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rw p i !! I ; ' 111 fatelHlU i ! i,! i .' . '. 4 H SiSEMOMAL COM "'1 v 4 " f p 1 111 Yi - M 4-U'EKS IN CAPITOL Leonard Hild of Plattsmouth, extreme With other 4-H'crs he posed with Nebraska's Congressional dele r it; hi, was among 4-H'ers who visited the nation's capitol in 19G0. gation in the office of the Vice President. 1 jtf Extension Report for 1960- tafli't iFlii p . ' wtlw f - Cll .- jCn3 fti ijlH-..T ... LWjLaMJLa-IiAyrtKdLt i nryStln'Swi 4-ti tKs Two thousand hungry 4-II club delegates require a lot of food. Above is a view of the Grand Ballroom of Chicago's Conrad Hilton Hotel where delegates to the 38th National 4-II club Congress were guests at a breakfast given in their honor by Raymond C. Firestone, president of The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Proposed New Uses for Corn Starch Not Likely Bonanza LINCOLN The prospect of ment off the farm In allied ag- NAMED TO COUNCIL Named to the Exten sion Council in I960 were the, three members shown at center, Art Roclofsz, AIvo, left, Gene Nolte of Murray and Mrs. Herbert Heil of Louis ville. A!so shown are Ralph Wehrbcin, Platts mouth, 1959 Council President, extreme left and Mrs. Alvin Grocsser of Louisvil e, 1959 secretary, at' extreme right. Ir ' t - - w V 'Miil' Y 4MEkA. . AVI HKiia. . ... .......,''. I ; -: ' 3 iJll- an immediate impact on the agricultural surplus problem through proposed new uses of corn starch is not bright, a not ed industrial chemist declared here. Dr. John T. Goodwin, Jr., technical director of Corn In dustries Research Foundation, Washington, D. C, told Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Sta tion workers that the present uses of corn starch for industrial ricultural Industries or in other occupations during the decade ahead. 2. Finding ways of speeding up the flow of our excessive crop acres into other uses more need ed in the nation, such as timber production, recreational uses, in dustrial and building develop ment, water shed development and grass. Any. supply adjustment solu tion results In a decrease in the purposes are quite large In com-numr 0f cultivated acres and MOISTURE Cass County bottomland farm- Missouri River bottoms. The farmhouse is just ers had too much moisture a!l of a sudden last below Plattsmouth's Main Street. Spring when the snow runoff hit the Platte and parison to some proposed new uses which chemists are now trying to develop. Genetic research work now in progress at industrial labora tories and institutions across the country1, including the University. 00 Nebraska: College of Agricul ture, is aimed at changing the nature of starch in the plant, Goodwin pointed out. "Where this is possible, starch modifica tions can be achieved much more economically than by chemical means," he added. Goodwin also quoted several scientists who view the present surplus as a temporary pheno menon. "From the viewpoint of chemists" he continued, "the surplus will disappear before significant inroads can be made by the development of new In dustrial uses." Other speakers on the pro gram during the morning gen eral session were J. Carroll Bot tum, Purdue University agricul tural economist; and J. T. Reid, nationally-known authority on dairy animal nutrition from Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. All spoke on subjects related to the general conference theme, "Agricultural Surpluses." Bottum said the agricultural surplus situation resolves into seeking' a solution to a two-fold problem: 1. Working out ways for im proving the opportunities for the high proportion of farm youth that must find employ- J w V "ivV U'VtT-v' .... " t ' .'- ilk v-.:r ? . . t - ;5 &U2X V FARMING GOES AQUATIC much livestock from river bottom land last Spring. Stock which ilitln't get out before the water cawr was stranded mi rivor islands ... It became necessary to evacuate : An Army Corps of Engineers barge was outfitted with a Den to rescue some stock owned by Elwoed Snodgrass south of Platts- iinMith. Thft rrs, r intrr proved unnecessary but other stock was buuic uctdtd rescue for lack of iced and threat of higher water. i taken uff islands by barge. in the amount of labor required, Bottum declared, ."although some people believe that by cer tain .supply adjustment pro grami, this can be escaped." Bottum listed four proposals fo$ adjuatuiff-. supply). i i.-: t yFflee 'prices. ! ' " v' , Market quotas for all farm .products. Mandatory or compulsory crop acreage limitations on each farm.. Voluntary acres retirement program with payments. For, the major surplus com modities, Bottum opined, "nei ther storage nor supplementary payments can be used as a per manent solution to the present surplus problem." These devices, he said, "may be very useful in conjunction with other programs or for tem porary situations, but used alone, they either result in un manageable storage supplies or excessive payments over time." He told workers from the Uni versity's six experiment stations that "our agricultural surpluses toda ' have grown out of our rapid economic progress and the failure of the resources in ag riculture to adjust sufficiently fast to offset increasing techno logy." While commodities in storage are the most obvious indicator of surpluses, "our basic problem Is that our agricultural plant to day is geared to produce four to eight per cent more commodities than the market will take at what is considered either social ly or politically acceptable prices," the Indiana farm econo mist reasoned. "While most analysts of the Leonard SKIiEd ets 1 ward The highest award a 4-H lng accomplishments to his cre- memoer can receive is ine na tional 4-H Club Conference Trip. Leonard Hild of Platts mouth was one of the 4 Nebras ka 4-H'ers to make the trip in April 1960. Thus Leonard joins a quite lengthy list of Cass Countyans who are Alumni members of the National 4-H Club Conference, which is held at the nations Captial each year. Leonard has several outstand- dit earned during nis a years as a 4-H club member. THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL Section B PAGE SEVEN Monday, January 23, 1961 Extension Report -for 1960 Glass Etching Workshpps ,.. Glass etching was the subject chosen by the Home Extension Council as their special interest subject for 1960. The meetings were held in February. Inclement weather and deep snow drifts were a hazard that kept many ladies at home. One hundred twenty five attended the workshops. Each lady etched a design onto a glass object. Several clubs had additional workshops. Two non-extension clubs held workshops on Glass Etching. jtyffW.' IS AH tXVESTAEHT IM W'W' I GOODCmZEUCHtP" U ' Wrong Number Birr, Ireland Queen Eliza beth telephoned her sister, Prin cess Margaret, from the royal country home of Sandringham in England But Dooley's Bar an swered. Margaret is visiting Birr Castle, the home of her mother-in-law, the Countess of Rosse. Its telephone number is Birr 23. The number of Dooley's Bar is Birr 32. farm problem believe we should continue to work vigorously for expansion of the market for farm products both at home and aboard, they see expansion of the market as only a partial solution of the farm problem in the immediate period ahead," Bottum concluded. Thar is why we congratulate CLARENCE SCH MADAKE, Cass County Agent and MRS. MARTHA WEST, Home Extension Director and the many men and women who give hours of their time to help direct the activities oi our farm young folks on their accomplishments in 1960. FARMERS STATE BANK MEMBER F.D.I.C. Avoca, Nebraska Elmer Hallsttom, President L. E. Wulf, Vice-President Hfi turn THE REASON Cause of it all was the winter's record snow fall! which melted and ran off in a matter of a few days. Lots of country rads were like this much of the tunc through the late winter and early Sprinif. NEBRASKA LIVESTOCK SALES, Lincoln, Nebr. BURLINGTON STOCKYARDS SALE DAY EVERY WEDNESDAY SELL HOGS AT 1 1 A.M. 2000 West "O" Street then turn south over the viaduct Thanks to you many (arm folk who have visited us at cur barn. From your area we have received some fine consign ments of hogs 2nd we have ncticed that several bunches of cattle have been purchased in this area from our barn. Last Wednesday, January 1 8th., again our butcher hog market w;s strong. One load of 18 butchers weighing 259 lbs. sold for " $17.85 per cwt. which ws exceptionally good for the day's market'. If you will figure with us, you will net more money selling your hogs here. There were 43 hog consignors and 73 cattle consignors this past week. Cattle sales looked good all around-stock cows $170.00 $191 per head. 4 purebred Angus cows zveraged $248.00 per head. Steer calves 400-500 lbs., $25.00 to $29.00 cwt. A nice string cf heifer calves brought $103.00 per head. Scld some yearling feeding heifers, 682 lbs, "( $23.10; Another lead. 605 lbs., $24.10. Medium fat cartle 1002 lbs. sold for $24.60 and their heifer mates, 955 lbs., sold for $2350. AN EARLY CALL to our office cbcut a planned consignment of stock cattle or feeder pigs will enable us to do advance advertising. Also a leprcsentative wi.l come and Icok at your stock if a call is made errly. We invite you and your family to visit our auction, CRUBAUCH BROS., Auctioneers & Operators MARV and DICK CALL EDDIE MORRIS, Ashland, Nebr., Auctioneer and Fieldman for Ashland and East Lincoln area. CRUBAUCH BROS., David City, Nebr. EMpire 7-3324 SALE BARN Office HEmlock 5-2938 Lincoln "1 I .. ' ! 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