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■HI CONTROL ■m be gained ■ Miners May Beat InM rt . Os Family SumV nf r Crop Products that gardeners may W ;h , msccts to the family gar- - 11. L Parten, extenM’h,-. University oT Karin, offers control pests. cabbage maggot In the adpleat < U{mh toon? Stus tell you about the Kim Life Insurance Company’s new Farm Km Plan. Low rates, a year repayment plan, ■Reserve Fund Safety Bttire, a liberal pre payArct privilege, nocotnAhsion, appraisal, or title Aitnination costs to the Arrower. It’a worth Xtstigating. 'Uitborized Representatiw ’lg in this territory ■Suttles-Edwards Co. (K A. D. Suttles, Mgr. 358 Residence 194

■ REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUCTION ■ 200— ACRE FARM —2OO ■border to liquidate the asst ts of the Wabash Valley R ?"; ■n.we will sell at public auction to the highest bidder the following real estate, on I MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1938 ■ Sale on the Premises at 1:30 P. M. ■LOCATION-3 miles South and I’.i miles Wpst 9 of Salem. Northeast of Berne, Ind ; 1 mile South and - n > J ■ Acres of good level soil, in Section 15. Blue ( is Teres Kms county, Indiana. All under cultivation except about 18 acres ■IMPROVEMENTS Good 7 Room 2 story frame hotuse; Bam ■ ft. silo; Poultry House 14x40; Implement shed -4x40 1)oubl ■tie Shed. Buildings are under good roofs and in, good st. ;.,. n ■r Land is tile drained and has good drainage ■ Rural ■crete Cistern, pump in house. Orchard of young tunt tiees. ■etric line has been signed for. Crons will go ■CONDITIONS OF SALE One half of 1 IPSpn ' ( ' I ( ’.. allt ' MI , ollie ■ the purchaser. Subject to the rights of ‘ ■ j years.) ■er, who ha. been the tenant on this fj™t 18 acres Soya Beans; ■ aerps of Com; 32 acres Oats; lo acies Wh ■ an dlord's posses ■ teres Clover; 16 acres Sugar Beets. Immediate Landlmus ■h Full possession March 1, 1939- nno on renuired to be ■TERMS—WiH sell clear of encuniberances. reqm ■deash day of sale, then enough in cash to . the re main■e within 30 days. A credit will be allowed balance to ■ one-half for 5 years with interest of J'*' 0 the real esta te to the ■ secured by purchaser executing mortgage ■ This is a splendid opportunity topu r ch " l^ d a t gn school's, churches, and I a good community, conveniently located to s cnoms, trkets. Come and inspect this propel ty a , T> THE WABASH VALLEY REALTY CORI. lie conducted by. Roy S. Johnson, Auctioned ««t Co. Bldg., Decatur, Indiana. ■ ___ ||| Binder Twine I I * Maple Leaf ♦ Plymouth Green Top ♦ Plymouth Red Top ♦ Manilla Track and Trip Rope All rope treated. Cash Coal & Supply R. A. STUCKEY

I uit stage fs a fly which lays eggs at the base of the plant. The eggs | hatch and the worms bore into the . i larger roots and lower parts of the 11 stalk. For control, dissolve one 1 ounce of corrosive sublimate in 10 gallons of warm water. Water each plant next to the root with one ’ cup of the solution 3 to 5 days after setting them out, and then follow with two more waterings 10 days apart. The cabbage worm , eats the leaves of cabbages and I can esily be controlled. Spray with ' a solution of 3 heaping teaspooni fills of arsenate of lead, 2 teaspoon- ' fuls of Blackleaf “40,” 1 ounce of I soap and 1 gallon of water when , the first worms are seen. Cutworms are commonly found . in both vegetable and flower gar- > dens, but sprays are impractical as the worms feed at night and then only on a small portion of each plant visited. A mixture of 1 quart bran, 1 teaspoonful Paris green, one-ourth teacupful molasses and just enough water to moisten, placed around the plants late in the evening after sundown will destroy the cutworms. A combination spray will kill the i various insects which usually infest potatoes. According to Parten, I jhe spray which gives best results i is one consisting of “Bordeaux mixI tures (4-4-50) with one and onehalf pounds of arsenate of lead i added. Spray when insects first ap-1 pear, following with successive i sprayings at 10-day intervals using | a high-pressure sprayer and 3. nozzles to the row.” Because cucumber beetles avoid any poisoned areas on the leaves I of squash, cucumbers and melons, ; plants should be dusted under the i leaves with a mixture of one pound ! calcium arsenate mixed with 20 pounds of gypsum land plaster. It is best to run the gypsum through a screen 3 or 4 times to pulverize I it, and in mixing the land plaster j and calcium arsenate, to rub them through the screen several times ' for a thorough mix, says Parten. - Dance Sunday Sun Set. JNo Detour.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, JUNE 17,1938.

Farm Prices Continue Downward Swing During May, Report Shows

Ufayette, Ind., June 17—Indiana farm prices continued their downward swing during May, reaching 9AW (with 1910-14 equalling 100) which was 2.9 lower than the preceding month, reported M. M. Justin, Purdue University agricultural statistician co-operating with the U. S. bureau of agricultural economics. Only five of the 17 important Hoosier farm commodities showed any price increases, stated Justin. ■ they being corn, hay, apples, eggs' and wool. Oats showed no price' change from 28 cents a bushel, and all other commodities suffered declines. The purchasing power of Indiana farm products dropped two points! from April to 717 (with 1910-14■ equalling 100), while the figure for| the country as a whole dropped a point to 74. At the same time the index of prices said by U. S. far-

GULLING WILL REDUCE LOSSES Methods Os Discovering Inferior Birds Are Described — The poultry raiser who is constantly on the lookout for inferior birds, weeding them out of the flock at the proper time, stands a better chance to succeed than one who gives little or no attention to this important phase of poultry management, states A. J. Chadwell, U-T Extension poultryman. Some of the advantages of care-1 ful selection are: lower mortality! by weeding out birds of low vitality and slow growth; reduced feed costs; increased egg production and larger profits. Low producing hens can be sei leeted with more accuracy during June, July and August than'kf oth er seasons of the year. Hens that quit laying during these months are as a rule low producers. The 1 following points can be used as a guide when making the selections: Signs Os A Good Layer Comb, bright red and large for breed; face, bright red; vent, enlarged and moist; pubic bones, spread apart; abdomen, expanded; skin, loose and pliable. Signs Os A Non-Layer Comb, dull and shriveled; face, yellow tint; vent, shrunken and dry; pubic bones, close together; abdomen, contracted; skin, thick and tight. It is an easy matter to weed out the low producers in a flock that has been fed liberally on a balanced ration but no method of selection will be accurate in flock that Jias not been properly fed. Sudden

The Living Soil . . . ITS MODERN CARE

By Charles H. Salt, Director, The Living Soli Institute Many of us go about our dally tasks unconscious of the experiences and events that made our modern conveniences a reality. It is doubtful when you turned on the electric toaster this morning that it occurred to you that had not an apparently daft individual flown a kite in the middle of a thunder storm a good many years ago, this would have been Impossible. In the field of soil care, the stages througli which the hoe has evolved are unique PftE-HISTOP |C 5011 CAQt—because of the great similarity between the design and operation of the present models and the adapted deer antler of prehistoric man. Many centuries ago when man first found that he gained by I giving the trees and flowers growing in the nearby forest particular attentions such as cultivating the soil, it was necessary for fem to find an implement to

mers jumped from 126 in April to 134 for May. The JJ. S. wholesale price Index for May was 114, a point lower than that for April. Following are the prices recorded: May 15 May 15 Av. Commodity 1938 1937 1910-14 Corn (bu.) .47 1.21 .58 Wheat (bu.) 70 1.21 .94 Oats (bu.) 28 .51 .38 Rye (bu.) 53 .99..710 1 j All Hay (ton) .... 7.70 15.30 13.66 Potatoes (bu.)65 1.30 .76 Apples (bu) .95 1.40 .97 Horses per head 114.00 123.00 150'.40 ■ Cattle (cwt) .. 7.10 8.50’ 5.60 Calves (cwt) 8.30 8.60 7.16 [Sheep (cwt) 3.10 4.05 3.92 ■ i Lambs (cwt) .... 7.60 10.20 5.96 !'Hogs (cwt) 7.80 10.10 7.59 'Chickens (1b.)164 .148 .11 . Eggs (doz.) — .165 .166 .21 i Butter (Fb.) 28 .33 .23 Wool (lb.) ..._- .19 .36 .21

changes in feeds and feeding methods, will often throw the majority of the hens in a flock out of production. If a few hens stop laying at one time they are slackers. If a lot of hens stop laying at. o*ne time it is almost sure to be the result of improper management. Sudden changes in temperature, or bad infestations of lice or mites will also throw hens out of production. For more detailed information on selection, study Tennessee publication 162, "Selecting The Good Layer.” Copies may be secured from county agents 'or by writing the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, Knoxville. — o—hobse slnse Interest rates are now low. Theee are the days to refinance mortgages bearing high interest rates, especially if the old mortgage is a shortterm loan that involves etra cost with each renewal. —hs— Better make good use of the permanent pasture while you have it. i Remember all the kings horses and all the kings men can’t make ordinary pasture good grazing 13 July and August again. —hs — The berries? Yes, but it's true. The supply of fancy, dessert quality strawberries is seldom large enough

aid him in this task. Thus, history books tell us that the pick hoe of hart’s horn, his choice, is probably the oldest form of hoe. Cowing down through the centuries, we find slowly changing forms of the chopping hoe. The Lake Dwellers are said to have used a stone strapped to the end of a tree branch. The Egyptians improved this in design but still resorted to wood as a material. The early Indians advanced to the use of bone. Iron was first used, they say, in Africa where a wooden hoe with an iron pick was created. We find also, that the Romans chopped away at their soil with a hoe very similar to present types, an iron blade on a wooden handle. It is both interesting and pathetic to note the great opposition which met new tools for cultivating the soil. This was largely due to superstitions. A recent book on the subject tells us that "—it was almost 1800 before the first iron plow was made and records show that even then, the farmers refused to use it. They believed drawing so much iron through the soil poisoned the land and Increased the growth of weeds.” ■ Title Copyrighted, 1938, The Living Soil Institute

PRICES NOT DUE ' TO NEW IMPORTS Butter Prices Are Highest W hen Imports Are Greatest Although many people believe that butter prices in the United States are low when imports of ( butter are large, a comparison of monthly prices and imports shows the opposite relationship, says W. 1 H. Dankers, extension marketing ' specialist, University of Minnesota I Farm, St. Paul. Actually, Dankers points out, our butter imports are large only in months when prices ; ; are high and are insignificant in i times of low butter prices. The all-important item in determ-1 ining butter imports is the differ- ■ ential in butter prices between i United States and foreign markets. Department of Agriculture figures | show that from January 1, 1937 to April 1938, the difference in butter prices between New Zealand butter on the London market and New York extras ranged from 15.5 cents a pound down to zero. The greatest spread was in February 1937 after the severe drouth of 1936., That month our imports exceeded 2.75 million pounds. These imports, 1 Dankers says, did not take away , the American market from the American farmer, but instead they, pieced out our short butter supply ■ ■ and avoided an abnormally high ■ price to consumers. In March 1938, when the butter ■ ! price in this country was only 4.3 [ • cents above the world market, im-| ports of butter amounted to only I 3 per cent as much as in February ; 1937. Dankers adds that whenever [ the price difference is less than the ; 14-cent tariff there is little reason | to fear large Imports of butter, or '■ any ill effects on our prices. Due to natural conditions favorable to dairying, the production of butter in the United States is so say Purdue University specialists, j —hs — Gardeners, when you buy your cabbage 'plants insist on yellows resitant varieties. —hs — Don’t turn calves on pasture un--1 til they are at least six months 1 old and then only when plenty of ’ shade, water, and salt are provided. —hs — ■ Let’s declare w’ar on Canada thistle! The weed can be eradicated iby spraying with sodium chlorate, by ■ cultivating, or by smothering out' • with alfalfa. I —hs — In your day we would can "Bow- ’ ser”, the dog, but now the moderns can “Bowser’s” food. Last year mere than 100 brands of dog food • were offered for sale in Indiana. ’ —hs — 1 Who ever heard tell of fresh garden vegetables being tough? Do not spoil their color and flavor by long cooking. —hs — Continue to give your young windbreak planting shallow cultivation —it pays. —hs— Further information on any of the foregoing topics may be obtained by writing to the Purdue University Department of Agricultural Extension, Lafayette, 'lndiana.

SAVE TIME and MONEY with One-Wire Electric Fence Prime Electric Fence Controllers sell at $29.50 and $39.50. ? More than 40 in use near Decatur. We also have the Guaranteed Electric Fence Controller lor battery operation at $9.00 Insulator knobs and corner post insulators carried in stock. j See us about your Electric fence needs. H. KNAPP & SON. i—

large most of the time that it cannot be moved into consumption at a price high enough to take full advantage of the tariff. A high tariff on butter then is effective only in raising prices for very temporary I periods when the supply is short land producers are already receiving relatively high prices. — . o Stillborn Baby Is Born At Hospital A stillborn baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanton R. Dailey of Willshire, Ohio, at the Adams county memorial hospital this morning. This was the 11th child In the family. Trmlr In A <io»d Town — Decatur

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HIGH GRADE HA(' IS POSSIBILITY Farmers ;May Better Crop By Observing Four Essential Factors Too little" attention la generally given to the quality of the hay crop, aays J. It. Paulliug of the MiHHnurl College of Agriculture, experience of going to a competlSince farmers nave not had the tiva market with their bay product they have not felt the urge to Improve the quality of hay as they do with other crops that are marketed. Quality in hay include! four factors: leafiness, color, soundness, and foreign material or trash. Leafiness means the proportion of leaves to stems In the hay. Since a given quantity of leaves supplies 3*4i times as much protein as stems, and nearly all the minerals and vitamins, the desirability of saving the leaves Is easily seen. Color in hay indicates Its palatability, mineral and vitamin con- . tent, and to some extent its digest- 1

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I ibility. Green is the color desired. Soundness refer! to freedom from mold and rot. Foreign material Includes corn stalks, grain stubble, weeds, and the like. These are just so much maste In hay, and lower Its feed value in direct proportion to the quantity of waste present. Quality Controlled Color, leafinesa, and soundness of hay are controlled completely by the time of cutting, method and extent of handling, and exposure. By exposure is meant the weather conditions to which the curing* hay is subjected, as well as the manner In which it is exposed. Os these several important influences, only the weather is beyond the grower's control and he can do something about even that in the selection of the time for cutting. Control of foreign material is accomplished by seeding the hayt crop on a clean seed bed and by clipping and rakhig as conditions warrant. Plant matter that will decay before hay is cut, generally should not be removed as it serves as plant food. Burning over hay fields is seldom, if ever, warranted. The time of cutting is very important. By changing this the grower affects his total yields, protein content of the hay, subsequent seed or hay yields, and to some exI tent the life of Ms hay stand.