The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-10
JAKE eENTLEVs WHEAT

The adventures of Jake Bentley IN
getting rich at wheat raising is thus
interestingly told by Abe Martin, in
the November issue of Farm Life:
Here's somethin' that happened to
Jake Bentley that don't speak very
well fer agriculture.
He seeded 1even acres t. wheat. He
paid twenty-eight dollars an fifty cents
fer fertilizer, an twenty dollars an j
quarter fer seed.
He borrowed drill an broke 1t an
had { have it fixed at cost o. three
dollars an seventy-flve cents.
Tn cuttin' cost 1even dollars an
tn yield amounted t a hundred an
thirty-two bushels.
TIL thrashin' at eight cents bushel
cost ten dollars an ffty-six cents.
Bindin' twine cost two dollars an
ifty-eight cents, an load o. Indianny
run slate an coal cost five dollars an
forty cents. Haulin' t market at n
rough guess wuz three dollars an fifty
cents.
Jake made no charges fer chewin'
| t'baccer, or his or his wife's labor, or
his overhead, taxes, interest on mort
I $751; dCPlC NAdlAOAf oA 6CAC1 al 1Cpdlto
an upkeep, includin' new chimney,
two new tires. an radio set.
! So we find tn cost o. raisin' 1even
acres o. wheat on this basis wuz eigh-
| ty-five dollars an fifty-four cents.
Jake sold hundred bushels at nine
ty-seven cents, keepin' thirty-two bush
els fer bread an seed, an what he
nally cleaned up out O. tn wreck wuz
| even 'leVen dollars an fifty cents, OF
one pair O. shoes an little over.
But Jake is purity slick-he kept out
enough wheat fer his bread.
NeIghborIy Kindness.
Mrs. William Trone, living on a farm
near West Manchester in Preble coun-
ty, has all her corn in the crib, and
this through the thoughtful kindness
of a lot Of her neighbors and friends.
Her husband, as many Of our readers
will remember, was killed by lightning
one day last summer, leaving his wife
and children dependent upon their own
resources in the management of the
farm and the care of the growing
crops. On Tuesday morning a number
of farmers drove in on the Trone place
and began husking corn. They seemed
to be old hands at the Job and worked
with will as the results that even
ing showed. On Thursday morning an
other group appeared on the scene
with a number of wagons and three or
four men to each team, bent on making
a cleanup, which they did. The 90.
acre field was husked in the two days
by friends who came prepared for an
all-day job, and who brought theil
lunches, which Mrs. Trone supplement-
ed by furnishing plenty of hot coffee
|, and the trimmings.
Have Wireless Outfit.
|, Mr.. Dorset, of the A. H. Dorset Mill
i. ing company, of Liberty, came in tt
see us on Thursday afternoon and his
report Is that possibly so percent Of
the last crop of wheat down his way Is
still held on the farms. He said tina
, he has been able to get enough whea
to make a few shipments in the pas
month, also that he paid $1.15 fol
wheat on Thursday forenoon. A little
new corn is moving to market, hi
states. and at this time he is buying
on the basis of so cents for 70 pounds
The Dorset mill is now equipped with
radio plant, the same having beer
installed during the past week. Thu
wireless was put in to pick the float
ing market quotations from out tn,
air in advance of their appearance II
the newspapers.
The November estimate OF the corr
crop came as surprise to most o
the trade, as it showed a gain of AZ
100000 bushels over that given out il
7 October. The estimate now is TO
d crop of 2,S96,000, 900, or about 100
100000 in excess of recent private wir
house figures, on which the grain mel
have been banking. Nearly $4,000 90
: bushels of the increase is accredited t
: the southern states and localities out
!, side of the corn belt area The est
mate for Indiana is for an averag
= crop of 81 bushels and a total GRO
! of 176,305. 900 bushels.
More Credit for Farmers
Regardless of the pressure on cor
/. gress at the coming session in tn
! disposal of administration measures
! notably the support of the government
\ to an American merchant marine,
now seems certain that the farm bio
> will insist on credit legislation for tn
farmer. While it may not be poss
:. BILE to pass a farm credit bill befor
If the adjournment of the present COZ
h gress on March 4, the matter is sure t
e be widely discussed and the failur
II to enact a measure will result
n the extension of War Finance corpor;
a. ton for another year. But for this tn
" corporation would go out of bushes
n at the end of next June.
E. During the recess of congress col
h siderable work has been done towar
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