Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1963 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

County Agent’s Corner

By: Leo N. Seltenright County Extension Agent Agriculture County Agent on TV: John Foley, extension agricultural engineer, and I will present a program on- septic tank and disposal fields on the Al Bean “Al’s Acres’* TV show on WPTATV Saturday, at 1:30 p.m. This will be of particular interest to people concerned with septic tanks in the clay soils of our area. Cautions When Buying Liquid Fertilizers: Liquid fertilizers should be applied to Indiana field crops only in one or more of the following ways — as a row fertilizer, broadcast and plowed down or sidedressing for nitrogen. Purdue agronomists report that liquid and dry fertilizers give equal response to field crops when applied in the above ways based on midwest research. Agronomists caution farmers that crops need as much plant food from a liquid fertilizer as from a dry fertilizer. Fertilizer must often supply crops with the following percentage of their total requirement: nitrogen 50 per cent, phosphorus 20 percent and potash 30 per cent. For a 100 bushel corn crop this would be about .75 pounds of nitrogen, 12 pounds of phosphorus and 36 pounds of potash. These amounts cannot be applied directly on the seed. Neither can these amounts be sprayed on leaves without bruning. Diluting any fertilizer to avoid burning requires such large amounts of water that the application would not be practical. Only very small amounts of needed plant food can be safely applied in a single application, and taken up by the leaves. Prices of liquid fertilizers vary widely, agronomists report. Costs should be somewhere between $45 and SIOO per ton. On a gallon basis this figures about 25 to 50 cents per gallon depending upon the analysis. New Hog Shipping Rules Effective: New interstate shipping rules covering feeder pigs and breeding swine are part of the cooperative State-federal effort to stamp out hog cholera, points out Dr.F .A. Hall, Purdue University extension veterinarian. These rules, which took effect April X provide for health inspection and vaccination of feeder pigs and breeding stock involved in interstate commerce. Specific details can be obtained from Dr. Lowell R. Barnes, federal veterinanian, 418 Park Building, 611 Park Avenue, Indianapolis 4, Ind. Purpose of the new rules, says Dr. Hall, is to insure that only healthy hogs, free from hog cholera, are moved in interstate commerce. Provisions of the federal regulation in effect since last November include prohibition of interstate shipment of hogs in-

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fected with or exposed to hog cholera as well as hogs fed raw garbage. Dr. Hall points out that the new regulation will have little effect on commercial hog producers. Healthy, unexposed hogs shipped interstate for slaughter purposes can be moved through normal channels. Following the regulations will help prevent spread of hog cholera, thus reducing incident of the disease, the veterinarian explains. Hog raisers can also help fight cholera by vaccinating their pigs Producers also should report promptly outbreaks or suspected outbreaks of hog cholera, strictly observe quarantines and cook all garbage fed to hogs. Hog cholera, a virus disease that affects only hogs, costs Indiana hog raisers more than a million dollars a year. It is Indiana’s and the nation’s number one hog killer, causing deaths of more pigs past weaning age than any other infectious disease. Cattle Feeders Day April 26: Latest research results on vitamin A, haylage and trace minerals will be presented at Purdue University’s Indiana Cattle feeders day, April 26. The morning program, starting at 10 o’clock, will be at the Purdue farm center, three miles north of the campus. The afternoon meeting will be in the Hall of Music on campus. Purdue animal scientists will present research results, including effect of oral cobalt and zinc and iron injection on gain, feed efficiency and carecass quality of steers and effect of low and high coumestrol dehydrated alfalfa meal and double stilbestrol on gain and efficiency of steer calves. Other research reports will deal with the comparative value of airtight haylage compared to conventional silo haylage with differ, ent levels of corn and supplement and inter-relationship and effect of oral vitamin A, injectable vitamin A and a tranquilizer on performance of steer calves. Visitors will see cattle used in the experiments, which will be reported on at the morning session. James B. Cooper, Marshalltown, lowa, cattle feeder, and H.F. Breimyer, U.S. department of agriculture economist, are among the speakers at the afternoon program. The Indiana cattle feeders association, which sponsors the event with Purdue's animal sciences department, will elect officers. Pastures with Personality: Use simple seeding mixtures of one grass and one or two legumes to establish pastures with a personality, advises Lester H. Smith, Purdue University extension agronomist. “Shotgun” mixtures that contain orchard grass, timothy, bromegras*

Purple Fennings By, Patsy Lee leaders County Extension Agent Home Economics This week the 4-H leader’s craft committee will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the county extension office. Ruth Morris, consumer education extension agent, will appear on the Wayne Rothgeb show on April 10 with an Easter special. Ruth will also be on the Ann Cotone show, Friday, April 12, with guides for buying and preparing ham. PLENTIFUL FOODS: This month the following foods are expected to be in good supply: pork, carrots, potatoes, beef, canred clover, ladino, alfalfa andalsike clover are mixtures of the past. If they are all mixed in a seeding, part of the crop will always be too mature or too immature, explains Smith. Examples of three simple mixtures acording to Smith are eight orchardgrass per acre; eight pounds of alfalfa, four pounds of pounds of alfalfa, five pounds of southern bromegrass per acre, or six pounds of alfalfa, four pounds of timothy and one-fourth pound of ladino clover per acre. Because each of these grasses has different growth habits or personalities the orchardgrass will head out first, followed by the bromegrass ten days later, and then the timothy in another ten days, explains Smith. This spread in maturity allows the farmer to organize his forage harvesting operations around corn planting and cultivation. For southern Indiana the agronomist suggests 15 pounds of lespedeza and 10 pounds of tall fescue 14 pounds of lespedeza, six pounds of alfalfa and five pounds of orchardgrass or 10 pounds of tall fescue and one-half pound ladino ladino clover per acre. “Winter Kill” on Fish Ponds: The death of fish under the ice is a natural catastrophe called “winter kill.” The appearance of dead fish in lakes and ponds, as the ice melts, is a disappointing sight to anglers and pond owners. The past.winter.has been one of the coldest on record Subzero temperatures caused a layer of ice to be formed which exceeds 30 inches in some northern Indiana lakes. The water level of many lakes and ponds w r as already below normal. Shallow, weedy impoundments are the most likely places for ’’winter kill,” to occur. The combination of low water level, thick ice, and snow over the ice, has probably cost the lives of many fish. Fish must have a supply of oxygen in water to breathe. When the water is shut off from contact with the air and sunlight, no oxygen can be added. The oxygen content of the water may become low through the decay of plant material. When this happens, all or part of the fish population die under the ice. If “winter kill” strikes a small bay of a large-lake, no real harm will result. The surviving fish will soon provide replacements. A pond owner who finds a great many dead fish should check carefully to see what kind were killed. If bass of all sizes from adults to fingerlings are found, it may be necessary to provide additional bass for the pond. Panfish and especially rough fish are more resistant than bass to “winter kill”. If these kinds of fish are the only survivors, then poor fishing will result in future years. Another natural occurrence at this time of year is the death of a few fish due to old age, parasises, or disease. Finding an occasional dead or diseased fish is no cause for alarm.

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ned freestone peaches, peanuts and peanut products, milk, eggs and canned ripe olives. APRICOT LIME SALAD 1 can whole peeled apricots (1 lb.) 1 package lime flavored gelatin 2 tablsp. lemon juice 1/2 cup diced celery Apricot syrup plus water to make 1 cup 1 cup evaporated milk 1 cup creamed cottage cheese 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Drain apricots, saving syrup. Cut apricots in half, discarding pits. Place 6 halves of apricots in bottom of a lightly oiled 5-cup ring mold, cutting up any extra halves to fold into salad mixture. Measure apricot syrup, then add water to make 1 cup liquid. Heat over low heat to boilmg. Pour over lime gelatin in a medium size mixing bowl. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Cool. Stir in evaporated milk gradually, then add lemon juice slowly. Chill until mixture is consistency of unbeaten egg whites, stirring occasionally to keep smooth. Fold in cottage cheese, celery, pecans and extra apricot pieces. Spoon mixture carefully over apricots in ring mold. Chill until set, 3 to 4 hours. Makes 8 servings.

EGG TREATS AT EASTER: Novel treatments turn Easter’s abundant supply of eggs into tempting dishes to stimulate a child’s appetite, observe Marcile Allen, Purdue Universary food specialist, and Ruby Smith, Purdue food an dnutrition instructor. Os course eating colored eggs out of hand is fun a few times, but when the family tires of them this way, mix up your favorite egg salad recipe for taste treats. Sandwaches are family favorites, but for a fancy touch cut the bread in different shapes with cookie cutters to make rabbits, chickens, clovers, as well as in wediges, triangles, and fingers. Fill with the salad. Egg boats are a version of sandwiches too, notes Miss Smith. Scoop out coney buns, butter, and line with lettuce for boats to fill with egg salad. Heat in the oven, or over a bed of hot coals during the summer. You make these sandwiches ahead, wrap in foil and store in the refrigerator until needed. •' JTse your • imagination to make a sail boat salad, suggests Miss Allen. Fit deviled eggs with a rigging of paper sail attached to a toothpick mast, and set the tiny boats to sea on a lettuce leaf. Try cheese bunnies for a different treatment of fresh eggs. Use a cookie cutter to cut a circle out of the top of a hamburger bun. Butter the inside of the bun ring and place it on a baking sheet. Break an egg into the hole. Season as desired and bake at 325 degrees F. about 25 minutes, or until as firm as desired. Top with a of cheese and continue to bake about five minutes or until the cheese puffs. EAff10a....... — BOUQUET CARE: If you receive an Easter present of cut flowers, you may think you’ll keep them fresh by plunging them into ice-cold water. But don’t do it, cautions C. E. Hoxsie, Purdue University extension horticulturist. An icy dunking is as much a shock to the still-living cells at a plant as it would be to a human. Instead, he advises, place the flowers in water of about 100 degrees F. This helps the tubes of the stems open, allowing them to draw up water more easily.

As soon as you unwrap your gift flowers, cut the stems at a slant about half an inch from the end for greater water absorption.

‘I Ej ■A" ‘ < nb. 11, NFO MEETING AT ADAMS CENTRAL last week drew a good crowd as plans were made for a charter meeting for the Adams county chapter next week. Pictured here are Douglas Blessing, Wells county NFO chairman: Ezra Kaehr, Bob Ehrman, Ted Kip fer, John Kipfer, Walter Kaehr (seated), and Dallas L. Pursley, assistant national organizational director. Another meeting will be held Wednesday night, Bp. m., at the Geneva school. Purpose of the NFO is to organize the farmers so t£at they can raise the price that they receive for farm products. The counties in Ohio and Indiana surrounding Adams county now have active, working chapters. — (Photo by Mac Lean)

Even though you may hesitate to disarray a florist’s precise arrangement, take courage and separate the flowers, Hoxsie recommends, to cut the stems. You probably know that cut flowers need fresh water daily. But many people don’t realize it is equally important to keep containers clean and the water free of rotting leaves. Bacterial growth in vases is a great cause of cut flower decay, Hoxsie explains. It begins long before you can see or smell its traces. Set your bouquet away from direct heat. At night, remove it tj the coolest part of the house. Some commercial preservatives help keep cut flowers fresh, according to the specialist. CLOTHING MAGIC FOR YOU: Adapting the current styles to an individual figure may be difficult but unless you do fit fashion to your own personality you may never look stylish or even well dressed. Knowing your own figure’s faults and good points is the first step "to being well dressed. But knowing what is wrong is not much good without knowing how to correct it. Sometimes a bit of magic will turn the trick. Clothing specialists at Purdue University have compiled “Clothing Magic for you” in a neat publication to help women learn how to use line, design and fabric to emphasize their assets and disguise their figure problems. Single copies of “Clothing Magic for Your,” HE-446, are available through the county extension office. ‘ RAINWEAR: In “What’s New in Home Economics” there was an interesting article about ramwear. A few of the opening statements could well be asked of us. “Is it often your experience to nurse a cold, because you were in the rain without the proper protection?” Do you hesitate to wear your raincoat on a sunny morning when showers are predicted for the P. M. hours, because you are afraid of ’looking silly’? Does your raincoat add to the gloominess of a rainy day, or let you be an accident hazard on a rainy night?” This latter statement is important. If you are making or buying a new raincoat this spring, why not buy a cheery bright color. This will perk up your spirits and also aid your being seen by cars on dark rainy days. Os course, many of the raincoat styles this year look like lovely spring coats. Therefore, you ncedn tbe without a raincoat because your raincoat can double as a spring coat as well. SPRING PAINTING: —For some of you who may be painting this spring here are a few tips which I heard recently. 1. When painting is temporarily interrupted or discontinued overnight, wrap your brush in saren — it will stay moist, ready to use without the trouble of cleaning it each time. 2. Prevent “skinning” on paint in the can by placing a layer of saren directly on the surface of the paint — works like a charm. 3. Cover eyeglasses with a bit of saran while painting — doesn’t obstruct vision and keeps lenses free of spatters. Use the wrap for a protective head scarf, too. 4. Wrap brushes in saran after cleaning to keep in shape during storage. SOMEONE SAID: Your possessions can be stolen, but not your knowledge. If you have something to sen or trade — use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

GETTING THE MOST... FROM YOUR GARDEN by Dr. W. A. Lidd.lt PLAN BEFORE YOU PLANT I ** If you're an old hand with trowel and spade, these words of wisdom are already chiseled in stone over the doorway to • your garage. But if you’re starting a garden this year, or even • ; if you’re only thinking of fixing things up around the yard, give heed! By planning now, you can save time and money later on, and almost certainly you’ll be better pleased with the results of your efforts. LAWN I ; 1 I i -riarn n 7**-'- "**"] D j ? - § fl 1 3 □I I UV ’ N< ' I J O ■ Q 5 KtTCWGN • ROOM I H A * ~ f> © J ROOM Bl | || ; B gl I ® Mr- ■ .

Plan your space None of us, probably, has space enough around the house to do all the things we’d like to. Even if we did, we’d still have to plan. Fortunately, planning what to do with the available area is a lot of fun and it can be reasonably simple. Some of us will want to consult a landscaper or a nurseryman for professional help with special problems, hut « pad nf paper, a couple of pencils, and perhaps a straight- . edge ruler should be enough to get the rest of us thinking about what we want to plant and where. In your planning, leave plenty of room! Trees, ornamentals, flowers, and vegetables have away of growing bigger than we ever imagined. How many of us have found that the “little” evergreens by the front door now tower above the . roof and threaten to block the way ' into the house! And who among us hasn’t, in his first attempt, tried to squeeze an acre of vegetables into a 20' x 20' plot! No, the message is: “think small” until you learn more about how things grow and what can be done in a given area. Plan your time This simple rule will save you ' many headaches and backaches. In gardening and lawn care there’s usually a right time for doing everything. If you set your sights properly, there will usually be time for the essentials. Figure out how much time per week you want to spend, and then make sure that the time is well spent. There’s no sense rushing out the first warm Saturday at the end of winter to plant a flower garden.

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lit will be another month before the soil is warm enough for plants to grow. If you can’t resist doing something outdoors at the first sign ’ of spring — and who can, really? — spend it with your lawn. It will respond quickly to a little attention at that time. On the other hand, later this summer, why break your back mowing the lawn every Saturday morning? Itelax and go swimming! Your lawn will probably be the better of having escaped one or two scalpings during the hot, dry weather. Plan your budget There’s no sense kidding yourself that gardening and lawn care don’t involve money. But don’t go overboard, biting off more than you can chew; and above all, don’t try to skimp in the wrong places. First, decide how much you can afford to spend and then list the possible ways you could spend, it. You can figure costs by consulting your garden center and the catalogs of reputable horticultural supplier*. While we all want to get the best value for our money, the fact is, with garden and lawn supplies and equipment, you get in value just about what you pay for — and maybe less, if you’re addicted to “price” buying. It takes a lot of experience to shop for bargains in this field. If you would like free information about how to grow vegetables in your back yard, send your name, on a postcard, to Asgrow Garden Guide, PO Box 40b, New Haven 2, Conn.

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ATI Off |_ / o Hl Neighbors! Farming and the theory of conservation has undergone a revolution in the past few years. We have changed our goals and methods in one short generation. The fear of exhausting our natural resources, which prompted the early efforts of conservation, has been removed through research and added knowledge. Instsad of simple preservation our goal today is to use and manage natural resources in such away as to get the greatest benefit from them, now and in the future. Wise use rather than non-use is the conservation thought of this generation. It you have something to sell or trade use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

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