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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1955
Page
3
The Carthage Citizen announces Grace Porter as society editor under the Indiana Republican Editorial Association. The paper, with a Carthage postal filing and subscription rates of $2.00 for six months, serves local readers in Carthage Indiana.
Purdue University researcher John G. Taylor developed a proportional temperature control for infrared brooders to maintain near constant heat. The system randomly varies lamp ON times by outside temperature, saving energy. a 1953 10 week test showed 460 kilowatt hours less usage with the new controller. Planned tests will include curtains.
February brought drought relief to southern Indiana with rainfall near normal and streams rising to normal levels. The Indiana Department of Conservation reports ice thickening on lakes, and provides availability of Charles C Dean books plus forestry booklets at cost through the Division of Forestry in Indianapolis.
Purdue University poultry department finds placing a corrugated cardboard under nesting material reduces broken eggs. Cardboard provides a soft landing for eggs even if hens scratch away nesting material, and is easy to replace when torn or dirty.
Pur due University agronomy department endorses Clintland as a new spring oat variety for northern Indiana north of highway 40. Clintland closely resembles Clinton 59 and shows resistance to multiple crown rust races, loose smut, and Victoria blotch. In nine tests Clintland outyielded Clinton 59 by 9.3 percent.
Mark Joe Hawkins of Muncie is spending the week with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Loyall Hunt.
Seventy four 4-H members and twenty adults attended the inaugural 4-H Tractor Club meeting held Friday night March 11 at the Farm Bureau Store. Hugh Morgan chaired and announced plans for eight meetings at implement dealers. A safety film on Farm Petroleum Safety was shown and new and returning leaders were introduced. An award trip is planned for July or August. The next meeting is at Fraley Implement Company at 7 30 p m with enrollment open.
March is the final month to order trees from the state nursery series for spring planting, per the forestry department at Purdue University. Plan to plant this spring, obtain an order blank from your county agricultural agent, and mail it promptly. Purdue horticulture advises March seeding of lawn grasses to catch April showers, and to read seed tags to avoid weed seeds.
Lafayette Indiana expert Henry Mayo of Purdue University notes calves born in January to March are worth about ten dollars more per month earlier in the year. Early calves use more milk, begin grazing sooner, and allow easier dehorning and castration before pasture turnout. Farmers should delay breeding until after April 1 with strong fences in exercise lots to manage the herd amid Indiana’s rising beef cow numbers.
The undersigned executrix Ethel I. Hancock appointed by the Rush County Circuit Court Indiana to administer the estate of Doke C. Hancock deceased The estate is claimed solvent Executrix June 14 1954 Attest Richard A. Phillips Clerk Rush Circuit Court Hughes and Young Attorneys
Obituary notes James A Whitfield aged 88 died Thursday night at 8 30 at his Carthage home. Other items include a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Russell Turner, theater outing in Indianapolis, an eighth grade party, Fletcher M E church carpet replacement and cleaning, a six o’clock dinner for the Senior class, and saxophone music by William Benner of Mays.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Moore hosted Mr and Mrs Ed Rainey and Mr and Mrs Alvin Shaw of Rushville for a Sunday gathering. John Leisure came home Monday from Angola after graduation.
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