Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1959 — Page 8

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Possibility Os State Park In Southern Adams County

A new federal law may help] convert the southern third of i Adams county into a prosperous recreation area, with perhaps a state park, or lake, or other recreational facilities, on land along | the Wabash river, previously not very valuable. Os course much local planning in the area, by the farm and town people themselves, will have to take place, but a new law lays the groundwork for the cooperation of local groups, state and federal agencies, with a new interstate: Wabash valley commission. A copy of the recently-enacted; Wabash Valley Compact, enacted September 23, was received today by the soil conservation office, Milton Spence, U.S. work unit conservationist, said today. Johnson C. Graig, area conservationist, provided the information. The compact effects one-third of Adams county, the part which drains into the Wabash river. The law provides for Indiana and Illinois to start comprehensive planning for the optimal use of its natural and human resources. The bill was one strongly pushed by Sen. Vance Hartke, recently elected U.S. Cenator. 7 Men Serve The Wabash Valley Interstate commission was created by the law; seven men shall serve from each state. A majority of members from each state must be present for their action to be binding. The law provides that the commission may sue and be sued; borrow, accept or contract for ser-

Use Caution When Steering Farm Machines Changes in the weather are as hard on farm machinery as the work it does. Different moisture and temperature levels during “off season” storage leave moisture deposits in bearings, fuel tanks and on crop or soil working parts of machines This moisture causes rust and shortens the life of bearings and moving parts. C, L. Hill, Purdue University i agricultural engineer, says most; Indiana farmers recognize this problem. Many of them use nlastic Sheets to combat the harmful es-j sects of weather. The sheets need not be new—they can be used plastic from last season's bunker silo, corn crib or hay stack. Use of this plastic as a moisture barrier makes good sense, says Hill. And so does its use to cover machinery inside a shed. . Farmers should read and heed instructions of the manufacturer of an engine to be stored unused over the winter. Diesl tracteors in particular require special procedures to protect their injection systems. A practice which can pay dividends in dollars and tempers is blocking lip implements to relieve the load on rubber tires. Hill adds. 'Care given tires can mean savings in time and money over a period of years. • Rust remains the biggest enemy of soil working parts on plows, discs and planters. Rust pits the steel surface, leaving .graters in which wear can easily start. Frequent applications of grease or a single application of available rust preventative compounds can prevent rust. Over 2.500 DaQy Democrats are sold and delivered in Decatur e*ch dav

Royal Gun Teams to Compete At International Horse Show IM* ;/’«'• •' : >*-- ; ■-1 P*%?'*'* z X 1 One of the highlight of this year’* International Hone Show, to be held in Chicago Nov. 27 to Dec. 5, in conjunction with the 60th International Live Stock Exposition, will be a thrill packed 10-minute battle action of two British naval gun teams. The Royal Gun Teams, known as the “Musclemen of Her Majesty’s Navy," are rated the 50 toughest men in the British Navy. Their average age is 23. They perform under actual battle conditions in a spectacular of brawn, speed, and musclecracking action, dispatching tons of artillery guns across obstacles and chasms, simulating actual English navy battle* of the past. They attracted record-breaking crowds in performances last summer at Earl’s Court, London, and are coining to Chicago in their first appearance in the United States. The Exposition will fill the 12-acre International Amphitheatre at the Chicago Stock Yards and will be the largest this year in its 60 year history. This is due to the addition of the five dairy cattle breeds to its competitions foi the first time. Show officials anticipate an entry of more than 10,000 top specimen* of beef and daily cattle, horses, sheep and iwiuc-

I I vices of personnnel; may accept donations, grants, supplies, materials, etc.; an annual report will be made to the governor of each I state. The legislatures of the respective states control the amount of money to be appropriated. Technical Advisors A technical advisory committee, with representatives from departments or agencies having an inl terest in the Wabash valley, shall i be established. Citizen organization and activity for the promotion ! of the objectives of the compact shall be encouraged. The .commission has the following powers: A. Promote the balanced development of the Wabash valley by: (1) Correlating ana reporting on data significant to such development. (2) Recommending the coordination of studies by the agencies of the party states to provide such data. , (3) Publishing and disseminating materials and studies which will encourage the economic development of the valley. Local Development (4) Recommending standards as guides for local and state zoning and other action which will promote balanced development by encouraging the establishment of industrial parks to facilitate industrial development, the reservation of stream bank and lake shore areas for recreation and public access to water, the preservation

For the city farmer, too Strawberry Mulches Do Many Things For Patch

A strawberry mutch should bei applied after a week of tempera-1 ture in the low 20s, usually late| November or early December, according to Jerome Hull Jr., Purdue University - extension horticulturist. Temperatures below 20 degrees may kill unmulched plants.: Sudan grass is a new material: which does an excellent protection job during the winter. Sudan grass is difficult to obtain, Hull explains, so many commercial growers are; raising their own. Oats straw is widely used. It has an advantage over wheat straw in that if any oat grains germinate; during the fall the low tempera-; tures will kill the seedlings. Wheat that germinates in the fall may survive the winter and result in a grassy patch next spring. Hull recommends that if wheat straw is to be used, growers should

Knox Leads All Indiana Wheats For the fourth consecutive year, Knox led all varieties of wheat harvested in Indiana this year, report state-federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue University. Thirty-seven per cent of the harvested acreage was Knox. Knox made its initial appearance in quantity in 1955 and has been the state’s foremost variety since. However, 1959 harvested acreage of this variety dropped our per cent from the 1958 figure. Dual and Vermillion vanities won second and third place respectively in the favor of Indiana farmers. Dual wheat acreage climbed from 24 per cent of the 1958 total to 26 per cent this year. Vermillion this year almost doubled its 1958 acreage of 11 per cent. These three leading varieties

. of marshes and other suitable ■ areas as wild life preserves, the afforestation and sustained yield forest management of submarginal lands, the protection of scenic > values and amenities and other appropriate measures. (5) Preparing in cooperation with appropriate government agencies a master plan for the identification and programming of public works. (6> Cooperating with all appropriate governmental agencies in the encouragement of tourist traffic and facilities in the valley. B. Recommend integrated plans and programs for the conservation, development and proper utilization of the water, land and related natural resources of the Wabash valley, including but not limited to: (1) Encouraging the classification of valley lands in terms of appropriate uses. Flood Recommendations <2) Cooperating in the development of appropriate plans for flood protection, including but not limited to the construction of protective works and reservoirs. ( 3) Developing public awareness of the need for flood plan zoning and in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of the party states and their political subdivisions evolving standards for the implementation and application of such zoning in the valley. (4) Reviewing the need for and appropriate sources of suitable water supplies for domestic, municipal, agricultural, power, industrial,

1 break the bales now and scatter i the mulch in a pile at the end of the strawberry planting. This will permit the germination of weed: seeds and grain in the straw be- i fore it is spread over the plants. . Strawberries should be covered about two inches with unpacked i straw. A heavier covering may smother the plants. Sawdust and cobs should be avoided, since they j compete with the strawberries for i nitrogen in the spring. In addition to providing winter protection, a mulch will prevent heaving (alternate freezing and i thawing which pushes the plants from the ground!, help conserve moisture during the summer, protect against spring frost during bloom, aid in weed control and reduce fruit rots during harvest.

were developed by small grain breeders at Purdue. Seneca, with six per cent of the 1959 acreage, was the fourth most popular variety. Vigo, leading variety in Indiana in 1954 and 1955, continued its decline to a low of 2.5 per cent this year. Fairfield, the leading variety 10 years ago, was grown on only one per cent of the 1959 acreage, e LaPorte, a promising new variety also developed at Purdue, made its appearance in measurable quantity this year, with 1.5 per cent of the total acreage. District Sheep Tour Planned On Dec. 17 The Northeastern Indiana lamb improvement committee is sponsoring a district sheep tour and meeting Thursday, December 17. The tour will include both commercial lamb feeding and commercial ewe flock management. The tour will assemble at the Harold Vergon farm on state road 114 at 10 a.m. The farm is located two miles west of state road 9. Vergon has 800 lambs on feed and he will explain the management practices used in this enterprise. From Vergon’s the tour will move to the Don Conrad farm north west of Columbia City. Eighty commercial ewes are kept in the Conrad flock. General flock management practices will be explained. The group on the tour will move to the Grace Lutheran church in Columbia City for a lamb lunch at noon. The featured speaker of the afternoon program will be Dr. Arthur L. Pope, chief of the sheen division at the university of Wisconsin. Dr. Pope, an animal nutrition specialist, has done much research in the nutrition of sheep. His studies have included the prevention of cobalt deficiency through feeding trace mineralized salt and the effect of various minerals in the prevention of internal parasites in lambs. He has also doni? work in the physiology of reproduction in sheen and has helped to develop a selection index to be used in selecting sheep on the basis of production.

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■ recreation and transportation pur- ■ poses. : (5) Encouraging a pattern of land use and resource management which will increase the natural wealth of the valley and promote the welfare of its inhabitants. 1 Study Recreation (6) In cooperation with appropriate agencies, analyzing the recreational needs and potential of the valley and developing a program ’ for the use and maximization of 1 recreational resources. C. Secure the necessary research and development activities by: <l> Correlating such research and development activities as are placed within its purview by this compact. The commission may engage in original investigation and research on its own account or ; secure the undertaking thereof by a qualified public or private agency. <2) Making contracts for studies, ■ investigations, and research in any I of the fields so its interest. (3) Publishing and disseminating reports. D. Make recommendations for ; propriate ■ action to: (1) The legislatures and execu- . tive heads of the party states arid the federal government. (2) The agencies of the party states and the federal government. (3) Undertake such additional functions as may hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it from . time to time by the action of the legislature of a party state concurred in by the legislature of the other.

V ■ ■ ■ ■■ -t) County Acrenfs , Column O 0 S. C. S. Meeting Adams district supervisors Herman Bulmahn, Richard Seheumann, and Benj. Gerke attended the annual soil conservation district supervisors meeting at Purdue University Monday, November 16. Work unit conservationist, Milton Spence, also attended and Burl Johnson, Adams-Wells representative, was guest of the Adams district at the meeting. Minimum Tillage Hugo Bulmahn, also attending the annual state S. C. D. meeting, served very well on a panel dis-i cussion on minimum tillage. With Hugo on the panel were Perry Jackson, of the Knox district, and Harry Galloway, Purdue extension agronomist. Oscar Ackerson, SCf5 agronomist, was the moderator of the panel. Hugo related his 1959 experiences with the benefit of colored slides taken throughout the growing season. The, slides pointed out the conservation of the soil and water through minimum tillage practices.- Leaving the soil in a roqgh condition slows down the flow of water (during and folowing a rain) on level to sloping land. And nearly all our land has some slope to it. This keeps soil from eroding and gets the water into the soil where it is needed. In the demonstration field at Hugo’s this year, five different forms of minimum tillage yielded at least as good as conventional tillage and in most cases higher. Costa of Minimum Tillage Clark Baker, representing the agricultural economics department at Purdue, was in Adams county Thursday interviewing farmers using minimum tillage. His purpose in interviewing is to assemble cost studies on these tillage methods. Farmers interviewed were Roger Koeneman, Wilbur Selking, Claren Lehman and Hugo Bulmahn. The results of the study will be presented at the Purdue farm science days in January. Records Pay Off Glen Lehman, 4-H er in Wabash township, has received word from Roscoe Fraser, extension horticulturist, that he won a trip to the national junior vegetable growers meeting in Washington, D. C. Ulis is the result of good 4-H tomato club work and through completing the records properly and accurately. I’m sure Glen will enjoy the trip.

Purdue University poultry scientists recommend dusting light bulbs in the laying house every week. The dust can greatly reduce the intensity of light rays reaching hens, thereby cutting down stimulation given to egg production. Sick or poor doing animals should be examined by a veterinarian as soon as the condition is observed. Purdue University veterinarians point out that often neglected sick animals may be in the early stages of highly infectious diseases. Knox was the most popular variety of wheat harvested in Indiana in 1959, state-federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue University report. Dual and Vermillion were the second and third most popular varieties.

Oft The Pilgrims of Governor Bradford’s Plymouth Colony declared the first Thanksgiving, in 1621, chiefly for the reason that they had harvested a crop of corn. Corn represented life itself as against death from starvation in the winter ahead. Today, 338 years later, the people of America still have abundant reason to give thanks for the corn harvest. This year it is a record for all time—4.4 billion bushels across the’ nation, with 80 per cent of it here in the Corn Belt. We no longer think of coin as standing between us and starvation. But if we consider for a moment the meaning of corn as food we can see that our harvest - today is no less vital to us than the Pilgrims meager crop was to them. As feed for hogs, cattle and poultry, this harvest is a bountiful basis for America’s supply of meat, milk and eggs. Products made from corn-starch, syrup, sugar, oil and others—have literally hundreds of uses which add to the ease aand comfort of everday life. A host of foods, ranging from bread, baking powder and salad dressing to ice cream, candy and soft drinks, contain products of corn. Non-food items that rely on corn for some step in their manufacture include clothing and other fabrics, cigarettes, rugs and carpets, paper, colored inks, adhesives, automobile parts, gasoline, dynamite, life-saving antibiotic drugs and other medicines. The Pilgrims, giving thanks for their corn harvest in 1621, could not have forseen the eventual uses of the grain. We who benefit today by these things can well emulate the Pilgrims in being thankful for this harvest.

Two Dishes For A Cold-Day Pick Up Here’s a couple of dishes that go together to make a wonderful cold-day meal. When the kids come home from school, and Dad comes in cold and hungry, warni ’em up and fill ’em up. Milk or coffee v and crackers will make these two dishes a complete meal. “Chilighetti” 1 lb. ground beef 1 large onion 2 teaspoons chili powder 2 cups kidney beans 1% cups uncooked spaghetti 2 cups tomato juice 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce /. .. 3 teaspoons salt % teaspoon pepper

Fry ground beef until done. Chop onion and mix with meat. Using deep baking dish, put in alternate layers of meat, uncooked spaghetti and beans. Add chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to tomato juice and bring to boil. Then, pour over other ingredients. Bake I hour at 350 degrees. Rice Pudding 6 cups whole milk

. IIIW IIIIWWWWW; • . - ■ ~ -'a.' ■ sSHEfsa mn , . ■ < JK<. W ’ - . s’-:'' m C.V w." JHHBnI J Hani ■ PASSED-OVER PICKINGS— Wet fall weather gives fanners an opportunity to see how well they are picking corn. Ralph ' Roling, representative of the Missouri Farmers Assn., examines sprouted corn in the Missouri River bottom. This field was harvested early with a picker-sheller and the stalks shredded. Yet the field is green with young stalks that have sprouted from corn missed by the picker. _ li i .

1 scant cup unwashed rice 1 cup sugar Vi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla (when done) Cinnamon topping Bring milk to a boil, add the rice, sugar, salt and nutmeg. Stir until rice separate evenly. Cover and cook gently on very low heat for 45 minutes. Stir frequently. When done, put pudding in a 2quart bowl or into dessert dishes and sprinkle cinnamon generously while still hot. May be served either chilled, or while warm, with light cream. Purdue University agronomists suggest that farmers take soil samples now if tire soil has not been listed in the last four years. To avoid foot rot in sheep, trim their feet every spring and fall, oftener if necessary, say Purdue University animal scientists. As cattle are housed for the winter feeding period, they should have free access to loose salt and a mineral mixture, according to Purdue University dairy scientists.

Income Tax Hints May Save Money

Generally, the less a farmer’s net farm income fluctuates from year to year, the less income tax he wil pay over a period of years, says A. M. Nichter, Purdue University agricultural economist. Low net income in a particular year may not cover a farmer’s allowable personal deductions and exemptions. Personal deductions and exemptions are allowed annually, and any credit for such exemptions not absorbed'on current income is automatically lost. These exemptions can not be applied as a credit against income of another .year. Provided he has kept good records, the farmer who reports his income on the cash basis can make a check of income and expenses at this time to determine his net cash income for 1959 to date. By deducting the amount of depreciation allowable on improvements, machinery and purchased breeding stock, he can obtain his tentative 1959 taxable income to date. If this check reveals an unusually low net income, Nichter sug-

Farmers Urged To Be Ready For Census from “The Hoosier Farmer" Sometime this month or within the next few months, one of your neighbors will come knocking at your door. In his hand he will have a very official looking set of forms. He will be wanting to ask you a lot of questions. He will be an official enumerator or census taker. You will be asked such questions as: “How many acres are you farming?” "How many acres of woodland?” “How many days did you work off your farm?” “How many milk cows on hand?” “How much hired laoor?” “How much machinery?” “How much would land and buildings sell for?” Why should there be a census? The first, .and motivating reason, is a federal law requiring a periodic agricultural count. Beyond this there are other reasons. One of the most important is to bring facts about U.S. agriculture up to date. During the past decade, agriculture has undergone such rapid and radical changes that a study must be made. Such a dynamic industry affects everyone in this country; as such the government wants to know who is being affected and to what extent. When the census is completed and the figures are compiled and checked, the government will have a much more complete, accurate and up-to-date idea of what agriculture today is like. Information Confidential Some farmers worry that the information collected may be turned to some other than just compilation of statistics. This is unnecessary. Collected information may be

X X _—• X X \ Jr 1 I \ () 111 *cr I > > i ■ B B > / > B B B. m f z # B% w 1 i \ | \ lets talk | about Farm Bureau O its reliability; O its adaptability to farmers' needs; Q its achievements. i must I Our StoiyjsheuH'be told! I Join the chorus—Joia ADAMS COUNTY FARM BUREAU

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1959

gests selling grain or livestock before Jan. 1, which had been intended for market after Jan. 1. The sale of soybeans or wheat might be considered. Tax savings might be greater than extra income from selling at higher prices after the first of the year. Also the farmer can curtail cash expenses between now and Jan. 1. This might mean buying less or buying on a charge account. If the income check shows a very high net income, Nichter suggests curtailing sales, if practical, between now and Jan. 1. Also, the farmer may contract any pay cash for such items as fertilizer, seeds, feeds, and repair materials that he may have planned to purchase after the first of the year. In case he needs new machinery or equipment for his 1960 operations, consideration should be given to purchasing such items before Dec. 15, 1959. This allows him to take a 20 pre cent’first year depreciation, in addition to the ndrmal depreciation allowed, on items having a useful life of six years or more.

used only by authorized persotfs in the Census Bureau. No census taker may divulge any information he collects. Specifically, he may not turn information over to the assessor any taxing agency. Neither can the Bureau of Census release /any of the figures to a taxing agency. Anyone who does so and is convicted may be imprisoned for two years and fined $2,000. How is a census taker to be recognized? In the first place, he will be chosen from among neighbors; that is, he must live within the community wherein he is working. Secondly, all census takers will have proper official credentials. Before answering any questions for anyone who purports to be a census taker, the farmer should ask for identification. These are just a few of the more than 300 questions that will be aske I in the five-year farm census. To aid with this important ojb, the Bureau of the Census is asking that each farmer have his records as up-to-date as possible. It may even be that you already have a sample questionnaire. Many of these were sent out about November 4. As a result of this survey, the following facts will be collected: 1. Number of farms and other places on which agricultural operations are conducted. 2. The amount of land and ways it is used to provide food and fiber. 3. The acres of all crops and the number of livestock. 4. The quantities and sales of farm products. 5. Kinds of machinery. 6. Number of farm workers, hours worked and rate of pay. The American Farm Bureau Federation is one of several farm organizations serving on an advisory committee which helped with the preparation of the questionnaires and procedures were tried out in 17 counties in all parts of the nation last fall. For the most part it was found that each state should have a questionnaire tailored to its own needs.