Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1936 — Page 5

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WDS HELP ESOLVING OF KrM PROBLEMS Ll lb Feed Shortage is K’valcnt In Parts Os I State . and unusually ( ;i.' l . which prevail<1 ■ r |^K,,„ IIS the state. Many rendered pracworthless Not only did tlnrinu these months, forced II) feed AL ~ |,i si’-i- The result is that hinfi BE •■.. line period with a ptj normal. To much of the -.-, was lost. Cousev |u -f pastures. ’.foment during July : . : to carry an next summer. all emergency calls for approx _,'. of each farm doll ■V s out the dairy is well io remember that in Ihe dairy herd is carried on at a loss. I’rovidmilk cow possesses the afor high production, liberal is always the most profitto follow. "Fit the ra 'll’ a ..ml not the for dairy fellow. f WANTED: Magazines. Newspapers, Iron. Old Auto Radiators, Copper, Brass, Alumall grades of scrap met- ■ W> are always buying all; of waste material. are also buying Wool and Pelts, paying the top mar- ! ■Tlie Maier Hide I & Fur Co. II 710 W. Monroe St. j Phone 442

I Public Sale ■ L'" 8 ,' if *' idf 'l, , ° diBBoITP partnership, we the undersigned, will ■< f fi ,c auction at ,hG C D - IJa >siger farm, one-half mile ■ or Bei ne on State road 118, on WEDNESDAY, October 14, 1936 ■ Commencing promptly at 10 o’clock A. M., ■ the following described property: ■lO HORSES— Oanatta Queen, chestnut sorrel purebred Belgian ■v' p ‘ years oM ’ re B' stprpd - weight about 1800 lbs., bred; Kht pprebred Belgian mare, registered. 6 yeare old, ■ { „ W ,s '’ bred > Daisey, two-year-old dark sorrel purebred BL. maie ’ re « ,stere <t bred, weight about 1600 lbs. The first two K in«^L eX i lent proved i’rood mares and these mares are all high Bans 'in Pedi * rees for these and the two-year-old mare are BL, L be trans f e| red at sale. Stud colt, dark sorrel with BhLi lal1 ’ 18 mon,bs oM. Belgian, eligible for registration; ■ r- i e Slan da,k sorrel filly, 18 montits old. eligible for registra- ■ m weighs about 1300 lbs. and are fine individuals. Grade BelBtht is-'n 't? solrel with white mane aul tei| , 9 - veal * ‘> ld - bred, B, pL ' mare ’ 5 yrs ' old ' grade Beigia”. weight 1850, bred: Bi f lan " "y, 16 months old, sorrel, white mane and tail, 1300 B „ , grade Be'gian filly. 14 months old. weight about 1000 B>l> up^ e g,an stnd - sorre l suckling colt, foaled on Julv 4. ■rnjv h n *! F GUER NSEY CATTLE—TuI lea s Jethro, registered ■.. "x. ” yrs ’ °' d ' GX * ra g ()od one; registered Guernsey cow, 8 I win pu ' G ' >red . ma,e calf by side; registered Guernsey cow, 5 yrs. ■h,, n ri 'L,' n in Janila| y: registered Guernsey cow. 3 yrs. old. will ■ nir k ay ’ re ßlßtered Guernsey cow, 3 yrs. old with purebred ■ ' '-‘it by side; 2 purebred cows, 3 yrs. old, can be registered: ■V? „ 'LT purebred wi ’h calf by Side; 3 yearling purebred heifBle c 1 ° 1 glade Guernsey cow, will freshen on Dec. 25; 7-year-old I t l ! elnsi ’- v > w 'li freshen on Jan. 23; 6-yea.r-old grade Guernsey ■' Ireaben b >f da y of sale; 4-year-old grade Guernsey, to freshen ■'■ g |a de Guernsey heifer will freshen on Jan. 3; grade Guernsey ■ p r. * months old. 1 ,Juroc sows, with first litters. 7 pigs in each litter; 1 hi,." ~ P sr>w witb bt,er of 10 pigs by side; Hampshire sow n litter by side. iu v wbitc Leghorn pullets, started laying. 1 . , BRAIN—B tons timothy hay; 1 ton soy bean hay; 15 imp, , a ba y- 10 acres of corn in shock. ( . ' “L'IENTS—I tain hay loader, good as new; McCormick binder, , • Mctorniick-Deering mower, 6-ft. cut, newest type with gears . 8 Pl °i’ : New idea spreader, good as new; John Deere corn ‘ n , r ’, - *®®> good as new; McCorniick double disc, 7-ft.; HMisc ‘ e . ler ylizer drill; 8-fork hay tedder; hay rake. 10-ft.; Janesville •ksj 1 ; ' ns p * ow - 14-inch; P. &O. walking plow. 14-inch; McCor- I bin ' r i 8 corn plow; sbovel plow; one-horse cultivator: three- ‘ P i s P r| ug tooth hairow; three-section spike tooth harrow; low I "agon, Turnbull, good as new; wagon; wagon box; 2 hay lad- j xih| H<<>ol ' corn stubble cutter; 3 hay slings; Lantz ] nrto • Brapple fork . takes place of hay slings; 2 harpoons; sickle <■> grind »tone; MeCormick-Deerlng cream separator, hall bearlars° d US llew; 2 Bels breeching harnets, good condition; 5 horse Mist ELLANEOL'S—Two 10-gallon milk cans; 5-gaJ. milk can; f - l . Pr ®*!’ maa t grinder; coach; 2 rocking chairs; kitchen cabinet; n v y t i le; 2 bed BtPad «: empty bee hives; small kitchen stove. TPniu > articles 100 numerous to mention. ERMS—- Cash. Anyone desiring credit should see E. W. Baum- 1 aer al the First Bank of Berne. ABE A. HABEGGER. . u CHRIS D. BALSIGER. Owners 1 A Michaud. 1 08 Neuenschwander. Aucts. E. W Baumgartner, Clerk Lunch stand will be on grounds. 1

men know what kind ot cows they have to he ••fitted." All to often, each cow In the herd receives exactly the same amount of roughages and concentrates regardless of her age. stage of lactation, producing ability or richness of her ' milk. Such feeding practices must, }jof necessi t.y, be uneconomical j Some cows are doubtless under fed while others may receive more ; than they need. Only a few are likely to receive the correct amount. Should an equal grain allowance not be fed to each cow it is much more accurate to vary the r daily grain allowance according to • the butter-fat rather than milk proI duced daily. Unless individual records are ■ kept this Is not possible. When feeds are scarce and high I in price checking np on the per- • formance of each cow in the herd , should not be overlooked. DairyI men need records at such times : more than during normal years. ; Members of Dairy Herd Improvement Associations have a decided i advantage over their nonmember i neighbors in this respect. Each month the cow tester fills out the individual feed and production record for each cow in the herd. Only a glance is necessary to decide whether or not she is paying for her feed. The tester s uggests changes in the amounts and kinds of ration if necessary and leaves the member with a feeding sched-l ule to be followed until the next monthly visit. Proof of the value of record' keeping Is furnished by the fact! that dairymen who have kept such records for five or more years have higher herd averages and lower i feed costs than dairymen who have . tested only one or two years. I Dairymen facing feed problems during the coming winter may secure valuable assistance from the cow tester's monthly visit. o - Bowling Relic Found San Francisco - (U.R>—Frank A. Johnson, captain of the Malolo, which plies steadily back and forth ;to Monolulu, has brought back a (relic from the islands. It is a ula I maika, or Hawaiian bowling ball. B looks something like a stone dis i ‘us in the original Olympic games. I — n Women Drivers Rank First Hartford, Conn.— <(J.R> —Women top men in motor law tests in Connecticut. State records show that they know the answers better than men. and few women applicants for licenses are finally rejected.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1936.

GOVERNMENT IS BIGGEST AID TO I U. S. FARMERS Roosevelt Administration Has Proven Boon To - Farmers > . Indianapolis, Oct. J—There is an old saying that when you extend 1 credit to man you prove to him you have faith tn him and in that j 1 man's future. The federal government, for the 1 past three years, has been one of ■ the firmest believers in that saying. 1 1 and the farmers ot America have - proven Uncle Sam's best and most. ' dependable creditors. When President Roosevelt came into office in 1933. he found Amer . 1 lean farming broken financially I and spiritually. The Farm Credit Administration was the solution to the major ailment and it ininiedt-1 ately demonstrated his faith in the ' American farmer. Like other inI dustry farmers need credit to operate business and especially when I I times are bad. I When farm prices and tnccftne I : hit rock botton in 1932, farmers I found themselves in dire need of , financial assistance at the lowest J cost, interest rates ranged from j percent to 10 percent and in 1 borrowing from finance compan-1 ' ies the interest was as high as 10 I percent. Farm homes were being foreclosed on defaulted loans at 1 the rate of 1,000 per day. The Farm Credit Administration was established and before long applications for loans were com- j ing in at the rate of 20,000 a month. In a siitgle month, $150,000,000 was disbursed on farm mortgages. Today the foreclosure rate is less than 21 to 1.000 instead of 40 to 1,000 as they were in 1929. In June 1932 Isanti Bank Loans | cost farmers 5>4 percent. In June, ( 1935 the rate was cut to four per ' cent and now the rate of 3% per, c.'Ut, the lowest farm mortgage i rate in the history of the nation. As interest rates went down farm I incomes went np. Farm income in 1932 was $4,928,000, and figures of the U. S. Department of Agriculture today show that for 1936 the total U. S. farm income will be in excess of $7,500,000, a gain of 3bout 60 percent. When President Roosevelt went into office, thousands of farms were being sold under the auctioneer's hammer. Republicans had stood by without offering assistance, but with establishment of the Farm Credit Administration in 1933 farmers began to see the light t of a returning prosperity and got j back on their feet again. More! than 760,000 loans, having a total value of $2,000,000,000. have been made to American farmers in the three and one-half years. In 1932 farmers and livestock inen who sought production loans found the banks closed to them — either closed doors or closed to their plea for financial help. In 1936 those same producers are getting quick cash loans to finance their operations. In less than three years $403,000,000 has been adj voiced and 550 Farm Credit Associations have been formed. Farmers are members and control their credit source. Accredited government show that more than $20,000,000 has been cut from the American farmers’ interest charges through the various departments of the( Farm Credit Administration. Lower interest raten and moi a income with which to pay them are leading points of a lasting farm 1 policy. They were part of the pledge made by President Roosevelt in 1933 and have been carried out to the letter and are reasons why thousands of farmers through out the nation. Republican voters in 1932 —have sworn their allegiance to the President in the present campaign. Farmers, like business men, appreciate the humanitarianism shown by President Roosevelt in battling for the man who is anx- 1 1 ious to make an honest living by his hands. o — Lodge Records Claimed Mardin Mont., —(UP)—Mr. and Mrs. J. N De Vore, who live on an irrigated farm near here, claim ths' longest membership records in the United States in the I. O. O. F. and the Rebekahs, respectively Hardin I joined the Odd Fellows at Cable-[ town, Ohio, in 1371—65 years ago.His wife joined the Rebekahs at Milford Center. 0., in Jun el 877—1 more than 59 years ago.

FALL PLOWING RECOMMENDED Widely Recommended As Means Os Checking Infestation Fall and winter plowing is beI ing widely recommended as a I ' means of reducing the numbers of I | grasshoppers which are likely to | become generally abundant in Ind-1 iana next year, according to G. E. I Lchker. extension entomologist of , Purdue University. - i Lehker states that thorough plowing under of all stubble and grass lands destroys the eggs of the in[sect, which have been laid there |in unusually large numbers in some localities this summer. In years of grasshoppers abundance millions of egg capsules may be found just below the surface of . ; the soli in stubble fields, hay fields. [ 1 pastures, fence rows, and In other i uncultivated areas as well as in' clover and alfalfa fields. Each of j these capsules contains many eggs i which will overwinter as such and ! hatch out into young grasshoppers ; I the following spring. The practice of thorough fall and winter plow-, I ing breaks up and buries these cap-' sules so that few hoppers are capable of emerging. Plowing, therefore, wherever practicable is urgI ed. In some localities of the State young grasshoppers are now pres- | ent and these are likely to go to ; wheat to feed before severe cold weather. In such cases the hop- ' pers can be poisoned by broadcasti ing poison bait prepared as follI ows: i Wheat bran 25 lbs. Paris green or White Arsenic 1 lb. 1 Black strap molasses 2 qts. Water 2-3 gals. The mixture should he moist | enough to scatter readily but not 1 soppy. Never use calcium or lead 1 arsenate, Lehker warns. HORSESENSE I! No farmer ever failed from knowing too much about his business. ' A single pair of rats can produce 20,0*0,000 offsprings during a period of three years. It is reported that the United States supports as many rats as people. Storage scald, the most serious storage disease of apples, may be | prevented by the use of oiled' wraps, or by packing the fruit in I sßredded oiled paper at the rate of one-half pound per bushel of apples, according to specialists of Purdue University. Fall planting of native Indiana shade trees is preferrable to spring i planting. During the fall months, entries : of crop yields as well as regular I current receipt and expense items i should be made in the Farm Account Book. Changes necessary to maintain soil fertility and control erosion differ on many farms, depending upon type of soil, its present fertility, topography and drainage, and the cropping system followed in previous years. Attention given to tagging or other identification of livestock sent to market often will avoid misunderstandings and mixnps at the market, especially in mixed load consignments. Raking and burning dead weeds i destroy millions of weed seeds, as j well as insects and diseases that . make weed patches their home. ‘ but some time starts forest fires that result in great losses. Farmers in the market for a good ! dairy sire this fall should select ! a son of a meritorious sire out of a proven brood cow. (Further information on any of the foregoing topics may be ob- | tainod by writing to the Depart-1 ment of Agricultural Extension, | ( Purdue University, Lafayette, lnd.l Berry Stains Don't forget to pour boiling water through the berry stain on table linen before wetting it with soapy water.

IBBHBBBBBBBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHBBBHMHBBBPBBBBBBBi AETNA FARM LOANS YOU PAY NO Commission YOU PAX' NO Application Fee YOU PAY NO Examination of Title Fee YOU PAY NO Farm Appraisal Fee YOU HAVE NO Stock to buy Low Interest Rates, Quick Closings 5, 10, 15 or 20 year loans. If you are considering a loan—see First Bank of Berne, Berne, Ind. Farmers State Bank, Preble, Ind. Suttles-Edwards Co., Decatur, Ind. !

EROSION COSTS ' 400 MILLIONS Soil, Soil Fertility Izosses From Erosion Are Heavy Soil and soil fertility losses front I erosion in the United States aI mount to 400 million dollars annually. it is estimated by the Soil I Conservation Service of the U. S. I Department of Agriculture. Fifty million acres of crop land tn the United States or five times the total cultivated area of England have been ruined for profitable crop prduction by erosion, the Service points out. Another fifty million acres are in almost as bad condition, making a total of 100,000,000 acres of crop land either destroyed or badly dam- ; awd 157-canse of fertility losses j from water and wind erosion. ! In addition to the above the fer- ' HMty of another 100,000,000 acres i is being depleted at a rapid rate. In other words, it Is pointed out, (extensive cultivation of American j farm lands for a period of a little ( more than 100 years has destroyed |or seriously damaged an area al- ; most equal to that from which crops are normally harvested. Os the 1,907,000,000 acres in the total area of the United States, evclusive of city and water territory, nearly two-thirds is in some I degree affected by erosion, r It is estimated that enough soil is washed and blown from fields 1 every year to fill a train of freight cars long enough to go around the ' earth 19 times at the equator. Annual soil losses by washing; and blowing, estimated at 3 billion I. tons, would cover about 18 million acres an inch deep. | The annual loss of soil fertility through erosion and leaching is ' estimated to be at least 7 times the amount used by crops. TREATMENT OF SEED IS URGED Treatment Os Store d Grain Seed Will Prevent Damage 1 Treatment of beans and other I stored grain seed to prevent dam-1 age by weevils and grain moth is ' being urged by H. H. Shepard, en-: tomologist, University Farm, St. Paul. Using carbon disulfide as a fumigant is a reliable method of de-1 stroying the weevil. The carbon ' disulfide can be sprinkled on top I the grain. The bin should be air tight and the temperature around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The fumi-1 gation should be allowed to run from 24 to 36 hours. Beans infested by weevils may be treated by placing them in a sack or tight box and applying the carbon disulfide on a sack placed over the beans at the rate of one ounce per bushel of seed If the beans can be stored at winter tern peratures the weevils can be prevented from breeding and if the low temperature can be maintained for a long enough time, they will he killed. It is sometimes recomi mended to store beans mixed with I air slaked lime. The lime and the 1 beans are put into the bins togethj er, the lime filling the spaces beI tween the beans, thus preventing I the development of the weevils. For this purpose one part by weight lof lime is used to two parts by [ weight of beans. Weevils can be noted by their presence and by dark spots where holes are about to be broken through. Beans may become infested in the field although the presence of the weevil seldom becomes evident until after harvest or until after storage near older infested lots of seed. Grubs feed within the bean and after their growth is complete they cut circu-

lar holes in the beans. Through the holes the adults emerge and continue to breed In the dried beans. By spring a thorough infest-1 ation of the stored beans msy result. In using carbon disulfide the faFfher should remember that, as a fumigant. It should not he used near buildings where fire hazards exist, such as where materials might be undergoing spontaneous combustion, where motors might throw off sparks, or where there are light fixtures and steam pipes. Instead of carbon disulfide a mixture of three parts of ethylene di-1 chloride to one of carbon tetrachloride can be used. This mixture is free from fire hazard, and can be purchased on the market. A number of non-inflammable liquid fumigants for treating grain are now on the market and can he us-' ed more safely than carbon disul-1 fide. 0 | Trade In a Good Town — Decatur Dr. Eugene Fields DENTIST X-RAY LABORATORY Phone No. 56 127 N. 3rd st. FEDERAL FARM LOANS Now At 4%' The Adams County National Farm Loan Association, of Decatur, Indiana has received a Charter and has been duly authorized and empow- i ered to make farm loans in all of ■ Adams County. If you are expecting to re-finance your farm loan, call or write this association at once. Office: 133 South Seeonu Street Decatur, Indiana E. Burt Lenhart, sec’y-treas. Fred T. Schtrrger, Investigator ,

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URGE STORING OF SEED CORN Hl/ 4-H Club Members Urged To Select And Store Seed Corn Lafayette, Ind.. Oct. 9 Indiana’s thousands of 4-H chib memtiers, especially those enrolled in the corn project, are being urged to select and store ample quantities of seed corn dnring the first two weeks of October, according to an announcement made by W Robert Amick, assistant state 4 H club leader of Purdue University. Good seed may be selected by going through the corn fields at this time of the year and selecting well formed ears, from healthy and disease free stalks, Amick stated. Club members may find ft convenient, the club leader pointed out, to mount a barrel or box on a 1 sled, where the corn may he emptied from shoulder sacks while selecting tn the field, and then take it to the place of storage all at

NOTICE RURAL LIGHT and POWER BILLS —on the Madison and Monroe township lines, Allen county, the Union township. State Line and Mud Pike lines, are due and payable on or before, OCTOBER 20 Quarterly water bills are also due and payable this month. Save penalty by paying on or before Oct. 20. City of Decatur

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once. After the corn Is selected, it should he placed immediately in wire hangers, on wooden racks, or tied with twine and placed where plenty of fresh air can circulate about it, Amick slated. The most desirable results are obtained by artificial drying ot the teed corn. Thia may be accomplished, according to Amick, by placing the corn near the furnace or stove, or another method recommended is the use of a brooder stove. The circulation of fresh air is highly essential in any method of artificial drying. according to Purdue specialists. Since ft requires approximately one bushel of seed corn to plant seven acres, the 4-H leader is urging club members to select and store a sufficient number of ears so that 25 to 50 per cent may be discarded without any serious danger of having an insufficient supply of seed next spring. Many club members, Amick said, are not only selecting enough seed for their own requirements bnt also enough corn to plant the entire com acreage on the farm. o George Flandens returned Wednesday from a month’s visit at Sanford, Mich.