The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-28
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

nished the dairy press and farm bu
reaus, in relation to the effect of feed
ing school children on whole" milk
We speak of whole milk as distinct
from skinned milk, so much of which
is used and which by no means con-
tains the essential elements of growth
found in milk as the cow furnishes it.
AS told by the authorities a survey
has been made among $4,000 school
children of Los Angeles, (which
showed that children who drink milk
literally complete the eight grades OF
school work two years younger than
children who do not drink milk This
is a particularly strong endorsement
OF the food value of milk. Tests made
in various cities have proven that
children who have been deprived of
milk have wonderfully grown and put
on weight throughthe use of milk as a
daily article of diet at the school lunch
service.
Chicago Hay Prices
A Chicago market writer says that a
lot of new hay is being received in a
heated condition, which makes its diff
hcult to sell" 1t may interest our farm
ers to know what hay is bringing at
Chicago, by way of comparison, as new
hay is now moving in a large way.
The writer quoted, speaking of the
Wednesday hay market, said: RE
.ceipts of timothy, 20 cars. New No. /.
SIS to $40; No. 2 It SIS to ST.; New
No. 1 clover mixed, $14 to SIG; south
western prairie in good demand at SIS
to $50 for No. l and SIC to SIT for No.
2. Rye straw is bringing $3.50 to
$3.50 and oats straw $40 to S11 per
ton
Harvesting along the southern Dor
ders of the spring wheat country will
begin early in August, and may run
for three weeks or more before reach
ing the Canadian border. A wire to a
Board of Trade concern on Wednesday,
dated at New Rockford, n. D., said that
while wheat was looking good, st will
take from three to four weeks TO ma
ture, under present weather condi-
tons"
Latest European advices are that the
wheat crops of Greece, Spain, Hungary,
Poland, Bulgaria and Belgium are ex-
pected to fall 8 $1,000, 600 bushels below
the crops harvested in these countries
in 1921.
Moving the Wheat Crop
The question of transportation is be.
coming a big factor in the grain mar
kets. 1t is claimed that since the slump
IN wheat prices export sales have been
enormous, not all for immediate ship
ment, it is true, but for early ship
ment. The central markets are de-
pendent upon the inward to
supply outgoing shipments and Just
now the inability to get enough cars
at western winter wheat points is linn
iting the amount of wheat coming to
market.
With the threshing of winter wheat
still continuing, the spring crop fast
maturing, and with the various strikes
and lack of coal to KEEP fires under in
dustrial boilers, there is no apparent
inducement to advance prices, either
on grain or live stock. In fact, the ten
dency is the other way, during this
h~ot-weather vacation season. But all
of this will be remedied later on. The
strikes can not last forever.
The average" price of hogs at west
ern markets are now the lowest since
last February. Eastern prices have
not weakened quite as fast as have
those paid for hogs in the west. but
all are of a lot in comparison with
last weeks figures.
Damaged Threshinq Machines.
The Monticello correspondent of the
Indianapolis Star says that white
county farmers have experienced con-
siderable trouble during the last two
weeks Horseshoes, pieces of metal
and rocks have been found tied in the
sheaves of wheat in several fields in
the county, causing damage to the
t~hreshing outfits, and t o the men Cd.
Grating them .
"Enmity toward the owners Of the
t~hreshing machines is thought to be
the motive back of the mischief, and
it is probable that a reward will be
offered by the farmers for the appre-
hension of the guilty persons"
Tips fer Chicken Owners.
August is a good month to Gull hens
and eliminate the slackers. Septem-
Der and October are the months in
which the poultrymen should select
the good birds to be kept for breeding
purposes.
Withholding dry mash from hens at
this time o f-e year., simply because
they find plenty Of green stuff on the
range, is likely to aus an early moult
and as a consequence, a reduction in
egg production.
Poultry culling demonstrations are
held in practically every part of the
country where poultry is kept to any
extent With the information now
available On culling, there is little ex-
cuse for farmers and city poultry keep
ers having poor layers in their flocks.
All of the agricultural colleges have
bulletins, giving full instructions with
illustrations on how to Gull poultry
and they will be sent free upon re.
quest.