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Nebraska Farm Tax More Than Double 1 in Eight Years 27 Cents an Acre in 1914—67 Cents in 1922—Colorado Has Largest Increase; Arizona None. By Associated Press. Lincoln, June 10.—Taxes on farm lands In Nebraska have more than doubled In the past eight years. It Is shown In a revised survey made by the United States Department of Agriculture and made public here by A. E. Anderson, statistician of the bureau of agricultural economics. Taxes on Nebraska farm lands aver aged 67 cents an acre in 1922, as compared to 27 cents an acre in 1914, which is an increase of 249 per cent. As an average for the entire United States, farm taxes were 71 cents an acre in 1922, com pared with 31 cents in 1914, the survey shows. Increase Due to Prices. The increase is attributed in part to a disproportionate increase in assess ed valuation based on high land prices during and following the war, and in part to increased cost of state and local government. Highest farm land taxes are paid in New Jersey, which shows a tax of $2.22 an acre in 1922, compared with 96 cents in 1914. Low est farm land taxes are paid in Ala bama, which shows a tax of 25 cents an acre, compared with 13 cents In 1914. In Indiana, a tax of $1.60 was lev ied in 1922, compared with 67 cents in 1914; Michigan, $1.58, compared with 66 cfents; Iowa, $1.49, compared with 68 cents; Idaho, $1.40, compared with 50 cents; Ohio, $1.24, compared with 61 cents; Illinois, $1.23, compared with 56 cents; Wisconsin, $1.23, compared with 55 cents;' Massachusetts, $1.20 compared with 63 cents: New York, $1.13, compared with 59 cents, and Pennsylvania, $1.11 compared with 58 cent*. Taxes in all other states were less than $1 in 1922. Arizona Taxes Same. Arizona reported that a tax of 7 cents an acre was levied in 1922, which was the same as in 1914, but the reports were so few on farms in that state and were so conflicting that they were considered of little value by the department. The highest percentage of increase in taxes was in Colorado, which show ed that a tax of 68 cehts an acre was levied in 1922, compared with 20 cents in 1914, an increase of 340 per cent. Maryland showed the lowest percent age of increase, the tax in 1922 being 85 cents an acre, compared with 50 cents in 1914, an Increase of 170 per cent. Spencer Wants Ship Liquor Clause of Dry Law Modified New York. June 10.—Some method should be found to permit foreign vessels to bring liquor into American porta In order to avoid embarrass ment to the shipping interests of the world. Senator Spencer of Missouri said today upon returning from a trip abroad. He said he had often heard the hope - expressed on the continent that the Volstead act would be modified, but he expressed the opinion that there never would be any material change. "Prohibition is here to stay," he said. Wisconsin Man to Teach Sociology at State Uni. Lincoln, June 10.—Announcement was made this evening of the appoint ment of Dr. J. O. Hertzier of the University of Wisconsin to a profes sorship in the department of socio logy In the Unlverstly of Nebraska. Dr. Hertzier will carry on the courses in theoretical sociology taught for many years by Dr. George E. How ard, who will limit his activities in the coming semester. Professor Hertzier spent a part of the week in Lincoln. He spent a year in the war service as instructor in the training camp at Macon, Ga. Officers Are Elected by Holstein Association Cleveland, O., June 10.—The follow ing officers -were re-elected at the annual convention of the Holsteln Krleslan Association of America, at the annual convention here: , President, former governor of Illi nois, Frank O. Lowden; vice president, John M. Kelly, Bara boo, Wis.; Wing R. Smith, Syracuse, N. Y.; secretary, F. Li. Loughton. Brattleboro, Vt.; superintendent of advanced registry, Malcolm H. Gardner, Dclavun, Wis. Largest Oklahoma Oil Well Is Brought in at Bristol Muskogee, Okl., June 10.—What is said to bo the largest well ever drilled in the state has been brought In by the United States Cities corporation and the Lorraine Petroleum company on their lease three miles northwest of Bristow. The well made better than 1,700 barrels the first hour and tonight was reported flowing 1,000 barrels an hour. The top of the sand was reached at 3,1«2 feet. Detroit Gets 1924 Danish Lutheran Convention Cedar Falla, la., June 10.—Tbe Dan ish Lutheran Evangelical convention in session here, selected Detroit as the 1924 meeting place. Wilburn Hostrop, was elected treasurer of the synod, to succeed H. P. Rasmussen, who declined re-election. Apple Crop Short. Special Dispatch to The Omitha lice. Shubert, Neb., June 10. — Apples here were not seriously damaged by the late frost the fore part of May, but the crop Is short as compared with the previous year. Several hun dred carloads are In sight for harvest ing this fall. Good growing weather has been experienced for the past three weeks. Al{ field crops are in good shape. Hessian Fly Ruins Wheat. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Be*. Table Rock, Neb., June 10.—There is much complaint heard here In re gard to the Hessian fly In the wheat fields. Keveral farmers have already listed fields to corn, where Ilia wheat promised to be * an almost total failure. The wet weather still con tinues and the cultivating of the corn awaits tbs coming of tbs sunshine. a Scientific Methods Used on Woodbine Stock Farm ' \ _. By R. W. DAVIE. If home can be made truly faclnat lng in the city, where in some in stances there is scarcely room to pass between the houses, it certainly is a natural achievement in the country. Two miles east of Woodbine, la . lies the Woodbine Hereford Stock farm, comprised of tiilO acres, owned and operated by William S. Westcott. Mr. Westcott is a practical farmer who has worked from the ground up, and who sponsors everything rela tive to progression which, of course, elucidates the reason for his Interest In the experiments being conducted by agricultural schools as a means of gathering further knowledge and deal ing with agriculture in a scientific manner. He has four boys, ranging in age from 6 to 21. The oldest Bon is at present attending Iowa State Agricul tural college, which goes to prove Mr. Weetcott's conception of farming, and his belief that it is necessary to pro cure an education in order to be filied for this occupation. The younger boys are enthusiastic over farm life, as was shown by their interest taken in purebred Hereford calves—feeding the calves and watching the result of their efforts, during the months that are required to produce baby beef, with the pride and satisfaction of men. Aims Beyond Standard. Mr. W'estcott has 400 head of dou ble standard purebred Hereford cat tle. He is feeding 200 head and has a hundred calves and about the same number of cows.* He takes much care in selecting, from year to year, the choicest of his cows for breeding pur poses, in an attempt to surpass—if possible—the standard that he has al ready attained. Usually he feeds his cattle five or six months. His two silos supply the ensilage which, with a portion of oilmeal, corn and alfalfa hay, he has found sufficient to give satisfactory results as economically as possible. Silos cannot be dispensed with. In his opinion; nor can he praise too highly the value of alfalfa. Twenty acres of this crop is enough.to supply his needs, producing a mammoth yield per acre upon his level, rich soil. He looks with enthusiasm up on sweet clover, believing it unequal ed as a fertilizer, and has been con vinced through experience that it makes very good pasture, especially if not permitted to grow rank; and while he says that it is a nutritious hay, if properly handled Its other uses are most significant. Tractors are practical and superior to horses as far as plowing the heavy bottom soils is concerned, according *o Mr. W'estcott; and one could hard ly manifest otherwise after viewing three of them moving across his fields; each accomplishing in a single day more than double what could be done with a g<(iig plow pulled by horses. It is possible, also, to plow at any desirable depth, which has much to do with production of corn. Mr. W'estcott rehes mainly upon corn. His farm lies in the heart of the corn belt, his livestock raising opens an avenue to escape the market de pression that sometimes comes when there is reported to be a bumper crop. He has planted, or will plant 300 acres of corn. Breeds Hogs. The Duroc Jersey hog is the best type for all purposes, this progres sive farmer thinks, and he has 200 head of the thrifty breed on his farm. He is rather skeptical toward the success and profit which may be ac quired from raising pigs, unless one makes it a business in itself, because he has discovered that it is not an easy undertaking. One of the requisites in the success ful growing of livestock is shelter. Mr. Westcott has prepared for this and has several barns of large propor tions, which were constructed ec pecially to protect his livestock dur ing bad weather. He is fortunate to have natural facilities at his con venience since many large trees shade a portion of the feed yard. His long hog house is modern with an exuber ance of light and ventilation, and cleanliness, he believes, cannot be over estimated. There is but a single way to do a thing and that is the right way: such is Mr. Westcott’s philosphy and it is revealed by the arrangement and locatloji of buildings upon his farm. Poultry raising might, as far as he is concerned, be of little or no impor tance, and this is probably true be cause Mrs. Weseott raises the chick ens. She has more than 400 Buff Or pington chickens and perhaps half as many hens. The poultry house, from the outside, appears similar to a mod ern hog house, with windows reach ing from the extremity of ttfe lower roof to the extremity of the upper, while the interior is divided propor tionately to nest boxes and good, sub stantial roosts. In the absence of ready money on the farm, chickens are life-savers. The expense of rais ing them is trivial, in Mrs. Westcott's opinion, and they are more than worth the efforts put forth. Feels tabor Shortage. Prosperity has not arrived, Mr. Westcott candidly states. It Is one continuous, inexorable grlrn^, with prices at a point where material gain is out of the question. There is a shortage of reliable labor, he says. A good man must be retained If It is at all possible to meet his wage de mands, for he is a part of the human machinery that cannot be excluded for financial reasons. There remains more than memories of the tumultuous years lately reced ed, and these burdens, added to the ever-pressing matters of the present are, indeed, sufficient to discourage even an optimist. Prices are low and unstable and freight is exorbitant. In truth, the farmer Is fighting valiantly and with faith that better times are approaching. Mr. Westcott Is a member of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation and be lieves that it will eventually solve the many problems that cause solicitude at the present time. He says that It has achieved wonderful things, and only regrets that it was not in exist ence long ago. He Is confident that agriculture has a foundation of Its own. and that co-operation of the men on the farms with those who are guid ing the activities of farm organiza tions will bring prosperity at length. With the County Agents Kill morn County. Geneva—A conference of boya* and girls* club leaders was held yesterday afternoon at the office of the^iounty agenta here. Prof. L. J. Krlsble of the college of agri culture of the University of Nebraska conducted the meeting. A clothing club sponsored by the Chel sea Improvement club and under the lead ership of Mrs. Lyman Hrook was organ ized during the week, according to Lea W. Thompson and Kdna C. Pegler, county agents. Otoe County. Syracuse—Dozens of wheat fields have been examined during the past week, and it was found that there was a great varia tion in the extent of damage done by Hc*sian flies, according to A. If. DeLong, county agent. In many instances, Mr. De Long said, a field on ono,alde of the road would b# found to have been considerably damaged while another field a few rods away would be practically free from damage. Hog cholera appeared In Otoe county during the past week and animals in one of the fig club herds were affected, ac cording fo A. H. DeLong, county agent. A sewing club was organized at Dunbar during the past wbek, according to A. H DeLong, Otoe county agricultural agent. Helen Ashton and Nell Walker will be the leaders of the club. Kixteen members are enrolled. (Several new members have Joined the • Wyoming Pig club and a regular organ I/.ation has been formed, according to A. II. DeLong county agent. Nells Madsen in president. Karl Njday secretary and Wallace Giles treasurer. Crus County Weeping Water—Sweet « lover pastures ar« In excellent condition and eorne pas turea are being cut be* auae the farmera do lint have enough stock to keep them pastur'd close, according to Ida M. W li kens and L. R. Snipes, county agents. John Warger. a former who live* near Plattsmouth, has obtained wood to make his furniture, lumbar for hla farm build ings, foncepnsta and firewood from a tract of 70 acree of timber on hla farm, according to Ida M. Wllkena and L. It. Hnlpra, county agenta. Charles Warger, the farmer's son. has constructed a radio set cabinet tt walnut obtained on the farm. Thayer County. Hebron—In addition to the demonutra tlon work started on tha Thayer county demonstration farm last autumn, there hav# boon plan tad an ttu farm tala spring eight varieties of oats, one variety or barley, 12 varieties of sorguhm. 12 va | rtetlm i,f white corn, II varieties of yellow and red corn and six varieties of so y beans, according to It. C. Christie, county it gent. A crate fattening demonstration, con ducted with 176 White Leghorn cockerel* In weeks old, by ftensul Ar Weasler, showed sn average Incresse of .<53 pounds each In weight In the 14-rlay period, ac cording to L. C. Christie, county agent. The average weight of tn* cockerels at the beginning of the teat wss 1.62 pounds, and at the end of two .weeks the average weight wss 2.16 pounds. Frontier County. Ptorkvllle—The Frontier County Farm ers' union will hold Its annual picnic at Oraflno Friday, June 16. It was announc ed by W. If Campbell, county agent. A baseball game, horseshoe contest* * and other spoils ate on the progumi. The sowing Club of Havana rural com munity has organized Hgnln for second course #r*rk, accnrdiur to W. H. Camp bell, county Hgent. Mr*. Lee Waddell Hgaln w*a chosen leader. Nmintlpr* County. Wahoo—The third annual farm tour '— *■— " “ ■*Thursday and. It waa an obartg- county j "gent, ftxtern farm* of the county are I?—.? v,*,tad on tb* tour, end .lemon ■fJrat Jon* In varlou* phase* of farm work nSti.\n b". ro"'1ucted at each *fop. In addition, lunche* and entertainment will •e furnished at Wanahoo and Ashland lirkVr %! ' P s**w*rd* field secretary »,f !**• £f*br**Jia #h**rm Bureau federation. *nd If L. Keefe, president of the federa tion. are to «peak. The county agent'a office has not been able to supply the demand for farm labor this spring according to Walter F Robert*, county agent. Farmers of the county are being requested to let the countv agent know of their need* a* far In advanc* as possible. Madison County. Battle Creek-Cucumber beetle* are de stroying melon vines in large number* in Madlaon county, according to report* to the county agent Nicotine I* be*ng used to kill the beetles. Wednesday. July 26. ha* been set as the date for the annual farm bureau pl< nlc. it was announced by the county agent's office. A number of committees have been appointed to take charge of the various phase* of preparation* A sowing club wa* organised during the wek at drove township, with Mr*. Charley Fllmer aa local leader, accord ing to the county agent. Edith lluffley wa* chosen president. Eleanor Huffley, vlc» president; Iteka Burton, secretary treasurer. A sweet clover tour, designed to show the method* followed by successful clover grower* Will be put on Wednesday. June 2b. It was announced by the rounty agent’s office here. Ilmlgi. County. Vermont' Vrnnl. A Ml.. hrll. a furmrr who live* t hree mile* annt hwe«t of Hooper haa on* of the bent herd* of Red Polled *nttle In th»‘ *fat* and began hi* bu*l rt**a with luat one row a* foundation •tock. according to R. N. Hau*cr county agent Fourteen boy a during the paat week organized the largeat pig club In Dodge county, according to County Agent R. N Hauaer. Duroc, Poland China. and Spotted Poland Plea will ha represented In tha club. Walter Hula la president of the cluh. Donald O'Brien, vice presi dent. and Earl Peteraon, secratary-treaa ure. One of the largeat h*rde of pure bred Belgian horaee In Nebraaka la owned by Henry A. Hun of North Rend, according to the county agent. Mr. Hun. the county agent aald, ha* been breeding th*ae horn** for alt or **\en year*, end la a firm believer In hi* own prediction that the horae I* elowlv tart *tire|y "coming back" Into favor. I)»l«nth County. Dakota City—During the pant week a aawlng cluh wa* organized at Pigeon creek precinct, with Ruth Renton, preal d*nt: Volnia Wood*, vl* a preeldent; Ruth Htewart, aecretary-treaaurer; If wa* an nounced by C. R Young, county agent Th* Farm bureau pirn lb will be held thla year at Clinton nark. July 4 Harry I*. Keefe, preeldent of the Nebraaka Farm Bureau federation and president of the United Htafea drain Urowera, will be the chief apeakar. For the purpose of determining tha value of Innocutation, a *ov bean feat plat has been sown on the farm of Harry Hrbksen In F.maraen precinct, according to C It Young, county agent The henna were drilled on a piece of fall plowing. IViiftlilngton County Rial* A sewing club wa* organized last week In J»* Soto township. It waa announced by the office of the county agent. Mr* flol.tnd Smith i* leader of the new club; Blanche Hvnboda presi dent; Agnea Urarn vlca praaldant, and Edna Rouvler aecretary-treaaurer. Beekeeper* are reaping a large return for past effort* In the form of a honey i top. acrmdlna to the county egant .Tuna la tha principal harveat tlm* for honey producara, tha county Ofant a atota 60,000,000 Pounds of Butter Produced Yearly in State Six Methods of Marketing Produce—Manufacturing of Milk Products, Easy to Ship, Increasing in Nebraska. By Associated Frets. Lincoln, June 10.—Nebraska's 79 creameries manufacture more than 60,000,000 pounds of butter each year, and most of this is shipped to New York and other eastern mar kets, according to figures compiled by P. S. Page of the college of agri culture of the University of Nebras ka. The reasons for this are given by Mr. Page as being that Nebraska, as well as neighboring states, pro duces more dairy products than can be used in the state, while eastern states cannot produce sufficient dairy products for home consumption. Six methods of marketing dairy products are in use by farmers of the state, Mr. Page declared. These are direct deliveries of milk.and cream by the farmer to the creamery, oper ation of cream stations, selling to independent buyers, co-operative mar keting associations, shipping direct to creameries, and selling direct to consumers. Of these systems the shipping of cream direct to cream eries appears to be most favored, the statement said. Another system, the cream station, is probably a Ne braska idea, and is a substitute for the cream route system which is in operation in several states. Under the cream station system a station is established in each dairying com munity; farmers haul their milk and cream to t^ie station, from where the creamery company hauls It to their plant. Manufacture, of butter, cheese, con densed - milk and other products which may be marketed in far away markets is growing rapidly in the state, Mr. Page asserted, quoting figures to show that the manufacture of butter increased from 56,661,000 pounds in 1920 to 66,653,000 pounds In 1921; In the same period cheese making increased from 33,000 pounds In 1920 to 61,000 pounds In 1921. Few Nebraska farmers make di rect deliveries of their milk, it was declared, because of the fact that the dairy cow ‘’populatioo’' of the state is not dense enough to warrant or ganization ’ of small creameries to make a creamery acoesible to most farmers; and for a similar reason most farmers do not retail their milk, preferring to let the creameries handle the retail trade rather than go to the expense of bottling their products and establishing trade routea. Garden and Orchard Suggestions By Purley L. Keene. Study Fruit 1.1st-—At this time of the year salesmen of nursery stock are usually very active in taking orders for next year. Too frequently they are found selling varieties of fruit which are known to be tender. If you wish fruit, purchase only the hardy varieties. On the other hand, if you wish to experiment you are entitled to try little known and tend er varieties. Anyone Interested should consult the fruit list of the South Dakota State Horticultural society. Jt consists of a list of frut» varieties recommended for general planting and for trial. In order to make this list more comprehensive the state is divided into six districts. Apple Varieties—A few general suggestions may be of service at this time. We find people planting Grimes, Jonathan, Delicious and King David varieties of apples when they should be planting Pattens, Duchess, Wealthy and other hardy varieties. Varieties of Russian origin have prov en the hardiest, vlx.. Hibernal, Duch ess, Anisim. I,ongfleId, Yellow Trans parent, Wolf River, Tetofsky. Chari amoff and others. The Wealthy. Patten and Northwestern originated in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, respectively, have proven of com mercial value to these sections. While they are not of first degree hardiness they are worthy of planting and especially is this true In the more favorable aections of the state. I would recommend for home orchards throughout a large portion of the state the following varieties: Hiber nal, Duchess. Wealthy, Pattens, Ani sim, Ixingfleld. and among the crabs, Florence, Whitney, with a tree or so of the Marly Strawberty and Sweet Russet. Plums—In regard to plums, all trees should he on Americana roots. Of the old American varieties the fol lowing are recommened: Wolf. Wyant. DeSoto, Forest Garden. Among the varieties of mors recent origin, the Opata. Sapa, Hanaka and Waneta have proven to he among the best. Many others sre sufficiently hardy for trial in the home garden. Grapes—The Iteta grape Is the only grape which ta hardy enough for gen eral planting without covering. The Concord. Worden. Moore's Marly and other varieties of better quality than the Beta may ha tried, hut require winter protection by being covered with earth. Other Fruits—The Sunbeam. Ohta and Matham red raspberries give us hardiness and quality. Winter pro tection, helps them. Perfection, Red Cross and Pomona are satisfactory varieties of red currants, while Car rie, Houghton and Downing are gooae berrlrs extensively planted. Among the atrawberrlre. the old Senator Dun lap la aa good aa any There are many varieties of fruit, some hardy, some more or less hardy and some decidedly tender in the various sections of the stste. Plant only of those varieties which have proven to he hardy and vntuahle. mant aeld, and thla work la being ac complished rapldlv. Srwuril County. Reward—Farmara are beginning to cull their poultry flnrka. according tn I A Wilaott, county agent, who bn* declared that thla I* tha heal time f year to < nil owing to the fact that hrna which *'*it molting In June will not he bat k lading before fall l.iimnxtrr Count,v. T.lncefn Wight dairy cow* In lha ma ture clans (ft yoara or met I obtained honorable mention »tt lha recent teal by producing more than t b pound* of hut i ter fat In two days according to a elate- I mem mada public from the offirea of jha I • "t agriculture of the University of Nebraska. | The Farmer’s Wife By Mary Ann Gray. Short Cuts In Sewing—Women who make their own garments and those for their children will appreciate such ‘‘time savers” as suggested by Zalea Linfleld, extension specialist in cloth ing at State college: Bound buttonholes and rompers, aprons and house dresses—Mark with basting thread the exact length of buttonholes. Lay a piece 2 1-2 inches wide ad 1 inch longer than opening over it on the right side with the center to the basting line. Baste into place. Turn fb the wrong side and stitch the width of the small pressure foot from the original basting. Start at one side to stitch, turn square corners and continue to stitch until rectangle is complete. Cut a slit down the orig inal basting to 1-4 Inch from end. Then cut to each corner, being care ful not to cut stitches. Remove basting that held facing in place and pull the facing so that the two edges just meet at the center of the open ing; secure folded ends of the facing whiyh extend past the onfls of the opening. On the right side stitch just outside the outer edge of bind ing. On the wrong side catch the stitch on the outer edge of the fac ing. Overcast edges together one way, then return. Press buttonhole hard; remove overcasting stitches and the buttonhole is complete. Set In Pockets for Middies and Skirts—These are made in thp same way as the bound buttonhole only un der the second step the piece of ma terial used is 8 inches wide and 1 Inch loager than the opening. In stead of finishing off edges of wrong side, as is done with the bound but-' tonhole the upper piece of material is creased down and the pocket cut the desired shape. Make a plain seam. The raw edges may be bound, or overcast, depending upon the ma terial. Sun Helps Grain. Wymore, Neb., June 10.—All wheat fields In this vicinity have made rapid progress toward maturity with the hot, sunny weather recently, and the grain is all headed out and ripen ing nicely. State Uni Entry Wins 7-Day Record in Dairy Cow Class (Quality Lincoln Gave 22.52 Butter Fat—Junior Two Year-Old Sets New World Mark. Lincoln. June 10.—The best seven day record made In the mature dairy cow class in April was that of Qual ity Lincoln, owned by the University of Nebraska, according to a state ment made puhlic here today from the offices of the college of agricul ture. She produced 22.52 pounds of butter fat, which Is equal to 28.15 pounds of butter <80 per cent) in the seven days, the statement said. The next cow in that class was Korn dyke Jennie Uilkje Segis, owned by the Woodlawn dairy. Her . produc tion was 22.5 pounds of fat, or 28.12 pounds of butter. The sfatement continued as fol lows: In the junior 3^ear-old class N. P. Becky Blesks Beauty Countess led with a production ,of 22.89 pounds of fat, or 28.61 pounds of butter. She belongs to the University of Ne braska substation at North Platte. She was followed by Jane Gerben Lyons of the Nebraska school of agri culture with 22.51 pounds of fat, which is equivalent to 28.15 pounds of 80 per cent butter. The only entry in the junior 2 year old class was Jennie Segis Sylvia Waldorf, who broke the state record for both milk and fat in seven days and broke the world's record for both milk and fat production in both 30 and 60 days. Her production was 607.8 pounds of milk, 23.5 pounds of fat, or 29.37 pounds of butter In seven days: 2,587.6 pounds of milk, 98.13 pounds of fat, or 122.66 pounds of hptter in 30 days; 5,050.2 pounds of milk, 1S6.2 pounds of fat, or 232.75 pounds of butter in 60 days. In the 10 months division the Woodlawn dairy owns all of the cows entered in the mature class. Van dercamp Segis Grace produced 605.93 pounds of fat or 67 i pounds of but ter. Queen Lyons Hilda II produced 570.51 pounds of fat, or 713.13 pounds of butter. Pletertje FaJ-ne Astrea Johanna produced 561.26 pounds of fat. or 710.57 pounds of butter. The only entry In the senior 4 year old class was Flereus Lady Colantha, who in 10 months produced 429.17 pounds of fat, which Is equal to 586.46 pounds of butter. Tree Fruit Not as Good as in 1922; May Rains Help Brownville, N<?b., June 10.—Small fruit is raised in this vicinity in heavy volumes. The crop this year was somewhat cut by the late frost, but the strawberry season has now opened here in good shape, and the fruit seems quite plentiful, owing to the frequent rains and good grow ing season since the fore part of May. The quality is average. From 30 to 90 crates of strawberries a day are being shipped out now, and the move ment is expected to last for about three weeks’ yet. The total crop is said to be 90 per rent of last years’ crop. Tree fruit here is very fair, but not as good as last season. Over 150 carloads of apples and pears are expected to be harvested here this fall and shipped to eastern cities. Are you reading the Brisbane col umn daily appearing in this paper? Culls Ha makee good money from tile land And haa at every hand. I 'Cause ha divaralfta*. > On# farmer ha# found that rata may be destroyed by piping the fumes of an automobile exhaust Into their burrows under the barn, garage, or chicken house. He packed loose earth around the hose and ran the en gine moderately for 10 minutes. One cowr out of every six, on an average, loses money for her owner. A ventilator in the dairy ban is a paying proposition. "Now. Sarah. »here in no axcuss.*' Said Mr* City Dwellaia; ‘Ri*ht now put down for aumroar uh fcomo freah mkm in the cellar.” By keeping the orchard cultivated and the borders closely mowed, the nymphs of the buffalo tree hopper, one of the most Injurious insects at tacking fruit trees, will be starved. It while pruning, a little care be ex ercised to cut out and burn twigs containing the eggs of this Insect, much can be done to control the pest. If foulbrood is present In any bee colony in your locality, or If its pres ence is suspected, steps should be taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Updike Consignment Service ITS MEANING TO SHIPPERS: TOP PRICES. QUICK RETURNS With Check for Balance Dae on Each Car The careful handling of ioaa and delay claims. A GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION Telephone AT lantic <312 Updike Grain Corporation “A Reliable Consignment House’* OMAHA Kansas City Chicago Milwaukee $25,000,000 Austrian Government Guaranteed Loan . 1923-1943 Seven Per Cent. Sinking Fund Gold Bonds Dated June 1, 1923 Intere.t payable June 1 and December 1 Due June 1, 1942 Subject to redemption at par as a whole on any interest date after June 1, 1934, and in part through the Sinking Fund in any year. Coupon Bonds in denominations of $1,000, $500, and $100. Principal and interest payable in New York at the office of J. P. Morgan & jCo., in United States gold coin of the present standard of weight and fineness, without deduction for any Austrian taxes, present or future. Guaranteed severally as to principal, interest and redemption payments, in the proportion stated below, by the Governments of Great Britain, France, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark and Holland. Before each issue forming part of the Loan is made, every guarantor State will deposit with the National Bank of Switzerland in the name of the Trustees its own bonds of like tenor and currency to cover the amount of its guaranty in respect of such issue. Thus, dollar bonds of the several States by which the service of this issue is guaranteed will be held by the National Bank of Switzerland in the name of the Trustees. • These Bonds are part of the International Loan to be issued in Great Britain. France, Italy. Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Sweden. Austria and the United States of America in bonds of various denominations and in various currencies for amounts sufficient to yield in the aggre gate an effective sum equivalent to 630,000,000 Austrian Gold Crowns, or about $126,000,000. The Bonds are to be secured by a first charge on the gross receipts of the Austrian customs and tobacco monopoly, which, for the first five months of 1923, have been at the rate of 150,000,000 Austrian Gold Crowns (about $30,000,000) per annum, whereas interest charges and sinking fund suf ficient to amortize the Loan by maturity will not exceed 67,000,000 Aus trian Gold Crowns (about $13,600,000)per annum. The Austrian Government covenants to pay during the life of the Loan a fixed annua] sum which, after deducting the annual interest on the Bonds at the time outstanding, is to be suffi cient to redeem the entire Loan in annual installments by maturity. The quota available for amortization of the American issue, increasing from about $600,000 in the first year to about $2,200,000 in the last year, will be used in the redemption of Bonds of the American issue by lot at 100r<' and accrued interest, or. if the Austrian Government should so elect, in the purchase of Bonds in the market, if obtainable at less than 100' and accrued interest. GUARANTIES Of the total authorized Loan, bonds to the amount required to yield an effective sum equiva lent to not more than 585,000,000 Austrian Gold Crowns (of which the present issue of guaran teed dollar bonds forms paid) are guaranteed as to principal, interest and redemption payments by the undermentioned States to the extent in each case of the proportion stated: Great Britain . . to tha extent of 24 '« % France ..24’,% C tec ho-Slovakia .24 % Italy . “ ” ** “ 20>,«7 Belgium . to the extent of 2rJ Sweden . ..2% Denmerk . “ “ " “1% Hollend . “ " '* “1% Totnl . 100% In addition to tho sum of 585.000,000 Austrian-Gold Crowns thus obtained, a further amount of upwards of 45.000.000 Austrian Gold Crowns will be made available through advances to be made by the Sw-iss and Spanish Governments as part of the authorized total of this Loan. These amounts together are now estimated to be sufficient for the requirements of the Austrian Gov ernment. The advances above described will rank equally on the pledged revenues, but will not have the government guaranties. WE OFFER THE ABOVE BONDS. SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE. AT. 90^ AND AC* CRUED INTEREST, TO YIELD OVER 8 PER CENT. All order* will he received subject to the issue and delivery to us of the Ronds as planned, and to the approval hy our counsel of their form and execution. The right is reserved to reject any and all applications, and also in any event, to award a mailer amount than applied for Amounts due on allotments will he paVable at the office of .1. P. Morgan £ t o. in New \ ork funds to their order, on or about Juno 26, 1923. Trust Receipts will he delivered pending the preparation of the definitive Bonds. Complete descriptive circular may be had on application to the undersigned: J. P. Morgan & Co. First National Bank, New York Guaranty Company of New York Kidder, Peabody & Co. Harris Trust & Savings Bank Omaha Trust Company Juno n. insn. Kuhn, Loeb A Co. The National City Company Bankers Trust Company, New York Lee, Higginson A Co. Dillon, Read A Co. Peters Trust Company