Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1938 — Page 5

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*T* *t Growers Io We $1,000,000 1 Income This Year

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YY e Make A Federal |$ l<e I’le.:-.-d to tall. a er. ilh '<>u at an' MB ADAMS COUNTY FARM LOAN ■■ ASSOCIATION '33 S. Second St. ’ j.'u-je r . S .. T-eas. loan? ■ — Hus tell you about the B na Life Insurance Hnpany’s new Farm Plan. Low rates, a ■)’ eir repayment plan, B e serve Fund Safety B 11 1?. a liberal pre-pay- ; privilege, no comyion. appraisal, or title costs to the ' Brower. It’s worth •“gating. •«r.-;cr/ Representative ■ r» this territory ■>ttles-Ed wards Co. |L 3 « D ' Suttleß ’ M or. E Residence 194

public Auction ■lai an nealtll 1 have rented <ny farm and will sell iny farming auction j Tuesday, March 15,1938 Ksnnih " l ? 2 mi ' cs West and 1 mile North of Monroe, Ind., or 5 I ' al >d 2 miles West of Decatur, Indiana. I BEGINNING AT 12:30 O'CLOCK Lor: ] (■' f OO< ’ eon d'ti°n; 1 Dain Hay Loader, good; 1 Rood Corn I*: 1 Ei,(! ('■ " Dril1 ’ 1 l,ay Te<l(ler : 1 Bar Roller; 1 Oliver Riding Rack aiij ,i ’ eeder j 1 Spike Tooth Harrow; 1 good Farm Wagon; L| Heavy R GIiUU Cora blUed; 1 old Wagon; 1 roll Planter Wire; |*sCut HOme Uorß ° Col lars; 1 Hay Sling; 1 Hog Crate; |>U Timoth* ' | l . ClliCke “ C,ate: 8 Feeder h,, K« average 91) lbs ;3 or y ay ' 1 egg Sure Hatch Incubator, A-l condition. ■“tu-les not mentioned. Rms -cash . AARON M. REAMS w H. Engle — Clerk

| ot close to a million dollars to 1700 growers largely within a radius of 25 miles around Decatur. » When asked to explain the rea--1 son for the large acreage being contracted for this year, Mr. Calland said, "There are numerous contributing factors but perhaps they can be fairly well summed up ' in the following reasons: Outlook Very Good "First: The outlook for a good ■ 1 beet price in 1938 is very promts- ■ ’ ing. Government production payments of approximately SI.BO a ‘ ton are guaranteed to the grower ' for the next three years by the : Sugar Act of 1937. This added to I i the returns the grower will re- ■ ceive from the Company will mean ' a probable price of more than SB.OO | a ton. With a normal season, hun dreds of growers will harvest from 112 to 14 tons of beets per acre, giv- ’ ing them a gross income ot SIOO.OO II or more for each acre of beets on i' their farm. "Second: Many authorities are predicting lower prices on other j crops for the next twelve months and farmers fortunately located near sugar factories are expecting . sugar beets to be decidedly their j I best payins crop in 1938. Moreov- ‘ er. the crop insurance provisions ot the Sugar Act protects them against a short crop. “Third: Another reason for the marked interest in sugar beets, this year is that farmers realise that if the beet sugar industry in I this area is to continue and be i given a worthwhile acreage allotment under the present quota sys-, tern, it is necessary for this area to demonstrate its right and its | ability to grow a full acreage fori the Decatur factory. Other areas particularly in the West are hop-/ ing that some of the factory districts in this area will fail to plant ' a full Acreage this year so they can ask the Sugar Section to transfer any such shortage to their areas for 1939. Corn Acreage “Fourth: The administration of the new Farm Act will apparently require a further reduction of corn ! acreage on the farms of our area lof from 15 to 20 per cent. Many farmers plan to switch these acres to sugar beets. It is feared however that since it will apparently be impossible for the County Committees to announce the corn goals for individual farms for another four to six weeks, farmers who wait until they know definitely how much corn they can grow, may find all of the beet acreage taken. "Fifth: Beets are a nob-surplus crop and every acre planted to sugar beets means an acre less for surplus crops ’’ _o Alfalfa Is Needed In Poultry Rations i To make sure of supplying enough vitamin A for good growth ,in chicks, poultrymen should include 5 percent of alfalfa meal or I alfalfa leaf meal in the ration, especially if the ration contains no cod-liver oil. says H. M. Hyre, Extension poultryman for the College of Agriculture, West Virginia University. One-half percent of cod-liver oil in the ration will provide vitamin A enough for young chickens, and recent research shows that when alfalfa meal is fresh and made

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CONSUMERS ARE PROTECTEO 11 NEW SOILS ACT Analysis Given On New Soil Conservation Act By L. M. Vogler An analysis of the new farm Act | recently passed by Congress indi i cates that it gives American consumers more certainty ot continu- ' ously abundant food supplies than they ever have had before, accord- ' ing to L. M. Vogler, chairman of the state committee situated at I Purdue University. To safeguard consumers, the Act encourages continuous storage of additional reserves of wheat and corn. Wheat and corn are the principal grains on which consumers depend for food — wheat for bread, cereals, and to some extent for livestock and poultry feed; and corn mainly for fattening meat animats. After the storage requirements are filled the Act provides for ' marketing quotas by which produ-. I cers can move to prevent excess | ! marketings of corn and wheat. Be-: fore any quota becomes effective it must be approved by two-thirds . of the farmers voting in a quota ; referendum. Wheat Carryover For wheat, the normal carryovi er is set at about 100 million bush- i 'els; acreage allotments under the I program will aim at production which allows for over 200 million 1 bushels in storage. Marketing quo- ' tas could not go into effect until supplies were 250 million bushels ; over (he average consumption and I export figure. For corn, a normal carryover is 'approximately 180 million bushels; I acreage allotments under the proi gram will aim at production which I allows for approximately 350 milllion bushels in storage; marketing quotas could not go into effect uh-1 ’ til approximately 440 million bushels would be available for storage. Continuous Supply The Act specifically directs that the powers conferred “shall not , be used to discourage the prpduc-! tion of supplies of foods and fib-; ers sufficient to maintain normal domestic human consumption . . ." It also directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in carrying out the purposes of the Act, to "give due regard to the maintenance of a continuous and stable supply of agricultural commodities from domestic production adequate to meet consumer demand at prices ; fair to both producers and consumers.” Secretary Wallace has said it is the attitude of thinking farmers and of himself that agriculture car-; rles the social responsibility of providing abundant food and fiber. I and that farm people as a whole are in full sympathy with the consumer safeguards provided in the Act. In turn farmers should receive a fair income from their products. Ho^. E SEtISE Before you plant a 100 acre apple orchard, you might talk to Neighbor Joe and see if he would he willing to plant 50 acres of the amount. Perhaps you would be money ahead in the long run, if you did talk it over. Usually the fellow who bases his livestock feeding operations on out-guessing the market ends up financially unsuccessful in the long run. It is far better to buy feeder lambs and cattle to make a market for certain amounts and kinds of common farm feeds. It is unwise to purchase seed from a trucker or a stranger whose reputation is unknown. Here's John Schwab's Purdue “Thrifty Pig" ration for starting spring pigs: a mixture of 70 pound ot shelled corn, 30 pounds of coarsely ground wheat (or 30 pounds of good wheat middlings), and 1° from well-cured hay of good quality 2 percent can be used in place of the oil, if other provision is made for supplying the vitamin D.

pounds of tankage or meat and bone scraps. Prepare the ground for windbreak plantings by plowing two to three weeks before trees arrive. Now is the time to plow up old feed lots to destroy parasites and I then seed so some crop as oats; and rape. Further information on any of the foregoing topics may be obtained by writing to the Department of Agricultural Extension, Purdue 1 University. Lafayette, Indiana. GIVE POINTS ON "THRIFTY PIGS" IN NEW BOOKLET Leaflet May Be Obtained Free From County Agent's Office Lafayette, Ind., Mar. 11 — Pigs will be pigs — and there will be little leisure time for sows that farrow large litterers, Nor will there be much leisure time on the . hands of the farmer who cares for his sows and pigs carefully and I properly from farrowing to weanI ing time. John Schwab, Purdue Universi- ■ ty's extension specialist who has spent more than 15 years teaching and finding out how to grow thrifty pigs on the average Indiana farm, is the author of a small eight page, pocket-size leaflet entitled “How to Grow Thrifty Pigs.” Facts presented in a “one -two - three" form in the new publication are based on results of years of experimental work at the Purdue Swine Experimental farm and on 15 years of extension activities with hundreds of Indiana's best bog producers. Eighteen Pointers Eighteen pointers are briefly listed suggesting practices that should be followed 'in raising thrifty pigs, covering the period of one week before farrowing, at farrowing time, after farrowing, feeding sows during the suckling period, feeding pigs when two weeks old until they are ready to be weaned. Then Schwab, includes on ani other page ten of his famous "Pig Notes", relating to pig management, feeding, and sanitation. Intestinal round worms and anemia are carefully discussed in the closing pages ot the leaflet, presenting practical Information of value to every Indiana hog man. The back of the small-size publication contains a sample farrowing record, which gives an idea of how valu able records may be gept. Copies of this new leaflet may be obtained free of charge from | County Agricultural Agent L. EI Archbold.

The Living Soil ... ITS MODERN CARE 1

By CHARLES H. SALT Director, The Living Soil Institute The fact that it was still daylight when I returned home from work recently reminded me that the days are getting longer and that house plants, if we are to expect flowers next winter, require a change of soil and additional “food” at this season of the year. If they have become pot-bound, it is well to shift them to the next larger sized container. Unless this is done, they will not make their normal growth and may even die. , A plant is said to be pot-bound when the roots have massed about the surface of the ball of soil next to the walls of the container. The plant must be removed from the pot to determine this condition. Do this by holding the base of the stem of | -REMOVE ano REPOT LjL HOLD AS INDICATED FOTBOjNO: SHIFT ANDIAP ON TABLE. TO NEXT LARGER EXAMINE ROOT SYsftM|| SIZE CONTAINER the plant between the second and third fingers, invert and tap the rim of the pot on the edge of a table. The ball of soil, unless too dry, will loosen easily and come out in one mass for your observation. In advanced sugaa, roots take on •

PASTURING IS ! EASY WAY FOR ; CUTTING GRASS Animals Will Harvest Grass Crops Cheaper Than Machinery Urbana. 111.. March 11 — Livestock makes no labor charges for gathering grass, E. T. Robbins, live ■ stock extension specialist, College of Agriculture. University of Illi- ’ nois, points out to Illinois farmers who are looking forward to long days of heavy spring farm work, ; In addition to saving labor and machinery costs as well as grain and hay. pasture agrees with any ' stock better than dry feed lot feed ing. he explained. This fact makes pastures pay even on tillable land I that might produce more meat to the acre if grain were grown there and fed to livestock. '“However, many pastures serve only as a location for the stock and a poor location at that,” Rob- j bins said. “Grass is scattered and . short, there are no trees and wat-1 er in some distance from the lane. Good Pastures Needed “Animals on such pastures work hard to gather enough short blades | 1 of grass to satisfy them until an- ' other day. They do not thrive, grow, give much milk or get fat. ■ More land in pasture, better land in pasture or both would provide ■ the same amount of livestock with a good living and a surplus, easily I and quickly secured. "Many pastures are injured by; too early grazing in the spring. On well-grown pastures the stock can get an easy mouthful and a quick fill. The final result is faster gains and more meat made an acre. Rotation Is Used “A number of successful stock- ( . men on prairie land are using a four-year rotation of corn, corn. | small grain and mixed clovers, al- ’ salsa and grass for pasture and I hay. Most permanent pastures are ; started by sowing clovers, timothy and bluegrass. Many farms have. one field at a time in alfalfa for , one or more years." To avoid bloat in cattle on alfal-1 fa or other legume pasture, Rob- , bins suggested this plan: First,! get the stock accustomed to grass pasture. Second, when the animals . I are full of grass, turn them into j the alfalfa pasture. Third, leave them on the alfalfa pasture continuously day and night, rain or shine. Fourth, have water and salt always 7iandy in the pasture. Grass in a pasture mixture or dry roughage such as a straw stack in a field helps to prevent bloat, i 24-Hour Watch Repair service. Sutton, 210 N. 2nd. St. 56-6 t

brown, dead appearance in contrast to their usual white color. The choice of soil for plants is more important than most people believe. The best soil is of a texture that will allow both air and water to pass through freely, and yet be retentive of moisture. It must also contain ample nutrients. The ability to determine the best mixture is acquired with experience. However, a mixture generally satisfactory is made up of one part well-rotted manure or leaf mold, one part sand and three of good garden loam, all measured by bulk. In addition, it is usually advisable to add a complete fertilizer. A four-inch flower pot of a complete plant “food” analyzing 470 nitrogen, 12% available phosphoric acid and 4% potassium is mixed with a wheelbarrow of soil, or equivalent proportions. The soil for repotting should be neither too dry nor toe wet. The mechanics of repotting consists first of placing several pieces of broken pot or gravel in the bottom of a ’ clean container, one size larger than the one from which the plant was just removed. Cover these with a handful of soil before placing the plant in the pot. Fill in around the ball of earth with soil, firming the soil carefully around the roots with the fingers or a blunt piece of wood. About one-half to three-fourths of an inch space should be left at the top of ,the container to act as a receptacle for water. Title Copyrighted. 1938, The Living Soil Ustltute.

SPRING SHOWS WILL BE HELD Horsemen To Conduct District, State Shows Next Spring More than 200 of Indiana’s finest Belgian and Percheron stall- ; ions will promenade aud exhibit their drafty stride before thousands of urban as well as rural , I horse-lovers expected to attend the five district spring shows, which will be held March 15 to 19 inclus- ' ive, P. T. Brown. Purdue Univer- , ’ sity extension horse specialist, an- . nounced todhy. The five district shows, conduct-1 < d in cooperation with interested J stallion owners, county agricultur-1 : al agents, aud others as a part of ’ the widely known Hoosier Gold I I Medal Colt Club project, will be I held as follows: March 15, at the’ speedway at the north edge of Ft. I Wayne; March 16, at the fair grounds at the south edge of Las ayette; March 17, at. the Horse! ; Barns of the Indiana State Fair I .Grounds in Indianapolis; March, 18, in Marion; and March 19, at the Fayette County Free Fair. Grounds in Robelt’s Park near; Connersville. The first spring stallion show, in the country was held at Noblesville in 1934 under the supervision ' of Mr. Brown, the county agent, and county breeders. The next' year the Noblesville, Muncie, and Richmond districts held shows, and these districts have had spring I shows ever since with the stallion owners in the Noblesville district going to Indianapolis to exhibit. The only other state known to have spring stallion shows is Michigan, where such expositions have been held for the last two years. The shows are held to give owners of breeding mares an ppportun--1 ity of inspecting desirable local stallions before the spring breed- ' ing season, to create interest in 1 producing draft horses, and to further the horse breeding pro-1 gram in Indiana, according to Brown. Judging starts about 10 o'-i ; clock and lasts until 3 o'clock at 1 ' each show, which reaches a cli-' max with a parade of the entries. Following are the stallion class-! lessor each show: veterans 11' years old and over; aged five to ten years old; four year olds;'

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INCOME FROM FRUITS ANO VEGETABLES RELATED TO INCOME OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS PERCENT . 1924-29* 100 * 1201 ' ”] FRUITS B VEGETABLES -J/sSL 100 - - J -j j •0 - i||!bh! j 11 co- Jmi III «»I —' _*vjndustrial WORKERS 40 " ’ r 20 ' I ■-1 - ‘ I—l ■ 1 -*■■■ -1 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1938 '37* • Prellmlnory income from fruits and vegetables and the income of i industrial workers are closely related. Both of these rise and fall with , industrial activity. Unless city workers make money they cannot buy I fruits and vegetables and without money growers cannot buy manufactured goods. The chart shows that in 1932 the income from fruits and | vegetables dropped to 50 per cent of the average for 1924-29 and the I income of industrial workers fell to 46 per cent of their average Income for that period. In 1937 it is estimated that the Income of the two groups was about 90 per cent of the 1924-29 average.

CULTIVATION OF CORNFIELDSIS j INVESTIGATED Experiments Show Plowing Is Best Means Os Preparing Fields Urbana, 111., March 11 — In get- ■ ting stalk fields ready for the plow, many farmers waste time that i could be saved for other work, says | A. L. Young, assistant chief in I agricultural engineering. College ; of Agriculture, University of Illi- ! nois. He cites tests by the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Engineering , and state agricultural experiment stations which show that such work as raking, bunting, cutting with a stalk cutter and discing are largely a waste of labor, time and power. A plow designed and equipped to cover trash does a good job of plowing and covering the stalks even though they are not broken down. About one man-hour of labor and , three-fourths of a tractor-hour of power is required to rake and burn two acres of cornstalks, it is shown I by investigations. About an hour of man labor and the same of tractor power are used in cutting four acres of cornstalks with a stalk cutter or disc. Attempts have been made in lowa to find cheaper substitutes for the plowing operation in getting ready for corn — such as discing ’three year olds; two year old; yearlings; get-of-sire (two stallions sired by one stallion; and county groups of five stallions.

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and loosening with the field cultiI vator — but these short cuts were unsatisfactory. They worked fairly well Hie first year, except for greater difficulty in weed control, but the next year the ground was | packed by spring rains, weeds became still more troublesome and i the yield was less. "Plowing takes more power than I any of the other corn-growing op- ! erations preceding harvest, but so I far there seems to be no easier I way equally good.” Young said. Uncle Jim Says “It surely sounds good to me to learn that our country is doing more of this foreign trading. However, if we sell abroad, we must buy from abroad, or else it would not be trading — It would be all selling on our part. And. anyway. , how else can foreign countries get money to buy the products we export, unless we buy from them?" ——»——. DR. C. V. CONNELL Veterinarian Office & Residence 430 No. Fifth st. Phone 102,