Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1963 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

I County Agent’s Corner _ —■B

PLANTING DATES FOR CORN .AND SOYBEANS: Soil temperatures and weather, more than any other factor, determine the best planting date for corn and soybeans in a given lati- • tude. Date-of-planting studies at the Purdue agronomy farm at Lafay-! ette indicate that May 5-10 is the I best date to plant corn in that, area. These dates correspond closely with the time when the early morning soil temperatures at a 4-inch depth reach the 50 - 55° F. required for prompt corn germination. Corn may be safely planted by May 1 in extreme southern Indiana, but should be delayed until about May 20 in the north. Planting earlier than these dates risks poor stand because of cold, wet weather, slow germination and seedling diseases. Weed control is more difficult in corn planted too early. A full season hybrid, seeded as early as it is safe, is needed for top yields. In recent years corn borer populations have been low and delayed seeding to minimize borer damage is no longer recommended. Delayed seeding usually involves a sacrifice in yield. Ohio and Purdue data indicate about 3 pecks a day loss in yield for each day seeding is delayed beyond May 10 (central Indiana), and corn yields drop off sharply if seeding is delayed past May 25. Soybeans also respond to date of

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planting. Highest yields are obtained by full season varieties for early planting and medium and short season varieties as seeding is delayed. Planting soybeans after corn is not conducive to highest soybean yields. Generally speaking, soybean yields drop off less rapidly than corn with delayed seeding, and weeds can be more difficult to control early: if one must be delayed, soybeans are still logical. Highest soybean yields have been obtained from May 12 plantings at Lafayette, whereas about May 1 appears best for the Evansville area. The above dates are for silt loam soils. Light sandy soils may be safely planted up to 2 weeks earlier. Dark depressional soils and muck soils warm up more slowly and may require a delay in seeding of a week or more. DISTRICT 4-H AND FFA JUDGING CONTEST: The Fort Wayne district 4-H and FFA district judging contest will be held Saturday ,at the Kendallville high school in Noble county. Registration starts at 8:30 a. m. Judging teams from Adams county participating are as follows: crops —Berne-French and Adams Central: dairy—Berne-French and Adams Central; livestock—BerneFrenc hand Adams Central; poultry and egg—Adams Central and Hartford; forestry—Decatur and Hartford; and entomology—Decatur. CORN SILAGE CUTS COSTS: Midwestern cattle feeders heard last Friday that they could cut their feed costs substantially through maximum use of corn, ageC. H. Nickel, manager of Lynnwood Farm, a Purdue University farm near Carmel, reported this at Indiana cattle feeders’ day. Nickel, one of eight Purdue animal scientists reporting on research studies, compared a corn silage ration with a high concentrate ration fed to yearlings and calves from the same Montana

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The high silage ration consisted of a full feed of cornsilage, plus two pounds of cracked shelled corn and two pounds of supplement A as balancers. The concentrate ration was made up of a full feed of cracked sheller corn, two pounds of supplement A and a limited amount of corn silage. Cattle on the high concentrate ration outgained those on the high silage ration, but feed costs per pound of gain were 15 per cent higher when fed with a typical corn belt ration of corn, corn silage and supplement. This confirms results first reported at 1962 cattle feeders day. He also reported that added cobalt to the ration was questionable. Feeding of 0.2 gram of cabolt depressed the appetite of the animals on test. Vitamin A research continues to show the Necessity of adding this vitamin to typical cattle feeding raions, Dr. W. M. Beeson, Purdue animal scientist, told the cattle feeders. Beeson reported for the first time on a new method of administering .Vitamin A. Most effective method up to this time has been feeding this vitamin, but research results at Purdue indicate it is now equally effective when administered by a single Injection at the start of the feed lot period. An injection of six million units per animal made at the time the cattle went into the feed lot appears to be equally effective as the feeding of 20,000 units per head daily, Beeson said. Dr. T. W. Perry, Purdue animal scientist, reports that low moisture silage stored in a conventional silo and that sorted in gas tight storage have comparable feeding values. Low moisture silage should be considered as a high quality roughage, he said, which will replace little or no corn in a fattening ration. Results of the Purdue trials indicated high quality low moisture silage can meet all of the supplemental protein requirements. Reporting on a bull vs. steer feeding experiment. Dr. T. G. Martin, Purdue animal scientist, said that bulls gained almost a half pound more per day than steers at a lower feed cost per pound of grain. Based on previous research, bulls do not have as acceptable carcasses as steers. Bull carcasses have larger rib eye and less

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fat cover, but a lower percentage loin and rib, where we get some of the most expensive cuts, Martin pointed out. v, PROTECT YOUR FIELDS FROM GIANT FOXTAIL: Giant Foxtail, Indiana’s most threatening weed, usually starts in fence rows—from there it works its way into the field. Often only the edges and ends of fields are badly infested and the remainder of the field is free from the pest. O. C. Lee, Purdue University extension weed specialist, offers these two suggestions to slow down the spread of giant foxtail and protect the remainder of the field. After the field is planted to either corn or soybeans, apply a preemergence herbicide to the infested area. A broadcast sprayer can be used, applying the chemical only to the infested area, across the ends and along the sides of the field. If the field is in corn, either Atrazine or Randox may be used. In soybeans use Randox. The next precaution —very much worthwhile —is to spray the fence row in June or early July with Dalapon. This will kill the grass and prevent seed formation. It is easier to protect the field from giant foxtail than to eradicate once it is widespread, Lee emphasizes. NEW HOG CHOLERA VACCINE: A new non-virulent hog cholera vaccine, 10,000 times more potent than any immunization now available, has been developed by a Purdue University research veterinarian. Dr. Ron Gustafson, who started the research eight years ago, reported this development today before the American association of immunologists meeting at Atlantic City. This high titre attenuated hog cholera virus can possibly be used to replace the live virulent virus vaccine which has been outlawed by federal livestock health authorities. Gustafson listed these characteristics for the new cell culture vaccine: Quicker immunity to the disease —three days rather than the five to seven days now required. Pigs can be vaccinated at an earlier age. Baby pigs vaccinated at one day of age were immune to cholera after they had been weaned and had lost die protection provided by antibodies in their mother’s milk. It can be produced at about the same cost as the less potent vaccines. It can be applied by aerosol spray as well as by innoculalion and anti-serum is not necessary. It helps avoid “serum block,” meaning that application of the virus can follow innoculation of anti-serum without loss of protection if the pig is exposed to cholera. —; The Purdue veterinarian developed the vaccine by cell culture, using white blood cells of swine blood. The virus loses its ability to produce disease, but retains its ability to produce immunity. The vaccine is currently being tested on farms in Indiana and i Nebraska and may be marketed commercially by early summer.

TRI-STATE DRAINAGE AND WATER CONSERVATION FIELD DAY: Indiana drainage contractors will join their colleagues from Michigan and Ohio this summer in a tri-state drainage and water conservation field day in northeastern Indiana. The field day will be on the 155acre Stanley Riddle farm near Albion July 31 and Aug. 1. Albion is about 25 miles northwest of Fort Wayne. In event of rain, the event will be August 2. Latest types of equipment will be demonstrated. Equipment will be used to install 10,000 feet of drain tile, put in a diversion terrace, construct a drainage ditch and demonstrate land smoothing, stump removal, land clearing and irrigation. An air tour in conjunction with the field day will enable visitors to see farm ponds, contour strips, pasture improvement, good woodlot management, flood control, recreational development and other water resource projects in the area. Land improvement machinery, materials and supplies will be exhibited at the site. - Don Sisson, Purdue University extension agricultural engineer, says several thousand persons, including farmers, contractors, drain tile manufacturers, soil conservation district supervisors and other agricultural officials, are expected to attend. Cooperating with the drainage contractors in sponsoring the field day are the cooperative extension services at Purdue, Ohio State, and Michigan State Universities, plus soil and water conservation districts and the soil conservation service. SHEEP SHIPMENT REGULATIONS TIGHTEN: A new regulation of the U. S. department of agriculture affecting Indiana and five other states requires inspection and dipping of sheep to be moved from one scabies infected area to another. However, sheep not known to be infected or exposed to scabies can be moved for immediate slaughter to a federally inspected stockyard or a recognized slaughtering center without being dipped. Representatives of either the state veterinarian’s office or the U.S.D.A.’s animal disease eradication division will inspect sheep and supervise their dipping, according to Dr. K. M. Weinland, Purdue University extension veterinarian. Hoosier sheepmen and representatives of state and federal animal health agencies recently joined in a nation-wide campaign against scabies, a major economic disease of the industry. This eradication program contemplates inspection of all flocks in Indiana within the next two yea<s. Scabies, also called mange or scab, develops from tiny punctures inflicted on the sheep’s skin by parasitic mites. Chronically diseased skin becomes hardened and covered with a scaly crust. This

YES! THE DECATUR CANRING CO. WILL Can Tomatoes This Fall! We have 200 acres under contract. We have sold all our last season’s pack. We have converted our boilers to gas. We Expect a “PACK” As big or bigger than last year. Yes, We Will Operate This Year! Decatur Canning Co. Mrs. Mabel Schmitt W. G. Schmitt

homusl \ I , Hi Neighbors! Reducing the number of trips over your fields after plowing can make important savings in your farm operations, says Harry Galloway, Purdue University agronomist. First, yqu will save time; second, you’ll save wear and tear on machinery, and third, you’ll save money. And remember, too,, that your soil will benefit by working it less. Rains soak better into the loose soil between the rows allowing a drier field in spring and a more moist one in summer. Galloway says you won’t sacrifice crop yields either if you firm the seed into a well compacted soil in the row; germination and early growth will be good. The loose area between rows settles enough to make a good rootbed for later growth. In repeated tests, Purdue agronomists and agricultural engineers have found that crop yields are equal to or better than those you may get with considerably more tillage. See your extension agent or SCS technician for ideas on minimum tillage, advises Galloway. Farm implement dealers can also give you ideas and may have special attachments to modify your prseent machinery for minimum tillage. condition causes an intense itching, and seriously infected sheep lose weight and fleece and may die unless treated. The disease is transmitted readily from one animal to another by’direct contact. HF.RICIDES TESTED FOR SAFETY:* When using herbicides follow directions on the container label, reminds O. C. Lee, Purdue University extension weed specialist. This is important for best results as well as for safe use. Tests are made to learn what happens when the chemical comes in contact with the skin and when it is inhaled. This information is checked by federal food and drug administration scientists against work done in their own laboratories. Recommendations on the label on the container of any herbicide are based on these tests. This : valuable information should not be

Purple Pointings By: Patsy Lee Leaden County Extension Agent Home Economics Now that the craft carnival is over for this year, I want to thank all those who helped demonstrate the various crafts and the junior leaders who assisted. I was particularly impressed with the cooperation received from the art teachers, namely, Hubert Feasel of the Decatur high school; Mr. Roderick Liechty of the BerneFrench township school, and Thomas Kirchhofer of the Adams Central school. PRE-SCHOOLERS: We have a new bulletin >in the extension office entitled “Clothing for the Pre-Schooler” — HE-367. If any of you wish a copy, please call the office. MUDDY CAR UPHOLSTERY COMES CLEAN: With all the sunshine we had over the weekend you probably realized how dirty the interior of your car had become over the winter. Many of us had our cars washed on the outside during the winter, but it was too cold to clean the upholstery. Elkin Minter, Purdue University home management specialist, assures us that the upholstery can easily be cleaned. Plastic or leather coverings need only to be wiped with soapy water, rinsed and dried. You also can use detergent and water safely to clean pile upholstery fabrics, if you observe simple precautions, she adds. First, remove the loose dirt with a whisk broom or vacuum cleaner. Then, work up a frothy — not More Roses Cut a slip from your favorite rosebush and stick the stem into a white potato. The moisture will make the slip develop roots. Remove the slip, and plant it. Cover the tiny shoot with a glass fruit jar, and leave it for a year or so. Keep it moist at all times. ignored, Lee stresses. Read the label. Then follow instructions for application. Store in original labeled containers. Keep them out of reach of children, animals and irresponsible persons Apply herbicides only on the crops specified, in the amount specified, and at the time specified in label instructions. And, finally, dispose of empty containers so they wJI not endanger humans, animals and valuable plants.

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watery — suds of a neutral non alkaline detergent in lukewarm water. Rubbing with the pile, apply the suds in moderate amounts with a damp sponge, cloth or soft brush. Remove suds with a clean damp cloth or sponge. Wipe the surface several times with a dry cloth. While the upholstery is still damp, brush it with a whisk broom or medium stiff brush. Open the car windows and door to allow air to circulate freely over the damp upholstery, recommends the specialist. After the fabric dries, brush it again, to raise the pile. WATTAGE DOES NOT INDICATE BRIGHTNESS: Many people think the wattage on an incandescent light bulb indicates the amount of light the bulb will produce. This is not so. Consumer specialists in the U. S. department of agriculture's rural electrification administration say wattage indicates only the amount of electrical energy the bulb uses. Although a 100-watt bulb gives more light than a 50-watt, it may not necessarily give twice as much In fact, a 100-watt usually throws out much more than twice the amount of light of a 50-watt bulb. So, if you want to get the most light, use one bulb of large wattage rather than two smaller ones that add up to that wattage—providing, of course, distribution of light is not a problem. SOME SAID: “A quitter never wins and winner never quits” Farm, Personal Property and Household Auctions Experienced & Dependable ED SPRUNGER, Auctioneer 5018 Hessen Castle Road Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne Ph. H-01023 Decatur Ph. 7-7513

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