Box Butte Potato Improvement Project 1916
The Box Butte Farmers Association promoted potato improvement with two color posters and farm demonstrations across 20 meetings. County agents published a detailed bulletin, showing treatment and seed selection benefits, boosting yields and quality. Marketing efforts included a Market News Service and daily price reports, with 1836 western Nebraska growers on the mailing list and substantial estimated gains from improved practices.
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Neaska
Box Dutte
Box Butte
U. & Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
United States
Potato Growers’ Association
Triumph
Office of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Bassett
Office of Markets and Rural Organizations
Pacific Northwest
Alliance
Hemingford
St. Joseph
Western Nebraska
University Farm
Nebraska
Secur
A. E. Prugh
Kansas City
Wsnally
Prugh
Partners’ Association
Market News Service
Oat Smut Control Campaign Yields Big County Benefit
In Box Hutte county a 1916 oat smut campaign added demonstrations and a countywide letter drive. Treating 93 farms covering about 2,730 acres reduced smut by half on treated plots and increased yields by roughly 3.5 bushels per acre, worth about $3,777 overall. potential savings in 10,000 acres approached $5,000 bushels.
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John Jelinek
Peter Jenaen
Humtagtore
Léasscabe
Beaumont
F. A. Trabert
Box Butte
Onta Amut
Box Hutte
Wimes
Box Butte Seed Corn Day Warns of Frost Impact 1915
In Box Butte county the seed corn question gains attention after an early killing frost in the wet backwash season of 1915. A circular letter prompted farmers to select seed corn prior to last fall's frost, marking seed corn day under a Farmers' Association effort to improve crops.
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Box Butte
Farmers’ Association
Otb
Seed corn campaign boosts Box Butte yields and income
A countywide seed corn drive reviewed conditions and testing results from 1914 to 1916. Samples by variety were labeled and tested weekly, with 1914 and 1915 selections posting high averages. The effort, praised on streets and in bulletins, reportedly lifted corn yield by about two bushels per acre and added roughly 8,922 dollars in value across 11,153 acres.
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Farmers’ Exchange
Crib
Lie
Box Butte
Livestock Gains Highlight Box Butte County Farming
Box Butte County shows higher livestock returns with better sire quality and feed. Eastern Nebraska studies note \nlower returns for mixed herds while Box Butte averages rise to 169 on pure breds. County agents promote breeding, vaccination, and loco weed control to boost cattle health and profits.
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Box Butte County
Nebraska
Box Butte
Hog Cholera Outbreak and Vaccination Efforts in County
The county reports its first hog cholera outbreak in October linked to hogs from the North Platte valley. Post mortems confirmed cholera, and vaccines were given on October 14 and 17. Vaccination results appeared favorable, with lower mortality than expected, while some cases spread before detection. Public notices followed.
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North Platte Valley
Neils Peterson
Corn Silage Experiments Highlight Nebraska Farm Findings
In Nebraska trials, forage shortages hinder farming yet corn silage proves most reliable. Native calico and yellow dent corns performed well for silage and fodder. some eastern varieties failed to mature. Double-width spacing for grain under the altitude and short season proved unsuccesful, while canes and sorghums were also tested by the County Agent.
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Nebraska
Big Buyer of Live Stock Sways Western Nebraska Trade
D. B. Watson a leading cattle and hog buyer and shipper in western Nebraska recently purchased hay near Halsey at 22.85 per ton to feed on the ground. He plans to bring 330 head from Eaton, Colorado, to western Nebraska this winter. Also notes Watson’s long history in stock marketing and a plug for Herald job printing.
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Nebraska
D. BE. Watson
Halsey
Eaton
Colo
Dan
South St. Joseph
Stubbe
Trainman Milliken of Alliance Focuses on Hog Ranch
G L Milliken, veteran Burlington engine man between Ravenna and Alliance for 22 years, visits his Pennsylvan ia home routes back to Alliance. He also runs a stock ranch in Horseshoe Valley Scottsbluff district feeding cattle sheep and now hogs with 300 head ready for market soon. The Alliance Herald costs $1.60 yearly and publishes 12 to 24 pages per issue.
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G. L. Milliken
Burlington
Ravenna
Alliance
Mr. Milliken
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Milliken
Horseshoe Valley
Scottsbluff
Alliance Herald
Lesue
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