Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1937 — Page 5

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rFARM LOANS Lians at 4 1 2 <> o payable in sor ten years. Part payment required each year. Payments may be made on interest pay--91 ing date. ||nans at 5% payable in 26 years. Amortized plan 1-5 of loan may be repaid In any year and these part payments may be made on any date. No commission charge. [The Suttles-Edwards Co ■blick Store Bldg. Decatur, Indiana Ai/anize FLOOR ENAMEL You never will know how beautiful your old floors Ay can look—how easy to keep them clean how long / ’ * r —unless you try Kyanize Floor jA Enamel. It's waterproof —it's self smoothing and it covers solidly in one coat —wears like raw-hide. A little goes a long way. Get it now at a bargrin Aj’x.TywWfc price from youro.'arest Kyanize dealer listed \ below. « E Drug Store

high as usual, agronomy mon re- ; port, although the appearance of J the seed is little indication of Its germinating power. Much of It is germinating around 80 per cent rather than 90 per cent, which Is normal germination, and In gome eases it is very low. Samples have shown 18 per cent moisture this spring, which raises the likelihood jof spoilage during warm spring days’ unless such seed is stirred I land thoroughly dried. To determine the germination of j ear corn or soybeans, the rag doll tester described in the Purdue Un-) Iverslty Extension Bulletin 193, or a soil box containing moist soil or' sawdust kept at moderate room temperature may be used. At least 100 seed should be germinated, and only strong vigorous germs developed after 7 or 8 days should he 1 counted. Farmers who do not know what the germination test is of 1 soybeans and corn intended for; spring planting will find it profit-, able to run tests or take advantage l of community testing facilities supervised by the county agent, vo-l ‘ cational teacher and others. Farmers who are well supplied with soybeans satisfactory for seed are urged to report supplies to county agents and local distributing agencies. A limited supply of certified soybean seed and a few. hundred bushels of hybrid seed corn are available, and county ai gents are advised in regard to these supplies. o ■ | Pedestrian Hit and Arrested | Fitchburg, Mass. (U.R) When Elmer Kallinen. 27, struck pedestrian Edward Morley, 36, Morley was arrested on a drunken walk I ing charge. O' — Pheasants Raid Farm i 1 Colusa. CaI.—KU.R) Frank Gillian has a grouch against pheasants. i He reports ho saw more than 200 ) of them eating up his barley crop land the law prevented him from ; shooting them.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1937.

SEEK MEMBERS FOR CLUB WORK Mrs. Mann Begins Annual 4-H Club Enrollment Drive — The annual enrollment campaign ' ) for 4-H Club work is now on under i | thu direction of Mrs. Helen E.' ■ Mann, county club agent. Mrs. 1 Mann and the Junior leaders are 1 I visiting the various schools of the county, explaining the projects offered and distributing enrollment ' ' cards. The 4-H Club work is under i the direction of Purdue University and the projects are outlined by I the university. Any boy or girl ■ , who will be ten years of age by I July 1 and who is under 21, is eli- ! gible to enroll in 4-H Club work. A number of new projects that 1 are proving of interest to boys are being offered this year. Chief atnong these are the tomato duh | project and the soil conservation club project. These two projects are offered to those wire are 14 . years of age or older. The tomato . dub work is under the direction ,of Lawrence Beckmeyer and is sponsored by the Purdue Alumni i Association of Adams County. Boys ; and girls enrolled in this project will grow at least half an acre of ' tomatoes. The soil conservation project is of special interest to boys who expect to make farming their business. Included in the project is a 'study of the losses due to erosion ante the remedies for these losses,' study of crop rotation and liming needs of the soil. Anyone wishing further information on these projects, please get in touch with the county agent’s office or Mrs. Mann. Other agricultural projects offered are poultry, garden, potato, corn, sugar beets, and melon. Weed Elimination By OLIVER C. LEE, Purdue University Lawn Weeds If home owners will believe in the principle that poor lawns cause weeds, rather than weeds cause poor lawns, many backaches) of lawn care can be eliminated. Weeds are the result of nature's work in covering the ground and persist because of poor preparations of the lawn in the first place; and neglect in caring for it after wards. Poor gravelly soil, lack of plant food, the use of poor seed or unsuitable varieties and allowing thin spots to go unremedied are all 1 contributing causes to poor lawns. The most effective method of keeping weeds out is to maintain a thick turf with the ground so fully i occupied by grass plants that weeds cannot get a foothold. If the stand of grass is thin it will be necessary to reseed the area with a mixture of two-thirds' I Kentucky bluegrass and one-third ! redtop for open and sunny lawns. On shaded areas where bluegrass does not thrive, a mixture of equal parts of Kentucky bluegrass, red-, ; top and Poa trivialis (rough stalk c

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meadow grass) can be recommended. From two to three pounds of seed per 1,000 square feet are sufficient for reseeding, while five to six pounds are required for new seedings. The lawn should he fertilized with a commercial fertilizer made by mixing equal parts of Ammonium sulphate and a 2-12 6 analysis. This should he applied at the rate of ten pounds per 1,000 square feet of lawn surface as soon as the grass starts to grow in the spring. The fertilizer, when distributed evenly, will stimulate grass growth and will have a tendency to crowd out dandelion, plantain, chickweed, crab grass, and other weeds. There are many lawns of infertile, clayey subsoil, to which a layer of good top soil should be added and a new seeding made. Fortunately the layer need not be heavy since grass roots never pen-! 1 etrate deeply. o HORSE SENSE Forage crops cheapen hog gains. and provide healthy conditions for (young growing pigs. Rye and wheat provide the earliest “clean" pasture for the spring pigs. Alfalfa is the pasture that delights swine. Gardens and truck patches usually produce a generous supply of vegetable products that may be used in the farm home. Early potatoes should be planted this month and late potatoes) in June. Coccodiosis in chicks may be controlled by removing the sick chicks and cleaning the brooder house floor every other morning. The house should be moved to another location if possible, Purdue, poultry specialists recommend. Either rake and burn all rubbish in the garden, or plow it under at least eight inches deep. Sudan grass drilled at the rate i of 25 to 30 pounds to the acre on a well prepared seed bed after May from the time it is six inches high 15 will make excellent pasture until the first frost. Pole beans and corn can be combined in the garden as easily as i on the table. Further information on any of the foregoing topics may be obtain-; ed by writing to the Department) of Agricultural Extension, Purdue University, Lafayette. Indiana.

i Uncle Jim Says | '

Farmers can not make a living I no matter how hard they work, when erosion has gullied their fields anti washed away their top soil. The sub-soil which is left is less productive, does not hold moisture as well, and is more difficult to cultivate. |

FARM LOANS ARE LARGER IN 1937 Farm Credit Association Reflects Economic Improvement Muncie, Ind., April Substantial progress by the Muncie Production Credit Association is reflected in the business closed dur-1 ing the first quarter of 1937, according to J. O. Roberts, Secretary Treasurer, who says that the cred it cooperative loaned 3233,000 to) 486 farmers during January, February and March as compared with $159,000 to 406 farmers in the same I period last year. He states that ; the expansion of loan volume reflects Increased confidence in the agricultural situation and a larger I appreciation of the advantages of I financing farming through the farmer-controlled cooperatives. “Many conservative farmers who are extensive users of credit are now financing their operations the cooperative way," said Mr. Roberts. Earlier ideas of a production credit association as an emergency institution for farm relief 1 have given way to a correct under I standing of the organization as a 1 permanent and soundly operated ; source of credit for the financing | of farming. This is bringing to its membership a large number of outstanding farmers." The Muncie Production Credit Association serves the counties of Tipton. Grant, Wells, Jay, Adams, Hamilton. Madison. Blackford, Del-laware-and Randolph Three Years Old Mr. Roberts points out that at the time the association was organized and made its first loan' three years ago it was without members and could show no net worth from | its own resources, but did possess the privileges of discounting notes lof farmers to whom loans were made with the Federal intermedi- ; ate Credit Bank of Louisville, , while today it has a surplus in rev--1 enues and undivided profits of ovi er $13,000 and farmer-members own i $32,350 of its capital stock. | “The Muncie Production. Credit Association has made a consistent record of increased business each year both in number of members and in average size of loans," he

GOSSIPY. \\ Vr by /PETER HENDEItSONjr/

Perennials WHILE annuals are the brilliant color in your garden, the perennials are the background. With longer blooming period, they also come back year after I year. •• • • DO NOT uncover your winter protected plants too soon. March is treacherous and the first of April is not too late. •• • • IF YOU FIND that any of your perennials have been lifted out of the ground by the frost, they ! should be pressed back with the foot or lifted entirely and replanted. • • • • PERENNIALS are the backbone of your garden. Blooming year after year, they give permanency while the annuals give changing variety from year to year. * • • • FOR A perennial background there is nothing more attractive than Delphinium. Their tall graceful spikes and exquisite color add charm and delicacy to any garden. If seed is planted it should be put in the ground early as it germinates best in a ground temperature of forty-five to fifty-five degrees. ♦ • » » IN TRANSPLANTING perennials from one location to another, take a good sized ball of soil around the roots. If this is done almost any perennial may be moved. •• • • THE SIZE, color and vigor of your flowers are largely a matter of the amount of plant food tri the soil. Use a good Garden Enricher to be sure that they get a properly balanced fertilizer. » • • « PRIVET and other evergreen hedges that have been injured by the winter should be cut back early. If there is any life lift, fertilization and watering will start it again.

said. “Tho first quarter of 1937 shows an Increase of nearly SIOO per loan over last year. Member ship Includes many of the best farmers of the district, who take an active part in the management of the organization." o BEET GROWERS WELL REPAID Eight Million Dollars Received By Farmers In Area Saginaw, Michigan. April—Ac- ! cording to an announcement made today by the Farmers and Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association approximately $12,440,000 worth of beet sugar was produced in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana from the 1935 sugar beet crop. In addition $1,500,000 worth of sugar beet tops were produced from the same crop. Commenting on the economic importance of the beet sugar industry to agriculture in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio Mr. Schupp, executive secretary of the Association said. “From figures just compiled by our statistical department it appears that the beet sugar Industry in the three states was responsible for the creation of new wealth, in the form of sugar and by products, i having a cash value of approximately $15,500,000. “The 24,196 farmers who grew 'beets in the three states received (la total of approximately $8,000,000 I in the form of payments from the sugar companies and benefit payments from the government for their 1935 crop. In addition, they bad made available to them, beet tops which were conservatively , estimated to have a total value of $1,500,000. Thus, we must credit ) the beet sugar industry with having made it possible for 24,196 farmers to increase their purchas- ) ing power by $9,500,000. Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

I x ; M* ’’jUjSL ptanacJF ■■ ■ ep; ; Jj J, tjw-cjFL wr ■flw' to ft th j l fPjyy„ 3 PROPER Mk' CARE rAf' of DAIRY CATTLE means Greater Profits Fur You Dairying is in many respects the farmer’s best crop. It is dependable in good weather and in bad. It provides a daily turnover. It gives a never-failing st rce of immediate cash. That is why every producer will find it profitable to give careful attention to his dairy herds. It is the surest way to increase his profits. If you are interested in making more money from your cows. Cloverleaf will help you. We maintain an agricultural department which is always at your service, with no charge to you. ("*| R|P AF* For A Steady Market. V B- Immediate Cash. Accurate Weights and Measures, CREAMERIES Crea "

CO-OPERATION I; IS URGED HERE I Water And Wind Erosion Lessened In Conservation Plan I Adams County farmers are being • ( urged by Homer W. Arnold, chair man of the county agricultural 1 , Conservation committee, to takw ; full advantage of those features of ‘the 1937 Agricultural Conservation , program which will help them to ; control or prevent water and wind I erosion on their farms and to em- , I ploy long tested farm management ; practices, which are the most beneficial to the soil. Specific steps to comtiat erosion are included in the program, ac-i I cording to Mr. Arnold. The methods adopted are those which have bid'll tested by experience, and ) have been found effective here i in Adams County. If utilized, the ; erosion control features of the ) plan will benefit scores of Adams county farmers who may not be able to take part in other phases . of the program. Farmers are ask- , to acquaint themselves with deI tails of the program as soon as 1 possible in order to take advantage f this year of the practices which , will check or prevent wind and ~ water eposion. Permanent Pasture Among the erosion preventions provided in the 1937 program that, local farmers may employ in eaning their soil-building allowances' are: The establishment of permanent pasture by seeding adapted I j seed of perennial grasses will be . paid for at rates varying from sll ( to $2 per acre, depending on the 1 ' FEDERAL FARM LOANS Now At 4% 1 The Adams County National Farm Loan Association, of Decatur, Indiana has received a Charter and has r been duly authorized and entpowP ered to make farm loans in all ot t ' Adams County. If you are expecting to re-finance 1 your farm loan, call or write this t association at once. Office: 133 South Seconu Street Decatur, Indiana ’ E. Burt Lenhart, sec’y-treas. Fred T. Schurger, investigator i

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kind of grass seeded. A payment of $7.50 an acre will be made for planting and protection of trees, Including trees for windbreaks on farms. A payment of $2.50 an aero will be made for improving tree stands. Word was received from tile state committee at Purdue Univer. sity that first payments on the 1936 program have been discontinued and that all farmers who have not yet received their initial payments will receive one check for the total amount earned under the pro gram. Nearly 100,000 applications have been received at the state office from all counties in the state and more than $7,291,000 have been paid to Indiana farmers. Seventy countries have sent to the state committee all appllcttlons filed in their offices. Second and final payments for 8.605 farmei • in 54 counties have been sent to the Accounting Office. Indiana was the ) first state in the North Central Region to start making second payments. Indications an Ihr.t all Ind iana payments will be made by May 1. Notice to Breeders! The !’ >lgidP Stallion, Roscoe Mason, N 19135, Sorrel, coming 3 ve; .<l, with white main ar 4i a weighs better than a ton, and The Belgian Stallion, Gordon ■ Mastoc De Castre, No. 16110, Sorrel, with light main and tail. 9 years old, i—will make the season. mile West, 3>/ 2 miles North of Preble or miles North of 221. Come and see them! Adolph Bultemeier, OWNER WANTED Beef Hides. Sheep Pelts and Tallow. We also buy Rags. Magazines, Newspapers. Scrap Iron, Old Auto Radiators, Batteries, Copper. Brass, Aluminum, and all grades of scrap metals. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe st. Phone 442