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10 THE COURIKR-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, MOMDAY iVMl 2.y 1062 SECTION 1 tTfj ft k'h' Farmer Goes To Town Fair Time's A-coiiiing; rti 1 -1 I They'll Draw 90 Million By SAMUEL R. GUARD All across the nation, as in Kentucky, farm boys and girls out of school for the summer are making ready for the fairs. Papa and mamma are helping, too, with all manner of high-quality farm goods calves, colts, pigs, lambs, cherry pies, afghans, silver-penciled Wyandottes. Starting now, with the Tri-State Fair at Middlesboro, the Green County Fair at Greensburg, and the Rock Creek Horse Show at city limits, there will be no less HTAT ft Ifi. 14 ar than 3,008 farm fairs held the United States and 743 in Canada.

More than people will go, go, go through the clicking turnstiles. If this isn't the finest opportunity farm families will ever have for public relations on behalf of a progressive agriculture, I don't know what I'm talking about. We need to put into proper perspective that Billie Sol Estes stuff, after all crediting U.S.D.A. with getting the rotten apples out of the barrels of surplus. Blue Grass Fair 'Remarkable' fv rly 5 Lm.

1 i Antrim i h-ti Staff Photot By Chrly Oirnl OUT OF THE PAST That's this potato digger but in 1930's it was used to dig 70 acres a season. Fred Stutzenberger, center, tells Joseph E. Bischoff, second from left, and his children how it works. Subdivisions surround farm now and Stutzenberger has decided to be a microbiologist or teacher rather than farmer. ALL THE RECORDS Mrs.

Fred J. Stutzenberger sits at the desk in the office on her farm to check sales receipts with her son, Fred Stutzenberger, Jr. The farm, like many others, has been caught up in rapid urbanization of land and 4he Stutzenbergers have gone out of business. They recently had a sale. UP this way from Memphis, President G.

W. Wynne of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions said that our Blue Grass Fair at the Lexington Trotting Track is the most remarkable show on the continent. Because the Blue Grass Fair is sponsored by the Lions Club, I reckon. The dates are July 30 to August 4. Manager Jimmie Young has already corralled the state Angus show, the state Hereford show, and the state Shorthorn show and is working on the dairy breed shows.

The 1962 Legislature appropriated $6,000 to each of our five dairy breeds to hold state shows. 'Ag' Council Meet Wednesday "BEEF Boom In Kentucky" will be the topic for the Agricultural Council's summer meeting Wednesday at Fischer Packing Company, 1860 Mellwood Avenue, Louisville. In the morning Dr. Nelson Gay will take electronic readings of the ribeye on live cattle using the University of Kentucky's sonoscope. After lunch Dr.

Jim Kemp will bring out the carcasses for actual comparison of the filet-mignon lean-meat area with the pictures. Clay Davis, president of the Feeder Calf Association, will explain beef-calf raising and George Tomes and Red Gardner will tell how to market feeder calves and finished beeves. Women See Dairy Farm THIS being the last week of June Dairy Month, Oldham County Agent Chester Brown took the Pewee Valley Woman'a Club to a typical dairy to see if modern dairy barns are clean and sanitary i Fred, Prefers Microbiology' lLast Of The Stutzenbergers Quits Farming "Potato King" of Kentucky and won the title of "Orchard Grass King" for his superior seed. He once raised as many as 70 acres of potatoes a season. He was one of five sons of William Henry Stutzenberger, who purchased the present, home in 1908.

All the sons were farmers, and two of the three daughters married farmers. The father helped. organize the old St. Matthews Produce Exchange that graded, packaged, and shipped most of the potatoes grown in the St. Matthews-Worthington area.

Fred followed in his footsteps in buying the home place and succeeding his father in many of the organizations. He tried to prevent the sale of the old exchange, and when he found that impractical, organized the Worthington Potato Growers Cooperative. That, too, went out of business, last fall. Fred J. Stutzenberger complete' dispersal! Road from the neat two-story brick farm home.

One side of the farm adjoins the Standard Country Club. "Farming in this area seems to be a lost cause," says Fred, "and in a few years It will be impossible." The strapping 21-year-old, 6-foot-4 graduate of Bellarmine College has decided he would rather be a researcher, or perhaps a teacher, of microbiology. He has accepted an assistantship in the microbiology department of the University of Houston, where he will also work on his M.S. degree. He hopes eventually to get a Ph.D.

Mrs. Stutzenberger says she is not disappointed that her son decided against farming as a career. She said she and her husband always encouraged him to study whatever he wanted in school. "We felt it unfair for parents to try and force their children into work they don't like." She said she agrees with her son that going out of the farming business "is inevitable" for them. The younger Stutzenberger said he always enjoyed farm work and in fact it is what got him interested in microbiology.

"I got interested when I began to think about the microorganisms that caused silage to ferment, fix nitrogen in the soil, and cause diseases in animals. Microbiology and farming are related." Fred, father was probably one of Jefferson County's best-known farmers. Not only was he active in many organizations but at one time was known as the Corn 4In The Rouidi' 103 HEAD H0LSTEINS By ERIN EST L. CLARK Courier-Journal Farm Editor For as long as most people can remember there has been one or more Stuzenbergers farming in Jefferson County and active in farm organizations and programs. Not anymore, though.

A recent sale of livestock and equipment on the 58-acre Springdale Community farm, near Worthington, put the last of the Stutzenbergers out of the farming business for good. Mrs. Fred J. Stutzenberger and' her son, Fred, had been running the farm since the death of the husband and father January 17, 1961. Mrs.

Stutzenberger said she eventually expects to sell the land. 1 It isn't that the remaining Stutzenbergers dislike farm-i ing; nor were they forced to sell for financial reasons. They, like more and more farmers across the country in recent years, were faced with several difficult problems, and selling out was about the only practical solution. The first problem was that their land is being surrounded more and more with urban housing developments. There are two already near them, one on a 68-acre tract originally belonging to the farm, and another on a 63-acre tract sold by the senior Stutzenberger in 1955.

Still another is scheduled to go up this summer directly across Brownsboro Soil Conservation Needs, Goals Told They showed up at John C. Moser's milking parlor last Tuesday afternoon. The beautiful black-and-white Hoi-steins came up four at a time to get their bath, supper, and quick milking by electric machine. While Mrs. Moser looks after things, John goes across the country from Washington to Seattle as treasurer of the American Dairy Association, which sponsors June Dairy Month.

But that afternoon John happened to be in the hayfield putting up alfalfa. served as president of the Jefferson County Farm Bureau, was a director of the old St. Matthews Bank, was on the board of directors of Ormsby Village Home, and served on various farm committees, such as the board of supervisors of the Soil Conservation District. Mrs. Stutzenberger also was active in farm circles, serving on a number of committees.

She says, "I never enjoyed working with any group more than farm people." She said she would continue to live on the home place, but guessed that it, too, will eventually be sold. Fred, besides managing the farm last year, was active in campus activities and was listed in Who's Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges. A I THURSDAY, JUNE 28 10:00 A.M. (C.S.T.) 1 Mile West of MARION, KY. 0NU.

S. 60 SELLING 46 Cows 19 Bred Holstein Heifers v' 38 Open Heifers Owners: TURNER and EONYER Terms: Cash Deadline IS'ear IF you have not raised wheat for the last three years and would like a new wheat-farm allotment, you will have to get your application into your A.S.C.S. office this week. July 2 is the deadline. R.

O. Sims, manager of the Jefferson County A.S.C.S. office, 435 Federal Building, says the minimum price-support rate for the 1962 wheat crop is $2.09 a bushel. Cultivation Time For Burley Ending Special to The Curir-Journ4 Lexington, Ky. Kentucky burley fields are approaching the stage of growth when cultivation of fields to BY George M.

Kurtz STURGIS. PHONE 3549 1 cut weeds and grasses, and break up crusted soil should be stopped. FARM PAGE YOUR K. T. MARTIN CO.

CROP HAIL INSURANCE MAN Soil Conservation Srvica photot By Notot E. Howard Hog Prices May Hit $18 In Slimmer 112 BUSHELS TO ACRE That's what Avery Wilson of Fonthill in Russell County Soil Conservation District got off this 15 acres last year by plowing it in contour strips and planting it to corn. Soil Conservationist Noble E. Howard says high yields last year resulted in 38 Russell Countians trying it When plants are 12 to 15 inches high, and leaf-length averages 12 to 15 inches or more, cultivation should stop, says Ira Massie, University of Kentucky Agriculture Extension Service specialist. Plowing will delay growth and retard plant development due to root pruning.

Use a hoe for weeds and grasses in and around plants, he advises. When field cultivation is possible, Massie says, any work with machinery after the first cultivation should be "shallow." That is, fanners should use implements which are suitable for light cultivation if I can By FRANK E. TAYLOR Associated Pru Washington American soil is washing out to sea at a much slower rate than 25 years ago. A Department of Agriculture soil-conservation expert said the loss of soil through erosion is two thirds that of 1935. In that year Congress passed the Soil Conservation Act and a program to save the soil was started on a national scale.

"We probably are about one third better off," the official said. "About one third of the land needing treatment then has received treatment." Assumption Explained He emphasized that this was merely an estimate and is based in part on the assumption that the soil saving has paralleled the proportion of land coming under conserva- tion. Despite great progress in conserving farmland, there is much left to be done. It is estimated that half the privately owned farmland in the United States is suited to regular cultivation and about half is not. More than 100,000,000 acres are expected by the Department to shift to new uses by 1975.

And these acres will need new conservation practices. The Department said 62 percent of the nation's cropland, or about 272,000,000 acres, Special to The Courier-Journal Lexington, Ky. Hog prices will probably move up to about $17 or $18 a hundred pounds during the summer, then decline this fall. That's one prediction of the University of Kentucky Agri-cult Extension Service's agriculture-economics department in its biweekly outlook letter. show you how to SAVE TO 0(S)O in CROP HAIL Although prices probably will and which will not dig deep decline late this summer or jnto the earth and r00ts early fall, says economist Wil- mer Browning, they probably 0ne such devlce 18 the sP)ke- will average nearly as high as tooth harrow.

1961 levels. Don't work wet soil, and He noted that slaughter rates remember that if black shank now are above last year's levels, is problem the infeCtion can but are expected 10 decline this summer. This is one reason t0 ot.her fields 0IJ insurance premiums ARE YOU INTERESTED 7 prices are expected to peatc at I such as wagons, and tractors. It also can be carried from $17 to $1B. field to field on workers' shoes.

lems include reduction of flood damage in 6,343 watersheds, control of critical erosion areas in 4,651 sheds, drainage in 3,931, and irrigation development in 2,611. The nation's land resources are considered adequate for future needs. There is a reserve of nearly 240,000,000 acres in the best three classes of farmland now in pasture and woodland which are considered suitable for regular cultivation when needed. The Department said altogether 637,000,000 acres are' suitable for regular cultivation. Marginal Use Possible Another 169,000,000 acres are marginal for the common farm crops but suitable for occasional cultivation if managed carefully.

The soil-conservation projects which the Department helps plan almost always deal with less plowed land, or land most subject to erosion. A long-range goal in conservation is to keep as much as possible of the best lands for farming. Americans may never be hungry but if more and more production is required from poorer farmlands the costs will mount. 3 Technicians, Scientist Assigned Auoclatcd Prcu Lexington, Ky. Three soil-conservation technicians and a soil scientist have been re- assigned, Keith F.

Meyer, acting State conservationist, has announced. Marion Mason has been transferred to Burkesville to work with the Cumberland County Soil Conservation District. His previous assignment was at Sandy Hook. William II. Dempsey, formerly at Beattyville, will work with the Whitley and McCreary County soil conservation districts at Williamsburg.

Kelsie W. Durham is going to the Anderson County Soil Conservation District at Law-renceburg. He was formerly assigned at Harrodsburg. Herman P. McDonald, soil scientist formerly at Ashland, will be at Bardstown.

neeas conservation ireaimenc. Main Problems Listed 142 BUSHELS TO ACRE This field on the John Smith Farm at Fonthill yielded 142 bushels and was only cultivated once to control weeds. Jim Hill, field representative for the Division of Soil and Water Resources, examines the result of the working. Howard says plow-plant system is well-suited to county's soil. Price Drop Expected It is expected that hog-slaughter rates will again increase after the summer decline; thus, prices probably will drop again.

But, Browning says, prices probably will hold the last half of 1962 at levels fairly near those of the same period of 1961. The letter noted that hog production began increasing in late 1960. Since that time, slaughter rates have been rising. Hog prices averaged below previous year levels since October 1961 except in January of this year when they were the same as for January, 1961. The K.

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lire, erosion, rodents, and brush and weeds is needed on 185,000,000 acres. And more than half of the private forest and woodland, 241,000,000 acres, needs conservation treatment, the Department said. Watersheds Are Problems Many of the nation's small watersheds pose problems in soil erosion, flood protection, and water-supply development. The Department said two thirds of the more than 12.700 creek-size watersheds need com. rnunity projects.

These prob- I BLACK WALNUT Veneer and Lumber Logs also Standing Walnut Timber Timber if a crop harvesf yourt nowf GET OUR PRICES-COMPARE-WHY SELL FOR LESS Wood-Mosaic Corporation NMC CHOP CITY tTUTI CROP VALUK WUTI TOTAL ACRtAOl OVER 500 ACRES That's what Russell Countians are planting in this manner this year as a result of yields like this on John Smith's farm. Smith got 142 bushels an acre. Howard said rough ground soaks up water during hard rains. Profits were up $8 an acre. louiivill 9, Ky.

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