Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1936 — Page 5

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■MBERSHiP IS KE IN CLUBS ■al Report Made By |K in t\ Home Econ■inic- ( hairman „„jnb. i .-hip of the Adams , < luhs has M. .. .., I ■ 516. Doling to ■, r . |. .i-'d by Mrs. E. W £K , < halt-man of the p.e; the 11'37 program K r . now being made for a |M,. : with Miss Inez V Hh the local leaders. ]■. ... ut• ■<! by Miss Kent , i e clubs. Dates for ■..... ■ are February HL; - June 1: September 23 ;!■::■: > ord of the clubs in- -.., .n-ing or improving ■■ . oi.-rii ■•. Ilb kit <-h itions in obtain- ■ - billowed by laundering methods by 234 families. soap making carried out

I PUBLIC SALE Hr undersigned will sell at Public Auction 1 mile West nleusant Mills, on I TUESDAY, December 8, 1936 ■ Commencing at 12:30 P. M. I 25—Heed of Cattle—2s Red Cow to freshen Feb. 7; 1 Jersey Cow giving Mopen; 1 Jersey Cow 4 yr. old. good flow of milk, to March 13; 1 Jersey Cow 1 yr. old, to freshen by day I 1 Jersey Cow 1 yr. old, to freshen by day of sale; I Cow 3 yr. old giving good flow, to freshen in 1 Brindle Heifer with big calf by side; 1 Roan with calf by side; 1 Guernsey’ Heifer to freshen; 1 Heifer to freshen by day of sale; 3 Jersey Heifers ■o. old. bred; 1 Roan Heifer, IX mo. old, bred; 1 Roan enough for service; 1 Roan Bull calf (> mo. old; Heifer Calves 9 mo. old; 1 Heifer Calves 7 mo. old; Face Heifers. ■ 41—HEAD. OF HOGS—II Brood Skxws, 2nd fc 3rd litters to farrow in Feb; 1 White bred; 1 White Male Hog; 24) Shoats, wt. 100 lbs.; 14 weight 50 to 70 pounds. I GRAH AM and ABBOTT k|. lohnson—Auctioneer Lower—Clerk. ir.'iil—llCT L= MUNSING—- | V UJear' I ** ■ I‘ /1 r \ I I Kr 3 «S» jsfvvtW x// sis 11 406 & ’ - --’/f SQ t Comfy for cold weather! "PONIES” By MUNSINGWEAR New styles in the famous “Ponies” by Munsingwear —panties, vest sets and suits . . . skin-fitted to slim you down for princess styles. Style knitted in briefs and various lengths of cotton-wool, rayonwool, or in sleek all-rayon or all-silk. They f' , Bthey wear, they wash, they're thrifty. as featured on “WE ARE FOUR” Munsingwear’s Thrilling Radio Drama on WGN • 10:15 A. M. (every day except Sat. and Sun.) I HARDWARE gnd HOME FUR NIS Hiin m S

|by 131 individuals; recommendations of better methods of caring | for the homes carried out by 134 families; homemade equipment or conveniences made hy seven families; a plan of home activities car- ! l ied out by 106 individuals recomI mended home account plans carrled ont by 13 families; recommendI ed methods for buying carried out by 692 families. o Annual Poultry And Pet Show Announced The fourth annual show of the Indianapolis National Poultry and Pet Stock Exposition will be held ! in the Manufacturers Building at the State Fair Grounds. Indianapi oils, on December 9 to 13, Indus- , ive, according to Edmond C. Foust, Indiana Farm Bureau publicity dir- ; ector. W. H. Stahl, editor of the Inland Poultry Journal, is president . of the association. Last year more than 4,000 birds I from 38 states were on exhibition ! at the show. One of the interesting exhibits this year will be a display |of pulloruin free chicks, as produced by the Indiana Fann Bureau hatcheries. | -o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER I, 1936.

SANITATION AT LOW COST MPA Enables Farmers To Construct Cheap. Sanitary Privies Sanitary privies for rural restdents are now economically possI ible under the present WPA systlem of construction, according to George Massonee, assistant supervisor of WPA in Adams county, in I charge of the work. The WPA, in a concerted drive . to establish a method of sanitary disposal of excreta, to banish the spread of several common diseases, has made the price of construction within the reach of all farmers. Mr. Massonnee stated. The labor is furnished without 1 charge by the WPA and only the J cost of the materials used is charged to the farmer. i The cost to the farmer, depend-' ! ing on the amount of usable mater-1 ial that he already has on hand, I ranges from $7.50 to s2l. The buildings are set at least 50 feet from wells, and are placed ov--ler a pit three and one-half feet square, five foot deep and cribbed with wood. Vent pipes in the building carry away any odor. The buildings are six feet high and three feet wide and are described as being flytight, odorless and vermin proof. Orders may be made or information secured hy calling 231 or inquiring at the office, First and Jefferson streets in this city. HORSESENSE Forest fires in the United States , last year blackened more than 40,- ; 000,000 acres, an area larger than I the state of Illinois. • Bearing apple trees in the United States now number only 95 million as compared with 116 million in 1913 and 217 million in 1910, according to information received by the University of Illinois Coll- 1 ege of Agriculture from the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. First use of a thermometer in! the cooking of meats was at the I home economics department, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. Chicken canned on the bone is better flavored than chicken meat stripped from the bone and canned by itself. Frying chicken or any other meat before canning it is i unsatisfactory. Frying makes the ■ I meat hard and stringy and gives it a disagreeable flavor after it is canned. In making glass curtains, be ! sure to allow for shrinkage, either , by extra material in a deep-hand-I run hem that can be easily let out, I or by a concealed tuck, also hand- | run, close to the casing at the top. , Most materials for glass curtains I are of open weave and are bound I to shorten when washed. DAIRY PRICES TO INCREASE Several Factors Will Increase Butter Fat Values This Year The Bureau of Agricultural Eco-j nomics at Washington is predict-1 ing that butterfat prices will rise during the winter months and are likely to reiuJ l the highest aver-1 | age since the winter of 1929-30.] They are basing this estimate on. lowered production and increased consumption. They are alsp pre-i dieting very favorable prices for butterfat and good dairy cows for| several years. Even though the price of feed Is I high this winter, many will find it I ■advisable to feed their high-produc-1 ing cows well and their entire herd] ■■■-—■' 1 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 empowered 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 Seconu Street ecatur, Indiana E. Burt Lenhart, sec’y-treas. Fred T. Schaffer, investigator

Best 4-H Cooks ■Ok >* IL jl i i - Culinary skill of the above trio gives them top rank in the National 4-H Food Preparation Contest sponsored by Servel, Inc., and conducted the past year by extension agents. At top, Bonita House, Dayton. Ind., famous for her ginger ' bread, wins a S4OO scholarship. At left, Thelma Cardey, Avard, Okla., who fried chicken 180 times last summer. Below, Marie Meyer. Portland, Ore., who makes delicious prune kuchen, Wins a S3OO scholarship. Each of the girls also receives a Servel-Electrolux kerosene operated refrigerator and an all-expense trip to the 15th National Club Congress being held in Chicago, the first week of December. Their 411 training averages eight years. a sufficient amount to keep the i cows in reasonably good flesh, says E. E. Anderson of the New Mexico State College. By so doing. the cows will be in condition to produce heavily when grass comes next spring. In looking ahead several years, the Bureau bases its prediction of favorable prices on several factors ] which are as follows. 1. The prices of hogs and beef I ! cattle will probably continue relatively high in relation to butteri fat. Thus, the incentive to increase dairy production in the Corn Belt; will not be as great as during pre-I I vious years. 2. The number of milk cows per I capita on January 1, 1937 will proI bably be somewhat below average. The present high prices for feed and relatively good prices for beef cattle are expected to result in a rather heavy culling of herds. 3. The increasing prices for fluid milk in city markets, together with a greater consumption is expected to result in less fluid milk being diverted to the butterfat; channels. The Bureau is of the opinion that the next year or two will be an opportune time to raise good dairy heifers. Top 4-H Stockman I I » B ll • - I ■' ■m. Meet the nation’s outstanding 4-H livestock club boy of the year, Willard Bainbridge, 17, of Greensburg. Ind. In six years he used 410 swine, 68 sheep, nine beef calves, 1660 chickens and 38 acres of corn. His prizes total $206.00 and his sate returns $7,127.00. For this record and serving as junior leader four ydars to-35 club members, and assisting in county and state events, lie was awarded state, regional and national honors by club leaders in the seventh Thomas E. Wilson contest, and prizes including a $300.00 cash college scholarship and a trip to the loth National Club Congress held this week in December in Chicago.

SOLUTION IS HELP TO PIGS Iron, Copper Increase Gain, Decrease Parasitic Loss A small daii. dose of dilute iron and copper sulphate given to pigs suffering from nutritional anemia and nodular worms resulted in larger and more profitable gains despite the fact that the treated pigs had more worms at the end of the test than the untreated ones. The test was conducted at the National Agricultural Research Center at Belstville, Md.. under the direction of the Bureau of Animal industry. Previous experiments have shown that the iron-copper solution was beneficial for pigs suffering; from nutritional anemia. The recent test showed that the pigs thrive when the solution is added to the daily ration. The tonic improves their physical condition to the point where they are able to withstand the effects of parasitism. Iron-Copper Solution The iron-copper solution is prepared hy adding one ounce each of ferrous sulphate and copper sulphate to one-half pint of water. This basic mixture is diluted again by adding one part of it to 800 parts of water. In the tests a dose of about one teaspoonful was mixed with th<- ilaily ration. J L. A. Spindler, zoologist of the bureau who conducted the tests, 1 says that nutritional anemia is al common disease affecting pigs which have been kept indoors. The disease is characterized by excess | fat. general inactivity, shortness of breath, occasional diarrhea, and a slow rate of growth. Nodular worms are common parasites. Gain Faster Four groups of pigs, all suffering from nutritional anemia, and i artificially infected with varying numbers of nodular worms, were studied in the experiment. Although all were fed the same ration, the treated pigs made the better gains. In the untreated . groups the gains ranged only from i i 1.6 pounds to 3.4 pounds a week, i The treated groups gained from 3 , to 4.6 pounds a week. In summing up the results of the ' i experiment, Dr. Spindler says; I "Considering the results of the I ■test it is apparent that the daily administration of iron-copper soln-] tion brought about greater gains in weight, despite the retention of larger numbers of worms by the ] j treated pigs. "Feeding the iron-copper solution apparently enabled the treated pigs to withstand the effects of the* parasites and make more rapid gains in weight, even though more heavily infested at the end of the —— ———— Sanitary Outdoor Privies b -■ - ... mpr. I I '. '■<'**■ I'" ■ LABOR FREE WPA Project Help Fit»ht Typhoid Fever, Dysentery Approved by Indiana State Board of Health. FHA Loans Available Adams County Community Sanitation Project GEORGE MASSONEE Ass't Supervisor Adams County . First & Jefferson Sts. phone 231

test. It would seem that the chemicals were beneficial to the worms as well as to the pigs. On the oth-] er hand it is possible that the nutritional anemia from which the untreated pigs were suffering was detrimental to the parasites as well i as the pigs." EROSION HALTED BY COVER CROPS Good Cropping System Stops Soil Losses From Leaching The, removal of crops, with a failure to return farm manure or to apply fertilizers, has resulted in large removals of soluble plant nutrients from Missouri soils says M. F. Miller of the Missouri College of Agriculture. Most farmers think that this is the principal reason that soils become poorer, and on level land where erosion is not a factor this idea is the correct one. There is no way of maintaining soil fertility without returning the greater portion of the materials removed in crops. It should be understood that soils become poorer through three processes—leaching, removal of crops, and erosion. Leaching is the process by which soluble plan? nutrients are removed from the soil when rain water passes through it. This process has been t going on since soils were formed but it has been much intensified by . cropping. All three of these processes through which soils become poorer may be largely controlled through WANTED FURS—Muskrat, Skunk. Opossum. Weasel, Coon, Mink. Highest prices paid. We also buy Rags, Magazines, Newspapers, Scrap Iron, Old Auto Radiators, Batteries, Copper. Brass, Aluminum, and all grades of scrap metals. We also buy beef hides and sheep pelts. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe st. Phone 412

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' a proper cropping system. It has been through improper cropping I systems that these great losses ! have taken place, and the farmer ■ who wishes to conserve his Soil i will find it highly desirable to give I ] particular attention to the crop-; | ping systems which he uses on the I different fields of his farm. Since leaching poet on most rap-1 Idly when the soil is bare and ] | when no crop la grown, It is high- i ly Important that living roots shall I occupy the aoil during aa much of the year as poMlble. This means that winter cover crops and a con- ] 1 tinuance of close growing crops, during the cropping season will go ■ a long way In lessening the leachi ing losses Experiment have shown ) ■ that under continuous grass, for I I instance, the leaching losses are | reduced to a mtnlmnm. Naturally

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tint all land can ba kept in grans, hut the important thing to keep the land well covered aa complete- | ly as po a a I b 1 e, throughout the whole year. Promote ('apehart To Superintendent Ivan E. Capehart, local irgent for ] the Weatern-Southern insurance . company In thia city for the past several years received word of his promotion to superintendent of the Fort Wayne office today. ThS ap- ■ polntment will take effect on next ] Friday. Mr. Capehart, his wife and familly will move to that city in tho I near future. Joseph Mettter, of I Bluffton, will assume the Decatur position. Mr. Mettler will arrive here early next week.