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Newspaper
Delphi Citizen
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1931
Page
3
The Clay township Farm Bureau plans a regular meeting at the Owasco schoolhouse next Monday evening March 9. A strong program is arranged by the committee featuring Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fossnock Mr. and Mrs. Henry Otten and Mrs. Orphan Miller.
The ladies auxiliary of Clay township will meet at Mrs. Dora Ritchey's home on Wednesday afternoon March 11. Roll call will be quotations of childhood memories. The program includes a flower exchange and a pottery demonstration by Mr. Lineman of Frankfort. Social committee members are Mrs. Irvin Butler and Mrs. Mary Luper.
Purdue's John Schwab outlines key factors for successful swine production. He lists clean farrowing quarters and sows, clean ground up to 70 pounds, balanced home grown rations, creep feed, and ample legume pasture. March farrowings reach market by late summer to early fall, with ongoing farmer demonstrations and information updates for over fifty participants.
Gardeners often reuse the same soil in hotbeds year after year. If no disease attacks have occurred, this practice may continue, though warnings exist about accumulating issues.
Purdue University findings show fields disease can persist in hot beds for years via soil and crop debris. Changing hotbed soil to rich loose new soil and rotating crops to new spots helps. Avoid transferring infested soil to the garden and request a free circular on hotbed care from the county agent.
Twelve farmers have enrolled in the Ton Litter contest to date including Wedd Robeson Herbert Mil lion Joé and John Peterson Miles Martin Leslie Chapman M A Barnhart and son S A Wickard Claude R Wickard Ernest Peterson Everett Chapman and Arthur Mullin February March and April litters are eligible and farmers may enroll during these months Joe and John Peterson of the Purdue Ag Club are assisting with the enrollment.
The article lists approximate yields per 100 foot row under good soil and care. Bush string beans produce one to three bushels, Lima beans ten quarts, beets carrots parsnips turnips salsify two to five bushels, sweet corn eight to thirteen dozen ears, Irish and sweet potatoes one to two bushels, early cabbage sixty-five heads weighing one and a half to two pounds, late cabbage fifty heads weighing three pounds.
A historic promotional narrative touts Ferro-Iodized Sargon as a breakthrough medicine. It credits long research, widespread endorsements from physicians and officials, and rapid global interest with reports of patients improving after using Sargon and Sargon Soft Mass Pills.
The guide advises allocating space for summer use based on a list of vegetables including peas tomatoes and Swiss Chard. It suggests using fifteen to twenty feet of Swiss Chard for greens and half a dozen parsley plants for garnish and flavoring. It notes some vegetables like radishes can be skipped early and offers a farm family food guide available free at the county agent's office.
Next week March 9 to 15 is designated Seed Corn Assembly Week. Carroll County farmers must deliver pledged seed corn at four points Burlington Lane's Store Bringhurst Camden bulk oil plant Delphi Bureau seed store. Farmers will shell corn and fill out delivery cards with name address county and variety. Urgent call to deliver next week without fail due to need.
The fourth annual Farm Bureau convention and banquet for the third district will be in Goodland on Thursday March 12. Events run from 10 a m at the Goodland theater with speakers including Lewis Taylor Anson Thomas Jack Faust and others. A banquet and entertainment follow at 6 30 in the Goodland high school gym with county agents collecting reservations by March 9.
An interdenominational youth group met at the local Baptist church Thursday evening to elect officers. Officers include President Rev. Paul Beck and vice president Chetina O Long, with Isabelle Lowther as recording secretary and Agnes Long as corresponding secretary. Other posts covered by Catherine Weaver, Paul Beck, James Flora, Ruth Irelan, Dorothy Lane, Ruth Brookshire, and Chetina O Long. The program featured a talk by Ruth Ire lan on Service, with Col A B Crampton delivering greetings as a longtime member. Mrs Crampton, visiting her daughter in San Francisco, is ill with paralysis.
The Disciples of Christ pension fund surpasses one million dollars from 465 churches, announced at Indiana fund committee meeting in Indianapolis. Operation awaits 2000 ministers at 2 percent of salaries and 2000 churches at 2 percent of pastors’ salaries. goal is an eight million dollar fund with benefits after participation. A statewide conference is planned for April in Indianapolis.
The Delphi Society held a meeting with a Tri-Kappa scholarship talk by Mrs. Josephine Ulm and reports on interior decorating by Miss Jean Welson. June Trobaugh performed a cornet solo. The Girls Glee Club met after school. An operetta is planned for March 27 and the county orchestra performs March 26 at Delphi Armory. Extra practice is set for Monday at 7. High school art class studies Art Education by Prang.
A state high school basketball finals draw places Connersville Kokomo and Franklin as top contenders in the lower bracket while Frankfort Washington Anderson Muncie and the Logansport regional winner head the upper bracket. Regional and sectional rounds run Friday and Saturday with the final weekend set in Indianapolis March 20 and 21.
Hermitage Development Corp transfers to Clifton Brown et ux lot 12 Sunset Park for one dollar. Wilbur Lucas et ax to Susanna Dame lot 56 Manary's addition Delphi for one dollar. Frank T Hoshaw to Hazel Hoshaw 410 acres Madison township for one dollar. Hazel M Hoshaw to Leotie Hoshaw 110 acres Madison township for one dollar. John Quinn et ax to Harry O'Farrell 5 acres Deer Creek township and Jac1 Clauser's addition Delphi for one dollar. Cora L Doyel et vir to James Truman Doyel et ux lot 5 Wood's addition Camden for one dollar. Rebecca S McClure to D Brice Adams et ux North one-half lots 25 and 26 Bowen's addition Delphi for one dollar.
The Rossville Lumber and Supply Company property has been sold to the Kramer Brothers Lumber Company of Frankfort. The two yards are expected to merge their business. H C Harper and receivers Adrian Smith and Paul L Patterson managed the supply company for the past six months.
Chevrolet Motor Co honors 1 853 salesmen who in 1930 sold 122 819 new cars and 192 589 used cars averaging 170 cars per man. Members of Chevrolet's 100 Car Club receive medals for selling one hundred or more autos in the last fiscal year. 242 leaders are singled out.
J Clifford advertises horse shoeing services in a rural area using phone contact 415 er.
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