Nebraska Newspapers

    Seed Potatoes
Brins; Bi<r Profit
I? P
for Nebraskans
Newest Agricultural Industry
in State Is on Sound Basis;
South Finds Seed .Best
Obtainable.
Nebraska's newest agricultural in
dustry, that of growing certified seed
potatotes, will make a snug little
fortune estimated at $50,000 to $75,
Ufto extra net profit for those grow
ers in northwest Nebraska, who spe
tialized in the business, according to
the extension department of Nebras
ka Agricultural collge. The department
says that western Nebraska Triumph
seed potatoes are today bringing the
highest price to producers of any
potatoes from the United States.
Louisiana, which two years ago, had
not ordered a Single ear of Nebraska
certified seed potatoes, so far this
year has taken 53 carloads of seed
potatoes, including 35 carloads to one
big commission house, which will sell
them In Texas and Louisiana.
While growers of table stock po
tatoes throughout the United States
have had to content themselves with
the lowest prices in several years, ac
i ording to the department, these Ne
braska growers of seed potatoes are
receiving a bonus of 75 cents a bush
cj over the price paid for table stock
y^tatoes. or in many cases double the
ice for table stock. Eighty-five thou
sand bushels of certified seed potatoes
were grown in northwest Nebraska this
year, and more than 50,000 bushels
are already out of the producers’
hands.
While growers of ordinary pota
toes liavfe had to take what they could
get, the lowest price for any certi
fied seed potatoes was $1.50 per hun
dredweight early In the fall. Prices for
January and February have been
quoted at, $2.25 and $2.20.
"This story of Nebraska seed po
tatoes 10 perhaps the most romantic
in recent agricultural annals," the de
partment says. *'A few years ago
many growers in northwest Nebraska
not only thought that they could not
grow seed potatoes, but actually
bought seed potatoes from other
slates. The horticultural department
of the Agricultural college took some
of Nebraska's potatoes down Bouth,
and in co-operation with growers there
and with the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture proved that some
of the best seed potatoes in the United
States could be grown in northwest
Nebraska.
"Prof. H. O. Werner of the college
has been in charge of the eertifica
lion work which places a definite
stamp ’of quality on potatoes that
come up to standard. Incidentally
ihis one piece of work returns to
the state every year four times the
i ost of maintaining the department of
hcrtibulture. It will l«e only a mat
ter of„a few years until this new
industiy will bring in a clear profit
of a quarter of a million dollars a
t*»<fTar over wfftt the growers would
have made by following the old
plan of growing only table atock po
tatoes."
Agriculture Students
Are Awarded Medals
Lincoln—Medals were awarded at
a convocation to members of four
judging teams of the college of agri
culture. Prof. TV. IT. Savin presented
them to the animal husbandry team- -
James G. Adams, Marquette: J. Ar
nold Fouts, Dlller: Lynn TV. Grandy.
Elton Lux, University Place; Howard
llaverland. Stromsburg, and Floyd K.
Warren, Reynolds.
Prof..II. P. Davis of the dairy hus
bandry department gave medals to
ihe dairy products team—Leonard T.
Mammang. Arlington: Ray TV. Koeh
ler. Lincoln, and Thomas Oliver, Lin
coln.
Members of the dairy-cattle judging
team were presented medals by Kay
Morgan, coach. They are Frank
Flynn. Ulysses: Adolph Hilpert, Lin
coln; Glen Hunt, Lincoln.
Stanley J. Marsdend, coach of the
poultry judging team, presented med
als to Jesse Kavanda, Lee King, Cen
tral City, and flay McFarland, Omaha.
Adams Bank Buys Farm
Beatrice—The Robert Stabler farm
of HO acres, south of Adams, wag
sold at sheriff's sale, the First Na
tional bank of Adams Ridding In the
property for 111!),000, or a trifle over
$100 per acre.
Alfalfa Nets $41 an Acre
Cozad—An 80 acre alfalfa farm in
Dawson county netted Its owner 141
acre this year, after paying for
lie labor of putting up the crop. Daw -
son county Is the banner alfalfa
< ounty in the state.
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The Fanner’s \yife
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By MARY ANN GRAY.
Dry cleaning of garments is impor
tant at this time of the season w hen
gloves, dresses, blouses and skirts
which cannot be washed show soil
and dust. Gasoline is the best dry
cleaning agent and high test gasoline,
which leaves no dirt when poured
from an earthen dish, should always
be used for the work. If single spots
are to be removed place a thick, soft
pad underneath and rub the garment
from the outside to the center, using
a. cloth of similar material and eoler
for the cleaning.
When dipping the whole garment,
use enough gasoline to cover the en
tire material and have additional gaso
line for thorough rinsing. Dry soap
shavings add to ttfe ease with whlcli
the clothes are cleaned. Warm gaso
line .sloes better work than cold; to
warm It place the gasoline in a bowl
which can be placed In a kettle of
warm water, but of course 4o not get
the cleaner near a flame. Brush soil
ed places while material is in the first
cleaning; rinse, then squeeze out gaso
line and hang garment outdoors to
dry. The gasoline odor is removed by
pressing the cloth over which a damp
cloth is placed.
St. Valentine day is the next oc
casion for festive holiduy refresh
ments, and children especially appre
ciate fancy sandwiches and cakes
Appropriate sandwiches are made of
white bread with red Jelly filling and
cut heart shaped, while pastry' tarts
of the same design with red preserve
I filling are also pretty. A red and
| white salad of cherries and cottage
cheese balls is delicious, and straw
: berry Jello in heart molds, served with
I whipped or ice cream, is a dainty
dessert.
Simple molding clay for the chii
I dren’s play Is made from 1 cup flour,
II cup salt, 1 teaspoon powdered alum,
mixed with enough water to make it
mold easily. By wrapping it In a
damp cloth after the children are tired
the clay can be used again and again.
Try serving rabbit roasted with
calt pork or bacon some cold day. It
is delicious.
I,amp wicks used in vinegar and
thoroughly dried will not smoke.
Prizes to Corn Clubs
Increase Production
I
For the past several years, accord-;
Ing to the state department of agri
culture, the Omaha Union stockyards
hRB encouraged the corn club work in
Nebraska. This year, through activ
ities in this project, 17 boys won trips
to the 1923 boys’ and girls’ week at
the agricultural college.
According to statistics compiled by
the department, the average yield for (
eorin in Nebraska for 1922 was about i
25 bushels. The average reported by j
the 96 clubs doing corn work was |
49.9 bushels. It would seem from,
comparing these results, iho depart
ment says, that the premium offered •
by the stockyards company are bring- ]
ing results for Nebraska. Following ,
are the 17 whf> won free trips:
Cass count. Cecil Johnson. Eagle:
Elmer Fmland, Eagle; Rhea Timblin, i
Alva. Colfax county, Quentin Enoch
son. Schuyler. Douglas county, Ed-1
ward Noyce, Valley; Theodore Grau,
Bennington. ' Gage county, Lowell
Frantz, Holmesvllle. Nance county,
Orla Burgess, Fullerton; Vernon Ret
gel, Fullerton. Nuckolls county, An- j
drew Plummer, Buskin. Polk county, i
Paul Tockey, Osceola. Saunders
county, Glenn Nelson, Warn. Sew-1
.ard county, Wilbur Chapman. Sew- j
ard; Elmer Steider, Beaver Crossing. I
Thayer county, Raymond Koqkrow, j
Alexandria; Paul Sulz, Alexandria, j
Washington county, Everett Pilcher, I
Blair. _
Power Farming Demonstrated
Beatrice—About 300 farmers at-'
tended the power farming school held
here. The speakers were: W. B.
Alexander, Powell Beal. Jones, Par
rot and Zeliadt, experts on power
farming, oil lubrication, etc. Some of
their talks were illustrated with pic- j
tures. Nearly all branches of farm-1
ing were touched upon at the school.
10.000 Sheep Shipped
Bloomfield—Frank Fisher, farmer
and stock raiser, shipper out two car
loads of sheep, the shipment bringing
the number of sheep fed and shipped
by Mr. Fisher and his sons up to 10,
000 for the season. The venture has
proven a paying proposition, accord
ing to Mr. Fisher.
With the County Agents
Douglas County.
i One of the principal projects in
I connnection with the long time pro
gram in agriculture being developed
by the Douglas county farm bureau in
co-operation with the State college is
the increasing of the acreage of
legumes, County Agent Earl G. Max
well says. Interest in growing a larg
er acreage of alfalfa, sweet clover anti
soy beans is on the Increase. That a
laraer acreag* of legumes in Douglas
county is needed (or the inci easing of
soil fetrtilitiy. the control of erosion
and for funishing abundance of legume
pasture and hay for livestock, Is gen
erally agreed. A series of soil meet
, ings are to be held throughout Doug
las ffounty February’ 20-22, for the
purpose of discussing solb problems,
such as soil fertility, soil erosion and
ether local soil problems. At these
meetings. D. I,. Cross of the exten
sion service will discuss the soil sur
vey of Douglaa county and will ex
plain what kind of soil there is In the
neighborhood, how it is found, its
makeup, and other interesting points
regarding it. Reports of experiment^
j on fertilizers, manure, seed bed prepa
I ration and rotationa that apply to this
; type of soil. Various noil samples,
! soil rocks and minerals, microscopes
l for examining soil etc., will be on
I hand.
( ih County.
' XVeeptnf Water—(By A P i —Firm a
1 count school* have been held in Can
| counts* and 22 record hooks were placed
with the farmers to bs kept thin year,
fryns Interesting figures on the cost of
I raising a pig until weaning time were
j made.
A dress construction meet.ng vul! be
| held February 16. nr the home of Mr*
Skyle Miller. The folloc ing officer* have
been elected for the »omlng jear- Presi
dent, Mrs Skyle Miller; ' Ice president.
[Mrs. Melvin Miller; secretary Mr*. U
C’apwell; project leader. Mrs Harry Ar
nold. anmo of club, "Falrvlsw. ’
An interesting community meeting was
held at Avoea, and plans for future com
' munlty meetings in the precinct were dis
cussed The women voted to take up the
dress-form project and later sewing ma
chine attachments and short cut in sew.
j ing. About 43 men and women attended.
Frontier County.
Stock rill*—Many farmer* in Frontier
county are raking advantage of the dry
weather to top and thresh field seeds,
cane, kaffir and millet. The seed ts listed
where there Is a. surplus, and the Farm
bureau is helping to find buyers.
Whtls tha rural world 1s uncertain s*
to the best method of educating the chil
dren of the farm homes, aaya County
Agent W. H. Campbell, the farmers of
four ona-»eacher rural school district* in
| the county are now enjoying the fruits
l of their effort* to educate their chil
dren They now ha'a 26 of their high
school children houses In a new building
of their own creation. Two teachers are
handling the 9th, 10th and 11th grades.
Nance County.
Fullerton—Tt. E. Holland, district ex- 1
tension director, baa met with the Nance
county farm bureau board and outlined i
a program for the year. After making 1
a careful atudy of the agricultural at*
tlatlca t th> county for a number of
• ear*, the board could see s great need i
of more legume crora and Improvement i
In livestock, according to Founty Agent
[ f ft, Rna*. Th*re has been * baby
beef club organised in Nance county and l
a good showing ia expected at tha Nance i
j county fair next fall.
At a meeting of the county fa»r board,
j the dat**a for the fair this year were iwfct
for September 11. 12, 13 and 14.
The women of the county mef a* the j
office of the county agent for the pur
pose «f discussing women * program work I
for 1021. Representatives frotn e.ght 1
townships were present.
toward loudly. »
Seward—A culling demonst i at loo fas!
be’a in Seward c ounty and ronsldr rable I
intereat wa* In evidence, according to j
Founty Agent I., A Wilson, who says »ha»
the Idea seems to be more prevalent !
that poultry can be developed Into one !
of the main sources of Income on our
farms In addition to the culling, many
questions along the line of feeding and
housing were brought up.
Tiakcrta founts.
Dakota F|ty—Members of the n*w1y
organlxad Dakota County ^Poultry end Pet
Stock association ha'* perfected their or
ganisation at a meeting at the Farm
bureau office. A constitution was adopt
ed and future plans for extending the
membership discussed The time for the
rext poultry show was sat for the flr*t
week In December. This Is the season
of the year when many In the county
are debating the question of starting
standard bred flocks of poultry, according
to County Agent C. R Town*, who say*
this should not be s hard question to
decide bars use standard bred poultry hrm
been br/»d for egg production The more
popular breeds of the egg 1>p** are the
I.'shorn*. Ancons* and Minorca* be **)*
and ther* ia no question but that there
breeds produce more egg* n:i an average
than the heavier breads but da not meet
» ih ss much favor when sold for meat.
The popular breed* for the dual f*urpo^e
fowl *4* tbs Rhoda Island Red. f*ly- ,
%
mouth Hocks, Wyandotte* and Orphing
ton*.
Dodge (oun»y.
Fremont—Gas rngitje short course* will
be held In Dodge county by the farm bu
reau from February 27 to March 2. Their
purpose is to give instruction on the loca
tion and remedy of gas engine trouble :
Th* instructor is from th* unlver
*lty end is bringing a trunk full of tools,
magnetos, and equipment.
There is renewed interest in club work
In Dodge county for 19iJ, according »o
County Agent K. H. Houser. Tlans are al
ready under way to form two pig and one
• alf club in t" o ne« communities. T o
clubs of last year, "Elkhorn-Plat te Hol
stein." and "Garden City Pig. ' «»P*t to
continue activities the coming year Theo
is also some interest i:i boys and gir’^'
projerta In strawberry growing The
plants are to be furnished by the depart
ment of horticulture of the state univer
sity. Th* Fnlon Pacific system 1* adding
further incentive to club work by offering
scholarships to winners In corn, wheat,
baby beef, pig and poultry club projects, f
h*«hln(tvn fount*.
Blair—A number of plans for 1® 2 were
made at the regular meeting of the Wash
ington county farm bureau executive
board. It was decided to co-operat* wr»tb
the U. f* B. A I. and the agricultural col
lege in the campaign for hog sanitation.
Arrangements were made to ha'* Dr
Hays and Profwsor Fusion In Washington 1
county with t h« "round worm" film.
"Exit Ascari* - Washington county hn
already done considerable work along thin (
lln*. having < onducted several demonstru- ;
tlon* as v.*11 as showing th* above film,
to hundreds of people in various parts of
the county.
A Doitgl**-Washington county fow tes*
ng association is practically assured a •
cording to <:,unty Agent t.'arl A Olsen, t
This r.iatt*r has been discussed by inter
ested dairymen for several jeers
During January. 20 farm bureau me*»
-nge were held, with sn attendam e of 551
people.
Otoe County.
Syracuse — Last week * farm bureau pro
gram In Otoe rouni teas principal!;- along
lines ••f agricultural engineering .*nd th*»
t-ounty agent was assist'd b> J I* Wood;
• >t the Mate college of agriculture. Mr. t
Wood has had 10 years exp riencs on;
drainage and soal *roeior» projects an)
¥lve« hm entire time to this *< r A.i
*\»ying netting * ith a farmer* union lv
cat n*ar Talm**^ was well attended, and
in addition gave an illua’rated lecture on
engineering projects pertaining to soil ero
aon. Mr. Wood gave a few preliminary
instructions on rope work such as tying
of handy knot* and *pllre*. Aside from
the \ arioua evening meeting*. Mr Wood
ft'-* svpc-rt advice on th# following pro
jects- Farmstead plana. eoil terracing,
picric acid blasting, tile drainage, dlt'-h
control, drainage projects and tile drain
age.
Fillmore fount.*’.
Geneva—Three communities in Fillmore
county. Franklin township. Stanton town
ship and the Bethel church community,
have seen the opportunities which or
ganization for specific lines of extension
work allow* them, according to t'ounty
Agent Les W. Thompson. Committees
vondating of small groups of men and
women met In each of these communities
to discus* thejr problems and consider
what help might be secured from t ho
county and state extension service The
county extension agents and Mr Gould of
th* stats extension servlcs met with the#*
communities to develop a plan whereby
the maximum co-operation between the
communities and the estenslaaa*" agent#
could b • secured. Programs 'eer# de
veloped In each community setting forth
definite soals to be accomplished alorw
*pe. if|c line* of work during the year.
Project leaders were chosen who will bo
responsible for the work of their project.
Moms of the outstanding g'*ais in Frank
lin and Stanton township* are the estab
lishment of h'«g sanitation d«*nton«ir*lion
farm*, formation of h dairy iow testing
association, and In the h'alth project,
horn imrslng demonstrations and th*
holding of baby conferences The Bethel
program while containing some economic
projects was developed largelv* along so
ils! snd educations! lines. This program
Include# 'h* holding of some form of i
community meeting once a month Hpe
rial attention vs* also given In tills pro- i
gram to the flub work among the hoys
and girls.
Dawson < >unty.
Lexington -Th* members of the Law
son county alfalfa and baby beef 'lube
have perfected an organisation and expo, t
to raise some choice baby beeves this
* e*r. Georg* Anderson Is president sjid
Melvin Hlmmon# vice president, with flay
Wallace and Albert Hlmmon* ns leader* I
The club now hex l& members,
The Gothenburg Livestock Shipping **
inflation ban been perfected with a total
of 131 members This Is tho last town
In the county to have advantages of *n
association, according to A ft. Ifccht,
county agent.
people in Lexington peeclnef, under th*
|end*rship of George Anthony. had s
butchering snd me«* panning demonstra
tion Hlxty-seven men and 3tf women were
In attendance Kvsryone was wall plsss.nl,
vvlth the work done by Mr. Heppley and
Miss tone from the college of agriculture.
Two gas engine schools were held !n
Law son < outlty w-ith an at tendance of 6ft
people Th* men took crippled engine* to
be worked on. The first day was given
over to tinting engines, while the second
day w it a devotsd to magnetos of vat Ions
kinds. The men present ware well pleased
with the w'ork given by Mr. Illenton. the
engineering spe« 1*1,at w ho had chat# % vf
the school*.
At a special farm bureau meeting, If
w i i ngresd to put fin ti in»mbershlp cam
paign u little different than has bsou ,
conducted In the past, says V It llerht. ,
county ngifit. Last week th* work win i
carried on In part of Minggoid snd Coy- !
i i* prooinei# Hlntf-ntne members w«n 1
e*i ured Work tht* week will ba In Ltx
tngtou, Platt and ninefold.
Douglas County
Has Enrollment of
188 at University
J !
Only Five Counties in Ne
braska Fail to Be Repre
sented □ Students at
State School.
Only five counties in Nebraska fail
ed to send students to the university
last year, according to figures com
piled by the agricultural college. These
five were Banner, Arthur, McPher
son, Blaine and Loup. Lancaster
county had the largest number of
students enrolled, 2,064, but this was
dut to the fact that large numbers
of students consider Lincoln their
residence while in college. It is known
that in some cases students enrolling
from Lincoln secured their prelimi
nary education in the five counties
apparently not sending students to
the college.
Douglas couty had 488 students.
Gage county, 125; Saline, 106; Cass,
106; flbward, 85; Suundcrs, 96; Jeffer
son, 75; Platte, 55; York, 60; Clay, G7;
Hall, 51, and Buffalo, 60. Even the
more distant counties of the state con
tributed numbers of students. Scotts
bluff sent 41, Dawes county, 24; Lin
coln county, 46, and Furnas county, 57.
46 Attend Karin School.
Among counties claiming a good
registration in the agricultural col
lege or one of the schools of agricul
ture for the same year, were Lan
caster, 308: Douglas, 46; Frontier, 98;
Lincoln, 37; Gage, 22; Dawson, 24:
Madison, 18; Cass, 20; Scottsbluff, 14;
Seward, 19; Saline, 18; Clay, 20; Burt,
Platte, York and Custer, 16 each;
Dodge, Buffalo and* Adams, 17 each.
Forty-five of the counties were or
ganized for county extension agents,
and some received extension service
from the college, although not organ
ized. Only three counties, Hooker,
McPherson and Brown, did not receive
practical assistance from the college.
A total of 9,732 agricultural meetings
and demonstrations were held under
the auspices of the college In the 45
organized counties. In these counties
the aggregate attendance at the meet
ings was 327,252.
No! Alone for .Students.
Contrary to the fact that most peo
ple would think that the only activity
of the agricultural college w as Instruc
tion of students, the figures show that
the college Is responsible for three
lines of work, investigational work,
resident instruction, and extension. In
the investigational work tha college
maintains the experiment station at
Lincoln, the substations at North
Platte, Valentine and Mitchell, and
the fruit farm at Union. For Instruc
tional work there is the college Itself
at Lincoln for college students, the
school of agriculture at Lincoln for
high school students, and also the
school of agriculture at Curtis. The
extension service is responsible for
the system of county and state exten
sion agents.
\ alley County Clubs Are
Big Winners at Fairs
North Loup—Accoring to the report
of Agricultural Agent Car! C. Dale.
Valley county made the best record
of any . ounty in the state in club
work. The more than 70 5«ung folks
w-ho enrolled in various clubs won at
state and county fairs a silver cup, 34
ribbons, fi\e medals and about $450 in
cash.
Among the prizes won were best
Shorthorn steer and best Hereford
steer: first, second, third, seventh and
eighth on baby beef; second and third
on Poland China gilts and second and
third on Duroc-Jersey gilt* Valley
county lioys won second in cattlo Judg
ing and the same in hog judging in
competition with 18 teams from other
parts of the state.
The county supervisors have author
ized the appropriation of $3.000 t-o car
ry on the farm bureau work in this
county in 1923.
Farmers’
Improve! b via ineee condlllot • a** re
flected in the Increased **!»•» of the Farm
er.r* Fnion *!afe exhangr The volum*
from January | to February 7 v m 40 per
cent greater than lf» th* aimllar parM
of |t2.\ according to C McCarthy, mana
ger. Thera iraa an ln<“rea*e In all depart
m*nf» Hal** of t oal and salt * ere moro
than ICO per rent greater than la*t year.
Collartlona art better now than at any
time amre*tho agricultural depreaston be
gan in 1920.
An Increase of 20 per rent fn the num
ber of jrtajiibera who paM thoir Farmer*1
union dues in January, and an increase of
M per cent In the number of new mem
ber* initiated in Nobraaka locals* com
pared with January laat ■ **i»r, 1* reported
by Htafe Hecrefary I,. M Kuril. Many de
imquent mem «ra in all parf» of fha Ma**
are pajlng up, he aaya. and torala which
have be*n praflraliy dormant, in *ome
rft*ea for a >ear or more, ate coming in
life again. Thl* 'j being arrompllahed
largely by the Inlf aflve and a tsvlfy of
the ioeal member themaehe*. without the
aid of organlrera.
slWf Makes Profit.
KIf!n—The annuel meeting of the
Farmers’ I'nton « n-operatlve Txchtngc
of this pla# r. which operates » general
afore, was well attended. A profit for the
year 1922 of Ih.feOO was shown by tho an.
rual statement c*. Mrt'arth-. manager of
tho state exchange tn Omaha. addressed
tho meeting. Ho stressed th* importance
«-f mobilising cooperative efforts Voder
different associations the Tanners’ union
lias here a general store, a lumber >ard
and hardware store, an elevator. 14 li\e
• tock shipping buHnrss and a bank
Foster at IUiim
TVausa — A -ery successful meeting of
the stockholders of th* Farmers' I’nlon
• o Operative association w *# addressed by
.T. H Foster #1 f the Termers' t'nlon state
ICxrhange. Th* annual statement read at
fh*« inerting showed h ti#-t profit of I* •
", 4* tl on n turnover of f4i*.7l' With s'
paid op capital of ffS.tOn, th* pres* nt
worth of the business I s • * 3.4 7 k This
asHoctatlon runs an elevator. a lumber
'ard.«nn«i a feed and supply slot. In 1 h* j
year 1927. tha association shipped out ?h.l
car* of gram and Ihraatoek. wnd ah'Pped in I
|0,| 1 era of lumber, coal and other mer
chandise The board of directors 1'insists
<>f William Moiisun. president II* nt
Bruhn. r ice president, N f* t'xrlion, ac*
rotary A. If Van • *. treasurer. and r O
Anderson. Eim> ilAloybek is manager.
Plan Tat I ommlttee.
Clarks- A farmers ci>nimlttea on !«'»•
lion "111 be selected it th* quarterly con
ventton **f th#* Merrick t otinty Farmers’
union to be held |n r’mtral t'lt* on March
12, according' to announcement by Kmll
It*-. Uor of thlk pla * . county . irtaiy. and
also a.member of tho hoard of dire« tnra of
tbs Stale Farmer*' union The purpose of
this committee, a* < ordlng to tha an
noun# ement l« (o aid the county super
visors to arrive at » fair and equal as
seaament of farm property. compared with
other class** of propetty tn th* count>
Farm ere si logo that a#»m#* *>f tb* property
owners ha>e been favored n tb* past.
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Malts llig Profit
pfsnleton Hales #.f tbc Farmers* T'nlon
Po operative n sen. i a Hot) h*- . f# »r th# < ir
aggr-gate.l 92f*7.40i» IJ t h**» net profit for
t h* J ear v .is «-\er fft.OUO. whl- h added to
111* hoi plus **f Hie >*ar before gives UP
divided profits of 94.411 99 With m paid
up cnpltal of only $N,inn th# association
has ■# |pca*nt w*'ith of 9 I *I.M 3 94 In mu
nectlon with Its »l#\stnr, the concern
ships livestock and handles Implement s.
pmduca and farm suppliers M u Met
okay la tnantger.
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Farmers Interested
in Soil Problems’
Tlie problem of soil fertility is one ,
in which there Is much interest this
year, according to agents at the agri
cultural college, who say that the
time is past when fields can be
cropped year after year without at
tention to keeping up the soil fertility.
’It is not at all uncommon to find dif
ferences in yield of from 10 to -10
bushels per acre between corn fields
similarly located but varying in fer
tility, say the agricultural agents.
The yitld plays a very Important part
In determining the profit from a crop.
In Nebraska, nitrogen is the plant
food element that is most likely to be
deficient and the lack of which cuts
down the yield. Heeding down tha
land to alfalfa, red clover, or sweet
clover will restore this element. Sweet
clover is rapidly gaining in favor as a
crop for pasture and to build up the
soil. . t
Business Activities |
l*lan Home Building.
f'olumbu*—Definite progress toward de
velopment of a campaign of home build
ing In Columbus, to be financed by local
capital and carried forward by local labor
was made at a iji**ting of the central
committee comprising the Chamber of
Commerce, American Legion. Lions and
Hotary club building committees. It wag
t he consensus c.f opinion that the erec
tion of homes that could be sold at price*
from $3,500 to $6,000 should be encour
aged.
Sell Myat Market.
Central City—M. P. Siege] acid the Cen
tral meat market to Fred C. Grumprecht
of Shelton.
Build Steel Bridge.
Kavenna—The Burlington Railroad com
pany Is . building a new 65-foot «'«**1
bridge across Beaver creek at the vest
-end of the Ravenna yards They are
planning to build another ono across the
South l-oup.
Shoe Stock Sold.
West Point—Kenneth G*lesier ha* pur
chased the fhoo ato^k of B Mann*feld
and taken rhargf of the nueineas. The
latter will retire from business.
Odell Hotel Traded.
Bcatric#—A. W. Koch has traded th*
Odell hotel property at Odell to Chari*#
Brown for an 60-arre farm near Wash
ington. Kan The hotel waa one of the
first buildings erected in th* little town.
City Make* Profit.
Fall* City—Falla City'* municipal water
and electric light plant made a prof.t of
more than $16,000 during the year of 1*2:,
according »o the c ity < uun- ii finance com
mit tea. These figure* were mad* known
i'h th* Hiincuncenient that $*.r'00 in
electric light bond* of the 1*06 ls*u* have
been called in. Ten thousand dollars ,n
water bonds w*re taken up about three
months ago and $l0.n‘r) more ar* *xpec'*d
to be taken up in Ju;v. profits from the
municipal plant enabling the coum :l to
accomplish this, acord.ng to the finance
committee.
Railroad Improvements.
Geneva—At their e'ation at F'airnlbnt.
the Burlington railroad has Ju»t complete^
a steel coal chute at a « <•** Of t
$25,000 and $30,000, ar.d with a rapa< fty
of 100 ton* of coa! Flngtnea may take
on co^l at either the north or south side
c f the atructure. which is &3 f*et high.
The framework will be wired for *'.* trie
lights Another improvement in *»ou;pm*-nt
at Fairmont is the installation of a new
water ciane which will deliver a 12-n*.h
stream of water T'vo tank* have a
• apacty of 160.000 gallon* and trams on
their stops take daily an average of 200.
009 gallon* of water
Partnership Iti*«o|T*d.
Columbus—.V business association of 16
: ears’ duration in tho ownership of the
Gsrharr-Flynn company was terminated
when F’rank Garharie bought the stock of
the company held by Mr and Mrs. John
Flynn of Omaha.
May Factary.
c 'oluir.bus—Possibility that the fa«*nry
of the * olumbus Canning and Packing
company may b* reopcaed by a lea** en
veloped at a eonftr^ic^lielwsen tha di
rectors of th* company and fv. It Farmer
of 8tory t’:t>, la h*ad of several tanning
plants ,n Iowa After a thorough discus
• on of t h#s situa'ion loyally *«:id the can
ning industry i i general. Mr. Firmer
agreed to submit within a few days a
proposition, under w h! h b* would agr*o,
to 1**** and opera** th* plan; on a per
centage basis.
rian New **rhoot.
North J.oup —Owing to tli* . cr.f*e»ej
condition of th* regular *• h<^»! bu! dfi <
for th* past several t*rin*. the primary
grades have b-*n cared for n th* towu
ball pending the nation of a new. op
to .1st- etructure v hl*h would accommo
date the growing need* of the dist: »*.
Chiefly un account of th • tffis v * high
price* of building material*. v . the mat.
ter its* been delayed until rerent I?. w h*n,
at a *|»* ia 1 electin' a $7-.o«>0 bond was
voted for the purpe** c.f financing tha
n*vr building and plan* *nd ape* .flcationa
aro row being completed.
( »»/a«l 'lay (.el Fsc lory.
Coxad —Much eacitsment is b# ng mani
fested in this county by the pr *p*rt* of
a sugar factory for 1*2$. Options ha-e
been taken on much, farm land in th* vi
cinity of Cosad. as It I* predicted that
the factory will l»e located near thia city.
Will Build < luhhouse.
* Alliance P!*i>* arc now under way by
th- stn.khold rs of t’i* A'llarr# Country
club for the <onstrurtion «/ a new club
Mock Cherry Pie
Half
CRANBERRIES
half raisins
Most delicious
Get your iron
AnVKBTIflEMENT.
Say “Bayer” and Insist!
1 n|es» you fee the until* “Payer"
on package or on tablets you nre not
retting the genuine Payer product
prescribed by physician! over twenty,
two years and proved safe by mil
lions for
t'olila tjradach*
Toothache l.umluigo
Knrache Pheumatlam
Neuralgia Pain, Pain
Accept "Payer TtJ'lets of Aspirin"
only. Knelt unbroken package- con
tains tiroprr direction*. Ifandy bote*
of twelve tablets cost few cents
Druggist* also sell bottle* of 34 and
100. Aspirin Is the trade maVk of
Paver Manufacture of Motioacctlca
cldester of Hnllcylleacid.
Poultry Raising
Pays in Two Years!
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Alexandria Farmer Makes|
$2,384 Profit; 432 Hens Lay
85.000 Eggs in Year.
Alexaijjjria—Two years ago John
Glaum, a farmer of Alexandria, start
ed in the poultry business on a 10
acre tract with the intention of giv
ing the proposition a trial. The first
year he began in a small way and at
the end of the season broke about
even. I.ast year his hens hatched
3,000 chickens.
He maintained a flock of 432 hens
which averaged 197.7 eggs each, and
gave a net return of $5.52 each.
During the year these hens produced
a total' of 85,388 eggs, sales from
which amounted to $2,249. Adding to
this $598 worth of stock sales, his
total sales amounted to $2,487. After
deducting the feed bill of $4G3. there
remained a net profit of $2,384. He
had 400 more pullets at the end of
the year than he had at the begin
ning.
In two years the profits from his
chickens have built a Nebraska type
poultry house, capable of housing 800
hens.
Stockmen of North Loup
Declare War Against Crows
North I.oup—Some of the stock
men of this territory are beginning to
threaten war against crows, not so
so much on account of any visible
damage occasioned by the blrds^as
from fear of possible contagion likely
to be occasioned from their feeding on
carrion and their frequent visits to
stockyards and feeding pens. It Is al
so said that a remarkable increase
in the number of flocks has lately
been apparent.
Midland College
The Women s Faculty cTiil* gave a chick
en-waffle supper in the domestic ao!en<e
rooms of the college. Many of th* stu
dents and a number of the town people
attended this supper The proceeds are to
go toward furnishings for ths ne / girls
dormitory.
Four students gave orations Sn Midland's
oratorical contest and MIm Hannah
Klotsche was awarded first place and the
honor of representing Midland at the state
oratorical contest to b* held In Omaha.
Monday evening. February 1?, will be
th- date of the annual play given by ’he
■Wynn literary society of the college The
l play whl*h has been ehosett for this jear.
'hummer Is a Cornin'.In.” takes Its name
from an old Eagltsj/ song which is the
old**’ English r oymd known. It in an
English comedy, n very interesting and
delightful pi*; , and will be presented at
the Empress theater
A new course on the theory and th* vi**
of the radio is be.ng offered th * semester
Ho«*rd Rabe wi.l have charge of the
■ nur»* and a number of the s’udents who
are Interested in radio have reg:*’ered.
house to rerla-e th** I O.W structure
whi'-'h was destroyed by fir* atef a month
ago. The board of director* have approt^d
plans for the erection of a building almi
,r, except for * few added unpro- *■
meets, to the building that wli destroyed.
Rusinees M omea Organiie.
rertral C|t> —About ♦ ® business ar.d
pr«/f* sMonal women v ere present at a
anqurt, following which an organisa
tion ’o be known as the Ventral City
Business Woman's nub was perfected Rev.
Chester Mood outlined plan* and slrr.* of
* milar rlvks lu otbtf localities and M u
htegman spoke on club organ nation. The
following officers ware elected. Presi
dent. Jennie Jolc.-; vice presider*. Td. lian
Conybeare; secretary, Elsis Jones, treas
urer. Addle Soil.
Hebron week* Water.
Hebron —The city of H*broo will sink a
tea* Wei! jn Willard par* In order to pro
vide a new source of supply f*»c domestic
u<c Wkm the v*ll l* completed thw
pump in station will be located there,
though roansrtlou will be ma.ntatoed with
the present city wells to Insure an ade
quate water supply In c**s of emergency.
Mr( ook fafa leased.
McCook. — BUM* Ram beaux of • h» Ram
beaux < afe of Bartley bat !***-d *.h«
Monte CristO hotel and cafe of this city.
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8-Storv Apartment!
Owned by Tenants
Will Be Erected
Realty Company ill Build
on “Community Plan”—Oc
cupants to Be Sole Own
ers in 13 1-2 Years.
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The Meyer's Realty company, a new
corporation, announced Saturday that
plans have been completed for the
erection of a new eight-story "commu- 1
r.ity ownership” apartment house, to
be built on the west side of Thirty
bixth street between Dewey avenue
and Harney street.
Carl B.' Kraus, who. with Henry
F. Meyers, controls the Meyers Realty
company, said the new building will
cost $750,000 and that the contract for
Erecting It has been let to the Flelgh
er Construction company of Minneap
olis.
The plan of this project, according
to Kraus, is that the tenants will pay
a rental which will give them the
Ownership of their respective apart
ments in 13 1-2 years after the build
ing is completed.
The apartments will range in size
from six to 12 rooms and the rentals
during the 13 1-2 year period will
range from $250 to $600 per month.
'Each apartment will contain two bath
rooms and one maid's room, and the
larger apartments will contain three
bathrooms and two maids' rooms, no
j cording to the plans. The plans,
drawn by James T. Allen, call for 32
apartments in the building.
According to Kraus, construction
will start as soon as 19 or 20 tenants
sign the lease-purchase contract.
Kraus says the required number of
tenants hare signified their willing
ness to sign these contracts, which
are now in the hands of printers, and
which will be delivered early this
week.
The ownership that the tenants will
have for their apartments at the end
of the 131-2-year period will be in
the,form of shares of stock in the
Quivera Apartment company. The
company will be the owner of the en
tire building when this ownership is
lelensed by the Meyers Realty com
rany. Meyers and Kraus say that
when the Quivera Apartment com
pany, or the tenants, become the own
er of the building, that the tenants
will then bo required to pay per
month only enough to operate the
building. Kraus says this will cut the
rate at least 50 per cent.
The leasing contract requires the
i tenants to pay the first year s rent in
advance and the remaining 12 1 2
years on monthly payments.
The Meyers Realty company has ar
ranged with the Equitable Trust com
pany to receive a deed of trust to the
property, this deed to be turned over
to the Quivera Apartment company
when the tenants become the owners
of their respective apartments.
The new budding will be known as
the Quivera.
$18,000 Fire at Brock.
Lincoln. Feb. 11.—F.re of unknown
origin, starling in the pogtoffice
building at Rrock. Neb., spread to
! three other business bouses, practi
! rally destroying them with their con
tents. The estimated loss is IIS,000,
with only light insurance.
Because marss have fallen to such
a ioW rating of value In Germany,
the pfenning ( the hundredth part of
a mark! is to be discarded.
Culls
"L'se your brain in February,'’
Haiti Farmer William Spry
” Twill have a great deal to do with
Saving iuur back in July.’’ (
Now in the time of year for llm
farmer to uge his extra hours ir,
cleaining and repairing ail machinery
for the coming season.
The dairy herd on the average farm
should not contain more than 13 cows
unless labor is very plentiful.
Thte total income of the United
States for the year 1919. $66,232,601 *
000, divided among the 41,609.192 pci
sons who were gainfully employed
during that year, gives an average
income for each of $1,392. according to
the National Bureau of Economic Re
search.
To estimate the number of bushels
of grain in a bin. multiply the number
of feet of the inside length by the
number of feet of the width of the
bin, then multiply the product by the
number of feet of the average depth
of the grain. This gives the cubic
feel, while, multiplied by four fifths,
gives the approximate number of bush
els.
Kearney Teachers’ College
The senior Hat*- :a preparing to pub:*)
a Blue arid Gold " Mias Gladys War*
ham lias been selected editor and M "
Laura RundeL bus n^« manage Tho
book v.-.'l contain 1€0 pages and will ! •*
ready April 1. It Is to bo dedicated *■»
Prof If. t>. dtp ton. bead of the depart
ment of physical vi»nce. According to
recent afln >uncementa ;t la to rocleln
more picture* than any publication e.*r
tent out by the ro.,ege
Preparation arc l/e ng made *o orgar
ise a <an--**e of ^11 public school po-l
tlont that are to be open for application
in the spr.ng By th.e means. Kca.-r.e
will hat e a r har.- e to submir application*
fnr^a ! pla^ejj eithin her territory
Prof George Aller i f the Kearney co
ege. former director of music ?\ Doan
rollege. :x soon to start on tour of 'h
state with the Kearney College G>' ^*luu
cons.-.ting of 20 trained voice*. Cr.i *
pronounce tha year's orrar. zstion to
superior to any vo<*al musical organization
Kearney h*a submitted to the public.
Two hundred and eighty corresponder'c
students h*\e been enrolled by tbe ex**
aion department #’nce September 1. w hi>
In »he 2« f’udy ' *nte-s a Lk» number
students have been enrolled f*>r rr’ 1>g"
rredi* This year* exten»i'*n enrolltr.er•
will »xce*d Crt0 In almost e'-cry «-**o
the registrants for extension work ha *
* gr f:ed their Indention rt attending
Kf#rn») either the *:x week* or the 1-'
weeks* summer '~**lon
Large lumber companies are now
using aerial photographic maps to
estimate standing timber.
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720 Pet*** Truat Bide —Omaha
Women the Greatest Buyers
fin the World
HERE are 22,000.000 homes in the United States.
The women who buy for these homes spend on the
average $500 each, or a total of $11,000,000,000, each
year. That is more than $36,000,000 even- working day.
Every year it amounts to half as much as America's
Liberty Bond issue.
Each woman is a part of this army of buyers, and
each, if she will, may be guided to wise and economical
purchases if she will but make up her mind each day to
read as many as she can of the advertisements which
manufacturers are printing for her benefit.
The advertising in even,- newspaper and every maga
zine is a buying guide for tins greatest buying force in
the world. This advertising makes it safe and easy for
every member of this buying army to make her
purchases.
It establishes in her mind a buying habit and gives
her a preference of one brand of goods to another or an
advertised article to one that is unknown.
It identifies fof her a certain product as being stand
ard, so that she may easily dodge the wiles of sellers
who try to sell something that is not so good.
It fixes merit as an everlasting adjunct to certain
articles.
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It makes her know that the manufacturer who is
proud of his product and jealous of his reputation and
character cannot do otherwise than make his product,
at least as good as he says it is.
More than likely it is better.
Advertising points' out where this greatest buyer in
all the world's history may find quality goods by snow- s
itig her pictures of them over and over again which
enables her to recognize them easily and quickly
(l f’ublithrd by Tha Omaha Bar in caeparalion with \
Tha American Araociaiion of AJrartiaing Agaacioa) /