Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1964 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

County Agent’s Corner

By: En»««t J. LcetokCounty Extension Arent Agriculture 1 Good pasture is important for developing and maintaining breeding hogs. Sows and gilts are able to build up reserves of vitamins and minerals in their tissues from grazing on green forage. The sows can use the reserve for satisfactory performance during this crucial period. A good pasture is an advantage for pregnant sows in that it provides them with exercise, and if they are on clean ground, reduces hazards of parasites and filth-borne infections. A $69.48 return per acre can be realized if eight to ten sows are pastured in a typical good pasture This is an average feed saving of $7.72 per sow. Forage crops have their greatest value in the hog farm when grazed by the breeding herd. For brood sows during the gestation and lactation periods, the benefits and expressed in stronger pigs, fewer death losses, heavier pigs at weaning time. Soybeans are better adapted for late planting in June than corn. Purdue University extension agronomists recommend selecting a short season variety for delayed planning since its yield is reduced less than that of a full season variety. The black cutworms are taking a heavy toll of corn fields, this past week. Farmers in Adams county have been checking their corn fields and noticed that plants are dying. Farmers can control the cutworms by spraying corn fields with 1/6 gallon of Toxaphene per acre in ten gallons of water per acre. The spray mixture must be sprayed directly over the corn in a 12 to 14 inch band. If you plan to start in the lamb business, don’t look upon Sheen as scavengers. Start with healthy, young, open-faced ewes and provide them with good forage, fresh water and good management. Mrs Juanita E. Arnold, route 6, Decatur, has been employed as secretary at the county extension office as of June 1. Mrs. Arnold fills the vacancy created by Mrs. Eileen Hill, who is moving to Idaho. Mrs. Hill was employed as secretary at the county extension office for 2% years. The thirteen high cows for the month of April DHIA testing pro-

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New Milk, Butterfat Average Announced BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A new milk and butterfat production average for the registered Holstein herd owned by Chris Stahly, Geneva, has been anounced by the Holstein-Friesian association of America. The herd has completed its latest testing year with a per-cow average of 14.893 lbs. milk and 525 lbs. of butterfat, based on 35 completed records. Purdue University supervised the weighing and production testing in cooperation with the official herd improvement programs of the Holstein association. Production averages are calculated on the commonly employed, t worn ilkings-a-day, 305-day, mature equivalent basis, providing a comparison standard for selection in registered Holstein breeding programs. Panama Diplomat Is Shot During Feud PANAMA CITY (UPD—Former ambassador to London Roberto Arias, a stormy petrel of Panamanian politics who was shot four times in an election feud Monday, was reported “out of danger” today. Members of the family told Dame Margot Fonteyn, Arias’ British-ballerina wife, by transatlantic telephone that an operation Monday night had repaired the worst of the damage inflicted by bullets fired by Alfredo Jimenez, a former bodyguard of Arias’ uncle Amulfo. “He was very bad at one moment,” Miss Fonteyn said in the British provincial city of Bath, where she is rehearsing for performances at a music festival. “There was a bullet by his spine, which has now- been removed. . . “There is still a bullet in his chest, but it’s not donig any harm.” Jimenez turned himself in to police several hours after the shooting. The shooting took place at a suburban intersection when the chauffeur-driven cars in which the two men were riding happened to pass. Jimenez caught sight of Arias’ car and called to its driver to stop. The cars stopped and the two men got out. After a brief argument, Jimenez pulled a gun and started shooting. checks and edits the final draft. Most students of Khrushchev’s speeches, when all is said and done, consider that he is at his best on the speaker’s platform when he discards his prepared text and improvises—as he often does at length.

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Hi Neighbors I (by W. M. Brins. Plant Materials Technician, Soil Conservation Service Field bromegrass, a winter an- < nual now used mainly in the 1 northeastern states, shows much < promise of being an outstanding ' winter cover crop for the corn- < belt area. < One of the outsanding character- * istics of field bro m e • Bromus arvensis), when compared with other annual grass cover crops, is jts ability to form a large fibrous root system. And it has relatively short top growth. These features make for easier plowing, protect the soil against erosion, and improve soil structure and tilth. The roots of field brome bind the soil so effectively that it is often difficult to wash the soil from the roots. In one Ohio test, it took 1 to 2 minutes with running water to wash the soil from winter rye roots,, 4 to 5 minutes for ryegrass, by 30 minutes for field brome. When seeded in the summer or fall, this grass remains in a vegetative condition and does not produce seed heads until late the following spring. The seed ripens in early July in the cornbelt, and the parent plant then dies. Field brome will grow on almost any soil, and the plants will stool profusely. This shields the ground from damaging heavy rains or surface run-off and makes it a good smother crop for weed control. Field brome grows late into the fall and renews growth early the next spring. It has shown good winter hardiness in the Midwest. When used as a winter cover on corn or soybeans land in the cornbelt, field brome is usually seeded at the time of last cultivation. Thin at first, the stand thickens up as more sunlight reaches the plants in early fall. This grass has also been used successfully following the removal of corn for silage, or following truck crops, and it looks especially promising for seeding after early potato or tobacco harvest. Good Cover Crop A cover crop of field brome makes it easier to harvest a crop during a wetfall season, and it helps to dry the land for plowing in wet springs. Field brome should fit in well where continuous corn or beans are grown with minimum tillage. It has been noted that the roots of field brome increase greatly in size in the late spring. Thus it is desirable to delay plowing as long as possible. The seeding rate is about 10 pounds per acre. For winter cover, field brome can be seeded from early July until September, or even early October in the south-, ern part of the cornbelt. The seed is rather light, similar to that of . smooth bromegrass, and is difficult to sow uniformly. However, an agitator-type seeder will do the job. Field brome can be broadcast on top of the ground at the last cultivation of corn or beans, using a battery diven or other seeder behind the tractor. Seeding later than the last cultivation of the row crop retards the stand and may give poor results. If the field brome is seeded after an early crop is harvested, prepare a good seedbed, and cover the seed lightly with a cultipacker after seeding. —-— — Field brome responds to a good fertile soil, and best results are secured where plenty of nitrogen is available. Extra nitrogen may be needed in the spring at plowing time to aid in decomposing the sod. We have had no trouble with field brome as a weed in the cornbelt or northeastern states. It may establish itself along field borders, but it is easy to control by mowing, spraying or pasturing. The grass seems to be relished by livestock. Field brome seed has been available in commercial seed channels in the northeastern states and is spreading westward. As yet there are no “named” varieties. Contact your local seed dealer or soil conservation service for more information about field bromegrass. Downspout Extension You can reduce the impact of falling water gushing out of your » downspout onto the ground by fastening a discarded dustpan to the bottom of the spout — and this will serve to spread the water a bit. To attach the dustpan, I bend the handle upward and wire I it to the downspout.

Purple Kennings To the Home Demonstration club women who were not able to attend the homemakers’ conference at Purdue, the next few paragraphs are being written to give you a brief description of some of the activities at Purdue. First, I would say that I hope you will be able to attend your own club meeting when the women who did attend the conference give their reports. Be sure to ask them about some of the unscheduled activities. Next year I think I’ll check the luggage for toys which the homemakers borrowed from their children—such as unregistered “guns.” For homemakers who had never been on Purdue’s campus, I think just being able to see some of the buildings was interesting. The first afternoon of the conference there were several different clinics on various consumer topics. The lesson leaders who attended the health clinic found the material to be particularly pertinent to the current lesson on food facts vs food fallacies. Sevearl of the women who attended the clinic, “education beyond high school," found that valuable information was also given there. Your county president, Mrs. Chalmer Barkley, and I, attended a dinner for county presidents and extension home economists where director Diesslin spoke. Dean Butz also gave a few inspiring words. The next time you see Mrs. Barkley ask her to teU you about the entertainment provided by the Tippecanoe county “Daffy billies.” The first evening, Albert P. Stewart directed the combined choruses of about 1,800 voices from all over the state of Indiana. We were fortunate in that the Purdue Varsity glee club was on campus practicing for their European trip and they sang a few of the numbers which they will present in Europe. The new state home demon, stration president is Mrs. Richard Agness, and Mrs. Dale Schinbeckler. the Fort Wayne district’s past district representative, is now the state secretary. Wednesday afternoon we heard Mrs. America of 1961, Mrs. Rosemary Murphy, Kentland, tell about her Mrs. America experiences. Perhaps, one of the highlights of the whole three days was being able to visit with two former extension agents. Miss Lois Folk invited half of the county women Tuesday evening and the other half Wednesday to spend some time at her apartment. Miss Anna K. Williams also had open house for the Adams county women. This is just a brief resume so I hope you will ask for further details from the delegates who attended the conference. Below are listed the names of the women who actually did attend as the list which appeared in the paper last week did not have the changes which occurred at the last minute. The club delegates were as follows: Better Homes, Mrs. Hiriam Kitwer; Decatur Home Demonstration, Mrs. Bertha Zelt and Mrs. Robert Judt; French township, Mrs. Roger Bentz aind Mrs. . Harry Wulliman,- Friendship Village, Mrs. Stanley, Shelly and Mrs. Homer Schwartz; Gals and Pals, Mrs. Lowell Noll; Good neighbors, Mrs. Rufus Sommers and Mrs. Sylvan Habegger; Hartford township, Icel Shanks, M/ • Roy Fields; Jolly Housewife, Mrs. Nellie Jackson and May Tope; Kirkland Ladies, Mrs. Milton Hoffman and Mrs. Ralph Ross, Jr.; Merry Matrons, Mrs. Herman Bleeke and Mrs. Carl Thieme; •

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Ike Suggests Forced Action On U.S. Budget CLEVELAND (UPl)—Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower wants the s.ates to force the federal government to balance its budget at least every two years through the never-used device of a constitutional convention. Eisenhower urged the nation’s governors Monday to initiate amendments to the Constitution through the convention system to apply a check on federal power. He spoke at an informal dinner at the National Governors’ Conference. The Constitution provides that Congress shall call a convention for proposing amendments on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states. Any amendments thus proposed would still have to be ratified by three-fourths of the states. The convention system of amending the Constitution has never been used in the 175-year history of the document. May Think Twice Eisenhower said that once the convention power was used “those in Washington power centers would never again feel at ease in their restless work to extend the federal reach, or to use tax money to attract votes.” He said that amendments to the Constitution through the convention system might authorize presidential use of the “item veto,” now employed by many governors, and require submission of federal budgets which “balance at least biennially.” The latter might also provide, he added, that Congress can inLimberlost, Mrs. Mildred Smith and Mrs. Alpha Chew; Live and Learn, Mrs. Ivan Barkley and Mrs. Hugh Nidlinger; Merrier Mondays, Mrs. Irvin Worthman and Mrs. Robert Hildebrand; M. W. Friendship, Mrs. Orlando Lehman anti Mrs. Lorena Lehman; ONO, Mrs. Carl Menter and Mrs. Walter Egley; Profit and Pleasure, Mrs. Harry Andrews and Mrs. Alton Corson; Root township, Mrs. Russell Fleming and Mrs. Royal Friend; Sunny Circle, Mrs. Marvin Conrad and Miss Eldora Bultemeier; Swiss Vil. lage, Mrs. Mary Sipe and Mrs. Elma Wise; Caliente, Mrs. Norman Young and Mrs. Tom Ulman; Wabash Valley, Mrs. Sam Farlow and Mrs. Wilbur Kirchhofer. Mrs. Chalmer Barkley, county president, also attended the conference.

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Two From Decatur Slated For Posts Roy Price, chairman of the Adams county Republican central committee, was scheduled for election as Republican presidential elector from the fourth district at the state GOP convention today. District alternate is Lewis Ketchum of Angola. Mrs. Patricia Crider, Decatur, was scheduled for alternate delegate from the district to the Republican national convention. The delegates are Clifford Ward and Otto Adams, both of Fort Wayne, with Dean Kruse, Auburn, as the other alternate. Two Are Fined For Disorderly Conduct Residents of near Berne and near Geneva were fined in city court this morning after they were arrested in Geneva Monday afternoon following a fight. John Romey, 45, route 1, Geneva, and Kermit Yoder, 49, route 1, Berne, was each fined $5 and costs, totaling $25, in court this morning, after pleading guilty to charges of disorderly conGuci. They were arrested at 4:15 p.m. Monday by deputy sheriff Warren Kneuss, following a fight in which the two were involved, that occurred behind Andy’s Tavern in Geneva.