The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-06

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position. Now for the figures. Mikes
earnings IN four weeks in September
were as follows: First two weeks,
S259.oO; second two weeks, s29150;
or total of $500 for the month. If
mat isn't going some We'll give 1t up.
Charlie Schwab, who has made a
rev millions in coal and steel opera
TONS In the Keystone state. once told
the world that: Its brains that count"
Can't you see how true this is? Con-
sloer Pat Flynn and Mike Hancher,
the brainy coal miners, gentlemen.
1ake a look at them and then glance
over your coal bill, if you are fortunate
enough to have any coal in the cellar.
Surplus Mines and Miners.
And right now, this present week.
miners and coal operators are in ses-
sion at Cleveland trying to decide on
joint commission to meet next win
ter to arrange the mining schedule
to go into effect next spring. Also
the president is to appoint fact find
ing commission so that the miners and
operators may have all the informa-
ton needed to equitable adjustment
to hand. But what say the moguls of
| the miners union? Not a great deal.
simply this: I'VE intend to maintain
the present scale and to insist on a
six hour day" AS a matter of fact
there are now 100 miners doing the
work that IS could do without undue
effort and the public is supposed to
see that the surplus men are literally
| provided for, whether there is actually
! jobs for them or not. The miners are
| not altogether to blame for present
| conditions. So many mines are being
run, mostly fully manned, that there
are more mines and miners than are
really needed.
The Ideal Farmer.
NJ. L. Mosher, county agent of
| Woodford, Illinois, was asked what he
considered were the requisites for the
making of an ideal farmer, and what
/ is required Of such a man; what does
he do? Mr. Mosher prepared a list
of the duties and accomplishments of
the. ideal farmer, as follows:
| THE ideal farmer maintains sol
/ fertility, and uses good seeds. He di.
versifies his farming; he feeds rough
age and feeds grains and raises good
| live stock He keeps live stock healthy
raises protein feeds and produces the
! necessary female breeding. stock or
the home place. The ideal farmer
takes good care of all buildings and
farm machinery. He properly attend;
to garden and orchard. He keeps &C
counts and knows just how he stands
! at all seasons. He reads the farm
papers and the extension service bui
letins. He attends farm meetings
takes part in farm tours and takes il
the fairs. He takes part in all com
munity work and co-operates with his
neighbors. He sticks to his job in a
weatherS and makes the farm home
i That seems to be a pretty gooc
schedule. If it is carefully observed
and the farmer fails to get along !;
is sign that he should sell out.
Largest Glover Seed Crop
The present clover seed crop is one
of the largest we have ever grown
1t is fully % per cent larger thai
the average for the last six years anC
= 80 per cent greater than the crol
raised in 1921. Commenting on thest
facts farm editor is urging his read
ers to increase their clover acreage a
least rs per cent and TO reduce theil
corn acreage accordingly in 1928. Al
: ter having read this well meant aGvic'
= we suspect the farmer will do as b.
pleases about his clover and corn, &C
cording to individual circumstances.
: The downward trend in hog values
at all markets, on Wednesday, failed
= to check the upward tendency of choice
beef steers, the country over. Chicago
set the pace by paying $1265 for l ,38;
: pound steers and $3.50 for / ,030 pound
yearlings, which top prices were paic
by packers. At the same time the or
binary run of cattle and butcher stool
sold off from 10c to 15c. Hogs alsC
took further drop of 10c TO zoe
Choice beef steers gained another 81
on Thursday, making the top of thu
season at $12.70.
Facts About Fertilizer
Phosphate rock, from a tonnage poin
, of view, is the most important raw
fertilizer material. About $4,000
, tons of phosphate rock are consumed
in producing the 100000 tons of fer
tilizer consumed in the United State
in one year.
) 1t takes approximately LOO pound
t of phosphate rock and LOO pounds 0
; sulfuric acid to produce a Finished
t ton of acid phosphate.
: To produce LOO pounds of sulfuri
t acid, 233 pounds of sulfur and sever
pounds of nitrate of soda are necessar
} the sulfur being obtained from Lot
| isiana and Texas, and the nitrate O
soda from Chill.
: This country produces more sulfat
? of ammonia than it consumes. In 1872
: 367 900 tons were produced. We hav
: exported practically 100000 tons pc
< year for the last two years.
:. Cyanamid is made in this countr
only at Niagara Falls. Ammonium
: nitrate is the original chemical pre-
; duced at Muscle Shoals. About 25
80 percent of the average cost of fe
tilizer to the farmer represents freigh
including freight on raw material!
:, supplies and on the finished goods.
'. Looking For Higher Prices.
An old line grain house at Chicago
!. one which has been established fo
:. nearly so years, is bullish on all grains
more especially wheat, of which the
5 say: 1--WE have confidence in niue
). higher values later on"
1t is claimed that export business
: limited by the light stocks at seaboar
points, owing to transportation cond
:. tions, it being now impossible to NOV
:. wheat in large way from interic