The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-03
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. Sanborn

wheat are not inclined to drop their
shucking in order to haul few loads
OF grain to market, and this accounts
for the lack of receipts at all elevators
at this time. Another reason for light
receipts is The fact that many who
put wheat into store did SO with the
idea of holding until the crop is pretty
well cleaned up.
Paying $1.f7 at Eldorado.
When we asked A Y. Mcclure, of
Eldorado, on Thursday afternoon,
what wheat was worth over his way,
he said, I'VE are paying SLIT today.
That was on parity with Chicago
December at that time, in fact, little
over. This was the top price bid in
the Richmond section on Thursday
and the top figure in some time. The
Mcclure elevator has been pretty well
supplied with coal since the resump
ton of mining, and they are expecting
two cars of anthracite in on an early
date.
The report from Modoc is that two
cars of soft coal came in lately ano
| that they are on the lookout for {
| car or two of anthracite for the own
ers of baseburners. The anthracite
has been ordered for some time and
as it is now beginning to arrive II
this territory they are in hopes o.
soon being supplied.
The elevator at Hagerstown say
that no new corn is moving as yet
but that world of it has beer
shucked and cribbed in past twt
weeks. Asked as to coal the manager
said that he had been able to get twt
or three kinds of soft coal but not
single car of anthracite had yet COM
in They paid SLIP for wheat at thu
Hagerstown flour mill on Thursday
When Omer Whelan added new corr
to his buying list on Friday morning
he quoted it at 55 cents delivered il
Richmond, against 65 cents for oil
corn, the price he has been paying OF
the 1921 crop for some time.
Frank Mckee, at Pershing, says tina
they have managed to get delivery Q
one car of No 2 chestnut anthracit
coal which was quickly disposed of a
STATS at the car They have som
soft coal in the bins at Pershing, wit
more on the way. Mckee was paying
SLIP for wheat on Thursday.
Camden Buying New Corn
The Farmers elevator at Camdel
reports the movement of new corn a
well begun and are paying SIS cent
for it. They recently received tw
cars of Kentucky and West Virgini
coal which sold at $1,000 and wer
. lucky enough to get one car of har
: coal which was delivered in town a
: $1,000.
Two cars of anthracite coal are e.
pected at Lynn almost any day nov
the one recently received being clear
i ed up at $3.50 per ton. They hav
some Ohio coal which they are sellin
; at $3.50 and of West Virginia which
bringing SO. The elevator at Lyn
: is taking in new corn at 20 cents pc
cwt.
Prof. christie's Address
I In his address before the twent!
, fifth annual conference of extensio
workers at Purdue. on Wednesda
night, Prof G. l. Christie said that tn
extension department of the colleg
must help the Indiana farmer NOR
: than ever before, if agriculture is
: be developed as it should be-
"The development of the new whea
Michikoff, discovery of the fact tina
soybeans require mineral mixture
give pest results, ulSCOfNIy VI III
weeds that harbor mosaic disease {
tomatoes, and dozens of similar thing
are Of inestimable value to Hoosie
farmers, and place the Indiana static
in the front rank" he said.
Agriculture is the largest wealt
producing industry in Indiana. In 49,
the products of Indiana farms excee
ed a $500, 900 value in spite of tn
low prices. The value of farm land
and improvements not including pc
sonal property of farmers, represent
: more than half the total taxables
;, the state. The economic condition
today make it imperative that agricu
!, ture be made efficient and proftabl
The prosperity of Indiana and of ii
entire nation depends onthe successf1
and profitable operation of farms, ar
farmers must have the support of stat
and federal government in meetir
their many problems"
Commercial Apple Crops
When we speak of commercial app
crops we refer only to the kinds tn
have been property grown and care
J. for. which are in standard package
and so recognized in all market
/ While Indiana produced enough appl'