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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1920)
NORTH PLATTE SBM1-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. a Captures Many Prizes at Lead ing American Fairs. Remarkable Showing Made at Intern, tlonal Live Stock Show at -Chi. cago Carried Off Sweepstakes For All Wheat. Something that lends emphasis to, and affords definite proof of, the gen erosity of the soil and cllmute of western Cnnnda, Is shown by the numerous exhibits made by both the government und Individual farmers nnd stock misers of that country, at many of the lending state and county fairs In the United States this season. Particularly Is this the case with re gard to exhibits made at the Inter national Live Stock Show recently licld at Chicago. First and foremost to the average farmer will appeal the fact that Canada carried off tle Sweepstakes for all wheat, and that out of a total of twenty-five prizes, Cnnadu took twenty. In oats the Grand Champion ship was won by n farmer living In the Province of Alberta. Canada also was awarded the championship for Durum wheat, while for Flint Corn out of a total of ten prizes, Canada took first, second, third, sixth and seventh. Not only in grains did Canada prove her right to rank as a first class agri cultural country, but she carried off ninny prizes for cnttlo, horses, sheip and hogs, a partial list of which fol lows : Cattle, Canada was nwarded the championship for Grade Shorthorns, also In the College Special class, Can ada gained first, fourth and sixth prizes. Ilorses, Grand Championship for Clydesdale stallion, also Grnnd Chnra ptonshlp for American bred mnre. as well ns first for three-year-old Clydes dale stallion, first for one-year-old Clydesdale stallion, and second for the aged class. In the Belgian class, Canada ob tained first and reserve for Champion ship Belgians, ns well as second for Aged stallion. Sheep, Canndn obtnlned Champion ship for block, mnle and female, in addition to first prize in all group prizes. Hogs, In the Yorkshire class Canada was very prominent, taking the Cham pionship for pen , of Yorkshires, nnd championship for best single barrow, as well as over twenty first, second nnd third prizes in other classes of Yorkshires. 1 With regard to the live stock shown It must be borne in mind that these have not been fed on corn, on which the nverage western farmer places his reliance, but on the wonderful oats nnd barley grown In western Canada, supplemented by the native grasses, of 'which n most nrtistlc display was made by our neighbors to the north. Canada has conclusively proved that not only can phe tnke prizes for the grain she raises, hut can also take prizes with the animals to which these grains have been fed, and this in open competition wltli the world. Advertisement. Most of us prefer a hair-raising story to n bnld statement of facts. hy "wraiay SAn0HALSH B7 town .. Agents for TORD Peraanent Non-Skid Chalno. 14 00 delivered. Initantlr on and 00. Big tales. lions Co., I'linttTllle, Conn, rntuKLto t&&tt&&tassz Cuticura Soap Complexions Are Healthy Sotp 25c. Olatatat 25 and 50c, Talcam 25c CANADA BIGW1NN Old Folks' Coughs will b relieved promptly by Ploo'i, St opt throat tickle; rellevee Irritation. The remedy teetcd by more than fifty yeari of ue fa PISO'S W. N. U.. OMAHA, NO. 51-1920. INCREASE SHOWN IN FIBER CROPS Due Largely to Cutting Off of Supply From Russia and Other Foreign Countries. HEMP AND FLAX PREDOMINATE Considerable Impetus Given to Hemp Growing by Introduction of Ma. chine Methods Wisconsin Leads All Other States. Fiber crops In the United Slaters sliow n,n Increase this year, due large ly to the growing reallzntlon of the American manufacturers of the cut ting off of supply trom llussla and other foreign countries, and the de velopment of tlber-growlng methods In tills country. Hemp and flax are the principal liber crops in the United States. Of the former, M.000 acres were grown this year, with an average yield of 700 pounds of fiber to the acre, di vided about evenly botween long liber worth on an average of I!0 cents a pound, and tow, which now averages 1U cents a pound. This would bring an nverage value of the crop to 5105 per acre, or $1.-470,000. Flax acreage has Increased from f,000 acres In 1019 to 0,000 acres in 1020. The yield Is estimated at from H00 to 400 pounds of fiber per acre, worth 75 cents a pound. The tlax crop Is thus worth about $1,000,000. Impetus to Hemp. Hemp growing has received consid erable Impetus since the United States Department of Agriculture un dertook the work of breeding new strains nnd ecoyraglng modern ma chine methods of handling, about ten years ago. This shows an Interest ing geographical shift In hemp-growing territory. Kentucky, which for merly led, now stands lowest unions the recognized hemp-producing stntes. while the lead has gone to northern states, Wisconsin supplying about half the total acreage. Next come Minne sota, Mlchfgnn, Ohio, lndlann and Cal ifornia. Kentucky's decline In relative posi tion is due largely to the predom inance of tobacco as a commercial crop, and partly to the fact that states coming newly Into the hemp-raising industry have Immediately adopted modem methods for large-scale pro duction, while growers In a locality that has always produced one crop Breaking Hemp In Wisconsin Feed ing In the Tops. naturally cling to some extent to the lid hand methods of their forefathers. Used for Tying Twine. The output Is largely used for ty ing twine, but a new mnrket has been found for n considerable quantity for mixing with tlax In the manufacture of shoe thread. Formerly It was not thought that nny material except flax could be used In shoe thread, but lnce the Russian supply was almost entirely cut off, manufacturers have found that they can combine the two fibers without materlnl deterioration. Much experimenting has been done with a view to utilizing the hurds, or woody center, which make up more thnn hnlf of the hemp stalk. One Ohio factory used several thousand tons for paper manufacturing, but this use will need development In the way of shipping facilities and definite mar ket. At present the hurds are mostly burned for fuel to operate the driers and furnish power for the breaking niul scutching machinery. Flax growing appears to be on the Increase. 'due to the cutting off of the European product. The principal flax regions are Wisconsin, enstem Michi gan, the Willamette valley of Oregon, and northern Minnesota. PAINT WILL AID MACHINERY Will Check Deterioration and Does Not Injure Steel Parts Grease Moldboard. It is well to touch tin tho wood parts of all the machinery with n little pnlnt, and It will not hurt to pnlnt the steel parts. If there Is nny piece of steel von do not wish to rust, as the moldbonril of your favorite plow, rub It with tallow or axle grease m which there is no salt. DISEASE-FREE SEED CORN YIELDS BETTER Series of Tests Carried Out by Plant Specials.. Increase of '.0 to 30 Per Cent Obtilned Over Kernels Infected by Harm ful Organisms How In fection Is Indicated. Seed corn that gave 100 per cent ger mination hut showed Infection by harmful organisms was mntched against corn that showed no Infec tion In a series of tests carried out by plant specialists of the United Stntes Department of Agriculture In co-operation with the Indiana experi ment station. ' The disease-free" seed gave an Increased yield of ten to thirty per cent above Its competitor. Further results of the test seemed to prove that when corn was planted too thickly In hill or drill row It was more susceptible to disease than when better spine was given It. In n sim ilar test at llloomlngton, 111., the dis ease-free seed gave nh Increase of 23 per cent over the other corn, which was selected for high germination Drying Seed Corn for Next Year's Crop only. At Hoopeston, III., the differ ence, measured In tons, ranged from 0.01 to. 1.6 tons Jn favor of the .seed, selected both for high germination and freedom from disease. The selection was based on the ab sence of discoloration In the kernels nnd cobs as Indicating soundness. Dis ease Is indicated by brown discolora tion at the butts of the ears nnd at the kernel tips nnd by decay lu tho cob. SHEEP DESTROY MANY WEEDS Animals Convert Noxious Plants Into Wool and Mutton and Add Fertility to Soil. "Did yoa ever stop to consider whnt a band of sheep is worth as a weed exterminator?" asks a California de partment of agriculture expert. "In the first place the band Is worth as much in the destruction of weeds us a man with a team and cultivator or weeder through the season. "Secondly, there Is a big difference In cultivating weeds out or mowing tliem and shceplng them off. Culti vating or mowing Is an expensive method for which you get nothing but a little added humus to the soil, wheretis sheep turn your weeds into marketable products at good prices, to say nothing of added fertilizer In the form of sheep manure deposited on the Adds. "It has been remnrked that a small band of sheep ndds $1,000 to the av erage appearance of the ranch In llvo years time, from the standpoint of weedless fields. However, In the long run It Is mure than that. It Is an actufil source of steady Income." LOSS BY PLANT DISEASES Here are some of the losses to American farmers In the United States In one year by plant dis eases which might have been prevented If known control meas ures had been Immediately ap plied: Wheat, 122.000.000 bush els; oats, 50.000,000 bushels; ?orn, 80.000,000 bushels; pota toes, 50.000,000 bushels; sweet potatoes, 40,000,000 bushels (two fifths of tho total crop) ; toma toes, 185,000 tons; cotton. 850, KM) bales; peaches. 5,000,000 bushels; apples. 1(5,000,000 bushels. The t1 res were com plied for the 1010 by the plant- disease survey of the bu reau of plant Industry, United States Department of Agricul ture. ALFALFA TAKEN FOR CLOVER Seeds of Two Plants Are 8o Similar That Experts of Long Training 'Are Often Wrong. Alfalfa Is often mistaken both In plant and seed for sweet clover. Tho seeds of these two plants are so sim ilar thnt even experts of long train ing may eaHily mistake them. Tho plants, however, are renlly distin guishable especially during the bloom lng aud seeding stages. DAIRY POINTS GREATER USE OF PUREBREDS By Fractional Ownership of Bulls Indiana Dairymen Get Benefit of Such Sires. In Harrison county, Ind., where the "Hotter SIrs Hotter Stock" move ment Is gaining hendwny, dnlrymcn are making wide use of good, purebred bulls In nu economical manner, lty fractional ownership of the bulls they receive the benefit of such sires with out Incurring the entire purchase cost. In one dny recently the United Stntes Department of Agriculture received statements from three dnlrymcn In Harrison county, nil of whom follow the practice mentioned. The udvati tnge of n choice of several sires Is the wider opportunity io mnko deslrablo inatlngs, thus hastening progress In grading up n herd. In many other localities dairymen are combining their forces, sometimes wllh the object of testing bulls before sending them to the block, sometimes to save expense, nnd sometimes to glvo local predominance to one breed or another. An Informal combination of this sort Is often highly useful. This Is not the same thing as u bull association. Tho co-operative bull as sociation Is an Institution designed to accomplish these and many other ob jects, on a large scnle, by n form of "gnnlzntlon which hns been extensive Antoinette's Itchen Rose King, $16,000 Guernsey Bull Owned by Rowan County, N. C, Bull Association. ly tried nnd perfected by experience. It Is recommended by the department that farmers should give consideration to the benefits they can secure for themselves by u closer and moro ef fective union of Interests in a properly organized bull association. CUT DOWN BIG MILK LOSSES Marked Effect Upon Prices That tho Ultlmato Consumer Must Pay for the Product To develop better methods for hnndllng und shipping milk from tho fnrms to tho city mnrket Is the ob ject of nn investlgntlon of practices In various milk plants, which Is be ing made by the dniry division of the United Stntes Department of Agricul ture. Milk losses during shipment hnve n marked effect upon the price thnt tho consumer must pay for the product, nnd upon the price that the farmer receives for the product. The losses are of two kinds; thoso re sulting from milk souring In transit, nnd those from theft, spoilage nnd leakage. Holh are believed to be avoidable If the farmer, country deni er and city dealer will work to gether. Dealers are being asked to glvo In formation on various subjects, such us tho methods used for transporting milk from the farm to the denier, the pro tection provided for milk while In transit between dealer and tin city market, and the relative efficiency of different, types of refrigerator cars. ' IMPORTANCE OF DAIRY BARN Many Failures Have Been Recorded Because of Poor Structures Building Cost High. The dairy barn Is more than over one of tho principal factors in dairy farm operation. In many Instances dairies have fulled or succeeded be causo of the burn. This year prob nbly there in more thought given to barn construction than ever before. This Is because dairymen, farmers and breeders have come to realize the Im portance of the barn and becnuse tho cost of building has mounted so high. HAY IS ESSENTIAL TO CALF Roughage Keeps Stomach of Animal Distended and Allows Food to Be Digested. Milk Is very satisfactory to furnish food during tho early stages of the calf's life, hut It Is tho roughage that keeps the stomach distended and al lows tho food to he digested. When n cnlf Ih deprived of hay, It will not do Its best In growth. Hay Is an essential to the young animal and should nl wnys be nvnllnble. HIGH-PRICED LAND POSSIBLE Dairying Keeps Up Fertility of Soil and Makes Larger Yields of Various Crops. Dairying mnkes high priced Innd possible. Striking ns this stntement rnny seem It Is proved by tho fact that dairying keeps up the fertility of the soil and mnkes high yields possible. High yields show that tho land In able to earn u satisfactory Income on n high valuation. WARNING Unless you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, you arfl ' not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for 21 years, and proved safe by millions. Say "Bayer"J . SAFETY FIRST 1 Accept only an "unbroken package" of genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin," which contains proper direc tions for Headache, Earache, Toothache, Neuralgia, Colds, Rheu matism, Neuritis, Lumbago, and pain generally. Strictly American I Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents Larger pnekagt. Aaplrla ! Ih trade mark of Bayer Manutaetura of IJonoacatlcacldeitar of 8a.llcrllo&M Growing Our Own Fruit. Tho Imports of fruit Into the coun try hnve shown u steady decrease In the last few years, and It Is said to be due to tho fact that our orchard products arc Increasing In quantity nnd vor'jly. The Cuticura Toilet Trio. Having clearei' your skin keep It clear y making Cotlcurn your eery-dny toilet preparations. Tho soap to denime and purify, the Ointment to soothe nnd hcnl, the Tnlcuni to powder and per fume. No toilet table Is complete without them. l!5c everywhere. Adv. It's Nature. "One Industry In Australia Is rais ing knngaroos." "I should think that would keep those engaged In It on the Jump." i iw WESTERN GUN ABA. -"is as profitable as grain growing. Successes as wonderful . ns those from growing wheat, oats, barley, and lUx have been msdf fa raisins Horses, Cattle, 8hoop and Hogs. Bright, sunny climate, nutrit lout grasses. Rood water, enormous fodder crops these apell success 10 the fanner and stock raiser And remember, you can buy on asy Isrms Farm Land at ' land equal ta that which throuuh many or wnaai to in sera crazing iana Brain larma nt nrooortionateiv low rjricea. every rural convenience; nood schools, churches, roads, tele phonos, etc., close to live towns and ttood markets. If you want to set back to the farm, or acaie wan is poesiBic unaer your present conaittons, invom rats what Wattarn Canada haa to of far you. For llhutrated literature with mtpa and pirtleolar regarding; redaex rallwa retea, location of load, etc., apply to PcporUneat of Immigra tion, Ottawa, Canada, or W. V BENNETT, Room 4, Bee Building, OMAHA, NEB. Canadian Government Agent. HAD ANOTHER SHOCK COMING Modern Young Woman Able to Prom ise Auntie a Further Surprise for the Coming Evening. "Young girls nowadays," said Miss Mary O. Kllbreth, the well-known nntl suffragette, "are flippant and totally Indifferent to the opinions of their elders. Woman suffrage Is to blame. "On a bathing bench last summer u beautiful young girl appeared In u bathing suit that was extremely dar ing. "Her aunt nppronched her as sho was swaggering In this costume beside the water's edgo und remonstrated with her. " 'Sylvia,' said the aunt, 'I consider that costume absolutely shocking.' '"Oh, you do, do you?' tho girl re plied Indifferently. 'Well, wait till you seo me In my new evening gown.' " Poor Shooting. This Btory of n dear old lady who was wutchlng a match at Wimbledon Is from Mrs. Liuubet Chamber's book on tennis: One player bad been showing re markably fine form. lie had "got over" all his first services for several games when bang! Ills Judgment erred, and the bull landed In the net. "There I" said the old lady. "That's the very first time thnt man has hit the net with the ball, mid he has had hundreds of tries I" Finicky Digestions disturbed by ordinary food, find comfort in Grape Nuts Twenty hours of baking make this blend of wheat aria malted barley opickly and easily conr verti.ble into health and strength Try a package from the grocer. Test tells There's Under Fir. "Whnt sort of jpenker Is he?" "I don't know. He Rooms to bo nil right for plain tnlklng, hut I don't know bow'd 'he'd be If they started to heckle him." How's This? ITALICS CATAimil MEDICINE! wfll do what wo claim for It cure Catarrh or Denfnrua cAtifted by Catarrh. We do not claim to cure any other disease. " HALL'S CATAimil MEDICINE la a liquid, taken Internally, and acts through the blood upon the mucous surfaces ot tho systom, thus reducing the fnflnmma tlon nnd restoring normal conditions. All DniRRlnts. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. J On the Job. "Doc, I'm sick of coming to yo'u with tills bill." , "Sick 7 I'll gladly prescribe." 4 to 9t 15 to $30 An Aero years, has yielded from SO to 4B bushels convenient to sooa i hete lands nave . to farm on o larger M9t( BALL PLAYED BY PRISONERS Eastern Penitentiaries Have Teams That Put Up Good Exhibitions of the National Game. - Many prisons and penitentiaries hnvo baseball teams composed of Inmates, and the national sport hns dono much to revive the lion 1 1 It nnd spirits of prisoners. Thcso bnseball tennis nro 'inlformed and play n regular schedulo of games, hut of necessity these guinea nro always played on the prison homo grounds. One of tho best known prison teams Is that of Slug Slug. It Is known as the Altitun! Welfare League team, nnd last season it won moro than 05 per cent of games pluyqd with visiting nines. The prison baseball Held has u splendidly graded surface, nnd thcro nro bleachers for spectators. The tenia plnys Saturday and Sunday after noons. Visiting teams como from New Jersey nnd Connecticut. Tho prison tenm liiis won from some of tho best senil-professlonnl nines of thcso states. Tho Eastern pcnltentlnry in Philadel phia has long maintained n baseball team, and has developed many good pluyers. At the Muslcale. 1 Enthuslnst Don't you think th chlnrn oscuro was fine? Non-Musical Quest To tell th truth, I liked tho chicken sulnd bob. ter, a Reason9
