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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11
Das E|end der versprengten ~.
Jugend in Deutschland

fen iie gIeid,eitie au uno biiien
poQer &eibbunger binein, porber oie
3igarettenit,,mmel iorgfdltie aus
lci6eno uno lie in ser 1aide per-
ipabreno. -.
Nad) elmer Weile begann oie Jrall
Elm paar 5ragen gu itelen. Ser in
Sem llniiormmautel idiittelte nlir
sen &opi. gr fonnte faum Gertid.
Ger anbere antpertete in Dem ipei,
fen Tialeft Sleridleiiens. Mber
INNER mieber 3auberte er, mari ei.
ne raide Jraae an ieinen Same
raben baSmiif)en. >SdlieBlid) be9ann
er 81 er5Gblen.
gr itammte aus ser @egeno bon
2attotpit. Sein Batter mar gum
Golfsiturm einge,ogen tporben. Seit'
Sem iehlte ieoe Nadrid)t BON ibmi.
9ie Mutter mar nit linn unS ieiner
fleinen Shmeiter nod Berlin &c.
i!iihtet. Sort batten lie in einem
8unfer gelebt. Die Sdipeiter war
gcitorben, an elmer &ranfbeit ober
am Sunger. benn lie batten ipenig
81 eiien gebabt. gines 1aees batte
er Ser Mfutter geiagt, er tpiirSe nun
fprtaeben; iortseben. ir9enomobin.
nm iid einmal iatt su eiien. llnb fie
bate nidlts ermi6ert. 1as mar Dor
>rei Wonaten aelpeien. Seitbem uar
c; aui ser @anoerihaft. ginmal
hatte i'm Elm. enaiiider Offi5ier nit
aenommen als Sdubputer 3u ieine,
Ginbeit. Mber Damn tpar Sic ginbei1
nad) gnalano 3uriidperIeat moroen
,lpo er iel6it mar ius amerifaniid)e
8e6iet geiuanoert. 0a er gut pol.
Mid iprad, bon &auie aus, bate e,
iiir cine @eile llnterid)lupi in einem
poIniiden Eager eei,lnoen. Dort bat
te er ieinen 8ameraben fennenge'
lernt.
Ct mar llngar. Sein Bate,
murce alsungariid,er Soloat in rui
J iiihe @efangenihaft geraten. 1i'
Wutter - er 3udte Sic Mhieln. Das
2crf. aus oem er itammte. ma,
'pdter bel ben aampien in syIam
men auiaesanaen. Sbn bate ein'
aompagnie oeutifer SoIoaten nit
cenommen. Or batte ibnen oie Shu
be aeputt. beim Jiittern Ser NierS'
cebolfen uno oeleaentlih fir lie cir
Snbn .oreaniiiert" ODER elm paa1
Gier. Sic tparen ourd bieIe 01n6c1
gc:ommen. burd, 8olen uno Staliet
uno ourh elm Ieil bon sSranfreid
ct bate erobe StGbte aeieben mi
hcben &auiern uno m11tigen Sir
den. 3unoerte pom ailometern nd
rem lie auf Der giienbabn geiahren
ct batte Cote geieben. piele 9ot'
rno 9ermunbete uno brennen6I
StGbte unb D0rier. aber babel mai
er itets fortgegangen. Denn er mub
te 3u Iebr an iein eiaenes Dorf 6en
ten, dls es brannte. 1rei Sabre tpdl
CT NIT ibnen ae3oger, als elmer oe,
ibren alS Sol6nt. sic tparen iein'
Seimat geueien. Damn tpor es j,
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11

Sn oidten Str0men bette Der
@ino Sen Regen uno Sd)nee our6
oie StraBen. aus Sen &uinen Der
Sduier flapperte bas 8leh ser ger.
'csten 91her. Die Menihen. sic
in oas ibon sicnrlid, polle N6teil
>es 3uaes itiesen, id)iittelten oie
neiben Shneepelse bon ibren WGn-
teln, baB lie in Stiiden flatIheno
iur groe iielen. "., ..... .'.-
aui einem Ser gdplGee am iSen-
" iaB Elm 8ub. Seiner 8robe
nod modte er etrpa -,ebn Sabre alt
elm. Mber iein graues 8eiid)t trus
dion Sic Spuren belpubt selebter
Sabre. Seine Mugen unter ihparSem
Saar, maren padiam pie fleine
&al,btiere, aierig uno dnSie aui
ser Sude. Naf elmer 0eile trat
in 3ipeiter 8ub bin5u. faum sr0Bcr
els Ser erite. linn niht Gbnliher
nls elm Menih Dem anberen unb
Inn ood 10 cleid,eno pie Soloaten
Serielben Nrmee chamber sleid)en
Ct trug einen blallen llniformman.
tel. Ser ibm biz aui Sic isiiBe reidte
I'm Sen biinnen 9eib Bate er Elm
9oppel seidnallt. oeiien ShIoB eine
arone trug, irgenoeine arone. elm
lcrabmt bon @orten in elmer irem.
Sen Sprade sic iiferlih ibren Got:
anrieien Inn Sies. NadScm er oen
Sdnee bon oen 6iiBen eeitampi1
hatte, ido6 er iid spiif,en sen Ban
fen binSurd) ans Seniter. piidt<
NIT bem Mermel sic Shei6e blanl
l;nb blidte binaus, obne Neugieroe
Soh in Ser itets gelpannten Mui
merfiamteit oes Sungrigen. Ser IL
ser gde iaB, rief ifm elm paar balb
laute @orte gu in elmer irember
Sprahe, oeren uripruns idbmer felt
;ultellen mar. llngariihe 9aute ma
rem oarin uno polnii6e @orte. aud
eir penig Geutid Der Mneerebet,
hcaann in Sen 1aihen ieines Man
tells 81 ipiiblen. Nad, einiger Sci
6rodte er elm paar Stgarettenitum
mel uno elm Stiidhen 3eitungspa
bier beraus. sosleid beusten Iid
Sic beioen 81 einanSer mno beaqn
nen, iorsfaltig. oaB ia fein 8riime
oerlorengebe, 5tpei 3igaretten 81
erefen. Damn trat Ser am Jenlte,
auf einen Glteren Mann 3u, Sc
Gieife raudte, uno bat linn I'm
| sseuer. Gs mar nidt einiad, Die i,
einen 0eten feudten Yapiers ge
biillten 9abafriimel in 8rano 3u iet
sen. Nber idlieblid selans es. 1e
wub perbeuete iid). leiht, militia
rid, uno sins 5u ieinem aomera
ben ouriid.
Cine 1rau. bic auf Der sesen
iiherlieaenoen Bnnf iaH, padte aul
ibrtr eintaufstdide upei nit Buri
belegte 9rote uno belt ie ibnel
hin. Ginen Augenblid 5oeerten Bel
oe. Tiere 50gern 10. tpenn Elm 0ren,
Der i6nen ettuns an6ietet. Dann grii
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11

gml,tb bon Sette 1

Solbaten uno Sfiisiere in, Sem trent
SEN 2anoe. gs lit am gnbe fraglit
ob ni6t manbe legale Sormen oes
Dfohttalmels Ser Sieeer - mar
oenfe nur on getpiile 6Gae riidiihts
loier gnteism,ns uno gerjasunp
bungernSer MenIden uus ibrenNiet-
a,tartieren in Torm nilitarii6er 8e-
al,ierierlmgen unb on oen .gefiibl-
loien grbibitionsmuB bes Sieger'
Gurus uno -@cbllebens inn1ittel
ara,.enbaften Glepbs - littlifs min
Seltens ebenIo anitoBig iino, mie tr'
ae,rSspelhe Sitten- ODER Gisentums'
oeIifte unter unieren 9. S.'s uni
Sfiisieren in Geutihlano.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11
u1ilitGr,8ekSrSeit
leiteit umter3iehmt,e

@aibington. Sic @ilitdrbeboroell
iibernebmen nun bonn Staatsoepart-
ment bie nouitGnbige &ontrone fiber
Sen NohridtenSie,rit. bas gr5ieb-
ungstpeien uno Die &irdena,lf|idt
fir oie 3ipilbebOlferungen bon @e-
bieten, Sic bon ameritaniihei, Srup-
pen beiest iino. 9ie Seeresbertpal-
tuns beabiidtiat 1ilmitreifen ber-
suiteaen, Sic in 7eutiflanb, SeIter-
reid, Sapan uno &orea Die Demo-
fratiiier,lng beid)leunigen iollen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11

Gnbe geganeen. llno nod elmer
mtloen ssludt mar ibr &duileiu
idHieblid in amerifaniihe @eian-
eenidaft geraten. lln1 sic ourd brei
Sabre binourf ieine gltern uno
ic;ne Seimat gemeien uaren, batten
iidj ipieoer in einen !&allfen ein3elner
@teniben permanSelt, bon oenen ie-
ser elm 8ubauie heiab umS cine 5rau
ODER cine Mutter. oie aui i'm ipar=
tcten. gr aber bate niemanoen
llnb bod batten sic Mmerifaner &C.
raSe i'm als erlten iogleih entlaiien.
2enn lie iiibrten feinen Rries segen
GinSer. iasten lie. l1nb er batte in
einen iremSen 2ano geitanben. un-
ter iren,ben .Weniden. BON Senen er
feinen fannie, unS oeren Sprahe er
lidt iprad). Gr batte nod Sauie
ge.pout. 8iellejdt mar iein Dater
sllriideefebrt. 8is @ien mar er &c.
fommen. Wit 0aitautos uno ameri-
taniifen 8erpilesunss,iigen. Wit
gouern.pasen uno gu Sub. llnS
iiber piele CRIME @ren3en. 9or
Wien batten lie i'm auigesriiien
uno. "a er obne 8apiere mar, nibt
tpeiter eelaiien. go mar er mieoer
sariidgeipanSert. Oen perganaenen
Menat tpar er in Sem polniiden
Eager eeipeien. Mber oas Eager
tpuroe auigeloit. ba iein Snialien
nad Holen suriidfebrten. ltnS 90.
bin pollte er nid)t. so tparen iie
5,,iammen losmari6iert.
gs tpar ountel aetporoen inn Mb.
tell. gintonig ratterte Ser Sue
ourh bie blaue 9anbibait. gue &c.
irrGde tparen beritummt. =
SdmeisenS Iauidjten sic @eniden
sen Worten oes Sungen.
Limb NUM-" >...
I Cine bate es aefragt; Elm Mann.
Ser oielleiht iel5it Yater mar uno
3in6er bate au &aule, oie i'm
S6ein ser 0ampe am tparmen Ofen
iaBen iiber ibren S1ularbeiten unb
tparteten. onb oie SHUTTER 6as
MbenSbrot brGdte.
~l1n6 num?"
Ser Sunge tpanSte ieinen @opf.
Seine Gimme tlane pertpun6ert.
~Nun? = mir marten auf 6en
CONNER. 8enn es parm tuiro, ae.
ben mir nod DGnemarf binaui.
Sort ion es gut 3u eiien seben.
Vielleidt eeben mir aud nod elm.
mol nod lnearn, feline gltern 3u
iIden."
Limb Biz oabin?"
.8is> 6abih? Wir meroen idon
ettpas finoen. ginen Bauern, BEL
Sem mir idlafen f0nnen. ODER Elm
Eager bon Nolen ODER ungarn ODER
! Deutif)en. &c iin6 id alle gleih."
gr flopite aif iein aoppel. rWir
iin6 ia aud Solbaten. uno ole
Soloaten iinb uniere aameraben. "
.Aber mo ,peroet ibr beute nadt
ihlafen9 gs lit. BOD, id)on ip1t?"
Die Jrau .botte es. eefraet, Die
ibnen oas Wrot geseben battle.
n&eute2 @ir. tperoea jeben.
8ieueiht auf bem Wnbnbof. Bir
haben ibon. auf nielen Wabnb6ien
aei@lnfen. es lit elm .biBden taIt,
nber nidt 10 idlimm."
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11

Serltn. - Ote colDenen Seiten
in benen elm amarifanil6er Soloo
nod Sem Gerfaui zines 3artons 81
Goretten leiuem ganffpnto in oe1
Seimat $50 Dollar biniiherid)ide.
fcnnte, iino porii(er 0ie @elSper
febrsbeihr6nfungen i'm beiebten Gu
rcpa lduten einem ser umfana
reihiten Sd)ieberJeibGite, oas iid,
irtpeit oie Welt ocnfen fann, ie I'M
ter Soloaten abgeipielt bat oas 81
tenglodd)cn. Drei3ebn Monate LANG
baben iih bieie 8uriden oui Softer
hes Steucr5oblerS gellmS gemaht
Sic girfiibrung bon Beloiibertpei
i.tngsfontroll5eften nit Seriennum
mcrn iebt Sem nun Elm gnbe.
Gs mar cine Sd)iebung in Sc,
p.imitipitan Sorm mo berubte oor
auf, oab man bohit umbeoenflid
3icarctten, @eltdnoc aus ser. See.
resperpilegung uno SiiBigfeiten an
Sic bungcrnoe beutihe gepolferunt
peribaderte; sic @egenleiituns er
folgte in Sergatc bon alliierte,
9anfnoten. bon oanen Sic meilter
b,,rd sic gfuiien aeorudt poroe,
,rarcn.
Ties aqes begann an Sem Gage
al oem sic eritcn amerifanii6er
Truppcn SaS @eid,hil0 8crlins be
troten. gie SolNaten ianoen in
6anbumbreben berals, bof lie iii,
einen 3iaarettenfarton 500 BIZ
5000. fir eine Taiel Shofolpbe S!
his $40 crbalten fonnten. 9anr
nahmen iie Sic erloiten MarfId)cinr
einfah gum nGhltgclcgenen YoItnmt
idrieben eine Hoitanpeiilne aus
l,no ibidten Tie ibrcn Germanotcr
cber ibrer 8anf in sen 8ereiniatcr
Staaten als Sid,crune iiir Tanc
in ser Nad,friessssit, no niht meb'
cine oerartige ergie6ige Come ibei
,en miirSe.
Sdjiebung Der meme Spprt
@ie Elm 0auiieucr lief Sic aun
&c bon berartieen GeidGiten. sic
iih obne Sbspieriafeiten betitiaer
lieben, b,,rd, Sic geiamte 8eiat
sungsarmee. Ran1sunterid,ieoe gabE
Eel iolfem Sd,pinbel nidt mebr.
OberIten ,,nS @eircite ipielten oas.
ftIbe ll,ltire Spiel unS itanben. bunt
kintereinanber. mand,mal itl,noen-
lana Dor SEN Yoitidaltern Sdlange
Cine neuer StanS bon Qrieesges
minnlern. ME aeahnten Neid,tums
mar geboren, Sic r8erliner Millio,
nGre." Nnitatt iid bamit 3ufrieoen
III gcben, Grtrarationen aus ser
Observation-Disclosures bes Seeres ber.
umo Die 81 perbofern.
lieBen iene iid, aleid) 81 hunberten
Sie 8artons nit ie 5ebn 3igaretten'
uadl,naen aus ser Seimat id)iden
2ubiele maren in bieie @etrugsma,
nSber bertpidelt, oils bab Elm @es
ffeibtpiiien iiber ieine 1eilnahmc
ar oeraIeiden Sdiebunaen sem Sc.
treffenoen nod sic Mibbiuigunr
cHer bie gerad)tung ieiner &amera.
ben bate einbrinoen. fonnen. Sm
Weaenteil. man er;Itlte iid germ bon
2euten. sic es in peniaen Monaten
auf fiinfsig Biz bunSerttauienb Sol.
lar brad)ten.
Die @eb6rSen areifen Elm
gerbliiiit iiber oie gntSeduna
baB Sic Mrmee Sreimal mebr @elb
nod Sauie ihidte. ais ibr an SolN
ausge5ablt mar. mahten Sic sultGn-
bigen geboroen inn bersaneenen
Ser6it ihren erIten 0eriud, oieiem
Shpinoel 3u iteuern. Sic lieBen
@eloperfebrs @ontroqbiiher Der.
teilen. in benen ser ietpeilige Solo
bes SolSaten einaetraeen meroen
mufte. Sebe @eloiiberipeiiuna nad'
Mmerifa un6 ale @etrGge, sic in
7eutihlano perauslabt muroen unt
iih iiber mebr als scbn Dollar belle
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11

0a fam aus bem Sintergruno
oes M6enos nod cine Irage:
.@ie alt ieio ibr eigentlid)?"
Ser 8ub panSte sen Gopf mo
iab oen Grager an.
~Mein 4amerab lit piersebn, aber
i'd, bin alter. Sd tperOe 6alo flint.
;ebn."
llnS oa idmieeen iie ale.
Yeter @rub6e.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11

etnS Ste uns 0srs ansetSssaes
Oeitalteb TN 2rantenteretn xRD
Central TertanS? Benn ni@t iett
ID Ste Neit teisntreten. Nm ae4aaere
Antsrmattsn s1ten Ste ben 9slel.
bertreter On. B..
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-07-11

- l1nteritiiten Sie bte I'M .8sIle'
SIdtt" anaeiaenoen @pih1ftei ~
Evening star., 1946-03-31
loudoun Farmers Progress
Herd Improvement, Soil Testing and
Hybrid Seed Contribute to Welfare
By J. R. Lintner
Loudoun County Extension AGENT

Loudon Countys SIG miles
Ridge
the Fauqu Prince William
County located in the northern mainly gentle
the western half and sopng elevation
eastward Fairfax County The
Evening star., 1946-03-31
New Chemical Helps
Control HOnevSuckle

A new chemical, 2,4-D, widely
tested by agronomists at the Agri-
culture Departments experiment
station at Beltsville, Md, will aid
farmers in their fight to control
honeysuckle, according to experts.
DR.. L. W. Kephart, senior agron-
omist at the Beltsville station, said
the chemical, known to chemists as
2,4-dichlophenoxyacetic acid, also
should be of aid to hay fever suf-
ferers, since it also will kill young
ragweed and curb pollination of
mature plants.
The chemical, DR.. Kephart ex-
planned, destroys dandelions, plan
tains and other broad-leaf plants
when sprayed on lawns He warned
that sprays should be thoroughly
cleansed after it's use to prevent
destruction of vegetables when they
are sprayed from the same can.
DR.. Kephart said the chemical,
when sprayed on lawns, will remain
active for four years. He said from
Is to 40 concerns manufacture
2,4-D and that tests are still being
made to determine how the chem
ical can help the farmer.
Evening star., 1946-03-31

production job farmers will need
real help from the cities in emer-
gency periods of harvest work.
Workers have not returned to farms
for full time work, so emergency
help will be necessary this summer.
Plans are being made now for
recruitment of older boys from the
cities to help dairy and general
farm operators to squeeze through
the summer. Other workers will be
needed for harvest of truck and
canning crops
Actually, cities can be a real
reservoir of much highly skilled help
for farmers, if persons who in past
years left the land for city jobs will
take vacations, week ends, or emer-
gency jobs on the land. These people
have higher skills that pay them
more money today, but for preven-
ton Of world famine, they can do
the greatest good in their free time
by helping our farmers who wish to
produce in plenty"
Evening star., 1946-03-31
Farmers Are Warned
On Land Reduction

The Virginia Agricultural Exten-
sion Service. noting that good farms
are being divided into small uneco-
nomic units, has issued a warning
in its current monthly publication
to farmers planning to operate on
too small acreage.
"If the use of modern machinery
continues to increase, the acreage a
farmer can economically operate" +"
the bulletin said, those persons
owning small units may find it diff
cult to compete with their neighbors
who have land enough to develop a
we'll balanced business and produce
more efficiently"
The bulletin reported that the
average size Of farms sold decreased
from 106 acres In 1941 to 80 acres
in 1914, IS per cent drop in four
years.
In records of farm real estate
transfers in seven Virginia counties,
the bulletin said, the extension
service founr approximately II per
cent of farms in those counties and
about 18 per cent of the land in
farms changed hands during the
period 194l-l944. A total of 3,419
farms were sold.
Evening star., 1946-03-31

the lower CamDrlan age IN Jne west
and from the Triassic age in the
east.
The basic asset of Loudoun
County is its soils and the motivat-
ing and operational features have
rested with the farmers themselves
from early Colonial times. Loudoun
County is actually north of Cape
May, N. j., and Cincinnati. The
Loudoun plateau, lying between the
Blue Ridge and Catoctin Ridge,
varies in elevation from around 400
to 800 feet and is uniformally well
supplied with springs and live
streams.
During the last 40 years dairy
herds have been increased, so that
now 206 farms ship approximately
10000 gallons of fluid milk daily
into the Washington Metropolitan
Area. Feeding and grazing beef
cattle has been an important farm
enterprise in Loudoun since the
western half was colonized.
During the last 20 years 16 pure
bred beef cattle herds, including
Aberdeen Angus. Herefords and
Shorthorns, have been established
on Loudoun farms.
The sheep population has varied
but since the early 1800s has remained
a dependable and important source
of farm income Hog production
also has varied, but the hog popu-
lation has remained more constant
Thoroughbreds have occupied an
important place in the farm income
for many years. Some 1000 acres
in apple and peach orchards along
favorable elevations give a good
account of themselves annually.
Soil Testing Maintained.
Since 1890, the county agent, sup
ported by leading farmers and
county banks, has maintained al
soil-testing service, to take some Of
the guess out of plant food uses
on farm crops of all types. The
information gained has been highly
important, as to both individual
farm and county fertility levels,
maintenance of proper plant food
balances and the natural charac-
terictics of soils.
Composite field soil samples ap-
pear to correspond to blood samples,
in diagnosing plant food lacks as
in the animal kingdom. Tests are
Evening star., 1946-03-31

About seven-eighths of the con-
sumers who ask for turkey want a
bird Of Is pounds or less, according
to the Agriculture Department.
Smaller breeds of turkeys have been
developed to fit the smaller ovens of
modern apartment stoves.
Evening star., 1946-03-31
Maryland. Virginia
Farm Calendar
MARYLAND.

malt La1NO.
Wednesday and Thursday, Balti-
more-Tri- State Gamers Confer
ence, 10 am. at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel.
VIRGINIA.
Wednesday, Fairfax-Demonstra-
ton on the preparation Of food for
quick freezing, 2 pm, Fairfax High
School.
Thursday. BerryviIle - Clarke
County USDA Council Conference
on emergency food program, pm.
at the county agents office.
Saturday, Amherst - Amherst
District Aberdeen-Angus show and
sale.
Saturday. Loudoun County
Catoctin Farmers Club meeting,
1890 pm.
THE DISTRICT.
Monday and Tuesday-Hearings
on a request by the Maryland &
Virginia Milk Producers Associa-
ton for an increase in the price
of fluid milk to the producer. 10
am, auditorium, South Building,
Agriculture Department.
Evening star., 1946-03-31

often revealing and some confirm
ing, as to general overall soil science
studies. When the Northern Vir-
ginia Conservation District becomes
supplemented, soil testing can be ex-
panded to meet the demands for
service. Soil testing involves accu-
rate and comprehensive handling
of samples, which have been care
fully selected from crop fields. Our
soil auger has investigated all Sec
tions for subsoil conditions.
The Loudoun County Dairy Herd
improvement Association has been
In continuous operation since 1911.
In 1925, the association was reor-
ganized, and included two additional
testing groups. The association
soon grew to four testing groups,
all under management of the County
Board of Directors, elected each
winter. Four supervisors now test
95 herds, involving approximately
1900 dairy COWS. Average produc-
tion is well above 1000 pounds of
milk per COW. One man, Harry Pan
coast, served as association president
Is years.
Hybrid Corn Starts Interest.
In 1929, our Hundred Bushel Per
Acre Corn Club discovered that one
contestant used hybrid and with
out any extra care, the field rolled
up IS bushels of dry corn per acre,
as against 101 bushels from well
bred Reid's open pollinated on Sc
lected soil, receiving heavy plant
food applications. This one hybrid
corn crop started the hybrid in
terest, which has now grown to 80
per cent Of the annual acreage
planted to corn for grain or en-
silage. Several commercially pro-
duced hybrids are used with good
result. John S. Ward, whose farm
is located near Lincoln, developed
a successful hybrid seed corn pro-
duction enterprise soon after the
earlier hybrid trials were made.
The Ward strains are very popu-
lar, and his production has pioneer
ed in Northern Virginia. The in
crease in yield of good hybrid
here, over the best over -pollinated,
Is as much as some areas normally
produce. This is the same story
most everywhere.
Interest in alfalfa was started by
Joseph E. Wing over 40 years ago
on the lands of the late Robert
Wildman near Leesburg, and by
Walter Brown of Lincoln. The
Farmer Clubs of Loudoun County
promoted the use of alfalfa, the
"Aristocrat" of forage crops, to a
degree of economic Importance in
the county agriculture at this time.
Since many fields are known to be
suitable for and adapted to alfalfa,
some farmers include it in grass
seedlings for S or year rotation.
Ladino clover for pastures on lands
of high fertility level, with soil
moisture content not too low, has
been established in many sections.
Farmers are trying broom grass on
an investigational scale, as a needed
pasture improver.
orchard grass seed production in
Loudoun has been an important
enterprise for many years. AS is
generally known, the annual pro-
duction exceeds any other county in
the United States. A definite pro-
gram is now under way to improve
the yield, and the quality, as de-
manded by dealers and users in the
extended territories now using this
valuable pasture grass. A definite
trend toward what is called pas
ture economy is in the minds OF
many Loudoun farmers.
Evening star., 1946-03-31

Dairy farmers can offset CONNER
cial feed shortages by growing bet
ter quality and more hay and pas
ture and also by growing some soy
beans to replace scarce purchased
protein concentrates next fall.
Evening star., 1946-03-31
Oriental Tree Found
Aid to Landscape

One tree that should be more
widely used is the Katsura tree Ger
cidiphyllum japonicum). This is a
bushy, deciduous tree from the
Orient. 1t is desirable for screen
planting and is also invaluable in
positions where vertical accent is
needed. Shape Of the tree varies
from columnar to cone shaped
Height of the tree when mature
usually varies from 20 to 80 feet.
The tree is hardy except in extreme
Northern portions of the United
States.
1t has unusual landscape value all
during the growing season, the heart
shaped leaves being pink to purple
when they unfold; a bright green
above when mature, silvery under
meath, and bright yellow to scarlet
in the fall.
Evening star., 1946-03-31
IRototiller Production
Begins at Willow Run

Volume production of the roto-
tiller, a machine that prepares soil
for immediate planting in one opera
ton, was started last week at the
Graham-Paige Motors Corp. plant
at Willow Run.
The American made rototiller. a
Swiss invention, is expected to sell,
without attachments, for approM-
mately s400, according to Graham
Paige officials. The machine churns
and crumbles the soil with steel
edge knives that revolve in paddle
wheel fashion. Attachments in
clude lawn and field mowers, fur
rover, snow plow, planter and power
takeoff.