The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-14
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

be any worse off as to prices than he
has been for long time" Il was his
opinion that the new sales plan might
heip prices and also give the farmer
action when ready to sell. at a lower
handling cost. "All this remains to be
demonstrated" said this young farm
er, and l consider it worth risking
$40 to see how it works ont :"
a Buttermilk Paint.
Some folks have discovered that a
mixture of buttermilk and cement
makes a good paint for old, weather
beaten farm buildings, also that the
paint not only protects the wood but
is slightly and durable To make this
paint mix three parts of buttermilk,
Thy weight) to one of cement, and ap-
ply quickly after proper stirring, be.
fore the cement settles at the bottom.
This paint will dry in about six hours
and turns swater effectively. 1t does
not give glossy finish and should
not be used where a neat job is de.
sired. The color is a dull white bu.
a rich red color can be obtained by
the use of little Venetian red, or
other dry coloring materials can be
used for various shades. No oil eel
ors can be used. as they will not mix.
Hide and Leather Tariff.
The boot and shoe manufacturers
are preparing for battle on free hides
free leather and free shoes. They adj
vocate free shoes on the ground of re-
ciprocal action. The very few shoes
imported into this country have no
effect upon our home shoe market:
while our exports have been increasing
from year to year. Manufacturers
claim that a tariff on hides would III
crease the cost of shoes to customers
from so to rs. cents per pair, this ap-
plying to the 100000 pairs of shoes
i used in this country annually.
! Cattle raisers are asking a tariff on
/ hides, believing it a good thing fol
/ the cattle industry. Other students
of the situation claim that the benefits
/ would go to the packers, principally,
which probably is true.
| But be this as it may the american
farm bureau stands with the shoe
| men. This is shown by the fact that
| the bureau has just filed brief with
! the senate finance committee, urging
! that hides, leather and leather prod
| ucts should remain on the free list.
| In addition to this fact the shoe
men are asking farmers to write theil
congressman to keep hides and leath
er on the free list. The shoe mer
| rightly claim that the packers Target.
control the production of heavy heath
er in this country, both heavy farm
shoe and harness feathers.
Cattle Are Bought for Meat
The shoe men further state that
Cattle are bought for their meat, no
for their hides. 1t is absurd to be
lieve that the killer would pay The
farmer rs cents or a dollar more FOL
2. hide on account of the duty. The
farmer would not get an extra penny
The only thing that will give the far
mer more for his hides is a greater
| demand for shoes, leather, etc. Jus
as soon as shoes lower in price, more
shoes will be sold our exports will be
| increased more hides will be used
and the farmer will get more for hi!
hides. The public, the retailer. anC
i the manufacturer are all striving t.
reduce the price of shoes. If this pro
posed measure goes into effect, price
will go upward buying will be check
4 ed, and the whole industry turne'
toward the stagnation which we hav,
just passed through. The hide dut.
must be defeated in the senate"
In conclusion, we may state tina
: hides have been on the free list a
traditional policy, with the exception
! of one period from 1897 to 1909. Prom
inent protectionists of the past, M
kinley, Dingley, Blaine and Payne. a