Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1935 — Page 5

Idustries And Agriculture Work Hand - In - Hand

To Manufacture Million Pounds Os Butter Here

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FEI)E KAL F ARM LO ANS pWmendation of the Federal Land Bank of Louisville, Ky., the &AMS COUNTY NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION, oi Decatur, Indiana and empowered J nation at^onc'e* 10 *° rc '^’ nance y° ur farm loan call or write i 1 OlTice: 133 South Second Street 'Lenhart s> r ,)ecal U* , > Indiana ecy Trea s. F ret j y, Schurger, Investigator — —' Public sale - — Decatur Homes — 2 < H. n K lO **>e fcijhest*!, I ' fw lll<> aairn of Aaron IteViunoy estate ' B r ’Indiana <>n ° JlUlter > on premises at 314 and 318 Oak Kt. 1 Saturday, March 23,1935 At 1:30 P. M. < ‘ h °- : 'l | L . - garni.,.' scini-niodcj n home, m good stale cistern, drove wdl. Uu ‘ U is •> r . ' r| L ' ' 1001,1 seuu-uiodcrii home. garage and t’""'" or before April loth. "Mjash s '°h Jon & TRICKER, Guardian 'etioneer c. L WALTERS—Attorney i

f drying machines to manufacture , ■ buttermilk powder. Tills powder > is sold mostly to the poultry feed- - era." The local plant is now manufacturing American cheese put up in , dairy type and longhorn type. The Cloverleaf Creameries Is now receiving about 30.000 pounds . of milk a day. Tills amount will be i doubled as soon us the cows are , put on pasture. The Huntington plant manufacti ures all of the ice cream and is considered one of the most modern plants in the state of Indiana. The Decatur and Huntington plant together will manufacture approximately 3,000,000 pounds of cheese and Decatur will manufacture approximately 1,000,1100 pound of buttermilk powder during 1935. Over a quarter of a million pounds of gallons of ice clean, will be manufactured and sold from the branches of the creamery at Decatur, Huntington. Fort Wayne. Warsaw and Greenville. Ohio. The plant employs approximately 175 persona including the cream buyers. About 75 trucks are necessary to pick up the butterfat and deliver the ice cream. NO CONTRACTS AFTER APRIL 1 Corn-hog Contract Applications Will Not Be Taken After Apr. 1 No corn-hog producers are to be permitted to make application for the 1935 corn-hog production adjustment contract being offered by the agricultural adjustment administration after April 1. it was announced here today by County A gent Archbold, who said that he had received word to this effect from the state corn hog headquarters in Lafayette. “If the sign-up is carried beyond this date," he said, “corn yield appraisals and preparation of the eontructi will be slowed and the payments will be delayed. Also, the expenses of the local association will be greater. “Farmers are being contacted in Adams county as rapidly as possible, but, if mine do not come in to the county corn-hog office to make application for the contract, it will be ini.; vssible for all to be given an opportunity to sign the applications at their homes,” ihe added. To date. 830 Adams county producers have made application for the 11*35 corn hog contract. o Barber's Razor 100 Years Old GODERICH, Ont. (U.R) — Kam Heddeil. veteran barber, is the owner of a razor which he claims is more than 100 years old. The 1 blade is nearly two inches long and attached to an ironwood handle. secured by a copper rivet, it i cl sely igwemblos a meat cleaver. I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY. MARCH 22, 1935,

VARIOUS FORMS OF FEEDING ARE TOLD BY RAISER Charles F. Friend Tells of Experiments In Feeding Beef Cattle A aeries of interesting experiments in the feeding of beef cattle lias recently been conducted by Charles F. Friend, manager of the Fonner Stock Farms, located north of Decatur on U, S. highway 27. A short description of each experiment and his conclusions are: “Experimenting with the various forms of feeds in the past few years, I have tried fattening steers by the method of giving car corn in the feeder in the feed lot with silage combine to 850 pound steers. These failed to put on a profitable gain. There were it) head of steers in this test. “For the second group we used 5o head of 100 pound calves. We ran them into pastures during the summer mouths, in the fall we put them in the feed lot, giving them husked ear corn until the winter began. “During the cold weather we experimented with our own grain. I One of our preparations was comisised of 400 pounds of molasses on a full 'feed. For roughage wused soy beans and timothy hay and alfalfa. We fed this group in this manner all winter and until the next summer with poor results. They ate up all the profit because they were in the fence ’lot on full feed too long. “I believe that molasses is necessary fit any formula because it will have a loosening effect upon the bowels. ' “The third lot on which we experimented consisted of 50 head of steers. We unloaded these right from a car into a dry lot in July We immediately put them on a ration of shelled corn, cotton seed meal and soy beand hay. “These steers weighed in at 840 pounds and we fed them 108 days with an average daily gain of better than 3bi pounds. We sold them for four cents per pound above the first cost. Apparently (lies, steers did exceptionally well on this ration of feed. "Another portion of this third group we put in the pasture direct from the ear. They remained there until November when we placed them in a dry lot with feed. They were given practically the same f'-e I a.s Hie sei mi lot except tiiat I they were given ground cob meal instead of shelled corn. This group made an average daily gain of I*4 pounds per day over a li>o day feeding period. "A fourth lot of st) head was fed in the pasture all summer and over corn stalks in the fall. They were then put in a dry lot and fed. This group weighed in at 556 pounds. This lot is now on full feed of shelled corn, cotton seeil I meal ami soy bean and alfalfa bay. They are not doing so well and the daily gain is lower. "Lot number five, a group of 25 head, was taken from the car and put on a full feed of shelled corn, cotton seed and meal, and soy bean hay. They were fed Do days with good results. “So we find that the steers which were run in the pasture first did not turn out as well as the others in terms of pounds gained. "Our experience has taught us that steers taken from the ear to the dry lot and put on a full feed of shelled corn and cotton seed meal with soy bean hay or alfalfa as a roughage gave us the best resulis. “It is true that all steers do not feed alike. Otto must have steers of the best type for the lust results in the feed lot. It is well to ii-melnber Io ph k your steers first. "Wo also handle from 25 to 30 head of milch cows.with 10 to 1.5 head of young heifers coming on. “In the past six months we have, produced about 86.400 pounds of milk, which is equal to H'.soo gallons or 43.000 quarts. In other words during this time we produced enough milk Io furuish each family in Decatur with one quart a day fur a month." ' COUNTY AGENT'S COLUMN A committee appointed by Beu Mazelin ott five-acre work met recently in the county agent’s office. This committee is Otto Holler chairman, Otto D. Biobe r.i c h Franklin ('. Mazelin, Ralph S. Myers. and the county agent. The committee decided to name the organization "The Adams County Crop Improvement Associ-

Team Sold At Good Price ’ i * -'MKB This pair of roan Belgian geldings was recently sold by Ahr ami ’ Sprunger through the Community Sale Barns to an Adams county farmer for $650. The horses were bred and raised on an Adams county 1 farm. E. J. Ahr is shown driving ho team. Nearly 2.000 iiersons are attending th.- sales lu re each week. The I sales are grossing about 53.01 M) a day. ’I he prices of Ailaius county i live stock arc about a half more than they were last summer despite a slump in the national mark during the past few weeks. The prices for horses continue to bo high and the local sales are ' attracting buyers of Adams county horses from New York, Ohio and | Michigan. Good cows are high although ordinary coww have dropped about $5 a head because of the national market, ('attic buyers from New Jersey. Cincinnati, Greenville and Bellfoimtaine, Ohio are among those who attend the weekly sales. The local barns are managed by E. J. and Fred Ahr. Other livestock and farm articles are sold at the sales.

ation." They decided also to make their major work the five-acre corn club contest am? to sponsoi four corn variety tests. They make each tier of townships a district and they expect to place a variety I test in each district. In order for members to enroll | for the five-acre contest this year it will be necessary to pay the fifty cent membership fee and in addition sponsor at least one boy in the one-acre corn club work: that is. they shall enroll ami encourage the boy in his work. In the even: that someone wishes to join without sponsoring a boy, his dues will Im- SI.OO instead of fifty cents. The extra fifty cents will go into tin treasury of the Adams County Crop ; Improvement Association. County Agent Archbold makes ■ the proposition that in case a memi her enroll six or more boys and helps them in their meetings so that they become a standard l-II corn club, the county agent will see that the dues for that particular member are waived for the year. The committee voted to sponsor a county corn show and suggested that the president and county agent get in touch with the farmers institut-u in each of the four county districts and arrange that dis trict elimination shows be held in connection with the institutes. The committee also suggestlsu that appropriate ribbons be given in the I county corn show. USE THISTLE FOR FORAGE Russian Thistle Beinu Used As Fnrage In Western States Farmers in this locality w ill be < interested io know tTTo manner: Nebraska ami Kansas farmers are utilizing the Russian thistle as a forage crop to replace the customary hay and roughage burned U]> by the drought last summer. County Agent L. E. Archbold pointed out today that the Russian thistle should not be-eotifused with the Canadian thistle which is now causing so much damage in this, territory. The Russian thistle grows well only in semi arid regions and for this reason survived the drought. No practical use Ims ever liceii found for the Canadian thistle. hi answer to an inquiry mailed Io the National flay Press, one of its editors has made a report tor, the south central portion of No braska and north Central Kansas, a region comprising about 201 counties. He says, "farmers in Uiis te.rri lory- hqve cut and stacked the de-j spised Russian thistle and they ar< j finding it very good when put | through a cutter, or a threshing t machine. Some mix it. with other feeds and many are burying niolas ses and sprinkling it. in diluted ■ form ii|>on this roughage to make; it mon- palutalde for livestock. j "Funny, how a few years ago we' were all having fils for fear the Russian Ihistle would be imported into I his country. Embargo and quarantine were used any commo dtty which might carry the thistle seed, lint 'lhe things we feared cuine upon us, and now the coutt-i try is seeded with them complete-* ly. and they have proved the salvation of the farmer for this winter’s I rougliage. The puny efforts of men i arc sometimes laughable. Man pro-: poses and a Higher Power dispos-j es. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur J

TREE SPRAYING IS NECESSARY Third Article In Series j Written For Democrat By I). D. Mazelin i Editor's Note: Tliis is the ’ third of a series of articles on the care of orcliards written by I*. D. Mazelin of route one, Berne.) "As I mentioned in my last article, it is an absolute necessity to spray trees as a means of protection from certain destructive scab ! insects, and it w ill not be amiss to suy once more that for this purpose trees liould be w ild ■ dormant. "To faciliate spraying it is very important that all trees are kept well pruned and tops headed back . so every part of the tree is easily i accessible. Thorough coverage of .' the entire tree can not be stressed too much. In pruning your trees, remember too, to cut out all dead limbs, old, decaying pruning slubs and all excessive growth in order to lessen tin- favorite hibernating places for that notorious enemy of the apple, the codling moth or apple worm. In early spring, soon ; after the trees have blossomed - such moths which have been hiber , miting in places like those just I mentioned will begin to emerge and lay their eggs on the leaves jof the trees and a little later on the young apples as they develop. As they hatch the liny worms will find their way into the little apples , (if not poisoned in their attempt' and there feed to their heart's de- , sire for a period of about three or 1 four weeks. From here they will ! emerge big ami fat. find their way ; down the limbs to the trunk of the ‘ tree and there find shelter unde,' Hu- loose, rough bark, or possildthey will crawl to the ground and hide under some rubbish, and there go to sleep for a few weeks only lo emerge a little later us an adult ' moth to lay more eggs and help to increase the already immense population of apple worms. Thus it becomes quite obvious bow sanitation in the orchard wiTI help to control this pest. “After you have carefully prua<d your trees, take some suitiildiblunt tool and scrape carefully all loose bark from larger rough I limbs and trunks to eliminate as t nearly as possible those places of hibernal ion. After this is done 'gather up all Ihe underbrush, rub . bish, coarse weeds, and loose bark and burn. Besides Ihe improvemoiit in appearance of your orchard tins i will he found a very Important step i toward decreasing the number of wormy apples harvested in your I orchard next fall. But remember I this is only a. beginning. (Watch ■ this space next week)" Johnson Exhibits Prize Potatoes' B. A. "4’olalo" John ..on visited in Decatur Wednesday to exhibit some of flu- prize potatoes which have made liim famous. Mr. Johnson obtained a fair crop last year despite (be drought which prevented the vines from forming pola toes until late in the summer. Mr. Johnson has grown potatoes i for 3!* years and has improved a I good type of potato. His potatoes I are dryer Ilian the kind commonly I brought into the county from Michi igan. i Mr. Johnson is also reported to i be the first man to grow alfalfa in i i U .

POINTERSFOR I' SELLING EGGS Victor Blceke Tells of His Success In Raising Eggs For Sale Tin- guarantee of noil-fertile eggs is one of the secrets of success in the direct selling of eggs to the consumers, believes Victor Bleekc of I'nioii township who raises about 500 chicks a year lo maintain [ a flock of profitable White Wyun- | dolt .- hens. Mr. Bleeke has entered a partI nership with his brother, Paul, and i lias found a profitable way to gel ' added revenue from the sale of his ■ produce. Paul Bleeke is running a sweet I cream and poultry route in Fort i Wayne. Victor Bleeke furnishes I Ihe eggs from his flock. i Mr. Bleeke purchases all of his I chicks each year to keep up his I flock. He believes in feeding them according to the plans worked out by Purdue university, which may be obtained free of charge from the county agent or from the experimental college itself. Os the three usual methods of getting the chicken feed, he believes that the most economical is to raise his own grain and bring it to I a local elevator for grinding and I mixing. However, he recognizes j Ihe value of supplementary commercial food or complete conimer- , cial mixtures. .Mr. Bleeke does not intend to keep a large number of chickens, j only enough to supply the market, ■ worked up by his brother. His idea to get the largest number of eggs of successful poultrymanship is when they are the scarcest and therefor the highest priced. Early in the fall, when the days be gin to get shorter he- makes use of electric lights in his poultry house to give the hens a "12 hour working day." He keeps two bulbs in the chicken house which he (urns on and off so that the birds can see from six o’clock In the morning to six o'clock at night. He also makes use of cod liver oil to replace sunlight in the winter. Mr. Bleeke believes that cad liver oil used in the summer

"- " . ai ■hi i , n_j i._. ■ ■ i a ■ Keeps in Step with the March of Nothing in nature stands still. There is either progress or stagnation . . - the demand for newer, better things, urges on the steady march of PROGRESS. Cloverleaf Creameries realizing this, have perfected an efficient and sound organization and through this we have built confidence ... furnishing a market and labor for hundreds of men and women in this community. From a meagre plant making a few pounds of butter daily to an establishment now making thousands of pounds weekly, over a quarter of a • million gallons of ice cream yearly, and three million pounds of cheese , yearly, proves Cloverleaf is in step with the march of Progress. Without good quality Cream and Milk—which the farmers in this locality produce the further progress of Cloverleaf would be impossible. Another step in the march of progress is the manufacturing of “Chiffon Butter”—an exclusive product of the Cloverleaf Creamery. Each year Cloverleaf spends thousands of dollars in the community in order that it might make better products by the most scientific methods . . . keeping in mind the benefit modern, sanitary machinery affords the consumer. ,

Central Sugar Company Operates Fertilizer Plant For The Growers

Operating on the theory that farmers can |»ny fur a fertilizer which will increase their crop by three tons, with one ton of beets, Dale W. McMillen and his associates are giving detailed information of the latest product of Decatur's newest industry colts'meted near the Central Sugar and Soya companies. The letter h written by J. W. Calland. field supervisor of the Central Sugar company. The new plant is being operated for beet growers only under an NRA code and will accept payment for the product from the last payment due for the 1934 beet crop at the rate of 80 cents per ton of l beets. The local industry has live pur ! poses in manufacturing the pro duet: help beet growers raise more beets per acre with greater pro-1 ht; mix real beet fertilizer from the best materials obtainable; effect a savings to the beet growers and recommend its use according to actual results obtained from hundreds of test and field experiments in this territory. Purdue University assisted tinlocal plant to conduct beet fertilizer tests on 60 plots on Indiana soils while the U. S. department of agriculture is carrying on 90 tests on Ohio soils. The agronomy department of the Farmers and Manufacturer's Beet Sugar Association is making various cultural, seed and fertilizer tests and 36 [growers will run side-dressing I tests. In addition to these, hue. deeds of tests of the soils in dilTI erent fieldmen's territories have . been made. The formulas now being manufactured at the local plant with the actual cost, standard fertilizer months will increase the numbers of eggs produced by each hen. This he has mixed into the feed at the elevator or occasionally by himself. His choice of the White Wyandcmie came because it is a comiprom ■ ise In-tween a good laying hen and j a heavy meat bird. Especially in the summer months ! he believes that roosters should be I kept from the flocks of hens rats-1 ed for egg production. "Fertilized ( eggs spoil much sooner than un-, fertilized eggs,” he said.

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cash prices and the'approximate savings to growers are: 2-8-10. cash price. $25.63; standard price. $30.50, and savings. $4.87: 2-12-6, cash price. $25.05; standard price, S3O, savings. $4.95; 4-8-6, cash, $25.12, standard. $30.30. savings, $5.18; 0-12-12, cash $26.02. cash, $30.70. savings, $4.68. A 50-cellt imr ton discount will lie given if the growers call when notified. The figures represent the thro** chemi< ajs In the following order; nitrogen, available phosphoric acid and potash. The amount of the figures represent the number of pounds of the chemical in 100 pounds of fertilizer. The recommendations for applying the fertilizer have been made: j 200 pounds. 0-12-12, broadcast bej lore seeding and 300 pounds of i 2-8-10 or 2-12-6 in the row; or 300 I pounds 2-8-10 or 2-12-6 in the row I and a skle-dressing ot 200 iwunds of 4-8-6 or 125 pounds, sulphate of ammonia or nitrate of soda right, after blocking: or witli fall-plowed clover and manure apply 300 pounds 2-8-10 or 2-12-6 in the row. Recommendations for broadcasting the fertilizer are: prepare seed bed for beets, then drill in the fertilizer with a grain TTrill three to four inches deep; run light drag or roller over field, then drill beets same direction across field as broadcast. This places the broadcast fertilizer in bands on each side ot and below the seed. Several companies are now making side-dressing equipment which can be attached to a two-row rid ing iiiltivator and the fertiliser applied, close on each side of the beet row as the field is cultivated. Tl! company believes that with proper fertilization, good cultural i practices, careful supervision of labor, a beet every 12 inches in tile row. good tools and a good beet farmer on every farm, the yield ot beets per acre can be greatly increased together witli the profits per ton. o Collegiate Police Dog Sall Lake City. Utah.—(U.R) A ■ iiolice <log has attended classes at [the University of Utah every mornpug during the past two years. His attendance is better titan that of any of the students, claims Dean [Thomas A. Beal.