Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1962 — Page 11

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Local And National Group Activities Salute Farmers On Centennial Os USDA

On May 15, business, civic, church, and industrial organizations throughout the Nation join with rural people everywhere in a year-long celebration <2 the 100th Anniversary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. It was on May IS, 1862, that President Abraham Lincoln signed the enabling legislation which created the department. Since then, agriculture has made one of the nation’s most impressive

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Farmers produce moro, sell tnor noMb create more jobs, than any otto America. Through thejWH, they hav® turned tomanyOTganfea- ./ tionsforhelpu One Themis Che United States Depart* s £ xnent of Agriculture. _— \ f ; of helping American farmers. As \ 4 ywwHtofr Kennedy has said: *An eoonoonicaßy sound j J ; agricntae and to the J wdtbeing.* ' \ • ttfewMMte h taatfi to m •Btvfcefari< jOgSk PETROLEUM PRODUCTS “BEST IN THE LONG RUN” KeMMlh Singleton — Ray Osterman DISTRIBUTORS PHONE 3-4470

production records. Here’s the record In brief: In 1862 one farmer produced food for five people; - May he produces enough tor 26. ©•rengwi ucpcnas on r oon Now moto than 86 percent of ow people have ao worries about enough food, even though they do not farm. Also, the tremendous strength of this MMAon today, at home and abroad, depends heavily on the unequalled productivity

of the American farmer. And, of course, as both producer ami consumer, his efforts have been, important in helping the nation achieve its high standard ot living. As the nation observes the Centennial of the Department of Agriculture, three contributions will be brought into sharp focus. They have to do with the primary role of agriculture and the farmetftfin the national economic pattern,rin the living standards of Americans as individuals, and in the development of peace and friendship throughout the world. World Food Forum Officially opening the Centennial is a 3-day World Food Forum in Washington, D. C., on the anniversary date. Eminent national and international food and agriculture authorities, plus leaders in other fields, will exchange views on agriculture problems all over the world. They will emphasize consumer and urban interests and discuss new developments in agricultural science and how they may be used to benefit newly emerging nations. Observance All Year Since President Kennedy has proclaimed 1962 as Centennial of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Year, observances will continue for the rest of the year in a number of different forms. Each county has a centennial planning committee to develop and arrange local observances. A Centennial Photography ExMbit opens in Washington on May 14 and runs tehrough June 22. It then begins a nationwide tour. Called “The Changing Faces of Our Land,’’ the exhibit dramatically illustrates the growth of American agriculture in the past century. First Film Festival _ A Centennial Film Festival of Agriculture will be held in Washington next November, the first festival ever devoted entirely to agricultural films in America. The 1962 Yearbook of Agriculture will emphasize the nation’s present state of agricultural development and indicate future

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trends. A history, to be published by the department, will depict agriculture’s contributions to the nation’s welfare and economy. A 30-minute color film, entitled “Agriculture, U. S. A?’ is Among nine special motion pictures and television films being made available from USDA. Throughout the year, field days will be held at agricultural laboratories and experiment stations and at land-graht colleges and universities. The year, 1962, also marks the centennial of land-grant universities, so a number of joint observances are planned. The department has organized a Centennial Speakers* Bureau to provide well-known speakers for meetings at the national and regional levels.

County Agent’s Corner |

BY LEO N. SELTENRIGHT ANIMAL HEALTH: Indiana has had an effective program in finding and controlling disease in the herds and flocks over the state. The TB and Bangs disease programs have been a good example. Only a few year ago Adams county took the lead in this area to control and eradicate Bangs disease. The county has been modified certified brucellosis free for several years now. In order to continue with this disease control program, two townships each year are tested. This means that every six years the county will again have a complete test of cattle. To make this program effective, the owner of the cattle needs to help the veterinarian as much as possible. The veterinarians are not getting rich from this program, but are working on it for they are as interested in preventing disease as any other part of veterinary medicine. The consequences of poor or no cooperation are that the program will eventually cost more. This is a tax supported program, the funds coming jointly from county and state funds. Further consequences are that one owner may penalize the rest of the cattle owners. CLOVER MITE CONTROL IN HOMES: Clover mites, tiny, red spiderlike creatures, are appearing in Adams county homes in countless numbers. They don’t bite people or cause damage indoors, but they are annoying and leave a red stain when crushed. Clover mites are difficult to control because they are so numa-ous and hide in cracks and crevices. Usually they first appear around windows, but later may overrun the entire house. What to do about them? First sweep up all you can r&ach with the vacuum cleaner. Then use a “bomb” spray containing synergized pyrethrins. Op the outside, spray foundations and around windows with malathion. To prevent the problem this fall, spray a 10 t o 20-foot band around the house with a miticide. Some miticides which are effective and safe for use are Malathion, Kalthane, Chlorobenzilate, Tedion and Chlorobenside. As an alternate you can place a barrier of pea gravel 18 inches wide along foundation walls. EMERGENCY PASTURE SEEDINGS: Indiana’s unusually severe winter licked many alfalfa and grass stands. As a result farmers are going to be short hay and pastute this summer. Sudan grass remains the “best bet” for supplementary pasture. | Seed Sudan grass soon after corn I

Rural Electric Provides Power, Ends Isolation

The impact of rural electrification on farming and rural life ranxs with that of the tractor, the truck, and the paved road. Electricity freed the farm Wife from a lifetime of drudgery. It helped enormously to increase farm productoin and efficiency. And it ended the long isolation of farm families and rural homes by putting radio and television sets in nearly every house. A dairyman milks at the rate of a cow per minute with electrically operated milking machines. Electricity cools the milk, washes the equipment, lights the barn and milking parlor, grinds feed for his herd—all at the flip of a switch. In the poultry business, a broiler raised with the help of electricity can by nimself care for 60,000 to 80,000 chicks. An electrically powered unloader saves for the cattle feeder a whole month of 50-hour workweeks a year. There are more than 400 uses of electricity on the farm and in the home, which accounts for the increasing demand for additional power in rural areas. The bringing of electric and telephone service to rural America is one of the outstanding achievements of this century. This accomplishment is due In large measure to self-liquidating loans and technical assistance by

Agricultural statisticians of the U. S. Department of Agriculture who have been measuring the Nation’s agriculture for a century reported the size of the U. S. soybean crop for the first time in 1924: approximately 5 million bushels. The 1961 crop of soybeans, according to the Statistical Reporting Service, to the largest on record: about 760 million bushels. Soybean oil is used in shorten ing, margarine and paints; the meal which remains is valuable as livestock feed. Early steam traction engines, pioneers in mechanization, often weighed more than 45 thousand pounds and developed more than 120 horsepower.

planting. Fertilization needs are similar to com. Sudan grass seeded at the rate of 25 to 30 pounds per acre in early June will be ready for pasture in five or six weeks. The Greenleaf variety is recommended because of its rapid recovery after grazing and its resistance to leaf blight. Sudan grasssorghum crosses are not as palatable as regular Sudan, although they may produce more pounds of dry matter per acre. Greenleaf will respond to nitrogen fertilization on ahnost all soils. Forty pounds of actual nitrogen per acre will increase the carrying capacity. If no soil test has been made, apply 200 of 0-20-20 or equivalent in addition to the nitrogen. AGRICULTURE AND THE COMMON MARKET: J. Carrol Bottom, Purdue University agricultural economist, describes development of the European economic community — the common market — as “one of the most significant world events of this generation.” The six common markpt countries are Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, West Germany and Italy. These countries in 1960 had an estimated population of 172 million living in an area of slightly more than 451,000 square miles. This compares to a total U.S. population of 181 million and an area of three million square miles. Gross national product (GNP) of the common market countries in 1960 totaled $179 billion, compared to $505 billion for the United States. Three steps taken after World War II resulted in creation of the common market which was set up by the treaty of Rome and ratified in December, 1957. Bottom lists them as: “ the Marshall plan passed by Congress in 1948. Under this plan over a period of nine years, the United States provided sl9 billion to promote the economic development and reconstruction of 18 countries in Western Europe. “ the formation of the organization for European cooperation to allocate financial aid made available by the United States. “ the European coal and. steel community formed in 1952 to establish a unified market for coal and steel in Belguim, France, Italy, Luxenbourg. the Netherlands and West Germany. Since 1952, tariff arid quota restriction on these products among these six countries have been abolished.” Objectives of the common market countries approach, economically, a United States of Europe, observes the agricultural economist.

the Rural Electrification Administration, an agency of the U. S. Department Os Agriculture. Most of the REA borrowers are rural electric cooperatives, locally owned enterprises which supply service to their members in about 2,600 of the nation s 3,000 counties. Benefits of rural electrification spread way beyond the farms. People who work and live in the cities also share the benefits which result from REA loans. For every dollar invested in rural electric systems, four to five dollars are spent by rural consumers in the purchase of wiring, plumbing, and electrical appliances and equipment. This has created a new multi-billion dollar market for products manufactured by city workers and distributed by Main Street merchants. The REA telephone loan program, created in 1949, is helping to accomplish two major tasks: (1)> to supply rural families and small town businesses with mod* ern dial service in place of obsolete magneto, crank-type telephones, and (2) to extend dependable dial service to people who have hover had telephones of any kind. Together the REA programs have greatly stimulated the economy of nnal areas by opening up opportunities for development

undreamed of 100 years ago, when, through creation of the Department of Agriculture, the nation's farm production was given official recognition in the executive branch of the Federal government. -a atiM — Every year American agriculture provides enough cotton for about 24 house dresses or 30 dress shirts and 2 pounds of apparel wool for every man, woman, and child in the nation.

QUWuvvr helping to BFBEBeity™ keep adams COUNTY FARMS tops in the NATION ' SALUTING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STIEFEL GRAIN CO. 217 N. FIRST STREET PHONE 3-3709 JOHN DEERE L . n <- .--x - • - John Deere 55 Hi-Lo Sell-Propelled Combine PROUD OF HOSSA OUR PART IfiHHB IN AN ever * EXPANDING AMERICAH / AGRICULTURE T.A*** JOHN DEERE 5)4 Foot Gyramor Rotefy Cutter — r —... WEARE JjriENN riMHMk HAPPY TO furri to SALUTE THE U.S. DEPT. OEM" AGRICULTURE on its 100TH anniversary ~ WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN FARM! j PAUL W. REIDENBACH lOUPMBn AUTHORIZED JOHN DEERE DEALER Highway 27 South PhweMlW j

New Methods Help Production Studies The Department of Agriculture is 100 years old in 1962, but its statistic-gathering service is 20 years older It started fa the Patent Office and was transferred to USDA when the Department was legislated into existence in 1862, In pre-Civil War days, farmers were asked for information on their production, yields and prices. Today, more than 500, farmers end businessmen continue the

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practice by responding to quern tionnaires they. JS«*ive from the Department's Statistical Reporting Service BBS experts supplement this data with other information they gather from carefully chosen samples, tabulate it electronically, and then release it from Washington and through 43 state and regional offices. News media and mail bring the benefit of SUS' more than 10,500 reports annually to farmers, processors, distributors and others who need the information to guide their business activities.