The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-15
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

from S1.92 per hundred in Iowa City
and Cedar Rapids to $500 at Burling-
ton. Retail prices ranged from s TO
10 cents per quart.
The Wheat Joint Worm
Broken and fallen straw has been
noted in many wheat fields in central
and southern Illinois this season.
Much Of this damage is due to the OPP
erations of the wheat joint worm.
Close examination of the straw az
tackled by this insect will show hard,
knotty gals, containing yellowish,
footless maggots, the larvae of the
wheat joint worm. In some fields the
injury is said to affect 90 per cent of
the straw. Frequently the trouble is
confused with a Hessian fly infesta.
ton.
". P. Flint. state entomologist OF
Illinois, advises that where clover is
not sown in the wheat, the straw BE-
cut high and the stubble turned IN
der during late summer or early fall
Low cutting is recommended where
clover is W Straw from such
fields should be baled and sold. II
an infested field all trash and refuse
about the threshing machines should
be burned"
1t is presumed that Prof. Flint does
not mean that this baled straw be solo
to farm neighbors, but to be used II
the larger towns and cities for bed
ding. where the maggots mentioned
would not mature into joint worms
and return to the soil to inflict more
damage.
About the Soap Bloc
Edward J. Zimmerman. writing il
Wallaces' Farmer, thus discusses the
Soap Bloc. He believes that wha
! is sauce for the goose applies equal.
to the gander. He writes as follows.
81 see that oils for soap making arr
to be admitted free of duty. Now
am not an avowed protectionist, bu
I believe that we do need all the rev
I enue that we can possibly scrape to
gether to make governmental end!
meet. If it is a good thing for suci
oils to come in free of duty, wouldn'
it be just as good that all soaps come
in free of duty, so that the poor, dirt,
| farmer and laborer may have a cheap
er filth remover?
What is good for the farmer ough
to be just as good for the manufactur
er. For we all know that soap makini
is a very profitable industry. I nee
not mention names of firms, but yor
are familiar with them. They genel
ally as a whole u pretty well up int
the millionaire class. The farmer
1 LOO e.. H. foo4 ,,Io+ a Jitt1A lro
little water and a little grease will dc
for we all make most of our soap
right on the farm for most all cleans
ing purposes"
Some Fertilizer Facts
From some fertilizer facts recent
sent out from Purdue, we CLEAN an
present the following statements. Pul
due contends that to buy low grad
fertilizer is a waste of money. "
I quote. as follows:
Indiana farmers purchased appro1
imately 1904 tons of commerce.
| fertilizer in 1921 at an estimated rt
tail value of S ,9O7, $50. 1914 sample
were secured for inspection and ana
, yzed. That this many samples shout
+, be secured, is considered very clos
inspection. 1t means better prote'
l ton to the farmer. It e that h
will get what he is paying for in tn
fertilizer purchase.
; It was noticeable during the sprin
, that only high grade material We
I sold. Better fertilizer in the state d
: perds upon discriminating buying /
: Indiana farmers. Manufacturers WI
/ do not maintain their guarantee. al
who furnish inferior nitrogen, can