Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1938 — Page 5

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fcHWENTS jEfMNNED Os Ucterniiniim Mjl Krmal Yields Are *• Detailed >' 4Si «^^K- 11 ■ • T::,’>' Vs ML.'...l for determm'U;>^Hr normal 0- " f sllgar •" :, ~' ‘I ’" i'" 111 l | ut itig be nt/.'l" <-> producers ■, rm '.■t- «'■!■- uffett.d by ‘.‘iis. s cMtid. piodu. ers, ’ -•■,., ,i ./‘■EJur.di! and deficiency payauthorized under the ni.nl. in addition to the r ra^Hr jV ""' ,, ' s M ' g:ll ' marketed in 1937. ~. rate of 60 n^^K..... s on '" p. r. ent of the norm- ■< ■ \ actual :;5i the 60-cent rate. April Ills lh ’ are s-t ., sugar tor a farm sugar beets were planted computed by by tile ■ ’* from a ton of sugar . MY norma! sug.i: content for ■ ■ IH. Normal Yield „ : " were planted in three or (he y«ars lU3n to 1936, inwill simple average ■wkr all of Sih !i years in which beets were planted. ■ in or two years ,;.. ;.. the normal .1. re will be the number , normal yield by the per- 1 , hi' average yield for , average yield j "i '. the same year. | yi-ids lor such farms, how-. | not to be less than 80 ( than I.’o percent of the , normal yield. . | toms on which no sugar ) »‘re plant.-d in the years . l l' normal | 1... .■-•aldislK'd at 90 per ] the normal yield for the ] ts where all "individual ; mark.tmg agreement is in j m>imia! sugar content of ; wjn | )e based largely | content of the beets j < .to ll grower in the |H I''tl•'■•'■. In all other districts | be based largely on past avsugar beets pro- 1

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1 dtteed In the district. Detailed Information on coinput-j Ing the normal yield of conimer I cially recoverable sugar per acre is being furnished to county AAA committees who will handle applications of producers for payment. o Iced Rope Carries Shock I Cleveland —(UP)—Twelve-year- | old George Mason was .playing with {two companions in a railroad yard I when he threw a rope, which was coated with ice and water, over a I high tension wire alongside the tracks. Before he could release the { . rope young Mason was thrown to I the ground by the current. Ho was treated for minor burns. o ■ 4-H CAMPAIGN IS BEGINNING Enrollment Program Is Well Under Way In Adams County — , The 4-H Club enrollment cam-1 I paign is well under way in Adams County. Mrs. Helen E. Mann, coun-1 ty 4-H Club leader, and the Junior I leaders have been visiting the schools and explaining the objectives and the project work in the schools. Mrs. Mann, who has been ill for the past week, is much improved and Is expecting to resume 1 her work in the near future. Organization meetings have been held in the Union and Kirkland Township boys' 4-H clubs and the Washington Townships girls' club. The Monmouth girls' club plans to organize within the next week. Miss Wanda Neadstine, Junior lead * er in Blue Creek Township, is se- j curing the enrollment for the club ■ in that community and today stat-i ed that she was in need of addi-' tional enrollment cards which indicates a large enrollment for that club.week County Agent L. E. Archbold and Mark Simon of he Crampton Canneries of Celina, Ohio, visited several schools and, explained the pickle project to the boys. Calf Club The calf club enrollment is practically complete. Anyone interested in joining this club who has not yet done so, is urged to send in his card as soon as possible, because records should be kept on the calves from now on. The following calf club members have already joined: Rose Aschleman, Billy Arnold, Eugene and Stanely Arnold, Don Arnold. Robert L. Mann, Juanita Lehman, Barbara Lehman, Franklin Steury, Margaret Moses, Robert L. Sipe, Mary M. Mazelin, Doyle Rich, Lofton Rich, Warren Nidlinger, Florine Steury, Clinton Steury. Loren Kruetaman, Alvin, Reuben. Milo and Leo Nussbaum, and Millard Schwartz. Thomas Uehman, Lester Habegger, Jesse Habegger, Paul D. Schultz. Grace Mosser, Doyle Winteregg, Donald R. Poling and Raymond Mazelin. o — Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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HOG PRICES TO DROP IN YEAR Expects Smaller Storage Supplies To Lessen Decline With a prospective increase in • hog marketings during the next 2 months, the Bureau of AgriculturI al Economics said oday that some : further declines in hog prices “appears probable” in late spring and early summer. Prices rose moderately in February and early March to an average of about $9.40 at Chicago, but some decline has occurred in recent weeks. In the April issue of the Hog ! situation, the Bureau reports that ' slaughter supplies during the rest 'of the current maketing year, to j October 1, will be considerably ‘ larger than a year earlier. It was i pointed out, however, that the in- ! crease in marketings will be offI set in large part by the smaller l storage holdings of pork and lard. I The decrease in storage stocks of I pork and lard on April 1 comparj ed with stocks on April 1 last year I is roughly equivalent to the products obtainable from about 1,900,000 hogs of averse market weight. Prices Lower Though prices of hogs during the rest of the marketing year are expected to average considerably lower than those of last year, the i Bureau is of the opinion that a 1 moderate price advance may occur [ in late summer when supplies are seasonally reduced. Exports of both pork and lard I have increased materially since [ | last summer, according to the ; Bureau, and imports have dropped ; sharply. February pork imports I were considerably smaller than ex- , ports and only about one-half as large as imports in February of last year. Pork exports have increased by more than 40 per cent siq> 7, \\IA by W 11/ PETER HENDERSON The Vegetable Garden EVERY GARDEN should have a salad patch. Radishes are easily grown . . . Just sow the seed halt an inch deep in drills one foot apart, and gradually thin out the seedlings to allow one inch between the plants. The first sowing should be made In April, and successive sowings may be made every two weeks i throughout the summer. •» • ♦ ONION SETS will produce scallions about four weeks after planting. • • • • LETTUCE SEED should be sown outdoors in April. Sow in rows eighteen inches apart, and thin the seedlings to one foot apart. THERE IS a new bush Cucumber that is ideal for the home garden. The entire plant measures eighteen Inches in diameter, and the cucumbers average eight Inches in length. THE CHINESE OR CELERY CABBAGE makes an unusual, but most delicious salad. It has a long compact head closely resembling celery, and it has a tempting nutty flavor. YOUNG CARROTS pulled fresh from your garden are most delicious. The young seedlings should be gradually thinned out ■ so that few will be pulled before they are large enough to eat DON’T PLANT Lima Beans too early. Wait until there is no danger of frost, and your ground is reasonably warm and dry. From the middle until the end of May is the customary planting time. ASPARAGUS ROOTS should be planted in the spring. One hundred roots will plant a bed 6 ft by 50 fL They will give sufficient Asparagus for a family of four. A bed will normally give satisfactory yields for many years. DON’T LET WEEDS GROW in | your vegetable garden. They { take more than their share of { food and moisture from the sotL , i J

Good Feed Causes The Difference »* ■ > ■ *" - O - ■■■■■ ' d The chicks in the picture are the same age. The one on the left is . a healthy chick. The small, weak chick on the right is suffering from , a case of severe rickets.

Chicks affected with rickets are badly stunted, many local producers have found. A large' percentage of them may recover, but a much longer time will be required s for them to reach a given weight, said County Agent L. E. Archbold today. Characteristics of chicks having rickets: Inactive; sit around most of the time, gait is unsteady when moving, the beaks become soft and flexible — being easily twisted as shown in the inset. The cause of rickets is the failure to properly utilize the minerals in bone formation. The minerals, calcium and phosphorus and Vitamin D, are necessary for the prevention of rickets. Almost all rations commonly used contain sufficient minerals. For chicks which i have access to direct sunshine, i 1 rickets is not a serious problem | since the sunshine provides an abundance of Vitamin D. If chicks are not outside and in direct sunshine by the time they are two weeks old some source of Vitamin D should be added. For early hatched chicks it is safest to add a Vit1 since last October. The increase in lard exports, it was stated, reflects not only the increased domestic large supplies of cottonseed oil a : production of lard, but also the. ' vailable from the record cotton ! crop of 1937. A slight drop occurred in the I hogt-corn price ratio during the past month. But the ration is still! considerably greater than the long time average and therefore generally favorable for hog producers. This favorable relationship and the rather large supplies of feed available largely account for the heavier average weights of hogs beinb j marketed this year.

The Living Soil *5 v . ITS MODERN CARE '

By CHARLES H. SALT I Director, The Living Soil Institute ' Should the opportunity suddenly I,resent itself for an “Olde Topper” ! o view an animated and magnified picture of soil life he would un- | loubtedly come forth with his usual : iemark of “never again.” He would I wact in this manner because the (oil, contrary to common opinion, is iot inert but, in reality, living. With aid of powerful microscopes it is tossible for one to see countless lumbers of organisms industriously irorking on any undecomposed organic material which may exist in ihat particular soil. Slime molds, bacteria, fungi and ilgae constitute the more common (lasses of micro-organisms in the ; (oil. Some of these are beneficial , _ ■ -O.W ACTIVE ‘INACTIVE while others are extremely harmful. Harmful organisms gaining control jf the soil will give the gardener no end of trouble.* Thus the wise gardener acquires a knowledge of these and learns of preventative measures for their control rather than waiting until their presence has a definitely detrimental effect. Fortu-

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amiit D supplement from the start. [ Common sources of Vitamin D are' sunshine, cod liver oil, sardine oil,. or other fish oil. it is practically impossible to give any definile j recommendations concerning the | amounts of these different proj ducts since they vary greatly in i Vitamin D content. "Our expert-1 ence,” said Prof. C. W. Carrick, 1 chief of poultry at Purdue, “intfi-1 cates that it is safest to use at ■ least twice the amounts that are' usually recommended. Even though { these supplements are tested on I chicks the fact that a given amount protects with one ration is no guarantee hat the same level 1 will be adequate with a different ration. In any case the chicks should be watched carefully fori any indications of rickets and, if, necessary, the amount of Vitamin ' D should be increased.’’ | o BINDWEED IS FOUND HERE Dangers Os Weeds Are Stressed To Adams County Farmers An infestation of European bindweed on a farm may be likeneu to a mortgage. It is worse than a mortgage in many respects. A morti gage tnay be paid off, reduced or i even foreclosed and the equity sal- ' vaged. In either event, the land remains intact. Irrespective of ownership it is still useful. When bindweed completely infests the farm here is no cash salvage. The weed may render the laud completely, unproductive, and the cost of erad-1

nately, great numbers of the soil micro-organisms are beneficial and usually are in control of this subsurface world. The most beneficial of these are the bacteria. Fortunately, bacteria are able to assume an inactive state when the optimum soil conditions do not obtain. However, in this form they are of little value. Hence, plants placed in such a medium will find growth nigh-on-to impossible. Therefore, it j behooves the gardener to give his soil the modern attention necessary | to bring about a desirable soil environment for his plants. The more. beneficial types of micro-organisms must have oxygen for development. as well as proper amounts of mois- 1 ture. By a careful plan of soil prep-1 aration and cultivation, the gardener can create these and other desirable conditions for plant growth with the resulting benefits. It may be said without exaggera-1 tion, that the continued growth of • plants in soil is dependent upon the I continued activity of these soil bac- • teria. One of their tasks is that of | changing the nitrogen of the atmos<' phere into a form usable by the plant. Only certain types have this, ability. However, all bacteria have I a much more important responsi- 1 bility, that of breaking down the ■ organic matter found in the soil. Old 1 leaves, dead plants and materials ol ' a similar nature which the progres- ' sive gardener turns under, would ! remain undecomposed for a long 1 time were there no bacteria present ’ in the soil. Title Copyrighted 1938. The LlvlnM -1 Soil Institute.

SILAGE MADE OF ALFALFA CROPS Substitute For Corn Found Satisfactory By Dairymen Urbana, 111., April 29—Rams and bad weather need no longer interfere with alfalfa hay making activties on those farms equipped with silos, according to C. S. Rhede, of the dairy department, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. “Experience of dairymen during the past two years indicates that alfalfa put into the silo immediately after being cut in the field i and when mixed with approximateication may be more than the laml . is worth. In addition to being a menace | on the farm that it occupies it is a source of infestation for the surrounding land. Wind, water and threshing machines may carry the seeds to nearby fields and farms. The creeping roots of the plant I may crawl under the fence and be on their way to conquer an overi widening area. Such are the habI its and dangers of the European i bindweed which is invading Indiana farms at present. The weed has been found in all , parts of the state. Many of the infestations are still small, only a few square rods in size. Adams, I Allen, Wayne, Delaware, Marion, Randolph. Benton, and Newton are 1 among the counties where bindi weed has gained a rather srong foothold. Infestations ranging from one acre to twenty are not uncommon in these counties. Ability to recognize the weed and eradicate it while it still is confined to a small patch will lie highly valuable to Indiana farmers. Many have had the sad experience of seeing it spread over 'entire fields merely because they did not realize the importance of doing away with the original infestation. The first step is to know the pest. If it is found on the farm the atch should be isolated. Cultivating through the patch will spread the weed by carrying the roots to other parts of the field. Do You We Make Need A Federal Farm Loans Loan? At 4% We’ll he Pleased to talk this over with you at any time. ADAMS COUNTY NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION Office 133 S. Second St. ■ Decatur, Ind. Phone 2 I Fred T. Schurger, Sec.-Treas. Ifleed a foaH? Let us tell you about the zEtna 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. A. D. Suttles, Mgr. Phone 358 Residence 194

ly 70 pounds of corn sugar or bluck . strap niolastics to each ton of forage makes a very satisfactory silage.” Rhode explained. "Some dairymen feel that It may replace all of the corn silage and a portion of the hay in the dairy ration. This practice may enable many farmers to make good at home use of the increased soil-con-serving legume crops encouraged by the 1938 AAA program. Alfalfa silage increases the color in milk, and if fed after milking Improves the flavor. Experience of

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dairymen indicates that to make good silage, the alfalfa needs to bo cut at aibout the time it ia ready for hay and hauled Immediately after cutting to the silo. Corn sugar or molasses may be added to the alfalfa by mixing with water, about equal parts, in an elevated lau'rel and conveyed to the forage as it enters the silo filler by a three-fourths inch hoee. A silo filler with a spray pump attached may be used. The molasses is sprayed over the forage as it enters the filler.