Madison County 4 H Junior Leaders Plan Square Dance and Yearlong Activities
Madison County Junior Leader Organization outlines a year of events starting with a May 77 square dance at the Alexandria 4 H Club Grounds to open the year. Edgar Lucas chairs recreation with doors at 8 p m. The schedule includes June 24 at Alexandria with a Purdue guest, July 22 and August 26 picnics, a Sept 23 safety program, a Oct 28 banquet, and a November football trip for attendees who miss fewer than three meetings and have attended five of seven sessions. The group meets the fourth Thursday each month from 8 to 10 p m. Officers are President Dick Faust, Vice President Bob Sears, Secretary Treasurer Barbara Fish, Reporter LaWanna Kennedy, Song Leader Phil Harvey, Recreation Leader Edgar Lucas, with Diana Marsh Joyce Gossett Junior Ozenbaugh and Phil Kreegar on the recreation committee.
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Madison County
Alexandria
Edgar Lucas
Purdue University
Dick Faust
Richland
Bob Sears
Pendleton
Barbara Fish
LaWanna Kennedy
Frankton
Phil Harvey
Diana Marsh
Joyce Gossett
Summitville
Junior Ozenbaugh
Phil Kreegar
Richland Township
Farm Wheat Storage Could Boost Farm Profits
Purdue economists urge farmers to add storage on their farms to access government price support loans. Loans cover 80 percent of assembled costs via County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committees, repayable over 3 or 4 years at four percent. Prefab steel bins cost 30 to 40 cents per bushel for 1,000 to 3,000 bushels. wooden plans available from the county agent.
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Purdue University
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees
G. H. Foster
U.S.C.A
Purdue
Local Auctions In Indiana Real Estate and Household Goods Listed
A sequence of upcoming public auctions across Pendleton Anderson and Markleville Indiana includes real estate homes on Noble Street Crystal Street and Mounds Road along with personal property sales. Auctioneers include Elbert Whelchel Egg M Hood Joseph Kellum and others with dates May 26 to June 12 at various times and locations.
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Everett McClintock
Pendleton
Indiana
Elbert Whelchel
Rountzinger
Nichol Ave
Anderson
J.C. Bradley
Joe Kellum
John L. Dollar
Crystal Street
Egg M. Hood
Floyd Staley
Noble Street
David Stoner
Bollinger School
Flora L. Sparks
Markleville
Joseph H. Kellum
Jerald Bright
Mounds Road
John J. van Vecten
Madison Circuit Court
Joseph H. Armington
Madison
Maurice G. Robinson
Madison County
Harold J. Anderson
John Spooner
Busby, Davisson & Cooper
Excess Wheat Used For Silage By Local Farmers
Madison County farmers with excess wheat may harvest it for hay or grass silage this year under government rules permitting use as hay silage or green manure without penalty. Purdue agronomists note wheat is rarely used for silage in Indiana. timing affects feed value and storage quality.
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Madison County
Purdue University Agronomists
Indiana
Four-H Electric Project Meeting Planned Tonight
The 4-H Club Farm and Home Electric Project will meet this evening at the Indiana and Michigan Club Room in Alexandria to begin work on their projects for the year. About 50 boys and girls are enrolled. instruction will be provided by Jenesfer Humel and Joe Beatty of the Indiana and Michigan Company, with aims to prepare entries for the county exhibit and county fair. The project, started in Madison County in 1946, has grown since its inaugural year and previously showed exhibits at the Indiana State Fair with special recognition.
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Indiana and Michigan Club
Alexandria
Jenesfer Humel
Joe Beatty
Indiana and Michigan Company
Farm and Home Electric
Madison County
Farm suggestions offered by county extension office
County Extension Office answers farm questions on pests and field practices. Guidance covers cutworms in corn with toxaphone spray, oyster shell scale on shade trees, flea beetles on tomatoes and potatoes, soybean preemergence spray with dinitro, water supply repairs for livestock, and Malathion as an alternative to DDT for barn flies with two application forms and caution about odor in houses.
Double Breeding Boosts Pig Litter Size in Missouri Tests
Missouri tests show sows bred twice yield 9.8 pigs per litter, versus 7.7 for second-day bred and 8.8 for first-day. Only half of first-day bred sows settled.
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Missouri
Cattle Marketing Records Set in 1953 Chicago
Marketings of cattle and calves reached 36 million head in 1953, the highest in history, as reported from Chicago. The figure marks a historic peak in livestock sales and reflects strong demand and farming industry activity nationwide.
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Chicago
County Dairy Production Up
April milk production in Madison County averaged 725 pounds per cow with 29.1 pounds of butterfat across 575 tested cows, up from March. High herds included C. W. Bohlander and Sons 21 Guernseys at 45.4 pounds butterfat, and Russell Pattison’s 17 Holsteins at 1,220 pounds milk per cow with 44 pounds butterfat. Top individual cows were Bones 74, Erma 73, Annabelle 71, Barbara 70, Peter 68 pounds. Dual purpose cows and other herds posted varied butterfat averages, led by Marydale Farm and others.
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Lester Metzger
Madison County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
C. W. Bohlander and Sons of
Elwood
Ferguson
Cooley
Cecil E. Faney
Marydale Farm
Rosebud
Cooley and
Clouser
Florence
Childes
Hersberger
C. V. Maid
Joseph D. Skiles
W. M. Childes
Early Soil Tests Pay Dividends to Efficient Farmers
Purdue University soils specialist R D Bronson urges farmers to test soil now to determine fertilizer needs for fall and 1955. Freshly plowed spring fields yield best samples and results return in eight to ten days. Tests guide fertilizer amounts, analysis type, and priority fields. Information available at the Postoffice building.
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R. D Bronson
Purdue University
Purdue Soil Testing Laboratory
Bronson
Weeding Corn with 2 4 D timing guidance
Farmers should time 2 4 D applications by weed growth stage, not corn height. Early weeds sprayed when corn is 3 to 12 inches tall. late weeds can be sprayed after corn grows larger. For corn over 12 inches, use drops to reach weeds at the base. Oliver Lee of Purdue prepared a leaflet available at the county extension office.
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Oliver Lee
Purdue University
Portable aluminum rivet furnace cuts rivet drive time
A British firm unveils a portable electric rivet furnace to heat aluminum rivets for hot driven rivets. Tests show heated rivets can be driven in half the time of cold rivets. The unit heats three rivets per minute, sized from one half to seven eighths inch diameter and up to 3 inches long.
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London
Japan To Equip Plant In Jakarta Factory Opening
Indonesia's first match factory will begin production soon in Jakarta with equipment shipped from Japan. The classified section notes the project and supplier details for the new facility.
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Japan
Jakarta
Indonesia
Grains Show Moderate Gains on Chicago Board of Trade
Grains advance modestly with soybeans leading gains as July contracts jump 8 percent amid weak butter plans. Wheat slips slightly after early gains while corn and rye rise modestly and soybeans gain 2 to 8 percent. Lard climbs 13 to 27 cents per hundred pounds as courage in cash markets improves.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Muncie Livestock Market Summary Tuesday Prices
Hogs edged down to 75 cents lower with various weights quoted from 21.50 to 27.25 per hundredweight. Cattle ranges cited for good to choice steers 19.00 to 23.00, heifers 15.00 to 22.00, cows 11.00 to 15.00, calves 12.00 to 23.00, and lambs 24.00. Market notes include Monday, May 31 closure. Tuesday arrivals still accepted.
India Grows Less Tea Production in 1953
NEW DELHI The Ministry of Commerce and Industry estimates India's 1953 tea production at 608 million pounds, down from 629 million in 1951 and 620 million in 1952. About 170 million pounds annually are consumed in India.
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New Delhi
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
India
Shares Rally and Final Trade Market Mixed Down
New York stocks eased midweek with a late rally by leaders. The Associated Press average of 60 fell 50 cents to 124.80 as the market drifted lower into the afternoon before buying support lifted some issues. Trading volume near 2.05 million shares, with the American Exchange also largely lower on 610,000 shares.
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New York
Associated Press
American Exchange
Bond Market Sags Across Sectors In Mixed Trade
New York bond market drifted lower with moderate volume and selective trading. Investment grade corporates faced selling pressure over two weeks while speculative convertibles and income bonds joined the decline along with U S government bonds. Railroads and high grade utilities opened lower. industrials especially convertibles fell in afternoon trading. Volume totaled 3 770 million par value versus 3 710 million Monday.
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New York
U. S
Hog Market Slumps With Mixed Loads and Steers Down
Indianapolis market reports light and mediumweight hogs mostly 25 to 50 cents lower with heavier hogs down 50 to 75 cents. Prices span 21 to 27.75 for various weight classes, while steers, heifers and cows show mixed movements from steady to down. Lambs weaken, ewes steady to lower, buyer demand slow through the sale.
Bear Sleep and Aestivation Described by Scientists
Miami report explains that bears moving to Florida may hibernate in cool winters the first years and stay awake later. The piece defines aestivation as a summer quiescent state due to dryness, noting frogs turtles and toads may also aestivate.
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Miami
Florida
Local Livestock Market Prices Displayed in Range Figures
Market notes show hog prices for 180 to 230 pounds at 26.50 to 27.00, 230 to 260 pounds at 25.25 to 26.25, and 280 to 300 pounds at 24.25 to 24.75. Hogs weighing 180 to 300 pounds priced on average weight. a 22.00 down figure appears for a portion of cattle or other stock. The entry lists miscellaneous figures and a 43 75 line.
Markleville High Awards Highlight Diverse Achievements
Markleville High School honored students in art drama typing and more at awards day. Recipients included Keith Swanson Janice Sparks Janet Mauzy Glenda Ebbertt and Sara Ginder. Other winners covered home ec chorus band shorthand and livestock judging with valedictorian Sammie Philbert and salutatorian Arthenia Seal noted. Rice is the basic food of more than half the world's population.
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Markleville
Markleville High School
Keith Swanson
Janice Sparks
Janet Mauzy
Glenda Ebbertt
Voice of Democracy
Sara Ginder
Jaycee
Evelyn White
Home Ec
Joyce Marsh
Carl Foster
Joan Redmond
Mary Ella Lane
C Seal
A. E. Minnick
R. S. Stevens
Arthenia Seal
Boys State
Rex Anderson
Harold Moore
Sammie Philbert
Bond
Foster
S. C. Seal
B. E. Seal
Anderson
Gardner
Fort
Heffernan
Wire
Daffron
Stohler
Hogs Register Sharp Drop In Chicago Livestock Trade
Hogs prices fell sharply as a large run of 11 000 head hit the market with about 500 held for Wednesday. Losses ranged 25 cents to 1.00, with some drops over 1.25. Weighed weights showed mixed results, 180 to 230 pound butchers mainly 26.00 to 27.50, heavier hogs down to 22.25 to 24.25. Cattle and lambs also traded steady to weak, receipts 6 000 cattle and 1 000 lambs.
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Chicago
South Meridian To Hear Choir
The 38 voice Anderson College Choir conducted by Dr. Robert A. Nicholson will perform at 7 30 p m Wednesday evening May 26 at the South Meridian Church of God at 24th and Meridian Streets in a hour long concert. Recent 3000 mile tour through eight mid western states is noted with two Anderson High School graduates Dale Bengtson and Charles Armstrong in the group. Repertoire includes two spirituals Ain t That Good News and Ezekiel Saw De Wheel arranged by Dawson The Lord s Prayer by Malotte and A Mighty Fortress Is Our God by Luther Mueller.
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Anderson College
Robert A. Nicholson
South Meridian Church of God
24Th
Meridian Streets
Mid
Anderson High School
Dale Bengtson
Charles Armstrong
William B. Eddy
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
Dawson
Malotte
God
Luther Mueller
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