Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1937 — Page 5

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market Is Topped ziVif/i Two Loads Os I Beef Cattle Here

Bentral Stock Farms To, ■ Receive Record Price .■ f or White Face Cattle ■ | c d In Adams County. I PAID 16 CENTS ■ Tht . Central Stock farm located r hos D-catur on V. S. High-, |K‘ r ■•; lopped the market today, [ w „ rar loads of prime white, K." a limit sold to Wilson ■Lrs eempany at 16. a pound. is near the all-time record beef cattle, it is believed. The I loads brought about a five' premium. . th,. <attic were ready for let ahem the first of July buy::eii: Armours. Swifts and oth'leading packing companies ins^K,..-..] th- nt and made offers on Ke lot. cuttie .ire to be weighed 111 Decatur and shipped east by Brothers. K- Pl" i t. internationally WB auctioneer and cattle exr;. today submitted a c lipping ’ tin' 5" years ago column of.' ® Drovers Journal, a Chicago; which stated that a| of 1." rattle- sold in Chicago ivy; brought four cents a ■ Tbesc- cattle were- purchased aJune 1. 1936 from H. P. of Dec atur who brought in from Kansas City. At that ; y were run on pasture until ■ te fall when they were brought

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H| "1 find that my livestock drink of water, and since I have i land that can be used most tally for the pasturing of I always try to keep ■|knty of fresh water for them.

I Public Sale I BI G NIG H T SA L E ■I I, the undersigned, will sell at Public Auction at my farm on State Mosd 2 — 2</ 2 miles east of Merriam or 5 miles northwest of Churubeginning at 7 o’clock P. M., D.S.T. I MONDAY EVENING, JULY 26,1937 I 62—HEAD OF GOOD JERSEY DAIRY CATTLE—62 ■ Blood Tested for T. B. and Bang's Disease these cattle are hand picked and in first class condition. 7 Cows ■"'ith calves by side; 23 head in production; 9 Springing Cows; 5 Spring■"g Heifers; 20 head of good young heifers bred; 7 head of good young ■ersey Bulls. These cattle are all under 6 years of age. TERMS—Cash. No property to be removed until terms are comwith. ■ ONE CALF GIVEN AWAY “FREE.” I MRS. JESSE McCOY, Owner S. Johnson, Auctioneer F. Gause, Clerk | Public Auction | MODERN HOME — IDEAL LOCATION II I will sell to the highest bidder the following described ■'till estate. Sale will be on the premises at 325 North sth ■•reel, Decatur, I TUESDAY, JULY 27th I at 6:00 P. M. ■ Property known as Stagmcyer property located on corner sth and Marshall street. 8 Room Modern house in good frtpair; full size basement; furnace; bath; good cistern, beautiful maple shade trees, and shrubbery. This is one of Jhe best locations in Decatur. All modern street, sewer and lighting improvements. Property may be inspected any day before sale after 12 noon. Terms—l-3 cash, 1-3 in 60 days. Convenient terms on balance. for further information see Roy S. .Johnson, Auctioneer, Trust Building, Phone 104. MRS. MARY E. JOHNSON, Owner

’ in and put on dry feed. | Their ration consisted of beet | i top silage, alfalfa hay. ground corn, i and molasses mixing feed. The ; grain ration was gradually increased and the silage decreased until they were brought on to full grain feed about February 1. Through the finishing period each animal consumed a dally raI tiou of 4 lbs. of molasses mixing I feed, 20 lbs. of corn and cob meal. I and a small amount of beet top ’ silage, and alfalfa hay. Their presj ent weight is 1,250 lbs. each. MITES, LICE MAY BE CONTROLLED Huge Losses Caused In Poultry Flocks By Pests “If a war could be started between mites and lice, our poultry yard troubles in this respect would ' be over. Unfortunately for the poul-' try producer those two pests coop- j [ erate instead of fight one another,” says S. A. Moore, extension poultryman of the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture. Mites leave the birds during the day and hide in cracks and crevices, where they lay their eggs and young mites are hatched. Lice remain on the fowl day and night. Its eggs are laid and young hatched og the body of the bird. It is not known that the louse stands aside when the mite is feeding but at any rate the two of them give the chicken llftle rest, says Moore. Although these pests may not be present in sufficient numbers to cause the death of the bird, the | ! rate of growth and egg production . wiTI be reduced and the cost of • i maintenance increased. Flocks in- 1 I fested with mites and lice, through • reduced vitality are also more sub- ' ject to attacks of disease. Mites may be destroyed by paint-' ' ing the roosts, nest, dropping | , boards, and nearby wall with a I mixture of equal parts of kerosene and used crank c*e oil. This mix- ! ture should be used liberally $0 j that it will penetrate the smaller ■ cracks and crevices. Nicotine sulphate is used to con- | control lice, which is painted in a thin film on top of the roost just be. are roosting time. The heat from the roosting birds’ bodies causes the nicotine to vaporize and rise

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1937.

PETE LEHMAN FARM IS FAMOUS IN STATE

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' Above—Lehman farm showing the barn and build- ! ings. Below —Crystal, three-year old Guernsey i recently sold for more than $1.(100.

Ji ■ ■VSKKI i Above —Mr. Lehman and his star producer, Princes, 1 which holds an Indiana state record.

(Editor's note: The following article is part of one published in ' the last issue of the Indiana Farm- ' er’s Guide. Pictures on this page , are reproduced through the cour- , tesy of the same magazine.) Peter B. Lehman, a native of Switzerland, who operates the Swiss Dairy, in Adams county. Indiana, has no ‘‘hired help” problem. , His way of paying the hired hands has been so successful that Leh-, l man and his family, and the two j hired men and their families are, I looked upon in the community as 1 I just one large happy household. I Lehman owns a large herd of I : Guernsey cattle, one ot the best j 'herds in the state of Indiana. He I started his dairy in 1921, a tew I years after coming here from i Switzerland. Starting on a small j scale, with two cows as his original foundation. Lehman at present milks 35 cows, all of them pure-bred and high producers. Two of his cows hold Indiana state records for Guernsey, and 500, 600 and even 700-pound producers of butter fat are no novelty for Lehman. Recently he sold one cow, Crystal, a 4-year-old Guernsey, for $l,lOO. The neighbors who had I been more or less skeptical of Lehman’s ideas as a dairyman, have become convinced that Lehman’s methods are sound and now instead of laughing at him go to him for advice. Needed Help As Lehman’s business grew, he and his wife were unable to take care of all the work. A hired man I was necessary, and Lehman look-1 ed around for a man, preferably! one out of school just a few years. through the birds’ feathers. The vapor kills the lice. Through the use of this method the lice are removed without handling the birds individually. The treatment should be repeated in 10 days to destroy the lice that hatch after the first treatment. o Youths Joust With Autos Chattanooga, Tenn. <U.R) — Four youthful knlghts-errant, quarreling over who would take home two girls fnam a roadhouse, were ejected from the roadhouse and promptly fought it out with automobiles. Police reported they found the boys “running ’round and ’round after each other in the middle of the street, crashing the into each other.” WANTED Rags, Magazines, Newspapers, Scrap Iron, Old Auto Radiators, Batteries, Copper. Brass, Aluminum, and all grades of scrap metals. We buy hides, wool, sheep pelts, the year round. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe st. Phone 442

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Above—Ulrich Reinhart, left and Irvin Moore in front of the Lehman milk house. Below —The Leh-1 man family and the cow Crystal on a float at the Decatur Centennial celebration in 1936. Farmer’s Guide.

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I I Lehman figured that a man about 1 20 or 22 years old would be full lof ambition, and Lehman decided i if he could get a man of that age J he would offer him a good start in I life. Lehman hired a young man, Ulrich Reinhart, who knew something about farming and dairying, who had married recently. Lehman built the young hired man a nice new home, paid for it, and installed all modern conveniences. As time went on and the dairy business continued to grow, Lehma needed another hired hand. This time he employed Irvin Moore, also a young farmer who had married recently. Another new house was built for this couple, and the Lehman business continued to grow. One of the neighbors remarked, “ As soon as Lehman puts up a little store now his village will be complete.” Now, after years of work together, Lehman and his two hired hands see prosperity ahead. Lehman not only paid for the homes |of the two men, but he furnishes I them light, power, heat, and water 1 free of charge. Besides this, they get all the milk they and their fami- 1 KEROSENE IS GOOD SPRAY Flies Do Less Damage To Cattle Than Is Believed Indications are that, unless properly used, fly repellents when used ou dairy cows do more harm than do flies, according to E. E. Anderson of the New Mexico State College. The popular idea of the great injury done by fliesJß connection with dairy work has resulted tn many proprietary mixtures being put. on the market, designed to keep off flies. Investigation by several state experiment stations, including New Mexico, have failed to show any advantage from the use of these mixtures except to ■ keep the cows quiet while they are being milked. On the other hand, when-jWfd regularly, many sprays cover the skin with a sticky gummy substance which stops up the pores, causing an increase in body temperature, thus doing more harm to the animals than would the flies. When a spray is used which leaves a residue of this kind the cows should be washed often enough tp prevent such an accumulation. Many fly sprays are ou the mar-i

: lies need, free of charge. Each I family has their own truck patch Ij on the Lehman farm, where they i grow potatoes, sweet corn and othi er crops, all they need, for year to year. For this they pay no rent. Pays Weekly Salary But this is not all. Lehman pays , each man a weekly salary in addi- ,; tion to this. Each Saturday night is i 1 “pay-day” and they are paid in II cash, free to do with the money as . they see fit, with one exception. ■ Lehman requests that both of his . hire<j hands put a certain stipu- . lated sum on a saving account i! each week. In this way they ac>l cumulate money to safeguard some • unexpected misfortunes. i! Talking it over the other day, ; the two hired hands figured that ■ they are paid much better than 1 most laborers or factory employes. Their weekly wages run from sl2 to sls each, and practically none • of this has to be spent for food, heat, rent or shelter. The two men ■ and their families havo to buy i clothes and other minor expenses, but the rest goes into the bank Lehman and his two hired men J farm 200 acres besides operating 1 the dairy business. — . - . I ket in prepared form, but, if used I very lightly, ordinary kerosens is an excellent spray. If kerosene is used heavily, bfstering may result. A good spray is one-half pound of pyrethrum powder mixed with one gallon of kerosene and one cup of cresol compound. Let this stand for 24 hours and then strain it thru a cloth. Another very satisfactory fly repellent can be made by mixing one gallon of fish oil with two ounces of oil of tar, two ounces of oil of Pennyroyal, and eight ounces of kerosene. Very good insurance against the annoyance of flies around the dairy 1 is to keep the milking quarters and surroundings free from an ac- ■ cumulation of manure, and other filth and debris, since flies are 1 hatched in materials of this na- ’ ture. The annoyance of flics around 1 i the dairy from now until cold | weather comes next fall may be minimized not only for the cows but also for the milker by following these simple directions. o 'I , ■i Auto Thief Too Thoughtful Knoxville, Tenn. (U.R) — An automobile belonging to Charles Mynatt was stolen from in front, of his hotel, but Mynatt isn't complaining much. The thief drove it less than a mile to a garage, had the gas line repaired, the battery charged, the brakes relined and several other repairs , made. Then the thief couldn’t pay and detectives recovered the i car.

POULTRY SLUMP SEEN IN STATE Indiana Income From Poultry Products To Slump This Year Indianapolis, July 23. — (U.R) — Forecast of a slump this year in j income from poultry products, ordinarily a $50,000,000 business in Indiana, was contained today fn a report of the Indiana farm bureau co-operative association. High prices of grain and resultant high prices of poultry feed have narrowed down poultry pro-| fits, which is reflected in a short! crop for the state, according to j Thad Macy, representative of the [ bureau. Macy predicted fanners would, derive greater profits from other produce this year. The bureau’s figures, based on a report of the U- S. bureau of agricultural economics, showed that nearly 10 dozen eggs were required to buy 100 pounds of poultry feed this summer while fewer than seven dozen were needed last year. “Many farmers have sold their ' flocks rather than buy high-priced feeds, while others who have re-' ■ tained their flocks are feeding sparingly, thus slowing up maturity,” Macy said. “This will produce a shortage of laying flocks in October, November and December and result in a scramble for eggs for winter broiler production." It was believed, he said, that because of an abundance of cold storage egg stocks the seasonal rise in egg prices, which will reach its peak in December, would be less than a year ago. Indiana ranks fourth to Ohio, lowa and Illinois in commercial hatcheries but the hatcheries have experienced one of the worst seasons in many years. Poultry products, exceeded only by hogs and occasionally dairy products, as a revenue producer, account for one-sixth of the total farm income in the state. Ordinarily 30,000,000 chickens, valued at $20,000,000 are raised in Indiana each year, and the egg production is about 100,000,000 dozens valued at $25,000,000. Sale of hens, turkeys and other products increases the total value of the industry over $50,000,000. • o RAINS CHANGE FERTILIZERS Effects On Soil Changed By Heavy, Frequent Rains Geneva, N. Y„ July 23 — Because of frequent rains during the early planting season, the fertilizer experiments on the canning crops J 1 Ws Ml iiIJW VOU do not sign a short-term A mortgage which will cost money to renew. Then, too, there is no fear of a higher interest rate in a few years. You know that although you can repay your loan sooner if desired, interest on your Federal Land Bank loan will be 4% a year for the entire life of the loan, whether it runs for 20 or 30-odd years. Second mortgage Land Bank Commissioner’s loans J are made at 5% a year. By paying small amounts on the principal each year the loan will ( be entirely repaid by the time it ' runs out. Loans are made to buy farms, construct or alter buildings, buy livestock and equipment, and refinance farm debts. For information call or write this farmerowned organization. The Adams County National Ferm Loan Association of Decatur, Ind. 133 South Second Street E. Burt Lenhart, Sec'y.-Treaauror,

CREAM OF 4-H DAIRY TEAMS

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MEET Indiana’s champion 4H dairy demonstration team, Allen Maze and Eugene Thomas of Liberty, winners at the recent Purdue Round-Up. They will represent the state at the National Dairy Show at Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 9-16 in a national contest in which the four top teams will divide $2,300.00 in college Scholarships provided with their

farm at the State Experiment Station here a\? showing quite favorable results from practices that ■ have often proved disastrous in ; ; other season, says Prof. C. B. Say-i re, head of the Vegetable Crops Di-' vision, who cites this situation as i •! emphasizing the fact that too much reliance should not be placed on one season’s results in fertilizer experiments. “Farmers often fail to obtain the best results from the use of fertilizers because they have not been properly applied,” says Prof. Sayre, adding that “sorfiemnethods ( give good results some years and 1 1 very poor results at other times.” 1 1 This season good results are be,l ing obtained in the Station experiments where the fertilizers were , J drilled in with the seed or placed 1 directly under the plants, while in >' dry season, such as have been ex- . | perienced within recent years. I these methods of application have r : frequently proved disastrous. This f year rains occurred immediately , after planting each of the crops 1 in the fertilizer placement tests with the results that a high soil

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trips to the show by the Kraft Phenix Cheese Corporation, sponsor of the contest. The boys show how to cool milk and cream with well or spring water running through a barrel and cite experiments showing that the product is more saleable and produces finer butter, ice cream and cheese. The team was coached by County Agent 0. V. Winks.

moisture content has been maintained on the plant which has, in turn, diluted the concentration of soluble fertilii’er salts with the result (hat fertilizers applied directly with or below the seeds have not been injurious. "Despite the favorable results thisyear," says Prof. Sayre. “Drilling fertilizer in advance of planting is always safe. Also, drilling the fertilizer in bands 1% to 2 in- ' ches to each side of the seed or plants and about 3 inches below the surface results in a much more i efficient use of the fertilizer than I any other method of application. , The results obtained in our tests indicate that half as much fertilizer applied in this manner will give > greater returns than larger amounts broadcast.” J o i School Record Perfect e Greenwich. Conn. — (U.R) — Dors othy Prelie’s ten and one-half years r in elementary and high schools 3 never were any cause for concern 3 to the truant officer. She never 1 missed a single day’s attendance. - 1