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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1953)
4th Annual Soil Issue 0° OQ ° Dear Editor: c 0 We are happy indeed to again contribute material to The Fron tier for the special Soil Conservation Section. This is the fourth annual effort of this type and we sincerely appreciate your efforts j in cooperating with the Holt Soil Conservation District^ in making j these possible. o This year the theme of our joint annual meeting with the Exten sion Serivce was “Let’s Know,” which included informative ma terial about conservation in schools, new developments in the field of nutrition and word about our foreign neighbors. In keeping with the theme of the meeting we have digressed somewhat from our usual material for publication. Instead of giv ing result stories about successful conservation farmers ^nd ranch ers, we have chosen to use somewhat technical material and present material we hope will be of interest to your readers. They follow the theme of the meeting and add to the subjects discussed there. “Let’s Know About Irrigation,” for example, should not only be of interest to the prospective irrigation farmer but to his city cousin as well. “Let’s Know About Fishing” certainly should have eager readers among all sportsmen, farmer, rancher or townsman. “Let’s Know About Grass,” while primarily writen for ranchers, should be of interest to many and promote a better understanding of some of the ranchers’ problems. Even our own annual report is presented with the idea of letting the public know just what the Holt Conservation District has been doing the past year. We submit this material hoping we have not digressed too far and that you and your readers will enjoy it. Thanks again for your splendid cooperation. ° 0o ° 6> Sincerely, o HOLT SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ° Narrative Report (A narrative report in behalf of the Holt County Soil Con servation District board of di- o rectors appears in this issue in two parts.) PART ONE ° ■ One can note a predominance of grass and legume seed clean ing jobs which testifies to a sound “back to grass”’0ctrend throughout the district. During the spring months a truck was rented from one of the district supervisors, R. L. Heiss. Fay Brittell, who was running the drill, used the truck in con junction with seeding equipment. Extensive tree planting opera-o tions were again on last spring’s calendar. Four men,0 two with . 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It is the district’s, purpose to cater to grass and le gume harvesting work as a means of encouraging more pro duction of seed for distribution in the area. o It should be borne iif mind that all this equipment is owned and was paid for by the Holt Soil Conservation} District, a lo cal countywide organization. No government finance was or o it ever used in procuring and main taining this equipment^ with the exception "of an F 20 Farmall ^tractor, the pull- type tree plant er, western land roller, small stripper and a scales which were granted to the district by the U S. Soil Conservation Service in 1949. Federal funds are used only cfor the local .staff, their equipment and survey instru ments. The local district and its ^equipment are not a part of the U.S. Soil Conservationo Service, but merely the means by which the Soil Conservation Service can extend0 technical help to" ranchers and farmers. 0 o Publicity Th district is grateful again this year to many who helped promojte conservation agriculture. All the county papgrs have been very cooperative in printing per iodic articles) prepared by the ! local staff of the district’s activ ities. The Frontier is again car rying this report, in ca 'special is sue the fourth year in a row.Q Several method demonstrations were among 1952’s activities. Two were on drainage and two on terraces and-, waterways. 0 cTours again played a promi nent roll in 1952. One large tour -in conjunction with the Holt Crop Improvement o Association covered much of the flat hay country south of Atkinson. Spe cial attention was given to the improvement wrought by seed ing legumes in the native hay and by fertilization. Another tour featured range management, the part of some stockmen to e& 1 There has been a tendencyD on 1 ploit grazing landsoto the break < c O FIRST SIGN ^ of SPRING.V. G o ' Be sure that your children are j properly fitted in the RIGHT J shoes for their individual 0 f needs. Come in and see our / new Red Goose Shoes for / children ... economically / priced shoes that are / made by nationally / . “// .. 0 <r\ ° O O ° McCARVILLES' CLOTHING: SHOES for the Entire Family — O’NEILL — 0 ■ ■ ^^^■ SHRUB CONIFERS MEDIUM 6R0WTH TALL TREES LOW DENSE CONIFER_ HAROY FAST GROWTH jn Artist’s Sketch Shows Ideal Shelterbelt Appropriate in this soil conservation issue isthe composition of the foliage in this cross-section Sn artist’s concept of an ideal shelterbelt. Note view and the distance from farmstead buildings. ing point while beef prices are j high. Much emphasis has been 1 made by the local staff on treat- ] ing our pasture and range land ; as a permanent resource of for- i age to be improved and available for future generations. Still another tour was for the purpose of observing native grass seedings, some with and some without hairy vetch. ° Vetch is rapidly establishing itself in the Holt district as both a forage producer and a soil improver, especially on lighter soils. All of the supervisors, Harry Smith, John Deere dealer; Har ry Ressel, PMA chairman, and Pat Gallup, veterans’ instructor at O’Neill, made- a tour of a number of farms and ranches of the county to determine county winners in the c Sioux City Per manent Agriculture program. Much interest has been built up for thisc tour and many business men and professional men of the county look forward to the op portunity of seeing some fine examples of soil conservation. Operating Program Records ° were shattered on many counts when the accom plishment figures were totaled for the Holt Soil Conservation District. 1952 was a successful year and many farmers have started down the road to conser vation farming. For example, 125 farmers and ranchers0 signed initial agree ments with the Holt district for techrtical assistance. Comparing it with other years this is a size able increase. In 1946 only 26 made such application and the record shows a steady increase from that date on. In 1950, 77 rriade application and in 1951, 98. This means that since 1944 when the district was organized 680 farmers and ranchers have re ceived technical assistance from the Holt district. As for other records, new con tour farming was only five acres short of setting an all time rec ord. Th£ 208 acres of tree plant ing was just 14 acres short of the all time record set in 1950. Farm and ranch ponds more than last year. There were more than twice as many terraces complet ed this year than the previous doubled the previous record set record of 5.2 miles set in 1950. Nearly twice as much Tarm drainage was completed this year as last, the previous record year. Sixty-three acres of waterways on 20 farms nvere prepared, seed ed and established. This is nearly three times the previous record year of 1946 and more than the tctal seeded on cooperator farms since the district started in 1944. Considerably more 0 alfaffa and bromegrass and more native 3 (grass wa£ seeded this year than in any previous year. Seeding of vetch in the county was greatly expanded and Holds promise of increasing3 for many years to come, o Cooperative Relations Five wild life areas were plant ed in the district this past year. These operations were carried out by the State Game Commis sion in cooperation with the Soil Conservation District. The pur pose of these plantings is to in crease the food supply and cov er for game birds such as the pheasant. Friendly interest is being shown in conservation work by more and more equipment deal ers. This past year the John Deere and Allis Chalmers deal ers in O’Neill each gave $25.00 for associate membership in the National Association of Soil Con servation Districts. Another friendly gesture toward the district was the gift of $25.00 from an O’Neill firm as a scholarship fund. With this fund the district sponsored the attendance of a country school teacher, Mrs. WiJJa Scnollmeyer, at a conservation short course given at Doane college. While attending the short course Mrs. Schollmeyer wrote a note of thanks to the district. She later gave a report of her short course to the country school teachers of Holt county. She will also make a report at the annual district meeting this spring. Veterans’ classes and vocation al agriculture groups again in 1952 enlisted the service of the unit conservationist for class dis cussion and field trips. There is an increase in neigh borhood group action. Group ac tivities and meetings would greatly increase the number of contacts the local staff could make with both cooperators and non-cooperators. One such meet ing was the bi-monthly commun ity meeting in the Martha local ity. The unit conservationist was there to present a range man agement phase of conservation j ranching as well as to acquaint ! more people with the district functions and services. The ex tension service agent was also on hand to take part in the pro gram. The district also provided each high school in the area with the U.S.D.A. soil conservation bulle tin, “Teaching Conservation.” The bulletin integrates the var ious phases of conservation with taught in high schools. As exam each of the subjects commonly pies of the integration—in math ematics acreage, slope, cubic yard calculations, etc., are out lined; in economics methods are given for calculating increased , land values resulting from de • I giees of soil conservation prac tices; in the health section im proved condiiton of oproduction and of products are stressed. In creased interest by the school teaching profession was exem plified in the tenure of Harold Wilhoit with district work this past summer. Mr. Wilhoit is the superintendent of schools in In man and was one o| the men furnished by PMA for work in the district. “What’s Ahead for My Soil Conservation District?” was the topic for a speaking contest pro moted by the district. The dis trict winning speech was sent to the state conference to compete there. The state winner in turn will go to the national conference to enter the speaking contest there. Sponsoring the whole na tionwide contest and providing a $1,000.00 prize for the national winner is the Spencer Chemical Co. Six entrants from vocational agriculture classes arid 4-H clubs in the county were judged by the local committee. Edward Price, vocational agriculture student of O’Neill, was the district winner, "and Robert Tams, 4-H member of Ewing, was runner-up. Five lo cal merchants contributed cash awards to the two highest in the county competition. Recognition Program Three entrants were made in the Sioux City Permanent Agri culture program. This recogni tion program is sponsored by the Sioux City Journal-Tribune and the Sioux City Chamber of Com merce. The district’s entrants were Lawrence and Donald Skrdla of Stuart, Louis Bartos of O’Neill and Vincent Thiele from south of Ewing. Selections were made on the effectiveness of and the extent of operations of the conservation programs on the various ranches and farms. Richard Trowbridge of Page was named progress winner for the year. Among his accomplish ments were — seeding over 20 acres of waterways, contouring 150 acres of farm ground, and building 5.4 miles of terraces. Thiele, Trowbridge and Bartos attended the Sioux City banquet. Raymond Heiss and Clarence Ernst represented the board at the state conference in Lincoln during December. One result of theii^ attendance at the confer ence was an invitation to Sen. Frank Nelson of the Nebraska unicameral to attend our next supervisors’ meeting. Mr. Nelson did attend the December meet ing in order to become better ac quainted with the problems and ^functions of the district. The annual meeting held last March in conjunction with the extension service was well at tended. The district staff spent a brief period showing slides of the district’s progress and activ ities for the past year. The ex tension service presented a leng thy array of stunts and acts by various 4-H clubs. Don Cunning ham of the Sioux City stockyards both relaxed and inspired the crowd with his humor and sage philosophy as well as a message on the importance of the two services to American agriculture. Technical Services The local staff definitely needs more help. Office administra tion, field work, joint PMA work, educational functions, etc., keep them from reaching their goals 3f accomplishments. Some means , for providing at least permanent office help should be diligently sought. * PART TWO (on page 11. section 2) 16 Friends Gather for Duck Dinner CHAMBERS—A group of 16 friends gathered at the Hallie Tibbets home Tuesday evening, March 9, for a duck dinner. The duck was furnished by George Porter. The others brought cov ered dishes. Present besides the hostess, Mrs. Tibbets, were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spann, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wyant, Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Cooper, Genevieve Bell, Myrtle Bell, George Port er, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beed, Duane Miller, Mr. and Mrs. George Thomson and Walt Rich ard. After the dinner Duane Mil ler showed slides of his vacation in Colorado and other pictures in color which were greatly en joyed by the group. Other Chambers News Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Luikens and son of Norfolk spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rasmussen, and family. Barbaw Jean Wilcox resumed her duties at St. Anthony’s hos pital Monday following her re cent operation. She is staying with her mother, Mrs. Pauline Masterson, and driving to O’Neill with Mrs. Lela Corcoran who is employed there. Mrs. Hintz of near Albion visited a few days last week in the home of her nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cook. Stanton Elsberry and son, Har old Elsberry, of Brunswick spent Sunday, March 15, with the for mer’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Rasmussen, and family. Mrs. L. R. Hansberry and fa ther, Mr. Conger, drove to Kear ney one day last week to visit the former’s uncle, who is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beed came from Lincoln March 6 for an indefinite stay at the Ray mond Beed home. They made a trip to Grand Island and Lincoln Monday, March 16. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Fees, jr., and children of Greybull, Wyo., came Sunday and will visit his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Fees, and brother, Dick, at Chambers and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mc Nichols, in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Parker were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. John Wintermote. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Werner and children were Sunday vis itors at his parents’ home in Em met. Joan Beed, who is teaching near Stuart, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Beed, and family. Danny Gilstrap, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gilstrap, celebrated his sixth birthday anniversary on St. Patrick’s day, March 17. Six of his classmates went to his home after school where they played games and were served lunch by Mrs. Gilstrap. Frontier for printing! II •» Announcement | g WE WISH to announce to the public that we have establish- jj ed an office on the first floor of the Hagensick Building jj g (former Nebraska State Bank building), corner of Fourth and $* 8 Douglas Streets (two doors north of ONeill National Bank), jj ♦j WE WILL continue to expand our services—all types of in surance, real estate, farm and ranch sales a specialty. I EDTHORIN BILL BOWKER I I AUCTIONEER & BROKERS | ... Phone 207 ... | ... | REGISTERED HEREEORDS ( I Saturday, March 21 I 25 Registered Hereford Bulls These Bulls are yearlings to 4-years-olds and a good rugged 8 type of bulls. 8 12 Registered Hereford Heifers 10 Yearlings and 2 Springer Heifers 150 to 200 Stock Cattle 1 Regular run of stock cattle will be sold following registered g H stock. g Offering will include 100 to 150 steer and heifer calves, some «| a yearling steers and heifers and mixed cattle. H a Sale Starts at 1 P.M. H | ERICSON UVESTOCK MARKET j ra:aam:aaa:;:;aa:;::taa};;;aiiiimt;tm;:i:tuaa:i{iiii;iiM»a::i::aaaa::” Soil Conservation Will Increase Income— Soil conservation does affect the homes of Holt county, ac cording to Mrs. Helen Kreym bore, Holt home extension agent. Truly life depends on the soil and just as truly homes depend on the soil. Soil conservation if properly carried on will over the years increase the income of the family. Increased incomes mean more labor saving devices and comforts for the home. T<5o of ten we see unsightly farmsteads because precautions have not been taken to prevent wind and water erosion. It certainly is more work, but it pays dividends. The emphasis on good soil conservation prac tices deserves the support of everyone, Mrs. Kreymborg add ed. STAR NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Johnson and Wyn spent last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Linquist. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hibbs and Roddy spent last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mis. Albert Derickson and fam ily. Miss Lavonne Kopetjka spent last Thursday night with Miss Barbara Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and I family were supper guests at : the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lysle [ Johnson and family Friday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Howard John- j son and son came later and spent the evening. The folks played cards and were served ice cream and cake for lurifch. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Linquist and family were supper guests Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Derickson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Arden Laursen and family were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam jjerickson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Waring and family, Mr. and Mrs.0Lysle jonnson and family were Sun dav visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and fam ily Ben Vonasek and Nels Lin quist were in the Walnut com munity Tuesday, March 10, on business. Mrs. Bill Hibbs and Kay called at the Ewalt Miller home Sunday. 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