Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 319, 21 November 1921 — Page 16

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY, NOV. 21, 1921.

FARM BUREAU HEAD WAS BORN ON FARM AND STILL IS FARMER By WILLIAM R. SANBORN When a man attains to a place in the spot light because of his genius or acknowledged leadership, people are often curious to know something of his early history. Where was he horn, and how long ago? How have his achievements been accomplished? "What, has been his training and ex

perience: in brief, who is he. When Jim Howard decided it to he a good time to link up all the state farm federations into a national organization he found a large membership ready to fall into line. Under his potent influence and dominating leadership each state farm bureau rapidly Increased its membership. As a matter of fact the farm bureau movement has flourished like a green bay tree. Monetary and market conditions have favored the movement. Farmers became restless and dissatisfied because of the high cost of the coods they were compelled to buy and the low prices received for their grain and live stock. They stood ready to welcome any movement that gave promise of bettering their affairs. It was the organizer's opportunity, and which still persists. James R. Howard, President To begin, then, James R. Howard is a farmer. He has farmed for many

years. More than that his father was a farmer, a North Carolina farmer, if you please. Not long after Jim was born, about fifty years ago that was, his parents pulled up stakes and mov- , ed to Iowa. Here young Jim attended a country school. We will all agree that corn belt country schools that far back, and for years later, were not prepared to furnish a liberal education. The three It's comprised their 'urriculum, although exceptionally srid adapted teachers managed to impart more information and mental training to bright pupils who were

The Farm and The Farmer By William R. Sanborn

A few changes were made in ouf' Richmond market quotations on Saturday. New corn was added to the buying list ,at S3 cents per bushel; old corn remains at 4p cents. The pricj of cottonseed meal was cut $2.50 per ton to J50. Standard middlings were reduced from ?27 to 526 per ton, and wheat was marked up to 5110, an advance of 5 cents. In a talk about the chemical elements of the soil with reference to

fertility. C. H. McDowell informed his auditors that the need for conserving fertility is very great. The address was delivered before the Chicago section of the American Chemical society. Among other things of interest, th speaker said: "The United States will not be able to care for its future population unless more care is given to restoring soil fertility. Germany has six times tha agricultural efficiency of the United

States, although having only about one-fifteenth of the land area." Farmed 1,000 Years. In analyzing this statement we must infer that Mr. McDowell refers to outentire land area, including deserts and mountains, which are not tillable, while practically all German lands are in cultivation. But even so, a production of six to one, on land that, has been farmed almost a thousand years, shows what is happening to virgin

soils in this country. Hot Lunches in Schools. Miss Leila Gaddis, in charge of home economics extension work for Purdue, says: "The hot lunch is the-

surest way of improving the health of i

Indiana school children. the ettect is noticeable not only by the gains in weight, but in the better grades and general health condition of the children." Hot lunch is being served in some of the schools of two-thirds of the Indiana counties this winter. To Fiqht Garlic.

The department of agriculture tells

DUTCH DELEGATE IS AN EXPERT ON COLONIAL AFFAIRS

dents. The supplying of record nnut-

try to farmers is but a side issue. Sulphur Gas in Raindrops. Prof. Salter of the Ohio university advances the theory that coal smoke releases much sulphur gas into th-i air. which the rain drops gather up and deposit on the land, where it changes into sulphuric acid. He states that Ohio railroads and industrial plants burn about one ton of coal for every acre in the state, per year Tests made near Urbana, Illinois, shows that around 45 pounds of sulphur per acre reaches farm soils near town in that way. ust how this conclusion was arrived at is not stated. Prof Salter says that it would take 150 pounds of limestone per acre to neutralize this acid and keep the soil sweet. The Influence of Lime. Back in 1914 Emmett Belknap, a Carroll county, Ohio, farmer, applied with a lime spreader about a ton and a half of ground limestone to a part of a hillside pasture. In 1915 and 1916 he made one round with his

lime spreader near the foot of the

hill. This fall, the two green strips in

that pasture could be seen all the

way across the vallev. a sDectacular

demonstration of the possibilities of

improving land through limestone.

Vote to Lower Wages. Effective November 28, the packing house employes of the Armour and Swift companies at. Chicago, havo voted a 10 per cent reduction in their own wages. This action was taken at a conference held on Friday, the 18tb. Forty thousand employes werti represented at this conference. Representatives of the employs and the management met around a table and after two days in conference agreed that a cut in wages was necessary, and acted accordingly. The cut applies only to the hourly paid and to piece workers. It is expected that all the stock yards plants will now fal! into line.

provement of domestic animals bu; it has, in the two decades of its successful operation, acquired other phases until its many diversions place it in the front rank of national entertainments, in addition to its standard educational features, according to officers of the exposition. During the evening spectacles, there will appear the aristocracy of the equine species a horse show with the added attractions of cattle and

sheep. Here the east and west will actually meet the cow pony contesting popularity with the blooded ridinghorse, the coacher and the jumper. The most valuable seed stock in the world, cattle, swine and sheep are assembled from two continents, constituting an International exhibit in the broadest cense 'of the term. There will also be a grain and hay show.

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willing an anxious to learn, than i us that nliliions cf dollars are lost

might have reasonably been expected.

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annually by farmers because of garlirkv fielrU What can be. done to

Young Howard did his full share of vpnt fh:,? Th denartment gives

farm work and was saving of his j dopp and ate fall piowing as the best

money, ne traue me uesi m method of eradication. The idea is schooling was available and later) lo turn the tops under. A joiner attaught an Iowa country .school. Thisitac.hed t (he plow also disking before

plowing, will help in this worn. Demand for Breeding Birds. There is a heavy demand for breed-

furnished the means to provide a

'ourse at Penn college, at Oskaloosa. Later on he spent some time at the '"hicago university, where he obtained his Master's degree. After that he returned to the Carolinas. He tausht economics in Clemson Agricultural college, of South Carolina for some two or three years, then returned again to Iowa, where he became cashier of a little country bank at New Providence, holding that position for five years. Country Bank a School Speaking with reference to Mr. Howard's banking experience, a friend who signs himself "(". T." writes in the Farm Journal, of Philadelphia, as follows :

"If there is any one place better than another for studying human na-j Jure it is at the cashier's desk of a country bank. Jim Howard learned many things there. He learned that a poor man is sometimes a better hank customer than a rich one; that personal integrity is the basis of credit more than cattle and chattels. "H watched mral Iowa ebb and flow past his wicket, and learned many things as he worked and saw and studied. "He was not discouraged by the farm situation He left the bank and returned to the farm, in Marshall county, Iowa. Eighty acres of land were given him. By his untiring efforts h earned 400 more. There is no better farmer in Iowa than plain Jim Howard, of demons. " Always a Progressive. During the time Mr. Howard wa accumulating his additional 400 acres,

and working as hard as any farmer in the state, he was a public spirited citizen. Very naturally he took an active interest in school matters, and in all things which helped to uplift. "He was the main factor in organizing i he first consolidated school district in his township.one of the first in tho state." C. L. tells us, and he always preached the gospel of organization, and he still preaches It.

Mr. Howard was the first president i

nf the Marshall county farm bureau When the state farm bureau was oicanlzed in 1918 he was active in t ho work and became Iowa's first farm bureau president. Dignified and Modest. If you have ever heard Mr. Howard address a meeting you have noted that he is quiet and dignified in utterance. He is not excited, does n-. ranting, but withal is persuasive and impressive. He is cordial, plain spoken and friendly, and in conversion is apt to impress you that he prefers a social or business chat to i he privilege of addressing the multitude. He impresses one as bein?. not exactly "retiring." or by no means bashful, but as "quiet and self-effacing," as onr of his old-time farm friends puts it.

Dr. E. Moresco. "T" Dr, E. Moresco, one of Holland's representatives at the arms conference, is an authority on bis government's colonial affairs. Until recently he was secretary general of the department cf colonial affairs in the Netherlands government. Lately he was appointed vice-president of the NetherlupjJs Indian council.

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ing stock produced by Purdue un--versitv on the experiment station poultry farm and the demand this fall has been far greater than the available supply. Most of this call is for pedigreed birds or those with an ancestrv that produced 200 or more eggs. "Heretofore the demand has been largely for White Leghorns, but now the demand for Barred Plymouth Rocks is increasing. The inquiries come from all surrounding states a-i well as from Indiana, according to Prof. A. G. Phillips, head of the poultry department. Supply Is Limited. One might imagine from the above statement that Purdue supplies Indiana with thousands of chickens of

various breeds, but this is not tru?. For example, the total number distributed in the year ending October 1. 1921, was but 968 birds. 'These were classed as follows: Cockrels. 201; hens, 2S6; pullets, 481. We know of hut one lot coming: into Wayne county,

these being the assortment of White Leghorns brought in by Mrs. Walter Sanborn, of Center township. Purdue has a White leghorn that has produced over 200 eggs annually for tour years, an unusual record. It is well to remember that the flocks at Purdue are kepi and tested for demonstration purposes, so that authentic information may be given oui; also for the benefit of the stu-

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Capt. Aldrich, of Yale, Leading Point Scorer NEW YORK. Nov. 21. Yale's defeat by Bob Fisher's football folk at Harvard leaves Penn State. Lafayette, Cornell and Washington and Jefferson as the only undefeated major college elevens of the east this season. Lafayette finished its season with a triumph over Iehigh, and Yale's re

verse was an occurrence unexpected I

by a majority of the so-called football experts. Cornell's Thanksgiving Day game is with Penn; Washington and Jefferson will oppose West Virginia, and Penn State attacks Glenn Warner's sliding Pittsburgers. Penn State and Cornell each has

won seven games, Washington and j

Jefferson eight, and Lafayette nine. Captain Malcom Aldrich of Yale continues the leading point scorer, the field goal he booted against Harvard

making his point total 86. Captain t

Jim Robertson of Dartmouth is second with 75 and Kenyon of Georgetown is third with 68, two points ahead of Lightner of Penn State. Kaw of Cornell, Killinzer of Penn State and Elliott of Iayfayette each has CO points.

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