The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-17
MOTOR CULTIVATOR,
! BROOD SOWS, BOOST
SCHRADER'S PROFITS
Especial to the PaIladium1


KITCHELLs Ind, Nov. ia motor
cultivator, and large herd of brood
sows are two elements influential in
the farming profits of John Shrader,
half mile east of Kitchell. Mr.. Shrad-
er believes in cheap production and by
use of modern equipment in machin-
cry, and by care in housing and feed
ing of his hogs, has reduced the costs
of production both of his crops and
live stock.
A roomy barn has had large part
of It's space set aside for the hogs.
Here a concrete feeding floor has been
constructed, all under shelter and with
water piped to an insulated waterer in
one corner, 30 that the hogs are al
ways able to eat in comfort and to
have drink of water from which the
chill has been taken, whenever they
desire It.
Easily DlsInfected.
The floor is continued under the In
diYfdual pens aligned on one side, max
ing quarters that are easily kept SAM
tary, and just as easily disinfected in
case of contagious disease such as
cholera. The feeding floor is in the
shape of broad driveway through the
barn, with double doors at each end,
so that manure spreader can be driv-
en- straight through.
In producing corn as feed for the
hogs, although an acreage smaller than
that raised by many farmers Is the
rule here, equal care has been taken
to adopt labor saving methods, and of
these the use Of the two-row motor
cultivator is the most important.
Get Over IS Acres.
III 90 IN
day after the corn is of a fair size. .
says Mr.. Shrader. This Is without
working extra long hours. Our fuel
consumption for such days work is
about five gallons"
Another advantage of the cultivation
is that with it boy can equal any
mans work. Aaron, the 14-year-old
son who is a student in Boston high
school, with his older brother, Perry,
now in Purdue, have almost the ex-
elusive operation of the two-row, and
enjoy working with it.
Enters Corn Club
The machine selected is of q care
fully designed, completely enclosed
type. with no working parts exposed,
and has never given any trouble. II
is probably in part due to the pleasure
of working with such machinery that
Aaron has become so interested in
corn growing as to enroll IN the Union
county one acre corn club for boys.
and in the state five acre contest in
which he will be in competition witt
experienced growers.
In the household also, machinery haA
been adapted to labor saving, power
shaft running from the pump house
10 the Household work shop" in the
back of the house.
Enjoy Radio News
Another piece of equipment, so fai
rather unusual on many farms, which
is of both economic and entertainment
value, is the radio receiving set, In
stalled by the elder son, Terry, tvs
years ago, before the recent furol
caused by radiphone broadcasts. Witt
the rapid development coming after
wireless telephone became common
the set has been improved and non
can stand comparison with any com
mercial outfit 1t is used regularly
for receiving the livestock and grair
market reports broadcasted from q
nearby station and in leisure time, J.
tuned in to concert broadcasts.
I'VE are able to get the markets
at 10 o'clock in the morning" says
Mr.. Shrader, land If we decide to Sc,
by the quotations we get then, we car
load in the afternoon, ship that even
ing, and be on the market the mex
morning. We are able to beat th'
ordinary market reports. that w
would get otherwise, by from six /
II hours"