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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1921
Page
2
A correspondent notes three months of travels through Box Butte County observing stark wheat yield disparities. Some fields yield 30 to 40 bushels per acre while adjacent plots under similar conditions produce under 10, raising questions about causes beyond land type.
The writer argues crop quality varies by field due to preparation and timing. Wheat shows this in all crops but is clearest in potatoes where neighboring fields differ in vigor. The author invites farmers who have inspected the county to identify the trouble.
The article extols Box Butte County farmers as highly skilled and capable of higher earnings if land is divided into smaller tracts and more farmers work the land. It argues large holdings hinder productivity and urges about four times as many farmers to unlock the county's farming potential.
Box Butte county farmers consider forming a potato growers association to raise seed potatoes for seed buyers in the south. They argue the dry land, disease resistance, and grading could create a steady, profitable market, with farmers sharing best practices and selling only top quality tubers.
The speaker emphasizes more good farmers in Box Butte County with smaller farms and intensive farming. They claim the county will show more progress than anywhere else due to favorable seasons air and water, comfortable nights, and rested people, calling Box Butte residents the finest they have met.
In Hemingford County two farmers discuss crops and profits. Paul Burri, owning eight hundred acres, grows spuds and wheat with hogs and corn, praising summer fallowing and yields of two hundred bushels per acre. J A Spangler, near Hemingford, farms three hundred twenty acres with spuds, wheat, oats, rye, corn, and alfalfa and touts spuds as a fail safe. John Morris, from Saline County, manages three hundred twenty acres and highlights potatoes as the best single crop alongside corn hogs and alfalfa.
Henry Kohrman, lifelong resident, owns 960 acres with 13 acres of wheat 25 of oats 15 of and 10 of corn. He keeps 32 cattle 6? horses and 26 hogs and notes hogs and corn plus dairy cattle as key local strengths.
Carl Myers relocated from Howard county and partners with Frank Marshall on eight hundred acres. They report wheat 120 acres oats 50 acres corn 35 acres spuds 50 acres alfalfa 20 acres cane and millet 20. They own 23 cattle and 20 horses. Frank praises local corn hogs and spuds as reliable crops and intends to stay.
Willian Annon, a country farmer, cultivates 310 acres with 100 acres of wheat 15 oats 15 corn 25 alfalfa 8 millet and 48 acres of spuds. He praises spuds as best single crop but favors mixed farming with hogs corn and alfalfa as consistent winners.
Frank Moeller, born in his current home six miles north of Hemingford, manages 1640 acres of fertile soil. He lists 55 acres of wheat, 25 oats, 10 rye, 25 corn, 18 potatoes, 10 alfalfa, 10 millet, 90 cattle, 14 horses, and 25 hogs. He emphasizes sand as a crop, stresses milking cows for labor, and notes this year’s yield is above average, the best in some time.
Joseph Carter, arrived from Iowa four years ago, operates 320 acres including 100 acres of wheat, 25 of oats, and 70 of potatoes. He says spuds are the best crop here and this year’s yield is a little above average.
Born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Carter on Friday July 22 a nine pound boy. Both mother and son are doing well with the father recovering. Mrs W H Cowman of Council Bluffs is here caring for her daughter.
James McKinstry, a Town newcomer with 320 acres three miles north of Hemmeford, reports three years of potato yields. Year one: 25 acres yielded 3500 bushels at 60 cents, year two: 32 acres yielded 2200 bushels at 1.75, year three: 38 acres yielded 5000 bushels at a high price, praised as a strong showing.
An Ohio physician asserts that the length of a woman's second toe indicates her disposition and warns against women with long second toes. The Boston Transcript questions the claim and mocks the idea of using an X-ray to verify courting traits.
The 1920 census shows Nebraska links the nation with the smallest share of women farmers at 1.9 percent, while Rhode Island and several Southern states register higher female farming proportions. The report details ownership, management, and tenancy splits for male and female farmers, land totals, and average farm sizes, noting Nebraska’s overall figures in context of national totals.
Reports from Point of Rock Creek describe Hamilton and Underwood insurance agencies and a train loss on Tuesday. Floyd Trine moved his thrashing outfit to McCorkle camp and began recon. a larger follow up visit occurred Wednesday. Howard Love, Arthur Denton and the Misses Marguerite and Annabel Lore motored to Alliance Saturday evening. James Eaton and Mrs Elsie Elsie were callers at Leree Monday, with Mrs Elsie bound for Wyoming. Harve West and James Eaton left Alliance Tuesday. Harve will work for Eaton in the hay camp. Guy Speaker went to Denver last week and bought an auto. A G Isaacson left Thursday for Chicago and New York on a buying trip for about three weeks.
A retired merchant’s wife suffered catarrh of the stomach for years. He gave her a simple glycerine mixture with buckthorn bark as Adier-i-ka. One bottle produced great results, claiming it acts on both upper and lower bowel to remove foul matter, relieve sour stomach and gas, cure constipation, and even prevent appendicitis, per Harry Thiele, druggist.
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