Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1919 — Page 6

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY JULY 11, 1919.

THREATEN CROPS: t Combined Forces of Disj eases, Insects and Weath- 1 er Threaten Produce ; I ( OF STATE OF INDIANA ' I. Summary Shows Corn, Potatoes and Ilav Acreage Less This Year. < t r Indianapolis, July 11. —Dic.f’aar'", 1 insects and thp wenthor seemed to c have combined forces during the pa at ‘ month in an attempt to destroy farm C produce in this state, according to the first report ot the Co-operative Crop f Reporting Service for Indiana, issued today. The report shows the condition of all principal crops to be somewhat under the figures reported a | month ago by the Bureau of Cron fl Estimates and the n.Teage of co-n. e potatoes and timothy hay to he somewhat less than a year ago. The sweet potato acreage is about ' (} the same as last year and the to-, haceo acreage is increased slightly over last year. Weather conditions delayed corn planting until tile last of June in some of the southern coun-: ties, consequently the condition is not what it should be. Wheat seal), a loose smut and insects have done ,i much damage to the fields in the ea 1 -- \ tern part of the state. r J'he loss to farmers from this source can hardly ( be estimated, but it will run into mil- a lions of dollars. Melons and one or j two other minor crops show an irn- j provement over last month. The re- c i port follows: t Weather renditions and a short- -| age of labor are the principal reason? t for a decrease in the corn acreaoe. T1 although much corn ground was giv- p en over to wheat last fall. The July a condition is S 8 per cent of norma!. a indicating a yield cf 37.84 bushels t per acre on 4.881,000 acres. p Loose smut and seal) which are erevalent in practically all countries, together with some insect damage 0 caused a deterioration in the winter wheat crop of 6 points, during the r month. Rust, and hot weather near lv ruined spring wheat in some to- . ealities. Present figures indicate a t crop of about 51,000.000 bushels of j. both winter and serin* vhoat. There j is approximately 840.000 bu-she's of t last year’s crop still on farms. f Outs are off 4 points compared with j last month. The severe heat at. the time of filling is the principal causp { of the deterioration, although the ( rainy weather had a bad effect. Present figures indicate a production cf , approximately G6.400.(M)<> bushels. ( Barley shews a decline of G prill's j as comparel to last month. Rains ( and too much hot, weather are thp. j principal factors contributing 1o the ( decline. Present figures indicate- a crop cf 1,156,000 bushels. ‘ ( Bve shows n decline of only ° points - as compared with last month, due t princirallv to the army worm devas- ( taticn in (he eastern part of the y.fate. r Present figures indicate a crop of ap- t proximatelv 6,738,000 bushels. The potato acreage is sllghtlv 1-ss j than last year due to heavy /ailing t off in the commercial crop. Present ( figures indicate a crop of 7,852.000 hushels bn approximately 90.000 c acres. » c u The sweet potato acreage is prae- ■■ ticallv the same ns last year and a ( crop of 300.000 bushels is inlicated on t , the 3.000 acres set out. , Army worms devastated many O’ - othy and clover fields in the eastern part cf the state and were the prin- ■ eipal factor in- showing a decline cf 6 points in these crops since last m nth Present figures indicate a production oG 2,604.000 tons not with- t standing many timothy meadows t were plowed up early in the season, j, The tobacco acreage in the bin ley , district is consilerably increased ov- j, er last year, but in the dark district j the increase, if any. is negligable u Tlie condition of both typer is S 4 per n cent cf normal and indicates a crop c of 6 417,000 pounds on 17.000 acre-s. fl All orchard frutis were badly dam- g aged by the extremely cold weather the latter part of April. Only the \ well cared for orchards will produce a any fruit. Present cmdition figarar 0 indicate yields as follows: apples, 2.- n 222.000 bushelst peaches. 143,000 a bushels, pears, 205,000 bushels. r Field cow peas and field beans { scow a decided improvement over . I last roont h, the condition being so per cent ot normal for peas and f.i rer cent, for beans; which are 7 and' 10 o< lin,s respectively above 1, ; . 1 month's figures. - j All truck crop c,c;, lrf , R remain pracI | tieally the same as a month ago. u : Present condition figures show tomaf toes to be 87 per cent of normal.

Cabbages S 8 per cent and onions 89 per cent. Blackberries and raspberries corf- | linue very good and are abouj the only fruit that shov an average crop, the condttii n being 94 per cent, of normal. V, utermfelons and cantaloupshow an increase of 9 and*s points respectively over last months tiguro.s, the condition of both being 85 per cent, of normal. Hie sorghum cane acreage is lightly less than last year, but whh a condition cf ; :< ) ;er con!, of normal, about the usual amount of molasses ir. indicated I Regarding the European supply of cc-riul crops, it is definitely known that the 1919 crops will not near come up to the average and because of a shortage cf hay and forage, much of the ce’ial crops will be cut green and used for feed. A decrease in the condition figure of all crops is shown since the June report. in U. S. all cerial crops, except barley, show a decline since the June report; the condition indicates a production of (he principal crops as follows: corn. 2.815.C00 090 bushels on approximately 103 000,000 acres: winter wheat. 839,000.000 bushels; spring wheat, 222.000.000 husnels: oat-. 1.403,000,000 bushels: barley farms July. Ist amounted to 19600000 bushels. | BEER QUESTION A LIVE ONE IN ENGLAND, TOO — (United Press Service) Ijonddn.— (By Mail)-If there are any serious disturbances in England during the next few months, it will be due to beer leaders. W. A. Appleton, secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions, and one of the most moderate es British laborites, declared: “The beer shortage is one of the chief causes of unrest, particularly in districts where the work is arduous. The workers feel-that they are being treated like children by a government which seems to be trying to en-| fpCce temperance by regulation. They also feel strongly that the government is helping the brewers and distillers to make millions. If the government does not remove some of the restrictons and provide a better supply of beer, there is going to be serious trouble.” The "beer revolt" is spreading ail over the country., particularly in the working districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire. “What Lancashire says today. England qays tomorrow” is the boast cf the Bounty Palatine, and it is pretty nearly- true. In Manchester, Salford, and other large towns, the workers, exasperated by the publicans' efforts to sh rea 'l tlm ir s'tppiies over the lepgest period, have invaded saloons and helped themselves. The trouble arises over the action cf the government in limiting the output of intoxicants', and reducing the gravity of all beer brewed in Great The Liquor Control Board was instituted at the beginning of 1916, when drastic restrictions were admittedly necessitated by war demands on labor and food supplies. Sajpoa-keepora wei;e drastically rationed with a percentage of their former supplies. A special “government ale" of lower gravity, to be retailed at a lower price, was sanctioned, but this was never liked, and increased taxation - compelled retaiio;s and brewers to raise prices on other grades. Before the way a glass —' half ‘pi —of common tie could be obtained for two or three cents, while better class “bitter” or " tout” cost four cents per half-pint, or seven cents a pint if retailed for consumption off the premises. Even v.ith pdbt-aristiee reductions these m o are most ihae doubled. !<OVV ABOUT HAVING BIRDS DO FISHING FOR YOU? Do you like to fish? In Japan they have the birds do it for them to a great extent. The custom ;.f having sei birds catch fish is practiced. widely, particularly on the Negara River in the province of Owari. In some s arts of China birds are used in the same way. The coromants work in teams and once caught and trained will work well for 20 years. The fishing always is at night by torch light, says the American Forestry Magazine of Washington. D. C. .Cords are tied around the birds end they are let over the side of the boat a dozen at a time. The torches attract the fish and then the fisherman is the busiest man in the world for he has to work fast. The average is about 150 fish per hour per bird. They work for three hours at a time. If you nre in need of a straw bat to finish the season with von can buv one at Teeple, Brandvberry & Peterson’s, one-half off. _______ _ f-s $$ $ S—WANT ADS EARN—S $$ $

MARKETS-STOCKS I I j Dally Keport of liOcal and For* eism Market*. New York. ,\. Y , Julv 11 (Special to Dally Democrat)—The stock market opened strong. United States .Steel opened at 113*4- up *4; American Hide & Leather at 39%. up %; Central Leather at 109, up % all< ! Bethlehem B at 96%. Chicago. 111.. July 11—Open: Corn July, nominal; Sept, up Ue; Dec 1 up %c. Oats—July up lie; Sept, up %; Dec. up ‘ 4 c. | Provisions —Higher. East Buffalo. N. Y., July 11—(Spe- i call to Daily Democrat)—Receipts, 2,SSO; shipments, 2.280; official to New York yesterday, 2,280. f Hogs closing steady, best grades. $23.76023.80; pigs, *21.75 0 22.00; roughs, $21.00; stags, SIB.OO, down; cattle. 600. strong; sheep, 400. steady lambs, 1800 down. jCleveland, July Creamery in tubs, extras, 52052*4; firsts, > 51051%; prints lc higher; fancy dairy, 42@46c; packing, 41@42c. i Eggs—Extras, 47c; new cases, 45*4 old cases. 45c; western firsts. 43c. Poultry—Live fowls, 35 0 36c, broil- , ers, 50 0 57c; roosters, 20022 c; ducks 38 0 40c; guineas, [email protected]. doz. | KALVER-MAIER CO. Wool 56c ] LOCAL MARKETS. ( (Corrected Every Day by Burk Elevator Company) I Wheat $2.11: oats. 70e; corn, per ‘ cwt., $2.60; barley. $1.00; rye, $1.30; , wooi, 55c. | LOCAL MARKET. ] Country butter 35 0 45c Eggs, dozen 38c — v LOCAL CREAMERY MARKETS Bytterlat. delivered 48c i GOVERNMENT ADVISES ! . WHEAT GROWERS How to Avoid Hessian Fly, “It should be borne In mind that tha \ most practical and effective methods 1 of controlling the Hessian fly are idem I tical with the hest methods of produc- 1 ing the maximum yields of wheat. It I does not seem to occur to the average 1 farmer that it is possible for hint tq ! fight the Hessian fly by the process of \ good farming, involving thorough cub . tivation, good seed, and a rotation of | crops. It has been said, and with , truthfulness, that outbreaks of this ] pest are more often the result of poor ' farming than otherwise. The most se- ' rious objection to the most practical ■ and effective method that can be em- | ployed to control this pest In the ■ field—namely, late sowing—is that \ there is danger of so delaying thy ■ growth of the plants that they do not ! become sufficiently advanced to en- ' able them to withstand the winter. The farmer is thus placed, as it were, between Scylla and Charybdis, and must risk the ravages of the Hessian fly on the one hand or the freezes of w'inter on the other. “Much of the delay in the growth of late-sown plants in the fall can be eliminated by paying close attention to the preparation of the soil and to the quality of the seed. A thoroughly - vigorous wheat plant will not only withstand a slight attack of the Hessian fly but it frequently occurs that such a light attack is rather beneficial than otherwise, for the reason that the killing of the first shoot that is thrown up from the kernel forces the Plant to tiller, and In rich soil the result is to produce more grain; but if the soil lacks fertility and has been poorly prepared, this slight attack that vigorous plants overcome Is fatal to weak plants, because of the badly nourished condition of the plants. The best advice that can be given Is to begin the preparation of the field in the fall precisely as though it was expected to sow at a very early date, but instead of sewing use the disk harrow and the roller, even after It appears to be a /asto of labor ro till the field furthi i “When a finei /erized,- compact seedbed has been secured, the seed should be selected, and this should be done with the point in view that unnaturally shriveled or otherwise imperfect kernels cannot produce healthy wheat plants. When the kernel sprouts it ut once sends fibrous roots down into the soil from which to draw nourishment for the young plant, and if little or no nourishment Is secured the wheat plants are put Into somewhat the condition of stunted calves, pigs or other farm animals which are underfed. “Wheat plants cannot secure prompt and ample nourishment if the roots must make their way about among clods due to poor preparation of the soil, or in soil that lacks in fertility. The farmer, then, should begin the preparation of his soil with the object of delaying the sowing of the wheat and afterwards of pushing the growth of the plant to the utmost until the beginning of the cold weather. There are farmers who grow wheat continuously year after year but who rarely lose a crop on account of Hessian fly attacks, and even more rarely does the pest originate in their own fields.”— Circular 51, U. S. Department of Agriculture. s “A day for toil, an hour for sport, But for a friend is life too short.”

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Guaranteed Bread or Pastry Flour, 24Vitl>. bag ...$1.55 Gold Medal Spring Wheat Flour, 24*/ 2 tb. bag ...$1.75 St. Nicholas Spring Wheat Flour, 2454!b. bag ....$1.68 Quaker Made Rotted Oats, 5 tb. bag 27c Cane Granulated Sugar, 25 tb. bag $2.50 Fruit Jar Rubbers, guaran- . teed for Hot or Gold Pack, extra thick, 4 doz. for . ,25c Smoked Mild Sweet Gore Picnic Hams, average weight about 7 tbs, per tb 32c Smoked Sugar Gured Jowls, tb 35c 4 Small Gans Pet Milk. for.2sc Large Cans Pet Milk 15c Carotene Milk Compound, 2 Large Gans, for 25c Apple Jelly in tin pails ...30c ( hoice Michigan Hand Pick- , ed Navy Beaps, tb 10c I anev Lima or Butter Beans, 2 tbs 25c Swift’s Pride or Lenox Laundry Soap, 5 bars for ...29c Kirk’s Flake White, 4 bats for 25c t aiitz Gloss Q oap, 6 bars . ,25c

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my them Saturday again those dandy good Ciincer Snaps, a keg, special , 2 9 c lest Quality Head Rice, 2II ( . >- H . ‘hoice Rice, broken grains, ,h ioc mod Quality Pink Salmon a ran ’ 2fl(i - Large Cans Extra Quality Pork and Beans a - ( , .arge Cans Best Hominy ]n ( . an Best Pack Pumpkin, .m,. Fancy Santa Clara Prunes I,J 20c ! anev Seeded Raisins, pkg. 14 C (uarl Jar High Grade Cocoa f,,r Gal. pail Golden Karo Syrqp 7: )C Tih J ail White Karo Syrup 85c Lux. those High Grade Soap Flakvs, 2 pkgs 25c dayman’s Vegetable Toilet Soap, box 3; )f olgate’s Regular Barber IS r Shaving Soap, cake 9 f 3 for 25c Vould’s Macaroni, Spaghetti and Egg Noodles, 3 targe boxes, 25c Jracker Jack, a box V * )C Fancy Large Lemons, doz 38c Fancy Bleached Celery, Cabbage, Gantetopes, Watermelons, Green Beans, Juicy, Sweet Oranges, Bananas-and etc. ■ .!» (I — . ■■ ■■■