The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-18


The meeting of farm federationists
at the courthouse last Saturday
evening was representative of the
brain and Drawn of the tillers of the
soil in Wayne county. The leaders
of the farm bureau in the various
townships were out in force They
were present with a set purpose. They
came to town from all points of the
compass for the express purpose of
endorsing j. L. Dolan for reelection
as county agent. Moreover, they
wished to discover why. and on what
grounds, any member or mem bers Of
the county board of education were
opposing Mr.. Dolan's reelection, and
on what they based their fight.
And they wanted to learn if it was
true as reported that certain Rich
mond organizations which are con-
spicious in print from day-to-day, had
really voiced any objections to Dolan,
upon any grounds whatsoever? Moth
ing was brought out at the meeting
to confirm such charges. One well
known banker and an official Of one
"a NA-N O4SoAANcS4OAoy Sd1u IIldI IAC1-
organization ignored the religious or
political affiliations of their members,
and had no controversy with any man
on these two grounds. Furthermore,
that county agent Dolan is a member
of said club, in which he has many
warm personal friends.
But why threshout old straw. A re-
port of the meeting on Saturday night
appeared in the Palladium on Monday.
If overlooked it can still be referred
to by interested farmers. Then, too,
the members of the board of educa-
ton are billed to meet on Thursday,
July goth, to vote on the retention or
rejection of Mr.. Dolan as county
agent.
In the meanwhile every township
trustee is a member of this official
board and every last man of them
are to be personally interviewed by
members of farm bureau committees,
resident in their townships, prior to
the meeting. The central idea is to
impress the trustees with the fact that
the farm bureau is endorsing Mr.. Do
Ian and hopes for his reelection, on
the ground that he has been a will
ing and efficient man in that position,
and a man entitled to much credit for
work performed.
Wheat Market Conditions
The opinions of the large grain OPP
orators as to the future prices on
wheat, crop conditions remaining un-
changed, is best shown by the Chica-
go Board Of Trade quotations on the
and December options.
With a close on Monday of $114A
for July, which is really a cash OPP
ton, as the seller of July wheat can
deliver if he so desires,
September closed at Slip. And even
December, with its carrying charges
to figure on, closed at but $114h.
Many country elevator men are
as to the possible delay in
the movement Of grain, because of
strike conditions. We have been told
OF one elevator manager who has sold
10000 bushels of wheat to be deliver
ed at certain July date, who had re-
ceived but one car instead of the ten
cars he had ordered, late last week,
and who is worrying over the pen
atty for failure to deliver, just now
This elevator is situated in the Rich
mond district and it is not unlikely
that others may shortly be in the
same boat. If SO, the buying of wheat
will be materially checked, and that,
too, regardless of price, as storage
capacity is decidedly limited.
The rail situation is naturally hav.
ing its effect at all market centers
and the price of grain is an-hour-to-
hour affair, depending on develop
ments.
CattIe-Feedine Experiments
One-half of the forty-eight head of
cattle fed experimentally at the Uni
versity of Missouri during the Spring
Of 1922, was marketed in Chicago on
Monday, June 26.
Two-year-old steers, fulfilled one
hundred and forty-three days on a.
ration of shelled corn parts, linseed
oil cake (pea size) l part, clover hay
and corn silage, made the greatest
net return per steer. They cost $3.50
per hundred in January and sold for
9.65 in June, having an averaged
final weight of 1926 pounds, with al
daily gain of 2.31 pounds. Their daily
ration consisted of 1871 pounds of
5helled corn, 81 pounds linseed oil
cake, 81 pounds alfalfa hay and 1873
pounds of corn silage.
The profit on these steers was $50
per head, not including interest and
risk charges. When investment in
cattle and feed are considered, the |
difference in results of full-feeding, !
calves, yearlings and two-year-olds !