THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEDRA8KA.
FARMER HANDLES EVERY CORN EAR FIVE
TIMESLET HOGS HELP IN HARVESTING
When One Frock Serves for Two
INDORSED BY AMERICAN LEGION
The present styles In nfternoon
gowns play into the hands of many
women who have learned to make one
frock serve for both afternoon and
evening. They mnnnged very well In
this same matter during the war, when
evening dress wns taboo, and now
Paris has dcnlt the cards so that the
game becomes easy. There Is a vogue
for bare arms, or very abbreviated
sleeves, on French gowns, that Is re
flected here In short sleeves made of
the sheerest fabrics 'that merely veil
the unns. It doesn't take much ma
neuvering on the part of a clever
woman to place an nfternoon frock of
this kind In the class of evening gowns.
The addition of the right accessory
the removal of n gulmpe. the arrange
ment of the coiffure and the trick is
turned.
An alluring frock for afternoon has
b.een presented by a famous Fifth
avenue house and is shown at the
right pf the picture nbqve. It Is made
of cream-colored net and embroidered
In little beads In pale roso color. The
skirt Is very cleverly draped and
there Is a lint ribbon girdle about the
waistline. One can Imagine It with a
more brilliant girdle, evening slippers
and n high coiffure, more than holding
Its own when compnred with regula
tion evening gowns.
Net and wide laco make the simpler
frock at the left, wltli four straight
panels of plaited net set lu the over
dress. It Is worn over a satin slip and
has a satin girdle. The bodice Is very
full, cut low ut the front, and worn
with a dainty vestee of nnrrow lace
and net. The very plain sleeves are a
little longer than elbow length but can
be gathered up In small plaits and
shortened for evening. This, and a
girdle of bright ribbon, fastened with
one of the big rhlnestone buckles will
place this frock In the evening class,
Or a brocaded girdle or one of cloth
of silver will accomplish this matter.
RidingHabitsTrim and Flattering
Establishment of soldiers' com
munity settlements through reclama
tion of cut-over tlmbcrlnnds nnd wet
lands of the South, Irrigation of arid
lands lu tho West, nnd development of
other unutilized lnnds throughout tho
country, ns contemplated In tho Mon
dell bill, Is Indorsed by tho Atncrlcan
Legion, tho great organization of
world war veterans of this country,
for membership In which 4,000,000 men
are eligible.
At n Joint meeting In Now York of
tho executive commltteo of tho Paris
and St. Louis caucuses of tho Ameri
can Legion tho Mondcll bill was ap
proved in principle.
By authority of tho mooting legis
lative representatives of tho Legion
are In Washington to do what thej
can to further tho ennctment of the
legislation. Tho legislative committee
is mado up of Col. Luke Lea (portrait
herewith), formerly United States sena
tor from Tennessee, rind Col. T. W. Miller, who wns formerly a member of the
house of representatives from Delaware.
The general idea In tho bill is to set returned soldiers nt the work oi
reclaiming theso scmlnrld, cut-over and overllowcd lauds, pay them for
Ihelr work and sell them reclaimed lands on long time, with such financial
assistance as may be necessary to give them a good start. Tho community,
settlement Is an Important feature of the plan.
WHY DOES COAL KEEP GOING UP?
Senator Joseph S. Freylinghuyscn
of New Jersey offered a resolution
(3. Res. 120) the other day In sub
stance as follows:
Whereas for several years tho
price of coal to tho consumer hns
from time to time been largely In
creased; and
Whereas for a period this increase
In price was attributed to existing
war conditions; nnd
Whereas In spite of the fact that
since the armistice was signed, No
vember 11, 1018, normnl pence condi
tions have prevailed, the price of coal
has continued to rise, without any
apparent economic or other proper
reason therefor: Therefore be It
Resolved, That the committee on
Interstate commerce, or any subcom
mittee thereof, be Instructed to make
Inquiry Into tho cause or causes -which
have brought about the enormous In
crease in the market price of coal, and
to that end obtain full data regarding freight rates, wages, profits, and other
matters bearing upon the question under consideration, with a view to de
termining who or wljnt may bo responsible for such Increase in price, whether
duo to economic causes, nnd, therefore, proper nnd right, or whether due to
manipulation or profiteering on the part of miners, shippers, or dealers In coal,
Resolved further, That the committee on interstate commcrco shall report
Its findings to the senate, together with such recommendations ns may be per
tinent and advisable, with a view either to congressional or executive action,
lu order to remedy existing conditions or the punishment of any individual or
corporation deemed guilty of unlawful nets.
HELEN TAFT, COLLEGE PRESIDENT
The time hns come to frankly glory
in perfect health and vigor, for the
up-to-date girl ennnot he a good sports
woman without them. And the
healthy woman who is fond of sports
Is an agreeable person to have about.
She has Interests that will keep her
young, charms thnt will Inst and ac
tivities that will prevent her from get
ting disastrously fat. Costumers see
to It that she Is clad becomingly for
whatever sports she elects to follow,
and they have made the riding habit,
of all sports clothes, tho trimmest and
the most flattering.
Thero nre soma speclnl habits for
Kummor wear that are worn by enthu
siastic horsewomen who are devoted
to this sport all the year round. They
are made of heavy cotton basket
weaves nnd whipcords, and are pat
tuned after tho habits of wool. White
china silk blouses are worn with them
ami top boots In black or brown
leather,
A very -mlc outfit Is made up of
cotton whipcord breeches, china silk
blouse nnd sleeveless coat of black or
dark blue serge. The combination
locks as orisp and cool as snow.
One of the smart new habits of cov
ert doth Is shown above. It Is the
offering of nn experienced nnd en
thusiastic designer, and Is nu exam
ple of beautiful tailoring In tho best
of cloths. Tho breeches are re-enforced
with inserts of leather at the
knee, the coat hns a little less flare
below the waistline than last year's
models, and Is more straight-hanging.
This makes an opportunity for n belt
of the cloth. It fastens with a button
and button-hole at the front, and the
coat also buttons at the waistline,
leaving more of the blouse and tl;
visible than Is usual.
Puttees, over trim brown walking
shoes, are a left-over wartime stylo
which young women are loath to part
with, and u pretty, tluee-corncrod lint,
with square crown nnd rolling brim, Is
so convincingly becoming that It puts
the good taste of this outfit nbovo
question.
A failure Is but tho slipping of i
wheel. Give St sand, and go on.
There's thunder for feminists In
the enreer of Miss Helen Tnft, only
dnughter of a former president, Wll
Ilnm Howard Taft. In 1017 Miss Tnft
wns made dean of Bryn Mawr college,
from which she nnd graduated only
two years before. And the other dny
a dlsnntch announced that she had
been elected president of tho school tc
serve during the year's leave of ab
sence grnntcd Dr. M. Carey Thomas.
It wnsn't long ago that Miss Taft
mnde her social debut in tho White
House. Then a student at Bryn Mnwr,
she gave up her studies after her
sophomore year and went to Wash
ington where tho weight of the social
responsibilities of tho White House
fell upon her shoulders, ns her mother
wns 111 most of tho time.
Her success as a hostess and so
ciety leader was acclaimed by tho
diplomatic circle in which she ruled.
Popular with tho women of Washing
ton, the wives of congressmen, cabinet secretaries nnd members of the diplo
matic corps put their heads together In nn effort to choose her a husband.
In this, however, Miss Tuft herself didn't display much Interest. Instead sho
returned that year to Bryn Mawr to complete her studies.
HE IS INSURED FOR $4,500,000
Tho most heavily insured man In
the United States is Rodman Wnna
maker of New York and Philadelphia,
of whom a portrait is given herewith.
Mr. Wannmnker's policies aggregate
$4,1500,000.
Pierre Dupont of powder tniHt
fame follows with $4,000,000. Next Is
John Wnnnmaker, Sr., founder of de
partment stores, with policies aggre
gating $3,000,000,
J. Plerpont Morgan carries poli
cies totaling $2,500,000. In the $2,000.
000 class are Julius Rosonwnld of Chi
cago and Percy Rockefeller. Henry
Francis Dupont entries $l,2.r0.000.
There nro approximately 17 others
In the United Stntes whoso Insurance
equals or exceeds $1,000,000.
Policies of $500,000 nro common.
There Is senrcely a successful busi
ness man of the well-to-do class who
does not carry upward of $100,000.
The list of heavy Insurers, how-
over, gives some strange contrasts In tho mntter of Indlviduol Insurance hold
ings, taken In ratio to reputed wealth. John D. Rockefeller, for instance, Is
listed as holding $C0,000 Insurance, though It is probuble that his policies
exceed this amount.
Two Horses and Wagon Arc Required to Help Man With First Handling of
uorn.
(Piouarcd by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Have you ever thought about how
many times every ear of corn hns to
bo handled In the ordinary courso of
things? Hero nro tho essential han
dlings:
1. When the cur Is pulled off tho
itnlk and thrown Into tho wagon bed.
2. When it Is thrown from the
wagon bed into tho crib.
3. When, tho husk Is removed from
tho car, cither in tho field or in the
:rlb.
4. When the basket Is filled nt tho
crib to bo taken to tho horse stall or
hogpen.
5. When the corn Is fed to tho
tnlmnl.
With labor-saving systems tho num
ber may be reduced by ono or two.
Under certain Bystems of harvesting,
on tho other hand, It is frequently In
creased by one or two. But five will
bo about tho nverngo number.
Now, five hnndllngs of nn enr of
corn, with farm labor nt present
prices, cost enough to make n pretty
considerable charge Item ngainst the
vnluo of the car. Every farmer, doubt
less, does more or less thinking about
how to avoid It.
Under general farm conditions tho
hog provides tho solution not for nil
of tho corn grown on tho farm, of
course, but for a considerable portion
of it, enough to help out tho labor
supply materially.
Plan Before Corn Is Laid By.
The hog docs not merely reduce the
number of handlings. Ho eliminates
handling completely. All thnt Is nec
essary is to open tho gato nnd drlvo
tho hogs Into tho field with a good
fence around It. They clean up tho
corn with less waste than lit It were
harvested by men, nnd they put on
more pounds of flesh than If tho snme
quantity of corn were fed to them In
a pen or n dry lot.
Tho hogging down of com has been
preached by tho United Stntes depart
ment of agriculture for a Jong time, but
the hog experts put especial emphasis
on It now, when labor Is high and
hard to get. In addition to tho ad
vantageous points mentioned, they cnll
attention to tho fact that It is a great
aid to soil Improvement because prac
tically all the fertilizer valuo of tho
corn, both ears and stalks, Is returned
Immediately to the soil.
Thought should be given right now
to tho mntter of hogging down corn,
tho experts sny, because certain things
can be dono thnt will greatly add to
the feeding value of n field of corn.
In regions where tho seed will mnture,
cowpens, soy beans, or velvet benns,
sown brondcast through tho corn at
tho last cultivation, produce a largo
quantity of feed In addition to tho
:orn. Recently velvet benns have been
ascd In this wny with great success
In the South. Tho pens or beans, being
high In protein, bnlanco tho ration nnd
muko almost an Ideal feed for hog
fattening. Tho hogs cat not only tho
pens or beans themselves, but much of
the vines remains succulent nnd Is
enten avidly and to udvantugc. Rape
Is another excellent thing to broadcast
In the corn at the Inst cultivation to
help ont tho sum total of hog feed.
The plowing under tho corn stalks and
tho vegetntlon left by tho pens or
beans nid rnpc adds to tho soil the
humus necessary to Increased crop
yields.
Six hogs for each ncro of corn to bo
hogged off Is about tho right number,
though It should be reduced to five or
even to four If tho yield of corn Is low.
That Is another matter that should be
given thought In advance of turning In
the hogs, In order thnt enough hogs
may bo on hand to out up nil the corn,
yet not so ninny thnt they will exhaust
It too quickly.
One of Economical Systems.
In some Instances it Is ndvlsablo
thnt n part of tho Hold bo set off by a
temporary fence nnd the hogs not
allowed to cover too much ground nt
one time.
It requires six hogs about 00 dnys to
eat tho com grown on nn aero of good
ground. Itlnlght becomo necessary to
sell or kill them before tho work Is
finished. Tho temporary fence, In such
n case, would lcavo tho corn that tho
hogs had not consumed still undnm
nged and It could bo gnthered In tho
usual way. A good enough fence can
bo mado by setting anchor posts rit
tho sides of tho field, stretching 25
Inch woven wlro nnd tying It to the
hills of corn. Brood sows with fnll
litters should follow fattening hogs
to gather up what little corn has been
left
Tho hogging down of corn, properly
managed and combined, when feasible,
with hogging down rye nnd pasturing
clover, results In ono of the most eco
nomical nnd efficient of all farm sys
tems, according to tho department ex
perts. Tho department docs not stop nt ad
vocating tho harvesting of corn with
hogs. It asserts that, under present
conditions, nlmost any kind of meat
nnlmnls can be used to advantage in
harvesting practically nny crop. Both
cattle nnd sheep can be used In har
vesting corn. Sheep mnko particularly
good use of corn with peas or soy
beans between tho rows or brondcast
nt tho last cultivation. The uso ot
cattle for harvesting corn succeeds
well If somo hogs aro turned in lntci
to clenn up what the cattle may have
left on tho ground.
Utilize Grass Crops.
Grass crops can bo utilized to ad
vantage by pnsturlng with sheep, and
much less lnbor is required than when
tho crop Is cut for liny. Boot steers
consumo largo amounts of clover ox
alfalfa In tho field and harvest the
crop rapidly, usually with good profit
Tho labor required Is nlmost negligi
ble. Dairy cows nnd young stock are
also very effective In pasturing clover
and alfalfa. Usunlly somo care to pre
vent blonting is necessnry when tl&
cattle are first turned In.
A field of soy beans may be har
vested successfully with lambs. It not
only affords abundnnt forage, but Is
free from the pnrasltos common tc
permanent pastures. Tho soy-bean
crop is equally desirable for hogs nnd
may bo harvested by them cither a9
forngo or nfter tho beans have ripened
SYSTEM OF SHEEP FARMING
Neither Wool Nor Mutton Can Be
Ignored Two Products Worthy
of Consideration.
(Prepared by tho united States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
A system of sheep farming that Is tc
bo continuously successful cannot lg
noro either wool or mutton. In many
cuses tho two products will bo worthy
of equal consideration. In others ei
ther ono may be emphasized accord
ing to tho peculiarities of conditions,
management, nnd marketing.
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Hog-Harvesting Method In Operation While Farmer Works at Something
Else.