The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-13

neighbor spread the news. Mrs. Nor
gan saved three horses at the risk of
her life, she being alone on the place
until the neighbors arrived, Mr.. Nor
| gan and another man having gone
some distance under the hill to the
corn field.
This story was related in detail at
the time and need not be repeated
What we want to add is this: The hay,
grain and feed having gone up In
smoke, the neighbors rallied to q man,
shortly after, and helped cut and
shock all the Morgan corn. One young
farm neighbor phoned to q large
group and those unable to give the
/ day sent substitutes. Others Clipped
In load OF hay or straw. Every man
took lunch along and at noon Mrs.
Morgan served a generous supply OF
hot coffee.
A new barn is being built upon the
old foundation, and the burned poultry
housc and outbuildings are being re-
placed. In the meanwhile the nearest
nelghbors offered barn room and shell
ter for the stock, also the use Of tools
for seeding and fa1lwork, an these, ex-
) cept a corn binder, and including a
bran new wagon, having gone up In
i smoke.
Average Live Stock Prices.
, Cattle lost 20 cents, hogs gained 10
cents, and lambs advanced SIS cents at
Chicago last week, as compared with
the average prices paid during the
week preceding. The cattle price aver
age last week was SOTO; of hogs,
$3.50; of sheep, $40 and of lambs,
1885. 1t is of interest to note that
the cattle average in the same week
In 1921 was but $3.50. and that hogs
. averaged $1.15 lower at $7.15 a year
ago. Sheep were SO lower at $4.1O
. while lambs were $50 lower at 1885
Prime steers made a top of $3.50 and
+ best hogs sold up to 1855 at Chicago
. last Saturday.
An Iowa man says that the scarcity
:. of cars is thorn in the side of the
: farmer this fall, because many sec
!. tons are packed full Of grain, making
i emergency storage facilities necessarJ
! until some of it can be sold and moved
o out. This man Is recommending wire
= cribs. This style of crib is commonly
n made from close-mesh wire fencing
clamped together with fasteners. h
n says, too, that 1umbermen and nipple
l. ment dealers out that way are hand
s ling number of wire cribs, which
t are selling at from Sc to $3.50 for 40t
n bushel capacity" The farmer viii
e supposedly supply floor, even though
d the corn is not to remain in the crit
). all season. With 2x4's for foundation
a and inch boards for the floor, the lum
> Der cost of Is foot diameter crib Should
be around SIS, says the Iowa man.
e In part of Iowa corn huskers ar,
', paid three cents a bushel where eleva
7, tors are used and four cents whert
if the corn must be scooped
1, Short and Mild Winter.
Not only the farmer but the averag,
, man living in town will hope that Selb.
. MaxwelPs weather prediction GOVERN,
g the coming winter in this latitude, viii
e prove true. Mr. Maxwell harks bacl
to the days of our old-fashioned win
: tiers, and says that both winter ant
2 summer are 1.3 degrees warmer thai
back in 1897. He explains that "on
y degree in climate equals about 10
miles in north and south direction.
% He also maintains that our climat
2 varies in swings, like a great pendu
s lum, and that in the United States i
y is now steadily growing warmer Her
is his prediction:
Winter is to be six weeks shorte
than usual, this year, and the seasol
in general will be mild Three Of tn,
six weeks will be cut from the autumn
end of the cold season, and three from
the spring side. We have already ha
- three of our weeks this fall. We vii
get the other three in April and May.
Asparagus starts off with rush L
spring if beds are carefully cleaned of
about this time of year and covere
n with a heavy coat of stable manur
Is when winter sets in. The plants wi
10 be protected from alternate freezin
Iy and thawing that tends to lift the root
10 out and expose them; and then, tor
p the nitrates from the manure hav
1r time to leach down into the soil read
a to be used in the spring.
g. The Chicago International
N The greatest livestock show in a
e. the world opens at Chicago on Satu
day, Dec. 2, and closes on Saturda,
RS Dec. 9. This is to be the twent,
TO third International Livestock expos
Id ton to be held there and its fame ha
of covered the civilized countries of tn
d. globe. From a comparatively sma
es beginning the exposition has grown III
m til it attracts visitors from all part
of the world, and the various chan
DIS pionships awarded are rated by liv
g. stock men as the greatest honor thu
is can be won in this or any other coul
is try.
n Special railroad rates are to be o
ne fered from all points to Chicago fC
the first time since before the wa
An unusual number of special train
- are expected to be made up in diffe
ent parts of this country and Canad
Dominion farmers are arranging tn
> largest display ever shown from mort
IT of the International line.
30 The American Poland China Recor
". association will meet in annual sessio
I'd during International week and wi
er have a dinner at the Sherman. on De
tn s, at 7 o'clock.
Wisconsin farmers who are plannir
to ship some of their champions
shows this fall and winter, will be i
III terested in Better Shipping Crates II
Iu- Livestock" new bulletin issued |
Oh the College Of Agriculture at Madiso
US Poor crates cost stockmen of tn
hn country thousands of dollars evel
re year, says the author He has gol
lis into details to show how stout crat.
may be built that are easily handle