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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1923)
•-u-* Results Given in Long-Time Corn Tests in West Listing Found Advisable Ex cept in Wet Years at State Agricultural College in North Platte. North Platte, Neb., Aug. 12.—In {mug-time tests made at the North w'fatte substation of the state agricul tural college, corn from local seed TSted in ground that had been In torn the year before, planted in liiws three and a half feet wide with the plants 24 inches apart in the row, gave the best results considering the tosts of production. Corn on ground that had been summer tilled outyield ed the other plants but the cost was higher also. Substation White and Calico were the two varieties that yielded the heaviest during the tests, which, how ever, tvere not conducted primarily to prove which varieties were the best suited to the western Nebraska con ditions. Blue flour or "squaw" and Australian White Flint were grown for 8 of the 16-year tests and in most of these eight years the former out yielded the dent corn while the lat ter averaged two bushels less per ncr.e. Objectional characters of the flint corn, profuse suckering, low growing ears, heavy shanks, etc. have kept donw the popularity be low that of the dent varieties. Listing Found Best. Migher yields have resulted from lining than surface planting in all but 3 years of «he 12 that this has be*n tested. The difference in r ' I'l has averaged 4.1 bushels. Wet years were the only except uns n. the conclusion that listing is a good practice in this section of the state The smaller sturdier plants in the listed corn seemed better able to withstand the drouth than the ranked growth of the surface planted fields. Comparisons between wide f id ordinary spaced rows were made At each of two rates of planting. Be lieving that planting the corn thick in “ne row would keep ths plants from ;rowing too rank and that spacing the rows at twice the ordinary width would still furnish plenty of moisture, 1 he experimentors tried this arrange ment of planting. This was checked against rows three and half feet apart with plants two feet apart in the row. Double-Width Rows. pother comparison was made be tvjVn the double width rows, regular iS~ioed in the row and the ordinary width row with four feet between the plants. The average of the first plot was 10 bushels, of the second 21.3, of th* third 16.2 and of the fourth 19.2. In the dry years the thin corn beat the thick and in ttft wet years the fesult was reversed. In 1922. the ilouWe-spaced rows outyielded the ordinary planted corn because of raids in July followed by a drouth in August. C«t-n following corn yielded 3 6 busj-lls more as an average of 16 yearn than corn following small grain. Soil moisture determinations showed that the small grains took more moisture out of the soil than did corn. Corn following summer til lage made an average- of 2.6 bushels more per acre than corn following corn bi*t the practice is expensive since a crop is obtained only e\er> two years. Early fall plowing made an increase in the yield of about four bushels per acre over spring plowing of stubble land. This was again due to the conservation of moisture by de stroying the weeds in the fall. Towns Aid in Calf and Pig Club Demonstrations Lincoln. Aug. 12.— Local leadership and encouragement has been respon sible for the excellent progress made by the baby beef and pig club demon strations in Wayne and Cedar coun ties, says Carl Jones of the agricul tural college extension service, who ha* just given them the first assist ance from the college. Two of the <lub leadars in Wayne county are veterinarians, another is a banker and three are farmers. Bankers and busi ness rr.en have helped finance some of 'he boys and girls, others have used their own monc^ to buy their calves and pigs. Prof. H. .1. Gramllch, chairman of the animal husbandry department of the agricultural college, on a recent tour of the counties, was favorably impressed with the progress the calves were making. Some of them have gained as high as two and a half pounds a day since put into the clubs and many of them seemed to Profes sor Gramllch to be In as high a con dition as the entries at the last state fair. The club team demonstrations and judging contests started by Mr. Jones l*«t week are a part of the re tirements of the standard 411 duos which teach the youngsters something else along with the growing of calves that are as good at this season of the year as previous state fair winners. Walthill Holstein Sets New Mark for Milk Output Lincoln. Aug. 12.—Rosalier, Pon tiac Ormsby Lincoln. .•» purebred Hol stein owned by the Walthill Holstein company of WalthiH, npcently com pleted a yearly record under official test for advanced registry, tn w-hleh she produced 19,235 pounds of milk, 714.33 pounds of butterfat or 892.91 pounds of 80 per cent butter as a junior 3-year-old. according to official test records compiled at the college. The former record for the state was held by Beauty Nutural Homestead Plcbo, owned by Woodiawn dairy of Lincoln, whose production was 18. 998.7 pounds of milk, 691.17 pounds of butterfat or 863.96 pounds of butter. Rosaller's sir* Is King Segi* Gerben 'Jrmsby Lincoln, whose full brother, King Derby Lincoln, now has daugh ters that lead the senior and Junior t year-old state Holateln classes. Model Farm Exhibit Is Planned at Clay County Fair Special nipstrh ta The Omaha Mrs. Harvard, Neb., Aug. 12.—A model quarter section farm, planned and ar ranged by County Agent Claybnugh and State Extension Worker E. L. Taylor, a specialist on farm problems. In co-operation with Secretary Har vey. Is to be one of the Interesting exhibits at the Clay minify fair, ae cording to the fami bureau. Harvard Girl Successful in*'Managing Newspaper Assistant to Secretary Buck of Stale Press Association Has Extensive Acquaintance. Naomi Burk. One Nebraska girl, who has re duced the art of being busy and use ful to a science, is Naomi Buck of Harvard. She is editor and manager of the Harvard Courier. Her duties consist of gathering and writing news, selling advertising, reading proof, superintending makeup, deal ing with cranky subscribers and do ing all the other thousand and one things that a country editor must do. In addition to this, she is chief as sistant to her dad. Ole Buck, who is field secretary for the Nebraska Press association. No one in the slate is more familiar with general details of Nebraska newspapers. She can give offhand the name nf the editor, name of pa per. circulation, advertising rate and other information about almost ev^ry paper in the state. Her system of bookkeeping is so complete that a New York advertising agency recent ly asked for copies of her blanks, etc. But it must not be assumect^tlial she is a mere office machine, or that she combs her hair straight back, wears out of date clothes and takes no interest in tile lighter side of life. On the contrary, she can, on occasion, lay aside business and professional cares and be as frivolous as any other normal 22-year-old girl. She has written an editorial telling Governor Bryan where to head in and then, the next week, attended a reception at the executive mansion andtdanced with him. Naomi's entire life has ben spent ' ir. a newspaper office. The only break in her newspaper career was about a year which she spent in n bank as bookkeeper. Socially, she is a member of two fraternal lodges and is active in church work. She is also a member of Delta Zeta sorority, a D. A. R. and a member of the Daughter of the Founders. Her two chief dissipations were her little coupe and her flea hound, DZ (Dizzy). Gage County Farmers Are Selling Corn Speciil Dispatch to The Omuho Be*. Wymore. Neb., Aug. 12.—Several Gage county farmers are now shelling and letting go of their last year's corn. The price is high and ears are plentiful, most of the small grain harvest is out of the way. or stacked for future threshing, and with an as surance of a good corn crop in this vicinity this fall by continued recent rains, farmers are shelling. Jake Dawson, living just southwest of Wy more for many years, this week shelled 1,500 bushels of old corn which he had stored. The price is now al most three, times what it was when Dawson stored the grain. The cobs sold readily for 33.50 per wagon load. M. H. Fredrichs, on the J. E. Jones farm, near Wymore. shelled 900 bush els of corn, and others are following the movement. A certain percentage of this corn will be held for feeding, but the most of it will be shipped, which has not been done in recent years. Grain Shipments Without Inspection Are Permitted An amendment to the regulations under tha United States grain stan dards act recently promulgated by the secretary of agriculture provides that grain may be sold by grade and shipped in interstate commerce with out inspection between points at which no licensed inspector is located upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the secre tary of agriculture and subject to the right of either party to the transac tion to refer any dispute as to the grade of the grain to the secretary of agriculture. The new regulation re quires shippers of such grain to transmit to the purchaser an invoice hearing a statement to the following effect; "This grain not inspected by licensed inspector; grade subject to dispute under United States grain standards act." In addition, shippers nr* required by the terms of the regulation to re port the details of such shipments if requested by the bureau of agricul tural economics. Bumper Corn Crop Assure*! by Central Nebraska Rains Special nipa*ch to The Omaha Be«. Kearney, Neb., Aug. 12-—Addition'll rains over central Nebraska s corn belt during course of the last few weeks, seemingly have insured one of the greatest corn crops ever liar vested in this section. A greatly in creased acreage, appearing now in the pink of condition, seems to be safe, facing only the danger of possibly abnormally early frosts. Farmers have almost forgotten the plight into which wheat prices threw them, in anticipation of the corn prospect. Al falfa and hay acreage likewise is In excellent shape. Farm Bureau Tour of Clay County Will Be August 27 Special Olspstch to The Omaha Bee. Harvard, Neb., Aug. 12.—The an nual farm bureau tour of Clay county will he made Monday. August 27, ac cording to officials planning the trip. The tour, which is an educational fea ture planned by the county agent, to show the progress on farms where new methods and new ideas have been put in practice, Is to start In the northwest part of the county and terminate In the souhteast section. The trip is expected to occupy au entire day. Gage County Clubs Will Make Livestock Tour Special Olspstch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 12.—A tour of Gage county will he made on Aug ust 2.7 and 24 by the Itoya’ and girls’ clubs. The trip will be made In auto mobiles under the supervision <>f County Agent Hist, and the time will lie spent along the ^nute In Judging stock and poultry. The hoy or girl making the highest score will he furnished with a ticket to the s ate fair st Hincoln In the fall. Fall Plowing Starts. Spsclal Olspstch to Tho Omnho B«r. Beatrice, Aug 12 - Farmers are busy doing ihelr fall plowing and report the ground In fine condition since the lale rain. Most of them have finished threshing and are get ting the ground in shape lot fill seeding. Western Wheat Yield Is Cut by Black Rust special Dispatch to The Omaha Bcc. Jlemingford. Neb., Aug 12—The late wheat is hurt materially by black rust and will be injured probably one half reducing the yield to 12 or 15 bushels to the acre. The early wheat is hurt about 20 per cent and will cut the yield to around 20 to 25 bushels. Early potatoes owing to so much rain are rather scabby and afflicted with second growth. The late po tatoes, especially the Triumphs, prom ise to be a bumper crop. Owing to the cool summer they are remark ably free from disease and will make the be-st seed that this district has h«d to send to the south for a num ber of years. Corn is coming along fine with the abundant moisture. Meadows and pastures are very fine. Stock men dbmplain of the worst pest of mosquitoes and flies they have ever known. Livestock goes In com pact bunches and spend most of I heir time fighting flies. \ alue of Wheat a« Hog FppiI Explained by Specialist* With the present downward trend in the price of wheat, many hog feed ers arc inquiring as to the compara tive feeding value of wheat and corn. Considerable experimental evidence is available to show that wheat and cofcn are approximately equal, pound for pound, for fattening hogs. Due to the difference in weight per bushel, we cannot say they are equal, bushel for bushel, say the swine specialists of the agricultural college. Wheat' gives best results as a hog feed when coarsely ground or rolled. When too finely ground, wheat be comes ''gummy” or "pnstey” in the animal's mouth and as a result the animals do not eat so much of it and do not make such large gains as da hogs fed the more coarsely ground wheat. Like practically all grains, wheat is deficient In protein and ash. the muscle and hone-building constituents, and as a result, wheat should be fed with some feed high in these missing substances, like milk, tankage, or alfalfa, to secure moat economical gains. 4-H Clubs of Nebraska Ha\c Adopted New Style Pin V new boys' and Bills' club pin li^s been officially adopted by the 4-H clubs of Xebiasku to take the place of those used in the past. The new pin has the same clover leaf with the four H's in the leaves, which on tlie pin arc in clover green enamel In a black enameled field. The H's and the outline of tlie clover and the pin are In metal and are lapped flush with the enamel. All the boys and girls that finish this year's work will get one of the new’ phis. Those who have completed two years' work by tills fall will get a stiver emblem, those with three projects completed wlU get a gold one. and those with four or more years' experience will get a jeweled gold pin of the pattern described. __ Big Wheat Yields Shown on Cheyenne County Farniti ftperinl l>Upntrh to fin* Omaha Bw. Sidney. Neb.. A hr. !- Thrashing is in full swing In C‘i.*yenna county and yields of from 15 to 40 bushel* per acre arc app^Rriiif. Some few fields will not be cut du* to the fart thnt they were not seeded l«st fall ifi time and were allowed to volun teer. with the reHfilt that the crop will not pay harvesting expenses. Thr prosper!s for r record breaking corn crop Hie excellent. There will ha • larger acreage of corn and crops other than wheat than ever before known in Cheyenne county. Farmers of this county are realizing the value of diversified farming and are taking It tip generally. Paw nee County Farm Is Sold for JM72 an Acre Special Dispatch <o Th. Omaha He. Pswnes City, Neb.. Aug. 15.—Th. Chase farm, nicely Improved, has been sold to Ueorge Fry of Hterllng Tlie transfer w.is m id. from l.uther Flsiihani of Fairbuty to Mr. Fry. F. VV. Chase, who lias been prominent as a progressive farmer and who Is known throughout the stale because of Ills Interest in Hie stale '« agricul tural development, bought the fmin about 'J5 years ago and built It up tin III It wns one of the show places of til* count! t|’b* price paid was II12 per act*. Three Outbreaks of Insect Pests Reported in July Chinchbug, Garden Webworm and Stable Fly Doing ^ Much Damage in Nebraska. ♦ _ The following report on insect con ditions In Nebraska for the month of July has Just been forwarded to the insect pest survey of the bureau of entomology, l.'nlted States Depart ment of Agriculture, and co-operating state officials by Professor M. H. Swenk, state and station entomologist of Nebraska: During the month of July there were three outstanding insert out breaks in Nebraska. The insects concerned in these three outbreaks were the chinchbug. tha garden web worm and the stable fly. The ehinchbug lias been destruc tively abundant during July in three separated areas of the state. One of these areas is in southeastern Ne braska and includes Richardson, Pawnee, Gage and eastern Jefferson counties, and extends northward into southern Nemaha and southern Dan caster counties. The centers of in jury in this ®rea are around Hum boldt. Auburn, Table Rock. Pawnee City, Wymore, Adams and Firth. There is also some injury in Haline county. A second area lies in south central Nebraska and includes Frank lin and Harlan counties, around River ton, Alma and Huntley, with some injury in Gosper county. The third area Is in northeastern Nebraska and includes eastern Keya-paha. all of Boyd, northeastern Holt and western Knox counties. The bugs began leav ing *he small grain for the corn In the first area about July few days later in the second area, and about July 12 in the third. The mi gration had practically ended in the llrst two areas by July 25f but was still in progress in the third area at the end of the month. Taken on the whole, the chinchbug has done more injury to corn#ln Nebraska this month than at any time since the the summer of 1910. Weather con ditions continue favorable for these p»sts. and if their present numbers are augumented normally by the sec ond generation, during August, very menacing numbers of the rhinchbugs will go into hibernation in these in fested areas this fall. Alfalfa Is Damaged. During the two week* from July 12 to 26. many field* of alfalfa in eastern Nebraska were badly dam aged by the garden webworm. Re ports of injury were especially com mon front Richardson, Pawnee, (lag*. Jefferson, Thayer. Ruffaio. Jlerricli. Platte. Sarpy, Douglas. Washington,* Burt and Dakota counties. Only the second crop of hay was affected, and especially those fieldr that were not cut until about the first of July. During the entire month of July there has been an almost unprece dented abundance of the stable fly. The trouble is statewide, report* of great annoyance to livestock by these flies having been received from SI different counties Serious loss" shortened milk supply smong rattle, lack of gain among cattl* on feed and on range cattle and much difficulty of wording horses in the field having been reported as a con sequence. The Hessian fly is now present In the wheat stubble in supernormal number*. During July the infestaA tion was traced in the Plstte vfclley, west to Dawson county, it being! present in F'urnas. Gosper and Daw/ ton counties In greater numbers thafi in that of the counties intervenlnr between them and th# principal area of heavy infestation, which include* Cass. Otoe, Nehama, Richardson, Johnson and Pawnee counties Ntalk Borer Active. During the second we»k in July there was some injury to small grain* and corn by the common stalk borer. Tile amount of damage done by thi* insect was. however, not very great. F'ollowing the unusual abundance of the English grain aphis on wheat in southeastern Nebrsska from June IS to about the first of July, there fol lowed a local outbreak of the same, insect in' Cheyenne county, but it was not nearly so extended or In tense as was the earlier infestation in southeastern Nebraska. The beetle* of the plains, false wireworm, have not appeared in large number# as were exepected from the amount of Injury done to the winter wheat in southwestern Nebraska the past fall and spring. This indicates a prob able reduction In the amount of in jury that will be done to he wheat crop to be seeded this fall. The Colorado potato beetle wst more than ordinarily numerous In some parte of the potato growing dis trict of western Nebraska, especially In Morrill eounty during July. The large black blister beetle *as re ported as injuring potatoes in Knox rountv, and the gray blister beetle destroyed tomatoes In gardens In Seward county, during the last week in July. The squash bug was more than ordinarily Injurious >*> squashes and pumpkins during the entire month of July In Nebraska For the first time In several seasons, there has been very little Injury during July by the melon aphis. These pests began to Increase early In the month, but were brought tinder almost coin plefe.control by parasites. Also, dur ing early July, numbers of the tur nip nplils and the pen aphis began to appear on their boat plnnta, but were cheeked by nnturnl enemies anti dryer weather eondittona Tear Slug Injuries. Numerous complaints of Injury by the pear slug have been received dui [ng the month. A case of nymphs i>f the buffalo tree hopper. Injuring strawberries, came to notice In west ern Nebraaka. Injury by the straw berry leaf roller was reported from Webster county. In flower gardens In l.lnroln siul Beatrice, the negro bug was quite Injurious to cosmos, mlllopsla and other related flowers. The first brood of the fall web worm was less numerous and destruc live than that pest has been during the paat few years. Him trees wet e repeatedly reported Injured by the elm herei and red spldei In wort erii Nebraska, reports of Injury to ru/lnnwnnd trer-a by tlir lottonwool leaf beetle, the vagabond Rail louse, the cottonwood apbl- and an tied* ternilnod species Ilf leaf mlnei wer> received. The Farmer’s Wife Homemade Fruit Butters.—Fruit butters make an excellent spread for use in winter, one of the essentials of making good butter being constant stirring. These recipes come from a bulletin prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. Apple Butter With Demons.—Slice t lemons, cover with water, let stand over night. Next morning put them in presarving kettle with 8 lbs. apples pared, cored and sliced. Cook 1 hour, add 3 ibs. sugar; cook slowly with frequent stirring 1 1-2 hours longer, or until proper thickness comes. Pack in sterilized containers. , Apple Butter With Crape Juice.— To each gallon of peeled and sliced apples cooked into sauce and strained, add 1 pt. grape juice, 1 cup brown sugar. 1-2 t. salt. Cook and stir slowly for 2 hours, then put in 1 t. cinnamon and pack in hot containers and sterilize. Peach Butter.—Put peaches in wire basket, dip in boiling water a few sec onds and the skin then rubs off easily. Mash pulp and cook in its own juice without adding water. Put through colander to make butter of fine tex ture. To each measure of pulp add half a measure of sugar; cook slowly; stir often. When proper consistency is reached and the butter is Jtill het. pack in jars and sterilize. Plum Butter.—Wash plums, rook | with a little water until soft. Then j separate skins and pits by rubbing | pulp through a colander. If the pulp Is thin, boil it down jomewbat before sugar is added. Foi^ each measure of pulp, whether put through colander or not, use half to three-fourths measure of sugar and cook slowly with frequent stirring until butter reaches thickness desired. If a tart butter is favored, use less sugar. Cinnamon, cloves, allspice should be added to suit the taste when cooking is finished. Sterilize after packing in jars. Directions for Sterilizing Butters.— Set containers, filled with butter, and tops on, in a vessel fitted with false bottom and deep enough to hold In the steam, and set over fire. Count time after steam stalks to escape; al low. S minutes for quart or smaller sized jars, 10 minutes for 1-2 gal. and 10 minutes for gallon; toke contain ers out to cool. Then set them away for future use Do not disturb covers until butter is to be used. Jf covers do not fit tightly, place waxed paper in them to make a tight fit before sterilizing, as this sterilization pre vents molding, spoiling or infection. , This process should always be used with butters where possible, but if impractical, be sure to pour hot par rafln over fruit butters to protect them from spoiling. , Complete Shock Threshing. Special Dispatch te The Omaha Bee. * Pawnee City, Neb., Aug. 12.—Shock threshing in this county Is about com pleted, although the work has been delayed by heavy rains. Many of the farmers in this county now ow n small threshing machines in groups of five oi six farmers in a neighborhood. Farmers’ Union Notes. Th* Farmer*' Union of Nebraska *n<l the Farmer*' Union State exchange will remain In their pre»ent location .n the Mercantile Warehouse and storage build ing *t Kleventh and Jones *treet« for an other term of f'.v# year*. A rgw lea#e for th'* period ha* juat been agreed upon. The old lea** expire* November 1 Under the new l«a*e a saving of mor* than $?2,0Oo a >ear in rent will ba effected k* well-attended meeting* / Going to (iraac. ' Th*t more than »h* tiaual acreage of alfalfa i* being seeded in the late auin iner and early fall th!* year ia indicated by our aalea of alfalfa seed.'* *a!d R L.. Smith of tha Farmer*' UbIob S*ate si change “Our rummer aalea of alfalfa aeed ar* running mor* than 100 per cent above I laat year. Spring *ale* of alfalfa, aw ret clover and other *e*da of forage and hay crops were also large R\ldentiy Nebras ka farmer* ar* going to grass considera bly." Feature Social Side. Seneca—Special attention to th* aoc.al aid* i* given by Plafnvlaw local of th* farmer*' union in the southern part of • herry county. Th* local meet* on alter nate Sunday# at the homea of the differ ent member*, making each meeting an all day affair. Caah 8-an Is pre*IUent and Amt! Orr a secretary. Meeting* Hell Attended. Columbu*—A crowd e-timated at more than ii09 peisont attended th* picnic held at Welch * h*ll by Shell Creek local and neighboring local.* pf tha farmer*' union State President Osborn wa* th* speaker . of th* daj J R Foster *f the State ex change accompanied Mr Osborn Part of th* program was held in th* hall and part out In th* open Th‘* local i* noted for It* well- attended meetings. Pay Off OMIgatkini Weep ng Water —A bualnea* volume of $69.000 93 whs transarted by the Farmer*' Union Co operatic* association her* in tli* flrat aev*n month* of this year, an ln cre««* wf $7,000 over the «utresponding month* in 112?. Of thia volume. $&? 1 Tf •» consisted of grain, the r**t being warehouse commodities. operating ex pener* have been reduced from 9 per cen* of aalea laat year to 5 per cent in thia lateat period. Obligation* of $16,1 S* *$ with which th* j ear J922 wa** begun lia\* hem paid off entirely, th# last check having been written on July $1. R. K. I«orrnaon aucceeded t’hria K.lgaard aa manager on March 1 t’larenc# Pool ia president of th* association. Huai ness Attracts Member* F'ilgcr —Haymow local of tha farmer*' union made co-operative purchaaes of merchandise amounting to fl.t>9? 9S the flr*t six month* of thla year, according to .1 report mod* by Kertnui Ooetae. builnm agent of the local* Thla vvaa In addition to the purchase* made from local ro op eratlva a*«oclatlona by Individual members of the local Members of thla local l»oa*t that they need no auch atlmulanta a* faeds and amuaementa to maintain Inter est. hut do *o on a straight bualn*** ba*ia. 'V F. Herrmann la president of tha local, and Emil Heller 1* secretary. Expense* Are Red need. Julian —Tn« operating coat of tha Farmer* t’nlon *tore her# In the seen months ending .ini' • •* B.4 Vtf cent of *alf*. an approximated operating statement Rhone This la a reduction from • « per cent, the figure for the entire year 1922 Male# in seven months of thla >*ar totaled 120.?ff 29. an Increaa* over th* corresponding period of 192" of |3.* 42 4 3 3 The eltvator operated b> the same NBRoclatlun handl*d .»# carloads of corn and 24 carload* of wheat from January 1 to July 91. Thera ha* lately been a heavy mov*m*nt of corn to the elevator. M wag- f on ami truckloads being received In one day F'aul lllxe and 1* U Hchlndlar ar* president and secretary, respectively, of | the SRSoolation I’ I* Young le matv*g*r, of the afore and Thomas «‘o*t*llo ia titan- | wgei of the elevator ' Farmers Report Progress Made in Accounting Records Will Show Actual Cost of Feeding Hogs—Project to Continue Over a Term of A ears. Thirteen of the IV farmers of Cass couniy visited by K. I.. Taylor, state extension agent in rural economies, are keeping their farm records in fine shape and promise to complete the farm accounting project started this year by 25 Cass county farmer*. , Farmers of Washington county are not getting along so nicely, because they were without a county agent for some time. Twenty-two started the project there this year. Twenty-two farmers of Madison county ari enrolled in the same pro ject. Mr. Taylor will 'isit them soon to give them any assistance they need. Six long time co-opera t-jrs in Custer county are keeping complete cost accounts of all their farm operation*. Several other coun tie* have a few scattered farmers who are making records under the direction of the extension service at Lincoln. These records being made in the three counties of Cass, Washington, and Madison are the outgrowth of farm account schools held last win ter by the county agents and Mr. Taylor. Among other things that will be shown by this summary will be the averages of how much the farmer got 56 1923 for each dollars worth of feed. With corn high and hogs low at the present time, the prospects for it profit from the hog feeding on the farm do not seem bright. This project is to continue over a period of years and is intended to show what balance of livestock and crops is best adapted to the condi tions of the couty. Studies can be made from the results of these long time tests and the farmers can see what constitutes the cost of produc tion of their cash crops. Kfflriency in producion will undoubtedly re sult. Omaha Produce Umilfi. Auf. 11. BUTT CL.. Creamery—Local jobbing brio# to rVa.l'* era: Extras. 44c. extra*, in «9-lb. tuba, if c; atandards. 43c; firsts, 41c. Hairy—Buyer* sr^ paying ;or be»t table buttei in rolls or tuba. *uc Tori common packing stock For beat sweet, un.aited butter iom. bU5«r. .re bidding BUTTERFAT. For Vo. t .ream local buyer. are pay ing, 33c »t country atatlona, 3»c delivered Omaha. FREEH MILK 12.40 per cwt for fresh milk testing 3.& delivered on dairy platform. Omaha. ROCM ^ ,e Local buyers are paying around 19 per caao for fresh eggs new c***v .1^1 eluded) on case count, mss off. dells ereo Omaha: at.le held egga at market vain* Some buyers are quoting on graded baaia. Fancy white.. :«< . aeleci., 33c. amall and dirty. ISc; cracks. 19c. Jobbing price to retailers: L S spe cials 31c; U S. extras. J. ft :lc; No. 1 email. :’.c. cheek*. 2l«22c. PfULTRT Live—Hers vy bens lb : li^h*- 1 “ ** 1|r leghorns. about :c le««, broilers, oyer 2 lbs. *-‘5c per lb , to 2-lb. - ac per b leghorn broiler*. "c .»*sa. old rooster* and si***. iprjng ducks (about i 11>9. and feathered- IS©.- per lb • old du';ka. fat and full feathered 10; ©15c; no culia. sick or crippled poultry : wanted. .lobbing price# of dressed P®« .fV retailer*, broilers. ..plic, roosters. 33©17c. spring, ducks. old ducks (storage*, rotli’ic. CHEESH Local Jobbers ars **L;rf American cheese, fane frsde. at the Ch ow ng j pti-'o: Twin*. 24 »,r: smgL dalles, isc; double daisies. Young America*. 27c: longhorns. 2fV«c; square prints. 12c: chickens. 20c BELF Ctm Ths wholsasls prices of beef cuts ai* i as follows No. 1 ribs. 2«c; No. 2 nhs. 24c. No. 3 ’■ib*. 14c; No. 1 loirs. S»r. No. 2. I3c; No. 3. lie. No. 1 roun-la. 21r: No 2 round*. .9c; No. 2 round*. 14:; No. 1 chuck*. IS-: No. 2 chucks. 14V No. S * huc*s. 9 hr ; No 1 plates. .V»c; No. 2 plate*. Tc. * o. 3 plate*. SV*c. .*■ REiIll KISH. Omaha Jobbers ars aeltln# at about ths following prices, f o. b. Omaha: fancy whitefish. 2&c; lake trout. Sic; fancy silver salmon. 22c. pink -almon. Uc. hali but ?4c, northern bullheads. Jumbo, in eon’s. 24 to 33 lbs 26c: channel catfish, steak 30c; dBannel ratfish. fancy north ern 6 S 22c; Alaska red i hlnnok salmon. 2»c; stripped ba*^ l«c; yellow pihs. fancy. S Sc: pickerel, lie; roe shad. Z9c. yellow (ring perch. 29c> whit# perch. 14* blac* rod. sable fish »'*ak. if an: 21 . *melt*. Uc; flounders. ISc. rrappies. large .4c; black bax* 10c; r*d snapper, genuine, from Gulf of Mexico. 27-: jumbo, frogs, average 19 .bs . pe: dox.. HO*. peeled shrimp, gallon. 11.90 FRUITS 4 pp’.ee—' • Uforn'i P*W. rar.ry ur« *n «tr:n« per b< v. »- Tb. H grade. I (0: Iowa fancy l>iirh**«. bushel basket#, per baaaet. *-•/• Illinois small 'arietlrs. per huahei. II iftiff.' 00. Homs grown, market basket, $1 00 Banana* Per lb 9 0100. l.tmona—California, eitr* fancy. to 210 sizes 910 0" choice. *90 to -©0 s zea, • 10; lintso. #: *«» per 10« Oranges—California Valencia*. m ri fancy, per boi. according to air.e. 94.UU0 • 00; choice. -i04bc lesa. according to aUc , amal! el*e«. :**-JJ4. I« 0. Grapefruit—Florida. fancy. „ •** •<*••• 94(Q$^»e per bos; pla n. 94.OO04.sO. . Kll per box. 91*00110; southern Siberian. bu«h*l basket. $3 • i. Plums—California. 4-basket crates, about ♦ and Grand Puke, lara* red. t Cali fornia Red Giant, 4.basket crates, |1 .4 per crate. P*«r. Cliforni* Btrtl.tt T-*r bm (•bout 60 lb, n,t>. IS i*. " ••hn.gtoli, b. 9S.fi, Thompson seedless. II .3-,- 00. V KC1KTA tll.KS* Watermelon*—Crated, about I melon# psr lb . - 0 s 4c. To»nsloes -Hon e grown, market lusket •5r0 4O«. 11-lb. dims* baaketa. «ao Cantaloupes —. California standard* 14 so ponies. $3^0. fiats »i»© Potatoes—per lb Potato**— New sto* a. per h-'b I3fi'*u'S.T: m™. :**N,wC Ron!, — Turnip*., IIP# P*r ’UurKjt basket; bee*a. c arrots, per marly. p*»ktt. • 0010c. Beans Homs grown, na* and greea. market baeket. market Eggplant—Selected. per dor*n ? ou. l’eppera -Green. market baeket. *»>c. Viveel Corn—?0c per doaen Parsley—Home grown, per doa.. bund e» ' cauliflower California. • * -* r* crate Cabbage Home „rown :’4« P«*r b. Celery—Kalamatoo. dozen bunchee. *lc to $1 00; Idaho Jumbo and large. per dosen bunches. It (*02 00. Onion*—Western new dry. in *tck». red or reflow, 3404c per lb. home grown, n arket basket, iO0,ic; home grown. <lo« hunches. S0i. new Snannh. oral* 9?.oti0 I :i Cucumber-*—liethouse, tier mark*! hsa* When you think of GRAIN, CONSIGNMENTS, ' SERVICE You think of UPDIKE at OMAHA—KANSAS CITY—CHICAGO—MILWAUKEE Ample finance* assure country shippers af immediate payments af their drafts and balance due always remitted. with returns. t elephone AT Untie •312 Updike Grain Corporation "A Reliable Consignment House" Culls We gnaw It ort in »ad S"b*. And on our pl*t«»* we pile the « ol»r lletween the **nrw we hardly ]»au*0 # To wipe the butter from our Jaws. When invert rorn yearly wav** Ita banner* \V* kIv0 vacation* to our manner*. —Anon. The dairy cow is an important fao tor In maintaining soil fertility. Prac tice has clearly indicated that in re gions where dairy cows are kept the soil is being maintained in a higher state of fertility than where other lines of farming are pursued. Cockroaches are objectionable not only through their feeding habits, but also because they leave a persistent "roachy" odor upon everything with which they come in contact. One method of destroying them is by dust ing their hiding-Places with sodium fluorid diluted with 50 per cent of flour. __ Harvesting of 2,230-Acre W heat Ranch Under Way By International >««• *rr» ire. Gering. Neb., Aug. 12.—French Ltros. and Hanks are harvesting their wheat crop on their Banner county ranch of 2.250 acres, The wheat will be sacked by the four machines which will be put to work in the field. A fleet of six motor trucks will he used to haul the grain to market at Lyman as soon as threshed. It is estimated the harvest will yield 25,000 bushels. Bank Financing Dairy Farms in Box Bytte County Special IJlpatrh to Tha Omaha Bee. Alliance, Neb., Aug. 12.—The Al liance State bank is financing the im portation of 150 high grade dairy cattle to Box Butte county. The stock will be selected by a compe tent Judge in Wisconsin and will be distributed among farmers equipped to handle dairy cattle on an efficient basis. State Representative Buys $5,260-Acre Ranch at Elgin Kptcirtl Dlpalth to The Omaha Bee. Elgin. Neb.. Aug. 1 2.—The I. R Rogers ranch of 3.260 acres was sold to Frank Donnelly of Fullerton for approximately $123,000. Mr. Donnel ly i» state representative from Nance county. He and his four sons will more fo the ranch and expect to stock it with high grade cattle and operate on a large scale Utman Farm at Modale. la., Has 15 Acares of Melons Special IHpatch to The Omaha Be*. Modale. la. A us. 12.—The Utman farm near here is cultivating water melons on an extensive scale. The Harrison county farmer has 160 acres planted to melons. Japanese labor is being usfd on the farm. The crop will start to market in about two weeks. Nebraska Duroc-Jerse* s Are Sent to Six States I'pffiitl Dipatch lo The Omaha B*f. York. .Neb., Aug. 12.—George J. Dimig at his sale of Duroc-Jersey hogs sent “constructur” stock into *;x states besides Nebraska. Mon tana. Wyoming. (*ok*rado. Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota stockmen were successful bidders. Rain Insures Corn. Npecinl Hispatrh to The Om»h» Bre. Hastings, Neb.. Aug. 12.—Contin ued rains this wee it lav# put the corn crop beyond any uanger of dam age. The acreage is one fourth larger titan usual. kef 12 do*, i, 7 3c; outdoor, per market basket, 6©c. JVa*—5©-!b. tat**, 16 00: per pound. 26©. A\oeadoes—Alligator pear* 19.09 per dor. FieOun. First patent. In nag*. %r< tOff * 4 ' per bbl., fancy clear, iu 4%-lb. bag*. 14 19 per bb> White or yellow cornmeal. per cwt . 11 1©. <ju«-tationa ara for round lota, f o.b. Omaha. FEED. Omaha mill* and ’obber* a^s selling fhelr proJu ts 1n carload lot* at tha fo> lo» fig pri« s f o b. Omaha Bren r.Vugus! delivery!, 9 29.00# 21.007 brown sh‘*r-a I.'.2“ irr*y shorts, 124.50. middlings I-1* ©0. red log 1.5 aifa'f-* 921 : t 920.60; lirse-.l me*', August delivarj 94.6 6 0 September. 14 * cotton seed meal. 4* ; -*r • *r 934 0 f. o. h Texas Common points; hottiiry fee<i. whn# or ' ejlo'* . 920 buttsrnilik ndenaed. K* bb lot* "■ 4 5c per !b ; f.aks buttermilk. . © to 1.80® lbs. »c per d ; eg* she, s. dried s-d ground 1 \ bags 1.6 per f- n d fMtf f.-ed * tankage. 60 per cent. 930.00 per ton. HA Y. r- es at w'n.'h I'ntaha d'**:*-* are ** illft ;r tn isrioed lot*, f o. b. Omaha, follow : t plan-1 Prairie—N«. I. 112.6© tj 11.00; No .. If 004i 11 00. No. 3. 9 * 00 |pt r". Midland Prairie—No. 1. 911.•»« n IS 06; \«> it.a*»«n0 ©f. No 3, »* 00^7.00. T.ow lard Pralrte—No 1. 9. 1,0 it ' "*»: -No. 2, 96 00 49 7.0©; pa-Klng ha>. fa * c tx 7.00. Alfi!fa—«’ho!«*0. $l«.004919 .*©; No. 1. 914 '*©#17 ©0: standard. 914.0O#19 0O; No. 2. 913 00 V 14 00 No 96 0© #11.99. Straa—Oiit. 97 C0#9.0t; wheat. 16.CO# 7.00. HIDES T ALLOW. WOOL Hide* -Current receipt blue*. No. 1, go; No. 2. 7c; green bides. 1 6 4r. No. 5 4©: bulla. No 1 0c; .No 2. 6c; branded hide*. No 1. 6c; glue hide*. Na 1. 4 4c: calf No. 1. l"c; No. r. *4c; fcip. No 1, fc; N v 2, 7 4c. deacons. 6‘'c each, glue rkin* No 1 34c. hor«e hide*. No 1 S3 2 N I . pop?** and glue*. • teg mag each: dr' hides. 13c per it* : dry salted. 10c per lb dry glue, 6c per Itv Wool—Wool pc’t*. 91 2 *1 1 1 for fun weded skin* spring lamb*. 4- #6wc, ac cording to s'ze and length of wool; clips, no viilue: wool ."4»33' per It* Tallow and Urease—N•*. 1 fallow. 64c ft fallow. 44 N . tallow, 4c; A grer.'e 6 V' H gease 44c. yellow gre***, 4c; bronn grease. I4«* pork crackling*, let* per ton. beef crackling*. 93u per ton, beeswax. 920 per ton. 4 hirst* rmals**. Ch ago. Aug 11, Potatoes Stronger . on cobblers, steady on Karlv Ohio*: re cep** 16© car* rofal t S shipment*. 77* car* Kansas and Missouri sacked cobblers 92.0’’ *1 2 •* • *• t Kansas a* Wed Early Ohio*. No 1. fl.gflfM 66 cwt Min ne*ota sacked Early Ohio*. ungraded 920 u l 80 cwt. 4 hicaco rnnluce. Chi. a*o, A-.ie 1! Hutter -Unchanged crea mer\ extras. 47c standard*. 414c; »\tra f »ts 4 0 fi 41c. first*. sec* L»nd*. 34 fi 7 70. Feu* Unchanged receipta 1 »*»•»* first* 24#r7.«t ordinal' first*. 22** !J4c; storage pack extia*. 27 4c. storage pack ftrsr*. 76. 1 ■ ■- .—— —,!l The Beautiful Betty in hour Marveloua Characteriaatioa» BETTY COMPSON RICHARD DIX -IN— “The Woman With Four Faces” NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS URAND .... idth and Birrijp UlIV RATES POST in -«OMAR THE TENTMAKTR-’ VICTORIA. ■ ■ ■ ?4th aatf Fart "I'ooIm! in Omaha** V ERA GORDON in •VOI R REST FRIEND” ------ - 1 * * j Competition Is Keen in ^ ork ol , Nebraska Clubs * Hotly Contested Judging at State Fair Is Promised in Reports to Agent Frisbie. 4 * Competition In the Bovs and Gills club demonstrations at the Nebraska state fair will be keen, judging from the reports coming to ihe office of State Extension Agent Frisbie at the agricultural college, who is in charge of the club work in the state. Wm. E. Weideburg, who has been out helping the boys and girls of the cajf and pig clubs with their demonstra tions, found in Gage county a dairy calf club made up of one girl and six boys that were exceptionally good In judging. They are training a team for the state fair. The Baby Beef Calf club there is made up of younger boys, who are getting along fine feeding out their calves. They will show at the Gage county fair. The five pig clubs of Lancaster county have some excellent typed pigs that are doing well. The boys and girls are taking much interest In the preparation for the state fair. One hundred per cent finish is the goal of the tiiree pig clubs of Rich ardson county. They will have no county fair at which to show, hut a livestock show will give them a chance to hold a little fair of their own and get the experience of show ing their pigs in competition that will be by no means tame. A Baby Beef and Dairy Calf club at McCook is being lead by Carl Cop pel. The pig clubs there, lead by Mr. Ritchie and Mr. Dark, did good work in the demonstrations staged. They plan to show at the county w fair and then work up a team for the next state fair. Sargent Service Club Promote* Boy*. Girls Club* Thirty five boys and girls ar» n Roys and Girls club work th;« year as a result of the imerest taken I' the Service club o£ Sirgert in Cus ter county, in the work as it was car ried on by County Extension Agent Kleihrge in other parts of the county in past years. The Service club is a community club of that town and su. rounding territory which has done exceptional work in <ommun;ty ad vancement in the past few years. heat Sprouting in Shock Gage County Farmers Say Special IHspateb to Tbs Omaha Bee. Beatrice. Neb., Aug. 12.—Contin ued rains in this section of the state have delayed threshing, and farmers report that In some fields wheat has begun to sprout in the shock. The moisture has made the early corn crop, and dry weather is needed so that wiieat in siiwgk can be threshed. Farm Nets S20.(M)0. special Itiepatrh to The Omaha Bee. Bee trice. Neb.. Aug. 3 2—The A Johnson quarter section of land loca: ed five mi^fs northeast of Pickrell. was sold at referee's sale to C. F. Overbeck of this city for $20,000. The farm la well improved. ^ , L tvi-Mci Vh1 Eight Reds of Daring Adventure Mrs. Martin Johnson's “Trailing African Wild Animals" Special Note to Mothers- Fathers The management desires that every boy and girl in Omaha see this photoplay and therefore makes this special inducement Free Children's Coupon This Coupon Will Admit One Child (Under 12 Years) FREE When Accompanied by One PAID ADULT Admission to Matinees Monday to Fri day I at the MOON THEATER ^ M THIS WEEK B ? 131asco Ibanez's I ENEMIES /WOMEN, Lionel Barrymore j Alma Rubens | Thit Thu W**k W#*k Geo. M. Cohan's 5l*|» 5ucr»n that Ran tor T»o ^ ears on Binsdsav and One > ear in ChKafe “A Tailor Made Man” CHARLES RAY JACOUELINE LOGAN