The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-22

decreased, factor which affected
prices.
Seventy-nine varieties of apples from
20 states we're reported offered in the
Chicago market during the 192O-21
season. The principal varieties are
limited to about a dozen. New York,
Michigan and Washington are heaviest
shipping states to the Chicago market.
Corn Planting Delayed
Corn belt farmers in general are
complaining of delay in getting their
corn planted. The Iowa weather and
crop bulletin, dated May Is, says that
possibly two-thirds of the acreage is
in, ranging from nearly completed in
the upper Raccoon valley to less than
half done in the extreme south cen
trail, extreme northeast and extreme
northwest counties. Says the bulle-
tin: Much of the corn planted in
the last 10 days in the western half
of the state lies ungerminated in the
soil for lack of rain
A board Of trade house reports that
crop prospects in the four northwest
ern states are very favorable. The
ground is thoroughly saturated and in
good condition to Withstand dry per
iod in June Wet soil has retarded
wheat seeding in places, and this will
have tendency to cut the acreage.
Our EXHIBIT In Brazil
The exhibit to be sent to the Bra
i lillian exposition by the United States
department of agriculture will feature
the production of -avel oranges, the
turpentine and ros i industry, forest
! ry practices of this country, the hand
| ling of livestock on farms, and road
construction and machinery. A large
relief map of the United States also
will show the natural vegetation OF
this country, scheme of national for
est administration, and location of for
est schools. A frieze of colored en-
largements will supplement models
specimens and paintings in develop
ing these subjects.
The exhibit on the navel orange
should be interesting to Brazilians
This orange was introduced into the
United States from Brazil in about
1870 The exhibit will show the
growth of this industry from the orig
inal trees to its present vast extent
10000, 900 to 100000 boxes a year.
Corn Planting.
If the rains of the past week limited
corn planting operations they were
very helpful to wheat and pastures.
This promises to be great 'hay
YEAR and pastures couldn't look bet
ter The weather has also been fav
orable for gardens and everyone witt
a bit of land to cultivate should sooI
have a few early, home grown vegeta
bles.
These spring rains are most erratic
For example on last Tuesday after
noon, around 4 o'clock Richmond was
drenched. The cutters flowed deeI
with water. The next day on calling
a center township farmer, within about
four miles of Richmond we were tok
that not a drop of rain had fallen OF
his farm on Tuesday. He said that he
had been at Centerville on Tuesday
and that he had seldom seen a heav
Ter rain than fell there late in the aft
ernoon, Centerville being but two
miles from his home, where no rair
whatever fell Now. then, with g
heavy rain at Richmond and Center
vile, West Richmond and the farms
between We're as dry as a bone.
Such instances explain the differ
ences between the growth of crops ir
a very narrow radius, as influenced
by the rainfall At times even gar
dens in little towns show differences
although we are told that the rain fall:
Ialike upon the just and upon the un
just.
Early Wheat Harvest Predicted.
Mr. r. D. Collins, retired farmer liv
ing in Fountain City, called on u'
} when in town on Saturday Mr. Col
Inns predicts an early wheat harves
and says that he cannot remembe
when he ever saw blue grass heading
out in eastern Indiana before corn wa
planted although, of course, mucl
corn is now in the ground. Speaking
of late planting probably not NOR
than fifty per cent of the corn acreage
in the Fountain City district is We
: planted.