The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-17
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

Some of our readers may have been
surprised at our statement that the
Fifteenth" annual convention OF the
Illinois State Grange was recently
held. at which the conference gave
out statements, as quoted. AS a mat
ter of fact the Illinois State Grange
has been founded so years and it was
of the Fiftieth anniversary we were
telling. 1t would be hard to realize
much less tell half the benefits and
pleasures the Grange has conferred
upon the ruralists of Illinois, during
that stretch of years. The Grange is
one of the American institutions with
1. mission and a purpose that has
come to stay"
Taking the corn belt as whole the
soil is saturated with water and pack
ed as nearly solid as possible, and 1T
will take several days of warm sun
shine to get the land back to normal
spring conditions. Except for over
flowed sections the weather has been
fairly favorable to the growth of win
ter wheat, much of which has doubt
less been washed out or covered with
silt.
The rains of the past week further
delayed spring work in the central
west More low ground was flooded
and hundreds of families were driven
from their homes to camp on higher
ground in various sections of Illinois
and in the river districts of Indiana as
we'll. The government dredge boats
are in use wherever available and the
government is also supplying tents
and ponchos in various overlooked
sections. The press reports are be-
ginning to tell of losses of live stock
by flood in various states.
Heavyweight Poland Chinas.
We are in receipt of few news
items from the office of Secretary
! Young, at Peoria, H., two of which
are printed as follows:
! "a Poland-China barrow weighing
1880 pounds was produced in 1920 in
| Warren count, Ohio, the birthplace Of
| the breed. He died last autumn just
when ready to make the trip to the
International Live Stock exposition at
! Chicago. His hide was mounted for
| exhibition purposes"
THE Indiana Livestock Breeders
association offers a gold medal to any
farmer in that state who will produce
litter of pigs, any breed, which viii
weight 1000 pounds at six months old
and will give silver medals for litters
made to weigh 1880 pounds in that
time. Already 555 parties have en-
tered the project. Can it be done? is
being asked everywhere. Yes. E.. C.
| Cavelty of Toulon, ILL.,, grew a litter
of seven Poland China pigs in 1915
which weighed 2,114 pounds in five
/ o,,fI - low =
302 pounds each"
! From a low of $1.34A on Saturday
morning, May wheat at Chicago al
was voiced by Mr. Kuth, who point
rain will prevent proper pollenizatior
either by air transfer of the pollen o.
by insect fight. Sunday was an idea
day for flower fertilization. he stated
but there have been few such favor
able days.
However" ne stated, 1--WE could
lose half the blossoms and still hav,
a mumper crop, the trees are so heav
lily loaded this year. We have had M
such bright prospects for years, AM
with the two year rest that the tree
have had, they should produce vel
this season
| Webster township is fortunate
Charles Weadick reports, in having
gravel subsoil which prevents surfac
water from standing There was mucl
water standing Monday morning whicl
would all be gone by evening, he said
} Wheat has been injured only slightl
J and will not be badly harmed if tn,
wet weather does not continue for ar
other week. Flowing in this neigh
|, borhood is farther along than else
where, many being half done. Frui
prospects are good in that locality
also.