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1 . ... ..... ... .., ,.,.Mfrt(l5...MMIIMtn:!-.-'.....,...,,M... , .u,ln.H..MM.MtMl..,(1 1 1 ' l 4 V " ' Christmas Greetings V.'r ' , X 1 k J: TO ONE AND ALL Electric Service Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harold and Children mi WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY Here's hoping that you and your loved ones will know every joy at this Yuletide season. VALLEY VIEW SINCLAIR joe & Florence LCji' J "" wxM .J.. J ( '"1 WELL, YES, SANTA, those things are nice too but if you'll just take a look in here for re ference we may get to the crux of the matter. Now, the mechanical toys and scientific gim cracks etc. Sometimes U helps to bring along a book of some kind to put across a point, especially when you're getting lined up on what you want for Christmas and your counsellor is Santa himself at Santa land sponsored by the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce. THE PLATT8MOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX Section B Monday, December 24. 1962. I j'Till-Plant' System Cuts Soil Loss, Aids Usage of Water WISHING ALL THE JOYS OF THE SEASON TO OUR MANY FRIENDS. STYLE SHOP MARIE DAISY ANNA JANE I I BERNICE ' .SH52S2SHSZS3HS2SSSBSHSHSSSHS12SHS2SHSSS2S2SZSZS2SH5ESZ5E5ESZS2Sy V 1 M m'0''4f29'Ffi-i . w , .Mart. y ASS. it &. vim i i S32 '5jW V iKMMWr iwiw ByjCC f " l5f ' i nS iii w" s Irrf I"! If 1 FRIENDLY CHRISTMAS Vk GREETINGS With gratitude for your loyal friendship and support, we extend our warmest wishes for a very cheery holiday season. YOUR FRIENDLY HINKY DINKY STORE CHICAGO Nebraska studies show that the tlll-plant system of minimum tillage can cut soil losses substantially on sloping land while slightly Increasing a water Infiltration. ii! These findings were reported in a paper by Dr. Howard Witt jmuss, associate professor of ag- ricultural engineering at the & 'University of Nebraska, speak- ing at the annual winter meeting of the American Society of Agrl- j cultural Engineers. Norris P. B Swanson. U. S. Department of I Agriculture staff member su ctioned at Nebraska, co-authored the paper. Dr. Wittmuss reported that local Infiltration and soil losses jwere determined for corn plots planted by the tlll-plant system of minimum tillage and by con ventional tillage. Results showed that total infiltration was In creased slightly and soil' losses were reduced 64 per cent with the tlll-plant system for two rainstorm Intensities and dura tions. The studies were con ducted with Bridgeport very fine yandv )nam cn the University's North Platte Experiment Sta tion. "A further reduction in annual ! soil losses could be exDected for the tlll-plant system because of ! the shorter time the' bare sur i face soil is exposed to rain storms that cause excessive ero : sion. The till-plnnt system would nrotect the soil adequately under the slope and length limitations of this study with straight row i farming. However, a convention i ally tilled field would require more intensive conservation I measures for the same degree of protection," the Nebraska en . glneer said. "The till-plant system which leaves the soil surface protected by residue until planting and then tills a strip 18 Inches wide over the row. It has been adopted In Nebraska primarily because of the savings In oper ating costs and labor at a time of peak demand," Dr. Wittmuss said. "Savings in soil and water also have been observed for the New Certified Seed Directory Now Available LINCOLN A new winter edi tion of the Nebraska Certified Seed Directory has Just been published by the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, ac cording to Richard Mills, Asso ciate Manager of the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association. The directory llsta the certified seed growers of hybrid corn, hy brid sorehtim. oats, snrinff bar- ley, spring wheat, bromegrass. alfalfa, sweet clover, sorghum i varieties, orchard grass, soy beans, wheatgrass and sudan. "This publication includes those growers whose fields met the field Inspection requirements for certification. Final certifica tion of the seed Is not deter mined until a representative sample of each lot of seed la tested In the laboratory for pur ity, germination, and other re quirements and found to meet the standards for the certifica tion of that particular crop," Mills explained. Copies of the new Nebraska Certified Seed Directory may be obtained free of charge by writ ing the Nebraska Crop Im provement Association, College of Agriculture, Lincoln, Nebras ka, or by contacting your local county agricultural agent. tlll-plant sys'.em but quantative data were not available until now. Three tillage practice treat ments were used in the studies conducted at the North Platte Experiment Station: They were: 1. No tillage stalks cut only on previous year's corn stubble; 2. Conventional tlllage-c u t stalks, disk, plow, harrow, plant corn; 3. Minimum t i 1 1 a g e cut stalks, and plant corn with till planter. A machine which can produce an artificial rainstorm called a rainulator was used to produce storms In June and July. Two typical eroslon-pioduclng storms with a high frequency of occur- ance were used in the study. The first, an 18-mlnute, 4.2 inch per hour storm, is typical of the short duration high-intensity storms expected once a year hi central Nebraska. The second, a 60-minute, 2 8-inch per hour storm is of an intensity and dur- i ation which can be expected j once In 10 years in the same ; area. Soil losses in terms of tons per acre under the 18-minute, 4.2 1 Inch storm averaged 8 tons fur j conventional tillage plots, 3 2 ' tons per acre for the till-plant plots and .4 of a ton for no- j tillage. The gecor.d 60 minute 2.8 ; -Inch storm produced losses of ! 10.7 tons under conventional ! tillage, 3 4 tons under till-plant ' and .8 of a ton under no tillage. ; Heard about the County . . . Cass County takes its name from Gen. Lewis Cass, son of a Revolutionary War soldier, a close friend of J. Sterling Mor ton. Cass was Secretary of War, U.S. Senator, Minister of France, Governor of Michigan, and an 1848 Presidential nominee. He was one of the strongest sup porters of the Kansa.s-Nobra.ska bill. An interesting Incident of pioneer courage is told of Mrs. Gertrude Wiley. Mrs. Wiley's husband came to Cass County in 1857 and in December she start ed out alone in a buggy to join him. The trip took her 2 months but she arrived safely with $1,800 in gold tied in a little sack at her waist, although she was shaking with ague so badly she could hardly drive. Call Your News And Social Items to 2141 News of the Civil War came i to Plattsmouth Just before the Platte Valley Press went to press. ! Its editor waa away and Dr. R. '' R. Livingston stopped the pres-; ses and inserted a brief state- j ment of the facts. He then) printed dodgers and circulated them. That night a meeting was i neia and Company A of the First Nebraska Volunteers was form-' td. Dr. Livingstons company J saw action at Fort Donelson. Fort Henry, Corinth, and Bhilo. ! The Arkansas Legislature pass- j ed a resolution thanking them for their service In the war. I A Classified Ad in The Journal ! cost as little as 50 cents i YULETIDE JOYS TO OUR MANY GOOD FRIENDS CLOIDT SERVICE 3fy L. 7'"" ffff Mt Q' 1 . A: 3 May the Christinas message shine in your heart, bringing new hope, courage and fulfillment. HILLCREST HOME MR. & MRS. L. W. (Roy) MOORE Holiday Plants Could Bloom Several Weeks Troops Named to Angus Association Jack and Lois Trocp, Platts mouth, have been elected to membership in the American! Angus As Mo. relation at St. Jo::eph, The Troops were among the five breeders of purebred Aberdeen-Angus in Nebraska elected to membership the past month. LINCOLN You can keep col orful holiday plants for many weeks by providing proper care. The poinse'tia is especially sensitive to drafts and temper ature changes. It can't stand night temperatures lower than 60 degrees, and needs water cften enough to keep the soil moist to touch, says Wayne Whitney, University of Nebraska Extension horticulturist. The cyclamen will tolerate cooler night temperatures than the poinsettia duwn to a mini mum of 50 degrees. Keep the soil moist, but avoid getting water in the crown of the plant or it will rot. Christmas cactus and Christ mas begonia need full .sunlight or bright light. Poor light will cause both to stop blooming. Water the benonia onlv when the soil looks dry. Do not keep Itj wet all the time. The Christmas cactus requires less water than any other pop ular winter-blooming plant be cause it stores water In its stem tissue. To keep plants blooming, fol low these general rules: 1. Keen the plants "in sun or bright light. 2. Water th.'m when the soil is dry to touch, using water of room temperature. 3. Protect them trcm sudden temperature changes. FRADY'S LACE AM) FRILLS FOR MEN New York The latest fash ions for men show a return of the lace and frills of long ao. They are making lace dickeys for men. This new product, known as a dickey, is two inches wide, but tons to an ordinary .shirt in two places and is designed to turn an ordinary white busine s shirt Into a fancy shirt for evening wear. They can be washed and re quire no Ironing. Definition Marriage: A system of pro ducing motors for tricycles The Tradewlnds, Honolulu, Hawaii. mm. wj A BLESSED CHRISTMAS Sincerely, all of us extend our hope that this holy season will bring all of you fulfillment of your dreams. GENE'S BOOTERY "SHOES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY" PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA I? y Sjf 1 If ! if SJ? It M K t i iff II If S II II II VX iK- -t $ .-. n'ry rt n tr? II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II e ii . i If PLATTSMOUTH STATE BANK U MEMBER F.D.I.C. Carl J. Schneider, president Orville W. Julian, cashier John V. Svoboda, assistant cashier Fred R. Herre, assistant cashier Rona'd D. Srhnelder, assistant cashier Naomi Day Alice Jahrig Arthur Warga Lois Cook Bernese Keil II II & i Lola Shellenbarfer Patricia Blessinf ft Rosalie Clary hSf