Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1959 — Page 8

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Soybean Championship Comes To Northern End Os State

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For the first time in the 20-year history of the state soybean yield contest, a Lake county farmer has brought the championship to northern Indiana. Floyd Duncan, Jr., operator of almost 1.000 acres of* farm land, checked 61.9 bushels per acre on his best five from a total of 140 acres of soybeans to win the 1959 title. Duncan planted the Harosoy, the' most widely grown variety in Indiana, in 40-inch rows May 20. Contrary to common practice, he plowed down nine acres of clover for soys, manured the field with five tons per acre, and used a starter fertilizer of 450 pounds of 3-9-27 per acre. The field had been limed previously and had received an application of rock phosphate. Duncan’s yield is second highest in the state’s history, topped only by the Benton county yield of Tom Maddox of 63 6 bushels per acre in 1954. Walter Lottes, Dubois county, won in 1958 with a yield of J 7.6 bushels an acre. Other high yields were widely distributed over the state, accordfog to K E Beeson, Purdue University agronomist in charge of the contest for the Indiana Crop Improvement Association. One hundred forty-eight farmers in 34 counties bad their yields checked under the supervision of their county agents. Kash Kissick, Jr., Henry county, was second with a yield of 59.4 bushels, and A. E. Drake, Hendricks county, was a close third with 59.3 bushels. Other high yields were: A. Wayne Drake, Hendricks county, 58 bushels; Clarence Mesker, Vanderburgh, 56.9; Walter Bates, Sr., Vigo, 56.3; Harold McDermit, Madison, 54.9; Clarence Rogers, Madison, 54.8; Gwen Rudolph, Dubois, 54.4, and James Billingsley, Johnson, 53.8. Six of these planted the Clark variety, three the Harosoy, and one the new- Shelby. Other varieties planted in the project included the Hawkeye. Lindarin, Lincoln, Adams, Perry and Roe. Contestants are reducing their row width, Beeson says. Many used 38-inch rows and a few reduced width to 20 inches. Higher; yields per acre were the obvious objective. Most growers depended more on a high fertility level than direct fertilization. The side band applicator, however, permitted use of heavier starter applications than was common a' few years earlier. * Two farmers in the high 10 yields, used 20-inch rows, and two report-1 ed side dressing with nitrogen with satisfying results, Beeson points out. Time of planting ranged from early May to early June, and the amount of seed ranged from 45 pounds to 90 pounds in wide rows. Most common crop rotation is corn, one or two years, soybeans,

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3b f grain and clover. Indiana crop champions will b< ! honored at the annual banquet 01 _ the Indiana Crop Improvement As ’ sociation at Purdue Jan. 28. 1 i District Beef School 1 At Columbia City Plans are nearing completion for “ a district beef cattle school to be held at the 4-H Community Center 1 at Columbia City on Thursday, 1 January 7, 1960 according to Leo r N. Seltenright, county agricultural 1 agent. A team of five extension 1 specialists from Purdue, representing as many departments involved ■ in beef cattle feeding and marketing, will handle various phases of ‘the program. The program will get underway 1 at 9:30 a in. Central Daylight Time 1 and end at 3:00 p.m. The morning session will consist of presentations relating to feed lot arrangement, feed preservation and hand- ; ling, saving in the feed lot, and new developments in nutrition. 1 The current market situation will also be discussed, as well as ways ' to reduce coSts in the feeding and fattening process. The afternoon program will consist of a team presentation of different feed lot layouts and factors to be considered in planning feeding systems for greatest efficiency. Plenty of time will be provided for questions on individual problems. All persons in northeastern Indiana interested in cattle feeding problems are invited to attend. I Good Crop Yields i Depend On Fertilizer Trying to produce good crop yields on low fertility soil is like attempting a long motor trip on flat tires reports the National Plant Food, Insitute’s Midwest division, in citing a statement by Kentucky | agronomists. "Careful car owners check their 1 tires before starting on a trip,” say B. N. Driskel and Howard F. Miller, University of Kentucky extension soils specialists. "Careful farmers check their soils before starjfog on‘a croplroWlng oprt-st- ■ tion.” , Soil test' are profit builders, the I Kentucky specialists point out. Such tests give the farmer information about the nutrients his soil needs to produce high-income, lowcost crop yields. The Institute reports that crop • yields are 40 per cent higher among Midwestern farmers who . have their soil tested and follow fertilizer recommendations of col- ' lege agronomists.

I OF THIS AND THAT BY LOIS FOLK Home Agent "T'was the week before Christmas and all through the house, with everyone scurrying, even a r mouse." At least this is the way e it is around the Extension Office r and in every home I have visited. By the pace everyone has taken I □ am afraid there will be many a j tired Santa come Christmas Eve. n So here are some tips to help Santa - reach Christmas feeling full of 1 vim, vigor and Christmas cheer. Tips for Hired Santa's or for f those who do not want to be "all in” on Christmas: / 1. Never stand to do a task when i you can sit down, such a s mixing, » ironing, wrapping gifts and peeling - vegetables. 2. Never bend to do a job which - can be raised to a more comfort- , able working height. Invert a bowl . under the one in which you are 1 mixing or preparing food to raise 5 the counter height. 1 3. Alternate a hard task with an easier one. A standing job with - one at which you can sit. A.n enjoy- - able task with one that’s a chore. 5 4. Relax 10 minutes out of everd - hour. This may seem like a waste . of time, but in the long run it isn't r because you will be able to work . an extra two or three hours a day. - This also a time to open Christmas ; cards, read over a new recipe, or answer some of Johnnie's questions concerning Christmas. If you are real tired lay down for these 10 minutes and prop your feet up. 5. Take time to get plenty of sleep and eat well-balanced meals. You know you are cross when hungry or when you lack sleep. 6. Keep your posture perfect. It ’ takes more energy to slouch than ■ it does to stand and sit straight. 1 7. Don’t do any job that doesn’t 1 really need doing. Too many of us ’ homemakers do those extra jobs r that no one ever sees and they don’t make any * difference any , way. 8. Plan. Think through your jobs ’ for each day and then go about I work in an orderly fashion. Don’t » begin* several jobs without cornl pieting**uy of them. ■ 9. Above all remember to smile. >I No job seems nearly as big when we tackle it with a lot of Christmas .: spirit. 1 All of these careless and improp.l er habits can ibble away at your I reserve energy and take away the p good spirit of Christmas. 0 1 Instead of a recipe this week, I v, thought you might enjoy a poem I- written for Christmas by Mrs. Carl Schug of Blue Creek Town- - ship. "The Spirit of Christmas” The Spirit of Christmas, now where can it be It is hiding somewhere ’neath the Christmas tree? In a gaily wrapped package all sealed in with love Or could it be shining in th4 star up above Can it be in the lights that shimmer and glow Through wreaths of holly or gay mistletoe Could it be in a basket of food for the poor Perhaps in the greetings that come to your door Do you ’spose that old Santa has something to do In keeping the spirit of Christmas too? In the laughter of children, the light in their eyes Is this where the Spirit of Christmas lies? You can find it in giving, behold J it in grace Sing it in carols, reveal it in face 'Tis the joy of Christmas where ’ere it may be For it’s faith and it’s hope and it’s charity. Now where can the Spirit of Christmas be? In men’s hearts it will dwell 'til eternity. Good management practices in dairy husbandry provide separation of dry cows and heifers from the milking herd, assert Purdue University dairy scientists. Heat your home with... HeefeHeat A MODEM. FAST HEATIH OIL "•081-MS *Fleet-Honf*Fuel Oil gives dean, safe, automatic heat It’s triple filtered, free flowing,burns without smoke. Sold exclusively by local. Independent Fleet-Wing distributors. Beavers'V Oil Service, lac.

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By L. N. Seltenright , Ag. Opportunity Day Purdue college life will be illustrated to Adams County boys on December 29 at Purdue University. The Adams County Chapter of Purdue Ag. Alumni is sponsoring the trip for interested boys. Chairman for the event is Paul Kohne. , The group will travel to Lafayette to observe the campus and facilities. They will hear President F. . L. Hovde and Dean Earl Butz, describe student activities and opportunities. Some thirty other counties will be participating in the event. The day will be concluded by attendance at the Pur-due-M ont a n a State basketball game. High school boys interested in attending should contact the County Extension office or Paul Kohne. Area Sheep Meeting The area sheep meeting was well attended with about 150 in attendance. Several from Adams county attended including Gorman Fox, Donald Moser, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Myers and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Baker. Stops were at the Harold Bergon farm in Huntington' county and Don Conrad’s in Whitley county. Bergon had 800 head of lambs on feed and Conrad discussed his good results with a 90 ewe commercial flock. The group enjoyed lamb at the noon luncheon. Dr. Arthur Pope, chief of the Sheep Division at the University of Wisconsin was the principal speaker. Farm Record Books You probably have received one or more record books for 1960 by now. In case you haven't, the Extension office has two kinds for sale at a nominal cost. One is for farm record analysis, the other for income tax purposes. Need Tax Help Farmers Income Tax Guides are available free of cost at the Extension office. Stop by and pick up one if you have some questions on tax or social security computation. Grain Show Hoosier grain showmen are preparing samples for the 53rd State Grain and Seed Show which will be held at Purdue University on January 25-29. The show, sponsored by. the Indiana Crop Improvement Association, is open to anyone in the state 12 years of age or older. Perhaps Adams county will be represented by several samples, Gail Egly in the 4-H corp. shew, JtoyMMrffoto soybean And Benj. Mazelta in open class soybean show. Another Gianerellin? Scientist at Michigan State University have come up with another growth regulating chemical just as amazing as gibberellin. The chemical, called CCC, makes plants short and stocky, gives them tougher stems and may influence flowering and yield of some crop. In the first tests with wheat the grain grew shorter and tillered more. CCC is now being produced by American Cyanamid for other research workers. It will be tested all over the country for possible uses in agriculture. Just another example of the wonders of research. 1 Cranberry Rehash The recent cranberry and now ’ poultry disturbances stirred up quite a few things farmers should - be thinking about. The following is from C. W. Stall's editorial in r the December “Hoosier Farmer**. "The recent cranberry ‘rhubarb’ 1 should drive home to farmers as never before the devastating effect a which carelessly handled government ‘announcements’ can have 5 on farming. It should also forcefully remind farmers of their 5 heavy responsibility in keeping food products they produce free , from contamination by poisons which they use in farm production. There seems little doubt that the spray used on the northwestern , cranberry crop was poisonous. Apparently some of it remained in the food product offered for sale. * But, since only a small part of the " cranberries are produced in the northwest, the big percentage of 5 the producers were unjustly penalized for the mistakes of the few. * Now, the government apologizes and offers promotion programs. 1 Indiana farmers might well ask themselves: "What reason is there to believe that the same thing might not happen to the hog busi1 ness, or the poultry, dairy, and ’ wheat business?" Ventilation ! Stop drafts through dairy bams by closing doors and windows on the north and west sides of the buildings. Dairy cows and calves need fresh air. Keep air circulating but not as drafts. .« For Your Consideration The following is on “Government Subsidies—Who Benefit s?” by Frank Waddle of Better Farming Methods Magazine. “Every Better Farming Methods reader should be gravely concerned with a fallacy that is gaining wide acceptance with the ‘average man-on-the street’.’’ Odds are ten-to-one that Mr; Average Man now believes farmers get the biggest chunk of government subsidies. You should .be concerned with this dilemma not only for the farmers’ sake, but for your own. For you lot is cast with the farm- . er. If his prestige suffers, so does yours. Here is a release from the Na-

I X tional Grange that should be brought to the attention of every citizen. Many critics, in an effort to discredit farm programs they do not like, are using inaccurate and misleading figures which tend to turn the public against any type of Government service to agriculture—and even against farmers themselves. Ask the average man-on-the street who gets most Government subsidies and his answer will be—•“farmers”. Ask if he or his busness receives a subsidy and the answer is likely to be an emphatic —“No". But despite such commonly expressed opinions, the American public has been supporting Government subsidies since the First Congress met in 1789. It is difficult to name a business which is not receiving some type of Government subsidy. This ‘average man-on-the street” who says he is opposed to all subsidies, comes into contact with them everyday. When he awakens in the morning, he turns on a light and immediately starts scaring the results of a subsidy provided through a fast tax write-off plan which saves power companies billions of dollars—and which reduces his light bill accordingly. When he goes to breakfast of bacon and eggs, he shares the benefits of the Government’s 19 million dollar Federal Meat Inspection Program—a program conducted by the USDA for the sole purpose of assuring the public a safe and wholsesome supply of meat. If he makes a trip by plane, he rides at a fare made possible by a direct subsidy to airlines—and by tax supported airports and air traffic control facilities. When he sits down to read a magazine he starts a subsidy provided through the U.S. Post Office Department—a subsidy which has cut the annual cost of mailing a single publication by as much as $8,604,000. So, throughout the day, the man who says he is opposed to all forms of subsidy, has been sharing special services provided at the taxpayer’s expense. The following figures show the Bureau of Budget’s breakdown of “current expense of aids and special services” for a recent year. On’farm ' support $lB4 million International wheat agreement 1'....... r . 77 million Grants in aid (Extension Service, evperiment stations, etc.) 60 million Other USDA operations TOTAL FOR AG. .. $463 million Post Office Dept, in favor of business $670 million Navigation aidsl37 million Air navigation aids ..93 million Shop operation subsidies 50 million Other special aids to business 138 million TOTAL TO BUSINESS To labor (grants to states for operating employment and unemploymnet compensation programs ... S2OO million These figures show clearly that farmers have not been—and are not now—the execlusive beneficiaries of special subsidies and services supplied at the expense of U.S. taxpayers." Merry Christmas May Christmas bring to you an understanding of Christ’s blessings. r BETTER FARM CONSTRUCTION AT LESS COST with READY-MIX CONCRETE from DECATUR Ready-Mix, Inc. E. OAK & FORNAX Phone 3-2561

Farm Market Trends Predict Unsettled Future For Soybean Markets

By WILLIAM P. GBUBER United Preu International Market prices for soybeans, oils and meals will continue to be unsettled for several months to come, some brokers and economists predict. Most commodities lost some ground this week. But soybean futures captured most of the attention as prices broke sharply Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. At one point, the losses nearly reached the 10-cent limit allowed for a single day’s trading in Chicago. Most traders were caught by surprise when the Department of Agriculture, in its final crop report, revised its 1959 soybean crop estimate upward by 10 million bushels. A revision in the opposite direction had been expected. The prediction “wipes out just about all the hopes” of those who counted on record export sales this year and next to boost prices, commented Mitchell, Hutchins & Co., a brokerage firm. “It may well prove to be the straw that broke the camel’s back,” said Donald V. MacDonald, economist for another firm. “The production will add to our already burdensome surpluses.” Bache & Co- predicted prices will swing widely for some weeks to come. But it added that the lower prices would probably serve to increase processing operations and exports by early next year. Wholesale butter prices fell as much as 6Vi cents in top grades ( this week in New York. Chicago i dropped up to 6 cents. The USDA blamed the decline ■ on a heavier flow of milk with no corresponding change in consumption. The trend is normal for this time of the year, it said. Livestock prices continued to edge downward. Sales of bogs averaged SU.6C per cwt. at Chicago Friday, compared with $11.75 last week. It was the lowest level since January, 1956. Fed cattle were steady to $1.50 lower, with the most decline at Chicago. Prime ami choice gredes under 1,100 pounds showed the least decline. Heifers were steady to SI.OO lower. Replacement cattle were weakgrades to SI.OO or more lower in other grades. Chicago’s prices

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were the lowest since December, 1955, the USDA said. Grain futures and cash prices fell of this week along with soybeans. Wheat lost about a cent in the December contract. Corn and oats were of by fractions. Rye dropped about 4 cents. Drummed lard, vegetable oils and meals were also lower. Potatoes and onions encountered a very dull trade, and prices were weak. Shell egg futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday sank to the lowest point in 19 years. The December delivery fell to $23.25. Wholesale egg prices were unchanged to 3 cents higher. Live poultry prices ’were also ■ higher. The USDA reported that 1 turkeys have advanced several cents since Thanksgiving. Many farm tamilies are not in , such straits as statistics make I

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them seem, a University of Illinois economist said. Gross farm income is down from last year, L.H. Simerl said. But two important developments have increased the incomes of many families—Many men have quit farming altogether, leaving more land and more income for those who remain. —Many families have greatly increased their earnings by taking off-farm employment. In 1959, Simerl said, the average farmer made about half as much form off-arm sources as he did from farming. Purdue University poultry scientists remind broiler raisers to in--1 sist on careful handing of the birds when they are loaded out of the house. Bruising accounts for a high percentage of down grading of broilers under the new mandatory I poultry inspection law.