The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-24

While 1t is fact that Wayne coun-
ty has comparatively few sheep on its
farms we still have number of farm
ers who like to see them on the place,
although wool is low aud mutton cheap
on the hoof. For this reason the visit
of Claude Harper to- Richmond this
week to talk sheep raising and the
proper handling of wool was warmly
welcomed by the small group of sheep
men who met with him in the county
agents office, on Wednesday. Mr..
Harper is in charge of the department
of sheep husbandry at Purdue and is
well informed regarding sheep and
wool, the results of pooling the last
two clips, etc.
Mr. Harper advised the marketing
of Indiana lambs early. He says a
good time to market them is between
April and July, while three-fourths of
our lambs have been marketed be-
tween July and September. when they
come into competition with western
lambs and at time when they are apt
to bring the lowest prices of the sea-
son. He commended the pooling of
wool, stating that farmers who pooled
their 1921 clips obtained considerably
more money than did those who sold
early in the open market.
Wayne Contributes $4O0 Loan.
The Wayne county farm bureau has
sent $500 to the new farmers live
stock commission company. just in
process of formation at indianapolis.
Advices received in Richmond was to
the effect that this money was want
ed at Indianapolis by Saturday and in
order to act promptly the county farm
bureau officials decided to remit this
sum from the county treasury, and to
collect from the various townships in
due course. This decision was reach
,, ed at the meeting of officials on Wed
nesday afternoon.
| The $500 was sent as a LOAN" said
| Treasurer R. B. Morrow, and it will be
repaid out of the profits of the bust
| ness done. THE county will be given
credit for this loan, but in the mean
while we shall send list to Indian
apolis of the sums contributed by the
various townships, and by our county
live stock shipping associations. The
latter are supposed to chip in $50 each.
These credits will be entered on the
books at Indianapolis and when settle
ments are made the commission com
I
ships named in our list.
| Mr.. Morrow states that the mem
bership solicitors for the United States
Grain Growers, Inc, have notified him
that they expect to begin the canvass
of Wayne township on either Monday
or Tuesday of the coming week.
Live Stock Easier.
In spite of comparatively light re.
I nnir ,4c of i've c,to nh ,+ oil ro<
tiers on Wednesday prices slumped
more in some places than others, but
there was weakness all along the line
for no definite cause, that was appar
ent on the surface. Thursday showed
little more strength and there was
some recovery. At Chicago nearly
half the gain in cattle prices made in
the first two days of the week was
lost, while hogs showed loss of 20
cents on tops, although the average
was off but 10 cents on the day. The
head buyer for the Armour company
said on Wednesday that he expected
to see hogs selling at SO before reach
ing $11 again, the price recently paid
in that market But the Armour buy
er, like the rest of us can only guess
Farmers we'll remember that when
hogs were at the low last December
packers representatives began arguing
that they would go still lower, instead
of which they advanced almost 81 pei
hundred weight
East Buffalo was the high spot on
hogs on Wednesday at $11 for top, bu1
that market advanced % cents or
Thursday. Indianapolis made a tor
of $10.65 on Thursday, while Chicago
advanced its top 10 cents to 5000, or
a few loads.
Free Lime For Farmers.
! The big beet sugar factory at Pauld
ing, Ohio, has announced that a vas
hill of steam-slacked lime, accumulat
ed over period of years, can be cart
ed home by farmers, free of charge
1t is estimated that there are 10000
tons of lime in the pile, and thousand:
of tons are added annually.
!, Refineries use quick-lime to make
up the milk of lime that serves to alb
|, sorb impurities of the sugar Tests
now under way will determine wheth
er, in addition to its calcium content