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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1933)
TEXAN PLANS UTOPIAN FARM Houston Tex. — 'UP' — Seme 500 acres of land 25 miles south vest of here will be turned into something of a Utopia under a plan fostered by Dr. John W. Slaughter, professor of sociology at Rice Institute. wh<^ bought .he land with his own funds. He hopes to "give a demonstra tion of practical welfare For many years Dr. Slaughter has had ideas and ideals for un cmplovment relief through the formation of agricultural com munities. However, his is not a be liever in the "back-to-the-farm" movement. The latter kind of movement is impractical, he contends, and .ays proof lies in the fact that Hie Houston emergency relief commit tee still is feeding 60 families placed on farms many months ago. , , •‘The first thing I will do with my project." said Dr. Slaughter "will be to get some tenants, teach them teamwork among them selves. and after two years' of such training, start them off on places of their own with a financing plan to carry them through." Mules and horses, rather than tractors, will be used to cultivate the land, he said, and as fast as feed can be grown, registered live stock will be purchased. The crept will be varied. Huge Eagle Presented To Murrtcipal Zoo Fresno. Cal. — iUP)— A huge ea fie, whose wings measure sever leet from tip to tip, perched mo rosely today in a cage at Roeding Park, Fresno municipal zoo. He was found by a party oi geologists in the Tar Canyon dis trict, near Hanford. Cal., caught by one claw in a steel trap. Ap parently, members of. the parts said he was caught, when he at tempted to steal the bait from th« trap. The bird was presented to thi city by the party. Attorney Takes Belmont, N. Y. — (UP1 — Here'! »n attorney who acted as counsel for one side in the morning and lor the opposite side in the after noon during a court case involv ing settlement of a will. The atforncy. William Duke. Jr supported the interests of three infants in the morning, but shifted over to the side of those opposing the will when he learned of the existence of another will, whose contents were more to his clients' advantage. Clsrk Sues on Check For Marriage License Decatur, Ir.d. — <UP>— .Milton C Werling, county clerk, has filed suit against Elmer E. Weaver for the cost of a marriage certificate. Werling charged that a check given him by Weaver for the li* cense was worthless. Both Sides of Cass 4Jne of the more interesting moiieli tor the Spring season is shown here, worn by Adrienne Ames, screen player, ft is of black broad cloth, beautifully tailored, with rounded corners on the jacketle. The suit is accented wit It white at the collar and cuffs. Earthquake Doubled Soda Spring Flow Lindsay, Cal. — (UP) — Ed Nash, owner of a soda spring at Spring ville, near here, rejoiced today that there was an earthquake in California. December 13. The £hock, which sent shivers over most of the Pacific west, dou bled the flow of the spring, he re ported. The flow before the quake, he sa,d, was 2,160 gallons each 24 hours, and after the tremors. 4.320 gallons each 24 hours. By Williams Out Our Way theses got That got om th c.Par. th cxcch AM T*-V OWvk»^»k» FOuKiTiM ARB. PiGHT BV H\S MACHOS An' Ht_«S GOT MO txcu6£. Fe.b amv Place ev-sf: AE.S TFW»k1* RxGv-*T NO^ TO THNK1 OF BOaS. PX-ACSL TO GO, FtP A CaAkioE. 5 \ ■w \ \ / TA'^kj a wau< to TH TiNt tp To GET * ORinW ts/\Av<e.B TH OPtf Go FA=»Tef*. ©uT He’s Av-V. RvGhT. hfJ v.v_ GF.T MOPE. OF A CHAKiGe Tf=N\Ki‘ To”tT^MV< T©AN» HE VAJOUX-O ©V GOi«H* To EoRoTE. v. That OoT iT.R'WitiiftNyl bXt J 1B33 BY NtA MtHVICt. INC. WAR LETTER IS 14 YEARS LATE Shreveport, La. —(UP)— Worn and crumpled from 14 years of handling, a letter mailed by his son from an unnamed town in France just two weeks after the end of the World War, has reached F. W. Farrow, of New Or leans who :s visiting another son, George Farrow, here. The letter was mailed on Novem ber 25. 1918, by Cary Fallow, then a sergeant in the headquarters de tachment, 36th Division, A. E. F. The day was Father’s Day and the message bore greetings from a son who escaped death in the war, to the elder Farrow, who then lived in Victoria. Texas. Cary Fallow is still alive, and now lives in Houston is married, and has two children. The letter, which came like a voice irou* the past, bore no indi cation of ’'.'hat had caused the de lay in delivering it. It was post marked "U. S. Army Fostoffice, 1 P. M., Nov. 25, M.P.E.S.,” and boro the censors seal: “A.E.F., passed as censored, 2466.” Although the missive was ad dressed to “F. W. Farrow. Victoria, Tex., U. S. A., it was delivered to the son. George Farrow, here, while the elder Farrow was visit ing him. The writing was plain and there were no more postmarks except one on the back reading: “Shreveport, La., July 21, 12 m., 1932.” Mule Returns to Dump After Each Sal a Tyler, Texas — <UP)— City com missioners here wish they had a lot of mules like “Swayback” flop er.red quadruped who returns to the city dump everytime. he is sold. The mule was first sold in 1928. but returned to the dump in 1930 and was sold again. On the last day of 1932, “Swayback” was ground frazing near the city dump again. He will be sold the third time if the owner cannot be lo cated. Stanford Mentor Claude Earl “Tiny” Thornhill, whc will guide the future destinies ol Stanford University’s football for tunes as a result of his selection to succeed tilenr. S. (Pop) Warner, who recently resigned to become mentor at Temple University. Thornhill is a protlge of Warner’? under whom he learned his football at the University of Pittsburgh. He was All-America tachle in 1910. ! Plans for Psychological Clinic Nearing E"cl St. Louis — (UP) — Plans are nearing completion at Washing ton University here for the estab lishment of a psychological clinic, where students can go for consul tation about mental and emotional j difficulties. The clinic probably would be ! under the direction of Prof. P. J. i Nafe. head of the psychology de partment. who is sponsoring the move as a result of suicide of two As Montreal Church Burned Fire was no respecter of sanctity when it recently destroyed the Church' of St. Louis de France in Montreal, one of the city’s most important churches and a famed landmark. This spectacular photo was made as flames gutted the ancient tower. So tierce was the blaze that it took les* than 20 minutes to reduce the building to ashe.s. GOOD COMPANY. I spent a night in Denver, and the box-car that I napped in (Vas full of other travelers, dis gusted men and drear. I stole a can of smokin’ from a broken army captain. And got my trousers swiped by a hydraulic engineer An artist made my coffee on the high-road out of Macon; A lawyer cussed a village cop for busting up the feast; A teacher slapped a pharmacist for hogging ail the bacon; The guy who stopped the battle was a still-faced Mormon priest. I do not let such company balloon my aging noggin: I have no yen for morning-coats, as yet; nor stovepipe hats; But these things I’ve acquired since we hit the old toboggan: A classy Oxford accent and a first-class pair of spats! —Guy Jones. ■-— Harvard Rooming Houses Cut Rent Cambridge, Mass. — (UP) — | Landlord John Harvard is cutting 1 the rent. About $16,000 has be.cn clipped off next year’s room rents at the 1 seven houses or dormitories, ere- 1 ated under the $13,000,000 Ed ward S. Karkness “House Plan..’’ The average student will pay ] $264 instead of $300 in rent dur in the next college year. The Harvard University Cor poration recently approved the re ductions. Bearded Prophet Said “No” Silenlly London —(UP)— Montagu Nor man. the bearded prophet whose public utterances are scarcer than hens’ teeth, can say “no!” without saying it. On arriving recently from a i holiday in the south of France. students, recently, leaving notes of i mental anguish. Professor Nafe said the clinic would attempt to eradicate the “consciousness of inferiority” and other mental obstacles that “cause mental anguish” during the period of mental changes connect'd with college, life. A Hitter Blow. From Answers. The engaged pair were talking over the future. “Darling.” she said, “when we are married you’ll have a woman the Bank of England's mysterious governor, was asked by the news papermen awaiting him at the train station if he would care to make some statement on his trip. Norman, looking like a bohem ian painter in his oddly round felt hat and big double-breasted over coat, refused but he didn't say so. He merely signified his refusal by making an “O” with his index finger and thumb. Newspapers, referring to his “silent return” were sarcastic as usual. One headlined its story; “Not a Talking Picture.” China, including her dependen cies, has the largest population, 375 million and Andorra the smal lest population, 5,231. "BORN 30 YEARS TOO SOON.'* Examinations are passe We read that they’ve been shelved. Ye gods! Hew we kids boned and poured, And groaned and moaned and delved! What quarts of midnight oil wr burned! The coffee we consumed Ere we were for the contest fit, And for the ordeal groomed! When teacher passed the questions out And we our pencils wet, That qualm within my stomach'? pit— Ugh! I can feel it yet. When “Gallia omnis—” then wp read, “Translate," for question “one,” That teacher's stock soared to thp skies— Gosh! this was only fun! And when the papers were re turned, If we got ninety-eight, Our cup of happiness was full, We asked no more of fate. Test values 1 see clearly now; But if a kid again, I’d hail their passing with acclaim And shout a glad Amen. Sam Page. in the house who really knows how to cook.” He looked surprised. “But, dearest,” he said happily, “I didn’t know that you were a good cook ” "I’m not,” came her reply, “but when we're married my mother is coming to live with us.” On His Feet Again. From Pathfinder. Hubby (looking over bills): You're dr.ving me to the poorhouse. Wife: No, you’ll have to waJJc. The finance company has taken the car. OF INTEREST TO FARMERS — ■> *' ' -- WHAT MAKES GOOD BEEF . What are the factors under the .•ontrol of the producer which have an influence upon the quality and the palatability of beef, the fin ished product? This is a question of paramount importance, sines these factors are correlated with beef consumption. The answer to the i question in doing sought by inves- j tigators at a score or more of ex periment stations. Here are some of the outstanding results secured thus far in a study which will extend over a period of several years: The Iowa station, comparing steer calves yearling and two-year old steers, | found that beef from the older cat tle was more desirable than the beef from the calves in both the feeder and the finished stages. It ripened more satisfactorily. At the Illinois station is was discovered that heifers weighing around 700 pounds after 140 days’ feeding were distinctly fatter than steers of sim ilar breeding, feeding and weight and the proportionate quantity of tho various cuts was practically equal to that of slecr carcasses. Tests made at the Kansas station compared beef, produced from year ling steers, full-fed In the dry lot, with the beef produced from simi lar steers full-fed on Bluestem grass The cooking and palatability tests showed only slight differences beb tween these lots. Roasts from the dry-lot cattle were scored slightly higher, but all graded high. Michi gan investigators studied the in fluence of sex in relation to beef quality. They found practically no difference between tenderness of raw and cooked meat in the case of steers and heifers finished to 800 pounds. In order to determine the influence of breeding upon beef quality, work is now in progress at the Arkansns, Mississippi and North Carolina stations. Pure-breds. grades crossbreds and scrub cattle, are used in these experiments. Some work is completed. With one important ex ception, the pure-breds graded highest of the carcasses. Next in respective rank were the second ers calves, first-cross calves and native or scrub calves. With regard to the palatability of the cooked meats, a comparison of live pure bred, grade and native or scrub cattle has failed to show marked differences. AVOID SEEDY WOOL Faulty winter feeding methods Are likely to show up on the grad ing slips at marketing time as loss es due to “scediness.” Seedy wool means excessive seeds, chaff, straw, hay or burs. Such wool is penalised, no matter how the grower markets it, because shrnkage is higher, and shrinkage is a major basis of trad ing. No machine 'gill remove entire ly this foreign mailer. Seedy wool must be carbonized, a prrjtcss which virtually burns the material out of the fleece. It is a costly process to manufactureres and has a sight ten dency to weaken the staple. Natui ally the cost of this extra procedure is passed back to the grower in form of a penalty. A veteran wool grader on one of the nation's great wool markets; says he can pick up any fleece and toll just how the animal has been fed the previous winter— not the ration given but the method used. He bdlives it is fully as im portant to feed sheep propely dur ing the winter as to exercise care in preparation of the clip when shearing. “Don’t feed shee.p from above,” is his advice. If hay or straw is thrown carelessly to the sheep over the backs of the animals, it is inevitable that during the pro longed feeding period much foreign matter will iind its way into the fleece, to reappear again on th grading sheet as a loss. One Wool Growers’ association, like other state groups interested in improv ing wool quality, urges its growers either to feed hay and straw “in straight up and down racks or scat ter it around the edges of the pen before the sheep come in,” as a means of avoiding losses from seed incss. ♦ ♦ SEEDLESS CONCORD GRAPES Since the introduction of the new Seedless Concord grape, much in terest has been manifest among those who keep a small vineyard for the home supply. One question invariably asked is: “Is it as produc tive as the seeded Concord?” There is no doubt on this point. The seed less form does not equal the well known sort in productiveness. It probably approximates 50 per cent the yield of Concord, when grown under like conditions of soil fertil ity and pruning. Both forms put forth about the same number of flower clusters each spring, but those of the seedless are smaller in size and the individual flowers, while of the perfect type, do not fertilize as well with its own pollen ns does the wellknown Concord. Hence in order to secure the fullest possible set of fruit the variety should be planted close to other that bicom at the same time. Varie ties as Concord, Delaware, Niagara and Worden serve well the purpose of cross pollination. The berries of Concord Seedless are slightly larger than those of the Well-known Dela ware, but since there are no seeds FLAX STRAW FOR CATTLE An increase in the acreage of flax fn the Middle Western states has prompted much interest on the part of farmers in the use of flax straw for cattle. There has been an im presson prevalent that because of its high fiber content, flax straw ferms balls in the stomachs of cat tle and hinders digestion. There lias also been another opinion that feed ing of flax straw to pregnant cows would cause abortion. A flax-feed ing experiment carried on fer two years at one experiment station re sulted in a refutation of both these to be extracted the amount oi pat# is considerably greater with tfcw Seedless \han with Delaware. TPw skin of it js tender, lv.7*ca St es® be chewed easily and U In fu?» ctt flavors that are lost if they are net eaten. Z ::e seeded form of Ojnren# docs not seem to ponsras tha terstk ness found n the aeedlMi fen*. Concord Secrile.-s ripens at the Mine® time as its seeded brother and it is subject to about the same* in&ccte and diseases. Aside fmn* its *-r sert value. Concord SwiHrsi make* a delectable table Join or jelly. 1‘hi* Its outs snding use in a enhnary ray Is for grape pies, either used •» a fresh stele or uwuwl Aftiw several months canned Concord Seedless grapes have nndrrgono sm deterioration in color runt flavor.. ----♦♦-- — CONSERVING WAJftiaR There is a tendency on flic part et farmers thrso days to use less «*> mercial 1 niiiaer and to take twU*» care of the barnyard nurture. While some farmers are probably cuitio* down cn the use of Miporpljosphate for such crops as alfalfa ant* the clovers, to the detriment of thoi-e crops and the net returns Irani them, the fact that nun attention is being paid to tho anarrvattew of the plant food In nvaantrr is a desirable step. One way cI conecrv ing manure is to haul as ninch of it as possible direct frcia the barn tc the fields during Use winter Whenever manure is Mi'v'd to Bw piled up in the barnyard for » con siderable length cf time, there is * heavy loss of nitrogen Ihruirgii fer mentaton, as well ns a tors of phos phorus nnd potash IhirKgh leach ing. Furthermore, It also mortis In a considerable loss of C/rg.vrwj malter Whenever organic matter, m the form cf manure cr crop reswh'is, is Incorporated with the sod, it builds humus — an exceed tarty inpotant 1 actor in soil fertility, i.and that in very hilly, of course, it not we* adopt:d to being manured be fore the manure can lc mteetl with the soil eitlnr by plowing c: disking but la: d that is love! ir ror.'Bg wig absorb any plant fo< d Ibr.t may leach cut before the greats! can be worked. According to twaf tests conducte.d over a period 3l> jorvrs a ton of manure heutoil fro*® the burn to the field ditring !h" winter, increased the yicM of rev® three : nd one-fourth tardwta; wheaa three-fourths of a bur. tad. and My 400 pounds per acre. V/lien lh,> manure was allowed to arewmstate In the barnyard over the winter ami was then hauled cut cUrr thr planting season, it v/:a nmrfh II cents less par ton ft i itv.minim1; crop yields. It will pay to keep fhcrw figures In mind, for they ■xtr. bused upon 30 yrars of record * wplng. WATERING VOm While January, 1 ')35f, nun nut n& cold as the first mouth of ruarrj other years, mer h r:; of •**<: herJ Improvement aescaatojn nsidr rer tain that their cows were Kdtlas water of modified temperature i* order to maintain a maaknom ■& flow at the lowest possible «u«t Wa ter freezes at p *< rruK.atiire r.f mSg 32 degrees, but even in *iwnpirs tively mild w ntc weather, this is too co’d fer the row;; to •Irtwfc tour pounds of water for each p*#>nrt of milk they are capable •»! irrTwIucinT. these darymen have f imil. Tl'e row tester renarbs that of the Mi inrr.s bers, 16 had trr V henton n •'prra ton dump the, jonth, amt wvn barns ware couif yred With <fch*tas cups. Two mrrr.be•••; hurt h-lh tank heaters and dr'., -.jug ••air., while only three numb, rr. pcix no* equipped with cither or>e *rt these methods of pros idir" ’.rater of .fort ified ternnerrtim The avrmTB pro duction of the 4*18 i.uw; ilmim the month, with IP dry, wan *WC y« worts of milk and S'71 pounds «rt tit One lot of 29 purebred HoM« ore were high for the month nlltwniitti whie were dry. They were inilbctl three times a day wth a miikinp i.wWnf, producing an avoiage of f,02f pounds of mill: anil 31.8 of butttrfai — one of the «•*»■» pro ducing 85.1 pounds of tit. 'hif'e cows are housed in a resw bum completely equipped, hvrti«Bnj drinking oupr and c.le trle fan ee» tilation. Thic hi i d wars fert * home ground mixture pounds of corn and cob meal pounds of oats, 200 pointiH of **Y~ bir. ■ and 200 t i-unils *>f <«'flwrc*4 men’. Alfalfa h:v and fww nished the rot 1 ig< --4 + more Mn.ft rwr.s 1 W1''n Jrr, ■ cown a«o three times d: 'y nr place of ir/ir* daily, they shew a arcaler humane In porduction 11 an do flulskin • mra subjected to the same 1,11™*?™' When Jersey? and Hoistolnn are wdfcr# four times d.uJy nstcail til Uwee times the HoWt ■ > show Hv r»'»*at er product:o im it asp. oin-w re sults were sc, rod o a study »er»-wt lv completed Toe study uW.iM that Hclstehv 701lht.1l Uwrt* limes daily Increase their Tat at«l aw-'h production owt ttwir two-tirr.e rt ro i mul when they are mihed fr;v tomes ur v»»l «C twice, their iai pin duetton in de creased a 1. e if", tlam *"u»* ideas. In rah year’;; c:tpei1»«i&l, O cows and 12 ye.mhnc stccis wre used. Twen y-luur stores wre diopped-in -he.two year* *1 thu ** p'.nn.en Mttie- hi titer,r wars t* in ahead o. the -iwud period «t *?»'*• lion. The: wa-' no evidence «i awry abnormal tlfet ■ of tfie Itrn rttair on the cow > study «>( (he. over a. iin-ifa; period : tte»r.| that the rapidity o' pain wan no aft'dad by the .use o' u: Unit r.lt.w* ti* tire ration, nor was there any tut***-* to snow that the Mart dtaw ' any effort rnyurous the the •»«•'* live iraet.