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i f Troubles Jam Elevator Space c s s ounty 1 """ " - - - I """"" nt-J 1 f ' ' ' . - ' - - t 1 f - k 3 ' - V 4 I EssrauB" Legislative SIDELIGHTS . . by BERNIE CAMP Information Director Nebraska Earm Bureau THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, July 11, 1955 . PAGE FlVh Grain Is Golden in the Fields This 'n Thai 1 ; J j I i t ( k :a in a i , . rnw -i . These trucks and trailers lined up at the Mynard elevator show what happened in Cass county when the wheat yield wras great and railroad grain cars short supply. Growers have WARNING TO RUSSIA General Alfred M. Gruenther, Supreme Allied Commander in a Soviet attack against the West now would be defeated because Europe, recently declared that of superior Western air power. This statement came as the U. S. Air Force said the Falcon, its newest missile, could knock out enemy bombers "long before" they could strike. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal RADIATOR REPAIRlb4G ONE-DAY SERVICE Plattsmouth Motors Washington Ave. Ph. 287 Survy ConiKtetl by SKCIGAS Midwest ferm Msgoiinai BRAND A BRAND 6 Vi Farmers know Ske!g3S best. In a recent independent survey, 71.5 of the farmers interviewed named Skelgas first when asked about LP Gases. No other brand ranked even a close second . . . proof of the good name earned by Skelgas fuel and Skelgas appliances. Quality products and dependable service have earned fcr Skelgas the industry's best name. World's Finest Fuel & Appliances s w HARDWARE w ( 71.5 i, mUt . Jt-'. ... M- a fW , i Li i 8 " . Jit to;,v . ; Mr wmmm UK k reported yields as high as 71-bushels per acre in an exceptional wheat growing year. Most Cass county elevators were full with space coming only when rare grain cars were available. Journal Photo. Wheat Pours Out of Combines - i !.. , " V 'v St" k! J, - ! : . His Ed Howard lovingly shovels down his golden wheat at his 26 acre field about five miles south of Plattsmouth. Heavy and ripe, the field should make over 50 bushels per acre, Howard thinks, but so will many other wheat fields in Cass county this year where an exceptional yield has crowded elevators and where many loads of wheat wait loaded on trucks until empty freight cars are avail able fcr loading out. Journal Photo. Keep Cool Animals For Better Gains; They Keep Eating Poultry, cattle and hogs do better in summer if they are kept cool. They keep eating, gaining and producing. Research by agricultural en gineers shows definitely that livestock produce mostefficient ly at temperatures between 55 and 65 degrees, reports the July iQiiP of Successful Farming- mii "-azine. Production drops; rapidly as temperatures rise, the report showed. It is just as important to keep livestock cool in summer as to keep them warm in winter be- 5 ? -f jfrxrt ,7 f 7 '!- - cause of the way an animal's body utilizes feed. Part of the feed is turned into heat. Cattle on full feed will disipate as heat 20 to 30 per cent of the gross energy of the feed. When air temperatures rise, the animal's skin temperature rises too, but not as fast. The difference between the animal's temperature of the air becomes less and less, until the animal cannot maintain normal body temperature. When this occurs, the animal eats v less and breathes faster. The result is a drop in production or rate oi gam says the article. When water evaporates f rom i an animal's skin it helps dis sipate heat. The tests show that calttle provided with showers averaged a daily gain of .37 and .22 pounds per animal greater thn unspryed anmails. Results of tests where drink ing water was cooled to 65 from 90 degrees showed that cattle increased their daily weight gain up to .36 of a pound. .Poultry feed efficiency is tops between 55-66 degrees. Swine feed-conversion efficiency of a 166-260 pound hog is best at 60 degrees. Dairy cattle produc tion is cut more by warm tem perature than by cold. FIXED AUTO COSTS "Fixed costs" of operating an automobile, which include in surance, license fees and depre ciation, have risen nearly 10 cents a day, according to insur ance experts, who find the aver age owner of a medium-priced car may expect to spend $30 to $40 more to operate his car this year. Britain overcoming U. S. lead in tankers. FUSSELMAN FUNERAL HOME S AMBULANCE MONUMENTS I Louisville Phone 3981 f7 Federation u Y ",....".".., .W.V.,.V.V.V.'.V.V.V.'.V.V.-XWAW.W.W. Keep Nebraska Beautiful Travelers judge a community and a state by, what they see along its roadsides. The just concluded session of the Legislature recognized this fact in approving the Keep Ne braska Beautiful Law which makes it an offense to dump garbage or trash along state roadsides. In cases where the offense can be proved a fine of up to $100 may be imposed by court action. To Keep Nebraska Beautiful Law does nothing about trash dumps and auto wrecking yards, but deals only with litter on the highway right-of-way. Comparatively few offenders will be tried with the Keep Ne braska Beautiful Law, but it is hoped that convictions will ' be widely publicized. More clean ing up of state -roadsides will be achieved by education and pride than , by legal action. To emphasize education and create pride, a number of state-wide organizations have created a Keep Nebraska Beautiful Com mittee to coordinate their ef forts to promote clean highway rights-of-way. The state committee was or ganized in the fall of 1954 when Governor Robert Crosby, fol lowing action of the Council of State Governors, asked repre sentatives of state-wide organi zations interested in highway trash elimination to meet with him. The passage of the Keep Nebraska Beautiful Law was one of the first moves recommended by the committee. Clean roadsides and highways actually mean a dollars and cents saving to state and local governments. No one knows how much , exactly it costs tax payers to pick up roadside trash; or what the bill is in broken mower blades and cut tractor tires on road maintenance ve hicles. ' State highway department of ficials modestly estimate about $30,000 a year spent for clean up activities. This probably is an extremely modest estimate, for states which kept close rec ords have found the cost run ning many times $30,000 annual ly. Groups interested in the clean : roadside and highway campaign include farm organizations, rec- ; reanon organizations, women s organizations, veterans groups, civic clubs, public power agen cies, the beer and liquor indus tries and departments of state government among others. More Great Plains Turning to Grass Report Indicates More and more of the vast area of the Great Plains is be ing returned to grass. A recent report shows that during the past 20 years, 14,723,164 acres of plains were restored to grass lands. Researchers and ranchers of the Great Plains are not in complete agreement as to whether more forage and live stock can be produced by the virgin stands that grow before the nineteenth-entury settlers plowed the sod, or whether some new grasses introduced from elsewhere would do better re ports the July issue of Success ful Farming magazine. James G. Ross of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment otation says that varieties such as crested wheatgrass, Ree wheatgrass, and Homesteader bromegrass have outyielded the native grasses over short DCriods. But. in mnnv inctanpps the native grasses tend to comej back as lush viplris nf nwpr grasses thin down because of depletion of soil fertility. Donald F. Burzlaff of the Ne braska Station recommends thej warm-season native grasses fori land to be retired to perman-l ent grassland, or abandoned! farmland needing revegetation.i No introduced grasses so far have maintained themselves as; well as the natives. ; George Rogler of the U. S D.' A. Field Station. Marrisn Nnrth ; uaitota, leeis that there is no better place than the northern Great Plains for the ideal use of new, introduced grasses introduced species, such as crested and western wheatgrass, nave carried from two to three, times more animals per acre; than good native range in tests at the Wyoming Station. The; only drawback is the increased maintenance and reseeding cost,1 reports the article. j An observation has been made in the Great Plains states, that much better luck can be had production-wise by bring ing southern strains of grasses1 north, than by bringing northern strains south. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal r . V- 5 5 .1 III..II Miflfr" Ed Howard, on the nearest tractor, and his helper, Larry Shepherd, cut an exceptional stand of wheat on a 26-acre field about five miles south of Plattsmouth. Mr. Howard said he thought the field would make about 50 bushels per acre and appeared to be of fine quality. With elevators jammed, he was figuring on'bin- ning his wheat if elevator space would then haul it in later. Journal Photo. Mr. Broken Axle t f. I1 ' - - III 1- I , ' --: ; : - r Wheat elevators were jammed all last week because of a hefty yield on Cass county wheat acreage and a shortage of grain cars but here's one man who had added trouble. Halted with a broken axle near Murray Friday was this wheat-filled trailer wThich broke on the way to the elevator. Journal Photo. mm Ti i On June 23rd the West Side Rooters met at the home of Gerald and Sharon Fredenburg at 6:30. We then started on our tour to the different homes to see the pigs. After we returned, our leader, Howard Pool, had a short business meeting.. Lunch was served by Mrs. Fredenburk, Mrs. Mendenhall and Mrs. Backemeyer. Jerry Backemeyer Club Reporter .n Wednesday, June 22, the .tviicnen iiuuerers met at uie home of Barbara Ebler. All nine members and four visitors were present. , Roll call was answered by naming vegetables ' in season that are economical as w7ell as healthful. Demonstrations were given by Barbara Ebler on how to make sandwiches and Eugenia Borne meier showed us how to ar range a vegetable plate. Refreshments were served by Turlcj- , nn - n Wednesday, June 29, the Kitchen Kluterers met at the home of Mar Margaret Cook. A11 members and five visitors 1 were present. The How Tal! Will Name . . Address The Journal's Corn Stalk on September 1. i 1 r 5 ,1 . vf' - - f lit . . jj-;' 2 ...ft: is not available at Murray. He Howard lives near Murray. Adds Worry &r Air. 'i-j Plans were made for a picnic for our next meeting. Mrs. Cook, our leader, has been helping us with, some new 4-H songs. Our 4-H club award was re ceived at this meeting. Demonstrations were given by Charmaine Parriott on how to make oatmeal cookies and Diane Bernemeier showed us how to make lemonade. A very nice Junch was served by Diane and her mother, Mrs. Chester Bornemeier. Cheryl Ann Bornemeier Club Reporter UNUSUAL STORY VIENNA, Austria. After par ticularly bitter quarrel with his wife, a 28-year-old Vienna work er rushed out of the house and was just in time to catch her in t his arms wrhen she jumped m desperation from the second story. He broke her fall and both were taken to a hospital she with slight bruises and he with shock. SNOW DRIFT HALTS PLOW POCATELLO, Idaho John Gibbs and Floyd Allen trudged 7 miles to Henry, Idaho, recent ly in order to , thumb a ride into Pocatello after they got stuck in heavy drifts near Grays Lake. They knew it wouldn't do any good to call for the snowplow because they had been driving it. B;Ba:n;!B;!i:ffl:iC!B:KiixB:!rw:8:!iim'a;r Edwin T. McHugh ATTORNEY Office in Corn Growers State Bank a m g Murdock Nebraska ii;3!!!i;si:si:i;:Bi:!!;B::Bn;;B!!:i:B;!ii:B;:;!:Bi: Journal's it Grow Contest will bs inches high ' t "- m i J .-a." l" a.'V! CORN ROOT Ai'IIIDS Stunted corn plants may be the result of corn root aphids. A J few fields in Cass County have been-reported this summer. After the roots are infested there is no practical control. Cornfield ants are responsible for root aphids, as they care for them in the winter, then place them on the corn roots. Control must be directed against the ants. Cultural controls such as deep plowing and thorough discing in the spring to destroy anc nests have been recommended in the past. Likely some of the soil in secticides will provide good con trol of ants, if worked well into the soil in the spring ahead of planting. WATCH FOR HOPPER MOVEMENT With grain fields being har vested and hay fields mowed, a migration of hoppers . into ad joining corn, sorghum and soy bean fields will result. It will pay to spray and kill them before they scatter all through the corn and bean fields. There are a number of insect icides which are effective, used as a spray. Recommended rates per acre are: aldrin 4-oz.; chlordane IV2 to 2 lbs.; ciieldrin 1 to 2 oz.; helptochlor 4 oz.; and Toxaphane ly2 to 2 lbs. Generally any of these insecti cides can be mixed with 2, 4-D. To be sure if they are compati ble, first mix a cup full of the 2, 4-D, insecticide mixture. If no lumps results, they can be mixed and run through a sprayer without difficulty. Caution should oe taken in using . insecticides where live stock are or will be feeding. Clarence Schmadeke, County Extension Agent . PLAN YOUR VACATION WELL NEWS NOTES ' There are lots of things to con sider in planning your, vacation. No matter how long or short a vacation you're planning, every one concerned will have a bet ter time if the vacation is planned in advance. In making your plans be sure to consider everyone who's going along. Here are some suggestions to help you have a good vacation: 1. If you're traveling with someone who is ill, select, a va cation spot that offers recrea tion for him as well as the rest of the family. 2. Are vou traveling witn- a NOW IS THE TIME TO SPRAY AND WE HAVE THE PROPER SPRAY MATERIAL GRASSHOPPERS Aldrin Dieldrin Heptochlor Chlordane Gallons - 5 Gallon and Job Lots WEEDS and BRUSH 2-4-D - 40' Butyl Ester 2-4-D - 45';c Amine Salt and Other Popular Formula FLIES Lindane Chloradane Methoxychlor Fly Flakes Fly-Con Fly Charmers Malathion Concentrate Dr. Hess Fly Spray for Dairy Cows Bring Us Your Spray Problems WE GIVE S & H GREEN STAMPS ' 4 S25 &mpfZtm. ' 1DBUGS Clarence Schmadeke, County Agent Pearl Schultz, Home Agent baby? If so, you may find him to be a better traveler than the r,st of you. Dress the baby as comfortably as possibly and be prepared for changes in temper- .1 ature. You'll find a basket or folding car-bed far more com fortable than holding the baby. 3. Don't forget to take along a first-aid kit and first-aid book. The kit should include sealed sterile gauze, adhesive-, tape, bandages, sunburn prepa- ration,, a mild antiseptic, yellow laundry soap for poison ivy, as pirin and any other simple household drugs which you have used and which your physician has approved. If your physi cian has prescribed special med icine for any member of the family, N be sure to take along enough to last all the time you're ' gone. ... DUSTLESS, SMEARLESS CLEANING The two most important fac-, tors for success in cleaning house are clean cloths and clean water. They make all the dif- ference between cleaning and smearing. Homemakers who use aust cloths without washing them just spread dust around instead ' of removing it. Those who use the same suds ; for mopping floors and washing window sills are wasting time too because dirty wash water doesn't get anything clean. , k Pearl L. Schultz, Home Extension Agent WAR RESERVE EQUIPMENT United' States Army ware houses now have a total inven tory of reserve wrar equipment valued at more than $20,000,000,- -000. More than three-fourths of the total is stored in the United States and is in addition to the $5,000,000,000 worth of equipment in the hands of U. S. troops here and abroad. When You Think of SHOES i Think of X-RAY FITTING TIDCDOOQSHIL ! 1 i 1 I 4 ' i ? ? N El