The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 40, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 4 February 1937 — Page 5

Thursday, February 4,1937

County Conservation Group Names Officers

DAN LEININGER CHAIRMAN FOR '37 DIRECTORY William Orr, Will Be In Charge Os County Office Kosciusko County Soil Conservation Association met in Warsaw Monday and elected officers for the new year. These officers will be in charge of the groups responsible for the 1937 Soil Conservation program in this county. ,» Daniel Leininger, Franklin Township was named chairman of the county group. William Orr of Plain Township was named vice-chairman. The office manager for the year will be Ross Settler of Wavne Township and Arch DeFries of Van Buren Township will also, be a member of the board, with Earl Himes of Tippecanoe Township as alternate. Berton Howe of Syracuse represented Turkey Creek Township and all of the county’s seventeen townships were represented. A. H. Nichter of Purdue University extension department addressed the group on Soil Conservation. Mr. Howe, who represents the local township stated this week, that farmers can be of considerable help in working out the township program if they will go to the farm office in' Warsaw, obtain a map of their farms, and determine exactly the amount of acreage each field contains. This must be done before March 1, by farmers who intend to participate in the, program. No one can earn payments, Mr. Howe said, if foreign seed is planted. He added that everything done to help farmers cooperate with the plan will be carried out. It will be impossible, he added, to contact every farmer personally, arid no contacts will be made until after the official base acres for the state, county and township have been alloted. ._. ' i L- _ .All »==■ YOUNG TURKEY HEN BEST FOR BREEDER Birds Under Two Years Are Most Desirable. 4 By J. C. Taylor. Associate Extension Poultryman, New Jersey State College. WNU Service. • Recent turkey breeding studies conducted by University of California poultrymen indicate that it is not desirable to use turkey hens of more than two years of age as breeders. . I This six-year study on the age of turkey breeders and the resuming progeny showed that average egg production decreased from 76.6 eggs the first year to 49.5 eggs the second laying year. Production the third and fourth years was 44 eggs, while only 27.6 eggS were produced the fifth year. ' \ Although production decreased with the age of the turkeys, it was found that the fertility of eggs did not change significantly with age. Hatchability of eggs decreased after the second year. The eggs laid in the second year were larger than those produced the first year. Poults hatched from the larger eggs were larger at hatching time, but there was little difference in sizes of birds at 16 weeks of age. Mortality was a trifle higher among the progeny of the year-old hens than among those of the two-year-old hens. y 1 ■——■— ] Wild Turkeys Nuisance, According to Accounts Account books of 100 years ago and earlier show thht the domestic turkeys were then very small. The average weight of those sold in Boston was seven to eight pounds, according to a writer in the Boston Herald. There was, as told in Bentley’s Dairy, a farmer and innkeeper named William Breed, at Nahant, early in the Nineteenth century, who had domesticated wild turkeys which when dressed weighed 14 to 18 pounds each. These were sold in the holiday season at Salem. At New London and Norwich, Ct., in the district which includes parts of that state and Rhode Island, the turkeys were commonly 10 to 12 pounds, and some heavier, up to 14 pounds. This is the area long famous for “Rhode Island turkeys,” Westerly in that state being the great shipping point. Ohio settlers from New England in 1805 and for several years after found the wild turkeys there a nuisance. It is recorded that at the first seeding of wheat the wild turkeys were so bold that some sowers had to stop and drive them from the neighborhood. One woman trapped about two dozen in the corncrib by strewing shelled corn about it and leaving the door open. Daughter Born To Rev. And Mrs. Ward Rev. and Mrs. Alva Ward, Solomon’s Creek, announce the birth of a daughter at the Goshen Hospital Saturday..

An Air Director Sf - ■’ J Taf The distinction of being first director of women’s traffic of a coast-to-coast airline belongs to charming Miss Helen Stansbury, of United Air Lines. A graduate of Smith and Columbia, she directs all women’s traffic and admits she has the most interesting job in the world.

WHO ARE YOU? The Romance of Your Name By RUBY HASKINS ELLIS A Bigelow? THE original home of the Bigelow family was in the county of Chester, England. It was there that the family lived and nourished for many generations. The name was first spelled Baguley. and by some curious process it finally became Bigelow as it is spelled today. Richard de Baguley was the first ancestor known to tbe family. He was the head of the house at Chester. Many generations later there lived in Suffolk county a descendant of the family called Randall Baguley. It is through him that American Bigelows claim descent. The first American Bigelow was John, who was born in Suffolk county, England. He came to America and settled in Watertown, Mass., in 1632. He was loyal to the colonies and served in the early wars.

Bride of Nine With Her Family IHHI Jo ..... o % Eloping at the age of nine to marry a 22-year-old neighbor farm boy, Eunice Johns, whose mountain home is near Sneedville, Tenn., bettered the record of both her mother, who was married at 16, and a sister who wed at 13. Ths nine-year-old bride is shown in the foreground of iftis group picture of her parents and two sisters.

4-H LAMB SHOW AID TO STATE’S SHEEPBUSINESS Gold Medals Offered By Stock Yards For Best Exhibits Club members, 4-H and adult, are remaking the sheep industry in Indiana through exhibits of fat, market-topping lambs in stock yard shows. This year 4-H lamb shows will be held at Evansville, Indianapolis, Muncie, and Fort Wayne, at which any regularly enrolled 4-H lamb club member may exhibit pens of three or five fat lambs. In addition to this, the Muncie and Fort Wayne Stock Yards are offering classes for Gold Medal Lamb Club members in which to exhibit ?ens of ten fat lambs. C. W. hompson and Son of Wabash County won this class at the Muncie Show last July, with an excellent pen of ten among 180 lambs exhibited. Award Gold Medals. Gold medals will be awarded by the Indiana Livestock Breeders’ Association to any regularly enrolled Indiana farmer who produces 25 or more lambs which average 75 pounds per lamb, 150 days after the first lamb is dropped. Flocks must be nominated in the project within ten days after the first lamb is dropped. At least one lamb must be raised for every breeding ewe in the flock at lambing time, s Farmers are advised to see their courity gricultural agent for complete rules and entry blanks. Marion Williams Trophy. The Marion Williams Trophy will be awarded again this year to the gold medal winner who saves the highest percentage of lambs. This year the trophy was won by A. W. Shideler, the first Delaware County farmer to win it. He produced to market weight, 27 lambs from 16 ewes, a remarkable achievement considering the severe weather at lambing time last year. “During the winter, ewes require plenty of exercise. Legume hay should make up a large part of the winter ration. Ample preparations should be made for taking care of the i ewes and lambs at lambing time, cautioned Henry Mayo, Purdue ex- ■ tension animal husbandryman.” After I the. lambs are born, the ewes should be fed liberally so that they may nurse their lambs well. Rye, winter wheat or bluegrass pasture followed by sweet clover or alfalfa pasture offers perhaps the most satisfactory pasture program in Indiana. This is a worthwhile project and deserves the consideration of every Indina sheep grower.” Feeding Chopped Fodder Chopped fodder should find a place in the winter ration for horses; however, one should not attempt to feed chopped fodder as the only forage in the ration, advises a writer in the Indiana Farmer’s Guide. During the winter the best plan is to feed half alfalfa and half corn stover, fodder with the ears removed. There is ho need to chop the stover for the animal as it will be consumed as satisfactorily in the unchopped form. Feed horses the alfalfa in the barn and at every available opportunity turn them out in the barnyard or adjacent lot where they will be given their allotment of corn stover. In this way the animals get sufficient exercise—a very valuable factor.

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FOREIGN seeds WILL ORING NO CASH SOIL FUND Planting: Os Imported Clover Causes Cancellation Os Benefits LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 4— Indiana farmers who sow imported clover seed, except Canadian seed, will not be eligible for any benefit payment under the provisions of the 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program, according to official information received from Washington by L. M. Volger, chairman of the Indiana Agricultural Conservation Committee. Extensive field tests conducted by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and various state experiment stations including Purdue University have shown that such seed is not adapted tb midwestern conditions. The message states that “any acreage upon which unadapted seed or mixtures containing any unadapted seed is planted in 1937 shall be classified as if such unadapted seed or such mixtures were not planted. Red clover and alfalfa seed imported from countries other than Canada are not considered adapted.” All Seed Marked. Clover seed from central and northern Europe is marked by staining one per cent of each lot green at port of entry. All seed showing traces of the green stain is classed as unadapted. The same ruling applies to seed showing red stain which is the color used on seed from Italy, Africa, and South America or whose origin is unknown. The tag on each bag required by the Indiana seed law shows the origin of that seed. The tag and seed should be examined by the buyer and if any green or red seeds can be seen it should be avoided. European red clover can be identified in the field by its smooth stems. All adapted North American red clover has very hairy stems.

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point of the celebration for the thre| young ladies came when they wore allowed to sample their birthday cake with its generous frosting, above.

Agricultural Notes Herbs that are grown for their fragrance include ambrosia, lavender, creeping sweet woodruff. Those grown for use in cooking include bush basil, chamomile, pot marjoram, orange mint, and winter savory. • • « Lighter draft horses fit into any kind of farm work and the improved multiple hitches allow the use of a larger number of. horses for doing the very heavy work. • • • A few years ago, the ideal weight for a heavy draft horse was 1,600 ,to 1,900 pounds. Today, the ideal draft horse weighs from 1,300 to 1,600 pounds. • • * New York state has 103 dairy herd.improvement associations that keep records of production and feed on 58,000 cows. * *. * Ground or crushed wheat is an excellent feed for swine. It is 5 to 10 per cent higher in feeding value than corn. * • • Breeders of purebred sheep agree that the typical flock owner pays too little attention to selecting a ram. NEW PROTEST ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 3 (INS)— The opposition of salmon fisermpn to the pilchard reduction industry was revived here with the finding of a 12-inch pilchard in the stomach of an ocean-caught troll salmon. Salmon fishermen protested the pilchard industry on the grounds that it is destroying one of the salmon’s favorite foods.

Crystal Theatre Ligonier, Ind. * Tonight Feb. 4 Double Feature Program Joel McGrea, Jean Arthur ADVENTURE IN MANHATTAN Spanky Macfarland Phillip Holmes GENERAL SPANKY Fri., Sat. Feb. 5, 6 Flood Relief Benefit Performance Friday, February 5 John Weissmuller Maureen O’Sullivan TARZAN ESCAPES Comedy, Cartoon, Vaudeville ■' Sun. Mon., Tues. Feb. 7,8, 9 Myrna Loy, Wm. Powell AFTER THE THIN MAN March of Time Cartoon News Wed., Thurs. Feb. 10, 11 Double Feature Program ‘ Patsy Kelly, Pert Kelton KELLY THE SECOND 4 Jack Holt, Evelyn Venable NORTH OF ROME

Heavy Breeds as Layers That heavy breeds can be bred to produce eggs practically as well as the light is shown in egglaying contest records. In two of the past five years, a heavy breed has held first rank, while Leghorns have ranked first in the remaining three years. In recent years, pens of Rhode Island Reds, Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Rocks, and Leghorns have fought fairly even battles for first place. The highest record made in United States contests since the point system of scoring was adopted was made by S. C. Rhode Island Reds. — Successful Farming.

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For Fattening Steers Use about 80 lbs. of barley plus 20 lbs. of ground flax seed for fattening steers, advises a writer.in the Montreal Herald. Be sure that there are no green flax pods in the flax meal, for they contain prussic acid, and if fed in any amounts are toxic to stock. For a daily allowance, much depends on how fast it is desired to have steers gain. Full feed would be up to 16 pounds of grain mixture daily, together with four or five pounds of hay.A medium allowance would be some eight pounds per day with eight to ten pounds of hay or other roughage. If linseed oilmeal is used ip place of flax, the proportion should be reduced by half, and correspondingly more barley fed. Or better, use 75 lbs. barley, 15 lbs. bran, an<l 10 lbs. linseed oilmeal for the grain mixture.

Fairy Theatre NAPPANEE, IND. Show starts at 7:00 p. m. Fri. Sat. Feb. 5, 6 Double Feature Program 15 MAIDEN LANE With Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero and Tex Ritter in f SONG OF THE GRINGO With Monte Blue, Fuzzy Knight, Joan Woodbury. Also color cartoon “Trolley Ahoy” Sun. Mon. Feb. 7, 8 Will Rogers in AMBASSADOR BILL With Greta Nissen, Marguerite Churchill., Also Fox News comedy “The Chemist,” song and comedy hit “See Uncle Sol,” and cartoon “Arrow Escape.” Tues. Night Only Feb. 9 LET’S MAKE A MILLION With Ediward Everett Horton, Margaret Me Wade, and The "Pixilated” Sisters. Also March of Time, comedy “Free Rent,” pictorial “Dogging it Around the World,” and cartoon “Puddy the Pup in Cats in A Bag. ” Admission 16c and 15c Wed. Thurs. Feb. 10, 11 PIGSKIN PARADE With Stuart Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Arline Judge, Johnnie Downs/ Also Broadway Brevity “Pretty Pretender,” color cartoon “He Was Her Man.”