Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1939 — Page 7

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- - - - - - »«—. Krtochange ■■ICES OF LIVE ■STOCK IN U. S. K ||ir .oi Market Trends K tn B' I’urdue Uni- ■ versify Man M T ‘" "’ ••”• 1J .,.. . ,| situation ■ ' ' I’.i.il Mln h. 11. t'slvcrsny K. ■ - '• • 11 -' -i i 'l; th-- cXtenuijhi pointed out that M, prllP , »til 1,.- . hl.-fty der. ,> < onditions. M,.. p ,. - It,. I- ni.|-an war on ■," 4 . -. may !»■ sut h as ~.,,, ■!.;■• iu» to industry Krnto tails, an expansion ot H,,., •I. -><-ngt helling <tt !•> sinh a case. the r r '-ii "f 'he United |K. »a« rt.«. rthi'd as being in K.'.rr posfl.m for price advanHtUtl at 'hr ’' art cf ,hv w * r Os K ~ ■ s «. . th. points cited Berest puce level* of liveire zein- what artificial due t --.- it dent to the star KT European war ■ t 1 - demand for feeder cattle ■ likely be such as to keep priKit hilth levels ■ Caution should be used In Kus feeder cattle to buy as low Kmible. grade betnit considerLvwwvwwwsmmww [abstract I OF TITLE ■ Insure your property . . . ■ property ownership, by ■ having a correct trana- ■ cr.ot. We are prepared 5 to do this work expertI lr jfOXSI'LT US TODAY FUHRMAN I ABSTRACT CO. I 107= 2 N. Second St. BMMMMNVWNWNUAMf lite You We Make ■ Need A Federal farm Loans l-oaf? At ■ £ He'll be Pleased to talk thia over with vou at any time. ADAMS COUNTY NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION Office 133 S. Second St. Decatur, Ind. Phone 2 Henry B. Heller, See.-Treas.

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L. E Hoffman, associate state r ! leader of county agricultural at gents on the Purdue University • i staff, will open the program at the i i northeastern Indiana plowing con I test, for farmers of Adams. Wells , land Allen routines. Oct. 31 on the , , farm of Harold Stasell. in Jackson * township. Allen County. Hoffman I will speak at 10 A. M on "Why a I District Plowing Contest." The I contest, limited to four entries from each county, will begin at 10:30 ■ o'clock. I I I led. 4. Farmers not in a position to I I withstand speculative losses should ’ 1 follow a cautious policy during the ; coming year as livestock prices 1 | may fluctuate rather widely under ' war influences. 5. The cautious feeder will like- ■ | ly find feeder cattle of light weight I the safest venture with such cattle with quality to be fed for the autumn market of 1940. There is a grave danger of an oversupply of ; good quality finished cattle in the ' late spring and summer of 1940. S. Relatively low grade cattle > with some weight appear to be safe tor an early spring turn. More Feeders 7. A larger than usual supply of I feeder iambs will be available within the coming month, due pri- [ marily to poor grasing conditions which have reduced the usual percentage of grass-fat lambs. This ' promises some support to the mariket for finished lambs until such time as lambs may be gotten in slaughter condition. If feeding conditions are such that fed lambs return to market in large volume in ' mid-winter, a price collapse would ■ not be unlikely at that time. 3. A strong wool market is giving strength to the lamb market, in spite of a record supply of wool produced In 1939. Aside from the wool market, lamb prices are almost wholly dependent on domes! - I ie conditions, a* there is little likelihood of export demand. 9. The sheep cycle Is at Its practical peak and reduction rather I than expansion is likely for the | next few years. In such periods feeding margins tend to be rather narrow. 10. Where successful feeding programs have been established on farms In Indiana, the usual program tnay well be followed, but Inexperienced feeders should avoid plunging heavily into the business. as violent price movements are usually more treacherous for the amateur feeder than for the more experienced.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1939.

PLOW CONTEST IS SCHEDULED IN FEW WEEKS Adams County Farmers Will Compete In Allen County An old fashioned plowing contest. open to the farmers of AllenWells and Adams counties, will be held Oct. 31. on the farm of Harold Stassell. in Jackson township. Allen county, it was announced today. The Stassell farm is situated i nine and a half miles east of New Haven on road 230 and then one and a half miles south, or it is two miles east and five miles north of . Monroeville. i The event Is a farmer plowing contest with Imth tractor and horse . drawn plows. The rules adopted • for the contest provide that all , ■ equipment must be farmer owned and operated By the farmer, him1 self, or by his regularly employed help. Entries are limited to three 1 tractor outfits and one multiple ' hitch horse drawn outfit from each , of the three counties. Entries are j ! to be made with the respective i county agents. C. V. Kimmell. Ft. Wayne; M 8. Smith, Bluffton; and , L. E. Archbold. Decatur. All conteatants must plow an > equal number of rounds as desig I nated by the committee in charge, the depth of plowing to be not i less than seven inches nor more than eight and a half Inches. The contestants will be permitted to use such accessories on their plow as in their judgment will aid them • In doing a good job of plowing. No attachment or device pulled behind a plow, however, will be per- ' mltted. The contest will actually get un-. der way at 10:30 A. M , but there i ' will be an educational yr grant ' which will Interest most farmers of northeastern Indiana as well as those from the three counties having competitors. Talk to be Made ’ i L. E. Hottman, ot Purdue Uni-; 1 , versify, associate leader of county ' agents, will open the program at 1 10 o'clock on “Why a District Plowing Contest." his talk preceding the actual start of the plow1 ing at 10:30. Following lunch, R- H 1 Wileman. of the agricultural engineering staff at Purdue, will he in j charge of a low corn cutting demonstration and at 1 o’clock. G. A I Ficht. from the corn borer experimental station at Auburn will tell ' what may be done to prevent lossles from the European corn borer and Paul T. Ulman, department of ; conservation. Indianapolis, will ! speak on regulatory measures. Wileman and Russell Shipman, also of Purdue, will give a demon stratlon on plow adjustment to ! give complete coverage of crop I residues and weeds in plowing, and the program will close with a short , talk by Mr. Stasell on good plowing and what it means. The judging committee for the plowing contest, which will be composed of Frank irons, Toledo, ()., representing the U. S. Department of Agriculture, R. D. Barden, of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, and a local farmer, still to be named, will make Its report of the winners at the close of the program at 2:15. The plowing event is expected to attract hundreds of farmers from throughout northeastern Ind- ' iana and northwestern Ohio. WEANING PIGS : IS DISCUSSED I 1 .Missouri Leader I rges Use Os (’.rowing Ration Before Weaning I ProKably the most important I i step In successfully woaning piga Jis to provide them with a good growing ration In addition to tho I sow's milk -ut least during the I last month of the suckling period .- J observes L. A. Weaver of the Misisourl College of Agriculture. This I feeding of the pigs direct not on'ly supplies needed additional nuI trfdnts. but teaches them to cat grain so that when they ere weanled the milk Is not particularly missed. I As soon a» the pigs begin eat- | ing they should be fed separately from the sows. When possible. It j is well to have a pen where tlye little pigs can go for feed but to which the sows do uot have access. j Some dry shelled corn will serve

VALUE OF GRINDING GRAIN FOR DAIRY CATTLE Mi?Wf»W»r... M. Orals alxturs c0n.1,1., sfi corn, twi eat., Six! Srnn, loog llnnong «I1 goal. I v I n « rssg I tu>ut ~~] ru I utniuu rtug |nu . • j | tn tv 11 ni o | tnt CIS There is a large fortune lost eve y year by dairymen wi -Ist on feeding whole grain to dairy cows, ,a»e .'urdue Un I vers, j dairymen. who say grinding grain for dairy cows pays big dividends. A whole grain ration produced 253 pounds of milk per 100 pounds lof grain fed. course ground grain mixture pioduced 271 pounds of milk Mid medium finely ground grata mixture produced 292 pounds of milk per 100 pounds of grain fed. while the pulverised grain mixture pro-1 duced only two more pounds per hundred pounds of grain mixture fed , than the coarsely ground mixture or 273 pounds of milk It did not pay to feed whole grain to dairy c<fws because of low production, small gains in body weight and loss of feeds in feces. it did not pay to feed pulverised grain because the cows were not I able to utilise the nutrients in pulverized grain to produce sufficient quantities of milk and fat to pay for the cost of grinding. Using the production, of cows ted medium ground grain as a basis I 'of comparison ft was found that whole grain produced 11.2 per cent , less milk, cracked grain produced 5.3 per cent less milk and pulverised ' grain produced 5.4 per cent less milk than the medium ground grain. One hundred Pounds of grain mixture containing whole shelled corn ' and oats when fed with alfalfa hay and silage, produced approximately to pounds less milk than 100 pounds of medium finely ground corn and ’ oats mixture, 18 pounds less milk than 100 pounds of cracked corn and crushed oats mixture and 20 pounds less milk than 100 pounds of pulverised corn-oats mixture. An 1-8 inch screen for corn and 1-4 inch screen for oats will pro-1 duce the medium fine ground condition of grain most profitable for . i dairy cattle.

to toll the pigs into this pen or i creep where they will become accustomed to receiving their feed. I Successful feeding at this time requires careful attention to details such as not leaving wet feed iu the troughs to become sour. Likewise, dry feed may become stale so should not be allowed to | remain in the troughs longer than from one feed to the next. If it Is not eaten it should be removed and replaced with fresh teed. Two general recommendations might he mnde regarding methods i of feeding, depending upon wheth-! er feeds are fed wet or dry: If wet > feed is used, the little pigs should i be fed three times per day and ‘ given only what they will clean J up. If dry feeds are used, putting it out twice daily Is sufficient. This amounts to self-feeding, since feed is kept constantly before the pigs, and since their capacity for feed is limited at this age many prefer to have it possible Jor them to eat as often as they wish. So long as the pigs are suckling there is little danger of overfeeding, even though the self-feeding method is followed. After suckling for 8 weeks, the amount of milk supplied by the sow usually has diminished to such a point, and the capacity of the pigs for consuming other feed has Increased to the extent that if proper attention is given to the ration at this time the pigs may be weaned with little if any setback. a

As Chandler Took Senate Oath MB 7 I- hwbW I > jTj I • j JW’ / 4 / IME 1 r -gta. 4 -7

John N. Garner and A. B. Chandler A. B. (Happy) Chandler of Kentucky takes the oath of office as new United States senator. Vice President John Nance Garner administers the oath Chandler resigned as governor of Kentucky to succeed senator M. M. Logan, who died, ' 1 i

PAMPHLET WILL BE DISTRIBUTED Study Os Best Pollen Made In Free Book By New York Station Geneva. N. Y. Oct. 14 — A hive lof bees confined within a ,-heeseI doth tent or cage which completeIly surrounded the tree served to , give fruit specialists at the State ; Experiment Station here much usei ful information on combinations for successful pollination of varieties of apples, pears, cherries, and plums. The tests revealed that most apples and pears, all sweet cherries, and several varieties of plums require cross-pollination to insure a satisfactory set of fruit. Specific information on the pollen requirements of 3G varieties of apples. 25 varieties of pears. 23 varieties of cherries, and 24 varieties of plums are set forth in a recent revision of the Station's circular on ‘•Pollination ot Fruit Trees." by Professor Richard Well ington. head of the Division of Pomology, which is now available upon request. Most peaches and nectarines will set fruit to their own pollen, says Professor Well- ' ington. but a few varieties, such as Mikado and J. H. Hale must be

CANKERWORMIS PEST IN STATE October Is Month To Filfht Danger To Area’s Shade Trees October Is the proper month to i band elm and other shade trees to ' I protect them against 'next year's ' ( brood of cankerworms, according i to G. E Lehker. extension entom ologlst of the Purdue University Extension Department. Cankerworm* are the "looping ' caterpillars" that have completely i defoliated thousands upon thous- ! and* of trees throughout northj eastern Indiana during the past four years, Lehker said. They appear in enormous numbers during i the first half of May. feed for a | period of four or five weeks, and I disappear as suddenly as they came. The worms prefer to feed on elm and apple, but by no means ' confine their attack to these trees, i Many wood lots, home orchards. 1 and shade trees have been killed. lor greatly weakened by the con- 1 1 sistent attack. The worms have a ' peculiar habit of suspending them-' selves from the branches on silken i ' threads when disturbed. Cankerworms are among the I I few insects that may be controlled . ! by banding the trees with a sticky 1 banding material. Lehker said. The [ method is effective because the | female parent moths are wingless j < and must crawl up the trunks of the trees to lay their eggs. Those , ; wingless moths emerge from the ' ; ground during the late fall or earI ly spring depending upon the spe-, , cies envolved. Trees, therefore. - : i interplanted with other sorts. I ‘ While little is known about apri- 1 cots, many reports have been re- 1 ; reived that isolated trees do not I | set fruit, indicating that interi planting of vdrieties is probably i i desirable with this fruit. While apple varieties may be ; classified roughly as self-fruitful that is'settlng fruit to their own, : pollen, partially self-fruitful, or | 1 self-unfruitful, cross - pollination I with the right variety almost in-1 variably proved beneficial, accord-1 ' ing to findings in the Station tests. The behaviour ot a number of the new apples originated on the Ex- | periment Station grounds is noted | 1 in the circular. Even tho they may produce excellent pollen, most pear varieties | Ido not set fruit satisfactorily to i , their own pollen, it is stated, while I ail sweet cherries must have cross , pollination. Most sour cherries, on ; ! the other hand, will set fruit satis- I torily when grown alone. Plums | ; present some complications in that ' European and Japanese varieties usually do not work well together, ' whereas Japanese and American ■ plums will pollinate each ofher. , Recommendations are made in ! each case as to suitable combinations of varieties. Farm Loans Our farm loan rates have been reduced. You may desire additional land or want to clean up various accounts and you may secure your farm loan through our office at a big : saving. Secure Eastern money at low rates. The SuttlesEdwards Co. Agents HOUSEWIVES USE RENUZIT! Bsafe ♦ Effie ent Economical For General Cleaning PURPOSES Sold by drug, department, hardware and grocery atorea, — i filling stations, etc. Local Distributor Elherson Service Station I Decatur Ind. . -

should be banded during October, and tha bands kept raaurtacad and in • atiiky ecmdlttan Mill the ground la frozen, and again in the spring during March and April If this practice is adopted little damage may bo expactod, Ixthker aald. HOBSE SENSE It will pay farmers to attend ' iheir local corn variety demonstration field meetings At thane dem onatratlnmi. the various hybrids ' are dtacuaeed by competent ape-; ' ctallata. who can give unbiased Informat lon on hybrid at rains of | coni. The State Seed tag la of great-' eat value to those persons prai ■ tiring better feeding for bigger, profits. Persona or agencies rendering

For Sale at all Dealers PUBLIC SALE 7 I, the undersigned, am leaving my farm and moving to Bluffton, and will sell at public auction my entire herd of dairy hogs, farm machinery, feed rm my farm, located six and one-hajf miles south of Bluffton on Sfate Road 1. on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1939 Sale Starting at 10 A. M. Prompt 47 HEAD OF DAIRY CATTLE This la an extra good herd of dairy cows, consisting of GMmaeya. Brown Swiss, Jerseys, and Wolsteins. Thia la a credited herd, wil T. B. and blood tested. I am In the Cow Testing Association and eight of these cows have been among the lop ten cows in Welia county. I have one cow eight years old that produced 12.868 pounds of milk and 505 pounds of butterfat in 1938. There are several of her offsprings in this sale. Come see them anytime before day of sale, see them milked and get the record on any animal. These cows are all bred to my registered Guernsey hull. Prince of Guernsey Grange, sire Charter Oak Chief 182445. dam Flossie of Chester 365292. Wiggle Holstein cow. 8 years old. due to freshen Jan. 27. Rosie—Guernsey cow. 8 years old. due .March 2. Daisy—Guernsey. 6 years old, due April 10. Joan-*-Brown Swiss cow, 8 years old. due Feb. 17. Mattel Brown Swiss cow, 6 years old. due Felt. 15, Bessie -Brown Swiss cow. 6 years old. due April 25. Josie—Brown Swiss cow, 4 years old. due April 27. Belle—Ayrshire and Guernsey cow. 3'-, years old. due Feb. 9. Betsy—Ayrshire cow. 4 years old. due April 3. Spot Ayrshire and Guernsey cow, 4 years old. due April 16. Pansy Ayrshire and Jersey. 4 years old. due May 5. Sally Holstein and Guernsey cow. 3 years old. due April 19. Muggins Guernsey and Brown Swiss cow. 3 years old. due Jan-*— Lula Belle — Holateln and Guernsey cow. 2 years old. due Dec. 2:C Blackie —Holstein cow. 6 years old. due Feb. 28. Red Jersey cow. 6 years old. due March 25. Betty—Black Jersey, 6 years old. due Dec. 26. ** • Goldie -Jersey cow. 2 years old. due April 21. . Star—Guernsey cow. 2 years old, due March in. Guernsey -Cow. 2 years old. due March 8. _ Fifteen heifers from 1 year to 2 years old- all bred to pure bred bull. Twelve spring calves, heifers. Guernsey bull, Prince of Guernsey Grange, sire Chat ter Oak Chief 182145. dam Flossie of Chester 365292 One Guernsoy hull. 18 months old. eligible to register “* HORSES E One gray mare. 10 years old, gottd worket . weight 16tM>. One hay mare, smooth mouth, good worker, weight 17o<>. ’ *• One dark hay horse. 6 years old. weight 1450. HOGS Eight head of- Big Type and Spotted gilts, open. Two sows With pigs by side. •» CORN Fifteen acres of extra good corn In field * FARM MACHINERY Two wagons, one with hay ladders, grain bed and bundle j ack cotta bitted; one Thomas 12-hole fertilizer gigin drill, in good condition; John Deere manure spteadcr; McCotmlck-Deerlng mower. Bia Four,' one Sure Drop corn planter; one I. H. C corn planter; one Dunham cttltlpacker; one double disc; hay loader; two spring-tooth 'httrrows-spike-tooth harrow; gang plow; sulky plow; one .Shrink plots and orfr Oliver, walking breaking plows; steel rake; 2-row cultivator,-single-row cultivator. » HARNESS Two double sets work harness, in good condition. MISCELLANEOUS Ten-hole metal Jamesway hog feeder; one 8-hole Webber C. Flench hog feeder; 8-ltich I 11. C. feed grinder; 2-hole hog fountain; one siiintner hog fountain; 1 Jamesway brooder stove; 12 milk cans. In good condition; tnilk palls mid strainers; several old milk cans; grindstone; mud bout; several 50-gallon barrels and drums: 5-gallott paint buckets; 500-chlck Jamvswny oil brooder stove; lard press; one Estate ileatmla. ltk«- new; one large Glow Boy stove; one Kitchenkook range; garden plow, and other articles too numerous to mention. TREMS—CASH Anyone wishing credit please make aiTHitgetbelite at the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Bluffton, before day of sale. JACOB J. KLOPFENSTEIN, Owner j ELLENBERGER BROS., Aucts. Amos Gerber, Clerk Lunch served on the grounds.

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marketing services are just aa truly producers as farmers. Tubsculoela In poultry mag Jr robbing you of poultry profits, say Purdue University apeclatleu. and also endangering the health of your hogs. Feed now for winter milk production Good cows that have freshened in recent weeks will maintain a good flow of milk Ml winter If properly fed and caged for. Community InatltutM provide the way and means of bringing together In common unison both Independent and organised elements of rural and urban aor-lety. , „ Extension treat Ings and abort courses offer excellent opportunities to keep up to date on modern agricultural methode and Improvemt nt Further information on any *'of the foregoing topics may be obtained by writing to the Department of Agricultural Extension. Purdue University. I.afayette, hid 500 Sheet* — 20 th. W Kite Automatic Mimeograph Hond. free from lint and wized for pen and ink nignature. Sealed — Kip-Cord opener, St.os. The Decatur Democrat Co.