Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1960 — Page 6

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Communities Must lake Initiative, Responsibilities Fo r Watershed

!n mi •erhrt artirfo 111 th* rur* rent waterwheel trffo* * r pHntrd out that amall watrnhrd project* carrtc’tf Out utwfor the National WatctahMt Protvctrnn amt »"«’ prrvraUon Art are k*'" l I-™)*”’* with fetSrral hrl|> t*>t federal pre* )rd« with focal help I Th»* mean® that th* focal •I** 1 tort arr »uppo*«l to hr ’ 111 the drtvrr'a trat * at all timra It • up. to item to makr an th* IW,^ >T , . ci.tom on «has» to be inriudrd J whether or oot it to a practical wluUun for their problem*. ..ml wbriterr or not they * lll be »>« to crt local r ’” rr ,7' i l*’ cial help they will " r *' d , , „ I the project through to rumple »o , Technician* from the U S Sol) Conacrvauon Service and other government agenriez will do «*•, tiderable work <m mime ring«ur-i vevs economic studies. and other technical aspect! in order to pro vide the facte that the local folks will hav* to have in order to make decisions Leeal ■raponsJbililies Here are aomc of the things local people are responsible for: I. They'must get all the land ■ easements, and rights-of-way that will be needed in order to put structures and other watershed improvement measures on private*- . lv-owned land Local costs include re-locating bridges, roads, railroads. pipelines, buildings, fences, and wells. J. They must acquire any water! rights required by the state laws, r 3 They have to provide for operation and care of all improve-: menu put on privately-owned land This means that the local watershed organization must put forth a satisfactory plan for care and.

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of these improvements ua the years w come. 11 . raarh the dirt-1 4 When piujecls roam me menu on privetrly-owned land j n.e fader»l guwrnrrWnt and! .Hmunsier* contracts on federal | administer* ww" I S%Uy must get farmers to 'hr i watershed to use *4) and water ronsrrvalton method. They have ! tn assure fcdrral and slate authorities that a tot <>f cunv-rvatten rwj intiWYH«"d da* turn. ter* I ( Uttoft* nnprenra i races, small structure*, and other land treatment measures will get < stablished on the land <Thisl ' ihase of the work must precede I )fM I keep pace with the dams and' olH<*r conitruction work * Imperative 8 They have to see that all state laws governing watershed activit-, ie* arr complied with 7 They have to make satisfac-| torv cr«lit arrangements when I credit is needed and submit a sat-| tefactory plan for repayment of anv loan or advancement made under the watershed act. The! Farmer's Home Administration is j authorized to provide credit for watershed purposes. 8 To get a feasible and practical solution to watershed problems, they will need to cooperate with technicians in collection of all the facts and figures that bear upon these problems. 9 They must agree with the Secretary of Agriculture on a specific work plan before cost-sharing is possible. ... 10 Last but not least, they will be required to give of their time and talents to initiate the project and guide it to a successful conclusion. There is usually a long succession of meetings, tours, hearings, and special For watershed leaders, their first duty is to be fully informed themselves. Nat Minor Project So we can see that a watershed project is not something to be taken lightly. It is not something i to be promoted by an outsider, but must meet a local need that can t jbe bandied satisfactorily in some other way. The Small Watershed Act is another tool in soil and water conservation. It can solve problems too big for the individual landowner. And it lets farm and city people work together on a community ! basis. The Adams county soil conservation district and cooperating fed*r.ll agencies have a responsibility i to inform local people of the op-; portunities under the watershed haw So do newspapers and radio i Stations. Through these columns. : we hope to give Adams county people a good picture of watershed possibilities here. Next week: "How to get a project started.” Moser Guernsey Completes Record PETERBOROUGH, N. H. — A registered Guernsey cow, Quassinas Netral Quality owned by Roger Moser and Son, Berne, Indiana, has completed an official HIR production record, according to the American Guernsey Gattie Club here. This record was for 10,228 pounds of milk and 482 pounds of fat. “Quality,” was a junior three year old, and was. milked two times daily for 303 days while on test. , This official production record was supervised by Purdue University.

Os This And That De Tee De R? Which ere you—a wtae shopper or <km- that buys what looks appealing' Changing Times Magazine report* that one half of all purchases made to a grocery store arc made completely on Impluar That 1 out of every 3 shoppers never prepare even w*parUal shop-1 pmg list They tell ua that people i no longer make purchase*—they make "spurchases ” Facta also show that those who I do prepare a shopping U«t save themselves time in the grocery: store, as well as money. With a Itrt. one trip around the store does the job without trotting back and forth because you just remember | that you are out of butter. Also other member* can help shop by just tearing the list in half On having money, have you ever just gone for a loaf of bread and come home with 810 worth of groceries’ Os course some of these purchases you would have purchased next week anyway; but was every item really needed’ 4-R In Adams county. 4-H is off to a booming start This year enrollment Is bigger than ever The Monmouth Merry Maids club has split to form a junior and senior club. This way their clubs can better meet the needs of 4-H members as well as be more fun for all. The junior club has 28 members while the senior enrollment is 19. 4-H Officers Training School All Adams county 4-H club officers will meet in the Lincoln school Friday evening .April 1, to learn more about the opportunities and responsibilities of being a 4-H officer. During the evening, classes for presidents and vice presidents. secretaries and treasurers, news reporters, song leaders, health and safety leaders, recreation leaders, and parents and adult leaders will be held. Awards will be presented to all 4-H clubk having 100% of their officers present. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p m. Fashion Clinic i Miss Judy Yoder and Mrs. Holj man Egly will accompany me to Indianapolis Saturday to attend a ' state fashion clinic. We are in ■ hopes of paining some information which will make our county dress review bigger and bet+er. Judy as I you remember, was our senior ! dress review champion in 1959 and , she represented Adams epunty in the state fair dress review last year. Junior Leader Training Conference Twenty-seven junior leaders attended a training conference In Wabash last Wednesday. The group attended Sessions on “Why be a Junior Leader," "How I Can Get the job Done.” “What’s My Job,” song leading and recreation. Those attending from Adams county were: Richard Weiland, Loretta Wass, Gary Fifer. Connie Bergman. Jim Fuhrman, Lila Kruetzman, Don Gernaann. Paul Rich. Linda King, Ronald Wilson, Marsha King, Max Moser, Karen Cauble, Mike Busse, Barbara Carver, Emma Heare, Tom Ripley, Esther Brehm, Richard Habegger, Pat Isch, Bob Fields. Sharon Martin, Mike McGough, Kathy Beeler, Judy Caffee, Marvin Bransteter, and Edith Dennison. Tips For You If your cooking with cheese, remember to use low temperatures as high temperature or long cooking makes cheese tough and stringy. . Add cheese to other ingredients in small bits as it will melt evenly and blend quickly into other foods. Blend cheese into a smooth sauce before adding to other ingredients to prevent curdling. Use cheese to flavor white sauce for casseroles, in scalloped dishes, or on cooked vegetables. — Indiana members of the Future Farmers of America will hold their 31st annual state convention at Purdue University, April 14-16.

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Three Ways To Fertilize Com For Better Profits CHICAGO — Three profitable way* to fertilize corn were liztod by Dr. John Peaek, lowa State University agronomist. In a statement summarized here by the National Plant Food Institutes Midwest division. Prsrk says these methods can be used as a team to supplement each other where the soil needs extra nutrients to produce the moat profitable corn yield increases These methods include: 1 Hill ar row appßcaUana ot starter fertilizer at planting time. Sods in thetr normal state arr seldom fertile enought to supply adequate quantities of nitrogen, phosphate and potash for young corn plants in the esrly stages for maximum growth Hence comptete fertilizers usually need to be placed near the seed row at planting time This fertilizer should be placed at or slightly below reed level and one to two inches to the side Depending on soil tests and the soil type concerned, the ratio of nitrogen-to - phosphate - to-potash should be 1-4-0. 1-4-4. or 1-4-2. This placement method puts the fertilizer far enough away from the teed to prevent injury in germination and near enough so the nutriets are available to the seedlings soon after germination. 2. JNew-down applications of extra phosphate and potash in addition to hill or row fertilization. This method is profitable on soils where row fertilizer alone is not sufficient to produce top profit yield. Plowing under one or both of these nutrients places them in a deeper soil zone which will remain moist longer during the growing season. Absorption of the nutrients by the plant roots for a longer period of time is thus possible. 3. Extra nitrogen applications when the corn does not follow a good legume sod or green manure crop, and when It is not manured. Sometimes, extra nitrogen is also beneficial to corn following only fair legume sods and green manure crops. When dry material is used, the extra nitrogen can be broadcast and either,plowed down or disked in If anhydrous ammonia or nitrogen solutions containing free ammonia are-used, they should be injected into the soil before or after plowing. Nitrogen solutions which do not contain free ammonia can be applied directly on the surface. Any of the foregoing nitrogen materials can be used as a side-dressing until the last cultivation of corn. Pesek lists this “time schedule” for corn fertilization: Hill or row fertilizer should be added at planting time. Extra phosphate and potash can be applied and plowed under or disked in in the spring or the fall; extra nitrogen can be applied in the spring months before or after corn planting, or in the late fall. Spring oats, seeded at normal rates tar grain, are excellent for pasture, silage or green chopping, according to Purdue University agronomists. The Bentland variety has given the highest silage yields —l7 tons per acre. Sheep’s feet should be trimmed twice a year, in the spring and fall, remind Purdue University ank mal scientists. Be sure to trim enough in the center of the foot so the heels or toes do not rub together. Milking machine inflations and other rubber parts should be stored in a .5 percent lye solution, according to Purdue University dairy scientists. To prepare a stock solution, dissolve on can of lye in a gallon of water.

Spray Will Control Leaf Curl Fungus Leaf eurt. • fungus disease Which prohtema tar both rosnnwrcial and backyard peach growers, can b» ctellrtdtad by tpiaving While tree* ar* dormant Eric Hharveite. >*urdue University ratenaina plant pnUmtogist. emphasizes that the spraying must be dnM before the peach buds begin to swell this spring Spraying controls the disease by destroying the latent peach leaf curt mold When the young leaves unfold the spores germinate and infect them within a few weeks the infected leaves become deformed, dir and tali Thia weakens the trees and reduces the set and she of the fruits. Red blemishes on the fruit often result. A thorough single spray applied thia spring when the air temperature is above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and will stay 40 degrees for two days will give complete control of leaf curl. » • Early Planting Makes Stronger Lawn Grasses Early planting of grass seed pays, according to W H. Daniel. Purdue University turf specialist. In Indiana however, grass seed can be planted anytime between Thanksgiving and April Fool's Day. with little difference in the time it actually germinates, since It only emerges as warmer weather arrives. Daniel points out that the earlier planted seed grasses have a better chance of establishing a crown and reaching maturity than the grass that is planted late. Late planted seeds have to compete with crabgrass. disease and drouth. "If you want to establish a new lawn this spring, seedings from two to four pounds per 1.000 square feet are recommended. This is enough to give dense cover of young plants, and follow the directions cm the package of grass seed. "To reseed old ( established lawns, very light rates, a pound per 1.000 square feet, are usually adequate. It the turf area has uniform cover, an investment in fertilizer can be much better than buying additional seed,” Daniel says. For all Indiana lawns, fertilizers carrying adequate nitrogen are more beneficial, according to Daniel, and one pound of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet is a normal application. This is equal to 10 pounds of many mixed fertilizers, such as 10-3-7 or 10-64. Many new lawn fertilizers carry slow releasing nitrogen so have premium value as well as heavier rates of use. ( Established lawns usually need no lime. Daniel indicates that watering the lawn with "hard” water usually supplies the soil with sufficient liming elements. In establishing new lawns, needed lime is best when worked into the soil; however, if possible, consult the county agent to get a soil test before spending money for liming materials.

Red Poll Conference June 13; Paul Kohne President

The annual national Red Poll Type conference will be held June 13 at Pinney Purdue Farm, Wanatah, in conjunction with a production sale to be held June 14. Red Poll breeders, their families, and extension specialists from a. dozen states are expected to attend. Paul Kohne, Adams county breeder, is president of the state association. Purpose of the type conference is to teach and promote the accepted, dual purpose Red Poll type among breeders. All classes of cattle, designed to include controversial types, will be judge by the breeders. Official placings and a discussion of reasons will be given by selected breeders, agricultural college and extension men with valuable experience and interest in dual purpose cattle.

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County Agent’s Corner

B, LCO N- MXTKNBKIirr Dairy Award Norman Becher and 1-uUwr YWgrr wrre enuMßl five ouUUMiim Iftdi*** dairy farmer* yesterday al an awards banquet in Indiana poll*. The merlins was hr Id at tbr flheretan-lJncttoi Hotel •ng war sponsored by the Nsttorv • I Dairy Products Association Congratulations to Norman Bech er and hto dairy herdamanahip. Beef Tear Thanks to Jack Schnepf and Dan IjujU for allowing the group on the beef tour to visit their feeding operations Each was interesting Soil Test Is Imperative For Good Fertilizing Farmers interested in saving money on fertilizer this spring will want to take an accurate soil sample and have it tested. Fertilization by prescription is the only method that should be used when trying to get maximum yields from minimum expenditures Farmers do not want to apply too much fertilizer, but they want to apply enough to do a satisfactory job. M. G. Baumgardner, head of the soil testing laboratory at Purdue University, says farmers should avoid taking soil samples too close to lanes, fences and areas near the barn where seepage water may flow Baumgardner adds that a field should be sampled thoroughly. He suggests equal sized slices or borings from 10 to IS places, taken from the surface to plow depth, in a particular field. After the sample has been thoroughly mixed in a clean pail, the mixture should be spread out in a dry place, but should not be heated in an oven or on a stove. * Soil samples are easiest to take when the soil is about ready to work with tillage tools. When the soil is too wet. the small samples won’t mix to form a composite especially in the heavier type soils. Since the time required to test a sample at the Purdue soil testing laboratory is around 7-10 days, Baumgardner suggests that farmers submit their samples as soon as possible. The county agent’s office has a supply of sample mailing boxes with Instructions for taking good samples. Information sheets must accompany the soil sample. These information sheets should be filled out completely with the history of the field. With this information the tester will be able to interpret the test and can make recommendations more accurately. C*. Soil samples should be sent to the Soil Testing Laboratory, Agronomy Department, Purdue University, Lafayette.

Red Poll cattle are brSftio produce both milk and high quality beef. William B. Pinney had already established a registered Red Poll herd When he donated Pinney Purdue Farm to Purdue University in 1919. Pinney Purdue Farm has. Since been dedicated to the improvement <rf Red Poll cattle, both in meat and milk production. The Pinney Purdue herd is the largest and one of the oldest in Indiana. Included in the production sale June 14 will be many offspring from Pinney Purdue herd sire Pinpur Beacon, who has been grand champion at both the Indiana State Pair and at the international livestock exposition in Chicago.

•Ml »tl mutated many cjue*lk>n« AJao Maa Qrsndlteaaed * teodtat tn Well* County was vuited The • ftertMxm session with Russ Brow er and Paul Mitehsdl leading the discussion was quite good Browscience specialist of Purdue, emphasised that pruduc tton testing of beef animals Is of groat help to feodtat operators but more rate-cf-gain testing la need ed Also that there la interest in a meat-type steer just as we've had a meat-type bog tovetop-d Mitehell, marketing economist of Purdue, pointed out that beef la one of the highest on the con sum er . shopping list Hr .too rmph. sized that cattle producers should keep up-to-date on the cyclic movements ot cattle numbers, as it greatly affects supply and prices The tour was planned bv the beef committees of Wells and Adams Counties, beaded in Adams, by Paul Kohne. 4-H Junior Leaders . 4-H Junior Leaders arc indebted to the Adams County Farm Bureau and township Farm Bureaus for sponsoring the District 4-H Junior Leader Training Conference held last Wednesday at the Honeywell Building in Wabash Teaching staff for the training were state 4-H leaders Edna Troth. Bob Amick. Eric Holm, and Gordon Jones. Marvin Myers of the Purdue Musical Staff taught the song leaders Mrs Ed Gerbers, Adams County Women s Leader of Farm Bureau supervised the transportation of the group to Wabash. ‘ Purdue Ag Meeting The Adams County Purdue Ag. Chapter heard Eric Sharvelle. plant pathologist at their meeting last Tuesday evening The plant doctor also used a film to illustrate his field. Dr. Sharvelle emphasized to the group that he was interested in showing Purdue University to prospective students. There Is Profit in understanding growth phases of various grasses and knowing how to manage them in pasture mixtures. For example, orchardgrass heads out first, followed by bromegrass ten days later. then by timothy in another ten days. Therefore, seed each of these grasses alone with alfalfa or clover and harvest the meadow when the growth phase is most favorable for regrowth. The grazing and harvesting schedule will be determined by the grasses sequence of maturity. Crabgrass Prevention is a reality. More than a dozen formulations of crabgrass controls are on the market. For best results, many of these should be applied before crabgrass germinates — which is about time magnolia bushes blossom in Indiaha. ' Whenever a Sheep is Lame take her away from the other sheep. Trim away all infection and infected tissue. Soak the foot in a saturated solution of copper sulfate

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