Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1936 — Page 2

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“Father And Son Partnership” Wins Purdue Short Course Fee

(Editor’s note: — Following is the winning essay submitted by Lawrence Beckmeyer of Root township in the annual Purdue agricultural short course contest. Mr. Beckmeyer's tuition will be paid for the eight week course.r "Like father, like son’, is an age old adage which can well be applied to the farm. The farm is one place where both farmer and son can be mutually interested in its I care and in its management. "During the past few years when fanning was anything but a pay-1 ing proposition, this interest has] become less and less until the sons have been all but counted out of the farm picture. The father had all that he could do to eke out a meager living for the rest of his family, thus leaving his son without much hope of becoming a partner in the business. “Those, however, who took' their sons into the partnership j have been well repaid. These young I farmers are today taking the place of their aging fathers and are well. qualified to fill their places. “ ‘What sort of a partnership did these young men have with their Fathers'.’’, we may ask. It may have ■ been only as an assistant and an I aid to their fathers. Or they may | have had a working agreement, sharing the profits and losses with their fathers. Many a young boy became en- 1 thused with the farm when Dad gave him a pig or a lamb to raise, thus making him feel a part of the farm. When he became older and Dad saw he took such a great interest in small things, he made bigger and better offers to his son. He gave him a litter of pigs to raise, dividing the profits with, him. Os he may have given him an acre of land to cultivate, saying. “What you raise is yours’. These things give a young man a responsibility and it has a psychlogical effect upon him. for he Sanitary Outdoor Privies r — T ~ n .to MW LABOR FREE WPA Project Help Fight 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

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i endeavors to do his best. Dad then r feels he can depend upon his son, • so he gives him a part in not only ■ caring for, but also in managing . parts of the farm. He soon finds a I fascinating job and decides the farm is not such a bad place after , all. “Another question we may ask , is this: ’Do you think a Father and I II Son Partnership on the farm is i; the proper thing?’ I would say, 1 ‘Most emphatically, yes’. It gives the young man initiative and a spirit of independence found only J on a farm. The young man may have thought the farm only a place of drudgery and hard work, but when i Dad offers to take him into the partnership he finds what a thrilling experience it is to watch crops grow or his livestock to develop I into prize animals. It teaches Him i how to manage so as to get the most value from his efforts with the least amount of work. He finds also that his bread and butter, his i meat, yes, practically everything j i that he needs to sustain life, can' 1 be grown on that farm. Thus an-1 other enthusiastic young farmer is i in the making. How Developed? ' “Still another question arises: ‘When and in what way do you think a real father and son partnership should be developed?’ I I would say as soon as the son is old !' enough to be given some responsibility in assisting in the care of livestock or in a truck patch. Dad should say, 'Son. if you will assist' in citing for these pigs, lambs, or chickens or help tend the truck patch. I’ll have a little surprise for i y° u .-’ “This will create enthusiasm and I usually a boy will put forth his best If he feels he is a part of the farm. If this works out well, Dad t should give the boy some animals to raise or an acre of land to care for and manage. The son finds he | , still needs the guidance of his fath- ’ er, thus that partnership is continued and grows stronger. The profits accruing naturally go to. the son. This arrangement usually works out well, for sonny will try to beat Dad and his enthusiasm grows. I “The final step is the assisting in caring and managing of the en-, tire farm. This naturally will in- 1 elude the sharing of profits and losses. This will teach him how to run a farm economically as well; as how to derive the greatest pro-I fits with the least work and with, the best management. “In conclusion. I think the father and son partnership should be fostered if we are to have young i farthers who are experienced ' through actual training in both 1 caring for and in managing of a! farm. Dad will feel proud that he I ■ took his son into partnership when i , ne sees his son make a success on his own farm. The son will say, j ‘Thank you. Dad, for your kind interest in tne’, when he goes forth to meet the burden alone.” o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur 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 Decatur, Indiana E. Burt Lenhart, sec’y-treas. Fred T. Schurger, investigator

’ WALLACE FAVORS ' CROP INSURANCE l Secretary Os Agriculture Suggests Wheat Insurance First r Crop insurance, in the opinion of Secretary of Agriculture Henry ‘ A. Wallace, offers very great possi--1 bilities both for producers and con- ' sumers in the stabilization of sup- • plies thru a system which would ’ store food products in time of plen--1 ty to be available in time of want. r Secretary Wallace has pointed out that crop insurance cannot serve as a complete substitute for ■ other measures, but may prove to ' be one more aid to strengthen the ' general farm program. “We need ’ a broad, coordinated attack on 1 many problems.’’ he says. "Our ' permanent policy with respect to 1 agriculture must shape itself to give ’ the farmer his fair share of prosperity, having due regard for the I long-time interests of the national I I community as a whole. • “In the Department of Agriculture we have been exploring the [ possibilities for crop insurance in ' t the case of wheat, corn, and coti ton. but I think it is the feeling of j all who are close to the subject , that the wise thing is to start i 1 glowly with an experimental undertaking in one or two crops. It might well begin with only one, crop — perhaps wheat. Producers ' of wheat seem to be the most eager to have it tried. “The Department’s studies indicate possibilities for all-risk crop insurance, covering a percentage ‘I of individual farmers’ average yields, as figured over a period of years. Participation in the plan ' would be wholly optional, and pre--1 miums on a given farm would be based on the loss experience on 1 that farm as shown over a period 1 of years.” '■ Crop insurance, as it was dis- | cussed in a recent conference with, farm leaders in Washington, would, make possible the storage of reserves in years of surplus produc- ’ tion for use in years of crop fail- ' ure. The farmer could pay his r | crop-insurance premiums in ad--1 vance in years of good crops, and receive payment for his losses in : years of poor crops. -j o *;* TODAY’S COMMON ERROR ;i> — 1 | Never say. “It costs less than ’| | did administration under the 1 old regime;” omit “did” en1 tirely or put it a/ter “admims- I ! tration” as, “administration I ' i I did under the old regime.’’ : 1 4 4 i — ‘J Attention Farmers! ' We do custom butcherin" ' at reasonable prices and un--1 der sanitary conditions. We also buy live stock, hides and rendered tallow. Plenty of i Good Tankage for sale. Nice quarters of Reef and Freshly Dressed. Hogs. See us—The r - ' WANTED FURS—Muskrat, Skunk. 0possum. Weasel, Coon, Mink. I Highest prices paid. We also buy Rags, Magazines, Newspapers, Scrap , Iron, Old Auto Radiators, Batteries, Copper, Brass, • Aluminum, and all grades of ; scrap metals. s We also buy beef hides s and sheep pelts. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. r 710 W. Monroe st. Phone 442

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 193(5.

What Is Correct New' Years Color

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The year’s gayest celebrations iin the arrangement illustrated, is New Year’s, when we bid good- There are other white flowers aby to the old man with the scythe vailable, including sweet peas, ros- ’ and welcome w’ith cheers the eg> snapdragons and carnations, swaddling babe who represents Thp arrangement is set in a low ' our hopes for the next twelve, mouths container which allows all persons Parties and dinners are the at the table to see each other. The chief events of the celebration on little cupid figure draped with a the eve and day of New Year, and white ribbon marked "1937” is set they should be full of cheer and upright in the midst of the flowfqn. The center-piece illustrated ers, and the few tiny silver bells for a New Year's Eve dinner is i among the blooms add another hoitypical of the spirit of the occa- iday touch. sion. It is both beautiful and nov A feature of this table setting el and may be set up on either • which immediately produces an atbuffet or dinner table. mosphere of gaiety is the flower The fact that the celebration is at each place. It is meant for a in mid-winter, and the idea of boutonniere, and it should be so starting out anotner year with a indicated when guests are first clean record makes white the ac-1 seated at the table. A rose, carnacepted color for decoration. White | tion or gardenia could be used, pompon chrysanthemums are used whichever are most available.

Feeding Young Pigs

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When young pigs are two to three weeks old they begin to start eating grain. This is the time to begin feeding them a combination of feeds suitable for the growing pig, according to John Schwab, of the animal husbandry extension staff. Purdue University. A feed mixture which has proven very satisfactory on thousands of Indiana farms is made of 70 pounds of coarse-ground shelled corn, 20 pounds of coarse-ground wheat and 10 pounds of good tamtage or meat scraps. For young pigs, only feeds of good quality should be used. When wheat is not available it may be replaced with an equal amount of middlings, hulled oats, or screened ground oats. Since young pigs cannot utilize oats hulls to advantage, many of them can be removed with an eight mesh screen When skim milk is available and fed mornings and evenings it will replace the tankage. Care should be observed not to overfeed with milk, give them only what they will clean up. Soybeans have been found unsatisfactory as a protein supplement in rations for starting your pigs at the Purdue Universi ty experimental hog farm near West Lafayette. Among the various methods ol ! feeding pigs grain, the self feedei has been found to be the mosi 1 satisfactory. A good feeder keeps 1

j, the feed cleaner; helps to prevent t robbing; gives pigs of different ■■ 3 1 ages a more equal chance to feed j 3 iand makes gains faster and more . ? 1 economically. The foregoing pig f ' starter or any good combination of • 1 feeds for young pigs should. be 'I self-fed in a creep until the pigs FI weigh about 70 pounds after which Ha change may be made in the rafifion. Young pigs eat frequently. it has been found ad1' visable to keep a supply of feed in 1 the feeder at all times. Pigs are 8 not injured by full feeding when •- the ration is balanced with the 1. necessary feed nutrients and fed ‘"'dry. A fountain of drinking water r , ■-

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■ ■■ - | should be kept within a few feet 1 {of the self feeder. Water is as nec- 1 essary as feed to grow thrifty pigs. 1 A Purdue Extension bulletin ! “Home-made Hog Equipment” has many practical suggestions on making self feeders, water fountains, 1 pig creeps, and other equipment. i Asa for this bulletin at the Coun;ty Agricultural Agent's office. To obtain economical gains on pigs, maintain good health and the nat- 1 ural body resistance to disease and parasites, start feeding a suitable grain ration at two to three weeks of age. CONFERENCE TO BE HELD SOON County Will Be Represented At Purdue Confab, January 12 J ' Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 26 —Repre- ; sentatives from the Teens and j Twenties club of Adams county ; are expected to be represented at a special program planned for old;er youth and young adult day at i the annual agricultural conference at Purdue university, January 12, according to F. L. Mcßeynolds, , extension specialist in 4-H club work. This will be the first attempt to get representatives of the older youth organizations together for a conference meeting. The age group of the organizations that will send j representatives to the Ago Conference is approximately from 18 to 28 years. Mcßeynolds states this particular group is described as the “out of school young people.” i The representation will include I two officers and a colmselor from ' each organization. In addition to Purdue specialists i who will appear on the special Tuesday program will be Miss Audra Swift of the Indiana Farm Ijftireau Educational Departim|iC. who has assisted with recreational activities over Indiana tor some time. Dr. Z. M. Smith, head of 4-H club work in Indiana, will preside during the morning session of tne representatives. A detailed study will be made and demonstrations will be given during the afternoon on “Recreation for the Social Hour.” Miss Helen Hazelton of Purdue; will work with Miss Swift in conducting the program. Further details of the program may be obtained from the county agent or by writing to the Department of Agricultural Extension, Purdue University Lafayette, Ind. HORSE SENSE ' With corn selling around a dollar a bushel and tankage at approximately |7O a ton, bred sows and gilts are in danger of more than usual neglect this winter. Like a good book, the Indiana Feed Tag must be read if it is to be appreciated. Information pre- : sented on this tag helps the farmer to determine if he is getting his money's worth, when buying feed. This is a good time of the year to spot peach and plum mummies still hanging in the trees. Remov-

.ai and destruction of these mum- | niies is worth more than any single spray in controlling brown rot on next year’s fruit crop. Molasses often helps to make more palatable poor quality feeds, , 1 such as stover and straw. Mix one to two pounds of molasses with ' - four times the weight of water and sprinkle this on the roughage dally when fed. Summarize the year’s activities and work recorded in the farm record book and then make plans to start another for the new year. Local county agricultural agents and specialists on the farm management staff at Purdue University will be glad to help yon with your accounting problems. Kitchen flavors are common in cream kept in the kitchen will absorb cooking odors besides befng spoiled by the heat of the stove. At the same time, do not leave it where it z will freeze. Further information on any of the foregoing toffies may be obtained by writing to the Depart-i ment of Agficultural Extension, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. ->-■■— 11111 Q" I 1 ■ 11 " ' MARKETREPORTS DAILY REPORT OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN MARKETS Brady's Market for Decatur, Berne, Craigville, Hoagland and Willshire. Closed at 12 Noon, Corrected December 26. No commission and no yardage Veals received Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. 100 to 120 lbs $8.50 120 to 140 lbs 8.80 140 to 160 lbs.. 9.70 160 to 200 lbs. 10.10 200 to 275 lbs. 10.30 275 to 300 lbs... 10.20 200 to 350 lbs 9.90 350 lbs. and up 9.70 Roughs 8.75 , Stags - 7.00 Vealers 11.00 Ewe and wether lambs 8.75 Buck lambs 7.75 | Yearling lairbs 4.00 local grain market BURK ELEVATOR CO. Corrected December 26. No. 1 Wheat. 60 lbs. or better $1.26 No. 2 Wheat, 58 lbs 1.25 Oats 48c Old Yellow Corn 1.40 Soya Beans. No. 2 Yellow 1.37 New No. 4 Yellow Corn $1 to 1.28 Rye —9O c i CENTRAL SOYA CO. Soya Beans, No. 2 Yellow 1.37 CAMPGAW MARKETS Berling Produce Bldg. East Jefferson St. Phone 156 Large White Eggs, doz 29c' Large Brown Eggs, doz '27c ’ Medium Eggs, doz 24c ' Heavy Chix, lb 12-lSc Heavy, Hens, lb 14c | Heavy Pullets, lb 14-15 c; Leghorn Chix, lb 8-9 c. Leghorn Hens, lb 8-9 c j Ducks, lb 13c | Geese, lb 11c | Turkeys, lb 16-17c| SALE CALENDAR Roy S. Johnson Auctioneer Decatur, Ind. Claim your sale date early as I am booking sales every day, Dec. 29—8 miles West of Deca-j tur on 224 then 1 mile North on Adams & Wells county line; 2 ; miles East and 1 mile North of Tocsin. Andy Schirack. Dec. 28—Jim Figley, mile west, % mile south Rockford, O. Dec. 29—Andy Schirack. 8 miles west of Decatur on 224 then one mile ■ north on Adams and Wells county line; 2 miles east and 1 mile north of Tocsin. Doc. 30—Homer Blume, 7 miles east of Fort Wayne on Road No. 14. Dec. 31—Francis Lorti, 4 miles north of Monroeville. Jan. 1 — Decatur Community: Auction. Jan. 4—E. J. Ahr Riverside Sale Barn, Horse Sale. Jan. s—Louis Kruetzman 3 mile east, 3 mile north of Decatur, 1 : closing out sale. Jan. 6—Snyder & Egley Registered Guernsey CaXtle and Horses ( on State Line 2 mile north Road No. 224. Jan. 7—Jamee IL Krick mile south, mile w*?st of Glensnoro. Ohio, closing out sale. Jan. B—Dec. Community sale. Jan. 9—Ed Reppert, 1 mile west mile north of Magley, closing ; out sale. Jan. 11—Frank Kiser, Road No. 27, Sub Station. Jan. 12 Itoy Kendall, southwest of F Wayne on Ditch Road. Jan. 13 — Old Adams Coi uty Bank, Real Estate.

> ' '■ a f / "fl “Sssal . -I- I _ ' ~fl n , Rates “'fl Over 20 words 2c per the two times. Word Three Times-M ln i mum of 50c for 20 words or .*■ Over 20 words 21/. /“fl for the three times? P fl l ( >R SAIE lOR SALE — house, bank barn, guwi °fl located 7 miles northwest ot tur, price only SSS W ». cha 4130 Piqua ave.. Fun \V^v FOR SALE—3O CedarTiiesutfl sls, $lB, s2o; Lamps. sl-$s Mattresses, $6.!i.5.539.50 Snrsfl Furniture Co., 152 s. Second $■ Phone 199. FOR Crosley, Grebe radios, lieve we have highest trade-in lowance in county. Linco SenS Station, Preble. if OR SALE—Small tur home, reasonable. AlsoimM farm near city for cash or coa3 er trade. Decatur phone SSSK. fl FOR SALE ■ have a green and dry slab wood, kfl the thing sot these mild days, fl Adajns County Lumber Co, Plufl either 78 or 994. ' 11 —— B WANTED I WANTED — Loans on improvfl farms; Eastern money; bfl terms; low rates. French Qttiajfl f WANTED -Clov< r. alfalfa or tafl hay. Call phone 6782. 3044 fl Wanted LACIES NOTICE! Xfl Stuhlhut of Laura Ileauty Slkfl will be at Bei ker’s Beauty slzfl Tuesday. Dec. 29. Call 1280. fl WANTED To haul ashes clean cisterns. Call phone IDfl WANTED to Buy —Livestock fl all kinds. Plenty of milk afl to trade. E. C. Doehrman, Wfl liams, Ind. Hoagland phone. K 293a6U 0( — o MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANKtiCS Furniture t» paired, upholstered or rrtinisW lat the Decatur Upholstering Shop, i 222 S. Second St. Phone 420. AIK used furniture. Ml* THE STORY OF YOUR ment invariably is told in ?* spine. Chiropractic adjustmet( ! correct tendencies toward diseast Consult Dr. Hoy 11. Andress. » 'N. 4th st. Phone 1193. FOR RENT _ j FOR RENT — 3 room house Schirmeyer street. Phone W bit o— — I Test Your Knowledge: Can you answer seven of then ten questions? Turn to page Four tor the answers. 1. In which Shakespearian edy is Ophelia a character? 2. What country lies east of M " 3. In which state does the eny River flow? , . 4. 4. Name the eleventh PresWl cf the United States. 5. What wa<s the head tax on a entering the U. S. in 1913? 6. Os which state is Santa Fe j capital ? , a 7. In what war was Jte Bu' Mobile Bay? 8. Who was Edouard Ilou9. How many stories Mg R. C. A. Building in New loik 10. What is an alloy? 1. In the foot-hills of what : tains is the city of Pasadena ’ r C OTe( 2. What was the date of Grov Cleveland’s first inauguration. * 3. Is Galveston. Texas o land or a peninsula.’ w , 4. Os what plant is hnsced a" ! dUCt? . „ Mntllk 5. In which slate is Ro l - y ’ tain National Park? Gillil ! 6. Who was James M< 7. Name the unit of Chile. ~ lo thp GoH’ 8. Where in the Bible i |en Rule? 9 9- What is a tangelo- w j 10. Who wrote the 'a: stories? ’ _ Deca 11 * Trade in a N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined • GI« SCS HOUR 1 S 2-30 to s:o® 8:30 to 11:30 12 ‘ Saturdays, 8.00 PI Telephon® 1»