MOHDAY, NOV. 18. 1935.
PLATTSMOUTH SEIH - WEEKLY JOTJEITAL
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Dairy Outlook
in the State is
: Very Promising
By E. C. Scheidenhelm, Extension
Dairyman. University of Nebras
ka College of Agriculture.
Nebraska dairymen are facing a
brighter outlook than at any time
during the past three years. Steady
Increases in dairy products prices
and a marked increase in prices paid
for well bred, healthy cattle has
brought about this condition. A
spirit of real optimism prevails
vhereYer a group of real dairymen
gather.
The Cornhusker state ranks fourth
ts a state in the manufacture of but
ter. During the past two months the
butter market has showed a marked
price Improvement with prices in
most Nebraska points three to four
cents higher than two months ago.
Again we are seeing a normal season
al Incline In fat prices. This increase
also means increased returns to men
In milk Bheds as all surplus milk
prices are paid on a butter basis.
All available statistics point to a
fairly stable price for dairy products
this winter. Butter In storage has
been moving out rapidly due to a
good consumer demand. Coupled
with this is a general decrease in
production over most large produc
ing areas. Decreased cow numbers
lined with reidual effect of scanty
rations are making the bis dent in
production figures.
Because of the scarcity of well
grown and good producing cattle,
any sale offering a lot of thtese type
of cows haB been well received. Most
grades recently fresh and two to three
years old from good producing stocK
are selling for $100 or more.
Purebred cattle with production
records are In big demand. Any
breeder keeping up production records
and registration of his cattle Is now
drawing good dividends on his In
vestment. However, there never has been a
surplus of well bred, good producing
cattle because so few people have the
patience to spend the time in breed
ing a real herd. It usually takes a
man fifteen to twenty years to breed
up an outstanding herd.
As sales this late fall and early
winter indicated, improvement and
maintenance of profitable dairy
herd3 can only be accomplished
through constant membership . in
dairy herd improvement associations.
Sales show that cows with good re
cords this year have brought all the
way from $20 to $30 more than sim
ilar cows with no production records.
Most Nebraskans will be startled
to know that two-thirds of the cows
milked in the state are net paying
their owners more than 10 cents per
hour for their labor. This winte'r
unusual care will have to be taken
in feeding practices. Although feed
prices are much lower than one year
ago, worth while profits can only be
made where feeding is properly done.
Feed costs make up CO per cent of
the total cost of producing milk or
tutterfat.
Selection c sires is as important
as ever and the residual effect of
haphazard breeding methods during
the past three or four years will be
felt for another ten years. Control
of diseases Is also essential. Today
we are having herd after herd en
tirely eliminated through a disease
eradication program. Would it not
have been better to have eliminated
a few animals several years ago than
to have lost nearly all of them now?
All these things can be watched
closely in dairy herd improvement as
sociations. Each month the super
visor determines production, feed
costs and returns. Suggestions are
given as to feeding practices, accur
ate records are kept to identify the
animals and studies made as to the
outstanding female lines in herds.
The Influenceof each sire is measured
by production of his female off
spring. With the dairy cattle Industry
facing brighter outlook, today is the
time to start a systematic method of
operating the dairy herd or the re
turns from it may be decidedly discouraging.
Changes Ambition
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Adelaide Moffett
'After giving up an earlier ambi
tion to become a night club singer,
Adelaide Moffett, 21, daughter of
James A. Moffett, Standard Oil
official and former federal housing
administrator, enrolled for a pre
nedical course at Russell Sage
college, Troy, N. Y.
LANGER JURY DISAGREES
Bismarck, N. D. The twelve man
Jury considering federal conspiracy
charges against former Governor Wil
liam Langer and three others report
ed it was unable to agree on a verdict.
Judge A. Lee Wyman ordered the
jury discharged a little more than
forty-five hours after they had been
given the case.
The jury was then discharged.
U. S. District Attorney P. W.
Lanier declared that he would move
a third trial of the conspiracy case
in December, following trial of per
jury charges against Langer and the
three defendants.
MANLEY NEWS
Fred Laurenzen Is Tiavlng a siege
of mumps at this writing.
Bobbie McDonald has been assist
ing with the picking of corn at the
farm of John Mockenhaupt. '
Chester Elseman of Murdock was
looking after some business matters
and visiting with friends here last
Friday.
John Murphy and little son, Pat
rick, were visiting with friends in
Manley a number of days during the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter O'Brien were
looking after some business matters
and calling on friends in Lincoln last
Thursday.
Mr. Bryant formerly of Auburn
has been appointed agent for the
Missouri Pacific at Manley, entering
upon hi3 new duties lest week.
Glen Miller has been tendered a
position with the government in their
quarries at Weeping .Water and en
tered upon his duties there last Sat
urday. Miss Sue Mockenhaupt was visit
ing in Louisville last Tuesday, being
a guestof her sister, Mrs. R. C. Maier,
and also attending tue Armistice day
festivities! there.
Rev. Father Patrick Harte, pastor
of St. Patrick's Catholic church, was
in Omaha last Monday, where he was
looking after some business matters
for a short time.
August Krecklow and Robert Wiles
w ere in Omaha "last Friday with a
pickup load of stock which were be
ing disposed of by farmers in this
vicinity through the South Omaha
stock yards.
Pauline Fericks and mother, Julia
Brown, Ruth Olson and Grandma
Fericks, all of Hartington. visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Krecklow over the week end. Mis3
Brown stayed over to visit until
Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Osborne, who has been
in poor health for some time past,
underwent . an operation some ten
days ago, and has since been show
ing good improvement. The opera
tion was performed at Mercy hospital
at Council Bluffs.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Rauth and
May Boss Tigers
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trra
was spent at the Harold Krecklow
home Thursday night. Those pres
ent included Julia Brown, who has
been visiting here from Hartington,
Mildred Pankonin, Evelyn Peters, Vir
tus Haws, Willard Rohrdanz and Mr.
and Mr3. Harold Krecklow.
Married Twenty-Five Years
November 24th. will mark the 25th
wedding aniversary of Mr and Mrs.
Hugh O'Brien and their friends are
planning a reception and party in
hcr.or of the occasion. Further de
tails will be given later.
Charles Navin
Charles Navin, secretary-treasurer
of the Detroit Tigers and
nephew of Frank Navin, Tiger
president, who died suddenly of a
heart attack, was mentioned as
the likely candidate to succeed his
uncle.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dowler were at
Weeping Water last Monday, where
they were guests at a banquet at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allen,
held under auspices of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
Oscar Dowler and wife were in
Weeping Water last Monday, where
they attended an Armistice day ban
quet given by the American Legion
Auxiliary. At the same time, Mr. and
Mrs. R. Bergmann were at Louis
ville, where the Legion and Auxiliary
joined in an Armistice celebration,
having a fine fried chicken supper
and a program. Mrs. (Bergmann is a
past president of the Louisville Auxiliary.
Enjoyable Card Party
A very pleasant evening at cards
Improving Very Nicely
Herbert Lau. son of Charles Lau,
Jr., who fell from the mow of the
barn cn the farm ,some weeks ago,
fracturing his arm and bruising him
self up quite badly, is now making
good progress towards recovery. He
was able to come to town the latter
part of last week.
the stove to warm it. As they were
converging, he got the cushion a lit
tle too close to the stove and it caught
fire and had to be extinguished Lofore
the shave could be had. It looks like
he was trying to make it hot for his
friend.
What a Catch !
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Corn Inspection Fees
Harry Haws, manager of the Man
ley Farmers Elevator and George A.
Stites, president of Nebraska Grain
Dealers' association, who is engaged
in the conduct of an elevator at Union,
have been named as inspectors for
Cass county and will look after the
work of inspecting and sealing cf
corn cn which loans are made.
In speaking of the inspection work,
Mr. Haws said that instead of the
former method, where the inspection
fee was on a basis of so much per
bushel, the charges this year will be
made on a crib basis, $ I for the first
crib and $2 each for subsequent cribs
inspected and sealed at the same
time.
Kindness Always Pays
While that is a generally recogniz
ed fact, it is likewise true that it
is sometimes costly. We have in mind
a certain barber (no names given),
who is always doing little things for
the comfort of hi3 patrons. On a
recent chilly morning one cf his
friends of the cloth entered the Bhop
for some tonsorial work and the bar
ber seeking to make it as pleasant as
possible for his friend, held the seat
cushion from the barber chair near
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When Miss Frances Yarborough, '
sunshine product of Miami, Fla.,' '
went fiihing, she didn't prove .
such cn adept at the art, but most ,
ur.gkrs would be Eati;fiedwitha)
similar catch.
Littl jjirl who was orphaned
In tht Republican river flood
In Nebraska and was cared
for by Red Cross, which aid
ed many.hundreds in three
states affected.
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Reef Cross Relief Given in 128
Catastrophes-Unusual and
Vbried Freaks of Nature and '
Other Calamities visit distress
on Nation-People aided through
burMeinbershipjnRedC!
First word of terrific loss of life in Florida disaster came
through Red Cross short wave radio, put up on the stricken
Keys by amateur operators. Here are shown the weary men
after ,4k hours continuous heroic work. Red Cross aided
1,000 families.
High winds destroyed many homes in North Caro
lina. Above, where home stood. At right, home
rebuilt by Red Cross. Fifty tornadoes in U. S.
called for Red Cross help during year.
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Fourteen children were killed when bus was hit by train at a Maryland crossinfl. Red Crosa
first Aiders rescued tht liyinjr. Two such accidents with heavy toll of lives occurred
during the year..
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I n o c u I a t i o n s
against typhoid
and other'prevent
ablejdiseases fol
lowing disaster, in
cooperation with
state health' au
thorities. This was
seen eifollowing
floods1! nJ;Ne w
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Epidemics of bronchial troubfes followed devastating clouds of dust
in midwest. Red Cross established hospitals for victims. Here are
little patients and Red Cross nurses. Five other epidemics. came
under Red Cress care during the year. . "
This little girl arrived during the New York floods.
Red Cross provided hospital care for mother and baby.
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Families marooned In Mississippi valley floods were taken from roofa by Red Cross res
cuers. During the year tht Red Cross gaye disaster relief to 110.000 persons In 306 counties
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