Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1936 — Page 26

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Development of Agriculture In County

(Continued From Page 25) in selecting the need in the held before heavy frosts occur, selecting ears having ripe husks from green stalks, drying the corn properly before freezing weather occurs, and then rag doll testing. Even where a man has done this carefully, the indications are that some of the bettor hybrids will out-yield the open pollinated . strains by at least ten per cent. Corn-Hog Work The educational work for the 1935 corn-hog contract was under , the direction of the county agent ■with the assistance of the committeemen elected to carry on the 1934 work. Following the educational program the following committees were elected: (The first named man for each township is the chairman. and the last named the alternate). Preble— August t’.ailmeyer, Lew is Worthman, Walter Peck, Rudolph Buuck. Root — Theodore Hobrock, Hen■ry’ Aumann. Henry C. Fuelling, .Winfred Oerke. ’ ; Union — Adolph Schamerloh, Vic- . Jtor Ulman. Ben Gerke, Henry Dehjner. ! Kirkland— Homer W. Arnold, Milton Girod, Otto D. Bleberich. ’Henry Sautbine. j Washington— Frank R. Braun. ‘-Lewis Stump, John E. Heiman. * Peter Hess. , St. Marys— Kermit Bowen, Glen Chronister. Henry Crownover, Harve Sells. French — Henry Meyer, George Ringger, Orel Gilliom. B. A. Sees i enguth. Monroe— Dan D. Kauffman, W. ! T. Rupert, Benj. 1). Mazelln, Donald Burkhart. Blue Creek— Wm. H. Patterson. Albert Burke, Harvey L. Sipe, Arthur DeArmond. Hartford— Ralph S. Myers, Walter Myers. John H. Duff, Grover Romey. Wabash— Harve Ineichen, Leon Neuenschwander, Orton Wheeler, Lase Cleighorn. Jefferson — Henry I. Rumlpe. 1 Jesse Teeter, Fred Kauffman, Gale , Butcher. After the township chairmen pre-. sented their credentials of election • the following county set-up was made: Chairman. Henry I. Rum-1 pie; vice-chairman. Homer W. , Arnold; secretary-treasurer, Ker-1 mit F. Bowen; Allotment Commit-! tee, Henry I. Rumple, Homer W. Arnold. W. H. Patterson, and Dan D. Kauffman, alternate; Fiscal

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Committee, Harve Ineichen and , Adolph Schamerloh. These men took applications for and completed 862 corn-hog con--1 tracts. These contracts took a total of 5,254 acres out of corn production. This acreage was largely devoted to Increase in legume crops. Legumes Crops Alfalfa and Sweet Clover Liming for alfalfa and sweet clover is a very important project in Adams County, as two-thirds of agricultural land will be benefited by an application of lime. This project has been getting a lot of attention for the past five years through group discussion, news stories, and acidity testing of soils in every township. In 1934 two thousand yards of waste lime from the Sugar Plant at Decatur was hauled out on the land. On a dry basis this lime has a neutralizing value of 90. and in addition, a ton of it contains an equivalent of 70 pounds of twenty percent acid phosphate. In an expansion move the Central Sugar Company of Decatur loaded this lime sludge free for six days. It Is estimated that 7,000 yards of this lime was removed from the lime pit, two thirds or mori of which found its way to Adams County farms. The farms on which this lime was spread will be watched closely and whenever opportunity affords. result demonstrations will . be held. Soybeans In 1934 a soybean processing plant was erected in Decatur. It operates under the name of the 'central Soya Company. It process[es beans for the primary products of soy bean oil meal and soy bean i oil. This makes an excellent opportunity for our farmers to make their soy bean crop a cash one. In an effort to learn something about the better adapted varieties, .the Adams County Crop Improve- | ment Association planned three i variety test plots. One was located on the M. C. Blomenberg farm Jin Preble Township, another on ■ the Ripley farm in Blue Creek Township, and the third on land under the control of the Central | Soya Company in Washington ! Township. I With the assistance of Keller I Beeson, agronomy specialist of Purdue, result demonstration meetl i ings were held at each of these

plots. Mr. Beeson also had demonstration material showing the different amounts of nodule formation with the use of various commercial and home inoculants. The difference was very apparent and showed very clearly that care should be exercised in selecting the proper inoculant for soy beans. . Dairy Battle Dairy Herd Improvement Work The Adams County Dairy Herd Improvement Association in 1413435 completed their tenth year of conllnuous testing, and in October reorganized to begin their elev enth year. In the tenth year of their testing they started with 385 head of cattle, and 77 were culled for the following reasons: low production—6, udder trouble—6. .terHity—7, abortion—l 2, death—4, old age—l, accident —3, and the balance were sold for dairy purposes. The first reason that a man usually gives for joining a testing association is that of culling out’ his low producers; next is to learn how to feed a balanced ration according to the body weight and production of the remaining animals. The Adams County association has been going long enough that these are now secondary reasons for the existence of the work.. The work has progressed to the* point now that foundation brood, cows can be found by studying daughter and dam comparisons. At the same time, by using these figures, it is possible to learn what bulls are doing an effective job of transmitting increased production to their off-spring. This is evidenced by the fact that each year one or more meritorious bulls are found in Adams County herds, and it has enabled Sol Mosser to have his purebred herd of Jerseys classified according to the rules laid down by the American Jersey Cattle Club. It has also made possible a recent study on superior germ plasm, the results of which are not available at present. Bang’s Disease Control Last year 46 herds signed up in the Bang’s Disease Control program, and these herds are now carrying on with their work. One of the herd owners, Mr. George Ringger. was in the office recently and stated that his last test came I clean. He said there was considerable more pleasure in working with such a herd, and he feels that

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it has doubled In value. 4-H Calf Club Work Forty-six boys and girls com pleted their calf club project this year and had 67 animals in their charge. All these animals were] shown at the Decatur Free Street Fair, and on an achievement basis, 12 boys and girls won 1 day trips to the Indiana State Fair. They were: Norman Aug.burger, ' Lei toy Schwartz, Clifton Habegger, Ell Habegger, Robert L. Mann, Gerhart Schwartz. Grace mosser. Stanley Arnold, Clarence Schrock, | David Llechty, Irlene Ruth Steury and David Habegger. Four also won trips to the Pur(due Round-Up which was held Hast May. They were: Joel C. Habegger, Chester H. Schwartz. Deo L. Nussbaum, and Millard Shwartz. Gerhart Schwartz won first place in the showmanship contest, and the first place winner tn the judging contest was Ell Habegger. 1935 4-H Club Report By MRS. HELEN E. MANN County Club Leader “The 4-H Clubs, with a membership of nearly a million boys and girls, represents a vast educationlal undertaking for the young peoI pie on the farm." states Miss Eva Buel, extension nutritionist of Purdue University. She further states, ‘‘As a feature of the extension of State Agricultural Colleges, with the cooperation of the Extension Service of the U. S. Department of AgriculI ture, as provided by Act of Con'gress 21 years ago. these boys and' ' girls are organized to learn how to be good farmers, good home-mak-ers, and good citizens. Most of them are between 10 and 20 years old. Their 4-H symbol stands for training of ’Head, Heart, Hand. Health.’ Their method is to learn by doing. “At the State or County Fair you may see 4-H Club exhibits, but there is, of course, a great deal of 4-H Club work which you can- ' not see outside of the home where it actually takes place. “In one home, for example, an order 4-H Club daughter has taken over the management of the family meals for a month. That is her club assignment and mother takes the chance. The club program is directed by a trained or practical home economist. Daughter is allowed to work out the family food budget, plan the meals, and prepare them for a month. She reckons, of course, on the foods that will come to the kitch,en from the home farm and garden, orchard, berry and melon i patch. Perhaps she can plan to get

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1 Medal Yield Name 1 , B 75.4 Amstutz, Edwin C. ’ 0 103.0 Bleeke, Victor S 92.3 Blum. Lawrence TC. . S 85.1 Burkhart, J. D, S 84.7 Bu.che, E. W. ’ S 99.2 Habegger, Enoch I’. ’ B 80.1 Habegger, Joseph I’. G 99.7 Hoile, Otto B 76.9 ineichen, H. S. \ S 87.7 Inniger, Rufus B 84.2 Myers, Robert A. S 86.2 Mazelln. Benj D. G 101.0 Mazelln, Franklin C. B 83.1 Nussbaum, Leo L. B 81.6 Patterson, W. H. S 85.4 Schamerloh, Adolph 70.8 Schwartz, C. W. R.B 81.0 Schwartz, D. C. S 84.6 Schwartz, Ell M. • S 88.4 Schwartz, L. Reuben 72.5 Schwartz, Peter D. B 84.1 Steury, David R. along with no cash outlay for milk, I cream, butter, cheese, eggs, fresh I vegetables, fruits, chickens, ham, bacon, salt pork, perhaps other meat, and lard. Al the “protective foods" as the club teaching shows, ■ are ofi hand, so this family will have all the minerals and vitamins it needs, if all goes well in the kitchen. That also is taken care of In the club teaching— cooking methods to preserve food values, and at the same time produce at- ' tractive dishes. “The 4-H Club girl often also does a canning budget. No hit-or-miss canning program goes in a 1 4-H Club. She plans for a definite ■ proportion of berries, fruits, or I vegetables, meats, jams, jellies and 1 pickles so that the family needs may be met and there will be no ■ lack of the necessary variety of 1 foods for balanced winter meals. A canning budget, of course, is • planned to fit in with the other , food supplies, so it is never a com--1 plete food budget. “All food programs tie in natur- ■ ally with the gardening programs, of course, and with health educai tional programs. So there we see ■ three of the ‘H's’ — ‘Head, Hand. ' I Health’. The other one, 'Heart'— ! i goes into the work to spread its r! benefits to home, family, friends, -.and community in the form of, ■ good will, g»od fellowship, ans • practical helpfulness,” concludes . - Miss Buel. , 4-H Club work is character . building; it teaches cooperation; j it trains in leadership; it teaches ■ the young people to fit in with the ■ rural environment; it teaches the 1 most efficient methods of work—t the dignity of work with the

Lb». Per | Bushel 1 Address tog Monroe. R 1 “ Dectttr. R. 5. ™ Berne, R. Berne, R. 2. Monroe, R. 1. Berne. R. 1Monroe, R. 1 Decatur. R. 5 Geneva. R. 2 Berne, R. 1 Geneva. R. 1•? Berne. R. 1. Berne, R. 1 Monroe, R. I Monroe. R. 1 Decatur. R. 5 Berne, R. 1 Berne, R. 1 ** Berne, R. 1 Berne. R. 1 Berne, R. 1 Berne, R. 1 hands; it builds for better citizenship and homemaking. and it presents the study of economic problems which applies to the wise i spending of money, as well as the knowledge of how to earn money. The 1936 4-H Club enrollment in Adams County totals 381— 240 in the girls’ Home Economic pro-j jects (Clothing. Baking, Canning, Food Preparation, and Room Improvement); 96 in the agricultur- • al projects (Garden, Melon, Pota- ‘ to, Corn. Sugar Beets, Poultry, and Pig); and 45 in the dairy calf; club which includes the Ayrshire, ■ Jersey. Guernsey, and Holstein. breeds. In addition to the above named projects, Jr. Leadership is includi ed in the work of many of the oldi er club members. Each Junior leWd- [ er has charge of a certain group of club members for whom he is i responsible. This year Adams - County has 21 Junior Leaders. In November, 1934, the Junior leaders of Adams County set up a county organization with Miss Pollyanna Lehman as president. This group meets regularly during the year. The members help secure 4-H Club enrollment by visiting schools and distributing en- , ] rollment cards. They also superI vise the keeping of records in their ' local clubs. They help plan the ■ county 4-H Club shows, arrange ex--1 hibits, and are willing to help in ! any task that needs doing. Ger.'hart Schwartz is president of the organizafttm this year. ’ The Junior Leader organization , is a big factor in bringing the , clubs of the county closet togethler and improving the work of all. B 1 It has been felt for sometime

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that there has been no definite nlace for the young people alter they outgrow the 4-H Club. ThereI fore a meeting was called for !• rl- * day evening, June 19. to discus, the activities and interests of I voting people between the ages of 17 and 30. Twenty-five young peopie were present and a temporary organization was effected. Mr F L. Mcßeynolds of the extension of Purdue University was present to talk to the young people on the things that interest them today. On June 23 all the 4 H Clubs of the county enjoyed a picnic at i Lehman’s Park. Berne. There was a good attendance of leaders, members, parents, and friends. A 4-H Calf Club tour was held

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on July 7. Tim the Holstein herd of p "* Schwartz, the Ayrshire to Lehman, the Jo r ,ey h J “' Mo..er, and the Peter B. Lehman. Tour, will be he )d later thll eon for the Garden, Mcion «« tato Club boys. The corn (j d ' will exhibit their work | n tion with thu County Con ‘?' and the poultry club boy, ’ hibit egg. at the Farmer.’i tutes. rs ’at During Centennial WMk ■ girls’ ’ Home Economic, I will be on di.play and th* ’I calve. will be shown here , , j E Ol -! 1 - 8 .. 11118 week W 1 (Continued On Page