Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1960 — Page 8

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Farmers Have A Choice Os Tax Filing Dates

Jwif-emploved farmer* who report their earning* on • calender' year baata hava • choice at due, date* for fllinff their inconw tax return* and paying the aortal *e-l eurMy Um. ChrtoUan H. W. Luocke. j diatrict manager of the Fort Wayne •octal security attic* laid today I A farm operator may either file Ma return any pay the tax <m hi* ISM earnings on or before Frbni ary IS. 1930. or file an estimate of hit UM and pay thia amount by January 11. 1980 If be chooses to file an estimate he can then file hte return and pay any balance due by April IS. 1960 Only total earning* up to a maximum of $4 MOO a year should be reported for UM The aortal *ecurtty Um on 195® self-employment earning* la 3* percent. While the •octal security Um goes up to 4H* on »elf employment earning* on January 1, thia increase will not affect the farm operators report on Ma !MM eamtntff.’ *" Mr. Luecke pointed out that only Wai earning* up to a maximum of S4MOO should be reported For example. If in Addition to Ms net farm earning* a farmer has nonfarm wages from covered employment, and those wages amounted to less than UJDO in 1959. the farmer will pay the social security self-employment tax only on that part of his net farm earnings necessary to bring the total up to $4,800 foe the year. While earnings of less than 3400 in a year should not be reported, a self-employed farmer may report and pay the social security tax even when his actual net earnings are less than this amount. If his, gross income from farming is 31.300 or less, the farmer may count as bis earnings from farming either his actual net or twothirds of his gross. If his gross farm earnings are more than SI.BOO and his net is less than $1,200. he may report either his actual net

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“Ease The HIGH COST SQUEEZE” BY BUYING GREEN BELT Fertilizer in BULK SAVINGS up to 15% are available to farmers ' Who haul their own fertiliier from our plant. The GREEN BELT Chemical Co. Bryant, Ind. A PUBLIC MEETING Subject: “NATURAL SOIL MINERALS” Place: HOAGLAND HIGH SCHOOL Hoagland, Indiana JANUARY 13, 1960 - 100 P. M. Speaker: MR. LEROY MILLER Representative of FANNING SOIL SERVICE Everybody Welcome! ' ■ . -- ' SJ2 . ' r ■ -

or 11.300. However, if Ma gr<>«» I farm income la more than $i a*® •nd Ma net i* 11.300 or more, he muit report hia actual net earnI lag*. Mr. Uieckr said that the optional j method •I>pb«'« whether the farm- ' era actual net earning* are s**) or more. le»» than S4OO. or men if he ha* an operating Joe* for the year. He pointed out. however. . that the optional method applies only to earning* from tanning and cannot be used In figuring any earning* the farmer may have from non-farm aef-employment

NOTICE Because es the high farmer taierest in the speeches made at Taytor t niversity by the three state leaders el the Farm Bureau. Grange, and Farmers . I nion, the Decatur Daily Dem- ” ecral will carry all three in their entirely as released by the speakers. Due to shortage of space, however, the speeches will be set for nae to next week's news-paper. Fertilizer Meeting Al Monroe Jan. 19

fl PAUL ROBBINS All Adams county farmers are urged by County Agent Leo N. Seltenright to attend the meeting on “Crop Fertilization" to be held Tuesday. January 19. 1960. This meeting will be at the Co-op build ing in Monroe, starting at 100 p.m. Mr. Robbins, Extension Economist, will discuss the dollars and cents of fertilizer use as it applies to Adams county farmers. Some of the topics to be discussecLare: At present prices is continuous corn profitable? How much s nitrogen can I afford to grow? Should I fertilize soybeans? Should I plant my limited wheat acreage? Should I put part or all of my crop land in the Conservation Reserve? This meeting will also provide an opportunity for discussion of the following: How to get the most for your fertilizer dollar when you are limited in capital. Should I adjust my fertilizer use with increasing costs and low crop prices ? The economics of applying phosphate to raise soil test levels. Also, there will be a .discussion on the economics of minimum tillage. ■ .7

OF THIS AND THAT by Lata M. Falk Homr Agent How la your January green > thumb? 1 mean the one that a. good as raising house planta Remember we have a while until spring and a pretty house plant j can perk up a dreary day and give your home the nerxied lift of life Many types of philoden-j drons are popular now and make | good house plants, or you might, grow the cast iron plant, aspidis- j Ira lAirida. a* it ia calk'd because* rt w»H pwt up a good fight before; it gives in to the elements. I The cast iron plant will prop* gate by division and it is able to endure extremely adverse conditions such as high temperature and dry air. This house plant will thrive in most any soil which is wall drained. Our office has the bulletin en'itled “House Plants ’ which di-, scribes plant varieties. peculari-| ties and care from seed to pot. It also contains special secitons I dealing with aquanum plants and plant pests. ,The bulletin is free and may be obtained by contact-! ing the Extension Office in the, basement of the Decatur Post, Office.—

• “Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money," as the old song goes so perhaps we need to think of meat cuts which cut the food budget We all know that the cuts in greater dem and are the ones which comprise a comparatively small portion of the beef carcass. In beef, the rib roasts and porterhouse, T-bone, club, sirloin and round steaks are in greatest demand. but these make up only 4 of the carcass. The cuts which are in less demand, the chuck, flank, brisket, and ptato are lower priced. Hamburger, too, is lower priced because it is made up from the other two-thirds of the carcass. Today, with so many | homemakers working, there is an even greater demand for the quick-cooking cuts such as steaks; or hamburger. However, with a, pressure cooker, time, conscious homemakers can take advantage of economy outs. The tender cuts of beef come from the rib and loin. These may be broiled or roasted without water. The less tender and less expensive cuts usually can not becooked tender by these dry-heat methods. These cuts are braised” or cooked with added liquids to tenderize the meat. These less tender cuts include, according to their use in cookery: swiss steak, —chuck, shoulder, ’flank, round, rump: Pot roast—churck roast, arrq roast, flank, brisket, rump; Stews —neck bones, plate, brisket, shank, heal of round. c. Swiss Steak. This is a wonderful delicacy when properly prepared- For this main dish you can use chuck, shoulder, flank, round, or rump. (The swiss steak you buy already tenderized i s usually made from one of these cuts. It is possible to make swiss steak from sirloin or T-bone, but it is not necessary to tenderize these cuts further.) „ Select about two pounds of beef, cut about on to/1% inches thick. Season the meat with salt and pepper and sprinkle with flour (about 2 tablespoons). ‘ Pound the meat to make it more tender. Use a meat pounder, saucer or dull knife. The flour absorbs the meat juice Brown meat well on both sides in hot fat in a heavy frying pan or kettle. Add canned tomatoes to cover U*£ to 2 cups), 3 thinly sliced onions; 1 stalk of finely diced celery, and 1 finely diced carrot. Cover and simmer 2 to 2’2 hours or until meat can be cut with a fork. Serve the gravy over the meat. I hope your family is enjoying oranges, tangerines, and other citrus fruits. Remember the season is short and now they afc good food buys at your grocery. Check dairy housing areas for the accumulation of moisture, advise Purdue University dairy scientists. To eliminate part of the trouble, provide more ventilation but keep; the building free of drafts, i - _ .

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Nation Sahtes Indiana's 4-H Champions hr ’59

Nine Hoo*ler 4-H’ert reaped national honor* at the recent National 4-H Club Congre** In Chicago. Cited for outstanding work In 4-H program* conducted by the Cooperative EKhu.luu all but one of the young people were awarded S4OO ■cholarsbipa. The winner* are: (front row from left) Lawrence Beck, Atlanta, field crop* program. Arcadian Product* Dept, of Allied Chemical Corp.: Ronald Dean Orman. Columbus, garden—Tractor Group. Allis-Chalmers; Clifford Prewett. Muncie, public-speaking — Pure Oil Co.; (standing from

COUNTY AGENT'S ~ CORNER By LEO N. SELTENRIGHT Market Tour to Chicago M nday morning at 4:15 am the i market tour group will leave Decatur for Chicago. They will see the Board of Trade and its operation. then the Federal Reserve Banking System and other points of interest on the first day. The second day will be spent at the stockyard* and livestock operations. From Adams county the group will include Homer Winteregg. William ’Reichert, Sheldon Wagiey, Robert H. Isch, Oscar Brown. Loren JKruetzman, Ben Gerke, Chester Adams, Stu McMglen, Adalbert Rekeweg, Don Boroff, Rolaqd Beer and Milo Fox.

Read The Label

The Geneva adult farmers class under vo-ag teacher Bill Kipfer heard Bill Morgan of Naugatuck Chemical Company discuss agricultural chemical use last Monday evening. Since the recent decision by the Food and Drug Association, much interest has been aroused about use of chemicals in agriculture. Morgan points out that following the directions on the label is going to be very important. Those who don't heed the warnings, on the ’label'may be in serious I trouble. Don't incriminate your neighbor by misusing a chemical on your products. Farm Forum The Farm Forum held at Taylor University at Upland Wednesday; evening was well attended by Adams county people. Time was quite limited for the type of program that was presented but this waS an excellent start toward objective discussion of. Rif m policy. ; Several times this week I have heard various individuals, who |t-, tended, in discussion of farm policy. This to me is the real value of such a program; to get people to think these proposals through for themselves; for in the final decision in a democracy the choice of the majority is quite important. Area Beef School Several from Adams county attended the area beef meeting at Columbia City on Thursday. They were Robert Isch, Gormon Kauffman, Lester Habegger, Stanley Sprunger, Roland Beer, David Ringger and Frederick Schaadt The program included agronomist HoweU Wheaton's “shot gun” (in the literal use) mixture. Farmers Achievement Banquet The Farmers Achievement banquet committee met Thursday eve nlng to plan for their 38th annua’ program. The chairman is Dan Fiechter of Kirkland township. He has won the 5-acre corn yield con test the last three years with fields in three different townships. The committee is working out a very interesting program. Corn Population When corn yields are discussed, you find! more emphasis put on population. Getting the right pop-! ulation for the best yield is a rather delicate balance. The rgason it is important is that the number of plants per acre times the yield! I per plant determines the yield per'

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acre. A very simple statement but one I’ll bet you hadn’t thought much about. Alfalfa Plenjy of top notch certified alfalfa seed is now on the market. The best certified varieties for Indiana are Vernal, Ranger. Buffalo and Atlantic. Vernal and Ranger are wilt resistant varieties for stands to be down two or more years. Buffalo is also wilt resistant but does best in southern Indiana. Atlantic has come to the forefront as an excellent high yielding variety but is susceptible to wilt damage after two years. Good Seed Seed is one of the least expensive items in producing a crop of oats. Not being sure of the germination. quality, or variety Os the seed used is a poor gamble. Seed certification officials report that even with the good harvest conditions that prevailed last summer, 9 per cent of the samples tested in the laboratory have germinated below the 85 per cent minimum for certified seed. One sample germinated only 2 per cent. Farmers planning to seed oats should always be sure of the germination of their own oats or secure good seed early. . Clip Needle Teeth Clip Needle Teeth of baby pigs shortly after birth. Injury to the sow’s udder and also to littermates may become serious. Infection in the wounds may cause death of pigs, and damaged nipples and udders can result in insufficient milk flow. If infection occurs, consult a veterinarian. 1960 Seed Sources Available Now Lafayette, Ind. Indiana Certified Seed Directories listing sources of seed for 1960 planting are now available from County Agricultural Agents’ offices. J.E. Douglas, certification manager, reports an outstanding number of new varieties in this year's listing. In addition to the previously widely used Indiana certified hybrids, eight new hybrid corn varieties are included. Indiana 253, Ind. 428, Ind. 645, AES 704 and Ind. 681 have shown superior stalk rot resistance. Indiana 873 and 874, the new blight resistant hybrids developed by thi? Purdue University agricultural experiment station, and the previously available Ind. 851 are also included. The new white hybrid, U,S. 523 W, is high yielding, but slightly later than Ind. 909.

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Three County Cows Are Outstanding - BRATTLEBORO. Vt. — The Holstein-Friesian Association of America has announced the completion of outstanding official production records by registered Holstein cows owned by: Ben and Lydia Gerke. DecaturAir View Arrnsby Inka Manfdell 3754752 produced 15,508 lbs of milk and 542 lbs. butterfat in 355 days on twice daily milking as a 4-year-old. Paul E. Liechty & Sons. Berne— Liechtyvale Burke Aaggie Bea 3739832 produced 17,745 lbs. milk and 603 lbs butterfat in 300 days on twice daily milking as a 5-year-old. Rolandes Liechty. Berne — Creamelle Inka Fobes 2955432 produced 15.626 lbs. of milk and 657 lbs. butterfat in 365 days on twice daily milking as a 12-year-old. Purdue University, working in '•lose cooperation with the national Holstein organization, supervised the weighing and testing of production as a part of the Herd Improvement Registry program. This official testing program, commonly referred to as HIR, provides continuing lactation and lifetime production records on every cow in participating registered Holstein herds. Farm Bureau Plans For District Meet VAN BUREN. Ind —Carl Bowman. Converse farmer and director of Farm Bureau in this district, announces the fourth district Farm Bureau meeting to be held here, January 19. Farm income as related to net profit will be analyzed. The program, scheduled for 10 a.m.. will be held at the Methodist church. The morning program will feature Acord Cantwell, director of the commodity department of the Indiana Farm Bureau. Cantwell will discuss “Boosting Your Farm Income by Solving the Commodity Problem.” He will be assisted by Carl Salomon of Fort Wayne and Marion' Stackhouse of Warsaw, both members of the Farm Bureau staff. Byron Bunker, fourth district Farm Bureau fieldman, will give the district membership report. The afternoon program features the women’s public speaking contst, the subject being, "America, This Land of Mine.” Mrs. Lester Bird, district Farm Bureau women’s leader from Hartford City, will be in charge.

Claude Ebling Feature Speaker For Meeting

I Claude O. Ebiing. known as the Soo line farm magic philosopher, will be the featured speaker at the annual report meeting of the Adams county soil conservation supervisors. The meeting will be held at Pleasant Mills high school. Tuesday, January 19. Ebling is a graduate of North Dakota State, and a former editor

Swine, Crops Feature First Science Day “Science in Swine Production" and “Crop and Fertilizer Guideposts for the 1960’5” will be discussed the opening day of the annual Purdue University Farm Science Days, January 25-29. Purdue animal scientists, veternarians. agricultural engineers and economists will present the swine program at morning and afternoon sessions, Monday, Jan. 25. At the morning session. Martin Stob, Purdue animal Scientist, will discuss “Pre-natal Pig Care—Physiological Aspects.” J.H. Conrad, J Purdue animal scientist, will tell will tell about “Nutritional Aspects of Pigs,” and R.K. Jones, Purdue veterinarian, will discusa the “Diseases of Pigs.” Two other scientists, R.A. Pickett and W.H. Smith, will explain the “Control of Iron Deficiency Anemia” and “Nutrition of the Baby Pig.” R.W. Starts and E.O. Haelterman, Purdue veterinarians, will speak on “Scours in Baby Pigs” and "Disease Free Pigs.".. At the afternoon session, “Ventilation and Temperature Control for Baby Pigs” will be presented by A.C. Dale, Purdue agricultural engineer. Then B.A. McKenzie, Purdue agricultural engineer, will discuss “Heating Systems for Baby Pigs.” D. Fisher of CornerPrairie Farms, Noblesville, will relate “Experiences in Air Conditioning Farrowing Houses.” Purdue agricultural economists R.H. Bauman and R.C. Suter will discuss the economic aspects of baby pig production. Bauman will explain “How Big Should the Pig Enterprise Be for Low Production Costs?” And, Suter will report on "What's Ahead in the Pig Business?” A panel session will conclude the afternoon session. The morning session on crops and fertilizer will feature talks by Purdue staff members. Subject matter for the agronomists will Include “What Do 1959 Corn Yield Trials J Show?”~by D.D. Alvey; "New Soy- t heap Varieties” by A.H. Probst, and “Trends in Fertilizer Use” by; S.A. Barber, all agronomists. R.; M. Caldwell, plant breeder, will discuss “New Small Grain Varieties,” and L.F. Bauman, plant pathologist, will talk about "New; torn Varieties.” During the afternoon, C.D. Spies, Purdue agronomist, will speak on 1

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of the Stack and Dairy Farmer. Duluth. Minn. He also ap.nl four years aa a county agent in North Dakota, and 14 years as a county agent in Wisconsin. His home is now at White Bear Lake. Minn. Currently general agricultural agent for Soo Line railroads. Ebling is a member of the Hixidinl Club of Wisconsin. International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magician < He has given over 2600 agricultural magic talks throughout the northwest Believing that it is easier to make a point with a smile than a frown. Ebling has 20 hours of magic tricks in his repertoire and each trick brings out an Dloetration la agricultural or rural problems. The meeting will also feature a dinner and presentation of .various aw»pb. Tickets for the banquet and program are 91 50, and are available at the county ag6nt s office, the soil conservation office or any of the supervisor*. r "**‘ ~

“Nitrogen. Electricity and the Soil.” and RK. Stivers. Purdue agronomist, will tell about "Indiana Results in 1959.” E D. Schall. Purdue biochemist, will discuss 'Nitrogen Materials and the Fertilizer Law.** *. G.E. Smith, chairman of the department of soils at the University of Missouri, will conclude the afternoon session with the admonition, "Don’t Let Your Nitrogen Get Away From You." Monday's program will also mark the beginning of a two-day agricultural pesticide conference All sessions will be held in Purdue’s Memorial Center on Central standard time.

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