THE BEE: OMAHA', MONDAY. MAY 22. 1922.
Distribution
of Consumer s
Dollar, Is Shown
Department , of Agriculture
Inveytigatei Market Spread
and Efficiency of
Agencies.
Washington, May 21. What hare
of the consumer' dollar goc lo the
farmer who raises the food? The
United Siatei Department of Agri
culture it engaged in marketing
atitdiei that will he uefut in proving
whether or not the farmer it getting
hi fair ahare.
Market spread and the cot of
marketing are being examined with
the idea of increasing the efliciency
of marketing agencies. There is
often a wide margin between what
the farmer gets and what the con
sumer pays, and it is desired to de
termine how nearly the margins cor
rcpond to the necesary tost.
The statement that the farmer
"gets but 30 rents out of the con
sumer's dollar" is only partly true..
For some crops he gets less than 30
cents on the dollar, while for others
he gets more. It is probably too low
an average for the great bulk of com
modities, according to the depart
ment's figures.
Variet With Conditions,
"It is most important to notice that
what the farmer gets out of the con
sumer's dollar varies with conditions
and cannot fairly be represented by
a single figure," Dr. Erdman, who is
in charge of the cost of marketing
studies, says. "The farmer may be
getting his full share at 20 cents in
one case and be mercilessly cheated
in another case where he gets 75
cents out of the consumer's dollar."
Dr. Erdman lists some of the con
ditions which cause the farmer's
share to vary, as follows: Perisha
bility, distance to market and freight
rate, extent to which manufacturing
or conditioning processes involve
labor, length of time product must
be stored, extent to which packing is
necessary, quantity which the con
sumer takes at each purchase, value
per pound.
What Parmer Receives. 1
The following figures represent
the cents received by the farmer out
of each dollar spent by the con
sumer on an average,. Notice par
ticularly the ariations, Dr. Erdman
advises:
Miehfgan potatoes .old In Columbus. O.
(Threa crop yars 1U to 1920, Inc.!.), 6e.
Pot. toe. (Mich., St.., Wl..) handled by
a group or companies from which cot
ware obtained, aeaion 1918-19, 43c; sea
son 1119-20, 41. Sc.
Potatoes, single shipment,' Onley, Vs..
to Philadelphia, Pa., July, mi. (l.6e.
Milk, 1919, In following cities: New
York, 6S.8c: Washington, 4.c; Columbus.
O., SJ.lc; Milwaukee. 70c.
Milk, several Wisconsin cities, Nov.,
1917 (Wis. Exp. St.. Bui. 285, 1917), 62.7c.
Milk, six Massachusetts cities and
towns. (Mass. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui. 173,
1917), 10c.
Milk, seven companies, Wisconsin, 1910.
(Wis. Dept. or Markata, Mo. Bui. Oct. 1,
1921), SS.So.
Other Varieties.
Onions, car ahlpped from Laredo, Tex.,
to Philadelphia. July, 1921, IS.Sc.
Cantaloupe, car snipped from Califor
nia to Philadelphia. July, 1921. 27.1c.
Peaches, car ahlpped from Montlcello,
O. . to Philadelphia, July. 1921, 3 4. Sc.
Orange. December 1, 1911, to- Novem
ber It, 1918. (California Fruit Growers'
exchange to conaumers In various parts
of V. S.) 39.8c.
Oranges, November IS, 1911 (same as
above), 42.4c.
Oranges, November IS, 1920 (same as
above), 39.1c.
Oranges, December, 1929, to May, 1921,
inclusive (same as above), 25.9c.
Cattle, calculations based typical ship
ments, Juae. 1921, (3. Bo. Similar, esti
mate for June, 1913, 68.6c.
Tobacco, Kentucky Burley beat grade
smoking (Kentucky Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui.
JOS. This la an Instance where a large
amount of -labor and a long period of
storage are Involved, as well as sal at
retail In very small quantities.)
Cranberries, season 1920-21, 54o.
Kansas wheat, 1911 (Bui. Labor Sta
tlatica Bui. 130), 71.70.
Share Variea Widely.
"It should be noted that in such
products as wheat and milk the farm
ers' share varies widely with the stage
at which the product is consumed,"
Dr. Erdman says: "Thus. we may cal
culate the farmers' share of (1) the
wheat which the miller buys, (2) the
flour which the housewife buys, (3)
bread which the housewife buys at
a store, and (4) the bread which the
guests of a fashionable hotel eat. At
each of the successive stages expen
sive services have been added.
"In the case of milk, we may find
the same dealer selling milk in bulk
at 32c per gallon; in bottles at whole
sale, at 10c per quart or 6c per
pint;, in bottles delivered at the
home at 12c per quart or 7c per pint,
and at the same time the fashiona
ble hotel may be charging 20c a
glass (80c a quart.) Here we have
a wide range of prices, and the pro
ducers' share will vary accordingly.
"It should be po.inted out that
these figures should not be averaged
without giving; proper weight to the
.various commodities, and that even
they represent only, the particular
instances and times mentioned."
Farm Garden Profitable,
School Experiments Show
Lincoln , experiment stations that
have operated farm gardens on an
experimental basis universally re
port large gains from the family veg
etable garden, and refutes the ten
dency of farmers "to accept them as
. a necessary nuisance that must be
tolerated," says the agricultural col
lege. - ......
1 "The most Ve can see in regard to
- a vegetable garden is that it inter
feres with the work in the busy sea
son, or else it does not bother them
at all because the care is left to the
women of the family," a bulletin
states. "A reDort recently published
shows that the net income from a
vegetable garden of one-quarter ncre
over a three-year period was $134
per year, or at the rate of $536 per
acre. The total cost of this garden
averaged $46.50 per year.
"More careful and thoughtful at
tention to the garden on the farm is
one means of increasing the income
from the farm by reducing the ex
penses for food, and incidentally im
proving tne general Health ot the
family."
Burwell Fair Association
Improves Grounds
Burwell The Burwell Frontier
Fair association had a landscape gar
dener from the state farm at Lincoln
man nut an outline for the nark and
building locations on their fair
grounds, and the setting of trees and
Other improvements are tinder way.
Labor Requirements for Conj ;
Productionjn Nebraska Shown
B Tfc Aeawlal.4 Tree.
Lincoln Labor requirements for
corn production 4n Dakota. Hamil
ton, Madison, Nance, Otoe, Richard
son, Saline, Seward and Thayer
counties, chosen as representative
producing centers for comparative
purposes, varied from 10 to 2165
man hour per acre, and from 13.5
to 41.18 horse houra per acre, for
average yields per acre of from 26,8
to 61 J bushels, according to figures
based upon enterprise cost records n
tile in the department of extension of
the University of Nebraska, covering
the years 1920 and 1V21.
Dakota, Hamilton and Saline
county records, taken from averages
on one to eight farms, are believed
by the department to be fairly repre.
sentative of those counties, while the
records from other counties, limited
in numbers, were taken for compara
tive purposes. Listed, planted and
mixed corn are included in the
figures.
Tractors Are Used.
Tractor houra per acre ranged
from 0.6 to 2.7, and larger yields oc
curred where used, but the depart
nirnt attributes this to soil condi
tions and not to the use of tractors.
Acres hogged down varied from 1.9
to 20 acres, for bushel figure of 108
to 887.
The figures include all labor pro
duction except that of marketing,
which tends to differ according to
Van
Hours
No. I'.r
Per
Ar.
41. IS
40 S
SS T
44
21 S
J4 s
41. J
SI S
s s
27.ST
s a
J 4
42 4 '
SI. S3
40 tt
3ft S
2.S
2s. n
44 ft
411 ft
11.1
Vr. Farms. Acre.
Pskela
Average
1129
4 17 4S
IS s
1
ri s
14
its
It s
lot
is is
117
II 44
is
1st
It 2
is ss
11
15
k17.1
1 1
s
t.s
is;
ua
Averate
Mammon 1S!t
Hamilton 171
Vaillann 191
Madison l?l
Nance 1:o
l2l
lit!
Otoe ISIS
Rlrh'ds'n 1121
Rlch'ds'n 1171
Saline 192ft
Saline l2t
Seward. 1921
1921
Thayer l:k
With the County Agents
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Miss Hilma Blomquist of Valley
has been giving the farm bureau as
sistance 'in holding sewing demon
strations. She gave a sewing ma
chine attachment demonstration for
the women in Elkhorn and for the
women in Union precinct at the
home of Mrs. Elmer Richards. Both
of these meetings were well attended
and considerable interest is . being
shown in these cbmmunities as well
as several other communities in the
sewing work now being carried on
in Douglas county. It is expected
that a dress construction school will
be held a little later in the summer
and following that a millinery school.
The farm bureau board voted to em
ploy a home demonstration agent
and it is expected that an agent
will be secured to start -work early
in June.
cvar.i inquiries nitvv vumc iv bin vt-
rice with reference to the bounty on
ot 10a on each gopher. To get this, both
the frost feet aad scalp should be saved
and presented to the county clerk at the
courthouse, Omaha.
A campaign has been started in Doug
las county looking to the eradication of
foul brooa Deea. inia disease ia a seri
ous menace to the bee Industry since U
allowed to exist tt reaults in great loases
among Lees annually. C. O. Sawyer and
Robert Balster of the department of ag
riculture have spent a week in the coun
ty making a survey oL.the prevalence of
mh. aHI.C. In vlonr la In
carry on an educational campaign to en
courage oetter metnoas oi naniiuua uw.
and to acquaint beekeepers with methods
of foul brood control.
Dr. H. T. D. Lackle or the bureau' of
animal Industry Is now doing area testing
work In Jefferson precinct. It la expect
ed that this precinct will be covered and
all cattle teated by the middle of June.
He reports excellent co-operation among
the farmera In having their cows tested.
One block of four sections is tested 100
per cent, ujvery man in mese iuur Bu
ttons will have his cows tested. An ef
fort has been made to secure additional
assistance through the state and federal
departments to put on a campaign
throughout the county, but o far it has
been impossible to get the state depart
ment to agree to furnish more than one
man In the county. - -
Some very interesting corn experiments
have been arranged for in Douglas coun
ty thla summer, one oi ine iei wm u
located on the Charles Grau tarm near
Bennington, where a similar test was
conducted last year. Another teat will be
at the J. C. Robinson seed farm at Wa
terloo. In these tests yielding power i
. ..... ,(,. mnt rnl -n4 COm
corn, lonBiiiBi .,. .. .-
free from disease, will be compared. Sam
plea of several ears of corn were tested
by J. R. Holbert of the department of eg-
,n. v.kr.uU. Ae-riculture
l li Uiiui o auu . . . j ....... j
college. Ears showing disease ana tnose
free from all disease will be planted in
ear to row tests and the yielding power
as well aa neia oDservmiun wm
In connection with the corn disease
work, variety tests will be carried on.
In these tests a large number of samples
received from different sources will be
planted, including a sample fro
Iowa State college, three strains of Raid a
yellow dent from Illinois, one of which is
from the Sommers Brothers, whose cure
won first honor In the Utility Corn show
at Champaign, 111., last January. A sam
ple has been secured from Clyde Black
o Iowa, who won the highest honors for
. . . , ...... ... in h Tnwt corn yield
contest, and one from Fred McCullough,
Hartwick. la., who won eeconu in m
t i. in mririltion about
16 varieties from 16 different states have
been secured from the United States De
partment oi agriculture at n-sniw.
T 1. ... 111 Vm. taata mori fit cOTB I TOITl
various parts of Douglaa county.
Irftsa extensive tests are neina
on on the farms ot Jhn Hall, Valley, and
C. A. Reed, near Bennington.
A meeting will be held at harvest time
and these result studied. It la planned
to have a corn show at some central
point in the county later in the. fall, in
which results ot all of these tests -till
be compared and varloua phases ot corn
production discussed. " " s
Considerable Interest has been manifest
ed In the growing of soy beans this year.
Several tests are being made In the county
for the study ot different varieties and to
determine what varieties of eoy . beans
are best suited to this locality for grow
ing with corn for ''hogging down" and for
silage and for seed production.
W. J. Boettger, Florence station, has
planted five different varieties with corn,
including Manchu, Ak-8ar-Ben. Ito San,
Black Eyebrow and Ohio, No. 903B. A study
of these varieties will be made to de
termine what variety seems best suited
for Ihla krellty. . i
John Gllssmann. Station B, Omaha, Is
growing Black Eyebrows for "hogging
down" and Virginias with corn for siiage,
A series of meetings are to be held May
23. 24 and 26, at which time Miss
Louise Murphy will discuss child
welfare work and explain the use of a
scorecard deaigned by Dr. Caroline Hed
ger. These meetings are preliminary to
the twe meetings in October- when Dr.
Hedger will be in Douglas county.
SAUNDERS COUNTY.
Walter F. Roberts and Edith Cam. Agents.
Wahoo The two community corn teats
are being planned again this year by
Herman Hanke of 'Ithaca, and Dewey
Johnson ot Mead.
A meeting will be held at the borne ot
Ambrose Fiest. near Leshara. Monday eve
ning, tor the purpose of organizing a pig
club.
A community meeting will be held at
Colon hall Wednesday. The county film
will be shown and a community organi
sation perfected.
The homenukera of Mead are planning
te hold a dress-form meeting May 23. at
Mrs. August Klines. A short musical
distance from market and the rr
centage of dflivetrd crop, according
to the department, Of the 16 Dakota
county records for t20, there were
six hill farms on which but one trac
tor was ued, while four tractors were
feted on the 10 valley farms. The
yield on the valley farms for 1920
averaged 58 bushels per acre, while
the yield on the hill farms was only
42 bushels per acre.
Not Permanent Baals.
"While studiri based on the dollar
cot of producing crops have been
valuable at the time they were made,
they have not furnished permanent
basis for studies on the economic of
production because of constant price
changes." the department savs. "On
the other hand, labor requirement
on the staple crop are fairly con
stant. K no winT hour of labor re
quired per acre, you have only to
apply current wages to get labor
costs at any given time.
"The method of planting, (ire of
field and yield per acre have gjeat"
deal to do with labor requirements.
The fact that a man hogs down corn
will result in a saving of labor as is
readily apparent in the Thayer
county record where the hogs gather
ed practically all of the corn. Thi
probably resulted in the saving of six
man hour and 12 horse hours per
ere." .
The following table picture the
figures for the various counties:
Trsrter froo
Hours A t.s TleU
Per Per HaggedDovn.
Arre. Farm. Arre. Arres. Hu.
Lisle 17 S 44 S SS SIS
Mated Mft 477 SI its
SlUert SI OS SS 31
1.7 l,intt ?! S els
7 Mated 140ft SS S
1.12 Listed Sift SS l Jit
Planted Si ; 4 I I 77
Msted StS J 4. ft
... Planted 4ft. S7 S
Listed 70 0 94 44
... Planted 710 40
Mated 110 41 S
... Allied 4 0 44
. . Listed S4.S J4.S
... Mated SO l
. . Mated so n li t
Planted 47 S 4I.CS
Planted Sft.O SO. ft
Planted 410 Soft '
Mlaed M 0 ' 411
Mated 2t.O 40.0 2 ft. SOS
program la planned and then aa many
dress forms will be made as possible.
The Tthaca homemakera will meet at
the Methodist church Fridsy. Mrs. Horan
will dtacuss Bible study and Mr. Bchlefsl
bein will give a talk on cltlienshlp.-
A cooking and baking club was organis
ed at Tutan. Fourteen glrla enrolled and
probably a few more will join later. Mrs.
C W. Oooden waa chosen leader.
The 8unshlne club of Prague have also
sent In thsir enrollment with IS members.
Mil's Clara Vlassk is acting aa leader for
thla club and along with their meetings
they are planning for a week's camp pos
sibly at South Bend. Thla Is the third
year ot club work for this club.
OTOE COUNTY.
A. H. De Long, Agent.
Syracuse Henry Wellenslek of Syracuse
has quite successfully solved the problem
of controlling sunflowers which grow along
the drainage ditch dikes in profuse quan
tities. The dikes were seeded to sweet
clover last year and now he has a good
stand of this lsgume covering the entire
surface, leaving little room for weeds.
Two additional applications cam In
Saturday for club week at Lincoln, May
2 to June S. Lloyd Copenhaver of the
Osage precinct Pig elub and Rosa Helm
ot District No. 10 Sewing club. This
brings the number of Otoe county boy and
glrla enrolled up to seven, which will
make a representative delegation aa they
come from varloua parts of the county
and different clubs.
Nemaha county club leaders are making
Inquiries for pigs in Otoe county. A let
ter came to the Farm bureau office a few
daya ago stating that 60 purebred pigs
of the following breeds would be needed
for club work: Poland-China. Durocs,
Chester Whites and Hampshires. The Hamp
shire people are certainly making club
worx worm wnue in connection witn thla
particular breed.
Vincent Young of Otoe, a pig club mem
ber, is casting his lot 'this year with
Spotted swine, having made arrangements
to get aeveral head from William Ashton
of Dunbar.
CASS COUNTY.
T. B. Snipes and Ida M. Wllklns, Agents.
Miss Florence Atwood, nutrition spe
cialist from the college of agriculture,
was In Cass county. Much interest Is be
ing shown in these meetings. At Elm
wood. 46 children were Welched and meas
ured. Seventeen of these children were
round to be cases of malnutrition. In all
cases a score card of the daily food habita
of the child were filled out by the mother
and child. Some of the cauaea were:
Children not having enough milk; eating
very little fruit and vegetables; over
fatigue, etc. The mothers are much In
terested in this work and are glad to
have the children weighed and meas
ured. At Nehawka 10 children were
weighed and measured. Three were found
to be cases ot malnutrition. The malnu
trition specialist also showed the nutri
tion slides at Union. Miss Atwood will be
In Cass county June 13 and 14 to conduct
more of the nutrition work.
Twenty-one women met at the home of
Mrs, Ed Lorenson, Weeping Water, to see
the table setting and table aervlce dem
onstration. The women of the Lewlston church,
near Murray, held an all-day meeting
Thursday. The morning was spent In
quilting. At noon a cafeteria dinner waa
served and in the afternoon the use of
the dresa form and alteration of patterns
were demonstrated. Mrs. John -Hendricks
wss chosen project leader.
The girls, from the Cascade neighbor
hood met at the farm bureau office and
organized- a aewing club. The follow.
Ing officers were elected: Preaident,
Creda Baker; vice president, Freda Baker;
secretary, Blanche Little. Mrs. J. M. Han
ney was chosen leader of the club.
Mr. Olds, extension poultryman, will
hold a achool at the farm bureau office,
Tuesday and at Loder schoolhouae. West
Ashland, Wednesday.
Hog cholera haa made Its appearance
en three farms this week.
, DODGE COUNTY.
B. JT. Hotuer, Agent.
Hog cholera has been reported In three
distinct localities in this county. Meaa
ures of sanitation and vaccination are be
ing urged by local and government
veterinarians who . fear considerable
trouble during the coming season.
Four corn variety ' tests are being con
ducted in an effort to obtain better yield
ing and better adapted seed. The tests
are being conducted by Warren Conklln.
Ames: C. C. Kendrick, North Bend; Wil
liam Rettlg, Scrlbner, and James Satorie,
North Bend.
Members of the Elkborn Platte Hol
stein club have received their calves from
Wisconsin. Eleven head of registered
calves from 4 to S-weeks-old were dis
tributed by lot at a meeting at the Ibsen
dairy near Fremont. .
Twe more clubs were organised and
several more are under, way, the Cres
cent sewing society of Snyder, with nine
members, and the Big Gain club of Elk
horn. It la hoped to have 12 clubs in ths
county by June 1.
Imported Currant Worm .
1 Reported Damaging Fruit
Lincoln Currants and gooseberries
have suffered from the depredation
of the imported currant -worm in the
last few years and greater infestation
may be expected this year, says the
Nebraska agricultural college report
"Now is the time to put a stop to
the ravages of this insect," the report
states. "Spray the bushes with a
solution of lead arsenate at the rate
of two or three tablespoonfuls U a
gallon of water. Lead arsenate has
the quality of adhering to the leaves
for long time and retaining if
strength. It is the best preventive.
Live Stock Tour 1
of Dodge County
Being Planned
Four-Day Trip to Yiiit Pure.
Bred Herd, to Lrave Sny.
dtr May 31 and End
in Fremont.
faMisssssMas
Fremont Member! of the Dodge
County Livestock Breeders' associa
tion have decided to give residents
in thii locality an opportunity lo ee
Doris county livestock first. Be
ginning May 31, the association will
supervise tour of the principal
stock farms of the county.
Henry S. Spath of Scribner has
been aelected tour leader. Arrange
ments have been made for talks by
profninent livestock men. Lunch
will be served every noon.
As scheduled, the tour will take
four days. According to present
plans, those on the tour will leave
Snyder May 51 at 7 to cover in suc
cession Webster, rieasant, Valley,
Union, Cotterell and Maple town
ships.
On the second day the party will
leave Scribner at 7 to visit Cum-
ming, Pebble, Ridgeley and Everett
townships.
Leaving Hooper on the morning
of the third day, the members of the
party will cover Logan and Hooper
townships.
The last lap of the trip, with visits
to Nickerson. Tlatte and Elkhorn
townships, will take place the fourth
day. The livestock men leave Nick
erson in the morning and finish the
tour at Fremont.
Farms in every one of the 14
townships will be visited, according
to R. N. Houser, county agricul
tural agent, the tour in each town
ship being under the supervision of
a township chairman. Business men
as well as farmers are urged to take
part.
The tour is under the direct
charge oi an executive committee
made up of representatives from
each breed of stock, with Secretary
frame a. Mitchell of Hooper as
chairman.
The proposed tour has evinced
considerable interest among business
ty. Several towns to be visited are
men as well as farmers' in the coun
to stage a welcome for the breeders.
Needlework Demonstrations
, Are Held in Gage County
Beatrice. Needlework and cloth
ing demonstrations have been con
ducted this week at a number of
farm homes in Hac rntintv Ku Mice
Gladys Legg, university expert, un-
acr tne auspices ot tne tarm bureau.
At Union Center school 35 women
were in attendance and at Odell 25
women. Organizations were ner-
fected and meetings will be held each
month. ,
Farmers' Union Notes
, . " a. di i r.i ok in a-
....... . ... . wuuh win mi., w, speaK-
ln tour in Nebraska this summer, ac
cording to a letter received by Presi
dent Osborn or the Nebraska union. The
mr. arrei a viair. to Nfl
nv, ub.ii aeiermineo. umcisis
of county unions are bein aaked to send
In Ih.l. .1 ..... - ,
... ... .. y,.,,u u iui k series
of plcnle addresses can be arranged for
Mr. Barrett.
LeeUUtlve Frotram. '
The exeoutlve committee nf h at,.,.
Farmera' union legislative committee met
rasi weeK ana raappea out a program
for the legislative campaign. tt was
agreed that the most Important work
confronting- the Farmera' union In a legis
lative way at this time is to see that
trustworthy candldatea file for the legis
lature in the primaries of all the parties
In each repreaentatlve and senatorial dis
trict in the atate. County committeemen
and officers will be urged to make every
effort to see that thla is accomplished
before the time for filing closes. Em
phasla will be placed upon the following
propositions in ine campaing: 1. Taxa
tion of nubile utilities at the valuation
claimed for rate-making purposes. 2. A
greater aegree oi local seir-governmeni
in the expenditure of public funds, and
opposition to auch centralization as ia
required by the varloua dollar-matching
federal-aid laws and to the turning of
10 par cent oi ine automooiie license reesi
to the control ot the state engineer's of
fice. 3. Endorsement of the deep water
way project. . a atuay or past rec
ords of candldatea aa a better criterion
than campaign promises. 6. Elimination
and prevention of duplication by state
departmenla and inatttutlons. 8. Local
self-government in school matters, with
particular opposition to the county unit
plan or administration now being pro
posed again.
' Discus Livestock Shipping.
Plalnvlew Members of the Farmers'
union met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard' Cheney. The business session was
devoted to discussion or the livestock
shipping association and to arrangements
for a picnic to be held next month. A
social hour was devoted to games, fol
lowed by refreshments. r
l
Creamery Makes Profit.
Superior The Farmers' union creamery
made approximately half a million pounds
of butter In the first four months of this
year, and showed a net profit ot $11,125.35.
A sales agency has been established In
Kansas City, and It Is expeoted that with
in a short time the entire butter output
of the creamery will be sold In prints di
rect to consumers, Manager Norgaard es
timates that this will increase the cost of
manufacture about Hi cents a pound,
but will result In an Increase ot from S
to 4 cents a pound In the price of butter
fat to producers. The cieamery has
buttermilk drying and condensing plant.
Lately the heaviest demand has been for
condensed buttermilk, and the entire sup
ply hsa been sold In that form. The an
nual meeting; of the stockholders of the
company will be held here June 1. State
Preaident Osborn, Carl Slatt of Edgar and
Prof. J. R. Frandsen ot Lincoln will speak
at the convention.
Plan County Hall.
Wayn--Farmer union members are
considering the proposition of erecting a
hall In the open country exactly in the
canter of the county. The proposal has
been made by Harmony local No. 210, and
other locals In the county have been asked
to take It up. Thia hall would be used
for county conventions of the union and
for county-wide aocial gatherings of farm
ers and their organizations. .
Do Big Boslnesa.
Niobrara. The Farmera union associa
tion did HJ.OOO of business in the first
four months of 122. Of this amount,
127,090 was sales from the store, and the
balance was corn, livestock and coal han
dled by the elevator branch of the bual
neaa. The store handled S00 cases of
ggs. Commissions on cream handled for
tSie Farmers union creamery In Fre-
kmont amounted to S42.
Overpay Income ' Tax.
Genoa. A check for $1,200 has been
received from the Internal revenue de
partment of the federal government by
the Farmers union association here. This
Is a refund on overpayment of income
taxes. A check up of the books by an
auditor showed that In making out In
come tax statements In pest years the as
sociation had not taken all of the de
ductions allowed co-operative companiea.
oak Tax Befoul. .
Vehllnr A claim for $1,100, represent
ing overpayment of Income taxes for
the years ISIS and ISIS has been filed
with the Internal revenue department by
the Farmera union association of thla
place. In checking over the books it
was discovered that the association had
not deducted patronage dividends aa per
mitted by the Internal revenue depart
ment. Thla association handlea grain,
livestock, lumber and coal. Last year It
did a business amounting to $84,000. In
the first four months of this year, the
business showed an Increase ot $20,000
over the similar period In 121.
Hebron's Library Finished
Hebron. Xcb May 21.-(Spccia!,)
Lewis O. Secrist wanted to do
something for the city in which he
has passed most of hi years. And
Hebron, where he lived, lacked a li
brary. Citizens often l-tlKed of having one,
and at mrrtincs and school conven
tions someone was certain to lament
the lack of an adequate public li
brary. '
Lewis Srcri.ot died, and when his
will was ojiened it was found thai the
bulk of his life's savings had been
bequeathed to the city of Hebron for
a library.
TheF
Wife
armers
Household Quratlaa Answered by Mary
, Ana n.
Carrot and Celery Salad 1 1-2 c.
diced celery, 11-2 chopped young
carrots, boiled dressing. Mix carrots
and celery with boiled dressing.
Place on lettuce leaf and garnish
with small amount of the dressing
mixed with cream and a dash of pap
rika. Kidney Bean Salad 2 c. kidney
beans, 1 c. chopped celery, 1-2 c.
dill pickles (cubed). Mix with
cooked salad dressing or sour cream
dressing and serve on lettuce.
Asparagus Salad Arrange cooked
asparagus on lettuce leaf. Chop fine
ly one hard cooked egg, 2 T. pi
mento, 2 T. pickle and 1 T. parsley.
Serve with French dressing.
Combination Salad Cucumbers
tomatoes, onion, radishes. Prepare
and slice vegetables, arrange on let
tuce leaf, season with salt and pep
per, and serve with French dressing.
Miss Young Lady Fashion de
crees a simple dress of linen, ratine
or silk made with long, straight lines
and elastic waistline, as proper for
th young-lady wardrobe. Thin
striped silk such as is used for men's
silk shirts, is used extensively for
women's one-piece dress this sum
mer. It is practical and cool and
can be made to look very dressy. ,
Handkerchief linen 'and all-"over
embroidery is replacing organdy for
making collars and cuffs for wash
dresses. ;
Accelerated Classes
Will Start June 12
The School of Individual Instruc
tion, 3507 Harney , street, opens its
summer classes June 12 and wiM offer
accelerated work in high school,
grammar and primary subjects. J.
E. Davidson, H. H. Balridge, W. F.
Foye and Dr. Samuel McCleneghan
compose the advisory board.
Pupils at this institution are taught
the method of study which enables
them to grasp the essential points of
every lesson. Assignments are care
fully explained, eliminating waste of
time and mistakes.
"We are teaching boys and girls
how to study and what to study,"
said Mrs. C. F. Pratt, president of
the school, "and we believe that a
pupil who docs not know how to
study or what to study is certainly
unable to recite in an efficient man
ner. With proper application a stu
dent can accomplish one half year's
work in this summer term,"
Radio Club Organized
by Wahoo Farm Bureau
Wahoo. The first radio club to be
prganized in Nebraska under the di
rection of the extension service, col
lege of agriculture, has just been or
ganized at Wahoo. Fifteen mem
bers met at the farm bureau office
and perfected the organization and
worked out the program of work for
the summer. Meetings will be held
regularly every week. About f)ve
weeks will be spent on elementary
electricity,' after which the club will
go more deeply into the mysteries of
radio. Public demonstrations will be
given later on to show the value of
the radio to the farmers of the com
munity. . " i
Officers elected were as follows:
President, Clyde Miller, Wahoo; vice
president, Emerson E. Erway, Mead;
secretary-treasurer, Anton Sklenar,
Wahoo. Roland Anderson will act as
leader of the club.
Poland-China Breeders
Organize in Polk County
Stromsburg The Polk County Poland-China
Breeders' association,
with a membership of 20 hog breed
ers, has been organized here. Gil
bert Johnson of Osceola was elected
president of the organization.
Other officers of the new associa
tion are Harry Holcomb of Shelby,
vice presidet; Hugo H. Olson, sec
retary and treasurer, and W. L. Ob
rist of Gresham and O. M. Nelson of
Stromsburg, directors. A directory
containing names and addresses of
all breeders in the county is now be
ing prepared by the association.
Bloomfield Legion Post
Aids Fair Association
Bloomfield, Neb., May 21. (Spe
cial.) In addition to calling off the
celebration it had planned for July 4
and donating the money raised to the
fund for the erection of a new grand
stand on the grounds of the Knox
County Fair association, to replace
the one recently destroyed by a
tornado, the Ray Lamb post of the
American Legion has voted $100
from its treasury to the same cause.
v 4 rm
Kent week the Secrist library, cost
ing JU.OOO to build and finished in
side with oak and outside with Endi
coit brick, is to be formally opened.
The building is Jo by 48. The
main floor will be used for library
purposes. In the basement is a
small assembly hall and workroom.
The library will have a capacity of
14.000 volumes.
The P. K. O. sisterhood has do
nated its privately owned library of
8(X) volumes.
Next Wednesday, Pook day, will
be observed and on Thursday eve
ning the library will be formally
opened and dedicated.
Farm Bureau Notes
Fruit ' r roe peels- Favorable.
David City With favorable prospects
for the first fruit crop In Butler county
In seven yes re, farmers sre showing re
newed Interest In that Industry. Heveral
apraylng and pruning demonstrations
man inrousneui ine county ny tne tarm
bureau were well attended. Kpraylng of
orrhanla will be continued throughout the
summer.
Organize whipping Body.
Oenevs The Fillmore county farm
farm bureau ha organised a shipping
aaeoiMation to handla eggs, poultry and
rream. The association eerured 55 mem
bers at Ita meeting meeting and Is al
ready marketing a large portion nf the
eegs, poultry and cream produced In this
vicinity. rf
. lllnrklrg Prevalent.
McCook Blarkleg Is still quite preva
lent In Red Willow county and much
vaccine Is being used with excellent re
sults. Hog cholera Is also reported in
some parts of the county.
Test Seed Corn.
Fails City County Agent Joseph Wor
rell has been railed upon to make many
seed corn teets during the past month.
Two variety tests under Mr. Worrell's su
pervision are also being made thla year.
Will Publish Directory.
Fslls City A county directory of Rich
ardson county live atock breeders is to
be published, sufficient advertising hav
ing been secured from breeders to pay
for Its publication.
Get Seed l'otatoes.
Scottsbluff Thirty carloads of dry land
seed potatoes have been shipped into
Scotts Bluff county, exclusive shipments
received at Mlnatare ana ilorrill, wnicn
have not yet been checked.
Increase Pickle Acseage.
Scottsbluff A conference was held be-
-.-.....( !,... nt ih u X ITln
company and tho county farm bureau
seeking means or increasing ine picme pro
duction for the Hlens plant here. It was
agreed that more demonstrations of the
growing of cucumber crops would greatly
aid in that direction, a
' Will Test Clover.
Chadron Arrangementa have been made
with Gilbert Goodman - to conduct a
clover teatlng plot on his farm. Four
varieties will be sown. Including Hubam
Annual. Testlnr of, early varieties of
corn and soy beans will also be made
to learn their adapabllity to this climate.
AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION;?
No. 6 of a series of advertisements explaining the A. B.C.
QUESTION: When was The Omaha
the A. B. C.?
ANSWER:
The
Member
Culls
-A "." si4 Firmer
it aeeer Mere to test .
Tw'r wrmg agsla." eel rre stllh,
'1 Had etai.e few's Ike bel.
I keep Iks va that Vt ae wellj
The pxef ease I deleet,"
"Bui hew ea earth.'' asked Fl'Mir eVeea.
tea aareu.lv tell , ......
Whkk owe ere paving fee fceea
Aad wale he bus hi to eelir '
"I welsh end test two 4s)s a mewth,
Jl atuwers very well.'
Sat the fly before h raises
big family.
To keep the little chiiU hefclihy
see that they are warm, but not too
warm, provide clean, nourishing food
sparingly in the first 10 days and en
courage much activity and exercUe-
asasaaBxeasfj
A good seedbed and thorough
cultivation by harrowing until the
potatoes are 6 inches high, and
proper cultivation and hoeing there
after, are all essential to good po
tato raising.
35 Cows Placed
on Honor Roll
Beatrice Animal Lead
Senior Four-Vear-Old
and Mature CIum.
in
Lincoln. Thirty-five cows entered
in the dairy products test at the agri
cultural college gained a place on the
April honor roll, Fonda Belle Hen
gerveld, owned by C. If. Van Ars
dale of Deatrice, ranking first in the
senior 4-year-old and mature class
with a production of 5.905 pounds
of butter fat in two day. The ani
mal is in her fifth month's test.
Clema Wayne Butter Queen, a
Woodlawn product, placed a close
second with a production of 5,994
pounds in her fourth month, and La
Verna Lincoln, an agricultural col
lege entry, followed with 5.672 pounds
in her seventh month. Others were:
Flower Crest, Kilpatrick Brothers.
Beatrice, 5,672 pounds, three months;
Curtis school of agriculture, Pansy
Norton Gerben, 5,386 pounds, three
months; Florens Anna De Young,. Un
ion college, 5.117 pounds, three
months, and Pictertje Homestead
Ormsby, 4,661 pounds, ten months.
Varsity Derby Gelta, owned by the
agricultural college, again ranked
first in the junior 4-year-old class,
with a production of 5,006 pounds in
her seventh month.
Fay Huntress led the senior 3-
year-old class with i.UU-J pounds in
her fourth month, and Borstein
Pontia Creamelle, a Woodlawn en
try, ranked in the junior 3-year-old
class, with a production of 4,411
pounds. '
The senior 2-vear-old class was
topped by Jessie Gerben Lyons,
Curtis school of agriculture, mak
ing 4,449 pounds of buter fat in her
fourth month. Jean Serbey Lyons,
also a Curtis animal, led the junior
2-year-old class with a production of
3,784 pounds in her fifth month.
Tecumseh Woman Burned
by Explosion of Cooker
Tecumseh, Neb., May 21. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. T. E. Nichols of
Tecumseh was painfully scalded by
the explosion of a steam cooker.
The contents of the cooker was
thrown over the room, and Mrs.
Nichols' neck, arms and breast.
The Audit Bureau finished its most recent audit
of The Omaha Bee's circulation in April, 1922.
and the period audited was the entire year
of 1921.
Advertisers, local and foreign, whether sub
scribers to the A. B. C. or not, will be shown a
copy of The Omaha Bee audit on request.
This is a protection of which all advertisers in
the Omaha field should take full advantage,
as territory served from Omaha is large, and a
newspaper with an unquestioned circulation
is, of course, most useful in getting a reliable
coverage.
Omaha Bee
of the Audit Bureau of Circulations
Foreign Trade
Is Increasing
Report of Department ot
Commerre I Eneourafsing lo
American Farmer.
By GEORGE P. AUTHIER. t.
Waskta fasresaaailsl (lata Us.
Washington. May Zl.-Opeciat.)-
Farmers who believe that the export
margin on farm products e .ublUhe a
the price iu thia country, an axiom
UmAirt a .! a at iftM in di assertion
that Liverpool fixes the price of
wheat, have reason to be encourage d
. 3 ! ,...1. ....A
over a report on lorcgn uaiic ema
nating from the Department of Com
merce. The report i made by Dr.
Julius Klein, director of the United
Statei bureau ot domestic ano tor
eign commerce in Mr. Hoover' de.
partmrnt.
According to Dr. Klein, the export
business of the United Statea is con
stantly increasing. He givei figures
showing bow the farmer is peacefully
penetrating world market. Export
have fallen off when compared with
wartime records, but Dr. Klein com
pares 1921 with 1913 and find much
encouragement.
For example, wheat and flour en
ports increai.ed 100 per cent in 1921
as compared with 1913. In the
earlier year, the United State ex
ported 154.760.89S buhels, as against
355.550,649 in 1921. Expprtt of corn
and cornmeal show a gain of almost
2(H) per cent; 46.902,991 bushels were
exported in 1913 and 132.265,685
btislieU in 1921.
In the case of cotton the United
States produces about 60 prr cent of
the world's supply and Dr. Klein
thinks we will retain this dominant
position for many years to come.
Dr. Klein holds that our superior,
ity will rest on "prompt delivery."
Crops Near Central City
. in Excellent Condition
Central City. -Indications of a
bumper small grain crop throughout
the county have never looked bright
er. Wheat and alfalfa look particu
larly promising and farmers are more
than optimistic, stating that an ever
age amount of rainfall will put the
crops ovej- the top in a very satis
fying manner. .
ipiANO
U TUNED ANO
REPAIRED
All Work Caaraateod
. A. HOSPE CO.
1513 Douglas. Tel. Dong.
Girls! GirloH
Clear Your Skin
With Cuticura
taint Mch (Saaa, OtittmiitTOcM) ff
Bee last audited hy
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