Nebraska Newspapers

    — NEWS OF INTEREST TO NEBRASKA AND IOWA FARMERS —=
Barberry Drive
in State Will Be
Ended This Year
funds Available to Complete
Eradication of Bushes
Blamed for Rust in '
Nebraska Grain.
B# AhMX'iHted Press.
Lincoln, May 6.—Nebraska will re
ceive $22,500, available July 1, for tlie
continuation of the farm-to-farm
search for common barberry bushes
i his season, according to A. F. Thiel,
suite leader of the federal barberry
eradication forces, on his return from
the annual conference of barberry
eradication workers hold at I'rbana,
ill. \
Later this sum will be supplement
ed. if necessary', by enough to assure
the completion of the original survey
in Nebraska, Mr. Thiel was assured.
The I'nited States Department qf
Agriculture has $123,000 for distribu>
tion to states, in addition to theit
original apportionment, to match ap
propriations that indy l>e made by the
individaul states or raised within the
eradication area.
No Slate Assistance.
The Nebraska legislature has made
no appropriation, but If additional
funds are needed, they may be ob
tained from amounts set aside to
match money raised by the confer
erne for the prevention of grain
rust, an organization representing the
business and agricultural interests of
the spring wheat states.
Experts at the I’rbana meeting
agreed, Mr. Thiel said, that the goal
of the campa:gn was in sight in the
states west of the Mississippi river.
The eastern states reported that rust
loses already had been reduced in
many areas by the removal of barber
ries.
New System Planned.
A .feature of the work this year
will lie u new system of eradication to
be put in .force by state and federal
eradication workers. Heretofore, th'*
barberry bushes have been pointed
(tiit to the farmers, and the work of
lieging up the bushes left for each
farmer to do for himself. This year
the men on the eradication foyce will
remain on the ground until the bushes
have been dug up and destroyed,
either attending to the work them
selves or remaining until the farmer
some of his men has destroyed the
pest pointed out to him.
This system, it was declared, has
proven most valuable in states where
the barberry has been found, and as
sures the workers that they need visit
the place only once. T'nder the for
mer system, in which the farmer was
l~ft to dig up the bushes himself,
many failed to do the work, putting
it off from time to time. Therefore
the new system was adopted.
Personal Hygeine Course
Planned in Pawnee County
special Hi-<listrtl to The Omaha ftee.
Pawnee City. Neb.. May 6 —Courses
in personal hygiene for (he girls of |
Pawnee county will tie conducted this
summer under the personal direction
I.f Miss Grace Smith, lted Cross nurse
for Pawnee county. Two classes a
week will be held, each period lasting
two hours. Classes will he held in
Dubois. Table Rock and Pawnee
City, these towns covering in a gen
ual way all the county. No charge
,vj 11 be made for entries, but those
eking the course will be expected to
,uy their own text liooks. The
course will last seven weeks.
Orcharding Saved $150,000 |
by Work of State College !
It is estimated that $150,000 is sav
ed annually by th® work of the college
*»f agriculture in reclaiming run down
orchards. This is based on the in*
creased yield h** a result of th*» prun
ing and spraying work.
Farmers’ Union Notes
Omaha was definitely chosen as the
pl«c»» for holding the 1923 convention of
the National Farmers’ union, beginning
November 20, at the meeting of the na~
t.onal board of directors held here May
1. . The convention of 1922 expressed a
preference for Omaha, but under the
constitution of the national organization,
the final determination of a meeting place
!«• left to the board National Secretary
Davis reported an increase in membership
so far thla vear.
The following national officers and
board meinb«rs attended the meeting:
Bharles S Barrett, president. Union City.
(3a.: FI. L. Harrison vice president. Lex
ington. Ky. : A (’. l)«v|s, secretary-treas
urer, .Springfield. Mo.; W. t *. Lansdon, na
tional lecturer. Sal In a. Kan., and Directors
Beorge H Bowles, Lynchburg, Va.; J. M
BolIfriH, Baton. Colo.; John Tromble,
Salina Kan ; J. W Batcheller. Mission
Hill. S D. and C. J Osborn. Omaha.
ItllHiness Inc reuses.
All three house# of the Farmers Union
Livestock commission showed a big gain
n cats of livestock handled in April^ this
.ear. compared with la«t year, B J.
' >*born, state president of the Farmers’
union, announces Tiie Omaha house
handled 1.149 cats, against §33 last year,
mu Increase of l>\?. cars, or 81 per cent;
the St. Joseph house had a total of 947
tars, against 4iti last year, m gain of
191 cars, or J07 per cent, and the Sioux
cily house received 47.'» «ars. compared
with 24 j last year, an increase of 230
ars. or 93 per cent.
Protest I ar Delivery.
West Point—A protest against alleged
discrimination in furnishing stock car#
waa made at the quarterly convention
of th<- Burning county Farmers' union
Delegate# from territory tributary to the
main line of the Northwestern reported
difficulty and delay In ge tting * ant Those
from Bancroft and Lyons neighborhoods
where two toads compete for the business,
said they nod had no tremble
It wai decided to hold the county
union picnic sometime after August K.
Herman Raabe, Bonatance Relf, P B.
tte|f. IV I Jorgensen. Lawrenc m Hcernan
:md L La i.ritaen were- appointed » cotn
‘mittee on picnic arrangement# One mem
mi* from each local In th»» county will
meet with this committee
I.oe i«| (tiles I'lny.
Fid gar—A play put on by the younger
members of the local was a feature of
a special meeting of Btcelalor loc al of the
Farmers' union County President H F.
Nall spoke on the social advantage# of
the organization, and the Kxcelaior or
chestra fu *niabed music a large crowd
waa present A pie social ivna held after
the program. The auction of pie# netted
;« neat sum for the treasury.
rStmiHte Twine
Beatrice—KMIfnallon of the amount
of twine needed by member* for the
1923 harvMt win begun by Logan renter
local of *he Farmer*' union at Its meeting
«..i April 27. Owing to the condition of
the wheat crop, not ao much will be or
dered m Fiat year L. Oltmana. h mem
ber of the local, will be the apeaker at
the next meeting May 11 A ape* la I ef
fort la being made to have everybody
out. The local fa regaining loat m*nn
hera, L. Frerlch*. the ae« t*dat'. reporta.
Organ!ref la Speaker.
• "happen-JUForreat Knox I>lx. » Farrnera'
inioo orga ilx< r. waa t he pr Ineipa) | ■ aker
at the county convention of the Deuel
county Farmer*’ union, held at the farm
home of (i. A Amea f* M Lenina "f
Humphrey, another organizer, happened
to he v tailing relative* In I h* voun
t> arid attanded th»* meet mg. and waa
alao >■;tiled upon for a apeech Fred F.
Kmlth was re-elected preaidpnt of 'he
tounty union.
Nebraska Type Poultry House Designed
to Shelter-Average Farm Stock of State
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My CIAI»>i WALKER.
If anyone who has occasion to mo
tor for some distance through Ne
braska will observe the poultry houst
on the farms they pass, they will
prob^dy be surprised at the varied
assoiWnent of buildings that come
tp their attention. Old, unpainted
buildings, poorly located, with little
or no provision for light or ventila
tion* are too often seen, fold, dark
and dirty inside, and often over
crowded, they are ideal breeding
places for disease. Vet. the fanners
wonder why the hens refuse to lay
in winter, and their wives feel dis
couraged because so many disease*
make inroads upon their flocks.
The average farmer gives little
thought to the profits that can be
made from poultry. Nearly ever/
farm has a Hock of some sort, but
no especial attempt is made to make
it profitable. Although poultry pro
duction may be only a sideline, it is
a sideline in which a few dollars wise
ly invested will pay big dividends.
Factors that influence the profit de
rived from poultry are ability to
hatch and rear chicks, good < are and
feeding, and suitable buildings The
first two items are important but
they are largely dependent upon the
third. S*». it may be said that the
first essential for success in raising
farm poultry is a substantial, sani
tary and .convenient poultry house.
Spring Conditions Needed.
"Everyone knows that spring is the
season of maximum egg production."
pays Prof. K E. .\Jpu*schl, head of the
poultry' department of tin* Nebraska
college of agriculture "Th»* poultry
house should be so constructed that
it will provide, as nearly as possible,
spring like c onditions the year
around."
Weather records show that in cast
ern Nebraska there are on the aver
age* 14 days per year on which the
temperature falls below zero. On an
average of 131 days the temperature
is 32 degrees or below, while about
five days have temperatures of over
100 degrees. The purpose of the
poultry house is to shelter the birds
from these* extreme temperatures and
to provide comfortable surroundings
instead. To do this it should lie wind
proof. dry. well lighted and clean. -
Ward Off Disease.
Poultry diseases develop rapidly un
der damp conditions. Fur this rea
son, the house should be situated on
a hpot that is well-drained. A house
built on a south or southeast slope,
facing south and with most of the
windows on that side, will be dry
and in a position to receive ttye « r at
• i 1 * nefit from the winter sunshine
Trees on the north, and west will
p.o.ide a desirable windbreak in win
ter and shade in summer.
While it is important that the htii*
h * made comfortable, the poultry
house should be so designed that it
can be easily cased for. Oil the ordi
nary farm, neither the farmer nor his
wife can spend much of their time
j m caring for the flock. Well-planned.
[ labor-saving equipment will make it
possible to properly care for the flock
with a minimum amount of time and
j labor.
Develop Poultry' House
The poultry department of iiie Ne
'. taska « oll*ge of agriculture ha* de
veloped a jioultry hodse tnat is de
signed for the average farm flo* U. It
can l»e built units, each unit hav
ing a capacity of loo jo 225 birds.
Kach unit is 20x20 in size, providing
from three to four square feet of floor
'pace for each bird. The roost* oc
cupy the back part of the house, con
i -istjng of four rows of two by two's
with a total length of 72 feet. The
; roosts are hinged to the wall so that
they can be raised to allow cleaning
(of the dropping boards, which are dl
lectly beneath. The dropping boards
are two feet from the floor, which
leaves the entire floor spare available
for the birds. ,
At one end are two sets of eight
nests each, the bottom row of nests
being two fret above the floor. At the
other end, on one side of the door,
the dry mash hopper is fastened on
the wall at an elevation "f inches.
Three windows, each confining 12
10 by 12-inch lights, admit an abund
ance of sunshine. A smaller window
sash is placed in the doors at each
i nd of the house The water fountain
is in the renter of the house on a
frames are placid over each of the
platform Ik inches high. Mu>hn
windows for ventilation. •
Such an arrangement the equip
ment makes the house easily and
quickly cared for.
Lumber For House.
A 20x2« unit of this house will re
quire about 500 f*-et of dimension lum
ber, 600 fret of drop skiing, and 7 40
feet of ehiplap About " square
feet of roofing will be required. For
the floor, if will take about 330
3x12x12 hollow' til** The foundation
should !** of concrete. A bulletin giv
ing a complete 4* criptioii of the one
end two-unit bouses can be obtained
from the agricultural college at Lin
coin. Ask for Kx tension Mullet in f*3
During 'the spring and summer
months, when egg production is at its
best, the need f**r proper equipment is
not so noticeable. Nevertheless, It is
a good idea to plan to build that new
poultry house right now, then It will
Is* ready for next winter, when It will
be appreciated. A good poultry house
fneans happy hens, and happy hens
mean dollars jn the farmers* pocket.
State Forests
Get Protection
North Loup ami Cherry Coun
ty Preserve* Cleaned to
Prevent Fire.
By .tmtoriutfil I* re**.
T her I ford. Neb., May ♦» ork al
ready ha* begun on tin- preparations
for the protection of Nebraska'* two
national forest preservi■* Dead wood
and dry leave* have been removed
from th»* greater portion of the pre
serve which lie* between t;te .With
Loup rivet and Insmal river, and 11 i * * ,
ground along the two open allies of
the preserve ha* been plowed
For the northern |u**mi i v< In |
Cherry county, similar work ha* been
done.
Farmers and ranchers in the
vicinity of each of these forests have
formed under? landings that they are
to he ever on the watch for signs of
fire anti all have signified their Will
Ingness to b« called upon atjilt times
to help In fighting the flames should
a fire get started In or neat the fin
est*.
Irt addition, the federal forest rang
ers will have control of them- for
ests. and will patrol them during the
warm months. Linen of communi
cation have been set up and it is
expected that these will aid materially
in preventing any fire* front getting
headway.
Rain in Cheyenne County
Assure* Bumper W heat Crop
Sidney, Neb., May i Four Inch**
of rain in Fheyenne county put *: the
ground in excellent shape fm the
winter wheat and MtartH the spring
wheat. Farmers will be able lo plant
corn Just as noon as the ground in dry
[cnouglt lo permit it 1'redictiufis ate
freely mole that t'lnvcnm iniinty
will again hr* U the record f.»» wheal
I roduction of the counttt #»f th<
state
| The Farmer’s Wife
l!> M \ICV ANN «.IS \\ .
Killing Plant Ur*—Wh eii you
transplant your house ferns, foliage
nr palms to outdoor beds you may
find on the under sale along the
middle rib. small, greenish, sluggish
lice which cause the leaves to
shrivel and turn yellow. This treat
ment is advised:
To one and one-half T. Hlaek Leaf
(commercial nanfe for nicotine solu
tion) add one gallon soft water/and
enough soap to make suds. This is
a contact spray and must hit the
hugs to destroy them. It may be ap
plied with small sprayer or with
whisk brooms, although any house
plant. ex< ept the fern, may he dipped
in the solution. The treatment should
he applied at tegular intervals until
all signs of lice are gone.
Stop Growing Pain*—If your chil
dren complain that spring of in hes.
do not think of them as "growing
pains" because usually they are na
ture's warning against Impurities,
rheumatism, or a rundown condition
of th** child’s body Give lighter
foods, with more fresh fruits and
vegetables.
(ioiiiiimiiity < IrpanizatioiiB
\11nH't 35,000 !N**lirii*>kaii
Ov« i ar,,000 Nebraska people at
tended meetings in 1922 at which the
community organization agent of the
Agricultural college extension service
took some active part in the program.
Ovci 20,000 of thc^e people gathered
at picnic* atid community meeting*
for enjoyment alone. I’luhs, farm
bureaus. farmer* union locals stipe
giang'1 me etings# and many other or
ganiZHtinns were assisted in their
.meet lug*
Tin wot I planned for i'c.'.i is
lurg**|f\ with community touncila or
schools, to which arc* invited com
inanity Icadei from the various
neighborhoods of the count y laical
• < ndlt lull" nit studied ami pn :,uii"
are out lined for tiuii pnitieului com
munlty *
North Nebraska
Cron Conditions
Haiti' Followed Planting of
Small ( >raiii-' I oo Bu»\
to Sell Surplus < lorn.
N|mkIn1 IMftpattli t«» file Omaha Her.
Norfolk, Neb, May 0. -t’ontiiuiou*
rains, which HOflknl the \»ry dry
ground in north Nebraska, mine af
ter tlie spring planting of wheat ami
oats. These grains are out of the
ground and In splendid condition. Fad
planted grains are growing f.uU. and
the moisture hn < revived much winter
Wheat that Was ladies ed to he Worth
less.
Spring plowing, although delayed
by the heavy tains, has been t* slimed
and is well along in most section*
Farmer* are giving lit He heed t »
the rapid lnorra*e In the price *.f
corn, being too busy putting In tin*
nejjt crop. Kb-vat or s are urging
farmers to lo mg In « an due to the
heavy billing but are getting only a
slight response \ large quantity »f
cornr Is now stored on the farm* In
this section Feeders of livestock arc
having a bmd time obtaining corn for
stork.
I'astute" and bay meadow* an* in
good condition Ll\est<** k ba* been
on giHH* for SOlne tlim The ram*
have been of great benefit to alfalfa
and late planted potatoes A good
crop of cats and fruits Is promised.
I ruil Tiits Near Normal.
Lincoln. May tl—Warm weather dm
Ing the p* two weoJ\s together with
liberal rainfall, has brought the fruit
ire** almost t*» a normal point of
development fu» this t m»* of year,
despite tin* late spihig c<mdlng to
It It Owi iC'. who ujM iat' M ii large
fi tilt farm in Laimustet county.
The duke «*f York I* to be appointed
governor getioiai of urn of lb* Itntisb
( over hi iih dominion*
Curtis School
Dairy Herd High
in Production
Holstein Senior Three-Year
Old Leads Cows of All Ages
in March Honor Roll
Contest.
Jessie Gerben Lyons, a Holstein
senior 3 year-old, belonging to the
school uf agriculture at Curtis, led
the cows at all ages in the Honor Roll
eontest during March. She produced
6.930 pounds “f butter far in the two
days (>f tiie semi-official test, an un
usal record for a row so young. She
also hung up an enviable record
• if 30.32 pounds of butter in a scven
dav test. March was the first month
of her milking period.
Anna Topsv Lyons, an aged cow
ir the same herd, was close behind
her on the two-day test with 6.884
pounds. She was close l>ehlnd her
younger rival in a seven-day test
with 30.12 pounds i*f butter. Princess
Lyons Belle, also of the school of agri
t ulture herd, ranked high among the
senior 4 year olds with 6.430 pounds
of butterfat.
Florence Segis Butter Queen. a
Wood lawn Dairy mature row. ranked
high in the seven day test with 31.49
pounds of butter and a’so high in the
30 day test with 120.91 pounds of but
ter. She stood second in the mature
iow class in the two-day test with
‘*.448 pounds of butterfat. Woodlawn’s
tmior 4-year-old, I'rsena llengerveld
Hillside, topped" her class with 5,002.
pounds of butterfat and made very
* reditable records in the seven and
30-day tests.
N. P. Bopeep Gerbfn Hengerveld,
owned by thr* agrictiltautal experiment
station at North Platte, topped the
senior 2 year-olds with 3,892 pounds
of butterfat. while Varsity Waldorf
Echo Sylvia of the agricultuaral col
lege herd at Lincoln led the junior
2 year-olds with 3,789 pounds of but
terfat.
Admittance Charged
to Gage County Farm
*»!»*>« in I l>}»|>ntrh to The Omaha
Wymore. Neb . May *—Southern
Hage county I ■ <* a farm which is
making the owner a return in an un
usual way. Hath visitor pays 25
rents to enter. There are dozens of
visitors daily.
The William Day farm, on which
is located the big hydro-electric pow
er |ilar\t him! dam of the Beatrice Pow
er company, recently completed and
plated in operation, had become such
a mecca for sightseers, especially on
Sundays, that they overrun the farm,
trampled crops and the autos endang
ered live stock and chickens, and Mr.
Dav devised the gcheme of placing a
lock gate at the only entrance and
charging a fee for admission.
The power company bought 11
h • ••« for the plant about on* half
mile from the Day home. and. al
though a private road was opened
through Day's field leading from the
main county road, and which has
been used free f«»r over four year- dur
ing construction of the dim. it is
contended that no roadway was pur
chased by the power company, and
the public is not entitled to use the
private roadway.
Whitney Irrigation Projert
W ill Reclaim 9.000 Ac res
special DUpatt h l«» The Omaha Bee.
Whitney, Neb . May 6 —Whitney is
putting in an^ irrigation project that
will irrigate 9.000 acres of land ad
joining the town, eventually being en
larged to 20,000 acres Water will be
conveyed by a .16-inch pipe from the
White river rcservlor w hich will cover
more than a square mile, where it will
be stored until needed. Bonds have
. «*n *«»!d and w-uk of ruction
will be started soon
•&jay&y :r,Ts. row
Musical Comedy
"ABIEVS SCHOOLDAYS"
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ANOTHER UUUU PLAY
DUSTIN FARNUM
In BUCKING THE BARRIER"
HAT AC. ANT QCp H
Z3lwd*)l'SiTS
OMAHA’S BIGGEST SHOW VALUE
In. And S*t.: Junior l •ague Rovuo
Sun. Noon: Geo Behan In “The Sign ol th«
Hour " _
NOW SHOWING
“Environment”
With
MILTON SILLS
ALICE LAKE
RALPH LEWIS
ss-EETH”
JACK LONDON’S
‘‘The Abysmal Brute"
with
REGINALD DENNY
With the County Agents
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Douglas County.
Louise Murphy* health special st.
and Florence J. Atwood, nutrition
specialist, held a two-days school with
the Women's club of Valley on Feb
ruary 21. During these two days
child nutrition was emphasized. For
this work 33 of the \ alley pupils were
weighed and measured. The ones who
were up to the average weight were
given white tags; those less than 7
pep cent bclcrtv were given blue tags,
while those 7 per cent or more below
average were given red tags. Out
of this number 11 received white
tags; 11 blue tags, and 11 red tags.
These tags give health essentials that
growing hoys and girls should ob
serve from day to day. These are as
as follows;
Drink from a pint to a quart of milk
eb' h tiny.
Drink no coffee or l*-n.
Sleep ]o to 12 hour* with window* op'n.
Kat cereals, vegetables and fruit every
day.
Drink plenty of water every day
Do not 'at Icetween tio-al*
Bru*h the teelh twice a day.
Wash hand* before ever> m**a'
Take a full bath more than once »-eek.
Play part of every day out of doors
Have h regular morning hour for go
ing to the toilet.
After following these rubs for
eight weeks, Miss Atwood met with
this group again and each Imy and
girl was weighed again. Twenty seven
out of the 33 had gained, showing a
total gain of 14 34 pounds in the
eight weeks. At this time 14 received
white cards; 10 blue cards and nine
red cards.
For a more intensive piece of work
nine of these boys and girls scored
their food habit*. The*** habits were
based on a score of 100 per cent for
excellent food habits, which were ^.s
follows:
F«*r drinkii g ind
3 cup* dally . . ..... 20
2 cup* daily . . ■ 13
For catina vegetable* o’b'-r than
potato***:
2 serving* daily .... 13
1 serving Hally 10
Fruit* fr< *h, earn' d or dried
2 **rving> dally % '
i serving daily ..
W'h t**r
4 ?« 3 ffl**.-** di .. .—■
3 or Ie»* gin***-* daily . a
Grc*r
Twi«e weekly ... 13
Orange* or Tomato**
Twice weekly ... 13
Whole Grain*, in bread ns cooked
ceres !*
3 time* weekly If
Total. TOO
Deduct 23 f<,r drinking ten <>? • <iff«“
Dcdu't 10 f.tr eating less than t-ght
vegetable*.
The total score of food habits for
these pine was fila. ati average of
<*8 13 for each child. Fight weeks
later these boys and girls scored their
food habits again and shewed mark
ed improvement. Their total < redits
were M3. or an average of 93 $ 9.
Iri checking the we ights of tHi** group,
it was found that during these* eight
weeks they had not only improved in
th»* i food habits but all except one
had gained in weight. The one rot
gaining had refused t«» g.’-’e up hie
coffee, while the others had quit.
Doug’.i* county will hav« a goodly
number of sewing clubs aagin this
>ear. Mrs Walter Hull, leader of
the Klkhorn tlirls Sewing cluh. will
lead the second year course sewing
< luh this summer. Mrs. Iljiaiwl Noyes
of Klkhorn will lead a first course
sewing club at that place. Miss Doro
thy Noyes will lead a first year sew
ing club at Waterloo. It is expected
that Mrs. .1. M. Hush, who success
fully lead a first course sewing club
in the district south of Klkhorn la“t
r.„.
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And MUD AND SANK
VICTORIA "l(i<’ Mt in Om#h*‘
CM AS. KAY
In *’ I IIL >MUIH»*
Miir, w,ll lead the Kiris in th* s"t
i,n>l course work this year.
Dakota CtfWlt>.
Dakota City—Th** spring membership
campaign of the Dakota county farm
bureau has begun. The work this year
was b ••gun in Dakota precinct. Walter
Samloui't of Thurston county is to act
«.* M'ju.i.or
Plan? have been completed for the
opening of a produce market wherein th*
product a of Dakota county farmers will
be sold, it was announced here by c.
II Young, 'uunty agricultural r xft-nsm-i
agent. 'I he marker, whic h is to t>pen
on May 15, will be located at Sioux City,
la., .lust across the Missouri river. .Mr.
Young recently visited the produce mar
ket* at Omaha. and talked with several
farm* is In that vb irrfty in regard 1., ’he
Omaha market. He wax impressed with
the enthusiasm*shown, he said.
l illmo c < -.tint j .
Gen* va—Joyce Ogg, a member of last
year’.- Chelsea poultry club, i* the win
ner of a fid prize for having the b'-st
hatch wi*h a h* n during th*- month of
April Th** prize was awarded by the
M M Johnson company of Clay Center.
This premium money i? to »>•* used to
defray expenses to the annual boy a' and
girls’ club w«ek, to be held at th'* col
lege of agriculture of the University of
Vebrnska, May jfc to June 2. The 110
Cf-c takes care of board and bulging,
i rip t 'i Omaha, and sightse e ing trip? about
Lincoln.
Farmers <-f Fillmore county are faring
' /inusua’ .--ho: f of fa; -» la bur, .• -
• •’■•ling to r.por t ■ ve.J heic a: *h
office of I,* e W Thompson an*l Kdna
I'cgler, county agricultural extension
agents.
The interest diet*!*; c,-| in c lothing proj
ects un»|er the direction of the county
agenlji in the state hs* i*d to a gr*aOy
enlarged program «*f this w o'' f*»r to
/«
-<.n. county agricultural extension agent.
"The objects which have been kerb ,r.
view m planning thf* clothing protects.”
s. id Mr. Thompson, “ha* « l»e**n efficient
expenditure of time and money. selec
tion of suitable and attractiv' (doth ng
► '.,11 n construction of c lothing and
• kill n < a re and repair of clothing. Th#
pew -ubjec?? which Hrr- beine added arc
• hlldren"? clothing. school girl?' clothe*
ard made over ferment* There also is
>H*inr added * abort course in adverted
•wing whl* h ;s based on drr-** construe- .
'ion work ac.-f would peer -My follow
This cloth re work :? plsnne*! for
’he wotnvn. but ?h> girt? are not Jeff out
o the new p r eg ? ;* to At present there are
two course, prepared for girls in sewing
club work.”
Corn variety and type te*?s will be ]
conducted by at (cast *hreo farmers In
Fillmore county this year, according to
l^o W. Thompson and Kdna C pegier. ,
ountv agr < u?’ura! extension ag*-nt« Sir
. g • ■ .'it r. . f it, ' be Obtained
from farmer# II v r g in the vicinity In
whrh tea’s are »u b<* made Two tvp-s
■ rr. tn J>.- selected from ... r-h vsriefv.
• •' ..ft I
be I, tnled side by side n the f?iT7.e field j
p - d grov.n tinder idee i a! conditions In
tie fall the yields will be compared.
Washington County.
jya,t Cs'l a Olson, c*isiotw art o -
tiie.xi extension agent of Washington
county, ha* resigned his roeit on w>’h the.
extension service and will g** to Seattle.
Wash . to take a similar position
Gopher* annually destroy crop* ,r» *!'•*,
■ s ue ,.f $ M ,o n Wj.gh'mp’1 */Sj1.1; . t.
wa• declared by Cart A Olson, county <
;,grnt A campaign of gopher poisoning]
I T 4
eji* ard ti any of the farmer? tej. -.**• that
the pe?t# are being effectively combatted
in this manner.
A bird study • 'oh hes b**n o-grpt. • ■ *1
iflip Wrafteh «• die* * ipt under tVl
of Ilf*. ?■ <tt A '■"B of If'1 ’ c
ton The course I* beinr furnish' •!
through * be extension service Th** « tub
hires*! has 1* m^mler* Mmhrr* A"*
learn nr in dtstiufuieb the t*ir*i•* by tbetr
»* rtjfs. nests, err*. aidvptber mean*.
H L Stole up of Ft. Calhoun ia a strong j
led lever in *K>y *>*•» ns. I-a*t >e*r he
l'. n*»*d 3;- *• res In sov b«*ns a"d corn,
tf>Kether When the b^ars were well **’ '
he turned bis ho?- in the fold They
to them fine Wh^n h** i **»k h s nog
• niatsd, h* : •“* e ‘ ! t* ,< pri «*s fox
iiOtll the font Slot se.ond ear!',SOI.. II
Mil they did much better then 011 corn
alone They had no 'd her feed but «f
f*lfa pasture. He also *a>* bli br«*
sow* were out picking b*»ana all wint*
and he never tiail better lu« k wi’h bro e
f
spring pigs and so far he haa not **»«.
one.
Kwnril < uunly.
Hewa rd—>M» nagenient of fhA feck *’ •
»are of parasite* and dl*e* “*f »»mng
chicken* were stressed aa moat important
to poultry raisers. by t). N. Hummers, pou*
try apecialiat of the college of agricui
fure of the University of Nebraska,
.conducting a achoul at, Garland lai*
'wff-k. Intubation. brooding. selection •
breed and other topie* were disfus ^d »<•■
Mr. Hummer* during the course of ih*
two-day school.
I rontier I ounty.
fltockvllie—t orn variety tea’s are to i
'conducted thi.i soring by Fred K. Htnitn
and H. V limlev at Curt is; John Miller
at gul. k . Mik* Watkins at Storkville. and
A W. Thomas at Ora fino. ar eording ' ■*
W H. Campl*ell. county agri’uliur*! ex
tension agept Til- • ounty agent i* at*
tempting to g* t e number of other fann
ers in other Mdlon* of the county to
plant teat plots thia spring.
< < minty.
Weeping Wafer—Organize» "-n of a pie
club h*s been completed ’ Neftawkn. i*
was announced by Ida >! Wllkeua and 1.
R Snipes, comity ag-nta The dub i*
<omj»osi*d of II loembeis. ^uperin'< iicleni
Hurby was c hosen 1-nder of thu dub.
w;iurider* I ounty.
Wal.oo—Definite steps looking toward
prevention of ih-ft fr »m farmers <>f fcaun
d^rs enmity have been taken by the farm
bureau. Kewraid* ranging from 160 *■>
1100 are being offered by the bureau f*
ihe arrest and convi* tion »*f persons w ho
st.-al chicken*, bog*, or other farm pnd
uei*. a«roei|;t.g to an announcement mad*,
here by Walter F Kob*-;'*. eounty ag* rit.
Poultry EntliUriad
Kai~<* 20 Pair- of Plira-atit
|M.(»ah'h l«. I liOmaha 15..-.
1'awiiw City. .NVb.. May <J—Herman
G<-weke an.) Jacob Iinlx*r.-tadt. poul
try enthusiasts of Steinauer. were ap
pointed by state officials to the task
of stocking this part of the state with
pheasants. They rais'd several broods
and to date have released "" pairs
They »vi'. relms- niany others sot.
11 Chicks Will
11 Grow Faster
lit —stronger, nea.truer, J
If too, it they’re rightly j
1I fed. 1 he easiest wav I
II to mike bone, nuscle, I
II and feathers, in the I
II b'tle bodies is to feed I
II Btatts Buttermilk I
II Bab) Chick Food I
II t!i? or’e’na “baby ff*od for II
II baby chicks* - -con’ainsth? I I
[I hnecnn;:r? di^n. ^-rh* alrhv I I
[I growth and prtv^r.f ‘^chick j ^
I ailments, j ry it— f ’’
I "four Mone\ Ba h If . | ^
Ar* &nt Satitfie J ^
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yon can see
A !•*- ■
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^"onal Park
with its 3400 square miles of natural
wonders, scenic grandeur and wild
animal retreats, unknown elsewhere in
the world—all that any line can give
you
and MORE
‘ —Cheyenne where the ok! west still lives, the
Overland and Oregon trails of the pioneers,
the Rockies and the Wasatch, Echo, Weber
and Ogden Canyons, Salt Lake City, Great
, Salt Lake, the Targhee Forest, the great Tetcns
in the Jackson Hole country, the Royal Gorge,
Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak and Denver—
on the
Grand Circle Tour
for the Price of a Ticket
to Yellowstone alone
an advantage exclusive to the route via
West Yellowstone. A trip without a par
allel. You can do it all in two weeks or stop
over at any point as long as you wish.
$46.00
Round Trip
from
Omaha
Automobile transportations Veil iwatc-rs
with accommodations at Hotels $54.00 ad
ditional; at Camps $45.00. (Season opens
June 20.) Side trip from I'enver to N si
Mountain National vFstes Paik $<0.5o.)
If going to the Pacific Cv-ast visit Yellows rona an rout a.
Writ*
for Krr*
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Let us help you plan *our trip and
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with maps.
Tkroagk terpen on foot limited tram from Omahc
direct to park entrance at Mrif Yelloustane
Tot Information, ask—
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