Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 121, 22 May 1922 — Page 11

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY, MAY 22, 1922. Markets I DON'T VvTbH to ee. otTuReeo A'b 1 AM COIN'. -rr BRINGING UP FATHER BY McMAHUS practice; -jn;n.; GRAIN ntlCES (Markets by E. F. Leland & Company. 212 Union National Bank Building) CHICAGO. May 22. Wheat showed moderate strength early with liquidation coming later, and at inside figures May was off 4 cents. There was little support to the market aside from that coming from short3 and a few local professionals who looked for a rally after the recent decline. Big receipts in all positions, more favorable weather, lower cash and lack of export demand, and weakness in foreign markets were the bearish factors. There was some buying early on expectation of big decrease in the visible but when the figures were posted "Kg. tj. s. Pat. Off."

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pected. Late covering of shorts resulted in a good recovery. Cash 1 to 3 cents lower.

Corn Although corn slumped with wheat, there was a good recovery In the late session. The big decline in the visible had practically no effect; planting is progressing rapidly and is nearing completion in Missouri and Iowa. Export demand very slow; cash one cent lower. Oats were weak up to half an hour cf the close, when there was a rally which retreived all of the early losees and brought about a very firm close. Receipts are running large; cash quotations 1 to 14 cents lower. RANGE OF FUTURES (Markets by E. P. Leland & Company, 212 Union National Bank Building) CHICAGO. May 22. Following is the range of futures on Chicago Board

of Trade today: Open High Low Close Wheat Mav ....1.38 1.36y2 1.32 1.33 July ....1.23 1.2414 1-22 1 23 Sept. ...1.18 119 117 119 Rye May ....1.06 1.06 1-04 1.05 Corn May 61 .61 .6 .61 July 644 -64 .63 .64 Sept 66 .66 .65 .66 Oata May 37i.i .37 .36 .36 July .... .39 .39 -38 .38 Sept. ... .40 .40 .39 .40 Lard May ...11.22 1122 Ribs May ...13.50 13.50

(By AssoclatM P-:ess TOLEDO. Ohio, May 22. Clover Seed Prime cash, $13.75; Oct, $11.45. Alsike Prime cash. $11.50; Aug., $11.75. Timothy Prime cash, $3.10; Mav, $3.10; Sept., $3.40. (By Associated Press) ' CINCINNATI. May 22. WheatNo. 2 red. $1.3501.36; No. 3 red. $1.32 1.34: other grades as to quality, $1.28 li 31. fYrn--N. 2 white. 68'3 69c; No. ?. white, 67V.ra6Sc: No. 4 white, 65 f'r6fi4c; Xf 2 yellow, 66fa66c; No. 3 yellow. 641j(n65c; No. 4 yellow, '"3V.'r64'i r ; No. 2 mixed, 6465c. Oats--Weak; 40(S43c. Rye Lower. $1.05(51.06. Hay $15.00ift"2n.7o. (F.y Associated Press) CHICAGO. May 22. Wheat No. 2 red. $1.35(7il.35; No. 2 hard, $1.32 (ft 1.36. , Corn No 2 mixed. 6162c; No. 2 vellow, 6162c. Oats No. 2 white, 38ffJ42c; No. S white, 37??40c Pork, nominal; Ribs, $12.50(3-3.50; Lard, $1122. INDIANAPOLIS HAY fPv A??orited Press INDIANAPOLIS. May 22. HayNo 1 timothy, steady; $19(319.50; No. 2 timothy, $18.5019.00; No. 1 clover, $19.50 $20.00. LIVE STOCK PRICES INDIAN AOL1S. May 22. Hors Rec tnn- i...-r Tattle Receipts, TOO: unchanged. Calves Receipts, BOO; ,m9nil. Sheoi Receipts, 200, steady. Hokh Hulk of .a erKood"hogsri0 85610 90 Good hU 15 to 10 lb. av 10 90 10 9, Crod hosrs ISO to 210 lb. av 10 SO OoSahOKsi50to 275 1b.av 10 8510 90 ij-O-ibfav Ultl It Pla-s. according to weight. 10 , , ovv n Good to best sows 9 9 3o Common to fair sows.... 8 9 00 Staffs, subject to dockage 5 50 8 00 Sales in truck division... 10 Rofell 00 Uanffe In price year ago.. 8 o0 9 00 Cattle Quotations Killing steers. 1250 lbs. up Good to choice I '; 2o Cummon to medium . . . ; . 7 50 a 7 ba Killing steers 1100 to 12u0 lbsGood to choice 6o S 00 to meuiuni ..... w Common to meuium 6 50'ai 7 2.". other yearlings 7 40 7 65 Stockers and feeding cattle eroprs. 800 ins. "'- i 00 7 50 Steers, less than 800 lbs... Heifers, medium to good.. Cows, medium to good... Calves. 300 to 600 Iba.y. t-'emale butcher cattle Good to best heifers Common to medium heifers Kibv beef livifers Good to choice cows ct imon to medium cows. Pob.' to pood cutters Poor to good canners Bulls and calves Good to choice butcher bulls ; Good to choice heavy bulls Common to good bologna K.ills 8 50(d) 7 50 4 50 ftp 5 50 4 00 5 0 7 00& 8 00 7 25 8 00 6 00 7 00 8 00(a) 8 25 5 50fQ 6 50 4 b0tp 5 2b 3 50(a) 4 50 3 00 Ctf) 3 60 5 S0 6 00 4 60 5 00 4 50 5 00 Good to choice veals 10 oocgilo 50 Poor to good cutters 3 25 3 75 t"a to- choice heavy calves 5 00 Poor to medium heavy calves a 6 00 Common to medium veals 7 00 Sheep and I.anjb Quotations Good to choice light sheep 4 50 Good to choice heavy sheep 4 00 cnmmnn to medium sheep 2 00 5 60 9 00 a 00 4 50 3 50 Good to best neavy lairiDs (iiityiu oo Fair to good mixed lambs 9 00010 00 11 other lambs 6 00 8 50 Bucks, 100 lbs 3 00 (gs 4 00 Spring lambs 16 oO down Assorted light lambs 11 00&12 00 DAYTON MARKET Corrected by Schaffer's Commission Company, Dayton, Ohio. Sell Phone 4060. Home Phone 81262. DAYTON. Ohio. May 22 Hogs ReceiDts. five cars; market" 15c low er: choice heavies, $10.60; butchers and packers, $10.60; heavy Y'orkers, $10.75; light Yorkers, $10.60; choice Kfws J8&8.50: common to fair, $7.50 8.00; stags. $45; pigs, $1010.60. Cattle Receipts, ten cars; choice etprs $8.008.50; good to choice k,Am Ktpprs. 47.50(37.75: fair to good butcher steers, $7 7.50; choice fat heifers, $b.ous'; iair iu 6uu ucit c,a S5(36: choice fat cows, $56! r J . rmnrl finWS- aLU3: UUlUKUd bulls. $24; butcher bulls, $4$4.25; calves. $6

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Killing steers, i.uuu iu i.iuu .u. Good to choice 50 7 ,o Common to medium 7 Zj'W 7 oo KiUinff steers, less than 1000 lbs. ..Vl.SKt vearlinss. .. 7 75iD 8 40

Sheep Market steady, $35. Lambs 10 12.

(By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 22. Cattle Receipts 900 head; market Btrong; choice fat steers, $8 8.50; good to choice butcher steers $7.75 8.25; fair to good butcher steers, $77.50; good to choice heifers, $7 7.50; fair to good heifers, $6 6.50; good to choice butcher bulls, $6 6.50; bologna bulls, $45; good to choice cows, $7.75 $8.25; fair to good cows, $55.50; common cows, $2.503.50; calves, re ceipts 900 head; market steady and ac tive; choice veal calves $1112; fair to good, $6 9. . Sheep and Lambs Receipts 1,000; market slow and steady; choice spring lambs, $1417; fair to good springs, $9 11; good to choice clipped lambs, $11.5012.50; fair to good, $68; good to choice wether sheep, $6.50 $7.50; choice ewes $5(36; common and culls, $12. Hogs Receipts 6,000; market 25 to 35 lower; Yorkers, $11; pigs $11; light $11; mixed pigs, $11; roughs $8.50; stags, $5.50. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O., May 22 Receipts Cattle, 1,400; hogs, 6,700; sheep. 1,200. Butcher Steers Good to choice, $7.508.50; fair to good, $6.507.50; common to fair, $4.50 (3 6.50; heifers, good to choice, $8.258.75; fair to good, $68.25; common to fair, $4 6; cows, good to choice, $56; fair to good, $3.755: cutters, $3.25 3.50; canners, $2.50 3; stock steers, $67.25; stock heifers, $56; stock cows, $3.754.50. Bulls Weak and lower: bologna, $4.50(35.50; fat bulls. $45.50. Milch Cows Steady. $3080. Calves Steady to 50c higher; good to choice, $1010.50; fair to good, $7 10; common and large, $5 6.50. Hogs Steady to 15c lower; heavies, $10.85; good to choice packers and butchers, $10.85; medium, $10.85; stags, $55.75; common to choice heavy fat sows, $79; light shippers, $10.85; pigs, 110 pounds and less, $3 10.85. Sheep Steady; good to choice lights, $56; fair to good, $3.505: common to fair, $11.50; bucks, $1 3.50. Lambs Steady; good to choice, $1616.50; seconds, $1011; fair to good, $1216; common to fair, $78. By Associated Press) PITTSBURG, Pa., May 22 HogsReceipts 7.500; market steady; heav ies $11.10(311.15; heavy yorkers $11.35 11.45: light yorkers $11.3511.45. Pigs $11.3511.45. Cattle Receipts 1,400; market steady. Steers $8.608.85; heifers $7.508. cows, $5.756.50. Sheep and Lambs Receipts 4,000; market steady; top sheep, $8; top lambs $8. Calves Receipts 1,700; market lower; top $11. (By Associated Pressl EAST BUFFALO, May 22. Cattle Receipts 2,500, 1525c higher; shipping steers, $7.508.00; butcher steers, $7.458.50; yearlings, $8.50 $9.00; heifers, $5.507.75; cows, $2.00 6.50; bulls. $4.005.60; 6tockers and feeders, $6.007.00; calves, receipts 3,000; 50c lower; $3.0011.00. Hogs Receipts 15,200; 15 25c lower; heavies, $11.15; mixed and Yorkers, $11.15 11.25; light yorkers and pig?, $11.25: roughs, $3.009.25; stags. $5.006.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts 5,000; wethers, 50c higher; spring lambs, $10.00(317.00; yearlings, $6.0012.50; wethers, $8.00(38.75; ewes. $2.00 $7.00; mixed sheep, $7.007.50. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 22. Cattle. 24.000; market, slow; few early sales beef steers, $7. 75 Ji 8.50; better grades she stock, steady, others, weak; veal calves, slow; bidding 25 cents lower; few choice handy weight vealers to outsiders, around $10; packers bidding $9 down; packers dully. Hogs Receipts, 62,000; market, active; lights 25 to 30 cents lower; oth ers 2o3o cents lower than Saturday's average; top, $10.75; bulk, 10:30 ?i 10.75; pigs, 25 a 50 cents lower; mostly $9.509.75. Sheep Receipts, 18,000; market, steady to 25 cents higher; early sales good dry red shorn lambs, $12.50 12.75; some held higher; medium Cal ifornia spring lambs, $14.50; choice held at $15.25; three loads feeders, $12.25; best handy native ewes, $7.00; good, active springs, $14.5014.75. WINCHESTER MARKET WINCHESTER, Ind., May 22. Cor-1 rected daily by the Winchester Union Stockyards company. Hogs Receipts, two cars; market 10c lower; light Yorkers, 10 to 160 lbs., $10.50; mixed. 180 to 220 lbs., $10.50; mediums, 220-240 lbs., $10.50; heavies, 240 to 300 lbs., $10.25 10.50; extreme heavies, 300 lbs5 and over, 10.2510.50; pigs, 140 lbs. down, $9 3 $10.50; roughs, $S.008.25; stags, 80 lbs dock., $5.OO5.50. Cattle Good to choice steers, $7 $7.50; fair to good $6$7; good to choice heifers $5.50$7; choice cows $4.505.00; fair to good cows, $3.4; canners and cutters, $23. Calves Choice calves $9$10; common calves $7$8; culls $7. Sheep Choice lambs, $10 11; fair to good, $7 9; culls, $7 down; choice sheep, $4.004.50; common to good, $1.50 3.00; spring lambs, $12 15; bucks, $1.503.00. PRODUCE MARKET (By Associated Press) - INDIANAPOLIS, May 22 Butter Fresh prints, 35 37c; packing stock.

"MOTH" SCOUTS TO TAKE UP POSTS JULY 1 IN EFFORT TO CHECK CORN BORER ADVANCE

(By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 22. "Moth scouts" will be out along Lake Erie about July 1, in a further effort to check any advance of the European corn borer in Ohio, according to word received here. The "scouts' will "be representatives of the United States department of agriculture. They will be placed at lighthouses along Lake- Erie to catch and observe moths that fly across from the Canadian shorn Lighthouses, it Is expected, will attract the moths. They will be examined to see if the females carry any eggs. Corn borers started to ravage the eastern shore of the United States in 1917, and just last summer was found along the southern shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio. A quarantine has been established in all the townships bordering the lake. . Startling results of a survey of seed offered Ohio farmers are contained in a report by the college of agriculture at Ohio State university. One hundred samples of clover, timothy and alfalfa seedfrom various sections of the state were" analyzed. The report asserts that while a few samples were found to be good, in 36 per cent of that analyzed it was found that one-third of the seed was dead and would not germinate. A few samples were found, according to the report, in which two-thirds of the seed germs were dead. Much seed also was found to be in Eggs 22c. Fowls Jobbers' buying prices for fowls. 2223; springers, 3845; fowls, 18 (3 23c; springers (1922), 4550c; broilers, 45c; roosters, 1213; stags, 1213; turkeys, old toms, 2530c; young toms, 3040c; capons, 3840c: young hens, 8-14 lbs., 3040c; ducks. 4 lbs. and up 14 17; squabs, 11 lbs. to the dozen, $6; geese, 10 lbs. up, 10 14c. EGGS (By Associated Press) ' NEW YORK. May 22. Eggs Market firmer; receipts 21,263 cases; New Jersey hen's whites, extra candle selection, 36; ditto uncandled, 34c; fresh gathered extra firsts, 2728c; fresh gathered firsts, 2627c. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 22. Butter Market, higher; creamery extras, 34 c. Eggs Receipts. 50,167 cases; market, unchanged; lowest, 2222c; firsts. 2424c. Live poultry Market, higher; fowls, 26c; broilers, 4048c; roosters, 15c. Potatoes Market, steady; receipts, 89 cars; total United States shipments 781; Michigan and Wisconsin sacked round whites, $1.5001.60 cwt.; Idaho sacked round whites, $1.50 1.70 cwt.; new stock weak on sacks; steady on bbls.; Florida Spalding Rose doubleheaded bbls.; No. 1, $6.50; Alabama Texas sacked Triumphs No. 1, $3.40(3 3.50 cwt; Lousiana sacked Triumphs, $3(83.25 cwt. fBy Associated Press CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 22. Whole milk oreamery butter, extra, 37c. Eggs Prime firsts, 22c; firsts. 21c; seconds, 19c, Poultry, broilers, 50c; springers, 23c; hens, 22c; turkeys, 2Sc. LIBERTY BONDS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, May 22. Final prices on Liberty bonds today were: 3 $ 99.90 First 4 99.50 Second 4 99.60 First 41; 99.84 Second 4U 99.76 Third 4Vi 99.94 Fourth 44 99.94 Victory 3 100.02 Victory 4 100.82 NEW YORK STOCKS (By Associated Press) NEW' YORK, May 22. Close American Can 48 American Smelting 65Vfe Anaconda 55 Atchison 100 4 Baldwin Locomotive 117 Bethlehem Steel, b 78 Central Leather 40 Chesapeake & Ohio 67 J4 C. R. I. & Pacific 45 Chlno Copper 31 Crucible Steel 73 r". , r i -t a K uBiierai iuuloib Goodrich Tires 41 Mexican Petroleum 135 New York Central 91 Pennsylvania 41 Reading 80 s Republic Iron and Steel 72 Sinclair Oil 36 Southern Pacific .. 92 Southern Railroad 24 Studebaker ..122 Union Pacific 140 U. S. Rubber 64 U. S. Steel 101 Utah Copper 68 RICHMOND MARKETS (Furnished by Whelan) BUYING Oats, 35c; rye, 85c; corn, 60c; straw, $10.00 per ton. SELLING Oid meal, per ton, $63.00; per hundredweight, $3.25. Tankage, 60 per cent, $64.00 per ton; per cwt., $3.25; Barrel salt. 53.25. Standard middlings, $37.50 per ton; $1.90 per cwt Bran, per ton, $35.00; per cwt, $1.85. Cotton seed meal, per ton, $63; per cwt, $3.25. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Richmond flour mills ara paying $1.25for No. 2 wheat. k -

fected with noxious weed seed, the report says. It continues: "Five of the worst samples collected contained so many weed seeds that if sown at the normal rate the fanner would plant 100,000 weed seeds per acre, or about three seeds a square foot. The weeds consisted largely of buckhorn, dock sorrel, black mustard, foxtail, common

plaintain, smartweed and wild carrot. Teh report asserts that laws regulating the quality of seeds offered in Ohio should be enacted. "Clover seed," it said, "was sold last spring in Ohio of which only a third of a bushel would grow. When seed was selling at $25 a bushel the farmer in reality was paying $75 a bushel. All neighboring states with one exception have laws protecting the farmer against bad seed. Worthless and weedinfected seed whicfi" cannot be sold In other states is shipped to Ohio." The farmer who sowed oats has been highly favored by the continuance during the last week of wet and fairly cool weather, the weekly review of agricultural conditions by C. J. West, state-federal argicultural statis tician, says today. The weather also has been well suited for the growth of wheat. The review continued "Corn planting has further been delayed, though in some sections of the state the planting practically is finished. In other sections farmers have not been able to finish breaking or plowing the ground." DECIDE TO ESTABLISH WAYNE WOOL POOL Wool producers of Wayne county again will have a chance to pool their wool for sale, according to action of the county wool committee, of which Theodore Davis, of Green's Fork, is chairman, taken at a committee meet ing Saturday. This action was taken as a result of the strong and active market and the rising prices. Letters explaining the situation and the working of the pool will be sent to all wool producers in the county. LOCAL HAY MARKET Steady; good timothy, $17.00; choice clover, $17.00; heavy mixed, $17.00. PRODUCE, BUYING Country butter, 30c lb.; eggs, 22o doaf n; hens 23 to 24 per lb.; depend ing on the buyer. Broilers weighing 2 lbs. 75c each. BUTTER QUOTATIONS The wholesale price of creamery butter is 36c a pound. REALTY TRANSFERS William Conniff to Jennie Conniff, $400, lot 98, P. V. Washburn's addition City. Richmond Lake and Park company to Henry W. Deuker, $175, lots 221, 222, R. L. Park company addition, City NAMED TO DEFEND RUSS SOCIALISTS i REDS WILL TRY Emile Vandervelde. According to the Pote Fahne, Communist paper, the Russian soviet government jias granted permission to a group of internationally known Socialist leaders I- defend the members of the Russian Socialist revolutionary party, now in prison in Moscow. Their trial begins May 23. The men chesen to conduct the defense are Emile Vandervelde, Belgian Socialist mli-ister of justice: Paul Boncourt, French Socialist deputy, and Kurt Rtsenfeld and Theodor Liebknecht. German Socialist leaders. Work on the vehicle tunnel under the Hudson river has been started at West and Canal streets in New York. The completed tunnel will be ready in about four years, and is to cost $19 331,723. The tunnel will have twin tubes.

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The Farm and By William R.

Manager Schlientz of the Farmers' j Equity elevator at Eaton, announces the awarding of a contract for the construction of a solid concrete, 20,000 bushel elevator, adjoining their present structure. The contract has just been let to the Burrell Construction company, of Chicago and a member of that company Is now in Eaton. It i3 promised that work will begin within a week, or at most ten days, and it is expected that the structure will be completed by mid-August. Mr. Schlientz says the new plant will be absolutely fireproof and entirely reinforced concrete from top to bottom, including the roof. The contract price at $17,000 is less than $1 per bushel of capacity, and is considered very reasonable, especially a3 It will be modernly equipped and down to date. The old elevator will be utilized as long as may be necessary. It is claimed that our farmers own about one-third of the autos In the United States, approximately 11,000,-1 000 machines at the present time. This estimate was given out at the opening session of the American Automobile association, at St. Louis, on Friday. It was further stated that there is at this time a surplus of 800,000,000 gallons of gasolene in storage, also an ocean of crude oil in the tank3 and reservoirs. This makes the recent advance of 5 cents on gasolene

look like profiteering, to a man up ajry practices of this country, the hand-

tree, or even on a iarm. Has Just Begun to Fight Senator Capper tells the readers of Capper's Weekly that: "The decision of the Supreme court knocking out section 4 of the Futures Trading act, and thereby virtually nullifying the law, is a great disappointment to champions of this legislature. It means that we have lost the first round in th battle to curb the evil practices of the grain exchanges." He says the fight isn't over, but is only well begun. For Live Stock Financing. Under the stress and strain of the calling of cattle loans and the pressure of unfinished cattle on the central markets, a financial corporation with a capitof of $50,000,000 was formed, less than two years ago. Not rjuite half of the money subscribed was ever loaned, only about $21,000,000, in fact, and it is now stated that fully half of these loans already have been paid off. All of this is encouraging, of course, but the pity of the while matter is this: So many of the feeders of cattle and sheep were so closely crowded that they were put out of business" before relief could be given. Many a solvent feeder was ruined, because new money was not obtainable to clean up his old mortgage paper, which the banks claimed to be unable to carry longer. Last week a farm block senator Introduced a bill providing permanent machinery for financing the live stock industry. This bill rests on recognition of the fact that three year loans are an essential need of the live stock industry, as conducted in the plains states, in particular, although the money is to be everywhere available. The loans are to be handled by live stock loan companies, the capital to be subscribed by the loan companies and in part by the federal government, and all transactions are to be supervised by the farm loan board. All western live stock asso ciations endorse the measure. About Arkansas Strawberries. Can vou imagine a thousand car loads of strawberries, in a single train, 3ll shipped from a single county in the Ozark region of Arkansas? On top of that output of berries, imagine 30,000,000 strawberry plants also grown in the same county, and shipped out to all parts of the country in the same season. 1 ne snipment or this vast number of plants assuredly curtailed production of berries thi3 vear, but that a single hilly county should market 1,000 cars of strawberries in four weeks, and at the same time supply the rest of us with such a world of vines, sufficiently recom mends the thrift and enterprise or the Deoule who, from several states. have setled in White county. Arkan sas, one of the favored spots for growing strawberries. The carlood movement or v mte county strawberries began on April 28; the earlier berries being sent out in small lots by express. This week the movement reached its height and now is the time to buy Arkansas ber ries. By June 1 the shipping season will be practically over, at least as far as carlots are counted. Klondikes and Aromas are the principal products of White county, although a small percentage of Excelsiors are grown. A Great Crop of Soys China produces about 80 per cent of the world's output of soy beans, and of this Manchuria alone taises almost 70 per cent. ine ll soy crop ot Manchuria was 4.520,000 tons, writes! the American consul at Mukden, while

inner Mongolia, a nearly unknown land contest. Attractive awards are offerto the rest of the world, raised 431,000 1 ed by the breed associations, the coun

tons. The soy is one of the food staples in parts of China, It is used in I soups, in the form of meal and also is pressed for oil, in which it is rich. When Field Seeds Climbed Prices of most of the seeds were considerably higher during the World war than prior to it, but it is very difficult to determine how much of the increase was due to the war and how much to unfavorable climatic conditions. High prices for food and hay crops were largely responsible for the reduction In the acreage of grasses and clovers cut for seed purposes, and, with yields per acre equal to or less than the average, the producton of these seeds was

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decreased, a factor which affected prices. Seventy-nine varieties of apples from 20 states were reported offered in the Chicago market during the 1920-21 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 18, 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 central, extreme northeast and extreme northwest counties. Says the bulletin: "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 a dry per iod in June. Wet soil has retarded wheat seeding in places, and this will have" a tendency to cut the acreage. Our Exihibt In Brazil The exhibit to be sent to the Brazilian exposition by the United States department of agriculture will feature the production of -ivel oranges, the turpentine and rot.i industry, forestling 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 forest schools. A frieze of colored en largements will supplement model3, specimens aftd paintings in developing 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 1S70. The exhibit will show the growth of this Industry from the original trees to Its present vast extent 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 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 a great "hay year" and pastures couldn't look better. The weather has also been favorable for gardens and everyone with a bit of land to cultivate should soon have a few early, home grown vegetables. These spring rains are most erratic. For example on last Tuesday afternoon, around 4 o'clock Richmond was drenched. The gutters flowed deep with water. The next day on calling a center township farmer, within about, four miles of Richmond we were toU that not a drop of rain had fallen cm his farm on Tuesda3'. He said that he had been at Centerville on Tuesday and that he had seldom seen a heavier rain than fell there late in the afternoon, Centerville being but two miles from his home, where no rain whatever, fell. Now, then, with a heavy rain at Richmond and Centerville. West Richmond arid the farms between were as dry as a bone. Such instances explain the differ-j ences between the growth of crops in a very narrow radius, as influenced i by the rainfall. At times even gar-1 dens in little towns show differences although we are told that the rain falls alike upon the just and upon the unjust. Early Wheat Harvest Predicted. Mr. R. D. Collins, retired farmer living in Fountain City, called on us when in town on Saturday. Mr. Collins predicts an early wheat harvest and says that he cannot remember when he ever saw blue grass heading out in eastern Indiana before corn was planted, although, of course, much corn is now in the ground. Speaking of late planting probably not more than fifty per cent of the corn acreage in' the Fountain City district is yet planted. WILL PUSH WAYNE PIG CLUB ACTIVITIES Wayne county pig club work will be pushed strongly during the next fort night following a conference of the club committee at the county agent's office Saturday evening. Committees representing the different breeds will pick out the pigs as soon as possible, and they will be distributed to the contestants at Centerville on June 1, by drawing. Each committee will make an effort to secure pigs as nearly equal in breedj ing and other qualities as is possible. tacn ooy or gin win uius nave an even chance in measuring his or her skill against others in the county ty farm bureau and township farmers associations and will be granted to the winners at the end of the contest in the fall. The committee also decided to allow the boys and girls an additional week for registering, on account of a misunderstanding by some. Entries will therefore be received up to the end of this week. Due to its adaptability and advantages, alfalfa is the leading irrigated crop, and together with other meadow crops constitutes 52.5 percent of the cultivated acreage on government projects. ......

VALUE OF TESTING SEED CORN PROVED; STANDARD RAISED

Proof of the value of seed corn testing was furnished in a striking manner this year, when the best sample of corn which went througa the county tester was found to be from a farm on which 35 per cent of the corn had been found too poor for seed last year. Using only tested seed, the farmer succeeded in so improving the quality of his corn within one year, that he is In the lead of the whole county this year, having corn which tests only four per cent bad. This is in contrast to a county wide average, from 17,444 ears submitted by 92 farmers, of 18 per cent bad corn. The tester which was built and In-.1; stalled in the farm bureau office -a early in the spring, has been in continuous operation clear up to the latest planting date, Charles E. Flook running the tests under the management of J. L. Dolan. Over 240 bushels have been tested, including corn from practically every township in Wayne county, as well as samples from Ran dolph and Preble counties. Washington, Boston and Wayne townships have brought In the most corn, with other townships near Richmond leading more distant communities. The accessibility of the tester . is an important factor in its use, and several farm bureau members have expressed themselves in favor of establishment of other tester plants in the county next year. Three Testers Needed. It is the opinion of Mr. Dolan that three testers will be able to serve the county to good advantage and. judging from demand for work by this tester that developed after it was started, he believes also that there will be plenty of work for that number of testers. Corn this year was tested for disease, especially root rot as well as for poor germination for which most tests have been run before. It is believed that the elimination of diseased seed will Increase the yield, as such corn often sprouts and grows to a good height, without bearing a single ear, or perhaps, bearing only a small deformed ear. Thus work expended on such plants receives only a fraction of the jeturn that comes from healthy plants. Inspection of seed corn In the racks during the tests has been of importance in educating Wayne county farmers to the importance of corn improvement. The samples brought in for testing demonstrated wide variations in the sort of corn that was thought best for seed, and even ignorance of the qualities necessary for good yields. The cucumber is one of the oldest of the garden vegetables. Some 3,000 years ago in the far east, probably in India, it had its origin. niimiNiHiiitmiiiutiHttimitiiiiHiiMiiiMniiiiumiiiMifiituiiHmiwHiiiMiiHitini1. j CARBOLA. the Disinfecting White Paint Better Than Whitewash I I OMER G. WHELAN I 31-33 S. 6th St. Phone. 1679 1 SimmHMHIIIIItlMIMllllMltimMlnilliiHMIIIMIlllltlllllll!t!limiHMFII!t)!lllM'tHuT DIXIE CHICK MASH follows CORNELL formula, xtiih improvements Cornell University proved their No. 5 formula best in six weeks trial of 770 chicks 7 flocks of 110 each. With some improvements dried buttermilk Insead of skim milk, for example, giving needed lactic acid we follow Cornell's No. 6 formula in DIXIE CHICK MASH With Dixie Chick Feed it forms a tested and proved ration for more and better chicks at least cost. Order these feeds today: insist on the Blus Shield Basra, Feeding- directions in very has. ROBERTS FEED CO. Distributors Richmond, Ind. DIXIE MILLS CO., East St. LaaU.!IL Makers also of Dixie Hon and Mai Faea, 24 Protein Cow Feed. Hen Feed, Lay-is Masb. Hoc Feed. Pic Meal and Calf MaaL Ultf,JsJf.tMS

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