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VOL. LVII. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JANUARY 18, 1902. NO. 3 Corn ls King. Editors Indiana Fanner: Within tlie last three or four years a ( or more of farms in this township have heeu sola or traded, ami their owners have lei i. iobm for the towns, some for Kansas ami the far W.st. Not only ue farms being sold here but according to the papers it is tlie same all over the state. Why is this'.' There i- scenic reason for it. Lot if we can find what it is. Seemc arc old ami move to teewll tee iive easier. Scllli L-e- because) it is so difficult to hire help, ami sonic to engage iu other business. greater number go west where land is cheaper. 01 rather less in price per acre. Whatever the motive, nine out of ton arc laboring under a misconception. Thev want more laud, oi land, or a better climate. Most Hoosiers imagine their climate the worst in the whole country and don't hesitate to say so al any ami all times. The fact is. that our climate is .is good as any, and muoh better than it is in California, the state they have mostly in mind. especially in winter. Every onco in a while the Indianapolis dailies parade the fact under great scareheads, that there will be a drop in thc temperature of L'O degrees. Thou we button up our coats and scurry along and talk of it and think of a faraway California, jnst as though such a drop in the temperature was not an everyday occurrence there 365 days iu the year. In fact thev brag about the necessity of sleeping under a blanket every night. but they arc silent as the tomb about the fact that in the daytime if you are in the sun. whore the wind does not s-trike you, yon want to pull your shirt off. But you do, and thon if you happen to turn a corner and get into the shade whore the wind can get at you. you want an ulster buttoned up to your chin. In- the month of Juno in San Francisco. I put on and pulled off iny overcoat 4(1 times a day. A lady who spent the month of February in Los Angeles told mo it rained every day but • me. and that she suffered more from cold than she- over did at home in the Kast. The fact is that no state has all the advantages or disadvantages, and that when summed np one is aliout as woll off as another as far as climate is concerned. Hut when it comes to natural advantages, including a fertile soil, Indiana is the hes state in the T'nion for a man of moderate means to found a home in. Quito often we read of land in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri or Kansas, selling for $75 to $100 an acre; eenly last week some farms in Champaign county. Illinois sold at $150 .-■ir aero. I have seen the land in all thoso states and havo boen in nearly every county in Indiana and I know that land of the same quality is 25 per cont lower here than in those western states. Another thing not usually considered by the men with the western fever, is that wo areright in the "corn-belt." No better corn, nor more por aero, grows than wo produce right hare. Wheat and oats and potatoes • air Ik- grown all over tho world, but corn is limited by temperature and altitude' to a small area comparatively speaking. All ihe surplus corn is produced in eight states of the Union. Argentine and Hun- the earth. Ships with a capacity of many thousand teens are lying idle at our wharves Railway stocks are at the mercy of "The Boars,'' meats are high and all things else that can lie eaten are so iu sympathy, and all on account of a shortage of this great cereal. Two years ago wc h reliable. Repair the poultry house and yards; make m-st boxes and coops, and clean up in general. Prune and clean the orchard and berry patches. Secure help for tin- summer, if needed, as you can probably get better help than later in the season, when the most desirable hands will be employed. Repair and oil the harms-. Co early in th' s.en and buy such imnle- iiicnts as aro needed. Yon then have the pick of the pile. When later in the season vou go and call for a desirable make your dealer is apt to say 1 sold the- last ceiie the other day. Then you have only Hobson's ctioicc. Repair all implements aud tools you can. There is satisfaction in doing your own work, do al! you can nt home, and take such as cannot bo done at home to ihe shop as soon as possible. One season I did not take my work to the sleep till spring. I thon found that almost every one else had done the same thing and tin- result was the simp was overrun with work, whieh caused much delay. Take your work to /he shop before the rush of spring work comes in, as ••ou will then get your dpne promptly, and ( -md loss of val- time. G. M. B. gary produce a little for export, but the world at large and the eastern United States depend upon Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Missouri, Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska and Minnesota for its supply. No other states grow a surplus, nor can the corn lands ever be extended or added to. They are limited on the north by temperature, on the west by altitude and on tho south and • ast by lack of fertility. When we reflect that upon tho corn crib depends the supply of beef, pork, mutton, wool. lard. butter, cheese, poultry and eggs to feed and clothe the millions, we begin to realize the value of corn and the land it grows on. We may increase the yield by intensive culture to perhaps double, but the number of acres upon which it will grow profitably is as unchangeable as tho law of gravitation. But the demand for corn is rapidly increasing. Not only is our population increasing at the ratet of over a million a year, but the use of corn in the manufacture of starch, whiskey, glucose, etc., and for export is increasing also. "Cotton is King." may have been true but it is not now. We have had short cotton crops, short hay crops and short wheat crops, with very little derangement of business, but the shortage in last year's corn crop is felt to the uttermost ends of short wheat crop and everybody predicted high prices but its effect on the price was hardly perceptible. This year a short corn crop doubles its price and makes it harder for overy laborer in the land to live. The yonng men of to-day will live ■ ■ tea our population double. This means ■ perpetual shortage, even with the yield eleeiilili-e! atnl high prices for corn and the land it grows on. A'erily corn is king .•■ml always will be. Even now capitalists an- buying these lands by the thousands of acres in anticipation of the timo when ohoice beef steaks will be worth 50 cents a pound, and the corn to grow them in price accordingly. Putnam Co. L. A. Stockwell. Preparina* for Spring and Summer. Kditors Indiana Ftrmr- Decide now what crops to plant ind where to plant them. Repair all fences and gates. Weak fencing may cause much vexation and loss of time later in the season. Cut and haul plenty of stove wood; then you will not have to stop planting or reaping to get wood. Clear the garden and truck patch of weeds and rubbish. Order such seed as will be needed, from reliable seedsmen. as those kept in the stores are not always i wii-v and Sweden cele- with a real Santa Claus. Early Christmas eve the children are dresset1 in thoir finest attire. Days previously songs, dialogues and speeches have b?on prepared. The house is decorated with the holly and greens, and all day long the children are on the qui vive. Every knock on the door or ring of the bell brings a (thrill of expectancy and a rush to the door, until finally Santa Claus appears. Tho children have on their best behavior with thoir good clothes, Santa is respectfully saluted, but with expectant eyes, and finally ,after repeated handshaking and exchanges of good wishes, he inquires into thc behavior of the children. If a child is guilty of any gross misdemeanor he chides the little delinquent, but always forgives under a promise of a better report next year. Little speeches aio then made, songs of the day are sung, and the younger children climb into Santa's lap, thoroughly enjoying tho visit. At last cornea the grand distribution of gifts. From his pack Santa selects each one's gift, whon tho ringing of sleigh-bells is heard in thc distance, and he must go. Such a tugging and pulling the dear old saint never experienced; but there are other children waiting, other presents to Ih- given, ami he cannot disappoint so many, so he must speed on his way.— Katherine Bryant in the December Woman's Home Companion. Editors Indiana Farmer: The sewing machine I received of yon nearly one year ago has given good satisfaction in sewing and light running. I can recommend it to any one who wants a machine. Wm. Gheen. Bloomfiold.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1902, v. 57, no. 03 (Jan. 18) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA5703 |
Date of Original | 1902 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | United States - Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
Subjects (NALT) |
agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
Type | text |
Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
Rights Statement | Content in the Indiana Farmer Collection is in the public domain (published before 1923) or lacks a known copyright holder. Digital images in the collection may be used for educational, non-commercial, or non-for-profit purposes. |
Repository | Purdue University Libraries |
Digitization Information | Orignal scanned at 300 ppi on a Bookeye 3 scanner using internal software. Display images generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000s; file format for archival copy is uncompressed TIF format. |
Transcript | VOL. LVII. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JANUARY 18, 1902. NO. 3 Corn ls King. Editors Indiana Fanner: Within tlie last three or four years a ( or more of farms in this township have heeu sola or traded, ami their owners have lei i. iobm for the towns, some for Kansas ami the far W.st. Not only ue farms being sold here but according to the papers it is tlie same all over the state. Why is this'.' There i- scenic reason for it. Lot if we can find what it is. Seemc arc old ami move to teewll tee iive easier. Scllli L-e- because) it is so difficult to hire help, ami sonic to engage iu other business. greater number go west where land is cheaper. 01 rather less in price per acre. Whatever the motive, nine out of ton arc laboring under a misconception. Thev want more laud, oi land, or a better climate. Most Hoosiers imagine their climate the worst in the whole country and don't hesitate to say so al any ami all times. The fact is. that our climate is .is good as any, and muoh better than it is in California, the state they have mostly in mind. especially in winter. Every onco in a while the Indianapolis dailies parade the fact under great scareheads, that there will be a drop in thc temperature of L'O degrees. Thou we button up our coats and scurry along and talk of it and think of a faraway California, jnst as though such a drop in the temperature was not an everyday occurrence there 365 days iu the year. In fact thev brag about the necessity of sleeping under a blanket every night. but they arc silent as the tomb about the fact that in the daytime if you are in the sun. whore the wind does not s-trike you, yon want to pull your shirt off. But you do, and thon if you happen to turn a corner and get into the shade whore the wind can get at you. you want an ulster buttoned up to your chin. In- the month of Juno in San Francisco. I put on and pulled off iny overcoat 4(1 times a day. A lady who spent the month of February in Los Angeles told mo it rained every day but • me. and that she suffered more from cold than she- over did at home in the Kast. The fact is that no state has all the advantages or disadvantages, and that when summed np one is aliout as woll off as another as far as climate is concerned. Hut when it comes to natural advantages, including a fertile soil, Indiana is the hes state in the T'nion for a man of moderate means to found a home in. Quito often we read of land in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri or Kansas, selling for $75 to $100 an acre; eenly last week some farms in Champaign county. Illinois sold at $150 .-■ir aero. I have seen the land in all thoso states and havo boen in nearly every county in Indiana and I know that land of the same quality is 25 per cont lower here than in those western states. Another thing not usually considered by the men with the western fever, is that wo areright in the "corn-belt." No better corn, nor more por aero, grows than wo produce right hare. Wheat and oats and potatoes • air Ik- grown all over tho world, but corn is limited by temperature and altitude' to a small area comparatively speaking. All ihe surplus corn is produced in eight states of the Union. Argentine and Hun- the earth. Ships with a capacity of many thousand teens are lying idle at our wharves Railway stocks are at the mercy of "The Boars,'' meats are high and all things else that can lie eaten are so iu sympathy, and all on account of a shortage of this great cereal. Two years ago wc h reliable. Repair the poultry house and yards; make m-st boxes and coops, and clean up in general. Prune and clean the orchard and berry patches. Secure help for tin- summer, if needed, as you can probably get better help than later in the season, when the most desirable hands will be employed. Repair and oil the harms-. Co early in th' s.en and buy such imnle- iiicnts as aro needed. Yon then have the pick of the pile. When later in the season vou go and call for a desirable make your dealer is apt to say 1 sold the- last ceiie the other day. Then you have only Hobson's ctioicc. Repair all implements aud tools you can. There is satisfaction in doing your own work, do al! you can nt home, and take such as cannot bo done at home to ihe shop as soon as possible. One season I did not take my work to the sleep till spring. I thon found that almost every one else had done the same thing and tin- result was the simp was overrun with work, whieh caused much delay. Take your work to /he shop before the rush of spring work comes in, as ••ou will then get your dpne promptly, and ( -md loss of val- time. G. M. B. gary produce a little for export, but the world at large and the eastern United States depend upon Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Missouri, Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska and Minnesota for its supply. No other states grow a surplus, nor can the corn lands ever be extended or added to. They are limited on the north by temperature, on the west by altitude and on tho south and • ast by lack of fertility. When we reflect that upon tho corn crib depends the supply of beef, pork, mutton, wool. lard. butter, cheese, poultry and eggs to feed and clothe the millions, we begin to realize the value of corn and the land it grows on. We may increase the yield by intensive culture to perhaps double, but the number of acres upon which it will grow profitably is as unchangeable as tho law of gravitation. But the demand for corn is rapidly increasing. Not only is our population increasing at the ratet of over a million a year, but the use of corn in the manufacture of starch, whiskey, glucose, etc., and for export is increasing also. "Cotton is King." may have been true but it is not now. We have had short cotton crops, short hay crops and short wheat crops, with very little derangement of business, but the shortage in last year's corn crop is felt to the uttermost ends of short wheat crop and everybody predicted high prices but its effect on the price was hardly perceptible. This year a short corn crop doubles its price and makes it harder for overy laborer in the land to live. The yonng men of to-day will live ■ ■ tea our population double. This means ■ perpetual shortage, even with the yield eleeiilili-e! atnl high prices for corn and the land it grows on. A'erily corn is king .•■ml always will be. Even now capitalists an- buying these lands by the thousands of acres in anticipation of the timo when ohoice beef steaks will be worth 50 cents a pound, and the corn to grow them in price accordingly. Putnam Co. L. A. Stockwell. Preparina* for Spring and Summer. Kditors Indiana Ftrmr- Decide now what crops to plant ind where to plant them. Repair all fences and gates. Weak fencing may cause much vexation and loss of time later in the season. Cut and haul plenty of stove wood; then you will not have to stop planting or reaping to get wood. Clear the garden and truck patch of weeds and rubbish. Order such seed as will be needed, from reliable seedsmen. as those kept in the stores are not always i wii-v and Sweden cele- with a real Santa Claus. Early Christmas eve the children are dresset1 in thoir finest attire. Days previously songs, dialogues and speeches have b?on prepared. The house is decorated with the holly and greens, and all day long the children are on the qui vive. Every knock on the door or ring of the bell brings a (thrill of expectancy and a rush to the door, until finally Santa Claus appears. Tho children have on their best behavior with thoir good clothes, Santa is respectfully saluted, but with expectant eyes, and finally ,after repeated handshaking and exchanges of good wishes, he inquires into thc behavior of the children. If a child is guilty of any gross misdemeanor he chides the little delinquent, but always forgives under a promise of a better report next year. Little speeches aio then made, songs of the day are sung, and the younger children climb into Santa's lap, thoroughly enjoying tho visit. At last cornea the grand distribution of gifts. From his pack Santa selects each one's gift, whon tho ringing of sleigh-bells is heard in thc distance, and he must go. Such a tugging and pulling the dear old saint never experienced; but there are other children waiting, other presents to Ih- given, ami he cannot disappoint so many, so he must speed on his way.— Katherine Bryant in the December Woman's Home Companion. Editors Indiana Farmer: The sewing machine I received of yon nearly one year ago has given good satisfaction in sewing and light running. I can recommend it to any one who wants a machine. Wm. Gheen. Bloomfiold. |
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