Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 22 July 1954 — Page 9

Cites Points For Showing Poultry, Special Points On Showing For Fair The poultry committee of thi’ county extension- committee brought in a poultry expert from Purdue recently to point out to 4-Ji poultry rilembers special points for showing their birds at the? 4-H fair, AUgust 3-5. " Uniformity of appearance for all poultry shown was particularly stressed by Wayne Detwiler, poultry expert. Detwiler * answered questions on poultry showing, and passed out printed sheets which advise 4-H exhibiters on correct showing methods. In division I, Detwiler said, pullets should be deeply pigmented with deep yellow beak, shanks, aid skin. Combs should be rich

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red in color, uniform in size and free as possible of blemishes and defects. Avoid combs that are bent over in heavy breeds such as’ ( Hampshire and White Rocks. in selecting New Hampshire pullets for exhibit, select pullets with light red plumage with extremely light itndercolor, advised Detwiler. In division 11, hens should give the".appearance having been high egg producenf. Usually . the lack of yellow color in beaks and shanks is one of the best estimates of past egg production. Therefore, it’s best to select healthy hens that have lost the yellow color from beak and shanks. Hens in division 11 should be in egg production when brought to the exhibit. Old worn plumage is preferred to new smooth plumage, because high-producing hens frequently have old plumage, and lowproducers have new plumage indicating frequent vacations during the year. Broilers snouid be selected from uniformly well-feathered and wellfleshed birds. Avoid exhibiting

—— F — — —, — broilers with defects on the keel, such as crooked keel and/or blisters or blemishes, says Detwiler. After the meeting the poultry committee served pop and Ice cream to all those who attended. The poultry committee is composed of the poultry dealers and farm representatives from throughoutthe county. Tz Rp Arohbold, county agent, also attended the meeting, and assisted Detwiler with his presentation. Tiring Business CHICAGO (INS) The young executive who believes he is indispensable may soon become a tootired businessman, according to a Midwestern psychologist. Dr. W. A. Eggert, chief psychologist for the Kemper Insurance group, said two other basic attitudes also help make a businessman tired — his refusal to delegate authority and his constant worry about office problems. >

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 22, 1954.

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Wnßcl K? ■■ HHi ADULTS AND 4-H CLUB members finish packing up after a picnic dinner in Lehman park, Berne, as a climax to the pig club tour recently. The tour was arranged by the swine committee of the county extension committee.

The 4-H pig club tour, which took GO interested 4-H members to three different farms in the county recently, brought out some interesting facts in hog raising, says Eric Holmes. Holmes, assistant in state 4-H department, has laid aside his white shirt and tie for the summer and has put on his, overalls to help out on club tours throughout the state. '<■ Commenting on the tour, which finished up with a picnic lunch at Irf-hman Park. Berne, furnished by the Farm Bureau, Holmes stated that the tour was one of the best he has been on this year. He was assisted on the tour by county agent L. E. Archbold. First stop was at the Chris Inniger fgrm, one-half miles south of Coppess Corners on U. S. highway 27. Here Holmes showed the enthusiastic youngsters how barrows and breeding gilts were judged. The importance of the lean, meat-producing hog was particularly stressed. At the next stop, the Sylvan Habegger farm 3 miles south of Monroe, pigs were fitted for show. Max Yoder, Roger and Alan Habegger, got some practice In showing the young hogs, and Holmes pointed out strong and weak points in the demonstrations. Most interesting part of the tour, said Holmes, was the feeding demonstration on the Edgar lyehman farm by Michael Lehman. Here the Importance of a balancptetay of cooL molal abad* was emphasized to bring the hogs

• ■ ■■ L WAYNE BYERIY, Bob Jleare, and Paul Habegger, all of Kirkland township, pose for a picture at a recent meeting of the 4-H junior leaders. Almost 100 members attended the meeting at Pine Lake, near Berne.

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to a good weight. Holmes stressed the necessity of a balanced diet for hogs, including more oats than have been fed to hogs in the past. Keeping the hogs with ponds, shade, mud wallows, etc., will keep them gaining weight even in hot weather. For example, Holmes said, a hog will gain 100 pounds of meat on 350 pounds of feed, if the hog is kept at a temperature of 68 degrees. But at.a .temperature of 96 degrees, same hog will need 1250 pounds of feed to gain 100 pounds in weight. Holines told that a few weeks ago a prominent central Indiana farmer had called him and asked him to look over his hogs. He had been, raising them for-years, but this year they just weren’t gaining weight, and he couldn't figure out why. Holmes examined the barnyard lot, and found that the hogs were all gathered in the shade of a former hen coop, bntthat the ground there was a powdery dust. This dust insulated the hogs, and kept their body heat from getting away. Holmes recommended that the farmer keep the hogs lot wet and cool to keep the hogs from panting with heat, and using their energy instead of building up their weight. The swine committee, represented on the tour by Paul Yoder, Delmote Wachter, and Alonzo Smith, pointed out the importance -es Meeting tor diiwsae to meet the requirements for showing.

- ..™.-.,„-.,,- : - .■. - . - - / V I Ik ADAMS COUNTY wh£at farmers show their interest in new varieties, of wheat compared with older favorites, on the Oscar Brown farm recently. leading the discussion is K. E. Beeson, extension agronomist from Puniue University.

■K ‘ 11 w - ' " ■■QI & . ■ ; fMB I ' 1 WAYNE DETWILER, poultry specialist from Purdue, who pointed out tips for poultry showers at the 4-H fair August 3-5. Detwiler addressed some 50 4-H poultry showers at Ijehman Park, Berne, recently. * Zip Gone REDLANDS, Calif., (INS) — The zip and romantic di-does of poetry of yesteryear is sadly lacking among poets of today. The criticism came from Dr. Lawrence £. Nelson,,chaJwnan bf tWuiiTver-' slty of Redlands Browning poetry contest. The professor lamented: "It’s been years since I've been •ent butterfly wings br jaybird feathers by contestants. Poets don’t send them any more. What's more, the poem entries aren't perfumed nowadays, whereas the clash of odors in my office in the old days used to be terrific.” Table Or Wife? By International Newt Service Any woman who complains that her husband buries l\is head in the morning paper at the breakfast table ought to try this: a cotton housecoat made of the exact same print as the tablecloth; It's a brand new idea — designed to confuse a man so he’s bound to pay attention. He'll be wondering just where the table stops and his wife begins. These new "tablecloth” housecoats include big plaids or harlequin prints. In delicious colors. You buy the matching cloth at the same time you buy your housecoat. „

SECTION TWO

Farmers Vote Here Friday On Wheat Quotas Wheat Farmers To Cast Votes Friday On Quotas In 1955 It’e election time again in Adams county for the wheat growers who go to the polls Friday. Poll booths will be set up at the county highway garage, on First street. Decatur, for those farmers in the north half of the county. Farmers in the southern part of the county will vote at the First Bank in Berne. All Adams county wheat farmers who will grow 16 acres or more of wheat in 1955 are eligible to vote. A farmer in doubt of his eligibility should see Winfred Gerke, chairman of the county agricultural stabilization and conservation committee. Gerke points out that whether or not quotas are approved, the wheat allotment proclaimed by secretary' of agriculture Ezra Taft Benson will be in effect In 19.45. Secretary Benson had also proposed that Indiana farmers cut back their wheat acreage by 170.000 acres, or 13 percent. Benaon has figured that the 1954 crop will swell the nation's total wheat supply to one billion, 903 million bushels as of July 1. or 79 percent above normal supply. If quotas are approved in Friday’s voting, farmers who grew wheat according to their allotment may market all the wheat they produce at between 75 to 90 percent of parity. Parity is a price for wheat based upon the present cost of living, which would keep it at the same price, in comparison to buying power, as the average price from 1937-39. In other words, parity is a guarantee of fair price to the farmer, who cannot set his own price for bis wheat. ••-—=<— Regardless of the voting in thia referendum, allotments will remain In effect for the 1955 wheat crop/Laws require the wheat acreage allotment every year, except in emergencies. Wheat raisers must comply with acreage allotments to get supported prices for their wheat—with or without quotas. The election will affect the level of price support for next year. Secretary Benson has. with President Eisenhower’s approval, stated that price supports for wheat may be dropped to Bff percent of parity next year, but not lower. Eisenhower, when a candidate for office on November 4,1962, stated at Brookings, 8. D., "The Republican party Is pledged to the sustaining of the 90 percent parity price support and it ia pledged even more than that to helping the farmer obtain his full parity, with the guarantee in the price supports of 90." On June 13 of this year, a press dispatch reported, "President .Eisenhower told his news conference he hat never implied or insinuated that he favors government support of fgrm prices at 100 percent of penyt.--.-; thftt he promised in 1952 only to seek 100 percent of parity in the market place and that he never said this should be accomplished with rigid government supports." Even without quotas, Gerke stated. farmers who sell wheat from more than their acreage allow'ance will lose their price-support eligibility. “The vote on July 23 w|ll decide about marketing quotas for next year.” Gerke said. “This la vitally important ior wheat farmers. It will affect their operations, the degree of production controls, and the level of price support. But the quotas will have no direct effect pn acreage allotments.”