The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 March 1949 — Page 5

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PUTNAM COUNTY FARM PAGE

FARMING Comments

By County Ag<‘nt KENNETH HARRIS

;omos to us from Brownstown, over in Jackson county, very highly rpoommontlod. Ur is Harold Smith, the new insurance representative for the Putnam County Farm Bureau. The insurance represent at ivi handling all types of Farm Bureau insurance is a key man in the County Farm Bureau organization and the entire membership extends a hearty welcome to Mr. ami Mrs. Harold Smith | into Putnam.county.

opportunity to learn more about i water soluble potash is increa. - swine diseases and marketing | ed. The unleached ash may problems from these two ex- I run form four to five percent perts. total phosphoric acid and form Don’t forget the date: T les- i .'iO to -1(( percent water waterday. March R. at 1:00 o’clock in : soluble potash. If the ash is th-- court house assembly room. | protected from the leaching ac-

iVnilnn C lest Darling, a Tipshu c It of royal blood, ,nt. I hri new owner with n pei f marked pigs a da' ac From latest re-:,-m"thi r .' ni family are get-

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| animal purchased recently. ; Ralph Br-hop's Sale near At-J a by your ■ litor and publishi 3am Raii'lrn. The purebre I ! i stock men of the county wel- ' . Mr l oil n into their | in ill success in 11new cut 1 rprise and say with | • us. “O gratulatlons Sam."

Don’t miss the annual meeting of the Putnam County Fain. J B .read Co-op Thursday. Mar :: at Gobin church. A goo l pm

Xt am has been arranged.

We want to call your atteniion to a very important extension school meeting that will he hell Tuesday afternoon, March s, in the court house ass mbly room beginning at 1:00 o’clock

Dr. L P. jpoyle, Pnrdui veterinarian and M. Paul Mitchell,

livestock marketing specialist, j straw if lhey haVf

will present an afternoon school

I under in

on “Swine Diseases" and “Live-

Farm News

Corn cobs, fast being given n< cepted roles in modern farming methods, are now attracting

attention as fertilizers.

Farmers want to know how i profitable it will bo to haul cob: 1 f they are to tie applied as fertilizer and if they should he j composted first as other high organic mater als are treated. Corn eiAis are very similar to undecompose I str aw and contain slightly less than one percent each of total nitrogen, phosphoric acid air I water soluble potash I Except for the potash, which will leach'into the soil, both unlecomposed corn cobs and

been plowed

any quantity will hind-

iion of rain, it has high nrereial fertilizer value.

com-

j stock Marketing Problems and

n,.w man lias come into our .Developments.”

y ami no doubt the farm i < will hi seeing him soon He

Hog men of the county certainly won’t want to miss this

■wit MptniiM, unlMalthtr pumplnq i digging up ot ctupoolt, optic Ignki ■••cagi poo'i, giant Irapi and cloggaa ■m fara'a Itia moil raliabta and InlMt matSod k Kgaafa, d no'.a and aaponlly gratia, udga, bar, dstk tnd othtr trgtnic

Thia modarn chtmlett guartMaai quiet tnd afficltnl rtaultt in 12 In 14 hourt. NO SHUTDOWN ol pool or ttnt nocanitry arhiln chtmicnl la arorhing. <u M. 2S, M. and IW U CONTAINIHS

■r the growing crop. Hence, s rcconuiit n.le ' that they b 1 Hit on t'ii> of U * ground. Until the col have been brotep down by decay, they do .ot releas the r plant food ex’ept for prita h. In many cas- ; tulil they are well decompose 1 he cob r actually rub the soil o r > he nit'Tying bacteria in tht

oil.

TIowevcr, who:-" it is possible i spread cobs on the ground amuch, the potash leaches on' 1 is us. ! by the growlu. 'int an I the r •maining orgiinir ntter conn.erves moisture. If it in. practical to compost ibs, mi ihat they are rlecompos- . > i-xr aoplied, they' approach the fertilizing value o manure. I When cobs lire burned or ash 1, the nitrogen is lost, but the o’.al phosphoric aci I and Ur

ing to Mfs. Worley Myers, of i Crawfordsville. president of the Association. Three phases of roadside im- j provement were rei ent 1\ endorsed by the Indiana women road side safety, scenic beauty, and \ c rntrol of undesirable places of entertainment and lodging along

highways.

The organizaticn points out thn 1 . billboards and unattractive commercial buildings are a menace to safety during travel, as well as a marring influence on roadside beauty. Therefore, the group recoin trends state roadside zoning similar to city zoning to control the use of Indiena roadsides in keeping with the State program of making Indiana an attractive vacationland for tourists from all parts

rf the country.

'i he Indiana farmer bought

grass mixture, serves best in a .approximately three bags of fer-

livestock system for either hoy or pasture to he followed usually

by corn.

Grasses seeded with legume j are beneficial to the surface sod structure and a further help in erosion control. Red, alsikc, • • 1 tdino clovers are useful, alone or in mixtures, where soil conditions are not favoraable to th< deeper rooted legumes, but. they are less valuable. To be successful in any program of building back organic matter, it is printed out that larmcrs should give s-peclal attmtion t correcting soil aeidit' by limiting and in addition ertilize liberally' the small grain •: n in which the legume is d d. Care should be taken to iv nil crop residues such as .-Ik straw, manure and ot" a ; : turn them to the soil.

Science Ims found no magic way to increase nr even malntaui soil organic matter when only row and small grain crops are

grown.

The solution of the organic matter problem, is the regular rse 1 f n soil conserving rotation that includes deep rooted legi. es, particularly alfalfa and

sweet clover.

Sweet clover is best used as an inter-i rop to he plowed down l next spring after seeding. Alfalfa. or an nlfalfa-ladino-clover

dizer in HM7 for each bag purchased ton years earlier, accord.ng to the report on the mspecn of commerical fertilizer's ior 1947 recently released by the

has improved over 1920. th .‘irst year included in the report when only 1118 pounds of pic looU were contained in each ton The cost per pound of plan: food has increased only model atolv fr'm 0.06. 1 ) cents a deoad age. to 0076 cents in 1947 Bu the sa m- value cost the far n*> almost double in 1920.-0. Hfi

cents

Tire importance of the fertiliz er industry is reflected by t h retail sales in 1947 which rcac ed $.10,331.055 from a $9,123,51: business ten years before. Th increase is due, in major part to volume as the increase in < s per ten on the average ha ami,unted only to $4 69 a ton It is significant Ural bark In 1920. a ton of fertilizer on th' average cost only oso cent less, than in 1947. Fertilizer supply is just nov starting to catch up with tin demand and it is probable thn the present high level I nnagi of fertilizer sales in Indian' will continue if farm prices an maintained at a reasonable level It is still advisable for farmer:

Feeding experiments have been carried on with animals. Those fed cocoa showed a lower rate of growth and lower amou r of calcium and phosphorus retained which resulted in poor bone and tooth development Authorities consider the important fact gained in this sttri would seem to indicate that th indiscriminate and excessive us - of chocolate - flavored foods

would not be recommended Cocoa should he serve occasionally, say Miss Smit frequent use Is likely to di t the child’s appetite for •! ' milk.

Priest from Moscow

Vgricultural Experiment Stations’ ' ’ , ' 1 '' fertilizer and ie at Purdue University. I cepl early in order

The tonnage, as based on the •Tate tag sales, amounted to 00.151 tons in 1947 as compared

ith 274,640 tons in 1937 The J AUVK’K TO MOTHERS

ho sure it will be available when

needed.

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annage for 194N was 916,994. Motlm , ireqi.ently ask in .he report of the state chemist iqu' tioit about l iving chocolati Ur F. W Quackenbush head o milk an cocoa to gr -wing oh ! nr department rf agricultura h'en, says Mins Smith, Putnan .emistry, shows that fertilizer oirnty home demonstration

^plications have increase.! agent,

adily since 1910. The greatest Chil l health authm-aie,. tvaace was after the close of "Coa and chocolu e e ■ l w.w. when in 1945, according dimula ing rpialil ■ La;, sales, 558,213 tons were ' a -n it is quite unsuitable for ipplied on Indiana farms. | easily excitable child ii. Tie State chcmist points out beverage has extra sugn: a

nit the ji.iunds of actual pD- hence, it probably requm s loin

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A cigaret and an overstufFed chair • Have you fireinsuAjr • ? SIMPSON STONct: insurance

APOSTOLIC administrator of the only Roman Catholic chuci h in Moscow, Rev. George Antonio Lebarpe talks with reporters at LaGuardia lield ns he arrives In Tt. S. for a vacation. He said he was given greatest amount of freedom in Russia in spite of fact ire is the only Roman Catholic priest of American extraction there Ho heads St. Louts of the French church. (International*

Don't Forget MOHTCPMERV WARDS Carload Rock Wool SALE \I.I. l).\V TOMORROW WEDNESDAY March 2.

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T’ e ••aur.e f roadside improve- • will be given a boost th ai by the more than 35,000 nib is of the Indiana Home ilcono i-s Association, aeoord-

uod per ton. however, had 1 '..giiiiy in tms pi*.w.o -4. . , iuiius rplant food were re- 1 nled per ton in iJ47, wad

07 pounds were reported in | instead of chocolati 1937. Ho vever, fertilize. q,i, j much a s possible.

•r time to digest an I ! he appetite. Author iti -1 r • n mend that mothers encouc

i iheir chililren to drink phi n m

mlk

WILLIAMS AND GREVE

10,-1

n i \( KSON ST.

PHOXE 910

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Make us your headquarters for quality feeds and qerm killers...every*

tiling you need to grow your chicks right.

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PURINA CHICK STARTENA Better than Ever for Life and Growth! Give your chicks the start they deserve .. . Yr» feed Chick Startena. jv, It’s tops for livability and growth.

It's EASIER TO PAY For a Farm Wiik a Land Bank Loan

, The payments are spread over a long period of years. i Each payment reduces the principal and therefore cuts the interest. , Every payment builds up your equity. i Payments may be made semi-annually, and on dates that fit your market ng program. A FEDERAL LAND BANK LOAN Brings Closer the Day When You Can Say “THIS LAND IS MINE”

FARM BUREAU HATCHERY

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KEEP

/’it tAcJe atet many ot&cx MONEY-SAVING FARM USES

A SUPPLY OF GENUINE SISALKRAFT

ON YOUR FARM ALWAYS

uj FREE SAW?IE it-rf' frtlvtmaeta* METZGER LUMBER CO. I IT West Franklin Stred •

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SPREAD OF blSEASE in the Drinking V/atei Protect your chicks. Kill drinking water germs . . . takes just one tablet per quart of water. Purina Chek-R-Tabs

CLOSING OUT SALE At MIsh Pearl O’Hair’n Studio at 206 Spring A ' , ' m " ° n -‘lie)" i n l.reencantle, all the following article »"•> n " r on, * Thursday, March 3,1949 AT 12:30 O’CLOCK ^ Painted articles of all kind*, seven < ’’ 11 !![.,*»ressi-n, dlB'Iressers, fvo Isds with »m.\ springs. ln ”;' r ' ,r ' ,, 1 K K table and six rha'r*. hrr'»Uf >“t ,n ” !l , .i s 0 | shelves, '•upboards, several pieces wicker furniture, twowai- | 14,n t K of all descriptions, old glass and <’ > ln ‘‘’ 1H>ron s. sea 1 . ^t Uhrary tables, two old clocks, ,'me tie with “"<1 curtains, four hole laundry stove, electric r» . n 'en, la\fn swing with cushion* and many otl*’ MISS PEARL O'HAIR npRST AND hunter. Auctioneer*. CLIFF M'^IAINS, Cl Not responsible for accidents.

CHICK FOUNTS • many sizes • well built • lost Ion?

DON’T FORGET YOUR LAYERS

PU8INA LAYENA

YOUR STOfrl-WITH TH;E CHECKERBOARD S,I%N

Modern Kitchen...Modesf Price

You qel lots of eggs with Purina Layena... it’s quality feed. No grain is needed !

Colonial Hatcheries ! Austin and Jocie Kircher 106 N Jackson WE DELIVER PHONE 51 WKWK-KWWM

I ^ ' ky* Now I The greatest development in poultry feeding in years NEW! QUALITY CHICK STARTER with M-V (Methio-Vite)

Every feature you’ve ever wan ted in n kitchen...sparkling beauty, work-saving convenience, ample storage. ..is ready for you now on easy monthly terms. Gleaming white Youri: -town Kitchens of enameled steel, custom-fitted to

your kitchen, can be installed in just a few hours without exp-n-.sive remodeling. See our inferesling display of Youngstown Kitchens soon, and let us show you how easy and inevpensii e i t is to have the last word in kitclu ns.

Low Easy Payments U0 //of/t/yjtioftn /uZc/te/u by MULLINS

Come in* AsV about fetfs in which it cut Ihe eost of producing broileri 15%

POOR and CO.

Black Lumber Co.

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( i.ovf.rdai.k 52 J North Indiana SI.

Phone 403