The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-21
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

BY William
Our farmers began cutting wheat
here this morning, at least some of
them did," said the manager Of the
elevator at Kitchel on Tuesday after
noon. II have inspected few fields
within the past week" said he, land
while l believe our wheat will aver
age pretty fair as to quality, there
will be less of it than expected early
in the season. We haven't contracted
any wheat yet, conditions not being
just right, considering possible strikes
Again, if wheat goes down you are
sure to get 1t, but not always certain
to If the price advances, as some far
mers would be inclined to dicker for
better figure.
But there is one field Of wheat in
this vicinity, about 40 acres, believe,
that looks to me like 25 bushel prop
osition. This is E. A. Kitchell wheat,
and is the most promising field 1 have
been in" said the elevator man. He
claims that blight is showing in fields
where a part of the heads are white,
and that much of the wheat is heading
short. A good rain would do corn and
gardens world Of good said he.
Among the Centerville district men
who are now harvesting we noted
Ralph McMinn in his field on Tuesday
afternoon. A number of farmers liv-
ing along the National road, east of
Cambridge City, began cutting wheat
on Wednesday morning, while others
began as early as Monday afternoon
to cut the outer rows and get ready
for action. George Kircher, of Wayne
township, began cutting wheat on
Monday afternoon. Considerable
wheat is still green but it is yellow
ing fast, owing to continuous hot and
dry weather
"You are a fast bunch in Richmond
right now" said a county elevator
man 81 got into town before 8
o'clock, standard time, last Saturday
night, rushed for the bank but found
myself locked out"
! Harvesting at College Corner
The milling company at College Cor
ner reports considerable wheat now
going into shock. The manager Of
the mill says that he thinks the wealth
er last spring injured lot of wheat,
as it did not stool out properly, and
states, too, that much of it headed
short and is not we'll filled. He has
not contracted for any crops yet and
expects to price and buy as delivered.
Early Birds at Milton
Charles K Stone, of Milton Grain
company, said that few farmers in
his district began cutting away the
outer rows as early as last Saturday,
so as to be ready for action the first
of this week. Mr.. Stone says that
many farmers are now busy with Their
binders and that the harvesting will
be general by the last of the week
If weather is favorable. He says that
he isn't living in an oats country and
that the oat crop is likely to be mighty
light in yield and poor In quality
judging from present outlook. Oats
are heading on short straw, probably
because of late planting on account
of a wet spring.
AS to wheat Mr.. Stone expects a
good crop, "as compared with that
of the last two seasons" Early po
tatoes, corn and gardens need rain In
the Milton section Asked as to abil
ity to buy coal Mr.. Stone says they
are offered any quantity of Eastern
Kentucky and West Virginia coal, al
Mr.. Hoover's maximum prices.
Harvesting Around Green's Fork
Park zimmerman, living neal
Green's Fork, commenced cutting
wheat on Monday afternoon with Wal
ter Kitterman a close second, he be
. ginning on Tuesday forenoon. The
elevator at that point has not yet
contracted for new crop grain. Rain
is needed, although corn is not yet
suffering, as q rule, but is beginning
to look thirsty, as is the case with pc
tato patches and gardens.
| The report from Glen Karn, Ohio
: on Tuesday afternoon, was that nc
wheat binders had been yet called in
to action. 1t is expected that some
rye will be cut this week. The man
) ager of the Glen Karn elevator sale
the hot and dry weather was forcine
ripeniDg of wheat and he feared tha
: this would affect the quality.
Mr.. Williams, of the Farmers ele
vator at New Paris, said that whea
cutting began around New Westville
on Tuesday; also that Harry Bragg
Jerry McCarty and Mrs. Cora Nc
Whitney started binders on Tuesday
afternoon.
; Farm Bureau Picnic Season
Il We are officially advised by the
: American farm bureau at Chicago
> that the farm bureau picnic season
is now open and that the business o
enjoying farmers picnics is defyins
all competition To this delectabl,
> statement we may add that the hos
raisers' associations are also doing
bit of picnicking on their own account
in these parts. For instance, the Du
roc-Jersey men picked one of the mos
attractive spots on the local map TO
!, their picnic held last Saturday, thei
choice falling on Glen Miller park
: The Poland China men went farthe