The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-02
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

Farmers who may have seed corn
they want tested in the outfit at the
county agents office, should come
a-running. The stock on hand for
testing will all be out of the way by
Wednesday evening and those who are
first to bring in corn will be first
served. Testing will continue until
time for active planting arrives. Owing
to the fact that breaking has been so
greatly delayed and very little corn
land has been made ready for seeding,
the tester will be run for some time
to suit the needs of the farmers who
may desire such service. A number of
bags of the corn brought in and tested
were taken away by their overs dur
ing past week or so, but one-half the
space in Mr. Dolan's office still looks
like a section of warehouse floor, be-
ing "cluttered up" with bags ready to
go out.
And while on this subject will tell
you of little wrinkle that it is claim
ed will put the kibosh on predatory
| crows who dine in corn fields just af-
| ter you have done planting. The Farm
| Journal claims that farmers who put
tablespoonful of turpentine into the
planter box when seeding, and then
| stir well, will fix up dose that Will
| keep crows from pulling up the corn
| Turpentine will not harm the corn
| says the editor and the turpentine
should be added every time you fill the
planter box. We shall be glad to have
! farmers who have ever tried this out
| tell us how it worked.
| Cow Presents Double Twins.
| In the Breeders Gazette of April q
we discovered an interesting and most
unusual picture, under which was
printed: "A Hereford cows double
twins, named Clara, Anna, Lucy anG
Fanny, which averaged 1914 pounds a
birth" The picture shows the farm
er and his wife, the COW and her foul
little ones, but gives no further in
formation, so far, as we have been able
to discover.
Rob's Buttercup F. 10-year-oId Ayr
shire owned by John Linn & Sons
I Manhattan, Kans., by producing 1926
pounds of milk ad 705 pounds of but
terfat led all cows of her breed las
year. She has freshened again, and i:
giving 70 pounds of milk daily.
Fitting the Horses Collar
A thoughtful farmer is authority TO
this: when breaking in a new hors,
collar" said he, wrap it in wet bur
lap overnight, and have it damp wheI
put On the first morning of use. Boil
the leather and the filli<; will thel
accommodate the particular shape o
the neck and any inequalities of tn
shoulders, thus shaping itself to tht
IL, w.
hint worth remembering, and one o
which many farmers are aware, o
course.
Wool Demand Increases.
The consumption of wool in TIL
United States in 1921 was 72.OO0,00t
pounds more than in 1920. The con
sumption last year totaled 572,724,00
pounds as compared with 500,744,00
pounds in 1920.
, The legality of the Emergency Tai
: iff law as pertaining to combing wool
will be tried before the Board of Gus
toms Appraisers in Boston on May IL
The case will be heard at the instanc
of the wool importers, represented b
, Sharretts, Coe & Hills, of New York
| The wording of the Emergency Tariff
law calls for a duty on woods ICON
monty known as clothing" The in
porters are endeavoring to different
ate between clothing and combin
woods in technical way.
Many Solicitors Added
The official U. S. Grain Growers
letter of April 80 indicates an activ
last minute campaign to increase tn
membership, so as to sign up as larg
an acreage as possible before harves
/ The letter states that: Grain farmer
2 TO the number of 167 in the states c
D Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesot
4 and Kansas, will enter the field toda
4 for the purpose of increasing the men
bership of the U. S. Grain Grower!
: Inc. New organization plans recent
e announced by the officials of the al