The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-17
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

The shipping association at Center
vile will shortly be ready 10 ioao
traction line cars with live stock Tor
the Indianapolis market. The new
yards are being established just west
of town, near the switch, and the Gin
der floor is now in shape for enclos-
ure A lot of poles and some fence
, material are now on the grounds and
the shaping up Of yard facilities is
now but matter OF days.
| In a chat with Ben Gaiser, manager
of the shipping association, on Thurs
| day evening, we were informed that
the bad condition of the country roads
of late has retarded the work, by de-
laying the delivery of logs. The logs
are to be sawed at Centerville as soon
as they can be brought in. and will be
used In enclosing the pens as fast as
the lumber is delivered. Many hands
will make light work and the job will
| quickly be completed when once the
material Is on the ground. AT the
best, however, Mr.. Gaiser says that
the opening of the yards Is most like
ly three weeks away.
/ The traction line donated the Gin
ders for the floor and also the posts,
many of which have been set. A scale
lis on hand and the next thing Is the
foundation work and setting. The en-
closure is to be 100 feet wide by 217
feet long, and will have ample room
to yard six carloads of hogs. For the
present 1t is not designed to roof any
part of the enclosure, the scale and
l<SfE De- k, l1v1rv
in the summer or early fall some roof
ing will be done, says Manager Gaiser.
1t is expected that the saving in
y freight on 17,000-pound car will be
from $40 to $12, we understand. The
exact figure was not given, but it is
agreed that the sum will be at least
$40 based on present railway rates.
4 Feeding the Farm Cow
II you expect dairy COW to do well
On a ration of corn fodder during win
tiers months, and on that alone, you
are doomed to disappointment A sur
vey of six southern Indiana counties
by Purdue, now being completed, re-
veals the lack of good mich cows,
also lot of improper feeding of farm
cows, as above. 1t is certainty that
men making the production of milk a
commercial business do not depend on
corn stalks and the grazing COW
can do in winter for supply of milk
There are, however, a number of south
ern Illinois farmers who turn cows
dry in winter, to save the trouble
of milking in cold weather, and of this
we have had personal proof and could
II worth while, name a number Of
southern Illinois farmers who use
canned milk in winter, if they use milk
.. at all, and who also buy their butter
!, or oleo. We know of no similar cases
in Indiana The farmers of this sec
ton know the value of a good COW;
they milk her regularly and with care
and also see that she has plenty o.
hay and supply of the Matchmaking
essentials.
= County Dairy Makes Money
II Benjamin M. Morgan, superintend
, ent of the Marion county asylum fol
. the insane at Julietta, has just report
ed a profit made by the dairy herd O
that institution. At the beginning O
1921 20 cows we're bought at a cos
!, of $125 each, or at a total cost of 81, 25t
, for the herd. In the past year tn,
, herd paid for itself, paid its feed bill
!. and showed a profit of S124 in casl
!, over all expenses. The report wa!
, based on comparison of milk cost!
for the previous year, on a wholesal,
basis. The actual cost of the dairy i
, included in the expense bill of tn,
= year, but it is we'll to note that Their
, was no charge for labor, this being pei
! formed by the inmates.
A Farmer On Taxation
j. ]. Brown, chairman of the stat
!, board of tax commissioners, is both
:, farmer and banker, being first of al
and for many years, farmer. We'll
; Farmer Brown said something abou
taxation in an address at Columbus
. Ind, at a chamber of commerce lunch
icon, on Wednesday, that will bear re
peating. To begin with, said Nj
Brown:
IF. from the state house on dow
] to township Offices, there are any SUI
l. plus incumbents, rout them out DE-
If mand a cut in local expenditures alon
y other lines than salaries. Have loce
Y civic committees scrutinize closely a
Il expenditures for proposed public in
lprovements and if necessary take u
h a revision with the state tax board.
81 ''The only thing controlling you
IL taxes is the money you spend" M
Ir Brown said. showing that the amour
l. of the taxes depended directly on til
amount of the public expenditures
IS Between Two Fires
,ei The tax problem was described a
n being the most serious problem facin
1T the people of the state and nation t,
day by Mr. Brown. He explained ho'
he, as chairman of the state boar,
was between two fires, the taxpayer
" on one side demanding lower take
- and the "taxeaters' on the other sfd
a demanding more money to spend. n
6, said the tax board. contrary to gener;
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