Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1952 — Page 10

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Report Slight Sag ! In Farmers' Prices Slight Price Drop During September} WASHINGTON, x UP,r' — ’ Farm' prices sagged on ah average of 2 per cent and meat animals tumbled to pre-Korea levels as farm-

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ers seared aS all-time production record tn the month ending Sept. 15. -■i! '. ? The agriculture department said the prices of' things farmers buy tell 1 per cent in the same period. The result was a net Ipss for agriculture's effort to kdep abreast of other sections of tpe nation’s economy. ; _ j - Th® parity liratlaL a ’’thermometer” indicating agriculture’s position in relatijon t 0 other groups, dropped from 103 t<> I<H> a single

point above the theoretical even balance. The department’s monthly price report Tuesday* said farmers were getting less for potatoes, eggs and soybeans. But wheat prices rose’ at the same time, along with pirices of lemons and oranges, dnjdl milk pushed to the highest tor the month in recorded History—--307 cent of the 1910-014 base period average. Os the six basic farm price sup-,

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ports—wheat, corn, cotton, rice', peanuts and tobacco—only cotton was above she “fair priue” parity level. But only peanuts and tobacco in that group were below the 9u per cent of parity level at. which the government supports prices. . -V Meat animals, at their lowest since Junie, 1950, were still generally bringing over-parity returns ir.'mid-September. i • *

COMPLETE CLOSING OUT ' Public Sale I will sell at public auction at mjr residence 3 miles East and IVi miles North and then % mile East of JBerne, Ind. j Thursday, October 9, 1952 I ' V'' ' - ' •J \ jCommencing at, 1,0,A. M., Prompt [ 55—REGISTERED; & GRADE HOLSTEINSr-55 j 5 Registered Cows 4 yrs. old\knd 1, Registered Cow 5 yrs. oli|, all Fresh by day of sale; 4 Registered Heifers. 2 Fresh arid 2 elose up. l Springers; 2 Registered Heifers coming 2 yrs.; old; 2 Registered Bulls 17 mo. and 2 yrs. old, Eixtra fcood: 11 High Grade Holstein Cows, c and. 5 yrs. old, 5 ate on good production riow, 6 lie fresh by sale daji; 3 Grade Hoistpins Fresh with first calf; 6 Grade Hdlstein Heifers be fresh in Oct. & Nov.; 11 Grade Holstein heifets 14 months old; stein Calves 3to 6 mo. old; 5 Holstein youngj Calves (Some of Giese calves Eligible to Register); 1 Registered Cow 6 yrs. did. NOTE —With the exception of -2 or 3 we raised this Herd of Cattle. All but'3 are calf hood Vaccinated and will be Tested for Bangs 6 T. B. within 3Q days of sale date. This is h good Herd of Holstein Cattle. ~'V i T HOGS — SHEEP — CHICKENS 5 Sows will have litters by side; 26 Feeder Hogs weigh about 130 lbs. each. 16 Head Sheep.*G Ewes and 10 lambs. 180 Head Chicken*, 80 Rhode Island Red Pullets, 50 White Rock and 50 Leghorn pullets. I HAY & STRAW 600 Bales Clover Hay; 200 .Bale's Alfalfa) and Ladino Hay; ■ 500 Bales Wheat Straw; 200 Bales Oats Straw. COMPLETE LINE FARM IMPLEMENTS L NEARLY NEW j j MM-Model U Tractor & cultivators Used 2; seasons; MM 3 bottom Tractor Breaking Plow out 6 months; Fbur section Spring Tooth Harrow, new this season; IHC heavy duty tractor disc, used 2 seasons; John Deere 13 hole Fertilizer Gra|n Dri11,.2 seasons; New Idea Tractor Mower & Case Side Delivery Rake, 2 seasons; 3 Section Rotary Hoe, 2 seasons; J. Deere 3 section spike tooth harrow;, Cjulti-Mulcher Used 3 seasons; Graham-Hoeme Plow dsed 3 season)*; J; Deere Cultipacker; New Idea Tractor Marine Spreader,, large size, on rubber, used ; this season, like hew; Black Hawk 4 row corn planter with fertilizer attachment, 3 seasons; J. .Deere 2 row corn planter; Easy Way Lime Spreader new this year; Corn Stalk Cutter; New Idea Rubber Tire Wagon & Rack; Gramm Rubber Tire Wagon & Steel Rack; 2 Wheel Stock Trailer; Hydraulic Manure 'Loader. Universal, fits any tractor, used 2 seasons; Old Spike Tooth Ifarfow; j Oliver Walking Plow; Shovel Plows; Fanning Mill, like, new & Elep. Motor; New Platform scales; 2 Hog Feeders; Hog Fountains & troughs; Gas Tank 300 gal. capacity on stand; Power Grass Sender and Elec. Motor; Set Tractor Tire Chains; New Electric Clippers,; Fence! Charger; 2 Galvanized Water Tanks. . .. COMBINE—MINN-MOLINE—6 ft. With Motor, fully equipped, used jne season, like new. J. . ; DAIRY EQUIPMENT Chore Boy 2 Unit Pipe Line Milker complete f0r,20 cows; Dialry Cool 4 can milk cooler used 2 years; Electric;Hot Water Heater used 2 yrs; Double Dairy Wash Tank; Milk Can Rack; 14 good heavy ten gal. milk cans; Milk Buckets'; Miscellaneous articles too numerous to mention. '' • .] HOUSEHOLD GOODS—Kitchen cabinet; dining room suite; Bed com■plete with springs & mattress; Desk; ripiano arid bench; Chairs; Rockers: Linoleum; Rugs; Tables; Apple Britter Kettle: Laundry Stove; Barrel of Vinegar; Stands; Sausage Grinder; Lard Press and many other articles. (>_• [ ; TERMS —CASH. No property to be removed until settled for. (Not Responsible for Accidents.) Cattle Will sdld under tent. NORVAL CHAMNESS, Owner Roy S. Johnson —Auctioneer Ned C. Johnson—Auctioneer. . * ■’ I ; E. W. Baumgartner 1 , Berne Bauk^*Cldrk' Lunch by Radies’ Aid Maple Grove Church of Chriat. 2 7

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Mogs fell to 90 per cent of parity, but beef cattle stood at 114, . veal calves at 112, and lambs at 105. Marketing! was up ?1 per cent over the same period last year, and that resulted Hlso in lower price* for feeder catjtle. ' • Potatoes dropped sharply . during the mouth 4>ut consumers were still finding them well above 1951 levels—s 2422 per bushel oni the farm in |nid-September compared

to $1.23 one.year ago. Agriculture department experts predicted that farmers, despite higher cash incomes this year, would find themselves no better off than in 1951. Generally higher living i and production \: expenses might even result in a slightly reduced net income, they said. 11 ~ ; / ' ROAD PROBLEMS (OoatlaweS Freaa Fage O»e> Parkway, a toll road to run from Peterson td Cape May. The highway role in Illinois, Ohio and. Araknsas politics is not so In IlUpois, trucking firms are supporting candidates they believe will favor a repeal of Govj Adlai Stevenson’s >2»,000,000-a-ydar increase iti license fees. Stevenson himself has charged that can candidates for state “hope to ride to victory! in a truck’’. He referred to a statement in the GOP state platform which promises; to review “inequities and inconsistencies’’ in the law hiking triick license fees. Truckers assert that thie new Illinois liter ae fees are punitive and that truckers are paying more than their st are of highway costs. The TruckersV Legislative Association hopes to get signatures of a million vdters on cards which pledge the signers to vote for candidates for rnvernor, secretary of state, state senator, and state representative recommended by the Association. In Ohio, Glov. Frank J. Lausche has been uning a weight-distance tax similar to the embattled Oregon measure in his campaign for re-election. Lausche blamed i defeat of such a taix in the last Session

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of the legislature on “a hostile legislature influenced by powerful truck lobbied.” Lausche’s opponent, Charles PTaft, brother of Robert A. Taft has proposed a state constitutional amendment to authorize a $750,000,000 bond issue to finance a six-year highway program. He proposes to pay off the bond issue with a one-cent Increase in

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the gasoline tax and with the "proceeds of additional taxes based on use and wear of the roads.” In Arkansas, a political storm is brewing over the statement of Francis Cherry, Democratic nominee for governor, that he will support any move in the legislature to increase taxes on heavy trucks. o— > —e 1 I Household Scrapbook | ! BY ROBERTA LEE — o | Silver Polish To make silver polish, stir Va pound of Paris white into one pint of boiling water. When cold, add two tablespoonfuls of ammonia. Prepare a day before using and keep the bottle well corked. Shake thoroughly each time before applying. Apply to the entire surface of the article to be cleaned. Let dry on, and then rub first with a soft cloth and afterward polish with a bit of the chamois. s ( A r i ——4Trade in a Good Town—Decatur.