Banner Graphic, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 November 1973 — Page 7

Friday, Novambar 16,1973

Bann«r*Graphic, GraancattU, Indiana

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West Central Ind. Agricultural and Garden News

Hoosier Junior Horticultural Group Cops Honors

Indiana’s delegation to the National Junior Horticultural Association convention walked off with its share of honors—including two national demonstration contest winners—at the organization’s recent annual

meeting in Oklahoma City, Okla. Linda Mattingly, 1020 N. 21st St., Lafayette, and Keith Fadely, Route 7, Muncie, were judged best nationally in the artistic arrangement and production demonstrations,

Ind. Farmers Get Three Per Cent Lower Oct. Prices

respectively. Each received a gold medal and a $50 scholarship. Indiana was the only state to have two national winners in the five demonstration contests. Hoosier IJHA teams also placed second nationally in two divisions of the judging contests. A Wayne County team, composed of Maralee and Brian House, Route 2,

Cambridge City, and Terry House, Route 2, Hagerstown finished second in the 4H division. Dale and Donna Lane, of 8114 E. 800 S., Lafayette, and Mike Goble, Route 7, Columbia City, competed as a team in the Open division and also earned a second. Dale Lane was one of four regional winners in the experimental horticulture division. He received a medal as

winner in the Central region. In leadership (girls). Miss House was one of three cited nationally. She placed third. Three other youths, Tracy Higbee, 100 E. Parkway Dr., Hagerstown; Miss Lane and Mary Beth Muesing, Route 1, Kendallville, were also selected for national junior leadership recognition. Other honors won by Hoosier youths—

In Team Judging: Terry House, second high individual nationally in the 4-H division; Scott Bowser, Route 1, Huntertown; Miss Muesing, and Goble, 6th, 7th and 10 high individuals nationally in the Open division. In Demonstration Contests: Blue ribbons to Suzy Schuh, Route 1, North Salem in production; Myrna DeHahn, 8229 E. 400 N.,

Hoosier farmers received three per cent lower prices for their products during the 30day period ending at mid-Oc-tober, report state-federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue University. The Index of Prices received stood at 200, seven points (three per cent) below the mid-September level, but

75 points (60 per cent) above October, 1972. Lower prices for soybeans, wheat, hogs and beef cattle more than offset higher prices for oats, calves, turkeys and milk. Corn, rye and wool prices remained steady. Indiana farm purchasing power dipped five points during the 30-day period.

Oren A. Wright Elected Pres. Of Fair Board

Lafayette, and Delores Gumbel. Route 4, Evansville, is use. Red Ribbons to Annette Carson, Route 1, Westville; Curtis Sain, Pennville, and Kent Green, Route 5, Portland, in landscaping; and Randy Adkins, Route 7, Columbia City, marketing. In a special activities speech contest, Higbee won a blue ribbon and Joann Gumbel. Route 4, Evansville, a red. Fory Indiana youths and

Bicycling OK for Health, Ecology, Say 4-H'ers

Oren A. Wright of Greenwood was elected president of the Indiana State Fair Board at the board’s organizational meeting, and quickly named department heads for the 1974 fair.

For a new appreciation of the environment. better health through exercise, and just for fun, try bicycling. 4-11 members advise. They point out that more and more Americans are turning to cycling for recreation, exercise and to help cut air pollution and traffic congestion. Making up a sizable portion of the current bicycle drivers are some 265.000 young people affiliated with the national 4-H bicycle program. Supervised by the Cooperative Extension Service, the program is sponsored by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. It stresses proper care, maintenance and the safe use of bicycles. And with increasing numbers of riding paths, trails, reserved lanes and training, the 4-H'ers feel that bicycle safety records can be greatly improved. The young people claim that developing good bicycle driving habits makes the transition to safe automobile operation that much easier. And they see the program providing an outlet for their leadership talents as well as a good way to share their enthusiasm and know-how with others. New’ opportunities for recognition in the 1973 program have been announced by the National 4-H Service Committee. Up to four attractive medals of honor are offered for the first time in each of the 3.000 U.S. Counties. These are provided by Goodyear as are other awards tor junior leaders in the program ... a S50 U.S. Savings Bond to the state win-

ner ... 1 2 expense-paid trips to National 4-H Congress in Chicago. Nov. 25-29. as sectional awards... and six scholarships of S700 each for national recognition. Organizing a 4-H bicycle rodeo was one of the activities of Susan Nickel, a junior leader, and a 1972 national winner in the 4-H bicycle program. With the aid of another girl, the Missoula. Mont, native organized the rodeo and a 22 mile bicycle hike. Miss Nickel feels that bicycle safety is very important. "A bike rider should have a sense of responsibility towards motorists, other bike riders and pedestrians, and ride their bikes safely.” For further information on the 4-H bicycle program, contact the county extension office.

Paul Thurston of Alexandria was elected vice president of the board and Dwight Smoker of Wanatah, treasurer, at Wednesday’s organizational meeting.

The 1974 fair dates were set for Aug. 15-25. The board renewed the contracts of Mrs. Blanche H. Jackson as executive secretary and Lewis A. Breiner as publicity director.

New Machines Picking Pecks Of Pickles

Another back - breaking farm crop is yielding to the machine age. Pickling cucumbers are being machine-harvested for the first time this year in North Carolina, the state that leads in production of this crop. Each machine requires two operators and does the work of 15 to 20 hand laborers. The harvester was developed over the past seven years by North Carolina State University engineers, and is manufactured by a firm in Clyde, Ohio. It’s a tractor-drawn unit with mechanical fingers which run under the vines and snap off the cucumbers. They are then conveyed to containers on the back of the machine. The Tar Heel state grows about 30,000 acres annually, with each acre producing between 75,000 and 100,000 of the tiny cukes. Hand harvest-

ing requires a tremendous amount of stoop labor, and usually accounts for about 60 percent of the farmer’s total production cost.

William McClamroch of Crawfordsville, 1973 fair board president and Don Brown of Battle Ground, 1972 board president, were named to the board’s executive committee. John L. Fox of Shelbyville was appointed to represent the board at the Indiana Livestock Breeders Association meeting. Wright said new committee appointments will be made at the December meeting of the 16-member board of directors. The individual departments will be headed by a

'Plant Doctors’ Diagnose Crop Malnutrition

Got a sickly looking house plant? It may be suffering from malnutrition. Diagnosing such problems for farm crops is the business of a plant analysis laboratory at South Dakota State University. Farmers collect leaf samples from both good and problem areas of their fields, and send them off for scrutiny by a “plant doctor.” By plant analysis and soil tests, lab scientists are able to tell what nutrients are available to the plant for growth and how much of them has

actually been taken up by the plant. Comparison of plant analysis results on good and bad leaf samples enables the lab to pinpoint the elements needed by the plant.

member of the board of directors. They are: Wright, machinery, field and farmers building; Thurston, special events, entertainment and grandstand; Smoker, draft horse and harness racing. Others are: Carl Brehob, Indianapolis, agricultural and horticultural; Donald E. Smith, Terre Haute, auto racing; Robert S. Harper, Candler, cattle; Linville L. Bryant, Versailles, coliseum; Clemens a Warn, Indianapolis, civic affairs and senior citizens; R. J. Panke, Zionsville, English horse; R. Ross McKee, Kentland, exposition hall; Donald R. McCormick, Vincennes, 4-H horse, western and quarter horse shows; Mrs. Leland Yoder, Goshen, home and family arts; Guy Beerbower, Grabill, traffic, and Dr. Howard G. Diesslin, West Lafayette, youth and universities.

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adults attended the four-day conclave. Miss Olene Veach, Extension Agent-youth in Tippecanoe County, is state IJHA coordinator.

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This 4-H bicyclist seems to be having a little trouble getting started, but she gets encouragement from Goodyear's Ray Oviatt (with flag.) The occasion for the fun was the first 4-H Bicycle Grand Prix. held during National 4-H Congress. The Grand Prix, now an annual event, features bike skill competition among sectional and national winners in the 4-H bicycle program. The Grand Prix is part of Congress events for winners in the program sponsored by The Goodyear

Tire & Rubber Company program donor.

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They Like That Corn About 80 percent of the 5.4 billion bushels of corn produced in the U.S. last year was fed directly to livestock.

Mormons Started Irrigation First irrigation of crops in the U.S. was begun by the Mormons in Utah back in 1847.

Cotton Research Pays Off The idea of breeding plants that are resistant to diseases developed from research on cotton wilt disease in the early 1900’s. * * * Unmatched Productivity An hour of farm labor to-

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Consumer’s Stake In Farms More than three-fourths of the nation’s food supply is produced by less than a million commercial farms. This means that more than 200 consumers are dependent on the economic health of each farm. 9 0 0 Rice From On High An estimated 90 percent of the nation’s rice crop is now seeded by airplanes. OOO Cottonseed Provides Protein Cottonseed accounts for about 15 percent of protein concentrates fed to livestock. * * * California’s Edible Gold California grows more than 200 commercial crops and produces about one-fourth of all the food on American tables. It’s also the No. 2 state in cotton production. OOO Trees In For Shock Agricultural scientists are giving orange trees in California the shock of their lives. They’ve discovered that a charge of electricity

knocks off mature fruit and leaves the green oranges on the tree to ripen. This could eliminate the traditional practice of picking the fruit

from ladders.

Farming Makes Jobs Three out of every 10 jobs in the United States are created by agriculture. OOO Tomatoes In Cages Growing tomatoes in “cages” is a new labor-saving device developed by agricultural scientists. Young seedlings are encircled with wire fencing to form the caging. This eliminates trellising the plants later on, and results in higher yields with better quality. ooo It’s Yam Country North Carolina now produces more sweet potatoes than any other state in the nation. ooo Plastics Look Farmward Agriculture is expected to be the nation’s largest user of plastics within a few years. They’re already in wide use for mulching materials, plant containers, irrigation systems, and greenhouse structures.

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