The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-20
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

farmers were willing to back the
strikers and to give them financial
aid If called up, Mr. Lands said:
1T is not the farmers ouarroI
Farmers generally do not favor
strikes, but do feel the necessity of
some means to compel Justice as ba-
tween labor and capital. We clasa
ourselves as laborers and labor ger
orally has our sympathy, but suppose
farmers should strike What would
become of the world?
Let's live and let live. Let each
pear his own portion of getting bacl;
10 perfect business prosperity. And
let all honest Americans try to find
the pest means to compel Justice e
and for all and then put the skid
under all un-Americans and send
them SO far they shall never again
see THIS glorious America, which they
did see and did not appreciate"
Forage in Bricks
compressed forage, composed OF
oats and other grains. pressed into
bricks made with binder of moIassez,
has been successfully developed at
Camp Lewis. This bricks are twelve
inches long, six inches wide and one
and one-half inches thick. Perfora-
tons make it possible to break uD
the bricks by hand if only portions are
TO be fed 10 the army horses or mules.
With the new compressed feed, it IS
pointed out, horse can go into battle
carrying its rations as the soldier car
ries his own. Tests were made on
fifty animals at Camp Lewis, and all
but four took readily to the new
compressed feed With the exception
of two of the animals, all gained
weight and maintained their working
efficiency One stallion gained forty
six pounds in thirty days
Farm Bureau Movies
The American farm bureaus movie
library is slowly growing, the scena-
rio being entitled, Farm for Sale"
The new film is a comedy but re-
verses the usual method of provokr.T
mirth, in which the farmer is dazzI2l
by city scenes. The film tells an cd
ucational story and it is the city man
who visits the farm to learn SOM
thing. Another release is prom eel
shortly. 1t is devoted to corn diseascs
and shows the latest method of f.ga1-
ing corn root rot.
The concern putting out these fin
of rural life is known as the Ho-2o-
stead Films. Inc. 1t is now plaln;ry
a sales campaign in cooperation Ut''l
county farm bureaus. The plan is 10
first show the pictures to the local
farm bureau officials for approval be-
/ fore booking the small town theatre.
| Fruit Growers May Lose
| California advices are that shipper
] of fresh fruits are likely to be hcc-y
/ losers through the rail strike, whicl
/ has scarcely been felt as yet Late
crop estimates show improved condi-
tons, with large yield in prospect.
except in few varieties. This means
that a slight interruption in train
| service at critical time would cause
i heavy losses. Although eastern buy
ers are not rushing into the market
I for dried fruit, the growers report =
] satisfactory demand for this season
/ and are not worried. They say there
I is an export market which will caro-
for all surplus. Raisins and prunes
/, both promise large yields and the first
dried apricots went east this week.
Heavy shipments of the latter fruit,
1 however, will not be moved for two
] weeks or more.
! Soys an Important Crop
The Soy bean is rapidly taking =
j place as a major crop in the farming
! systems of the corn belt, replacing
oats to a considerable extent and TAX
4 ing part Of the corn acreage. Al
though primarily used for forage, pas
ture, and ensilage, the growing Of seed
i during the last few years has been a
i very profitable industry. The prcduc-
ton of seed has now increased to tho
point where the supply greatly ex-
ceeds the demands for planting.
/ County soy-bean associations, grow
! ers, county agents, and extension Of
! ficials, notably in Illinois and Indiana,
have concerned themselves in the de-
veJopment of a commercial outlet OF
the seed AS a result, the production
of oil and meal from corn belt grown
soy beans seems to be definitely as
sured for the season of 1922. Several
mills IN Indiana and Illinois have be-
come interested in the possibilities OF
the soy bean as source of oil and
meal Two mills in Illinois havo
planned to use about 10000 bushels
this season, while other mills are
planning on a similar scale.
! Has Numerous Uses
i In considering the valuable qualities
and uses of soys the department Of
agriculture says there is ready
market for soy beans for feed and
for the manufacture of oil and cake.
The oil is largely used in the manu-
facture of soaps and paints, and it is
also used in the manufacture of lard
and butter substitutes, rubber sub
stitutes, linoleum, printing ink, and as
a salad oil. The cake or meal is d
superior cattle feed and of high value
for human consumption"