The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-29

ten years ago that the first nuclei OF
the present great farmers organiza
ton was formed at a farm home where
a threshing outfit was at work The
farmer at whose home this little farm
club was organized will be the central
figure at the celebration and will lead
the parade of floats
National Fruit Sales Agency
The Federated Fruit Growers, Inc,
organized and established by its com
mittee of 81, is the latest large CO
operative sales agency in the field. II
is establishing nationwide sales and
distribution service for fruit growers
and contract has been signed with
the North American Fruit Exchange
whereby the force and effectiveness of
the two organizations are brought to-
gether under the name of the FEEDER
ated Fruit Growers, Inc, effective jan
uary /, 1923.
The North American Fruit Exchange
has been operating as a nationwide,
non-speculative sales agency for fruit
and vegetable products since 1911 and
is now being used by large number
of cooperative associations and is said
to be the largest of all sales organiza-
tons serving the general fruit and
vegetable industry. The arrangement
is effective In order to give the Fed
Grated Fruit Growers members the ad-
vantage of an experienced sales SER
vice Immediately.
MiIwaukee's Milk Campaign
Milwaukee is. the latest big city to
open a Milk for Health" campaign.
The producers and dealers in the Mil
waukee territory are backing the cam
paign. The producers are paying one
cent per 100 pounds of milk produced
and the dealers are paying one cent
per 100 pounds on all milk purchased
To Modify Inspection Rules
| The Indiana Grain Dealers associa-
! ton went into session at Indianapolis
| on Thursday morning and the meeting
Will close on Friday evening Recon-.
mendations for the modification of the
federal grain inspection rules, particu-
larly the one relating to corn, which is
said to be too rigid, will be made, it
1 is expected
| c. B. Riley, secretary of the associa-
| ton, said suggestions to be derived
from a general discussion of the mat
ter would be transmitted to the bu-
reau of standards, which promulgate7
the rules under authorization from the
federal agricultural department. Modi-
tlcation of the grain inspection rules is
sought by the Grain Dealers associa-
ton, whenever it is found that they
do not wholly apply, Mr.. Riley states.
Crane Talks to Farmers
I Valparaiso letter states that Sec
rotary Crane of the Indiana state farm
bureau addressed the Porter county
farmers at Valparaiso last Saturday
night. Secretary Crane discussed var
ious phases of the new milk producers
contract. After the address commit
tee was selected from which a cam.
pa1gn manager and secretary will be
appointed to wage fight for members
IN the new cooperative organization
Russell G. East, agricultural agent
for Shelby county, reports the first
movement of chinch bugs from wheat
stubble to corn fields, and is leading q
fight against these pests this week
The first wheat to be threshed in Shell
: by county in 1922 was that on the
! farm of Edward Peck, of Liberty town
ship, who began to thresh on last Sat
urday. After threshing out rs bushels
the rain shut down the work.