The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-30
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

was also stolen and it is thought that
the robbers escaped from town in it.
fort Dodge is famed for having
weather prophet who, this year at least
Is promising the people just what they
Want-that is mild winter. Here is
MS regular semiannual prediction,
sent out to the newspapers this week.
Inc wind was in the east six DAYS
before the sun crossed the equator.
ana IL has been in the north but two
udys since 1t crossed the equator. This
indicates that we will have a beautiful
and mild winter.
I'VE will have some weather colder
than last winter, but most of the
weather will be mild. We are suro
to have a beautiful fall. and think a
mild winter"
Eugene Dunning, the man Just quot
co, mas quite wide reputation as q
weather forecaster, and thousands of
Iowans will bank on his predictions
IN view of the coal situation, we all
nope that he IS right as to a beautiful
1aH and mild winter. Both wiz
MT well into the present scheme Of
things.
Our Decreasing Exports.
the government reports for August
| show heavy decrease in the exports
OF grain and meats, as compared with
those for August, 1921, says the In.
annapolis News. a decrease both in
volume and values.
The exports of grain for the month
fell form S115,000,0 900 to SCI 600 OOO.
We sent abroad last month $4,000, GOO
bushels of corn valued at Sc, 90, coo, as
against 100000 bushels for August
OF last year, valued at $4,000, 900. The
wheat exports were 100000 bushels
worth $42, coo. 900, compared with So.
100000 bushels for August, 1921, val
ued at S81, 900, 900. The exports of
wheat flour shrank from 1000. 600 bar
rels, worth s12,000,000, to 1000, 900
barrels, worth $1,000. 000 Meat ex-
ports fell form SIT 200, 900 to s11, 600.
COO. For the eight months ending
with August, the decline in exports of
meat was from $118, 100000 to $780,
600. 600
''The figures are interesting and
may have certain significance They
may indicate that an impoverished
Europe, Europe lin chaos" finds it
impossible to be a good customer
That does not seem an unreasonable
Interpretation" says the Indianapolis
News.
About Our County Agents.
A member of the faculty of the Ohio
university contributes the following
facts in relation to the work of county
agricultural agents in that state. H
writes as follows:
County agent work in Ohio begar
in 1912 when H. P. Miller was ap
pointed in Portage county. Before
this agent began his work, Portag4
county improvement association has
been organized to improve the agri
culture and the roads of the county
All such improvement associations
have since become farm bureaus"
"Ohio county agents, then, have a!
ways worked through organized groups
rather than attempting to meet indi
vidual needs with personal service
Eighty-four of the SO counties of thu
state now have such agents. In 2.
counties, home demonstration or clul
agents have been appointed to assis
in local extension work.
THE county agricultural agents jol
: is to assist in the development of
program of improvement along the TO
lowing lines: economical production
economical marketing. home life ant
community development. In doing thi
> he works through the county ant
township farm bureaus with men, VIC
men, boys and girls.
"All county agents have scientifi
training in agriculture. Extension
specialists, with headquarters at tn
Ohio State university, are available t.
handle technical phases of farm prot
lens, but the agent can use the serv
ices of these specialists much bette
If he has good general knowledge o
the problems to be solved"