Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1963 — Page 6

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County Agent’s Corner

By: Leo N. Seltenright County Extension Agent Agriculture GET READY FOR STATE FAIR: - “Milestones in American agriculture” will be the theme of the pioneer farm and home show in the grandstand balcony at the Indiana state fair, Aug. 24 - Sept. 4 in Indianapolis. Features of the show will include a replica of an old Indiana barn; daily demonstrations of rural farm and homemaking arts, such as butter making, blacksmithing, wool spinning and shingle split- . ting. Also, significant mechanical and technological changes of the last century will be stressed to show advances made in soil preparation, 1 planting, cultivation and harvesting. A replca of a pioneer Hoosier log cabin will be furnished with mid-nineteenth century furniture and utensils. Center piece of the exhibit will be an authentic reproduction of Cyrus McCormick’s original reaper. Maurice L. Williamson, executive of the Purdue ag alumni association, sponsor of the show, said a contest will be held to identify five agricultural hand tools. Visitors can fill in names on cards available at the exhibit. First prize will be a pair of tickets to a Purdue football game at Lafayette. SWINE DAY, SEPT. 6: Purdue University’s 43rd annual swipe day, sponsored by Purdue’s department of animal sciences, will be held Friday, Sept. 6, at the livestock center one mile north of U.S. 52 by-pass on county farm road and the Edward C. Elliott hall of Music on Purdue's campus. Tours of the experiments will start at regular intervals from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The afternoon program in the hall of music will start at 1 p.m. The mornipg program will feth ture experimental results on the effect of drying corn on nutritional value, feeding cooked unextracted soybeans, limited feeding, wet vs dry feeding, supplements fed free choice or in a complete mixed feed, sows in stalls and feeding pigs at intervals. Purdue’s veterinarians will discuss and present information on atrophic rhinitis. Visitors will also have an op-

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portunity to inspect the new swine housing facilities now being tested at the university. On the afternoon program, Dr. John Kadlec. Purdue agricuMural economist, will present the results of studies conducted with growhigfinishing swine in the new housing units on the Purdue farrh. Dr. Hobart Jones, Purdue animal scientist will discuss the application of research results from the past year. Lee Schuster, Gower, Mo., swine producer, will speak on “Who is Managing Your Swine Operation?” and Dr. R. J. Meade, University of Minnesota animal scientist, will discuss “Swine Nutrition Research at Minnesota.” DAIRY TOUR, SEPT 10: High quality forage, tree-stall housing, dry lot feeding and use of dairy herd records will be stressat the 1963 Northeastern Indiana farm management tour Sept, 10 in DeKalb county. Three farms will be viewed on the tour starting at 9:30 a.m. according to John E. Couey, DeKalb county extension agent, management, who is general chairman for the event. The 250-acre Richard Myers farm six miles southeast of Waterloo, is the first farm on the tour. Visitors can see a free-stall barn, first such housing arrangement to be used in the county. Myers feeds on dry lot. utilizing both haylage and corn silage. The Orlo and Oscar Deetz farm, four miles northwest of Waterloo, is the second stop. High quality forage — managed pastures, supplemental pasture and hay and corn silage — is a hall mark of this father-Son and grandsons operation. Luncheon will be at the Ashley city building with Dr. Carl N oiler, Purdue University dairy nutritionist, as principal speaker. Final stop on the tour is the 600acre Ivan Buckmaster and Floyd Troyer operation, three miles southwest of Ashley. These young dairymen alternate on a two-week milking schedule for their 115-cow herd. , have pooled capital and labor to form an unusual working partnership. Luncheon tickets may be purchased at county Extension offices in the 12 northeastern counties which are included on the Sept. 10

tour. HOT WEATHER AFFECTS MILK PRODUCTION: It has been known for a long time that dairy cows are adversely affected by hot weather. A puffing ccw is more interested in trying to make itself comfortable than in making milk. In fact, it is not unusual for milk production to drop as much as 20 per cent during an extremely hot period, according to Sam Gregory, extension dairyman at Purdue University. Scientists working on the problem of the milk cow and heat have found that when temperatures get above 80 degrees the cow’s body temperature also rises. This, of course, means the cow’s temperature is higher than normal and sheis under stress. This causes her to not be interested in eating much roughage for it in turn produces heat (this is one of the reasons for decreased butterfat tests). It has been found that if a cow is provided ample shade with free air movement where she can get out of the direct rays of the sun, her body temperature will be lessened and she will consume more feed and likewise produce more milk. Despite the fact that tests reveal that snow fence or lathes are only about 60 percent as effective as aluminum, many dairyifien feel that they give better air flow and help keep it dryer under the shade. Most reports conclude that 40 to 50 square feet of shade is needed per cow and that the shade should be 12 feet above ground. In one California test, the cow witi, shade produced 1.3 pounds more milk per day than the cow without shade. If there were 100 days during the summer when the shade was effective, this would mean an extra 130 pounds of milk per cow. At this level, a shade would pay for itself in 2-3 years. The optimum milk producing temperature is 45 to 50 degrees. Any variation up or down from his will result in some loss in milk production. However, temperatures above 80 degrees have the greatest effect. Whatever kind of a shade is used, it must be kept in mind that the primary purpose of a shade is to reduce the radiation heat load on the animal. The radiation that causes the heat load comes, mainly, from three zones, — the sun, the sky, and the ground. The amount of reduction of radiant heat load depends on the design and the material used for the shade.

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“ALL-PURPOSE” SPRAYS: All purpose or one-package sprays and dusts aid the home gardner, says Dave Matthew, Purdue University extension entomologist. These formulations are simply a mixture of several 'insecticides and fungicides designed to control a majority of the insects and diseases which occur throughout the growing season. Such preparations are now available for use on tree fruits, small fruits, vegetable, roses and flowers, and even shrubs. Matthew reminds that each preparation is tailored- for a particular purpose and that a one-pack-age fruit spray 'is not suitable ior use on vegetables or flowers. This is because the pests of one crop or group of plants may be entirely different from those of another. The degree of success attained with one-package formulations depends largely upon how frequently and how well they are applied, the Purdue specialist says. He recommends a sprayer or duster of adequate size to enable the gardner to easily and completely cover the plant foliage. Applications must be repeated in most cases because different pests appear at different times. Too, the spray or dust deposit is thinned down or weakened by plant growth, sunlight and weathering. In each case the label on the package will contain directions as to the number and frequency of applications needed. • START A NEW LAWN SOON: The best time to start a new lawn, reminds Don Scheer, Purdue University extension horticulturist, ■is between August 15 and September 15. Lawns seeded then get off to a fast start because grass seed germinates well, fall rains help your new lawn along and the cooler weather, as the season progresses, encourages strong turf growth. Scheer recommends you add 20 pounds of 10-3-7- fertilizer, or its equivalent, per 1,000 square feet. The fertilizer should be mixed well into the soil surface before you sow the seed. - In sunny areas, plant bluegrass. In shady areas, you should use seed mixtures containing some red fescue. Any grass mixture should contain at least 25 per cent or better still 50 per cent — quality bluegrass. For best seed germination keep the soil surface moist for a least three weeks after sowing, adds Scheer. Want more information? Drop a post card to Agricultural Publications, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Ask for Extension Circular 438, “The Lawn — How to Establish and Maintain.” Single copies are free to Indiana residents. PLANTING EVERGREENS: Mid-August to mid-September is the best time to plant needled evergreens like yews and junipers, says Don Scheer, Purdue University extension horiculturist. Planting in laste summer gives them time to become established this fall and ready to grow next spring. When transplanting dig a hole twice as wide and six inches deeper than the ball of roots. Prepare a mixture of ¥< peat moss and % good top soil, and add l-% to 2 pounds of 10-8-6 fertilizer, or its equivalent, to each 100 square feet of shrub bed. Then fill the hold with the mixture. Scheer recommends planting evergreens two inches deeper than they grew in the nursery. Doh’t pack soil around the plant with your feet, since you may break the roots. Instead, settle the soil with water. After the planting is finished, give the plant additional water. And, reminds the horticulturist, continue to water evergreens in the winter since they lose moisture through their leaves throughout the year. For further •information, write Agricultural Publications, Purdue University, Lafayette,. Ind., for Mimeo H 0-81-7, “Planting Shrubs.” Single copies are free to Indiana residents. Reward Is Offered In Plane Search MUNCIE, Ind. (UPD-A SI,OOO reward was offered Monday by the Delaware - Blackford County Medical Society in the search for a plane missing since Aug. 9 with Dr. and Mrs. George McCoy and three of their children. The Muncie family was believed to have perished when their small plane crashed during a thunderstorm shortly after taking off from Gallipolis, Ohio. A nine-day hunt by Civil Air Patrol planes from three states failed to turn up any tangible trace of the missing plane and was called off over the weekend. If you have something to sell or tiwde use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

Purple Pennings Patsy Lea-Leaders County Extension Agent Home Economics Thought you might like to know the' name of the lucky winner of the steam iron which the Home Demonstration clubs gave at the fair. She is: Mrs. Clara Dolch, R. 6, Decatur. The home demonstration anniversary plates have arrived in the county extension office. Will the clubs who ordered them please stop this week for their plates. We also have some of the anniversary yearbook for $1 a copy in the county extension office. These will be returned to Purdue August 29 so if you want a copy, please hurry to the office. The home demonstration leader lesson will be August 22 in the Farm Bureau Co-op building. Time 10 a.m. STATE FAIR: The Indiana state fair starts Saturday, August 24. Judy Mosser will give her demonstration Monday, August 26. As of this writing we do not know the exact time, but if any of you are planning to be at the fairgrounds on that date you might check at the 4-H Building as to the exact time. Judy will also represent Adams county in the dress revue which will be August 29 at 2 p.m. in the coliseum. Here are two recipes which you might want to try. Chicken or Turkey Salad Boats 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 1/2 tsp. salt. Dash pepper 1/2 tspn. Worcestershire sauce 1 small onion. 2 hard-cooked eggs 2 tbspn. chopped ripe olives 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery 2 cups boned chicken or turkey 4 frankfurter rolls crisp lettuce Mix mayonnaise, mustard and seasonings. Add finely chopped onion, diced eggs, olives, celery and chicken cut into bite-size pieces. Mix lightly and chill. Scoop out center of the rolls leaving a shell. Line with lettuce and fill with chicken salad. Four servings. For an extra treat, add some halved grapes, salted peanuts, raisins or grated carrots. Orange Beet Surprise Salad 1 can or jar (lib) diced beets, or 1 cup fresh cooked diced beets cup sliced celery 1 tbspn. grated onion y 4 cup french dressing y 4 tspn. salt y 4 tspn. caraway seed 2 large oranges Lettuce Mix together well drained beets, celery, onion, French dressing and seasonings. Chill. Section oranges. Place mounds of beats in center of lettuce cups and arrange orange section in pinwheel fashion around the beets. Serve with additional French dressing. 4-5 servings. Someone said: “No two people are alike and both are glad of it.”Drive Launched For Burns Ditch Report WASHINGTON (UPD— Indiana congressmen this week will launch a determined drive to force the Budget Bureau to make its report on the proposed deep-water port at Burns Ditch, Ind., Rep. J. Edward Roush, D-Ind., said today. The campaign will be based on daily “personal contacts at the White House and the Bureau,” he told UPI. Roush’s bill to authorize the Burns Ditch port, estimated to cost more than S6O million of which the federal government would put up $25 million, has been under study by the Bureau for more than a year. Roush blamed Sen. Paul H. Douglas, D-111., for the long delay. Douglas wants the Bums Ditch site saved for an Indiana dunes national park which would preserve the centuries-old sand hills on the Lake Michigan shore and urged that the port be located elsewhere. Bethlehem Steel, however, has levied hundreds of acres of dunes during the last six months, preparatory to building a big steel mill at the Burns Ditch site, Roush said. "He’s found one excuse after another for the Army Engineers to investigate," Roush said. "The. engineers are getting tired of making these studies.” An unfavorable Bureau report on Roush’s bill would be a critical setback in the fight for authorization, he conceded, and he admitted he has no guarantee the Bureau will approve the project. He based his optimistic belief that it will, he said, largely on recent conferences with Army Engineers. They told Roush last week their original estimate that the Burns Ditch port would return $1.50 in benefits for each $1 of cost has been revised up to $1.65. "So Douglas' contention that the Burns Ditch port would not be economically feasible no longer can be an argument," he said.

HI Neighbors! New cooperators approved at the regular board meeting of the Adams county soil and water conservation district, according to Hugh David Mosser, chairman, were: Harold V. Schwartz, Monroe township; William Workinger, St. Mary’s township; Robert L. Boze, Wabash township, and Bryan Glendenning, group. All supervisors with the exception of Hugo Bulmahn attended this meeting. Sam Bell, soil conservation technician and Leo Seltenright, county agent, also attended the meeting. Many favorable comments were heard concerning the district’s 4-H fair “colored TV” exhibit. The theme of the exhibit was the observance of the district’s 10th anniversary. The district’s “land engine” exhibit was used in two counties in the past month, Noble and Randolph. Ihe next meeting will be held September 23, at 8 p.m. Industrial Plant In Cuba Damaged 4 HAVANA (UPI) — The Castro regime charged today that two heavily armed motorboats operating from a mother ship at sea attacked a big industrial plant at Santa Lucia in Pinar del Rio Province early Monday. The government admitted damage to oil storage installations and sulphuric acid tanks and tubes and said the attackers, in unknown number, escaped under protective heavy machine gun fire from the mother ship. It said one of the motorboats, a bazooka and two tommyguns were captured. It was the third armed attack on Cuba in 72 hours and the government accused the United States of main responsibility. It also accused what it described as “certain puppet Central American governments” of complicity.

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Above Normal Shipments To Stock Marts CHICAGO (UPI) — Scattered "wildcat” market boycotts by members of the National Farmers Organization have had little apparent effect so far on livestock prices. In fact, most stockyards reported above normal shipments Monday. The rumors last week of a widespread holding' action resulted in the posting of “checkers” Monday at East St. Louis, 111., St. Louis, Mo., and Madison, Wis. Oren Lee Staley, Corning, lowa, president of the NFO, scheduled an appearance at the lowa State Fair at Des Moines today and was expected to comment on any plans for another all-out market rebellion to force prices up. Staley also scheduled a meeting at Baldwin, Wis., tonight to center on dairy product prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., area. A dairy in Milwaukee, Wis., said Monday it had been threatened with NFO action if it did not sign a minimum pritje contract within 24 hours. However, George Tyson, Watertown, state NFO

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secretary, said the warning came from a person acting as a member only. Tyson said no statewide holding action was planned. He said separate moves may be taken “because some of the boys are upset.” NFO checkers were posted outside the gates of the Oscar Mayer Co., Madison. Dane County NFO Chairman Allen Riese said no picketing would begin yet because, he said, “We want to see how effective our holding action is.” Two unmarked cars were posted at the National Stockyards in East St. Louis and the Mississippi Valley Stockyards in St. Louis. An NFO official, Ray Iberg, termed the action “a grass roots movement.” Hog receipts in East. St. Louis were 8,500 compared with 0,716 a week earlier. Cattle and sheep receipts totaled 4,500 and 1,200 compared with 6,051 and 1,201 a week earlier. Gilbert Notvotny, president of the St. Louis National Stockyards Co., said the slight decline was the result of a continuous rain. At 12 major midwestern markets cattle receipts were up 2,500 and sheep nearly 4,000. However, hogs were off 2,200. The 8-year-old NFO, a fledgling among major farm organizations, is attempting to force food processors throught a 19 - ■ state area to sign collective bargaining agreements for price minimums.