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PAGE SIX Feedlot Erosion Takes Plant Food From Farms Erosion in the winter feeding lot sometimes is about as important as erosion on crop land in the summer time, and the materials washed out of manure by winter rains may nullify the feeder’s claim that his system of livestock farming protects the productivity of his farm more than grain raising would. John A. Slipher, specialist in agronomy, Ohio State University, states that the action of rain on manure may reduce its value from one to two dollars per ton in one, two, or three months. Half of the nitrogen and two-thirds of the potash in manure is soluable in water and will leach away when ex posed to storms. Three hundred tons of rain w’ater fall on a fifth-acre Ohio feeding lot in four winter months if weather conditions are normal. If two car loads of cattle are fed in the lot, each ton of manure produced will be washed by a ton of water and one- Four Ideal Field Speeds •••16-Mile Road Speed on The flexibility of Farmall-H makes it the right tractor for a variety of jobs. Farmall-H has a 5-speed transmission with four ideal working speeds, and when equipped with rubber tires there is a fifth speed of 16 miles an hour. Your first glance at Farm all-H shows you handsome new lines in the famous Farmall red. But the real thrill comes when C. F. NISWANDER McCormick-Deering Dealer Bluffton, Ohio half of the nutrients and a larger share of the field value of the ma nure will disappear. Protecting the manure from the two carloads of steers by storing it under a roof would add $150 to $200 to its value. Manure sheds cost money so the protection of the manure will be postponed on many farms but the loss of nutrients can be reduced without a storage place for the manure. The simplest method of decreasing the loss is to reduce the size of the feeding yard. Often, the feed lot can be reduced to one-quarter or one-tenth its original size without crowding the steers. The manure then will be two or three feet in depth by spring and will be packed enough to resist the penetration and washing of rain. This is only a makeshift method to be used until better ways of pro tecting the manure can be provided. Many farms already have buildings which could be converted easily into winter feeding quarters where nut rients in the manure would be pro tected by a roof. Wide driveways in barns, space idle in winter, space Rubber $£ V? FARMALL (h) you put this great new Farmall through its paces on your farm. You’ll like the new comfort and ease of handling and the way it pulls a plow through any kind of soil. Get complete information about Farmall-H and what it will do for you. Ask us about big-size Farmall-M, and Farmall-A. the "Culti-Viiion* tractor. Twenty-fourth Annual Wednesday, Thursday and Friday December 6,7,8 Bluffton, Ohio Horses Cattle- Sheep Hogs Poultry Grain Fruit Domestic Science Fine Arts School Exhibits SPECIAL FEATURE-Team Pulling Contest Heavy and Light Draft Friday, December Sth at 9 m. Entries Monday, December 4 at the Bluffton News Office Entries Close Monday, December 4 at 9 P. M. Premium Lists Now Ready at The Bluffton News Office Write for Premium List—Address: Harry F. Barnes, Secretary of Fair, Bluffton, Ohio vacated by horses when tractors took over the job, or other places in the bams may make excellent steer feeding quarters. A shed, enclosed on three sides, which provides the needed 40 square feet per steer can be built for $8 to $12 per steer and the protected manure will return 30 to 40 per cent annually on the money invested in construction. The shed also lessens labor in caring for the steers and permits hauling manure during the winter when it would be frozen in an open lot. To Tell About Ohio Farm Short Courses\ On Farm Night Radio Program of WOSU, Monday, December 4 Dial 570 Kc. 8:00—Music and program preview. 8:05—Fairfield County 4-H Club Program, members directed by County Extension Agents. 8:30—Zoar, a Communistic Experi ment in Ohio, H. E. Eswine, His torian. 8:40—Bob Deniston at the Organ. 8:50—Interview About Home Demon stration Work, Miss Minnie Price, State Home Demonstration Leader, and George Crane, Ass’t. Dir., Ohio Extension Service. 9:00—Bob Deniston at the Organ. 9:05—Short Courses in the College of Agriculture, T. G. Watson, Secretary, College of Agriculture. 9:15—Dad’s Christmas Present to the Boys, D. T. Herrman, Ohio Coordinator, Soil Conservation Service. 9:25—Ohio Farm Bureau Chorus. 9:35—Highlights of Annual Ohio Farm Bureau Meeting, Gilman Calkins, Editor, Ohio Farm Bureau News. 9:45—Music. From records now available, it ap pears that the first Ohio farmers’ institute was held in Wooster, No vember 19 and 20, 1880. Michigan and Indiana preceded the Buckeye state in this form of extension work. Ohio State University is sending Percheron and Belgian horses, sheep, and swine to the International Live stock Show at Chicago, December 2 to 9, where it is expected the ribbon winning records of the University entries in previous years will be repeated. For the week ending October 14, the index of business activity stood at the highest level since October 2, 1937. During the week of October 21, further increases occurred in steel production and in car loadings, but automobile and electric power production slowed up. Economists say higher prices for farm machinery and building ma terials may be expected in 1940. Prices of most fertilizers probably will rise a little. The relatively small crop of red clover seed indi cates a considerably higher price for 1940 than was paid by farmers for their 1939 seed. THE BLUFFT01 NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Helen Kibler was granted a year’s leave of absence from the teaching staff in order to finish a two years’ course in Ohio State Normal college at Oxford. Miss Kibler will special ize in Fourth grade work. A partial assignment of teachers in the grades has been made as fol lows: Eighth grade, John Spangler seventh grade, Elva Moser sixth grade, George Woods second grade, Eunah Temple first grade, Pauline Garau. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Garau, re siding at their pleasant home on South Main street, Bluffton, are among the few who are privileged to celebrate a golden wedding anniver sary. The important event will be celebrated with home folks next Friday. We notice the name of Miss Eunice Trumbo on the program of the entertainment given on board the ship, Carpathia, both in the grand concert and in the mock trial. Miss Trumbo is on her way to Pales tine. Miss Emma Lora, who made her home with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Swine hart, of Gillette, Ark., is visiting friends here since Sunday. Rev. R. B. Wilson, of Findlay, who worked so zealously and so success fully during the evangelistic cam paign here closed his labors at the Presbyterian chun-h last Sunday, conducting services morning and evening. At the morning service forty-six united with the church. Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Triblehorn, left for Canada, Satur day, having secured employment with his uncle, J. W. Trippiehorn at Chatham, Ont. Work on the Mam street improve ment is progressing. The cement curb is about completed on the south side of the street from the Bentley road to the city hall. The Western Ohio has a number of men busy placing the street railway into shape. Rev. J. B. Baer returned from a visit to his mother, who is in frail health, in Summerfield, Ill. He also called on a number of old friends and occupied the pulpit in place of their regular pastor, Sunday morn ing and evening. Menno Geiger has purchased a half interest in James Wood’s plumb ing business, last week. Both youig men are good mechanics and hustlers and will no doubt enjoy a good busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Hector Kibele wel comed their second son at their home on Lawn avenue, Wednesday fore noon. In response to an invitation from Rudolph Mueller, a number of local members of the Masonic lodge spent a very pleasant evening at his com modious country home on the eastern edge of town. Mrs. Eugene Taylor, of Toledo, and sister, Mrs. Jacob Hilty, of Carey, returned to their respective homes Saturday, after spending the w’eek at the bedside of their father, Jefferson Bentley, who is very low. Armine Hermann, of New York city, arrived ht Tuesday to see his mother, who is very ill. Abraham Anututz and wife wel comed a gir baby at their home early Monday morning. Mrs. Frank Eaton left Tuesday for an extended visit with her son, Ross A. Eaton at Independence, Kansas. A. Hauen uh ), Rudolph Meuller, Dr. H. O. Fr derick and William Plattner drove over to Kalida, Mon day, to attend he dedication of the new Masonic hall at that place. J. P. Reig .vho spent a week in Michigan, ha rented a farm in that state, and will leave here for Ken dall, Mich., wiih his family, Friday. The household goods were shipped the first of the week. Mrs. Mary hisler’s seventy-sixth birthday annix.rsary on the 22nd was remembered by Mrs. F. M. Tay lor, of El Paso, III., and Mrs. E. L. Ferrall, of Lafayette, Ind., by send ing her a pa gg containing beauti ful cut flowers. ROCKPORT NEWS OUR FATHERS READ FROM ISSUE OF JUNE 12, 1913 .a News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of October 25, 1906 Dr. C. S. Early and bride, of Camden, Ark. were in the village Monday, calling on friends. Cyrus Marshall, of Chicago, Ill., I and Alex Jameson* of near Bluffton, Pandora Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sutter and daughters Se and Jeraldine spent Sunday at Samaria, Michigan, with Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Cheney and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Finley of Jef ferson, Ohio, visited relatives in Pan dora a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bixler and fam ily of Elkhart, Michigan, spent their Thanksgiving vacation with Mr. Bix ler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adanf Bix ler. Quite a number from Pandora at tended the football game between Ohio State and Michigan .Saturday. Miss Dorothy Swedberg of Belling ham, Minn, accompanied Miss Helen Schumacher home from her Thanks- Henry Leonard has let the con tract for his new dwelling house on South Main street. It is to be an up-to-date bungalow. A baby boy was welcomed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Buck master, Friday evening. Armine Herrman, a New York city druggist, is visiting relatives here since Sunday evening. Rev. R. C. Townsend, of West Salem, will preach in the Rockport Presbyterian church, Sunday morn ing, and at the Presbyterian church in Bluffton Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marshall left Saturday for Columbus and are at tending commencement exercises at Ohio State university. Their son, Francis, completes a four year course in the agricultural department. GERMAN SETTLEMENT Albert Balmer and wife welcomed a baby girl into their home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Baumgartner, of Aberdeen, Idaho, welcomed a baby boy into their home on June 3. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Steiner, of Michigan, welcomed a baby girl into their home last week. Mr. Steiner is a son of Joe Steiner, of this place. Abraham Thut, after spending a week with his son, Reuben of near Ada, also attending the wedding of his daughter, Elizabeth, to Peter Baumgartner, at the same place, has again returned to his home west of town. Rev. Willis Niswander, son of Philip Niswander, returned from Northwest Canada, and delivered an able sermon at the Ebenezer church last Sunday. w’ere dinner guests at the White Haven farm, Tuesday. Mrs. Jane Crane Whites,* of Macon, Mo., is at the old Crane homestead for a visit with her brother and sis ter, James and Sarah Crane. A. C. Trumbo, of Muskogee, Ind. Ty., is enjoying a few days at the old home, Maplewood, with his mother and sister. Rev. and Mrs. E. Layport and son, Edward, and F. E. Palmer, of Columbus Grove, were also at the farm for Sunday dinner. The new son at J. Clarence Begg’s has been christened John Edgar Begg. The little fellow certainly comes into possession of the John most honestly since it is the Christ ian name of his father, both grand fathers one great-grandfather and several uncles and cousins. At the M. E. manse in Columbus Grove last Tuesday evening occurred the marriage of Elmer Searafoss, son of Henry and Barbara Cupp Searafoss, and Miss Alice Blanche, youngest daughter of Mrs. Ida Jag gers, of Monroe Center. Last Thursday was moving day in Rockport and such a bustling scene as the streets presented. When night came the following changes had taken place: W. S. Kerlin and wife were residents of Columbus Grove Wilbur McClure’s had become part of Lima John Shull and family, of Lima, had become new proprietors of the village store and bakery John Fullerton’s had taken possession of their new home on East High street. Further changes to take place this week are: E. F. Greenes will move into the Fullerton property east of town near the quarry Joseph S. Parker, of Beaverdam, will come in to his own house on Main street while Daniel Kaunkleman and family, of Michigan, will move on the Geo. Parker farm, now rented by J. S. Parker, GERMAN SETTLEMENT Married Saturday evening, Oct. 13, at Pandora, Miss Sarah C. Gentz, of Columbus Grove, and Gusta Basing er, of Pandora. Adam and Mrs. Diller, who were born here over sixty years ago, and who have lived here ever since, but who with their sons, Philip and Homer, and daughter, Barbara, also their son, Daniel and family, nine in all, and their daughter Sarah (Mrs. J. J. Welty) and family, four in all, and Lena Mollett and two families from Wauseon, expect to leave for Phoenix, Arizona, Monday, to make that place their future home. giving vacation. Both are attending Bible school at Fort Wayne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Clark and Jack Osmont were Thursday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Edwards. Rev. Armin Steiner left Sunday for Peoria, Ill., to hold meetings for two weeks at the East Peroia church. Mrs. Henry Jansen, w’ho has been with her mother. Mrs. Joel Lehman the past few weeks, and Harry Schumach er went with him to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Schumacher and daughter. Mrs. Jansen will re turn to her home in St. Paul, Minn, from there. Noah Bixel spent several days wuth his daughter, Marie and family at Smithville, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rickley of Col umbus Miles and Dorthea Allyn of Chillicothe were Friday evening guests at the Clyde Sutter home. The W. P. A. workers have finished their work for this fall. The new sidew’alks and curbing made the town look very nice. Dr. Monroe Parker from Bob Jones’ college, Clevland, Tenn., will conduct a series of two weeks evangelistic meetings at the Missionary church be ginning December 3. The Bluffton College choir of sixty voices will give a concert in the Grace Mennonite church, Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. News Notes From Four Counties (Continued from page 3) will remain in Ottawa and devote his time to the Ottawa Missionary church which he helped establish. New Grove Theatre Opens Final construction of the new Grove Theatre located on East Syca more street will be completed the first of this week and the grand opening will be Wednesday, Nov. 29. Bsketball Tourney At Ottawa At a meeting of the superintend ents of the county schools at Ottawa last week by a vote of 8 to 3 it was decided that the 1940 county basket ball tournament would be held in the Ottawa gymnasium. The new building, recently com pleted at the county seat is one of the finest of its kind in the state. Tax Collection Is Higher County Auditor Carl D. Frick re cently mailed checks in distribution of the last-half 1938 duplicate tax collection to the various sub-division fiscal officers dividing a total collec tion of $181,031.50. Putnam county collected during the fiscal year, 1938, for the various sub-divisions and the county govern ment, a total of $374,460.40 com pared to $368,616.45 during the year 1938, based on the 1937 duplicate. $31,941 Judgment Is Largest A cognovit judgment for $31, 941.02, believed to be the largest of its kind ever taken in Putnam Coun ty Common Pleas Court, was grant ed the Hancock Brick & Tile Co. last week by Judge A. A. Slaybaugh in its action against the Miller City Tile Co. The judgment was based on notes issued in 1933 and 1934. Man Held For Theft At Fair Howard Carter of Continental was THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1939 bound over to Putnam county grand jury when he pleaded not guilty to a charge of grand larceny. His bond was set at $1,000 by Justice O. J. Schierloh, who heard the case. Carter was arrested by Sheriff Potts in connection with the theft of $95 in small change from a house car at the county fair. The money stolen was the property of M. W. Meyers who was operating a fair concession. A fair appraisal of the excessive pace of destructive farming fixes the rate of decline in soil productivity in Ohio at three-fourths of 1 per cent each year for the past 70 years. Not all farms have had this loss, some lost nothing, some lost twice that amount. The figure expresses the average loss on all crop land in Ohio. MEAT CANNING The Amstutz Cannery will operate after Novem ber 1 on Wednesday only until further notice. Delicious Canned Peaches for Sale AMSTUTZ CANNERY North of Bluffton on College Rd. Bluffton Phone 635-Y Condition your laying flock with Turners Products. The remedies that produce results. Feed our O. K. or All Pur pose Concentrates, and fill your basket with eggs. THE BLUFFTON HATCHERY CO. MR. HOG RAISER After reading this, then if you lose hogs with NECRO, FLU and WORMS, it’s your fault. GOLD LEAF 1-6-12 TREAT MENT is stopping losses, winning where all others fail. We have many testimonials like this—it might pay you to do as this party has done. Feed Grinding 5c per sack—2 sacks or more The Bluffton Milling Co. Findlay Stove and Furnace Repair Co. We repair cook stoves, heating stoves, heatrolas, and all makes of furnaces. We carry a complete line of new parts for every type of stove. Send card or phone for free estimates. 1301 Washington Ave. Findlay, Ohio Phone 2076-R FIRE BOWLS GRATES CASTINGS HAVE YOUR FURNACE CLEANED NOW WANTED—DEAD STOCK WE PAY TOP CASH PRICES Horses §3.00 Cows §2.00 Small Stock removed free of charge. Quick Service Telephone Findlay, MAIN 475, Reverse Charges BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPANY, Findlay, Ohio __________________ ‘‘Branch, Fostoria Animal Products, Inc.” Washington C. H., Ohio. October 11, 1939. Gold Leaf Mineral Co.. Lima, Ohio Dear Sir: Enclosed find check for 1,000 lbs. Min eral. I mast tell you what experience we had with hogs. Had a bunch that had been double treated twice and wns still dieing, had lost 29. So gave them 1-0-12 TREATMENT and lost one since and rest are going strong. Hoping for continued success, Yours, Mrs. J. .Wilson See your dealer or drive to our office and let us stop your losses. Gold Leaf Mineral Co. Lima, Ohio DEPENDABLE FEEDS THAT PAY ALL WEEK SPECIALS 32% Dairy Supplement...........................................$2.00 40% Hog Supplement ............................................ 2.70 18% Banner Egg Mash.......................................... 2.10 34% Egg Mash Supplement.................................. 2.85 40% Egg Mash Supplement.................................. 3.10 44% Soy Bean Meal................................................ 1.90 Pure Bran.................................................................. 1.50 Winter Wheat Midds.............................................. 1.60 Meat Scraps .............................................................. 3.35 Tankage .................................................................... 3.35 100 lbs. Fine Salt .................................................... 1.00 Rock Salt ........................................................................ 50 Rabbit Salt, per spool....................................................05 Oyster Shells ..................................................................75