THTJEEDAY, AUGUST 15,' 1905.
PLATTSMOUTH. SEMI - WEEKLY JOTTBBAl
PAGE SEVE3
Cass County Farm
Bureau Notes
Copy furnished from Office
of Ouniy Aeut Wainscutt
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Bed Spider.
The red spider menace that has
hit many orchards in the last two
weeks is eomewhat baffling and the
common question is "What can we
do about it."
A heavy dashing rain within a few
days will make spraying unneces
sary, in town we recommend using
a forcing spray of cold water. Where
Infestation is heavy and the leaves
are brown you probably want a quick
kill of the insect and the eggs. This
can be secured by using 1 oil such
as Uendrol or Orthcl K. Nicotine
sulfate may be added at the rate of
pint per 100 gallons to increase
the kill. There is apt to be some
burning with oil where sulfur Eprays
are used.
Where infestation is light and you
want protection to keep the spider
from becoming serious use wcttable
sulfur 2-2 l-i pounds to 50 gallons of
water, using 1-2 pounds of lime to
avoid danger of foliage injury.
4-H Song; Group to State Fair.
One of the major 4-H club activ
ities at the State Fair is the County
Song Groups.
Several rehearsals for the Cass
county group have been held recent
ly in preparation for the state con
test. There were over thirty present
for the first rehearsal which plainly
Indicates that there is much interest
among the different clubs.
Try outs will determine those
which compose the group to repre
sent the county at Lincoln. Sixteen
members will compose the song con
test division. Eight of this group will
enter the song identification division.
Regular rehearsals will be con
ducted Tuesday and Friday evenings
until the Fair. The group is deter
mined to make a good showing with
the other counties represented at the
State Fair.
Organization of Extension Clubs.
Only a short time remains for the
organization of extension project
clubs in Cass county, it was pointed
out this week by Home Demonstra
tion Agent. Jessie H. Baldwin.
Up to date a total of 43 clubs have
been organised Jn the county with a
total enrollment of " SOO.This com
pares with the 44 clubs and 825 en
rolled last year.
Aseries of six lessons has again
been worked out for the farm and
town women taking the work. The
topics: Variety in Vegetables, Sug
gestions for Christmas Giving, Home
maker Entertains. Flowers for Every
Yard, Home Needlework, and Laun
dry Methods. The achievement day
in the spring closes the year's work.
That more farm and town women
than ever before will be enrolled in
the project clubs in 1935-36 was in
dicated this week by Mary-Ellen
Brown, in charge of the work at the
Nebraska college of agriculture. More
than 19,000 women banded them
selves together in clubs last year and
the total enrollment this year in Ne
braska will probably exceed 21,000.
4-H Activities Pre
paratory for State Fair.
The next iew weeks will find 4-H
members busy with State Fair activ
ities. Wednesday, August 14th, elim
ination contests will be held in dem
onstrations, health. Home Economics
judging and style show.
These contests will be held at the
Farm Bureau office. Demonstration
and judging eliminations to take
place in the morning. Judging classes
will start work at 9:30. Health con
testants should report at the office
between 1:30 and 4 p. m. Style show
contest will be held at 2:30.
Entries for cattle, Bwine and uheep
exhibits were received at the Farm
Bureau office August 13th. All other!
entries are due in this office Wednes
day, August 21st.
"Winter Wheat Seed Certification.
Winter wheat varieties passing
field in?pection for certification were
listed this week by the Nebraska
Crop Growers Association in a bulle
tin issued by r. H. Stewart, exten
sion agronomist at the Nebraska Col
lege of Agriculture and secretary of
the organization. Copies are avail
able at the Farm Bureau office in
Weeping Water.
Two varieties, Nebraska 60 and
Cheyene, arc listed in the publica
tion. Cheyene is comparatively new
in some parts of Nebraska. It is
characterized by a stiff straw, pro
lific stcoling and a short erect head.
It has been the highest yielding va-j
ricty in tests at the Nebraska expert-:;
ment station during the past five i
years. Like other Turkey wheats,
Cheyene 13 not resistant to blick stem
rust and was reduced materially in
yield this year by that disease. Some
Cheyene seed is available in Cass
county. Inquire at the Farm Bureau
office for the names of the producers.
4-H Livestock Judging Team.
Cass county will be represented In
the 4-H club livestock judging con
test at the State Fair. The first prac
tice was held at the Fred Rehmeier
farm Monday afternoon. Practices
will be scheduled in different partB
of the county where good livestock
is available.
Final selection of the team will be
made several days prior to the Fair.
The boys are working hard in order
to "be well prepared for the strong
competition at the State Fair.
Ccrn-Hog Checks.
A large portion of the corn-hog
checks for the first 1935 payment
hove been distributed over Cass
county. Those who have received
a notice that their check has arrived
will be able to secure it at the Farm
Bureau office in Weeping Water if
they have not already obtained it.
4-H Clubs Tickets Vz Price.
The State Fair Board has adopted
the policy of every one pay, no com
plimentary tickets to the Nebraska
State Fair for 1935, the regular ad
mission of 50c or $2.50 for the sea
son tickets. A concession has been
made to the 4-H club members and
leaders allowing a 25c admission to
the Nebraska Staite Fair grounds,
provided the club members and lead
ers procure the tickets at the Stu
dent Activities building on the day
in which they use them for admis
sion into the State Fair. These can
be obtained at any time between 7
a. m. and 6:30 p. m. September 1 to
6 inclusive. Tickets will be taken
only on the date on which they are
sold.
The state board recognizes that
the club members and leaders taking
part in the Fair are actually a part
of the State Fair activities and are
arranging for their admission to the
fair grounds. This will be managed
by giving an identification mark to
each club member and leader and
transporting them to the Fair
grounds. This Identification mark
wil lnot admit individuals to the fair
grounds unless they use the trans
portation furnished them.
The individuals taking part in the
Fair and entitled to this identifica
tion, are club members who are ex
hibiting and caring for their live
stock fthis ineludes babv beef, dairy
swine ana sneepj, me rimers 01 oem
onstration, Judging, meat identifica
tion and dairy products teams, indi
viduals in 6tyle show, health, and
song erent3. Local leaders or chaper
ones actually in charge of the super
vision of these groups, one per team
or group and one per club of live
stock are included among those en
titled to admission.
Pasture Tour.
The problems of now to get more
pasture, and how to rejuvinate old
burned out pastures has not yet been
entirely solved was the general con
clusion drawn from a tour of inspec
tion of pastures throughout Cass
county last Thursday. "What kind
of grasses can we seed so that we
will have pasture throughout seven
months of the year?" is the common
question asked by those on the tour.
The start of the tour was three and
a half miles south and one east of
Eagle at a brome grass pasture that
is rented by Lester Scattergood. This
four acre field is on a very thin and
badly eroded hillside. The brome
grass is well established and has
made a wonderful growth this year,
although it was not pastured a seed
crop was taken from it with a sweet
clover stripper. This four acres yield
ed two 26-inch wagon boxes full of
high quality seed. If used for seed
purposes only it probably returned
two or three times as many dollars
per acre as it would have in corn.
With one or two good fall rains this
pasture will green up immediately
and make an abundance of feed until
very late in the fall. Brome grass is
one of the hardiest of pasture grasses
and is exceptionally long lived. It
is very slow starting the first year
when seeded with a psture mixture.
Farmers that are not acquainted with
it often think it is a complete fail
ure. Once it is Well established it
will stand lots of hard grazing and
hot weather. It is also very good for
lower bench land that will occasion
ally silt over" due to the' washing from
hillsides. This, grass seems .to .have
the ability of being completely cov
ered with a kilt layer " and come
through with no apparent damage.
It is palatable to all kinds of live
stock and makes very good quality
hay.
On the C. E., Pool farm 1 miles
northwest of Weeping Water we
found an outstanding pasture seeded
last fall to a mixture of red clover,
sweet clover. alRike rlnvpr and rve
grass. Although this pasture is,
grazed down very close all the plants
are still living and with another rain
will make an abundance of fall pas
ture. Had this seeding had some
brome grass in it, it undoubtedly
would make a very good permanent
pasture for several years.
Two miles north and east of
Weeping Water George Domingo is
eradicating a patch of bindweed by
the clean cultivation method. He has
rebuilt a two-bottom plow by put
ting in a third beam and using two
grader blades, setting them at an
angle of about 45, making a tool
that cuts a swath about eight feet
wide. He pulls this with a tractor
and intends to work the blade about
four inches beneath the ground. Mr.
i Domingo reports that he has had
I some trouble in keeping the right
depth with the blade, however he has
practically eradicated the bindweed
and hopes to have a 100 job by
fall.
Marion Stone cf Nehawka has ob
tained very good results from a seed
ing of timothy and sweet clover in a
patch of volunteer wheat last fall.
This pasture probably has had more
carrying capacity than anything that
was seen on the tour, t is practi
cally free from weeds and with a
good fall rain or two will give a lot
of grazing through the fall monthls.
This job of patching in an old
burned out pasture seems to be one
of the most difficult jobs the farm
er Is facing today. The problem of
weeds, lack of nitrogen and the gen
eral topography of most permanent
pastures makes the job very dis
couraging. Where a pasture i3 burn
ed out and can be farmed the easiest
course may be to farm it a few years
and then try a new seeding. Where
a pasture is rough and full of ditches
the fall seeding seems to be more
feasible than the spring seeding on
account of the weed problem.
More definite recommendations will
be give nout by the Agronomy De
partment of the College of Agricul
ture at the conclusion of the many
county pasture tours that are now
being held throughout the state.
With the prospects of grass seeds
being much cheaper than they were
a year ago, Cass county farmers will
undoubtedly want to do something
toward improving old pastures" this
fall. Any Information that is avail
able can be had at the Farm Bureau
office by writing or calling.
4-H Club Picnic Tour.
The Blue Rl'u'oon liaTjy 3eef 4-H
club and the Nehawka Pig club with
James Schafer and Malcoln Pollard
as leaders arranged a picnic last Sun
day at the Otto Schafer home. The
families of the club members were
invited and of course the mothers
provided a bountiful picnic dinner at
noon. Fried chicken with all the
trimmings and home-made ice cream
were in abundance.
After the picnic dinner the entire
group teuxed to diffent club members
homes where the baby beeves and
club pigs were inspected. The boys
and girls as well as the parents felty
that they had spent a profitable da3
This tour gave each club member an
opportunity to see how the other 4-H
clubbers feed and manage their proj
ect, t aJso inspires each individual
to "make the best better."
Every one present voted to make
the picnic and tour an annual event.
Several additional contracts are
to be let soon for river develop
ment work in this vicinity. .
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PLATTS MOUTH
Says Roosevelt
Influenced the
Senate Tax Bill
Charge Made by Senator Hastings of
Delaware, as Measure Lauunch
ed for Debate.
A direct inference that President
Roosevelt at Washington influenced
the senate finance committee's sud
den reversal on the tax bill was made
in a statement by Senator Hastings,
republican, Delaware. "It Is a Roose
velt measure, and I want him and
the democratic party to take it and
make the most of It," the Delaware
republican added.
In his statement, issued on the eve
of formal senate consideration of the
bill with all provisions for boosting
taxes on little incomes eliminated,
Hastings said he left the city Satur
day with the understanding all rates
had been agreed upon by the finance
committee of which he is a member.
"Senator Barkley, democrat, Ken
tucky, returns on Monday after hav
ing spent a week end with the pres
ident," Hastings said, "and a meet
ing is had on Monday at 2 o'clock and
the bill rewritten practically in ac
cordance with the president's de
sires." It was Barkley who moved recon
sideration of the LaFollette amend
ments, previously approved on Sat
urday, which lowered personal in
come tax exemptions from 2,5 00 to
$2,000 for married persons and 51,
000 to ?800 for single persons, and
raised surtaxes in the lower as well
as the higher bracketed incomes.
These .amendments were stricken by
an S to 7 vote.
"So far as I am concerned," Has
tings said, "I am done with the bill
except casting my rote upon the var
ious proposals and upon the bill it
self." LaFollette to Keep Trying.
His statement was issued after Sen
ator LaFollette announced he would
reoffer his small income amendments
cn th floor for anothr show down, xf
they fail of adoption he will offer less
drastic alternative proposals.
Democratic leaders expressed con
fidence meanwhile that all effort to
raise taxes on small incomes, not
mentioned in the president's message,
would be rejected. They expected de
bate which begins Wednesday to last
the remainder of the .week.
SOVIETS TO ADJUST EUBLE
Moscow. The soviet government
has set its shoulders to the task of
giving its freak ruble a fixed pur
chasing value. To accomplish this
it must make alterations that pierce
to the roots of its economic struc
ture. It is a process which cannot
be completed In weeks, or even
months.
First of all there must be a work
able balance between wages and
prices on the general market, at pres
ent far out of proportion. The gov
ernment is attacking the problem
from both ends, raising incomes on
one hand and lowering prices on the
other.
Just now the ruble the paper
ruble is differing fro mthe "gold
ruble quoted here at 1.13 to the dol
lar i3 an almost indefinable quan
tity. It may buy a meal and then
again it may not even be an accept
able tip.
A box of soviet made corn flakes
costs two rubles on the open market.
Meat may cost five rubles or more a
pound. Butter costs five rubles a
pound. Butter costs five rubles a
pound and bread three rubles a loaf.
The average factory worker has a
salary of 150 rubles a month. The
proportion, if he were obliged to buy
in the open market, would be the
same as if a man making $150 a
month in America had to pay $12 a
pound for butter and $3 a loaf for
bread.
HAVE A HOBBY IN COMMON
Washington. President Roosevelt
and former President Hoover were
disclosed to be fellow stamp collec
tors. At the opening session of the
golden jubilee convention of the Am
erican Philathelic society the col
lectors listened to a message from
Roosevelt that extended a "welcome
to fellow members" and lauded se
lection of "the nation's capital for
this auspicious meeting." Then the
convention was told Hoover had ap
plied for membership in the national
society and the Washington group,
host for the meeting. Officials said
the former president will be grant
ed both memberships. Secretary
Ickes, like the president is a member
of both groups, termed himself "only
a common barnyard collector" in
welcoming the convention.
Eugene Klein of Philadelphia was
elected president of the organization
by a mail ballot.
AV0CA NEWS
Mrs. Carl Zaiser left Saturday for
a vacation at Lake Oknboji.
Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer are the
parents of a boy born Thursday
morning. August 8.
Grandma Schutz is v:s:iing at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Paap, at Otoe this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde West and fam
ily and Mrs. McFall of Eagle spent
Sunday at the Wm. Baier home.
Will Bruning of Venango, Nebras
ka, great uncle to Mrs. Fred Hall,
visited at the Hall home Tuesday.
Mrs. Howard Turner was rushed
to a Lincoln hospital Thursday morn
ing. She is much Improved at this
time.
Julia Nelson and Richard Mase-
man were hurt last Thursday after
noon when a horse on which they
were riding threw them. Julia has a
badly bruised leg and Richard re
ceived a gash behiid his ear.
Mrs. Fred Ranfranz and sons, Leo
and Harold, also Mrs. Leo Ranfranz
and two children of Rochester, Minn.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Oral Busch and
children of Kamlet. Nebraska, visit
ed relatives in Avoca last week.
Miss Sophia Stubbendieck was hos
tess at the meeting of the Friendly
Farm Girls Wednesday, August 7.
Gladys Olderburg led games during
the afternoon. Miss Lela Bose will
entertain the club the first Wednes
day in September.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hall and chil
dren, Harriet and Eleanor, spent
Thursday night with James' brother.
Rev. Fred Hall of Avoca. Mr. and
Mrs. Hall are returning to their home
in Van Wert, Ohio, after a visit with
relatives in Idaho.
We are glad to announce that
Evelyn Schutz received her appren
tice license last week. She may now
work out her six months apprentice
ship period in the beauty shop at
Nebraska City where she has been
employed this summer.
Complete Courses at University.
Misses Muller Shackley and Birdie
Mae Johnson and Francis Marquardt
completed their summer term at the
University of Nebraska Friday. Birdie
Mae and Francis will return to the
university for the winter term. Miss
Shackley is teaching this fall.
Busy Stitchers.
Complete costumes was the topic
tof discussion and plans at the meet
ing of the Busy Stitchers August 7.
The girls plan to have their dresses
ready for judging at the next meet
ing to be held at the home of Mrs.
Clarence Morris, leader, August 14.
Farewell Picnic.
Members of the parish of the Holy
Trinity Catholic church gathered at
the E. R. Straub home Sunday after
noon for a farewell picnic in honor
of Rev. Frederick Stock. Father
Stock plans to go to Cincinnati, Ohio,
next Sunday. Father McFadden will
take his place at the Avoca church.
Surprise Party.
Donald Suddeth was surprised on
his birthday Sunday by a group of
about thirty young people. The party
was planned by his sister, Dorothy.
Outdoor games formed the evening's
entertainment.
Bites for Thomas H. Straub.
Services were held at the Holy
Trinity Catholic church Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock in honor of Thomas
H;. Straub. , Rev. Frederick Stock,
C. p. p. S., was celebrant of Solemn
Requiem Mass and was assisted by
Rer. Rudolph Stolz, C. p. p. S. and
Rev. Anthony Meyer, C p. p S. of Ne
braska City, and by the choir. Fran
cis Barry, cousin of the deceased,
sang a solo. Pall bearers were O. D.
Straub, Henry Straub, E. R. Straub,
Elmer Hallstrom, J. H. F. Ruhge, and
Fred Marquardt. Interment was at
the Holy Trinity cemetery.
Relatives who came from a dis
tance for the funeral were: Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Straub and Margaret of
Lincoln; Raymond and Alice Straub
of Omaha; Francis, Lillian, and Vin
cent Barry and Mrs. Clyde Wise, of
St. Joe; Kathleen, Clara, and Marie
Connor of Council Bluffs; Mr. and
Mrs. Monaghan and Mary and Charles
of Percival, la. Friends from a dis
tance were: Mr. and Mrs. John Henry
and Ed. Murphy of Schuyler; Tnomas
Murphy, Dr. Frank Murphy and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Mur
phy of Omaha; Mrs. Leonard Mann
and Lynette and Mr. and Mrs. John
Maguire of Lincoln.
Hartin Eichel Here.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Eichel drove
into Avoca Thursday to visit old
friends of Mr. Eichel. Martin lived
many years ago in and near Avoca.
Twenty-seven years ago he joined the
navy and has been promoted to a
high rEiik in the service. He is now
on his v. ay to serve a two year land
term at Charleston. W. Va. Mr. and
Mrs. Eichel spent Thursday night at
the Henry Straub home.
Camp Fire Girls Have Outing.
A full day was spent Friday by
the Avoca Camp Fire Girls at Ne
braska City. A swim at the Old Mill
opened the activities. Picnic lunch
was eaten at Riverside Park aad
another swim filled the afternoon.
Arbor Lodge was the location of sup
per and a movie completed the day.
Miss Dorothy Sundeen of Waverly
sponsored the event.
Eighty Attend Tea
Avoca's second annual
Daughter Tea drew eighty
Mother
mothers and daughters of the community
Thursday afternoon, August 8. Mrs.
Elizabeth Kirchheck was proclaimed
the oldest mother present. Mrs.
Kirchheck will celebrate her 90th
birthday in October. Mrs. Leslie
Potts took the prize as the youngest
mother present. Both Mrs. Ernest
Sailing and Mrs. Henry Maseman had
three daughters at the tea. Mothers
in three generations who were pres
ent were: Mrs. Attie Nutzman, Mrs.
E. Sailing, and Mrs. Elizabeth Kirch
heck. Mrs. J. Kokjer and Mrs. H. H.
Marquardt directed a program pre
ceding the lunch. A number of the
very young daughters gave recita
tions. Ruth Ruge sang a solo and
Mrs. Henry Maeeman played a piano
duet. "Waiting for the Train," a
one-act play, drew many laughs from
the audience. Tables were decorated
in garden bouquets and butterflies.
Toasts were given by Ruth Ruge,
Hazel Baier, Mrs. Walter Ruhga, and
Mrs. J. H. F. Ruhge. A delicious
lunch was served by members of the
social committee of the Congrega
tional church. The was's and means
committee acted as general chairman
of the affair.
CBAMEB, CONFIRMED
Washington. The senate confirm
ed Lawrence V.'. Cramer of New York
as governor of the Virgin islands. He
succeeds Paul M. Pearson. Pennsyl
vania republican, recently transferred
to the United States in the midst of
the controversy over his administra
tion. VISIT EN THE CITY
Mrs. Alice Tlybon and Mrs. Ches
ter Plybon and children, of Nehawka
were in the city Tuesday afternoon
for a short time. While here Mrs.
Plybon was a caller at the Journal
to renew her subscription to the semi
weekly edition of the paper.
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Tips for Your
Garden Show
Use Low Tables and Wide Aisles So
That All Can Be Seen to
Best Advantage.
Much of the success of flower and
vegetable shows depends upon the
method by which the exhibits are dis
played. One mistake is displaying
them on tables or stands that are too
high. The bert effect is obtained by
1 placing them on tables so that they
will be either below or on the level
with the eye, except in the case of
such tall growing plants as are nat
rally higher than the head In the gar
den. Some flower shows have show
benches arranged in tiers like the
seats in a ball park so that specta
tors get a close view only of the first
rows and have to look up at the high
er exhibits. Tables with the surface
2 Vz or 3 feet from the floor are best
for intimate views of the exhibits.
A plan has been worked out for the
construction of trestles and frames
for show tables which may be ored
from year to year which has proved
very satisfactory and contributed
greatly to the artistic effect cf the
show.
This table or bench had a double
surface and was planned with the
fact in view that milk bottles were
used to hold flowers. The lower table
top of planks accommodated the
bottles. The upper one of Bristol
board wa3 placed over the buttles,
holes being cut at regular intervals
to correspond with the mouths of the
bottles. The flowers were thus hhowii
without the obtrusive appearance of
the bottles. The sides of the table
were draped with green and the card
board of which the upper surface was
made was painted green.
Another detail of importance in
staging a garden club show is to pro
vide aisles of sufficient width be
tween the tables. If the club has a
successful attendance at its show the
crowding of spectators in narrow
aisles is very likely to disarrar:e th
exhibits. Six feet as a minimum and
a wider space if the hall accommo
dates it has been found practicable.
The width of the exhibition tables
should not be more than 4 f-et for
practical work among the displays,
particularly if it is more than a one
day show and it is necessary to re
place faded flowers. Too wide tables
holding too many exhibits are as dis
tracting as a 4-ring circus.
Forgetting tasi year's drought,
Cass county farmers are locking
hopofully to the present season to
produce bounteous crops.
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