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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1909)
Omaha Sunday Bee. PART NINE IMPLEMENTS PAGE 1 TO . PART N NE AUTOMOBILES PAGES 1TOI. The VOL. XXXIX NO. 25. Implement Dealer and Corn Show By P. &. BsUer, President Uningsr Implement Compaay. . ' -''" . K V. L HALLKR. President Unlnger Implement Co. While it is true that the prosperity of the farmer affects everybody with a rnatheniatieal precision from which there I no escape, some lines of business fel that relationship more keenly and more quickly than others. The Implement dealer stands c'ofctirt to the farmer because the .farmer looks to Mm for improved labor , saving maohlne.rv with which to plant, to cultivate, to harvest, to thresh and to transport his crops, and so while the world Is immeasurably richer or poor as (he farmer in Nebraska raises a bumper crop or a haplinsud yield of Inferior grain, the implement dtslrr Is the o:ie who bene fits or uf.Vis first. T'.ivi Implement dealer can do a great !! to lilr.g at'ut the conservation of the oil eo bad'y needed in Nebraska and still mure to enthuse the farmer in the selection f better iseed corn. Tho writer has just 'irtiuied. as a representative of the Na '.I.ral Corn exposition, an Interesting meeting at Wahoo, Neb., held in the build ing of n enterprising local implement dealer, Mr. O. M. Thorp, manager of the Wahoo Implement company. About sixty days ago he advertised . that on December 1 he Would give a buggy slued at IIS as a premium ta the farmer who raised the best ten ears of corn in Saunders county. Over 1(0 farmers were exhibitors and among them were It large number of boys and girls, members of the Boys' and OlrU' Corn Growers' associa tion, consisting .of over 10.000 young people In the state of .Nebraska. In spite of the pouring rain the room was crowded with farmeia who were deeply Interested In watching prof. Vsl Keisor from Die. agri cultural department of the I'niverglty sf Ne!rsska. who Judged the corn by jnodern tclenlifi'; methods. Theru was yellow corn, white corn, some rd corn, all shapes and sixes of ears. At 1:3 o'clock the people were called to order v and seated on chairs and buggies In the sample room or standing around the speaker, w ho told about U) aims and hopes of the National Corn exposition to be held at Omaha from December ( to IS. The interest displayed was remarkable and thos- in attendance surely went homo "proud of their vocation and determined to make competition harder for .e winner next year. Prof. Keiaor explained in de tail the method of Judging corn, gave the farmers a practical talk and answered the various practical questions asked. While most of the farmers present were Intelli gent young men, American born, there were number of shrewd Bohemian and German farmers present who appreciated the reference to the conditions existing In this country as compared with the old country. They were astonished to find that in Germany and England after thousand years' use of the farm land they raised on an average thirty bushels of wheat per acre with Improved methods of V farming, whereas the wasteful us of farm iNinds In America produce on the average only seventeen bushel of wheat per acre and other things In proportion, lu the efflo mt the deaier was a simple wYisitora Can 'See 81 L in the .o - ' SlS ; device showing the farmer how to U?t seed corn, a device that would nut cost j farmer $2 to make. Every time a farmer came in to the dealer's place of business his attention was called in k polite yet forceful way that ha ni.ght Jujt as well r-Hise severity bushels of corn per acre as forty. That ail he would have to do would be to rig up some kind of simple corn testing machine such as shown by the dealer. This effort on the part of the dealer to look after, the welfare and Interests of the farmer without direct pecuniary re turn Is appreciated and is the surest way to Increase confidence and business re lations between the farmer and the, re tail Implement dealer. While the farmers were In the dealer's place of business they saw a manure spreader and became interested in what the dealer had to tell them of that great labor saving device and wonderful farmer's In vestment, the manure spreader. While one farmer was asking about this manure spreader and a group of farmera were lis tening to the explanation, one of the lead ing farmers in the neighborhood stepped up and said, "I would rather do without a farm wagon, or a cultivator, or a plow, than without my manure spreader. Top dressing on wheat increases the yield from five to ten bushels per acre and a manure spreader Is better than a savings .bank deposit to the farmer." Another farmer told of the saving the gang plow was over the single plow, and the whole meeting resolved itself into an experience meeting that It would have don a revivalist's heart good to see. Such relations should exist between the Implement dealer and the farmer in every community. The dealer should do some thing for the interest of the farmer, and do It willingly, without hope of Immediate financial return. If every retail Implement dealer in the state of Nebraska will take Planters Employ Modern Methods By M. B. Johnson, Manager Xmerson-BrantUgham Implement Company. V- -' r ' v ' "... -. i. w f t -', '-. TUT- " . " v - X .- t iV t H. K. JOHNSON. Manager Emerson-Brantlngmau Implement Co. Modern methods of farming, together with th modern machinery, have made our farmera the best in the world. There la a feature which perhaps is a large a fac tor in th Improvement of our country a any other, and which to a great degree is oer looked In summing up th cause re sponsible for th prosperity of the farmer. I refer now to our school of agriculture maintained by the various state universi ties. The teach th boys how to product more crop on ls ground and to do It batter. These universities should receive th cordial support not only of th farmers, but of th different men In mercantile pusuits and of th implement manufac turers. It seem to me that "lSln" la to be our banner year, and the Com show now just starting Is typical of what is coming. I this matter up, get in communication with the agricultural department of the University of Nebraska, get Into relation ship with the Nebraska branch of the National Corn Growers' association, get pamphlets and printed matter from these sources, as well a.- from the National Corn rspos'.ri'-.n and nmke his office the eerier of Information for the farmers In the community, he will be doing them directly a great good and himself H corresponding good. After all. there Is nothing pays quite so well as altruism, doing something for your fellow man without Immediate return of a cash value. I 'would advise that there be several prizes given by the implement dealers In the town for the .- best corn raised, say a first, second and third prize. The main point Is that the implement tiealf r should not allow any other merchant or line of business to take advantage of this great opportunity. It is the retail implement dealer's privilege and duty to be headnuarters for Information In regard to everything pertaining to the raising of a crop of frraln, corn or grass. It Is his duty to become better posted on every labor saving farm implement which the Ingenuity of the American inventor Is constantly per fecting. There are some retail Implement dealers so short-sighted as to refuse to sell, for Instance, a two-row riding cultivator be cause, forsooth, they might sell two one row riding cultivators instead of a two row. That dealer dos not deserve to suc ceed and will not sficceed in the long run. Be honest with the farmer, be his best friend, go to some pains to find out ho.v you can benefit him, and the result will redound to the retail Implement dealer's credit In every way. his standing in the community will be raised, his relation with the farmer will be improved, he will gain wjtat is needed probably more than any thing else, a respect and pride in his busi ness that he lacks at present. The poet has Invoked blessings on the head of the man who made two blades of grass grow where one grew before. That is the true way to make the imple ment business both your 'vocation and your avocation. y. j. ilALI.EH. believe it will be the greatest exposition of its kind this country has ever seen and its officers and members are to be heartily commended for the great work they are doing. It was with a great deal of pleasure that I noticed an extremely nealthy condition of affairs in Nebraska during my last three-weeks' trip over dif ferent parts of the state. I do not be lieve that In my ten years' experience with Nebraska trade conditions, that I ever saw things apparently so prosperous as they are at this time. While there have been partial corn failures in some portions of the state, this is easily offset by the prices that our farmers are receiving for their grain and live stock. The recent heavy rains and snow have I wet the soil through to permanent mois ture, and it snis to me that this In sures the small grain crop for 1510. The farmers all oxer the country are wearing the "Smile that won't come off," and they say that this moisture In the fall is aj good for their land as a coat of fertlizer. It la my sincere belief that the farmers of Nebraska are today In better shape than ever to laugh at th friends back east, who laughed at them lu their turn for coming to "drouthy Nebraska." They Implement dealer is deeply Interested In the progress of the farmer. Manufacturer keep an eye upon his growth and are watchful of his needs. The Inventions from time to time are the result of his numerous and varied Investigations along these lines. Farmers are quick ta discover the value of machinery and are, in most instances, consulted about Inventions bafor they r placed upon th market. And usually the most valuable lmpleraeata bar th sanc tion of progressive plajiUra before their manufacture Is nnrli rtsh L In this section of ta country w ar dependent upon th farsuar. Our increased wealth la measured by hi success, w prosper as h prospers, and we usually find ourselves cramped about th sam Urn that he ruu upon bard times. I find that generally farmers are interested In th Cora exposition. They profit by It, and th promoters of It hav accomplished mttcL and will accomplish, much more. .OMAHA SUNPAY'MOKNINO, DECEMBER Implement Dealer and Corn Grower By George N. Peek, Secretary and Treasurer John Deere Plow Company. J0 j GEORGE N. PEEK, Secretary-Treasurer John Plow Co. Deere ' The relation of the implement dealer .o the corn grower la so close as to make him particularly interested in whatever makes for the betterment of the farmer. I am especially Interested in the Corn show. Our company has contributed liber ally to it this year and last, and I be lieve that we should all. as pitixens of this section, do what is in our power to keep t!ie Corn show here. This Is the cen ter of the corn belt, and so far as other sections are concerned, this location Is the best. Holding the exposition In Omaha is of incalculable value to this Immediate vicinity. It Is always "hottest nearest the fire." I believe that the Corn show is a great stimulus to Improve methods for better farming. It is a great educator. If farmers will Increase the fertility of their soil, thereby making possible greater pro duction on a given acreage, it is easy to see that our entire community will be benefited the merchant In the country as well as in the city. I noticed in last Sunday's Bee tftat near Seward, Neb., 140 acres of farm land re cently sold for $27,000, and at Wilbur, Neb., 153 acres of farm land recently changed hands for $20,000. How neceasary It is for those farmers to Improve the production there. How much It must mean to them Farmers as Buyers of Automobiles By J. P. Davis, Treasurer rionr Implement Company, Conacil Bluffs, Is. The litre has arrived when the buyer of automobiles ond the seller thereof are com ing to a more practical understanding. The automobil mar chant a the end of profit JOHN P. DAVIS. Manager Plonear Implement Co Council bluffs, la. .j, I'M)!). . , i and to the whole country to make three stalks of corn grow where one or two grew before, and to make each stalk pro duce two or three ears of good corn, in stead of one or two indifferent ones. Of course, to increase production the land must be susceptible of a high state of cul tivation. Still, it Is not alone fertility of soil that Increases production; it Is know ing how to get the best results from the soil we have with our present known methods of farming. In this connection, I might say that the John Deere Plow com pany manufactures a corn planter which is. guaranteed to plant accurately 90 per cent of selected seed corn, three kernels in a hill (which is the accepted proper number), or, if you please, two or four In a hill, or alternately three and four, three and two, etc. How valuable must this Implement be to farmers and how much must It add to the corn crop of this country! What wealth it pours into every char.nel of trade! How ever, this is only an instance. The other Implement manufacturers are contributing their quota every year to some valuable implement whereby farmers may Increase their yield. I think it Is safe to say that by modern methods for better farming and with he knowledge of the subject which is being taught by the corn show the corn crop of Nebraska can be Increased 10 per cent on the same acreage under the same condi tions. On this year's crop, for Instance, that would mean approximately 17.OO0.CO) bushels more corn, or about ts, 000. 000 more money for the farmers who produce it. This additional njoney would naturally go I to purchase the refinements and luxuries. The farmer, as a rule. Is beginning to take advantage of Improvements. He not only looks over the new Implements to be used in the cultivation of his crops, selecting those that are useful and discarding those that are useless, but he improves his seed and adopts advanced methods. He is be coming a reader and a student In his chosen calling. Combined effort on the part of all the con cerns of Omaha to make the exposition a success and a permanent feature in this city would be only in keeping with the spirit which has stamped Omaha the "most progressive ci:y in the west." Some of us have contributed liberally to the various institutions In Omaha with pur poses laudable enough, but not as far reaching nor as Instructive, nor as bene ficial to Omaha or to its dependencies as the corn exposition is and will continue te be. Especially to the implement dealers, wholesale and retail, is the material ad vancement of the educational features of Uie corn show a matter of the deepest in terest. . In catering to the sporty buyer or In the semi-sporty element of the every day buyer and is endeavoring to provide an automo bile that Is practical for every day service rather than the endeavor to pass every other automobile on the highway. In fact. the merchants are endeavoring in a quiet way to curb this element of the buyers in their rurchaae. Cars are being designed for lower speeds, rather than high. The purpose be ing first on the manufacturer's part to save the reputation of his car by having it run at a less racking gait and further to give his buyers a. car that will last a longer period. As a result cars are now going In practical service all the .year around. In a number of localities automobiles are being used In the dally delivery of mail and do the work of three teams. In a great many localities they are handl ing the great cream Industry, it being found possible to get the cream of a very large community Into the market In much less time, in transit, which means better quality of cream, for cream, be it understood, de teriorates rapidly when left exposed at waiting stations and at the farmer's gate. Truck farmers are now usftig automobiles. Formerly the track farmer got up at S or I o'clock te prepare his load, in ordsr to get in oa th market la early morning. The truck farmer with an automobile SINGLE sleeps today as late as his neighbor and still gets his load on the market reasonable time. Even m helping the farmer In his pleasures the automobile economizes time. By Just a Utile thoughtful provision the farmer's teams does a practical day's work and is turned out to pasture at an early hour in the afternoon while the farmer and his family attend the after noon Chautauqua session and so through his entire list of labors and pleasures the buyer now finds the automobile actually economizing providing only the buyer and tha merchant have a thoughtful consulta tion as to the buyer's needs. Practicability has. therefore, become the principal thought of the merchant and an earnest consultation with the buyer, a careful canvass of his needs and desires pt.eceeds the average sale with a result of gain to both. As a matter of course the largest class of buyers of automobiles today are the farmers. It la a. mere matter of propor tion of population, of course, but those who are posted realize, that three-quarters of tiie sales of automobiles today are to the farmers and this has brought about an other practicaK revolution. This time It is the roads that are affected. In the paat the farmer made his roads under protest, working out his road tax on call and unblushing.y gave to the road district as mutilated a day's work as he could pos sibly hand out. Short hours, frequent rests and a tender solicitude for his team that seemed highly important on his day on the road which would simply have been ridiculous on his own farm the next day. As a result the west was without roads of little other distinction that the former divisions betwixt various farms. Today every farmer automobile owner Is a gpod roads advocate and actually a road maker, owning his King road drag and he gets out and uses it and takes pride in it and encourages his neighbor to do like wise. He helps provide lecturers on road making, attends a ten days' special course In road making at the state agricultural Relation of Manufacturer to Farmer By Oeorg B. Twbbs, President Alamo Engta and Supply Company. ! ' f, ' OEORGE E. TTBBS. President Alamo Engine and Supply Co. The advancement of the farmer and the eitixenry of the country is marked all along the line. But I think nothing ha contributed more to the comfort of those residing outside of the large cities than the little engines driven by gasoline. Thy have brought it in touch with th thing a few years ago, found only in very !are;e places. They have mad the problem cf hired help a simple one. Today farmers grind their feed with the gasoline engine; they pump water, churn, shell corn, separate cream, saw wood, run gener&iora and Hunt their buildings by ireans of this engine. Farmers are coming into their own now adays. The manufacturers have kept the needs of the farmer and villager always before them, and from 41m to time hav produced very valuable inventions, which the farmer could not all spns with now. At present, th mora Impart act a COPY FIVE CENTS. Vh f- , V. y -s-. .,:: v. j E. A. HATFIELD. Manager Kingman Implement Co. and President Implement Dealers' Association. college and gets all the road building in formation possible and applies it in every way that he can and what is more h encourages his neighbor. The states are now being gridironed by roads that are not only passable for auto mobiles but for every c'.uss of vehlole and In this way the automobile's good In fluence la extending far beyond the actual owner of the automobile. Practicability Is the question of the day. The merchant and the consumer are get ting together. well as. that which affords more safety and comfort to country people, is the mat ter of lighting. There Is nothing more serviceable than a lighting plant, connecting the residence with the barn and stables and outbuildings, the driv. the yards, gardens, etc. In many sections farmers light th premises from their residences by isolated or Indepen dent system, which Is the storage battery system. The safety, cleanliness and eonvenle.ne of electric light Is becoming generality recognized and there is every Incentive to make it universally available, depending of course upon the gasoline engin as its source of energy. Abundance of light can therefore no longer be classed as a luxury, but must be considered as a necessity to home com fort within the reach of a moderate in come. ' Power is also needed by every farmer in keeping pac- with modern methods and the ever Increasing scarcity of labor, and is available on a basis which makes It an attractive and profitable investment. In connection with every country horn where an isolated lighting plant Is In stalled, the power may also be used for operating a more or less complete water system. The Installation of such a system will vary according to conditions as to how extensive a plant is required and what source of water supply la available. In many places a well pump n ay be oper ated direct from the engine or from a line shaft connected to tho engine, or In other ; places it may be necessary to pump a well at some distance, when a separate motor can best be used. Where it is desirable to have a constant supply of water under pressure on hand for domestic use, a pneumatic water system can be Installed. With this system the water can b kept in a tank located underground or in th basement, where it will be free from frost In tho winter and kept cool and fresh dur ing the summer. The pneumatic water sys tem, which Is generally understood at the present time, consists principally of an air tight tank of sufficient capacity, which Is first filled . with air under pressure and afterwards water is pumped in. Th air (Continued on Pag Thre)
