Nebraska Newspapers

    ■' —' ■■ ' ' —- 1 1 ——-- • ---’
J Miriipi’p Town ATifl
Douglas County Cow Test- f * ▼ » w Cow Testing Association,
ing Association, 1923-24. 1923-24.
Produced 15,025 pound. _ A A ^ Df mHk“C410.2 poundsT^^'
- —' Countr> Meet, i
“Boarders”
. . --— 3
Time Opportune
for Eliminating
“Boarder” Cattle
Dairy Development Society
Reiterates Plea for High
Class Slock on Nebraska
=«•
*F arms.
At a regular meeting of the Omaha
< ’hamber of Commerce held Friday
the Nebraska Dairy. Developnjjieiu as
sociation mode a reg’»t upon ih<$o»wt
testing association work for the year
1924.
The report says:
“We have, at a number of meet
ings, discussed the need of more cow
testing association work. When the
society became active there were
only two cow testing associations in
the state. Now there are three with
the possibility of another one being
completed in the near future. We
have approximately 500,000 dairy
cows in Nebraska. It is estimated
that one-third or 170.000 of our cows
produce only about 60 pounds of but
tx-rfat per year, and are being kept at
a loss. One-third produce approxi
mately 100 pounds of butterfat per
v car, which pays for their feed and
labor, but leaves no profit for their
owner, and the other one-third pro
dttce about 150 pounds »f butterfat
tier year and are making a profit for
their owners.
Government statistics show that
the 24,000,000 dairy cows in Hie T'nit
rd Slates are classified In a similar
proportion as to their production,
namely, one-third or 8.000.000 being
i4UU'l‘fiU*ble, one-third breaking even
and the other one-third being profita
ble. The feed and is her expended
upon this large number of unprofita
ble cows represents nn enormous
waste. These "boarder” cows offer un
fair competition to the good cows and
to the careful dairyman. The product
they produce at a loss often creates
b temporary surplus which" ffepreTTes
Hre price for the entire production.
Nov." Good Time to 'lest.
“The present 1“ a very opportune
(i'ne for the farmers to test their
and eliminate the boarder rows
s > ns to be able to produce at a lower
coat. If the farmers will constantly
eliminate the unprofitable cows we
never need to fear an overproduction
of dairy products. To illustrate this
point we find that in Nebraska’s two
largest whole milk markets, namely.
Omaha and Lincoln, there is at pres
ent time a usrplus which naturally
causes the price to go down, if all
the dairymen would soil the unprofit
able cows in th<-ir herds there would
lie a shortage inside of 24 hours and
every dairyman would not only lie
producing his milk at a lower cost
from the rcmr.lnlng cows that tire
profitable, but would also receive a
higher price for his produ*t,
Douglas County Report.
“We have avail,.ble the results for
I i; year of only one cow selling
association in Nebraska, and which
, is located in Douglas county, in this
a . ici: tioti 25’i cows coni’‘ill 1 the
year's work and during the year 4i
cows were found unprofitable and
were sold in the stockyards. It
should be taken into consideration
that this association is in our oldest
dairy community iu the state and
had enrolled the herds of some of
our very best dairymen who have been
for years selecting and culling their
herds.
More Associations Needed.
“Recognizing the great need fr”
more cow testing a: so -lotions in the
state, we have given a great deal
of attention to this work. During
the short time tliut we have beer
active, we have in co-operation will
the college extension department
completed the organization of th»
Lancaster County Cow Testing nsso
elation, with 475 cows; the reorganl
zation of the Trlcounty association
with 410 cows, and have assisted ex
tension agencies in getting indlvldua
farmers to keep records on 500 cowi
or a total of 1,435 cows being non
under test In addition to the Doug
las county association that has ftl
enrollment of 495 cows.”
IMPROVED OATS
NOW AVAILABLE
We have received the following
communication from P. H. Stewart
agronomist of the state agrlcultura
college, which will he of Interest ti
all those In search of tin lmprovi-c
type of oats for this spring's sowing
"The agronomy department has 401
bushels of Nebraska 21 oats—a selec
tion of Kherson oats—that will be
availnhla to farmers In Nebraskt
wanting pure seed. This strniu ha
been out yielding the original Klter
son four bushels per acre.
"These oats nro plump and heavy
hut nre somewhat bleached In colot
due to rains at harvest time. Th
price Is 85 cents per bushel at th
bln or $1 per bushel fanned and am k
ed In burlap sacks, t. o. b, Lincoln.
"These will not Inst long and order
should be sent In promptly. The;
will be tilled In the order received.”
Anyone wanting some 'if these oal
may place their order with Hi.ml
extension agent.
Fox Farms Numerous.
Victoria, B. Keb. 2« There «i
row 2* fox farms operating In 111
province of British Coliflnblg.
1
Holstein Herd of Cows With High Test
\ - (
High herd in Douglas County Cow-Testing association, 1923-24. Average
pounds milk per eow, 8,912; average pounds butterfnt per row, 304.8; rows in
association, 46.
One of Douglas County’s Good Cows
. .... -< - _ .'.
High cow In milk anti also second in butterfat In Douglas County Cow
Testing association, 19?3-'il. Produced 14,111 pounds of milk, 507.3 pounds
butterfat.
OPINIONS ABOUT
COW TESTING
The men who have been doing the
work here in Dougin* county say
many good things about the cow test
ing work.
Fred Suit! says: "It shows the
\alue ut the cows and also points out
the hoarder cows. 1 have been well
pleased with the work.'1
O. M. Boettger says: "Finding the
hoarder cows is the main object, it
also creates an interest in feed* and
feeding which has been of great value
to me. The monthly summary sheets
give one a chance to study the rec
ord of each co'w."
Otto Pfeiffer found at the end of
six months that of his IS .cows, six
were lioarders. so lie Sold them for
beef. Through the feeding of a iml
onced ration he got as much milk
from 12 cows a.s he did from is rows
before. The test also helped in check
ing up on the creamery tests for milk
ami butterfat.
Max II. Speck thinks the work h
■i big help In da It y men in weeding i
unprofitable cows. Most of 1 he me-ii
Iksis arc feeding better rations in
their op\vs, lie believes, andjivr linked
closer together because of the asso
ciation.
Chnrie* Brail says: "I have learned
that it Is not so much the amount of
feed consumed as it is the net profit
which a cow returns for her keep and
also the percentage of butterfat the
milk contains."
Charles Rosacker says: "In build
ing up a dairy herd, the most essenti
al part is a good sire, a fact w hich 1*
hi ought out definitely only by test
Ing. The testing has proven to me
that it Is not best to'let a milk row
get down in flesh even if she is dry.
Testing will show this up so clearly
Unit it will remain stumped on one's
mind.”
in commenting on the work of the
Rosebud Purebred Sow Sale
Rig Success; Top Price $75
The most successful sale of the sea
son was held ut the farm of Russel
F. Rend near Winner, S. D., last
Tuesday. Farmers from all over the
Rosebud country cama to attend the
purebred Hampshire sow sale.
A 335 average was realised upon 40
head of bred sows, mostly spring gilts.
These sows were bought by farmers
1 who have been carrying on general
hog raising and who are not partic
ularly Interested In the purebred
business. The outstanding feature of
1 the sale was tlie* spirit of optimism
1 which prevailed among the farmers.
They are all looking forward to bet
1 ter hog prices during the coming sea
son. The highest priced sow- of the
sale was $75.
i
, I nder Weight r.uises.
f'ol. H. Slaughter In his opening
sale talk made a point of the under
weight conditions of the principal hog
nuilkets, which Is unusual. He said:
"Millions of tugs have been going
Into the markets during the last few
>ears. Kncli year they are getting
lighter and lighter. This under
weight condition Is not altogether due
to high-priced corn. Many farmers all
over the corn belt have heen neglect
1 log to use good purebred boars.
"Thousands of Illicit grade sows have
been sent to market, thus shutllug off
the foundations for good pork produe
tlon. We have heen gettlnr poorer
!• grades of hogs. Forn belt farmers
>• have let the hog business slip hack
and we hud Just as well admit It, we
are not raising the heavy, good stretch
kinds any more."
Breeders’ Sales Scarce.
Col. J. P. Anderson, In talking
about the recent slump In the pure
bred business, declared that the i>er
rentage of sales being held In the
last two years was Indicative of the
trend of the hog business. Ho said
"The Rosebud country must awaken
to Its opportunities and get hack
Into the good hog business. .Many
thousands of acres of good tillable
land here In the Rosebud needs to
be turned Into hog raising establish
merits. Wo must come to the front
In the production of better hogs."
Conditions General.
Col. Hlinon SJoblem, who assisted
In (he Head sale, declared that nol
only the Rosebud country hut tin
entire slate had slipped back In Ihf
matter of raising good huge. Ho de
rlarcd that he had seen many sale*
within the year which offered bred
sows which wen not suitable foi
foundation herd work
Buyers Well Pleased.
After the sale was over the buyer*
were Interviewed and each man ex
pressed his opinion that hogs would
get higher during the milling year
Many of the farmers claimed they
were buying I ho purebred sows foi
i foundation herd and that they In
tended to got started Into I lie htial
ness of raising purebred herds. ' lift*
entering of new men Into the Hr I*
of purebred breeding at this time h
the salvation or the business," ,|c
dared a prominent banker who wa.
at the sale.
association, Chri* Spanggard states
that he has been interested in this
work for many years. He took an
active part in the "controls,” as they
were called, in Denmark. Continuing
Mr. Hpanggard says: "Any farmer
milking 10 cows o'r over ran well af
ford having his cows tested. The in
formation gained through proper
feeding, breeding, ami care is alone
worth the price for the man who is
working for production. I know that
no member will sell his cow t&sting
3.5 per cent and keep the one testing
2.7 per cent unless he is*paid w ell f >r
the difference.”
Officials Cow Test
Work Douglas County
From left to rlelit: M. N. l.awrit
xoii, J. F. Pierson, K. Maxwell.
Marketing of Grain
Halted l*y Bad Roads
Beatrice, Neb.. Feb. 21.—Little
grain ha* been marketed at thla point
the last few' weeks because of the l>ad
roads. In some localities the high
ways are l>elng dragged, but farmers
state that a warm rain would cause
the frost to leave the ground so they
can l>e properly worked. They sty
wheat is showing green, which is an
Indication thut the crop has gone
through the winter In good shape.
Alfalfa, Clover
Grow Without
Innoculation
—•
Nebraska Soil Grows Hay
Seed Without Liming, Un
der Average Conditions;
Helps Some Farms.
By R. N. HOUSER.
(Comity Agent Sounder* County.)
We", read much about the need of
Innoculation and lime In growing
alfalfa, clovers,‘and afey l>J'ins. Many
farm papers, ‘ partloSj^iw.'Those t<>
our east, have much to Way along this
line. What about Innoculation and
limt for Nebraska conditions?
Occasional cases have been found
where innoculation has given good
results on alfalfa and sweet clover.
In most of the tests that have been
conducted, however, no beneficial re
sults have been secured. Innocula
tion of soy beans seems more apt to
give returns than of alfalfa or the
clovers.
Soy beans will grow without In
novation, but In that case obtain all
their nitrogen from the soil Just as
does corn or wheat. Very little Ne
braska soil tests acid and shows a
response to lime. Some of the glacial
soil In southeastern Nebraska tests
strongly acid and in some liming;
trials which have been carried on on
that soli, lime has helped to secure
good stands.
Under average Nebraska conditions
neither liming nor Innoculation are
apt to prove beneficial or necessary
In getting stands or alfalfa and the
clovers.
About "Hard Seeds.”
When sweet clover seed le pro
duced. many of the seeds have a coal
ing on the outside which prevents
water from being absorbed. If such
a seed is planted it acts like a small
stone in that It does not swell tip
and germinate as It should. This Is
because every seed must absorb water
before it will grow. It has been found
that if one of these "hard seeds.” as
they are called. Is scratched on Its
surface. It will then absorb water
readily and grow. Tills scratching
of the surface Is called scarifying
and seed thus treated Is known as
scarified seed. This scratching of the
seed coat Is done by a machine which
hurls the seed again and again
against a rough surface such as sand
paper. The scarifying process not
only Improves the germination of the
seed, but it also removes any hulls
that might tie on the seed.
Nature’* Way.
On the other hand, nature has a
way of scarifying these "hard seed,"
which i» just as effective as the man
made way, hut Is much slower.
When these seeds fall to the ground
they do not grow at once, but will
. remain on the surface over winter,
I when the action of freealng and
‘thawing puts the seed In condition
to absorb water, when the warm
| days come In the spring It will grow.
This is the reason that often when
we seed unscarifled sweet clover we
get a poor stand the first year, but
the second year we get a good stand.
This is often an advantage because
in the second year we have some first
year plants which will live over to the
next year and also hava second year
plants which will produce seed and
die that year, In this way a more
or less permanent stand of sweet
clover can 1>« obtained. For spring
seeding Insist on getting scarified
sweet clover seed.
/■-\
Backyard Poultry
Philosophy
v_— -- v
All authorities s|tre# Mist the heavy
breeds of poultry should he hatched
between March 15 and April 15. They
also claim that the leghorns should
he hatched between April 15 and the
middle of May.
During the Incubation period of
chick* the biggest thing toward a
successful hatch is the evaporation of
the moisture. If loo much la taken
out the chirks will he email and
under downed. Get a hatching rhnrt
and use It I* the advice of nil ex
perts.
Taken From Fgg Reporter,
\pril Fgg* and Grain.
To quite an extent, even In the corn
belt, poultry Is fed grain at first
hand. The grain reclaimed from
farm offal will be available (hie
year, as usual, at "no cost" to the
farmer; but the grain fed out of
hand Is ‘source and bids fair to he
high, If not scarce, ttie coming sea
son.
While wheat at above >2 a bushel
and corn at above $1 may not lie In
dicative >'f a corresponding advance
In the price of eggs, the gfaln short
age comes at n had time for renew
ing our flocks, depleted by dlse.t- >
and low hatching records of the
season Just |w*t.
The February option, as wi ll as the
April option, seems to Inillciitc n
lather conservative idea of the force
of these crop changes In yielding n
sufficient supply of eggs for current
use until after the stodge requite
nients shall have been met. H Is,
perhaps, unwise to begin bullish talk
so early In a Itevv egg sen Min: hut
there are veals when production
should lie stimulated early, and this
appeals to be mie of them, If we
air to lisv" anywhere near a tuinnnl
supply ut eg us next vv lutci.
3,118 Pounds of Pork From One Litter
in Six Months Give Him Record
'v::§<5|fc>:' ‘f x:* • r;.- r<# . ;
Production of 3,178 pounds of pork
in six months from a litter of 12 pigs
is the record achieved by Rufus Julius
of Dover, Pa. The mark is officially
credited to him by the agricultural
experiment station of Pennsylvania
State college. At the conclusion of
the test the heaviest porker in the
litter weighed 30'J pounds and the
lightest 265 pounds. Julius and the
prize porkers are shown.
-----<i
Hog Sanitation
County Meetings
Well Attended
Farmers Learn Profit in
Four Pigs Per Sow Lon
sniped by Overhead
Expenses.
By I .EE W. THOMPSON,
( ount) F.xtnihlon Afeiit.
The five meetings held on farms
last week for the purpose of discuss
ing hog lot sanitation were well at
tended by farmers who were greatly
interested in this particular line of
work.
The average attendance at each
meeting was between 18 and 20. The
meetings were held in the hoghouse
Disease Control Discussed.
A veterinarian from the bureau of
animal Industry, United States De
jiartment of Agriculture, was present
at all but one of the meetings. He
discusesd the life cycle of the round
warm and conditions which cause
‘bull nose." sore mouth, enteritis (an
Intestinal disease) and pig typhoid.
It was pointed out that round worms
do not actually cause these diseases
but hog lot conditions that are favor
able for development of round worms
are the same that cause hog lots to
be Infested with these other disease
germs. A heavy attack of round
worms upon the pig makes the pig
much more susceptible to these die
eases. As a result, the pig has a com
bination of these various ailments.
Sanitation Outlined.
Mr. Posson of the experiment sta
tion. outlined a system of sanitation
as developed by the McLean county
farm bureau of Illinois, cooperating
with the United States Department of
Agriculture. Posson pointed out that
experiments conducted over a period
of years showed that It took the profit
on four pigs to take care of overhead
expenses, such as feed, and care of the
sow. Accordingly. If five pigs per
sow are marketed on the average the
net profit is on the fifth pig only.
If seven pigs per sow are market
ed we have a net profit on three pigs.
The farmer marketing seven pigs per
sow makes three times the net profit
ns the farmer marketing five pigs per
sow. There are op the average of five
pigs per sow marketed each year in
Nebraska. Of 160 farmers last year
following the hog lot sanitation plan
those w ho use the Individual hoghouse
method marketed a little over * 1 2
pigs per sow, while those who used
the eentral hoghouse method market
ed six pigs per sow
To Inrreose Efficiency.
The ob.leet of the protect Is not to
Increase the gross number of bogs
produced, but to increase the effici
ency of production.
rur ra.uui'i’ »» ».n ■* * —
sows and raising five pica per
would •ctually market 75 pics, but
If It took four pigs of each litter
to p«y for keeping the sow this farm
er would ha\ * left 15 profit pigs
However. If he kept five nows anil
was alvle to market seven pics and
at the same rata of four pics per
sow to pay for the cost of feeding
the sow he would still market 15
profit pigs.
Hoc lot sanitation then Is net a
method for Ineroneed prod notion but
for !m l eased profit per unit of pro
duction. A recent letter sent to farm
era from the roiinty agent’s office con
talus a self addressed blank postcard
which If filled out ami signed by
the fanner and mulled to the coun
ty scent will bring detailed Informa
tion for following out the sanitation
plans and any help (hat may be need
ed In carrying the plan throughout
the year.
Iloghouse Plana.
The principle of hog lot sanitation
la getting the hogs on new ground
where hog* have not been since a
crop was grown on this ground. This
of course, means that some system
of Individual hog houses will have to
he used. A number of farmers feel
that they have esperleni ed lo theh
sorrow all the \artous Individual hog
houses that thev cate to. The "1’lav
i ounly’’ type of hog house, how
ever, lets given almost absolute satl>
faction and la so at ranged that It can
——~ ■■ - IS- _g -J
be used for farrowing, for early
spring and summer quarters or for
winter quarters.
This house has eliminated practical
ly all of the objectional features
found In other houses and has many
other advantages distinctly Its owrf.
This house should be built for about
$13 to $16. depending on whetiigr a
floor Is used. Plans for this house
and several other of the more satis
factory individual hog houses will
soon be placed with every lumber
dealer in the county, and will be fur
nished farmers by the lumber dealers
upon request. The circular contain
ing these plans also contains a bill
of material for each of the various
houses.
This plan of furnishing the lumber
man the plans will save the farmers
the trouble of coming to the county
agent's office. Fillmore county farm
ers who trade In towns out of the
county may secure these plans at the
county agent s office. As yet these
plans are not available for distribu
tion. but should be within the next
few days.
IOWA ORCHARD
GOOD PRODUCER
Special Illapntrh lo The Omaha IW.
Clar!nda_ la., Feb. 21.—Ben Eberly,!
who owns and operates a fine 25
acre orchaid In Harlan township
made a demonstration tour with i
county agent Griswold, showing the,
best methods to prune fruit irees. On |
the farm of Raleigh Anderson In
Fremont tow nship 2 to 4 year-old .
trees were pruned, a dozen farmers
attending. On the Ollis Murren farm
in Douglas township 20 farmers wit
nessed the demonstration on apple,
pear, peach and plum trees, black
berries and grapes.
Eberly does not fear competition.
He supplies farmers with fruit for a
radluo of 50 miles, and advocates that
a small orchard should be on every
farm, and there will lie a market for
nil good apples raised.
DUROC-BREDS
AVERAGE $52.20
Logan, la., Feb. 21.—The Duroe
bred eow sale at the farm of O. S
I.arson at Logan Thursday, was at
tended by a large crowd of farmers
from the county. The hlddlng was
spirited and the sows sold at an av
erage of $52 20 for the 40 head of
fered by I Arson.
The top sow of the sale brought
$30. The demand was good and ninny
funneia did not get sows who came
to the sale to buy.
SAUNDERS COUNTY
CLUB WINNERS
$a under* County club member*
who were winner* In 191?< statewide
contest* have recently been reported
from the Lincoln office n* follow*: j
Canning club, Kleanor BorrcMon,
Wall 00.
Pig club. Clarence llanke, Itluica.
Scholarship, Kleunor Bomwoti.
\\ .1 boo.
Poultry club, Virginia Jan.ik.
Wahoo.
I,i\otork on Nflirjhka
Ranchos in t.ood Condition!
O’Neill. N>b.. Keb. II Livestock
on the ranches of north Nehmakn him
wintered unusually well this year,
desfvlte heavy snows and sever# cold,
and will go Into the spring In ex
cellent shape. The abundant snows
it Iso assure an abundance of moisture
fur spring work and an excellent
start for the hay crop. Main of 'he
streams and taken sill! are Ice co\
ru'd, but a few more days of con
thuii'd fair wcalhoi will open them
up.
Many Scrub Dairy Cows Sold in 1924,
Says Report of Nebraska Dairy
Development Association Society
(Part of Report of AmoelsUon)
During the last year there have been many cattle sold in Nebraska for
dairy purposes that were picked up at stockyards for 2 cents per pound.
Several thousand head of such cows, costing from $15 to $50 per head on
.southern markets, were sold in Nebraska for as high as $100 ner head and in
a few cases, even higher. Farmers buying such cows are doomed to disap
pointment. This is not only a financial loss to the individual purchaser,
but reacts adversely to the proper development of the dairy Industry In
the state.
Serious Situation.
To impress you with the seriousness of the situation, we wish to quote
from the s'tate veterinarian's records on Importation of dairy cattle into Ne
braska during 1924. The1 number of dairy cattle Imported Into Nebraska, the
states they came from, the counties In our state receiving them, ate as
follows:
From Texas, 3,358, Jerseys, to 30 counties.
From Wisconsin, 2,968, mostly Holsteins and Guernseys, to 40 countl*a^»«^
From Minnesota, 1,101, Holsteins, Jerseys and Guernseys, to 21 counties I
From Missouri, 709, mostly Jerseys, to 19 counties.
From Iowa, 439, mostly Jerseys and Holsteins, to 28 oountle*.
From Colorado, 417, mostly Holsteins, to 18 counties.
From Kansas, 285, mostly Holsteins and Jerseys, to 11 counties. ^
From Oklahoma, 69, mostly Holsteins and Jerseys, to two counties
From Wyoming. 69, mostly Holsteins, to one county.
From Illinois, 43. Holsteins, to one county.
From South Dakota, 20 Holsteins, to three counties.
From North Dakota, 14, Holsteins, to two counties.
From Idaho, 9, Jerseys, to one county.
Under these conditions it is highly important that our farmers carefully
investigate all shipments of cattle before buying. W# ask the co-operation
of the various breed organizations in the state to help improve this condition
Campaign Conducted.
Tho Nebraska Dairy Development society has conducted an aotive cam
paign against the importation of inferior dairy cattle Into Nebraska W*
have obtained reliable Information and statistics and have presented the eq
uation to the various breed associations for eo-operatlve action. Our an
perlence has been that legislation has not been effective In stopping this
practice due to lack of enforcement. Resolutions and recommendations *n
little good. The solution lies with the farmere themselves in recognlxing
that there is a difference In cows.
National Exposition at Indianapolis
From Croomory Journal.
Tha national dairy exposition will
la held at tha Indiana state fair
grounds, IndlanapoWs, October 10 to
17, 1925. The decision to hold the
exposition at this point wae reached
after dairymen In that section and
leading agricultural educators of the
"late of Indiana had thoroughly con
rlnced the executive committee of the
National Dairy association that a
rear's work for dairying, culminating
in a great educational exposition,
would be of the highest value to
people of this central eection which
CROP OUTLOOK
FOR NEBRASKA
From Nebraska Farmer.
Wheat condition Is rsported un
changed. but somewhat uncertain.
I.esa than one-fourth of old crop Is
on farms. About 17 per cent of the
com is unhusked; slightly mors than
one half corn and wheat crops are on
farms; there Is a marked tendency to
market cattle unfinished. This Is a
aummary of the present agricultural
condition reported by the division of
rop and livestock estimates.
The condition of winter wheat was
it 78 per cent on December 1 and
'.here has been but little change In
condition, according to present re
ports of farmers. However, the con
dition is somewhat uncertain. Some
expect slight damage from Ice, others
expect no Injury from this source.
About 23 per cent of the old wheat
crop remains on farms at present.
About 11 per cent of the reports from
farmers Indicated an increase In
spring wheat acreage.
About 17 per cent of the corn Is
unhusked, due to the Inclemency of
December and January weather. The
present quality of corn Is reported to
be S' per cent of the average quality
and 31 per cent Is reported as being
fit for seed.
Alx ut £4 per cent of the corn crop
i-emalna on farms at the present time
Farmers report that 18 per cent of
the corn has been shipped to date. A
considerable portion of tha corn la
being shipped to feeders.
There does not appear to bs much
nf a surplus of hay and feed. Most
of the counties report a sufficient
quantity, however. A few counties
reported a shortage and a slightly
larger number of counties reported a
surplus of hay. Stocks of alfalfa hay
are reported to he £5 per cent of the
crop.
Stocks of oats are reported to he
7.2 per cent of tha crop. There ap
pears to l»e a marked tendency to
feed oats rather than market them.
This was especially noticeable soon
after harvest due to the shortage
and high price of corn.
The tendency to market grain fed
cattle unfinished continues. Of the
present number of cattle on feed
farmers reported that oVlly 38 pci
cent will be retained until well tin
Ished The shortage of corn as writ
is the high prices are responsible for
this. An Inquiry as to the present
production of dairy products as com
pared to a year ago Indicates a small
or output.
The percentages of hay crops cut
for seed are reported as follows:
Alfalfa. 8 i*ei cent: veil clover. 13 per
cent: sweet clover. 30 l*«r cent, millet
•J per cent. The average yield of
millet seed Is reported to he 12 bush
els per acre.
Prices received hv farmers for lead
lug commodities now and a year age
are us follows. Wheat. »t 49 and Si
corn, 97c and 58c. oats. 53, and 38c,
barley. 74c and 48c; rye. 31.17 «>’ >
.8c, alfalfa. 310 30 and 312 00: wild
bay. $v 20 and S' >0. cream. 34c and
43c. • gg«, 43c and 43> , hog*. 310-40
and 3o.Wv
ta developing the dairy part at its
agriculture on safe and aound policies
In keeping with the message carried
to the people of Amerloa by (he an
nual dairy expoeltlon on profitable
cow* and the value of the product* of
the cow to the health and welfare of
the nation.
The fair ground* buildings enable J
a carrying out of the desire* of the
machinery exhibitor* to mak* their
exhibits available to th* trad* at set
time*. Th# automobile show ur- -
ing, which la heated lend* Itself to
very splendid display of factory ^
chlnery. The woman'* building e
well suited for holding convention!
Another building is suitable for edu-*
tional work and exhibits and It wiirV
be possible to hold an exhibit of com- >
modules that have been selected by
the highest eclentlflo authorities on
nutrition as health protective foods.
This win be sn added feature of the
exposition under th# direction of the
national dairy council.
Th* new cattle barn la on# of the
beet In America, capable of holding
all of the cattle exhibits—purebre-'
grade cows, boys and girls* club
calves and special breed exhibits The
exhibits of farm and barn equipme:
will be comfortably housed t >
the factory machinery and cattle e\
htbits. In fact, th# who!# shew * ill
be encompassed In buildings merging
on# with another, all within an area
not larger than three city blocks.
The hotels have pledged rooms to
meet demands and the leading clubs
of the city have tendered the use of
their beautiful buildings. Xe more
ideal setting has ever been offered to
the national show as close to the
heart of th# city as Indianapolis
affords.
Th# convention bureau of the Ir
Slanapolts Chamber of Commerce will
work with the hotels to make the re
serving of rooms an easy task for
everybody. There are seceral good
hotels of equal rating which guaran- i
lee regular rates for our people, and
1.000 rooms have been guaranteed. It
Is suggested that dalrj people make
their reservations with the hotels at^jJ
A O V KKTI« EM K XT.
Oldeet Firm In Saddle Ruslneaa.
The oldest saddle store In the weet
Is the store now owned by Alfred
Cornish, 1110 Farnam St., Omaha,
Nebr.. and was started 6k years ago
by G. H. and J. S, Collins, whose
father was a partner of Gen. I'. S.
Grant's father in Galena. 111. For
many venrs this old and well known
firm of G. H. and J S Collins had four
places making the famous Collins sad
dle: Cheyenne. Wyo ; Billings and
Miles City. Mont., and Omaha, Thev
were pioneers in the saddle business
and were the first to make saddles In
this western country, and no saddle
ever had such a good reputation and
large sale as the Collins saddle
Twenty two years ago Mr Cornish
purchased the business, including the
go^>d will, and all the old and expert
«need men of this old and well known
firm: some of these men learned the
trade with the old firm 46 years ago
and are experts in the art of saddle
and harness making, amt are still mak
ing these high grade saddle' and har«
ness
For eight years Mr. Cornish furs
wished ihe nrtre saddles for the I'nton
I'aelfie Railroad Co., that were given
to the champion row < rider of the
world at Cheyenne, Wyo.
The last saddle thev m de for Buf
falo Bill cost II.SW.M, and when he ,
went In the show business they made
a'l the harness and saddles for the g
show J
Mr. Cornish ships these saddles all M
over the I’nlted States and ether S
count ries -*stgl^2
This firm sells (heir goods direct ts^^B
the forme * rnd • M-. hman ai d mail ™
out free catalogues upon application;
they also manufacture trunk* and
traveling goods
I'beir old gicv show ho se with
while on his back h.a* e <od at
front door for Si yea; s.