A L Davis and Son Farm Upgrades In 355 Acre Operation
A L Davis and son live three miles north of town managing 355 acres. Davis Sr arrived 33 years ago with Alliance’s founding and witnessed its growth from a shanty to a thriving area. He favors mixed farming and reports planting 70 acres to corn, 50 to potatoes, 50 to oats, 30 to wheat, and 20 to alfalfa. They keep hogs and corn as a strong combination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Davis and Son
Mr. Davis, Sr
Alliance
Vis
Roy Sisley
Roy
Farmer Powell’s Potato and Alfalfa Feed Experiment
The article describes C. L. Powell’s Merrick county inspired 560 acre farm with barn and silo. He rotates wheat oats potatoes and corn, and in a three year trial fed cattle on potatoes and alfalfa without corn. Cattle stayed strong, packed well, and carcasses reportedly dressed better than corn fed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
C. L. Powell
Merrick County
Powell
Farm Visits Highlight Local Growers and Dairies
The tour visits Guy Rust who moved from Lancaster to own 320 acres, expanding his home and adding rooms and baths as he grows wheat corn potatoes and dairy for Palace Meat Market. Alfred Ones, from Norway, farms 320 acres with wheat rye corn and potatoes. D Eaton’s Ash Grove farm spans 300 acres with Chester White hogs and Barred Rock chickens. Purinton grows alfalfa and corn while J W Davis, from Iowa, expresses strong county ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Rust
Lancaster County
Guy
Palace
Lizzie
Alfred Ones
Norway
Ash Grove
D. Eaton
Seward County
Chester
Purinton
Iowa to Farm Move Claims Higher Returns on Land
A farmer testifies that he and his son farm 160 acres with 32 acres corn 30 acres small grain and 20 acres potatoes. He says mixed farming with beets yields higher dollars per acre than farming in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bachelors Visit and Farming Talk at Messia Head
Our stop featured a visit with Beckenbach and neighbors, discussing crops and farm layout. They plan 260 acres divided into corn 125, wheat 65, oats 35, praising cows and hogs as farmers' friends. A village dance for the baseball club was announced, with a correspondent promised to report on it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messia
Beckenbach Ani Waderer
Hog farm near town feeds large herd in west yard
Saturday exploration found O Bannon and Neuswanger’s hog operation west of town with about 300 hogs in a feed lot and 125 breeding pigs, plus a forecast of more births. The firm claims top Denver market prices this winter due to constant corn access and two daily feedings of mill gon and flour mixed with water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Bannon
Neuswanger
A.l
Denver
Local Hog Farm Tour Reveals Feeding and Potatoes Outlook
A visit described feeding troughs and faucet use for hogs, with Mr Neuwanger presenting seven thousand head potential and profitable feeding. Inspectors viewed a potato cellar and a large field of cropland. The firm ships about one car of hogs weekly, mostly from this town.
Local Farmer Finds Promising Start in New Land
Thomas Fay, living about three miles north of town, arrived two years ago and now farms 160 acres. He plans 35 acres of spuds, 50 acres of corn, and 15 acres of oats, calling the area the best country to get a start in he knows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fay
Tom
Benefit Dance For Ash Grove Ball Club Draws Twenty Couples
Report from Ash Grove notes about twenty couples attended a benefit dance organized by the Ash Grove ball club. Melvin Colerick praised the turnout and generosity, with Miss Haifer on organ and Phillip Knapp on violin providing music. Pies sold well, benefiting the ball team after expenses. Roy Sisley and John Ditsch are highlighted as local landowners with detailed farm allocations. both express satisfaction with the community and the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash Grove
Melvin Colerick
William Muniz
Alfred Mundt
Haeffner
Paul McDonald
Emmett McDonald
Francie McDonald
Clara Sisley
Mabel Sisley
Della Peterson
Miss Haifer
Phillip Knapp
Fred
Box Butte farmers praised for favorable conditions and strong farms
After a Sunday of golf and baseball and reading papers, the writer extols Box Butte County as blessed with ideal rain and heat for crops. They visit local farmers Chris Nohrbouck, P. H. Dillon, and Clifford Judevine, noting their acreage, crops, and sturdy homesteads, with praise for their successful mixed farming and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte County
Tate
Egg prices and poultry notes from local farm report
A farm report notes spring wheat and alfalfa yields and comments on chicken egg values. Eggs for hatching sell at 5 dollars per hundred and 75 cents per dozen for incubator stock, while general eggs fetch around 80 cents per dozen for eater markets. Local producers discuss profits from young chickens and egg production plans.
Local Farmer Details Crops and Livestock Portfolio
E. W. discusses his farm operations noting hogs corn alfalfa and potatoes. He lists seventy acres alfalfa one hundred acres corn thirty acres oats and thirty acres potatoes along with a fine flock of barred poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Herald Traveler
John
Bayne
J. W. Davis
Christian
Adlers Hall
Box Butte
Clarence W. Chadwick
Omaha, Neb
The
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
John Ditsch
Dawes County
Chris Nohrbouck
Mr. Vogel
Chris
South Dakota
P. H. Dillon
Nore
Pat
Clifford Judevine
Butler County
Judevine
Clifford
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
First National Bank
Donse Brothers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!