Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1938 — Page 5

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BWALIftCE fas NEW Er AAA ACT n,ix i' Business ■ Mei. He Says I IBL-rf’ 1 s!,id "' j, ■^. j(jc - 11111 ; - ■ tn ■£ fes .nllr-l ;„ \\ 11l i fb ct ive I,i rm Bui. t: "" ' BTei B >g C tO Abundance HL , ■lm p> oph- : . ; of )|. ill K <♦"■.' ■ ! " i '" ,iav * t,,,s< ’ B jSribtm .1 to the people them No one wants |. el K 1' wonder wlo Bth ill. y -%-llld be ar, used Th. y know pmdm cent greatAt the B they know that/ if B own eii... in cooperation ad with tile Gov- ;. being II ami tlevas < - ili..y around t Matti .unity Altliou-'li ii.. Bn ifla Hurd less than a year i fltaltai 2'. ;. i .. nt, while nonhave fallen only 4 per Closed has been brought gi'b? ■'l Im lory doors and fin tory chimneys, by IBwanted ■ Magazines, News■L Scrap Iron, Old Auto Jhtws. Batteries, Copper, and all ■ of scrap metals. ■e buy hides, wool, sheep ■be year round. Bk Maier Ride ■& Fur Co. ■ Monroe st. Phone 442 | |&Un &kiH? |»s tell you about the r na Life Insurance Rpany’s new Farm F iJ lan. Low rates, a •J ear repayment plan, Rrerve Fund Safety ■> a liberal pre-pay’ no comgn> appraisal, or title ■nation costs to the Bwer. It’s worth ■gating. Bf r * Zea Representative H n territory Bjes-Edwards Co. ■ D - Suttles, Mgr. Residence 194

the Idleness of factory workers who have lost their jobs. The farmers realize the average business man can’t help reducing employment when his markets collapse. But they wonder why the business men and the labor leaders do not work out cooperative arrangements among themselves — calling on the Government for such aid as they need — to assure balanced abundance of production. “The farm policies arc abundance policies and the farmers call on the city people to jtrtn with them in bringing about that balance dproduction and distribution which means abundance for all. I Let us rejoice in our abundance j ami work in sensible fashion to make it a blessing and not a curse. I "And meantime, the farmers ask | both business and labor for whole-1 hearted support to help them sue-1 ceed with the program that is their j contribution toward good business for the Nation."

IMPORTS SHOW NEW DECLINES Farm Imports From Canada Less Than In 1938 Quarter A further decline in United States imports of agricultural products from Canada during the first quarter of 1938 was reported this week by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture. The value of farm products imported from Canada during the first three months of 1938 was indicated at $4,763,645 compared with $27,431,849 in the first quarter of 1937. Most of the decline In imports occurred in grains, it was stated. Grain imports hi the first quarter of 1937 were abnormally large becauseiyifl; drought-reduced supplies ,gn<L resulting high prices in this wnmtry.’ A large harvest in 1937 again placed the United States on a grain-export basis. The number of cattle imported from Canada during the first quarter of 1938 declined 71 per cent for heavy slaughter cattle and 28 per cent for calves compared with a year earlier. Imports of cheddar cheese were only about a third of the volume imported during the first quarter of 1937, and cream imports also were materially smaller. For the entire year 1937, the Bureau recently reported that imports of farm products from Canada — though larger than in 1935 — were considerably smaller tljan in 1936, In contrast with the sharply curtailed imports, exports of agricultural products to Canada from January through March this year were value within 3 per cent of those reported for the first quarter of 1937. The Bureau points out, however. that exports of items upon which American exporters are granted special concessions under the United States trade agreement with Canada amounted to $6,413,433, a material gain compared with the $5,597,418 reported for the first three moths last year. The value of our farm products exported to Canada during the calendar year 1937 increased more than 14 million dollars, or 27 pet cent over 1936. The Increas is attributed entirely to a 16-milUon dollar increase in exports of agricultural items on which were reduced under the trade agreement. American growers of grains, fruits and vegetables, and a number of specialty crops shared in these larger exports. The expoit movement of fruits and ve * increased 11.1 per cent m 1937 as compared with 1936, the Bureau said. — —o — hohse: sense . Total production of eggs in the United States is estimated at be tween 245 and 275 for each pel B °After four consecutive y e »« increase, farm real estate values In the United States shoi/ed no change during the 12 months ended March 1, 1938. The farm mortgage debt m th United States is reported at $-,

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The Living Soil . . . ITS MODERN CARE

By Charles H. Salt, Dlrtctor. The Living Soli Institute ' The arrival of May finds most vegetable gardens in full swing. Many a spring salad has been garnished with delicious fresh onions —or dont you care for onions? Even the tender egg plants have been set out Now that most of our planting tasks are completed, we can at last give our gardens the heretofore neglected little attentions that help so much to spell success for the gardener. If we are growing tomatoes In a limited space, for instance, ft is well to train them to 4H to 6 feet stakes. This requires timely pruning and tying. Pruning CU LT~i~VAT IQN w a o n g right Roots dahasio roots normal simply consists of cutting or pinching out all branches but those desired for leaders or main stalks. One stem may be allowed to remain but a larger yield should be obtained if three or four stems are left to grow. Soft cord is the bast material for tying purposes. Cultivation comes to the fore as |

GARDEN TASKS ARE DESCRIBED Fourteen Points For June Garden Work Are Given By Gray June, too. has responsibilities for those who would enjoy their fruits aird flowers in season, says T. D. Gray, extension landscape architect of the College of Agriculture, Morgantown, West Virginia. 1: Iris which hai»e completed blooming and which need dividing and transplanting may be moved now. Iris divided now will bloom another year. To postpone the work will mean loss of bloom another year. 2. Climbing roses, such as crimson ramblers, should be pruned when through bloominfi Take out a large part of the old wood to the ground. 3. Asparagus cutting should be stopped and the bed fertilized with a 4-10-6 commercial fertilizer at the rate of 25 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. 4. Give the lawn a second application of a 10-6-4 fertilizer at the rate of 10 to 15 pounds per 1000 sq. ft: Apply the fertilizer just prior to a rain, or water the lawn thoroughly after applying. 5. Pinch badki the tips of salva pitcheri to make it spread. 6. Whatch for crab grass, the arch enemy of all good lawns. Pull where found and sprinkle seed of a good lawn mixture over the area. 7. Give grapes an application of bordeaux mixture to control brown rot. 8. Plant dahlias for fall bloom. Little is ordinarily gained by planting dahlias earlier. 9. Keep your roses covered with 274,821,000 as of January 1, 1937, representing a decline of 5.1 per cent from January 1, 1935. An additional decline in mortgage debt probably occurred during the past year. , , "A Study of Soybean Varieties For Food,” is the title of Bulletin No. 443, which has just been published by the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. Spraying, dusting and cultural methods winch have been found most effective for combating the more common insect pests of truck and garden crops are described in Circular No. 437, “Saving Garden Crops from Insect Injury,” which may be obtained by writing the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. Well-bred lambs sell highest, says E. T. Robbins, livestock specialist, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. It is easy to top the market with fat lambs sued by good, blocky pure-bred rams These lambs have short legs, shoi t necks, straight backs, wide rumps, thick thighs and deep wide chests.

the Important garden task at this season of the year. The surface layer of soil should be kept in a loose, fine condition by frequent cultivation. It is commonly agreed today that the principle purpose of cultivation is to destroy the weed seedlings. Weeds may be destroyed before they make much growth by regular and frequent shallow cultivations. Two other important reasons for cultivating are to cover up soil cracks and break up soil crusts. Shallow, level cultivation is the byword of the successful gardener. Deep cultivation, especially near the plants, is harmful. It causes severe root injury thereby appreciably reducing yields. Root pruning becomes even more serious as the season advances and the reduction in the moisture supply makes water the limiting factor in plant growth. Damaged roots are replaced very slowly. Meanwhile, the plant may die due to the lack of water and the inability to take up soil nutrients. Shallow cultivation is just as effective in weed control as Is deep. Cultivation should commence as soon as the seedlings push through the ground if the soil is not too wet. Oftentimes a crust forms on the surface before the seedlings are up. This should be broken by going over the surface lightly with a rake.

flotation or other wettable sulphur to prevent mildew and black ■ spot. If black spot gets started bor-1 deaux may have to be restored to. i 10. Watch all beans as soon as they come thru the ground. If Mexican bean beetle are present cover : with spray or dust according Joj Extension Circular 321 of the West | Virginia College of Agriculture. It 1 can be obtained from your county agent's office. 11. Spring flowering shrubs may still be pinned. 12. Dust or spray phlox to prevent mildew and red spider. Be sure the underside of the leaves is thoroughly covered. 13. Seed of perennials intend for the rock garden or dry stone wall may be sown now. 14. The dwarf campanulas, phlox, cerastiunis, sedums, aubretias, and arenarias may easily be started from cuttings.

FERTILIZING IS AID TO LOCUSTS Nitrates Double Rates Os Growth Os Trees In CCC Experiment Sometimes called the speedy locust because of its ability to grow wod for fenceposts in ten years, the locust tree has become even more speedy in a fertilizing experiment reported by Forester Ross Mellinger at the Union, West Virginia CCC camp work area of the Soil Conservation Service. Nitrate fertilizer, applied with a spoon .was mixed with the soil when the trees were set in on half of a two-acre plot of black locust planted in the spring of 1936 to control erosion on a steep rock hillside. About 50 pounds of fertilizer was applied to the acre treated. Tho other acre in the plot was planted in exactly them same manner but was not fertilized. Rate Os Growth Increased At the close of the 1937 growing season, Forester Mellinger surveyed the stand and found that trees where fertilizer had been applied had an average height of 45 inches while the trees which hud not received any fertilizer averaged only 20 inches high. Trees in the fertilized area had average 32 inches growth while those in the unfertilized area had averaged only 7 inches. Mellinger also found that 80 per ceut of the trees survived in the fertilized section as compared to only 63 per cent where fertilizer was not used. He reports that it required only four hours additional work for one many to apply fertilizer to the acre of locust trees treated. About a thousand trees were planted to the acre. Each tree/therefore, received only about cme-twmitteth of a pound or less i than an ounce of fertilizer. 11

BUMPER CLOVER CROP FORESEEN IN THIS STATE Prospects Os Good Cash Income Seen In Large Clover Yields This year finds Indiana farmers witli one of the best prospects for d clover hay anti seed crop in years, according to the Purdue University agronomy department, in order to obtain the. best quality hay ami highest feed value from this most important crop the agronomists urge*farmers to follow the stage of maturity of the clover rather than the custom of the community in the time of cutting the crop. It was pointed out that the unusually early spring bad advanced the season by several days so that hay making will come somewhat earlier than usual. Red clover should be cut from the one-half to the full bloom stage instead of waiting until one-fourth of the heads start to turn brown as is the general custom, the specialists stated. When cut at the full bloom stage, tlie clover hay

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will contain a higher percentage of protein, and will contain a greatly increased amount of total digestible nutrients. Not only does ear ly cutting Improve the hay crop, hut the chance of getting u good seed yield in the second cutting is nearly doubled by cutting the first ' crop at the time suggested rather than wailing until (he usual time. This i s especially important since red clover seed has been both scarce and high priced for the Inst two years and the carryi over of farm supplies is extremely ; low. Farmers have an excellent chance for a good cash income from the extra elover seed that may lie produced tn addition to the much needed farm seed supplies ■ in order tn carry on the regular crop rotation. Timothy is another example of a hay crop that Is commonly cut ' too late. The late cutting of tjmothy is a “hangover” from the : served partly as a cash crop and "horse and buggy days” when it for horSe feed. I The demand for timothy has been much reduced by restricted market outlets and the reduction in number of horses. Farmers can make i a fairly satisfactory feed for sheep ami cattle by cutting timothy from i ly bloom stage. Later, when the i the time it heads out until the earheads start to brown, it is of little ■ more value than com stover. ' Alfalfa should be cut from one-

WEED NEGLECT IS DANGEROUS Bindweed Is Most Easily Controlled During Early Stages Farmers who neglect the job of eradicating the small patches of morning glory-like plants, called I bindweed, are inviting "Old Man | Trouble." The longer the weed is | tolerated the more it will cost for ; control or eradication. Spraying with sodium chlorate i is a practical method of eradicating small patches of bindweed. The practablllty of its use on extensive areas is doubtful, due to the high cost of the chemical. Experiments in Indiana by farmers working with Purdue University have shown that approximately four pounds per square rod or 640 pounds per acre, are required for complete eradication. Areas to be sprayed should be free from waste material such as manure straw and dead vegetation which protects the weeds and absorbs the chlorate. It is advisable [ to isolate the patches and allow | the bindweed to grow undisturbed ' until the limits of the area can lie accurately determined. Under normal conditions, bind-' weed will be ready to spray the | first of June. The spray solution ; should he prepared with one pound of sodium chlorate per gallon of water. Three gallons of the prepared solution should be applied tenth to one-half bloom stage for best results and this is a common practice among Indiana fanners. Tlie new shoots growing from the crowns are unreliable indications of the proper time to cut alfalfa for hay.

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per square rod with the first appli--1 cation and the area resprayed a month or six weeks later, using otw gallon per square rod. Sotlfnm chlorate must be handled with care, since It creates a flro i hazard when in contact with materials as straw, dry vegetation, wood and clothing. It should be stored tn metal containers. Rubi her boots should be worn to pro- | tect clothing when spraying. Do not sidll sodium chlorate in automobiles nor wear clothing that has been wet with chlorate solution. !<arge areas infested with bindweed may be sown to pasture for grazing purposes. Pasturing will not eradicate the weed but will ’ prevent rapid spread and at the same time make possible the realization of some return from the Infested field. , „ .. - - ■<) ■ ■■ ■■ - Army Worms Found In Many Parts Os State Army worms are quite numerous In some parts <jf the country now, and while word from Mr. J. J. DavI is. chief in entomology, states that he is not sure yet that they wdll be abundant in Adams County, now is the time to begin looking for them. The moths lay their eggs in I grassy areas and consequently are I to be found in low spots in the | fields whole grass growth is rank- . est. They feed there for some time, ’ that is, until they are about an I inch long. After this they migrate ' into cultivated fields. If colonies are found in grassy areas they are very easily destroyed with the use of poison bran bait. The County Agent's Office can supply the formula for the bait. o Houston, Tex. KU.R> —Stranded sailors are presenting a problem to Houston relief workers. The city has 150 seamen to feed through most of the spring.