Nebraska Newspapers

    Bill Would Raise
Price of Wheat
40 to 60 Cents
So Declares Co-Author of the
McNary-Haugen Measure
Proposing Agricultural
Expert Corporation.
Washington. March 9.—The agricul
tural export corporation proposed by
the McNary-Haugen bill would mean
from 40 to 60 cents a bushel better
prices for wheat than are at present
obtained if it were in operation today,
according to Representative Gilbert N.
Haugen of Iowa, chairman of the
house committee on agriculture and
co-author of the bill with Senator
Charles L. McNai-y of Oregon.
Producers of corn, swine and cattle
would receive similar price benefits,
according to Mr. Haugen's statement,
to the extent - that prices for these
products received by tho farmer
would be returned to a point equal in
purchasing power to the prices that
he received during the prewar years
of 1905 to 1914.
"It is a well known fact that the
prices of our basic agricultural prod
ucts have not Increased over prewar
prices In proportion to the increase
in prices of all other commodities
which the farmer must purchase, ’
said Mr. Haugen.
Surplus to Be Exported.
"In the McNary-Haugen bill it is
proposed to increase the prices on our
basic agricultural products, which in
clude wheat, corn and livestock, not
only to the prewar prices but, in ad
dition, ail increase proportionate to
the increase undergone by all other
commodities.
More agricultural products than can
he used in our domestic consumption
are produced, and this surplus must
he exported and sold on the world
market at world prices. On such prod*
nets as we have a, large exportable
surplus, the world price naturally
largely dominates the domestic price
and naturally the exportable surplus
must be eliminated if the domestic
price is to be other than the world
price.
"If the domestic price is to be ma
terially higher than the world price,
naturally, a loss must be taken in the
surplus exporte^.
“This bill proposes to increase tho
domestic price on basic agricultural
commodities to a price proportionate
to the average increase in all other
commodities (404 in number) over their
prewar average; that is, to make the
prewar ratio the current ratio. It is
proposed to increase the price by buy
ing on the domestic market at ad
vanced price, that is at the ratio
price established, and selling the ex
portable surplus at the highest ob
tainable price in the world market and
prorating the losses and expenses sus
tained. back to the producer on the
entire crop.
1 Price Held Down.
"To illustrate, take wheat. The
total production in the United States
this year was 782,000,000 bushels in
round numbers, approximately 750,
000,000 bushels, after deducting the
carry over, of which the home or do
mestic consumption is about 600,000,
000 bushels, leaving 150,000,000 bush
els the exportable surplus which must
be sold on the world market at world
price.
"The world price of wheat being
low, the price this year has been held
down In the United States to prac
tically the December prire of about
$1.09 a bushel. The average prewar
price of wheat, that is, for the 10-year
period, 1906-1914, was $1. Now the
current Index number of all commodi
ties has increased over the prewar in
dex number from 100 to 159, an in
crease of 59 per cent. Hence, if the
price of wheat is to be increased pro
portionately to the Increase in "all
commodities’’ according to the table,
it should be $1.59, an iucrease of 50
cents a bushel. The commission then
would determine the ratio price to be
“WfceninPAIN
Aches and pains dis
appear like magic when
you rub the sore spot
with Ben-Gay. It brings
quick and blessed relief.
There is nothing like it.
FoTl Rheumatism
-Colds
Sore muscle*
Tired feet
Neuralgia
^ Backaches
TtMU.lMmlna tCfc
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AUVKKTMKMKNT.
Scientist Prescribes
Gland Treatment
Dr. Arnold Lorand, physician In
charge at Carlsbad. Austria, an in
•ernatlonally recognized authority on
medical progress, recommends gland
treatment as a safe nnd sure method
of preventing ill health and warding
off premature old age. The famous
■dentist in his book, "Old Age De
ferred," gays: “Considering the great
importance of the glanda In prevent
ing premature old age, we must insist
on the reinforcement of their func
tions, if changed by agp or disease, by
means of extracts obtained from
similar organa of young, healthy
animals."
Such a compound Is now offered to
the public In the form of (ilandogen,
a highly concentrated and efficient
tonic, prepared In convenient tablet
form from the glands of young,
healthy animals and compounded with
other valuable Ingredients. This tonic
ha« already achieved some remarkable
results.
Giandngen la obtainable nt Slier
man A McConnell, Sixteenth and
Dodge, Sixteenth nnd Jiarncy. Nine
tecnth and Karnaim and Twenty
fourth and Famum. f
Summoned to Testify
in Oil Investigation
Henry Woodhouse, New York, writ
er and authority on aeronautics, wns
subpoenaed to appear before the com
mittee and testify concerning charge*
lie made to the effect that Doheny
was undef contract to deliver tile oil
from naval reserve No. X to British
companies.
$1.59 a bushel. Assuming that the
total crop Is "50,000,000 bushels and
the exportable surplus 150,000,000
bushels, which would leave 600,
000.000 bushels for domestic bse.
If the 600,000,000 bushels were sold at
the ratio price $1.59, the producer
would receive 'a profit of 50 cents a
bushel, or $300,000,000 over the cur
rent price. And 150,000,000 bushels
would be sold in foreign markets at
$1.09. the world price, on which there
would be no profit or loss over or
below the world price. The net gain
would be $300,000,000, less operating
expenses.
Municipal Plants Pay
Grand Island Debt
Grand island, Neb., March 9.—Uh
usual municipal financing was engi
neered by the mayor and city council
when practically the remaining
bonded indebtedness for the city hall,
built about 40 years ngo, was paid.
The building is no longer in the best
condition. It was constructed in the
eighties—and lionds for the greater
portion of the same have been draw
ing interest at no less than 5 per cent
ever since—being refunded.
By resolution, unused profits now
in the fund of the munlcipnHy owned
and operated water and light plant,
in the sum of $40,000, were this week
by resolution transferred to the bond
fund for the .payment of the old debt.
The lighting plant was established 15
years ago with an Issue of $35,000 in
bonds, and is now appraised at
$175,000.
Scrubbing of Brood Sows
Is Urged by Farm College
Lincoln, March 9.—It Is an unwise
and costly practice to put a dirty
sow Into a farrowing pen which has
been carefully scrubbed and disinfect
ed, says the University ot Nebraska
Agricultural college. A sow which
has had the freedom of the old hog
lot Is dusfy and her feet, legs and
udder are covered with a film of
filth which is heavily contaminated
with round-worm eggs and filth
disease germs.
The newly farrowed pigs, being
hungry, start to locating their feed
and In doing so they cover consider
able territory. As consequence, they
take into their systems from the sow's
skin germs and parasite eggs which
cause pig troubles. Runts and under
sized pigs are • the final outcome.
Safety first. Brush the sow's body
with a stiff brush and wash her
udder, feet and legs with soapy water
before placing her In the clean far
rowing pen.
Much of Corn in Slate Not
Satisfactory for Seed
TJncoln. March 9.—While the in
jury to seed corn is less In eastern
Nebraska than in the western part,
there is In all sections of the state a
groat doaJ of corn that will not 1^‘
satisfactory for aecd, according to ob
servations made by University of Ne
braska Agricultural college extension
workers. Testing of seed to ee»*
whether or not it will grow is a
simple matter, and no one need to
plant seed that does not give a sat
isfactory germination. The testing
inay be done at home and need not
incur any expense other than a little
work. All that is necessary is to
provide renditions that will keep the
Hded sufficiently moist not continu
ally soaked and warm. The air should
not be entirely excluded.
Farm College Folder Deals
With Bovine Tuberculosis
Lincoln. March 9.—"Bovine Tuber
culosis” Ik the title of Circular 23.
written by L. Van Ks o.nj Juki pub
lished by the University of Nebraska
Agricultural college. This SO-pagi
Imoklet is a complete manual dealing
with all phases of the disease. It
tells something about the origin and
spread of the disease. Its prevalence
today, and describes modern-day
methods for Its detection and eradi
cation. This bulletin may be obtained
free of charge from any county ex
tension agent or from the agricultural
college at Lincoln.
Throe Reasons for Liberal
Feeding of Dairy Bossies
TJncoln. March 9.—Th» dairy cow
iihch the feed given her for three im
portant purpose*: To maintain her
body; to produce milk, and to pro
lime a calf. First of all aha will uho
the feed for body maintenance. She
will then require feed to develop and
produce a calf being bred. Then, If
there are any feed nutrient* left *ho
will u*e thorn for the production of
milk. From thi* It can lie en*ily un
derstoofl why it in lin|>ortant to feed
the dairy cow liberally if eho I* to
prpduco a maximum amount of milk.
Gage vlounty Pearlies Said
lo Have Born Killed
Beatrice, Neb., March 9.—William
.1. Ijunb, farmer and fruit grower
living west of Beatrice, states that
the severe, rolil weather of January
killed out many of the |>eaches and
apricots In this section of the stale,
lie looks for little or no fruit of this
kind In (luge county the coming
season.
S.lOOO for ,'U» Steers.
Wayne, Nell., •March 9.—After care
f ill ly feeding 119 bend of Hereford
'steers during the winter, Carl Victor
shipped them lo market, receiving
$3,0110 lacking one cent for Hi" lot.
They averaged 1,389 pound*
Guinea Chicken
to Be Nebraska
Farm Watchdog
Far-Carrying Voice Partly Re
sponsible for Reappearance
of Bird Once Common
in State.
Columbus. Neb., March 9.—Far
mers in the central Platte ami -Loup
river valleys are going in heavy for
guinea chickens. Two uses of the
fowl, and probably a third, are seen
for the reason of the reappearance of
tills bird on the farms. The one ap
parently predominant is the fact
that the guinea fowl Is equipped, in
spite of its small head and throat,
with -a wierd, cackling squeak that
lias radio-carrying capacity during
the night hours.
In other words, the guinea fowl Is
to be a watchdog. Along the automo
bile highways and bigger towns far
mer's hencoops are almost considered
public property—at least their con
tents are when the chickens have
gone to roost. Modern travel and the
continual appearance of strangers
have made watchdogs unwary. In
fact, the dog Is no longer considered
a "guard" among the farmers and
there are farms without a single dog.
The rapid decrease in game birds
and a lesser desire to hunt wild fowl
Is given by a number of the farmers
as another reason. The guinea hen,
like the turkey, is nearest to the wild
state of all farm animals. In city
cafes of the east it commands a good
table price where it sells as pheasant,
quail on toast, and prairie chicken.
Ixical produce men today are pay
ing only 25 cents a head for guinea
fowl* The reason for this, they
claim, !.s the small number placed on
the market here. Oklahoma is the
guinea chicken state and where mar
ket prices are paid by the pound. But
guinea chickens by the trio and by
the dozen are being sent into central
Nebraska every day, numbering from
50 to 60 shipments.
The guinea fowl, although a native
of Africa was found or every farm
25 years ago. It needs a free range,
hiding its egg* and later appealing
with its brood.
20,000 Cattle Are
Tested for T. B.
Lincoln. March 9.—During the
month of February 20,000 breeding
and dairy cattle were examined for
bovine tuberculosis by the 17 state
and federal veterinarians working In
Polk, Burt and other counties un
der the new state law which provides
for the establishing of county areas
for the testing work. Testing aver
aged 1,500 animals each during the
month.
Omaha packers are said to have
promised to pay 10 cents per 100
pounds more for hog from Polk
county as soon as it become an accred
ited area. That would bring $25,000
to $30,000 more to the farmers of
that county.
Eight Hundred Attend
Grand Island Night School
Grand Island, Neb., March 9.—
Grand Island's effort in the night
school idea has been completely suc
cessful. There is an enrollment of
over S00 at the present time, indicat
ing a much larger demand than was
even supposed by the public school
authorities.
Dairy Message
Given Holdrege
G. W. Smith of Chicago Gives
Pointers on Milk Production
—Calf Club Formed.
Holdrege, Neb., March #.—G. W.
Smith of Chicago, secrelary of the
National Livestock association, ad
dressed the Commercial club at Its
first quarterly meeting on the sub
ject of dairying In Nebraska.
Mr. Smith emphasized the fact that
Nebraska could not go into dairying,
but must grow into it. as our farmers
had always been growing grain, and
that we were not prepared to take
care of large herds of dairy cattle in
the way that they should be taken
care of to produce the best results.
This was both because animal hus
bandry and dairying and were entire
ly different from grain farming and
because our farms were too large at
the present time to take care of them
properly and still take the proper
care of a herd of dairy cattle.
He also stressed the point of care
ful buying and importing of dairy
stock, both as to getting a good large
milk producing strain and one that
was tested and free of tuberculosis.
Immediately following his talk Mr.
Gillmore, county agent, gave a talk
rn calf cl lilac and the club voted $500
(o foster a calf club In this county
under the direction of the county
agent. The club will be formulated
on the Hamilton county plan.
Trade Review "j
By R. G. DIN & CO.
With conservatism still the predominant
sentiment, a rapid growth of buslnes* is
not to be expected. March opened with a
number of favorable indications, but con
ditions remain uneven end there ha* been
no change from the policy of buying only
us the need arises. The disinclination to
extend commitments very far into the fu
ture is general, yet progress this year, if
irregular, has been on a solid basis. There
Is an absence of speculative operations
| even in Iin»*H where the largest gains are
seen, as in the steel industry, and the
stability of most commodity prices is an
encouraging phase Easing in some man
ufactured goods has come because of a
lagging demand, or because of declines
In raw materials, but that there has been
less than the usual price unsettlsment is
shown by the slight variations in Dun's
Index Number. With a close balance be
tween production and consumption, most
markets are holding steady, and buyers
are not influenced now, as they were at
this time Inst. year, by fears of a short
age of supplies Tha» purchasing, though
mainly in moderate-sized lots and tor
early requirements, has been very large
In tne aggregate is evidenced by the re*
ord freight car loadings, while bank
clearings also show that there is a big
turnover of merchandise. t’urrent busi
ness lacks the feverish activity that pre
vailed a year ago, but it also lacks the
unwholesome tendencies that marked the
earlier movement and which led to a set
back In many quarters.
HrsMoiial Flecrcase In Failures.
With the shorter month, and with an
nual settlements over, a decrease in fail
ures during February is natural. The de
cline in number of defaults last month
from the January total was 18 per cent
and the liabilities were smaller by about
3»i per c»nf. In point of Indebtedness,
this is a better showing than was made
in February of 1923. when the amount
fell off by 17 per cent, but tha reduc
tion In number of insolvencies at that
time was L’9 per cent Vet there was on**
more business day in February of this
year, which partly accounts for the
smaller ratio of decline in number of
failures. The total last month was 1 780.
or 222 more than that of February, 1*23.
but the llnbllltles of about $35,900,000 were
nearly $4 700.000 less than those of the
earlier year. It Is obvious, therefore, that
the average Indebtedness of each default
was lower last month, the difference be
ing more than $6,000.
Pries ChatiRrs About Balance.
Tha first week of March brought more
de<!inea than advances In Dun's list of
wholesale quotations, thus reversing !**t
week's trend. Yet the margin was slight,
with an e*. ess of only five reductions.
Further evidence of the comparative sta
bility of prices Is seen In I)un> Index
Number for March 1. which shows prac
tically no variation Only fractional
changes have occurred In that compila
tlon In recent months, and the present In
dex number figure la but two-tenths of 1
per cent below that of a year ago. Since
that time, most prices have moved within
a narrow range, though In cotton there
l as been a very wide fluctuation That
staple Is lower hy 6c a pound than It
was at tha beginning of thla year.
With the County Agents
Geneva.—Tha rope tying <Iub, composed
of boya and giris of Fillmore county,
gave a ilemonst ration, attended by u
number of the fanner* of th* county, of
various Ingenious ways of tying, splicing
un<l weaving rope, useful on the farm.
one Fillmore county farmer hit* sig
nified hi* intention* of entering the Ne
braska Crop Gmvtrais’ association 10-acra
corn yield contest. The county agent has
invited other farmer* to participate.
Winner* In county of prize* and
trips given by railroad companies were
announced by the county agent. The boys
and girls, numbering almost a score, par
ticipated In agricultural and home *10
nomics club work to gain the awards.
Demonstration of meal canning was
given in several section* of Fillmore
county during the week, for the l»enefjt
of farmers and their wives. The demon
strations were given under auspices of1
the county agent and the farm bureau.
Hat selection and construction were the
two subjects taken up at the home eco
nomics extension school held her* for
wive* of Fillmore county farmers.
Seward—Through the co-operation of
the county agent and th® atat® agricul
tural collega at Lincoln, a carload exhibit
on poultry will be held here March 10.
Th® car. containing model poultry
brooders, incubators, tray nests and other
equipment, will be unloaded and the ex
hibit set up In the local Y M. D. A.,
where a program for farmer* of the
county will be staged In connection with
ihe exhibition. A dairy exhibit 1* also
Included In the rar.
Syracuse—Officer* and member* of the
Otoe Oounty Lively Corn club met here
and accepted several new members and
reorganized for 1924 work In growing
prise corn Picture slides of b»n s* and
girls' club work were shown at the meet
ing
Delegates from various women’s clubs
In the county attended the second of n
■ertss of meetings being conducted by
Mias Florence Atwood of the state college
of agriculture on "Food and Its Relation
to Iftalth.”
Tftcumaeh—Tha flrat of * aeries of dem
onstration® upon home c»re of the sick,
for the benefit of wives of the farmer*
«»f the county, was held here A nu»*<*
from the home extension service led the
demonstration and women participating In
the work took part In the study of ways
of handling patients In th* horn*.
Weening Water The county agent *d
vised the farmers of the county that It
‘Ms getting rather late to cull the poultry
flock.” Unless th® flock Is too large, he
•aId, It Is heat now to wait until lute In
the summer If the flock I* too largo
•ell ihe extra fat hens, fie advlaed.
Dougin* county will begin to test cat
tle for t iiberculosl* on the area plan, the
county agent announced. Hurt county has
Just finished this work Maunders <ounty
petitions are In and petition* are now be
ing circulated in Us** county, he de« fared.
Figures on yield* show that D*s* county
alfalfa may ho expected to yield about
threa tons per acre, th® county agent
said. "While there has been consider
able fill! Illation In the price of hay. If
Is estimsfed that fjo per ton Is not f«r
off for an average of all cuttlnas of *1
falfs In the stack." he said "This would
mean an Income of $20 per acre In this
i ounty."
Wait Point-—A meeting of the Blkhorn
Llvegtofk club, for reorganization of that
body for 192 4, I* to be held In the fnrm
bureau office here Monday. If was an
nounced All boys and gtrls who live In
the vicinity of West Point, or are not near
another pig club. have been asked to
Join the Klkhnrn club
K H Hoiipert. horticulturist of the stair
agricultural college, la to conduct pruning
demonstration In the on hard* of this
county on March 25 amt 24, the county
agent asld.
On Mm* ii 25 to 24 Miss Lulu Boy** of
the *1 lie nrghullmnl extension service
will conduct, dress construction schools for
th® women of Dinning county Whe will
give the demonstrations In several com
munities of the county.
Two KHftnllnc engine schools were c<»n
ducted In Doming county, for Instructing
fanners In the care, repair and running
of their tractors. «utomoblle® «nd »t*
tlonary gasoline engine*
Hlslr With hens producing at the rate
of 155 9 eggs each per year, Mr* Kjnnm
I Toft n# this countv placed first In the
Hat of iwntri of Whit* Rock chicken* In
the stats accredited farm flock project,
the county agent announced. The average
of 2A «>f th-** flo« ka wag hut ill.* egga
per nen.
Meetings and lectures Illustrating th*
profit of hog lot sanitation were held
her* last week Farmers of the county
attended th** meetings. Films arid ad
dresses brought out the fait that 90 per
tent of all swine diseases In this region
were * MUB.»d by round worm and diseases
and infestations growing out of this, and
that sanitation In th* barnyard where the
hogs are kept would eliminate a large
per cent of the infestation.
Omaha—Turberculosls testing of cattle
will begin in the west end of Douglas
county soon, with eight state and federal
veterinarians doing the testing, tbe county
agent announced. It I* eipwted that the
work will l*« completed within sis weeks.
interest in boys* and girls' Hub work
in Douglas county Indicates that a large
number of clubs will be organised this
> e*r. th* county agent declared today.
Several aewing clubs, dairy calf clut*a and
others have been or will aoon be organ
ised
Thirty farmers In Douglas county have
agreed to carry out the round worm con
trol project of the state agricultural ex
tension service.
Lincoln—"Bovine Tuberculosis” Is the
title of circular No. U3, written by L.
Vannes of th* state agricultural college,
and Just published by the college. 'ill*
eight-pagu booklet tells of the origin and
spread of the disease. Its prevalence to
day and describes modern day methods
for. Its detsctlou and eradication.
Fremont—A reorganization meeting of
the Darden <*|ty i’lg club whs held on a
farm near here Wednesday. This was
the first meeting of the lu-uson for the
club, which was organised last year for
promotion of better hog raising in this
county.
A Joint meeting of tha county farm
bureau. County Lllvestock Breeders* »v
sociation and the t’hamber of Commerce
her* was staged. The submission of peti
tions for the eradication of ln»vln* tuber
culosis whs discussed. It whs decided thit
an educational program will be put for
ward before the petitions ar* circulated.
Wahoo—The Saunders rounty commun
ity development commitle# met at the of
fice of the county agent and discussed,
with Newton (Jains, head of th* com
munlty development section of tbs state
agricultural extension a*rvl<*e, the possl
Ibl* and probnbU programs of several
< ommunlty meeting* to be held In in
hers soon.
It wus expected tlmt active work on
testing of <attls of tha county for tubsrcu
Ionia would begin sometime this week.
Tli* petitions asking for the stats anti fed*
eral work have been circulated and taken
to the offlo* of th** secretary of agricul
ture at Lincoln. The county agent said
that It was hoped that enough vrfertn
aria ns Would be sent In the countv for
the work so that ell cattle could be
tested before being taken out to pasture
t’ounty Agent Walter F Robert* has
Issued to farmers of the county a list of
' Reminds! a for March." which include*
the following “rest a simple of your
seed corn. Prune fruit trees and grape
vine* t'lean and scald furrowing pens
Brush s«»we body with stiff brush, and
wash her round worms won’t sell cut
down their production Provide gteet*
f*e*| and direct sunllitht for chicks or
gantz* boys’ and girls’ clubs In \<-ur vi
cinity. Keep on culling chickens ’’
Dakota City- At n meting of the coun
ly farm bureau board. It was decided to
open a corn testing station, so that farm
era might ascertain the vatu# of their
seed corn, as to grrinlnsIIon "We f*« I
that (ha situation Is not ns bad as in
191*. but there Is enough had seed corn
In the county that If will he worth while
for I ha farmers to find out w hether their
•ed li good oi bod
Tba ennnh aa-nt. urged fanners <»f
Dakota countv to entei the Nebraska
I Prop 0 row era' association 10-a.i* corn
\ ield contest.
T«*xlngtnn- Lleven meetings mo to be
| held In Die county In th. luinest of a«
i opting tha ureu testing plan proffered
bv the state i.nd federal governmens.
for ridding the county of bovine lulaercu
Inels Motion pictures showing the ef
facts of the disease and the modern
methods of combating the disease will
follow addresses l veterinarian* and
animal aipstta, al thesa m«|Unga
Farm V alues Go
Up 26 Millions
Here Since 1922
Report of Nebraska Agricul
tural Conditions Optimistic;
Livestock on Farm*
Increases.
Farm crops have increased in value
$26,000,000 since January 1, 1922, ac
cording to a report issued by the Ne
braska Farm Journal. Crops are val
ued at $285,823,000 in their report, an
increase of 10 per cent, which com
pares favorably with the increase over
the United States as a whole.
During the same period of time the
number of livestock on Nebraska
forms increased from 9,328,000 to
10,194,000, an Increase of 9 per cent.
Livestock values increased $33,375,000,
or 17 per cent, which is eight times
the increase of the United States.
Livestock on Nebraska farms is now
valued at $229,375,000.
“This phenomenal increase in live
stock activities is continuing as is
evidenced by the records of stocker
and feeder shipments from the term!
nal markets back to the farms of Nc
braska,” the report continues. The
percentage of increase during Janu
ary, 1924, as opposed to the same
month in 1920, 1921 and 1922, is listed
at 26.
Business More Active.
"Business activity in Nebraska is
apparently running higher than it is
In other states of the Tenth federal re
serve district, as Is indicated by bank
debits reported by the bank, which
show the increase in Nebraska to he
6 per cent, whereas there'was a de
crease of 2 per cent over the entire
district.
"Nebraska’s highly diversified agri
culture has advanced the farmer's
economic position very rapidly. All
gains in total value of agricultural
production and Income from sales of
agricultural products made during the
last two years have been clear profit
gains since production costs, interest
and taxes have not advanced, hut
rather have tended to decrease dur
ing this period.
"The greater part of the Agricul
tural War Finance corporation's
farmer obligations in Nebraska have
been liquidated as reported by the
War Finance corporation. Vast im
provement is indicated in every way.
Building Depreciation Normal.
"Building depreciation has pro
ceeded at a normal course, probably 5
per cent, during the last five years.
Replacement during the war years and
postwar years probably has not kept
up with depreciation. At the same
time an increased volume of agricul
tural activity has created an Increased
necessity for building.
"Probably the 10 per cent Increase
In total numbers of livestock on Ne
braska farms was made by not more
than 50 per cent of the farmers of the
state.
“If this generalization is true, It is
Indicated that the number of livestock
on 50 per cent of the farms has in
creased a total of 20 per cent.
"Undoubtedly, this in turn creates
an increased building or houaing re
qulrement on the majority of all these
farms.
“it also indicates a renewed confi
dence on the part of all farmers in
Nebraska in their business, since the
majority of them very evidently are
making increased investments in their
business.’’
Farmers’ Union Notes.
Clay Center—A. W. Hall of Edgar,
representative from this county In th**
mate legislature, «u chosen county
organizer by the Clay County Farmers
union at it* quarterly convention held
here Harch 1. He will work with th*
local* of the county to maintain sod
Increase their membership. A picnic
committee was appointed to make ar
rangements for the county Farmers I’nion
picnic next August, which is au annual
event in the county, one of th* feature*
of this convention wa* that almost a*
many women as men wero in attendance
Omaha—Targe Increase* In volume of
buslne*® ere being shown by Farmers
union co-operative enterprises in Omaha,
according to officials lu that organiza
tion. An increase of 14 per tent in sales
was made by the Farmer*’ Union State
exchange in the month* of January and
February, compared with tho*® month*
lost year. In the month of February the
National Grain Uotnmlaalon company, the
Farmers Union selling »r»nc» «»n the
Omaha Grain exchange, handled 124 car*
of grain, compared wtlh 9» car* In De
cember. 1923. the previous high month
The Omaha house of t ha Farmer* Union
livestock commission In February over
topped its record for any previous month
by more than 200 car*. handUng 1,361
cars, compared with 1,693 car* in Janu
ary this vaar, which was the highest
joint reached In any month before In
February, 1923, the Omaha house handled
47 5 car a.
Pins Bluff. Mrs The annual dinner
of the Pine Bluff local of th® Farmer*’
t'nlon w-aa held at the farm home of W.
H. Mary. In addition to the members of
the local and their famille*. other farm
er* In the nelghborho d. and officer* of
surrounding local*, were Invited to t»ar
ticlpatr The local furnished meat, buna I
and coffee to supplement the viand* j
brought by the ladies, and the dinner
waa served cafeteria style A program
"«• given following the dinner. Farm
ei#' Union locals in Wyoming the in th
Jurisdiction of th® Nebraska Farmer*
union.
Omaha—Operation of the Verm ere'
I. lvest ck commission at Sioux CHv la.
wh* transferred on March R from the n
rlu*lve control of the Nebraska Farmers'
union to the control of a 1llnt board
representing the Nehiaska Farmers* union,
fh® South Dakota Farmer*' union and
the Iowa Farmers’ union. President O*
horn of the Nebraska union ha* an
n unce.t. The Jo'nt board (on*l*t* of At
bert Pickier. Stanton. Neb., and F B
Potter. Pender. Neb. representIng the Ne
!>*;»*) a Farmer*' unton: Martin Klllneton.
Guinn. S 1> . and F. A. Utterht, Platte.
M D. representing the Mouth Dakota
Farmer*' union, and George D. Baker.
Dee Moine*. la., representing the Iowa
Farmer*' union Mr Flckler waa elected
chairman of thl* hoard, and Mr Baker
secretary No change In the poller of the
house Is contemplated b\ the new bosrd.
Th® Farm bureau was Invited to purtlrl
i ate in the 1 Int operation of the Sioux
City house. Mr Osborn sav*. and will In
given representation on the joint board
woetovei It signifies it* mention to do
so.
Ceresro The Farmers Union Co opera
live association of this place shipped 12 2
care of grain and 11 cere of livestock In
the fiscal yeer recently closed, which, with
coal aud warehouse commodities handled,
made a Total volume of 1199.021 4.'- This
Xuslnesa waa handled on a gross margin
of only 3 4 p* r • ent. showing, a* the audl
for pointed out. that the patrons got
"dividend® at the scales " Operating ex
pens*® were nnh 8.2 per cent, leaving ii
pet profit for the year of a little over
1406. Thia la one of the pioneer Farmers
union associations in Nebraska, hevug
begun PiisIio'ns In 191R J A Brodd I
president. Harry Hughe* *o<retarv. and
A It. Blom*trotn, manager.
Union- The farmers’ co-operative elevs
tor her* made n net profit of over fl *n'>
on a total business volume of 193.691 72
In the latest flee*I year, according to H -
annual alatemeni prepared by the Fur tv.
era union audit department, Omaha Thl*
net profit was sufficient to nay Intercut
on the paid up capital of |s 9R6. and wipe
out a large part of fits drfl.lt . arrted
over from th® previous year. This con
pany was organised In ISIS. In the thin
veare. 191 * 1919 and 1 v.» H paid
dividend* totnIipK $9 5.- '39 or |
more than th# paid up < .ipttal '4 thin 1
the la«t year to® company has bull*
new office and Installed a new ■•*!#■. i
old scale being too small for Hit k ■
Loth I ! <n fa mo worth rmmrv Th.
npponr e.irh week on tho •« non i.
Omnhfl motion plettirr tln>nt*i s. n !
your tot.** to th* l.oo.il l.nf Editor.
Tho Onutha Uoo.
Boys and Girls
in Poultry Clubs
9f
Prizes Are Offered Again—
Members Show Good Profit
for the Work.
Lincoln, March 9.—The Old Trus
ty Incubator company of Clay Center,
Neb., I* offering the same special
premiums for the four best Boys' and
Girls’ Poultry clubs in the state in
1924 as It gave to the Beulah
Junior Poultry club of Osceola, the
Little Raisers club at Yutan, the
Poultry for 1’rofit club at Cozad, and
the Superior Poultry club of Carroll
In 1923, It Is announced from the
agricultural extension offices here
today. The first club received for
Its good work a 248-egg metal-cov
ered Old Trusty Incubator jfnd a 200
chick brooder. The Little Raisers
won a 248-egg incubator as second
prize. A 100-egg incubator went to
the Poultry for Profit club, and a
70-egg machine went to the Carroll
club.
All five of the members of the
Beulah Junior club finished all their
club work under the leadership of
Mrs- Henry Tockey. They held nine
meetings and three judging contests
and gave three team demonstrations,
winning first at the state fair in poul
try club demonstrations. They made
a financial profit of $83.17, which
makes a net profit of 30 cents an
hour on the 275 hours that they spent
in all their club project work. -Their
profit represents an Income of 237
per cent on their Investment.
The Little Raisers club was made
up of eight members, five of whom
have now completed thetr second
year of poultry club work. They made
a net profit of $539.60 on an invest
ment of $462.31, or an income of 117
per cent on the money they* had in
the project. They held seven meet
ings, one judging contest and six
team demonstrations, one of which
won second for them at the state fair.
The club exhibited its poultry at the
county. Fremont and state fairs and
were the winners in each show. Mrs.
II. A. Hamilton was the local leader.
The six members of the Poultry for
Profit club were in their fourth year
of poultry club work last year. They
hatched their chicks and raised them
In 1922 and then enrolled in both the
club and the accredited farm flock
projects in 1923. They made a net
profit of $1,348 on their investment
of $1,622.05, or an income of S3 per
cent on their farm flock Investment.
Their 842 hens averaged 131 eggs,
which is 19 above the state average
in this project. Two of the members j
of this club have earned enough in
their four years of club work to buy
a Ford, in which they drive to high
school now. Mrs. Albert Simmons is
their local leader.
The six girls and two boys in the
Superior Poultry club made a net
profit of $105.36 on an investment of
$93.24. This Is an income of 113 per
cent on their money and an income
of 41 cents for every hour's time they
spent on the project. They held six
meetings, one judging contest, thre-v
team demonstrations, and each of the
members gave two individual dem
onstrations. Mrs. Merle Roe is their
local leader.
The other poultry clubs In the state
that furnished the competition for
these four made equally as good a
profit as any of these. The state
summary of this project shows that
the average member made a profit of
14ft per cent on their Investment.
Very little cnpital Is required for the
start of this work, since the entrance
requirements are that a member
hatch at least two settings of eggs or
huy an equal number of baby chicks.
The club work in this project should
start In March, according to the agri
cultural extension service plan.
Home Is Ransacked.
The home of W. C. Rapke, 306
South Fifty-fourth street, was ran
sacked while the family was at a the
ater Saturday night. A watrh, a string
of pearls and >4 wcr« taken.
Omaha Produce
Omaha. March f.
Creamery—Local0Jobbing prtcje
»r»; Kitrua 49c: ealree In 60-1O tube
46<'; standard.. 40c; flret*. 41c.
Dairy—Buyere are paying J4c for beet
leblo butler In rolla or tube; »•**«
common parkins stock. For beat sweet
unsalted butter 36c
BUTTERFAT.
For No. 1 cream Omaha Buyer# are
laying 4or per lb. at country stations.
46c delivered Omaha.
fresh milk
>2.25 per cwt. for freah milk testing l a
dclivcie<i on dairy flatform Omaba.
EGGS
Delivered Omaha Ui new* cases; Freah
•'KK*. on < ase count basis by express.
>6 10; freight shipment. >6 20 per case.
Some buyers are paying 22c for
nearby. new-laid. clean and uniform
ly large eggs, grading U. S. specials or
16Jobbing prices to retailers: U. B. ape
clals. 27c; U S. extras. 25c; country run,
24c; No. 1, small, 23c; checks. 22c.
POULTRY
Buyers are paying the following prices:
Alive—Heavy hens. 5 lbs and over, 21c;
4 to ;» lb*. 1 Se; light hens. 16c; springs,
smooth le^s. 20071c; stags. 16c; Leghorn
-prings. 16c; roosters. 12c; ducks, fat and
full feathered. 12014c; geese, fat, full
feathered. 12 014c. No. 1 turkeys. 9 lbs
and over, 16c; old Toms snd No 2, not
culls, 14c; pigeons. 11.00 per dozen; ca.
tons. 7 lbs. and over. 26c per lb., under •
los., 22c per lb.; no culls, sick or crippled
poultry wanted.
Dressed—Buyers are paying for dreased
*h likens, deck* and geese. 2 03e abovjt
alive price s. and for dressed turkeys. 6 0
6c above live prices Som* dealers are
accepting shipments of dressed poultry
and selling same on 10 per cent commu
nion basis.
Jobbing prices of dreas*d poultry to re
tailers. ^Springs, soft. 300 35c: broilers.
• *~!
17 018c; ducks. 2;>< ; geese. 20025c; tur
kevs 3**e No. 7 tti-key*. mnslderable less.
FRESH ' FISH.
Omaha Jobbers are selling at about the
following prices f o. b Omaha: Fancy
white fish. 30c; lake trout, rakt.; hali
but. rnkt ; northern bullheads, jumbo. 21c;
■ atfisb, regular run. 2603V: f. let of had
dock. 25c; black cod sable flah. steak,
20c. smelts, 24c: flounders. 20c Grap
ples. 20 025c; black bass. 35c; Span.«h
mackerel 14 to 2 lbs.. 25c. Frozen fish.
3&4c less than price* above. Freeh
oysters, per gallon. >2 65 04 00. Shell
oysters and clams, per 100. >2.00.
CHEESE
Local Jobber* are selling American
heeae. fancy grade, a* follows. Single
la siea, 24ftc; double dalsle#-. 24c; Young
Americas. 25c; longhorns, 24Vic; square
prints. 25(4c; brick, 25c; llmburger. 1-ib
style. >4 25 per doz ; Swiss, domestic,
45c; block 38c; Imported, 60c; Imported
Roquefort. 65c. New Y6rk white. 34c.
BEEF CUTS
Wholesale prices of beef cuta effective
today are as follows:
No 1 ribs. 26c; Pro 2. 25c: No. 2, 16c:
No. 1 rounds. 18c; No. 2, 17c; No. 3,
He; No. I loins. 34c, No. 2. 31c; No. 3,
’7i ; No 1 chueks. 1154c; No. t, J2< ; N'i.
3, 0- , No. 1 plates, i Vic; No. 2, 8c. No.
3. 7c. *
FRUITS.
Jobbing prices
Strawberries—Florida, quarts. 60© 60c.
Grapefruit—Per box. extra fancy. 2 60
3 4 60. fancy. >3 26© 4 00.
Cranberries—Jersey 50-lb. boxes, extra
fancy, >5.0u: fancy. >4.26.
Oranges—California, naval, fancy ac
cording to size. 13 2650 5.50; choice. 25c
less.
Bananas—Per pound. 9©10c.
Apples—In boxes; Washington De
| ii ■ ■ uf'Xlta fancy, f 3.75 ■<» 4 vu ; fancy. I
[••■3.250 3 70; « hoire, $2.25©2.5"; Washing
ton Jonathans, extra fancy. >2.50; fancy. ,
*2 50. Home Beauty, extra fanej. >2.50;
fancy. $2 25: white winter Pearmatn, ex- j
tra f.tncy, >2 1 " n _• 25.
Lemons—California, fancy, per box.
16.00; choice, per box. >5 60
Avocades—(Alligator pears), per dog..
S6.0U.
Apples—In barrel* of 3 45 Iba.; Iowa
Wmeaapa, fancy. >6.00; Missouri Black
twig fancy. >5 50; Jonathans. fancy.
>5 "0; Ben Davis, fancy; >4 75; Jona
thans, lows, extra fancy. >6 50. Ganos,
i fancy. >5.00; Virginia Beauty, 96-50.
VEGETABLES.
Jobbing price#
Tomatoes--Crate. six baskets. >7.50,
[ per basket, >1 25. Florida, crate. >5.GO.
Eggplant—Per dox.. S. 00; 20c per lb.
•»n:ons—Yellow, tn *acxs. ter lb.. 34c;
red. sacks. 4V*c. white sacks. 5c per lb..
[Spanish, per crate >2Cf,©2 75.
Shallots—Southern. >1.00 per dog.
Celery—California, per dox . according to
six* >1.250 2 00; Florida, rough. 8»-doa
crate. >3 25.
Lettuce—Head, per crate. >3.50: per
doz . f! 75; hothouse leaf. 45c ner dox.
New Roots—Texas beets and carrots,
per dozen bunches. >0c; carrots. bushel.
>2 00.
Roots—Turnips, parsnips, beets and
carrot*, in sacks. 2*# 03c per lb.; rutaba
gas in sacks 24c; leas than sacks. 3c.
Peppers—Gr*en Mango, per jb . 25c
Cucumbers—Hothouse >3 £0 per dozen.
Parsley—Southern, per dozen bunches.
>1 0001.25.
Brussel# Sprout#—Per lb-, 20c.
Swtet Potatoes—Southern, crate, ac
cordlmr to brand. «/00©3.25.
Potatoes—Nebraska Chios. per hundred
pound*. Mtnrerota Ohio#. >2.00.
Idaho Bakers. Sc p*r 2b Western Bus
ker Rural*. >3.75 per cwt.
Beans—Wax or green, per hamper
94 60 0 5 09
Cauliflower—California | cr crate. >4 90.
Lettuce—r'sllforni Head. per ciate.
It 09 p*r do... fl 25; hothouss leaf, 46c
per deg
Cabbage—Wisconsin, sack lots, per lb.
4s; In crates. !4c; red. 5c: celery cab
bage. 19c per lb.: new Texas cabbage.
4V»o per lb.
FLOUR.
Prices at which Omaha mill* and Job
ber* are selling In round Iota (less than
rarlots). f. o. b. Omaha, follow: Fir*t
patent. In 91-lb. bags. >6 30©6 4* re*
bbl ; farn v. clear. 1n 4l-3b hagi. >5.10©
5 25 per bbl ; white or yellow ceramet!
per cwt , 91 6 5.
FEED j
Omaha mill* and jobbers are eelPng '
their products in carload *t»ta at the fol
lowing price*, f o b Omaha:
Whea* f*ed.«. immediate delivery:
Bran. >2t<"»: br.«wn short#. >26 00; gray
shorts. *27 09© 27.22; reddog, >31-69.
llnminy Feed —- Whit* or >ellow.
>28.90; buttermilk. r.irdensed, 10
bbl. lots. >3 45c per lb.; flake buttermilk.
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KOK TlfK.NCKKKN. Killeen cash awaids will be paid each week for
the best local lafs. These prlie winning local lafs will ap|>earvnn the screen
of a number of motion picture theater*. Send your local laf* to the I-ocal
l.af Fdltor, The Omaha lire, Omaha. Neb.
When you think of
GRAIN, CONSIGNMENTS,
SERVICE
You think of UPDIKE
at
OMAHA—KANSAS CITY -CHICAGO—MILWAUKEE
Ample finances assure country shippers of immediate payments ef
then diafts and balance due always remitted with returns
lelrphone AT Isntic 6112
Updike Grain Corporation
**A Keltable Consis Ament House"
4!f.»1fa meal. « hoi *» •!>©* $20.©0; No >
•not $23.0©; April. May and lata Mar
delivery $25.00. -No 2 -pot. pron-pt $1© ©
I. in seed meal—54 p» r cent. $*«•'''•
Cottonseed Meal — 4 5 per cent. $14. ■
5©Q to 1.50© iba . 6c per Id.; eggshell. cried
and ground. 100-lb. Page. $25 ©0 per toe.
digester feeding tankage. $0 per ect .
$50.00 per ton.
FIELD SEED. —
Omaha and Council Bluff# Jobbing
house# are paying the following prtce*
for field seed, thresher run. Pff l®'*
pounds, delivered: Alfalfa. $l4o00J$.®';
red clover. $13.00® 1 4 00; *w**t clovei.
$7 5008 00; timothy. $5.0006 00; Sudan
arasa. $3 5004 50; « ana seed. $1 ©Off 110.
prices subject to change without notlca.
HA*.
Prairie hay receipts are eomewfcat
lighter this week, causing a steadier tone
to prairie prices. The better grade# con
tinue in fair demand, but lower grade*
are moving slowly. Price# are steady and
unchanged. Alfalfa receipt# continue lib
eral. with the bulk of the arrival, of
o.ver grades, which are hard to #*; Tb«
iie'ter grade# continue !n fair demand,
pru-e. are steady and unchanged. Price#
below are for carload lota;
Unlard PraMe—No. 1 $1.. 5©0 1T$0,
No 2 $10 0©® 12.60: No. 3. *7 00®» ©0
Midlar.l T'r atrle No 1. ttl.Hffl !-S":
vf, •> $10 00® 11 00; No. 3. $5 00 0 $ ©©.
Lowland Prnirie— No. 1, $0 00 010.00.
No 2. lfi.00® $.00.
Parkin;: I.'aj — $5.&O0 7 50.
Alfalfa—Uholce. $21 00 'or 22.00; No. 1.
$19 i tif': i oft '•fandard. $15.OC0 1%.O0; No.
$! 6 000 1 2
’Straw—Oats, $*.0©®$© 00; wheat, $7.00
,J ' ' J HIDES. WOOL. TALLOW.
The following quotation* are on a de
livered basis. Omaha, dealers' weight*
and selections:
The hide incrket is materially .lower;
due to unsat Isfacrory conditions In the
: rade. P icker hide* have been accumu
lating a* the slaughter has been pretty
heavy. Country hides are in poor condi
tion due to the «■'a*on of the year, and
-he Inefficient manner 'n which country
hides are taken off and cared for when
malting. Farmers and country dealer*
should try to elevate the standard of
country hides. a. that prices would more
nearly harmonize with packer hide-.
Prices have been reduced about he a 1
along the line. The wool and sheep skin
market continue firm. Tal'ow and grease
are a little lower. , ...
Hide-—Seasonable hide* No. 1. 5 He;
No. 2. 5c: green hide*. 4 He anti 4c; bulla.
4H and P; branded hides. 4c: glue hid *.
2 He; calf 14c and 124c: kip. 11c and
9 He; deacons. 75c each: glue skins, .o
*-r lb.; horse hld*-s. $3 560 2.60; colt*
25<5?50o *a'h: ponies and glues. $J f©
.'h; hog skins, 15. each: dry flint hide*,
i r per fb.: drv salted. 7c; dry giue. . <
Wool—pelts. $’.50012 50 each, depend
ing on quality: lamb-. 76c fo $2.00 each;
dips, no value; wool, 30 0 40c
Tallow and Urease—No. 1 tallow, st : ti
fallow. 5c; No. 2 tallow. 4Hc; A grease.
. n grease, 6c; yellow grease 4 4'*'
brown gre»«e. 4«*; pork cracklings. $?©
per ton: beef, ditto. $30 per ton. bees
wax, $20 per ton.
Solons to Urge Speed
in Reclamation Work
Washington, March 9—Senator*
froin Pacific coast and Itockv inoun
:ain states are to meet Secretary ot
the Interior Work Thursday to de
mand that he make his recommends
tions on pending reclamation meas
ures and put an end to delay.
Senator McXary of Oregon has
called the conference. Secretary
Work has promised to be present.
Senators and representatives of
states directly and vitally interested
in reclamation projects and the re
clamation policy complain that every
bill for continuance of construction
:s held up by failure of Secretary
Work to make recommendations.
Work, they say. justifies his delays
on the ground that he must wait for
the report of his “fact finding com
mission.’*
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Save Your
Baby Chicks
f jted Feather
[. Chick Starter
L^rth Butter m«i*
| ’• c. nnm mu&-~
In order to raise at least
90 rc of your Bab y
Chicks, you must give
them feeds prepared es
pecially for their deli
cate digestive organs.
Such a feed is Red
Feather Chick Starter
with Buttermilk in the
automatic feeder pack
age.
It will ward off bowel
impaction, white diar
rhea and other baby
chick ills. It gives the
chicks quick start and
sturdy growth. The feed
er package keeps the
feed clean and prevents
waste.
Give your chicks a
chance to live. Feed
them
Red Feather
Chick Starter
With Buttermilk
1 package .. $0.75
3 package* . 2.00
6 package*.3.50
At your feed store, grocery,
drop store or direct from our
null.
M. C. Peters Mill Co.
South Omaha, Neb.
--1
M. C. PETERS MILL CO. i
Red Feather Dept. R,
:19th and R Streets,
South Omaha, Neb.
Please send me C. 0. P.,.,
.packages of RFP
FK\THER CHICK STARTER
with Buttermilk in the auto
matic feeder j'ackape.
Name ...
Address.
City.. State..