Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1964 — Page 6

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Adams County Farmers’ Corner

A S C S Farm Notes

ACP PRACTICES SHOULD BE COMPLETED: Farmers who have received approvals for cost share assistance in carrying our conservation practices are reminded that December 15 is the final date to complete and report to the coun y office. If the practice is started before December 15, but not completed, the farmer should call at the couty office in person, or call be phone not later than December 15. 1965 ACP PROGRAM: Farmers should begin now to plan for the 1965 year. Study the conservation problems on farms and call at th" county office after January 4. 1965, to file a request for cost share assistance. Notices of aproved practices for ,1965 will be mailed to each farmer during the week of December 2" '964. DECEMBER 31 — FINAL DATE FOR WOOL AND LAMB SALES: The 1964 wool program ends December 31, 1964 — the program is on a calendar year basis for 1964 — sales invoices for shorn wool and unshorn lambs sold during the period January 1, 1964 through December 3t. 1964 — should be brought to this office and an application for incentive payment filed before January 31, 1965. Payments will be made in April, 1965. FEED GRAIN PROGRAM ACHIEVING GOALS: Increased particination in the feed grain program in 1964 as compared with 1963 means that farmers planted/about 7 million fewer acres to feed grains in 1964. Farmers signed up to divert a record 34.3 million acres of feed grains (corn, grain iiorghum and barley) to soil-conserving uses in 1964 —23 million acres of this was for diversion from the production of corn. .» " ‘ As reported in the U. S. department of agriculture’s November "Feed Sitiiiatioh," This increased program participation is showing up in the reduced 1'»64 production of feed grains (estimated in November at 136 million torn, 2<i million below last year’s record'.,. Other factors conti ibuting to the smaller crop have been dry weather in seme areas, which reduced the national average yield about 7 per cent from last year's record high, and smaller harvested acreage —- down 5 per cent below last year and 21 per cent below the 1959-60 average. The smaller crop was partly offset by a rise of 5 million tons in carryover s,ocki into 1934-65 — to 69 million tons. While feed grain consumption for 1964-65 is expected to decline slightly, it is expected to exceed 1964 by around 11 million tons Tula would reduce the carryover into 1965-66 to arouhd 58 million t ns (This compares with the record carryover of 85 million tons oi hand before the feed grain programs were initiated for 1961 >. Feed grain exports in 1C64-65 probably will equal and may exceed the 1963-64 record of 18.7 million tons. 1965 FEED GRAIN PROGTAM: Feed grain bases will be the same for 1965 as for 1964. The minimum diversion will be 20 per cent of the base — the maximum 50 per cent in some cases — other cases — the entire base may be diverted.

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Deiai'r, of the progiam will be announced later. The sign up for participation in the 1935 feed g ain program will be some time in early spring. UNDER 8E REIARY POINTS OUt FARM PO ICY NEEDS: The income position of efficient commercial family farms is as favorable as it is only because of our p ice and income support programs, Under secretary of agriculture Charles S. Murphy recently told the annual agricultural outlook confe ence meeting in Washing on, D. C. He pointed to the fact that department analyses indicates that a substantial part of the efficient f ,mily farms are now receiving returns ro ighiv n 'ar "In-ome parity” and sai l that the outlook of these farmers will continue favorable < nly so long as effective government farm programs contin- - tie. "The prl e and Income programs now in effect have been evolving over three decades." the under s-cretary said. "They are working reasonable well. There appea a to be little prospect for drastic of rndi'al changes at the present lime. Few any longer seriously propose junking our programs —- <This> does not rule out th? n°ed of making any changes. We must continually feappraise our programs to maintain farm income, to hold down costs to the taxpayer, a”d to keep them responsive to (he needs of < ur rapidly chang ng agriculture. Program changes could be of major significance, alth ugh not drastic or radical. "Our problems of overcapacity are going to be with us for a long time. We are now paying to withhold about 57 million acres in the feed grain, wheat and conservation reserve p ograms. We will continue to’.have -somewhere between 50 t/s. Bft million acres more cropland available than we need fcr farm production. "Commodity p-bgrams mtfy be the proper route for,the 1 million or so fa m famil'es of efficient commercial agriculture, but they cannot provide adequate income for the 2’4 millim families on the smaller arms or f r the 12 million other families of rural America. . . fStorams for commerical agri ulture cannot alone create the pa ity of opportunity that rural pe-'ple must have if they are to achieve a standard of „ living c mparablc to that of city peonle. Only 1 out of 10 boys now growing up on farms can expect to make a rje.ent living at farm operators. “In ru al America, there are massive problems of chronic nature • problems of surplus manpower,* of inadequate education, of substandard income and substandard liv<ng Conditions. This is really the great challenge for the yearn ahead.” HURLEY TOBACCO SITUATION: Tire carryover of burley tobacco on Ot b*r 1, 1964 totaled 1 412 million pounds — and is the highest on record. The 1964 burley crop was milmated th b n about 629 million pounds — this is 3 per cent above a year »to and an all-time high Domestic usage of burley during the marketing year ending September 30 was some 14 million pounds below the preceding year. Exports inc eas d about 1 million pounds above the previous year. Cigarette production during the fiscal year June 30, 1964, wri about 8 billion below the previ us marketing y ar. Cigarette production during the six months. July-December 1963, was 24 per cent above the corresponding months a yea'- earlies. Cigarette consumption dropped following the tssuanre o f the smoking-health report in mid-January. During the first 3 months of 1964, production was 9Mi per ce’tt below 1963. Du in” the second quarter of 1964. cigarette production was IMi per cent below the corresponding months of 1933. July-August product’on was nenrlv 2 per cent below the comparable 2 months of 1953. .The production of smoking tobacco during the year ending June 30. 1°64. w?s about 16 per cent above a year earlier, and the output of Chewing tobacco increased ab ut 24 per cent, INDUSTRY BY DAY — AGRICULTURE BY NIGHT: Dual job-hol'ing among farmers is a sign of American's changing agriculture. It’s a form of transition — adjustment to change. Farmers lb ing on today’s small, inefficient, low income farms face four alternatives: (1) Maintain the status quo and perpetuate the unacceptable level of living (2) add and recombine production inputs to create an economic farm - unitTsW get out of farming com-' p)etels or (4) combine farm and’ nonfarm employment. Many farmers have chosen the. fourth alternative. . ’ Moat ••part-time” farmers hold |

County Agent’s Corner

FfTf \ **>*£-/ Hl Neighbor* I Safety fa very important in the home and at work. Here is a ’’Who Am I?” question, 1 thought you might find in It some food for thought. "Who Am I? I am more powerful than the combined armies of the world. I have destroyed more than all the wars of the nations. 1 am more dredlv thst bullets or missiles, and I have wrecked more homes and jobs than the mightiest guns. 1 steal more than 15 billion each year in the United States alone. I spare no one. I find my vlct’ms among the rich and poor alike, among the young and old, the strong and weak, the highlevel and low-level workers. Widows and orphans know me well. I rise to such proportions that I cast my shadow over every field of labor — professional as well as nonprofessional — from the humblest laborer to the nuclear scientist. I kill thousands of employes every year. 1 lurk in unseen places and do my best" work silently. I am relentless. I am everywhere — on land and In the air. in the home, on the job, on the streets and highways. I- breed sickness, degradation, death. Yet few people make a real effort to avoid me or even take ffie seriously. I destroy, crush, maim. I give nothing. 1 take all. I am your worst enemy. 1 am CARELESSNESS. ttl-hour a week, year-round jobs in industry. They are full time industrial workers who farm in their spare time. They think of their dual role as a relatively permanent way of making a living. To them, it's not the way t<> get eith»r in or out of full t'me farming. However, some arc using this means to ease out of farming entirely, and some are trying to put together a bundle of resources sufficient for fulltime farming. The part-time farmer on the average is younger than the fulltime fa mcr He han’ completed more yca:s of school. He works more hours per year and the same is true of members of his family. He has likely been a dual jobholder for 8 to 12 years and worked for the same employer for about five years. He is probably living in the community i i which he grew up. He doesn't on the average, farm as large a unit as the fulltime farmer. He is likely to own a larger percentage of the land he f irms that a full-time farmer because he’s not under the same pressure to increase his income by leasing mo e land for expansion. ~ ' « Why does he hold both jobs? — partly for money and partly for environment. There are indirect monetary benefits, such as substantially cut food costs, and the value of his investment is increasing with the increase in land values. He believes that a farm is a good place to bring up children. Other advantages dual job-hold-ers mention is that having two (sources of income is a town joh security and they have variation in work routine. Os course, the-e are also disadvant ges. Leisure time may be hard to come by. Access to services and varied activities of urban life may be limited. And the return to labor and investment in the farm operation are likely to be low. THE SAFETY CORNER: It isn’t the vehicle that begins to whine when forced to stop for an old stop sign. It isn’t the vehicle that takes a drink, then quickly loses its power to think. It isn’t the vehicle that fails to — heed the dangers of reckless, dis- — courteous speed. “ It isn’t th" vehicle that steps on , w the gas and causes an accident, ■■trying to pajts. — A vehicle may be bent and twisted away, but it isn’t the £

THE DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

By: Ernest J, Letduk County Extension Agent Agriculture Calculate your forage needs for dairy cattle this winter by estimating the amount of forage available and the average body weight of cattle to be fed. Checking winter feed supplies now is particularly valuable in areas where drought has reduced crop yields and caused earlier feeding of winter feed supplies On most farms the feeding program can be adjusted by substituting other feeds into the ration. Heifers and cows will require about 24 pounds of hay or it-s equivalent in drv matv*r from silage for each 10 pounds of bodyweiglft daily. About three pounds of corn silage or two pounds of wilted silage will replace a pound of hay. For example, 1200-pound cows will need about 30 pounds of hay equivalents each day. Buying more hay or feeding less hay and more grain ’will depend upon the availability and price. About two pounds of grain are needed to replace three pounds of hay on an energy basis. If, only poor quality hay can be purchased, one pound of grain will replace two pounds of hay, this means that dairymen can afford to pay up to twice as much' for grain. Forage feed can be reduced when supplies are short if the grain ration is increased to maintain energy and protein levels. However, all cows in production should receive at least one to one and a half per cent of the bodyweight as forage to prevent a drop in milk fat. Strawberry Care There is still time to mulch your strawberry patch, if you haven't taken care of this important job already. Apply one and a half to two inches of mulch. Heavier mulches are likely to mat down and suffocate plants .during the winter. Straw mulches are recommended for strawberry plants. Oat straw is Very good ~sine* the seed is wihtef killed This eliminates the weed problem next spring. If other straw material is used, rid the straw seeds by shaking it before using. A mulch helps to maintain a uniform temiierature around the plants. If temperature is not uniform, plants are subject to alternate freezing and thawing, which heaves them out of the ground. This may break the roots, which can be extremely harmful since few roots are formed until after strawberry harvest. Tree seedines are still available from the Indiana state nurseries and farmers who are interested, should order their seedlings as soon as possible. Larger transplants of red and white pine are available for those who are interested in windbreaks. Order forms are available from the county extension office. . -— vehicle that will have to die. IT'S THE DRIVER SAFETY IS EVERONE’S BUSINESS - ARE YOU TENDING THE STORE?

j.BMtMi'*'' l : I / ~,' ■. 'I I wISHWW'!/' 1 W1 W wB-.. (ill -’-Ok t'Rilt?/.. k* . RM him f >IPSfS FARM IN THE CITY—The snap of winter is in the air and, down on the farm, it is serene? But this particular farm is in Chicago. The Lincoln Park Zoo recently unveiled several authentic barns filled with farm animals—just to give city children a glimpse of farm life. The farm area la ao real that this photo could have been taken anywhere in the Midwest -—"

Burch Battles To Remain As GOP Chairman WASHINGTON (UPD — Republicans anxious to oust Dean Burch as GOP national chairman .have a fight on their hands. Burch, the hand-picked choice of defeated presidential candidate Barry M. Goldwater, has become the symbol of a conservative element that Republican liberals and moderates would like to remove from control of the party. However. Burch gives every sign that he will not quit his po t voluntarily as Republican governors indicated last weekend they would like him to do. In a brief statement Monday, Burch replied to calls for his resignation by assuring Republicans he would work for a party that has ’he "support, pa”ticipation and leadership” of every member. He denied reports that the governors opposed his chairmanship because he had practiced a policy of exclusion towards local GOP organizations during the recent presidenial campaign. "Nothing could be farther from the Luth as the record of cooperation with the national committee compiled during the 1964 campaign will show,” he said. Burch issued his statement soon after announcing the resignation of John E. Grenier as executive director of the national committee. Grenier was a top Goldwater s rategist who directed the senator's campaign in the South. He has ?been criticized by some GOP leaders for his "Southern strategy.” They claimed he courted Southern votes at the expense of Republican support .elsewhere in the country. . r - . , . Burch "said that Greriier, 31, wanted to return to his Birmingham, Ala., law firm but that he would be available to the party for “consultation and special assignments as the need arises.” Grenier, in a Birmingham news conference, indicated that he would continue to work for the conservative faction wi hin the GOP, including drumming up support for Burch’s retention as chairman. Asked if he thought his resignation would lessen the pressure on Burch, to resign, Grenier said “perhaps my leaving the national commi'tee will make them (liberals and moderates) a little happier.” Grenier singled out New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller for special criticism as Goldwater did during the campaign. The youthful lawyer said Rockefeller “was a principal factor in the defeat ot (wo presidential candidates of his party” in a reference to losses suffered by Richard M. Nixon as well as Goldwater.

Honor Branigin At Lafayette Banquet LAFAYETTE, Ind. (UPD—A great crowd of home own friends and acquaintances paid tribute to Gov.-elect Roger D. Branigin Monday night at a civic banquet. About 1,000 persons filled the Lafayette Central Ca’holic High School gymnasium for a dinner party billed as a civic farewell for the local attorney who becomes governor Jan. 11. But Branigin indicated he and his wife, Josephine, do not intend to move into ’he state executive residence in Indianapolis and forget about the old hometown. “We’ll probably be here more thqn we will b° in Ind’anapolis,” he said, adding quickly he aun't intend to imply, he will shirk his responsibilites. The tone of the program bordered on the sentmental, but everythime the guests’ eyes began to moisten, either Branigin or Lafavette newspaper publisher John A. Scott, both noted for their ceremonial wit, changed the mood with a morsel of humor. The audience included not only many of Branigin's fellow Democrats but also many Republicans, including Scott, a former mayor of South Bend, who served as master of ceremonies, and Burr S. Swezey, Jr., Lafayette banker and 2nd District GOP chairman, who was a cochairman of the banquet. Branigin spoke for 15 minutes, describing the plans for a brief and unpretentious inaugural when he becomes the state’s 42nd governor, and his hoj>es for a progressive administration. Attorney Reports Client Threatened PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (UPD —An attorney for one of 21 men t arrested in connection with the slaying of three civil rights workers said Monday his - client had been threatened in a blood-smeared card from the North. The lawyer, Lester Williamson, appealed to president Johnson and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to “use all of the resources of our government to stop this type of intimidation.,.” Williamson said in le’ters to the President and Hoover that his client; Bernard Akin, and Akin's fanilly have been threatened because of the pigdicity given the arrests of the 21 men by, the FB| Friday. * t He said the threats 'came from as far as . Athens, Ohio, the postmark on a letter addressed to Akin ‘'-which contained a card ajiproximately two inches by four inches that was smeared with a rad substance that looked like bj00d...” Williamson, who said he had been criticized by a ftegto for taking Akin’s case, told reporters he had talked to local FBI agents about the letter. Akin was one of 21 persons arretted on civil rights charges s'etnming from the June 21

•* i L oMM 1 mJH flfli Iv fl BL«hm CHICAGO— Janet Perring, 15, holds “Charger,” grand champion of the international livestock show, and make believe bag of money after she accepts a check for $17,500 from the Central National Bank in Chicago. Looking on at rear are Stanley Katz, left, Stock Packing Co., who made winning bid of $17,500 for the bank, and Frank Bauder, president of the bank, who presented the check to Janet as payment for the prize winning steer. —(UPI Telephoto*

Court Sidesteps Intermarriage Law WASHINGTON (UPD — Perhaps the touchiest issue in all the legal literature of civil rights is “miscegenation,” which lawyers define 'as “the intermarriage or interbreeding of whites and other races.” Nineteen states s‘ill have anti-miscegenation laws. Eleven such laws have been repealed since 1950. Os those remaining, most are in Southern or border states though Indiana and Wyoming still have them. The Supreme Court Monday struck down Florida’s interracial cohabitation law. But the decision —by Justice Byron R. White — emphasized that marriage between races was tn°t invdlved. Thus the high court sidestepped a ruling on ‘the cons'itutionality of such laws. There are indications, however, that the issue will soon be

slaying of civil rights workers Andrew * Goodman and Mickey Schwerner of New York and Meridian Negro James Chaney. They face preliminary hearing before U.S. Commissioner Esther Carter at Meridian Thursday.

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back. The Florida law forbids .a man and woman of different races from “habitually. . .(occupying) in the nighttime the same room.” White said the Miami Beach convictions of a Honduras-born Negro man reversed on the were being reversed on the ground that their consitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law had been abridged. l. Nevertheless, Justices William O. Douglas and Potter Stewart, in a separate but concurring opinion, clearly went ori\ record as holding all laws of' this type unconstitutional. They said: “It is simply not possible for a state law to be valid under our Constitu‘ion which makes the criminality of an act depend upon the race of the actor.” New York state Sen. Constance Baker Motley, who has argued many Supreme Court cases on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Cdlo re d People (NAACP), * i S l a'fd the Intermarriage question undoubtedly will come before the court in future cases. She said there is no basis for distinguishing between penal laws dealing with cohabitation and those dealing with intermarriage.