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fed for good phjreical maturity in I preference to early sexual matur-1 ity. „ . Relative to the care ot the eggs. I the fourth point, it is necesaary in I obtaining highest quality production to gather eggs at least three times a day. to cool them before ' packing, to hold them in cool, moist < rooms, below 65 degrees Fahrenheit. if possible, and to pack them i .in cooled cases. For proper packing, new cases. | fillers and flats are usually worth the extra cost over used equipment. Eggs should always be packed with the small ends down, Alp suggested. With mixed cases it is best to pack eggs according to weight and color classification with the label marked accordingly. The case lids are nailed on the ends, only, and the shipping labels are also tacked on the end of cases. Finally, it is advisable, Alp said, to market eggs at least once a week, to protect them enroute to market against weather, jarring and rough handling and to sell > [them to dealers properly equipped to handle such a perishable product. "Freshness is the term used to describe egg quality and sometimes it is used carelessly,” Alp said. To consumers freshness means that the white is thick and jelly- ■ like, that the yolk is upstanding. I well rounded, shows no germ development and is uniform in color I and that there is no foreign par-1 tide of any kind in white or yolk “Consumers paying extra prices will look for eggs of decent size, i weighing two ounces or more an i egg. or uniform shell color and absolutely clean. Dirty eggs in unattractive packages will never bring high prices.” 0 WIRING NEEDS INSPECTIONS — Adequacy, Convenience,) Economy, Safety Are Factors In System Urbana. 111., Feb. 25 — H. R Parks, extension specialist in agricultural engineering. College of Agriculture, University cf Illinois. has outlined four points to )be considered in providing ade- > quate and safe wiring for the farm I home and farm buildings. “From the farmers’ viewpoint. I the first problem in farm wiring is i j one of adequacy,” he said. “Wir- ; ing contractors should see that at 1 least a KO-ampere. three-wire enj trance is provided. Farmers are now using 50 per cent more energy than city users, and adequate service will not be provided if the service and branch wires are the smallest allowable in the National Electrical Code. , Economy is Point “Economy is the second point.” i Parks continued. “New entrance j cables, porcelain or bakelite out-1 I let boxes and tamper proof fuses (Will help economize in favor of more adequacy. Quit often economy will be found in installing ; larger entrances and wires than are needed at present in view of future needs that are bound to i come.” Naming convenience as the third , problem, Parks pointed out that although wiring is a fixed thing, a farm is never completely electri fied with new appliances coming <m the market every day. Convenience, which will determine whether the wiring system is adequate and economical, may demand a larger number of well-placed outlets than the farmer conceives necessary at present. “The fourth item is safely, and safety includes all the other three points,” Parks said. “Safe wiring involves adequacy, so that when proper size fuses are used, the wiring will carry its intended load. “Too often the job is skimped I by the use of small wires. Then. ; I in order to carry the load, unsafe, , [large capacity fuses are used aud i the results are heating, poor volt-1 | age to the appliance and general i dissatisfaction. The National Elec-1 I trical Code aud the Underwriters [ list of approved appliances are 1 I measures of safety, but these ' measures are not fool proof indiI cations because of the. inlerpretaI unqualified wiremen and contrac-! | tion sometimes placed on them by I tors. DR. S. M. FRIEDLEY VETERINARIAN Large and Small Animal Practice. Office and Residence 1133 N. 2nd St. Phone 9434. I

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INVESTIGATION IS ANNOUNCED Find Poor Farms Need Benefits Os Soil Conservation Program I-afayette, hid., Feb. 25 — “Soil) Conservation adjustments are most j needed on farms on which then-1 is the greatest difficulty in bringing them about,” declared L. 3. Robartson, assistant chief of the Purdue University farm management departmimt. in addressing a large group at the recent Agricultural Conference. This conclusion was reached after a study of adjustment needs and problems on all farms in Deer Creek township. Cass county, aud Johnson township. Knox county. In the Cass County township, which was representative of cen I tral Indiana conditions, the fairly I level farms with the good dark upland soils had a smaller percentage of all area in corn and I soil depleting crops than the ipore rolling and eroded farms with lighter soils. Some Need Help Operators of the less productive and more easily eroded farms had on an average less capital and 1 were less able to sacrifice immediate sales incomes for future sales income. They found greater diffi culty than operators of more pro-i ductive farms in securing high enough federal soil conservation payments to balance the lack of I sales income resulting from chang- | ing their cropping systems to con-1 J serve the soils. I Among the farms with the bet-! ter soils, which were rented, par-; ticularly those on which the fields | were rented out separately from I the farmstead, usually needed a greater adjustment for good farm i management and soil conservation I than the ower-operated farms. Greater adaption of farming programs to soilsi is important from the standpoint of both immediate income and soil conservation, the study showed. In arranging the farm lay-out the importance of arranging large fields of regular shape has been over emphasized on some farms at the expense of obtaining uniformity w ithin each field and thus permitting better adaption to soil conditions. A higher quality of sod crops including a greater percentage of ■ alfalfa for both hay and pasture and a smaller percentage of low i producing hay and permanent pasture appeared to be one of the changes which would result in i greater improvement in both farm . management and soil conservation. Robertson said. • HELP MUST BE | GIVEN TO SOWS Advises “Playing Os Tricks” On Sows For Best Results Fanners must play tricks on sows preparing to become the mothers of this springs brood of ' pigs, if their offspring are to be strong and healthy, declares Con. S. Maddox, extension husbandmen, State College of Washington. Sows need plenty of exercise, but it is well known that pigs in general are not great lovers of “the strenuous life.” However, pigs do like to eat — often and well — and it. is here that a little ingenuity will force ( the sow to get her daily dozen. Instead of putting the feed and [ watering troughs right next to the sow’s sleeping quarters, they I should be located at some distance away from the “bedroom” and at ; some distance apart from each I other. Thus the sow will be forced Ito exercise by travelling for her I food and drink. In the grain producing sections of the state, esI pecially during an open wipter such as this, the brood sows can [be allowed to "range” in the stubble field and get exercise in this way. The point is that “fat sows far- , row weak pigs.” Moderate flesh with a reasonable amount of fat that can be used for milk production after farrowing is the. ideal condition. Sows fat enough for slaughter farrow weak litters and often lie on their pigs. A growthy gilt can make an average of about a pound of gain daily during the winter, without getting too fat. Unless the yearling or mature sow is in better than

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■ —- ; • A. By pulling two extra two-row cultivators with a special hitch, as shown at the top. this lowa farmer cultivates corn at a cost of 3c per acre for fueL If you have an old motor piston you can turn it into the handy and durable milking stool illustrated by bolting on an 8-inch pieces of 2 x 4 board for a seat Authorities estimate that there is employment in this country for at least 50,000 farm power contractors—who will equip themselves

> moderate flesh at the beginning of winter, she ought to gain front ■ to % of a pound a day. A total I gain of SO to 85 pounds during the gestation period is normal. i o RECOMMENDS TESTED SEED Purdue Expert Advises Farmers To Examine Tags On Seed Bags Proper selection of seeds is of ■ much importance to farmers and purchasers of seed, according to P. B. Curtis, of Purdue University. While the soil and climatic conditions may be favorable disaster may result from using improper seed. When buying seed three questions should always be answered. Is it clean? Is it alive? Is it adapted to my conditions? The first two questions can be answered best by having the seed tested for purity and germination while the I last question pertaining to variety I and origin cffn be answered after studying the results of the field I tests recorded by the agronomy department of Purdue University. If the seed is to be purchased from a neighbor farmer it is advisable to insist that the neighbor send a sample to the laboratory of the Indiana State Seed Commis- ; sioner to be tested. Under the provisions of the Indiana Seed Law ! this service is rendered free of charge to farmers. Many farmers take advantage of this service every year. • Germination Tests If seed is to be purchased from a seed dealer the percentages of purity and germination and the maximum number per pound of noxious weed seeds as stated on the Indiana tag should be considered carefully. The date of the germination test on the tag should also be noted. It is reasonable to require that the date of the germination test be not more than six months previous to the date the seed is purchased. The statement as to origin or where the seed was grown is helpful in determining just whether or not the seed is adapted to a certain locality. Care should be taken to buy properly tagged seed from a reliable seedsman or a person whose reputation is known. It is unwise to purchase untagged seed from mail order seed houses, truckers or at auction sales. Since the cost of good seed is usually small when compared with other items In crop production it is always advisable to use the best i grade of seed that can l>e obtain-' ed. Failure to purchase good qual-' ity seed may result in poor stands . and infestation of the soil with noxious weed seeds lasting far, years. I

with powerful tractors, large tillage and harvesting machinery, and dirtmoving equipment. With the right kind of power and machinery, the power contractor can prepare a seed bed as cheaply as the farmer can do the work himself—do it much faster and often better—and make money at it. The steel fence post pull r sketched at the lower left is made of a lever with a clevis on one end. Bottom edge of the clevis is sharpened.

S'EtJSE J Apple sauce may mean a great many things, but if it is made from Grimes Golden, Winesap, • Turley, Stayman, Baldwin, or I Rome apples, it’s worth talking ai bout. Necrotic conditions such as bull- . nose and ulceration or necrosis of ■ the gums, lips, and other pqrts of ■ the head, occur in unthrifty pigs and pigs that have bewt injured by anemia. Corn, oats, and tankage has prov- . ed an excellent winter ration for sows and gilts during the more I than 15 years of feeding at the . Purdue University livestock farms. Home-sawed lumber should be ■ ■ carefully stacked to avoid warp- . ing or loss by decay. Proper milk producing rations fed on the basis of individual pro- [ duction to efficient dairy cows produces maximum income. . [ When adulterants such as oat . hulls, cottonseed hulls, etc. are us- ■ ed in feed, the percentage of such adulterants used must be stated oil the Indiana Feed Tag. Read the tag when you buy feed. To keep fresh eggs fresh, keep them cool. One way to tell fresh eggs is to notice if the yolks are ; found in the center when they are [hard cooked. t Further information on any of the foregoing topics may be obtained by writing to the Department of Agricultural Extension, ' Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. o

Uncle Jim Says | 'SS I “Neighbor Bill told me the othler night at the Agricultural Con- ; nervation meeting that he thought it coat more for him to grow cash crops on the poor spots than the crops are worth. A 10l ot poor j land now in cultivated crops would

PASTURES MAY BE IMPROVED Pasture Appeal Is Aid To Increased Profits In Livestock Urbana, 111.. Feb. 25 — Growing pasture plants that have appetite appeal is one method of increasing profits from livestock production, says J. J. Pieper, chief in crop production, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. “With the approach of spring it will pay farmers to give some thought to improving the quality of their pasture acres by choosing only those plants which are palatable and which have a high nutritive value. Timothy Is Palatable "Some plants are rich in appetite appeal, while others are distasteful to animals. Timothy is one of the most palatable grasses grown in Illinois, whereas tall oatgrass. some of the fescues and orchard grass are unpalatable. The same thing is true of legumes with alfalfa being more palatable than sweet clover. However, legumes improved pasture quality by their high mineral and protein content. “As spring pastures start grow-1 ing. it will also pay farmers to give some attention to pasture man-1 agement. since pasture quality can I be improved by keeping the grass in a succulent condition.” Pieper continued. It is best to permit pasj tures to reach a good growth in the spring before the animals are turned in to graze. Likewise, a good growth should remain on the pasture when it goes into the winter. Over-Grazing “Over-grazing is probably one of the most serious problems of pas-1 ture management. Experiments [ show that alternate grazing gives excellen results by giving pastures an opportuity to biuld up reservens between grazing periods. Pasture plants, like animals, will 1 respond to good treatment and an i abundant supply of food materials. [ Continuing his discussion of pas- | ture improvement, Pieper pointed , out that soil improvement will tend to bring about uniform production. Improving the soil helps to minimize the effect of periods • ot low rainfall which is probably ' the most pronounced cause of low I ■ production during the summer. I Choice of forage plants that combine other desirable qualities and reach maximum production at different seasons of the year is also recommended. o ALFALFA SEED MAY BE SAVED Less Seed Than Usual May Be Used Per Acre With Fair Results The present shortage and high ! price of adapted alfalfa seed offer a real opportunity to economize by I using somewthat less seed tihali usually recommended and taking correspondingly more care in making the seeding. The standard rate of seeding alfalfa as recommended by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station is 10 to 12 pounds per acre, but according to C. J. Willard of the De-1 partinent of Agronomy, lower rat-1 -— pay better in trees, grass or leg-1 umes. SALE CALENDAR Roy S. Johnson Auctioneer Decatur Indiana Claim your sale date early as I am booking sales every day. Feb. 28 — Thomas McHugh, 2 miles West and % mile South ot Rockford. Ohio, closing out sale. Feb. 26—Dr. S. D. Heavers & Gilbert Hlrschey. 3 miles west of Decatur. Closing out sale. Feb. 28—Scherry & Baurnau, 1 mile east of Kirkland High School. t Mar. 3—Chas. Decker. 9 miles Southwest of Ft. Wayne on Liberty I Mills Road, closing out sale. I Mar. 7—Luther J. Adams, 1 mile sout hand I'A miles west of Rockford, Ohio. Mar. 10—Sol Ternet, 4 miles j North of Monroeville, livestock ; sale. BOOK YOUR SALE EARLY. ROY 8. JOHNSON Decatur, Ind. l Trust Company Building

ea have been fairly successful un-, der good seeding conditions. In teats both at Wooster and at the Northwestern Experiment Farm in Henry County, pounds per ; acre resulted in a yield of hay oni ly 2 to 3 per .cent less than that | produced by 10 pounds, a rate which gave as high a yield as any rate tried. Ordinarily, It is better to use the larger amount, as insurance, but in a season like this, the opportunity to make each pound of seed go farther by more careful seeding is undoubtedly present. It Is sometimes objected that hay from thin stands is coarser than I that from thick stands. Hay from I thin seedings does have slightly larger stems, but at no time in these tests has the hay from thick 1 stands been higher in percentage of protein or leaves than that from thin stands, although rates up to 50 pounds per acre were tested. The Station has just published a bulletin, No. 588, “Better Methods of Seeding Meadows,” which gives valuable suggestions for economizing on seed by making

"7 . FOR SALE a Grade Belgian Fillies Several Roan and Sorrell with size and quality. Orfe pair well matched. Will sell at farmer’s prices. Leonard Sprunger One Mile South of Berne, Ind. PUBLIC SALE We, the undersigned, will sell at public auction, on the J. O. Yahn farm, mile west of Ohio City, commencing at 12:00 o’clock Noon, on WEDNESDAY, March 2,1938 the following property: HORSES, 5 Head—Sorrel mare, coming 3 year old. silver mane and ; tail. wt. 1500, sound and broke, making a real mare; Black mare, smooth mouth, sound and good worker, wt. 1500; Sorrel mare colt, coming one year, light mane and tail; 2 Sorrel horse colts, coming one year old, light manes and tails. These colts all sired by Muntzinger’s "Duke.” GUERNSEY CATTLE, 15 Head — Registered cow 4 years old. good flow of milk: Reg. cow. 2 yr. old. giving good flow milk: Reg heifer, 2 yr. old, giving good flow milk; Heifer 2 yr. old, good flow milk; Cow 3 yr. old, good flow milk. These cows were all fresh within the last 3 months. One Registered Herd Bull, 2 yr. old. well bred; one year old bull, eligible to register; one cow 4 yrs. old. fresh in March; 2 Yearling Heifers; 2 Heifers 9 mo. old. eligible to register; 2 Helfers 4 mo. old; one bull calf 2 months old. These cattle are all T. B. and Bang tested. Accredited herd. HOGS—B head of Spotted Poland China pigs, wt. 90 to 100 lbs Moyers will offer an outstanding Duroc Service Boar, "Streamline.” Reg. No. 12673 this boar will be a great improvement to any man’s 1 herd—double immuned. POULTRY —4 Big English Leghorn Cockrels, culled for breeding : purposes In case of bad weather sale will be held inside. Terms of Sale: CASH. SCHAADT & YAHN, Owners Roy Johnson, Auctioneer Bert Custer. Clerk Public Auction We. the undersigned, having quit farming, will offer for sale at the Will Scherry farm, 1 mile South and mile East of Kirkland township : high school, on MONDAY, February 28 at 10:30 A. M., the following property: 9 — HORSES — 9 Sorrel Mare, white mane and tail, 3 yr. old, weight 1400 lbs., safe in foal and sound; Grey 3 yr. old, 1300 lbs; Grey 5 yr. old. 1600 lbs.; 2 Yearling Colts, these are good colts, sorrel and bay; Bay Mare, 11 yrs. old, weight 1800 lb., a real mare. Span of Mules, 4 and 5 years old, 2500 lbs. A real team of mules and sound. 7— CATTLE —7 Red Cow 5 yrs. old, calf by side: Guernsey. 5 yrs. old, calf by side: Jersey, 5 yrs. old. calf by side; Brindle, 6 yrs. old. calf by side; Jersey i 6 yrs. old, calf by side; Holstein Cow. calf by side; Jersey Cow, was I fresh in January. These cows are all good milkers and gentle. — FARM IMPLEMENTS— Good Farm Wagon, Turnbull, hay rack and grain hed combined; low j wheeled wagon; Ohio hay loader; Walter A. Wood Mower, in good 'shape; Hay Tedder: Superior Grain Drill, 10 hoe, in good shape; Manure Spreader: Bob Sled: Spike Tooth Harrow; Spring Tooth Har- ! row; Oliver Gang Plow; Walking Plow; Avery Corn Plow; International Corn Plow; two row John Deere Corn Plow; Clipper Fanning Mill. HARNESS -3 sets of Good Harness in fair shape; one set of housings I and collars. i 6 Head of Geese. Milk Cans: Lard Press: Meat Grinder; 2 GasoI line Engines; Household Goods, and many articles not mentioned. TERMS—Cash WILL SCHERRY and ED BERNAN Auctioneers —High and Ellenberger. Clerk—Milton Girod. Lunch served by St. Luke Ladies Aid. PUBLIC SALE As I have rented my farm I will sell at Public Auction 2 miles West I and '/■> mile South of Rockford. Ohio, on MONDAY, February 28,1938 Commencing at 10:00 A. M. 4—HEAD OF HORSES—4 Sorrel Gelding, 3, wt. 1650, sound, good worker; Roan Gelding. 3, , wt. 1650, sound, good worker; Roan Gelding, 4. wt. 1650, sound, good [ worker; Roan Mare, 10, wt. 1650, good worker. 12—HEAD OF GUERNSEY CATTLE—I 2 4 Hi-grade Guernsey Cows milking good flow; 3 Guernsey Heifers I freshen with first calf in spring; 2 Guernsey Heifers, 10 mo. old; Guernsey Heifer, 5 mo. old; Guernsey Bull Calf, 3 mo. old; 1 Guernsey Bull, one yr. old, eligible to register, from the Ralph Shock herd. HOGS —2 Duroc Gilts due March 1; 5 Hampshire Gilts due to farrow in April; Chester White Boar. 2 yr. old. FEED—BOO bu. more or less of Oats; 200 bu. more or less of good quality Corn. IMPLEMENTS & TOOLS 1 new Oliver 70 Row Crop Tractor used very little and new Oliver 14” Tractor Plows; New Oliver Tractor Disc; 1 Good Weber Wagon; Good Studebaker Wagon; 1 farm Wagon; 2 good 7x16 Grain Beds; MoDeering 8 ft. Binder in good condition; Mc-Deering Cylinder Web Hay [Loader; McCormick Mower in good condition; Good Side Delivery Rake; Hayes Corn Planter; Good New Idea Manure Spreader; 2 Riding Cultivators; 1 • 3 sec. hand made Spike Tooth Harrow; 1-2 sec. Spring Tooth Harrow; 3 • 14” Sulky Plows; Dunham Cultivator; 2 Clover Bunchers; Set Dump Boards; 1 New Clipper Fan Mill used one season; 2 single horse drawn discs; 2 good double sets of Breeching Harness; 8 Leather Collars; 1 good one horse wagon and good set of single wagon harness; ItHt Locust fence posts; small tools and articles ’ 100 numerous to mention. TERMS —Cash. MRS. EMMA McHUGH Roy 8. Johnson —Auctioneer. T. Clerk. I Lunch by Rockford U. B. Ladies Aid.

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, stands more certain. It will ha sent on request. Noblesville Editor Seeking Nominaiton Nableevtlle, Ind.. Feb. 25— (UP) Everett E. Neal, Noblesville newspaperman and former (president of the Indiana Re pub H can editorial i association, today announced his , I candidacy for state auditor at the [June Republican convention. ’ Neal was collector of internal reI venue for three years during the Hoover administration and also - once served as deputy state auditor. WOMEN’S AILMENTS e South Bend, Ind. — Mrs. Ella Seasltr. 219% Sycamore St., says: “t suffered for months from irregularity and was too weak to do anything. After taking Dr. Pierce a Favorite Prescription I noticed a great difference, to I continued until I was | feeling real i food.” Buy it in liquid or tablets from your druggist t*jda>. Sec how much stronger and better y<ju ted after using this lonic. ■■ - -