Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1936 — Page 5

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leisaF fc PROGRAM |M WHINED ■nielli Older ( lass 11 ■conservation ProHVgram Explained ... |H ~„. ■ .ms< rvation |H :!i .y w.-re out |V,. } ,• M l..'t>.'. district sup a : u,c ot low nship K i.oiil ixpl.HH'd that class v . ~.■. only when |„ -iv.-n that some im- ■,.... made on tlie , practices and rates which! approved are: I .; . oi Altai fa, a .<■ when seeded '.■ nv. on October 1. S- S ,; . inclusive. u hen seedH\n» land between Oct. 1. 19g Now At 4' ( ■ Atlants Counit National ■arm Loan Association. ■ of Decatur. Indiana a Charter and has ■ duly autho'.jzed and empow■to make farm loajis in all of County. ■ y linn to re finance ■ farm loan call or write this at once. M Decatur, Indiana Lenhart, str y-treas. ■lYi: investigator

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135 and Sept. 30. 1936. inclusive. Practice Alsike Clover, Sweet (.'lover, White Clover, Korean Les- ' pedeza—sl.oo per acre, when seedled on crop land between Oct. 1, 19I 35 and Sept. 30, 1936. 1 Practice—Legume mixtures—(Legume mixtures which contain 50% ' or more of alsike clover, sweet clover white clover, or Korean Lespei deza, or any two or more of these 1 legumes will be eligible for payment of not more than SI.OO per acre. If lion-leguminous hay and I pasture grasses, such as timothy ' and red top, are seeded with the I legume mixture they must be in [ addition to the normal quantities of these legume seeds used when I such legumes are seeded without the addition of non-leguminous hay land pasture grass seeds) —$1.50 , per acre, when seeded on crop , land between Oct. 1, and Sept. 30, | 1936 inclusive. Soybeans Practice—Soybeans and cowpeas | plowed under as green manure — $1.50 per acre, when seeded on crop land on or after October 1, 1935 and turned under on or bei fore Sept. 30, 1936. Practice —Application of at least 2 tons of ground limestone per acre- $2.50 per acre, when applied on crop land or pasture between January 1, 1936 and Sept. 30. 1936, inclusive. Practice—Plantings of forest trees—ss per acre, when planted on crop land or pasture land between January 1. 1936 and September 30, 1936, in elusive. Such plantiingt to be in accord with the State Forestry administration. These conditions as set forth are for the average in Indiana only. Soil building payments for the practices set forth above will not be made when the labor, seed or materials are furnished free by any State or Federal agency. A good stand of 1 egume will constitute proof of performance unless the secretary approves other proofs of performance. Opening Sun-Set Sunday.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY. APRIL 10, 1936.

DAIRYMEN TO BE HONORED AT FARM BANQUET New Improvement Program Is Planned For County Dairymen j Dairymen in Adame county will jibe given recognition at the annual j farmer's banquet for the first time t next year under a new Improves ment program planned by Roy j I Price. i 1 This will be known as the Clov- , erleaf herd improvement contest. Grading will be done on the basis of yearly herd records 45 points: j yearly home grown feed budget, 15 i points; breeding program. 15 , points; healthy herd program. 15 points, and quality improvement of . dairy improvement products, 10 points. t The 10 dairymen making the best r records will be named on a connj ty roll of honor and be given tnedj als. Entry blanks may be obtained ■ from County Agent L. E. Archbold. Merwin Miller, the county cow testt er. or from Roy Price at the Clov- , erleaf Creameries, Inc. Details of the yearly herd records. healthy herd program and the quality improvement of dairy products are: Yearly Herd Records 1. Yearly Dairy Herd Improve- ; ment Association herd book. J 2. Private yearly milk record of each cow in herd. Such records to be secured from individual daily [• milk weights or computed from i one day s weight each month similar to Dairy Herd Improvement Association system. Healthy Herd Program 1 1. Herd must be free of tuberculosis. 2. Blood tests at least every 12 mouths must be made of each animal over five months of age. Positive aud suspicious animals must be segraied from healthy animals. 3. Au effort should be made to {locate mastitis and control the inI section as completely as possible. Quality Improvement 1. Provisions must be made to cool milk or cream in summer and prevent freezing in winter. 2. When product is sold as cream, delivery should be made at least I twice weekly. > 3. There should be at least two ! sediment tests made during the year. 4. Barn, if not painted inside, should be white washed. Other phases of this program [ will be discussed next year. TO CONCLUDE DRIVE MAY 1 Rural Electrification Membership Drive To End Soon IlaNph Myers, chairman of the 'rural electrification program in Adj ams county, announced today that the membership drive will be concluded May 1. Solicitors have divided the county into sections of two square miles and are visiting every potential user of rural current. The committee in charge of the preliminary drive has reported a very enthusiastic interest taken in the program by farmers, who aro not now using electricity. The township meetings will be concluded with a meeting at the Pleasant Mills school house for St. Mary's township, Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. No meetings will he held in Union. Root and Preblo townships betftuae of the number of farms already served by existing lines. However, some of these residents have visited other meetings. Others will be contacted by personal solicitors. There has been an average attendance of about 60 or 65 persons at the township meetings. On Friday. April 17, the first general county meeting will be held in Monroe. At this time the program will be explained more in'detall. The details of the meeting will be announced later. Mr. Myers stated that the costs to those wishing to be served by the REA will be $5 for memberships until May 1. These will be increased after that date. When the line is connected to the house and run iOO feet towards the barn and is energized a payment of $lO must be made. All other costs will be included iu the monthly bills. These will consist of the cost of

the qonatruction, maintenance, amortization of the loan from the government, servicing aud collecting bills. The actual coat of the REA cur- ' rent per K. W. H. can not he de-1 , termined until all costs and the ex-1 pected volume of business are com- j pitted. Mr. Myers said that the | larger the volume, the lower the cost would be per K. W. H. , Q CARE OF HOT BEDS URGED 11 Immediate Attention Is Held Necessary For Hot Beds Lafayette, Ind., April 10 — Immediate attention should be given by vegetable and plant growers to' the care of their hot beds, accord ' ing to Prof. E. C. Stair, of the hor-' | ticultural department of the Pur-' due University School of Agricul-1 ture. Plantings of some of the earlier; varieties of vegetables for the ear-! ly markets might be made at once j I. if the hot beds have been made | • | ready. Prof. Stair pointed out. ', “Later difficulties may be elim-! ■jinated by using only horse manure | without decaying vegetable matter ' and soil from areas known to be * free from plant diseases,” Prof. Stair said. “The glass in the hotbed should I be cleaned as dirt will keep out much of the sun’s rays which form j . a valuable source of heat in the j 1 hot beds. The hot bed should be; ' so constructed that the glass will catch the sun's rays at as nearly j 1 as possible right augles. I “The boards in the frame should ! be painted to preserve the lumber. Openings and crevices in the frame and sash should be closed to keep in all of the heat. I In a properly constructeu hot' . bed the temperature should rise to . 100 degrees or above in a few days ' i and seed should not be planted until the temperature has fallen to >' about 75 or 80 degrees. This will . normally require about five to six days’ time. “Thorough provisions should be' > made for drainage, ventilation, and I watering. Cool season crops like cabbage, cauliflower, celery and I , lettuce should be provided witli a 1 . night temperature of 50 degrees I aud a day temperature of 60 de- > grees. For warm season crops, such | ' as tomatoes, cucumber, sweet potatoes, peppers and egg plants, the ' , temperature might be 10 degrees ‘ higher,” he concluded. i o Urge Farmers Measure Fields Carefully Members of the township committees which are working on the new soil conservation program urged today that farmers carefully measure their fields before planting. Unless this is done many farmers may fail to come under the regulations of the program. The committees will not measure the fields until next fail. If the proper shift ot' soil depleting crops to soil conservation and building crops has not been done at uiat time, no ; payments can be made. •—o McMillen Cow Is High For Month The five high cows for the past month according to Merwin Miller, , cow tester, were as follows: Dale McMillen 73.1; Oliver Steed , 72.3; Otto Lehman 71.7; Oliver , Steed 70.3; Oliver Steed 68.6. The ten high herds according to his report are: Otto Lehman 50.1; Jacob J. Schwartz 37.9; Telfer Paxson 36.2; Steury aud Schwartz 35.1: Dr. M. M. Moran 34.8; Eddie ( McFarland 31.1; Dale Moses 33.9; . Noah D. Schwartz 33.6; E. H Kruetzman 32.2; P. B. Lehman 31.6.,, , -o Swans Thrive in Alaska Seward. Alaska (U.R)—The Ilium- , na and Naknek country are fast f becoming sanctuaries for swans. The usually rare birds have dou- , bled in number in the regions dur- , ing the past year. They aro tin- , molested by hunters. 0 ( Mart Traffic Guided Chicago. (U.R) To handle tin- , How of more than 800 transfer and , freight auto trucks in and out of , the building daily, the Merchandise Mart here, wholesale center, has an automatic red-and-green traflic iight guarding the entrance to its inside loading platform. Il is said to be. the only building in the world using this device o Opening Sun-Set Sunday.

FEED FOR PIGS IS IMPORTANT County Agent Gives Pointers On Proper Feeding Os Pigs The majority ot the spring pigs in Adams county have been farrowed and the question of what to' feed them is very important. A' few pointers on this problem were ! [given today by County Agent L. E.: Archbold. “It is very important to start feeding pigs when they begin want-1 ing grain at about two to three 1 weeks old. Starting early with a proper ration helps to maintain good health and the natural body' 1 resistance to disease and parasites.! ; . 1< ' -■ ... teed mixture has : proven successful on many hun ' 'dreds of Indiana farms: 70 pounds' 'of course-ground corn; 20 pounds I |of course ground wheat and 10 . pounds of tankage. In ton lots the 'proportions would be: 1,400 pounds ! 125 bus’- shelled corn; 400 pounds (six and two thirds bush-' I elf wheat and 200 pounds of tank-1 ' age. “Always use feeds of good quality for starting pigs. The wheat may be replaced with an equal ainount of flour middlings, ground hulled oats or screened ground I oats. A large amount of hulls of I i coarsely ground oats may be re-! moved with an eight mesh screen. ! ' Skim milk fed morning and even- [ ‘ings may replace the tankage. Soybeans are not suitable for young Pigs. ! “Feed the above feed mixture 1 II hrough a good self feeder. A good feeder keeps feed cleaner; helps Ito prevent robbing and gives pigs of different ages an equal chance. Gains are generally faster and I more economical than by trough [ feeding. Feed this way until the j pigs weigh at least 70 pounds. i “Approximately 100 pounds of pig starter are required per pig, if pigs are weaned at eight weeks and some pasture is available. Loi cate the feeder in a creep which | will admit the pigs and not the i sows. A constant supply of good l , drinking' water is important. The pigs must have plenty of range for ! exercise. ’ o —- SEED PROBLEM ' HELD SEnIUUS iSeed Corn Situation In Indiana Is Worst Since 1918 Seed corn in Adams county is still a serious problem, although many farmers have found local sources of good 1935 or 1934 seed. Purdue University experts state that the situation is the worst it has been since 1918. A state-wide program of testing was begun a month ago which will Include 250,000 bushels of seed corn by planting time. Through the use of all available testing equipment and more being added daily, it is now believed that every county will be able to supply its own seed corn needs without the risk of bringing in out-of-state seed of unknown germination and adaption. The testing service has been the means also of uncovering rather large amounts of crib corn of high enough germination to be suitable for seed. All <mt-of-siat.- s-ed corn should be ex :i< i 0.•,» critu . ty and representative ears tested for germination since the seed corn situation is farm more serious in the state of Indiana, than in other states. Farmers are warned that not all of the 1934 crop of corn is fit for seed. Su< li seed should not be bought blindly but should have a ge mination test of representative < ars the same as 1935 corn. Germination tests of as low as 20 per cent are being reported on corn grown in 1934. Individual ear testing of most crib corn, bulk testing of shelled corn, or testing representative cars of all commercial lots of corn is the only safe plan lo follow this spring, says the Agronomy Department. Anyone in need of seed corn or Information about, testing should contact his county agent or write direct to the Agronomy Extension Department, Purdue University for seed sources. — o Matanuska Has Newlyweds Palmer. Alaska.— (U.R) —-Betty Herman. 19. became lite first bride of the Matanuska Valley colony when she married Herbert (Jukka, 21. als oa colonist, recently.

BEETS NOT SOIL f DEPLETING CROP Sugar Beet Association < Denies Beets Deplete ' Soil t i Saginaw, Mich., April 10 — De- 1 , daring that the design, i<m t -ug- •, ar beets in the soil conservation ~ ' program as a “soil depleting crop” , {ls “unwarranted, unjustified and L contrary to scientific knowledge,” ! J. A. Brock, agricultural editor of ,the Sugar Beet Journal, in an interview iod.>y said: "To c lassify Bugar beets as a soil depleting crop is unfair to every st .r beet grower t in the United States.” , When asked why sugar beets bad I been so designated. Brock, who is 1 i internationally knowc a.« „uth- r j ority on sugar beet culture and the beet sugar industry said; "We : are at loss tn understand why this erroneous designation was made. If it is to be enforced we must . totally disregard, ignore and deny I more- a century of practical .experience, all experimental recJords, the findings of distinguished agronomists economists and scientists at home aud abroad and the statements contained in the literature on the subject published by the United State Department of Agriculture. | “In a word, since the time- of : Napoleon agric ultural scientists [have emphatically declared that sugar beets are one of the greatest [ crop yield stimulators known to agriculture and the literature con- ! tains innumerable references to the fact That the growing of sugar; beets so improves the mechanic al j and physical condition of the soil | that foi four or five years, after j having been planted to sugar beets, field yie'd material increases of .all othei crops." Referring to the possibility of , 1 proving that sugar beets are a soil , improving or soil conserving crop Brock said: “Every sugar l>eet grower has observed the marked increase in yields of other crops following sugar beets and every [scientist who has studied the matter knows how and why these increased yields are brought about. In addition, we find conclusive proof of the fact that sugar beets improve the condition of the soil and inc rease crop yields in the of- ! ficial publications of the United States Department of Agriculture and in the writings of such authJorities as Fainter, Humbert, von I Rnemker, Knauer. Wage, Kiehl, ' Lllianthal, Helot. Briem. Zurn, Bas- | sett, Bridges, Dixery, Vallez, and hundreds of other contemporary FARMERS NOTICE Our Pure Bred Belgian Stallion, Hillsdale Jack, will stand the season aj the El.i Beer farm, 5 miles west of Monroe, Road 124, service $15.00 and insure colt to stand and sueji. Will be careful but not responsible tor accidents. Mrs. Eli Beer, Owner Homer Beer, Keeper. Mar 24-27 Apr 3-10 *i~YWMM——ifTiii'n rm ir . Select Your car for Easter from [ this group ot dependable I and reconditioned USED CARS. 1935 Chev. Co :uh 1934 Chev. Coach 1932 Chev. Coach 1931 Chev. Sedan 1931 Chev. Coach 1930 Chev. Cpe. 1930 Dodge Sedan 1929 Olds. Coach 1929 Dodge Sedan 1929 Ford Cpe. TRUCKS 1933 157” Chassis & Cab 1931 157” Chasis & Cab. SAVE AT ; P. A. Kuhn Chev. Co. Decatur , Indiana »■■■■ |

scientists iu the United States, England, France and Germany.” —o - — Horse Committee To Meet Monday H. F. Schmitt announced today that there will be a meeting of the county horse committee, Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in the county agent's office. At this meeting prellmi". v plans will be made for the -hew to be held in connection with tile Centennial celebialiou next August .The financial committee will make its report at this meeting. — Q, . You seldom find Savoy cabbages in the market because they are poor keepers; they are the highest TJ keepers. Plant seed aud reise at home; theey are the highest quality table cabbages. You can tell them | by their dark green crinkled leaves | at once.

J UJSTAQUIK ENAMEL For bright, colorful, durable and waterproof [■. -ai- F ture,woodwork,wicker and tnetal surfaces, indoor* < BP , F s F r«>' > i or out. A ulf imaothmg enamel. Easy to apply. Dries io 4 hours. Leaves no brush marks. AU newest colors. Kohne Drug Store East Side Street 'Decatur Public Sale On account of poor heaJth. I will sell at Public Auction, mile west of Poe, 4% miles East of Yoder, on MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1936 Commencing at 12 noon HORSE'S—Hay mare, smooth mouth, wt. 1596 lbs,; 2 Bay mares, wt. 1300 and 1400 lbs. CATTLE—Red cow with calf by side; Holstein with first calf by side: Holstein heifer, fresh by day of sale; 2 exitra good red heifers, fresh May Ist; 2 heifers freshen in June; Jersey cow freshen in July; Red cow freshen in July; Guernsey bull, 2 year old. HOGS—2 extra good Hajnpshire sows and 1 Duroc wow. will farrow by day of sale; Black sow. farrow by last of April; 9 feeder hogs. wt. ISO lbs. each; 8 pigs. wt. about 50 lbs. each; Chester White boar, 2 year old. FEED—3OO bu. more or lews of good corn; 100 bu. oats. FARM MACHINERY —John Deere 7 ft. binder, good; 10 hole Hoosier fertilizer grain drill, good; double disc; single disc: harrow; riding and walking breaking plows; low iron wheel wagon; riding cultivator; Moline corn planter with 120 rod of wire; double set of work harness, good; single set of harness; collars, and articles too numerous to mention. TERMS —CASH. Anyone desiring credit arrange w . Ossian Bank, sale clerk. H . S. LE E, Owner Roy S. Johnson- Auct. —' JT- ' Rural Light PATRONS Quarterly Bills due on or before April 20, 1936 Includes Madison and Monroe lines in Allen county. Union, North Root, State and Mud Pike lines, Adams county. Delinquent bills carry collect ton charges. City Light & Power Dept City Hall.

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Sponsors Badminton Ib ri i< y, Cal. — (U.R) — Japan, which learned baseball from the I United States, has reciprocated by j presenting the city schools with a I badminton set In uu effort to pop- ■ ulartee the game hew-. Tiny Bible Owned Quincy, JUsR.--tU.Pj- What may -be the worlds’ smallest Bible is [ owned by Mr. aud Mrs. Kplrert H. Stewart. Once owned by the Scotch poet, Robert Burns, it is only 1 inches long and ’* iticii thick. - ..... 1 Opening Sun-Set Sunday.

Horse Sale at LaFontaine every Wednesday in April. A good place to buy or sell. DonT forget the date. C. W. Speicher