Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1964 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

A S C S Farm Notes

SECRETARY CALLS FARMEI ‘MOST EFFICIENT PRODUCER’ The farmer does not deserve the surplus label he o ten is tarred with, secretary of agriculture Orville L. Freeman said recently, he deserves rather the label of America’s most eficient and «uc-ce'-ful producer providing life's basic necessities in abundance at low cost. Besides keeping our own domestic pipelines full of food, tne secretary printed out. the American farmer provides S7OO million worth of food for distribution to children and the needy in this country. He produces about $4.5 billion worth of food for dollar export —as well as $1.6 billion worth of farm commodities to go overseas under food for peace. And even with all this. U. S. agriculture is still operating under wraps. The farmer could produce at least 25 per cent more than he is doing — if this produce were needed. Secretary Freeman termed this outpouring of abundance as the abundance revolution in agriculture — one of the milestones in the history of human welfare. The abundance revolution has made it possible for the American farmer to produce as much in one hour today as he did in 2 5 hours 15 years ago. He produces as much in one hour as he did in four hours, 25 years ago. It has enabled one. person in U. S. agriculture today to supply abundantly the food and fiber needis of 30 persons besides himself. In 1947-49, he could feed himself and only 14 others. Even today in the Soviet Union, a farmer can feed himself and only five or six others, >. The abundance revolution has made U. S. food the biggest bargain in the history of any country. We spend less than 19 per cent of our take-home pay for food. In the late 1940's we were spending 28 per cent. In European countries, food takes 30 io 50 per cent or more of families.’ take-home pay. In Russia — 50 per cent or more. In roughly a 15-yeur per od — between 1947-49 and 1983 — the price of non-food items in Americans’ cost of living rose 35 per cent. But the retail prices of American farm-grown food rose less than half that much — 15 per cent. If food prices had gone up as much as nonfood prices, the bag of groceries that now costs sls would cost $lB insterd. U. 8. FEED GRAIN EXPORTS SET NEW RECORD: Exports of U. S. feed grains have shattered records for the fourth year in a row, according to the U. S. department of agriculture. The 1983-84 exports of 16.2 million metric tons — according for over half the feed grain shipments of all world suppliers topped the previous high by 842,000 tons and the 1951-55 average by almost 11 million tons A new high has also been established for dollar sales. They reached about $736 million, or 88 per cent of the total value of U. S. feed grain exports. RECORD 1965 WHEAT SIGNUP: V In the winter wheat area a record number of 780.916 farms were signed up this fall to participate in the 1965 voluntary wheat program as compared to 612.000 farms signed up for the 1964 wheat diversion program, and 429,000 farms in the 1963 wheat stabilization program, The signup period in the winter wheat area ended October 2. 1964. and there will be no other period signup for winter wheat growers. However, a signup period w 11 b ■ established for spring wheat'grass. In announcing the national totals for the 1965 winter wh”iit signup, Secretary Freeman said: ‘This report indicates that farmers recognize the value of price .support

The First State Bank of Decatur Has Purchased Kohne Drug Building Refillable Prescriptions Which wore originally filled at Kohne Drug Store may now be obtained at Holthouse Drug Co. We have the complete prescription file available. Noble Reynolds and Joe Haimann formerly with The Kohne Drug Store are now employees of Holthouse Drug Co. and invite your pitronage. • - . ■ • ' ■ , , * Holthouse Drug Co.

programs to their farms and to a stable and sound economy. The level of participation, if it holds assures wheat producers that total wheat income for the 1965 crop will be highe F than for 1964, and substantially t bove the level which would be earned if there were no price-support program.” RECORD WHEAT SIGN UP IN ADAM<4 COUNTY: A total if 833 farms were signed up during the sign-up period, in Adams county as compared to 289 farms for the 1964 wheat aiversion program. This represents 43 per cent of the total wheat farms in the county. Program benefits to the growers who signed up to participate in the 1935 voluntary wheat program and carry out the required provisions include price-support loans and marketing certificate payments. No advance payments were made at the time of the wheat signup. Total payments will be made sometime after wheat harvest in 1965. APPLICATION OF LIMESTONE UNDER THE ACP PROGRAM: Farmers who anti- ipate applying limestone this fall should get into -action now. First, a soil samnle must be taken and submitted to the laboratories at Purdue Unive-sity for a soil test to determine the necessary requirements for limestone — too light and application or too great amount — does not do the job correctly. Farmers who take samples should be sure that a statement i* on the forms .submitted, requesting that a copy of the report be submitted to the Adams county ASCS o'ice. If a copy is received in this office, the farmer then may keep the original copy for his own records. i. As soon as the 'toil test report Is received, an application or request for cost-sharing should be filed in the*countv. office. The rate of cost-sharing per ton is $1.30 and is paid on the number of tons as recommended by the soil test. We urge farmers to keep il mind that the vendors cannot always deliver the limestone immediately upon request. Rainy days halt the delivery of lime — so the earlier th” order is placed with the vendor, the more assurance of delivery near the date reauired. PASTURE RENOVATION: Due to the extremely dry season, it may be necessary to renovate many acres of pastureland, in Adams countv and the ACP program offers tile farmer an opportunity for the government to cost-share with him in renovating the pastureland. First, the farmer should decide which areas need renovation and then visit their ASCS county office and file a request for cost-shiring before the practice is started. After any excess grass and weeds have been removed through heavy grazing, herbicide applications and cultivation, spread the required aglime first- This givei-i the limestone maximum time to revitalize the soil. It not only provides calcium and magnesium, but also improves the soil's physical condition, s'imulates soil microbe activity, creates, a soil reaction to aid legume growth, and reduces the amount and solubility of some harmful soil chemicals The.next _step. calls ...lor_repeat--. ed disking.* to throughly mix the limestone and fertilizer, if any was added with the lime, into the soil and to kill some of the weeds. The area should not be left fallow over the winter, months. A -cover crop be seeded to prevent erosi n and this may be used for late fall and early spring pasture. Where permanent grasses are not seeded this fall, several

in the spring will prepare an adequate seedbed. Before seeding, fertilizer should be applied according to the soil test to insure success and to provide the renovated pasture with maximum longevity — and to be eligible for cbsl-iharc ass stance under the ACP program. THE SAFETY CORNER: HOW LONG COULD YOU FEED VOUR FAMILY — IN CASE OF DISASTER?? Some flay about a week or less, others say between one a'd two weeks, a few say they Could probably hold out longer than two WtickS. Some of the factors that apply to how much food you keep in the house: Location in area — you are better off living in the suburbs than downtown, but better still on a farm. In two weeks or less, 70 per cent of the downtown big city •louseh’.lds could run through their food supplies — this would be true of 59 per cent of homes in suburbs, only 39 per cent on farms. Location in nation — homes in the northeast and southeast wodld run out of food fastest. Those in the western north central states and Pacific northwest could hold out' the longest. The rest of the nation falls somewhere in between. Family income — the lower the income the less the family invests In foods. Where income was under S4,(MX), 38 per cent of homemakers contacted said food on hand would hirst only a week or less. In the $4 000 - $6,000 range the figure drops to 29 per cent. In the SIO,OOO- - category, it's down to 22 per cent. Education — e the more education, the more food homemakers stock. People with less than a high school education would tend to use up suppliers faster than high school graduates. Size of family — families with three, four and five members could make their foodstocks last longer than-very small and very large households. Children — it makes no difference whether there are children under 14 years of ago- in th” family. With or without children households would use food at about the same rate. An.- older homemakers expected to run short a little sooner ti.an their younger counterparts. Storage apace. — apartment dwellers couldn’t stretch meats as far as home owners. Check the above factors — where would you be in case of disaster? SAFETY AND SURVIVAL ARE NOT RIVALS—BUT PARTNERS; ■I FACES IN THE CROWD at the Callithumpian parade included Rodney and Sherry Strickler, children of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Strickler.—(Photo by Mac Lean)

THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

County Agent’s Corner

Tice se-dings available f om Indiana’s state nurseries should be ordered soon for spring planting. These trees, which are offered annually at production cost to landowne: s are available for general r for stration windbreaks, Christmas trees and erosion control purposes. Varieties availabl? for planting next sp ing, include black walnut, black locust, red oak, tulip tree, red gum and Virginia pitch. Scotch, Jack, red, white and shortkaf pine. Larger transplants of r”d and white pine will be available to those interested in wind“ breaks.- In addition, a wildlife packet containing 150 trees and shrubs suitable for planing for wildlife food and cover will be offered this year. Included are red pine, white pine, black walnut, autumn olive lespediza and highbush cranberry. Order blanks and instructions for o-dering may be obtained from the Adams county extension office or soil conservation district office. The county agricultural <>tabliration and conservation Office has information on cost sharing for tree planting. Trees secured from state nurseries must be planted in rural arero outside of city or town limits. All purchases must b” in quantities of 360 or more of each variety, aid the minimum order for windbreak stock is 300 trees. Buyers must pay transportation costs. Test Seed All farmers in Adams County who will have seed to sell or sow next spring should get the seed tested du ing the fall and early winter. The countv extension office offers to help farmers in this

an jßrv J I ./ E * Ik « WAYNE AND ANITA HARTKE make friends with the recalcitrant Democrat.c donkey which went “on strike” halfway through the parade and quit.—(Photo by Mac Lean) I■ ' I kuu J wtT’ 2 ifll Bk.' SURPRISED SENATOR Hartke smiles as Robert C. Flora, of 428 Limberlost Trail, gives him a straw hat Saturday as he campaigns in Decatur. The senator arrived from a day of campaigning downstate. and did not have his hat or odat with him. He picked up a touch of laryngitis, and was not able to speak quite as well as usual because of it. His granddaughter and two youngest children, two and four, had been left with friends in Indianapolis while the rest of his family, five of the seven children, campaigned.—(Photo by Mac Lean) ■' * ' ,

testing program by supplying instructions for drawing samples and spec'al seed enve’opes for sending them to the stats seed laboratory at Purdue University so- a free test, as well as by furnishing information needed in the laboratory to determine possible dormancy and legal status of the steed. Seed that Is advertised for nale by farmers is reauired to be tested and tagged and all seeds must be free of prohibited noxious weed seeds and must not contain excessive amounts of other weed seeds to be legally sold. Since the test is free, all farmers should take advantage of this service. In other words, if farmers expect to advertise seed next spring they should get the seed tested now and be ready when the time comes. The tendency of farmers to postpone sending samples to Purdue University until just before the planting time usually results in a congestion of samples in the laboratory in February and Ma ch. Anticipating seed testing requirements and sending samples early is recommended. Care should be exercised in seeing that sample is representative of the lest and is large enough for test. Purple Penning; Me t Ad Information — Spe"ials or Features: Have you ever asked — what is the real purpose of meat ads, what do they tell me? How can I protect myself from being misled by an advertisement: The purpose of all advertising is to in-

State Bankers Are Given Recognition

The Indiana bankers association has been awarded special recognition for its agriculture program by the American bankers association while Robert Sprunger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sprunger of Pleasant Mills, and brother of Ed Sprunger of Decatur, was chairman of that committee. t Sprunger is presently assistant vice president of the First Merchants Bank of Michigan City, and in charge of its three branch banks, with headquarters at crease sales, A “special” or "feature” is an advertising tool. Food sold at or near cost to a customer in hope that other food will be purchased. Usually it is the same quality sold at higher prices by competing stores. Meat “specials” or "features” are products purchased by the retailer at a low cost — due to a heavy seasonal supply, or heavy accumulated wholesale stocks; selected as “promotional” items — products which are always popular or in demand during a special week — and will, mean large volume sales to the store. Coupons, stamns and cents-off promotions may be included in this group. What’s in a meat ad? Price situation — meat prices have gone up or down. If all stores are advertising one kind of meat, supplies of that meat are large, and prices down. Menu suggestions—ideas for relieving meal monotony. Large bold type in the ad indicates that the meat is a “promotional” or “feature” value. — Buying decisions . — tentative shopping list before going to the store. Meat Ads Will Mean More if You Reccgnize the Terms: Pot foast and swiss steak are methods of cookery. They designate no particular cuts — they may Be a number of different cuts — Swiss steak — t orn the round, the arm chuck. — Pot roast — from any of the chucks, the heel of the round, the 1 brisket, the neck. Pork shoulder roast may be either the Boston butt roast or the fresh picnic. U. S. prime, U. S. choice, U. S. good generally refer to grainfed beef. Remember U. S. prime is the to grade. The words “thrifty”, “Juicy,” “Tender,” “Economy,” “Lean” when used with no grade listed in the meat ad, generally refer to grass fed or cow beef. They usually identify a lower quality of a lower grade beef. Be Informed — Know the regular (normal) prices of meat cuts — to be sure that the advertised specials are actually “special” values. A lower price per pound does not mean more economical meat if you’re buying bone or fat. ihJhus) ’ prrr \ Hi Neighbors 1 (Article taken from the May, 1964 issue of Agricultural Research) Evaluating Limestone , Chemists recommend simplified method of determining partic al size. Farmers can evaluate agricultural limestone more readily should the industry choose to adopt the simplified specifications on distribution of particle sizes suggested by ARS chemists. Ohly two numbers, instead of (he present four, describe particle sizes in limestone by the standardized system recommended by C.W. Whittaker and P, P. Chichilo of the U. S. Fertilizer Laboratory, Beltsville. Md. The proportions of both small patricles and very large particles are important in assessing the value of a limestone produce for correcting soil acidity. Small pa i tides act immediately in the soil, but very large ones have little practical effect on soil acidity. Oversize particles usually are not present because most or ail of a sample myst pass through a relatively coarse “primary” sieve. An additional requirement that a percentage pass through a fine, secondary sieve assures presence of finer particles. Any comparison of limestone

Wanatah. He is a graduate of Pleasant Mills high school. Outstanding Service The award was granted for outstanding service to Indiana agriculture through educational programs for better banking services and through special activities in the agricultural field. The agricultural award is presented each year to the state bankers associations of those states whose programs and activities have been of notable service to agriculture during the preceding year. This is the twentieth year that Indiana has received the award, indicating the continuous interest on the part of banks in a sound agricultural economy. The award recognizes the wide range of projects carried on as a means of bringing greater understanding and cooperation between the farm and financial communities. The agricultural committee considered such activities as community service programs, contributions to the over-all financial security of agriculture, promoting complete and profitable financial service to farm families, and informing banking of changes in agriculture and agriculturally related businesses and how these changes influence credit requirements and services. A Prominent Role In presenting the award, the ABA agricultural committee stated that “state association activities through the years have played a prominent role in helping banks remain the largest lenders to agriculture. Today’s dynamic agricultural industry orients a real challenges to bankers to see that efficient farm businesses receive the kinds and amounts of credit they need. Beyond makmg farm loans, however, banks have a responsibility to assist farmers by every .means possible in making the adjustments necessary for the future development of our agricultural economy. This award is -presented in recognition of the banks’ efforts to provide that ‘extra’ service to the state’s farmers. This recognition is based not only on Indiana banks’ leadership in serving the credit needs of agriculture, but also because of their activities in behalf of educational work in the wise use of credit; in promoting improved farm practices; and in cooperating with farm, livestock, and commodity organizations.” The work is planned and directed by the state agricultural committees and implemented by county key bankers (called by varying names in different states). It is the work of these groups in Indiana which has brought this award to the state’s banks. Projects Listed Among the outstanding agricultural projects of Indiana banks during the past year were: the annual agricultural clinic held at Purdue University; providing a

is difficult, however, because the percentages of the product • that must pass through the primary sieve and through the secondary sieve are not uniform. And the openings in the sieves used (indicated by number) also vary. The chemist recommended that the primary sieve always pass 95 per cent of the sample and the secondary sieve pass 50 per cent. They say the secondary sieve, when it is identified with the average particle size, can determine fineness more completely and simply than any other single sieve and percentage combination. Farmers would then need to remember only two figures — the primary and secondary sieve numbers. The percentages for each sieve number would always be 95 and 50.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1964

Plan Farm Census For Adams County Plans for taking the 1964 census of agriculture in Adams county were announced today by Garry Show and Mrs. Sally Aesjarding, newlv-apoointed census crew leaders for the county. The job will be done in three stages, the crew lerdsr said. First will come recruitment and training of enumertators to count all farms in the county. About one enumerator for each 150 farms will be needed. Shortly after November 12, the bureau of the census, an agency of the U. S. department of commerce, will start the second stage by mailing agricultural census questionnaires to all rural boxholders in the county. This will give farm and ranch operators, who are required by law to fill out the forms, a period of time to consult their records and fill in answers to the questions. In the iinal stage, enumerators will visit each farm in the county to collect the questionnaires. At thetime ofthis visit, the enumerators will help farmers complete answers to any questions the farmers may have had difficulty with. Enumerator visits are scheduled to begin in this county November 16. Enumerators will take about three weeks to complete their work, the crew leader estmiates. The census of agriculture is taken every five years in the years ending in “4” and “9” to gather up-to-date information on the pation’s agricultural resources and production. Such information is vital in making decisions affecting many segments of the U. S. economy. Data gathered include the number and size of farms, _• acreage and harvest of crops, livestock inventory, information on farm equipment and facilities, farm products sold, and use of fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides.

short course scholarship program and sponsoring a dinner for the recipients; cooperation with farmcity committee in promoting a “Good Neighbor” awards program; including a special agricultural column in the Hoosier Banker, monthly publication of the Indiana bankers association; and continued distribution of a booklet published jointly with the national plant food Institute and Purdue University emphasizing efficient soil management.

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