Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1938 — Page 7

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l!bTEl<s OF DECATI 'R"" ID WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP: ■ While I have made an effort to see ever) voter, it is imp<! able and to those who 1 have not called 11 take this method of asking your support in fcday’s primary. I promise you if elected to give Re*! effort to serve you honestly and faithfully. Ilam a candidate for Trustee of Washington town- I I- making my second race and will appreciate your bort and your assistance. My number on the Democratic ballot is I Charles Marshand I FOR TRUSTEE Eg Pol. advt. —IM I VOTE FOR I Losier Eckrote I Democratic Candidate For B Vl ! K* Treasurer g| ; ♦ ( om petent Mg * Reliable * Efficient I ♦ Courteous I I have Lem in Im-in'.--■HEe.; helping on l.llu'i mtn' Hl J • '"ar-, lin'.i been lo'lom ~ ‘ ;,n< ' ’’a' l ' courteous and efficient in all Est ° n Democratic my dealings. County Ballot. ofLa ir' marr ’ed and 36 vears of age. Am a graduate tion J ? nl H ' Kh School. I feel because of my edueafor ih in business that I am qualified ,or 1 ’e office. ]j» j! ?'® cte d. I will give you competent service. 1 ■ v rie d to conduct my campaign in a clean manner. E OUr v °te will be appreciated. Pol. advt. I *■* 1

average size, lie saftl, the loan rate provided under the 1938 AAA Act will be an important factor in hup"porting corn prices. Large supplies of corn relative to livestock num bers will also make American com attractive to foreign buyers this fall and winter after the supply from this year's small corn crop in the Argentine is exhausted. Hay supplies an animal were reduced a little faster in the fall and winter than were the supplies of feed grains, the Bureau reports It is believed, however, that the disappearance of both hay and feed ) grains has been slower than usual I since the beginning of the year. This year's tame hay acreage is expected to be about 4 per cent larger than the acreage harvested last year. The country's soybean producers apparently plan a smaller acreage this year, especially in the main ' area of the middle west. With smaller supplies of both soybeans . and competing products in pros- 1 pect, the Bureau foresees a more | favorable situation for soybean growers in 1938-39 than in the cur- . rent season. MAY IS MONTH FOR GARDENING Now Is Time To Begin Garden Work l or Results Next Summer When frost danger is past, ten ■ der plants may be set out in the ! open. T. I). Gray, extension landscape ' | architect of the College of AgriI culture. Morgantown. West Virgin- ) 1 ia, gives these pointers for May: 1. Plant tomatoes and eggplant I as soon as the soil is warm and . 1 all danger of frost is past. 2. Glad corms may be planted I now. and repeat planting every i ; two weeks until the first es July 1 if you wish a succession of bloom ’ 3. The tops of narcissi, tulips

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, APRIL 30. 1938.

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Only by raising chicks from pullorum tested Hocks and by using clean incubators can a poultry raiser be sure of avoiding the dis- ) ease affecting the chicks shown in the accompanying picture, states) County Agent L. E. Archbold. Pullorum disease, which most commonly affects the lungs and livers oT chicks, kills large num . bers of birds during their early j life and many of the survivors lai-1 er become adult carriers of the disease, according to information supplied by specialists in the Pur-! due university poultry and veterin- , ary departments. Hatching eggs from adult carriers produce some infected chir ks | then tlie infection spreads from J

Explanation Os Hybrid Corn Given; Seed Becomes Popular

(By ROBERT H. HELLER) With the prospects of approxiI mately half of the corn acreage in Adams County in hybrid ct»itl this j year, several questions have arisj en in the minds of many who have i not had previous experience in this i newest of plant improvements. The writer, as one of the first I producers of hybrid seed corn in the county, lias often been asked: "What is “high -bred" corn — ini dicating thAt there is confusion as j to the correct meaning of the corn. I Tlte word is "hybrid", meaning la cross or as Webster says: "an I animal or plant produced by interi breeding different species or varI ieties.” From this it is evident I that the corn is not the result of one strain but usually of four ‘ strains of corn each carefully sei lected for some particular quality I desired in the finished seed. It can I best be compared to a mule which I is the first generation cross between the mare and an ass and : which has the best characteristics of each. Breeding Program The process is one familiar to j livestock breeders first of inbreedI ing particular strains and then ! crossing two or more inbred strain, i Its most ovious advantage over the I open pollinated field selected seed I corn is that both the "male” and the "female” parentage is known land other bulbs should not be removed until they have turned brown. The narcissus top can be tied, pushed to one side, and annuals fnterplanted. . 4. Seed of tender annuals may be sowed as soon as danger of frost is past. Little will be gained by sowing the seed in cold ground. 5. if you did not fertilize the lawn in early April, do so now, using a 10-6-4 mixture at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds per 1000 sq. ft. Apply just prior to a rain or soak thoroughly into the soil. If a 10-6-4 fertilizer cannot be got, use a 4-12-4 and add I pound nitrate of soda to each 5 pounds of the 4-12-4. 6. Pot grown roses may be used to fill those missing places in the rose border. Remove from pot and set out with as little disturbance of the ball of dirt as possible. 7. Watch for aphis on roses and other plants. If present spray with blackleaf 40. 8. String beans, corn, bush and pole beans may be planted when the soil is warm. Get up the wire or brush for peas. It docs not pay to wait foo long. ft. Prune the spring flowering shrubs whi c h have completed blooming. This will include foraythias, Spirea van houttei, Korean spirea, Japanese quince, lilacs and others. 10. Keep the flower stalks remover from your rhubarb. 11. Write to the College!! of Agriculture. Morgantown, West Virginia. for Extension Circular 305. which gives full instructions on controlling insects and dseases. 12. The lace bug which attacks rhododendron, azaleas and mountain laurel will be seen at this time I working on the underside of the | leaves. Spray with blackleaf 40 and i soap, being sure to cover the underside of the foliage thoroughly.

one chick to another In the incui bator or in the brooder house, they explain. The disease does not alj ways produce a diarrheal condi- ) lion, moreover, chicks showing a j diarrhea do not always have pul- | lorum disease. If the presence of the dreaded disease is suspected, it is always better to consult a ! veterinarian. Clean chicks are those which come from breeding flocks properi ly tested for pullorum disease. The 1 tester must be capable of using the test properly, and must use I carefully checked antigen to get I the desired results. Eggs from I tested flocks should not be placed in the same incubaro with eggs {from untested flocks.

from the inbred strains while in open pollinated corn only the “female" parent is known. In other words when seed corn is selected in the field the corn grower knows only that the ears he has chosen for seed corn are of fine quality. That the silk on these ears might have been fertilized from the tassel of a stalk producing less superior corn is highly probable. If this is true, then the seed from this ear will inherit the qualities from both the superior and the inferior corn in equal amounts. Inbred strains are improved by discarding inferior corn as it ap pears in succeeding generations until only a pure strain of some particular quality is obtained. The inbred pollination is done by hand instead of by the wind. The silks are covered with paper bags and the pollen transferred from the stalks to the silk with a brush. Fertilization of corn in this manner is much the same as breeding a bull to his daughter. Reasons For Strains Strains are bred for some particular purpose as high yielding, strong root system and sturdy stalks (to prevent falling), early or late producing or any other desired trait. The next step is two cross the strains. Two are crossed at a time. This is accomplished not by the tedious hand pollination but by wind in fields isolated from other corn fields. The corn in the “female" rows are detasseled while tassels are permitted to remain on the "male" rows. The pollen from the "male” rows is blown to the silks on the "female" rows. The "female” and “male” rows are of different strains. This results in a perfect cross for the "female” rows but in inbred “male" rows due to the obvious fact that their own pollen must fertilize their own silks. The "male" rows are discarded for seed purposes. Final Cross This cross with a similar cross of two other strains are then crossed in the same manner which results in seed suitable for production of corn in the “female ’ rows. This is good for one generation after which the bad qualities in the four strains will appear with the good. If this has been explained clearly, it will be seen that hybrid corn seed is the product of four strains, each of which contribute something to the finished seed. It can also be seen hat by varying the strains used in the hybrid corn different combinations can be obtained —a fact not always realized. ybrid corn is not all alike. Some is better than others in certain respects. The care which it has had during the various earlier generations also will determine the quality of the seed, for an error in an early generation will be greatly magnified in succeeding generations. For satisfactory results growers may depend upon the certification made by the Indiana corn growers association or a guarantee made by the more reliable seed companies. The seed corn is certified as to its adaptability in this climate as well as to purity.

MILKERS ARE MONEY-SAVERS Electric Milkins Machine Pays For Itself In 15 Cow Herd Urbana, 111.. April 29 Under or dinary conditions an electric milking machine will pay Its way with a herd of about 15 good cows, according to R. R. Parks, extension I specialist in agricultural engineer- ) ing. College of Agriculture, Univeri sity of Illinois. j As electric service spreads to more and more Illinois farms, dairymen are contemplating the Installaj tion of milking machines. Parks ex- ) plained. Reports indicate that some farmers with as few as six cows j consider milking machines desirI a,Me. J “The hours of labor which ordinI ary milking machines will save varI ies from perhaps lees than nothing > with a small herd of low- producing . j cows up to around 70 per cent of. the total in some cases, and averagj ing around 50 per cent for herds of, '2O to 25 cows," Parks said. . A saving of 50 per cent in labor .requirements for milking represents 'a reduction of 25 per cent in the to-1 !tal cost of milk production!! it is ex-1 .plained in a farm electric handbook i published by the Rural Electrifica-1 • 1 1 ion Admlnistration. Put t termot e ) such equipment eliminates much I of the drudgery of milking. 1 i Time required to wash and care ■ ' ; for milking equipment is the chief r cause of the variations in labor 1 | saving with the different sizes of . herds, the time required depending , upon methods and amount of equip11 nient used rather than on the num- • I ber of cows milked. No one factor 1 I contributes more to the successful ' i uee of a milker than the matter of ’ pkeeping it clean and sanitary. 4 i Extensive experiments have 4 shown that milking machines if 1 i properly handled do not in any way 1 ; increase the danger of communicat- | ing udder diseases from one cow I to the other. i Care of milk utensils is one of . I the topics discussed in Circular No. , 341, "Producing High Quality Milk.” I which may be obtained free by writs ing the College of Agriculture at ! | Urbana. o Trade in a Good Town — Oecatur

Rarden Gossipy, W PETER Hedges CALIFORNIA Privet will make a strong thick hedge if the top ’ is not allowed to run wild. Set 1 the plants one foot apart in a trench deep enough to allow planting the crowns a little beI low the surface of the soil. II Tread the soil firmly around the J plants. Bone Meal mixed in the soil at planting time will help s the plants to grow strongly. Use 25 tbs. to every 100 ft. of trench. • • • • AFTER PLANTING, cut the plants back to ten Inches from the ground, and don't let them grow higher than two feet during the first season. • • • • JAPANESE Barberry with its ’ pretty red berries, and red tint- ’ ed foliage tn the fall, makes a beautiful thorn studded hedge that will affectively keep animals off your property. • « • • THE PLANTS should be set one foot apart if a thick hedge is desired. The plants will normali ly grow 3% feet high. Pruning is not necessary, but it may be done If a forma) hedge is dei sired. j ROSA RUGOSA Is the rose generally used to make hedges The plants grow four feet high, and do not need pruning, although they will benefit from a severe t cutting back every few years. r This rose Is not fussy about soil or location. It will grow tn the hot. dry soil of the seashore, yet I it is equally at home tn the partial shade of trees Set the plants two feet apart. ,•• » » 3 TEMPORARY hedges ot the 1 taller annual flowers make a s pretty and effective screen. The best annuals for such purpose are—Balsam, Four o’clock. Koch--3 la (Summer Cypress), and Sun--3 flowers.

FERTILIZATION IS PROFITABLE New Distribution Methods Make Benefits Much Larger Improved fertilizer distribution on corn planters have made corn fertilization a profitable practice. These distributors place the fertilizer from one to two Inches on either one or both sides of the corn and at the same level or slightly below the seed. For the past six years at the Purdue Soil and Crops Farm 63 pounds of 0-14-6 fertilizer applied erage increase of 13 buhels of corn ) near the hill has produced an avper acre. The same increase was also produced by drilling between 125 and 250 pounds of the same fertilizer continuously in the row. 1 Last year an average increase of 8.9 bushels of corn per acre was produced on 48 fertilizer demon straion farms by using 90 pounds of 0-20-20 per acre. This average increase was sufficient to double the money invested in fertilizer. These results were obtained on Indiana • farms and the fertilizers were ap- ; plied with a fertilizer attachment .ion the corn planters. . ' The result of last year's demonstrations Show that for most well drained silt loam soils 0-14-6 and ; 0-12-12 are the most profitable ferj tilizers. For sandy loams or dark poorly drained silt loams of cell- . tral or northern Indiana either 0-12-12 or n-10-20 was best. In southern Indiana either 0-20-0 , or 0-14-6 was most often profitable. Past results have shown that ' fertilizer containing two to three per cent nitrogen in addition to phosphate or potash has not been as profitable as a similar fertilizer ' without nitrogen. Nearly all of the corn lanters 1 purchased b e fore the improvet ii ■ niHfh* N’n farinPi* lU‘P(I

To The Voters Os Adams County : I have made an earnest effort to see all the voters of the County; however because of my duties and the lack of time I was unable to call personally on all of |EL..... 'ERiHjg toil. lam making this my last appeal to you tor your support in this race for the Democratic nomination for County Clerk.* Ek J I made a good race in 1931 for this same office and ( the support received at that time encouraged me for this Jgßf UK I am a graduate of the normal course in Manchester College and have taught school for nine years, seven v in Washington township and two in Blue Creek Baß township. I was born and reared in St. Mary’s township where EgHOif I now live on a farm with my wife and three small children. This is my second race. Your support will be ('IA DETROI PNER appreciated. Democratic Candidate for No. 23 on the Democratic ballot. COUNTY CLERK Nominate ED. P. MILLER TUESDAY ' For Sheriff JZI ME\ I need your support and votes next Tuesday, May 3rd. • . 1I This is my second race for the Democratic nomination SL Jr* ! for Sheriff. In 1934 I ran second to the present incumbent. >yJEufe 1 Six years experience as a law enforcement officer will I aid me in serving you as an efficient sheriff. I am married and have three children; am a taxpayer, EmoEMI I and life-long resident of Adams County. • Remember! Sane Law Enforcement and Efficient .. . p IVfillor Service, by casting your vote for No. 32 on your Demo- IjCI. I . LUllltl cratic ballot. .. „ “Decatur Policeman — Pol. advt. KMKNmMaMMWW SJIIIIMHHIIIMIMBIHIIIB ■

FARMING IT , . . BY WILLARD BOLTE —3 — MfcWSw? DRAG6WSHNCH BUGS i f 7 COHCHUL ■ 1 ■■ /I i M- • PF' ■ e ' « 'V-'. •

Upper left. By lining the walls of his trench silo with concrete, this Missouri farmer used it for years without trouble from caving in. The size is 120 feet long by 13 feet deep. It is 844 feet wide at the bottom and 11% feet wide at the top. Capacity is 250 tons of silage. An oil drum is better than a log j for dragging chinch bug furrows—because it gets more of the bugs. : Weight it down with water or earth ) or a few rocks. Four times in 8 years the Missouri farmer shown at the left cen ter seeded red clover in his wheat i I

miss the opportuniy of obtaining larger corn yields and better quality because of unsuitable equipment. o Llama Driver Starts to Fair San Francisco. fIJ.RI A resident of Peru has notified the management of the Golden Gate and International exposition that he is already en route on foot to the fair He expects to be the first person to drive a pack of llamas I to the exposition. o Plants to Form U. S. Map Toledo. -HU.R; Plants, native to various states, are to be planted ■ in the form of the map of the Unit:ed States in Scott park here. Aid of WPA in the project is being

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on this field. The first three times he failed to get a stand. Then he spent sl.lO per acre for superphosphate on his wheat—and the clover stand was perfect. Wise spending means substantial saving. Clinton Geiger of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, weeds 8 rows of potatoes at a time with a powerful tractor and a special weeder 21 feet 4 inches wide. This weeder is split in the middle—has two detachable wings—and is mounted on two caster wheels for quick turning. With it he can weed nearly 3 acres of po--1 tatoes per hour.

sought by the Tony Wroblewski I post of the American Legion, sponsors of the plan. o Three Big Names to Students Waterloo. la. <U.PJ Amelia Earhart. Charles A. Lindbergh and Henry Ford were the best known • I personalities to students at the Gates Business College here, a quiz i! revealed. They were asked to ‘ 1 identify Hill prominent persons. Every student correctly named the I trio. o Sydney to Lose Trams Sydney. (U.P.I- In 20 years this > ciy will have no more street ears. II according to Premier Stevens - , Plans just adopted provide so; 1 their complete elimination by trol- ; I ley busses.