Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1940 — Page 5

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K, Cooking. Beetfii Raiding. Attract B Girls And Boys; Kr Projects Found Klar. ■sl BELONG ■f, and 115 boys are in- ■ I H < lull project* l» AdKi, with a total <»f seven- ■ < inn. ..lid ten !."•*• club* (a ih<- largest I II < tab < ver made In Adams Kh « splendid showing in M K H .it measure to the en- ■ <u|l| H>it given < lull work Kea.l-is 111 < tabs are sm■nl) in those communities ■ A haw Hu assistance of .oid sympathetic adult ■1,., !.k- to work with boys ■akitig down the club < ItK to projects, w<- find that Ha - .10011.-d in baking. 30 ■o- 1* tn food preparation. K»n improvement. 2'2 'n Hj m calf club uud Zi In ■rsdership. Hla' break down in project* H< ini. work shows 17 Itoys H in th- potato project. 21 H beets. » hi Mill conserveHn lainlnt I' in pig duh. ' Hn 2 in poultry, I in orchH forestry. 1 In agricultural and ten In Junior and IS In calf club. Kiy < lub project it. a new Hred thia year and la prov- ■ popular. ■ Names of Leader* Kin, la (he hat of the nam■r people engaged In adult Hk>r leader wot k by club*: K Jolly Worker* — Adult ■ Gh-iiiiy* Arnold; Junior Betty Allee Mettler. ■ro k I P and At It Jun Ker. Hand* Neadatine. Kr Club — Adult Lauder. E W<n lliinaii, Junior la-ad-

[Public Sale I 120 ACHE FARM ON THE PREMISES ITHVRSDAY, May 23rd - • 1:00 P. M. ■ 9 milt* South and 5' > mile* Ea»t o* BiuNton. Indiana; 2 mile* Kno three-quarter mile West of Lmn Grove Mtiful 5 room house. Imteini-ni. electric lights. bal’d i«»tO. 11l ■Bob corn crib, milk houm. chi< ken house mid nil other necea■t buildings. Good fences and •••II Hied di.ilmd A amid ■m and mum be seen to lie appreciated. 12 acre* pasture and 20 ■rsly < I eared land. Landlord than- of the crops «<»•« »t'b the -salon <>f the building* XovemlM r I"* or earlier If the pur--800 desires. MUNS Isl cash day of aale. llihioiio In 30 day*, balance when ■ delivered A good six. loan ala !»• rate "I internal 'an lie, Bd mi Mine. MRS. ARTIE M. McAFEE, Owner ■ by the National Realty Auction I'ontpany Itecatur. Indiana ■•am o> convert your real estate Into cash. write a*, we gel the ■ and iieller together. Kreil Reppi-tl. J F Haninann and IJonald ■r. Amtloneera. O. K. Lenh, Bluffton. Indiana, local repreitentaI Have thia ad M It will appear but once. * Laah for quality Grat you buy Printing! Be It’s worth printing •i all. you ought to have it -jAT ~***HMy done by pcopl* who know all Cw-Ar±*\z, ’’ha trick*.' Take THE X DEMOCRAT, for instance X X-WSfevHl Th »r have a trained eta If 1 printer*, th* most modernly 1 T '<iuipp*d ehop in town and 11 ‘hoy ko«p abreaat with the 1 r-rjrtf- 4 "ew development* In the Anl printing field. Dent look for fBWB • 'bargain* on printing, be IV ceuM there l*n’t *ueh a thing t HE DEMOCRAT'S price* •ra low for th* work they W U 00' M fi J I Decatur Daily Democrat Cirewbra s: Utter head- :: Office AN ESTIMATE FREE! PHONE I<MH9

i era: Edith linker. Floriue Bolling- ' er, Mardlc Cbriitener, Dorothea ' Frvhnapfel, Joan Newlin, Hone Marie Stanley. Preble Peppy Pais — Adult Leader, Irene Stoppeuhagen. French — Adult Leader — Doris Collins. Hartford Happy Hoosleretts — Adult Leader. Mary Schlagenhauf. Jefferson Work and Win — Adult Leaders, Mr*. Holman Egly; Junior U-ader, Ruth Christy. Kirkland Minnehaha — Junior Leader. Hasel Yake. Monroe Town Monroe Live Wires — Adult Leadet. Mrs. Wllford Ray; Junior Leader, Rosella Haines. Monroe Happy Harmony — Adult Leader. Elina Nteury. Preble Willing Workers Adult Leader, Mr*. Otto Heltnrich. Root 4-H club — Adult Leader. Mrs. John Maglcy aud Dorothy ' 1 Schnepf. St. Johns Smiling Juniors — Ad ' ult Leader. Mrs. Rudy Meyer: Jun- , lor U-aders. Irene liulteineler and Lorlne St heutnann. Nt. Marys Busy Bee Adult Leader, Mrs Hubert Ehrsatn; Junior la-ader. Marian Hut khans Margie Shaffer; Junior Leader, Union Pals — Adult Leader, Mrs Jean Barkley, Evelyn Thieme. Wabash - Adult Leader, Mrs. Margaret Rhoades Junior Leaders, Kathryn Armstrong. France* Krall- ’ er. Bernice Mathys. Irene Mathys, Washington peppy Pepper* — Adult U-ader. Margaret Poling: - Junior la-ader, Wilma Grove. Blue Creek Boys Junior Leader DeWitt Williamson. -| Hartford Boys — Adult Mader. I Martin Graber, aud Frederick fluff ’ Jefferson Boys Adult Leader. I Art hie Nmltley; Junior Leader. ’ Harold Hamrick Kirkland Boy* — Adult Leader. Robert Brown. Monroe Boys Junior leaders, , Elmer Nussbaum. Millard Nvhasr- • ts, Alvin Nussbaum. Milo Nuhh-

CORN PUNTIITC | THICKNESSIS TEST SUBJECT — Experiments Show Drilling Or Checking Yield About Same How thick to plain corn and how wide to make the rows are current problems now with corn grower* a* the planting seaaou approaches. and they face the* problem of dealing with fields of different fertility levels, report Purdue University agronomists. Getting the right population of corn plants per acre, without underplanting or over planting, is more Important In obtaining high corn yields of desirable quality than overstressing single factors such as narrow spaced rows or rale In the row. according to the ex-IH-nences and observations of the specialists. The corn grower who In recent years has found that narrowing the corn row* to less than 42 inches increased his acre yield over- , looks the fact that be also has increased the number of plants per acre. Under the same fertility conditions similar result* could lie obtained by leaving the rows at 42 Inches aud planting the corn thicker in the row to give the equivalent total population. Drilling vs Checking In a test covering sis year* at Lafayette, there was no significant difference In yield between planting at 42*43" and 3<542" so j long as the same number of plants ; wer<- used per acre in each case. Neither was there any advantage of drilled corn over hilled | corn, for full season varieties.; when the number of plants remain- 1 ed the same per acre. Drilling was of some advantage over checking . when very early corn was used. | The three principal fur-tors de-: termlnlng the most desirable popu-; lai ion of plants per acre are. fertility of the soil, tavorableness of the growing season, maturity and kind of corn used. A productive soli should have more plants per acre than a poor soli. Eai size will Im- larger on good soil from the lighter planting but , I the yield will be reduced. Many times 100 much emphasis is placed' ou sise of the ear and not enough i attention given to a larger number of stalks carrying medium size ears, producing a ikrger yield. If one knew in advance whether I the season were to Im- drouthy or favorable the problem of number of plants per acre would be much simplified The Ideal situation Is to have a population that will give near a maximum yield in a very good season without lowering th* l yield or product hmg too many mule blns in a very dry season. Proper balance is difficult to obtain for the two extremes but it cau Ims partially attained without serious loss ill case of either extreme. Hybrids Planted Heavier It Is generally known that early codu should Ito planted heavier lban late corn and that hybrids will stand heavier planting than open IHilllnates. • Kxiept under very high fertility conditions where yields may go well over 100 bushels per acre II is , very doubtful if the rows should Imi narrower than 40 inches. A good rule to follow where the rows are 40 laches to 42 Inches apart with similar distances between hills In the row Is to have two plants per hill on land that should product! 30 to 50 bushel* of corn per acre; ' three plant* on 50 to 75 bushel land; four plants on 75 to 100 bushel land, and five plants for higher than 100 bushel yields. Il should always be remembered | say Purdue agronomist*, that *<>bie loss of »tand I* unavoidable, even with the be»l of seed. Under gtHwi . condition* the iiumlMjr of plant* will average almut mi io !»o per cent of the number of kernel* planted. _Q IF TODAV B COMMON KRROR It I* not good English lo U«e I | no good a* an adjective to deJ scrllMi a person or object; I ’ worthless I* a better word. baum. Preble Ikiys — Junior Leader. | Utrelt Kruetxmann. I Root Boy* — Junior Loader, Ralph Tlemsn. Nt M*ry» — Adult Leader. Olcn Marsh. Union Boy* -- Junior Leader*. Ralph Grote and Rolwrl Hailing Washington Boys—- Junior U»adI«. Gerald Grove.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

Any Squash in Baby Stage is Summer Table Treat t V9L ~ tu. z 'j r C/Z 1 F BABY ACORN „ TURKS CAP MARROWS HUBBARD Some Familiar Types of Squash.

Squash oecupie* a new position in the li*t of rummer foods since it was discovered that it is most delicious in its baby stage. Any summer squash or marrow can be picked when it is * week oid or leu, and boiled briefly in it* skin with other* like it, to make a duh that ha* few rival*. "Squash" is an American Indian word and mo»t of the varieties which we now grow are descended almost directly from those uxi-d by the Indian* before the white men came. It is *n closely related »o the pumpkin that many of the varieties we know as pumpkins are, botanical!)', squash, and many socalled squashes are pumpkins, if one wishes to he meticulous. The different varieties ot squash differ in shape more than in any other way. There are t-*- > general classes, one usually called summer squash, which are eaten when the rind '* soft; the o'her w.nter squash, which are allowed to n .*»ve with hard rinds, and which keep quite well *n’<» the winter. Wih the fis* getwip emaj teur sr.ngld classify tee r arrom. i including the Pain coeot II". *ll ot wh'th g.ew h’-'n ft:;. T-y may be e»*e<i either in t'r ’ early

VITAMIN "BT DAMAGES SEED Experiments Show "Hormone” Tends To Create Fungus Grow th Geneva, N. Y., - Seed »pe< lilial* at the Stale Experiment Sta <lon here who have been trying out l.vltamln B-1 and certain plant "hormoiiea" on varloua agricultural . »u<d» are inalgnifliatit *0 tar aa I any increase in germination of the I sued or Increased vigor in the seedlings are concerned They did ole \ nerve, however, a marked Increase in the amount of moldy seed where theae material* were used. bu*t« containing Indole-acetic acld. naplhaiene-ai ellc add. and alpha naphtbylai etamldc. representIng the so-called plant hormone*, ixiaaioually Increaae the weight of aeedllng* of buan*. corn, and lie.ta. ■ay the Station specialists. but mi the whole the response ia alight. To off-aet any advantage, they found that using aa little a* one four-hundredth of an ounce of the hormone to a bushel of seed often doubled the number of moldy and liaclerla lnfected sprout*. Seed Tr*itm«nta That Pay An eiperlmout with 15 aeed stock* of winter rye plainly show .••d that alpha napthylacelainldiand Indole-acetic add did nut increase the green weight of the seedlings under the Mill conditional at the Experiment Station. Ilepll-! rated trial* in the greenhouse also Indicated that neither of theae hormone* will increaae the number or the vigor of seedlings. In the opinion of the Station wed specialists. the liae of a welltried and proved aeed treatment designed to pievent smut infection of the seedling plant* will be Im mniKily more effective In producing more mid larger plant* than will the use of plant hormone* and related *ub*taucea. •o ♦ • Hoosier Home Hints ! From School of Home Kconornlea. Purdue University. If you are planning Io build a hou«« select your lot first. then decide on floor plan because the ■tope. site. and *hapc of your lot regulate, to a great extent, the floor plan which you aboiild u*«. For the right-handed worker the kitchen equipment ■ho u I d Im"routed" for working from right lo toft that ia. the refrigerator placed near the outside door, left of It a work surface. range. aeiV-‘ Ing space. and dinhig room door. The tno*t convenient closet I* the wardrolie cloaet arranged In sections for hanging garment* and aioriug vartoua small articles in

i stage, or allowed to mature, as ■ you choose. But early use may ;be rcconjmcnded. The fruits, shaped like slender cucumber*, are - delicious in the baby stage, two to ■ six inches long. A little larger, they may be sliced and fried liko i egg plant. In the mature stage, when they reach several pound* in i weight, they arc usually baked. The winter squashes include a I group which can be baked, and are ■ a* sweet as melon*. Among them i arc Des Moines or Table Queen, , which is said to have been grown . by the Indians; Buttercun, Sweet Potato, and other*, each of which ’ ba* its advocates a* the sweetest [ of all. Squashes arc among ’he tendere*t of plants. The *< ed» should be sown only after tne ground is thoroughly warm. Sow m rich /oil in 1 the full «'jn. with B to 10 feet be•wcen the vine varieties and 3 to 5 feet for the bush sori*. The rquash borer is the principal :-n<-my and the ' best protection against it is to cover the vine with s >il at several joints. It w-,|i fake ro<t where covered and ■ limit ’he damage done by the borer. To enrich carb »vi|*in wh.ch I squash seed are planted mix two ' t up .op* of balanced plant food , w:ti. Uic so I.

drawer* and tray* and on shelves., It la eatlinated that the windowarea of a kitchen *hould equal one-1 .1 fifth of the floor area. It ha* been eatlmuied that 25. ' per cent of the coat of the hou*e I* , ; a rea*onable Inveatment In home furniahlnga The United State* *|h nd* about . li.mHi.iHMi annually lor furniture. ; When laying linoleum Im- aure that the aurface of the floor I* per- ■ fec-tly level and free from molature. A dreaalng table ahould In- ao I placed that light fulls on the face io.' the peraon using the mirror i lather than on the mirror. MOSAIC DISEASE ATTACKSWHEAT Susceptible \ arietics May Not Come To Head. Expert Says Lafayutte. Ind... May ' Stunt- • «-d. yellow or brown spot*, which uaually are acattered and irregular, noticeable thia aprtng In many IndIlana wheat field* may be caused by an Infestation of inoaalc dl»<-a»e, today reported l>r C. T. Gregory, Purdue I’nlveraliy exit iikiou plant putbologlat. who explained the In--1 tested area* may or may not be I situated in the low places of wheat I field*. The badly diseased plant* of »u*Iteptible wheat varieties are com- ' pletely stunted or rosetted and are I not likely to pioduie a head. Itr. I Gregory explained. In moderately siisceptlbto varieties, the plant* ate somewhat *tunted and may produce head*, but ut a much reduced yield. Resistant vurletle* however show no appreciable effect* of the disease. The ext«n«loii specialist urged farmers to examine carefully thu ■titntud wheat plants and to observe tho rather peculiar Irregular light and daik green mottling of the leaves. The lower leaves of tho plants arc usually yellow or brown with indistinct mottling. A distinct mottled appearance shows on diseased plunls of les* susceptible varieties. Dr. Gregory explained that the iliwaae remains in tho soil for many years and attacks susceptIble varieties when sown in later years. In addition. lli« present ■mall infected soil areas often be--1 come larger each time susceptible wheal Is ■own until whole fi>-ld« lM><otne "sick” to certain varieties of wheat. The disease Is not transmilled 111 the aued and wheat from I Infected fields do.-* not < arry mo- , sale, t As a nervine to Indiana fanner*, the Purdue botany department of 1 the Arrkultural Exiu-riment H'>lion will diagnose all whole wheat plant ip<* Inion* *- lit lo the I niI verslty. it bat been auuouuced.

‘STARTERS’CAN HELP TOMATOES New Development In Tomato Investigation Found Satisfactory Geneva. N. Y. — The use of I “■tarter solutions" on tomato plant* is an example ot an experiment that ha* paid off well when used by practical grower*, says Prof. <’. B. Sayre, head ot the vegetable crops division at the Slate Experiment Station here tn citing experience* of tomato grower* who last season adopted the practice of adding Hinall amount* ot fertilizer ' salts to the water used in transplanting their plant* as worked out in experiment* on the Station ■ calming crop* farm. In hi* I»3# experiments. Prof. Sayre found that equally good n■ult* could Im* obtained by increasing the amount of fertilizer in the mixture and decreasing the amount ’ of water, a distinct advantage for Jhose grower* who do not have a readily available water supply near; the field in which they expect •<>' plant their tomatoe*. Based on tin- , latest findings. Prof. Sayre- ia rec- i olliinendlllK the use ot X pounds of the tertilizer mixture in 5u galloiiH of water, with an application of mie-fourth pint of this solution to each pint. | Two Mixtures Available Ah before, the best renult* wenobtained with a mixture of two part* of Ammo Pho*. 11-48 and one | part ot iiilrato of potash, while very good response was also obI tamed from a mixture of equal! i parts of mono-potassium phosphate ! and di-ammonium phosphate. Tim I | is a soir.cwhat more concentrated! * inlxturi-. hence i smaller amount Ih I equivalent to the first mixture | Moth of these mixtures are avail able on the market thi* year in . convenient packagea for the prepI a rat lon us "starter” notations. 1 Report* of many farmer* who I tried the solutions last season con 1 firm Prof Nayre' com luslon* that , i starter solutions enable tomato giants to !>■ < ome eHtabllsbed <|ui< kl >-r and to tesuim- growth after 1 transplanting earlier than where, < water alone in used, that treated tomatoes mature earlier, that few j er plants have lo be replaced, and that the gain* are e*pe< tally mark- j ed where southern-grown plants { are used or in the case of lo< ally grown plants that have been very i rowd'-d I’tof Nayre warn*, howlever, that a "starter" solution I*' not a substitute fur field fertillza- ! tion of tomatoes but should be re ga rded only as a means of getting the iratixplaliti'd tomatoes olf to s quit k start. Round and Square Dance. ' Saturday. Sun Set. Mu*ic by , Joe Geeiff family.

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NEW CIRCULAR COVERS TREES Shade Trees Need Scientific Care To Grow In All Conditions Urbana, 111.. May a- Natural beauty and protection which the shade tree provides, as well as its planting and care, are stressed In "Planting and Care of Shade Tree." ( | published cooperatively by the Ntate Natural History Survey and 1 the University of Illinois College ; of Agriculture. An attractive 23-page publication. Illustrated with story-telling pictures, the circular tell* in an easily read style all the iclenilfic Information the average homeowner need* to know about planting and taking care of shade trees. "Shade trees are required to : grow under conditions far differ ent from their natural environment," Hays the author. J. E. Davis, who I* extension forester for both the university and the survey. He shows how scientific methods of| , planning the tree* for best shade | and how efficient methods of planting and care of the trees can help overcome the handicaps of grow m| trees undm unnatunil conditions. Csre of older trees is also discussed. Finally. Davis 11-ts the most I common *had< trees adapted to 111 - nois weather and soil conditions, tell why they are adapted to certain sections of the state and glvles their i-harscteristliH and the diseases which most often attack them. H( jKF sWse Have you planned yon. l»n to . I 2<m day green hu> i ulent pasluie I , piograni foi your dairy herd? It 11 will pay. say Purdue dairy spei ialist*. The best worm medicine for j i , chickens Is a g-md dean rung- , • Are your garden too!* in shape? The whole family will soon need ~ them The hew Illi to,loud Soybean | I i proved to In- extreindy -atlslai tory last year in yield, -oaiidliu: a , . blilty. and early maturity. Howei • er. growers should restrict It* u»« | 1 to only the most fertile soils ot the I > northern half of Indiana. ! Shade for sheep and hog* dur , I ing the summer month- help* to j ■' prevent losses from "big head ’ and i 11 sun h< aid. ■ I Light is cheaper than i-ye Hight r | Good ho>n>- lighting require* both .! the proper type of lamp* and the i ) proper size of lamp bulbs. lais analysis fertilize ih usual ly more expensive than high anal) , sin b-rtilizer when th- unit* of J pliant food are lonsideted i Remember the most pio'if.ibl* I gain* In a pig's life is when he ii- , young It pays to give tlu-m a t 1 chance to get to market early. It's always easier lo prevent th<

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introdur firm of weeds than to eradicate them after they have "made their home with us." Further Information on any of I the foregoing topics may be obtained by writing to the Department of Agricultural Extension, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. If ACTIVITIES OF ADAMS COUNTY 4-H CLUBS Jolly Juniors The Preble Jolly Junior* 4-H I dub met rei enily at the home of Lillian Koem-mann. The meeting was called to order by the president after which the leader, Mrs. Otto Helmrich, led the dub in edting the dull creed. The roll < all was an*wer»-d by nve of the club member*. They were: Norma Jean Foxx, Mary Gcrta-r, Ruth Ellen Werling, Marcella Hoffman and Lillian Koem-man. Two visitor* wen- present. Lois WerlIng and David Heltnrich, son of Mr*, otto Hdmridi. The secretary-treasurer which had been selected for the dull resigned, therefore ;» hew secretary treasurer. Norma Jean Fox, was | elected by ballot at this in- ting j It was also de< id«-d that the dub retain its name ot last year, Preble Jolly Juniors. A sewing period was held from i three to four o'clock during which th" leader helped the girl* with their work. A demonstration on "How to i Put Hide E'a-teller* in .1 Dre**” ' was given by Lillian Koeneinan. During the play period, the member* played tag Refreahments w- re served by the liosti-H*. Lillian KoMietnan. The next meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon. May lx. at tin- home ol Mary Gi-rb- - er, I 10 CNT Merry Maid* Th- Monmouth Merry Maid* held ; their first 411 club meeting re--1 < eiitly at the home of Ml** Dorothy S< huepf. Twenty member* were present. | Tin- meeting was called to older by the president. Marjorie Hi tinepf, and it was dei ld<-d to hold the meetings every two week* on Wedi ne*day. The meetings will be held i at the Monmouth high *< hool. It was also decided that < vofry i member will pay Hi cent* dues at i r-ai h meeting. Refreshment w- n sern-d by the liohl' .*, Mi-- Iwrothy Hi bin pl One visitor. Norma Witling, was present at the meeting. Minn«*»h* I The Minnehaha 111 duh met at i the Kirkland high *■ hool last wei-k with twelve members presI ent. The meeting wa- railed to order I by the vi< i-president and instruction sheelH and i i ord Irooks w<-n i distributed to the mi-rnlM rs. , Al' .idii was .inn l»y Gladys | Mankey and wa- followed liy a deiiioiiHlr.it ion on "Nrlttig a i Table,” given hy Helen Thurman. , Game* w i bd by Joan and , Barbara By< rly and a ddii tolls | linn In-.hi wa- served hy the leader, Haz> l Yak. MnnlH-t- present were: Joan Byerly. Mary K<>lter. Vet a Jean Ncheny. Barbara Byerly Virginia Thin man, Marjorie Byerly, Helen Thu: man. Barbara Andrews Mary lam Goldti-r. i:.liiii Ehrman and Gladys Manki-y Th" following Vlsllius We e present Miss Juanita I? liman county dub agent, and Mrs. Ttumati Gold her. Tin- rn-xt meeting will be It. id May 28. at 1 p m I'NT.