Nebraska Newspapers

    Nebraska Makes
Ideal State for
** Cattle Raising
University Professor Says
State Has Natural Conditions
Wonderfully Conducive
to Beef Production.
Lincoln.—(By A. P.)—Nebraska j>o>
sessea natural conditions which are
wonderfully conducive to beef cattle
production, according' to Howard
Gramlich, chairman of the department
of animal husbandry of the University
of Nebraska. He says that In the
west we have a large area of grazing
land, copiously supplied with streams,
grass and sunshine. Here are the
nurseries for some of the best beef
steers produced in the world. In the
eastern part the farms are devoted to
the production of corn and alfalfa,
which, when combined, form an ideal
ration for fattening bullocks. The
climate is such that but little shelter
need be provided for cattle. Mr
Gramlich says that Nebraska feeder
cattle have a national reputation fer
their merit.
"Much of the west-central and west
ern portion of Nebraska is a native
prairie which supports successful
grazing/’ he says. “The best devel
oped cattle ranches are in the sand
hill region, yet there are many In the
dry farming areas to the west. As a
whole these ranches are large and
well managed, some of them having
^rousands of acres and most of them
fenced and containing both pasture
and hay land. In many places the
pastures are divided between summer
and winter ranges. Small tracts of
land are given over to grains, po
tatoes and vegetables for ranch use.
Purebred Sires.
"Nearly all the ranches have well
bred cattle, prevailing breeds being
the Hereford and Shorthorns. Pure
bred sires have been used for many
generations and most animals are now
of good quality."
The main product of the cattle
country Is steers, shipped mainly as
2 and 3-year-olds, Mr. Gramlich says.
The beef steers are sold direct to tho
packers for beef purposes and the
lighter ones are sold as feeders. The
cows and bulls are shipped to market
after a few years of use for breeding
purposes. Though most of the cattle
of the ranch country are raised In Ne
braska, many animals are shipped in
from other states and matured on the
ranches and In the feed lots of the
state.
The eastern and southeastern parts i
of Nebraska ate devoted principally
to farming, and cattle raised on these
farms are sold either as feeders or
• finished for market, according to Mr.
Gramlich. who says that in many
places animals serve for both beef
production and-dairy purposes. There
is not so much specialization in beef
production here as in tlva ranch coun
try. The dual purpose type of cattle
Is also found In the dry farming and
irrigated areas of the western parts
of the state.
Feed for Marker.
In speaking of the feeding for mar- ,
ket. Mr. Grar.iUcb says: "The agrl- ,
cultural sections of the state produce
an abundance of finishing feeds, such |
as corn, alfalfa and beet pulp. Many .
farmers are engaged in cattle feed
ing. finishing their home grown ani
mals for market. A specialised form
of the Industry is carried on in large
feed yards, such as those at Central
City and Scottsbluff. where thousands
of animals are handled. Some of the
feeder steers come from nearby farms,
hut most of them are shipped in from
the range country. Feeding begins
in late fall and is finished in the lato
wlntf * or spring months. The animals
are brought gradually to a full feed,
at first their feed being derived from
stalk fields, the aftermath of hay
meadows, damaged hay and other
roughage, which represents virtually
no commercial value. Then the steers
ere fed about 25 pounds of alfalfa per
day until grain, is added. Within
about a month after corn is added,
the steer is fed 16 iiounds of corn per
day;\nother 30 dajs and he is usually
on a full feed of about 20 to 23 pounds
of corn and two to 10 pounds of ul
falfa per day. In DO days the steer
is ready for market in the form of
so-called ncar-beef and usually passed
as a short-fed steer. Where, there is
ample grain, animals are fed 69 to 90
days longer, producing steers grading
as prime on the market."
Some of the best animals of the
ranches are shipped directly to mar
ket, Mr. Oramllch says, and others
are finished In feed lots and marketed
In Omaha and other places for slaugh
ter. The Omaha market Is one of the
^^rgest in the United States, with its
l^fg slaughter houses and packing
plants. The records show that the
Omaha market received 1.602,799 head
of cattle during 1920. of which 73 per
cent were from Nebraska. In 1921
this market received 1.434,376 cattle.
During the last 38 year*. 33.618,562
head of cattle have been shipped to.
the Omaha market.
Adams County to Lead Off
Nebraska County Fairs
Jiastlngs—Adams county will again
lead off the Nebraska county fairs
thle year, the managers having chosen
essentially the same dates as last
year, August 14 to 17. The association
haa voted In favor of added money
for the racing program, by which en
try tees will be added to the purses,
but definite action on this remains to
be taken at a subsequent meeting.
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By MART ANN GRAY.
To Clean Tapestry Furniture—
About once each year the housewife
likes to give her furniture a more
thorough cleaning than merely brush
ing or dusting. The most practical
way to clean tapestry or upholstered
furniture, such as overstuffed chairs
and davenports, is to use carbon te
trachloride, purchased at any drug
store. Apply with a cloth brush or
piece of -cloth similar to material in
the furniture. Rub toward center so
no ring is left.
Household Accounts—From _ the
standpoint of keeping track of house
hold expenses and their connection
with the farm business, it is practical
for every farmers' wife to keep house
hold accounts. It need not be a compli
cated system ; this method requires
no special forms and yet furnishes
all the necessary information. Use an
ordinary casli book, using one column
for the date, the wider space for the
item, with its kind and amount, and
the value or cost in the right
hand margin. In order to deter
mine a summary of accounts, simply
use a short pad. with the name of
month, item, value and separate col
umns for the kind, as ''animal food"
or "groceries.”
These foods should be used fre
quently because they arc typical laxa
tives, which seem to be needed more
during the winter; apples, either paw
or cooked, asparagus, bran breakfast
cereals, canned berries, honey, but
termilk, coarse breads, spinach, rai
sins, prunes, cauliflower, molasses.
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Papered walls are most conven
iently cleaned with a homemade brush
of strips of cheesecloth, each one an
inch and one-half wide by eight Inches
long, attached to a long, lightweight
handle. Use this twice a month.
Mustard stains can be removed
from table linen by boiling the ar
ticle in a solution of one quart water
and a teaspoonful of soda. Boil as
long as any trace of the stain re
mains, then rinse and blue as usual.
Ellsworth Farm Loan
Organization Elects
Ellsworth—Membership in the Ells
worth National Farm Loan associa
tion has nearly doubled in the past
year and prospects are good for a
healthy increase this year, according
to an annual report. Officers elected
today are L. J. Munger, president;
Charles S. Taylor, vice president, and
S. 1). Watson, secretary-treasurer.
James E. Gaunt and John T. Thomp
son were elected alternate members of
the loan committee. "*
Spring Farrow
of Nebraska Pigs
Will Be Larger
Federal Survey Shows Farm
ers Bred Over 18 Per Cent
More Hogs Than a
Year Ago.
The number of bows intended for
spring farrow at Nebraska will be
18.2 per cent greater than a year ago
if farmers carry out expressed inten
tions in the December pig survey
made by A. E. Anderson of the divi
sion of crop and livestock estimates.
An Increase of 13 per cent is indicat
ed for the entire country, and 15.6
per cent for the It corn belt states.
Southern states 3how a decrease. The
spring pig crop was slightly above the
May estimate, while the fall crop fell
below intentions expressed last May,
In addition to tho increase of 18.2
per cent in sows inteuded for spring
farrow in Nebraska, the survey indi
cates that the fall litters of 1922 were
33.9 per cent greater than the previ
ous fail crop. The autumn crop was
32.1 per cent of the spring crop.’ An
average of 5.4 pigs per litter were
saved during the last six months of
1922 against 5.3 p'gs for the first six
months, and 5.4 pigs per litter for the
first six months of 1922.
Higher Than Estimate.
The survey showed that the last
spring crcp of pigs in the country
was 16 per cent above the previous
spring, Instead of 14.5 per cent shown
In the May survey. This is partly
aeeounted for by the fact that an av
erage of 6.8 pigs per litter were saved
in tho corn belt states Instead of 5.7
pigs reported up to May 1.
There was an actual increase of
27.8 per cent in the fall llttfrs in the
11 corn belt states as compared to the
intended increase of 49 per cent re
ported in the May survey. This
change in Intentions of farmers is at
tributed to publicity of the increased
spring crop as shown in the May sur
vey. decline in hog price, increased
price of corn and disease. The loss
from disease in the 11 corn belt states
was 22 6 per cent greater for the past
year than for the previous year.'
No Over-Supply. I
The department points out that in-1
creased production does not neces
sarily mean an over supply or decline
in price. Total receipts of hogs at pub
lic stockyards during the first 11
months of 1922 were only 5 per cent
greater than in 1921. During the last
With the County Agents
Douglas County.
Two-day poultry schools are to be held ;
In Dougins county February 13 to 16. at ;
the district No. 23 school, two miles north- |
went of Valley and at the Farmer*' Co
operative association hall at Irvington.
Poultry films by the United *tate» De- <
partmeat of Agriculture will be shown. |
The program for the two-day school* ;
will be the same at each place. The first t
day will be taken up in Judging demote
stration* by Charles T. Cornman. Blr'*
from the most common classes of fowls
will be used in the demontrations. Part
of the second wilt be taken up with the
discussion of poultry disease control, incu
bation. brooding and care of chick* will
also discussed.
Webster County.
Red Cloud—Miss Myrtle Easley, cloth
ing specialist of the extension service.
► pent the week in Webster county meet
ing with women a clubs and giving dem
onstrations on sewing machine attach
ment* and short cut* in sewing. At a
meeting Tuesday, eight delegates from
Bed Cloud Community club and seven
delegates from the North Red Cloud
Women's club elected Mrs. Fred Myer
and Mrs. J. B. W'lscarver as project lead
ers. On Wednesday, five delegates from
Get-Together Women’s club, six delegates
from Pleasant Prairie and nine delegates
from Invale Culture club met at the In
vale High school. Mrs. Jans Farley, Mrs.
Louise Olmsteds and Mrs. Cecil Dean
were chosen project leaders. Thursday
r|x delegates from Glover I-eaf club and
15 from Woman s club of Bladen met for
a demonstration. Mrs. Cora Cox and Mrs.
Goldie Mclllece are the projoct leaders.
Thayer County.
Hebron—Farm Hub work in Thayer j
county has be-n a groat success during
the last year, according to County Agent
I,. A. Christie, who says that in 1923,
Thayer county will organize b*ef o»|f, pig.
poultry, clothing, first and second >ear.
cooking, first and second year, corn, farm
account and heap well club*. At * re
cant meeting of the farm bureau board
a program for the year was planned. The
board believes that dairy. n**xt to poul
try Improvement, is one of the ,
need.i of Thayer county, and saya that
th- development of dairying will make
porsible the bette.- u.so of many farmer*
r:m»* during thn winter and together with
poultry will furnish a cash income
throughout the year.
Dakota County.
Dakota City—the Dakota county farm
ers Institute held at Homer, January 1»
and ID. whs on- of the very beat ever
held in Dakota county. says < . R. Young,
county extension agent. This > care in
stItut. featured the poultry Induatry. hav
ing a lnrtfis poultry show rsprrs.tltln, all
.h» loading brood* and varieties. Prof.
Charles T. Cornman. poultry spenlallat of
tho college of agriculture. Judged th.
poultry and during the two days gave
(Ilka on incubation and brooding
ode. breeding and Judging of tile Med
iterranean and Am.rlcan breeds, and on
poultry diseases and their treatment. Of
ficers for nest year s institute were elect
ed ns follows: Ft. A. Voss, president; F.
P. Culbertson, vice president; > Mnr* .
ran, secret try treasurer. Ho much inter
est was manifested in poultry that *
county poultry association was organl* d
with E. r. Fox of Homer a* president, |
F L. Iden of Houfh Sioux fjty, vies
president; Mrs. A V. Harris of Homer.
Secretary. and E. A. W ells of W sterbury. j
tr>T*meeting for th# discussion of cattle
and hog experiments conducted at the
Nebraska, experiment station during the
past year will be held soon In Dakota
county, oa>" C. It- Young, county *«*«'•
Reorganisation of the farm bureau work
for the coming year will be a part ™
meeting. The county farm bureau Is now
cngTged In organising the precincts for
farm bureau work during th# present ye* .
These programs include work for men.
I women, boys and girls Some very good
, programs have been outlined In Pigeon
I Creak. Covington and Summit precincts
and Fiddler Creek community, Mr. Young
saya. _
Saunder* County.
W’ahoo—(By A. P.)—Films on poultry
pests and their control will be shown in
Haunders county February 7 and 8, ac
cording to County Agent Walter F Rob
erta Th# meeting February 8 le the sec
ond of a series of meetings planned for
the winter to dt*«*usa farm topics The
topic for th# me* ig is “Poultry Produc
tion’’ and is In rb-.'ge of Mr*. James Kill
son. Four pruning demonstrations will he
held in ths county nest week. They will
bo conductsd by Mr. Hoppert. hortleultur
alist from the college of agriculture, and
will cover pruning and car# of all kinds
of fruit# and vines.
Fillmore County.
Geneva—The farm bureau executive
board of Fillmore county met In a •«'"*
slon devoted largely to a consideration of
the program of woik to be carried on in
the county for 1923. In order to arrive
at some definite conclusion as to what
problems should be given special atten
tion this year, the Individual repeats for
help for the pant yhar were grouped un
der general headings. This gave some
facts upon which to build the program
for the future. Results of the Franklin
township program for the past year hsv#
been satisfactory enough to warrant the
development of that typo of program in
othsr communities, according to f’ounty
Agent Lee W Thompson, N V. Gain*,
the community specialist of the agrhul
tural extension service l« in the county
a stinting with th# community orgunl’a t lou
pork. >
Washington County.
Blair—Aroonic 10 form bureau meetings
In Washington county during the past
week, the most important «u ,h«
ferene* of ladles' club leaders at Blair,
ears County Agent ( art A. Olaen. Thte
V. as the flrat county wide get-together or
agricultural leaden Tha women elected
Mrs. Charlea l.amb, nialr preaident; Mrs.
Itoland Smith, »* Soto, vice preaident.
anti Mra. I^Boy Blsbee. Arlington, aecre
tl.iry. They adopted the name of Waeh
tngton Courty Women'. Bxtenelon club*.
A combined club achievement program will
be given at the Wrench echool February
S. according to present plans. < erttfl
catea of award and club charter will be
swarded member* of three club*. c*1?1*
bureau moving picture* will al*o b*
shown.
Clmy County.
Clay Center—County Agent J. • Clay
baugh of Clay county met with Abbey
Ucal to dlacur* farm problem* and a com
munity extrn*loti program Committee*
were chosen for two oft he major project* j
of 1923. the demonstration hog farm* and
seed corn Improvement. The farm bureau
director* held their January meeting
Thursday, C. B. Stewart, one of the d1-|
rector* of the Nebraska federation attend
ed the meeting and dl*cuaaad federation
problem*. Nutrition meeting* dealing with \
the planning of fruit and vegetable bud- (
get* will be held In Harvard. Clay Cen
ter and Fairfield. February 13 and 14.
These meeting* will b«* led by Mtss Flor- i
ence Atwood of the colleg* of agriculture.
The meeting* are held under the auspices (
of women * club*.
Otoe County,
Syracuse—Mr*. Roy Wiles of Syracuse
1* the f!r*t Otoe county leader on dree*
construction work to report the comple
tion of her project, which la a direct re
sult of the demonstration held by Ml**
l.egg In Nebra*ka Clt>. according to A.
H. D# Long, county extension agent.
George I*. Boomer of the rural eco
nomic* department, college of agriculture,
addressed a gatehrlng of farm people In
District 63 on marketing, and the county
agent assisted with *er!*s of lantern elide*
on livestock sanitation. The business eli
sion resulted lit Walter Hodge* being suc
ceeded a* chairman by R. W. Bollming
uale; Miss Hank* was elected 'Ice chair
man, and Tom Hank* will act as secre
tary for the ensuing year.
Dodge County.
Fremont—Two meeting* are scheduled
In Dodge county, February * and 7. under
the auspice* of the Dodge County Farm
bureau. In the Interest of promoting
home orchard, bueh fruit*, grapes and
small fruit*. Dodge county now be* an
average of 7 fruit tree* per farm where
In 1910 this average wu 37 tree*. M*»r*
varieties of apple*, more plum*, cherries,
grapes and ntrawberrlew are needed ac
cording to R. N. Houser, county agent.
Ml** Florence Atwood, food specialist
from the Nfate college, ha* been In the
county working on home health and child
feeding In co operation with Mies Johnson,
county nurse. A rumber of health class**
have been established at several point*
over the county by tbe»« worker*.
Two butchering and meat canning meet
ing* will b« held In Dodge county this
week. Butchering of hog*, cutting up the
carcass, canning the less Important part*
of meat, and the making of aoap from the
byproduct*, will bo demonstrated, accord
ing to County Agent R. N. Houser. Tho
meeting* are being conducted under di
rection of the Dodge County Farm bureau.
Mr. Jlepperly, a man with a practical
knowledge of meat rutting and Ml** Cone,
both of the stat* college will be present
to conduct the work. The Dodge county
Purebred Livestock Breeder* association
met at Scribner.
Dawson County.
Lexington—Dawaon county fa to hava
an old fashioned corn ehow Wednesday.
February 7. affording to County Agent
A. R. llechb The show will be held In
Lexington 111 co-operation with the Lex
ington business men; f.so In price* will
be given—$26 by tho bualne** men and
923 by the Farm Bureau federation. Rib
bon a will bo given for the flrat five plac
ing* for tha 10-ear exhibits of white, yel
loe», callc and single-oar entries. Cash
prl**a of 94 for first, $4 for second and
$2 for third will be given In addition to
the ribbon*. Two butchering and meat
canning meeting* are scheduled for next
week, one In Lexington precinct and one
in Woodrlver pracinct. The men will
demonstrate meat rutting and butchering,
and th* women will engage in meat can
ning and aoap making
foud months of 1922, the Increase was
approximately 20 per cent. Although
the carcass weight of pork anrl lard
resulting from this Increased slaugh
ter was 461,246,000 pounds greater for
the first 11 months of 1922. the cold
storage holdings are less and prices
higher. The explanation lies In im
proved Industrial and economic con
ditions which results In Increased de
mand. the latter being as Important
a factor In 'price changes at times as
the supply.
Holdrege Project
Is Being Rushed
Federal Soil Expert Investi
gating Practicability of Sup
plemental Irrigation.
Holdrege—-A. Lincoln Fellows, soil
expert of the department of agricul
ture, was in Holdrege in conference
with C. E. McConaught, and stated
that the work of making the soil sur
vey of Adame. Kearney and Phelps
counties in connection with the sup
plemental water project will be under
taken at once. Mr. Fellows was de
tailed for this work by Secretary
Wallace.
Mr. Fellows stated that It will re
quire about two weeks to make the
soil survey after which the findings
will be tabulated and the result re
ported to the department. This sur
vey is for determining the adaptabil
ity of the soil for irribatlorr. It will
Include determining the utorago ca
pacity of the soil, which in turn de
termines the adaptability of the region
to winter Irrigation.
Like the engineer, F. E. Smith, Mr.
Fellows said there is no foundation
for the belief that because of the for
mation of the soil here water will not
spread laterally, and for that reason
irrigation would be impracticable.
Fillmore County Poultry
Association Holds Meeting
Geneva—Members of the Fillmore
County. Co-Operative Poultry associa
tion will meet at a dinner here. The
meeting was In the interest of all
phases of better poultry, and George
R. Boomer, marketing expert of Lin
coln. was one of the apeakers. Dent
Holcomb of Clay Center and R. A.
Matteson and J. M. 8- Chesshlr of
Geneva were other speakers. Tyler
Edgecombe presided. Besides Fill
more county residents, Messrs. Cloy
baugh, agricultural agent, and Peter
son. Instructor in agriculture of Clay j
Center, were present. Officers of the
Fillmore county poultry organization
are: President. C. F. Bordner; vice
president, Andred Holt: secretary, E.
8. Thomas; treasurer, J. M. 8. Ches
Shlr.
Holdrege' Woman Wins Prizes
at Rhode Island Red Contest
Holdrege—Mrs. C. E. Lindstrom
made another big win with her "Effi
cient Rose Comb Rhode Island Iteda"
at Denver where the national meet
ing nf Rhode Jsland^Red Club of
America was held
Winnings were a $50 silver cup of
fered by the club for best display.
Best, two young pens. First, pullet
and best two pullets. Third, cock,
cockerel and old pen. This makes the
second time in two years that Mrs.
Lindstrom has made a good winning
at the national meeting.
The Fanner’s Wife
Hildreth—What In considered by lead
ers In the famera' co-operative movement
as a remarkable showing, was mads by!
the Farmer*' union atoro her* in the
year of 1922. A volume aggregating 1152.
279.2 4 was handled at an operating cost
of only <12,263.19. or (t per rent, with
a resulting net profit of <6.000. The
members are elated at the showing. John
J. Alberts is manager.
Deficit Is Reduced.
Milford-—After charting off I Mr coot
for deprecation on the elevator building,
and 10 per cent on equipment, the Farm
ers* Unio n Oo-opsrattvc association had a
ret profit of <*64 30 for the year Ifi.'i.
This reduces the deficit carried over from
1921 to a figure that causes no uneasi
ness among the stockholders!
Stork Kmrhfn Far.
Tutan—C\ McCarty, manager of the
Farmers' Unloi State exchange, UinaUa.
adddr^ssed the stockholders of the Farm
er's Union Co-operative association hers
at their annual meeting Tbs auditor s ,
report ahowed a net profit of only <-50
for the year 1922. but emphaalscd that
the farmers had received their dividend
"at the scales," inasmuch as gram prices
in Yutan ran from 2 cents to 4 cents
.4 bushel higher than In surrounding towns
Last year this association made a "pat
ronage assessment" *o cover a deficit
created by paying too much f<*r gralu.
1 he stock now stands at 100 cents on the
dollars.
Hhow Froflt for Year.
Weeping Water—A n<t profit of <3.
171.14 on the turnover of <47.64.7.36. after
charging off <1.14S 00 for depredation, is
the record made by the Fanner*’ Union
t’o-operative asaodatlon of this place for
the calendar year Just closed. The as
sedation handles grain. Implements and
bulk merchandise. A deficit of <17.000
faced the association at the close of 1921.
By applying the reserves of <4,290 51, and
the profit made In 1922, to this deficit, it
Is reduced to <7,600.
Osborn Is Hpeeker.
Oakland—A targe number of farmers
and their families attended the meeettng
of fh# ttocksholders of the Farmers' Union
r'o-operativ* association of this place. t\
J. Osborn, president of the Nebraska
Farmers' union, epoko In the afternoon.
The annual statement showed s net profit
of <10.766.61 on a turnover of <741,294.45
From th|* profit, interest will be paid on
the capt/al stock of <50.675 00 for 1922. and
also for 1911. This association operates
one of the largest co-operatl\e businesses
In the state handling grain, livestock, lum
ber and building materials, coal and bulky
farm supplies. fc. 3. Anderson la man
sgcr.
Creamery !o»m Monev.
Tremont—Tho annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Farmers' Union «'o.
operative Creamery of Fremont held last
week, was larger than for so vers I veers,
and keen Interset waa manifest*#. A lose
of <746 46 from operation In the year
192J vii shown by the Vidltor’a report.
"What the oreamvtjr t to patrons
gained." said Wtftllm Koyen, president of
the association, in hlv addres- He gave
flguers to show that because of the keen
competition In northern Nebraska th^
creamery paid nn average price for but -
terfat In 19?2 that via 2 *« tents a pound
above the average price In the southern
part of the state Had the price been tha
■ sine as In the southern counties, tho Fre
mont creamery would have shown a profit
of over <23,600, he aald John *' John
son of Fremont, 33 . H. Multlken of Nicker
son, and .1. I, Christ of ferson of Fremont
were re-elected to the board of direc
tors for three years. Tho holdover mem
bers of the board *ra: William Koyen.
Fremont; <*hrls ichow, Fremont; A V
Oerlcke. Fremont; W. N. Miller. Ash
land; 33V II Olson. Amts, and Martin
Nelson, Fremont.
Rheumatism 7-banishpain!
Apply Sloans. Restore healthy circu
lation of blood through congested tis
i sues. Since congestion causes the pain
' -almost instant relief!
t Sloan’s Liniment
A -kills pain/
Potato Growers
Decry Need of
Paying $4 Fee
Hemingford Farmers Adopt
Resolutions Seeking Option
al Inspection—Join
With Others.
Hemingford—Resolution* condemn
ing the compulsory feature of the po-,
tato grading law and denouncing the'
present fee of $4 per car as exorbi
tant were passed by the Hemingford
Rota club of 100 growers. The resolu
tions set forth that the "intolerablev
situations arising can be corrected by
making inspections optional.
It was estimated that about half of
the ears would call for inspection if
the matter were optional; but the
large buyers have their own inspec
tors on the ground and it is felt that
In their case the 51 Is money wasted.
It isVpoInted out that he fee decreases
the farmer s return that much. The
growers recite that when the buyer
and seller meet face to face, it is ab
surd that the formality of inspection
must be gone through with when the
buyer is w illing to accept the stock.
Say Fee Raid to Move Cars.
The inspection fees on certain seed
contracts run as high as $100, accord
ing to Instances, and the 54 a car is
paid only to get the car to roll, It Is
claimed.
The resolutions, together w ith others
from Kearney and other potato grow
ing sections, will he presented to the
governor and the legislature along the
lines of federal inspection where it
will assist the trade, hut want optional
where neither party to the transac
tion desires it.
Shipments for January 1.
Car lot shipments of potatoes for
January aggregated 135. The highest
day was 13 cars and the highest week
41 cars. More than SO V* r cent was
Red Trlumplj seed stock and tlie L'^
ance table stock. The shipments coin
prised 70 per cent No. 1 grade and the
remainder No. 2 grade.
The poorer grades are being used
as stock feed, cooked in big vats. The
bushels of cook potatoes are said to
equal a bushel of corn for stock feed
ing purposes.
Home Grown Potato Seed
Is Best in Valley County
North Loup—Experiments carried
on In Valley county during the grow
ing season <4f 1922 showed that certi
fied se»d potatoes from western Ne
braska were superior to homegrown
or northern-grown stock, the yield ex
ceeding the latter by about 30 bushels
per acre.
The effort to extend the acreage of
Kanred wheat, with a view of replae
ing inferior varieties, resulted in
15,000 acres being sown, which Is
thought to have made an average gain
over the common kinds of at least
three bushels per acre, or a mass total
of about 45,000 bushels.
At the current price of wheat at the
local elevators, this equals a wealth
increase of approximately $35,000.
Shorthorn Breeders Hold
Annual Meeting at Wymore
R»eatrice—The Shorthorn breeder* of
Gage county held a meeting at Wy
more and elected these officers: Presi
dent. Raul F. Moselv: vice president.
R. Ernest Dell; secretary-treasurer.
C. W. Willey. A banquet was held
following the meeting at which ad
dresses were made by Mayor Youll,
County Agent Rlst and C. W. Wil
ley. It was decided to hold a Short
horn sale and show early in March.
Culls
On with bov*' clubs! On v 1th flr!»* club»!
Tluiige right in th* work;
Let no laggarda Join our number*,
for w« never shirk.
On with gorls* club*! On with boy»* *!ubs.
Let this be our cry—
We'll 'start up, keep up, finish up, ‘
And v in or die.
The dairy cow is the mother of
prosperity.
Winter is the ideal time to take
the farm Inventory and thus find out
where you stand. Have you taken
yours yet?
Hubbell Winner
of Poultry Title
- S
Peters Mill Trophy for State
Championship Goes to
New Contestant.
The Hubbell Poultry club, 'under
the leadership of MrB. George Curtis,
has been awarded the state champion
ship trophy for poultry clubs offered
by M. C. Peters Mill Co. of Omaha
In 1921 and 1922, it was won by the
Inland Poultry club, under the lead
ership of Mrs. J. J. Donahue, and
had the club won it again in 1923,
would have had permanent possession
of the trophy.
In addition to this trophy the club
wins a 24<i-’egg incultator and 200
chick brooder from the M. M. John
son company of Clay center.
The Up-to-Date Poultry club of
Clay county, Fairfield, takes second;
Beulah Juniors of Polk county, third
place, and the Lucky Poultry club of
Antelope county, fourth place, each
of which received an incubator.
Margaret Trobaugh of De worse,
and Margaret Fisher of Fremont won
prizes offered for best March hatches,
and Harold Beckus of Blgnall and
Theodore Menke of Cozad best hatches
in April with an incubator, while
Jane Wall of Ragan had the highest
March hatch with a hen, and Joyce
Ogg of Geneva the high April hen
hatch. The M. M. Johnson company
offered, in each case, expense toward
Boys and Birls Club week.
The high rankinig club members
listed below ^were presented with rib
bons by the' M. C. Peters Mill com
pany:
Katherine Frees*. Elgin; Beryl
Nash, Nellgh: Evelyn McKay, dear
water: Vcrner Hild. Mynard: Mary
Orgorsolka, Lexington; Harold Sut
ter, Geneva: Leonard Strickland, Hol
brook: Sylvia Hall. Araphoe; Colleen
McKeag. Wood River; Vernon Clines,
Phillips: Helen Wolf. Tecumsch: Vio
let Fletcher, Bignall; Walter Steele,
Cedar Rapids: Hilda Clauff. Fuller
ton- Verda Olsen, Bostwick; Naomi
Tocksey, Oaceola; Marion Richards,
Osceola; Dorothy Ellison. Wahoo;
George Snelling. Wahoo; Richard Gus
tafson. Swedehurg: Mary Hannan,
Fremont: John Medean, Fremont;
Luclle Jtorovicka. Gilead; Bernard
Christie, Hebron: Frederick Anderson.
Carleton: Roy Beers. Alexandria;
Louis I’laussen, Belvidere; Guilda Cur
tis, Hubbell.
Horticultural Short Course
Planned at State College
Lincoln—The horticultural depart
ment of the state collego will hold a
fruit glowers’ short course, February
19-23 at the college of agriculture. The
object of the course is to acquaint be
ginners with the best varieties, to dis
| cuss soil and cultural conditions best
suited for different fruits, practice in
pruning apples, plums, cherries,
grapes, currants, and cane fruit* and
to show beginners how to mix and
! apply spray material for the pest
control.
Did Your Car Start Hard This Morning?
I
Thr funrtkai a#
a Spark Plug
M to deliver thr
‘-park at thr gap I
of if Irak* away through
t hr inautaf ion or dur to a> t
*rum ulatinn of carbon
on thr aur fare of thr pot
<rlrftn. thrrr will hr »n
•pari or it anil hr «o weal'
enrd that it will not prop
er'y ignite mid tmxtuma
when «tart inf
Hard starting and poor performance in cold weather
hare always been bad enough, but these difficulties
become woeae each year because of fuel conditions.
Spark plugs with the ordinary smooth-surface
porcelain permit an accumulation of soot, particu
larly when the choker it osed to any extent. L’pon
stopping the engine in cold weather the gummy
deposit on the surface of the porcelain will harden,
causing short circuit and making it almost impos
sible to start.
These troubles of bard starting and poor perform
ance are experienced in cold weather by most
motorists and particularly with old cars.
Manv motorists retort to priming, but r.o amount
of priming will start a motcr in which the plugs
are shorted with carbon.
With AC Carbon Proof Plugs the saw tooth edges
■>f the high temperature fins do not permit the car
bon to accumulate over the entire surface, as these
thin edges heat up rapidly and burn away the soot
before it turns to carbon. This effectively breaks
up short circuits, makes for easier starting and a
better running engine.
AC Carbon Proof Plugs facilitate starting and give
a sweet running motor to all cars, even old ones *
that pump oil.
When a motor is oui of' tune it often happen* that
* oatle repair bills are incurred, various adjustment* made, and finally
it is found that new spark plugs are the remedy. Avoid this expense
hy first putting in a new set of AC's.
Put a set of AC Carbon Proots in vour car todav. Any good dealrr or
garage can supply you with AC Carbon Proofs that were especially
designed for your engine.
F*ri Owmtri: The AC 1075 for Ford engines is the plug you should
use. It ha* our patented srrc clip for the Ford terminal, our new design
electrode which prevents oil from lodging in the spark gap, and the
lamous-AC Carbon Proof porcelain snth it* high temperature fin* that
attain sufficient hear to hum away oil deposits, thus offering effective
resistance to carbon. If your Ford dealer will not supply you, any
other good dealer can meet your needs.
AC Spark Plug Company, FLINT, iMic/ngan
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Any Kind of Machine
We sell as well as repair all
kinds of typewriters. Wa
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Man Taken in Juarez
Confesses to Murder
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 4.—“Little
Phil” Olguin, also known ns Alquln,
has confessed that he .shot, and killed
Detective Sergeant J. J. Fitzgerald In
Los Angeles, according to Judge
Rodriguez of the Juarez (Mex.) court
of letters.
The confession, according to Judge
Rodriguez, was made in bis court.
That Olguin had confessed, was first
announced by the judge today. Ol
guin now Is ori his way frtm 1 fiz
Cruz to Galveston. He is being de
ported from Mexico by order of Presi
dent Obregon. as an undesirable alien.
Extra precautions will l*e taken l*.
American authorities to frustrate ary
attempt to remove Olguin from the
train along the Mexican border, if he
returned to Js»s Angeles by way of
El Paso, according to Ben Jenkins,
chief of police here._
Bank Fays $300 an Acre
for Madison County Farm
Madison- The Adolph Platt farm,
but more recently owned by Lizzie
SVchel, was sold under the hammer
by Sheriff Smith for $300 an acre. The
Stanton National bank was the pur
chaser. ^
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