The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-19
ADVERTISING THE FAIR

USED, so mat the greatest NUMBER Oh
interested persons may be fully advis-
ed. This applies to country fairs, as
to many other events, and the adve;'-
Using committee of the Wayne county
fair is acting accordingly. For ex-
ample, the committee has thousands
of copies of the premium list for dis
tribution to exhibitors at other fairs
who may thus learn of what Wayne
county is offering to exhibitors in
their own classes. This should result
in bringing some of the choicest of eX-
hibits made at other nearby fairs to
Wayne to swell the attractions at Glen
Miller park.
Demas S. Coe, chairman of the ad-
vertising committee, announces that
wind shield stickers, window cards,
ETC., and muslin banners of various
kinds, are now in the hands of the
committee and are being spread in all
directions. Mayor Handley has ap-
pointed Charles Hodge to act as secre-
tary of the fair and for the next ten
days or so Mr.. Hodge will be active in
the work of circulating advertising
matter, and all that He will also con-
fer with township chairmen with ref
erence to township and other exhibits.
Central headquarters will be opened In
suitable location within about ten
days, after which Mr.. Hodge may be
found there to transact all business in
relation to the fair.
1t is understood that a number OF
farmers will act with the finance com
mittee, as they are cooperating vigor
ously and have representation in all
departments of the work The time is
short but yet is ample to arrange foi
real fair, because of the spirit of CO
operation and earnestness shown, in
both city and country.
Elevators Doing Little
The conditions in the central wheat
markets and the recent tendency tG
get wheat down to a dollar, and be
low. has dried up the flow of grain to
our country mills and elevators, which
is not all surprising. After rally OF
3 cents on Thursday the break of Sep
TENDER wheat to below 81 at Chicago
and a further decline in the price OF
hogs, in all markets, on Friday, was
most depressing to farmers. Elevator
men tell US that now there is so much
talk about rushing soft coal produc
ton, farmers are taking interest in tho
price of coal.
Ask the County Agent
Roscoe Fields, of Randolph county
has sent out a letter to his constitu
ent farmers, telling them to ASK the
County Agent" He tells them that i
they want farmers institute or con
ference; want to keep farm record
book; or to have your boy or girl Il
join a pig or calf club; want speaker
| for meeting; want bulletins on farm
and home subjects; in fact if you wan
any advice, help or information avail
able at the county agents office, jus
ask him for it. Mr.. Fields list of pos
sib!e wants is a long one. ranging
from how to Gull poultry to your nee'
from agricultural papers and books
| Our own county agent, who is at tn
moment away on vacation, is equal.
accessible, when at home, and you viii
find him as helpful as he can be
when you are in need of the informa
ton he can furnish and the service
he can render.
| Cover Crops for Vineyards
! If YOU have a lot of grapes, or a 10
of bush fruits, a mixture of rye an
hairy vetch will make a good white
cover and catch crop. A bushel o
rye and Is to 20 pounds of vetcE
sown with a grain drill, or broadcaste'
and cultivated in, during August, ha
shown excellent results. Some advis
blowing the rye under in vinyard
when knee high, to conserve molstur
for the vines in spring.
The fact that fire damage or dc
stroyed six buildings on thes ground
of the Ohio state fair at Columbus
will not affect the display of educa
tional exhibits of the college of ayr
culture this fall Floor space in tn
women's building has been assignet
Ito such exhibits.
Limit the Scratch Feed
Poultry specialists urge as tn
means of making laying hens to ca
more mash, the feeding OF little or n
scratch feed in the mornings. Tn
we'll informed poultry man who
feeding for eggs, always has large sci
feeders accessible TO the flock at a
times, and where the birds get graf
at the barn he keeps them penned tn
first half of the day. The mash bein
the principal egg laying IdlIon II
important that it is eaten in liberia
quantities.
Now, then, a famous poultryma
has done some figuring as to tn
amount of fresh air needed by he
when cooped up. He says that 6
thousand pounds of hens need S,27
cubic feet of air day, while a thoui
and pounds of horse use up only $40
cubic feet of air day. Hens hav
to breath at a furious pace, to kee
up their high body temperature. Civ
them air"
British Crops Show Loss
The report to the U. S. departmer
of agriculture by our agent in Londo
; shows that the wheat crop in Englan
, and Wales is estimated to be 63,040
600 bushels, grown on 1869, 900 acre
This is almost 100000 bushels unde
, the final crop estimates in 1921
The British barley crop is estimate
I at 40,720,000, against 42,720,000 las
: year. The outlook is for a crop {
| "A, 600 900 bushels of oats against SO
i 100000 year ago. John Bull has ha
; and still is having plenty of troubl'
i without having his crops fall shor
for fbov ara never large at hest