Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1963 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

| County Agent’s Corner

By: Leo N. Seltenright County Extension Agent Annual Extension Committee Meeting: The members of the Adams county committee will meet for their annual meeting Tuesday, January 29 from 9:30 to 3' p.m. at the basement meeting room of the Farm Bureau Co-op in Monroe. The meeting will include reports of a number of committee and planning for 1963. Election of officers will be held. Nitrogen Meeting: Lewis Gerber of Bluffton agricultural ammonia service held a meeting for his clients recently at Bluffton. Dr. Scanlon, agronomist of Phillips Petroleum, did a fine job in presenting through slides information on fertilization. Pesticide Conference Report: , The head of Purdue University s entomology department said last Monday that no adverse situations had developed in Indiana from the use of insecticides when they have been applied according to the manufacturer’s diredtjpns. Dr. John V. Osmun, addressing the opening session of the fifth annual agricultural pesticide conference at Purdue, pointed out that the nation is highly dependent on pesticides, especially in the production of food and fiber crops. He said the manufacturers oj these chemicals had cooperated 100 per cent with Purdue recommendations on directions and application of these materials. A Purdue plant pathologist told the some 125 persons attending the conference that the industry should develop more liquid-type fungicides to be applied with machinery, such as a “Fogger.” Dr. Eric Sharvelle also urged development of fungicides which might be applied easily by the average home owner. Suburban dwellers particularly need this, he yaid, pointing out that this segment of the nation’s population is increasing. A panel of entomologists, discussing soil Insect control, said, that insect control methods have been largely responsible for an increase in Indiana corn yields from 34.6 bushels an acre in 1923 to 82 bushels an acre last year. Panelists were H. B. Petty, University of Illinois, and Purdue entomologists George Gould, Glen Lehker and Dave Matthew. Farm Management Association Report: A partner in a famous lowa farm operation, David Garst of Coon Rapids, told Hoosier farmers last Tuesday that if corn and livestock enterprises are to be profitable “we must learn how to produce a bushel of corn for 60 cents and to keep a beef cow for S6O a year.” Speaking at farm science days at Purdue University, Garst observed: “With the labor efficiency that we have achieved in the past, with the high fixed cost of land and machinery, we can not expect to

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cut costs by reducing expenditures. We must raise yields.” As one of five corn belt swine raisers and cattle feeders who spoke before the Indiana farm management association's session, Garst listed these “Guides to better production methods for corn and sorghum:’’ Use your water efficiently. Crop your best land continuously; the poorer land ought more logically be seeded to permanent pasture. Plant the right hybrid and plant earlv in the season. Plant a stand to fit moisture and fertility. Always use a starter fertilizer. Use nitrogen in sufficient quantity, apply insecticides and control weeds with herbicides. Harvest promptly, and Use a complete corn growing program. Garst estimated the cost of chemicals for a complete corn or sorghum growing program at 25 cents a bushel. Good seed and agricultural chemicals generally return double their cost — roughly $2 for every $1 invested up to the limits of your available moisture, he asserted. . “With a complete corn growing program, we can produce corn for 60 cents a bushel,” he added. “We can not obtain the greatest profit from com or sorghum unless we ’ are willing and able to finance these modern cultural practices.” A. H. Keen, who last year sold 1,600 finished cattle from his 230acre farm between Clinton and DeWitt, lowa, said his selling guide was “the demand of the market rather than the final finish of the animals.” Farming in the 1960’s said Keen, will require “more breaking away from the established patterns of the past if the farmer hopes to stay in business.” The lowa cattle feeder said a farmer who expects to stay in busniess in this decade must: “ . . . be able to deal in high and ,ever higher finance; “ . . . follow research development* and use those that will apply to his own program; . always be aware of the world-wide trade and markets and expect to be affected by them; “ . . . never forget to conisder the tax liability of every contemplated move; and, above all, “if he is merely interested in operating his tractors and machinery he should get a job in, road construction or in a factory.” An Ohio cattle feeder who utilizes high com silage rations told the group that this eliminates “wasty” fat in the cattle.” Wallace Nelson, operator of 470 i acres near Archbold, Ohio, said l he is feeding cattle with somewhat ■ less quality and aiming for finished animals of the middle choice t grade. Nelson, who said he had not sold cattle on a yield and grade basis t for about 10 years, added: i “I think very few cattle feed--1 ers selling cattle on a yield and 3 grade basis actually know what

their cattle are bringing alive . . . Feeders who do sell on yield and grade should thank those who sell on a market where competition is involved to help keep beef prices higher than otherwise possible.” Russell Jeckel, Delevan, 111., hog producer, told the afternoon session that a successful swine raiser must be a “skilled buyer, nutritionist, veterinarian, engineer and marketing specialist.” Jeckel and his father raise 3,000 hogs under a confinement system annually. Robert Greene, Ainsworth, lowa, tenant on a 300-acre farm, told how he raises from 1,000 to 1,200 hogs a year under a combined pasture and confinement system. Reviewing the economic outlook Dr. Paul R. Robbins, Purdue agriculutral economist, said 1963 would be a “relatively good year for most Indiana farmers.” However their incomes will likely be down modestly from the 1962 level, he added.

The farm management association elected these 1963 officers; Ott Orschell, route 1, Centerville, president; Floyd McElwee, Kokomo, vice president and E. E. Carson, Purdue agricultural economist, secretary - treasurre. Ralph Sullivan, route 4, Delphi, was chosen a director. An international authority on animal nutrition told Wednesday’s farm science days audience at Purdue University that the economic key to swine production in the years ahead lies in research — present and future. Dr. Damon V. Catron, Hoosierborn vice president in charge of research and development for the Walnut Grove Products Co., Atlantic, lowa, said that in the future overall economic picture, there would be fewer and larger production units. But these will represent more capital investment, states will continue their dominance in pork production, he asserts, but more competition will come from milo and barley producing areas in the western and northern sections of the United States. From a nutritional stan<ip ®?' t ,’ the scientist continued, “controlled feeding with complete dry and liqiiia rations yduld piay« major roi™ Large commercial swine producers would depend on electronically computed least cost rations,” Catron said. The trend toward slotted floors and lagoons would conttn y e ’ he asserted, with more controlled environment for growing and finishing hogs. Swine producers wih be able to minimize diseases with testing, culling and immunization, known controls, such as blood As a result of animal behavior research, housing and equipment design will also improve. Production and progeny testing programs will continue to improved breeding, Catron said, suggesting a goal of three and one-half to four-pound pigs at birth. H e called “leaner, larger muscled, meat type hogs a must.” On the human side of the equation, Catron emphasized that greater specialization in pork production would demand more managerial ability. —- —

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A University of Illinois agricultural economist told the audience that there is no one superior method of raising hogs. Records of Illinois farmers prove that it’s the man and not the system that determines the success of a hog operation, A. G. Mueller asserted. Mueller reported these findings from analyses of Illinois farmers’ : business records: Top managers have mastered , the art of taking care of details in a systematic and timely manner. The type of budding facilities or feeding system they used didn’t seem to affect their earnings. They also ranked high in crop production and other enterprises. No significant differences in feed required or feed costs were found between farms using an allpasture program, pasture to 175 I pounds and finishing in drylot and an all-confinement system. So the choice of rearing and finishing systems should be determined by differences in investment costs, operating costs and labor requirements, Mueller asserted. As a result of innovations and improvements, confinement rearing can now compete favorably with more conventional hog raising systems. New knowledge of nutrition, disease control and manure disposal has reduced some of the problems formerly experienced in confinment production A trio of corn belt commercial hog producers explained their systems of raising swine. Paul Keffaber, Fuller Farms, 1 Shelbyville, said prior consideration should be given these items . before going to a concrte floor 1 system: : Increased profits, improved feed conversion, decreased labor and other costs and permitting use of ’ best land for high profit crops. ' He advised them to look at other successful concrete systems before pouring thir own, adding that concrete is permanent. A Lincoln, 11., swine feeder, Albert Gehlbach, said he believed that in the next five years more hogs would be raised on solid floors and pasture than on slotted floors. . .. Gehlbach, who farrows and finishes hogs on slotted floors, s»d limited feeding would become more important since it will unprove feed efficiency and carets quality. , L Gehlbach’s sows farrow in crates on slotted floors. This saves 75 per cent of his laborduring time, he asserted. He movjs the pigs from the farrowing house when they are three weeks old into a weaning house with a capacity of 600 head. This house is 1 automated and Gehlbach said he L spent 10 minutes a day inspecting the hogs. ■ T Bernard Collins, Clarion, lowa, said there was no one best way to produce hogs. In support of this 1 he cited 18 lowa “master swine producers’ whose systems ranged ' from complete confinement to complete pasture. ' Don’t KUI Your Lawn: * The care you take of your lawn this winter can make the diner- ‘ ence between having a good lawn 1 next spring and having just patch- “ es of lawn. ' Purdue University turf specialists say not too walk on your " lawn this winter any more than necessary, or you’ll damage the turf. This is especially true dying freezing nad thawing periods Exposed areas that are free of snow and where the wind Hows hard are likely to loce moisture from the frozen soil. This can ruin your grass, since it continues to give off moisture during the winter. Where possiHe, water these areas in late winter when the ground is thawed. Ice can cause winter damage to your grass too. It forms in low spots which should be elminated by draining or fiUinß- - your grass to suffocate from excessive moisture. Ice may act like a magnifying glass, too, and a little bit of winter sun can warm up your grass underneath and start it growing.

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Purple Fennings By: Patsy Lee Leaders County Extension Agent Home Economics Hope some of you have been trying on hats to see which hat frame style will look best on you. By the way, the flower hat lesson, being a special interest lesson, is open to the public and not as statLast week the leaders learned disLast week the lesson learned different ways of keeping an ill person entertained. The person also has to eat meals and if not allowed to leave the bed this can be a challenge as far as comfort is concerned. One way to have a place to put the tray is to cover a pillow with either a piece of oil cloth or plastic to protect it and then put the tray on that. Another idea is to obtain a sturdy box — (ask your grocer and cut a hole in the it will fit over the patient’s lap. Then you could cover the box with shelf paper or any other attractive paper — even old wrapping paper. To protect the person’s clothes you could use a plastic apron as a bib — no matter how old or young the patient may be. To protect the blankets someone suggested using an oilcloth covering like a taHecloth for the bed.

For those of you with delicious egg recipes there is a national egg cooking contest now in progress. A senior division contestant must be 18 years of age and over and a junior division entrant must be at least 10 years of age and not over 18. The contest closes February 15. The Indiana state poultry association. Each contestant’s recipe cook except professional cooks and home economists may enter. The recipes will be scored on originality, simplicity and ease of preparation, and completeness of direction. Each contestant’s receipe must feature at least one egg per individual serving.” A SI,OOO U. S. savings bond, series E, will be the prize for the first place winner in the senior division and a SSOO series E bond will be awarded to the first place winner in the junior division of the national egg cooking contest. The Indiana winner in each division will receive an all expense trip to the finals in Chicago, May 16-17, as their awards. Don’t throw away your old license plates. For several years I have been saving license plates simply because I bated to throw away something which I was sure had a use. At long last I have found a practical use for them as old license plates, may be used in an herb garden to keep the plants which spread easily under control. This is especially true if you plan to have an herb wheel with mint in it. Do any of you have another use for old Icense plates? Last week I had fun browsing through an old cookbook — you know the kind that tells you an egg shell full of this, a handful of that and a teacup of this. In it I found a recipe for a long forgotten treat — “Snow Ice Cream.” As we are sure to have more snow, I m sure this will be possible to try. Hie recipe reads as follows: Take the thickest sweet cream, to it add 1 teacup of white sugar; beat it well together. Then add enough clean dry snow to make it the consistency of ice cream, stirring it wefl while adding the snow. Add flavoring of vanilla, strawberry or raspberry. For those of us who are counting calories, I’m wondering what would happen if we used powdered skim mlk which has been thickened to the consistency of the thick cream and a liquid sweetener? Purdue University clothing specialist Lois Folk says that planning your wardrobe according to the type of clothes you need and

The sun can severely burn or scald your grass. To prevent ice formation as soon as possible grass with fertilizer to aid its renext spring correct the drainage fault; top dress the scalded covery.

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Prices Os Fruits, Vegetables Higher

CHICAGO (UPD — Prices of some fruits and vegetables are climbing sharply in the wake of recent freezes in the nation’s major winter growing areas. Housewives are finding such items as oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, cucumbers, tomatoes and green peppers selling fox nearly twice as much as a year ago in some sections of the country. Wholesale prices for citrus fruit concentrates have doubled in the past month as a result of midDecember freezing weather in Florida, a United Press International survey showed. Freezes have followed in the Texas and Southern California citrus fields. The U.S. Department of Agri-’ culture slashed orange crop estimates 23 per cent from a month according to color is the first step in obtaining a basic color coordinated wardrobe. Assembling a color scheme wardrobe is difficult. Since color affects your emotions and feeling, the specialist recommends choosing a color that you like and enjoy wearing. You might choose a dark shade for your basic wardrobe color, since you won’t tire of it as quickly as a light shade. However, you should consider how long you will want to wear the color and how much you can afford to spend on clothes. Choose a hat, coat, shoes, purse and qloves that go together for the nucleus of your wardrobe, Miss Folk Suggests. Someone said: “Success is giving to the world more than it has given to you.”

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earlier after the Florida freeze and predicted the 1962-63 crop would be off 17 per cent from last season’s record yield. Grapefruit production estimates were cut 19 per cent from a year earlier and lemons 16 per cent. These forecasts, however, were made before freezing weather struck parts of Texas, Arizona and California. “There’s no way to tell yet what the total damage will be," a spokesman for Libby McNeill & Libby said. “It will take several months to assess, but I can tell you the effects will be felt for a long time. Some citrus trees may not recover for a year or more.” Effects of the staggering blows are already turning up on the nation's grocery shelves in the form of startling price markups. -In New York City, the A&P food stores last week sold Florida oranges at 7 for 49 cents compared with 12 for the same price a month earlier. Tangerines rose from 9 for 25 cents to 6 for 49 cents. Associated Grocers, Dallas, Tex., said prices in some instances have doubled and even tripled. Cucumbers were up from $3.75 a bushel wholesale a year ago to $9, the chain said, and retail prices rose from 19 cents to 39 cents a pound. A trade source in Chicago said wholesale prices of concentrated orange juice had climbed 80 per cent or more since the freeze- in Florida, where most of this commodity comeS from. A 6-ounce can retailed for 23 cents last week, up from 16 cents in November. While the situation “undoubted-

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1963

Old Dinner Party Back To White House By HELEN THOMAS United Press International WASHINGTON (UPD — President and Mrs. Kennedy successfully restored an old dinner party formula at the White House Monday night—familiar faces, fine food and wine, good music and a lot of laughs. The gay gathering was in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker John W. McCormack and Chief Justice Earl Warren. It was short on culture and long on backslapping. It had an air of “old home week” as one of the 150 guests put it, or like a “family affair,” as McCormack put it. Raising his glass in the state dining room, Kennedy noted that this dinner “was devoted neither to culture nor to politics.” Then he teasingly assured his guests that none of them was “below either culture or politics.” The smiling host also said in his toast that the three guests of honor share several things in common. “We were all mentioned in Nixon’s book,” he said. “We all ran for vice president, but only one of us made it. We were all candidates for president, but—fortunately—only one of us made it. We also all sought lengthy tenures but unfortunately only one of us made it.” After dinner, Mrs. Kennedy, wearing a chartreuse chiffon gown with one shoulder bared, was the belle of the ball. She danced every dance in the East Room until the President cut in. As the eight-piece Marine Band played, he twirled her around the floor and then led her to the corridor to bid adieu to their guests.

Named As Temporary Jury Commissioners Adams circuit court Judge Myles F. Parrish has appointed two local men to serve as temporary jury commissioners during the illness of the regular commissioners Edward F. Berling and James G. Gattshall. Clarence P. Ziner was appointed to temporarily replace Gattshall as Republican member of the board, and Paul H. Briede was named to replace Berling as the Democratic member. Members of the grand jury and petit jury will be drawn Monday, January 28, for the February term of the court. The grand jury is made up of 12 persons and the petit jury of 24 persons. Both Berling and Gattshall will be unable to attend the drawing next Monday due to their illnesses. Swayzee Man Dies - In Fire In Home SWAYZEE, Ind. (UPD — Roy Saylor, 63, perished Monday in a fire which destroyed his six-room borne along Indiana 13. Police said the fire apparently was started by a lighted cigarette dropped by Saylor as he smoked in bed. • ]y” will boost some canned fruit and juice prices, most canned vegetables will not be affected - since they are mainly grown in the Midwest, a Libby spokesman* said. Those damaged in the South will recover in a few months, he said.