The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-14
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

wonder that prices were easier. Calves
sold off soc to 81; hogs dropped 1Oc TO
Zoe, and spring lambs were lowered
25c to SOC, depending on quality.
Choice cattle showed the least change,
but poorer grades sold off 1Oc to soc.
Tuesday did not better the Chicago
hog market, a decline of 1oc being
reported on the day
Texas Wheat is Moving
A special from Fort Worth, Texas,
states that heavy movement of new
wheat to market began on Monday.
! The statement was to the effect that
all terminal points will be flooded
within few days, unless prices shall
decline materially and growers refuse
to sell in consequence. Ample cars
have been provided. Employment
centers are gradually filling their quo
tas Of the labor demand in the farm
| districts.
! Favorable action has been taken on
1 the new Capper-Tinchers bill by the
house committee on agriculture. This
bill is as full of teeth as curry comb
and it is likely to be considered by
the house on Thursday. 1T is GER
/ tain to be passed" is the correspond
ent's prophecy. Senator Capper is
out to lead the Speculation dogs life.
chinch Bug Barriers
The chinch bug is no respector OF
states or PERSONS What will cook
the goose of the Ohio chinch will be
equally as servicable in Indiana Now,
4 then, T. H. Parks, of the Ohio extern
sion service, has just sent out an
emergency letter" to all the county
agents in the state, in which he says:
Dust barriers work all right when
. the soil is dusty, but a tar barrier
, will keep chinches out of the corn
in any weather. He says that they
should be laid down before July 4,
the time that the chinches are expect
ed to leave the wheat and to march
on the corn, and that they should be
) kept in condition for about three
weeks thereafter
Essentially, the barrier is a flat,
compact line of soil outside the out
side row of corn, with a narrow
groove filled with tar or tarvia down
F the center One way to proceed is to
clear a space at least inches wide
of all vegetation Just outside the first
! row of corn. This strip should be
compacted, broad tread wagon driv-
! en- over it answers the purpose nicely
and then make narrow groove
! Through the center with a narrow
tread wagon Post holes are dug
about every 20 feet, just behind the
! shallow, center groove. This groove
is watered and allowed to bake in the
= sun, and then it is filled with tar or
tarvia, often from a bucket with a
!. nail-hole punched in the bottom.
: THE tar-line is laid to skirt the
edge hole, so that the bugs, finding
: they cannot cross the sticky barrier,
, travel down the line and end up in
\ the holes, wherein kerosene and water
! is poured to kill them Dust barriers
= creosote barriers, dust and tar bar
; riers, and the practice of spraying the
outer rows of corn with Black Leaf 40
are thoroughly discussed in the letter
sent to the Ohio agents.
;. Wayne county having had its own
troubles with chinch bugs last year
:, is fairly familiar with everything
= Prof. Parks has told US. At the same
: time hundreds of Wayne farmers es-
I capped injury by chinches last year
! and had no occasion to mess around
with dust or tar barriers Many Of
: these are likely to be interested in
= Prof. Parks letter. They may have
y to throw up few barriers themselves,
= this season, but we hope not.
TO OPEN AT CHICAGO YARDS
:, The Producers Commission COM
s pany is all set to open sales offices
at Chicago on Monday, June 49, The
=. sales force has been assembled. the
= offices are being furnished and things
L will begin to go" at the tap of the
y bell next Monday morning
, Shipments of live stock will be re-
> ccived by the new concern from Illi-
d nois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Mis-
: souri, and some from Minnesota and
l South Dakota. The Chicago office
? will be in charge of S. W. Doty. and
6 the offices are at 357 Exchange build
: ing, directly in the heart of the stock
7 yards. An experienced corps of sales
; men has been secured E. Stevens,
buyer and seller at the yards for more
II than 20 years, will be steer sales
e man, A. c. Burnley will handle the
n butcher cattle, and George Parmenter
e has been selected to sell the hogs E
4. A Sykes of Ida Grove Iowa is presi.