Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1963 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

Purple Penning; By: Patsy Lee Leaders County Extension Agent Home Economics Many thank yous to all who cooperated in making the 1963 Adams county 4-H fair a success. This is still a living piece of American which has not been relegated to history books and it would not be worth attending if it weren’t for each person who cooperated. TV: This Friday, August 6 at 1 p.m. Linda Conrad (the grand champion of foods) will appear on the Ann Colone show with Ruth Morris. MELON MAGIC: During the summertime melons can work magic when it comes to cool refreshments or desserts. Watermelon Points in choosing are: even shape and firm to touch, velvety bloom on the surface of rind, yellowish color on underside of melon, white or pale green is found on immature or underripe melons. Cantaloupe Keep the hand in mind: “H” — is for a melon heavy for its size, “A” — fragrant aroma, “N” — well neeted with the neeting standing out, “D” — Depression at the stem end. If the melon has a depressed scar where it joined the vine, that means it remained on the vine until practically mature. —■ Honeydew Creamy white to pale yellow color, pleasing, sweet frangrance, slightly oily film on outer rind. Now for the magic recipes: Honeydew, Ham and cottage cheese salad: 12 slices boiled ham, 12 slices honeydew melon, 1 pound creamy cottage cheese, fresh grapes or berries in season; mayonnaise: 1. Shape boiled ham slices into rolls and arrange at each end of platter, alternating with honeydew slices. 2. Spoon cottage cheese as desired in center. 3. Gardinsh with fresh grapes or fresh berries in season. 4. Serve with mayon- : naise and lettuce if desire for < lunch or supper. Yield: 6 servings. ; For a tasty hot weather main dish — Combine melon cubes or ( balls with cold chicken or turkey pieces, celery and hard cook- i ed eggs on lettuce or other salad greens. FOODS OF THE FUTURE: Foods of the future may be processed and packaged in different forms than we are used to now, comments Mrs. Jean Phillips, who teaches foods and nutrition at Purdue University.

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The homemaker of the future may buy whole eggs broken from the shell and packed in glass botties instead of shell eggs in a carton. She could pour out as many shelled eggs as she needed, and store the remainder in the covered glass container, in the refrigerator. Bottled eggs are being test marketed now, in selected areas, Mrs. Phillips says. A quart bottle contains 20-22 whole eggs. Storing eggs in bottles ma; improve their keeping qualities, since glass is nonporous, she adds. A new form of protein foodspun protein fibers—also may be available to the future homemaker. Spun protein fibers are a vegetable product that can be made into sticks or chips for snacking, or granules to incorporate with other foods. Spun protein fibers also may be made into “meat like” rolls — flavored, colored and termed “chicken style," “ham style,” and “whitemeat style.’’ These rolls require refrigeration or freezing. People may not accept readily the different forms of food, Mrs. Phillips points out. An individual usually likes or dislikes certain foods depending on his experience, custom and family traditions. IN CASE OF A THUNDERSTORM: Summertime is picnic time. It’s also the time for thunderstorms—the kind that come up quickly and fill the skies with dark clouds, thunder, and lightning. If you’re caught in the open country, a thunderstorm can be dangerous. Each year lightning kills ? 400 Americans and injures another 1,000. Most of these accidents occur in rural areas. The U.S. department of agriculture offers these tips for anyone caught in the country during a thunderstorm. First of all, seek shelter — in a cave, in a deep valley, or at the foot of a steep cliff. If nothing else is available, look for a low spot in the ground and lie down there. Stay away from isolated trees, wire fences, or small sheds in exposed locations. Keep off hilltops and open pastures or fields. If your car is nearby, get in it. Close all windows. If you manage to get indoors and the building does not have a lightning protection installation, keep away from fireplaces, stoves, and other metal objects. SOMEONE SAID: Poison does more harm to the vessel which contains it than to anything it can be poured upon.

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Hi Neighbors! The 4-H fair is over for another year but there is still another big event I’d like to attend this summer. That is the formal dedication of the first completed small watershe project in Indiana. The Elk Creek watershed dedication ceremony is planned for Wednesday, August 14. It will take place beginning at 10:30 a.m., at structure No. 9, just off route 56 halfway between Salem and Scottsburg. This structure is multi-purpose containing not only flood prevention features but also water for fish and wildlife purposes. Highlight of the program will be an address by the administrator of soil conservation Service, Don Williams. Others expected to be present are Governor Welsh, Lt. Gov. Ristine, and U.S. Senators Hartke and Bayh. Preble Firemen Plan Tractor Pull Aug. 17 The Preble firemen will hold a tractor pull in the Clarence Weber field in Preble Saturday, Aug. 17. The lightweight contest will be held at 9:30 a.m., the mediumweight contest at 1 p.m., and the heavyweight pull at 7:30 p.m. The tractor puli committee will try a new type of contest this year. Weight wil be added to the sled while the tractor is puling until its speed is slowed to 1% miles per hour. This distance will then be marked mechanically by a speed indicator. This method is designed to eliminate the digging of holes by the tractors on the pulling ground. If you have something to sell or trade — use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

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Field Day And Picnic At Willshire Sunday Plans for the Willshire youth activities annual field day and picnic were announced this morning by the committee in charge. The annual event will be held at the Parkway junior high playground at Willshire Sunday August 11, starting at 1.30 p.m. The picnic will be held rain or shine. The schedule of event is as follows: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., boys and girls aged 7-10 competing in field events; 2-30 to 3:30 p.m., boys and girls 11-16 years competing ! in field events; 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., 11-16 year-old boys vs. fathers i in baseball game on the large • diamond; 7-10 year-old boys vs. : fathers on the small diamond. - 4:15 to 5 p.m., 11-16 year-old girls > vs. mothers in softball game on ■ large diamond. The carry-in bas- : ket picnic will begin at 5:30 p.m., ’ with each family asked to bring • a covered dish, cold drink and • silverware. Coffee will be furnishi ed. 1 Presentation of perfect attendance awards, of all events win- : ners, of events winners during the ■ day and of the tournament wini ners and runner-ups, will be held : following the picnic. All parents having boys and s girls in Little League, farm league and summer recreation playground are welcome to attend. Event winners for the week of July 29 are Mark Schumm, 7-year-old; Mike Schumm, 8; Ricky Black, 9; Ted Bollenbacher, 10; 1 Tom Reichard, Joan Garwood and Vendetta Young, all 11; Donna Miller, July Garwood, both 12; ! Tom Schumm, 13; Rex Miller, in boys 14-16 competition, and Sheryl Ridenour, in girls 13-16 competition. David Neuen To Be Emcee At Geneva David Neuen of radio station' WAJC, Indianapolis, has been announced as master of ceremonies for the 1963 Gene Stratton Porter •„ talent contest Saturday in Geneva. Neuen is a Berne high school graduate and is currently attending Butler University while carrying on his radio work.

Buildup Os Corn In Storage Reversed

By GAYLORD P. GODWIN United Press International WASHINGTON (UPD— There’s an empty echo in many midwestern commercial grain warehouses these days. And while it may be good news to corn growers—and the government—it has hit warehouse operators right in the pocketbook. I Much of the corn that once crammed their warehouses has been used to fatten increased numbers of livestock in the big feed lots. Another big chunk has been sold abroad, chiefly to Britain, The Netherlands, Canada, West Germany, Spain, Japan, Italy and Belgium-Luxembourg. The increased domestic use and heavy sales abroad, coupled with reduced crops in 1961 and 1962, reversed a corn buildup that began in 1952 and reached a peak in 1960 when a crop of 3,906,070,000 bushels was produced. The government had to take over so much of the surplus corn that Uncle Sam by Dec. 31, 1961, held title to a record 1,442,728,000 bushels of the key livestock feed. Os this, 688 million bushels were stored in government-owned bins and 754.6 million bushels were stored in country commercial warehouses at government expense. At that point, lowa storage bins held a staggering 477.5 million bushels of corn, 251.5 million bushels in government-owned bins and 226 million bushels in comercial warehouses. Illinois storage totalled 342.5 bushels, including 161.5 million bushels in government bins and 181 million bushels in commercial warehouse. Other big storage states were: Nebraska, 67.7 million bushels in • government bins, 129.4 million bushels in commercial warehouses, total 197.1 million bushels; Minnesota, 72 million bushels-in government bins, 59.2 million bushels in commercial warehouses, total 131.2 million bushels; Indiana, 36.5 million bushels in government bins, 45.4 million bushels in commercial warehouses, total 81.9 million bushels. After the peak was reached to December, 1960, the inventory began to go down. On July 7,1962, the government’s uncommitted stocks were 635,601,000 bushels. On July 5, 1963, the inventory was down to 499,616,000 bushels, marking the first time since Nov. 3, 1954, that the inventory had been below 500 million bushels. Included was 379.3 million bushels in government bins and 120 million

Soviet Russia May Ease Africa Racial Stand UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UPI) —Western diplomats today ex- . pected the signing of the test ban treaty in Moscow to moderate the Soviet Union’s position in a deI bate on South African racialism. 1 The current relaxed atmosphere 1 in U-S.-Soviet relations, informed : sources said, may manifest itself when the Sovjets speak today in ■ the continuing debate on the ' South African government’s apartheid policies. Before the debate started there had been fears that Soviet delegate Nikolai T. Fedorenko would use the debate as a springboard from which to attack the United States for its own racial troubles. The atmosphere of friendliness in Moscow over the last week, however, makes this unlikely, the sources said. There was little doubt, how ever, that Fedorenko would deliver a slashing attack on South Africa and its policies. The Soviets have so far not spoken in the debate, which began last Wednesday. Britain also was listed to speak at the. session this afternoon. British delegate Sir Patrick Dean was expected to call for moderation in dealing with the problem, while at the same time calling for abolition of the whole theory of apartheid. Meanwhile, African members of the United Nations readied a call for an ironclad embargo on arms shipments to South Africa. Ghana, the Philippines and Morocco, the three Afro-Asian members of the Security Council, were expected to propose the embargo in a resolution to the council ses- . sion. The call for an embargo is in line with U.S. policy as stated by Ambassador Adlai Stevenson last Friday. It falls short of demands made earlier by some African delegates for a resolution which would expel — or at least suspend — South Africa from the 1 international body.

bushels stored in commercial warehouses. By last June 30, the figures had skidded to only a fraction of the 1960 peak in the five big corn storage states. They showed: lowa 15 million bushels, Illinois 30.6 million bushels, Nebraska 22.4 million bushels, Minnesota 200,000 bushels and Indiana 5.2 million bushels. None of this, the Agriculture Department said, was in country commercial warehouses. The department’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, which administers price support programs, carries on its grain storage activities on a “first in, first out’’ basis. When storage is needed, ASCS first uses available commercial storage, then uses its own. That’s according to law. When it sells corn, it takes the grain out of commercial storage first. It is usually more accessible, and storage fees are saved. The lack of corn in country warehouses does not mean there is a shortage of corn. Far from it. Uncle Sam has corn practically up to his galluses. On July 1, 1961, corn stored on farms totaled 1.44 billion bushels. The total rose to 1.54 billion bushels a year later and then dipped to 1.39 billion bushels on July 1, 1963. Much of thiscom is under loan, but it is not being stored by the government. The situation is due in part to a feed grain bill enacted by Congress in 1961 calling for sharply reduced production. Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman promptly served notice that he would not stand idly by and watch farmers who did not participate in the curtailment program make a “financial killing” at the expense of their participating neighbors if corn became scarce. Written into the feed grain legislation was a handy gimmick permitting the government to sell its corn at the market price. With the government owning more corn than anyone, it could and did control the market price. When prices started edging up, the government sold. When they went down, the government stopped selling or bought corn at its price. Through such activities, the government stabilized corn prices. It became profitable to feed corn to livestock in great quantities and livestock numbers now are up to record levels.

County Ag 4-H BEEF CARCASS MEETING: The 4-H beef members will have a chance to see what the carcasses of their steers look like Thursday, 1:30 p. m., August 8, at the Lengerich slaughter house near Monroe. Ken Mac Donald who judged the show will evaluate the carcasses on the rail. Paul Kohne, beef project chairman, will be in charge of the meeting. FEEDER PIGS BUYING TIPS: More Hoosier farmers are buying feeder pigs than ever before. So Dick Hollandbeck, Purdue University swine specialist, suggests to farmers these guides in making their feeder pig purchases Buy only from organized health inspected feeder sales, bona fide feeder pig producers or reputable, licensed dealers . Look for sleek, thrifty animals. Pigs should weigh at least 35 pounds at eight weeks of age and at least 40 pounds, at 10 weeks of age. They should be of correct type; that is, lean, meaty pigs of moderate length. They should also have large, strong leg bones. Castrated male pigs should be healed smoothly. Buy pigs that have been vaccinated for cholera and erysioelas. VACCINATE AGAINST HOG CHOLERA: Swine shouldn’t drop their guard on hog cholera, because it still ranks as the most potent swine killer. That’s the advice of Dr. F. A. Hall, Purdue University extension veterinarian, who points out that the disease could wipe out an unvaccinated herd almost overnight. “During a lull in the incidence of the disease, hog raisers are apt to be hesitant to vaccinate,” says Dr. Hall. “It is natural to attempt to save the cost of vaccination,” he goes on, “but that decision might prove to be an expensive one. During the past few years hog cholera resulted in terrific swine losses. Frequently unvaccinated herds experience a 100 per cent death loss. , There is no present indication /hat hog cholera is on the upswing this year. However, a start of the disease with relatively few herds immuned could prove disastrous to the swine industry. Dr. Hall adds that there might not be sufficient serum available at such time to cope with an epidemic of the disease. Farmers should have all their susceptible hogs vaccinated at once, the veterinarian adds, observing: . “Proper vaccination is the best insurance against a loss due to hog cholera, and a wise swine grower will not let down his guard against the disease.” CLIMATOLOGIST LISTS WATER MANAGEMENT FACTORS: James E. Newman, agricultural climatologist at Purdue University, says three factors must be considered by Hoosier farmers in their “water management” for crop purposes. ' They are: “The soil water holding characteristics, the crop rooting depths, feeding abilities and demands as crop growth progresses, ind how often will it rain 1 and how much.” Newman said that water shortages during the summer in Indiana stem from two main causes—high water use resulting primarily from evaporation and transpiration and poor rainfall distribution. A recent Purdue agricultural experiment station study on the probability occurrence of weekly amounts shows that from about one-half to three-quarters of an inch or less can be expected each week in half of the years during the crop growing season. Rainfall distribution during May through September has two ex-i pected maximum periods and two expected minimum periods, Newman asserted. The maximum normally occurs during the last week in May and the first two weeks in June; a secondary maximum period occurs late in July and early August. Minimum rainfall normally occurs during the first three weeks of July and the last half of August. During late July and most of August, a corn crop of 18,000 plants per acre or more will use from an inch to 1% inches per week. Normally, the peak water use, as well as the peak water need, is during tasseling and silking for the corn crop. Normally this is the‘last week of July and the fir/t week of August in Indiana. In the case of soybeans, the peak demand for water is generally believed to be near the middle of August. FARMERS ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT PLAN: Farmers and other self-employed persons can participate in a retirement plan authorized by a 1962 federal tax law, points out R. N. Weigle, Purdue University agricul-

;ent’s Corner tural economist. This law is effective for taxable years beginning after 1962, but final regulations have not yet been announced by the international revenue service. Weigle explains that self-employ-ed persons, including farmers, will be permitted to set aside part of their earned income—up to 10 per cent of net earnings, or $2,500, whichever is smaller —into a retirement plan. Farmers are further limited to 30 per cent or less of their income in computing earnings. Half of what the farmer contributes to a retirement program by the IRS will be deductible on taxes paid in 1963 and subsequent years. However, this is likely to amount to only $125 to $l5O unless net farm income exceeds SIO,OOO, says Weigle. Except for that part represented by non-deductible contributions to the plan, most payments from the retirement fund are taxed to the individual when received. This could work to the recipient’s advantage since some of his income tax payments are deferred until he retires. Generally, after retirement, the individual will be in a lower tax bracket than when he earned the income he put into the fund. Farmers who elect to participate; in the plan and who have one or more full-time employes with three or more years of service must also Include these employes in the w tirement program. In some cases employer contributions for employes would be substantial while only minor benefits would accrue to the employer, says Weigle. Funds contributed for retirement can be invested using a trust, a custodial account with a bank, or by direct investment in certain types of non-transferrable annuities., face-amount certificates or a new series of government bonds. Weigle suggests that interested farmers consult with their lawyer, tax accountant, banker or insurance agent relative to participation in the retirement plan. HARVEST RIPE TIMBER: Timber, like other farm products, shoud be harvested when ripe, Ed Lott, Purdue University extension forester, reminds Hoosier farmers. Trees should never be allowed to die in the tops—a sure sign that the timber is over-mature and losing value, Lott points out. Timber should be cut and sold when it is ready to be harvested. The farm woods should be culled as in a poultry flock or dairy herd. Every cutting should be in the nature of a salvage cut with the clean-stemmed, high value trees left to make full of the space they occupy. The undesirable stock should be removed for use as custom logs, posts or fuel. When it comes time to market some timber, Lott emphasized that some of the most valuable species of trees should be retained as a

Tax Concessions To Oil Are Unchanged

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The House Ways & Means Committee has decided to leave untouched all of the tax concessions enjoyed by the oil industry except the relief that big oil-producing firms got from a Republican Congress nine years ago. Wildcatters and other so-called “independent” oilmen emerged without a scratch from the committee’s final round of voting Monday afternoon on the new taxes President Kennedy wanted levied on all segments of the oil industry. , Seven weeks ago the committee tentatively approved tax revisions that would yield about S6O million of the $250 million in new taxes on the oil industry proposed by Kennedy. Monday on the final showdown the committee backtracked and cut the new revenue to S4O million. Reverse Earlier Decision ’ In its fourth day of item-by-item balloting on a final version of Kennedy’s big tax-revision-and-reduction program, the committee Monday: —By a lopsided vote retreated from its earlier decision to impose tougher tax treatment on profits from sale of oil wells. Stricken from the committee’s draft bill were provisions that would have required independent oilmen to pay .an estimated S2O million in additional taxes. —Confirmed its earlier tentative approval of President Kennedy’s request that Congress repeal a tax break for big oil - producing firms that was enacted in 1954. Loss of this tax concession would force such firms to pay an estimated S4O million a year in additional taxes, computed at pre-

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source of seed. A good growing stock should also be maintained to insure maximum growth in value and volume and to permit future selective cuts. Timber is a crop and if managed in this way can provide income at regular intervals. Timber should be sold on a volume basis. The woodland owner must realize that a buyer cannot pay as much for small, common trees as for the larger high quality trees. If the farm timber stand is to be profitable, the stand must be protected from livestock. Animals trample the young stock and damage the older stands. And, the hazard of fire should be guarded against at all times. TROPHIES OMITTED: The following information was left out of the swine report of the 4-H fair which was held last week at the 4-H fair grounds in Monroe. The breed trophy was presented to Jim Franz of the Root Roving Rangers. The market litter trophy was presented to Patty Hiieme of the Union Pals 4-H club. two trophies were presented by Stiefel Grain Co. of Decatur. Committee Holds Up Rail Dispute Action WASHINGTON (UPI) — A congressional committee today held up action on President Kennedy’s plan for settling the rail dispute to await results of a renewed negotiations between the industry and the train unions. The House Commerce Committee suspended consideration of the administration plan after being briefed bv Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz. Chairman Oren Harris, D-Ark., said after the closed session with Wirtz that the committee’s next step would depend on “any further developments.” Harris did not divulge any details of Wirtz’s "status report” on the possibility of anegotiated settlement.' Harris said he was “not at liberty” to speculate whether labor and management might be able to resolve their controversy without congressional action. Another member of the committee said that he felt "neither more or less optimistic” after the session with Wirtz. He indicated that Wirtz himself was not willing at this point to appraise chances of success. Meanwhile, carrier and union officials resumed negotiations with guidance from the Labor Department. “This was a useful session,” said Assistant Labor Secretary James J. Reynolds following a two-hour meeting. “I think both sides are seriously addressing themselves to the suggestions Secretary Wirtz made for bargaining.” Trade in a good town — Decarur.

sent tax rates. However, the bill before it emerges from committee will contain cuts in both individual and corporate tax rates. —Added to the draft a provision that would reduce by 50 per cent or more the' taxes that apply to income from iron ore royalties. Such income would be taxed at the same low, capital gains rate that is accorded now to income from coal royalties, thereby saving $5 million annually for the taxpayers affected. Kennedy instead had requested that income from coal royalties be taxed at regular rates that apply to wages and salaries. Maximum Tax Savings The tax concession granted to the oil-producing firms in 1954 enabled them to squeeze maximum tax savings from the industry’s controversial 27% per cent depletion allowance by combining oil wells in widely scattered locations into separate “operating units.” The committee-approved provision would force an "unscrambling” of these widely separated units. New combinations generally would be restricted to those which are contiguous or which operate from the same lease. The manner in which the “units” are established has major tax consequences because the law permits oil producers to claim tax deductions equal to the lesser of either (1) 27% per cent of the unit’s gross income; or (2) one-half of the unit’s net in--come. ' Thus, the depletion deduction for an oil well which is only marginally profitable is sharply restricted, unless it happens to be combined into the same operat-