Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1960 — Page 8

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Timber Remains Big Hoosier Farm Crop

Kv»t» county in Indian® h»’ »oms foer«t tend Th. largort ft*-«-<tod area* are in the southern count Ira where tha rugged terrain U not conducive to extenaivr farmtug la the fertile combelt area* of northern and central Indiana the forert areal arc imaller and more scattered The proportion of forert In Individual countiea ranges from aa much aa fl per rent of Brown C ounty to aa httle aa I per cent of Benton County Aa might be expected in a «tate as agriculturally developed as Indiana. most of the forest to in farm woodiota The average Indiana farm acreage to 111 acres, of which 149 per cent, or 17.3 acres, is wood lot More than half <rf Indiana * commercial forert to in stands of sawtimber Sawtimbrr means hard wood trees It inches and over, diameter at breast height, and co ft wood trees 9 inches and over. About a third of the area is in poietimber stands—trees from 5 inches to sawtimber site The rest, for the most part, to in small trees such as arc found on recently cut forest land. Forest Trees of Indiana There are about 134 different species of trees native to Indiana, but only about 43 of these are of commercial importance Among the commercially valuable trees are some of the most valuable hardwoods growing in the country —oak, walnut and poplar Because of the characteristics of the trees and of certain growing conditions—principally climate and soil—trees with similar requirements form communities known as forest types. In Indiana there are three chief forest types and several minor ones. The most important and the most extensive of these is the oakhickory type. Growing usually on dry upland areas and on the less fertile soils, it covers 58 per cent of the forest land. Principal species in this type are several kinds at oak and hickory with an occasional pine. Next most extensive type in Indiana is the elm-ash-cottonwood type, found usually along streams and on poorly drained flats. It covers 24 per cent of the forest area. The principal species composing this type are elm. green ash, cottonwood, sycamore, soft maple and swamp white oak. About 10 per cent of the forest area is covered by the maple-beech-birch type. Its chief species are hard maple and beech, with an occasional yellow birch. This forest type in inany cases has taken over an area following the harvest of forests of white oak, black walnut and yellow poplar. Forest Ownership More than nine tenths of Indiana's commercial forest is privately owned. Farmers own most of it; over 70 per cent of the commercial forest is on 108,319 farms. , There are about 126.000 owners of forest land in Indiana. More than nine tenths of the holdings are under 100 acres in size. The average private forest property is 30 acres. The governments—federal, state and local—own only about 283,000 acres of the commercial forest land. The federal government is the largest governmental owner with 172.000 acres, most of it in the Wayne-Hoosier National Forest in the southern part of the state. The remainder of the feder- *» ---■ I ..... —

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* a l forert land to in military area* ■nd rrtrrvßlW * ' 1n.1.-0... hu- at-' t tO«l <X>O •> ’• ’ '' state forert* and parka Count ir* " I and munlcipallttea own 2.000 acre* . Ferrate in Indiana Keen*«» Indiana to one °t the foremost i ' 1 states In use of wood, there are! 1 1 only II states that use more wm- ! ber in manufacturing Only *rven I states use more fine hardwood ] veneer. Nearly every community In In-! ’ | dlana has a wood-using industry, ’ of some type There arc in the state ab*Jt 1.100 sawmills. 33 ve , nrer plants, 98 paper and paper products mills. 10 stave and heading mills. 293 furn.ture plants and many other mills and plants that use wood or wood products in their i manufacturing processes. ‘ Over 41 000 persons have full-; ' time jobs in Indiana's forest based manufacturing plants Their > annual payrolls amount to upwards of 1174 million This money finds its way into every part of j the state's economic stream. The products of these establish-' l ments arc worth nearly $222 mil-i I lion a year. Only about 15 per cent of the wood used in Indiana industries is grown in the state. In part, this is because locally grown wood cannot meet quality standards set by the industries. This, indeed, re-1 presents one of Indiana's most. critical forestry problems—but it I ' to one subject to remedy. By gdofter tion of tree farming methods leading to forest improvement, it is I well within the realm of possibility that the state's forest owners can supply the major portion of the wood used for manufacturing in the state. When this time comes the number at jobs will increase and the value of the forest crop will rise to many times the present level of nearly $lO million. Indiana Forest Products Wherever high quality hardwood ' products are demanded in our I daily living the products of Indiana i forest industries will be found. The, .'fine face veneers of walnut, ma-' pie, oak..and sweetgum which are j produced here are in great de-1 mand for furniture. Prime white oak is used in tight cooperage. | Crossties of oak from Indiana for-! ests support the tracks of many miles of American railroads. Mine-1 ties and roofing timbers from Indiana forests are found in the , mines of neighboring states as well as in local ones. And of course, much of the fuel used in heating and cooking on Indiana farms is obtained from the woodlots. Lumber Production Indiana's lumber production I reached its peak in 1899, when the state’s timber harvest yielded 1,-! 036.999,000 board feet—3 per cent of the national production that year. From 1869 to 1900 Indiana | led in hardwood lumber production. Over the past 50 years Indiana's; lumber production has averaged a[ quarter of a billion board feet a year, but for the past 10 years i has averaged under 200 million board feet annually. Oak predominates in Indiana's lumber production. In 1899—the peak year—two thirds of the total was oak. In later years oak has accounted for about half the total . output. Volume of Timber There are nearly 12 billion board ; feet of standing sawtimber in Indiana forests—enough to build 1 million two-bedroom wood houses. And this is only one third to one , half the volume of timber the forest land could support if they ; were protected from fire and grazing and were managed wisely, j Oaks —red and white —predominate, accounting for two fifths of the total volume of sawtimber. I Other species bring the propor- ! tion of hardwoods to 99.5 per cent ] of the total. Softwoods, principally j Virginia pine, comprise only one half of one per cent of the total • volume.

Indiana Farmers Add Little To Wheat Surplus

Indiana farmer* contribute little tn the country's wheat aurpluaea pointe out a Purdue University agricultural eeo»»omtot I w 9 Farris says only threetenth* of one percent of the billion] bushel Commodity Credit Corporation -owned wheat stock* are *ott red winter wheat. Indiana'* production coosirts almoat entirely of soft red winter wheat, used for making cake* and pastries Illinois nnd Ohio arc other major pn> ducers of this type wheat. The economist explains that most of the soft wheat production each year to sold and used Thus. I carryover stocks of this type wheat, are not large. For instance, the 195,9 soft wheat crop amounted to 168 million bushels, or 15 percent of the total wheat production As of last Oct. 1 the CCC-owned stocks totaled 3 7 million boshels of soft wheat or .3 percent of the entire CCC-owned stocks. The estimated carryover of this type wheat as of next July I will be 21 millibn bushels. or only 15 percent of the total wheat carryover. Total wheat carryover stocks have risen from 256 million bushels in 1951 to an estimated 1.360 million bushels by the end of the 1960 harvest. Soft red winter wheat, however, has increased only slightly_l6 million to 21 million bushels —during the same period, Farris asserts. I Indiana winter wheat acreage, planted test fall, is down one per- ( cent from 1959 Production prospects appear improved, however,, because of favorable fall moisture conditions.

Filling The Space In Outer Space As man seeks to explore the planets in the age of space, he'll have to keep an eye on his sto-. mach. Reporting on Air Force and Navy research, Purdue University nutrition specialist Miriam G. Eads outlines some of the problems to be faced by the first eating astronaut. 1 Travelling alone in a sealed cabin, he will wear a full pressure suit assembly with helmet and gloves. He will be subjected to tremendous gravitational force at take-off, to weightlessness, and to heat, vibration and noise as well as psychological stress. On these first short voyages, t oxygen, water and food must be stored, as restricted body movei ment due to space, weight and ‘ power limitations will prohibit food preparation. ! Consider the problem of eating and swallowing without weight. Liquids and semi-solids will be served from saueeze tubes and bitesize solids will be removed one at a time from a covered container and placed in the mouth. Available data indicate the practicability of a high protein, liquid diet for initial space flights. Such a diet, nutritious and low in calories for an individual engaged in sedentary activity, has been fori mulated and is now under physiological and psychological evaluation. Asks Staple Lists Posted In Markets By GAY PAULEY UPI Women’s Editor NEW YORK (UPI) — Super- ' markets go to infinite trouble to please the woman shopper — but there’s one small area they’re missing. They provide the parking space, the' flattering color schemes for the interior, the non - household products for one - stop marketing, piped-in music (which ought to be piped down in most stores), even nursery services. Then, why not a list of staples near the entrance? Something the housewife could tear off as she picked up a cart, and use as sort of a string around the finger to remind of regular needs. Such a list would be especially helpful if the woman is among the majority who marjeet from memory. A new study of shopper forgetfulness shows we most often leave ■ the . store minus the everyday needs—coffee, milk, bread, butter, oleo, orange juice; / Saul Nesbitt, an industrial designer for 15 years and a specialist in food packaging and marketing, said he queried 96 women in three heavily populated suburban New York and Connecticut counties and found that coffee to the item most often forgotten. Next were milk and bread, and in homes where there were small children, peanut butter. Other edibles the women were prone to forget included sugar, salt, vinegar, cooking oils, pepper, mustard, ketchup and flavorings. Non - edibles included light bulbs, laundry starch and bleaches, household ammonia, furniture polish, cleaning fluids and all types of paper products.

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Down On The South Forty Juat a few notoa on Cuban agriculture. It'a primitive, to my the boat. Some of thia atama from the type of oropa, aorne from the labor available, and aome from a lack of proper education and equipment. Sugar cane ia harvest ad by hand, with a machete. I have no idea whether there ia a mechanical cane harvester, but we didn’t nee any. The oxen ia still one of the noceaaitiea for farming in Cuba. They are used to plow, pulling a wooden blade through the aoil. They are uaed to get the crop to market. We aaw several ox-carta loaded with cane going Into town. They are even uaed to load the cane into train cars. We watched a team of oxen hoist the cane into the air by means of a pulley, the load was swung over the ear by hand, and then the oxen backed up and lowered (he load. Saw aome small patches of corn, but it was mighty poor. The principal crops are sugar cane, hemp, bananas and cattle. The cattle for the most part are Brahma. We heard they were a cross breed, but nobody seemed to know what types. Despite their “foreign” look, they make for good tenderloins, as beef is one of the staples of the Cuban diet, along with fish and chicken. It is felt that Cuba, in years to come, will be an up and coming agricultural producer. The climate is favorable for at least two crops a year, and the soil will grow almost anything. But right now, they can t compare with the fertile, well-managed fields of

Adams county.

Better Winter Hog Management Three factors y- shelter, water and feed—aid efficient production of market hogs during winter months. . — . Dick Hollandbeck, Purdue University extension swine specialist, says each factor must be given consideration if hogs are to make the greatest gains during cold weather. Itis neither necessary nor recommended that hogs be kept in a tightly closed building. They will stay healthier and freer of respirfiwater for each pound at feed eaten, Hollandbeck explains. Cteaft. tory diseases if provided dry and draft-free sleeping quarter whert there is ample bedding. Ground corn cobs make suitable bedding for shoats. Even during the coldest period

COUNTY AGENT'S CORNER Notes On Farm Science Days

This column to being written as, the author attends Farm Science Days at Purdue University. Os primary interest on Tuesday was] the Pesticide Conference. Wayne! Lovely, Agricultural Engineer of, lowa, reported on the pre-emer-, gence granular herbicide work he, has pioneered. He reported good results in various types of 2,4-D 1 granules. This has lead to use of granules of Alanap, Randox, Simazine and Altrazine. 1959 trials have indicated that results were essentially the same as with spray, however, the granules will be more costly. Mr. Lovely suggested that granulars might best be used on a trial basis first. C. B. Shaffer, director of enI .vironmental health, American I Cyanamid Company, told the con- ! ference there are two areas <rf hazard in the agricultural chemL i cal field—hazard to man engaged i in applying the chemical in the field and potential hazard to consumers from presence of residues on the crop. Dangers to persons ' engaged in applying chemicals are minimized if they follow the manufacturer’s direction. A unique feature of the meeting; organized by O. C. Lee, Extension Botanist, was to give each chemical manufacturer an opportunity to discuss their products and cost per acre for treatment. Seen at the pesticide conference was Adams county farmer Delmas Bollenbacker. State Grain Show Ben Mazelin’s sample of Lincoln soybeans placed third in the open class grain show. Gail Egly's sample of coin placed in the white ribbon group in the state 4-H grain show. Top winners in the open class soybean show was Herman Miller of neighboring Wells county. _ Science In the Cow Barn — Dr. Salisbury, head of the Dairy Science department of University of Illinoto, headlined the dairy program. An interesting comment by Dr. Salisbury was that the per-, rentage of farm children attending college is about* one-half that of urban children. This means that these are being fewer people trained in dairy science work and other farm science fields. He also stated that events outside the industry have definite

i of winter, water is an important part of the hog’s rations. Hogs will drink about two pounds of, fresh water which will not freeze can be provided with automatic fountains or other types of- waterers. r ® ■-> • r Gould Gets - Thor Award I ’ Jay Gould, WOWO Farm Ser- , e vice’ Director of WOWO, Fort j 1 Wayne, has been awarded the cer- , ? tlficate of merit of the Thor Re- . search Center for Better Farming j , for his contribution to progress ( j in agriculture. I ( This award has been made to 1 " leading figures in farm education, ' • manufacturing and communica- , 1 tions who by their contributions f of new methods, machines and * ideas have extended outstanding 1 5 service to the promotion of better 1 . farm living. 1 I

by Lee N. Sdtenright impacts on it. One of these is competition from the chemical industry in providing nutrients for man. * Livestock Meetings I Seen at the Indiana Livestock Breeders Banquet Wednesday evening were Paul Yoder, Paul Kohne, and Van Holsapple. About 350 persons attended the annual meeting to see livestock awards presented and hear Claude Harper, Animal Science Department head, relate his experiences in New Zealand Minimum Tillage Adams county’s Hugo Bulmahn did an excellent job on the panel discussion during the minimum , tillage program on Thursday. About 250 farmers from all over Indiana attended the agronomy program. Dwarf corn was compared in the afternoon agronomy program. > Prof. Leng of University of Illi-t nois, reports that there are some! dwarfs on the market but they have not yielded up to our present hybrids. Advantages so far have been in less lodging and somewhat easier harvestability. I Also attending the agronomy session was Edward Maroa ch. —I Slate Rural Youth Another very successful Indiana Rural Youth Day was held, as: attested by the more than 400 who attended from all over the state. One of the highlights was the talk on "Rural Youth and Citizenship” by Birch E. Bayh, Jr., State Re—am—ll Niue _ ■ ■ ll '■ 1 •

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Annual Meeting Os Credit Union Held Last Week The annual meeting of member* of the Adam* County Farm Bur rau Cooperative Credit Union was held at the Co-op building. Monroe at 1 JO pm Saturday. January 0. I*oo The Credit Union reported paying a 3*4% dividend on share saving* for the first ail months of 1000 and 3%% dividend on share savings for the last six months of 1958 Committee members and director* elected at the meeting were Ernest lehmnn. Credit Committee: William Kauffman. Supervisory Committee and Wilmer Bultemeier director Directors and committee members of the Credit Union are Edwin Neuhauser. Delmore Wechter. Harvey lehmsn, Willi* Sommer nnd Wilmer Bultemeier. directors. Erwin F Fueling. Edison Lehman and William Kauffman, supervisory committee member* and Harve Ineichen, Harry S. Crownover and Ernest R Lehman, Credit Committee members. The board of directors organized after the members meeting and elected as it’s officers for 1960 Edwin Neuhauser, president; Harvey Lehman, vice president and Wilmer Bultemeier. secretary and treasurer.

Non-Profit Groups May Get Loans

Groups of farmers in this area , considering irrigation, drainage, or similar projects may be eligible for credit assistance through the Farmers Home Administration’s program of loans to associations for soil and water conservation. The agency makes loans to farmers' non-p rof i t associations to carry out approved projects for irrigation, drainage, water supply and d stribution systems, wells and orchard and crop spraying. Associations eligible for Farmers Home Administration loans are those whose credit needs cannot be supplied from other sources, and whose activities are to be jointly beneficial to several families. The main purpose of such an association must be to serve farmers. When an association reaches the point where another lender can handle its credit needs, it will be expected to repay its Farmers Home Administration loan. The agency is authorized to lend an association up to $250,000, repayable over periods up to 40 years depending on the repayment abilof the borrower, or the useful

presentative of Terre Haute at the annual banquet. Those attending from Adams county were Legora Markle, Carolyn Moore, Clair Inniger, Ted Kipfer, Sally McCullough and Gloria Koeneman. M a r v e y Sponhauer, last summers 4-H club agent, also attended the. banquet meeting. Fish Fry Jonah was again avenged at the annual Ag Alumni fish fry on Friday. Attending were Roy Price, Don Norquest and Paul Kohne. Os special interest on Friday was the Fish Fry Science Forecast. The program dealt with Purdue’s role in the scientific agriculture of the future. Ag Shortcourse Clair Inniger is attending the eight-week ag short course at Purdue. He reports that he is really enjoying his studies in animal science.

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By Uta M. FOk ( > Na«* DaaMmatrattew Agent Young Homemaker* group I* under way. The steering commit tee plan* a "Scoop Partv" 'inform#-; (tonal > meeting an February IS at 1 $0 p m. Alao. it is planned that; the cla*M« Will begin February 29 and last for five week* on Money Management' Topic* for the »erlr« Include "What Make. A Good Buy.” "A Dollar Down." "Dough in the Distance." and "Get Your Bu»lness in Order." | •Count Your Blessing s," and "Make Money Behave". The steering committee for this year’s lesson* consist of: Mrs. Richard Augsburger. Mrs. Richard Marbach. Mrs. Dale Fruechte. Mr* Jerry Price. Mrs. Leonard Schwarts. Mr* Earl Sprunger. and Mr*. Darrell Arnold. These tea-1 sons are sponsored by the county home demonstration association and will be taught by the home: agent. At present we need names of homemaker* under 30 year* of age. So. if you are under 30. or if you know some one who is. please 1 send her name and address to the County Extension Office. Decatur. Indiana. Dreary days, dampness, and swelling tree buds give us the promise that it will soon be spring. I Spring, when a young man's fancy turns to thougts of love and when a woman’s thoughts turn to fashion; and what to wear in the season life of the project or of the security property. Associations applying for loan* obtain and pay for the technical 1 aid they need, but the agency’s engineers will see that proposed improvements are sound and that ; cost estimates and plans are complete. After a loan is made, the , agency periodically inspects pro- j gress to see that funds are used) as agreed upon and that construe-,, tion meets approved standards. < The agency also has authority to 1 make loans to eligible organizations to carry out plans to protect and develop the land and water resources in small watersheds. Local FHA office hours are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. dally at the Decatur office located in- Room 4 of the K. of C. building and 12 noon to 1 p.m. each Monday at the Wells county ASC office in Bluffton. All times are Central Standard.

English War Brides Volunteer Services By HORTENSE MYERS United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Approximately 50 English "war brides" ■vho have lived in central Indiana long enough to feel at home in ‘.heir new country, plan to demonstrate their appreciation for America in a practical manner. The main Indianapolis branch of the Trans-Atlantic Brides and Parents Association offered to supply the Marion County Muscular Dystrophy Foundation and Marion County General Hospital with volunteer helpers. Both organizations now are making plans to accept the offer. Mrs. Robert Hatfield, secretary of the branch, now lives at Greenwood with her American husband and their 2-year-old daughter, and like the other TABPA members still has occasional weaves of homesickness for her native England. "But we feel we shpuld do something for Americans. They have done so much for us,” Mrs. Hatfield said. “We have been busy

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