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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1927 PIATTSMOTJTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE Better Feeding Worth HillionsTb Farmers - iSf? IN THE U. S. ARE yZ ' ?VjVi: 7 ide of road, for LtT 24 hours a dan and watched tkem ooJny in single file nou woulU nave to stand there 1427 year bat on! yimtt of mcry 3 a rei yrotn mwr X ulk tkmtbrUVor of 4 of th people of the US will Imr j. tlw nTft U hours these cows mU.'a . mij1isn pcnaiU of feed nonaJ to load 11 the farm truck ut IWul Ohio nd Illinois at om tin the cows MtMrijtitJ 950 (aWst iiol theS. tfrcd watfd y BLlie VLIeV CWEAMEMV INSTTTUTe Community Work Brings Higher Civic Standing of tl TRAINS TO MEXICO Crops hare to be marketed. Buy ers take only a small percent of all the crops grown on American farms by the bushel, bale, ton or wagon load, according to the Blue Valley Creamery Institute. Most of the crops are fed to animals. The sta tistics are startling. Few people rea lize, for example, that chickens alone consume more wheat than is export ed The yearly lay of a four-pound hen represents 70 pounds of feed. A pound of butter is merely from 8 to 15 pounds of grim, hay, grasses, can ned corn-plaut and beets, converted into a concentrated, nutritious food substance readily eaten and easily digested by humans. Every 24 hours the cows of the United States require about 500. oOO.OOO pounds of feed to maintain themselves and supply the milk and milk products demanded by American housewives. This gigantic amount of feed-crops is marketed each das by farmers who Jell them, so to speak, to the 25,000, 000 cows in the United States used to rrodure milk. But, unfortunately for firmer-:, only about 24 to 33 per cent is sold at a fair profit because only one out of every three to four cows produces enough milk to make a real profit over feed cost. its fight often for the interests of merchants who do not even repay it with advertising. He does not ar gue for or agin the justice of the radio selling, which we regret. As we have said before, it is unfair compe tition; it is discriminatory because only a selected few can erect a ra dio station even tho thousands had How farmers are losing millions of .the money to do so the government dollars month after month by feed-! regulates that! ing poor cows and the careless feed- St. Louis, Feb. 19. Establishment of new through passenger service be- i tween Matamoras and Monterrey, Mexico, by the National Lines of cc, effective March 1st, was an nounced by President L. W. Baldwin, the Missouri Pacific line3 today . ... . This tram will reauce tne running iraxsiae iommunines view a uity ny time between these two points two hours and 40 minutes southbound and two hours and 40 minutes north bound, making connection with Mis- This morning's Bee and last night's !uri Fel?c ines Jjj? f14 and 15 IT JV!"Main de; NeT1 asedrvfcitambertawSeen rJtI ! , , Houston an Monterrey is to be es- the Loyalty and Support of Its Own People. tablished soon, it was also announc ed. ing or wnat mignt De rea up into good cows is illustrated by a Btudy The Chamber of Commerce is in a way like the newspaper it strives of 554 cows in 35 herds made by the for the best interests of every citi Illinois Agricultural Experiment sta- zen of the community regardless of tion some vears ago. The highest vmemer ne is a memner or tne or fourth of these cows produced an av erage of 301 pounds of butter in one year and the lowest fourth, 133 pounds. At prices paid for feed and received for the product at that time, the high cows made an average profit over feed cost of $31.32 per cow, while the low producing cows only a little more- than paid for the feed they consumed. In these calculations the college men figured that the skimmilk, the calf and the manure would pay for the labor and the in terest on the investment. Since this investigation was made, however, many changes greatly in favor of the farmer with the high producing cows have taken place. The cost of feeding has increased only slightly while prices the farmer receives for butterfat have increased in far greater proportion. The cow that then made $31.00 above feed cost would now, it is estimated, make $58 to $65. ganization or not. It's work is broad. non - political, non-sectarian, impersonal. Last night's Bee had a fuller ac count of the Bridge Program Boost ers who called in Lincoln Monday, and note our representative, who was the first to speak in behalf of this Nebraska Farm Land is Yielding Larger Crops Production Records at Washington Show Steady Upward Climb Soil Fertility Good. Washington There is no basis for the statement that the fertility ef Nebraska farms is being depleted. Production of staple crops ha been constantly increasing during the past 4 0 years and is now at it peak, according to the department of agriculture. Since 1SS5 corn yields in the Cornhusker state have increased from Claims Best Cattle Feed is Alfalfa Fremont County Kan Has Had Re markable Success in Fattening Herd With Varied Feeding. program. Judge Begley, is given men tion, but it is strange, it is harder to six to 10 bushels perVicre, and wheat get the Bee to mention the fact, there is a Plattsmouth bridge in this pro gram, than to get a balky ten-year-old boy to take castor oil. VISITING GIVEITTER HOME From Wednesday s iallv Mrs. S. jLipner and child of Mason City, Iowa, are here for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Given ter during the time that Mrs. Given ter. a sister of Mrs. Lipner, is at the hospital at Omaha. The ruanv friends PHILATHEAS HOLD MEETING From Wednesdays Daily Last evening the members of the Philathea class of the Methodist church held a very delightful meet ing at the home of Mrs. Bert Cole man in the Harris apartments and in which Mrs. Coleman was assisted of Mrs. Givcr.ter will be pleased to,'in serving and entertaining by Mrs jearn nisi sue is doing very nicely ;carl Ohlschlager and Mrs. Elmer lOiiowin? her operation and that it; Elliott. i tnoucht that in a short time she may. be bo well on the highway to recorry that she can return home. EIGHT MILE GROVE LUTHERAN CHURCH English service at 10:30. In connection with this service there will be held a special meetiiig of the congregation of the church to discuss the report of the buildiag committee. This is important and all members are urged to attend this meeting. The Journal appreciates your in terest in phoning us the news. Call No. G any time. PUBLIC AUCTION The undersigned will sell at Pub lic Auction on his farm 3 miles west of Manley, ZVz miles east of Mur dock. 4!s miles south and 3 miles west of Louisville, Nebraska, on Thursday, March 3 beginning at 12:30 o'clock sharp, the following property, to-wit: Horses One sorrel mare, 12 years old, wt. 1.500; one sorrel gelding, 13 years The ladies held a short business session and then the meeting was turned over to the social features of the evening. The home was arranged in the pat riotic decorations of Washington's birthday and which added a pleas ing touch to the scene and one that served as the keynote of the evening of pleasure. In the Washington pie contest Mrs. William Heinrich proved the most successful and was awarded the prize of the evening. Mrs. Joseph Capwell favored the members of tlje class with a very de lightful reading that was very much appreciated by the members of the party. The ladies also planned the taking of a class picture in the near future in which all members are urged to be into the picture. At the close of the evening refresh ments suitable to the occasion were served, these being carried out in ''the spirit of Washington's birthday. PIG CROP CONTEST STARTING AGAIN The Nebraska Pig Crop Contest which interested several Nebraska hog men last year is now starting again. In about 15 counties in the state the extension agents are mak- , ing it a campaign this spring. The old, wt. 1.500; one brown gelding, ; proposition is that the hog man who 15 years old. wt. 1.300; one brown j enters will trv to raise-n averaee of gelding, 17 years old, wt. 1,500; one black saddle horse, wt. 1,000. Cattle m Two roan cows, one fresh soon One bull calf. S months old. Implements One John Deere wagon, nearly new; one Schuttler wagon; one Ben tendorf low wagon and rack; one spring wagon; one top buggy; one road wagon; one McCormick binder. 7-foot; one Deering mower; one Key 1200 pounds or more of pork in six months per brood sow he keeps on the farm. If he does he will be honored by the agricultural college at the winter meetings of Organized Agri culture next January. The farmer i keeps only the most simple forms of any kind in the entire project, and has everything to gain and nothing to lose in his attempt to prove tc Nebraska that he is a good hog man. Any man who is keeping 6ix brood stone hay loader; one hay rake; one RO's or more may enter by getting Janesville disc; one two row sweep; one J. I. Case sulky plow, 16-inch; or.e walking plow, lC-inch, with rid ing attachment; one New Century riding cultivator; one Jenny Lind walking cultivator; one New Depar ture cultivator; one Janesville lister, good as new; one Western Belle list er; one 3-section harrow; one 2-row stalk cutter; two single corn drills; one fanning mill, good as new; one two-hole corn shelter; one 3"0-gallon kettle; two 50-gallon barrels; one power emrryv stand; one feed grind er; one oil stove; one O10 Trusty incubator.- 200 egg. size; one Xray incubator, 200 egg size, good as new; two oil heaters; one cream separator; ore churn; one grind stone; two lawn mowers; one Regal 4 cylinder car with box on; two sets of 1-Inch l.: rness; one set of light harness; one ti of single harness; one good sad dle and bridle. Rome hougjhold goods and many other articles too numerous to men tion will also be sold. Terms of Sale All sums of $10.00 and under, cash. On sums over $10.00 six months time will be given- on bankable -notes bearing 8 per cent interest from date of sale. W. F. Schliefert & Sen, Owners. Col. Clarence Buscfce. Auct. Bank of Murdock, Clerk. in touch with his county extension agent or, if he lives in an unorgan ized county, he may write to the agricultural college at Lincoln. FATHER HIGGINS HERE From Tuesday's Daily Last evening Father W. D. Hig gins. the genial rector of the St. Patrick's Catholic church at Manley was in the city a guest as the home of his old time friend and associate in the church work, Monsignor Michael A. Shine of the St. John's church of this city. Father Higgins has not been here for some months and hia many friends were most thoroughly delighted to meet the pleasant gentleman whose un failing good humor always makes him a welcome visitor. Father Hig gins reports that his motheiifrs. W. L. D. Higgins, who is one of the most highly esteemed ladies In that section of the county, is feeling very well in the past few months despite her advancing years as she is 'now past her eightieth ; year but is still very active and enjoys life In the pleasant surroundings of her home and with the many friends that she has known to love in the vicinity where she has made her home for sc many years. Yesterday cn account of the way in which Plattsmouth was left out of the morning issue of this report, five citizens called and stated they had cancelled their subscriptions to the Bee; there have been manj cancella tions in the past four weeks on ac count of the attitude of the Bee. The World-Herald seems to be able to get the Plattsmouth news and to see without a magnifying glass that Plattsmouth is a part of the bridge program. The paper that gives us the most recognition is of course the one that will receive the Plattsmouth subscriptions. Pomeroy, whose vision has finally opened the tunnel thru the Rockies, died a poor man, but posterity is to reap what he visioned. It is not enough that we always figure. "Will this benefit ME today?" but say "It is a good cause, if it does net ful fill my expectations and HOPES to day, yet my sons of tomorrow and my city of tomorrow will be greater from my efforts and civic loyalty to day." In this spirit should we ap proach the ambitions and efforts of our local Chamber of Commerce, tc done something for you and your city TODAY, but realizing It takes time to build up an organization powerful enough to get quick results The way in which you lend your aid and support to it is responsible for its efficiency . This organization has the approval of cities all thruout America, based on the experience of years and has not bee found want ing in the economic plans of build ing eitner in tne past or in ine pres ent. "A community that discredits com bined community organization, to the same extent discredits itself; for the world Judges a community largely by the degree of interest manifested in combined community organiza tion and co-operation as exemplified in its recognized standard, the Cham ber of Commerce." The entire state of Nebraska, and all the Chambers of Commerce over the state are watching with keen in terest the progressive spirit of Plattsmouth that established its Chamber of Commerce headquarters; especially, is this true of Lincoln Omaha. North Platte and Nebraska City. This act by our citizens has done more to raise the opinion of Plattsmouth in Lincoln, Omaha, and Nebraska City than any event that has happened in Plattsmouth in the past ten shears. This should be enough to spur our citizens on to greater efforts; greater support; greater co-operation, to show our enighbors Plattsmouth is big enough to have the greatest livest, most pro gressive boosting unamoer oi com merce in the state. There is urgent need of more mem bers here; of remittance of subscrip tions on our books; so many ways to show our neighbors that we are alive, keen, and aggressive and able to put up a fight for our institutions; our city; our community, along with the best of them. H. Reichstadt dropped in this morning and enrolled as a member bully for you that's the spirit that BUILDS CITIES and commun ities. This personal individual mem bership of $6 per years payable monthly, quarterly or semi-annuallj;, is small enough to permit all of you fellows interested in helping us to help you, to get Into the organiza tion and push with us. When In Omaha last, was lifted up with the many Cne comments that were made on Plattsmouth Oh yes, our reputation as a city is spreading help itto spread faster and fur ther we need the means for adver tising. W. G. X)AVIS. Secretary. NOTICE! yields have increased from five to six bushels per acre. This is the average for the state. Individual farmers have ,done much better than these figures indicate, says the department. Can Increase Production. It is possible to still further in crease production all along the line, and this will occur should farm prices offer any encouragment to farmers to enlarge their output. Rising values wpuld naturally re sult in increasing intensification and a higher level of all productivity through the wider use of better culti vation methods, development of suit able rotations, including the growth of legumes, more efficient use of crop residues and animal manures, greater use of commercial fertilizers and the more common use of selected seed. Our Fanners Efficient. Nebraska farmers are declared tol long since have learned the lesson of soil preservation, aiul it is stated by the department thnt only the ex- ctpional farmer ignores the necessity of returning to the carta the growth building materials that are essential to successful agriculture. The fact that the care yield is steadily going up is regarded by the department as indicative that when there is demand for additional crops the farmers of the Cornhusker state will be able to produce their fair share, without bringing-new or abandoned laud into cultivation. Sidney, la., Feb. 20. Of interest to cattle feeders generally is a state ment by J. Driskell, a Fremont coun ty feeder, who has consistently top ped the market with his cattle, which points out that Alfalfa is bet ter for feeding purposes than corn or oats, especially for finishing the cat tle for market, as it is richer in di gestible protein. Feeding on a large srale, usually from 200 to 300 Herefords a year, Mr. Driskell, as a general rule, starts feeding his cattle in January and fin ishes them in July. He has found it most satisfactory to start them on snapped corn and alfalfa, and then feed ear corn and molasses, twice daily, morning and night. Well Equipped. His farm is splendidly equipped with modern conveniences such as bunks where the cattle can feed in side of a large barn or crib with a feeding floor for the hogs. Mr. Driskell has fed alfalfa for 12 years and so is an authority on this ration. He believes in giving just about as much feed as his cattle will clean up nicely, as he feels it un profitable to let them mess over their feed. He does not use any oil meal as the use cf alfalfa in this way takes its place. Cattle Gain. lie states that he always gets good results from yellow corn and alfalfa with some molasses, and has put 520 pounds gain on a bunch of cattle with this system, which he attributes to the use of alfalfa and molasses. i Mr. Driskell was one of the first1 feeders in the cour.ty to raise alfalfa and since beginning its use he has found it a permanent soil builder and that it freshens up his fields. Tie farms 700 acres near Randolph and his is one of the best improved farms in the county. Whippet averages 43.28 miles per gallon in gruelling 3559 mile trip Car, driven under the Ameri can Automobile Association's Sanction and Observation! -' L0NGW0RTH FOR SPEAKER Washington, Feb. 21. Represen tative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio was selected by acclamation tonight by his republican colleagues as their party candidate to succeed as speak er in the next congress. As repub licans will have a clean cut majority in the house the nomination virtual ly is equivalent to election. All local news is in the Journal. PUBLIC AUCTION As I have decided to quit farming, 1 will sell at Public auction at the farm located 2H miles west and 1 mile south of Murray and 5 miles north of Nehawka, on Thursday, March 3- sale will commence at 10:00 o'clock a m., lunch will be served by the ladies aid of Murray, the following listed property: Nine Head Very Good Mules Span black Jack and Molly Mules. 4 and 6 yrs. wt. 2650; Span Black Jack and Molly Mules, 4 and 5 yrs., wt. 2550; Span of Jack Mules, 6 and 8 years old, wt. 2650; One Black Molly Mule, 4 years old, weight 1200; Span Black Jack and Molly Mules, 2 yrs. old ., wt. 2200. Five Head of Horses One span of Mares. Black and Bay. 8 years old, weight 3000; One team. Bay horse and sorrel mare, 6 yrs. old, wt Suspect V oman Shot Herself Six Months Ago i - i Delicate Operation Removes Pellet, Imbedded in Prain Case , Was 'Hushed Up.' I Wisner, Neb., Feb. 21. The mys tery surrounding the shooting of Mrs. Bessie Ellsworth Tann. 21. for merly of Auburn, Neb.; last August, has been partly cleared. County At-, torney Moodie said today. ! Despondency over a love affair with a man for whom she had been work ing, is believed to havfsJed Mrs. Tann to shoot her self, Mr. Moodie said. Mrs. Tann's husband left her more than a year ago, according to Buelah Ellsworth, her sister. Mrs. Tann then went to work at a farm house near here. j Mrs. Tann had told her sister of 11 , 4 K'11'1 ,n ' - i. Si - I OS ANGELES to New York on " line . . . averaging 43.28 miles per gallon. This is the sensational economy record recently achieved by a it- -c k Overland Whippet in a gruelling 3.559 mile coat-to-onst trip. This spectacular run shatters all previous records. It sets a new- high mark for fuel cconomv. Never before I .as demonstrated out- an affair with one of her employers, j Miss Ellsworth said today. j Mrs. Tann left the farm house in early evening, and went down the farm road toward the highway, the county attorney was told. When she did n ot come back within an hour, her employer became worried and with a hired man. set out after her. As they, neared the highway, they heard moans, and in a clup of trees slightly off the road, they found Mrs. Tann unconscious, with a bullet wound in her head, they said. Near her was an old style revolver. ! They carried here to a nearby farm, where her sister, was. and call ed a Beemer, Neb., physician. He was pledged to secrecy, they told County Attorney Moodie, and the af fair was hushed up. County Attorney Moodie said he would continue the investigation and would probably go to Omaha, Wed nesda3Aj, where Mrs. Tann is in a hos pital, following an operation to re move the bullet from her brain. AWFUL CATASTROPHE MAY any car so dramatically, so convincingly standing performance ability. Under Official Observation The entire test was conducted under the official observa tion of the American Automobile Association. The car was completely examined for stock status at Los Angeles, California, by, George F. Stephenson, western member of the National Technical Committee, Contest li-ard. A. A. A. On Official Technical Observer remained with the Whippet throughout the trip. The best previous Transcontinental record was by the same driver over same route on an average of 2G miles to the gallon. At Los Angeles the gasoline tank was filled to overflow ing. The entire fuel system was then sealed, the seal being carried bv the observer. It was made imjossible to replenish fuel without breaking this seal. An accurate log of the trip was kept by the observer, including the faithful entry of all fuel and oil added. As a further precaution, the carburetor was dismantled at both ends of the run and micrometer check ings made of every part. At the completion of the trip, an official report was pre pared bvthe American Automobile Association, certifying every detail of this remarkable record. WHIPPET COACH 625 Touring, 9625; Roadster, $695; Coupe. ft6S5; Sedan, $725; Lan dau, $755, f. o. b. factory. Prices and specifications subject to change without notice. Willys-Overland, Inc. Toledo, Ohi5. Plattsmouth, Nebraska 0 DO FARMERS WORK TOO MUCH?! voted to the production of their main crops and gave part at leat of tuts (From The Southern Agriculturalist) Nearly all farmers work long hours for part of the year. Some of them undoubtedly average long hours the' year around. Some of them almost) surely would be much busier farmers time to study of their business, to the keeping of accounts and to general home and farm improvement. Jinn's FROM EIFFEL TOWER wife 1 in ris rfrii .1 a . 1 ft n ill?" than they are if they put in eight:, ud mit ,vant hini to Dlav billiani hours a bad on the average. It will,Gagton Qrpholan threw himself from the Eiffel tower today, dying at her feet. For five hours previously po'ic tried to persuade him to descend from EE MENACING THE WORLD Probably never be desirable to put I larxn woris. cm me oasis vi ausoiuifiy Chicac-o. Feb. 20. Humanity need fixed hours of labor. There are emer not fear the end of the world by a gency seasons when the longest day his perilous perch on the second plat- collision with a wayward comet or , is too snort. At the same time, it is waTiriPrino- Ktar. but a catastrophe in- not at all improbable that some farm- 2900; One black horse, 8 years old,'finitejy -worse is in prospect during ers would be better off if they actual- weigning 14UU pounas. tiere is a tfip rPxt one hundred vears. Prof. 'J siiuneueu ine .jengm 01 ineir aver- splendid opportunity to secure good-.Tj.-jj.j. pj Barrows University of a&e working day; and it is altogether wprk mules and horses Ten head of well bred black faced bred ewes. Farm Implements, Etc. Great Western manure spreader, ned; LaCross press drill, almost new; P & O 2-row cultivator like new; Joh Li tion harrow; Corrigated land roller; Chicago Scientist said in an address probable that many farmers would be hpr(1 toriav (better off if they reduced the house de- He referred to the struggle for existence in 2,000 A. D., when he es timated 326 million persons will be packed into the United States "while its natural resources will have been form of the tower. He refuse d and d' manded that his wife be tent for. When she arrived he Jumped. Advertise your wants in the Want Ad colnnm for quick results. hn Deere riding cultivator; Jenny : squandered." nd walking cultivator; Three-sec-1 1 cannot see how Chicago, Amer- ica or even the world will be able to John Deere tandem disc; McCormick support their population one hundred jim w- 1 9 4Via eoianf tct coin y XzCL to J. i J ill iiU 1 in w cn.it M-i 11c V ouu ASKS ALIEN LAW CHANGE corn binder; P & O wide tread lister; Two-row stalk cutter; John Deere two-row machine; John Dftpre 12 inch gang -plow; 16-inch walking plow; Wheat drill; Good buzz saw; Swing Stacker and sweeps; 34 inch Washington, Feb. 21. Modification of the immigration laws of the United Rock Island wagon; Low wagon and states in order that the families of hay rack; New set li inch work these immigrants already In the coun harness; Three sets 1 inch work rv mav be permitted to join them, harness; Several bushels good timothy, wag urged before the American Jew- seed. Terms of Sale On sums of $10.00 and under, cash; on amounts over $10.00 six months time will be given on bankable notes ish congress today by Representative Dickstein (dem., N. Y.). CALLERS MISS C00UDGE A play "Billie's Aunt Joe" will be "XLT N gdS ! Journal Want Ads cost tut little, and they sure do get results. removed until Bettled for. C. M. Chriswisser, be given Friday evening, February i 25th at the Horning school house at district number two. Admission ten I . f Owner, cents. Everybody invited. Luch will Rex Youg. Auctioneer, be servtd. -Mri. Keitha Doud Farmers State Bank of Plattsmouth. Swaa4a. f22-4td Clerk. Washington. Feb. 21. President Coolidge has abandoned for the time j "being his custom of receiving callers at the noon hour and shaking hands with them. Pressure of official busi ness is given as the reason. Numer ous callers today had to ba turned cay disappointed. INSURANCE! I WRITE FOR THE Farmers' Mutual of Lincoln. Equitable Life of New York. Mutual Benefit Health &. Accident Association. National Co-Operative Hail Association. In the Farmers' Mutual of Lincoln you have no renewal premiums to meet. In the Mutual Benefit H. &. A. in case of total disability either from sickness or accident, you draw from $40.C0 to $80.00 per month. The National Co-Operative Hail Association have a fix ed premium no assessments. Your business is solicited. W. T. RSCHARDSOTJ Mynard, Nebraska