Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1964 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

I County Agent’s Corner

Common enfemies of house plants are scales, whitefly, aphids and mealybugs. They can be controlled by spraying or dipping plants in spray solution containing two teaspoons of malathion per gallon of water. Fo\ low the package label for use cn sensitive plants. 7 . , Weevils sometimes develop in home dried beans and peas. Damage can be prevented and infestations controlled by fumigation of infested materials and then storing in tight containers. Place the material to be fumigated in a tight metal or glass container and then add one tablespoon of carbon tetrachloride per pound of material. Hie treatment should be at least 36 hours at a temperature above 65 F. Thoroughly air the fumigated products before storing them in tight containers. If your landscape has been completed for 10 or 15 years, check to see if it needs remodeling. If shrubs are in a poor location or are overgrown, you may have to eliminate, replace or retain the plants. If some shrubs are not doing well, perhaps they were poorly selected for their locations. Before trying a different type, however, make certain the fertility, drainage, or other soil conditions are not the cause of poor growth. Chickweed is a late winter and early spring lawn weed. Seed germinates, in the fall* and the plant dies the following summer when the weather gets dry. Control it by spot spray with 2,4,5-T

Your Adams County Farm Bureau Co-op Says ... YOU'LL THINK YOU'RE SEEING DdOoUußbVe And, ortoolly, yon or. when you «>' (1.) b-'k ble"din 9 f.rtili.e, plant and U.) th. new util testing laboratory in Monroe. Adams County Co-op these six Now .. . you can save even more on your plant food needs at your Adams <-oun y H ways: ■ . , - • Have your Adams County Co-op test your soil. • Buy bulk plant foods direct from your Adams A qua Hfied man will test your soil and advise County Co-op. you of your nee d s . Your Adams County Co- • Spread your own plant foods with your Adams op has soil test probes and bags to hold your =7 County Co-op spreaders. soil samples and someone to advise and he p • Have your Adams County Co-op spread your e Have your A{ j ams County Co-op mix an anfertilzer needs for you. a | ys j s to matc h 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. Stop in today and inquire about the new bulk blen ding fertilizer plant and the new soil ’j’ I ?"’.' tory. See how your service can be doubled .. . and you'll save even more now on a yo p needs. ADAMS COUNTY FARM BUREAU CO-OP A MONROE, INDIANA mesa

ADAMS CENTRAL FUTURE FARMERS

COMPLIMENTS OF ZURCHER’S FIRESTONE MONROE, INDIANA AMERICAN BREEDER’S SERVICE TECHNICIANS HUBERT FUELLING PH. 2-6242 DON HIRSCHY MONROE STUCKY’S MODEL HATCHERY . . - ■ • ' , -—- —-—- —— 'V . ' 7 _ / . HOME OF HY-LINE , MONROE, INDIANA

or you can spread an arsenical crabgrass killer in the early spring and control crabgrass as well as chickweed. Sho"k from electrically heated drinking cups may be the cause of death of livestock when ice builds up around them in the winter. It may also be the cause of animals refusing to drink. TWELVE HIGH HERDS FOR DECEMBER: Daily Daily Owner Milk B. F. Norman Becher 51.6 2 3 Albert Ewel 50.2 2.0 Chris Stahly 44.3 1.8 Paul Liechty & Sons 46.8 1.8 Martin Habegger & Son 42.8 1.8 Jesse Blume & Sons 30.4 1.7 Kenneth Beer & Sons 44.1 1.7 L. R. Schwartz & Son 41.2 1.7 Yager-Lehman L— 45.1 1.7 Ben & Arnold Gerke 42.3 1.7 Ivan Steurv 39.5 1.7 Arnold Scheumann.. 44.1 17 f TWELVE HIGH COWS FOR DECEMBER: Pounds Owner Cow B. F. Norman Becher — Norlene 137 Norman Becher — Arlene 137 Martin Habegger k Son Pam 122 Norman Becher -— Heile 122 Harry Wulliman & Son Mamie 120 Ivan Steury Strike 118 Rolandes Liechty — Jane 118 Norman Becher — Pepper 116 Jerry A. Sprunger.. No. 13 114 Norman Becher — Nancy 114 Norman Becher — Betty 114 Arnold Scheumann Peg 113

Purple Pennings Just a reminder to the Kirkland Kut Ups, Up and At It and Merry Maids 4-H clubs about their coming visit to the Bobby Ray finishing school Thursday, please be at the school on the stroke of 7 p.m. Saturday, the Monroe Jr. and Sr. Boosterettes are to be at the Bobby Ray school at 10 a.m. and at 11 am. the Kekiongas and Jolly Workers are to be there. VICE PRESIDENTS: Please remember to be at the Decatur I & M auditorium at 1 p.m. February 25 with many ideas... for the 1965 program planning session. HOME BAKED OR STORE BOUGHT: Home baked or store-bought baked foods? Which to use puzzles many homemakers. To help them choose between homemade and commercially baked products, and to select the kind of product to buy — dry mix, chilled, frozen, or ready-to serve, Jan Armstrong, consumer marketing specialist at Purdue University, reports on new U. S. department of agriculture studies. She says agricultural research service food scientists compared homemade and purchased products for such characteristics as tenderness and softness in one study. In another, exonomists in the economic research service compared costs. Some of the commercial products proved comparable in tenderness to homemade counterparts. Cookies baked from some mixes and refrigerated dough, for example, were more tender than the corresponding homemade products. Pancakes and waffles made from mixes were comparable in tenderness to those made from basic ingredients. But

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tests on baking powder biscuits, sugar cookies, pie crusts, pancakes and Waffles showed considerable variation in tenderness among the three different forms of the same foods — frozen, made from a mix, or homemade. Both homemade and mix waffles, and pancakes were consistently more tender than frozen ones. Frozen baking powder biscuits, how- ( ever, were as tender as the homemade biscuits. Cakes, corn muffins, and yeast rolls made from mixes were usually. softer than the other products. Synthetic emulsifiers added to mixes in manufacturing produce a soft crumb. Such emulsifiers are not available for use in home baking. Homemade foods usually yield more servings, by both volume and weight, than most of the commercial foods. Recipes for most homemade foods, unlike the unit sizes of many ready-to-serve foods, provide more than just enough servings for one meal, the scientists point out. Commercial products generally contain less fat, protein and energy value (calories) and more moisture and ash than the homemade counterparts. Baked products made from the mixes contained about the same amounts of calcium and phosphorus and two-thirds as much sodium and potassium as the corresponding homemade items. Cost comparisons of these foods, as determined by U. S. D. A.'s economic research service, show baked products from mixes were considerably less expensvie than frozen and ready-to serve items. Ready-to-serve pro due ts cost about the same per serving as frozen products and about twice as much as home-prepared foods. All but eight of the 45 commercial products studied were more

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expensive than homemade counterparts. EAT WELL FOR LESS: Good meals that go easy on the budget do not just happen. They result from careful planning, buying, storing and cooking of foods. Planning meals several days in advance improves your use of time, energy and money. Study food advertisements in local papers, on television and over radio to determine best buys. Select foods that are in season and on the plentiful foods list. Preparation — Proper preparation and cooking will help keep food bill down and retain nutrients in the foods. Ideas that Save on the Food Dollar: Cook fresh and frozen vegetables in a small amount of water quickly and until just tender. Cook meat at low temperature and until tender according to cut. Cook tough cuts in moist heat; tender cuts, in dry heat. High heat toughens protein and causes shrinkage which results in fewer servings per pound. If crackers become soft, heat them in the oven to crisp again. Toast heels of bread and stale bread and make them into breadcrumbs to use in various ways; for example, to top casserole dishes and to coat croquettes. Save the liquid from canned foods. Use vegetable liquids in soups or stews and syrup from fruits in punch or to sweeten desserts such as rice and bread puddings. Use economical main dishes to cut cest. CREAMED CHICKEN IN CORNBREAD RING: Cornbread Ring 1 teasp. poultry seasoning 1 cup flour % cup sugar 4 teasp. baking powder t cup milk 1 cup corn meal y< cup sugar i/i teasp salt 1 egg Vi cup melted fat Sift together dry ingredients into medium-sized bowl. Add egg, milk and fat. Beat with rotary egg beater until smooth, about 1 minute. Do not overbeat. Bake in a greased 8-inch ring mold at 425 F. 20-25 minutes. The cornbread may be baked in a bread pan and cut in squares or baked in a muffin pan. Creamed Chicken (other meats may be used) 1/3 cup margarine or butter Vz cup chopped celery Viteasp. marjoram or thyme % cup milk teasp. Worcestershire sauce Vz cup chopped onion 1/3 cup flour \/z teasp. salt 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups cooked diced chicken Melt fat-over low heat; cook onion and celery until lightly browned. Add flour, marjoram or thyme and salt, blending until smooth. Add milk and chicken broth gradually. Stir ’constantly until sauce is thick and smooth. Add Worcestershire sauce and chicken and heat thoroughly. To Serve: Turn baked cornbread ring out onto a plate or platter and fill center with creamed chicken. If cornbread is baked in bread pan, cut a square and place squares on dinner plates or serving platter with creamed chicken on top. Serve immediately. Serves 8. (Serve with green beans, carrot and raisin salad, ice cream and

Adams Central FFA Boys Celebrate Week » The Adams Central FFA chapter, with 62 active members, is celebrating National FFA week with spscial emphasis on what farm youth are doing today. Officers of the Adams Central chapter include President Paul Hirschy; vice-president Edward Beer; secretary Ronald Habegger; treasurer, Ben Bluhm; reporter John Steffen; sentinel Larrv Mailer, parliamentarian Steve Kaehr. The national Future Farmers organization has 395,812 members, with 8.372 local chapters in ths 50 states and Puerta Rico. Membership in Indiana totals 11.040. Future Farmers choose the week of George Washington’s birthday each year for the observance of National FFA week. Although usually recognized as a Revolutionary War general and our first president, Washington was first in the nation to practice contour planting, crop rotation fertilization and other soil conservation and improvement methods. Six Adams Central members ate applying for the state farmer degree . this year: Edward Beer, Ronald Habegger, Ben Bhluhm, Steve Kaehr, Larry Maller and Paul Hirschy. Vocational agriculture in high school provides an excellent background of training for boys who plan to farm, enter an agricultural college, or work in a wide variety of non-farm agribusiness occupations. The'FFA motto is “Learning to do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve,” and the Adams Central members are doing their best to live up to the motto. Insurance Agent Attends Meeting Donald L. Hamblen, 703 N. Second street, attended a three day sales meeting in Chicago, Feb. 14 - 16. The meeting was held for those representatives of the All American Life & Casualty company who qualified for attendance by meeting production requirements. In addition to daily business sessions, a reception was given by E. E. Ballard, company president, followed by a banquet and theater party. tea.) Quickies Higher quality pile fabrics have a dense, close- pile, say Purdue University clothing specialists. Potatoes, canned corn, apples, beef, pork, pecans and peanuts will be particularly plentiful foods in the midwest this season, according to the U.S. department of agriculture. Tests show the most satisfactory freezer wraps are saran, pliofilm,laminated sulfite paper, aluminum foil, mylar and polyethylene, report Purdue University home management specialists. Area rugs may be practical buys for families who move often, who are temporarily located, or living in a small apartment, say Purdue University home furnishing specialists.

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Swine Committee Selects Officers The Adams county swine project committee held its organizational meeting Thursday evening at the county extension office, Decatur. Ralph Bluhm, Monroe route 1, presided at the meeting. An election of officers for 1964 was held and they are as follows: President, Ralph Bluhm; vice president, Wilbert Thieme, Decatur, route 3; secretary, Paul Yoder. Berne route 1; directors: Eugene Burry, Geneva; George Fuelling, Decatur, route 3; Gerald Cook, Decatur route 6; Robert Kershnsr, Decatur route 2; Harry Beavers, Decatur route 4; Harold Moser, Decatur route 4; Raymond Geimer, Decatur route 6; Les Bransteter. Decatur route 1; Bob Bailey, Decatur route 6; Leonard Soliday, 323 S. sth, Decatur; Willis Sommer, Berne, route 1. Several items of importance were discussed. 1. One barrow per 4-H member wil be allowed to be sold in the 4-H auction. 2. Showmanship class will be of two classes, every member may compete for champion showman. Juniors, up to 12 years of age; seniors, 13 years old and over . 3. The health regulation 63-3 which will be in effect for exhibi- — pets \ k/ i ( * Hi Neighbors ! The Adams county and water conservation district supervisors held its regular monthly meeting Monday night, according to’ Hugh David iMosser, chairman of the board. In‘■attendance at this meeting were the supervisors, newly elected supervisor, Russel Mitchel, Jerry Setser, work unit conservationist Sam Bell, soil conservation technician, Ernest Lesiuk, county agent, and the part-time clerk, Charlotte Lindahl. Plans were made for the supervisors to attend a supervisors workshop to be held in Albion, March 2. The district’s 1964 4-H fair exhibit was discussed and the board felt they would have an interesting exhibit for the fair again this year. The forthcoming area tillage field days, sponsored by the district to be held in May and Octoz ber, are progressing nicely. I am sure this is something you will all want to attend. More facts on this later. New co-oper-ators accepted by the board at this meeting were: Harvey Landis, Kirkland; Glen Dubach, Hartford and Milo Glendenning, Hartford. The next meeting will be held March 16, at 8 p.m.

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tion and show in the state of Indiana for the year 1964 for showing swine is as follows: Section I. Vaccination against hog cholera and identified — all swine shall have been vaccinated with one of the following immunizing agents by a licensed accredited veterinarian. (a) An approved vaccine administered not less than twentyone (2D days preceding the opening date of the exhibition. (b) The killed virus type vaccines such as Crystal Violet and Tissue vaccine, administered not less than twenty-one (21) days nor more than six (6) months preceding the opening date of the exhibition. Jay DeVoss Is Named Fraternity Chaplain Jay DeVoss, 310 N. 4th has been elected chaplain of Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Franklin College. Fraternity life has been an important part of the Franklin picture for more than a hundred years. These groups provide a framework for group living and democratic action. Jay, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. DeVoss, is a senior at Franklin, majoring in history and government. Bred-In Quality gives you 1 \ head start toward TOP EGG PROFITS WITH // fl ® ” CHICKS When you start with HyLine chicks, you start with bred-in, high-profit potential. fly-Line chicks are bred to give you ■ abundant egg production ■ eggs housewives like ■ robust livability ■ thrifty feed conversion That’s why Hy-Line chicks give you a head ’ start toward top egg profits. Order your Hy- ■ Line chicks now from MODEL HATCHERY i MONROE, INDMonroe Phone 2-6191 t BULMAHN FARM SUPPLY 1 Call Preble 7-4233