Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 292, 8 December 1922 — Page 13

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 1922.

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The Farm and the Farmer By William R. Sanborn

WOMAN HOLDS NON-COMMISSIONED RANK IN "DEVIL DOGS."

LOX COMES BACK , To have grown the best 10 ears of corn ever shown at the CMcago International Hay and Grain show may be considered a great honor and this regardless of the prize money and ribbons won, and the national publicity therefore attained. This honor reflects first on the farmer, then upon his state, county sad township, as well as upon the particular strain of corn represented in he winning. As all corn grower are aware Peter J. Lux, of Shelbyville. Ind., was crowned corn king in 191ft. In 1920 C. E. Troyer, of La Fontaine, Wabash county, Ind., succeeded Mr. Lux as corn king and this year the fight narrowed down to the Lux and Troyer 10 ear exhibits of white corn, both of these having outclassed all exhibits of yellow corn in the fight for sweepstakes honors at Chicago on Wednesday. Illinois carried off the grand championship in 1921, an1 J L. Workman, of Sangamon county, was the winner. After two years the blue ribbon is

returned to Peter Lux and to Shel

byville, in the Hoositr state.

The Lux exhibit was grown in a

field that averaged sighty-three bush- j els to the acre and that of Troyer from one on which the average was seventy-nine bushels. Frank Lux 14 year old son of Peter Lux, won the junior championship in 1921, but this year Glen Phares, of Shelby county, Ind., annexed that honor. Glen is the son of a school teacher and is 13 years old. More than one hundred club boys and girls are now touring the city and are taking in all the sights and points of interest in Chicago. The youngsters are the guests of the Board of Trade, the packers, implement makers

Oana Dangers ana are sureiy naving ne J time of their lives. A number of chap-

crones from the home states are in tharge of them. Available Farm Lands. The department of agriculture has 3ust issued a bulletin entitled. "Farm Lands Available for Settlement," which shows that if you are in quest

of good farm land you will find rather

lim picking, as the era of free first class land in this country has ended. But the bulletin is interesting nevertheless. It tells us a whole lot about our farm acreage, the dry spots, desert

lands, cut-over acreage, irrigated pro

jects, etc. The writer goes on to state that: "While much of the unoccupied land is suitable for some kind of agricultural use, the prospective settler should real

ize that the undeveloped land now

available for settlement can be bought

Under cultivation at gradually increas

ing cost and effort and In many cases.

with comparatively small return from

the land itself." "Of nearly half the area of contin fntal United States not in farms 40,'

000,000 acres are absolute desert or

too rugged to cultivate; 270,000,000

acres are forests or cut-over land, and 600,000,00 acres are in the semi-arid

: west and suitable only for grazing.

The bulletin points out and de

scribes briefly the land in the United States available for settlement, and tells the prospective settler something about the conditions he may expect to meet, the types of farming prevailing in the different districts, and the

agencies to which he may apply for

information. It states that the settler who is willing to undertake making a

farm from logged-off or cut-over land

will find cheap land $10 to $50 per acre in the Great Lakes section, in t Vin cnntfaorn nino c af H rn onH in the

O Pacific northwest, but that clearing

costs from $25 to $35 per acre in the Great Lakes and southern regions, and

from $50 to $200 per acre in the Pa cific northwest. Secretary Wallace's Report Our readers in both city and coun

try should find a digest of Secretary

Wallace's reDort of interest. The Dros

perity of the farmer is the prosperity

of the nation, broadly speaking, and for that reason the entire report of the

secretary, as outlined in his address, is of importance to our entire people. But space permits only the presentation of the high lights at this time, as follows: American farmers, comprising about one-third of the country's population, find themselves, notwithstanding their hard work and large production this year, still laboring umder a serious disadvantage as compared with other groups of workers because of the distortionate relationship of prices, Secretary Wallace of the department of agriculture told President Harding and congress in his annual report. "There is food in superabundance," Mr. Wallace said, "and this contributes to the prosperity of business and industry for a time, but the inadequate return which the farmer is receiving, and has for three years, inevitably must result in readjustments in the number of people on the farms and in the cities, which will not be for the continuing good of the nation." Wants Larger Loans v The secretary renewed his recommendation for rural credits legislation, asserting that action should be taken

prompuy to increase the maximum which a farm loan bank may loan to an individual from $10,000 to $25,000.

He advocates also a readjustment of

the term loans may run, saying a sys

tem snouid he established by which the farmer could borrow for periods of from six months to three years.

Another problem requiring immedi

ate attention, the secretary said, was

tne necessity of working out and ap

plying a comprehensive plan of protecting, regrowing and utilizing our forests."

Cause of Poor Prices Among the causes which contribute

to the normal relationshin of farm

prices 'to the prices of other things,

becretary Wallace mentioned these: Overproduction of many farm crops; continued high freight rates; mainte

nance of Industrial wages at near wartime levels; economic depression and

depreciated currency in European countries; interference with the efficient functioning of necessary industries, and unreasonably high costs of distribution of some farm products.

It is fair to say that in general the

farmers of the United States are in a

better position financially now than

they were a year or eighteen months ago," Mr. Wallace declared. "Farm products are selling at considerably higher prices, and it is estimated the aggregate value of the crops in the country this year is about $1,250,000,000 more than last, year."

Why Wheat Declined When we consider that the recent

advance in wheat was followed by the heaviest shipments of the year, or 19.-

120,000 bushels in a single week, with

an increase of 8,000,000 bushels afloat at sea from world ports, it is little wonder that the upward trend of prices

was checked. This cVerload of wheat was not all handled in the United States and Canada, but was billed to consuming markets from all export countries, the bulk of it being Amer

ican and Canadian grain, and much of this being consigned to our own primary markets.

But regardless of the temporary set

back the best authorities on the wheat

situation of the world are in favor of

higher prices for wheat, based on the

world's crops and needs before the

next harvest will become available for

bread.

France has now adopted a law com

pelling an admixture of 1 percent of

rice flour in all wheat flours made in

France or imported and, baked by French bakers. A shortage of wheat

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Market and Bazaar At Spantanburg Dec. 1 6 SPARTANBURG, Ind., Dec. 8. A market and bazaar will be held by the

women of the Christian church of Spartanburg in the banquet room of the I. O. O. F. hall, Dec. 16.

Corporal May Garner of Brooklyn N. Y Is a "marinette." tn only one now tn the service of Dncle Sam She beads the American Legion Post and ts only woman aon-coromlssioned officer us tbe Marine Corps. Mrs. Garner was In ctlve erv1c tn Washington tot two years during tbe war At that time she waf a sereeant but wai discharged with the rank of corporal wbicb she still holds.

Apply Brazilian Balm ta any chapped, chafed or affected part of the (kin and ?et immediate re lief. Famoa for thrmm sanitation.

and the cost of importing the flour or grain is back of this law and tells its own story.

In spite of the large movement of

wheat noted in the beginning of this

article the visible supply ot wheat in thi3 country and Canada actually de

creased 1,730,000 last week. Wheat in the "visible" is the grain at important receiving centers and takes no account of the supplies held back in the coun

try; simply what ia "in-sight."

Are Still Shredding Fodder. Because of the long season of clear,

mild weather for doing farm work one

might imagine that husking and shredding has all been done. But not so.

One Fountain City shredding ring still has a half dozen jobs of shredding to

do. recent rains having prevented a

clean-up. And this is true in many

townships if not in all of them. One reason given for the lateness of some

of this work is that many farmers took advantage of the fine fall days to do a

lot of plowing, much more than is or

dinarily done in fact in the average

fall. We hate to talk about it; still, we are aware that the farmers, like the rest of the folks, needs to do their Christmas shopping early. The farm wife can't drop into a store in the rush season and make her numerous selections in a few minutes. It is matter for hours and hours, and a carefully prepared list will help out greatly.

This, with the suggestions the adver

tisers offer, and those coming from the tempting displays in the various stores

will save a lot of time and make your

shopping, easier, shopping now!

Do your Christmas

SUPRESSING WILD WALKERS "Jay-walking" ordinances are en

forced in more than 30 cities in the

United States.

The brontosaums, the largest of all

the prehistoric lizards, grew to b CO

feet long and 14 feet high.

The high school basketball team

will go to Union City Saturday evening, Dec 9, to play.

County Churches

Stoner, pastor. Sunday school, William Wesler, superintendent, 9:45. Epworth League. Adelaide Kemp, president, 7:00. Evangelistic service, sermon by the pastor, 7:30. Prayer meeting Thursday evening, 7:00. Everyone is welcome to all services. Webster M. E. church Victor E. Stoner, pastor. Sunday school, William Culbertson, superintendent, 9:30. Morning worship, sermon by the pas

tor, 10:30. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening, 7:00. Everyone invited to all services.

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Whitewater M. E. church L. F. Ulmer, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a, m.; preaching, 10:30 by the pastor; a large number of new members will be baptized at this service; prayeT meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Middleboro M. E L. F. Ulmer, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m; class meeting, 10:30 a m; preaching by the pastor at 7:30 p. m.; prayer meeting Thursday, 7:30 p m. Hanna's Creek church The Rev. Lloyd Reich will conduct service at

Hanna's Creek next Sunday at 10:30 o'clock; Sunday school at 9:15 o'clock. Dublin churches Preaching services at the Friends, Nazarene and M. E. churches Sunday morning and evening, at the U. B. church at 7 p. m.; Christian Endeavor at 6 p. m., subject, "Some Things I Believe and Why." Elbert Huddleston, leader. Arba Friends' church The community revival here ia sMl in progress, conducted by D. -W. Whybrew, the pastor and Earl Folger, song leader from Shirley, Ind. We are having good congregations, good singing and earnest preaching. Special subjects on Sunday. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; preaching, 10:45, "This is .' That;" preaching at 7. "How Much do You Weigh?" Meeting every night next week. Chester M. E. church Victor E.

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Old P. T. Barnum Had the Right Idea for Christmas "Bigger and Better Every Year," was the slogan for his circus. Your children are looking for this Christmas to be a little bit bigger and better than ever before. Are you ready for 'em?

You'll find some mighty helpful and economical ideas under "Gifts For The Children" in the "Christmas Gift Suggestions" columns in Today's Classified section. -