The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-03
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn


We hate to be told of cherries go
ing to waste in Indiana, but that
seems to be true in more than one
locality, this season. The editor OF
the Ligonier Banner says: There is
such an enormous crop in Ligonier,
Perry township and Noble county that
the fruit is permitted to rot on the
trees. ANY one who can be found TO
pick the cherries may secure all they
want, for nothing Cherries are SO
common and cheap that grocers do
not handle them More canning OF
cherries has been done this year than
ever before"
Cherries have also been very plen-
tiful in the Goshen district. One far
mer living within a mile of Goshen has
an exceptionally fine cherry orchard,
which this year has been loaded with
fruit. The owner advertised the fact
to the Goshenites, who responded by
picking and carrying away loads OF
cherries, at SO per tree. The farmer
got something for his cherries and al
the same time saved on labor costs
Had he prepared for a big cherry har-
vest and got boxes and crates, 1t looks
as if that orchard would have paid
large returns. Goshen is in easy
reach of Chicago, Detroit and Toledo
and we doubt that these cities have
had enough cherries to supply the de
mand. Picked at the right time cher
ries will stand long distance shipment.
Have Two Calf Clubs
The Darke county. Ohio, farm bu
reau is very active in club work this
year, and some feeding tests are be
ing staged, in which records are kept
The county agent has devoted much
time to pig club, calf club and corn
club work and has no doubt that the
efforts of the boys and girls will re.
suit in an interesting showing at the
Greenville fair and in the winning OF
many premiums.
There are two calf clubs in Darko
county, the Jersey heifer calf club and
the beef calf club. There are 25 mem
bers of the Jersey calf club, six OF
them girls, who very naturally take
to the milk breeds. There are both
boys and girls in the beef calf club
and it is said they are producing beef
'at small cost and at rapid rate"
Give the Zen Chance
We are in agreement with the poul
trvman who says: at is not fair to
the hen to Gull her out of the flock
as a non-layer, where her owner does
not provide plenty egg producing
food" This man advises that the en-
tire flock be fed literally three weeks
before the culling date, and that plen
typ of mash be provided in hoppers
to which the hens may run at anytime
He advises that this mash should con
sist of 100 pounds each of ground
corn, middlings, bran, ground oats
meat scraps or good tankage. If you
feed plenty of sour milk the meat
scrap or tankage may be omitted, but
not otherwise.
Tariff on Sweet Milk
The senate amendment to the mill,
clause reported by the house puts q
tariff of 21a cents per gallon on sweet
milk and of one cent a gallon on soul
milk or buttermilk The rate or
cream is 2212 cents gallon, and or
milk powder 5 cents a pound. This
milk clause is inserted to protect tbs
New England dairyman,, and the
American farmers along the entirt
Canadian border from competition
with low priced Canadian production
The people of New England object to
this tariff. not the farmer but the pub
lie. New England overflows with va
cationists in summer and the resor1
hotels are compelled to import a lo'
of cream, the local supply being insult
ficient