Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1935 — Page 5

rKekly Review Os Adams County Farm News

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PUBLIC AUCTION Bred Chester White Bred Sows and Gilts—4o Highway 'on rtlt taMn ’ 1,1 n, *l e » east of Fort Wayne on the THURSDAY, February 28,1935 n Commencing at 1 P. M. t gHt< i ' -ows, carrying their second litter, and 30 outUiai »• i" ° hirrow March and April. Thia is the best * e “are ever hud. "wville Chester White Breeders Ass’n. Auctioneer. EDERAL farm loans Emendation of the Federal Land Bank of Louisville, Ky., the DAMs county national farm loan association, of Decatur, Indiana g Cha e far m loan/i» r has been du| y authorized and empowered *" s in all of Adams County. ' arg cxne t' Nation at once' 8 t 0 re ' finance your farm loan call or write Oilice: 133 South Second Street F Lenhart, Sec- .t Decatur ’ Indiana y ’ ,eas - Fred T. Schurger, Investigator

front non-signers—oven though the ' pigs may have been delivered to I the livestock market by contract I signers. Thia technical limitation tended to hamper the movement of pigs from one region to another by way of the public livestock market. The removal of restrictions on !the number of pigs that may be ■ purchased by the contract signers ■in 1935 pertains to Stocker and I breeding hogs as well as to feeder I pigsContract signers who purchase I feeder pigs are required to keep in- ; formation with rsspset to (It the date and place of each purchase, , 121 the number of feeder pigs purchased, <3l the average weight of pigs at the time of purchase, (41 the method used in distinguishing feeder pigs from pigs farrowed on I the farm, and (5) the name and address of the sellfer or person who j delivered the feeder pigs. Unless this evidence can be furnished at the time of checking compliance, and unless all feeder, stocker and breeding hogs puri chased as well as hogs fed for others by contract signers are marked for identification, it will be assumed by corn-hog committeemen that | such hogs have been produced for market from 1935 litters owned by the contract signer at the time of i farrowing. No adjustment payments are made to signers on feeder pigs they have purchased but the proI ducer of the feeder pigs may be ' entitled to an adjustment payment ’ if he is a contract signer. o * COLUMN | The drouth of the past summer, i coupled with high temperatures and chinch bug damage have seri iously disrupted the hay and pasture program on many Adams ' county farms because of failures i of clover and grass seedings made I last spring. In order to help farnt- . era meet this situation an "Emergency Hay and Pasture School” has ■ been arranged by County Agent I Archbold at Geneva in the Limberlost tliieatre at 9:30 a. m., Tuesday, | February 26. and at Monroe at the 'high school building at 1 p. m., Tuesday, February 26. ' Mr. M. O. Pence of the Agron- ! omy Extension department of Pur- , due has been secured to discuss ! the best emergency hay and pas- ; tore crops for this county. These 'emergency crops, properly selectled and grown, should make it possible for farmers to carry on j ’their live stock operations at or, near the normal level, at little if i any extra coat for purchased feeds. There are suitable temporary pasture crops which may be used to cover any shortage whether it occurse in the spring, mid or late summer. Illustration of the use of pasture crops to meet various situations, such as supplementing ; permanent or rotation pasture, providing a complete pasture setup, and tho possible injury from chinch bugs and diseases will be presented. Among the crops to be included are Sudan Grass, sweet clover, Lespedeza, and alfalfa. In some cases the problem of good legume hay crops for next year is even more serious than that of pasture, because of the failure of 1934 spring seedings by the summer drouth. Emergency hay crops to be included in the discussion are soy beans, millet, sudan grass, sorghums, ete. Farmers who will bring their own particular problems to the meeting will receive special consideration and help. ■ o Uses Razor 102 Years Old Topeka. Kam—(U.R>—T. A. Heckman, reading clerk in the state senate, has a razor 102 years old — not only has it, uses it every day. The razor was made by Wade & Butcher, Sheffield, England.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY- FEBRUARY 22, 1935.

Township Corn-Hog Chairmen Give Fheir Opinions On Program Os AAA

"Smiles to sud faces;” "crop in-, suranqe"; "first successful organization of farmers”, and "higher prices" are phrases used by town-' ship chairmen of the corn-hog con-; trol committees when aided to give their opinion of the AAA program in Adams county. Quotations from some of the chairmen are: UNION TOWNSHIP Adolph Schamerloh “The 1934 corn-hog program I has meant to me a greater friend-1 ship and acquaintance, has created a better understanding of each others' problems and solved them in a friendly way to the best interest of every one of us. Surely a lot of ! individual good has come out of i this." BLUE CREEK TOWNSHIP W. H. Patterson "The program has brought about higher prices of farm products—adding a close relation to articles we buy. It has an equalising effect' to our supply and demand. 1 wish a greater success for citizens of Blue Creek township in the 1935 program.” MONROE TOWNSHIP D. O. Kauffman "Organization among farmers, has been a much discussed topic | for many years but until the crop | control, especially the corn-hog | control program, was offered farmers and signed by many of them, it did not look as though they would ever be in a position to work together. "The corn-hog work has had such a favorable result in Monroe township that many believe now at least one of the first steps in the organization of farmers has been taken. "The benefit payment of thousands of dollars has meant much to Monroe township farmers. Another good feature has been the release of the contracted acres to grow roughage and pasture needed by the farmers for the dairy cows and young horses. "The effort of the corn-hog program Im brought a new hope for the future among the farmers of Momoe township,” WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Lewis Stump "Possibly the benefit derived from the corn-hog program is the spirit of cooperation it has brought into the mind of our farmers. They

CARE OF SEED IS IMPORTANT William Rupert Gives Pointers On The Raising Os Good Corn ‘‘Caring for the seed is the most important part in the raising of good corn," said William Rupert, well known Adams county corn grower and an authority on the subject. Mr. Rupert continued, “being a farmer in the country for the past 35 years I have found many methods used in the selecting, care and testing of seed corn. "But of course the fact should be pointed out that the very best way to select your seed would be what 1 call the sack method. By this I mean that a sack is strapped over your shoulder and you go between the rows of corn to select the early maturing ears. These should have a shank sufficient in length to let the ear hang pointing downwards. This protects the ear from damage and also makes it more inaecesable to birds. "Selection of course is very important. but to my way of looking at it, caring for it is the most important. There are many places and ways to store your seed. "1 will enumerate a few ways, such as tying it with twine and hanging it in a shed. This method is all rltflit providing the corn is properly dried out before the weather gets too cold “The proper way is to rack dry it in a well ventilated building where you can supply some heat in case of cold weather. "in regard to testing I will say that if the selecting and care were properly applied, you will not need to worry much concerning the test. To be on the safe side, however. testing is the way to be sure your seed will grow. “Many methods are used, such as glass cans, saw dust, sand and rag dolls. Test at least five grains out of each ear and use the best method which I believe is the rag doll method. The doll will gTve you a plain reading of the vitality and diseases of each ear. “If you select carefully, care well and test each ear you will have better results in your next corn crop." - If you wish to meet the dashing young Phillip, eonw to D. H. S. auditorium luesday at 8:15.

tare better able to see the other person's problems and have con- ■ i eluded that in a cooperative move-1 inent their fellow farmers can help solve their problems. "Likewise the program has been j a financial help to the community, ' because of the ready cash put in-! to the hands of the farmers to buy the every-day necessities of life.” WABASH TOWNSHIP Harva Ineichen “The agricultural adjustment adj ministration has done a wonderful piece of work by putting into effect the cornmog program. A large majority of signers have expressed themselves as believing that the benefits are equal to crop insurI ance, and by cooperating with the 1035 program they will be establishing markets that will put them ; on a profit base.” FRENCH TOWNSHIP Henry Meyer "The corn-hog program has meant much to me and my township; it has paid off many debts. It has helped to repair many farm buildings. It has bought the wife a few new things. It has even convinced a few non-coutract signers that they should Rave signed with I us. It has put a smile on many a i sad face.” HARTFORD TOWNSHIP Ralph S. Myers ”T«ie corn-hog” control plan with crop Insurance in the form of benefit payments were virtually life ■ savers for Hartford township farmers as we bore the brunt of the J drought in Adams county. The first rain after which we could not count the drops in the dust did not come until August 12. shortly after the release of contract acres for fourage. "The majority of these released acres were seeded in soy beans, drilled with corn or some other pasture or hay crops. They thereby have played a large part in our ability to carry our stocks through the winter. X "The benefit payments have been almost our only income. They payed our taxes and have enabled us to procure the needed grain and additional roughage to feed our stock. Without this crop insurance following an 80 per cent grain failure of all but ifTTfeat and a 60 per i cent hay and roughage failure, it is very difficult to imagine what we would have done.”

Participation In Corn-Hog Program ■ Again Extensive I Washington, D. C.. Feb. 22—I’ar- , ticipation in the 1935 corn-hog adjustment program now is expected ' to be almost as extensive as it was I in 1934 when more than one million I corn-hog farms were placed under | the contract, the corn-hog section of the AAA lias indicated. With the application sign-up campaign yet in Us preliminary : stage in many areas, more than 200,000 applications for the 1935 I contract have already been received by local corn-hog officials, aci cording to telegraphic reports from I extension directors and field workers in nearly a score of states. Most of the applications received thus far have come from lowa, Missouri, Indiana, South Dakota and Nebraska in the midwest and from Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, i Oklahoma and Alabama in the isouth. Woman Sends Dime For Pear Taken 20 Years Ago Greenfield, 0., —fUPI—A plump little pear rested 20 years ago in a basket in front of Jenaro Wolfe’s grocery store here. It ws plucked from the basket by a w.iman who liter became «.i preacher. 'Wolfe never missed the pear. To the woman, it loomed large in her guilt feelings. Wolfe received a letter the other day. In it was a dime and a letter. The note said, I took your pear 20 . years ago. When thinking of restiuttions 1 might need to make, I have not found any pressing upon my conscience but the little pear. If it was worth more than 10 cents 1 willsend you the remainder." . , o— Texas Farmers Trick Crows In Grain Fields Holland. Tex. —(UP) — A novel way of killing crows hass been tried out by farmers here, who report that it has worked successfully. The farmer takes some shelled corn and threads each kernel with a long horsehair. He scatters this oorn about the fields where crown are fi-equentlty (found and withdraws to uwaint results. The crows, according to the reports, eat the corn but are unable to swallow the .horse hairs. The crows after a time develop fits of fnewy trying to get the horsehairs out of their month, turn over on their I I backs au die of fatigue- , On.- farmer sold he counted 59 , dead birds the last' time he tried the method.

PROOF NEEDED MORE ACREAGE Additional Ruling Made To Aid Farmers Who Raised Poor Crops Producers who submit proof to their county allotment committees that their base corn acreage, or, in other words, who prove that the 1932-33 corn acreage on their farming units is, because of very uni usual circiumstances, considerably i less than would have been Mie case I if the farming units had been cultivated in a normal manner in 1932 ■and 1933. may be permitted by the i committee to plant on such farming units in 1935 a number of acres not to exceed a number to be determined by rules set up by the agricultural adjustment administration, according to County Agricultural Agent L. E. Archbold. However, in all cases where the permissible corn acreage for 1935 is established in accordance with the ruling, the entire farming unit must be covered by one contract and no corn payment will be made under such a contract. All such decisions on the part of county committees are subject to the approval of the Corn-Hog Section of the AAA. "This ruling was made,” said Archbold, "to permit producers with adequate hog bases, who are farming land which does not have an equable corn base for some reason beyond the control of the | producer, to enter into the contract ' to control the production of corn J and hogs in order to control the production of corn and hogs in order to hold prices at a level which will give similar producers a fair return or parity price for their products.” o Well-Diggers Hit (Jas In Cincinnati Suburb Cincinnati — (UP) — Fuel gas struck in a well -digging on a highway five miles east of suburban Caney Island here sent the entire community into flurles of excitement. Elated well-diggers lighted the gas and found it burned in a threefoot flame through the night. Hundreds of neighborhood residents visited the well as the news spread, hopeful that a valuable picket of fuel under their lands had been tapped. The discovery came as a surprise while a well-digging company w.s seeking water. Finders are capping the well to determine if its pr ssure is sufficient to make the fuel pocket commercially valuable.

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Flowers and Vegetables One of the pleasant things about growing a garden is the flowers that may be brought into the house for decoration. Nothing eo much emphasizes the summer season, as summer flowers, and to be able to bring them indoors, where their cheerful color and fragrance will lift the spirits in any room, is adding to the satisfaction of growing them. Many ornamental plantings will not allow much cutting because of disrupting the contours of bed or border. If you have such a situation to cope with, your best resource is a cutting garden in the vegetable patch, where annuals may be grown in rows, or as a border trim. They will dress up that section of the garden and furnish flowers to cut. in abundance. Here you can grow every type and color of annual, without troubling about appearance. Mimulus, also known as monkey flower, is a beautiful porch box annual for a shady situation. The seed is very fine. Start early and you will have something novel and interesting. o —■ ————— Gardening to Reduce Growing a garden is the best method 1 know of reducing. Not only does it bring into the house those healthful vegetables which give adequate nourishment without too many calories, but the exercise in the sun and air with hoe and rake does what less natural means of muscular labor cannot do. Those thinning foods, which are known as 5 per cent vegetables because they contain only that amount, of carbohydrates, form the nucleus of any reducing diet.

Governor'* Arm Szved Boston.—- (U.R) —The Maszuchu •etts National Guard has decided to spare Governor James M. Cur- 1 ley's right arm. At the annual Washington's Birthday reception at i the state house it is customary for' the governor to shake hands with 1 all National Guard officers. This year, however, there will be no handshaking, the officers having | been instructed merely to stand: at salute.. HIGHER DEMAND I TO BE NEEDED ■' ' 11 - I Increased Demand Neces* sary To Maintain Higher Price Levels i Although the price level for 14 j agricultural commodities rsse|; steadily from August 1933 to May, 1934, and subsequent sharp advances since the drought have i brought the price level for these i commodities practically to the pre- i war parity point, theee levels can < be maintained only by an increas- i ed demand through 1935, according i to word received from the United States Department of agriculture i at Purdue University recently. These conclusions were based on 1 studies of market conditions re- i oently completed at Washington, which showed that the index for 1 all farm products for January was 1 126 per cent of the pre-war figure. For the seven basic commodities, 1 on which a processing tax is being ' levied, including wheat, cotton, ' field corn, hogs, tobacco, sugar, and peanuts, the index, including i the adjustment payments, was 135 i per cents of the pre-war index. "Larger crops anticipated from 1 the adjustment program for 1935 1 will replenish the shortage caused by the drought,” the report states, "and will tend to lower this aver- 1 age price of the basic commodities unless there is support from a rising domestic demand in the form of increased industrial activity and factory payrolls." 1 “This means,” said L. E. Hoff- ' man, who is in charge of the educational phases of the agricultural adjustment administration’s crop control campaigns for Indiana, “that, the increased buying power of the farmer is expected to increase the demand for manufactured goods to the point where there will be an increased industrial activity. and, naturally, increased factory payrolls, which will augment the consumer demand for the basic farm products.” — o ; Get the Habit — Trade at Home

Among them are: cauliflower, cabbage, eggplant, radishes, string beans, lettuce, cucumbers, spinach, celery, endive, onions, melons, cress, tomatoes, turnips, and marrows. Every one of them is important, because when so many fats and starchy foods are excluded, all 16 are needed to make up the variety which every one desires. Too many women begin a reducing routine without an adequate supply of these essential foods. The market furnishes a good number of them, to be sure, hut their supply is always fitful, and by no means complete. Also, they muet necessarily be old with the time of shipping from grower to wholesaler to market. A reducing program is no simple matter, even though it be taken lightly around the family circle. To be of any value, it must be sustained for a considerable period. and at the same time contain sufficient food lor a properly nourished body. The home garden provides both the food elements for diet and the r-xercise. Where space is available, however email it may be, this method of reducing should be followed, because it is safe and pleasant. Besides, a considerable saving in food bills will result. O, My! Carrot Pie Carrot pie is a healthful dessert for every member of the family. Here's how to make it; Cook fifteen (small-size carrots and rub them through a colander. Beat two eggs, and with one und a half cups of milk, stir into mixture. Then, add one teaspoon each ol nutmeg, all-spice, Suit and cinnamon, and fill in crusts you have already baked. Cook in a moderate oven. Though somewhat like squash and pumpkin pie,'it has a flavor of its own which many favor.

County Corn-Hog Chairman Tells Os Purpose, Results Os AAA Program

(Editor's Note The following article on the torh-hog adjustment program was written exclusively for the Decatur Dully Democrat hy Henry Rumple, president of the Adams county corn-hog aseocla- : tion, and also Jefferzon township iliairman.) "The corn-hog adjustment program had its beginning with the AAA in an effort to help the farmer of the middle west to meet his 'Obligations during the period of ad- ; justment to a home market oniy for agricultural prodiie. The conditions of the 1934 contract and rulings governing it were worked out by the major farm organizations of the country, two of which were the Farm Bureau and the Grange. I "Os course the plan was worked [as a giant cooperative movement with the corn-hog section of the AAA aa head. The state extension service acted as head for states and the local extension service or county agents' office as the direct contact with the prMucer In education and explanation of the contract. "Following explanation, the first sign-up or applications were written. Here we come to the work in the county office to correct, list and adjust these applications. First true to the cooperative plan the contract signed elected from their own group, men to represent them in the county organization, the corn-hog control association which is directly responsible to and governed by the AAA. ‘’Here ends the direct responsibility of the extension service and begins operation by the producers themselves. On the men elected by the producers rests the job of getting all contracts in order for ac-1 ceptance by the AAA, typing and keeping record of data obtained on the contract. “Upon completion of the adjustments a second or final sign-up was held. At this time very few refused to sign the contract which as the season went on proved real crop insurance. “After first benefit checks were received a general improvement in spirit prevailed between the farming class and business men. Folio- * wing the first checks many bust-; ness men were pleasantly sUrprls-1 ed by having bills of long standing ! l>aid in full without soliciting. Following such incidents, the statemelit was to be heard many times that the farmers were honest if able to pay. Consequently an in- i creased credit and good will prevailed between the business man and the farmer. "Almost simultaneously with the first checks, rural business men reported an increase in volume and i in several lines a very marked in- i crease, also a change from credit j

HOW TO GROW AND RAISE HEALTHY CHICKS 1. Buy Good Chicks. 2. Correct Brooding Conditions. 3. Good Ventilated House, No Drafts. 4. A Good Balanced Ration, Chick Starter We have many testimonials from feeders of last season with wonderful records. Start your chicks right this year by feeding REED’S CHICK STARTER and see them grow. Reed-Mac Feed &Supply Co Cor. Second & Jackson Sts. Phone 233

SATURDAY, Feb. 23—2:00 I’. M. JDecatur Hatchery 1935 Grand Baby Chick Season Opening FREE 50 CHICKS as prize on Hungry Rooster guessing contest. Guess how many grains of corn the rooster will eat in ten minutes after being deprived of feed for 30 hours. ALSO FREE POULTRY HEALTH SCHOOL CLINIC All Poultry Raisers Invited. Remember Feb. 23 at 2:00 P. M. Place Decatur Hatchery MONROE STREET Phone 107.

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to cash sales. "About this time she general outlook brightened, due to stimulated farm prices and the fTrst of the real and permanent benefits of the program could be seen and felt. "Thus the 1934 program was the first year of nation wide voluntary cooperation among the farming class, also the beginning of organization In agriculture on the scale industry has had for many years. "In the 1935 contract the farmers merely have an effort to keep this cooperative organization alive, that the progress toward a profitable relationship of supply and demand be not lost. In every respect the 1935 contract is more simple and liberal in its requirements. Furthermore it is In a majority of eases, paying the producer for something he does not intend to do or cannot do. In this way It enables the farmer to easier meet conditions during this economic step in adjustment to meet new conditions. "Due to the loss of our foreign markets for produce, these reductions would automatically take place in time as the items supply, demand, profit and loss in our economic system asserted their fatal forces. "This all raises the question, would you rather be paid to meet these adjustments and have a satisfactory living or be starved to it by tho resentless forces of nature and be paid with distress and poverty ?” IMPORTANCE OF RULES STRESSED Homer Arnold Stresses Important Rules To Be Observed A few important rules to be observed by Adams county farmers are being stressed by Homer Arnold, who was in charge of the 1934 corn-hog compliance board. Mr. Arnold said today; “A very important Item to ba considered in the 1935 corn-hog work ‘is that of accurate measurement of ; corn fields before planting time. | Practically all the 1935 corn bases I have been established and for this reason farmers will know how much corn to plant. "Another important factor is concerning the purchase of feeder ■ pigs. All feeder pigs purchased since December 1, 1934 must be accounted for on special evidence forms which are available in the county agent's office. The chief ■ feature of this evidence form is the I manner of distinguishing purchas- { ed hogs from those farrowed on I the farm.”