Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1938 — Page 5

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>E VISITS ■« COUNTT _ ... ... l min(l 1,1 |M\\ tt d I ! hlh ation Efforts a ML;;., ''• | I | 'X' - ■R.. "'ii' county : ’<M[, v ... K] . . ■ -•.. . I'. 11,111 '" * ll |MV u ..i, . results. ■K . to be tou. lied up - to <■ ~ ' iis. km an equa We Make \ Federal Loans 14$ lie Pleased to talk with >ou at any HI ADAMS COUNTY farm loan ■kJ ASSOCIATION Sec.-Tteas. Rt us tell you about the Life Insurance >any’s new Farm Plan. Low rates, a Bjt r repayment plan, Fund Safety a liberal pre-pay-BM privilege, no comappraisal, or title Rumination costs to the Brjower. It’s worth Representative Ml in this territory Co. D. Suttles, Mgr. El 358 Residence 194

I KYANIZE I I DEMONSTRATION j II May 6 and 7th | I SPECIAL PRICE ON ALL yj ■ KYANIZE PRODUCTS. g E Come In With Your Ie B Paint Problems. ® | Kohns Drug Store | Igt On East Side of the Street IE MiILCI I"I r*i r-i m>> —■ —.— <»■ ■=: s-s s“! S”l r~ LELELEUZtZi Mi

; distribution of chemical. He I stretched binder twine across the , patch both ways,, laying out squarf es with an area of one square rod each and kept applying the chernI leal until he got a full dosage on ! each square rod. Patches sprayed on the muck I handled by Menno Eicher were also inspected and here the results were not so good. It seems that it is more difficult to get effective l results on muck soils. This was , noticed a year or two ago on some , work bein gdone by Alfred Ryf. Many farmers are beginning to recognize European bind weed and are spraying it while the patches are small. When it over runs large acreages it is very expensive to eradicate. Insurance companies i are beginning to make inquiries of Mr. Izee to learn what counties in Indiana are infested with bind weed. They are reluctant to make loans on farms where bind weed occurs and no attempt is made for control. o POSSIBILITIES SEEN ON FARMS Shifts In Production Bring Profits In AAA Programs There are several possibilities ! for farmers to comply with the ■ Agricultural Conservation Program this year through shifts in production or utilization which will be as ’ profitable or even more profitable than failure to make these shifts, points out Ross Fleetwood of the Missouri College of Agriculture. Thgse possibilities Include atlas sorgo, Sudan grass for pasture or hay, soybeans for hay, small grains i for pasture, Korean lespedeza seedj ed alone for pasture or hay, and summer fallow for alfalfa seeding this fall. tin practically every farm there is need for silage or forage of some kind. On most farms this can ' best be furnished with atlas sorgo, i The acreage so used would be soil depleting, but would not count as I corn acres. This crop will yield at I least twice as much forage per I acre as corn and is not as likely to be damaged by drouth, chinch bugs j or grassroppers. When permanent pastures are short or need resting, small grains I can be very profitably utilized completely for pasture. This is particularly true of barley, wheat, and j rye. Due to the dry season last fall, ‘ many Missouri permanent pastures ‘ would be better for some relief from heavy pasturage this year. Small grains pastured out to prevent grain formation will classify the land as not depleting. This may prove to be a doubly profitable way of complying with the program this year. Where sweet clover or lespedeza are not available for pasturage during July, August, and September, a very palatable, productive and nutritious pasture can be secured through the use of Sudan grass. If pure Sudan is used this can be done with complete safety. Where such a situation exists ffudan could be used and the acreage so used would not be classed as soil depleting. On much of the soils soybeans are the safest, surest, and most economical source of legume hay. If pastures are improved and live-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, MAY fl. 1938.

I I Black Locust Halts Erosion ■H I . 1 jyyr, v>»- ’jMr j

Trees for conservation—and cash. These views of the Morton T. Elliott woodland# near New Harmony show how he holds his soil with black locust. Left: trees planted on a steep bank in 1930. Below: closeup of the woodlands. The inset shows Mr Elliott planting seedlings in a gully.

Black locust sprouts obtained from a New Harmony cemetery back in 1895 led to a soil conservation plan that lias netted one Poaey county farmer a tidy cash income on the side. Morton T. Elliot is the farmdr. His use of black locust to control erosion on steep breaks and in guillies is striking, conservationists say. He plants seedlings in every spot that ordinarily might be waste land. There was not a locust tree on

stock are developed to profitably I utilize the crops grown under a 1 pasture system, an ample, depend-1 able source of legume hay is essen-1 tial. Soybeans cut for hay prior to grain formation *are not classified as soil depleting this year. Particularly in view of the shortage of alfalfa and red clover acreage this year, soybeans assume a place of even greater significance. There is still an opportunity to seed Korea lespedeza alone and utilize for either pasture, hay, or seed. In the isolated cases where winter vetch and crimson clover were planted as winter cover crop. With the exception of plowing under for green manure crops, such crops could profitably be left for seed and not followed with a soil depleting crop this year. o Purebred Guernseys Are Sold In County Peterborough, N. H. — A purebred Guernsey cow, Starlight's Louise 295483 was sold recently by Fred H. Kendel of Urbana, Ohio to Dale D. Moses of Decatur, Ind. according to the American Guernsey Cattle Club, Peterborough, N. H. A purebred Guernsey cow, Glen-

The Living Soil . . ITS MODERN CARE

By Charles H. Salt, Director, The Living Soli Institute On that comparatively small portion of the shore of Lake Michigan which is claimed by the State of Indiana is located Michigan City. Just east of this thriving city there i is being held this month in the International Friendship Gardens a convention of interest to gardeners. Convening here are the tulips o many nations. Here daily, in a sursrisingly orderly fashion, the various sections rise and burst forth, g'ving their silent contributions of Veauty to those in attendance. Conversing with those individuals rr>NpTi ION .SO IL-Al R '/OJI VT f I Wv ° A? iZ & O ° A ( responsible for this display the Stauffer Brothers, as they are best known, the writer found most Interesting their comments on soli care as related to the growing of tulips. They are of the opinion that most gardeners do not cultivate their soil frequently enough

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his farm, which is rolling and on highly erodible soil, when he began his plantations. About 25 acres of steep slopes are now protected in this manner. In addition to controlling erosion, his plantations have furnished all of the fence posts he has needed and he has been selling posts and fuel since 1923, bringing an annual income of approximately sl7 per acre. Aside from the conservation and monetary gains, Elliott’s trees provide cover for game, serve as windbreaks, and beautify his farm.

HOHSE * aLf SENSE Red oxide of copper dust mixed with vegetable and flower seeds will control damping off of seedlings. Use only enough to coat thoroughly each seed by shaking the seed and the dust in a tight paper sack. A farm with top-soil held in place will benefit its present owner and will be valuable to posterity. Farm around the hill instead of up and down it. Crooked rows cairn's Queen Bessie 412100 was sold recently by S. D. Beavers of Decatur, Indiana to Peter B. Lehman of Decatur, Indiana according to the American Guernsey Cattle Club, Peterborough, New Hamp- ■ shire.

and when they do, the soil oftentimes Is not In the proper condition to be cultivated. Soil is comprised of many small particles of broken down rock which are covered with a fine coating of organic matter. Greatly magnified, a sectional view of a box of soil would be quite similar in appearance to that of a box of moth balls, the spheres representing the soil particles and the interspaces that part of the soil through which water and air pass. If the upper surface of the box of moth balls was covered with an impervious layer it would resemble, to a great extent, an unworked soil. Under these conditions the Interchange of air and moisture which is necessary for normal root development can not take place. Thus, the gardener who is anxious to be a successful grower of tulips conditions his soil-air by modern methods of cultivation just as much as he conditions the air of his home with modern equipment. Your soil composition largely determines how soon following a rainy spell it is advisable to work s your soil. Clayey soils, worked t when wet, will form hard lumps r which will present a problem clear .1 through the current season. Sandy f soils, on the other hand, may be n cultivated much sooner due to their I- properties which are conducive to h the rapid loss of water.

ENSILAGE CAN BE EXPENSIVE Farmers Should Examine Costs Before Ensiling Alfalfa If a rainy period occurs at haying time, farmers should consider extra costs before deciding to preserve their alfalfa as silage. Ensiling alfalfa will more fully preserve its nutrients and do away with the difficulty encountered in curing hay during a wet season, but the increase in cost will offset these 1 advantages, says S. A. Eugene, UnI iversity Farm economist. « Studies of alfalfa production made by the University Farm division of agricultural economics show that it costs about $10.30 to put up as hay an acre of alfalfa yielding 2.5 tons, comparable to 6 tons of silage. Additional costs incurred when ensiling it would run the cost of putting up that same ! alfalfa to about $18.70. Ensiling alfalfa, the data reveal- . ed, requires at least 5 hours of I man labor and 5 hours of horse I work more per acre than would be I needed to put it up as hay. At pres- I ent cost rates, this would be worth at least $1.50 per acre. Sixty pounds, or m ore, of molasses : should be added to each ton of green legume to insure satisfactory preservation. This, at the present ' price of about a cent and a half per pound, adds at least $5.40 per acre for a yield of 6 tons of silage. Cost of the filler and power would be another $1.50 per acre. Since alfalfa provides approxi- 1 mately 2,500 pounds of total digestible nutrients per acre, the cost of 100 pounds of total digestible nu- ‘ trients would be about 41 cents if the alfalfa were put up as hay, and i 75 cents per 100 if put up as z sil-, | age. This would make the cost of i feed nutrients in the silage nearly: twice as much as when put up for , on top soil are much better than , i gullies in sub-soil. Do you have the right size plant-|. er plates for your hybrid corn? 11 Most hybrids have smaller kern- j els than open-pollinated varieties and hence use smaller plates for the regular flat kernels. The small i | flat kernels and the round kernels p require special plates. Better thinTt twice before decid-', ing to over plant the acreage all- ‘' otments provided in the new farm program. Remember the allot-, ments represents your share of the |' national crop that can be sold at | < a profitable price. Start plants in hot beds approxi- I ’ mately 30 to 40 days previous to ; field planting time. A small seed ' flat 3% by 12 by 18 inches (inside ! measurements) will start from 900 i to 1100 plants, according to Pur-, I due University specialists. Grow one acre of soybean hay | for each cow in the milking herd j whenever alfalfa and clover hay I are not available. L

FARMING IT. . . BY WILLARD BOLTE IN WINTtR. X ..r'vvAP’yTJTT r X ) c \ r - —L."F'--'Xllr Y—winwwwyL V A LEAD WEIGHT P L ON YOUR IANTERNX3N ■team -«l WILL MAKE IJI NO BRACES NEEDED/ it stay upright,

These Wisconsin Chester Whites have a bedroom in the middle of a strawstack. Before the wheat was threshed the farmer built a skeleton shed frame with poles—with a pole tunnel—and a pole fence around the edge of his proposed stack. Then he blew the straw stack over the pole framework, thus making a hog shelter that was cool in summer and warm in winter. Lower left illustration shows ■

hay. Stating it in another way, a farmer could lose about one-third of his alfalfa hay through damage by rain without raising the cost per pound of feed nutrients above that of alfalfa silage. THICK PLANTING IS PROFITABLE Soy Bean Yields Depend Upon Manner Os Planting In Fields If you want high yields from soy-1 beans, you’ll plant them thick, says Special Bulletin 134, "Soy-1 kl / PETER HENDERSOnW Lilies LILIES will add a touch of exotic beauty to your garden. We have all admired arrangement of white Madonna Lilies grouped with blue Delphiniums, but this lily is the only one member of a very diversified family. • • • • GARDEN LILIES are very hardy, but there is one condition , they won’t stand—a poorly drained soil. Stagnant water collecting around the bulbs will soon rot them. Bear this fact in mind when you prepare the soil, and dig in such material as ashes, sand, and peat moss that help to keep the soil porous and well drained. • • • • MADONNA LILIES should be planted In August or September, but many lilies may be planted in the spring. A few bulbs of the Auratum Lily (Golden Rayed Lily of Japan) will make an impressive clump in the flower border during August and September. The flowers are pure white with crimson spots, and a clear golden band running through the center of the petals. OTHER FAMOUS LILIES for spring planting are — HenryL I rich apricot with brown spots; Longiflorum Glganteum, fragrant l white trumpet shaped flowers; ' Regale, white slightly suffused pink; and the three Speclosums, Album, white; Rubrum, white spotted and shaded with rose and red; Melpomone, rich blood crimson with heavy spots. AU these varieties should be planted about six inches deep and two feet apart • • • • LILIES thrive well tn the flower border where other plants will protect their roots from the hot i summer’s sun. •• • • LILY BULBS should be planted where they may be left undisturbed for several years.

novel corner post on a Michigan farm. It is 15 inches in diameter with a 36-inch sunken base—plus a 3-foot reinforced underground extension in the direction of the pull. Holes for the hangers were made by placing heavy bolts in the form before pouring the concrete—and then pulling them’ out when it had partially set. Cross-fences on this farm have steel posts so that they can be easily moved.

| beaus for Alinuesota," a recently | | revised publication of the Mlnne-, sots agricultural extension service. ' Results of yield trials In Minnesota indicate that for those who , ' have sugar beet cultivators, plant-1 I ing beans in rows 20 to 24 inches : I apart Is desirable. On farms not equipped with beet cultivators, planting two rows 6 inches apart ’ every 42 inches is suggested. I Beans planted this way may be I tentled with the regular corn culti- > valor and provide the same num-' ber of rows per acre as those spaced 21 inches apart. Another method of obtaining high soybean ( yields, under favorable moistures conditions, Is to plant with a grain i drill in 6-inch rows at the rate of | 90 to 120 pounds of seed per acre. This method, however, is not recommended tor the western part of the state. This bulletin gives recommendai tions as to choice of variety of ■ i soybeans in Minnesota, method of ’ I seeding, harvesting and other cul-

FARMERS — Fence for as low as 15c per rod by using “IDEAL” Electric Fence Controllers 6 VT. ELECTRONIC MODEL — $15.50 Runs five months continuous on one hot-shot. Double sets of silver points give years of dependable service. 110 VT. A. C. MODEL — $12.50 Will Operate As Cheaply As 10c Per Month. Two-year guarantee against defects — 30-day trial period— Guaranteed to turn all stock — Prices include installation — Call or write. E. M. RICE, Agent 418 E. WATER ST. PHONE 389 BERNE, IND. ITT J ... —' — '■■""■l ■■■■■ ' | —■ * 1 —to repair. riQ. | Ak W 3zSjrSiSijßS recover and rebuildyour present ilEel J k—.— —Furniture E We also have a large and complete showing of New LIVING ROOM FURNITURE. We also do all kinds of furniture refinishing. Free estimates. Upholstered Furniture REPAIR SHOP 606 High St.—Berne—Phone 419 Phoneslo6~lo7 Free Delivery SWIFT’S PREMIUM or ARMOUR STAR HAMS, whole or half. 1b.28c We have for your selection — Swift's Quick Serve Ham, Cooked Canadian Bacon, Nice Swiss Cheese, Veal Birds or City Chicken. Also complete line of Cold Meats. Creamed COTTAGE CHEESE — Pint 8c Quart 15c 2 lb. BRICK or AMERICAN CHEESE49c D a l* D r Kib or Plate ■ ■ Boiling beer pound lie PORK SHOIJLDER STEAK — pound23c VEAL PADDIES (boneless) pound2sc MINUTE STEAK, pound2sc FRESH GROUND HAMBURGER, 2 pounds2sc MEATY NECK BONESlb.—7c 3 lbs.—l9c SPARE RIBS — pound 15c — 2 pounds2sc OUR OWN FANCY BACON m RINED AND SLICED — pound LARD, Our Own s - FRESH PORK or SHEEP BRAINS”, 2 lbs. 25c VEAL BRISKET or STEW, poundlsc VEAL SHOULDER STEAK, pound j 22c M. J. B. COFFEE — 3 lbssl.oo Breakfast Coffee, pound 14c, 3 lbs. —4O c 2 lb. box SODA CRACKERSI7c 2 th. can KRAFT MALTED MILKSSc KRAFTS 1 LB. CAN MALTED MILK39c Cut Beets, large can ... 10c Riv a ] I) ft o- Food Whole Beets, canlsc IvlVdl UOg 1 WU Swifts Roast Beef, can 25c Canloc Swifts Corned Beef Hash r'Axra can.. 18c — 2 for 35c CANS g m 1 Tb. pkg. Noodleslßc J Kraft Miracle Whip Salad Dressing — qt. 37c pt. 25c I ; STEEL WOOL .Skour-Pak) — each 5c f Butterfield French Fried Potatoes, can—lsc 2 for 25c I 24 pound bag PURASNOW FLOUR 92c I This flour is absolutely guaranteed to serve your every bak- L ing need or double your money refunded. FREE — Fiestaware Dish, with each 24 pound bag. Pound PURASNOW FLOUR 29c Summer Bever- „ ... T . ~, ages. Night Club 1)on 1 l or « et Our L,nc Os Brand. Gingeralc, Canned Rootbeer, Lime *IC Goods Rickey. 10c bottle 3 bottles2sc Pork & Beans, Kidney Beans, To(plus bottle mato Juice, Mustard, Sauer Kraut, i Vegetable Soup, Tomato Soup, cnarge; Spinach, Hominy. Orange, bottle oc

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I tural practice*. It may be obtained free of charge from a county ox* j tension agent, or by writing to the Bulletin Office, Unlvoralty Farm, St. Paul. o — We invite you to inspect our kitchen. Green Kettle. WANTED Rags, Magazines, Newspapers, Scrap Iron, Old Auto Radiators, Batteries, Copper, Brass, Aluminum, and all grades of scrap metals. We buy hides, wool, sheep pelts, the year round. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe st. Phone 442