The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-29

Joseph ii. ware, OF west MdH0HON-
ter, farmer and formerly an implement
dealer, happened in on us Tuesday
Mr.. Ware raises from three to five
acres of tobacco as side line, ne
says, and it is his opinion that nearly
two-thirds of the local crop already
has been marketed He says that the
bulk of the sales around his town was
made at II cents pound. Farmers
were not especially pleased with that
price," said Mr. Ware, land | think the
tendency will be to cut the tobacco
acreage this spring. In fact, | LOOK
Cor reduction in the corn acreage as
well and an increase in hay and pas
turage. This would reduce the farm
er's hard work and do away with the
need for hiring labor to work crops
that do not pay profit
With regard to the spring pig crop
Mr. Ware said that several OF his
neighbors are complaining of heavy
losses of pigs. He cited one case OF
farmer having but seven pigs lett
out of so farrowed, and told OF another
who reports saving but a dozen out OF
around 20 little ones. He knew OF no
disease being prevalent among soUs
reason for the loss of so many pis-
lets, aside from so many wet and
chilly days at narrowing time.
Hogs Well Sold Out
In brief chat with ]. NJ. Leas, of
the bank at West Manchester, we
were told that some farmers were
complaining of saving fewer pigs this
spring than are usually saved, but
civ ont
for the heavy losses, compared with
ordinary years. Mr.. Leas said that the
last fall pig crop has been mostly mar
! keted and that the surplus grain had
about all been shipped out. He stated
| that the recent sales of tobacco had
put a little life into farm and trade
circles.
| Spring Flowing Delayed
| The efficient farmer who has put in
all the time possible at blowing has
had numerous resting spells so faI
this season. The rider over our coun
try roads will note many partially
/ plowed fields, and many others still
awaiting breaking, because of alternat
/ ing days of sunshine and rain. This
means more concentrated effort and
(! longer days of blowing when spring
/ finally comes to stay and gladden. the
earth.
The resignation of Dean Eugene Dav
export. of the college of agriculture
and director of the experiment station
at the University of Illinois, has been
accepted by the trustees of the univer
sity. Dean Davenport became the in.
structor at the university in 1895. and
has been dean of the agricultural
school for many years. His successor
has not been named.
In Days of Dime Steaks
! Thomas E. Wilson, of Wilson & Co.
! says that the average American is eat
ing annually little more than his own
weight in meat. He places the aver
age per capita in 1921 at 156 pounds
In 1900 it was 1917 pounds and Mr.
Wilson considers the dwindling appe
tite for meat a serious menace. Per
haps it isn't a dwindling appetite sc
much as a dwindling purse which is
cutting down consumption. The fact
is that meat is consumed in proportion
to the demand or appetite, subject tC
the very important limitation of the
consumers ability to supply that de
mand at current prices.
Treating of this subject the Calves
ton Daily News says: America buys
7 less meat per capita, because America
can not afford to do otherwise. The
evidence of this assertion isn't hard
to produce. Take your stand at any
/ butcher shop today and wait for the
lcustomer who asks for a dime steak
He won't come. If he did he would
get precious little steak. In 1900 &
dime steak would supply family o.
four or five, with trimmings enough
for the family dog"
If that was true in Galveston bach
in 1900 that Texas town must have
been supplied with mighty cheap cat
tie and thrifty lot of retail market
men. Whenever you can supply {
family of five and the house dog will
a steak dinner for a dime, there will
be something wrong with our finances
also the live stock business.