The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-07
HAS 34YEAR OLD BINDER


The Farm Journal for October prints
a picture of binder now in use which
was made back in 1883. 1t is owned
by Isaac Boyle, of Reynolds, Illinois,
who bought it as a second hand ma
chine at a farm sale in 1891. In
1916, the old binder cut Sc acres of
wheat and Isaac said then it was good
for many more harvests. In 1922 this
binder handled a still larger crop and
it is said to have worked like new.
In his letter, Mr.. Reynolds says:
my Binder is "a years old and is
good for "a years more, if the right
men handle it. l should very much
like to talk to you about our junk
yards being national crime or a ma
tional shame" MoraI-take care of
your farm tools.
A wayside farmer with a good
flock of chickens hung out a sign near
the gate setting forth that he had
Fresh Eggs for Sale. He found that
passing autoists paid not the slightest
atteption to the sign and on it chalk
ed up the price of eggs in large, white
figures that fairly jumped into the
eyes of the passer-by. The result
was gratifying and immediate.
This seems to show that the lack
of buyers had been caused by the dis
trust of too high prices, and a hest
fancy to inquire about them. Tell
what you have to sell and give the
price, if you are really after bust
ness.
The Poland Champion.
When the blue ribbon was won by
Highland Goliath in (he aged boar class
at the Ohio state fair in 1921, not many
of the visitors at the ringside knew
that here was a feat which represented
years of study in breed improvement
says the Ohio Farmer. However
Brent Woodmansee, the owner had
been steadily climbing up the ladder
for a dozen years or more, trying tC
build UP herd of pure-bred Poland
China hogs. His dream was to have
one of the greatest herd sires in the
United States.
1T was not surprising therefore
: when their boar came back this veal
: stronger than ever, weighing close t
, 1 100 pounds, strong of back, straight
from shoulder clear through, as smooth
as a yearling and was chosen as grand
: champion of his great breed
: Mr. Woodmansee began breedin!
I Poland Chinas in Highland county l!
years ago. He held his first sale a
r the end of four years and since tina
f date has held at least one sale a year
He also owns a herd of % pure-breC
Jersey cows. from which he ships thu
cream to Cincinnati, thus providini
him with plenty of skim milk for hi
sows and pigs. Mr.. Woodmansee wa
} the owner of Highland Giant, son o
; the Giant, by Hercules, a litter mat
to Disher's Giant. Highland Giant wa
sold as a two-year-old for $4,000 AM
e shipped into Indiana.
5 Great Duroc Hog Show
: The Northwestern Ohio Duroc Flu
; turity show, held in connection wit
d the Hancock county fair, establishe
' a new record in the history of pure
u bred swine A greater number @
pigs were entered and shown than i
any district show ever promoted b
y anv pure-bred swine breeders ASST
t citation.
s Over 230 pig payments were mad
2 and over 200 spring pigs were drive
y into the show ring and passed unde
e the observation of Judge r. G. Wat
D. Duroc breeder and Judge of nations
!" repute.
4 Over 81, 500 in prizes was passed OF
on Duroc pigs under one year of ag'
3 Breeders from all over Northwestern
ii Ohio were exhibiting. The compel
n ton was keen. Highest awards o
G. senior pigs six months old and unde
g one year were taken by c. F. Spragu
of Allen county, Ohio. Highest hol
ors in the junior pig class were VIC
by Yale Borton, of Williams count
Ohio, on pigs sired by Orion's Maste
N piece.
!, One hundred dollars in prizes W;
- also awarded to the breeders in
~ show for the best five sows S
- months or older.
- In the open class many of Il
ID breeders also exhibited full herds
n aged stock at the Hancock coun