Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1960 — Page 6

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Local People To Attend Taylor Farm Forum Jan. 6

Two car toed* of Interested Adimi county p«ipte will »ttend *n unprecedented evMt In Indiana agreculture. A unique Farm Forum, will bo staged at Taylor L'nivvrally, January 6, Wodiasday al 8 pm„ CDT. Four ot Indiana's top •grtcoltural loaders will discuss •The Farmer’* DUvmma: Surplus t* awl Security -* Tbe Honor able Harold W Handley. Governor, and other slate dlgniterit* will be present Headlining the program will be Dr Earl L Butz. Dean of the School of Agriculture. Purdue Uni versify. John C. Raber, president. Indiana Farmers Union; George Doup. president. Indiana Farm Bureau and Robert J. Giltner, Master, Indiana State Grange. This is probably tbe first time that these men are appearing together on the same program, v " W Wayne Townsend, state representative from Grant and Blackford counties and a member of the Agricultural Committee of the House of Representatives, will be the moderator. Special guest also participating in the program will be Jay Gould, noted Farm Director of WOWO Radio. Fort Wayne. Because of the interest which has been shown, the site of the meeting . has been changed from the 600 seat Shreimtr Auditorium to Maytag Gymnasium which accommodates approximately 2.500 A capacity crowd Is expected. Tbe forum, which will be open to tbe public, is expected to draw Fann Bureau delegations from all counties in the eastern half of Indiana. Grange and Farmers Union members, state officers ot the three organizations, bank presidents. Production Credit field men. Federal Land Bank officers, representatives of the press, radio and television, Taylor officials, farmer* from surrounding counties and others. At the beginning of the program, the audience will be introduced to Taylor’s new president. Dr. B Joseph Martin, Who takes office on January Ist. Dr. Martin was formerly president of Wesleyan College. Macon, Georgia. Dr. Butz will kick-off the program, giving a short statement of the background and present status of tbe farm problem. This will be followed by presentations from the members of the Forum panel who represent the three major farm organizations. After the presentation of each panel member, the other panelists will examine and discuss the position and proposals of the respective farm organizations At the conclusion of the Forum discussion, the audience will be given opportunity to submit written questions to Townsend and Gould, who will present them to the panel for discussion.;-$ <• - . ' ■ < Jay Goukl WiS conclude ti)e evening Miflfltmary Statement Dr; Butt' Urchme a. member of WWpgtbn, V. C and ,a Member M'tbe BoirdoTDirectofsof the Commodity . Corporation. <-Me ield.&M'DDStt. until, 1967 te was; named to his present position it W Uplversftr Di;. Butt I*, the. author of. “The Production Credit System for Fortners y ahd’ Wee Fixing* for L L. ..x..’.-. .1-1. * tegMl 1A nothin your J iwniw with 9 RtthHeat "nanm CHI fltow beat. IT* triple MattClktoMkDbWMwHM by deatJl—t-Wlng [j/M] Beavers”* Oil Service, Inc. I ■ . _

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.1 • ■ _..... ■ ■ — - 1 Food Stuffs ” He has traveled ini 25 countries, studying food and ag-‘ ricultural condition* John Haber, now serving his fifth * term as president of the Indiana 1 Farmers Union, ha* one of the most highly mechanised farms-in the state. Located near Bristol in Elkhart County, the 750 acre fit rm produces one million pounds of broilers per year. Raber is a member ot the 1960 Farm Census Committee and is a National Farmers Union representative on the Farmers and World Affair* Committee. He was elected first President of the Broiler Growers of Indiana and in 1953 was elected Organizing Chairman of the Indiana Partners Union. He was named stabpresident at the charter convention in 1954 Last year Raber visited Russia with a group of Hoosier farmers who took an extensive tour covering 2.000 miles in the Soviet Union. George Doup, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau since 1957. resides on a Bartholomew County farm, northeast of Columbus. For 17 years he was an employee of the Farmers Marketing Association, a Columbus affiliate of the Farm Bureau. He was elected Bth District Farm Bureau Director in the fall of 1945 and in 1951 became Director of the Livestock Department of the Indiana Farm Bureau. The following year he was named vice president of the organization and at the 1952 convention was re-elected to a two-year term. He continued to head the Livestock Department until 1956. Four years ago Doup helped organize the Farmer-Retailer Committee. composed of representatives from industries and businesses interested in the protection of food. He has been chairman of the committee since its inception. Robert Giltner. Master, Indiana State Grange, is a grain farmer on 63$ acres in Tippecanoe County, near Lafayette. He is serving on Governor Handley’s Commission on Flood Control and Water Resources, is Chairman of the National Grange Transportation Committee and is a member of both the State Farm Safety Council and the Board of Directors of Blue Shield. He has been Chairman of the Selective Service Board of Tippecanoe County for the past 9 yean and was secretary of the Indiana State Grange for 14 years. Wayhe Townsend, State Representative, serves on 6 committees of the House of Representatives, including th Agricultural Committee. He was graduated from the University of Purdue School of Agriculture in 1951 and took graduate work irf. Political Science at Georgetown University in 1955-56. For two years during 1954-56, Towusnedserved as military SpeCi6l Agiertt for the Army Counter C W . ■ Jky Gould, one of the leading agrlcuttuAJ broadcasters in the eoUhtry. kas been a well known Source’of information to thousands of farmers-;in $9 tri-state area for tbe pdst 15 years. His associations- with scores of county extension' agerts, agricultural leaders. adeh* : jtß and midwestern univeTsit'cS and experiment stations, keep him in constant touch with the latest progress and research in farming methods and general trends. Through the years he has become a recognized clearing house for this information to the people of one of the leading general farming areas in the United States. In addition to his 21 hours of broadcasting each week, Mr. Gould la much in demand as a speaker for civic and farm groups, conservation organizations, womens clubs, student bodies and 4-H dubs. The evening festivities will get underway with a dinner at 6 p.m. for state officials, the Forum leaders, press, radio and TV personalities and other officials. All persons interested in the farm problem are invited to attend the evening program.

Adams And Wells Counties Plan Chicago Trip The Extension Service of Adam* and Well* county are planning a twvriay market study at Chicago, according to Leo N. SHtennght. county agricultural agent. The date is January 11 and 12. It will be an interesting educational twodayrtrip. Purdue agricultural economist Paul Mitchell will spend one day with the group in the livestock market and agricultural economist Bill Farris will spend the other day with the group io tbe grain market. Hus is tbe tour schedule: January ll—Grain Day 9 00 a. m —-Assemble visitors gallery—Board of Trade 9.45 a. m —Opening of trading on futiwes market. ' 9:45 a. m — Illustrated lecture of operation of grain market. 10:15 a. m. — Tour of trading pits, cash market, etc. 10:45 a. m.—Grain grading and inspection department 11.25 a. m. — Leave Board of Trade for tour of Federal Reserve Bank. Complimentary lunch ~ at Bank 2:00 p. m —Leave by bus for Illinois Grain Corp. Elevators and Calumet Dock facilities at 128th and Doty street. - 5:00 p. m.—Tour of Chicago . Post Office. , 6:30 p. m.—To hotel for cleanup and meal. 8 00 p. m.—Show id Chicago. January 12-Livestock Market Day 7:00 a. m. —Leave hotel for stockyards 7:30 a. m.—Assemble in lobby of Exchange Building 7:45 a. m.—Top of building view, of • stockyards and packer town 8:30 a. m._Visit hog market for trading, pricing, grading, etc. 9:30 a. m.-Visit cattie market for trading, pricing, grading, etc. 10:30 a. m—Conference with Stock Yards officials 11:15 a. m.—Visit feeder cattie division. 12:15 a. m.—Visit Swift & Company—observe cattle slaughter, carcass grade demonstration, complimentary lunch, discussion 3:00 p. m —Municipal airport 3:45 p. m.—Maxwell Street <■; Ghetto Market 4-30 p. m —Tour of Marshall > field Store. • Transportation will be by charted bus. The maximum nufnppf for the trip is 40, so this means about 20 from each county. cost will be a minimum of gbtw sls to S2O. The maximum is what the individual makes Jt RC-serv*-tions will be made at the Atlantic Hotel. The bus will- leave Decatur at 4:00 a. ra. on January 11. Anyone interested in going in the group should contact the county extension office. ACP Sign-Up Begins January 4 A The initial sign-up for the 1960 Agricultural Conservation Program will begin on January < and continue through January 29,1960, Mr. James Garboden, chairman of tiie Adams ASC County committee reported today. ■’s • ■ ■ Farmers interested in receiving federal assistance in completing practices for soil building and tot protection against wind and water erosion should apply at the Adams County ASC office during this period, he said. All bona fide farmers in the county are eligible to participate in the program and will be approved for financial assistance based on their individual needs and the amount of federal funds available in the county, Mr. Garboden stated. Mr. Garboden urged all farmers who are interested in the Agricultural Conservation Program to visit the Adams ASC county office located at 130% North Second street Decatur, Ind. It is important for Adams county farmers to plan their conservation needs early, he said. Funds will be allocated and guaranteed to the extent possible on all requests and for as long as funds remain available. Adams county received an allocation for ASP purposes in the •amount of $64,762 to be distribute/ to farmed on the basis of their requests. It will be well to "come early and avoid the rush,’’ Mr. Gartxaden stated. \ i- "

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Fs«r yswau JI♦*•«•»»—»«•* BPtoss troto too Mato DstasMtso Larry 19. ftotor hfc esesnsto risgre ia too swtije xEriUo Mt Ms tret Pstaarf CMaa sto Is itMl the yea* ho totosd 4 H. VM Um S4MO tetr u»blp wttk her He bee roleed 0 totti of 866 kefl frtne too v tekisl gilt- Dvogo* year since iHI il Ml ott>wa tbe sraad cfeotoptoe banv* M . the Bbelby Ceenty Fete. LiavtUs to junior loader of the 1 . Hanover Boys 4-H Clab A greds ate of Morrtetowa High School, bo recently attended the eight week eaort eoaree at PuHuo I Vaiverelty. MoaHh Leoder As health oScor of the Lo I Orange .uuniy junior loader er sanitation. Bortta Jo Clark has had aaipto opportunity to pursue her favorite project. Tbe 14-year old Howe 4-H’or rounded out her ■tato cbamptonablp your wkk her talk. “Health: the Key to HapplnoM" In 1958, ehe woe the eonniy honor health plu provided ky EM Lilly A Co., and thto yett i the <*tiic»fo trt*. Miss Clark begau her health projeet In 1964, the year she became health and safety loader ot bar etab. She to no* juntok loader of tbe Lina W> • X - L 4-H Club, and a Junior st Lina Township High School. •oof King Larry Maloae, 20. of Rockville I haa been devoted to the rataiag of tno Herefordestnce joining f 4-H 19 years ago. He haa abowp i at the Parte County Fair for nine years, wtnatn* either 6r»t Or aecond place eaoh year. Hie nerd totals IQ steers, 15 heifers aad lour oewh. OfflislaiTiat by Leto M. Folk Hone Demonstration Agent Happy New Year! I hope this year as you go about your homemaidng tasks, you will take a few minutes each day to stop and think of your purpose as a homemaker.’ You’ really have one the rhost honored and highest paid occupations. i You have a most honored occupation in that you must take four walls and create within them a good Wholesome atmosphere for yourself and family, It is your . JWt> to Tai*e your family such, tkat we dan rest the world of tomorrow upon their shoulders. You also are In charge of the health of our nation; as you serve wellbalanced meals, teach your children food principles, and mend cuts and scratches. Don’t scoff when; I Sdy you are ; the highert>M.; * ; knqw you 'tay’l your Income in tax blank, but *tp ,c<m -p«y » baby’s a;la«B-ag<H<'S j "Gee Mom,” pr for dandeYes. YWir' jdb rewarding one. YhMW-toH'wlwig I d^wn.-buh ' <tay/ ■ • •■.Vf Last week’s Os, told of a few / Here are those for an ® home furnishings. J ’ Clothing *hd TextiWW-fo* of clothing wfll be up ytty slight ly. The quantity of sins 1 * price*. We can elsoj wearing qualities, and fit betttase niqueiL Shoes in the lower price 1 teveis'^' ab ? ut same, but high quality shoes will continue to'rise in price. House Furnishings—Na significant change is hold textiles during 1960. A slight , rise ta price is m ; major appliances. The trend to* ! ward built-in kitchen equipment 'is continuing. The appliances ‘ themselves wHI not usually cost more than free standing ones, but ' cost of installation and mainten--1 ance will add considerably ‘to their ; total cost. Small appliances, record Players and housewares wi be plentiful and competition trill be keen between domestic and imported models. Has yotir family become a nit weight conscious after Christmas tantalizing ~ PhUly-JeUo Salid lean of Mllnot. chill until ice crystals begin to form. 1 pkg. Philadelphia Cream Cheese. ■, . ■ - ..' 1 cup sugar. _ 2 tablespoons vanilla. Creqm all this togettuf. ' Dissolve 1 pkg. jello, W flavor in 1 cup of boiling water. Cool until sytupy. combine cooled jello and cheese mixture. Whip Milnot and fdki into Fret mixture, pour into mold and let set u»tO firm ,

■i tonlMfe* fcrftaJaCUri Uwy Maforo UAm M* la IM4. be exhibited both grand rtamplou eteer and grand chaaptoa bar row. The following was named honor abowSM at the etale fair. Youag Malone attended the elab congreee ooarteey ot B. I. da Font de Nawoars. President of tba Penn Township Plow Boys «-H Club and a graduate of BlooatMdala High School, Ma toM IB bow • full time fanner. Hoftoro As Usual Although aba never before attended tba national congreee. « H h<> no-a are "nothing new to alothing winner LeAnn Shafer. The l»->par-< ld Lucerne girl has received 45 awards in clothing alone, and many more in other bomb economics projects to which she has devoted her Id AM years. Slnoe beginning to sew, she has made 113 garments, and has given 14 sewing demonstrations. A junior leader of the Harrison Hustlers Home Ec. and Ag. 4-H Clubs she also io a member ot ths Cuss county council. The Purdue University eopbo- - mere hoped tor a career in clothMt Mfj tHtlles. Coats k Clark presented her pribo trip to Chicago. - Black Light Traps Catch More Insects ’ Many injurious insects are atI traded to ultraviolet light and can be trapped and destroyed before they lay their eggs and before ■ they damage crops. Purdue entomologist H. O. Deay and agricul- ■ tural engineer J. G. Hartsock, after several years' research on ; the relative attractiveness of vaftous lights, have found this better, safer way to control insects. Light in the near ultraviolet region of Me spectrum is most attractive to insects. This light, not visible to man, is called black . light. I " 'Maps Protect Garden Crops Preliminary work to control gtrjien' insects with light traps bpgan at Purdue in 1958. Three different 15-Watt fluorescent light - trips were used in the experiment,. One <as equipped with a ' single Wack light lamp, another j had a Hack and a green light and the third used three black lights. ' Research workers found that the ‘ three 15-Watt btacjc light trap protected corn, potatoes, tomatoes ■ and cucumbers from insect damage in 50x60 foot garden plots. ' The black light traps effectively controlled , striped and spotted cueumber beetles, the two most serious insect pests oi cucumbers. Traps also prevented bacterial and pumpkina, since this disease is transmitted only by these beetles. Other insects which seemed to be adequately controlled in the Purdue tests included corn earworn, European corn borer, the potato leafhopper and tomato and tobacco horn worms. Advantages of Light Traps Purdue experiments to control garden insects are running again this year, If light traps prove successful they’ will offer many advantages for insect control in the home vegetaHe garden. Electric traps work automatically once they are installed. Therefore, no strict time schedules fat. application of controls are needed. With insecticides, control

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Annual Conservation Meeting Scheduled For January 19th

County Agents Comer by Lew N. SelUnriihl A* Opportunity Day Suecroaful Ag Opportunity Day at Purdue University on Tuesday was quite successful with about 2.000 in attendance. Adams county had 23 in the group that heard Purdue President Hovde, Dr. Andrews and Dean D. Pfendler give information in college work and life. The large group was divided into many small groups lead by Purdue staff members. The staff members discussed the college program and showed those in attendance the'residence halls and co-recreational gymnasium. The group attended the basketball game to climax the day. Congratulations to Paul Kohnc and others of the Purdue Ag Alumni organization for making this trip possible and successful. 4-H Achievement Programs The 4-H achievement programs for 1959 were completed with the Wabash township meeting last Monday evening. A successful series of meetings were held. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Bauman were reelected as township extension committS* representatives for Wabash township. , Crop Production in 1959 The agriculture statisticians office reports that total crop production of 1939 matches the alltime high of 1958. Harvested acreage was slightly higher but yields were not as uniformly high as last year. The crop season was well above average for the nation as a whole in spite of serious difficulties in some sections. Farm Income in 1960 You can boost farm income in 1960 by using these ideas as your guides. 1. Shoot for the highest net income per acre. 2. Make full use of equipment. 3. Follow price trends—sell at peaks. 4. Cull your livestock. 5. Keep busy—manage your time in ways that boost hourly return and 6. Cut costs whereever you can. January Check List Some January items that need attention are check through last year's farm records; use them to make plans for 1960. Get an early start on income tax; prepare estimate now or file before February 15. Plan credit needs for the year. Make an income budget to show lender how payments can be made. Check machinery and order needed parts. Farmers Forum The Farmers Forum at Taylor University has generated a lot of interest. I understnad quite a her are planning to attend next Wednesday evening, January 6 at 8 p.m. Jay Gould will be toastmaster for the program. Chicago Marketing Tour Reservations are coming in for the Chicago Marketing tour. It is scheduled for January 11 and 12. This will be a real opportunity to see and understand grain and livestock marketing. schedules are dictated by the weather, the time the insects appear and the development stage of the crop to be protected. Light traps can be used when the soil is wet r a condition which limits the use of many other insect controls. \ Probably most- important, traps leave no poisonous' residues on the plants, they are not injurious to wildlife, and strains of insects resistant to chemicals will not develop. Plenty of good legume hay for -the ewe flock, during the winter is good insurance for a strong crop of lambs next spring, remind Purdue University animal scientists.

The annual report meeting of the . Adams county foil conservation »uprrvlsor« will be conducted at Pleasant Mills high school on Jan 19 with a dinner, presentation of awards, and a top notch humorous speaker as highlights of the program. The district board of supervisors met last week making final prrparations for the event. Because the supervisors ate actually a legal subdivision of local government, they are required to meet at least once a year to make public a ree port of the past year’s activities J The 5-man board controls the r soil conservation district, setting j up the plans and schedules with the Soil Conservation Service techI niclan and his staff merely "toan- , cd” by the Department of AgricuL t tur to asdst them in their projects. 1 The SCS has no official voice in . matters of policy. i The board members, well known i aronud the country for their enerp getic soil work, are: Herman Bul- . mahn, chairman; Rich Scheu- . mann, vice chairman; Ben Mazelin. secretary-treasurer; and Ben j Grke>and Ivan Huser. members. i Tickets for the banquet and prop gram, which are 11.50. may be ourchased from the county agent’s office, the soil conservation office, s or any of the supervisors, e The program will be: t Invocation Bev. F. Haaen V - Sparks Dinner .... Ladies of P.M. Metho- . dist nitarch . . Welcome Herman Bulmahn i Awardsßich Schenmann Election of Supervisor M. CGerald (Doc) Visard Introduction of GuestsM. C. - Entertainment . K . P.M. Bed Birds - Speaker ... Clarence Ebling, SooLine Philosopher. The conservation pledge, which s all members attending will be asks ed to take, is as follows: s I give my pledge as an Ameri- » can to save and faithfully to defend - from waste, the natural resources of my country—its soil and minerals—its forests, waters, and wild1 Hfe. IJBJF r • Care Will Keep • Poinsefta Blooming First the leaves turn yellow, then thev wilt. Whn they start 1 falling off, brother, your poinsett tia’s sick, sick. sick. i If you were lucky enough to get i a poinsettia for Christmas, here . are sotne suggestions on how to > keep it through the winter. ; E. R. Honeywell, Purdue Univer- > sity floriculturist, says to keep the . plant in the house where there is . plenty of light and where the night temperature does not go below 60 degrees. Water it wnen the soil r becomes dry, but do not let the f soil become water-logged. Avoid .. sudden changes in temperatures c which might be caused by. drafts;' t open windows gas ranges or flre- . places. After flowering, the plant should be removed to a cellar or baser ment and set in a dry . should not freeze. About the first of May cut bld , stems back to about four; inches I above the pot. Water the plant well and place it in a sunny window. After the growth is well started. set outdoors in a semi-shady location until about Sept. 1. Re- • move to house and place in a - sunny window. a i Farm animals often contract i pneumonia following weather with - extreme temperature variations, Purdue University veterinarians , point out. Owners should watch ’ for coughing, increased breathing , rates or nasal discharges. They ’ recommend calling a veterinarian ' before the disease becomes well established or spreads.

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