Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1938 — Page 2

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AG ricultur a | , ''NEWS ~' I j^cs — ■■ — — - ~

GRAINS MAY BE TREATED EARLY Illinois Experiments Shows Low Moisture Content Necessary ;• Urbana. 111-, Jan- —Seed corn can be treated safely with commerely 1 seed disinfectants for several months before planting, provided the seed is first dried down to 12 per cent or less moisture, according to Benjamin Koehler, chief in crop pathology, College of Agriculture. University of Illinois. Koehler's statement, based on a ..series of experiments conducted -by the agricultural college, is In ’answer to farmers who have been 4>uzzled about having treated seed ‘-delivered several months before time. His statement is also' of interest to farmers who de“hire to treat their seed in winter unonths before heavy spring work nopens. • However, it is important, KoehSer explained, to run the treated •■seed over a sieve to remove all disinfectant or else regulate the application so that there •will be no excess, and then store Che treated grain in a dry place 'so it will not take up appreciable moisture from the air. May Be Stored [> these precautions are followed, unused seed from the current. 2year may be stored until the foil--owing year with very little deterioration as far as the effects of the disinfectant are concerned. Seed treatment itself has inIcreased in importance because ■with .the enormous rise iu volume “of seed produced, mechanical . methbds of handling the ears have largely been substituted for hand'Jing by hand as was the case when each farmer picked his seed from "his own field. This handling by machinery often results in damage tn the seed coat. Field experiments conducted by Uncle Jim Says Ifeffr, wiiJßiwy ■ wiai y 43 - "This crooked old tree is not doing my woods a bit of good and "It couldn’t improve itself if I left it stand a hundred years. Many , woodlots in this neighborhood •could, be improved by cutting out the less valuable and crooked 1 trees, leaving the better ones to develpp into high grade forest‘ 1 "products." ’

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| the agricultural college during the past five years have shown that a break in the seed coat is an open ■ door for rapid infection. ’ In test plots planted entirely to crown injured seed the yields of grain produced were consistently 25 per cent lower than in adjoin- » Ing plots planted with sound seed. It was also found that seed treatment with commercial disinfectants largely prevented infection through injured seed coats, and thus the yield was not so adversely i affected. Many hybrid seed growers are . now treating their product with . one of these seed disinfectants bei fore marketing to insure against . seedling diseases after planting. , o— HOMEMAKERS TO MEET AT PURDUE Program Given For Conference At Lafayette Next Week Lafayette, Ind., Jan' — Twen-ty-five years of steady growth and achievement will be celebrated by the Indiana Home Economics Association. which has a present membership of 14.000 homemakers, with a special program Thursday, Jan. 13, of the annual Purdue Agricultural Conference, which will be in progress Jan. 10 to 14. The business session will be held in the morning in the Gymnasium with the annual luncheon in the ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union Building. During the luncheon hour, Mrs. Marie Catell, of Lafayette, accompanied by Mrs. E. A. Bleakey will present a program of violin music. Special recognition will be given 25 year clubs, 100 per cent counties, and past Master Farm Homemakers. Afternoon Program In the afternoon the program will be held in the gymnasium. The Purdue Symphonic band will present a program, d'/'ected by Professor P S. Emrick. Following this an album, featuring past presidents, will be presented. The Association has had 21 presidents, all of whom are living, save Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, who served as president from 1913-1916, and died in December, 1936; Mrs. Rainey McCoy of Tippecanoe County, who se.«ved in 1926 and died in 1934. Mrs. Lawrence Glendenning of Clinton County, now serving as president, and Mrs. O. L. McCay of Tippecanoe County, past president, compiled the information for the album. Music appropriate to the year of service will be provided by Eva Robertson, violinist; Kathryn Merritt, accompanist. The following county choruses will sing three numbers: Rush, under the direction of Mrs. B. D. Far-1 thing; White, under the direction ■ of Mrs. Julia Phend; and Tippe-: canoe County, under the direction ■ of A. P. Stewart, Music Director of Purdue University. Following this program a tea in charge of the past presidents will be given in the gymnasium.

• ONLY BEST EGGS SHOULD BE KEPT y i. Hatching Eggs Should Be Carefully Selected From Good Flocks j Eggs Should be saved for hatching purposes only when they are produced by superior breeding B ■ stock says E. M. Funk of the MissI ourl College of Agriculture. Unless the poultryman has such stock I I it will be more profitable for him |to purchase chicks from some breeder or hatchery where chicks . from dependable stock may be obtained. I Size, shapes, and color of eggs are inherited factors which can be established in a flock by the . proper selection of breeding stock.. If only eggs which meet the mark-; et requirements for the top grades ■ were incubated the quality of the I eggs produced would be much ini- ' proved. White-shelled eggs which , are tinted should not be incubated as such eggs are worth several cents less per dozen than are chalk white eggs. Uniformity of color in brown shelled eggs may be improved by selecting hatching eggs of the desired color. Round, ridged, long, or pointed eggs should be discarded. The size of the chick is very closely related to the weight of the egg from which it is hatched. Small eggs that produce under-siz-ed chicks should not be incubated. Hatching eggs should weigh not less than 23 ounces per dozen. Inherited It is doubtful if any of these characters mentioned are related to hatchability, but since they are inherited factors, which influence the market value of eggs they should be considered important. Eggs for incubation should be held below 68 degrees, and above 40. If kept under ideal conditions they can be held from 10 days to two weeks without apparently injuring their hatchability. However, under practical operating conditions it is advisable to set the eggs each week. Eggs held longer than two weeks gradually lose i their hatching potver until at the end of four weeks chicks can no longer be hatched from hen eggs. Rough handling which disorgan- , ires the interior of the eggs, or' cracks the shell, reduces hatchability. Safe handling of eggs is facilitated by placing them in a 15 or 30-dozen case. They should j be withheld from the case until . they lose their animal heat; other-1 wise a high temperature will be' maintained for several hours and ; incubation be continued. If ; eggs are held for more than one , week it may be advisable to turn I them by tilting the case each day ( CONSERVATION I: IS ON PROGRAM 1 Purdue, State, Govern- i ment Experts To Talk At Conferences •—■— i The forestry and wild life con- < serration programs which are an- s nual features of the Agricultural j Conference at Purdue University, will be presented on Tuesday, Jan-, < uary 11. 11 The forestry program will be < given on Tuesday morning and < will be devoted to the planting of | forest trees. J. C. Craig of the Soil ; Conservation Service, T. E. Shaw, t of Purdue, and F. T. Miller of the <

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, JANUARY 8. 1938.

GOOD FARM PRICES ATTRACT IMPORTS ’ RUMI lIUWWt) ■ it - I ■ ■■ (NCOMi II • i t •: Ito 311 II l!8 O I” In w ita w o r»4 iws The value of competitive farm imports varies with farm income. From 1925 up to 1930, farm income was high. During that period farm imports also were greater than for any other year shown in the chart.

I State Division of Forestry will be I the speakers on tn 1 s program I which will cover reforestation, windbreak planting, and the care and improvement of tree plantings. The wild life conservation program will be given on Tuesday afternoon. H. P. Cottingham of the State Conservation Department. William Barnes of the Farm Security Administration, and Ralph M- Kriebel of the Soil Conservation Service will speak on this program which will be devoted mainly to the improvement of food and cover conditions for wild life. Both these meetings will be held in the Memorial Union Building. E. W. Tinker, Assistant Forester, U. S. Forest Service. Washington D. C., will speak at the general session in Eliza Fowler Hall at 1:15 Tuesday afternoon on "The Place of Forestry in Indiana Agriculture” and will also he the principal speaker at the annual forestry and conservation dinner which is to be held that evening in the ballroom of the Memorial Union Building. Mr. Tinker is one of the leading foresters in the country and appeared on the Agricultural Conference program in 1934. HOfiSE - SEjmSl Keep dry bedding under the fall pigs during these wintry days. It's excellent insurance against flu and pneumonia. Your ewe flock needs plenty of legume hay from now until the ewes and lambs are ready to go on pasture next spring. Now’s the time to make repairs to barns and equipment. Why not use good home grown timber. i Everyone may have refrigerator rolls these chilly days. And what a tasty touch hot light rolls would add to the meal! Keep individual production records on your cows, suggest Purdue University extension dairy specialists- They will be excellent guides in feeding during 1938. While 1938 is still young, study carefully your livestock feeding methods, and also the markets to determine where and when you can make the best sale. Facts on imported clover seed: all imported red clover seed of unknown origin and that from Italy must be stained 10 per cent

s red, all from Canada 1 per cent I violet and all that from other for- ! eign countries 1 per cent green. e 0 ■ Will DISCUSS ’ COHN HfBRIOS II ’ Purdue Conference To ' Include Discussion Os New Grains i Lafayette, Ind.. Dec. — What • strains of hybrid corn are best suited to grow in your community t or locality? S. R. Miles, of the Purdue agronomy department, will answer this question by giving the results of his extensive experiments with , different hybrids at eight points in the state on Tuesday afternoon, 2:30 o’clock, as a feature of the annual Purdue Agricultur Conference, Jan. 10-14. In these hybrid corn all of the Indiana strains and many hybrids from the other corn belt states were included. The discussion of hybrid performance will include yield, quality and adaptation as measured principally by maturity. By means of these tests Mr. Miles will present for the first time an actual comparison of ■ the difference in maturity between the various hybrids according to • individual number or pedigres. Beeson To Talk Following the discussion of corn ' hybrids, K. E- Beeson of the Agronomy Extension Division will dis- ! < iiss “Adapted Corn Varieties" in I which will be included a report on the latest experiments and demonstrations with the newer varieties of oats, wheat, soybeans, alfalfa, and lespedeza. Rapid strides have, been made by plant breeders in recent years in developing higher yielding, stiffer stalked, earlier ma- ■ taring varieties of oats of higher test weight. Likewise oats varieties , adapted to the southern oats belt’ and to different fertility levels in i other parts pf the State have been i developed recently and are now available to farmers. These varieties include Cartier, Gopher, Columbia. Wayne, Minota, etc. Farm- ■ ers wijl find this discussion very helpful in making their selection of new crop varieties for the com- i ing year. The Tuesday morning program' will be concluded by a discussion of “Meeting Grain Grading Stand-, ards” by F. E. Robbins of the agronomy department. Professor Robbins is a licensed inspector for the I U. S. Department of Agriculture, I ■ and has many years of experience I in the problems facing farmers of. meeting the standaiUs of grainl grading. |

FERTILIZERS ARE EXAMINED Ohio State Finds Addition Os Only Three Elements Necessary The addition of elements other than those ordinarily supplied in complete fertilizers has shown no advantage in field experiments at Wooster, according to E. E- Barnes, Associate in Agronomy at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. Mr. Barnes says that when speaking of fertilizer plant foods we have been in the habit of thinking only of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash. But it is well Attendance Contest iRr * v/ More than usual interest is being taken in the annual agricultural conference at Purdue Uni ver- , slty. Jan. 10 to 14, by Adams county farm folks, according to L. E. Archbold, county agricultural agent. Last year people from this county registered at the University for the farm and home conference. In the attendance coutesl, which will again be held between groups of counties about equally distant from Lafayette, Adams county will compete with counties in the group numbered four on the state map presented herewith. Silver trophies will be awarded to the county in each group having the largest I number of people register. Winners in last year's contest were: Region 1, Clinton county with 549; Region 2, Cass county with 198; region 3. Lake county with 150; region 4. Randolph county with 80; and region 5, Vanderburgh county with 34 persons. 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 1/lMd 0- fcutn loan? Let us tell you about the Aitna Life Insurance Company’s new Farm Loan Plan. Low rates, a 26 year repayment plan, a Reserve Fund Safety feature, a liberal pre-pay-ment privilege, no commission, appraisal, or title examination costs to the borrower. It’s worth investigating. Authorized Representative in this territory Suttles-Edwards Co. D - Suttles, Mgr. j Phone 358 Residence 194 :

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RATES one Time-Mini "um charge of 25c for 20 word* or lew. O*»r 20 word*, I'/<c per word Two Time*—Minimum charge of 40c for 20 word* or les*. Over 20 word* 2c per word for the two time*. Three Time*—Minimum ch«rg* of 50c for 20 word* or lew. Over 20 word* 2'/jC per word ’ for the three time*. Card* of Th*nk*- »« Obitu»rle* *nd ver*e* —»’•<* Open r«te-dl*pl»y adverting 35c per column inch. FOR SALE I FOR SALE - Farm lease blanks, three for sc. Decatur Daily Democrat, 106 No. Second 5t.112 FOR SALE—Grimes Golden apples. $1 bushel. Leave order at County Agent's office. Will deliver. Otto D. Belberich. s ' 3tx FOR SALE —Spotted Poland China male hog. Inquire Monmouth Filling Station. a ' ,!tx JANUARY SPECIALS - $59 bed room suite, $49; $69 bed room suite. $59; s<9 bed room suite, $69; SB9 bed room suite, 79; $135 bed 1 room suite, $110; living room suites >3O up; dining room suites. $59; kitchen ranges. $35; kitchen cabinets, sl6; breakfast sets, sl2; 9x| 12 feet base rugs. $4.50; 11.3x12, $9; 11.3x15, $11; 9x12 axminster' rugs, S2O; 9x12 Wilton rugs, $39; | cedar chests, sls; desks, sl6. Large stock to select from. Open evenings. Liberal trade-in allow ance on used furniture. Stuckey & Co., Monroe, Ind-4-St FOR SALE—IO Duroc bred gilts., Richest bloodlines. Immuned. 10 miles east Decatur. Route 224. H. D. Kreischer. Convoy, O- 318tx FOR SALE—B room modern residence. Close in Priced to sell. Phone 3. <>-3t FOR SALE —2 Guernsey heifers, 1 Holstein heifer, eligible to register. 1 half-Guernsey and halfHolstein. All bred. See Edgar . Mutschler. 7-3 t FOR SALE —Coming 4-year-old sor rel mare, extra good worker. William Rodenbeck. five miles west, Decatur. ’ 7-3tx FOR SALE — 80 acres level farm land, well improved, four miles from Decatur in Washington Twp. Terms $2,000 cash, balance first mortgage. Rargain for quick sale. Suttles-Edwards Cc. FOR SALE — 40 innerspring mattresses: hotel style, selling from $lO up. Lioeral trade in allowance for your old mattress. Sprague Furniture Co., 152 S. Second St. Phone 199. 6-3 t known that these three elements are by no means all that the plant i requires to make normal growth 1 On some soils, chiefly in eastern and southern seaboard states, one or more of the other necessary elements have been found deficient. Among these so-called “minor elements" which have been found de- j ficient in soils are magnesium, manganese, boron, copper, and! zinc. In order to determine whether' these elements are needed under' Ohio conditions, an experiment has been conducted for the past 2 years at Wooster in which all five of these elements have been supplied singly in addition to a com plete fertilizer carrying 2 per cent of nitrogen. 12 per cent of phos-! phoric acid, and 6 per cent of potash. Certain of these minor elements have also been tested on some of the outlying farms. SUGGEST FOR YOUR HOME OCCASIONAL CHAIRS $6-95 up SAMSON CARD TABLES sl’9B $2.98 FEW CARD TABLES 79c table lamps sl-«9 w ZWICK’S Phone 61 i ■ — —I

USED stoves, $3; breakfa,? dining room f - ’"■*■■ library table. k „, $1 to sl2; heating davenports, $1 to $5 Co., Monroe, Ind. LOST ANDj-ot J IXJST—Bunch of Finder return i 0 celve reward. M miscei.i.aneJ NOTICE — Parlor Sult. We recover and n.pajfTW We buy and sell Upholsters, Phone Second St. H 0 — WANTED y WANTED—or small apartnu-nt man. Box 255 <;ir,. flee. ■ SALESMAN W\XTK» known oil company thirty preferred necessary, limn <l;.it. come for man with ear. tr-X T. Webster. 571 SLoolanj Cleveland. Ohio ■ ■ MARKET REFOM DAILY REPORT OF mJ AND FOREIGN MARk3 Brady's Market for De:atur.|« Craigville, Hoagland and WiM Closed at 12 Neon, f Corrected January i S No commission and no yysß Veals received every dty?H 100 to 120 lbs. ■ 120 to 140 lbs. 3 140 to 160 lbs B 160 to 200 lbs 1 290 to 225 lbs. „■ 225 to 250 lbs I 250 to 275 lbs. _■ 275 to 300 lbs. 300 to 350 lbs. I 350 lbs., and up _■ Roughs Stags Vealers _■ Spring lambs—] 1 Buck lambs — ’ Yearlings FORT WAYNE LIVESTQG Fort Wayne, Ind Jan. H —Livestock: Hogs, lac higte 140 to 160 lbs. -I 160 to 180 lbs. J 180 to 200 lbs. -I 200 to 225 lbs. j m 10 250 lbs -J 250 to 275 lbs. -1 275 to 300 lbs. J 300 to 350 lbs. J 120 to 140 lbs. J 100 to 120 lbs. J Roughs, $6.50; stags. 1525Calves, sl2; lambs, sß.ss.| LOCAL GRAIN MARKET BURK ELEVATOR CO. Corrected January !. Prices to be paid toniorit# Nc. 1 Wheat. 69 lbs. or betlal 1 No. 2 Wheat, etc j 1 New Corn, 20% per hundrei| , New No. 2 Oats—9 New No. 2 Soy Beans -4 Rye —I CENTRAL SOYA CO. New No. 2 Soy Beans -d —o — Test Your Knowlei Can you answer seven of M ten questions’ Turn to P*F Four for the answerz , » —-j 1. Which state first abnlizW death penalty as a punish®«# crime? 2. For whom waa the mow March named? 3. Who won the recent ■ Biltmore Open Golf tournaw-k 4. In which geographical di fl of the U. 8. is Delaware'’ 5. Is it a violation of the W use government mai l sacks poses other than mail; 6. For what college degr«» “Mus B" and "Mus D" stand-, 7. Who was Anton Dvorak8. Name the Chairman oil" bor Committee of the I' S-■ of Representatives. 9. Name the largest of tiie’ 10. Are pythona poisonous’ NEURITIS Rheumatism. Arthritis. I’edj ains. Neuralgia, Ltim . all other aches and y ll , aulcklv relieved with A ’> „ pound Wintergreen Tatile’z itivelv guaranteed. st, i-es or send sl.o ( > I ’.L I’harmacal Co.. Bluffton, N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eye* Examined • Glasses Saturday*, 8:00 0. tnTelephone 135. HOURS ! 8:30 to 1130 12:30 to =■