The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-23

$11 hog has crossed the scales a time !
or two since its high point in March, |
but no one has cared to go over even
money on any bulge.
The greatest point of interest is /
shown in a comparison of prices one |
year ago. On June 81, 1922, the days /
average price at Chicago was $3.50, |
against $1,000 per cwt. or Wednesday |
of this week. The receipt of $4,000
hogs on Thursday clipped Is cents off
the top, compared with the Wednes-
day market Cattle advanced to al
new high at Chicago, on Wednesday,
prime steers reaching within dime
of the SO mark Large offerings of
sheep and lambs has depressed that
market, top native lambs being now
50 lower than on June 1.
The Cook Milling company, at Mid
dleboro, stated on Thursday afternoon
that no wheat had been cut in the vi
entity of the mill but that one or
two fields along the pike had been
harvested, between Middlesboro and
Richmond. Two or three farmers near
Middleboro were getting ready to cut
wheat, either on Friday or Saturday,
said the miller. The Cooks have not
contracted for any new crop grain.
but were bidding S110 for old wheat
on Friday morning. There is consid-
cradle good looking wheat between
Richmond and Middleboro, and on
north to williamsburg.
Cutting Hay and Rye
Sam Nicholson, well known thresh
erman at Fountain City, says that
no wheat had been cut in that section
up to Thursday night and he doubted
that there would be any binders a.
work until next week. Mr.. Nicholson
said that a lot of hay was being cut
and that some rye had been harvested
this week. While he has not person
ally inspected any wheat fields Of
late he said that the farmers talked
to seem to think that wheat will make
an average crop, up his way. He has
heard no complaint of damage from
smut, rust or chinches, from any OF
, the men he has happened to talk with,
so far.
U. S. Grain Growers Confer .
The U. S. Grain Growers, Inc, held
four-day meeting at the Chicago Of
i fees last week at which conferences
were held with representatives of the
! Midwest farm bureau organizations.
! Quoting from letter just received
/ we find that: "a committee from the
! Midwest farm bureaus, recently ap-
! pointed to confer with officers and
directors of the Grain Growers and to
offer their friendly assistance, were
given a full reviewal of current mat
/ tiers of the farmers grain firm
| z. H Cunningham, secretary of the
| Iowa farm bureau, w. s. Hill, presi-
/ dent of the South Dakota farm bu-
reau and ]. w Coverdale, general
secretary of the American farm bu
reau, were members of that commit
| tee Mr.. Cunningham, chairman of the
committee, is quoted as stating that "a
/ splendid spirit of cooperation exists
| between the committee and the Grain
| Growers board and the way was def
| inateIy laid for a constructive work
/ ing program between the farm bureau
! and the Grain Growers.
| We are told that these conferences
Will continue as needed, and that "the
! Midwest farm bureau committee will
enabling the Grain Growers to COM
mence handling grain at an early
| date"
Sour Milk For Chicks
Although either sweet or sour milk
/ recommend sour milk because It
stays "as is better than sweet. The
point is, they say. that changing from
sweet to sour and back again is bad
| for chickens, and it is much easier
! to have a constant supply Of sour
milk than it is always to be sure that
| the milk is sweet.
In other words, one can always de-
pend on his milk's being sour if it is
left to stand long enough, but he can
never be sure that it will stay sweet
until it is eaten, no matter what con-
dition it may be in when it is placed
| in the henhouse.
Regardless of whether sweet or sour
f, milk is fed, successful poultrymen
! see to it that the containers for the
milk they feed are kept clean.
Onion Growers Lose Money
| Coachella, Calf, is great onion
growing district and some Of the ear
| lest onions to reach eastern markets
are received from that point But it
| seems that onion growers, like all
who live from the soil, have their
/ troubles. This season, just as ship
ments began, prices spurted trifle,
but they quickly sagged and finally
SHppeQ below cost OF production, ana
/ kept down until the season closed. 4
number of growers are now complain
+! ing that they have received no money
! on the crop, so far, even where sold
| to buyers under contract and not
! handled on commission. In spite of
this growers have had to pay cash for
labor, for rents and other costs. Grow
ers with part of their crops on hand
are trying to supply consumers with
! so and 100 pound sacks, at 2 cents a
pound, plus expressage to coast cities
! Date of Hatch important
Poultry experts at the Iowa college
at Ames recently completed a series
of tests On egg production. They adj
wise watching the chicks from the
time they emerge from the shell until
the birds are selected for winter
layers, to get a line on the best for
| the laying pens and as mothers for
the next flock. These experts tell US
that the date of the hatch means
much. and then they summarize as
| follows:
st is important to know the exact
| date when chicks come from the in