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Fagricultural I ^experts predict short corn crop this year. Farmers ad vised to test every grain of seed in order to avoid loss -situation serious Er=- -“i fSZZterZARS CARgmUrY By P. G. HOLDEN. ^ HERE will be a short corn ^ crop this year and mil lions of dollars will be lost to the farmers if great care t ^ is not taken in selecting 4 and testing the best ma tured com for this season's A planting. V ^ We may well take the warning to heart, for this section of the country lives and pros pers largely on the production of its land, and follow the advice of agricul tural scientists who can tell our peo ple how to escape heavy loss. This advice will work no hardship and no expense if followed. It will require a little careful work and sharp watch ing at a season of the year when the farmer is not overburdened with labor. Nineteen fifteen was a bad year for corn. A cold, wet season retarded the growth of the grain. The crop in many parts of the corn belt was immature; it contains an excessive amount of water and is unfit lor seed. The scarcity of seed corn is really the most serious in many years. You farmers may say you are going to use seed from your 1914 crop. Don't trust it. The grain may have been damaged by the frost during the hard freezes of last year. Don't trust it—test it. The high price of corn, too, on account of the war has near ly exhausted the 1914 crop and this source of supply then is not reliable. Missing Hills, Weak Stalks. There are about 800 kernels on the average ear of corn. One poor seed means 800 weak, moldy or dead ker nels. If these are planted it means missing hills and weak stalks produc ing little or nothing. According to reports just received, every indication points to very serious trouble with seed corn, especially in sections lying north of central Illinois'and in North Dakota. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michi gan and Iowa. This community ought to get busy right now, for the prosperity of our community—our merchants, our bank ers, our builders, our workers—de pends on the prosperity of the farmers hereabouts. We ought to start a seed corn campaign. The county superin tendent of schools can reach the farm ers through the rural schoolteachers, who in turn will see that the children carry the message home. You bank ers, merchants and implement dealers who trade directly with the farmers ought to write personal letters urging them to go into this matter scientific ally. In short, all of us ought to mo bilize our forces, just as our nation would have to mobilize all its re sources in case of war. You farmers must not use poor seed this spring. It means too much to all of us. Poor seed means not only a poor stand and a portion of the field idle, but that you must cultivate missing hills, one-stalk hills, and poor, worthless stalks, and receive nothing in return. Don’t Work for Nothing. Thousands of people every year work more than a third of every day on ground that produces nothing. Do not depend for seed on the occasional good ears selected during the husk ing period. The corn will be injured by freezing before it is husked or be fore it has had time to become dry after husking. Select the best ears, if you have not already done so, and string them on binder twine and hang up. Do not store seed corn in barrels or boxes. It will “gather moisture” and mold or freeze. Do not store over the stable. Do not put immature or fresh ly gathered seed corn in a warm room, on the floor, or in piles. It will either sprout, or mold, or both. It should be hung up at once, and the windows opened to allow the freest circulation of air. Do not depend on the crib for seed corn. One day devoted to the seed corn, at the proper time, may be worth more than an entire month of hard work next summer put on a poor stand of corn. The attic is a good place to hang up the seed corn. There should be a cir culation of air through the room A space three by eight feet will hold 200 strings of corn, twelve to fifteen ears to each string, or about enough to plant 200 acres. Three-fourths of this «3££2> Arrjrx <&x&zMi27a?r^ corn may be discarded after testing, but there will be enough seed to plant fifty acres, more than the average acreage on each farm. There are sev eral objections to the average cellar. It is apt to be too damp, and the corn must be well dried before putting in the cellar, and it must not be corded up or put in piles, but hung up. Will Your Seed Corn Grow? It is only good business to know j that the seed that you put into the ground will grow; and the only way you can tell good seed is by testing it. You can’t tell by merely looking at it. If you want profitable yields, you must plant good seed. The ten million acres of corn plant ed in Iowa every year are grown in 217,000 farms, an average of about forty-six acres to each farm. It will take about 600 ears to plant forty acres. Twenty-four hours’ time of one man. two days' work, will test six kernels from each ear to plant forty acres. Yet, because it is "too much bother," most of us pick out 600 ears, look at them, guess that they will grow, and plant them. As a consequence, more than twelve acres out of each forty acres of corn plant ed produce nothing. This is worse than useless, because one must plow, plant and cultivate these twelve acres and get nothing in return. By testing you get rid of the bad, weak, and moldy ears. Testing does not hurt the com. It costs but about ten cents an acre, and can be done at a time of the year when other farm work is not pressing. By testing you have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Discard Poor Ears. in ttie winter, during a slack season or in the early spring, from February 20 to March 20, select the best ears from the corn you have stored in the fall and get ready to put them through the test. The sawdust germination box is no doubt the best method for testing seed corn. It costs nothing but a lit tle time and labor. It furnishes near ly natural conditions. It is not es sential that the box be of any particu lar size, although about thirty inches square and four or five inches deep will be found convenient. This size will test 100 ears at a time. The sawdust is light, clean, and easy to get and handle in February and the first of March, when the test ing should be done; is a good noncon ductor of heat and cold, so that the temperature is kept even during ger mination, and holds the moisture so perfectly that there is no danger of drying out. The number of boxes required will depend upon the amount of seed to be tested and the time limit. After the germination boxes are made, inspect carefully the ears you are to test from the standpoint of the kernel. Take two or three kernels from each ear, about a third of the length of the car from the butt. Lay them germ-side up at the tip of the ear from which they were taken. If the kernels are small, wedge-shaped, nar row, shallow, too deep, or if they show immaturity, starchiness, a ten dency to mold, or if the germs are small, or shriveled, discard the ear. Remove six kernels from six differ ent places on each ear you have se lected to test, taking two from near the butt on the opposite sides of the ear, two from near the tip, turning the ear enough so as not to take two kernels out of the same row. How to Test Seed Corn. Fill the box about half full of moist sawdust, well pressed down, so as to INTERESTING ITEMS A novelty for smokers is tobacco packed in paper cartridges to be smoked in any pipe or in specially de signed tubes which resemble enlarged cigar holders. William Frederick Allen, who died recently at his home in Orange, N. J., at the age of seventy years, was the inventor of the present method of com puting standard time in this country, which system has been adopted in practically every civilized country. | The examination of fairly accurate records has convinced scientists that there has been no appreciable change in the climate of northern Europe in 1,800 years. Instead of a wind shield that might interfere with the vision a motor cy cle can now carry a device that de flects the air currents and dust above a rider’s head. The attorney general of New York state is handling 8,233 cases, involv ing over $150,000,000 in money and property. I---—u HA/fU up jz£z> copir £XR6 zijcg rms leave a smooth, even surface. The sawdust should be put in a gunnysack and set in a tub of warm water for at least an hour (or still better, over night) so that it will be thoroughly moistened before using. Rule off a piece of good quality white cloth (sheeting), about the size of the box, into squares, two and one-half inches each way. Number the squares, 1, 2, 3, etc. Place the cloth on the saw dust and tack it to the box at the corners and edges. Use care that the kernels do not get mixed with those from the ear next to it. After the kernels are removed, boards may be laid over the rows of ears to keep them in place until the result of the germination test is known. Place the six kernels from ear No. 1 in square No. 1 of the germination box; from ear No. 2 in square No. 2, and so on with all tho ears. Lay a piece of good cloth (a good quality of sheeting) on top of the kernels and dampen it. Press the cloth down gently with the palm of hand, being careful not to misplace the kernels in the squares. Now place over this cloth another cloth of the same material, consider ably larger than the first one (about six feet square), and fill in on top with two or three inches of moist, warm sawdust. Pack it down firmly with a brick or with the feet. The edges of the cover should then be folded over the sawdust in the box to prevent drying cut. Now set the box away until the kernels sprout Keep in an ordinary warm place, like the living room, where it will not freeze. The kernels will germinate in about eight days. Remove the cover carefully to avoid misplacing the kernels in the squares. Examine the kernels in each square in the germination box, and discard all ears whose kernels in the box are dead, moldy, or show weak germina tion. Caring for Seed Corn. If the kernels show weak, spindling sprouts, or a part of them are very weak and uneven, the ear should be thrown out to make place for an ear whose kernels give strong, vigorous sprouts. Remember that the kernels which are slow to sprout, and are weak, will he behind the strong ones in the field. After the seed has been sorted, test ed, shelled, and graded for the planter, and the bad kernels removed, it should be placed in half-bushel sacks and hung up in a dry place. Put in sacks, separate from the rest, the seed from the best 100 ears. When planting, use the seed from “the best 100 ears” on one side of the field from which to pick your seed corn for the next year's planting. We cannot afford to neglect this im portant work. If every farmer would test every ear of his seed corn in the winter in the way described above, the yield would be wonderfully in creased. No other time will he so profitable to the farmer as that spent in testing the vitality of his seed and in grading to insure the planter drop ping the proper number of kernels in each hill. It is possible for every one to do this work. It will cost noth ing but the time, of which there is plenty at the season when the work should be done. Low-Grade Melody. Walker—I’m thinking seriously of Investing in an automobile. Ryder—Well, I’ve got a little beauty that I’ll sell to you for a mere song. Walker—For a mere song, eh? To the tune of what? Ryder—“Old Hundred.” He Knew. Professor—Tell me what are some of the use3 of hot air? Student (absently)—Well. In oratory It is especially useful In warming up an audience to the subject. BIG LAND OPENING 14.000 MORE ACRES IN NO. PLATTE PROJECT READY FO« ENTRY. DRAWING TO BE 1ST ALLIANCE Applications Will Be Received March 24; Project Consists of Forty and Eighty Acre Farms. ****)|HH|{******************* * r*’ * COMING EVENTS. £ | _ * * * j State Retail Clothiers' asso- + i*. ciation annual convention, * * Omaha, February 8. *■ League of Nebraska Munici- ^ ^ palities’ annual convention, * Kearney. February 9 and 10. * * Omaha Automobile Show, * ■J February 21 to 26. * vL if Convention of National Asso- * * ciation of Automobile Supply if Jobbers, Omaha. Feb. 21 to 26. * J Christian Church Sunday * J School Workers’ conference, ^ ^ Hastings, Feb. 21 to 25. » ^ State Jewelers' association if •* annual convention, Grand #• * Island, February 23 and 24. ^ *- Nebraska Collegiate Press as- * if sociation annual meeting. *. * Omaha. February 18. J Convention of County Treas- * -k urers of Nebraska, Omaha, Feb- I* if ruary 23-24. if * State Y. M. C. A. association ■* J annual convention. York, Feb- if * ruary 18-19-20. * !f Baby Week in Nebraska and £ ^ all over the country, March 4 * * to 11. jf Annual Midwest Cement J ■k Show, Omaha, February 29 to -k if March 4. ^ State bowling tournament, *: J Lincoln, April 3 to 8. * * Basketball tournament at * 5 Lincoln, March 8 to 11. if * ************************** Washington, D. C.—Secretary of the Interior Lane announces that ap proximately 14,000 additional acres in the North Platte irrigation project are ready for entry and that home steaders may make application at the Alliance land office where a drawing will be held. The farms contain from forty to eighty acres each, are fairly smooth, easily prepared for crops and are in the midst of an agricultural commun ity already developed and prosper ous. Entries will be received March 24 and the drawing will be held later. In making the announcement the department of the interior said: "Homesteaders will find here near ly 60.000 acres in tillage, with hun dreds of comfortable farm buildings. Cities and towns are flourishing, schools have been established and excellent transportation facilities are provided. "The annual harvests now total millions of dollars and the pioneer ing stage of development has long since pasxed. Taken in connection with a fertile soil, low cost of prepa ration of land, good markets, and a healthful climate, these farms should prove exceptionally attractive to homesteaders from the Mississippi valley states.” Under the terms of the reclamation entrymen are allowed twenty years to pay for water rights. The second payment does not fall due for five years after the date of making entry. Tecumseh Paper Sold. Tecumseh—Bert Howard announces the sale of the Johnson County Jour nal-Tribune of Tecumseh to Charles D. Blauvelt of Arapahoe. Mr. Howard had been interested in the paper for several years. Mr. Blauvelt has pre viously been in the newspaper busi | ness at Arapahoe. Jails Are Uninhabited. York.—The February term of dis trict court will commence February 7. Judge E. E. Good will preside. Fifty two civil cases, eight of them divorce, are to be h -ard. Both the county and city jails arc empty. Cement Show This Month. Omaha.—The tenth annual Midwest Cement show will be held here Febr. 29 to March 4. A splendid exhibition is anticipati d. Plainview to Have Library. Plainview.—Plainview will have a Carnegie libraiv in the near future. The Carnegie board has allowed the fund for the building and the city council has passed an ordinance for a levy of a tax 1o support it. Short Course at Allen. Allen.—The first short course will be held at this place March <J to 10. The town has had a number of insti tutes and poultry shows, but this is the first venture in a short course. Daughter of Revolution Dies. Hastings.—Mrs. Caroline L. John son, 90 years old, widow of the late William Johnson and a real Daughter of the Revolution, perhaps the las. remaining one in the state, died a. her home here, recently. Y. M. C. A. Meet at York. York.—Officials of the State Y. M C. A. association are busy with plans for the annual meeting of the association to be held here February 18-19 and 20. 5,000 Acres in Beets. North Platte.—Five thousand acre? ot Platte valley land will be put inte sugar beets between this point and Keystone, according to John Bryan, agent for the American Beet Sugar company. Mr. Bryan stated that thi is double the acreage of beets in 1915. MIDGET VISITS OLD HOME. Smallest Mother Known to Science Returns to Fremont. Fremont—Dollitia Boyken, a for mer Fremont girl, is the smallest mother known to medical science. Many Nebraskans remember Doilitta, who was formerly Dolly Dodd of Fre mont. About eleven years ago she was married to Captain Boyken, a professional showman, who weighs only ninety pounds, and left Fremont to travel on the road. She has just returned for a visit with relatives. Doilitta Boyken, mother of two chil dren. weighs only thirty-seven pounds and stands only twenty-seven inches liigh. She is one of the smallest mid gets the world has even known. The younger of the children, little Charles, aged 4, is bigger than his 34-year-old mother. Ten-year-old Lucille Boyken stands head and shoulders taller than her mother. Nebraskans Capture Prizes. Nebraska stock breeders were very much in evidence at the Denver Stock show held recently. Following are the awards to men of this state as announced by the judges: Hereford steer, spayed or Martin heifer, calved between January 1, 1913, and September 1, 1911, O. E. Greene, Genoa, ribbon. Hereford steer spayed or Martin heifer, calved between September 1, 1913, and January' 1, 1914, O. E. Greene, Genoa, second $10. Percheron ’.-year-old stallion, North & Robinson Co., Grand Island, third, StO. Poland-China harrow', 150 pounds and under 260 pounds, Phil Dawson, Endicott, second, $7; third, S3. Poland-China pen of three barrows, 175 pounds and under 260, Phil Daw son, Endicott, first, $12. F. J. Schmeokle of Cozad won sev eral first, second and third prizes for Duroc-Jersey barrows and P. P. Cedai of Genoa, third prize of $5. N. O. Denny of Omaha was one of the judges. The first prize of $50 for the finest carload of registered yearling bulle was captured by Mortimer & Son of Madison. wrho sold them to the Tomkins Cattle company for $450 pei head. There were twenty in the lot. North & Robinson of Grand Island were awarded a third prize of $10 for the best Percheron 3-year-old stallion __ New Record In Hog Receipts. South Omaha.—The week of Janu ary 17 to 22 was a banner one in the hog division. A new record for hog receipts for one week was established. There were yarded some 108,993 head. The previous record of 102,784 was for the week ending February 17,1912. The week also established a record for cars. There were received a total of2,087 cars of live stock and the previous record was 2.810 for the week ending October Iff, 1915. It is probable that a new month’s record will be made for hog receipts. Despite the heavy runs of hogs, the market lias been gradually moving up ward. The week added about 20 cents to hog values. The lamb and sheep prices for the week closed even to stronger than the previous week. During the week the season's high spot was touched by i lambs at $10.85. — Market Stands High in West. Omaha.--Tho party of boosters from this place, who visited Salt Lake and j Denver have returned, and all report having had a most successful trip. They found western cattle and sheep men in a most friendly frame of mtnd toward the Omaha market. As one returned traveler puts it, “There never was a time in the history at tliis market when it stood so high among western stockmen.” Arrivals of sheep at the South Omaha slock yards thus far this yea: show an increase of over 16/100 for this season a year ago. Organize Y. W. C. A. at Hastings. Hastings.—At a banquet attended by more than 200 women, a Young Women’s Christian association was organized here. There are about 700 self-supporting women in Hastings and the association is expected to start off with about 200 members. Institute at Wakefield. Wakefield. — Arrangements are being made for the annual two days’ session of the farmers’ institute which will be held here February 11 and 12. Will Extend Hog Cholera Service. Tecumseh.—Dr. D. W. Hurst, one of the government veterinarians em ployed in the hog cholera preventive work in northern Gage county and in Johnson county, says that the service will be extended to farmers over the county line on all lines bordering on the territory stated. The veterinar ians will investigate herds of hogs for six miles over the county line and will treat them without expense for two miles into the other counties. Drilling for Oil. Plattsmoutli.—The machinery for the sinking of the well for oil. which is being drilled by Messrs. T. H. Pol lock of Plattsmouth and C. H. Baken of St I.ouis, Mo., has begun opera tions, and the starting of what prom ises to be the exploitation of the in terior of Cass county for oil on a grand scale and the hole started for Lhe interior of the earth, and boring will continue until a depth of 3,500 feet is reached if oil is not found sooner. The location is just off the bank of the Missouri river. Leedom Files for Office, Gordon.—Joe W. Leedom, editor of the Gordon Journal, has announced his candidacy for the republican nomi nation to the office of commissioner of public lands and buildings. Mr. Lee Jom was born in Nebraska and has spent most of his time in the state. His education in a country printing office was supplanted by study in the University of Nebraska and Morning ide college at Sioux City, where con siderable time was spent in the study of politics, economics and public speaking. Save the Trade-Mark Signature I SKINNER'S Macaroni Products and get a complete set of Oneida Commu nity Par Flate Silverware FREE. 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PREPAREDNESS! To Fortify The System Against Grip when Grip is prevalent LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE should be taken, as this combination of Quinine with other ingredients, destroy* Berms, acts as a Tonic and Laxative and thux keeps the system in condition to withstand Colds. Grip and Influenza. There fs only one i "BROMO QUININE." E. W. GROVE'S sig nature on box. *5c. Thousands of Koreans have applied fcr Russian citizenship, with a view of joining the Russian army. When Housework Drags Keeping house is hard enough when well. The woman who has a bad back, blue, nervous spells, and dizzy headaches, has a hard lot, for the family tasks never let up. Probably It's the result of kid ney trouble and not the much-feared "woman’s weakness.” Strengthen the kidneys with Doan’s Kidney Pills. They are as harmless as they are effective and may be used for children with weak kidneys, too. A Nebraska Case _ _ M P„.m, ivira. 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Unhealthy kidneys may cause lumbago rheumatism, catarrh of the bladder, pail or dull ache in the back, joints or mus ties, at times have headache or indigos tion, as time passes you may have a sal low complexion, puffy or dark circle; under the eyes, sometimes feel as thougl you had heart trouble, may have plenty of ambition but no strength, get weal and lose flesh. If such conditions are permitted t< continue, serious results may be expect *d; Kidney Trouble in its very worsl form may steal upon you. Prevalency of Kidney Disease. Most people do not realize the alarm i ing increase and remarkable prevaleney ' of kidney disease. While kidney dis ! orders are among the most common dis 1 eases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by patients, who usually , content themselves with doctoring the effects, while the original disease may constantly undermine the system. If you feel that your kidneys are the catise of your sickness or run down con* dition, try taking I>r. 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