The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-23
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

Will Dorgan, we'll known and sue
cessful farmer who formerly handled
the two farms owned by the late Tom
Commit, is now farming the Harring-
ton Brothers place one mile east of
Fountain City. Mr.. Dorgan took pos
session this spring. Starting out on
Monday morning, Mr.. Dorgan found
that he had 60 acres of corn IN and 30
more to plant He also has 40 acres
of wheat and nearly 80 acres of oats
which look mighty promising. Mr..
Dorgan has kept small tractor very
busy between rains this spring which
partly explains the amount of field
work he has been able to do. Asked
as to the number of hogs he has on
feed he said that he was pretty well
cleaned out at his sale, but has 20
spring pigs and has managed to buy
| so feeders, all he could find on sale at
/ the time He says, too, that he has
been trying to get hold of another
| bunch, but so far has not found one.
Just what Jared the wheat bulls
| loose at Chicago last week isn't easily
| explained, but something made them
| let CO. This is evident from the fact
that May wheat, which struck high
of $1.4715 on last Wednesday, sold
down to a low of 1881 on Saturday,
and struck bottom at S1.32 on Monday,
1 closing at s1331a for the day. This
showed drop at the low spot of 151a
cents in four business days, an I'M
reasonable proposition.
Partial Explanation
1t is said that crop prospects are
better in both spring and winter wheat
districts, also that May deliveries of
wheat up to the goth totaled 6,286, 900
bushels, while Chicago had received
! 100000 bushels during the month, up
to last Saturday. These figures show
the pressure on the cash handlers and
it is a certainty that the losses have
been heavy, both on the part of large
holders of grain and on the part of the
bull spectators who bought on the
ascending scale. 1t is estimated that
the wheat which has been delivered tC
Chicago May longs, combined with
their holdings at Buffalo, will approx
mate 100000 at the end of May.
Living High In France
French farmers are complaining
that although the price of much farm
: produce has fallen 40 per cent within
a year, consumers are getting restless
|
farmer is the loser and the retailers
and distributors seem to be the only
gamers. Delegations representing 4,50t
: farm organizations have just brough
the attention of the government to the
fact that the price reductions have no
reached consumers.
French farmers are aso demandin,
relief from the2protestive tariff on vari
Gus commodities imported for agricul
tural purposes, claiming that th'
/, French farming interests are beint
threatened with ruin.
Soy Beans On Every Farm
According to information sent on
? from Purdue, Soy beans on ever,
farm in White county has been thu
slogan during April and May. To car
l ry out this campaign the farm bureau
Z has purchased soy beans and is dis
tributing fourpound packages of tt
Sans and Hollybrooks to every farm
er in the county who has never grown
soy beans. This is about enough t,
plant one acre in the corn. They fig
ure that if man once tried them b.
. will always use them. Two demon
. STATIONS are being arranged in eacl
township putting beans on oats groun,
: as soon as the oats are out, also drill
, ing in corn after last cultivation.
q is planned to have a soy bean tou
y during the summer and plans hav
: been formed for this work by the coun
ty agent, R. r. Fraser, and the farm
! bureau.
! Dates For American Royal
! November IS to % are the new date
n chosen for the American Royal Liv
/ Stock Show at Kansas City. This, tn
twenty-fourth annual exhibition, wi
a be held in the new exposition buildin
! on the Twenty-third street viaduct an
F. Liberty street. The new facilities O
o fered by this great building includ
Z heated quarters for 1000 head of pure
J. bred cattle, 500 horses, 1000 hogs an
1000 sheep.