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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, APRIL 18. 1921. 3 I i A Large Decrease Is Reported in Meat Consumed Figures for April Show Fewer Head of Live Stock Received And Slaughtered by Packing Firms. The statistical review of, the live stock and meat situation, appearing fin the Market Reporter of April 9, covering the month of February, in dicates a continuation of the general "trend noted in January and previous months. Compared with February. 1920, however, the changes are very pronounced and are far from encour aging, from the standpoint of the producer of livestock and meats. Compared with January, 445,586 fewer cattle and calves were received at 'the different stockyards of the country, while 165,829 head or 38,825 less than in January were returned to the farm and feed lots. The num ber slaughtered under federal in spection decreased 166,788 head. Total production of beef and veal for the month was 302,991,809 pounds or 84,878,031 pounds less than in January, yet the amount of fresh beef in storage increased slightly more than 1,200,000 pounds, indicating a decrease in beef con sumption. Imports of fresh beef during the month exceeded exports by 360.000 pounds. The average price of good quality steers per 100 pounds declined 94 cents, compared with the January average, and prime steer beef declines $3.23 per 100, pounds. Declines in Price. Compared with February, 1920. there were heavy declines in the average price of beef and veal and also in production. Receipts of cattle and calves were ,291,724 head -leas and the number returned to farms and feed lots was 74,087 head less. The number slaughtered under fed eral , inspection decreased 138,960 head, resulting in a decrease of ap proximately 80,000.000 pounds of product, the average price of good steers declined $4.03 per hundred and good steer beef dropped $4.44 per hundred, compared with Febru ary 1920. The February pork situation showed less change than either beef or lamb mutton. The number of hogs slaughtered in February was 576,332 less than in January, result ing in a decrease . of 79,000,000 pounds' of pork produced.. The amount of fresh pork in storage in creased 58,000,000 pounds during the month, while cured products in creased more than 112,000,000 pounds. The average price of hogs was practically unchanged, show ing an advance of only 1 cent per hundred over January. Compared with February,' 1920, 667,444 more hogs were slaughtered, resulting in 100,000,000 pounds more pork than in February ot tnw year. The average price showed a decline of $5.08 per hundred, compared with February, 1920, while the average price for fresh pork loins declined $7.04 per hundred, . nd smoked hams dropped $6.50. . Lard Yields Vary. The average lard production la February was 15.56 per cent of the live weight. Lard yields vary ac cording to the finish of the hogs and the market conditions for lard and range anywhere from 10 to 20 per cent, at the will of the'packer. Lard yields for each of the previous four months are: October, 12.63 per cent; November, 13 per cent; -December, 13.87 per cent, and January, 14.20 per cent. This shows a steady increase in lard production per 100 pounds live weight In February the average dressed weight was 176 pounds, or five pounds greater than in Janu ary and six pounds more than in February, 1920. The number of sheep and lambs slaughtered under federal inspection during February was 1L0.595 less than in January, or a decrease of . 10.35 per cent The amount of mut ton in storage decreased more than 18,000,000 pounds, or 23 per cent, during the month. This may be largely accounted for by the heavy exports of previously imported products. . The average price per 100 pounds decreased from January lev els by $1.66 for good lambs and 42 cents for medium to choice sheep. The average price for good lamb carcasses was $4.70 per hundred less than in January and that for good mutton $1.20 below the January average. Iowa Debating Champs To Be Decided at Meet Iowa Cityi la., April 17. (Spe cial.)The .state high school cham- pionshtpa m debate and extempo raneous speaking: will be decided by two separate contests to be held at the University of Iowa May 6. High 1 school debate champions from east ern and western Iowa and extempo raneous champions from five dis tricts in the state will meet under the auspices of the Iowa Patriotic league and the department of public speaking. Four-year scholarships in the col lege of liberal arts or the college of applied science in the university will be awarded to winners of the first two places m the extemporane- ous final. Similar scholarships will be given to members of the winning yw debating team. . The annual interscholastic high school track and field meet will be .held 'at the university the "day fol lowing the declamatory contests. Nebrsaka Dairymen Invited To Attend Chicago Meeting Nebraska dairymen have been in vited to attend the National dairy marketing conference to be held in Chicago, May 3, called by the Amer ican Farm Bureau federation. The conference will probably occupy two full days. The program includes the discus sion of milk marketing in larger cities, milk marketing in towns, co operative marketing of butter ana cheese and the co-ooerative condens- ary as a market for skim milk and whey. That portion of the pro gram dealing with milk marketing in larger ciiies will deal specifically with the New York, Chicago, De troit, Twin City, Oregon, California ina nusDurgn plans. THE GUMPS WtD LIKE T&l COOK AT MAT- ClNTOP isrr SYtu- POC STEP ill Committee of 21 To Study Fruit Marketing Plans Steps Towards Signing Long Time Selling Contracts to Be Worked Out in Near Future. The appointment of a committee of 21 was authorized by the Na tional Fruit Marketing conference, held in Chicago April S. The com mittee will be appointed by Presi dent T. R. Howard of the American Farm Bureau federation. The con vention passed resolutions urging the states to adopt uniform basic grading rules; asking the American Farm Bureau federation to create a fruit department under the direction of a specialist; recommending such tariff duties as will enable American fruit to compete fairly with foreign offerings, and advising all co-opera tive associations to await the report of the committee of 21 before sign ing long-term contracts with mar keting associations. The committee of 21 will make an intensive study of problems af- fectinar the fruit industry and will work out a plan whereby fruit pro ducers may establish and conduct a national co-operative fruit market ing organization. ' The action of the conference is in direct line with the policy of the American Farm Bu reau federation.' Four Chief Problems. Transportation, tariff, uniformity of -co-operative organization and methods of increasing consumption of fruit were the four chief problems discussed at the conference. The attendance was large and every fruit producing state was .repre sented. In his address at the opening of the conference President J. R. How ard declared that transportation charges were intolerable so far as producers were concerned. Fruits and vegetables -in- Texas, California, Washington and other remote sec tions were unsalable, due to the fact that transportation charges made their shipment to the consuming centers prohibitive. Mr. Howard declared that the farmer was not seeking any special advantage so far as tariff was concerned, but that he was demanding the same protection which industry had always received. He pointed out that one of the larg est markets open to the fruit pro ducer was on the farm itself. R. B. Peters, a director of the Cal ifornia Farm Bureau federation, be lieved that the fruit industry was en titled to a tariff arid agricultural representation on the tariff board President William B. Armstrong of the. Washingtan Farm Bureau fed eration, declared- that the railroads' attitude that the freighUcharge could be passed on to the consumer was an amazing fallacy; the farmer must in clude cost of delivery in cost of pro duction. .M. L. Hayes, representing the marketing department of the Texas Farm Bureau federation, de clared that increased freight rates had made shipments ' of fruit and .vegetables from Texas prohibitive. Willing to Take Chance. Senator H. M. Dunlap of Illinois, said that the farmer was willing to take his chance on the law of supply and demand if the others will. Gray Silver, Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau federa tion, explained how a Washington tailor asked him the equivalent of a carload of apples to pay for a suit of clothes and an overcoat. Tames Nicol, president of the Michigan Farm Bureau federation, reviewing Michigan's co-operative fruit marketing plan, said leading fruit men are all in favor of co-operative exchanges because they know that this will stabilize the market. Aaron Sapiro asserted that co-operative marketing is the 'biggest thing before farmers of the United States. A. M. Geary of Oregon urged that co-operative organizations be ad vised against long-term contracts with pseudo-co-operative selling as sociations. Murray D. Lincoln, secretary of the Ohio Farm Bureau federation, showed how the Farm Bureau was in a position to render the farmer and other farm organizations real service in solving both marketing and legislative problems. R. C. Pol lock, organizer of the American Farm Bureau federation in the northwest, drew a striking analogy between co operative , milk marketing and co operative . fruit marketing. C O. Moser, secretary of the Texas Farm Bureau federation, outlined the Tex as plan of commodity marketing. The Committee of 21 will have equitable representation of all fruit growing sections and aH sorts of fruits. 19 Classes Will Reunite At Cornell Commencement Mount Vernon, la., April 17. (Special.) One of the features of the sixty-eighth commencement it Cornell college will be the sched uled reunions of 19 classes of gradu ates. This will be the second an nual reunion of graduate classes un der the Dix system, which makes it possible for classes of the same periods to return together to the scenes of college days. ; NQvN- QO-- NEWM4YS ARE W AKifc rofcjHT IN THC- Ms If Twenty girls and 47 boys were graduated from the University of Nebraska School of ' Agriculture jn Lincoln Friday. The homes of the members of the class are scattered over the entire, state, coming from probably more than one-fourth of the counties. One member is from Iowa and another from Colorado. Practically all of the boy graduates come from farm homes and 80 per cent .plan to return and assist in the management of their fathers' farms. Twenty members of the class plan to attend the University of Nebraska next September. Some will enter the agricultural college to study agricul ture or home economics and a few of the boys will enter the engineering college. - x President C. A. Lory of the Colo- Young Cattle In College That farm boys in their calf clubs are mastering what may become the most profitable form of cattle feed ing is a suggestion arising out of this year's experiments at the state farm of the Nebraska College of Agriculture at Lincoln. The result shows that calves fed for baby beef made a profit, while yearlings and 2-year-olds showed a loss. The balance is all in favor of the younger cattle, the yearlings doing much better than the 2-year-olds. ' Prof. H. J. Gramlich, at the meet ing of live stock breeders here last week, also exhibited a scrub steer of rather better than average quality, which did better than cattle of better grade. This steer on 150 days feed ing grew irom ow pounds to 1,060. He was bought at $525 a hundred pounas ana win sen now at $7 a hundred. Farmers attending this meeting agreed that while i does not j)ay to raise such stock, there is real money in them as feeders when,they are bought at a time when they sell at low prices. In other words, the farmer who raised this common stock lost, but the feeder gained. A point generally emphasized was that feeders should not confine their operations to certain seasons of the year, but should feed all the time and that efforts should be' made to avoid all coming to market to pur chase or to sell at the same time, Young Cattle Profitable. ' The most successful feeding ex periment was that made with sep arate los of 2-ryear-olds's, yearlings and calves which were purchased last fall Each group of 10 head was sired by the same bull and out of the same group of cows, thus being half brothers. They had been raised Lunder typical ranch conditions and were high grade Herefords. The cost in he feed lot was $9' per hun dred., All three lots were fed alike on corn, oil meal, corn silage and al falfa. Silage was fed liberally at first and diminished as the corn was increased, and on January 1 all lots were on a full feed of corn. No oil meal was fed until December 10, two pounds per head daily being fed from then on. The result points to a real econ omy in feeding calves for baby 1 V'1 ? in ...i, (I "V '.- J SIGHT-SEEING YOUCfSN'T StE fAOCH IT m TXt bAi LI G NT- IP foot) Co AP AROUND NEftE AT NHY WHEN TH6-U&NT& UT - OCT A HOUV OP Vf AQ POLLOW ME " UWNar ROOM Nebraska School of Agriculture Graduates ardo agricultural college delivered the commencement address. He spoke on the subject, "The Pioneer." The following were members of the class. Not In picture. Mint Amu. Ntwberff. Or. Faul Atcblion. Coiad. Mathodlui Bartek, Weitoa. Allan Brubaker, Waco. Alice Burton, Bingham. Vinton Chauvront, Lincoln. Wald Coy. Waterloo. Wright Davit, Xebraaka City. Frank Edmanda. Lincoln. 'Either Oauaman, Lincoln. Marl Olandt, Benion. Ruaaell Graver, Ewlng. Jamea Hodge, Endlcott Murray Huff, Kimball. Howard Hunter, Lincoln.' ' Harold Johnaon, Stamford. Harold Kennedy, Ewlng. Carl Lundeen, HUdreth. -Maurice McFall, Brunawlck. Harry Madsen, Dannebros. . Mary Mammon, Hay Spring, Royal Kahratedt, Madison. Kathryn Norbladi, AxteU. , Show Prof it Feeding Tests beef. The profit on the calves was slight, being only 46 cents per head, but this contrasted favorably with the loss of $3.81 on the yearlings and $12.98 on the 2-year-olds. Average Gain 363 Pounds. The average initial weight per head of he 2-year-olds was 784.8 pounds; average final weight, 1,148.5, and average gain per head 3637. Feed required per 100 pounds gain was: corn 591.63 pounds; silage 834.36; alfalfa 64.32; oil meal 61.23, and the cost of each 100 pounds gained was $8.79. Each 100 pounds gained required corn, 495.11; silage, 655.11; alfalfa, 67.55; and oil meal, 61.33. The cost per 100 pounds gained was $7.54, Demg $i.zs less tnan tor the z-year k0,ds and 96 cents more than for the calves. - The financial statement on the yearlings shows the original cost was $50.60 per head, feed cost $27.13 and interest on the investment, $2.22. The cost of marketing figured at $7.50, bringing the total cost per head to $87.45. At $8.75 a head and weighing 922 pounds at market, they would bring $80.67.- - The calves consumed daily rations of corn 8.68, silage 8.55, alfalfa 2.10, oil meal 1.35. e The original weight, 380.7, and the final weight, 709, an average gain per head of 328.7 this being an average daily gain per head of 2.05. Less feed was required per 100 pounds, gained, this being corn 423.41, silage' 417.07, alfalfa 102.43 and oil meal 65.85. The cost of 100 pounds gain was $9.58. " The financial statement shows the original cost per head at $34.26, with a feed cost of $21.60, interest on the investment of $1.50, and marketing cost $1. The total cost per head was $64.36. The market price was $8.75 and the weight at market 709 pounds, bringing t return of $62.04 per head. Madison Woman Drops Dear! While Giving Son Drink Madison, Neb., April 17. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Ira Lyons dropped dead here while handing a drink of water to her little son. Her husband hear ing her fall, found her dead a mo ment later, . . THE GUMPS f iNft YWkT COUBT VAB( 1& SULM A BEAUTIFUL SOUND 80A&&- Throw amktch ovjTTWfc AMD IT SOUNDS II Kg IQfAB ROCK - THE COCO WATER. iSHOTTEfc IN THE &UIANVER TlrAg THAN THC MOX NAT5 - IN Tw6 VMNTtR TfrE Tmct Bonrw coco Elal Faaaoh. Millard. Eva, Rapp. Holyok. Colo. Wendall Richmond. Millard. Earl Rohrbaugh, Falrbury. Emmanuel Soukup, Bpencer. Myrtle Steffen, Waco. ' Florence Stolley, Benson. Otto Thomaen, Florence. Charle Warren, Elkhern. Huber Whttcomb, Mlnatare. Alice Zimmerman, Henderaon. Leland Anderson, Lincoln. Harold Barnett, Unlveralty Place. Ma Bloom, AxteU. Harold Bruner, Weat Point Grace Campbell, Washington, Kan. Mary Clymer, Lincoln. Helen Cummin, Lincoln. Arthur Douglaa, Palmyra. Paul French, Xinooln. William 0mmlll, Ewlng. Fred Grau, Bennington. Ralph Harlan, Bethany. Roger Hollck. Kimball. Wendall Huff, KlmbalU Carl Johnaon, Monroe. Ballard Kahoa, Palmyr. Robert Klrkman, Lincoln. Eugene McAllister. Nellgh. -Gerald Macy, Lincoln. 9 State College Plans Special Short Course For Junior Farmers The state college of agriculture is already planning a short course for junior farmers and homemakers during boys' and girls' club week. May , 30 to June 4. One hundred club workers over the state have free tickets coming to them as a reward for their devotion to agricul ture and homemaking last year. About an equal number of others are expected to come at their own expense. The program for the week in cludes trips to Omaha and Crete and visits to various state institutions and industries. The regular work of the week , wilt include live stock judging fqr boys and classes for girls in garment making, home nursing, household management and other phases of homemaking. The trip to Omaha will be made by special train. The packing houses, stockyards and various other industries and factories will be vis ited. Luncheon will be provided at the stockyards exchange and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce will give a dinner and entertainment in the evening. Co-operative Firms Pay Big Amount in Dividends . A recent survey by the bureau oi markets, state department of agri culture, of co-operative concerns operating in Nebrbaska in 1920, shows that patronage dividends were distributer among 50,647 stockhold ers, of whom more than 33,000 are farmers. Replies to the questionaires were received from 485 co-operative con cerns. Of this number 243 are co operative elevators and 114 co-operative stores. While the survey shows that the largest percentage of farmer-owned elevators, farmers also own a major ity of the stock in stores and other co-operative concerns in the State. District 10 of Rebekah , Lodge Elects Officers Geneva," Neb., April 17. (Special.) District 10 of the Rebekah lodge met at Exeter in convention and elected the ! following officers: president, Mrs. Plants, Harvard r vice presi dent, Mrs. Kirby, Tobias; secretary, Mrs. Busner, Harvard; 'and treas urer, Mrs. Chas. Spence, Fairfield. About 100 delegates and members attended the meeting. An address was made by the assembly president, Mrs. Cain of Fremont. Students Give Play. Aurora, Neb., April 17. (Special) A comedy, The Hoodooed Coon," was gives before a larg audience .by the Junior class of the Aurora High school. Music was furnished by the Aurora Jazz orchestra. Health Clown Speaks. Aurora, Neb., April 17. (Special) Chd-Cho, the well known health clown, talked to the Aurora school children at &t poera house. Drawn for (Copyright. J window lOU'Rf ttfOINta OUT 'N TXe? UdtHT- duyr HK WALKING OUT OP A CAM ONE eLASTrNV IP TOUVECOT WEAK EfES You BETTfl? PUT ON iOMC BLUE CLASSES - TMia n ALOVElf PLACE P XOU &ONT Gerald Malander, Belgrade. Glenn Mitchell, Rora. Herbert Nelson, Bwedeburg. Loure Oaborn, Lincoln. ... Margaret Paaach, Millard. Emeat Raun, Upland. Frank Roebling, Omaha. Homer Scott, Lincoln. Luell Bparka, Sutherland.' , Hugh Stoddard, Auburn. Blanche Sutherland, University Plac. Oltv Tracy, Henderaon. Clay Westcott, Malcolm. Wayne Wlckharo, Lincoln. PouU Surprising as itf may seem there is, nevertheless, a greater interest in poultry raising, now ' that feed is again low in price, than there was when feed was high. This, despite the fact that eggs have dropped to a prewar figure. When feed was high eggs were proportionately high, yet people fought shy of the poultry business as if it were a plague. And yet today eggs are lower in compari son to cost of production than they were during the war. Poultry raisers made more money when feed was high than they can with low feed prices today, and correspondingly low prices fr fresh eggs. Enough said. The fact of the matter is that we are back to the old basis of try ing to prove that it costs more to produce a dozen eggs than we can get for them. The large importation of Chinese eggs is, of course, large ly responsible for this condition, and it is hoped that a republican con gress will shortly remedy this condi tion by placing a tariff on Chinese eggs, which, by the way, dear reader, in the writer's opinion, cannot bear the light of day. These Chinese eggs may be used in cooking, but when it comes to actually tasting them it is this witer's belief that the American public will balk and balk hard. "V The ideal time for hatching Leg horn pullets, according to Professor A. G. Phillips of Purdue university, as stated in his address to poultry keepers at the University of Mis souri Farmers' Week, is about April 10. "I want my pullets to start laying between October 15 and November 1," said Professor Phillips, "and in order to accomplish this I find that hatching about April 10 is the best time with Leghorns." He also in dicated that Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds should be hatched about a month earlier, as it requires, more time for pullets of these varieties to mature than with the lighter birds of the Leghorn type. Where three hatches of Leghorn eggs ar made in the same incubator, the first hatch ought to come about March 20, the second High Prices Next Winter BnyaibgaooeintlStolDen4et three imi sen m few month. It'a U ample adt7. Yea toh no fiakittB when rota Egg-O-Latum JZta, Kees ta ttrtctly tmh for aa entire mar. Colorlee. odorlen. teewlea. Protect egg irominoimurv,oaore,germBDaaeee7. rroven by thouundi far Are ynre. Every user ea taudutlo. Ha tpedtt ma or bou oetded. ..Get roar apply of Egr-O-Utam man. 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At the end of the year they owned 1,111 chickens, 713 rabbits, 266 pigeons and consider able live stock. From their gardens, the income was $6,063; chickens and other ani mals brought a revenue of $6,351, while 18,376 jars of fruit and vege tables put up by the children brought them $6,248. One-Half of Students at Iowa Uni Earn Own Way Iowa City, la., April 17. (Spe cial.) At least one-half of the stu dents attending Iowa university are doing work to pay all or part of their expenses incident to their uni versity attendance, it is disclosed in reports made by the offices of the dean of men and the dean of women. According to authorities of the university, there are more men than women who work their way through, but about one-fourth of the women earn their way, Typewriting and stenographic work, bookkeeping, newspaper re porting, library work, tailoring, bar bering, caring for children and waiting on tables at various organi zations and in restaurants are some of the ways in which students make money that they may receive a col lege education.. about April 10 and the third around April 30. With the heavier breeds the first hatch out to 'come not later than March 5, the second March 25 and the third hatch not later than April IS or 20. . r-Vtb You Can Grow Better Chicks if you start them right. Thev need at first anf for at least three One that contains in U iff rat. Ili7 lie Pratts Buttermilk exactly meet thaw requirements. raise them Hzil. 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L "The Reliable Consignment House Omaha, Nebraska Winter Wheat in Nebraska is Far Above Average Condition of 93 Per Cent Re ported by Federal Esti mator Rye Placed at 92 Per Cent. Winter wheat in Nebraska shows an average condition of 93 per cent, and winter rye averages 92 per cent, accrding to the April crop report just issued for the state by A. E. Anderson, of the United States de partment of agriculture, and Leo Stuhr, secretary of the Nebraska de partment of agriculture. Other fea tures of the report are an increase in the number of brood sows in the state, and lower demand and wages for farm labor. The condition of .winter wheat is 93 per cent, which forecasts a pos sible production of 58,329,000 bush els. The present condition is three points above the last December con dition, and about nine points above the 10-year average condition for April. Conditions have bn un favorable in a few of the northern and wetern counties, due to dry weather during the fall and winter months, and some slight damage by high winds this spring. Some Stands Thin. : Some of the stands are reported quite thin and a small loss in acre age is expected. Conditions over the remainder of the state have been ideal from the time the ground was prepared and wheat made, a heavy growth. High winds dried the surface soil somewhat this spring and a general soaking'rain is needed. The condition of rye is reported as 92 per cent, a gain of 2 points since December. It is rather unusu al jor the condition of rye to be lower than winter wheat at this date,1 but is said to be due to the fact that the more important rye counties have been short of moisture since last fall Brood Sows Gala. Brood sows gained 5 per cent in number over last spring, the total number being reported as 667,000 head, compared to 635.000 head a year ago, 733.000 head in 1919, and 811,000 in 1918. Feeding operations have been comparatively light dur ing the winter. The farm labor supply is 118 per cent compared to last year and 100 ' per cent compared to normal. The present labor requirements are 88 per cent compared to a year ago, and 90 per cent compared to normal. It is pointsd out that the mild weath er this spring has enabled farmers to do a large per cent of their work, thereby limiting the demand .for help. Wages have been reduced by about 25 per cent and in some local ities by 50- per cent from last year. Oklahoma Woman Admits Fraud, But Pleads Not Guilty Hastings, Neb., April 17. (Special Telegram.) Admitting that she had committed frauds, but declining to call an attorney. Mrs. J. M. Stone of Tulsa, Okl., pleaded not guilty to issuing worthless checks and was bound over to the district court In default of . bond she was placed in the county jail. Inquiries relative to the woman have been made by the authorities of Denvec and Grand Is land. weeks a true- "babv food." correct amounts and wooer . . Baby Chick Food It raises every good chick mat Ituimlnrt. W .r I t v . . . v. ..' I "baby earth, Not PhiUeMpUe eraato -6 i