Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 11, 12 January 1923 — Page 21

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1923.

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JENKINS BROS. GET PROFIT BY HOGGING. SOY BEANS AND CORN Profits of about $75 an acre -were realized by Robert and Clarence Jenkins, of Harrison township, on a five "acre patch of corn and soybeans which they hogged off this tall. A drove of 97 bogs running in the patch from Sept. 16 to Oct. 18, added 60 pounds apiece, or a total increased value of more than $500 from the five acres. The cost per acre of the labor and other production elements is estimated at less than $25. This hogging off value of soys, their increased value in silage to -which they add a ton or more per acre, and the ease with which they may be grown in soil too acid to grow other legumes, are arguments which have induced many Wayne county farmtrs to add this crop to their rotation. Sell Seed Beana Nearly 200 bushels of seed beana were sold by the Jenkins brothers to farmers within the Wayne county limits for planting in the spring of 1922. In one case a township association

bought co-operatively for s its mem

bers. Altogether half a hunarea iarmers, located in nearly every township

bought from this one farm, while others in eastern Wayne county also

bought seed from Iloy Carson, Adam Eby. and other smaller producers. A large part of the soy beans sown in the county thus were produced locally, and an increasing interest in soy bean cultivation is reported. In addition to the feeding value, says

Mr. Jenkins, the- beans are an important fertilizing agent. An average crop, properly inoculated, will draw from 75 to 150 pounds of nitrogen from the air and convert it into plant food. Which, judged by the prices paid for commercial fertilizer, is worth from $20 to $35 an acre. The plant also loosens up the soil and leaves it in better condition for the following crop. In fact wheat after corn and soy beans finds a much better seed bed and makes from two to seven bushels more an acre. Value of Beans "The beans and plants are worth

a good deal even as a fertilizer them-j selves, aside from their , nitrifying j

properties. We have one plot from which wo have never harvested the beans, but always turned the whole j crop back into the soil. That made 85 bushels of corn this last year, and the beans made two or three more bushels to the acre. The corn ilso had sturdier stalks, taller ranker growth, and more foliage, giving it much greater forage value. Because of this effect we count the soys worth as much as a good clover crop when they are left on the ground. And if harvested for silage, the corn and bean combination makes an ideal one1.-" His neighbors who practice general farming are strongly urged by Mr. Jenkins to grow the soys simply for the feeding or fertilizing value, if

they do not wish to go to the trouble! and expense of harvesting them forj need. ! Ideal Crop "Soy beans are an ideal crop to; substitute for clover when the stand; fails," he says "and are more sure! to make a stand because they will! grow in sourer soil. Planted at- a rate j of one and a half bushels per acre, j they make a hay with greater value j , than alfalfa and a desirable feed for; either hogs or cattle during the win-!

ter. The hay should be cut when the iods are half filled, and may be handled just like clover." When sown with corn, for hogging

off, the beans may be drilled in the i

same rows, or planted in alternate strips, about two-thirds of the acreage to corn and one-third to beans, to balance the protein properly. Inoculation Necessary Brans always should be inoculated before planting, unless the field already is well inoculated, say these growers. They use the muddy water method, mixing up a thin mud with several handfuls of soil from a well inoculated field and sprinkling the water over the beans, stirring them meanwhile. After all the beans have been wet, they may be set aside for half an hour afier which they will be dry enough to plant. They should not be exposed to the sunlight, as that

would kill the bacteria. j "Soy beans will have a larger acre-: age devoted to them and will have a more rapid development as a crop for Wayne county in the next few years than any other faim product" says J. . 1.. Dolan, basing his statement on the; promise shown by the new legums and the results of tests with it. "Purdue authorities are enthusiastic over the value of soy beans." says i the county agent, "and have demon-,' etrated by fcpding tests that it has, an extraordinary value for feeding; w ith corn. i "In hog feeding experiments lastj summer, it was shown that soys could; be fed with corn to supply the same; protein element that has been bought; at. much greater cost in tankage Use; of soy beans in the ration therefore; will mean cheaper production. , ! 'Furthermore, soy beans have another economic value in industrial! uses. Huge factories are being built i it many places, one at Huntington.; which are buying the soy beans, press-1 ing out the valuable oil, and reselling the oil cake, which still lias most of its feeding value to the farmers for feeding. The oil cake is nearly equal in protein content to CO per cent tankage, which sells at a high price. The oil cake is used for soap or other similar -manufactures for which oils

have been imported previously. 'With such possibilities and such promising outlets, there is no doubt that soy beans will be one of the most important crops of the county soon. I shall be glad to see this, as they are beneficial to the soil, as well as profitable to the grower."

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Webster Boys' Club '! PRIZE-WINNING CHOP Takes Fine Interest RAISED RY WISSLERl

In Problem of Farm nconoiDcc ucTunno

By HORATIO KING

( Township Club ueaaen By LINVILLE WISSLER

The farm bureau wa3 organized pn-; "iy prize winning corn crop was marily for the promotion of the farmer ! r3jse;j on second bottom land, which and the farmers' interests. Chief ( na(1 not been farme(J for 10 or j2 among the farmers' interests no doubt, years. It was jPring plowed eight are the boys and girls. inches deep, double disced, with a harIt is perfectly natural, therefore rowing before and two harroVings that the farm bureau should support after the dis2irg My father plowed boys and girls' club work. LMiring j the ground for me and j traded other

me pasi io yeais. me u.u, -nrk with him to nav for it I did

; most of the other work myself. "The corn, Reid's Yellow Dent, was ! in ri'cs Vi wna url mi Vi i 1

township met. it was fe t that more, , could be accomplished if the town-i ,.., , . . . , ci,; i,, rtJZ m, o n,rt o. 1 US(1 120 Pounds of lb per cent acid

cordingly, it was voted that a sum of Phosphate fertilizer to the acre r.A v?J, a i, After the corn came up. it

ft; riiuuiu jiat:u uu et. 3 ti t j

bureau has aided in this work some

what. However, when the officers and board of directors of Webster

count and enough of that money

was

gone over once with the cultipacker

should be used "during the first week'bfore the first Plowing, and again of May, 1923, to send two club mem ! after it. It was plowed twice with a

bers to the club roundup which is held j two-horse cultivator, w nen Mr. uoian at Purdue university at that time each chucked out and weighed the test rows : : . c : 1 . . ; , l . 1 , 9 f,- a V. V. 1 .

year. j JL I'gurfu a jiciu ji.ij uusucp

Promote Corn Club i an acre- "e f1 over luu "usneis 01 If was decided to promote a corn 1 corn eff the patch, which contained

i club for the boys and a leader was j an acre and a ninth.

selected whose duty it was to explain Has Bad Luck and oiganize a club to carry out such I "I had bad luck in the summer when work as it required. ja bad windstorm came through and

To organize a chib is probably the blew the corn down badly. That was

most difficult part and to.be most j after the second cultivation and it successful a vocational teacher should ' never did straighten up, so I couldn't

be employed whoe duty is to or-: give it any more cultivations. A good

ganize uch work and push it. The ideal of the corn was hurt by the ears

club of this township however, was j lying on the ground, too, and the corn

organized by members of the farm bu- i that matured was slowed up and the

reau who were selected to do so. Ail'yield cut, bv the plants having to take

the boys, who were interested were so nluch of their strength to recover

scnooi dojs. since tne townsnip nas from the storm. a consolidated school, it was easy to i The corn cost me 40 cents a bushel

reach them and after some explanation ; ta ploduce and when it was weighed a number of the boys were found who w vaiued it at 55 cents a bushel.

were interested, and before corn plant- ; That nlade a pront above all labor and ing time, a small club had been form-jother expenfces cf 15 cents a bushel or ed- . . J A . , J U4.G6 for the acre. I did not sell my Lach boy agreed to grow at least c though, I . still have it and will one acre of corn and keep a record j t mQre than 55 cents for lt. of all expenses incurred in producing. ...v f U3 jQ th (yom cluD ha4 t()

rue crop, so mng as a recora as, fc Qur expenseB, and we kept however, the acreage was no t o ,abor t 15 cent3 an hour. limited and in every instance of the, counted horses at 12 and one-half, boys who finished more than one , t3 an hour apiet;e and rent for the acre was grown and the best acre Se-jLr u 7" 1

1 was

I lected at the time the yield was meas

ured, j Acquire Knowledge The boys who have finished now i know what is costs to produce an; acre of corn and where the greater, part of the exppnse li?s. They will

I soon exhibit a sample of their corn to,

complete the work and in doing that will .receive some valuable information in the selection of show and seed corn. Next spring when they attend the roundup they will meet boys from all parts of the state and probably learn most there through association. No doubt the boys themselves will

get more out of the their work than

anybody elsp but the interest they

I like club work very much.

in the pig club with Chester White pigs and won second prize at the state fair three years ago. Last year I was first in the county club and seventh at the state fair club show in the Chester White class."

GO-OPERATIVE SALES IN PREBLE COUNTY

By JAMES MARKEY Organized in the fall of 1922 as a county unit under the stale plan, the

Drohia pmintv livestock co-operau v e

take in various phases of their pro-' 0..t.piuti,n has shinned 17

ject will also spread to the fathers. ; i.ar,oads 0f gtock with onlv half the They may be able to change some of Kpason gone realizing for the growers their operations to produce more corn! dollar a hundred more than -

or to produce the same amount more; 'h could have obtained from private economicallv. .- ! sales. Benefits Spread i The association operates in the From them in turn the neighbors ! northern end of the county only, shipmay get some pointers. Thus, the!pjng from Kldorado and West Manbenefit of boys' club work spreads Chester. There are loading yards at even farther than to the boys alone ; Kldoiado only, now, but we hope to and really benefits the whole com-; have yards at West Manchester very

muling. , goon.

I lelds ot (0 bushels of corn per acre Our shipments have included in

were grown by two members of the '. hogs, 11 cat'le, 30 calves and 27 sheep.

weoster boys corn club which was at a market net value of 51, aw.

formed last winter and with which Points of Shipment Wayne county citizens became famil-! fhiP either to Cincinnati or iar during the fair, as its members pittsbure, at a cost of about 83 cents a

operated one of the refreshment! hundred to Pittsburg and 04 cents to

stands. The club was started under' Cincinnati. A total home expense of

the patronage of the Webster farm- if. cents is deduced of which one cent

ers association with Horatio King as : g0?s to the state office, five to a sinkleader and Carl Demaree, Norman Bee-! ins; fund with which we are buying

son, Lester Palmer and Ed Weadsiekj as members. ;

Yields Obtained Yields grown by the three whose :

plots were checked at the end of 1 he i

season were Weadsick. 87.06 bushels

equipment, and JU cenis 10 me manager, of this 10 cents, seven are paid to helpers for loading, and three cents to the manager for supervision and bookkeeping. To date, we have not had a single

THEODORE DAVIS

WILLIAM WESSEL

EUROPE LACKS FOODSTUFFS WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. According to the foodstuffs division of the department of commerce, Europe is still far behind her normal production of food products. Before the war Europe produced 95 per cent of her needed requirements of foodstuffs. During the war this decreased to a very small percentage of her actual needs. South America and Australia are producing about the same amount ' they did prior to the war. North . America is the only section of the 1 globe which is producing more food , products than it did in pre-war days.

Four corn yields of more than 100 bushels per acre, six of between 85 and 100 bushels, and four between 75 and 85 bushels, were grown by farm bureau members who took part in the five-acre corn contest, an extension activity which is promoted by the Wayne County Growers' association and its parent organization, the County Farm bureau. These yields entitle their growers

to gold, silver and bronze medals, re-1

spectively. The winners of gold medals as they were announced Dec. 9, with their yields, are: William Wessel, of Milton. 105.7 bushels; Albert Ferris, of Milton, 102.9; Theodore Davis, of Green's Fork. 102.5; Charles F. Williams, of Boston, 100.7. These

are the first gold medals ever won for j Wayne county corn yields. ! Silver medal winners were: Wil-! liam Dorgan. of Fountain City, 93. S; i D. W. Scott, of Easthaven farms, 90.6; Wood Eliason, of Centerville, 90.2;. V. S. Wilson, of Green's Fork, S8.4; Gaar Eliason. of CentervilVe, 88; Joseph Helms, of Boston. 85.6. j Bronze medal winners were: C. M.

1 Hill, of Bethel. S2.5; Arvel Dailey, of ! Centerville, 81.9; Charles Weadick, of ! Webster, 81.6; E. J. Reynolds, of Cen- ! terville, 75. ! ' Surpasses Other Records 1 The record of the five-acre contest jin 1922 far surpasses the 1921 re

sults, which, in turn, was an improvement over the first year's work in 1920. In that year two men, Albert Ferris, of Milton and Joseph Helms, of Boston, qualified for the bronze medal. In 1921 Vinton Wilson, of Green's Fork, farming land owned by Lewis Kinsey, won a silver medal, and bronze medals were won by William Wessel, of Milton and Gaar Eliason, of Centerville. The average yield of corn grown by the 14 of Uie 19 original contestants who finished the season was 89.4 bushels an acre increased yields over the average yield, which more than repaid for the trouble of fulfilling the conditions. In addition to these contestants, a large number of

other Wayne county farmers are in the county branch of the Indiana Cora Growers' association, the county members totalling 45. The Wayne county organization, formed in 1921 with Charles Williams as president, besides promoting the corn yield contests in five-acre clubs for men and one-acre clubs for the boys, also has been instrumental in Last Year's Champion

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pushing several other activities, notably the winter corn shows, which have become an annual affair, and the establishment of a seed corn testing plant and a hot water treating plant for eradication of wheat smut. The initial cost of these two plants and their management have been contributed by the farm bureau, which has worked through those of its members who also are members of the Grain Growers' association. Through the influence of the lat

ter organization also the farm bureau has encouraged the work by appropriation of premium money for shows and contests, $25 being contributed last year to winners in each of the one-acre and five-acre contests. Due to the work done by this association, and the interest stimulated by the contests, there are now a score of farmers who are breeding and selling to their neighbors, high quality seed corn, although there were only a few doing so a few years ago.

DETECTION AND ELIMINATION OF DISEASED SEED-CORN, FARM BUREAU ACCOMPLISHMENT

per acre; Beeson. S7.71 bushels; and, rMssatisfied shipper: have shipped 125 Demaree, 79.6 bushels. : individual lots, and have about 100 During the fair at Glen Miller park, ; regular i-hippers. Shippers of full caiin the fall, the club operated a stand, loads get a reduced rate. We shipped with which the members earned , three floors for ono fanner, enough to take the whole club to the! Organizes club roundup at Purdue in May. 1923. ! The organization was formed, afTent space and concession fees were! ter plans had been aproved by the donated to the club by the fair man-! countv farm bureau, by representa-

agement, an action for which the members wewre deeply grateful.

tives of Jefferson. Jackson and Mon

roe townships. Clem Cohee, Paul 1,-irH-in end Wantf Rlactfnrd were sent

box, space:; in the lack being num. ' n c conviitn to investleate and renort

bered to correspond wuh shelves in ; on t!ie Dark" county association and the corn racks. Each doll contains j ai,er their return, six directors were, kernels from all the ears on one row ; c.hospn ln organize here, of a corn rack. ; j-he western Preble representatives Keep Dolls Damp Were P. V. Murphv, Charles, Agler and Beneath the wire lack containing ; Kranu Blackford, while the West Manthe dolls is a pan with a coarse wire; chaster directors were Clem McKee. screen bottom, on which about an inch j j0in Fitzwater, and C. D. Folkerth. of sawdust is placed. The sawdust 1 xhev settled upon myself for manaand dolls are kept wet by occasional j ger probably on account of my livesprinklings. ; fetock buying experi?nce. Born and Warmth is provided by three 100 j ,.ai;;(,d on a farm 1 left it only five watt electric bulbs in the bottom of the years ago. when I moved to Eldorado of the box and beneath the pan. Un-j and engaged in struck buving with der these forced conditions, it takes 1 Harshman brothers until two years

oniy a iew aays ror tne Kernels to send out long sprouts.

ago.

Vinton Wilson Vinton Wilson was the first Wayne county man to win a silver medal in the state five-acre corn contest. Mr. Wilson farms land owned by Lewis

Tvinsey, near Green's Fork, on which

he raised 92.8 bushels an acre in 1921.

Detection and elimination of diseas-j ed seed corn, which if planted would have resulted in a poor stand and decreased yield was the .principal accomplishment of the seed'eorn testing work done through the agency of the farm bureau in the spring of 1922. Altogether, 17,700 ears, enough to plant about 1,200 acres, were tested for 105 farmers. Of this corn, 17 percent was found defective and its rejection resulted in saving, through use of strong viable seed, of $2,677.50 in Wayne county, figuring at market prices the decreased of 53.550 bushels yield that would have resulted from use of diseased seed. Thees figures are based on the conservative estimate of a 10 per cent increase in yield on a 45 bushel average for the acreage planted. Interest Aroused Interest in a seed corn testing plant, and demand for its services, was

first aroused wjien corn growers of the county began talking over the recent discoveries in corn diseases and their effect on the yield. Through their influence and the representatives of the County Grain association, an appropriation was made by the farm bureau directors to cover the cost of building a plant, consisting of corn racks and an electrically heated tester.

When the test is completed it is "read' generally by two operatives. One unrolls a doll and inspects the sprouts and roots, calling out the numbers of ears which are dead or show

t'.isease, while the other, stationed at

The farm bureau deserves the sole

credit for starting this co-operative, as it was the endorsement of the county organization, its investigation and the support of the township associations, which enabled the association to start so prosperously. Financial as well a

The box and racks were built by Ben Gaiser of Centerville, himself an enthusiastic farm bureau member and much interested in the corn testing. The total cost of the plant was $70, and a small sinking fund charge included in the testing fee .that was charged, is replacing this original cost so that the investment of the farm bureau will not be lost. Method Used The tester, built acording to standardized plans furnished by the extension department of Purdue, empolys the improved "rag doll" method. A strip of muslin, marked off into spaces about two inches wide, is laid on top of a strip of heavy wrapping paper. Kernels from the cars to be tested are laid in the spaces, which are numbered to correspond with spaces in the corn racks where the ears are kept until tested. The cloth and paper strips are then rolled up tied and left for several days in a warm moist atmosphere, which

stimulates the sprouting of the germ.

The paper prevents the rootlets from one space penetrating the cloth and

mingling with the kernels from another ear transmitting any disease they may have. The "dolls" as the rolls are called, are placed in a wire rack in the test-

uie corresponaing rac-K, tnrows out ail j morai support of the farm bureau

uihiaiuru rais Kiiu tacKs me goou j have been at. our command and encoursc ' aged us to go ahead. Charge for Service ' .

A charge of two cents

an ear is

made for this service. This charge has covered all labor and other expenses and provided a sinking fund to replace the original cost. Much interest was shown in the

miles to reach one, is favored. At least two plants will be operatlrg this year, and possibly three, it is, hoped. "One of the biggest results of tin

i corn-testing work," savs Countv Agent

operation of the tester last spring, ; J. L. Dolan, who co-operates with the dozens of farmers dropping into the j farm bursau and the Grain Growers Taim bureau office to watch the 1 organization in pushing the testing work and' chat with the operator. ! work, '"is its possibilities for standardCharles Flook, about the results. While! ization of corn varieties and of methiew dead ears were found much di-!cds of selecting seed corn. I havp

sease, especially root rot. was detect

ed and important discoveries as to this unfamiliar cLsease were made in the course of the tests. The heavy demands upon the tester last spring, which caused it. to be operated for almost three months, although it was originally expected that a month or a month and a half would suffice to test corn for all who wished it. This resulted in a demand from several parts of the county for construction and operation of more plants. It was pointed out that one tester no matter how efficiently operated.

can not do all the work that is wait

found almost as many methods of seed selection, and as many ideas as to what is a good ear, as there are corn growers. We grow many different strains of those varieties, when we could probably save money, increased yields, and make a name for the county as a sed corn center by adopting a few standard varieties." One of the five-acre contestants, when his yield was checked up, although he had a fairly good crop, unusually good as compared with the average, was told by the Purdue representative that if he had had a good Reid's Yellow Dent corn, he would

have had a 20 per cent larger crop.

ing, and that wherever it may bo plac 1 His field was on strong bottom land ed, it must be difficult of access for ; which would filled out a much larger some farmers. The establishment of j ear. It is in encouraging the use of betplants so that no farmers in the conn- j ter seed corn, that the greatest of the try will have to go farther than 10 i testing work will be found.