Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1938 — Page 22

CROP ASSOCIATION AIDS

Adams County Crop Improvement Group Outlines Program

5-Acre Corn Contest Is Sponsored By Men From Organization Assigned To Work. TEST PLOTS The County agricultural program committee assigned the task of corn improvement work to the Adams County Crop Improvement Association. It was recognized in doing so that it was a long-time program and it hardly fell within their scope of activity to do much in regard to shifting of land not adapted to corn to other uses, but that their work could be made to , draw the attention of our farmers to maintenance of soil fertility, to I the use of better adapted varieties, particularly hybrid, and to the de-; sirability of plowing under cover crops and using commercial fer-, tilizer. In attacking this project the Off-1 leers of the crop improvement a-

Adams County Girls Take Indiana Fair Club Prizes

If the way to a man s heart is through his stomach there is going to be great competition in a Jew years for the 4-H club girls in Adams county among the young men looking for wives who "can cook too.” After demonstrating their prowess as cooks at the 1937 fair, several of the girls sent their exhibits to the state fair and won further honors. Nineteen girls exhibited their canned products at the county 4-11 club show here arid were judged by Mrs. Howard Erwing and Mrs. Geneva Gadhury of Hartford City.

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ssociation felt that the jest ve- , hide to use would be the 5-Acre j corn contest and in addition to put out a limited number of corn variety and fertilizer plots. Officers The officers of the crop improvement association are: Benj. D. Mazelin, president; Otto Hoile,! vice-president; John E. Heiman, , secretary-treasurer; Otto D. Bleb-1 erich. Franklin Mazelin and Ralph | S. Myers, directors. This commit-> tee further recommended to the I 4-H Club committee that they carry on 4-H corn club work. The committee enrolled the foil-1 owing men in the 5-Acre corn club: | Homer W. Arnold. Henry Aschle- 1 man. Jacob Barkley. Victor Bleeke, . Henry Dehner. I>. H. Drum. John 1 Philip Eicher, Menno P. Eicher,; Paul Fuelling. Herman Geiger. . Benjamin Gerke, Winfred Gerke, 1 Lee Graber. Martin J. Graber. Dan Habcgger. David D. Habegger, Sylvan Habegger, Henry Heimann, John Heimann, Robert H. Heller. James Hendricks. Otto Hoile, Harve Ineichen, Chris Inniger, Ruf-

Marjorie Dilling won the county judging contest and Mary Elizabeth Arnold was the county winner of the Ball canning contest. Miss Dilling added to her honors by winning first hi the canning exhibit at the state fair. Other state fair winners were: Mary Elizabeth Arnold, a fourth division girl of Washington township, who won second prize for her vegetable canning and two third prizes one for a fruit canning display and the other for a relish exhibit. Bernice Mathys, a third division girl of Wabash township, won or. her fruit canning exhibit.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, .11 LY 28, 1938.

Dramatic Scene From Horse Pulling Contest r— ~ ■~"T' '" "* < T” ' :, '. . .gjj s JU e ‘ X’ , - X .X. ’ ■ • ! • - . . Probably the most exciting of all the agricultural show events is ihe horse pulling contest. Every one likes to see good horses and when the best horses of the county pull against each others records enthusiasm among the spectators reach its highest key. Good horses and good horsemanship are necessary to finish in the money. Because the county specializes in the breeding of draft horses and is a nationally recognized leader in quality Belgian and Percheron horses. The light horse pulling contest will be held ‘next week on Friday morning and the heavy horse pulling contest will be held next week on Saturday morning. All events are to be staged on the H. P. Schmitt field east of the Monroe street bridge.

us Inniger. Peter B. Lehman, Fred ! Marbach, Ben Mazelin, Ralph S. Myers, Robert Myers, William , Xeadstine. Leon Neuenschwander,: Alvin Nussbaum, Jacob D. Nuss ! baum. William Patterson, Fred B.i Rines, Leland A. Ripley, Henry | Rumple, Adolph Schamerloh, Hub-, ert Schmitt, Fli Schwartz, Millard 1 Schwartz. Palmer Schwartz. Reuben Schwartz. Otis Sprunger, David P. Steury. Walter Thieme. Delmore Wechter, Wilson Weiland and Charles Burkhart. The highest yield obtained last year was 130.6 bushels by Leland Ripley of Blue Creek Township. Altogether, 18 medals were won in 5-Acre work. 0 Woman Behind Plow Stroudsburg, Pa. (U.R) — Mrs. David Stroul is a real pioneer , mother. When her husband was I , injured in an accident, Mrs. Stroul left her five small children with' neighbors and plowed 30 acres of ' their farm for the spring planting. 1

MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN 4-H | CLUB PROJECTS Clothing Club Work Is Most Popular Os All 4-H Activities Most popular of all the 4-H club projects among the girls is clothing. a study of the records reveal. [ Interest this year is as great as I last when 131 girls finished with I a total of 512 articles to their i credit. The 1937 county show was judg'ed by Mrs. Howard Erwin and I Mrs. Geneva Gadbury of Hartford ! City. The dress review last year, in which 43 girls participated was judged by Lula Whitaker. Margaret Poling was declared the comity winner. Last of the major competitions this year before the 4-H club show at the agricultural show next week was the county demonstration contest held in June. With a demonstration on “Altering a Pattern,” Arveda Mazelin won this contest - and will represent Adams county in the district contest next fall. Margaret Allspaw of Berne will be Adams county's representative next fall in the district clothing judging contest. After convincing the residents of Adams county last year of their knowledge of clothes, members of county 4-H clubs submitted several of their exhibits to the state fair where they were accorded further honors. Vera Beihold, a fifth division clothing girl of Root township, won third prize on her smock and third prize for her note book on the identification of one hundred fabrics at the state fair. Margaret Moses, a fourth division girl of Root township, won third prize on her smock at the state fair. e Gives Reason White Clover Is Plentiful In Pastures, Lawns The widespread appearance and , wonderful growth ot white clover in permanent pastures and lawns throughout the state has aroused i many inquiries as to its origin, ! value and possible uses, Purdue University agronomists report. The prevalence of white'clover in so many Indiana pastures is due to a combination of favorable growing conditions and favorable temperatures this spring. The cool moist spring has provided similar growing conditions to that of England where wild white clover is a valuable and important part of permanent pasture. Observations and studies made by Purdue agronomists indicate that grazing management also plays an important part. Where permanent pastures were allowed . to grow up last year or grazed on- !| ly lightly very little it any white i clover may be found in them this i year. In such pastures, the clover was choked out or suppressed by the heavier taller growing grass, with which the clover is unable to compete. ! The best white clover is found where moderate to heavy grazing is practiced providing that the i soil is sweet enough and contains I sufficient phosphate and potash to I promote its growth. The absence f of white clover in Well grazed nan. 4

tures indicates that there is plant food or lime deficiency that restricts its growth. In States further west that suffered severe drouth in 1937 little if any white clover is found growing this year. Under such conditions both the m w and old plants are destroyed. The crop will reappear as soon as conditions favor the growth of new plants which volunteer from the abundant natural seedings during years of favorable growth. Careful examination of pastures under average conditions will confirm the presence of this clover, but due to a lack of moisture or because of excess heat its growth is greatly restricted and casual observation may lead to the conclusion none is present. White clover adds to the value of permanent pastures through increased protein content, the additional grazing supplied and in the benefit to the grass from the nitrogen gathered through the nodules found on the clover roots. The

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treatment and management of mmnent pastures should be such s .j .neomuge the production of bite clover wherever possible. ’ Ex.-est growth of white clover ,mi needed for pasture may be harvested for seed and thus furnUh a cash crop. White clover should be cut at the same stage of maturity as alsike clover and the cutting and threshing made in, much the same manner. Good stands should yield from one half, to two bushels per acre. White clover seed sold at about twice th,, price of alslke clover last, spring. Hebo Carries Golf Clubs Phoenix, Artz. (U.R) - I'isxatisfaction with local golf courses on the part of at least one “winter visitor" is apparent here. Tom White. Southern Pacific engineer, said he observed a tramp, replete with a shining set of clubs in a new golf bag. clambering aboard a Tucson-bound freight. _____

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COLT SHOW AT I BERNE OCT. 8 Berne C. of C. And Gold Medal Cl uh Unite In Giving One-Day Show The Berne Suckling colt show is an event in which the Berne Chamber of Commerce cooperates with I the Gold Medal colt club committee of Adams County in conduct-, ; ing a one-day show of foals. The [ date for the next show will be ‘ Saturday. October Bth. The chamber of commerce at Berne furnishes a jipglng site, tent, bedding and water. The Gold Medal colt club committee has been successful it. having the ex--1 hlbit averaging about 80 foals. This is the largest show of its

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kind east of the J Adl “"* county been .ucce Mful lu •he colts shown at )h l Suckling c o |t Show trwty at very altrwt| « j "he members O s th. mittee are: Henry X X ' Mitchell, Ed Ne,,h ; Habegger. Leon Neu cn . L ’ I Dan Kauffman. Wtn' v* 1 I Winfred Gerke. Everettfe! J Frank Merriman X Sprunger. Archie E. Lehman, Henry Asch, dolph Bulteineier, 8 .,' 1 Krueckeberg. ■ ~o—— — Serious Student p — — Adelaide -<UP)-p o | ltta en seriously in Australia J* kins. 20-year-old student ofT College rode 1.000 mile, ' hack to Canbera rather tbL the summer school of tiet Han Institute of Political