Early County Pioneers Tale Of W D Johnson Homestead
Morning trip west from Hemingford visits the home of W. D. Johnson a longtime resident with a 320 acre farm. Johnson recalls being among the first to raise spuds in the area and buying the county’s second digger. He notes spuds grow best on established ground, wheat suits new ground, and hogs corn and alfalfa form a profitable mix. He emphasizes sending children to school as the best possible education.
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Hemingford
W. D
Local Farmer Eli Rickell Noted Community Secretary
The report recalls Isaac Rickell living a few miles west of town, a retired farmer with 160 acres of grassland. He serves as secretary of the Code New Lodge, the I C O F, and the Hemingford Telephone Co, while also maintaining wells and windmills. Rickell came from England at age nine after his father died.
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Isaac Rickel
Johnoes
Mr. Rickell
Rickell
Codenew Lodge
Hemingford Telephone Company
England
Merle Price Cultivates Large Farm in Local County
Merle Price operates 160 acres owned by his father and works 30 acres of spuds along with 120 acres of wheat 50 of oats and 40 of corn. Born in the county he plans a big crop across all fields and seems pleased with the prospects surrounding his home.
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Merle Price
Merle
Farm Notes From Town Area Report Averages and Losses
The report covers L C Roberts near town with 510 acres in crops including 40 wheat 100 oats 40 corn and 140 spuds claiming the best year yet. W S Adams four and a half miles west on Hutton Clark farm recounts losses from a recent barn incident including a wagon potato digger and 250 bushels oats plus fruitless crops. A H Bacon hosts a hearty dinner noting a long residency and satisfaction with farm life and home improvements.
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Adams
Hutton & Clark
Farmer boasts rich harvest across six hundred forty acres
The speaker describes owning 640 acres of land with 80 acres of wheat including a noted pure black macaroni variety, 45 acres of corn, 18 of oats, 35 of potatoes and 20 of alfalfa. He says Cedar County holds no appeal after this year's crops and claims the best harvest yet.
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Amos
Cedar County
Luke Phillips of 1600 Acres A Skein of Local Farming
Luke Phillips, longtime farmer since 1886, owns 1600 acres with 1000 cultivated, including 450 on the home wheat farm and 80 acres of alfalfa. He advocates summer fallowing and crop rotation with corn, spuds, and wheat. He reports land cost about 1 dollar per acre, current near the hundred-dollar mark, and notes his cement block two story house. He has kept the Herald since start. His son Ova is the airplane man. Bert Mart farms south of Phillips with 160 acres, 15 per acre five years ago, now valued at 85 dollars. He grows 50 acres wheat and 45 spuds, finding spuds the surest crop.
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Luke Phillips
Phillips
Herald
Ova
Bert Mart
Phillips Place
Bert
Spud yields rise as lime boosts crop stand on local farms
Roy Phillips farms twenty five acres of wheat thirty of oats forty five of corn forty of spuds twenty acres of beans ten cattle and twelve horses He notes spuds are the surest money maker and lime treated seed gave a perfect stand on twenty acres Unlimes shows poorer stand The C L Myers runs three hundred twenty acres with his son They report spuds and wheat better than last year and near optimal potential outcomes
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Roy Phillips
Roy
R. Myers
Stanley Oivish Builds Diverse Farm Stretching Over Acres
Stanley Oivish, a Bohemian immigrant who arrived twenty nine years ago, owns extensive holdings including forty acres of wheat thirty of oats ten of rye twenty of corn ten of spuds fifteen of cane and millet on prime soil. He describes the country as best for a poor man.
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Stanley Oivish
Bohemia
Stanley
Otto Fallback Harvest Report On His Farm Near Town
Otto Fallback owns 320 acres eight miles west and one north of town. He began harvesting Saturday morning with about 60 acres of wheat that looked like thirty bushels per acre. His farm includes 60 acres of wheat, 40 of oats, 50 of corn, 5 acres of spur (spuris) and alfalfa, 13 head of cattle, 50 hogs, and 8 horses.
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Otto Fallback
Otto
A. A. Moll’s Farm Life Reports Bountiful Wheat
A. A. Moll, a resident from Town eleven years ago, farms 640 acres with 285 for wheat 12 for oats 25 for corn 25 for potatoes and 50 for alfalfa. He keeps 13 cattle and 60 hogs. He swears the wheat this year is the best he ever raised though the spud stand is poor. Hogs corn alfalfa and dairy cows are praised as money makers. Moll moved for his wife’s health, noting she has improved in the climate.
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A. A. Moll
Aaron
Hemingford Farmers Report Record Crops and Strong Livestock
C C Hucke near Moll place has farmed 36 years on 2200 plus acres with 50 acres each of wheat oats and rye 30 of millet 55 of potatoes 30 of corn 130 head cattle 30 horses and growing cattle first then crops due to helper sons. Bert Miller from Jefferson county notes this is best crop yet on Melick land with 110 acres wheat 20 oats 15 corn and 40 fine potatoes. He recalls 70 bushels per acre spuds two years ago and 140 acres of land last year with three-year peak yields.
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C. C. Hucke
Moll Place
Hucke
Bert V. Miller
Melick Place
Hemingford
Jefferson County
Mr. Miller
L H Jones and Sons Wheat Field Harvest Report
L H Jones and sons own 320 acres and operate 640 in crops with 200 acres wheat. The square quarter section was prepared through the summer and seeded mid August yielding reports of high bushel per acre. The wheat field, tied to an Omaha Daily Bee note, is just being harvested with promising results.
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L. H. Jones and Sons
Omaha Daily Bee
Hemingford farmers form Spud Center union and threshing network
The visit notes July 16 crop yields of over thirty bushels per acre and a top Nebraska wheat crop by Mr Jones who recalls eastern farming successes. The Joneses hosted dinner after inspecting a seven room bungalow and 44 by 50 barn built with the home. They organized a Hemingford farmers union called the Spud Center and neighbors joined two Avery threshing machines in the area.
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Mr. Jones
Nebraska
Jones
Farmers’ Union
Hemingford
Spud Center
Aetion
Avery
Storm Damages Reported After Alliance Visit
Ed Wilkins and Mise Iva Wilkins and Louie drove to Alliance last Wednesday. A hail and wind storm hit the area yesterday afternoon causing damage. Ligeets from the manf hills tended to grain repairs and noted binder repairs missing. Mr and Mrs Peterson of Canton broke down near Love’s but continued after repairs. Mrs Essex and children spent time nearby.
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Ed. Wilkins
Mise Iva
Louie
Alliance
Ligeets
Manf
Local notices on hail damage and crop reports
Insurance men surveyed grain fields Monday to assess hail damage says the report. F A Moore is improving and hopes to sit up soon. Mr and Mrs Feyen checked their grain last Sunday. A Kentucky coffee tree claimed to emit an odor that kills flies, prompting several to test its reputed effect.
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Wil
Essex
F. A. Moore
Kentucky
Reformers plan longer skirts meet fashion arbiters demand
A clash emerges as reformers push for longer skirts while fashion arbiters insist on keeping skirts extended. The disagreement highlights competing standards in dress and style.
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