Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 22, 25 January 1923 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY, JAN. 25, 1923.

The Farm and the Farmer By William R. Sanborn

. AFTER THE HORSES U lsn"t to be supposed that the manufacturers of tractors are oiit to get the scalps of our farm horses. They are bent on selling tractors and are doing much to put tractors on the rural map, letting farm horses take care of themselves as best they may. The horse has been with us a long time. He came to stay and just so with the tractor. It has its place and its uses and is undoubtedly a permanent institution. It will be bettered and improved as its uses develop, and should eventually be cheaper in first cost and in operation and repairs. That is the outlook as we see it. But. that the increasing use of tractors does cut some figure In the market price of farm horses is clearly to be seen. "How many horses have you on the place?" was a question asked of a Center township farmer. "Well," said he, "just now I have eight horses, having lost the best horse on the farm lately. He just sickened suddenly and laid down and died. "Still got the old tractor?" we queried? "No. we have a new one. Just bought it a few days ago and have given it a short tryout." And there you are, gentlemen: eight horses on the place and a new tractor bought to replace one which, was already pretty well worn out. It is most likely that the only farmer in the coun ty that is feeding eight horses this . winter, who has added a tractor to his farm equipment, is the one just mentioned, but just the same there are a lot of tractors in Wayne, where there are fewer horses kept. Regular Tractor Show The rural enginersof the Ohio university are putting o fa regular tractor and farm power show during farmers' week, beginning Jan. 29, at Columbus. At last advices 21 manufacturers had secured space. While the show will be mainly of tractors the engineers will run a side show on the use of power on the farm and it may be that there will be exhibits of radio apparatus. As a fact the electrical engineering department already has a broadcasting outfit with a daylight range of 900 miles, and used for broadcasting interesting entertainment and news features from the laboratory. Farmers from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin will be present to relate personal experiences in power farming (luring the week. Speaking of power farming we are reminded of what a domestic science teacher told a farmer who objected to Investing in a power washer. She told the farmer that he could provide his wife with one of the best of thes machines and rig it up in running order for the price of a bindery or less, and that the washer would be used 50 times as often. Guess she was right. Three-year-old statistics lose much rf their punch, but sometimes are the (ptest available. For example, take the Ohio figures on pure-bred hogs recently given out. These show that there were 34,579 pure-bred Polands and 34,iTS pure-bred Durocs enumerated in the state in 1920. If taken today those figures would be greatly enlarged, as I he pure-bred idea has been fast treading, not merely in Ohio, but in all parts of the corn belt. Corn and Coal We are not vouching for the accurjiry of the figures, even if they are found in a farm paper. Nor must it he forgotten that a comparison of the price of coal and that of corn depends on where the coal comes from and where the corn is when the trade is made; also upon the kind of coal traded for. Here is what Capper's Weekly says anent the subject: "Speaking of coal recalls this fact. In 1919 ten bushels of corn paid for a ton of coal. In 1920 a ton of coal cost

40 bushels of corn, and in 1921 it cost CO bushels of corn. Tho figures are Brisbane's. He generally knows what he is talking about. Yet the coalmen complain about the farm bloc. Call it the exponent of classism and all that. What they call their own methods, they alone know. The people call them gouging and profiteering." Farmers who have been selling corn and buying coal can do their own figuring on the above proposition. They know what their corn has brought and how coal ha3 been selling. They know what corn is worth right now and just how much coal is worth at i he elevator bin. Corn is bringing 6Sc to 73o at farm sales in this neck of woods, and the best grades of Ohio,

West Virginia and Pocahontas coal can be bought at $9.50 to $10.50 at the country elevators, with Indiana mine runs of slate, etc., at still lower figures. Farmers Big Borrowers. It must not be supposed that all the money borrowed by farmers from the land banks and other loan institutions have added the face of the sums to their indebtedness. Much of this money was borrowed to square old loans, to reduce interest and to extend the time of payment for a number of years. But no matter how figured and considered, the amount of borrowings in the past few years aggregates a tremendous sum, as records show. Loans to the farmers from government and private sources reached the highest sum on record during the last year, is indicated in figures issued by Commissioner Charles E. Lobdell, of the federal farm loan bureau. The loans through the bureau to farmers during the year are slightly in excess of $200,000,000, while the joint stock land banks, operated with private capital, made additional loans of $215,000,000. For the five-year period the system has been inexistence a total of 231,660 loans, aggregating $680,000,000 have been made, Judge Lobdell relates. The total number of loans during the year are approximately 3,000. For the first eleven months they numbered 67,389, with about 5,600 additional loans in December. The amounts were from $100 to $10,000, with an average of $2,943. Mr. Lobdell said: "From the standpoint of refinancing the farming industry in this country the year has. been a very successful one. Five years ago the federal farm loan banks started with a capital of $9,000,000, practically all of which was suDDlied by the government. Since then

$4,627,250 of this sum has been re

tired, and todav the banKS nave reserves of $2,532,500 and unvidided

profits of $4,855,630. "Assets of the system now total $700,000,000, of which $625,000,000 is in net mortgage loans. The farm loan bonds on hand or unsold amount to $1,700,000, while a sum of $49,346,120 is invested in securities and bonds of the federal government. The cash on hand in the banks amounts to about $5,700,000." Who Will Profit? It is a queer thing that some of the men who helped organize the Milk Producers Co-operative Marketing company of Chicago are now trying their best to kill it. Why? They were for it when they were in control. Now that they are off the payroll they are against it. This kind of leadership will never solve farmers' problems. Who will benefit by the destruction of the marketing company? Does any sane man think the price of milk would go up? Would anyone benefit but the dealers? We would suggest that our readers do ' their own thinking about these questions, and answer them out of their own common sense. Prairie Farmer. Where the Bloc Began Senator Capper has just published a book relating to the formation of the farm bloc, what it plans to do and what it has accomplished' to date. He begins by telling how and why the bloc came to be organized and who were present at the first meeting, as follows: "The agricultural group, later named the 'bloc' by popular writers, was formed at a meeting called by Senator Kenyon May 9, 1921, held at the Wash-

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ington office of the American farm bureau, at which 12 senators met to decide on a program for immediate attention. It included an equal number of representatives of the two leading political parties, principally senators from the middle west and south, our great agricultural sections, where the situation was most acute. Those present were Senators W. S. Kenyon, of Iowa; Arthur Capper, of Kansas; G. W. Norris, of Nebraska; F. R. Gooding, of Idaho; E. F. Ladd, of North Dakota; Robert M. LaFollette. of Wisconsin; E. D. Smith, of South Carolina; J. B. Kendrick, of Wyoming; Duncan IL Fletcher, of Florida; Joseph E. Ransdell, of Louisiana; J. T. Ileflin, of Alabama; and Morris Sheppard, of Texas. "From the very beginning this movement was nonpartisan and a recognition of the economic crisis; an endeavor to outline a pian for an economic readjustment rather than a scheme to gain partisan advantage. It declared for things rather than against them; ' for' harmonizing views, not for creating discord; for co-operation, not antagonism; and for all citizens, not for farmers alone. "The outstanding reason that brought this group together was the

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fact that the general public and the majority of congress had not realized that the nation had passed into a new economic era in which the balance be

tween agriculture and other industries must be more carefully safeguarded. From this beginning in May, 1921, the group was enlarged to include some 22 senators, and meetings were held from time to time at the office of Senator Kenyon."

BERGDOLL OWNS PERSONAL PROPERTY WORTH $207,802 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25 The personal property or Grover C. Bergdoll, draft dodger, who escaped from the military jail at Castle William, Governor's Island, N. Y., and fled to Germany, is estimated at $207,802. Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll, his mother, disclosed this in a return to the board of revision of taxes yesterday. She valued her own personal property at $152,700.

Cold in the Chest sore throat coughs apply Jack Frost Cream on flannel cloth, melt small portion in mouth and swallow loosens cold,, relieves soreness. It soothes and heals. All druggists.

! Table Gas Ranges, 18-in. Gas Oven '! and Broiler, Special $39.85

Thistlethwaite's The Original Cut-Rate Seven Convenient DRUG STORES

Our "One-Day" Cold Tablets at 24c M e n t h o 1 Cherry Bark Cough Syrup. .24c & 49c DeWitt's White Pine and Menthol Cough Syrup now at 23c and 43c

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Skid chains all sizes. Some bargains until Saturday night only.

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$4.00 Slipover Sweaters, black, navy, brown, purple, jade green and Jockey Red, several different models; Friday and QQ Saturday tPJL.iO,

Girls Rain Capes, red, brown and navy, former price $2.50; Friday and

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$25.00 Taffeta Dresses, new spring models, basque and ripple styles, sizes 16

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All remaining Suits tailored and fur trimmed, now grouped in three lots

Suits up to - jr A A $40, now .. $O.Ul

Suits up to ?OQ pr A $69.50, now tPtiUU

Suits up to Tf Q PA $125.00, now $4:c7UU

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2 dozen Brocaded Corduroy Breakfast Coats in Copenhagen Blue, sizes 36 to 42, $3.98 robes; Cleaning up price

Rose, Orchid, Wisteria and

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On this counter you will find: Children's and Misses' Gingham Dresses, sizes from 8 to 14 years. Children's White Swiss, Organdie and Voile Dresse3, sizes 2 to 5 years.

Plain and figured colored Heatherbloom Skirts. Colored Outing Flannel Gowns, high neck and long sleeves. Silk Camisoles in white, flesh and dark colors.

3 Semi-made Organdie Dress Patterns. Ladies Muslin Garments. Wool Motor Scarfs. Ladies' Bungalow Aprons, and various other Garments, Friday and Saturday Closing Out price, each ...$1.00

Silk and Wool Goods Specials

36-inch Kanton Knit in black only, a new weave in knitted fabrics for

dresses and blouses, $2.75 value ; special a yard

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56-inch Coating, all wool, in the season's newest weaves, both plain and plaid black for Friday and Saturday only ONE-THIRD OFF

Main Floor Annex Two Day Specials 1 large Wool Wall Duster with 54-inch handle, regular $1.25 value; Friday qq and Saturday at, each iOC 4-iuch Silk Lamp Shade Fringe, colors rose, blue, gold or black; special Friday AQ and Saturday at, yard loC Filet and Nottingham Net, 36 to 38 inches wide, colors white, cream or Egyptian, regular 50c value; Friday and f)Q Saturday at, yard OuC 1 lot Chinese Waste Baskets up to $1.25 values; choice, Friday and Saturday TJf at, each iuC 27 inches wide Wilton Velvet Carpet, very desirable for all' runners or stairs.' ends bound free. Rpgular $3.00 value; (J0 fTQ Friday and Saturday at, yard .1 ipmmitOU 36-inch heavy weave Purlap, colors brown, blue or natural; special Friday o-j and Saturday at. a yard ; mUxC

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20 dozen Ladies' Handkerchiefs in plain and colored embroidered corners, regular 15c, ISc and 20c values; Friday and -j f Saturday, choice XUC Our entire stock of Stationery worth fTom 25c to $2.50 per box; Friday and Saturday (4 Price

&0 la dies Purses, values up to $1.50 Friday and Saturday, choice

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50 dozen 'Buttermilk Soap; Friday and Saturday, dozen

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