The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-05-04


cents at the mines. AS to the effect
of the strike on the demand for coal
folks are Indifferent and are not worry
ing about it. The general sentiment is
that we can get along all right until
the strike is settled. They were bid
ding $133 for wheat and IS cents per
cwt. for corn at Eldorado on Weones-
day Afternoon. Mr.. Mcclure said that
If there was an acre Of corn IN tne
ground near Eldorado he didn't know
who planted it. The rain of TUESDAY
night kept farmers loafing around the
house all day Wednesday. He reports
wheat looks well except in low spots
where it has been too wet.
THE short dry spell helped wheat a
lot" said Frank Mckee Of Pershing,
land we should have had more of it.
1t rained nearly all of Tuesday night
and farmers have been unable to get
into their fields all day. Very few acres
of corn has ben put in, not enough to
mention, but there is still ample time
TO put in the crop, if weather clear up"
They were bidding $1.30 for No. 2
wheat at Pershing all day Wednesday.
No corn is moving except between
farmers and feeders, said Mr.. Mckee.
Paying $1.31 at KitchelI
! The manager of the elevator at
Kitchell says that they have been bid
ding S131 for wheat for the past few
! days, but that very few loads have
! been offered in the past two or three
weeks, the farmers having about clean
ed out their bins Growing wheat has
; been hurt a trif1e by water on the low
lands, but in the main is looking well.
i He says no corn has yet been planted
around Kitchell and that the fields are
| still too wet to work.
A chicago grain firm calls attention
! to the fact that for two years we have
raised banner crops of corn, and says
| the chances are against the third large
! crop in succession. only twice IN
| fifty years have three bumper crops
| been grown in rotation" is their state
ment.
Solicitors Are on Vacation
! The enthusiastic farmers who have
been campaigning in Wayne county
| in the interest of the Grain Growers
are taking a little vacation on their
home farms, pending the close OF the
busy corn planting season. The fact
! is spring work in the fields is now so
! late that it is difficult to find farmer
who is in the mood to discuss cooper
ative grain sales, or who has time to
give to any sort of an argument, should
he wish to get light on the subject, as
some seem anxious to do.
There men proved to be friendly
bunch, good mixers and very optimistic
as to the final outcome of the plan.
Eve realize that this isn't exactly a
good time to push our work said one
of the party, but when the farmers
get over their spring rush and can see
crops growing all over their places,
ithey will have more time for thought
and planning. We hope to come back
at that time and finish our work, be-
fore taking in another county. We
have been treated mighty nice in
. Wavne and have made many friends
here"
Says 1t Will Win Out
A Wayne county farmer who runs
: threshing rig, does shredding, etc, said
: that while he would have no wheat
to sell this year, nor barely enough
: corn for feed. he is satisfied that co
f operative grain marketing is on the
r way. They may not accomplish much
: in that line this year. nor next either
l for that matter" said he, but 1t Is
L. bound to come some time. No, didn't
> sign up. so please don't put my name
f in the paper You see l get most oi
: my money by doing work for other
farmers and really have nothing fol
: the Grain Growers to handle"
Y The Hooser Farmer For May
/ Every member of the farm bureau
D supposedly receives a copy of the
Hoosier Farmer, state official organ
: But perhaps all will not be aware that
: Earl w. Williams is now in editoria
: charge and that his name appears or
e !, the editorial page this month. The
2 new editor is not a farmer but a resi-
I dent of indianapolis where he has done
: some regular newspaper work on one
of the dailies.
The reader of the Hoosier farmer
4 will note that Union county stands
$ fourth and Wayne county fifth on thu
e honor roll of Indiana counties. Tht
r roll comprises ten counties and is pub
lished monthly The rating is no
based on the number of members bu
on the percentage enrolled according
I to the number of farms in the county
r which is but fair, of course. NewtoI
l. county heads the roll for April, Shelb!
e and Noble coming next in order, fol
o lowed by Union and Wayne. Tht
membership totals in these counties
is not given.
The Hoosier Farmer came to hanC
on Wednesday and we had hoped Il
find some reference to the establish
ment of the Producers Commission
company, the live stock sales agenc.
at Indianapolis, but we find no com
: ment along this line. There can, how
$ ever, be little doubt but that this nev
concern is about ready for business
e and it is possible that some shipment
have already been received, but o
: which the Indianapolis papers hav
: made no report that has come to ou
notice.
News of the Crops
IL Corn is showing through in som
K places in Texas and Oklahoma, a
n though the bulk of the acreage re
n mains to be planted in both states.
A winter wheat crop, of 567.000,0
e to 5S3,000,000 is suggested by tw
It board Of trade crop estimators. On
is Of these gives the abandoned whea
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