Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 165, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1961 — Page 6

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Look For Record 6 61 Wheat Crop

, LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UPD—Crop statisticians today predicted a record 34 bushels of wheat an acre for Indiana farmers in the harvest now in full swing. State-federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue University foresaw a Hoosier harvest of 43,044,000 bushels, six per cent more than test year. They said growing conditions were almost ideal, except for excessive water causing some acreloss and late May frosts. 'ijgf- 27 per cent drop in productfen of corn for grain this year was attributed by the statisticians largely, to the diversion of corn acreage under the federal feed grain program. The harvest of corn for grain was forecast at 64 bushels an

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i acre. Late planting and the feed grain program were blamed for a decrease in the 1961 oats crop, forecast at 26,620.000 bushels. Yield forecast is 44 bushels an acre, 15 bushels an acre less than the 1960 record of 59 bushels an acre. Soybeans for all purposes were planted on 2,876.000 acres this spring—a 17 per cent Increase in acreage. The statisticians will release their first forecast on production in early August. Hay production was predicted at 2, tons, the smallest crop in ,13 years, and down seven per cent from last year. The tobacco harvest in Indiana was estimated at 12,210,000 lbs, 11 per cent higher than 1960. Commercial apple and peach

I crops were predicted to be smaller than last year, mainly because of adverse, temperatures. The apple crop was expected to drop 34 per cent from 1960. and the peach crop 11 per cent less. Egg production was eight per cent under last year's with 1,234,000.000 eggs counted in the i first half of this year. Milk production dropped during June, totaling 310 million lbs., 10 ! million fewer than in June, 1960. Pigs Incorrectly Identified In Photo The pigs belonging to Reiney Selking were incorrectly identified as Chester Whites in the picture of the pig tour which appeared in Thursday’s Democrat. It should , have read Yorkshires. , 4-Hers And Parents Tour Soya Research ( About 30 4-H members and parents of the Decatur Boy’s 4-H • club toured the research facilities of McMillen Feeds Wednesday evening, according to Leo N. Seltenright. Mr. Jim Myers, superintendent, directed the tour group. The tour proved to be a great great deal of interest to the group. Diverted acres can be seeded tc alfalfa in August. This means plan? should be made now. Purdue Unr versity agronomists advise testing soil where , needed, plowing anc buying certified seed of a recom mended variety in July.

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Hoosier Prices Continue Decline Lafayette, Ind. Indiana farm prices continued their decline for the second consecutive 30-day per-' iod. dropping tour'per cent fromj mid-May to mid-June, report Purdue University agricultural econ-1 otnists and state-federal statistic- 1 ians. The mid-April to mid-May drop also totaled four per cent. Practically all major farm commodity prices, led by soybeans, which registered a 14 per cent drop, slid downward. . The drop in purchasing power of Hoosier farmers paralleled the four per cent drop in prices. However, U. S. farm prices and prices, paid by U. S. farmers declined only one per cent. U. S. farm purchasing power and wholesale prices remained unchanged. Major price declines in grains dropped the Indiana grain price index seven per cent; the livestock index fell two per cent. Commodity price declihes included soybeans, 14 per cent; corn, wheat and whole milk, one per cent; hogs, chickens and broilers, four per cent; cattle and caves, three per ent; turkeys, nipe per cent; baled hay, eight per cent, and eggs, seven per cent. Ohly two major commodities showed price grains—lambs, seven per cent, and wool, two per cent. Th Indiana hog-corn ratio de« dined three per cent. Other feed price ratios dropping were turkeyfeed, 10 per cent; egg-feed, six per cent, and chicken-feed, five per cent. Dairy-feed price ratios increased, however. Whole milkfeed rose four per cent and butter-fat-feed five per cent. Clover, Alfalfa Need Sunshine Hoosier farmers should clip and remove heavy combined wheat or rye straw from young clover and alfalfa stands, remind Purdud'University agronomists. Leaving the young legumes under a blanket or bunches of combined wheat or rye straw severely damages them. These young legumes need sunlight and air. Molds and fungus diseases also often develop under the straw masses and injure the plants. Purdue trials show the best pract- - ice to protect the legume stand is to mow the stuble soon after • combining, rake up all loose mat- “ erial and remove it. Low clipping is necessary in most cases to re- " tard weed growth. However, removing the loose g traw without mowing will help avoid smothering of the young a meadow. Pasturing with cattle also ’ helps by breaking up masses of u straw and trampling it so as to let more sunlight and air reach the legumes. Oats straw is softer that wheat | or rye straw and ha not proved too damaging unless bunched more v than usual. □ The agronomists caution farmers that sweet clover is likely to be L damaged by clipping. Mowing tall ■ sweet clover plants kills many 3 of them and heavy tractor wheels mash the plants. Too, this crop will stand more shading than alfalfa and red clover. Pink eye is common and highly ’- contagious during summer months. I Purdue University veterinary s scientists say herd owners should y watch for early signs—reddening - and watering of the eyes—so thaf - affected animals can be removed >• from the heard to a darkened, fly it free area. Treatment should be >• der the supervision of a veterinarian. o is i- ® or trade — use Democrat want d ads — tbjv get PIG results. 1_ Trade in a good town — Decatur.- *

✓ yr law v ® te .-*MSZjaS!|E y *lr^4■ PARKING MATER —This < leading lady and mascot for an English dairy firm is all tied up. Winnie Wilts was parked at a London parking meter. I Advised To Check For Corn Borers I Although it is still too early to determine to what extent corn borer infestation will develop, Indiana farmers should check fields of early planted corn, advises Dave Matthew, Purdue extension entomologist. These tiny borers develop on plants that are 35 to 40 inches tall. Fields with plants this size are the ones to examine, Matthew says. Z 2 To determine the need for treatment. examine 50 plants at three or four locations in the field for signs of borer feeding in the whorl leaves. Small borer cause small shot holes in these leaves. If 75 percent or more of the plants show recent larval feeding and the larvae are still in the whorl, insecticide control treat-, ments are warrented, says the entomologist. Apply DDT Spray at the rate of three quarts of the 25 per--1 cent emulsifiable concentrate per , acre or 15 pounds of the five percnet DDT granules per acre. wsOwjjijjjry i wMp//>#////> Jolly Juniors The Preble Jolly Juniors 4-H club will go to Pokagon state park Tuesday; They will leave at 7:30 am. from the Reiney Selking farm. Roving Rangers Gary Fifer presided over the meeting of the Roving Rangers 4-H clubAvhich was held at the Monmouth school Thursday evening. The 4-H pledge was led by Linda Owens and the American pledge by Mike Schnepf. Steve Hakes and Fred Fuelling led the group in singing “It Isn't Any Trouble Just To S-M-I-L-E,” “Rock-a-My-Soul," and “Do Your Ears Hang Low?” Leroy Boerger is chairman of the float committee. Also in charge of this year’s float, ‘‘4-H in Action,” are John Boerger, Dianna King, Marsha King, Linda Owens and Donnie Brown. Completing the ' committee are Susie Brite, Max Fuelling, Mike Thi e m an, Dale ■Workinger, Steve Hakes, Phil ! Fuhrman and Fred Fuelling. The township tour will be held Tuesday. Everyone is urged to be at the school at 8:15 a.m. Those , persons participating in the various phases are: Mike Hileman, Susie Brite, Dale Workinger, pigs; Greg Schnepf, beef; Gary Fifer, , Larry King, Ronnie Journay, sheep; Jerry Moses, Dean Singleton, dairy; Phil Fuhrman, Bulmahns, gardening; Schnepfs, Mary Ann Lichtle, horses; and Dean Singleton, rabbits. Following the tour the group will meet at Pine Lake. The committee in charge is composed of Phil Fuhrman, John Boerger, Dave Singleton, Marsha King and Donnie Brown. Refreshments were served to the club by the officers, with Marsha King and Gary Fifer as cochairmen. Reporter: Marsha King.

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Fishing Outlook It seems as though the honors will go to LaGrange County, which reports an Tb. Rainbow Trout being ] taken out of North Twin Lake. Rivers and lakes are clear and fishing reported fair with a few species, such as bass * and pike, being taken by trolling. A few trout are being taken after dark by trolling. Night crawlers being used ’ 1 with some success. ;

County Agent’s Corner

By Leo N. Seltenright Wheat Variety Plots Considerable interest was shown In the wheat variety plots at the meeting Thursday afternoon. Keller Beeson, Extension Agronomist, pointed out that Monon was the earliest maturing variety followed by Knox, Vermillion, LaPorte, Redcoat and Dual. Monon also has the least straw followed by Knox, Vermillion, Redcoat, Dual and Laporte with most straw. The stiffest strawed wheats are Redcoat and Dual. Three wheats have fly resistance: Dual, Monon and Red- 1 coat. The only wheat having loose smut resistance is LaPorte. The Ohio wheat, Lucas, was included in the plot to show susceptibility to stem and leaf rust. By sliding your fingers over the stems of Lucas, you could readily see what Mr. Beeson was pointing out. The Lucas was severely Infested with stem rust. He pointed out that with the disease resistance in our Indiana developed wheats it’s time to make better use of these varieties. He algo paid high tribute to the plant breeders saying that six of these varieties; all improvements, have been introduced within the past 10 years. Paul Kohne reported a field of Monon he was harvesting was making 60 bushels per acre. Heavy Combined Straw Masses Damage Young Clover And Alfalfa The worst thing that can be done for young clover and alfalfa under a blanket or bunches of combined wheat or rye straw is to leave it undisturbed. These young legume plants need sunlight and air and are seriously damaged by straw masses left on high stubble. Smothering in the shaded areas and developing molds and fungus diseases can destroy the young plants. Purdue trials have shown that the best practices to protect the legume stand are to mow the stubble soon after combining, rake up all loose material and remove. Removing the loose straw masses without mowing the stubble will help avoid severe smothering of the young meadow. Pasturing with cattle helps by their breaking up masses of straw and tramping it down, thereby letting more sunlight to the young plants. Oats straw is softer and has not proven nearly as damaging as heavy wheat and rye straw unless bunched more than usual. Combine straw choppers or field cutters will be helpful in getting this straw cut up. Farmers are cautioned that stubble in which sweet clover is seed-1 ed should, as a rule, not be mowed or disturbed. Mowing tall sweet clover plants kill many of them and heavy tractar wheels injure heavy stemmed succulent plants by mashing them. This crop will stand more shading. Unlike alfalfa and red clover, recovery growth is from branches on the stem only. —Keller Beeson, Extension Agronomist. I. F. Y. E. Miss Fatma Cop, the home economist from Turkey who is staying with the Holman Egly family, spoke to the 4-H Junior Leaders last Monday evening. She illustrated her talk with slides of her home county and the 4-H groups (4K in her country) she is werkand heavy tractor wheels injure Leaders enjoyed meeting her. I can also say I enjoy Turkish food as I had a chance to try it in the Egly home and it was prepared by Miss Cop. She said in our language it must be called 1 pie, but it was not like our pies. I’ll leave the complete descrip- ! tion of it to the home demonstra--1 tion agent. <.

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Dairy Agronomy Field Day The Dairy Agronomy Forage Field Day will be Thursday, July < 20 at Purdue University Agronomy Farm, 7 miles northwest of Lafayette on U. S. 52. Exhibits and discussions will be establishing forages, more palatable grasses, what’s ahead in alfalfa, forage insect control, meadow management and forage nutritional value, hay and silage quality, beef from dairy animals, face fly control, and ground hay in calf starter rations. Grasshopper Control Grasshopper population is higher than usual in Indiana this year, warn Glen Lahker and Dave Matthew, Purdue University entomologists. And if hot weather continues, severe damage to gardens may result. Tomatoes, beans and sweet corn are the most likely to suffer hopper damage where no controls are applied. The entomologists suggest controlling grasshoppers in the home garden by spraying or dusting with either chlordane, or dieldrin, both of which are available in small packages. Fence rows and weed areas around the garden should be sprayer before the hoppers move from these hatching areas. The solution is two teaspoonfuls of a 45 per cent chlordane, or an 18 per cent dieldrin emulsifiable concentrate, per gallon of water. A five per cent chlordane dust will also give satisfoctory control. Soybeans Troubles We’ve probably got as much manganese deficiency in soybeans as we’ve ever had in Adams county. This shown by the yellow areas in the field, generally in the lower soil areas. Treatment is spraying manganese sulfate in water. Use 10 lbs. or up to 20 lbs. of manganese in at least 10 gallons of water per acre. Less than 10 gallons of water per acre may cause burning of the soybean leaves. Some chemical injury has shown up on soybeans where Randox was used on corn last year. It is important that the soil be plowed from Randox treated corn one year to soybeans seed the next year. Os This And That OF THIS AND THAT By Lois M. Folk Home Demonstration Agent “A good leader is not only the president of a club, but also the | person who washes dishes, the hostesses and the people on the telephone committee,” says Mr§. Lester Girton, district representative of the Home Demonstration clubs. Mrs. Girton spoke to the county Home Demonstration council last Tuesday afternoon. A good leader is one who encourages people to express their ideas and to reach out and try new ventures. She gives encouragement in the using of talents and she encourages others to be leaders. Mrs. Girton stated that a good leader is also a learner and she is always in search of more knowledge. A leader must also be interested in people and have a desire to serve them where they are. The best leaders are the best followers since they share the work and strive for new and better ideas for all. Mrs. Girton used Christ as an example of a good leader since he talked of familiar things and He set the perfect example. People understood what Jesus meant because it was a part of their daily living. Mrs. Girton challenged the group to be good leaders and then to

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cultivate, good leadership in others. To cultivate leaders, Mrs. Girton urged the group to begin with the people where they are, to accept them as people and to encourage their leadership abilities. What kind of a leader are you? Home Demonstration Council Mrs.. Dan Striker, county home demonstration president opened the council meeting on Tuesday with a tribute to America and to the Fourth of July. A report of the Purdue Homemakers Conference was given by Mrs. Striker and Mrs. Noah L. Habegger. The group voted to give the hqme demonstration chorus president a permanent seat on the council. Reports were given of the county trip, the 4-H Kitchen and Dining Hall and the 1962 home demonstration program. The nominating committee of Mrs. Noah L. Habegger, chairman, Mrs. R. C. Hersh and Mrs. Leo King, Sr. was appointed. The next council meeting will be October 20. Food Thought For You As many of us are inclined to agree, July is one of our more exciting months. Every cook searches for more refreshing menus that will still “give the daily nutritive requirements. For a delightful one-day meal try this turkey base “Fix Ahead’ salad to serve on that busiest day of the week. Soften ana aissolve unflavored gelatin as usual, using turkey broth for the hot liquid. Season with salt and pepper and cool. Spread a layer of finely chopped cooked turkey in a greased loaf pan. Add a layer each of chopped hard-cooked egg whites, finely diced celery and green pepper, and mashed hard-cooked egg yolks, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper. Add a second layer of turkey. Then carefully add the broth, cover with aluminum foil and chill until set. Slice and serve on crisp lettuce or other salad greens, with mayonnaise. For another tasty poultry dish to you chicken lovers isthis “Chicken Cacciatore”. 1 3-lb. ready-to-cook frying chicken 2 medium onions 2 cups water 1 No. 2 can <2W cups) tomatoes % teaspoon celery seed 1 8 oz. can (1 cup) tomato sauce 1 clove garlic 1 small hot red pepper % teaspoon sage Rub chicken with flour, seasoned with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Brown on all sides in approximately 14 to Ms cup hot fat. Remove chicken. Cook onions in the hot fat until golden. Drain off excess fat. Add remaining ingredients to skillet and blend. Cover, and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Add browned chicken, simmer until tender, about 1 to 114 hours. Serves 5 to 6.

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