The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-21

The good people of the Middleboro
church recently decided to hold
community sale for the benefit OF the
church building fund, and Clyoe
Thomas was selected as chairman OF
the proceedings. After due delibera-
ton Thursday, March %, was the date
set for the sale and all interested are
requested to set aside part OF that
day to be among those present. In
Guided in the live stock put up VIII be
a. couple of fresh cows, Jersey ana
a Shorthorn, with calves at side, iot
of Hampshire Belt shoats, one flne
Hampshire SOW, and her Today old
family, a couple of registered Hamp-
shire gifts, etc. ;,
Some fine seed oats, 100 bushels OF
Silver Mine recleaned; at least loo
bushels of seed corn and lot OF pale
| straw. is promised. The sale bill lists
| number of farm implements ana
lot of chattels of various kinds. me
| list will be open until the forenoon OF
sale day and a modest commission OF
hut four percent is charged for sell
| ing. Please don't forget to be on hand
/ in time for the big chicken dinner is
| the warning sent out by Chairman
| Thomas.
Boston Township Meeting.
! Gwen Duke, chairman of the Bos-
ton township farm bureau, announces
special called meeting at Boston, on
Wednesday evening March p, in the
school building. The reason for the
call is given in this statement: The
| United State Grain Growers, Inc, Will
be represented by several OF their
men. ]. E. Scholl and several others
will address the meeting"
Inasmuch as the Grain Growers are
actively campaigning for members IN
this district right now there may be
| farmers living outside of Boston town
ship who would like to hear an ex-
PLANTATION of the plan" if so they will
be welcomed at the Wednesday night
meeting. Another feature of the meet.
! ing will be the discussion of the prob
lem of organization of the women OF
the township, and the ladies are es
pecially invited to attend.
| Paying $1.28 For Wheat.
They were paying SIPS for wheat
and Sc cents for corn at the Farmers
elevator at New Paris, on Monday
This was formerly the Equity eleva
tor, a new and modern plant, but the
company was reorganized recently
The new manager is Joseph V. vii
liams, who has resided in Richmond
since returning from France, but who
) spent number of years in the grain
business in the Dakotas before going
across. MI Williams took charge oil
the New Paris elevator on March Z
He says they expect to be able to buy
more grain after seeding is out of the
way, but that it will be pretty quiet un
til then. He reports a fair stock Of
coal in the bins and says they are do
> ing a little business in feed righ
: along.
Sold Two Fine Heifers.
Harry Smith, of Center township
who marketed So head of hogs at the
Glen Miller yards, at 10 cents, last Sat
urday, was on hand again on Monday
forenoon with Shorthorn COW weigh
! ing 1,460 pounds and two ShorthorI
heifers, of her get. Mr.. Shurley sale
these heifers were two as good bee
animals as one could wish, both beins
well finished and in good flesh. The
: point we wish to emphasize in regard
| to the sale of these two heifers i:
this: The 3-year-old weighed jus
1900 pounds. Her two-year-old siste
weighed 1,130 pounds and botl
: brought seven cents pound. 1t ap
: pears then that Mr.. Smith realized
t but S11.90 more for keeping the frs
calf a full year longer than he fet
, number two. With this showing h.
+ did not think it best to feed the young
est heifer another year. The mothe
COW sold for five cents a pound and tn,
, three head brought a total of $243 1G
if our figures are correct. The las
heifer sucked right along until tw,
months or so ago, at which time tn
mother finally went dry The three
: year-old heifer, although having tn
: ! run of the same pasture, never al
tempted to rob the younger animal, a
is often the case, Mr.. Smith stated
If you are in doubt as to the spray
:. to use, also the spraying schedule
,, for your various trees, vines and bel
:, ries. address the extension department
= of Purdue university for free pampt
!. lets. At the same time remembe
that Richmond seed dealers and drug
gists have the ingredients for all o
these sprays, also that our hardwar
and seed men can furnish sprayin