Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1938 — Page 5

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■jIEST FAIR | ANNOUNCED Kgt.iie Fair Will inSeveral New IBfenires Exhibits ~, r I .1, t ~,. , ll: d Wlilt' 1 . lifelong resi■E |Ll<.c i ■ ' in 'l long altil ■ A ’'■■ lust Hal field opii" ■ fi.’in layman , outstanding o f •>,.. pi> lair, also one Jr , .. . "I. Heusler Soil, | l:!C eallt K IBoth aniiiiersary of the rit'ory. he pro- ■ tie party of 4S men. ox ■ (&. o . k lon )t ||, < nielli. ll . qmpment the trek of 150 years iaii'H I" '"ini Ohio. The ■ till. muni'med hy a tribe Indians and early n; I'l'o K[ 'ailroml company. Hk«- iresli nmat and frozen has been arranged for for the rMpolis Chamber of Comlending 100 percent early Sever al new improveKi t the eiomids will greet faireii'-r although the io Ilds long has been looked the finest exposition site nited States. tire horse barn located ad end of the Coliseum will over to draft horses this to make this possible a t housing 55 box stalls is fed to the Saddle Horse iis will increase the box !e to 257. I addition that will inst gallery space in the Building is under conand this will provide addH Club exhibition space, i and permanent stage is istructed across from the MBaud and a much needed ■tfiy-iem is being laid. Bejart tlm Indiana State Fair Bui fcrcuit meeting will not be ■HP tion with the meeting at ■tM' N. Y„ this year means harness horses on the i I WANTED pgb. Magazines, NewsScrap Iron, Old Auto |Wtors, Batteries, Copper, B®, Aluminum, and all I* of scrap metals. buy hides, wool, sheep HElhe year round. Maier Hide B & Fur Co. fw- Monroe st. Phone 442 iW < ®* ta tell you about the B a Life Insurance Wpany’j new Farm R Plan. Low rates, a Lf 511 'repayment plan, ■herve Fund Safety **re, a liberal pre-pay-Iprivilege, no com--I**? n > appraisal, or title yoation costs to the w er. It’s worth Representativt g w ttrritory Iftles-Edwards Co. ■?’ D - Suttles. Mgr. Residence 194

CULTIVATION IS WEEDCONTROLER Considerable Time Required But No ('ash Needed Eor Method In the past few years experiment and demonstrations in the field have found clean cultivation to be a practical method of eradicating Canada thistle. The method is practical for the reason that there is no cash outlay for materials and on large areas is less expensive than spraying. The greatest drawback to killing thistles by cultivation is that it requires considerable time and the work must be done at the proper time In order to obtain results. In order to eradicate Canada thistle by cultivation it is necessary to keep down the top growth for a period sufficiently long to starve out the roots. The leaves of the plants are the manufacturing center where food materials are made to replenish the roots. Under ordinary conditions there is sufficient plant food stored in the roots to produce plants for oue year without support from the green plant. If the plant Is not permitted to produce leaves at any time during the season, from early spring till late fall, the roots will be starved out. When the cultivation method of eradicating Canada thistle is used the infested area should be plowed in the spring shortly after the thistles begin to grow. A good job of plowing is essential so as to cut off all plants and turn all plant growth under. Following plowing the area should be cultivated during the remainder of the season or until the roots are killed. Cultivations should be made as often as necessary to keep the plants from showing up ahove the surface of the ground. It is often necessary to cultivate once a week or every ten days. If the plants are permitted to produce leaves between cultivations, much ' of tlie work of cultivation will be undone as the roots get a new lease on life. A cultivator witli a broad cutting surface has proved to be tile most satisfactory because of its ability to cut off all plants at a uniform depth The implement should penetrate to a depth of four or fivtf inches. A satisfactory cultivator can be made by attaching a cutting bar to a sled like structure. Corn cultivators equipped with sweeps will do effective work. A disc or spring tooth harrow is not satisfactory for the reason that they do not cut off all plants. o WINDOW BOXES RETAIN BEAUTY Location Os Box Must Be Known Before Planting For Results Urbana, 111., May 27 — Attractive window boxes that retain their beauty throughout the summer depend largely upon selection of plants and the kind of soil used, according to James Hutschinson, associate in floriculture, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. “In deciding which plants to use, consideration must be given to the location of the window box,” Hutchinson said. "A 11 it ou g h many green foliage plants will thrive nt the shade, most flowering plants require sunshine. “Since immediate effects are wanted, any flowering plants should be in bloom.” he continued. “Good taste will determine the co ■ or scheme. As a rule a few wellchosen colors give a better appealance than many colors. Low-growing, trailing plan should be Placed along the front edge of the box. Vinca vines, asparagus sprengeri. wandering Jew, and English ivies are commonly used -for trailing effects. They thrive in either sun or shade. Plants like Gelman ivy and morning glory after a Um” climb hack upon themselves and have anything but a graceful eff ßack of the edge-plants are placed taller ones. It is well to avoid the hedge-like, chopped-off appearance is'tmHeninrly true fnnr feet across the box, tneie desirable sturdiness and uprightimportant, if a. J plant is used one foot track will be seen in action at the locaj oval.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1938.

FARMING IT . . . BY WILLARD BOLTE J/S CtfMR VWIJtS PRODUCED W 0 TONS Os PORK EACH /V BUMPERS FOR CO*/ ONE YEAR U

Now they raise their turkeys upstairs in the barn at the Turkey World Experimental Farm. Top sketch shows a bunch of poults going under an electric hover, surrounded by a temporary wire fence. These turkeys will never even see the ground, with its Jflad of bacteria and worms. The newer dairy barns have iron pipe bumpers to prevent cows from tossing hay forward out of the mangers. Many dairymen are achieving the same results by stretching a tight twisted wire along the manger. Right center sketch shows the winning pen of 10 White Leghorn

end. a similar plant should lie used at the same distance from the other end For these points-of emphasis, such plants as Dracaena iudlvisa. P a 11 da n u s veltchii, Phoenix palms, rubber plants and silk oak are commonly used. These plants makes as good growth in the shade as in the sun. After edging plants and accent points are placed, the box is ready for flowering plants. Os the many which may be used, those which thrive in the shade are impatiens, fuchsia. lobelia, begonia, and ivyleaved geraniums. All other flowering plants should be grown only in sunny positions. Os these geraniums. heliotropes, and erect lantanas may be set toward the back of the box, with petunias, lantana. del icatissima, verbenas and alyssum planted toward the front, just behind the edge plants. Garden soil can be used as a base for the soil in window boxes. To lighten the soil, it is best to add some sand. To supply plant food and improve physical properties, rotten manure is used in the proportion of one of manure to three of soil. Because soil and manure are low

The Living Soil ITS MODERN CARE

By Charles H. Salt, Director, The Living Soil Institute Ths gardener's attitude toward weeds is oftentimes similar to that of a homeowner toward a leaky faucet. Nothing is done about it until the sink is stained or the pipes groan with vibrations everytime the water is turned on. In the same way, many gardsnsrs allow weeds to almost take possession of the garden before taking corrective steps. The growth of weeds has a marked effect on the yield of all crops. This was very nicely brought out a few years ago by experiments at Cornell University. In their report on the work “Cultivation Experiments with Certain Veg eta b 1 e Crops On Long Island” they state, "The yield of carrots on the weed plots was only one-fifth of that on the cultivated plots; that of the beets slightly more than one-half; that of onions about one-twentieth; that of tomatoes less than one-fifth; and that of potatoes on the weed plots was about one-third that on the cultivated plots. The weeds had the greatest effect on the yield of crops when conditions were favorable for growth early in the growing season, especially when there

hens in the New York state laying contest. In 51 weeks they laid a total of 2,850 eggs. If the contest had been for a full year they probably would have laid 2,905 eggs, which is as many eggs as 36 average hens would lay in the same length of time. Mark Miller, farming it down in the poor land of White County, Illinois, beat all the ton-litter experts twice in a row. His 9 Chester White sows produced 20,610 lbs. of pigs from their spring litters—and then they produced 18,005 lbs. of pigs from their fall litters of the same year. It seems Farmer Mark Miller must have the right idea.

I in phosphorus, superphosphate of I lime used at the rate of two genI erous handfuls to each bushel of ! soil will supply the deficiency. : Recoin mended dimensions for ' window boxes are not less than six ‘ inches deep and eight or more inches wide. Before placing soil in the box, it is well to cover the drainage holes with pieces of broken pottery to prevent the soil from closing the holes. A mimeographed leaflet describI ing window box management may ’ be obtained by writing the College 1 of Agriculture at Urbana. ’ o Apple Tree Grows Roses J College City, Cal.—*(U.R> William r 1 Hawk, grafting expert and known as the “Luther Burbank of College , City’’ has successfully grated a red . rose bush on an apple tree. The rose graft is now in full bloom. , I . , O~ , Ceylonese Lives on Grass II Colombo, Ceylon. —JU.RX, Carolis, ; a Ceylonese, is growing strong and ,! healthy on a diet of grass. A few I years ago, he declared, he was “always sick” and medicine failed to 1 cure him. So he gave up ordinary • | food and went on a diet of grass.

was abundant soil moisture.” The best time to do your weeding is on the morning of a promised sunny day. Thus the weeds which are up-rooted are more likely to die if they are exposed to the heat of the sun. Weeding done on a cloudy day or in the evening Is extremely Inefficient for many of the weeds revive sufficiently to start growth again. Another practice that can be improved is the manner of weeding. v 1 So often the gardener walks over the ground just worked. As a result, many weed plants are tramped back into the soil where they continue their food, light and moisture robbing activities. If it is possible for you to pull your hoe or weeder through the soil, this, of course, doe* not occur,

FLOWER GARDENS ARE THREATENED .1. .1. Davis (lives Methods To Control Rose Insect Pests Now Lafayette, Ind., May 27 — There is scarcley a rose garden in Indiana that is not threatened by insect pests which are ever present to weaken the plants and destroy the foliage and flowers. Fortunately, however, a little care and the proper use of simple insecticides will eliminate most of these troubles, states J. J. Davis, head of the department of entomology, of the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station. The common pests in Indiana are the leaf-eating insects such as the slug, and the sucking insects, including aphids or plant-lice, leafhoppers and scale. White grubs occasionally attack plantings in new beds which were in sod the previous year. The rose slug is readily controlled by arsenate of lead at the rate of one-half ounce, or about 4V3 level teaspoonfuls to a gallon of water and if aphids are present add a teaspoon ffuepo!4o spoonful of 10 per cent nicotine sulphate. If slugs only are present the arsenate of lead may lie applied as a powder, either pure or mixed witli equal parts of air-slaked lime or flour as a carrier or even better dusting sulphur which is a preventive for mildew, a disease commonly idfecting roses. Ip aphids and young leaf-hoppers only are present spray with a 40 per cent nicotine sulphate, one and one-fourth teaspoonfuls to a gallon of water is dissolved a cubic inch of soap. Applications should he thorough, a forcible misty spray applied, and care lie taken to reach the undersides of the leaves. Scale insects when present occur on the canes and give them a scurfy appearance. During the winter months the heavily infested branches should lie cut out and burned and the remaining canes thoroughly sprayed, just before the buds open in spring, with lime-sulphur, oue gallon of liquid concentrate to eight of water, or a standard miscible oil. — —0 Pastor Aids Farm Program Brenham, Tex. —(UP)—Caesar Hohn, Washington county agricultural agent, has so much trouble explaining the new federal crop control program to Polish farmers offered to provide an interpreter when the farmers came to attend church services, PASTURING IS AID TO HORSES Better Method Than Dry Feeding Is Explained By Specialist Urbana, 111.. May 27 — After corn is planted, it is a good plan to turn horses on pasture at night and whenever they are idle, says E. T. Robbins, livestock extension specialist, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. Farmers who have followed this practice in recent years now wonder why they formerly kept their horses on dry feed all summer, he explained. When horses are working every day, to turn them on pasture at night saves some grain and cuts the hay requirement from onethird to one-half. If the horses are idle for a day or more, their grain can be cut in half and hay reduced by good pasture. If the idle period is for a week or more, the grain and hay can be omitted.entirely until a few days before work starts again. Horses having good pasture when Idle, plenty of water and feed when al work and kind treatment at all times usually keep healthy. It should bo regarded as a danger signal for a horse to refuse to eat in hot weather. Usually a rest on pasture will bring such a horse back. When enough horses can be included in a team so that the pull is reduced, they can keep going in hot weather. However, it pays to take water to the field and water the horses several times during hot days. In hot weather horses have especial need for full access to loose salt Many Illinois farmers are turning to more horse pasture as a source of farm power and as a step in utilizating acreage taken out of soil-depleting crops and seeded to grasses and legumes under the AAA farm program. 1

JUNE TIME TO TREAT LAMBS Late Lambs Should Be Given Copper Sulphate For Stomach Worms Urbana, 111., May 27 — June is the time to start treating late lambs with copper sulphate for stomach worms, says H. G. Russell, livestock extension specialist, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois It is usually necessary to repeat the treatment monthly until October. Treating la mb s for stomach worms is one of the steps in the sheep improvement program which is being sponsored l»y the extension service of the agricultural college. In advancing the program, arrangements have been made to hold a series of sheep improvement tours with the cooperation of local growers and farm advisers. Another point in the sheep improvement program calls for the flock to be sheared early and the wool marketed where a uniform system of classes and grades is recognized. It is also recommended that the sheep be sheared only when they are perfectly dry, that all dirty locks be removed before starting on the main part of the shearing operation and that each fleece be removed in an unbroken condition and rolled with the flesh side out. It pays to roll each fleece separately and tie it with just enough paper twine to bind the fleece securely but not tightly. Regulation wool sacks are recommended for use in storing or shipping wool, rather than used feed or fertilizer bags or piling the wool loose on the floor.

A niimvogrnphed copy of the 15point sheep improvement program may be had by writing the college | of agriculture at Urbana. MOISTURE GAN IMPROVE EGGS Absence Os Moisture Aggravates Deterioration Os Quality Urbana. 111.. May 27 Poultrymen who plan to boost their income 1 this summer by producing quality i eggs will do well to limit their! flocks to rations of known make-up rather than to allow them free run ! of the Imrnyard. It will also pay to I cool the eggs immediately after i they are laid. These facts are pointed out in . Bulletin 441, which hak just been I published by the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, report- j ing studies of the market quality of eggs from 109 farms in southeast-1 ern Illinois. Directing the study to learn where improvements can he made in producing eggs of high quality were H. H. Alp. poultry extension specialist, 11. C. Ashby, chief in livestock marketing, ami L. E. Card chief in poultry husbandry. "Prevalence of high temperatures caused definite deterioration In the quality of eggs examined.” it is explained in the bulletin. “But appar- 1 ehtiy the effect of the heat was aggravated Dy the absence of sufflci-1 ent moisture. “One producers, whose eggs had been grading low. got immediate , fnvprcrvement by discontinuing the ■ cooling of eggs on the basement ' floor and by placing them in an incubator with the moisture trays fill-1 ed with waler. Homemade egg cool- i Uncte Jim Says Ra V I 60 “My neighbor finds it costs him much less per bushel to grow 60 bushels of corn to the acre than it does to grow 30 bushels. That’s one ! reason why he’s all for the Agricultural Conservation Program with ! its emphasis on legumes, lime and I phosphate."

Start Young Pigs on Feed Early :

Start feetlng pigs when they are two weeks old. a feed mixture that will maintain good health and pro! duce economical gains. A pig start-' er, which has be p n found successful with many hundreds of farmers! over Indiana, is made of 70 pounds of coarsely ground corn, 20 pounds of coarsely ground wheat and 10 pounds of high-grade meat scraps ( or tankage. When wheat is not a- ■ vailable, 20 pounds of flour midd-1 lings may be used. When skim i milk is plentiful, feed as much as the pigs will clean up morning and , evening to replace the tankage. Feed this pig starter dry and ! through a self-feeder located in a ( creep. A feeder suitable for young era providing moisture also helped to conserve egg quality. “Flocks confined or limited in range produced eggs of higher qual-' ity than did flocks allowed free run | of the barnyard. This improvement In quality was undoubtedly caused by the fact that the flocks produc-1 Ing the better eggs were restricted! Copies of the bulletin, as well as I largely to the rations provided.” directions for making an egg cooler, I may be obtained by willing the I College of Agriculture at Urbana. I —o— I)anee Sunday, Sun Set.

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pigs keeps feed cleaner, helps to prevent robbing, ad gives pigs of !different ages an equal chance 1 and gains are faster and more I economical than by trough feed- ! the pigs reach 70 or more pounds. Ing. Self feed the pig starter until A fountain of clean drinking water should be kept within a few ; feet of the self-feeder. Always keep ! troughs of self-feeder and water 1 fountains as clean as possible. Call at the office of L. E. Arch 1 bold, County agricultural agent, and ask for Purdue Extension j Bulletin No. 199. It tells about I home-made self-feeders, water I fountains, pig creeps, pig diners, etc. It is free for the asking. Cat Mothers Chick Willoughby, O. <U.R> — Ammy, a cat, broadened her motherly instincts to include a lonely and ! motherless chick. She not only al- : lowed the chick to snuggle up to her two baby kittens but also gave I it a catly tongue bath. o She Missed Stage Coach I Hollis. N. 11.—|(U.R)' Mrs. Roanna ] S. Eaton is looking forward to her 1 100th birthday with but one regret. I She has yet to fulfill her girlhood ambition of driving a stage coach.