The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-09
MOVING TO TOWN

MOVING TO TOWN
There is so much common sense IN
a little story told by the editor OF
Farm Life, with relation to the moving
to town of aged farmers who have
borne "the heat and burden" of their
day that we are giving it space. The
editor rightly states that the con-
ventional "uplifter" who protested,
couldn't have been chained down TO
that farm, but was all wrought up De-
cause the tired farmer wanted 10 I'M
load his labors and cares, and 10 rest
a bit before passing on:
1--WE were at a sale the other day"
says the editor, where a somewhat
decrepit old farmer, on somewhat
decrepit old farm, was disposing of his
stuff and getting ready to move to
town. He confessed that he couldn't
carry on any longer. He had two
bright and enterprising boys, and one
of them had been hauling logs and the
other had been teaming with the con-
struction gang on the nearby state
highway.
isn't this a dreadful thing-to see
these folks leaving the FARM" said
conventional uplifter, who went with
US to attend the sale.
why, no." we answered. what Is
there dreadful about it? The old gem
tleman has earned his rest and the
A, boys are doing well enough. They VIII
make their way. It's hard to wiring
living from these old hills, and why
make a tragedy about leaving them?'
that way. He had been reading about
the dreadful drift to the cities, and he
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back to town. You couldn't have
chained him down to that farm, but
he was full of anguish because some
body else wanted to leave it.
Maybe the old farmer and the boys
were making a mistake, at that. We
don't know. What we do know is that
they have a perfect right to regulate
their own lives to suit themselves. And
this is the thing the uplifter does not
know"
Prize Ram for Export
Jesse Andrews, OF West Point, Ind.
won the championship on his prize
Shropshire ram at the International
and Immediately sold the animal to a
representative of the Prince of Wales
for $500. The ram weighs $50 pounds
and Is to be shipped to the ranch
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Calgary, Alberta. Canada.
Chenoweth Jock, grand champion
steer at the big show, was sold at auc-
ton for Christmas beef and brought
$1.25 a pound. 1t was bought by a
packing firm as agents for Chicago
hotel The steer weighed 1 900 pounds,
was bred in Old Kentucky and was a
fine example of baby beef" Not so
long ago the champion steer, with 9th
ers in his class. was fed so long that
he came pretty near being old enough
to vote.
Indiana implement dealers had an
enjoyable time at their convention,
held at the Claypool hotel, Indianapo-
lis. this week. This was their sixth
annual meeting, which lasted for three
days and closed on Friday evening. A
round table discussion of the vast ben
Gifts of the use of farm implements
was one of the features of the session.
Dairy Marketing Plan
There was a meeting of dairy co
operatives held in Milwaukee this
week. which was an outgrowth of some
work done by the farm bureau some is
months ago. At that time President
Howard of the American Farm Bureau
appointed a committee to prepare a
national marketing plan for the dairy
interests. 1t now appears that moth
ing has been settled at any of the
meetings so far held, except in a local
way. but as far as a national plan is
concerned. not a single step has been
taken Nor it this at all surprising
Fluid milk, butter, cheese, and
canned milk products present different
marketing problems. the committee re
ported. Harmonizing their interests
was the big problem.
The final conclusion was the deci
sion to name a committee representing
all the dairy branches to work out {
marketing plan The committee viii
report its plan to the representatives
Of the co-operatives. II it is approved
it will then be submitted to the co
operatives themselves for final ap
prevail
The senate has adopted a resolution
calling upon Secretary Wallace to re
mort what action. if any, ''he has takeI
Cr contemplates taking. in respect t.
the proposed Armour-Morris packel
merger" Mr. Wallace is at Chicago
taking in the International and ad
dressing the various farm bodies nov
IN the city. and is likely to remain &c
the convention of the American Farm
Bureau. which onens on next Monday
PoUuht Country Store
G. r Mcclure. resident Of Rich
mnrd for 90 years. and for some time
~ 1904 North y street, has moved owe
into Ohio where he has purchased
country store His new home is a
Brsffetisvtlle lust a few miles north
cast Of Richmond. in Preble county
This store was formerly owned Nv Ear
Bedford well known TO Richmon,
wholesalers. and is a typical countr,
stu,e such as is found at cross-road
end rural trading points. which serv
form communities. Mr.. Mcclure say
he is going to take care of the farr
folks by furnishing them a nearb
market for thoir eggs, chickens an
butter, and viii endeavor TO suppl
them with such goods as they ma
want and expect to find in a genera
store of this character.
4 Washington special says that Rel
resentative Dickinson, a farm bio