Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1964 — Page 2

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Adams Copiity Farmers’ Corner

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® v Ju " fly fl MtnLsJ I * Mjjtefer v ■■ • e PROTECTION Famous 80-20 Collision Coverage Protects Your Pocketbook Against S4O and SSO A.uto Repair Bills What If you wera involved In an auto collision that You pay only 20% ®f the loss, avan If It Is only did 40. 50. or 60 dollars damage to your car. How one dollar. Farm Bureau Insurance pays 807 d of much of the repair bill would your present auto each loss,, up to S2OO . . . and 100% of the loss policy pay? abovs that. The most you can ever pay on one Company records show that 65% of all collision ' ,0M ls s4o ’ ,vßn " > our car " to,a,, y demolished, losses are small . . . less than 75 dollars. That’s Here Is protection that relieves you of the financial why Farm Bureau Insurance emphasizes Its fa- strain of every accident, yet the premium Is mous 80-20 collision coverage ... to protect you comparatively low. That’s why 84% of our pollcyagainst the losses that are not covered in most holders who carry collision Insurance, are prodeductible policies. Here’s how our 80-20 protec- tected 'with this 80-20 collision coverage. tlon works: ....... , Does your present *uto policy expire soon? AV3113D16 thrOligh See your Farm Bureau Insurance agent before Amo picmlumi may b« paid annually, semi- I annually—or you may use tha ?ntlHy Mcßlp “ ] W* ; plan which allowa you to lump all your Form 11 UTT ITIII ? -? Bureau Insurance together, and pay tor It In ■•IW] | d regular monthly paymcnti that are easy «n *1 IkJUI UIIvV | yourfaUeel. 30 gAgT WA . S Hf N STRFST * " , ‘ INDIANAPOLIS. INOIANA QNMlCiNfcuiMlltij-.-ra XjMili.-aAa. jA mfl' J/.h. |jfrlti..«rwfa*w<v<a..

A S C S Farm Notes

By: Mary J. Howard, O'flce Manager 1964 AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION PROGRAM: Farmers who have received approval of cost-sharing on ACP, practices are reminded of the final dates to complete such practices. All approvals show a final date ♦c complete and report the practice — some are October 15, some November 15 and others December 15. Those who have an expiration date of October 15 have received n reminder notice and arc warned that unless the form known as ASP-245 is received in the office by that date, the approval Is cancelled We do not want to cancel any approvals, so we .urge each of you to either come to the office and file the report or submit the signed from by mail. However, the form shall not be signed unless the practice is actually completed. Anyone who finds that he cannot complete the practice by hir? deadline date should ci'her come to the office or call by phone, requesting an extra' ion of time to complete the practice. In the ma. Jorlty of cases the request for extension of time will be approved. LIMITED STILL AVAILABLE FOR APPROVAL: Limited funds are available for approval of needed conservation practices — and we are of the opinion that now is a good time to carry out such practices. We urge everyone to remember that the first step in securing costshare assistance is to come to the office and file a request before the practice is started. At the time the request is filed, the farmer must know the details of his needs, such as the number of feet of tile needed, cost of metal pipes, if any are needed, any practice which is a percentage of cost, requires an estimate of the cost, before the county committee can approve cost-sharing, also, if the practice is the application of limestone, a soil test from Purdue University must be brought in, so we can determine the number of tons of Ijmestone needed. As we hyve urged farmers, in this col umg before, we again stress the lad that conservation pays Mid the county committee want to assist with cuniservation problems, if at all possible.

ONLY ABOUT ONE HALF OF THE TOTAL COST NEEDED AS CASH OUTLAY: Any farmer is eligible to request a purchase order when he applies for cost sharing. By securing a purchase order for materials or sevices, the farmer only is required to make an out of pocket payment of about one half of the total cost. The vendor who supplies materials or services by purchase order is paid the farmer ccit-share direct from the county office by sight draft written on the Federal Reserve Bank. Come in and let our presonnel explain the purchase order plan to you. The majority of the cost-share payments in the county are made direct to the vendors. SIGN UF ENDED FOR IMS WHEAT PROGRAM: October 2 was the final date to sign up to participate in the 1965 voluntary wheat program. Approximately 44 per cent of Adamn county’s wheat farmers signed up to participate in the program. If all eligibility requirements arc carried out, those participating in the program will be eligible to receive certificate payments of approximately 55.3 cents per bushel for 80 per cent of their normal yield. These wheat growers will also be eligible to secure a CCC loan on all of the wheat produced within the allotment on the farm which is in the program. Wheat growers, who signed up, are also reminded of the substitution provision of the program, that of substituting wheat for corn or corn for wheat —of course, to do this an intention to participate in feed grain program for 1965 must be signed. Signup time for the feed grain program will probably be in March, 1065. No official date for the signup period has been set by legislation. ADAMS COUNTY FARMERS SHARED IN THE 1964 WHEAT DIVERSION PAYMENTS: A total of $51,710 was paid to 298 farmers, on 226 farms, who participated in the 1964 wheat diversion program in Adams county. $18,389 of this was certificate payments and the remainder was payments for diverting cropland to conserving uses, instead of har-

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vesting a crop therefrom. __ FINAL PAYMENTS UNDER THE 1964 FEED GRAIN PROGRAM: Final payments have been completed and issued to Adams county farmers, who participated in the 164 feed grain program. A total of $416,908 was received by farmers on 444 farms. $340,098 of this was paid for diverting cropland to conserving uses. No crops could be harvested from the designated acreages. The balance of the payments were price support payments and were based on the corn acreage actually harvested on participating farms. Under the 1064 program, the producer was required to divert a minimum acreage of 20 per cent of the feed grain base, to be eligible for diveision and price support payments. Price support payments were made on the established yield for the farm. CORN LOANS AVAILABLE: In addition to the price support payment and the diversion payment earned under the 1964 feed grain program, the participating farmer is eligible lor a corn loan on thecorn produced on the farm which was in the program. Farmers are warned that corn from a non-participating farm and corn from a participating farm must not be comingled, if he desires a loan on his eligible corn. Eligible corn, that is corn produced on a participating farm, must be stored in separate bins or cribs. Loans are available from the time of harvest through May 31, 1965, and may be secured within twenty four hours after an application is filed in the county office — applications must be filed in the county office. Community committeemen will serve as commodity inspectors and will visit the farm and inspect the storage and corn before the loan is completed. The corn loan rate for. Adams* county is SI.OB per bushel. In addition to the loan rate, usually there is a repeal program for the second year of the loan which pays a storage payment of 14 cents per bushel per year. There is no storage payment for the first year the corn is in storage. SOYBEAN AND WHEAT LOANS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE: All soybean producers are eligl-i ble for a loan on their 1964 soybean? provided storage and qual-. ity meet specifications. The Adams county loan rate is $2.25 per bushel for any number of bushels or the entire production, in accordance with the producer’s wishes. Wheat loans are also available to all wheat produebrs who harvested wheat within their wheat allotments for 1964. This, too, is different from loans for corn — the wheat producer did not need to participate in the program to be eligible for a loan, but he was required to harvest wheat within his allotment. MEASUREMENT SERVICE We again remind all farmers that measurement service is available to those who request the service and pay the required fee. This year, this service applies to fields, part fields, cropland for whatever crop the land is to be used for: As of now, there ts no deadline for filing a request for . measurement service. Measurement service assures the producer of the correct acreage at planting time. SHARE OF BREAD PRICE: • According to the papers, bread is supposed to go up 1 to 2 cents per loaf. Why? They didn’t say, but let us hope they don’t blame it on the farmers or the wheat program. Even with the certificates that

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& - f HI Neighbors I The monthly meeting of the Adams ebunty toil and water conservation district board of supervisors was held Monday evening, according to Hugh David Mosser, chairman of the board. All supervisors, with the exception of Hugo Bulmahn and Russel Mitchel, attended this meeting. Ernest Lesiuk, county agent, Jerry Setser, work unit conservationist, Sam Bell, soil conservation technician, and Charlotte Lindahl, part time clerk; also attended this meeting. Plans are being formulated for the district’s annual meeting to be held in January. Ibis should prove to be one of the best meetings the district has ever held. The 1965 program for the state association of soil and water conservation districts was reviewed by the board. New district co-operators accepted at this meeting were: Jackie G. Meyer, French; Harold Steffen, Preble and Kirkland; John Lengerich, WashingWilliam H. Rumple, Jefferson; Morris Bleeke group; John Lengerich, group. Chester Isch and Hugo Bulmahn were judges in the recent land judging contest held in Adams county. Chester Isch reporter! on the high interest and scores compiled by the Adams county teams. The next board meeting will be held November 16 at 8 p.m. Indlanaoons Livestock INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)-Live-stock : Hogs 6,500; barrows and gilts .opened 25 higher, later and closing fully 25 instances 50 higher; 1 and 2, 190-230 lb 16.25-1 16.65; 30 head 16.70; 1 to 3, 190260 lb 15.75-16.35; sows steady to 25 higher; 1 to 3 . 300-400 lb 13.50- few 14.35; 2 and 3, 40(1-550 lb load 14.00. Cattle 1,800; calves 125; steers fully steady, heifers about steady; choice steers 24.50- load high choice and prime 25.75; high good and low choice 23.75-24.50; good 21.5023.50; high good and choice heifers 22.00-23.00, few choice 23125-24 00; good 19.50-22.00; cows steady; utility and commercial 11.00-12.00, few 12.50; bulls steady; utility and commercial 14.00-16.00; few utility 16.50; Vealers steady; good and choice 23.00-27.00; few choice 28.00. Sheep 600; wooled lambs 50 lower; choice and prime 20.0021.00; good and choice 18.0020.00. millers must buy, the price of wheat to them is the same as for 1963. —— USDA EMPLOYEES: _ { Did you know that? Over '9O per cent of USDA employees' time; is in activities providing "bqne-, fits to business and the general public far more than to farmers” — this is in accordance with a report by the house committee on agriculture? USDA looks after the conservation and improvement of the whole nation’s soil, water and forest resources; the provision of healthful. adequate food, and clothing and other fibers, for everyone; it helps businessmen who trade in or process farm products: it helps ail housewives feed, clothe and house their families comfortably? Less than 6 per cent of USDA employees work on price support and production adjustment programs, which is about 1 employe per hundred farms: and their number has been cut 15 per cent since June 1961, to the lowest level since 1954? THE SAFETY CORNER: Counting casualties — is more than merely adding up the number of deaths and injuries and reading the totals. It is interpreting that counts. For example — what is speeding — it is not equivalent to high speed. A car can be speeding when it is going only 20 miles per hour, or it can be speeding at a high rate of speed. The answer to what is speeding is the situation. The driver going 35 miles an hour on a twisting, back country road at, night in the rain is speeding just, as one doing 80 miles an hour on a 60-mile-an-hour superhighway. Facts about casulties —l. some 40,000 people have been killed in this country each yedr for the past three years — 2. four out of five of these accidents were caused by, errors which drivers themselves could have avoided.

Purple Pennings Pptey Lee Leaders County Extension Agent Heme Economics There will be a meeting of the county home Demonstration officers Wednesday afternoon, October 21, at 1:30 in the county extension office. ONE DAY TEIP: October 7, two busloads ox Adams county Home Demonstration club women went to Indianapolis. The women were fortunate in that it was a lovely fall day and the leaves were colorful along the route. The first stop was the President Harrison memorial home. At the new city-county building the women were fortunate to have a clear day which enabled them to see all over Indianapolis from the observation tower. They were also given a tour to the city council chamber and public assembly room on the second floor. After lunch at L. S. Ayres and Company, the women visited James Whitcomb Riley’s home. October 7 was Riley’s birthday. There were many fascinating items in Riley's home — in fact, it was a small “history lesson’’ as several appointments in the home have long been forgotten. I think mofet of the women were fascinated with the bathroom which was one of the first ones in Indianapolis. Several found that light fixtures were interesting, especially the smoke bell in the dining room, the pier mirror in the fireplace in the living room, the silver orange dishes, and I think most of us are thankful we don't have to do the housekeeping as the wood throughout the home was beautiful, but requires too much work. The J. L. Holcomb observatory lectures and tour was interesting as we were shown the stars which are visible at this time of year. We were fortunate to have a guide at the John Herron art institute who has a vast amount of knowledge of the art world and could explain several of the pictures so they would mean more to us. She started with the renaissance room, then to the Dutch room and ended the tour in the French Room where there are painting's of the impressionists and post impressionists. The explanation of Seurat’s work made us appreciate his work. , , The last tour was that of Graham’s furniture store in Glendale. After “oohing’’ and “aahing” over the lovely furniture, we really did “settle down” and listen to an interesting discussion of market trends in furniture, what makes the difference between quality furniture and second best, such as the workmanship and labor involved, how the manufacturers of furniture are using different woods, the trend of the times, and a brief explanation of carpet materials and their performance. There wasn’t much time for shopping, but the women did have an opportunity to shop at Glendale and then to eat before boarding the bus for home. Those who went on the tour were: Mrs. Henry Heimann, Mrs. Mary E. Braun, Mrs. Bert Haley, Mrs. Stanley Shelley, Mrs. Chalmer Barkley, Mrs. Paul Burkhart. Mrs. Oscar Young, Mrs. Walter Thieme, Mrs. Jessie Frank, Mrs. Glen Strahm, Mrs. Dale Zurcher, Mrs. Ervin Stucky, Mrs. Richard Mailand, Mrs. Hiram Wittwer, Mrs. Blanche Busse, Mrs. Clyde Jones, Mrs. Paul Neuenschwander, Mrs. Palmer Schwartz, Mrs. Willis Sommer, Mrs. Herman Hamrick, Mrs. Roxie Schaadt, Mrs. W. L. Lamar, Mrs. Alice Ulman, Mrs. Nor-> man Young, Mrs. Eva Brewster, Mrs. Dorothy Hoffman, Mrs. Glenna Ross, Mrs. Chester Isch, Mrs. Kermit Yoder, Mrs. Verna Beeler, Mrs. Pearl Lybarger, Mrs. Donna Voorhees. Mrs. Alpha Chew. Mrs. Garrett Mattax, Mrs. Rachael Filer, Mrs. Leonard Schwartz, Mrs. Walter Winkler, Mrs. Eli Graber, Mrs. Clifford Essex, Mrs. William Neadstine, Mrs. John Genth. Mrs. Clifford Roe. Mrs. Roger Frey, Helen Trout, Helen Reynolds, Phyllis Nidlinger. Mrs. Earl Chase, Mrs. Jack Gray, Mrs. Ralph Sauer, Mrs. Dan Smith, Mrs. Wilbur Foor, Mrs. Lorena Lehman, Mrs. Orlando Lehman, Mrs. Wm. Kohne. Mre. Herman Kelsey. Mrs. Ernest Lehman, Mrs. Bruce Sprunger. Mrs. Robert Striker, Mrs. Dora Spiagler, Mrs. Nola Meyer, Mrs. Sheldon Wagley and Patsy Lee Leaders. Chicago Produce CHICAGO (UPD—Produce: Live poultry, hen turkeys 24; fryer roaster turkeys 25; White Rock fryers 18%: barred rock fryers 22; special fed White Rock fryers 18-19%. Cheese, processed loaf 41 %- 45%; brick 41%-46%; Swiss 80100 lb blocks Grade A 4*4-52; B 47-50. Butter, steady; 93 score 59%; 92 score 59%; 9 score 58%; 89 score ti%. Eggs, mixed; white large extras 36%: mfited large extras 38%; mediums 29; standards 30%...

County Agent’s Corner

Ernest J. Leatak County Extension Agent Agrtenlture Your garden will benefit from compost. It improves the soil, and makes the finest plants grow even better. Compost is easy to make. All you need are raw organic matter, soil and fertilizer. 'Die most common materials for raw organic matter are leaves, weeds, grass clippings, garden refuse and manure. Build the compost pile in an out-of-the-way section of your back yard. It’s best to locate the pile in a shady spot, but not under a tree since roots may grow into the pile. Make an open-end bin or box to hold the compost. It can be 3 to 4 feet wide and 3 to 4 feet high and any lerfgth. ( To make the compost pile, alternate layers of raw organic material, fertilizer and soil. Start with organic matter, 6 inches deep, if the material is fairly solid or 12 inches deep if it is loose. Add water if material is dry. Next add fertilizer, such as 16-10-10 at a rate of 1% cups per bushel and add % cup of ground dolomitic limestone per bushel of compost organic matter. After you have fertilized, add a one-inch layer of soil, and continue to alternate layers of organic matter. You don’t have to turn the pile if properly made and allowed to decompose one full summer before use.

• K/f f° r more 9°^ en I that weigh | \ ® more per I SMITH-DOUGLASS FERTILIZER WITH ' THEL for WHEAT For a good stand of fhlcß, Vigorous wheat, use Smith-Douglass PELLEFORM fertilizer. Easyhandling, even-spreading PELLEFORM has optimum water solubility to get wheat off to early, rapid growth, and a vigorous stand. Clean, green PELLEFORM has TREL added for insurance against trace element deficiencies. STOCKMAN FARM SERVICE DECATUR Phone 3-3121 MsOIIM M■ testing service M Determine the Need of your and Crops with a Soil Test Doctors never prescribe medicine without making a diagnosis first. The same prin- Ms ciple can be applied in treating your soil. W ■ Making a soil test will tell you what plant « I food elements are low — what Smith- 1 Douglass fertilizer is needed to bring the supply of plant food into proper balance I for high crop yields. | 1 We are ready to assist you with a soil A R test, and make recommendations which jhh will enable you to apply Smith-Douglass fertilizer economically, to produce more JBu Ask about our \ Testing Service STOCKMAN FARM SERVICE DECATUR Phone 3-3121

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Fortify Manure Lay in a supply of 20 per cent superphosphate for fortifying barn yard manure. Ammonia in the manure chemically unites with the gypsum in the superphosphate and prevents the nitrogen from escaping into the air. By using 1 to 2 pounds of superphosphate per animal daily, 100 pounds will not only save up to 3 pounds of nitrogen but will also control offensive odors. Spreading phosphated manure maintains or builds the soil phosphate level. New growth of sudangrass and sorphum-sudan crosses after a frost is high in prussic acid and should not be grazed. But this new growth can be safely made into hay or silage or mixed with corn silage. Treat gladiolus bulbs with insecticide .before storing. After your glad bulbs have been dug and dried, dust them with 5 per cent DDT before placing them in their permanent winter storage. The DDT dust will kill thrips and protect against other storage insect pests. % STOP that cough with our own Cough Syrup Kohne Drug Store