Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1939 — Page 2

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AGRICULTURAL NEW S

ANT CONTROL ' IS POSSIBLE Carbon Bisulphide, Kero* sene, Paris Green Kill Insects Lafayette. Ind. May —Aa la usual ai this season, many inqiUrtea are bvlug received regarding ants which infest lawns and gardens. according to J. J. Davis. head of Uw entomology dapart mon t of the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station. Probably the moot effective method of dealreying the aut colonies. according to Professor Daria. la to make a hole In the nest eight or 10 inches, using a long handled screw driver, pointed stick or iron rod tor the purpose Into this opening through a funnel pour a tableepoonful of carbon btoulphld. afterwards plugging up the hole. Carbon bisulphide is a liquid, the lumen of which are poisonous to insects and it might be added that they are inftamabfe and explosive so that fire of all kinds should be kept away while it 1s being used If the neat is very large, tt will be desirable to make two or three holes Cah lum cyanide, a powder, can be used in place of ;arbou bisulphide it desired. Kerosene Emulsion if the colonies are pretty well scattered, making the carbon bisulphide or calcium cyanide methods difficult or impractical, good results can usually be obtained by spiaying the lawn with a ten per cent kerosene emulsion, afterwards thoroughly watering the lawn. Kerosene emulsion la difficul to prepare unless you have a force pump, although sometimes you can make a fairly complete emulsiou for immediate use on lawns by pourtag aud mixing from buck et to another In preparing it. use at the rate of two gallons of kerosene to one gallon water, first dissolving one half pound of laundry or fish-oil soap tn a gallon of boiling water, and while the water is still hot. add the kerosene and immediately churn, either by using a force pump and pumping the liquid back into itself or by pouring from bucket io another bolding the bucket as high as possible so aa to tatter mix it. This will require ten to 15 minutes. Soft water should be used in preparing the emulsion Thia stock solution is then diluted with 24 gallons of waler aud again the mixture is thoroughly churned and sprinkled on the town at the rate of about a galtou to six square feet, afterwards thoroughly washing it into the soil by copious sprinkling with water. Another good soil insecticide that could be used is sodium cyanide solution. using oue ounce of gmnular sodium cyanide to six gallons of water, which is suffui•M- to cover eight or ten suarc feet. After sprinkling on the lawn, the treated area to thoroughly watered as is the case of kerosene emulsion Sodium cyanide la very poisonous aud should be kept out of reach of children It disappears from the soil, however, within a day or two after treatment. A recently recommended control is a poison bait, prepared by mixing one ounce of Paris green with a pound of brown sugar A little of thia poison is sprinkled wherever the ant nests occur.

HOKE Plenty ot good pasture. riw corn to higher producers, salt, ■team bone meal. end fresh water make for contented cow* <nd contented dairymen. Hog health move* hand in hand with hog profile. Are you controlling round worms In your herd? Timothy or bluegrass, according to Purdue Vnirerßiyt specialists, makes excellent pasture for the ewes and lambs during the spring months No grain la needed If such pasture Is plentiful Such pastures hare little value for sheep and lambs during the summgr months If th" males are sold at the end ot the breeding season, feed coats will be lower and egg quality improved. say Purdue poultrymen Perennial weeds propagate both -by seeds and root stalks. An effective control measure must destroy the roots Do you have a good stack of home sawn lumber for barn or house repairs, or new construction ? Rad naida ot copper is a good seed tsoatmg matorwl tor veg» table and flower seed 'xcspt oabbsge. cauliflower and other plants

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Convolvulus arvensis is the botanical name. Bindweed, field bindweed. European bindweed aud small flowered moruiug glory are the common names of this weed that every Indiana farmer should know. In Indiana, the super pest is known mainly as field bindweed, the name applied io tt under the Indiana seed law where It ia branded as a noxious weed lU-aatdless of the name, although field bindweed is probably the beat name to use. It la still "Weed Enemy No. 1." The vluy pest not only reduces crop yields as much as 4U to tk« per cent increases cost of production. and ia difficult to eradicate, but actually reducus land values Banks, loan companies, and others interested in tovne mnisetuetof interested in investments often re- j fuse to loan money on farms badly infested with field bindweed Furthermore, it is not only a menace to the farm that It occupies but tat a source of tnfeatallou for the surrounding land. Wind, water, threshing machines may carry the seed to nearby fields and farms The creeping roots of the plant may crawl under the fence or ev-

I Corn Borers, Yellow Peril And Pepper Grass Farm Problems

Mr. R H Wileman. .Xgrkcultural , KtaHn* -1 at the Purdue Expert »W‘Bi'Uuii aud invoator of the Purdue plow trash shields, was In the county Thursday. May 25 and di company with County Agent Archbold made a brief lour in the county Morning corn borcrs in corn stalks on auilaces of plowed flekto. At the beginning of the trip Mr ' Wileman remarked that the ground was quite dry clear acroaa the stale and he was surprised at the even stand of corn that was seen in Adams county which was evidence of the moisture retaining abiilty of our heavy soils It was noted that the newly introduced Ptant pest, the yellow peril, was just about in the last blooming stage and Its seed would soon ma lure County Agent Archbold stat ed to Mr. Wileman that yellow peril was spreading quite rapidly aud that while It was an annual, Lt could be checked by clipping or plowing but that there was no wide-spread effort belug made to irradicate it. New Weed Found Another new weed that was not belougmg to the cabbage family. Further information on any of those topics may be obtained by writing to the Purdue University Department of Agricultural Ex tea slon. Lafayette. Ind. I

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ou under a concrete road to com- 1 quer an ever widening arqn Such are the habits of fieM bindweed. Several of the western slates where it has become firmly entrenched have found It necessary to enact drastic laws to check its spread In thia state, tt la still coofined to small patches with aimroximaiely 10 to 32 per cent of the farms infested, found themselves some 14 or 20 years ago. An AUeu county farmer ala ted that he baa watched bindweed spread from a small patch in the corner of one field to cover ap- 1 proximately six acres in 12 years time. It la not uncommon for the areas to double in sise In a period of five years. Cultivating through the patches, thereby scattering root parts, further hastens the* ; spread. In spite of the threat made by field bindweed many landowners and operators do not know the pest and often pass H hy thtaking 'lt to be the ccanmou mornmg glory and that it does not amount to a great deal It to true that bindweed and morning glory are simitar in ' appc-aranc e but in importance aa ' weeds, they are vastly different. |

li ed in many stands of grass was . field pepper grass It has been not- i iced iu the county only very ve-, centiy and it was evidently tat reduced with western clover weed. I It to just now (timiag iniu Woo tn. makes an abundance of seed, and I crowds out grasses of ail kinds. Clipping before seed matures 5r plowing under is an effective way of disposing es ttas ptant Corn borers were looked for la halt a dosen or more fields and j both first and second brood bores were found, none ot wbkb were in stalks showing evidence of being inhabited last year. It was evident that the borers had been in the stalks that bad been plowed under and had gradually drifted to the surface and then found refuge In the bits of stalks remaining on the uurfaco. It was Mr. M thought that r.-gardlesa ot weather conditions that wo now have a reavy enough population of borers to give a very heavy mvoataUon in the corn crop thia year He aug tested that the County Agent investigate these fields in about ton days to check further on the sur- i tace tra4h as he believes that cool, dry weather has held ihpm back and that they will appear at greater numbers aa the time approaches for them to pupate. | Trads in a Good Town — Oocatui

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, MAY 27. 19.39. T

NEED DRAINAGE FOR MOISTURE Well DvNtgned System Regulates Water Level Ail Year Ruund The properly designed under'lralmxge system not >miy tenet urns to carry off excess soil water In spring aud fall but acta as a moteture rag ula lor throughout the en lire growing season This informal ton was brought out clearly by |C. V Kimmell. Alien Agricultural ' oualy agent at Fort Wayne, and Dave Harker, drainage specialist st Purdue University. Hi a rocent ■llacusslon of the matter before a croup of farmers. It was explained that the water tabic etdinarily stands an bed above the tUe laterals and that aa the soil moisture to drained out -end the arch falls the pressure bead to reduced and the flow to! automatically diminished Thus as I the level of the drainage system to. approached by the waler table drainage to much slower It was recalled that just before a storm tile systems are often ob •erved to flow at a noticeably groaler rate. This to due. Mr Harker explained to Ibe increase ia al niosphern pressure preceding a storm which baa a tendency to bear down on the sod waler and I literally squeese It out through the luderdratuage system. The attention of farmers was called to the cleanout of allotment I ditches the time tor which will be farmer's responsibility to perforin 1 at hand June I. and that it to the bis allotment < leanout without further notice from hto county surveyor. if the farmer tails to take care of hto cleanout tt to the duty of the county surveyor to have the work done and place the coots on the farmers lax bill. In order to 1 avoid this eventuality and keep public ditches tn good condition for operation, farmers were urged , to cooperate promptly la the cleanout of their allotments. GOOD COWS ARE MORE VALUABLE One High Producer Is Worth Nine Poor Cows, Tester Learn a one cow pioducing Mtu pounds of butterfat per year to equal to two cows whom annual production i m only Jso pounds, but the one good cow earns her owner aa much net income aa nine of the poor cows, according to summaries completed by tester Fred Corah, from on test in Wells county Dairy Herd Improvement Asaooa tion , This to a matter of vital importance to dairymen in every county l ot the state when production of! dairy products to relatively high! and consumption to below normal.' It a dairyman can obtain an equal | income from fewer but belter p>wi he may well test! • cull! ! and •laughter' Viewing several empty stalls In the bam in return tor receiving an equal income from tew- • **■ cows Is an experience many: fanners will gladly welcome Bad Heredity Some cows are taw producers' '••cease of theta inherited taw pro I duettos Others are unprofitable because of insufficient feed supPltes Just now, pastures are pro- 1

duettve. What they will be by midsummer to a question Some own-| era of high producing novi In j , Wells county plan to keep them i I high by sowing a supplementary i pasture such aa sudau grasa to I carry the herd during July aud August Others have mixtures inilcludlua altalta i«d clever aud tlu> lothy to bridge the period of taw ' productluu which so often occurs 1 during July aud August, when on- j ly permanent pastures are avail-! able. One of the moat successful' waya to combat low prices to to' maiutatu high production "The only way to maintain high j production to to locate profitable ; cows through the keeping of records and feed them plenty of good ! teed 12 months each year." says i teeter t'orab Low producing cows I are a liability anywhere, any time. Now to the tun. to dispose of them and thus help curtainl unprofitable production. f Test Your Knowledge* I Can you answer seven of Utoeo I tea queatioua! Turn to page Four tor the aaaweag. , 0— ■■ ♦ 1- Why are jewels used iu watches f 2 What to primogeniture ■ 1. Ou what river to Liege, Bel gluaaV 4 For what do the colors in the American Flag stand! k. Name the capital of Missouri. • What to the corrrect prjnuncia Hon of the word gondola! t. Which to the lightest metal! 8 Which to the leading cattle raising State In the U. S ! 9 Wh it Strait to at the southern tip of South America? IS. What to the potoonoua element i-i the exhaust gases of an automo-x bile? • DEATH CLAIMS ICONTINUBD FROM FAUK <MUD catur. Rev Stacy Shaw will ogicteto. Th-- body will be moved from the Gillig and I loan funeral home Sunday evening to the Elmer Chase home. 721 North Fifth street, where it may be viewed until time of the funeral. O.ver to Hunt Vflrq.n Gold Sydney. NS W. — (UP) . An effvit to extraiu void from the deep pools of New Zealand s mountain I rivers is to be made by ('Varies Kdwaida, a 23-yeur-oid Australian anti j the inventor ot a light weight divi tng aim*r«iua. Rica ac< umutations of gold He in these pools, prospectors assert, but Che country to too tagged tor transporting heavy stands! d diving apparatus. Uncle Jim Says Ml HitWi “Well IVtlows. here s the wheat I 'situation: supplies high, exports limited, and consumption stable Without a wheat program, what d<> , yo« 'tank Wheat would be worth 'next tali or spring!"

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RATES Ono Timo—Minimum charge of 25c for 20 words or loss. Ovsr 20 words. IJiO per word Two Timoe—Minimum oharqo es 40c for 20 words er loos. Ovot 20 words 2c per word for too two timoe. Throe Timoe—Minimum charge of Me foe 20 words or lees. Over 20 words tygc per word for too three times. Garde es Thanks Sic Obituaries and voreeo .. gi.oo Open rote ■ diaploy advertising •bo per ooluwifi incti* <) 4 FOR SALE APPLE TREE UALE Uuod clean targe treea. wtito they tast, |IH per 10. Kvergreeaa, shrubs, urnsmentals and shade tress. We make tawns. Kivetside Nursery, Merne. Indiana. tk-tl ALWAYS new sad USED wuabera, swoepera, rsfrigeralurs. cvol stoves, gasoline, coal enl wood; amaU payments. Decatur Hatcbery James Kitcbea. dalesman. 112-ts FOR SALE- ke boxes, oil stoves, dressers, breakfast sets. In tug room suites. A tamp given tree with every |& purchase Young a Used Furniture Store, llv Jederson St 125-31 FOR SALE — Binger sew lug machines. vacuum cleaners. Also number ot good used machiut-a. Terms aa taw aa 23 a month. Singer Sewing Machine Co., 413 Weal Adame. Phone 31E 124-«tx FOR SALE — Decatur quality Chicks at reduced prices. Special ibis week l.two Eugltok White Leghorn Sec Decatur Hatchury. Phone 4*7. 124 31 FOR BALE- 7 room. 2 story, mod era house, north side ot town, improved street 4 room bungalow, all modern, north aide, improved street. 7 room. 2 story, aii mod era bouae, bard wood Boors, motor plumbing on Merver Ave. Building lot near McMillen addition. 22W. Building tot. North Third street, 355i' Buckman Real Estate .ud Insurance Agency. Phone X 124 3t FOR SALEIM4 Dodge twodoor. good condition, also used gas stove; used electric refrigerator, used electric stove. All lu condition. Inerkes Auto Parts. Nuttmau venue 125-31 X FOR SALE Early and late resistant yellow cabbage, tomatoes, mangoes, pimentos, caulifiower, yams, ainnUta. asters, snapdragons, marigolds. 1127 W. Monroe. iy»2t Mi ST SELL — Pre-used Grand , Piano. We have a pre-used grand piano, was out 14 months, former price 8495. Looks like new. Come in aud took this piau<> over, if you like it, no reasonable cash oger refused Spragu Furniture Co., 152 80. Second Bt. Phone 199. 135-31 FOR HALE- Soy beaus for seed. . Duntteld variety. High germination tost. Charles Nyffctor, route 6. Phone Ml T 125-31 FOR SALE — Small studio piano now in storage in local home. Rather than reship will sell at a sacrifice price and terms. Phone ________________m-su FOR SALE - Freeh cow. regtotored Guernsey; calf by side T. B and Bangs tested. Out of accredit ed herd Henry Hochemeyer. Sj mile east of Williams on Adams Allen county line. 135 31. x .ini 6 or s exposure roll Ikveloßed and Printed fur 25c. Edward* Studio. 202 South Second Street

MISCELLANEOUS | FARMERS ATTENTION - CaU 87taA at our expense f or g, 4(1 sunk removal. The Stadler p ri > ducts Co. Frank Burger, agent. IHJ NOW HATCHING two hatcbM of Baby Chicka every week, all leading breeds, also Baby Duckj. Ings. Reasonable pricea. Model Hatchery. Monroe. NOTICE--Parlor Suites recovered We recover and repair anything We buy and sell furniture Decatur Vphototera, Phone 43V. 145 H. Second street. 123-3vt Maa» WANTED LOST AND FOUND Lost Handle off of milk truck Return to Pete Lehman. Phon, ,7kC 12E2tx O NOTICE -I will be out of the city from May 31 to June I. Dr W E- Smith. 125-Jtx 0 FOR RENT FOR RENT — Lxiwer six room apartment, strictly modern 835 month. Phone 12«2 CARO OF THANKS We wish to thank the friends singers snd neighbors tor ibeli kindness shown us during our recent bereavement, also tta*.- who gave floral offerings and the mtn inter for his < onaollng words Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Klusmanu COURT HOUSE Fo»u>ng Made in the note salt of Louis Arm strong, as admtatoirator of the estate of Franklin 8. Armstrong against Rhoda Lammert, and others the case was submitted, the evidence heard and the conn found for the plaintiff on the note in the principal sum of Bxt 25. interest of 252 74 and attorney toes of 245.1 d for a total of 21T9.M, and cowia Judgment was awarded on the finding Set Far Trial The divorce case <i( Ines .Miller 1 sgatast WUltam C Milter was sei ; for trial June 6 Petition Filed In the divorce case of Ina C Hofstetter against Walter Hofstet ter a pelltiou was Hied by th,- de fendant tn modify an order of the court aa to the custody of the child and support The petition was set for June 2 al 2 p. m and the, notice ordered Asks Suit Money In the divorce case of Oten H Goldsberry against Edith Golds berry, as appllcatiou for suit. money was filed by Edl'h Golds berry and the notice ordered re turnable May 29 PORTLAND SI II (CGWTINI’KD FROM FAQK ONBi an Ohio state road. Under the present Mate highway system where new right of ways are to be obtained, the state put cbaaes them, but where the existfhg roads are to be wideud. tb<county pays for them, as to the caa> in the right of way under consider at ion tn the trial. Other right ot ways were purchased by the coun ty The Berne town board to expec cd to meet early In June to name a successor to Chris Btengci. whose term as a member expires Unyear. Enjuy the fieM trial* and help jour local concert at ion league. Attend the coon dog Irialn Kunnct Park. Decoration Day. DR. C. V. CONNELL VETERINARIAN Special attention given to disesees of cattle snd poultry. Office A Roeidonce 4M No. Fifth gt Phone 102 N. A. BIXLER 1 OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined • Glasses Fitted HOURS •;30 to 11:30 12:20 to s'oo Boturdsye, 8:00 p. m. Telephone 188 EMEPGE-NCy i CALL MILLER RADIO SERVICE Phono «26 I*4 Monroe St . Residence Phono 522.

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