Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 229, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1935 — Page 5

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"M- ’ <as - - ' — |®FOF . ■unuEGus I |l( INFECTED ■ Than 5(1 Per Cent ■diana Herds Have ■Bang's Disease ■„ percent of Ute helci test- ■ , 10! Belins disease Kpul infected. cording to ■compiled by the U. 8 I*' ■, of agri. nli'H- The aver- ■ ;!;•• cuuntiy «■"> about 40 l' -l> II- '•» w.-re testnu tn I.' r 1.1 "9 were ■, .... mfect.d During the ■,,.,.1 ."..'l'-' herds were ri state in the I Ilion. i. -is In 'ds lepresentcattle vre tested. inids numbered I 15'.' repre- - ■■ ■umbered 15 'H" The herds ■ negatively number 4.089 - ■"ou tin date there iattle on .lie waiting 1 " Hi per cent of 1 ’■ :> ..title in the! 1 Ig n>-.| .:. " t ting the j' _ found to be infect-1 to Dr A. E. wight, J the tiiiie!. nlosi.s eradica- 1 bureau animal in- ., special I again-! B.mu s disease. , - covers work of the , ended June 30. 1935. P reacting to the tests are! I at'- : h the < ..ttle : ■ >.>;v.-d ~ r-.|- ral indemway in - -T'C ' and Wy-"‘-e v\|m< ted soon. 1 leads in the number II tested A total of 34.843 It state. 30.Minnesota. 13' in Ohio, i in Oregon. fm- th s uork in many i - 1 iln- ci, try were great- t anticipated and the cattle I I 'i- their willing- t ..“tpc-rat. ami attempt to t the disease Dr. Wight K ’h" diseased animals are i the cattle owners I disinf. c t the premises I cattle are kept. It is i to repeat tests to deter- ' remaining cattle 1 infected alter the first re- 1 removed Each herd in < ii.lection is found receives MKjests. but no herd receives

■Public Auction I 50 - HEAD OF JERSEY CATTLE —SO ft HORSES—HOGS—SHEEP be held at my barn, in Monroe. Indiana, . 6 miles south of rain or shine, on I WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1935 Commencing at 12 o'clock noon, prompt. wi good Jersey cows and 10 two yr. old Jersey heifere, be fresh i **!•. or very soon after; 20 yearling Jersey heifers, one bull. The best lot of dairy cattle I have ever offered to the One pair of black males, 5 yeaxs old, wt. 2600 in foal; Roan olri - **• 1800 in foal; Ik good Shropshire ewes, 2to 4 'u, i uuck; 4 Sows with 10 pigs each by side. B Drive to my farm, 2 miles east of Monroe and H,... * ee these cattle any day before the sale. ASH. I CLAUDE HARVEY, Owner Johnson. Auctioneer. ATTENTION CREAM I SEPARATOR USERS J WE ARE SETTING ASIDE |l Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4th and sth SERVICE DAYS on Primrose and McL’orKp a ,. h ; . r ’ n,f cream separators. Bring your old Babor'"' 6 * n an d we W ’H repair it with no charge tor ■ ox BOTH AFTERNOONS WE WILL SKIM COLD II o mj LK under certified test. I ee this McCormick Deering STAINLESS STEEL ■KEMPMin^™ 01 doing this difficult work. ■ • UMBER THE DATES, OCT. 4th and sth at the I McCORMICK DEERING STORE ■ DECATUR, INDIANA.

more than two testa when the result# are negative, Average appraisal of Bang's disease reactors during the past year was $56.86 average salvage received by the owner of such animal, 119.87. and average Federal payment, 124.29. The maximum Federal payment for grade cattle is $25 land for purebred animals S6O. The 'owner receives the salvage, but tne I total payment from all sources must not be in excess of the appraised value. In Maine and Virginia the owner receives a State payment in addition to the Federal payment. Federal funds are a vailable for continuing the work until June 30, 1936. REPORT DODDER IS DESTRUCTIVE Twining Wlre-Like Plant Lives As Parasites On Various Plants Dodder is common in Indiana fields this year, says Oliver C. Lee of the botany extension staff of Purdue University. It is a twining wire-like plant, the various species of which live as parasites on clover, alfalfa, lespedeza, opion and other plants. The species that is | more destructive in Indiana is the | common field dodder that grows i on clover, alfalfa and lespedeza. The life history of the dodder 1 plant readily explains why it is a serious weed. The seed germinates, producing a tiny leafless, twisting plant. As it twists, it comes in contact with a growing host plant and sends tendrils into the stem through which the dodder feeds. The dodder plant does not form roots. Its only contact with the soil is through the host plant, from which the dodder draws its nourishment. Frequently the dodder causes its host plant to die. When the yellowish patches first make their appearance in a field, they should be destrojfPfl. Oil or straw should be sprinkled on the infested areas and burned- Care should 7>e taken to burn all of the dodder as a small sprig may reinjest the field. It will be necessary in most cases to make a careful survey of the field and go through several times in order to find all the dodder patches. In rare cases an entire field may be completely smothered with dodder. If the crop is worth saving it may be cut and fed to livestock in the field. If the crop is not worth saving, plow the area and plant only dodder-immune crops in the field for four or five years. Corn, oats, wheat, barley and soybeans can be grown. o Dance. Sundav, Sunset, ■

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1935.

CLUB MEMBERS ! GIVE ARTICLES . FORBREEDING » S ' • 4-H Calf Club Members Write On Origin Os , Cattle Breeds (Editor’s note: This is the first s of two articles written by four prominent members of the Adams county 4H calf club on the origin of cattle breeds.) By David Liechty I On a scrap of solid ground, resJcued by human energy from the ; ocean were the most fertile pastures in the world. On the past- | urea grazed the moat famous cattle t in the world. An ox often weighed more than two thousand poundsThe cows produced two and three calves at a time. Large amodnts of butter and cheese were exported 1 each year. There farmers were in- ’ dustriffltts, thriving, and independf ent. !i These cattle we know in Ameri--1 ca as Holstein-Freinian. That name ' is a result of uniting two rival Herd-Book Associations. When the 1 first of these cattle were brought ’ from Holland, they were known as 1 Dutch cattle. One of the smallest states, known as Friesland, had the ' best specimens, and most of the i foundation stock was imported there — between 8 and 9 thousand head previous to the year 1885. 1 While the exact time and place 1 of the origin of the Holstein-Fries--1 ian cow is not known, we learn • from historians that Friesians as 1 far back as 300 B. C. derived their ! chief living from their herds of I cattle. Caesar's writings show that ' I Friesians .paid an annual tax of j ox hides and ox horns. In 1891 the first Herd Book of - the “Association of Breeders of . I Thoroughbred Holstein Cattle" was ' I formed- An association of American I I breeders objected to this name and j ! j formed the Dutch Friesian Asso- i 1 ciation in 1877. In 1886, the two associations merged under the name of “Holstein-Friesian Association of America” which today ’ carries the names of two and one- ' half million registered animals. Ali though it is hard to Believe that so I many are duly registered, the Holstein stands supreme in numbers. — By Catherine Mosser ' The first Jerseys to reach the , United States from ftie Island ot I Jersey had the characteristics that ■ ' made them valuable dairy animals: I ’ The ability to produce the highest | amount of butterfat per pound of. feed consumed, hardiness, adapts- ( bility to varied conditions and climates, early maturity, and persistency in milking. In the year of! 1938 a total of 1,302.387 Jerseys were registered by the American. Jersey Catt|e Club. It is generally believed that Jer- , seys originated in Brittany or Nor- ■ mandy, but the breed as it is known was developed on the island of Jersey. On this small island, a fragment of land, eleven miles; long and less than six miles wide, the breed has been subjected to careful selection and intelligent i breeding for hundreds of years. I Research has established that in ' 1819 a cow, was brought to the i United States from the group of island located in the English Channel near the coast of France and Including the Island of Jersey. From time to time in the period between 1810 and 1850 Jerseys have been brought across the Atlantic Ocpan from the Island of Jersey to the United States, but systematic importation did not begin until 1850. From that date until today an average of 275 head of Jerseys have been imported yearly. | Jersey characteristics are carefully fixed to preserve the purity of the breed. The Islanders tn 1789 prohibited by law the importation of pther dairy cattle to the island for breeding purposes. Jerseys have long been recognized as the leading dairy cow for economical butter fat production. The average weight of the Jersey cow is from 900 to 1,100 pounds. Hundreds of Jerseys have completed production records far in . {excess of the average. Ear|y maturity is an outstanding I characteristic of the Jersey breed | She comes into production earlier ' I than any other breed for Jersey l heifers freshen at about 2 years of mge. The Jersey breed is adaptable to : | every variety of climate, soil, and

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- I i L \ a■ kV )\£' ®iU ! mW; i 1 MM' La >. , * ' Adams County will meet al) comers when it comes to raising corn. If it weren't for the evidence of the cameraman skeptics might be inclined to dismiss the tall corn stories as being told in tall story contests. Charles Friend manager of the Fonner Stock farm north of Decatur and owned by Dale W. McMill!en has offerea in evidence what may be a record in the matter of producing sky-scraper corn. His prize stalk in a field of giants measured 17 feet three inches high. It was grown on the St. Mary's river bottom land without the use of fertilizer. Still growing when he i cut it he brought it to Decatur i where, he had to climb a step-lad-der to reach the first ear which was TO feet from the ground. The corn was of good quality, something which “s not always , true of tall corn. In front of the Decatur Democrat for the last several weeks it has attracted considerable interest. Many persons examined the stalk i food. The extra butterfat content, shown by Che deep cream line furnishes energy and is an important source of vitamin A. the vitamin I that helps build a health reserve land maintain normal physical etfi-i ciency. o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

Shows Value Os Fertilizer .. ‘4. ■.

(This picture is published by the Central Sugar Company and associated industries in the interests of better agriculture in '(.dams county.) The photograph was taken May • 31, southeast of Decatur on a typical Adams county farm and shows the difference between a fertilized field and a check plot where no fertilizer was used. The fertilized field yielded thirty bushels of wheat per acre testing 60 lb. per bushel. < The unfertilized plot yielded twenty-two bushels of wheat per , acre testing 55 pounds per bushel. The cash value per acre of fertilized wheat amounted to twentyfour dollars, the cash value of the , unfertilized plot, sixteen dollars and fifty cents per acre, or a diff ; ereuce of seven dollars and fifty , cents to pay for two dollars and ( fifty cents worth of 2-12-6 fertilizer. Wheat ground should be plowed . early and leveled so as to take ad- , vantage of apy fall fains, as a firm . seed bed with sufficient moisture - is necessary in growing a good

' - , i » if tR * Ik t ,iV V. *’ rn ' (Picture —courtesy of Fort Wayne 1 News-Sentinel) I Photo at left shows Charles < Friend examining first ear 10 feet I above the ground on stalk 17 feet three inches high. At left is scene t from Earl Foreman farm in Blue I Creek township where corn aver- < aged 14 to 15 feet high. 1 1 closely to see that it hadn't been spliced. They stated that they had "bitten” on a fake stalk in the southern part of the county recently. They wete convinced that this was one stalk. The Earl Foreman farm in Blue Creek township is typical of the { condition of the crop south ol Decatur. The corn topped the tele- j phone pole in the field where the pfetura was snapped. It’s probable height!) averaged from 14 to 15 1 feet. Its heighth is further emtphasized by the beautiful girl in the 1 field, another product Adams eoun- { ty is noted for. The condition of the corn over , 1 the county is above average and ■ above that in other parts of the! l state. Farmers who are now cut-; 1 ting it are pleased with the qual-p RyConsiderable of the corn may' l be left standing, it is reported because of the abundance of hay for ' fodder. The corn being so dry has 1 hastened the ripening process which means that husking will be- 1 gin earlier this season than usual. ' ————————— l State Has Only One Town Bloomsburg, Pa., —(UP) —This 133-year-old urban community, the seat of Columbia County, is the only { town in Pennsylvania. The com- ] monwealth has 46 cities and 937 . | boroughs, but by a special act of incorporation passed by the 1870 legislature, Bloomsburg alone is designated as a town.

crop of whbet, Six to eight pecks of seed wheat, which has been thoroughly cleaned, of the variety best suited to local conditions, should be drilled per acre, along with two hundred and fifty pounds of 3-12-6 fertilizer, around September 25th (fly free date). The good wheat farmer will tell you he would not sow wheat without fertilizer for the following reasons: Fertilized wheat makes a faster growth and a sturdier plant before freezing weather; starts more quickly in the spring; matures more quickly yielding more bushels of higher quality wheat per acre. In addition to the increased cash value of wheat to the grower, as only approximately sixty per cent of the plant-food value is available ; the first year, he is able to obtain a better stand of plovers and other grasses, ami an increased tonnage of hay the following year. •A wheat grower should obtain two dollars worth 6t wheat for every dollar spent for fertilizer or, one hundred per cent on his invest-' meut; many growers have report-! ed two hundred per cent and high- i er. |

PLAN HEARING - ON POTATOES Hearing October 3 To Decide If Potato Program Planned The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-' ministration announced today that a hearing would be held on October 3, 1935, at 10 o'clock aT m., in room 2050, South Building, Department of Agriculture, to determine whether a potato program should i be developed under Title I of the , Potato Act of 1935 and if so what ] such a program should include. j Title I of the Potato Act desig-1 nates potatoes as a basic commodity and authorizes the employment { of any of the methods outlined in i the Agricultural Adjustment Act for the purpose of increasing agri- i cultural income to be lisefl to aid , potato growers. Title II of the Potato Act levies ! a tax of three-fourths of a cent per pound on all potatoes sold in ex-' cess of a national allotment after December 1. 1985. The national allotment is to be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Congress, however, failed to provide funds for administration of Title II of the Act. Pending a decision with respect to use of funds for the administration of Title H a thorough investigation of possibilities for the assistance of potato producers under Title I of the Act is being made. Among the questions to be considered at the hearing will be whether the establishment of a national allotment with or without benefit payments to producers would carry out the purposes ot the Act. Representative potato growers and others interested will be asked to attend the hearing on October I 3 ’ i Among other questions to be con sidered is whether the exercise of the power to provide for adjustment in acreage through agreements with producers or by other voluntary methods, and to provide for rental and benefit payments in connection with such agreements | or other voluntary methods would j carry out the purposes of the Potato Act, The possibility of the use of; marketing agreements for potatoes ; and the diversion of potatoes from! normal channels of trade, or into by products, will also be taken into consideration. DRGES CAUTIDN IN FEEDING USE Purdue University Warns: Against Excessive Use Os Soy Beans Uafayette, Ind., Sept. 26 —"The t(nusually large acreage of soybeans planted this year will have a tendency to encourage injudicious use of soybeans as a hog feed,” says Prof. F. G. King, head i of the Animal Husbandry Depart-1 ment at Purdue University, who add that “there is grave danger

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T? I-■■■j | - l i ■ . that soybeans will be used to ex- ' cess, and that hogs yielding soft pork will be produced." Prof. King points out that the j Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station has published a timely bulletin written by C, M/ Vestal and C. L. Shrewsbury, on “The Effect of Soybeans, Soybean Oilineal, and Tankage on the Uuai- ; ity of Pork," which can be used as a guide by Hoosier hog raisers. He quotes in part from the bulletin, as follows: "The quality of either fresh or cured pork from hogs fed corn and : soybeans may be as satisfactory as that from similar hogs fed corn and tankage, or corn and soybean oil meal, provided certain definite restrictions are placed on the feeding of the soybeans. “1. It the pigs are to be fed on < pasture, they should not receive i soybeans until they weigh 75

FARM LOANS To Responsible Borrowers LOW RATES — LIBERAL TERMS PROMPT SERVILE Application for loans submitted to Union Central Life Insurance Co. A. D. SUTTLES FEDERAL FARM LOANS Now At THE ADAMS COUNTY NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION, of Decatur, Indiana has received a Charter and has been duly authorized and empowered to make farm loans in -H of Adams County. If you are expecting to re-finance your farm loan call or write this association at once. Office: 133 South Second Street Decatur, Indiana C. Burt Lenhart, Sec’y-Treas. Fred T. Schurger, Investigator Low Prices Still In Force On Our Team Hamess ! > (r Os if I _ ’ "y B. QUALITY TEAM HARNESS, EVERY STRAP GUARANTEED. WORKMANSHIP THAT HAS NEVER BEEN EQUALED. YOU WILL SAVE MANY DOLLARS TO BUY SCHAFER’S HARNESS AT OUR TODAYS PRICE. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT AND STOCK W ITH MANY STYLES AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT PRICE RANGES. WE ARE MAKING A NEW HARNESS M ITH MANY ADDED FEATURES TO ADD STRENGTH AND LONG WEAR. THIS HARNESS WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD FOR FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AT .. COME LN AND LOOK IT OVER. You Can Buy As Low As $39.95 A Good Strong, Serviceable Schafer Team Harness. We Have Them in Stock. HARDWARE <md HOME FURNISHINGS I

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pounds. "I. It the pigs are to be fed In dry lot, they should not receive soybeans until they reach a weight of 125 pounds. I "3. Soybeans should not be fed as a substitute for eern. Rather they should he used as a supplement to corn. From the standpoint of practical application of ! this principle, 14 percent is considered the maximum quantity of | soybeans to be used in the ration. "If the above precautions are not taken in the feeding of soybeans, hog raisers are liable to produce pork that is unsatisfactory both to i the packer and to the consumer.'* "Indiana hogs have a most enviable reputation for producing | pork of good quality," declares Prof. King. "Injudicious feeding of soybeans should not be permitted . to endanger this splendid reputation. tipei-ial precaution should be taken against the feeding of large quantities of beans with a limited quantity of corn or other grain. . This applies especially to the hogging down of soybeans, and to the | feeding of more than one part of beans to seven parts corn.” o Air Motor Ring Toy Plane Moscow —(UP)— A flying air plane model with a three-cylinder aviation engine working on condensed air has been contructed by Andrey Kraaeny, a 16-year-old plane i model designer.