If you are wondering what to do with your long evenings, if you do not care for golf, or do not have the money to follow the little bard ball, if your nerves get all raw and ragged as the warm days approach, join with us in our move for “Home Gardens” and “Back Yard Poultry” pro duction. v_— « i _ ! . . . 1 i ii_:_L-_ °^here Town ancL Country Meet EDITED BY C. H. BLAKELY. f-T The poultry business of America is a billion-dollar business. It is more than a money business, it furnish es a means of expression j for those men and women who are chained to city desks. The Omaha Bee is going to tell you about Omaha’s back yard poultry fans during the next four weeks. Omaha Poultry Association Is in Flourishing Status Purpose Is to Advance Industry Aim of Organization Is to Advertise Fowl Cul ture of This Area. - - v -.» Sponsors Annual Show The Omaha Poultry association Is In good financial condition, according to Harry Knudsen, vice president. The as sociation has $6,000 worth of equip ment, all paid for and In good condi tion. The poultry association is in corporated for but $3,000. Third In America. The record made by the poultry as sociation in building the great Omaha Poultry show is an enviable one. The local show occupies third place In America. The association is planning on holding a big picnic early this spring and another later in the sum mer. The association is getting or ganized for the show next fall. Amended Constitution. The association at the meeting last Thursday night passed an amendment to the constitution1 doing away with associate memberships on the grounds that associate members were not taking active part In the affairs of the association. The members ap proved a proposal to increase the stockholders from 30 to 50. Purpose of Organization. 8. E. Munson, secretary of the as ■ociatlon. said: “Our aims for the association are to advertise Omaha and this section of the United States from a poultry standpoint; to educate poultry raisers In the production of better poultry and poultry products in a more economical manner with better re turns for their work nnd to give an educational show each year to 11 lustrate these lessons. "The officers this year are: Frank TV. .Judson, president; Harry Knudsen, lice president and show manager; S. K. Munson,'secretary; Henry A. Ras gorshek, treasurer;. A. J. Dolinsky, h. H. Bullock, John Keellne, N. T. Thor son, vice presidents; Foster Jacobs, superintendent board of managers; Frank TV. Judson, George H. I.ee, John W. Welch, Arthur I.. F.dson, Harry Knudsen, Henry A. Rnsgor sliek, N. H. Hale, Foster Jacobs and S. E. Munson.” Rosebud Country Has Vast Riches Resources of Corn and Alfal fa Land Unequalled; Now Barely Scratched. In the recent interview with Eu gene Barnum, secretary of the Great er Rosebud association, he made some statements about the territory which were very interesting. The fol lowing article is a part of his formal statement.—Agricultural Editor. "Rosebud soil is wonderfully rich 'and productive. All of the northern portion and all that portion sloping ' toward the north is Pierre ( lay ayrt Pierre Imim soil, rich in nitrogen, nnd retains moisture tenaciously. “The southern portion lies In the J,nrlml formation, a black sandy loam sod Rosebud silt, loam, with a few spots of dune sand, similar to parts of Nebraska. The deep elay subsoil is an Inexhaustible reservoir of the essential elements, wbleh contribute to crop production. The richness, depth and character of Its soli Is un surpassed. “The average annual precipitation is 22 Inches or more. About 16 to 17 inches, on an average, falls between April 1 and October 1, when most needed to grow crops. "The rosebud country has mon days of sunshine, good corn growing weather In corn growing season, than any other spot In the midwest corn belt, “The average killing frost Is 10 days to two weeks later In the Rose bud country than In tin north half of Iowa and northeast Nebraska. Ac tual demonstration from the soil crop of 1904 In Gregory county and 1900 In Tripp county, to the bumper crop of ]023 and the good crop of 1924, with out a failure, has proven conclusive ly that the Rosebud country Is one of the best corn countries. “It Is a vast empire of 3,500,000 e i - res, not developed, only scratched. It has potential riches in as great a measur e* ns did Iowa, southeastern South Dakota and northeastern Nr bra aka. There Is no country that of fei-s or ran offer so great opportunl ties for all the branches of diversified agriculture practiced In gh>- middle v cstei'n corn belt ns does the corn end alfalfa lands of the rosebud. “Why, then, are these wonderful lands lying Idle ami undeveloped' The homr seeker does not know. The truth has not been broadcast. A run •iderablc portion of these cotnilh-s Is ■ Hotted Indian land, ami most of these Indian lands are unoccupied, florae have been bought at Indian )nnd sales nnd thousands "f acres an offered each year as Inherited or hell •hip lands.” Successful Farmer Considers Agriculture Good Vocation for Young Man Willing to Work By H. B. POTTER. Staff f'ofwnfiondeiit Tin* Oinnlia Bee. To look at Mr. T. E. Price of Florence, Neb., . today one nevef would think that he quit a salesman’s job some years ago "partly because of ill health and went to live on a farm to regain it. T. E. was born on a farm, but he left it with his parents at too early an age to have learned even the rudiments of the business. When he was 7 years old the family moved off the old place and when young Price grew to manhood he went on the road as a salesman for the Loose-Wiles Biscuit' Company, j His selling experience irt this! position, and that gained in other business connections early in life, probably has helped him in the farming game. Seemingly salesmanship (or lark of it) is the great stumbling block in the path of most farmers, ranking next to poor judgment on the production end. He himself said, when asked if this were not so: “Very possibly. At least, what so-called city training I had till I was 29 and came on the farm served to make me understand that the “big” city fellows are just human beings, fter all. One handicap the average country boy is under is in thinking that a prominent oerson is someone to be afraid of. If a coun try boy were told to call on Walter Head in Omaha and try to sell him milk, he’d probably drop dead from fright at the prospect of even approaching him. “What about the help problem, Mr. Price?” “I have no trouble keeping help. Each man working for me the year round, and I keep three or four all the time, gets three weeks’ vacation with pay, just the same as my wife and I get ours. We never dock our men for sickness. “I believe in paying good wages to my men, ioo, and that helps to keep them satisfied. One of my men has been with me 12 years. He has charge of the dairy end of our farm, which consists of 400 acres on the home place. “Another man has been with us three years. He is a clean-cut young fellow, well educated and a gentleman. One couldn’t ask for a bet ter man. “We have one man now who is working here temporarily, and pay him 40 cents on hour and dinner. He lives in town. 1,400-Acre Farm. “We have 1,400 acres all told, with 10 houses, including the home place. Of this acreage, all buf 400 is in rented farms. We rent any amount a man requires for his opera tions, 60 to 200. With the general run of tenants, the land peters out after a few years; then we take it back and build it up again. “We use sweet clover almost entirely i’l rehabilitating the soil. We have proved be yond doubt that sweet clover will do its work better and in less time than any other legume. “The renter will not keep up the fertility of his soil. His thought processes impel him to crop the land as long as it will produce any thing. His crops dwindle from 50 bushels of corn an acre down to 15 or 20. Then he moves on. “We have repeatedly offered (enants nil the sweet clover seed they can use, but nine times out of 10 it is refused. “After the renter leaves we put in a tractor and clean up the farm. Then we rotate sweet clover with other crops, often sowing it with small grains, and in two years the soil is again producing its maximum. “Sweet clover makes the best pasturage, bar none. I will venture the assertion that I can pasture more stock oq five acres of sweet clover than any other man can pasture on 40 acres of ordinary bluegrass. Naturally, it is understood that the pasture is sensibly used and not allowed to deteriorate through exces sive trampling by the cattle. Build* Own Herd. “I build my own herd and haven’t bought a cow in nine years. And I have a high stand ard of eligibility. Every cow in my herd must show me an average profit of $20 per month minimum or I won’t have her on the place. The cows are entered in a testing association and in that way I have daily records on each one. “The cows are all grades, but we keep a pure-bred bull, changing periodically. I have never bought cows shipped in from other states. For one thing, nine cows out of every 10 shipped in here from the northern states are culls. Selling cows from these sources is all right for the individual dealer, but the buyer doesn’t get any better cows for the money. He is going to pay just about so much for first-class cows, whether he buys Nebraska or Wisconsin stock. The northern dairyman is not going to sell his best cows, except for a high price, and there are plenty of cows with excellent records in this state to supply all those who wish to buy good individuals to add to their herds. Keeps Books on Farm. Rooks are kept at the Price farm on every item of production, sales and home consump tion. When I spoke of poultry, Mrs. Price gave me many points as to egg production of the home flock, stating that approximately half of the eggs from the 75 hens on the farm were used on the table by the two families who live on the Price farm proper. The 75 hens produced 152 eggs each, aver age for the flock, or 11,400 eggs for the year. About half were sold through^the usual chan nels. “We look upon our hens as a side line. They receive better than average care in that you could not find them roosting in the trees or on a wagon tongue at daylight. But the man who will study modern methods and prac tice them unquestionably can make a good liv ing from poultry on a small acreage. I have a friend who has 1000 hens and some fruit on a five-acre tract and he is making an average of $200 per month. * “Knowledge of poultry and proper care, good houses that are well ventilated, and clean- j liness are the chief requisites of success for the mjn who yearns for a small place of his own in the country. Farming Good Business. “Now, Mr. Price, before I go, tel! me what you think of farming as a business for young j men.” "If a young man is willing to work hard, has good common sense and perseverance and at least average intelligence, this is a good busi ness for him to get into. If he can command some capital, so much the better, but youth counts most. "For the older man who would leave the city for the farm, if he has little or no capital he has a hard row to hoe. I don’t say even he can’t succeed, but it won’t be easy. If he rents a place he should have a cow, chick ens, a sow and enough cash to keep him at least six months. “A man who contemplates going into the farming business should have, or acquire, the ability to save as well as produce. He should learn the value of a dollar. “A conversation I overheard here on the farm between two men will illustrate my point. One man was complaining bitterly that he couldn’t save money and get ahead. “ ‘I can’t save a cent, and at that I buy only what I want.’ The other man's reply told the whole story in one sentence: “ ‘Well, I save money because I buy only what I need.’ “If any intelligent man will work hard (you can repeat that every time you mention a suc successful farmer) and has the courage and ini tial capital to really carry on for five years he will be able to pay a nice sum down on his own homestead at the end of that period. “Farming is no business for a quitter. They just become farmer-tramps, if they don't give it up altogether. Tree Pruning Is Demonstrated to Ore hard Men Great Interest Shown in In structions on Culture of Fruit in the County. Ily LEE W. THOMPSON AND EDITH M. CONE, County Kileimion Affritta. There was a great deal of interest taken in the orchard and grape pruning demonstration* given in thin county last week by E. H. Hoppert, Htate extension agent in horticulture work of the agriculture college. Total of eight demonstration meeting* were held with a total attendance of 84. Not only I* there considerable In terest in orchard work but there I* an equal amount of interest in grape culture, a number of farmer* are finding that they can #uc< usefully grow grapes in this section and as better methods of grape* culture are being practiced, especially with rela tIon to winter protection more and more farmers are putting out grapes. A n» w lino of work on which Hop pert spent some time while in the county last week was that of assist Ing a couple of farmer* In arranging for Hie establishment of new homo orchard*. In establishing a new home orchard .Mr. Hoppert pointed out some fundamentals that, should be considered no that the chance* of sin • ess might l*o increased. In the first place, one should not attempt to establish too large an orchard, *J.» or Jill apple tree* proli • i 1*1 y being vufflrlent for the average farm family. In selecting varieties it is ad\T able to p*e , onxldenible pro caution in choosing those that are adapted to Oils section of tin* conn tty. Ii i out of tin. question to sue i usefully grow some varieties hen* nl lliotfgh they may b© nior© or Jos* • standard varieties and highly sdver Used. The orchard plat* should he preferable slope towards the north west. Need Wind Break. A south wind break Is desirable to protect the young orchcard, or even an older orchard for that matter, from the hot, dry, southwest winds. In setting out the orchard trees should not ho crowded. Trees set 20 or 2T> feet of each other become crowded and branches are liable to interlock by the time the orchard comes Into hearing. It Is possible to utilize some of the seemingly great spaces between the young trees by using "fillers" of shorter lived trees such us the shorter lived varieties of apples, cherries or plums. These fillers will have preformed their serv ice and will be ready to be removed by the time the orchard begins to bear. -1 V. Free Contest The Nebraska Seed Company's retail store at 15th and How ard will have a window dis play this week whieh will keep you all guessing. There will be a display ns follows: 5 lawn grasses, 5 field seeds, 5 of flowers, 5 vegetables, 5 different kinds of fertilizer and five different breeds of baby chicks. The contest is: How many varieties of seeds and how many of the breeds of chicks can you identify? Many Awards Stop at the window any time, day or night, during the week, '• and fill out youf classifica tions. The ten high winner* will be given a number of suitable Hwards. Try it even if you are not an expert. Nebraska Seed Co. ■ . Corner 15th and Howard i A i .. i ■ .. r 1 4 sssii —-—-— ;g I Buy Farm Lands Now ||| Farm Lands have always been the % ' :j safest of all investments, not alone Safe but Profitable. Buy On An Upward Market—The demand for good land is showing a revival of activity. Good farm land will never be lower. Careful Investors Recognize This Fact and are picking up the best offerings in the best sections of the I r middle west. Dealers and Owners should take advantage of present market con ditions and make known their choice offerings through THE OMAHA BEE Omaha, Neb. f'iOTF. If you have ■ m and ranch lends for sale, write us fully and wc will adv i e you tho cost of advertising same and the ^8 host methods to use. Address Manager land Department, , fy' Omaha Bee, Omaha. Neb. jfc# r A 4 * Champion Male at Omaha Show, 1924 Owned and exhibited by H. H. Byers, now in pens of I). L. Bullock, Omaha, Neb. H. H. Byers Goes to Peoria. 111. Breeder of Champion Poultry to Be Missfcd, Say* Kntidsei). II. II. Byers, secretary of the Na tional White Plymouth Rock associa tion, who has been prominent in the affairs f the Omaha Poultry associa tion, has joined the George Lee com pany and Is now moving to I’eorla, III, ‘‘Mr. Byers will he missed by the poultry fans around Omaha,” said Harry Knudsen. “He bred and ex hibited the rhampion male bird of the Omaha poultry show last year. This bird and a few of his choice show stock are all that is left of the one time fine flock budded by Mr. Byers. "This fine bird fs now under the care of L>. L. Bullock of Omaha, who Is using him with some of his own pens." The Home Garden a National During the war an agitation for home gardening arose which has culminated into a national institution. Perhaps ^10 other line of agricultural industry has become so thor oughly organized as has the home garden movement. It is a splendid thing to be able to look out of the back window and see the resuits of hard work, springing forth into fresh green patches of new life. Those who | have never planted and attended to the back yard garden do not realize the pleasure which one can derive from this sort of work. Beginning next Sunday we are going to have a series of stories about “Back Yard Gardening,” which will deal with Omaha’s own garden fans. We know many persons who have already dragged out the old hose, have given the plows a close going over. The spirit of springtime is here. Not many, days hence one can drive through the resi-; dential part of the city, upon some cool eve-1 ning, and see the army of home food pro-] ducers under full colors. We are longing for those evenings to get here. True, we may have a blizzard before this editorial gets into print, but the real garden fans won't mind that. It is time now to begin getting ready. Look over the old seed bags, scout over the city for fresh ideas, put the soil in good order now by doing the early! fertilizing. Oh, boy! when spring gets here we will have much to do and we sure want, to be ready. TIME TO PREPARE FOR ANNUALS HERE Prof. X. K. Hansen was my in -tructor In horticulture while at col b ge. I consider him the leading au thority In America upon the subject if flowers The article below was liken from his bulletin, ‘'Flowers livery Day in the Year.'' Xo. 208, South Dakota State college, Brook ings, S. D. -Kditor g note. Along In March preparation must l>e made for the annual flowers by repairing old flats and making new one in which to sow the seeds. Zinnias have been Improved to wonderful size and beauty the last row years. To secure better harmony if colors. It is best to sow seed of each color by Itself, rather than mixed seed. The zinnia will give more bloom for the money perhaps than any other flower. Sow the seed In flat boxes and transplant once before setting in the field the first of Juner Zinnias do quite well from seed sowed out doors after danger of frost is past. The aster Is a standard favorite with florists and amateurs. The seed • ’f choice varieties is expensive, so It s best to sow the seed in flats and transplant. Tall nasturtiums can be grown without support as they pile up Into s low hedge when sown In single rows. These give more abundant blossoms on poor sandy soil than on soil that is too rich. The colendula has been improved j greatly in recent years. The rich) orange color of calendula "orange king makes it a general favorite, so much) so that it is now being grown by j florists to supply the market during j the winter. Sweet peas are indispensable in every garden. They have been de veloped to marvelous size in remit years, botlfc for indoor and outdoor planting. It is well to plant sweet pea seed early and the season may be lengthened by planting a few seeds in pots and transplanting into the garden as soon as danger of frost is over. Bachelor's buttons, oentauren cya nus. are Indispensable In a flower garden, as they furnish the deep blue color which Is so u“eftil in bom is. Candytuft and sw> nt alys- . are annuals that do well by sowing at intervals in the garden and furnish an abundnnce of small fragrant white flowers. Balsams are obtainable in many colors and do well from seed sown outdoors. Snapdragons have been greatly im proved In recent years and make a wonderful display both in garden and greenhouse. / California poppy (eschscholtzia) should be Included in every garden to furnish the deep orange color. AYRSHIRE COWS HAVE GOOD RECORD Krnest M. Pollard of Nfehawka, Neb., says: "I have been milking a string of Ayrshire rows which have made a good record. The following statement shows my tests: Production record of seven pure-bred \yr«hire cows from January 1. 1924 t*» January 1. 1925 For part of ihn year I milked 1* *a and for part of the year I milked more thnn the seven. But the average for the year was seven cows: Amout received for cream •old $ 772.20 Amout received fur five buU| calves sold . 320.00 Total .. $1,092.20 Amout paid out for grain fed and for what hay I bought . 385.45 I.raving a net profit of .. $756.45 I kept an accurate account of all grain fed the cows and the statement includes what hny they consumed that was bought. My own hay I had no way of determining, as it was hauled In from the field and I hail no way of telling how much there w*is. I sold all my bull calves but one. I have one heifer also. They are vorth ar least SI20. If these were added t«» the production of the seven cow*, which I have not done, it would increase the average production by at .cast $17.00 per cow. I am now milking 10 cows and am shipping $120 worth of cream month ly, even at the present low price for cream ” Institution There are several other colors now obtainable. French marigolds do very well from reed sown in the open. Mignonette! readily grown and the small fra grant flowers in rather neutral colors are useful In bouquets Portulaca Is especially good for dry sandy places in ful! sunlight. Cosmos when first Introduced from Mexico was too tall and blossomed too te, but In recent years early dwarf varieties can be obtained. The fra grant flowers are very acceptable in late summer. Cosmos plants may be taken up and potted to finish their blooming inside if desired. The long' stem* and sweet fragrance make them acceptable on the large city flower markets. STOCK FEEDERS USE SUBSTITUTES Norfolk, Neb., March 7.—Owing to ! the hlg!i price and low quality of corn, [cattle feoih 1 s are becoming interested in substitutes. Cottonseed cake and oilmeal are two coneentrated feeds that have been tried out by feeders in this vluinity and declared to have fulfilled the re quirements, George Sohecrger, owner of the Rattle Creek mill, who usually feeds a bunch of steers, has had experience with these feeds. Two years ago Mr. Prheerger fed a hunch of 2-year-olds which showed a gain of 500 pounds •ifter five months and 10 days on feed. This Is considered a remarkably good gain. He fed thpm all the corn they would clean up with alfalfa hay and 2!2 pounds of oilmeal daily. He d* < I c eil he ci juddered it good economy to feed the oilmeal or he would not have done it. I). S. C. Poultry Make Good Record Brookings, S D, March 7.—Re cords kept on the poultry flock at South Dakota State college during the past year show that the average production per hen was 135 eggs The records also show that the col lege flock everaged over 32 00 In pro fit per hen over feed cost. This compares very favorably with the average production In the United States which was 65 eggs per hen. according to the last United State* census figures. South Dakota's aver age per hen Is probably less than 50 eggs. The college flock consist of about 700 hens maintained for student in structlon and experimental purpose.* About 150 of these hens are known to he low producers but are kept for breeding and experimental use. The flock Is composed mainly of the fol lowing breeds: Single comb white leghorns, buff Orpingtons, barred rocks, single comb Rhode Island reds, and white wvandottes. A few birds of about 15 other varieties are kept for instructional purposes. Test Your Corn. We sound this warning, not be i11*e we feel that our readers need advice, but just for the good of the order -s it Is. If you have failed to •e*t the supply of corn which you are to plant this spring you are neg lecting one of the most Important things that should be done upon the farm. 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