Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1964 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

County Agent’s Corner

BEEF CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED JANUARY 1, IN INDIANA A total ot 250,000 cattle and calves were on feed on Indiana farms earlier and is 21 per cent above average. Indiana cattle on feed less than 3 months as of January 1. numbered 170,000 head, up 9 per cent from the number on feed less than 3 months as of January 1. 1963. The number on feed over three months totaled 80,000 head, up 16 per cent from the number a year ago. Cattle weighing 900 pounds or more on feed January 1, numbered 50,000 head, up 39 per cent from the 36,000 head in the same weight group on January 1, 1963. There were 59,000 cattle in the 700 to 800 pound class on January 1, about the same number as a year ago. Cattle and calves under 700 pounds numbered 141,000 head, 9 per cent more than this group totaled a year ago. Indiana cattlemen expect to market 75,000 head during the first quarter of 1964. This is 14 per cent more than were marketed during January — March, 1963. Combine Duties /; Homeowners would benefit greatly by combining the yearround duties of caring for a lawn, trees and shrubs, and perhaps a few flowers or vegetables can sometimes lead to confusion on just which month is best for which task. What is the best month for pruning shade trees, or for starting crabgrass control? Is September a good time to set out iris, daylilies, phlox or peonies? When should the fertilizer be applied? sqi l I t HI NEIGHBOR Have you seen the beautiful pictures on display in the window of the First State Bank of Decatur? One full color conservation picture from each state and Puerto Rico have been reproduced and mounted on white poster board. The fifty-one pictures are called the “Water for America” exhibit, and have been shown throughout the nation. The Adams County Soil & Water Conservation District has requested the exhibit for their annual meeting to be held in the Decatur Community Center, on January 30th, at 6:45 p.m. The pictures will be on display in the bank until Thursday noon and then will be moved to the Community Center for the annual meeting. We hope you will all take the opportunity to see these lovely pictures.

Your Adams County Farm Bureau Co-op Says . . . YOU'LL THINK YOU'RE SEEING DqOqU(jßbLlEe And, actually, you are when you see (1.) the new bulk blending Jertilixer plant and (2.) the new soil Now” 9 lab ° r yo°u rY can ?ave°even more on your plant food needs at your Adams County Co-op these six ways: • Buy bulk plant foods direct from your Adams • Have your Adams County Co-op test your soil. Cn t Cn.nn qualified man will test your soil and advise un you of your needs. Your Adams County Co- • Spread your own plant foods with your Adams O p has so j| test probes and bags to hold your County Co-op spreaders. - — soil samples and someone to advise and help • Haye your Adams County Co-op spread your # Co-op mix an an- . fertilzer needs for you. alysis to match your soil tests. Have your plant • Buy your straight goods - potash, phosphate, / foods custom mixed to match each field's nitrogen — from your Adams County Co-op. needs. r Stop in today and inquire about the new bulk blen ding fertilizer plant and the new soil testing laboratWjfc I»bw your service can be doubled . . . and you'll save even more now on all your plant food ADAMS COUNTY FARM BUREAU CO-OP A MONROE, INDIANA

Generally, the best approach is on a month to month basis, a year’s plan for yard and garden activities. Ernest J. Lesiuk, county extension agent, suggests Mimeo HO-3 “Yard and Garden Calendar,” a program of the most important things to do each month of the year. Copies of this publication will be available from the Adams county extension office in about ten days. A good set of records is the key to improving your cropping program. Winter is a good time to make sure last year’s records are complete, field by field for soil tests, fertilizer and lime used, pest control feasures followed, varieties and yields. The modem trend in lawn seed mixtures is to use a combination

Ten March of Dimes Medical Advances Are Listed for Year

Ten March of Dimes-financed projects in birth defects

and arthritis have been cited by The National Foundation for outstanding progress in 1963. “In 1963 the arthritis riddle continued to baffle the experts and despite many informative studies by scientists,

no significant breakthroughs concerning cause or prevention were reported,” according to Dr. Theodore E. Boyd, the organization’s director of scientific research. “In birth defects research, progress was more promising,” he stated. “New light was shed on the genetic code of life, on how a baby develops normally and abnormally in the womb and on the causes of some of the hundreds of defects which affect more than a quarter of a million newborns in the U. S. each year.” .... Dr. Boyd reported that in 1963 The National FoundationMarch of Dimes awarded more than $3,812,000 for research grants. Dr. William S. Clark, medical director, also called attention to the continued rapid growth of the Foundation’s treatment and research center program. There are now 48 March of Dimes centers for birth defects and 29 for arthritis across the country, he said. Approximately 1,000 National Foundation chapters granted more than $1,500,000 to finance such centers in 1963. The list of top tten March of Dimes-financed projects and achievements follows: 1. Test for Galactosemia. Development of an accurate blood test to detect both victims and symptom-free carriers of an inherited chemical defect called galactosemia, which causes mental retardation jn babies when they drink milk. Test perfected by Dr. Arthur Robinson and associates at the University of Colorado. 2. Test for Maple Syrup Urine Disease. Development of a simple blood test to identify infants with an inherited condition named maple syrup urine disease, because of a telltale odor to the urine of its victims. The condition involves abnormalities in body chemistry and generally results in death by the age of two. Test devised by Dr. Joseph Dancis and colleagues at New York University.

Purple Pennings January 92 is the last day of the meat TV series. Lesson leaders, please be sure to watch Ruth Morris <and take notes) at 12:15 on WKJG. Following the show a* series of phone calls will be made at random to the listening audience to determine how effective TV education is in this area. Should any of you receive the phone call I hope you will coope, ate by answering some of of several different bluegrass strains, such as Merion. Delta, C-l and Newport. This means a better looking lawn all year. When conditions don’t favor one strain, the other may mask the trouble. Health records for dairv cows are as valuable as production records. Programmed herd health directed toward disease prevention will mean more net profit for the dairymen.

— 3. Homograft Barrier Cracked? Apparent cracking of the “homograft barrier,” a notable achievement in efforts to make adult animals permanently tolerant to organ transplants and skin grafts, which open the way to solving the problem in man. This potential major breakthrough accomplished by Dr. Robert A. Good and research team at the University of‘Minnesota. 4. Clues to How Cells Specialize. Evidence found to show the existence of chemical messengers between living cells which instruct cells of one kind to change their specific job. Some birth defects may be caused by errors occurring during pregnancy in this cell specialization messenger system. Research conducted by Dr. John Papaconstantinou and others at University of Connecticut. 5. New Kind of Gene Discovered. Studies of inner workings of cells revealed new kind of gene (unit of heredity) which controls the putting together of proteins into proper form. This significant research directed by Dr. Robert S. Edgar of the California Institute of Technology. 6. Viruses and Birth Defects. Tentative identification of several viruses as causing miscarriage, stillbirths and birth defects when mothers-to-be are infected during pregnancy. These preliminary findings reported by Drs. Gordon C. Brown and Thomas Francis Jr. of the University of Michigan. 7. Synthesis of Biologically Active DNA. For the first time the master code-of-life chemit I cal DNA (deoxyribonucleic ‘ acid) has been synthesized in the laboratory in a form that is biologically active. This is as > close as anyone has come to > creating life in the test tube. , Achievement by Drs. Rose M. Litman of the University of 1 Colorado and Dr. Waclaw Syz- ■ balski of the University of [ Wisconsin, and their fellow in- • vestigators. 8. New Clue to Birth Defect Cause. New lead to causes of

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the questions. A similar phone survey is being conducted in Allen county. DISTRICT POLICY: Recently, three Home Demonstration county officers accompanied Fred Duff, Henry Rumjle, Ernie Lesiuk and myself to the district policy meeting in Allen county. The three were Mrs. Chalmer Barkley. Mrs. Lee Fleming and Mrs. Earl Yoder. We were also allowed to tour the new facilities of the Allen county extension service, which made me turn "pea green” with envy. The morning session was conducted by J. O. Dunbar on the topic of the gold standard and the afternoon session was conducted by Carroll Bottom on the topic of school drop-outs. Discussion groups were conducted after each session. Both of the men are Purdue University agriculture economists. BERNE LAUNDRY SERIES: The women who have been attending the laundry series Thursday afternoons in the directors’

Dr. Ralph F. Jacox, who i» cited in the accompanying article, talks to a young arthritis patient. certain birth defects produced in studies of fluid imbalance in chick embryos. Several factors, such as too little oxygen, too much salt, foreign substances, resulted in salt imbalance in the blood, followed by excess accumulation of body fluids and the development of major defects and often the death of the chick. Reported by Dr. Casimer T. Grooowskl, University of Miami. ...... > 9. Outbreaks of Spinal Birth Defects. Three reports made of unusual outbreaks of a serious birth defect involving the spine, two by staffs of March of Dimes birth defects centers. Increased referral centers for birth defects patients and vastly increased concern about the problem considered responsible for spotting these “epidemics” of spina bifidil. Reported in Atlanta, Ga., by Birth Defects Center there; Fort Campbell, Ky., by Birth Defects Center in Nashville, Tenn., and in Vermont by Bullington physicians. The outbreaks remain unexplained despite intensive inquiry. 10. Arthritis Clues in Twin Study. Strong evidence that emotional stress triggered onset of rheumatoid arthritis was found in a study of five sets of identical twins in which one of each pair had the disease. Reported by Drs. Ralph Jacox I and Sanford Meyerowitz o‘s the I March of Dimes Arthritis CenI ter, University of Rochester.

room of the Berne Bank please remember the change of date this week. We will meet Friday, January 31, at 1:30 in the directors’ room. The lesson for the week is the third of the series on soaps and detergents. 4-H LEADERS: Please mail the cards to the county extension office immediately if you plan to attend the craft schools in Whitley county. The craft schools will be conducted February 3 and 4. There is also a meeting of all 4-H leaders February 6 at the Adams Central high school library. We have many new items to discuss and decide upon; so I hope that all will try to attend. BEEF PREPARATION: Proper cooking methods are so important m order to have a tender, good-flavored product. When selecting beef, keep in mind the method of cooking you wish to use for the particular cut. Cuts from muscles that get stretched and pulled when the animal moves should have moist cooking methods (braising and cooking with liquid.) The tender cuts come from the upper part of the animal and can be cooked with dry heat (roasting and broiling.) Advantages of Rolling: The cuts are boneless and quite frequently excess fats are removed. Serving is easier, portions can be made uniform in size. Meat can be prepared to a more uniform degree of doneness. Disadvantage of Rolling: Price per pound may be higher than the basic meat cuts. Carving may produce some broken pieces, particularly in end sections. Rolled Rib Roast: The rolled rib is a boneless standing rib roast. Look for the large single “rib eye” in the center of the roll and notice the amount of lean meat and fat rolled around the rib eye. The length of the ribs is usually 7 inches to 10 inches. In rolling roasts, longer ribs may be used, thereby enabling the store to sell more of the lower valued short rib meat with the higher priced rib roast. Cooking meting-roast. Baked Round Steak 2 lbs. round steak (cut 1 inch thick) % lb. butter 1 can mushrooms 1 envelope dry onion soup Spread butter on round steak. Sprinkle soup over the buttered round steak, then sliced mushrooms. Wrap in 2 thicknesses of foil, place in covered roaster and bake at least 2 hours at 325° F. (Be sure rack is in roaster). 68 Servings. Fot Roast and Spaghetti 16 servings) 2 tb. chuck pot roast 1 clove garlic, quartered 2 tbsp, olive oil; 2 tbsp, butter 1 clove garlic, minced 1 small onion, chopped 2 tsp. oregano; 1 tsp. thyme % tasp. basil; % tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. salt,; ¥< tsp. pepper

PRESIDENT, SENATOR CONFER '' ' ' t * * IMS t/ z /.: 4/z A ,,„ i’/X. 4 ' ■ i it'. -' '"HI .3 3 L-4 I•' 7f ■ Sh IL . , > ■ / B X Z\, -.. i Triste xsM ME * /\ t — filpjl' ■• ■ xKi 4 ' >" I %wu i %x> ' y'®*Bf'' M Jjo ■MH* ■ President Lyndon Johnson seems in a reflective mood a* ho meet* with Indiana's senior Senator, Vance Hartke. The two, lone-time friend* from Johnson's day* in the Senate, discussed pending legislation and matters of interest to Indiana. The informal get-together took place in Washington recently. More Heat with Oil Heat . . More Heat for Your Money with For Your s,ove ’ • /7vv7 •*<fVEf/ dean burning Heater No. 1 A MOOERS. FMT HEATING OH. For Y our Furnace ... EROM heat loaded Furnace No. 2 BEAVERS OIL SERVICE, INC. L^7 J PHONE 3-2705 - WT

2 cans tomato paste; 3*4 cups water 1 Th. spaghetti Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese. , Make 4 slits in roast and insert quarters of garlic. Heat oil and butter in large kettle. Brown meat, slowly on all sides. Remove meat and lower heat. Add minced garlic and next 7 seasonings. Cook gently about 5 minutes, being careful not to burn. Return meat Mix tomato paste with water and pour over meat. Bring to full boil. Lower heat and cover loosely. Simmer slowly about 2 hours, turning meat occasionally. When meat is tender and sauce thickened, cook spaghetti. Serve spaghetti and sauce in large shallow dish, sprinkle well with cheese. Arrange sliced meat alongside. Barbecued Ribs 1% lbs. beef short ribs; 1 cup catsup; 1 tsp. lemon juice, 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce: 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 tbsp, brown sugar; 1 teasp. mustard; salt and pepper to taste. Place all ingredients in casserole and add water to cover. Bake at 350 for 4 hours. 2 servings. CHANGES TN CANS: As a result of consumer demand, the canning industry is bringing about changes. The small cans and the large ones have been climbing in popularity as containers for canned vegetables since World War 11. The 2-3 serving size and the large institutional cans, 12-13 cup are the most popular for vegetables. At the end of World War 11, most of our vegetables appeared in the No. 2 size can which holds 2% cups. About %of the canned snap beans, corn, lima beans and peas came in this size but by the mid 1950’5, the number of canned vegetables. in the No. 2 cans decreased. During that time the No. 303 and No. 300 cans took over. NO MORE GUESS-WORK: Keep in mind that quantities vary with the product. Most of the following sizies given are used for a variety of fruits and vegetables but some have special uses. Hie 12-ounce size is used largely for vacuum-packed corn. The picnic contains 1% cup — holds condensed soups. No. 10 size can — 12-13 cups. Mostly fruits and vegetables. 25 servings. No. 2%—3% cups. Fruits' and some vegetables. 7 servings. No. 2—2% cups. Juices, ready-to-serve soups, pineapple, apple slices. 5 servings. No. 303—2 cups. Principal size for fruits and vegetables. Some meat products, reaady-to-serve soups. 4 servings. No. 300 —1% cups. Pork and beans, meat products, cranberry sauce. 3-4 servings. 8 oz —1 cup. Fruits and vegetables. 2 servings. Read the labels on cans and jars. Identical sizes may show a net weight for one product that differs from the net weight of

Lady Senator In GOP Fight For Presidency WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. Margaret Chase Smith stuffed 14 Republican convention votes into her handbag today and set out to remove the “for men only” sign at the White House. The 66-year-old lady senator from Maine started her campaign for the presidency assured that she would receive her home state’s 14 delegates and a “favorite daughter’* nomination at the San Francisco convention in July. Mrs. Smith planned to spend the rest of the week “in quiet” with William C. Lewis, her administrative assistant who will double as campaign manager, to map out her venture into the New Hampshire primary. To Enter Primaries In announcing her candidacy Monday before the Women’s National Press Club, the whitehaired widow said she would enter the March 10 New Hamp shire primary and the April 14 Illinois primary. She said she also might enter the Oregon and District of Columbia primaries. Her candidacy was welcomed as “very refreshing” by Sen. George Aiken, R-Vt., and as “splendid” by Esther Peterson, President Johnson's appointee to head consumer affairs. Republican National Chairman William E. Miller said he was "delighted” she had entered the presidential sweepstakes and predicted Mrs. Smith would receive a “great Enliven GOP Battle Sen. Jacob K. Javits, R-N.Y., a leading supporter of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller for the Republican nomination, said Mrs. Smith was a "stellar performer” who would make the preconvention battle more lively. e . sc — another product. This is due to the difference in density of the food. (Example: pork and beans (1 lb.), blueberries (14 oz.) in the same size can.) Meats, fish and seafood are almost entirely sold under weight terminology. Infant and junior foods come in small cans and jars suitable for the smaller servings used. Content is given on label.

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Violation Charged Bluffton Stockyards Bluffton Stockyard, Inc., a Bluffton, Ind., livestock dealer, has been charged with violating the packers and stockyards act, the U. S. department of agriculture announced today. - The complaint was issued by the packers and stockyard division of USDA's agricultural marketing service. It alleges that the firm’s financial condition does not meet the requirements of the P & S act, in that its current liabilities have exceeded its current assets at all times since June 30, 1983. The complaint further alleges that the firm operated from June 30 through November 4 while its current liabilities exceeded Its current assets, and that as of December 10, its current liabilities exceeded its currnt assets by approximately 117,670. Issuance of the complaint does not prove the act was violated by the firm, which win have an opportunity for a formal hearing on the charges. After the hearing, USDA’s judicial officer will determine whether or not the evidence supports the charges. Until the case is concluded P&S personnel may not discuss the case except with the firm or its representative.i. Certify Report To Allen County Jury INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—The Indiana State Board of Accounts today certified a report to an Allen County grand jury which alleged that $12,256 was spent for highway materials in excess of contracts. •Hie report showed that contracts were signed with firms for specified amounts of gravel, stone, sand, diesel fuel, kerosene and road patching materials. However, later further purchases were made of the same materials in excess of that covered by the contracts. The report covered 1962 when Robert. Shambaugh of Fort Wayne was county auditor and Ivan Troyer of Monroeville was highway supervisor. Hie report also showed that $56,715 was spent as fees to private engineers for bridge and highway maintenance during the samp year. -