Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1962 — Page 6

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Cattle, Hog Fattening Here Because Corn Is Good Feed

Regional specialization has tended to concentrate hog and cattle production in the Corn Belt, reported the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in the December issue of “Business Conditions.” Livestock production is located close to the source of its basic “raw” material, corn and other feed crops, and the Midwest is the nation's largest producer of corn. This is simply a matter of transportation costs, the Bank said. Feed grains can be shipped more cheaply to market in the form of livestock products than as grain. Midwest Hog Area •Die 11 Corn Belt states produce more than three-fourths of the nation’s hogs and about 60 per cent of the cattle being fattened for market. In turn, sales of hogs and cattle account for nearly half the total cash receipts of farmers in the Corn Belt area. Together, the 11 corn belt states account for over four-fifths of the nation’s cash receipts from hogs and over half the cash receipts from cattle. The region’s share of total hog sales has shown an upward trend in the postwar period, the Bank said. In Adams County, hogs average 150-299 per 1,000 acres. On the other hand, its share of cattle production has remained constant during the last ten years as cattle feeding has gained in importance in the Plains and Western regions. In those areas substantial acreage formerly devoted to other crops, notably cotton in the Southwest and wheat in the Plains and Western states, has been shifted to feed grains. Adams county averages 25-50 head of cattle per 1,000 acres. Corn for Hogs Corn, the nation’s most valuable crop, is produced largely in the Midwest. Meat animals, the nation’s most important source of farm income, are also produced largely in the Midwest. This close connection is no accident since corn (and other feed crops) pro-, vides the “raw material” for live-1

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stock production. Hogs eat about four or five pounds of corn for every additional pound of weight gained. For beef cattle being fattened for slaughter this ratio is about seven or eight to one. As is true for most industries which process or consume a large valume of raw materials to create their final product, livestock production is located close to the source of the basic raw material. This is simply a matter of transportation costs — feed grains can be shipped more cheaply in the form of livestock products than as a raw material. In the case of corn, 60% of the total production is utilized as livestock feed on the farms where it is grown and over 80% of the total crop is fed to livestock. ■ r Hogs Hogs consume nearly half the corn used as livestock feed. The 11 corn belt states produce more than three-fourths of the nation’s corn and more than three-fourths of the hogs. The highest concentration of hog production (in terms of the number of hogs per thousand acres of farmland) occurs in eastern lowa and northwest lillitions are found in central Indiana tions are foud in central Idiana ad western lowa. Between 1954 and 1959 the largest increases in hog numbers per thousand acres 4 occurred in the eastern lowanorthwestern Illinois area and in Missouri along the Missouri River —all important corn production areas. Beef cattle consume about 15 per cent of the corn fed to livestock in the United States. The Corn Belt accounts for about 60 per cent of the cattle placed “on feed” to be fattened for market. High concentrations of cattle for feeding are found in two areas—western lowaEastern Nebraska and eastern lowa-northwestern Illinois. In addition to grain, cattle feeding requires large amounts of roughage usually provided in the form of hay and pasture. Since hay is an even bulkier and -lower

valued product than grain, cattle feeding has gravitated toward farming areas having a moderate, amount of pastureland or hay in l addition to substantial production of corn. Thus, the “lay of the land” will often be an important factor determining the location of cattle feeding in the Corn Belt region. As in the case of hogs, cattle feeding has increased most rapidly in the areas of highest feeding concentration. Sales of hogs and cattle account for over half the total farm cash receipts in the heart of the Corn Belt and nearly half in the entire area. Together, the Corn Belt states account for over four-fifths of the nation’s cash receipts from hogs and over half the cash receipts from cattle. Hie region’s share of total hog sales has shown an upward trend in the postwar period. On the other hand, its share of cattle production has remained constant during the past decade, while cattle feeding has gained in importance in the Plains and Western regions. In those areas substantial acreage formerly used for growing other crops — cotton in the Southwest and wheat in the Plains and Western states — has been diverted tc feed grains. Purple Pennings By Patsy Lee Leaders Home Demonstration Agent This is a good time of year to be moving into a new community as everyone seems to be in such a festive frame of mind — even though we are frostbitten and snow covered. It seems as if the people in Adams county celebrate Christmas in the proper ways — not only with the Santa Claus theme, but also with the celebration of the Christ Child’s birth in different church and community activities. Mrs. Elainte T. Dolch, child development specialist at Purdue University, suggests that it is important to take time to put meaning into the family holiday observances. Some community and. church activities provide rich experiences for children. Parents may put emphasis on making long lists for Santa Claus or more appropriately on the Christmas spirit of giving and sharing. Sharing the spirit of Christmas may take many forms — making gifts, being helpful and thoughful to others, sharing family discussions, worship, projects and food preparation. One family I know devotes Christmas Eve to being a family togetherness night. During the evening each member of the family,.reads, a poem,.Bible verse or. some other type of appropriate selection and then all conclude the evening by singing Christina* car- 1 ofe. " 1 If any of you are looking for a . punch or eggnog recipe tcuse ’ during the holiday season, here are two good receipes: GOLDEN TEA PUNCH 10 tea bags or 10 teasp. tea ‘ leaves; 3 cups boiling water; 24 * whole cloves; one 3” stick cinnamon, crumbled; 2-1/4 cups fresh . lemon juice; 1-1/4 cups fresh j orange juice: 3 cups sugar; 4 £ quarts cold water; California or- ‘ ange and lemon slices. < Pour boiling water over tea ( bags, whole cloves and crumbled . stick cinnamon. Cover; steep 5 minutes. Strain and cool. Add lemon juice, orange juice and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add cold water. Pour into ice-fill-ed punch bowl. Garnish with orange and. lemon slices. (50 punch cup-servings). HOLIDAY ORANGE EGGNOG In large bowl beat 6 eggs until light and fluffy. Add 3/4 cup sug- _ ar, 1/4 teasp. cinnamon and 1/2 teasp. nutmeg. Stir in 1 cup chilled evaporated milk and 3 cups cold milk, blending well. Gradually stir in 1 cup chilled fresh orange juice. Serve in small mugs or cups; sprinkle eidh SCrvlKg""with a ” little grated orange peel and a dash of nutmeg. Makes 24 punch-cup servings. a . If you have something to sell or trade — use the Democrat Want ads,— they get BIG results. .

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• Moser's Guernsey Completes Record Anns Noble Boss, a five-year-old, registered Guernsey cow owned by Roger Moser and Son, Berne has completed a HIR production record of 10,587 pounds of milk and 527 pounds of butterfat in 305 days, milked two times daily while on test, according to the American Guernsey Cattle Club. The milk testing was supervised by Purdue University. Soil Conservation Meet Held Monday The regular meeting of the Adams county soil and water conservation district was held Monday night, according to Hugo Bulmahn, chairman of the board. All supervisors, Leo Seltenright, county agent, and Sam Bell, soil conservation technician, attended the meeting. Milton Spence, work unit conservation, was unable to attend because of illness. The board discussed the soil probes that are being made available to the farmers. Additional probes were purchased to replace two of the probes that were sold. The probes are available at the county agent’s office or the SCS office. Kenneth Schnepf reported on the area II supervisors annual meeting that was held at Purdue University, last month. The district’s 4-H exhibit was taken to the meeting by Kenneth Schnepf and Milton Spence. The exhibit caus-S ed .many comments and much in-fl terest. ' * U The supervisors discussed final plans for the annual meeting to be held'January 3f, 1963, at Adams Central cafeteria. The speaker will be James Lilly dt the Prairie Farmer. New co-operators approved by the board were: Daniel L. Miller, . Root; Calvin L. Yost, Washington; Richard Martin, Washington; Junior Huser, Blue Creek; Glen Griffiths, Wabash; Vaughn L. Myers, Preble. The next regular board meeting will be held January 21, at 7:30 p. m. Two Petitions Are Received By Board The Adams county commissioners held their regular weekly meeting Monday, receiving two petitions for cleaning and repairing ditches. One petition, carrying the signatures of seven persons, was for cleaning and repairing of the Norris Open ditch in" Kirkland township. Hie other petition, which had 23 signers, was for the Luginbill ditch, also known as “Little Blue Creek,” according to the petition. The commissioners also heard the report of the grand jury submitted following their three-day session, and also held discussion on the proposed elevator for the courthouse. No action was taken on either petition or the elevator.

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COUNTY AGENTS CORN FARM ACCOUNT BOOKS: With the closing of year 1962 and 1963 just around the corner, now is the time to plan for more complete farm records. The county extension office h as two record books available for the purpose. One is a farm account book which is used basically for farm project analysis and the other is a farm record book primarily for income tax computation. They are available at a replacement cost of 40c each. Stop in some time and look them over. I think they will be helpful in your operation. 4-H BEEF ENROLLMENT: 4-H beef enrollment cards havo been sent to all 1962 4-H beef members. These cards are for enrollment for 1963 project work. The enrollment cards should be returned to the county extension office by January 1. 4-H beef calves must be.ln the care of the 4-H member by January 1 and they should be weighed by that time to get a starting weight for the project feeding period. Any 4-H’ers interested in beef who have not been in the project before should contact the extension office for cards. INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL TAX BENEFITS: Indiana farmers may realize potential benefits from thorough investigation of changes in rules governing their 1962 federal tax liability, points out R. N. Weigle, Purdue University extension agricultural economist. One of the major changes, he explains, is an investment credit which permits farmers under certain conditions to deduct directly from their tax bill up to seven per cent of the cost of certain new or used property bought this year for use in their business. New depreciation guidelines are set up, grouping assets into classes and establishing one average useful life for each class. Useful life of these assets is shortened. However, use of these guidelines is optional with the farmer, according to Weigle. Another new rule 8 covers salvage values of items farmers bought after last October 15. For personal property, other than livestock, acquired after -that date,, into account if it is 16 per cent salvage "value need not be taken or less of the cost or other basis of property. If salvage value exceeds 10 per cent, only excess need be taken into account in computing depreciation. Sound tax management involves accurate and complete farm business records, keeping informed on tax laws, changes in rules and regulations and counseling with a tax consultant, Weigle emphasizes. CONSIDER BUYING FERTILIZER BEFORE JANUARY: Take time out from your Christmas shopping to consider opportunities for holding down your 1963 fertilizer bill, advises Cliff Spies, Purdue University extension agronomist. Some dealers offer discounts for off season purchases with delivery at the usual time. In addition to providing possible savings, a De-cember-placed order assures the farmer he will get the correct fertilizer for his needs. Sometimes farmers find the analysis they need hard to find at the peak of the spring rush season. Fertilizer paid for before Jan. 1, 1963, will count as a 1962 farm expenditure, Spies points out. This will help reduce your 1962 federal

income tax, and with the possibility of an income tax cut in 1963, it would be advantageous to have deductive expenses highest under the present rates. Finally, crop yields this year set records and lower hog prices are in prospect for 1963. As a result, 1963 farm income may be slightly under 1962 levels. Therefore, an additional expense may be less a burden in 1962 than in 1963, Spies explains. SPRING BARROW SHOW. FEB. 16-23: The Hoosier spring barrow show, Indiana’s premier market hog exposition, will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, and Feb. 23, 1963, in Indianapolis. Purdue University is one of the sponsors of the show, which will open with on-foot judging in the swine barn at the Indiana state fairgrounds; it will recess until Saturday, Feb. 23, when the carcass show will be held in the cooler of Hygrade Food Products Corp, on West Wasihngton street. Only Indiana farmers and hog breeders are eligible to enter animals . However, more than 1,2C0 barrows are expected to be exhibited. The swine will be shown as single barrows and in truck load lots. A new class has been added for the 1963 show—a truckload of 20 hogs, instead of animal must weigh befeveeh 190 and 240 pounds. About $5,000 in prize money will be distributed in the on-foot arid carcass classes. All hogs entered in the show will be purchased by Hygrade and all pork produced will be sold by the Kroger company. Grand champion judges include B. W. Ebbing, Rath Packing Company, Waterloo, la.; J. C. Hillier, Oklahoma A & M, and L. F. Tribble, University of Missouri. Selecting the grand champion carcass will be Ebbing, B. C. Briedenstein, University of Illinois, and J. A. Christian, North Carolina State University. Joining Purdue and Hygrade as sponsors of the show are the Indiana swine breeders association and the Indiana commercial pork producers association. CHRISTMAS TREES NEED WATER: Place, your Christmas tree in a stand which has a water reservoir. A cut tree needs at least a quart of water daily to keep it fresh and safe. Decorate your home this Christmas with evergreen boughs, berries and cones. For best effect, decorate focal ponts; for example, the dining room table, mantle, stairway or coffee table. MERRY CHRISTMAS! May I take this opportunity to wish each and everyone a very Merry Christmas. CHICAGO PRODUCE CHICAGO (UPD—Produce: Live poultry roasters 23%-24%; White Rock fryers 18; special fed White Rock fryers 19-19%; hen turkeys 31-32%. Cheese processed loaf 39*-40%; brick 39%-43; Swiss Grade A SO--55; B 48-53. Butter steady; 93 score 57%; 92 score 57%; 90 score 57; 89 score 56. Eggs unsettled; white large extras 37%; mixed large extras 37% mediums 31%; standards 34. <* If you have something- to sell or trade — use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

Indiana Boy National i At a barbecue in Chicago, Bruce Baker of Jonesboro, Ind., receives congratulations as one of six national 4-H beef award winners, during the National 4-H Club Congress, November 26-30. His 4-H record has won him a college scholarship from E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, sponsor of the beef award program. Bruce’s beef earnings are now putting him through Purdue University, where he is a sophomore. He is an accomplished cattle judge and showman and half-owner of a 35-cow herd of purebred shorthorns. The third consecutive Indiana beef scholarship winner in four years of Du Pont sponsorship, Bruce is pictured here with Wallace E. Gordon, general manager of Du Font’s Industrial and Biochemicals Department.

High-Quality Food Available Year-Round

Today’s life expectancy is seven years longer than it was in 1940. Why a longer life span? Our national health and well being have improved tremendously over the past two decades due to many startling scientific advances. Some of the many life-lengthen-ing contributions have been made by agriculture — in the growing and processing of fresh vegetables and fruit, milk and meat. Look At Shelves Just look at your grocery store shelves. You can buy strawberries in December, pumpkin pie in June, lettuce in January, apples in April. Food products once considered seasonal today can be purchased the year around. And you can be sure that these foodstuffs are more nutritious, have better flavor, and are clean . . . . not like “the good old days”. No bugs, no worms, no harmful di-sease-carrying filth. Year ’round availablity of high quality food is one of the things which has lengthened our average life span from 62 years in 1940 to 69 years in 1960. Others, for example. are the wonder drugs, miraculous surgical techniques, and. four-wheel, brakes on automobiles that replaced the horse. Take For Granted Too often .though, we take for granted the many aids to our healthful,, longer-lasting life. For example, how is it that these pure foods may be purchased blemish,

I saved money and I've been right from the saving even more start with my every year with LAND BANK LOANI' j minel" 1-4 \'l I ® <*\' <•’ x • ■ ■ ’• —— ~~' —— . * '\ >. FARMERS AGREE: YOU SAVE FROM THE FIRST DAY WITH A LAND BANK LOAN SEE THOMAS E. WILLIAMS, MGR. 216 $. 2nd St — Decatur - Phone 3-3784 Owned By Farmers For Farmers.

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— bug, — and rot-free? One answer is the wise (and highly regulated) use of agricultural chemicals by growers, farmers, and ranchers. Without the use of these vital production tools, we would not enjoy the high standard of gastronomical plenty which we take for granted. Example: Tomatoes Look at tomatoes, for example. Early and late blight can completely destroy the tomato crop in epidemic years unless checked by proper spraying and dusting. If apples are not protected from — insects and diseases, trees simply do not yield fruit sound enough to market. And cattle. Did you know that the commercial production of meat and milk in Southeastern United was impossible until pesticides ■«*' brought the cattle tick under control? Says the U. S. Department of / Agriculture: “Without pesticides 1 many of the foods we take for ' granted would be luxury items available to only a few.” Through the use of pesticides and other modern production tools, our food is. the safest in the world Strict state and federal laws, efficient enforcement staffs, and quality conscious food producers and processors make certain that the food you eat is free from any kind of contamination. Only in the United States do we live so well so long.