Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1935 — Page 5

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on of the Federal Land Bank of Louisville, Ky., the Bams county national farm ■ LOAN ASSOCIATION, E of Decatur, Indiana a Charter and has been duly authorized and empowered loans in all of Adam* County. are expecting to re finance your farm loan call or write R Office: 133 South Second Street Decatur, Indiana Sec'y-Treas. Fred T. Schurger, Investigator Beeatur Hatchery I For Poultry Headquarters Quality, Blood Tested, Baby Chicks. MBrnndcr Stoves, Feeders, Fountains. Peat and Quality Starting Mashes at low Look us over before you buy. Right now is the time to order your April and get your preferred date. I Order Today. I Decatur Hatchery IJ| Monroe St. B Decatur, Ind. I — Replenish Your Flock With Sturdy PINEDALE CHICKS I MnJ' aVe i. in . s 10 c k hundreds of strong, I I heathy chicks that will enable V inir in' )U <* d your flock into a profit pay- ! t int ■.' < i S i> n ? ent ' Good chicks are impori Chili" 1 Ine ’l aI e produces the finest ■ you can buy. I ChbL R ? W 10 increa se your flock with thicks from the f Male Hatchery ["'« SK-nd a ISwLE I CHICRs & 'MBfe CUSTOM $7.50 HA T?? fI ,NG I— Per 100 m** 1 * ... ’

12. Two townships. Preble and French, are not represented. There is one club in Decatur but none for Washington township. Efforts will be made to organize clubs in these townships. Residents In communities which do not have clubs , are requested to get in touch with ! either Mrs. Busche or Mr. Arch i bold. At the meeting Tuesday two leaders from each club will be preI sent. Mrs. Busche is also asking I that one lady in the two ! delegates come to th® meeting to ! assist with the pot luck dinner which will be served at noon. Tlie delegates will report back to the local clubs the things • brought out in the meeting by Miss i Kent and others. Extension work lis not new in the county but the leaders believe many persons are i not acquainted with the benefits j which may l>e derived from it. One of the important matters to he brought out In the five all-dpy meetings is better home management and pointing the way to bat- ' ter efficiency in doing the necessary tasks of home making. Mrs. Robert Mann of Kirkland township, director of the 4-H clubs in the county has asked that the names of the township directors j be reported Tuesday. The 4-H • clubs are being organized for the I summer's program.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, MARCH «, 1935.

PRODUCING OF EGGS TO HATCH I • IS PROFITABLE i Estimate Nearly Two Mil-! lion Chicks To Be Hatched In County It is estimated that nearly 2,000,000 chicks will be hatched in commercial hatcheries in Adams county during 1935. This will not include the large number hatched in small incubators and under hens. The producing of eggs for the eight hatcheries is becoming one of the most profitable sources of income for a large number of farmers and their wives. A large proportion of the chicks hatched in the hatcheries are shipped as the county could not possibly absorb the number. The majority of the standard strains of chickens may be pur--1 chased from the commercial hatcheries in the county with the added ' inducement that they all come from flocks which may be visited. Several of the hatcheries are i now experimenting with crossed strains. The Decatur Pinedale ' Hatchery will soon have for sale crosses between New Hampshire red roosters and White Wyandot hens, and a second hybrid produced by crossing Black Australop roosters and White Leghorn hens, I. N. Stuckey, manager of the Decatur Hatcheries, when asked what he thought of the sex guaranteed chicks stated that he did not believe they would ever become popular in Adams County. "The pullets cost double the ordinary chicks. In other words by paying the same price you might get the pullets with the cockerals get the pullets with the cockerels free.” he stated. TELLS VALUE OF GOOD BREEDERS P. B. Lehman Is One Os Leading Guernsey Breeders In County Starting in the dairy business about 11 years ago with some grade cows oF different breeds wasn’t enough for P. 11 Lehman, now one of the leading Adams county Guernsey breeders. His history after the purchase of his first grade cows is: “A few years later 1 met Wesley H. Stults, a small Guernsey breeder of Adams county, who Is still an active breeder. At that time he was the only Guernsey breeder in this county. “Later Mr. Stults sold two cows at the Van Wert Guernsey sale, topping the sale with one cow at 1380. That gave me the Guernsey fever. "In 1927 I bought the first purebred Guernsey heifer for my oldest daughter to enter In the 4-H club. Later 1 bought a few more heifers. ■ “In 1929 I purchased at public auction a sire owned by .W. H. Stults, M. A. Stults and Walter Blum. This sire was originally purchased from John W. Maherwood of North Dakota and was out of a dam that produced 740 pounds of butter fat. “The sire is Maherwood Crescent 138,004. This sire has hud many daughters with good butter fat records and six of them have increased their dams' butterfat records. Two weeks ago 1 received a medal for this sire. “About this time I became interested in the health of my herd and tested It for tuberculosis. I have had air accredited herd since March 1, 1924 “My herd was growing and I needed a young sire. In 1931 Mr. Stults and myself wont to the St. James farm at. Naperville, Illinois, owned by Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and selected a grandson of the great Guernsey cow ShuTUewick Levity which had a world's butter fat record of 804 pounds as a two year old. “This young sire was Happy Boy number 196,379 and I have 12 daughters out of him. not yet. in production but showing very good types. When the sire was three years old we lost him. in Muy of 1934 we went l»ck to the St. James farm and purchased another grandson of Shuttlewick Levity named Chupion Steadfast, number 209,."37. “Through these eight or te n years my daughters, Pollyanna. Juaulfa and Barbara had some of these heifers in the 4-H club and

Pe n Os Prize Poultry I HHBfiHi swiWtaki OBBR PEN I H mi " [hklbl'W FinM IBOWI IffirJlTtW '!;innW jy r , _*!' ii y \ - r ....J; -jR. —• -i 1 •< - - i Pictured here is a pen of Buff Orpingtons owned by C. M. Laisure of near Monroe. This pen won sweepstake prizes at the agriculture fair held in Decatur two years ago. Other poultry owned by Mr. Laisure have won over 500 ribbons and have placed first at the Indiana state fair. He has specialized in Buff Orpingtons and Dark Cornish.

C. M. Laisure, who has won over 500 ribbon* for poultry in the last 10 years, stated today that he believed “prise winning roosters and hens can be selected from any average flock with good breeding behind it in Adams county.'’ Mr. Laisure has been raising poultry for the last 19 years. In 1924 he became interested in showing his birds. His success in the show ring since has l>een phenomI onal. In addition to the ribbons ‘ won he has a loving cup won by I one of his Buff Orpingtons for the best utility hen at the Rising Sun. i Indiana winter show. | Mr. Leisure's flock is located on j his farm $4 miles west and % mile i south of Monroe. He lias specializ- , won trips to Purdiie University and] ' the state fair. | “I was striving for better produci ers and in 1926 I joined the Adams county dairy herd inmprovement association, of which 1 am still a member. 1 have won three medals on my herd and can show butter fat record for three generations on I some of my heifers. "I now have one cow on an offiI cial test. In the last 10 months she I has given over 11,000 pounds of J milk or about fourteen times her I live weight. I think she is the first Guernsey cow on an official test. “About three years ago we organized the Adams County Guernsey Breeders association with 20 mem- ] bers. “Guernsey cows have made one of the best farms out of one of the worst, between Decatur and Bluffton. HALF OF COLTS HAVE DEEN SOLO 1 Many Colts Nominated For Gold Medal Colt Club Show Are Sold . It is estimated that nearly half of the colts nominated last July ] tor the Gold Medal Colt club have been sold. Nominations will again ■ be accepted foi the 1936 show during the month of March. There were 92 colts nominated . last year. Those which successfulI ly meet the requirements by July of this year will be eligible to par- ■ ticipate In the Gold Medal Colt chib show to be held in connection with the agricultural fair in Decatur during the first week of August. Colts born after January 1, are ■ eligible for nominations in the club . each year. One of the requirements is that they increase in weight 650 pounds (luring the year. A Gold Medal Colt club show is presented each year to bring buyers to Adams county and tp advertise the good horses. Last year a number of colts were sold at prices ranging from SIOO to $325. Leaders in the club have advised the members not to sell their best colts .but to keep them in the county. Those who nominated colts last year for the 1935 show are: Mrs. Anna Amstutz, David Amstutz, Jacob Amstutz. Henry Aschlemam Noah Augsburger. Palmer Augsburger, Christ Balsiger. Mrs. H. 11. Baumgartner. Albert Beer. C. C. Beer, Edwin Beer, Ben Bixler, Ed Bolleubaeher. William Burke. Donald Burkhart, Dan Burks. E. W. Busche, Charles Cook. John Eicher. Merl Essex, Robert Gerber, Harry W. Gerke, Hubert Geisler. R. M. Gilbert. Dav I id D. Habegger, Enoch P. Habeg-| ger, Erank Habegger. Reuben Ha-i begger. Earl R. Haines, Clayton Halloway, Fred Hanni. Everett Hawkins, Hilty Brothers,

ed in two breeds, the Buff Orpingtons and Dark Cornish. This year he will experiment with Barred Rocks. The flocks on the Laisure farm are cared for like other chickens. He keeps up the high quality of his birds by purchasing a few good eggs or chicks from leading poultry men to get new roosters for his flock to prevent in-breeding. He starts about 300 of his own chicks each year. “One of the secrets of obtaining prize winning poultry," Mr. Laisure says, "is to get the chicks hatched early in the spring.” By early he means February or March. "This,” he continued, "will insure good size, feathers and plumage.

First Os Series Os Articles For Daily Democrat By D. D. Mazelin

t (Editor’s note:—This is the first ; of a series of articles being prepar- • ed for the Decatur Democrat's , farm page by D. D. Mazelin of Berne, route one.* ■ i ~ Fruits are divided into two gen- ■ i eral groups, the one b eing the fruits which grow on trees and the other commonly known as small truits which grow on small plants, vines or bushes. Today 1 shall concentrate most- . ly on the care of fruits that grow on trees. ! Twenty-five or thirty years ago . fruit growing was comparatively . simple when compared with present practices. All that seemed necessary to raise fruit from trees was simply to plant good young trees in a good location and then wait a few years for the tree to attain its .proper age and size, and I you would have without any furtliI er bother or expense a fair crop of i fruit each year thereafter. Late j frosts in the spring seemed to have 1 been about the only cause for failure then. Today the raising of fruit from trees is radically different, and every one who lias had any experience with trees in the last decade will agree with me when I say that it is almost impossible to have any edible fruit from trees that are not properly cared for throughout the

Ben. F. Hinkley. Rufus Hirschy, Otto Hoile, Amos Huser, Rufus Huser, Mrs. <’hiist Inniger, J. J. Kauffman. Stucky & Kirchofer, Eugene Kneuss, Amos Lehman, . Ben Lehman. Harvey Lehman, Peter B. Lehman, Waiter Lehman. Floyd Llby, Paul E. Liechty, Christ . Litwiller, Harvey,Maun. , J. F. Merriman. Benjamin H. ; Miller, Miller & Shoaff, Floyd Mitiehel, William Mitciu 1. !’ai Moses, William Neadstine, Jacob . P. Neuenschwander, Joel Netten- . schwander, Noah Neuenschwander, T. M. Pari'. Earl Reber, William i Reichert, Everett -Rice. William

, - ■ -- I Real Estate For Investment Duplex, 10 rooms—slsoo. Present rental yield net 7'r Duplex, 11 rooms—sßooo. Present rental yield net s'< Duplex, 8 rooms—sl2oo. Present rental yield net C>'< 80 acre farm—s6soo. Present rental to yield net 6'< 10 acre farm—s3soo. Present rental to yield net 4'J Buy real estate for safe investment with good Income now. Rentals and commodity prices are on the up grade. Wages must follow this rise. Real estate is the basis of credit. You should buy now. Suttles-Edwards Co. .

"You must also know how to pick out good birds from your flocks. The selections should be made, bearing in mind type, plumage and size. Nearly every good i flock will have some birds capable of winning prizes. To win prizes you must study your flocks.” Mr. Laisure has wone first place at the Indiana State Fair, at Bluffton. Van Wert, Decatur. Bourbon. Rising Sun and a number of other fairs. Until recently he entered poultry in the winter shows. He does not believe the raising of birds for show rings alone is j profitable, but first prize winners I are “good advertisements for poul-, try men.’’ He has sold many doz-' ens of eggs and birds through' shows.

growing season. Let us consider first the apple tree. The apple is one of the most common tree fruits on the market and a great amount of care must l>e given the tree from the time when it is still dormant until the apples are picked in the fall. It is of great importance that tree® are fed regularly each year with some kind of fertilizer, pre-1 ferably a liberal application of ■ barnyard manure. This is best ap-' plied during the winter months or very early in the spring. Contrary to the opinion of many, manure should be spread in a great circle and not piled up near the trunk. The feeder roots of a tree are usually found as far from the trunk as the outer tips of the branches or even farther In many cases, so any fertilizer will be best available whan applied over a large area around the butside of the tree. A i very popular way of applying manure to tile orchard is to haul it in with the manure spreader anti driving through the rows crosswise so as to cover all the surface around each tree. This procedure places the manure where it belongs. In case nitrate of soda must be used it is best applied just before the blossoms open in the spring. An average tree will require about five pounds nitrate of soda and smaller trees accordingly.

. Rich. William Riff. Leland Ripley. Chester Roth, W. T. Rupert, Fred Sehearer. Hilbert Schmitt, . Peter D. Schwartz. Floyd Shoaf, ■ Archie Smitley, Jacob Sommer, . Caleb Sprunger, L. F. Sprunger, . Cyrus Steiner. Jesse .0. Tricker, Joint Tumltleson, Henry J. Wallace, Mennas Wulliman. Enoch Yoder, Jacob J. Yoder, Edwin Neuhaiiser, B. F. Tickle, John ! S< hem k. Chalmcr Smitley. Albert Beer, JoiHi and Christ Hilty, Forest ■ Ripley. ■■ ( i Q There’s a many a mummy that’s i pretty stiff.

ADAMS COUNTY HORSES FIHE Furdue Expert Conducts One-Day Horse School In This County “Adams county has some of the best horses I have ever seen.'' said Professor R. B. Cooley of Purdue University after conducting a oneday horse school in the county. The shows were held Wednesday under the direction of the Gold Medal Colt club, with Henry Dehner. chairman. The morning session was held on the Leonard Sprunger farm and the afternoon session at the Omlor Brothers farm south of Decatur. “The present high cycle in horse prices and production may be expected to continue for the next five years,” predicted L. E. Archbold, county agent, in opening the morning session. Professor Cooley followed with a discussion on the desirable type of stallion, his care, feed and management. PaiT Brown* also of the Purdue University extension department, demonstrated the proper method of hoof trimming. The agriculture class of the Kirkland high school attended the afternoon session in addition to 40 farmers. Mr. Brown gave special attention to giving detailed information to the high school class. The care, feeding and management of growing colts was also discussi ed by Mr. Brown. “The sanitation plans developed I for preventing parasites in poultry ! and hogs are just as effective for ' horses,” said G. F. Elchorn, Decaj tur veterinarian, when discussing ! the internal and external parasites of horses. "This method is also I the cheapest,” he concluded. Judging draft horses was the topic with which Professor Cooley closed the school. He explained draft horses’ unsoundnesses, their locations and possible causes. 0 Cheap Cars ready to go: Ford T coach. Chev. coupe. Studebaker sedan. Phone Clino, 170. 58t2

FENCE For Field, Poultry and Lawn “Superior" Dual Zine coated—all sizes, weights —and heights. An elegant stock to select from — rightfully priced. Posts in Red and White Cedar, also steel in L & T styles. Heavy 20 Gauge Galvanized Tanks, various sizes. Gates in cypress board or tubing, wire filled, exceptional values. Bulk Garden and Truck Seeds. Cash Coal & Supply K. A. STUCKEY Home of. Stuckey’s Hog-Glad. PUBLIC SALE As I have quit fanning, will sell at public auction, 4’A miles southeast of Decatur, % mile northwest of Pleasant Milk-, Ind., on road , No? 527. MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1935 Commencing at 12 noon. t HORSES—2 bay mures, smooth mouth, wt. 13(H) lbs. ea< h. CATTLE —1 red cow. 6 yr. old. part Guernsey, be fresh March II: i .1 Guernsey cow, 5 yr. old, be fresh by day of sale; 1 black eow. In; fresh in May. second calf; 2 heifers, be fresh day of sale; 1 Guernsey heifer, 10 months old. L HOGS —1 brood sow. will farrow, March 20. CHICKENS—2S White Plymouth Rock Pullet . > FEED -1 ton of mixed hay; 45 big fodder shock . 100 busir I corn; 25 bushel oats; 5 bushel yellow seed corn. FARM IMPLEMENTS 1 Fordson tractor in A-l condition; 1 Oliver tractor plow, 14 in. bottom; 1 good wagon and hay-ladder bed; 2 old wagons; stone bed: engine rack; 1 double disc, 7 on a side, in good shape; 1 McCormick binder; 1 Osborne hay loader: 1 Deering mower; 1 hay rake; 1 Kentucky grain drill, good working order; I Avery corn planter; 2 riding corn plows; 1 Oliver riding breaking plow, 14 in. bottom; 1 walking breaking plow, 12 in; 1 spring tooth harrow; 2 spike tooth harrows. MISCELLANEOUS 1 buzz saw. like new; 1 pump-jack; 2 sets of double work harness; ’ 3 hay slings; 200 ft. of rope; barb wire; 1 beet lifter; single and ' double eliovel plows; 1 four hundred egg Prairie State incubator; 1 DeLaval separator; log bunks, chains and hooks; 10(H) chick hard coal brooder stove: 1 five shovel plow; 1 six by twelve hog nest; and nianv other implements. ! TERMS—CASH. FRANK GARWOOD, Owner Roy S. Johnson —Auctioneer. I Lunch will be served.

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WOULD REBUILD SCHOOLHOUSES 1 Little Red Schoolhouses Would Be Made Into Farm Residences Indianapolis. Mar. 8.--<U.R) —Little red schoolhouses, once the center of community lite, but now abandoned in favor of more ino.lern buildings, soon will be transformed Into farm dwellings. Under a plan being worked out by the state farm rehabilitation division of the federal relief department. the schoolhouses will be leased from townaliips. repaired and sub-leased to poor persons. More than A thousand of the abandoned buildings are lying va cant and gradually deteriorating, and it is the plan to repair them and turn them over to needy farmers. A survey by the rehabilitation division showed that T 63 of the buildings are of brick construction; 443 of frame and nine of stone. Under the proposal, the buildings would be repaired by the tenants themselves in return for free leases. At the expiration of the leases, the farmers would be given the opportunity to purchase the buildings under long-term low-rate contracts. Leases will be approved by the township trustee and the rural rehabilitation departments. — —o ——— ? COUNTY AGENT’S [ COLUMN The wise gardener will make a tour of inspection now to detect before-it is too late the ravage of winter in his garden. Basketfuls of compost or peat should be at hand to use in potting down and recovering plants heaved by freezing and thawing. Broken limbs may be .swinging about as a result of winter sleet and ice. Low evergreens may be in need of lifting or tying up after the weight of winter snows. Mice or rabbits may have girdled young plants—prompt action may save cherished plants. Many Indiana gardeners are growing some broad-leaved evergreens. it would be well to remember that much of the winter damage to these occurs in February with its changes from heavy sleet and ice to warm winter days. Heavy wet snows should be shaken off to prevent breakage. I The location should protect against too much winter sun or northwest winter winds.