Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1937 — Page 5

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. Ebtmahket Tfff IMS fcIFOR STOCK 8 Pamphlet Explains ■ S K Methods Os Mar'>’jWtinu Livestock Li 0 ’ ,he L'‘ " ' st|ll i»««y ,„ put their rattle on ]Mik , , V( , n jr it ia ni „ “'“ ! ; Q^^K.... Ashby, associ- ... ;, v ,. 5 :,.. k marketing. ~ . : University maintains. the nearest market is ( . ■uient, is r »a^H' ll ' '""” f ”'' 1,11 ”"' pro ' ' ■ «u -'■■■" k ''"■ ~ - ■ :,.nu imi. producers conthey did well on local ;ij,.y ived as much as .' would get by thus passing all the local selling in Return Wanted ■ r-rentiy thinking stocklucailv only if sure of remore than by shipping. ~-B| forth. advantage the buyer -‘'"Keyls:-' e. riving some rebeing able to get his ]W| locally. ■J mark: difficulties "- .Mtph" average producer." he Lt Tiny are economical of small lots of live“KJ: mh' r than the nearby KB anil information as to what , [ , E > market for his partlcunk." K “' nearby market may pay dsi Blppwer more on a few weights KA,< hv.-stock than he can -i.xtßt by sending them to a more market There remains the of how wide a margin the market requires on the rest stock md whether by sellmarket the pro- . ' '■” ’-'hening or weakenwh,.o livestock marketing ■ Spread Is Great ■Ktivo to still another probmg the successful cattle Ashby pointed out that the market, with a variation ■ A ’han sl2 between top and steers, shows the widest in the history of the markmakes it all the more tiefor producers to employ It ■*•*s* *' '’■'lesinen available in or SB?-*' Rr " "' lu " ,n; irkot value a producer to know, es now. where any lot of sell." oilier marketing prob discussed at length in A l ', -natives in Livestock I "’ w circular written ■ OUTDOOR PRIVIES - c T-r- ■ I' ‘.JMP Il *1 L>* r ■ I «9E. ** KA BOR FREE 9 WPA Project K*P Fight Typhoid Fever Dysentery. Wfproved by Indiana State Board of Health. ■MIA Loans Available Adams County ComBd unity Sanitation Project Metier Jefferson & First ats. I Rear of Bufler Garage.

F by Ashby and published by the Illinois Farmers' Institute. Copies of I the circular may be obtained by writing the Illinois Farmer's Institute at Springfield. ’ AG. SYSTEM TO . HAVE BIRTHDAY Landgrant Colleges Are Observing 75th Anniversary Soon y , Newark, De.'. Oct., 30 — Hie 75th t anniversary of the land-grant coll- . ege system and the United States Department of Agriculture will be f observed at the annual meeting of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities which takes ’ place in Washington. November ’ 15. 16, and 17. i With a modest appropriatiotf of SI,OOO to collect statistics and en- ' courage collection and distribution 1 of seeds from plants in foreign 5 countries that gave promise for ' cultivation in the United States, Federal aid to agriculture began ’ in this country in 1839. The work was conducted by the Commissionler of Patents, then an official of • the State Department. The bill creating the Department \ of Agriculture was signed by Pres- ' ident Lincoln May 15. 1862. The - Morrill Act, granting lands for the ' endowment of State agricultural colleges was enacted in the same ■ year. The importance of agriculs ture in the life of the Nation was I mentioned by George Washington • in his first inaugural address. i ' Secretary of Agriculture Henry : A. Wallace and other nationally ’ known figures will be among the . principal speakers. The speakers ' will review the accomplishments 1 of the Department and the land--1 grant colleges and interpret their ‘ influence on the agricultural life ’ of the. Nation. 1 The' principal talks will be broad cast over a Nation wide radio net- ' work each day during the National ' Farm and Home Hour from 12:30 ’ to 1:30 Eastern Standard Time, ’ j and millions of farmers through- ; out. the Nation arc expected to listen ino— H 0 85 E S Est 5 L One month of good feeding will 1 not off set many months of neglect ; in the care of the poultry flock. I The same may be said for the dairy herd. Although much of the feed produced on a farm is not of the highest grade, most of it can be converted into top grade meat, wool, and milk. Balancing the failn outgo with its income is as important as balancing the livestock rations. Each phase of the business should add something to the total profits, either directly or indirectly. Make a study of the markets to determine the best types and quality of livestock and livestock products to sell- Purdue specialists will be glad to help you in the study. Now is the time to dispose of useless horses. Keep only the necessary workable ones. Before wintry weather actually arrives, it is a good plan to check the farm buildings and to make the necessary repairs to insure protection to livestock and stored crops. Better play safe this winter. When you castarate the fall pigs, immunize them, and avoid the danger of losing all by cholera. Give, your pullets a chance to show you how profitable they <an be. Feed them a balanced ration regularly. Further information on any of the foregoin topics may be obtained by writing to the Department of Agricultural Extension, Purdue. University, Lafayette, Indiana. This is your last chance to rid your livestock and poultry of external parasites before cold weather i sets in for the winter. Wheat or rye as a winter cover crop will help to "sav» the face of the earth”. |

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1937.

NAMES POINTS IN SELECTING ! DRAINAGE TILE Qualities Os Good Tile Described By Agricultural Expert Urbana, 111., Oct. 30—More drain tile is being bought and laid this year than on any year for the past, ten, according to T. A. Pitzen, ex- ’ tension specialist in agricultural engineering. College of Agriculture. University of Illinois. In listing pointers for farmers to! use in selecting good tile, Pitzen I stated that a tile line is something I like a chain in that it is no bet- 1 ter than its weakest section. "If a tile fails in a line because of being crushed or broken, soil is washed in and the efficiency of the system is greatly reduced." he said. “For that reason it pays to use only good tile in the drainage system." A visual inspection is one of several tests that can be used in judging good tile- Circular in cross section, the tile should be cut squarely across to permit close joints, he explained. If there are large cracks and openings in the joints, the tile line is sure to give trouble. Straight Tile Best On the inside the tile should be straight, smooth and free from cracks extending into the body of the tile and weakening its strength. A test for this is to give each tile a light tap with a hammer. A sound tile produces a cleatring while a cracked tile gives a dead sound. It is good practice to make this test when the tiles are being unloaded and again before | they are laid in the trench. F fur-| thcr inspection is to search for visible particles of minerals which, may he dissolved by drainage water causing the Hie to disintegrate > and the system to fail. To be considered of sufficient j strength for ordinary farm drain age, tile of 12 inches in diameter | or less should be able to withstand, the weight of a heavy man. "Salt glazing does not add any more strength than a coat of paint would, and the process sometimes covers defects in the tile.' he paid. Concrete tile of good quality is frost resistant but subject to deterioration in the presence of soil alkalis in excessive quantities and| will not resist successfully the ac-, I lion of high acid peats. "The reputation of the firm man-' I ufacturing the tile is one of the surest guarantees as to quality, he continued. “A manufacturer may tile, and yet the quality may vary use the same material for all his if case is not observed in the manufacturing process. One kiln may j he overburned, resulting in brittle tile and another unburned with soft tile resulting. A brittle tile breaks easily and a soft one lacks strength and disintegrates readily when subjected to freezing and ■ thawing.” — -o— Family Apart 51 Years Milton, Pa. -(U.R! Grant Thornton. of Clearwater, Fla., recently visited two sisters here for the tirst time in 51 years. Thornton left Milton at the age of 7 for the southern city. —o Shop Caters To Dogs I Miami. Fla.—<U.R) -A canine catering shop, supplying cellophanewrapped meals for dogs, has been established here. For convenience, coupon books have been prepared for the paymcn for the service. Uncle Jim Says oWß|bß|! “Now there's neighbor Smith's! I cattle on good pasture, which will, cut his feed bills and save his sil-1 age and mixed hay. Pasture is cheap too, since wc gel sonib help j (from Agricultural Conservation 1 program on limo, phosphate and ofced that we use m getting goodi | stands.”

Marketing Is Explained _»~ SMMI |MW I .aB kOU Or fe lb Koji $ | L O I L

How are livestock prices determI ined? Why do certain types of live-! 1 stock bring higher prices than oth-! ers? What is the best type of lamb or pig or steer to sell on the market? Answers to these and similar questions are always of interest to Adarits County farmers, according to L E. Archbold, counI ty agricultural agent. Because of farmer's intense interest in the foregoing questions,; Paul Mitchell, extension livestock marketing specialist of Purdue University, in co-operation with numerous Indiana county agents has arranged and organized market , tours, giving farmers an opportun- ’ ity of visiting large centralized markets to study the set-up, functions of the stock yards company, commission firms, and various types of buyers. Also while on the tour, the groups study market grades of livestock in a manner

SOYBEAN PRICE I MAY NOT RISE Market Not Likelv To Rise As After 1936 Harvesting — Urbana. HI., Oct. 30 — Farmers l who are busy harvesting soybeans I are not likely to see the marked rise in soybean prices that followled the harvest of the 1936 crop, ! according to L. J. Norton and E. |J. Working, members of the de-; I partment of agricultural economies, College of Agriculture, Univer- ; sity of Illinois. Last year the October average: i for No. 2 soybeans at Chicago was $1.23 and this rose to 36 cents by March, whereas during the first part of October this year, the average price has been about 95 cents a bushel. Since soybean prices depend largely upon the prices processors ; are able to get for soybean oil and soybean meal, increased supplies

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When pullets hunt the roosts during daylight hours it is a sure indication of bullies in the flock. The smart thing to do is to move the timid birds to another pen, where they will be able to get enough to eat. Each of the sections of the land roller mi the sketch is made of con-crete«-cast in a home-made form. Cabbage can be kept through the winter successfully by bedding it on sod or straw and covering with litter of some kind. The beads A

shown in the accompanying pic- | ture. Mitchell is shown in the picture holding a cane and pointing out ‘ the chief differences between the three lambs. On each of the tours, he conducts grading demonstrations with all classes of livestock why certain types of animals do found at the markets, explaining ' not top the markets and why other | ; types do. Besides visiting the stock yards, the group usually inspect a packing house, where farmers may see all kinds of meat being graded and watch government meat inspectors make their rigid inspections. Approximately 40 county groups arranged at the beginning of this ' fall for market tours during the present year. Among the markets being visited are: Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Evansville, and Chicago.

!of oil seeds and feedstuffs have : tended to lower soybean prices. < Big Cotton Crop This year the south has one of ' ihe biggest cotton crops and one of the largest supplies of cottonseed on record, and soybean meal and oil must compete with cottonseed meal and oil. In general the price of soybean I meal tends to follow corn prices ' rathpr closely. Corn prices rose from October to December last year, as did soybean prices, but this year because of the much bet-1 ter corn crop, corn prices are ex-, pected to be low during November j and December. An additional factor that has l maintained prices for both soy-! . bean oil and cottonseed oil has I I been the shortage of lard. Because | of the small number of hogs to be marketed this winter a Targe supply of lard is not anticipated. Although a sharp rise in soybean prices such as occurred last year does not seem to be likely. Norton and Working expect th? seasonal demands for oil and meal to keep ! prices o a fairly firm basis, barring further severe declines in general business conditions.

freeze but usually cohio out in good shape. The first time I tried it an old sow got into the bed before I did. After that I covered it with chicken wire—pegged down. The hardest part of spraying potatoes is to get the bonjeaux on the under parts of the plants. Illustration shows how an lowa farmer solved this problem. As the plants grow larger he uses longer pipe nipples on his nozzle assembly. The wheels of his home-made wagon are three feet apart. (

FOREIGN CROPS TO DETERMINE WHEAT MARKETS Government Specialists Unable To Predict Prices Now Wheat prices during the next few months, the Bureau said today in its current wheat sltußtion | report, depend on a number of fac- ‘ tors including crop prospects in I Argentina and Australia, reports \on areas sown and progress of next year's crop in the Northern Hemisphere. Soviet Russia's policy regarding exports, developments in the European political situation, and general business sentiment. The world wheat crop for 193738, excluding U. S. S. R. and China. is now estimated by the Bureau at 3,809,000.000 bushels, slightly more than 5 percent above the world harvests of the past 2 years. The combined wheat crop of Argentina and Australia is still estimated at about 40 million bushels i smaller than last year. Drought has prevailed over large areas in these two countries. The wheat crop estimate for China is for 140 million bushels less than the 193135 average. Wheat exports from the United States from July 1 to October 15 amounted to about 17 million bushels. The extreme shortage of ocean shipping space accounts in part for these small exports, the Bureau said. It is pointed out. however, that the spread between wheat prices in the, United States and 1 those in importing countries has widened recently, thus tending to offset “the highest ocean freight rates in recent years." "Cheaper offerings from other , countries, and the uncertainty regarding the quantity of Russian shipments,” it was reported, “also have been significant factors in reducing the foreign demand for i United States wheat." Soviet I wheat exports are still uncertain. ■ it was said, as prices are dependent upon Government policy. Moisture conditions for the winter wheat crop iq. this country are generally better than they were a year ago, the Bureau reported, but'

J — = K li pp’MT i \v W A Tribute to the Grocers rF/i/Sjk I ' °f (^‘s Community &Ff’¥ rapcf /feJ, I BlwV ller Fait It JUSTIFIED » In the provision field, Decatur is extremely fortunate. Modern grocery stores supply the needs of an exacting public — along the broad streets these stores display the finest products from the four corners of the world Decatur women know that they can safely rely on the. integrity of local grocers. We appreciate the fact that many of these grocers rely on us for printing requirements. The Decatur Daily Democrat JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS Phone 1000 or 1001 Decatur, Ind. —

some western areal are still very dry. o —■ POULTRY HELPS ARE DESCRIBED I Feeding For Profits Told By Missouri Poultry Expert Securing early fall and winter eggs affords the greatest opportun--1 ity to increase the egg production and income from the poultry flock says H. L. Kempster of the Missouri College of Agriculture. Recent studies show that from the standpoint of annual egg production and income the ideal time for pullets to come into production is about November 1. To increase the winter egg production necessitates such practices ! as hatching early so that the pulli ets have the necessary time to develop normally and become sexually mature in October. This means well managed and well fed flocks throughout the growing period. In addition, the pullets should be transferred from the range to the winter laying quarters, usually when 5 per cent of the pullets have come into laying and preferably not later than October 1. If the pullets are not already in their winter laying quarters no time should be lost in making the transfer. Pullets in laying condition are apt to suffer a set back and stop laying, possibly experiencing a fall molt which can usually be avoided if tho pullets are housed in their permanent quarters prior to the onset of laying. Probably the next most important procedure to employ to secure satisfactory egg production is to do a good Job of feeding, good feeding will not overcome the handicaps of late maturity, lack of care during the growing season, ior improper housing. To be well fed. pullets must have a ration consisting of a good poultry mash as well as liberal quantities of wholesome grains. A good scratch feed for early winter is a mixture of 2 pounds of bran, middlings, and yellow corn meal, and 1 1-2 pounds of meat scraps. During fall and winter about 15 pounds of grain should be fed to 100 hens. From 3 to 5 pounds of grain should be fed in the morn- ■ ing, and at night the hens need to be given all the grain they will consume about an hour before they usually go to roost. The laying mash should be kept before them at all times. At noon each day a moist crumbly mash may be fed. giving what the birds will eagerly consume in 15 minutes. A flock of 100 hens should eat 7 1-2 pounds of mash daily. If this amount is not consumed it will be advisable to give sour milk as a drink. Trade In a Good Town—Decatur

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NEW CROPS ARE NEAR ALL-TIME j RECORD IN U.S. i Government Survey Analyzes Agricultural Conditions Newark, Del., Oct. 30 — This year's crop production— largest since 1928 — is only 6 per cent less than the all-time peak reached in the year 1920. Apd although crop production per capita of the population is much less than during the 1920's it ia 5 to 10 per cent above the downtrend of production per capita since 1905. This analysis is made by C. M. Purvea of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in the October issue of "The Agricultural Situation,” monthly publication of the Bureau. Purves computes the index of production of principal crops this year at 110 per cent of the 1910-14 pre-war average, compared with 78 5 in 1936, and with 113.5 in 1928 — which marked the high point for the last 17 years. The crops included in the index are corn, oats, wheat, barley, rye, buckwheat, flajtseed, potatoes, cotton, sweet potatoes, tobacco, and ‘ hay. Production of most other important crops (not included in the index > also is much larger this year than last, and above average. But divided into the population. Purves puts the index of production per capita of the principal crops, at 81 per cent of the prewar average, compared with 58 in 1936. He makes the point, however, that the trend of crop production per capita of the population had been declining for more than 30 years. This year, production is above this trend, by 5 to 10 per cen|. • < 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 Second Street Decatur, Indiana E. Burt Lenhart, sec’y-treas. Fred T. Schurger. investigator