Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1960 — Page 6

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Local Rural Youthers Place Third In State Contest

Plan Dairy School For This Area s county agent. Ico N. Seltcnn ß ht. announced today that the Area Dairy School. Operating Tomorrows Dairy harm To. dav." will be held Tuesday. March 1 at 10 a m. CDT in the 4-H fair building. 1 mile east of Marion on State Road No. la He indicated that th.s meeting is derigmd to give darymen a chance to discuss several phases of their business at one meeting.

Specialists from Purdic University are going to discuss pasturing compared to dry lot feedin’ in the summer. They will dispuss the ( "how" of growing high nurli‘v < forage. Hay conditioning ar-d dey-t FARMERS - Did your Corn break a.d go down from stalk rjt last .fall? Did you have 10S to 25% of your stalki barren j because of aphids? Side by side tests showed Moew's Hybrid Corn standing better, much less aphid damage, less shelling whre picking than other hybrids. Moew's Corn is high!-/ resistant to corn borer, aihids, stalk rot, blight, etc. Try Some An d Be Convinced. CALL or SEE Z. Z. McClure, Sr. Wren, Ohio Phone 37F21

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mg will be appraised. Considers-. tion will be given to housing prob-1 lems, particularly for herd expan- ■ sion. Various milking arrange-; ment, will be compared, including ! the new •‘herringbone" milking parlor. Problems of mastitis con-1 trol. antibiotics, and other milk .ontaminents will be considered. The Purdue extension Specialists i vho will lead the discussions are: Ed Cannon, dairy; Howell Wheat-, cii, agronomy; Dr. R. K. Jones, veterinarian; and E. E. Carson. l as economics. Seltenright said, there will be ample opportunity i for questions. He stated that every dairyman who attends this I meeting and applies the information presented stands a good chance of being years ahead of his neighbors who don’t. Outstanding Young Farmer On Air Maurice Warner, R R- 2 Pierceton. Indiana, chosen as the outstanding young farmer in Kosciusko county and runner-up in the - state finals, will be heard on; WTFO cn the "Dinner on the Farm” program with Jay Gould at 12:30 on Saturday February 27. Warner has been farming since he r turned from the army about six years ago. He has a 104 acre farm o'tsirie of Pierceton where he. his wife Janyth and two daughters. J' dv and Joyce live. He won the d stinguishing award for his progressivene's in farming and civic activities, and he will discuss modern farm methods with Gould. The “Outstanding Farmer” project is one of the Junior Chamber of Comm< rce throughout the nation.

- The Adams County Rural Youth I place third to • • t*lr wide c.mle»t «ilh their acttvtUw •crop**** The «rrapt»mk l» an annua) entry (n the state rofitrot. nmmg the acUvlUe* and publicity that the toeal Rural You them attain. About five years ago. the local group I placed aecond Io the scrapbook : context, and thia la the firwt year I utnee that they have been reeng j nurd in thia particular achieve , ment. Ncarlv 1.000 farm women gather rd at the annual Women’s Con-1 frrence of the Indiana Farm Bur-. eau, where the award was made, and heard themselves called "the j ultimate weapon" in the struggle’ against communism The Confer-, ence closed today anon after a, day and a half of addresses, awards, reports, and entertainment. Mrs. Guy Grots. Churubusco.) state director of the women’s dr partment and second vice president of the IFB. was general chairi man. Lt Governor Crawford Park'er brought official greetings to , the farm women who had come I I from all parts of the state, some tn j busloads and some in private cars I • Mrs. Haven Smith. Nebraska farm woman and national leader of the 1.600.000 Farm Bureau wo- . men. reported on a trip to the iron curtain and compared conditions there with freedom here. She also expressed concern over wide-, spread acceptance of the need to! bring federal aid to educational improvement. "How long will it be before federal intervention becomes a stronghold’” she asked She argued for the teaching of old ! fashioned patriotism to our youth, i and criticized her cwn church i school teaching materials in their, I approach to this issue. Baaed On Christianity Mrs. Gross outlined the blessings of our nation and stated that the principal difference between the ' U.S. and the other nations of the world is due to the fact that our i economic and political thought has ( been shaped around Christian doctrine. She and IFB President George Doup urged the women to take part in the political party of. their choice, starting in the pre-1 cinct and carrying through to an active interest in national legisla-. tion. Vice president Glenn W. Sam- j pie spoke briefly ort the commend-1 able and adequate administration of agricultural matters within the province of state government. Miss Beulah Killaspie. dean of the Purdue School of Home Economics. urged mothers of young girls to plan for them a dual preparation for life,—that of career woman and of mother. One-third of our work force is women, she stated. "It would seem, that most 1 women are working, have worked, or will work outside their homes during their lifetime.” Dr Carl Winters. South Chicago, who speaks through the courtesy of General Motors Company, closed the Tuesday evening program with an inspirational message: Hal Austin, public relations director of the Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, reviewed the cooperative principle in an excellent address on the subect. "There are four types of businesses." he said, "and cooperatives are one of the four. Since cooperatives are different, it is not surprising they are misunderstood.” r Both the traditional and the cooperative are bulwarks for freedom for the farmer against intervention by government. "Since the farmer has always had to buy at retail and sell at wholesale, he has been at a disadvantage,” he explained. According to Austin, farmer cooperatives get 20 per cent of the farmers’ business, and these cooperatives have not grown faster in size than have other types during the past 20 years. In Indiana 150,000 farmers own 85 county cooperative businesses and maintain control of them through their local board members. The Conference closed with a half hour of music by the Broad Ripple high school choir and a concession to the feminine instinct through a talk on charm by Miss Cathy Bauby, Memphis, Tennessee. Other Winners Organizations and individuals re-

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! riving award* of duttortum dur mg the Conhrrvoca Un Tudad tk» foltowtafi Rural Chufrti Improvenwnt #lnr»ti-dlllrirt I. Flr»< Brethren Church, North Liberty; diatrlct t. Grthaemane laithrran Church, diatrlct 3. Ml Gilboa KUU Church. Fowlar. dlitrtrt 4. Itoon ! Crock Church of the Brrthrra. I diatrlct S. New Wlneheatrr Chrtatian Church; district 6. Church of | Christ. WllkteMm: diatrlct 1. Eva»grlical and Reformed Church. Po land: district I. Sardinia Bafdlit Church, district f. Trinity Lutb- ! rran Church. Darmstadt; and dltI triet 10, Jacobs Chapel Methodist Church. Teen-age Food Poster Contest—j First. George Grose, Rockport; second. Ruth Effinger. Evansville; ) and third, Elaine Guiff. Fort: , Wayne. ’ County Farm Bureau Women s RecogniUoo Program—Scrapbook* ' — F.rst. Bartholomew county; Second. Wabash county; and third. Steuban county. Rural Youth Scrapbooks—First. Shelby county; second. Hancock county: and third. Adams county High Scoring Counties—district l. Marshall; district 2. Whitley; district 3. Tippecanoe; district 4. Wabash; district 5. Montgomery; district 6. Hancock: district T. Clay; district 8. Bartholomew; district 9. Spencer: and district 10' : Jackson. Best Pet and Hobby Clubs in State — Huntington and Jackson, counties. Girls’ Modlin Scholarships—Jan-. |is Babcock, Valparaiso; Martha , Sue Collins. Orland; Catherine L.I DuVall. Monticello; Norma Jean. Brady. Muncie; Ruth Ann Feltner,] New Ross; Joanna Marsh, El- | wood: Barbara A Novotney, Brai zil; Marjorie E. Wilils, Rushvillb; Sondra Kramer, Haubstadt; and Phyllis J. Sommer. Dillsboro. Public Speaking Contest—- “ America. This Land of Mine”— I First, Mrs. George Byers. Lafayette: second, Mrs. Rene Vanderwalle. Bremen; and third, Mrs. Peter Schiekle, Lanesville. County extension trophy—Madison county. Furniture Polish Can Brighten Up Plants Protective coatings, similar to furniture polish or wax can brighten up house-hold plants, says C. E. Hoxsie. Purdue University horticulturist. These coatings, sold under Farions trade names, form a smooth glossy finish on flowers and plant* The finish does not attract dust and usually doesn't injure living plants, Hoxsie points out. Rubs and sprays are the most popular for home use. About one dollar’s worth of the material will cover most of the plants in the i house. In addition to keeping plants looking well-cared for, the coatings protect foliage that drys out easily. For instance, appearance of some cut flowers exposed to strong light, can be brightened and their lives prolonged. Hoxsie says mineral oil. olive oil, cream or butter should not be used to "freshen up” plants. These leave a soft coating which attracts dust and if used in or near relatively high temperatures may even injure plants. Precaution should be taken in the use of sprays not to allow excess amounts to run off plants into the soil. Root damage could result, the horticulturist says. The coating should be applied before the plants look bedraggled and a "touch up” job can be done about once a month. And, Hoxsie cautions, don’t expect the coating to improve the looks of t£e plants if they have not been properly tended. For extra early pasture growth apply nitrogen to grass pasture in February, suggest Purdue University agronomists. Each fertilized acre will , furnish pasture for three dairy cows.

Counts Corn Champ > I 81. ' frni jßgfogsMLkS . • i Larry Lee Duff of Berne (above* , ! was recently named a county corn | | growing champion at a banquet i I held in Indianapolis. Larry bad the; thigh yield of 133 4$ bushels per acre for Adams county in the 195» I Junior DeKalb 2 Acre Corn Grow-, , ing contest. . Os This And That “My garden is a magic spot: I ; plant a little, I reap a kA." This I is an old saying which is certainly true when you also reap enjoyment and relaxation from your ( garden. , , Today as the snow plows work around the clock to get us shoveled < out. is a good time to toast your, toes before the fire and plan for spring. I Will you have a garden this year , or not’ There are many pros and cons to gardening. Some gardens; don’t pay their way when you consider the work versus the cost of the produce from the stroe. Others are a big family asset because the whole family enjoys the flavor of tender green anions and tiny lettuce which is of better Quality than you can possibly buy. However, if you don’t enjoy gardening it may never be worth more to you than a lot of hoeing, weeding, bending, -and other hard work. * I enjoy gardening even though mine may never come out on top in dollars and cents. I love to watch the plants poke their heads ' through the soil and then grow by leaps and bounds. I enjoy the freshness of a garden after a summer shower, and the look of the well groomed rows growing side by side. If you are going to have a garden, now is the time to plan it. If possible select a new plot dr at least reverse your garden plan, so that the same vegetables will not be grown in the same location as last year. As you sit before the fire today, order your garden supplies. Be sure to order early and to order enough for the entire season. If you feel a bit adventurous be sure to try a new vegetable or at least a new variety this year. Young Homemakers Money, money, money, that’s our topic for the Young Homemakers classes. We have over 50 girls enrolled for the class which will be held both in Decatur and Berne. The Berne classes will begin Monday, Feb. 2# at 7:30 p.m. in the school home economics room. This class wiU continue to meet every Monday night until March 28. The Decatur class will meet in the Decatur high school home economics room. The class will begin Thursday, March 3 and will meet there after on Tuesday nights at 7:30 p.m. Other dates for the Decatur class is March 15, 22,35, and April 5. If you know any more young homemakers under 30 yean of age, they may stHl enroll. Just contact the County Extension Office. Food Surplus t Only so much food can be consumed by the public and the remainder is surplus. To offset this surplus, the government and other agencies employ scientists to discover non-food uses for surplus foods. For example: the use of animal fats in plastics has develRASH Insurance Agency 224 N. 12th Street

| County Agent’s Corner By Loo N. tahanright

Nsdenal 4-H Woe* With NaUonal 4 H Club Week. Mar eh Ito 11 the Adams County Ex tow. ton Agents have preeeMed a program 1-4 4-H ta moot of the ■ctooote IV gist of the program U that 4-H la girts aad boys who farm ■ club, elect their own off)errs, and carry cut their responBlbUiUea with adult 4-H leaders 4-H members select and fulfil project requirements, keep records <mi I project work, attend 4 H meetings. and exhibit their project work There are a great Dumber at 4-H projects: agrleu.tore, home economics, general, and several new ones Activities in 4-H work include fudging. demoMtratlnna. 4-H camp and tours. The climax of the program la the 4-H Fair. Enrollment is taken by the local 4H leaders on an enrollment card The deadline on enrollment is March IS.. Local 4-H leaders are Blue Creek. Mrs. Clair Carver. Mrs Richard Minnick. Glenn Schaadt, Jim Wilson; Decatur. Mrs Roberta Chronister. Mrs Robert Sittier. Dr. Harry Hebb’e; Berne. Mary Schlai genhauf; French, Mrs Cheater ; Baumgartner. Karyl Klpfer. Chester tsch. and Howard Kennel; I Hartford. Mrs Dale Grandllenard. I Mrs. Theo Yoder. Leroy Stauffer, Roger Steiner; Jefferson. Mrs. Holman Egly. Carl Baker; Kirkland. Mrs. John Leyse. Mrs. Dale i Plougbe, Mrs Lester Adler. Robert Kershner. Daniel Lantz; Monroe. Mrs. Stanley Arnold. Mrs ' Richard Everett. Mrs. Kermit /oder, Mrs. Elmer Innlgtr. Lynn I .ehman, Elmer Ehrsam, Elmer Inniger; Preble. Mrs A. A. Fenner, Mrs. Elbert Fuhrman, Mrs Dale Brandt, Mrs. Relnev Selking; Root. Mrs Robert Goldner, Mrs Leo King. Jr., Mrs. Richard Harkless, Everett Singleton. William Fifer. Leo King, Jr.. Jim Woolsey; St. Mary's. Mrs John King, Mrs. John C. Carroll. Mrs. Russell i oped which will use 100 million, pounds of surplus fats in the near future; dialdehyde starches from ; corn can be used intanning of leai thr and making paper products; phosphomannan from corn can be I used as an adhesive and thickening I agent; water soluble zein from I corn has potential use in lacquers i and printing inks. Along with i creating an industrial market for farm products, researchers also seed to lower processing costs for food and find better ways of preserving foods. Winter Output Os Milk Now Much Higher - • ; A*‘-At''* ■ ! ■ , Indiana - dairymen have shifted (the seasonal pattern of milk production iq the last 15 years, reports purdue University agricultural economist Hugh Moore. During this, period, milk production has iilcftased in all months of the year; but the increase has been Such greater in the winter months an in’flie summer and early autumn. . ( ■ '* - Moore poiiits out that to accomplish this shift, farmers have fed improved roughages in out-of-pas-ture season. Improvements in harvesting and storage of roughages have made this possible. Secondly, dairymen have shifted from spring to fall freshening of their herds. Normally, higher prices are paid for milk in the fall and winter months, providing a monetary inducement for farmers to shift the freshening period. "As more farmers shift their production pattern the seasonal increase in prices from spring to fall will tend to be reduced,” Moore asserts. “There is still a substantial incentive to increase production of milk more in the fall and winter than in the spring and summer.” - ' ■ Moore says this incentive, together with the opportunity to gain Increased production probably will lead to further changes in the seasonal pattern of milk production in the years ahead. .—.— ~A

“EXTRA LOADS OF CORN” • A special educational movie showing how corn farmers across the country are raising more corn per acre will bo shown for the first time on television, February 29, 6:30 p.m. WKJG-TV Channel 33 MONDAY, FEB. 29,6:30 PM

Edgell. Charles Morrtaon. Faul Rich. Richard Malta nd. Ruaaali Edgell. Uatoa. Mrs Henj Garba. Mrs Richard Marbach. Ed Oar bars; Wabash Mrs Sherman Nau-, raachwandar. Mrs Darrell Smit-1 |ow, Mrs Raymond Vaatmon. | Mrs Dan Beeler. WUbur Kirchhoff. Marvta Hart. Darrvll SmiUay. Washington. Mrs. Gerald Mrtcktor. Mrs Orville Rqyer. Mrs Van Hols I apple. Mrs LeotuKl ScbwaUtf. Paul and Joe Kobne. VMamta A VltamlAA may be added to the diet of rfvlta which err being fed roughage prtxiucvd during a dry growing season Near the end of! the burn feeding period, the Vitamin A content of hay becomes greatly «tecrea»ed Healthier, more diaeaag resistant calvas will be the reward of supplementation Kalt Petooatag Salt poisoning occurs in swine when water is restricted Normal levels of salt in feed can become toxic if insuffteieat amounts ofi water are consumed. Make sure] that all fountains are in good working order and that ample fountain space is provided. Provide Plenty Provide plenty of loose, frtcemineralized salt and steamed bone meal for your herd Feed free choice after ca*tie. are accustomed to it. Protect froth the weather if fed outside. Good Surface Drainage Good surface drainage Is necessary on some soils if tile drainage is to work and pay for the cost of tiling Since this practice involves larve acreages of responsive, potentially productive soils, cooperative effort is now underway between the Purdue Drainage Committee. the Soil Conservation Service and the Agricultural Conservation Program to assist landowners with this problem. Entomology Tip for February Warm days during February are ideal for spraying 'oranmental i trees and shrubs with dormant oil or lime sulfur to control overwintering populations of scale insects. These same sprays also are effective against mite and aphid eggs. (That is if you can find your trees).

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