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CORN AND HOGS AS WELL AS
GRASS AND GATTLE JN WEST
FACTS FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS TO MAKE YOU "SIT UP
AND TAKE NOTICE'IF YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT SO
JUST A FEW FIGURES
(By John W. Thomas)
Time and again I hare heard it
ald that western Nebraska (refer
ring to the "panhandle" of the state
and the counties lying Immediately
ast of it) is not a corn country.
There tire people, too, who think
that about all the domestic animals!
there are in this part of the state
sr cattle and cow ponies.
Such statements and ideas need to
be revised.
To be sure this is a great cattle
country, 'I think about the best in
Abe world for growing feeder stuff.
The sandhills are devoted almost ex
clusively to cattle ranching; but
inere are thousands of acres, hun
dreds of thousands, in fact, of table
lands that are used for other pur
poses, successfully and profitably.
In the last special semi-monthly
edition of The Herald. I gave some
official statistics showing that this
nd of the state Is pre-eminently Ne
braska's great potato field. Read
the rest of this story and you will
ee that, in one respect at least, this
country is also better adapted to
falsing hogs than the cholera-Infect,
ed sections known as "the corn belt .
3rowlng the HtufT to Feed Ttiem
When some of us were farmer
boys in Iowa and Illinois and other
bog raising states,' It was thot that
the only feed for swine was corn
with blue grass and clover pasture In
the summer time. In Nebraska al
jfalfa not only makes the best of pas
tare but also takes the place of corn
f a considerable extent, as feed for
tbe pigs.
The .acreage annually planted to
corn in the extreme western part of
the state Is comparatively small yet,
but it Is bound to increase. It is
Already increasing year by year,
However, the corn acreage for 1919
IU probably not be much larger
than it was In 1918, on account of
Jthe government guarantee of wheat
prices which will apply to this year's
mop-
With ttre average yield per acre
smaller In western Nebraska than
slarther east, which 4t usually has
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been in the past, corn can still be
grown cheaper here, considering the
price of land and the amount of la
bor required to keep the growing
crop free from weeds. But the yield
is not always smaller. In recent
years the average for northwestern
Nebraska has not differed much from
the average for the enltre state.
Last year every county west of the
renter of the state and north of the
Platte river had an average yield ner
acre If corn larger than the average
for the balance of the state. Ac
cording to the official bulletin issued
by the State Board of Agriculture the
average yield per acre for the state
as a whole was seventeen and seven
tenths bushells.
Here are the figures for a, dozen
or more western Nebraska counties,
average yield per acre of corn in
1918. taken from the above men
tioned bulletin: Banner county, 21;
Dot Butte, 22; Cherry 22; Cheyenne
20; Dawes, 19; Deuel, 20; Gerden,
21; Grant, 22; Hooker, 24; Kimball,
19; Logan, 18; McPherson, 20; Mor
rill, 20; Scotts Bluff, 23; Sheridan,
21; Sioux, 20; Thomas, 23.
Mot Healthy Hog Country
Or much more Imortance than a
difference of a few bushels per acre
in the yield of corn, jo the man who
makes a business of raising hogs, 's
the maio-r of the health of his anl
mals. The tremendous losses susta'n
ed by farmers In some parts of the so-
called corn belt, from cholera and
other diseases, cut a Dig hole in the
pro.lt mid some years teko n ere
ha'i ai: the profit they wojll r.her
wise . ckt off their farms.
1 tciuure to say that some farmer
or eastern Nebraska and other simi
lar sections could well afford to thip
their corn. a few hundred miles' to
feed it to their hogs, if by so doing
they could avoid losses by disease.
And it isn't much cf a venture to
make this statement, as I have statis
tics before me that Justify it.
One small county In eastern Nebr
aska, less than fifty miles from the
Missouri rever, lost 8,041 hogs last
year, which was more than thirty
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CORPORATION
QMAHA, VXBO.
. Nebraska High Spots
First in potash production. - ,
First in silica production. '
First In lead ore reduction.
First In per capita auto ownership.
First in per capita sales of war savings stamps.
Second in hay production. . '
Third in cattle production. i .' '
Third in corn production. ' ,
Fourth in hog production. '
Fifth in beet sugar production.
The per capita wealth is 82,904.
The average annual income from the soil of every family in
Nebraska Is $2,759.
The Nebraska cow has made Omaha the leading butter manu
facturing city in the U. 8. A.
Nebraska's egg production is greater than the gold output of
any state. '
per cent of the number reported in
the assessment for Aprlll. In the op
posite end of the state, the loss in
Box Butte county was less than three
and one-half per cent of the number
on handAprll 1.
It may be thot that the above are
extreme cases and do not represent
average conditions In the two ends of
the state. That is true only to a limit
ed extent. Take all of the counties of
the counties of the east end, and the
average percentage of loss is several
times lilgher than the average per
centage of loss In the west end coun
ties, leaving out the Irrigated sec
tions.
Out side of the Irrigated portion of
western Nebraska, the health condi
tions for hogs are very much better
extremely so than in eastern Ne
braska, Iowa and Illinois, Altho I !
have no statistics at hand for the two
states last named, I am satisfied from
general knowledge of conditions that
this is true of them as well as for
eastern Nebraska.
A Concluding Squeal
It may be thot by some that I am
prejudiced in favor of western Ne
braska in writing this hog story; but
that Is not necessaryily the cast. I
am simply calling attention to facts
regarding Nebraska tnat even MeDra
LSI tt
llUr
the
ka people are not ordinarily famil
with.
The mortality among hoge in
whole of Nebraska last year, includ
ing the healthier portios of the state
with the unhealthy, was more than
eleven per cent of the total number
reported for April 1 assessment. Box
Butte county may be an exceptional
ly good county for making the com
parison favorable to western Nebras
ka, but there are others nearly as
Lgood. including the two adjoining
rcounties of Sheridan and Dawes in
which the number of hogs dying In
1918 was only slightly mare than
four per cent.
POTATO STOCKS ARE
NOW OjUHE MARKET
Better Prices at big Markets causing
holders of 1018 crop in Box Butte
County to Start for Market
The gradual increase of prices for
1918 crop of potatoes at the larger
markets, reflected in slightly better
prices offered here, Is causing the
holders of many thousands of bushels
in Box Butte county to look for mar
kets. One Box Butte potatogrower
has 5,000 bushels of the 1918 crop
which he expects to sell quickly.
Others have lesser amounts but the
aggregate is large.
From the present outlook it is be
lieved that the r.creago In Box Butte
county will be larger this year than
in 1918. Experienced potato men,
who have watched the markets for
the past five to ten years, figure that
this is to be a good potato year.
Prices in their opinion, will be better
than for the past two years, due to
the fact that many localities in other
sections of the country are cutting
down their acreage.
The market over the country, ac
cording to f e Packer, were better
last week. They were reported as
follows:
Chicago Market Was Finn
Chicago The potato market was
easy and lower early last week under
heavier receipts and Increased ship
ments from all producing sections.
The higher paying price at loading
stations the week before brought a
good bit of stock out of farmers
hands which resulted in the increas
ed arrivals of this week, and a conse
quent weaker situation. Reports com
ing In from the outside indicate that
growers are letting up on hauling
now. In view of the lower market,
which would Indicate leas stock com
ing In next week than arrived this
week.
Under liberal offerings, buyers
were particular In their wants and It
was only the bang-up good cars that
moved well. And real fancy goods
have been rather scarce as thre was
a lot of Inferior stuff coming In and
some trouble was experienced from
froxen bottoms and sides.
Tuesday the market was weaker
with Mlnesota and Wisconsin bulk
No. 1 white stock selling at 1101.76
per cwt; sacked stock from these
states brought 11.60 01.60 Michigan
bulk No. 1 white stock sold at f 1.60
01.66; Wisconsin sacked No. 1.
early Rse at 11.30 01.S6, and Idaho
Russets t 11.8001.90. Receipts were
64 crs nd there was a total of -77
cars on the Inner and outer yerds.
Wednesday the market was un
changed as to price and feeling, ex
cept that an occasional extra fancy
car of dusty Ruarala from nearby
states brought $1.65. Trading was
only moderate and t' e demand held
to good stock. New Receipts were 35
carB and there was a slight reduc
tion in the amount of stock on track.
There was but little change In the
market Thursday under moderate
trading,, although sacked nearby
white stock was a trifle firmer at
11.55 01.65 and a few cars of Idaho
Russets sold up to $2. Receipts were
34 cars.
The market Friday was in better
shape in view of light receipts of 30
cars. While there was sime improve
ment in the demand the principal
factor in the firmer tone seemed to
be a stronger feeling among the sel
lers. The market was 5 010c higher
on all varieties.
Kanftan City Market Advances
Kansas City A better demand
was responsible for small price ad
vances in the local potato market
early last week. .Good strength pre
vailed in the 'buying and movement
has been limited only by the supply.
Heavier loadings in the North prom
ise larger offerings In the near future
market to be crowded enough to
have a bearish effect on the prices.
No. 1 sacked, stock is Jobbing by
the cwt in carlots In line with, the
following quotationa: Northern Red
River Ohio 11.60 01.70; Western
Red McClures $1.65 SI 1.70; Nhr.
ka Early Ohio and Bliss Trinmnh
$1.5001.60; Minnesota round white
$1.5001.60; Minnesota Burbanks
xi.6O0l.65; Western Russets. $173
wi.sa; inumpns 91.3501.40.
NEBRASKA LEGISLATORS
Thousands of voters would like to
have an accurate representation of
the work of their state senatore and
representatieves in the legislature.
It is difficult to find such representa
tion In public print, for the reason
that partisan oubllcationa famr ami
unduly praise their political friends
una uniairiy cnticixe political oppon
ents. After the adjounment of the pre
sent session of the legislature, a
sketch of the legislative work and
votes of the individual members,
written from an unbiaHArt And non
partisan viewpoint, will be publhed
in the speclar slmi-monthly edition of
the Herald. These sketches. wll in
clude state senators from the Sixth
congressional district and some from
other parts of the state.
Home Nursing.
In the sick room don't have the pa
lent lie with his face to the window;
le Is sure to suffer from the light If
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Selected Maternity Gases accepted
STAFF
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Lincoln, Nebraska
PERMANENT MEMORIALS FOR
OUR NEBRASKA SOLDIERS BOYS
TENTATIVE FLANS ALREADY MADE IN VARIOUS PLACES
FOR ERECTING SAME NEBRASKA MUST HURRY
UP TO KEEP IN THE LEAD
Nebraska earned a great reputa
tion prior to the signing of the arm
istice for taking a leading part in the
varous war tme drives. She was al
ways in the front ranks and some
times the leader of them al. Now
that the question of erecting memor
ials in honor of the soldier boys has
come up, our great state will need to
move quickly in order to fully retain
her prestige.
Some parts of the state have al
ready made preliminary arrange
ments for the erection of suitable
memorials, but manv nlacpa have ah
yet taken no steps in the matter. In
some places these arrangements are
undertaken by the counties, as a
whole, and in some nlaces bv cities
and villages.
Boyd county, one of the smallest
counties in the state, has
already
commenced to raise a fund which
when completed will amount to more
than five thousand dollars, and raav
reach Beven thousand, for the erec
tion of a memorial at Butte, the
county seat. Knox county, in the
northeast Dart of the state, has alno
started such a fund, while a woman's
organization of McCook, in south
west Nebraska, has about two thou-
Band dollars already In sight for the
erection of a memorial in thacity.
What Kind of a Memorial?
The first question that comes up is
what kind of a memorial shall be
erected? It has been suggested that
such memorials be in the form of
public buildings, such as public li
braries. hOSDitals. cotv halls. Ptn or
public parks. Sucvh suggestions have
come from members of the S. P. U. G.
(Society for the Promotion of Useful
Glvlngs) which became popular some
years ago.
At first flush, the suggestion seems
to be a good one "killing two birds
with one stone," so to speak, supply
ing a memorial for the soldiers and
at the same time furnishing some
thing useful to the public; but the
idea seems, to lose, rather than gain
popularity under the consideration
which is being given to It by the
press of this country, including some
of the leading maeacines.
Readers of The Hearld who are In
terested Tn the matter of erecting
memorials In honor of our Knidior
boys and who wish those memorials
to oe Dotn appropriate and perman
ent, will find interesting and helpful
suggestiaons in the following clip
ping from The Literary Digest of
March 1:
Monumental Memorial Most Appro
priate
Fears that we may return again
to "tne dismal Stone Age and re
peat "scrulntural atrocities" that fr1
lowed the Civil War as memorials to
soldier deeds, are put forth as warn
ings for the present. So great is the
dread in some sections that almost
anything but a monumental memor
ial is proposed. "Hospitals, civls cen
ters, auditoriums,' organs, arches,
and all sorts of things have been sug
gested as appropriate," says The
Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville),
going on to remind the perpetrators
of all that "To the extent that what
ever is built Is useful, it is not a mem
orlal." The utilitarian motive gets a
jolt from a number of places, but
none more viKoronslv than thU rtnm
Jacksonville:
"A hall would be a hall, a nnan til
would be a hospital, anything useful
nwuiu o considered ror its use and
sooner or later the fact would be for-
gouen tnat it was erected for on v.
other purpose than to serve the need
for which It was used. And even if
the memorial purpose with which the
ouuaing was coupled should be re
membered it WOUld also ho nmaivi.
bered that It was not built solely for
mm purpose. ii would be a testimon
ial to the future that the people of
the year 1919 were not wining t
spend money merely In the honor of
iuo soiaiers wno bad fought for
American Ideals. This
false hupressioj; it would be a fact.:
It WAIIIfl h'i "J til r. .. ,
nng his wife a sack of flour or a piece
in n.nmsioio iuri uure ror a birtliday
piesi-nt. The u morla' u.u wo-'.h o
really expressive of our admiration
and our gratitude to the American
soldier should express that and Doth
g eise. a cotton-nuoiy or a pack
In. J.ouBe in their h'i. i.r wnnM h
about as appropriate a memorial
anything else that would be some-
ining else besides a memorial."
Even a triumphal areh. which
served this and other purposes In the
past, fails to meet the present re
quirement, tho divested of utility. A
Bc-tton speake." declares thu; u cm
pha'i:ei "the glory . r cn iues
spiring motive in thisndaosrratheuht
rather than the spiritual side of vic
tory" words that tho Mi
- UVUfUUO
Journal quotes with approval, follow
m wun me assertion that "the in
spiring motive in this war was, of
course, the freedom of humanity and
human brothechoo '," and "somehow
a memorial should symbolize these
things." , .
Chairman Commission of Fine Arte
Charles Moore, chairman of the
United States Commission of Fine
Arts, has written a press letter that
has been largely published and from
which the following Is an extract:
The passion .for erecting com
memorative monuments is stronger
r.mong Americans than amocs any
other people on earth. There are
equestrian statues in Washington
than in' any 6ther city in the world.
What town is so pcor or so new that
it has no monument to its heroes or
the Civil War?
The memorials we set up should
be worthy of th3 cause. Preferably
an architect of good taste and good
Judgement should be consulted. He
will be able to advise in regard to the
eite. Also as to the form that the
memorial shall take. A commemora
tive fountain might be the very besC,
form, If the money is sufficient. If It
is to be a statue, there is the ques
tion as to bronze or stone. In any
case the site must be prepared so as.
to give the memorial a proper land
scape setting. This is quite as impor
tant as the monument itself.
WANT TO BUY LAND
We have customers for fifty quarter-sections
of Box Butte County
land. If you have land In Box Butte
county to sell, call at our office at
once. THOMAS - BALD INVEST
MENT COMPANY, Alliance National
Bank Building, Alliance.
