Nebraska to Boost Nation Potatoes and Beans Output
A Nebraska Conservation Congress report details 1917 potato and bean plans. Chairman Lloyd Thomas outlines districts, acreage, and projected yields: potatoes at 14 473 439 bushels and beans at 7 140 000 pounds, with home use and export projections.
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The
Conservation Congress
Omaha
Nebraska
Lloyd Thomas
Congress
Nebraska Council of Defense
Thomas
Bushnell
Sec
H. M. Bushnell, Jr
Alliance
Nebraska Conservation Congress
Ermane
Farm Work for Exchange Employes
At a Live Stock and Traders Exchange meeting in Omaha on May 14 the plan was approved to send employees to the country to assist with farm work from May 15 to September 1. Commission firms will continue paying salaries minus the farm earnings, with firm heads and office staff replacing those who go to the farms. A cattle salesman may also handle driving and yard duties while in the country.
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Omaha
Live Stock and Traders Exchange
Strm
Lincoln Daily Stor
Meat Market Conditions Bulletin From Agriculture Office
The Alliance Herald will post daily bulletins from the United States Department of Agriculture on meat market conditions. The notices summarize eastern supply and demand for beef veal pork lamb and mutton and include wholesale price reports for western dressed beef.
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Alliance Herald
Oil Boom Spreads in Sheridan County's Northwest
In Sheridan County the oil industry is rising with a new firm in the field during the past week securing leases on land in the northwest corner. It is believed they have already secured a substantial tract and will begin drilling soon.
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Sheridan County
Great Live Stock Market Growth in Omaha Leads in Midwest
The Omaha live stock market has quickly expanded, drawing a large tributary territory and rising to second only to Chicago in head cattle, hogs, and sheep handled annually. The South Omaha Livestock Exchange and Omaha Stock Yards facilities are praised for integrity and ongoing improvements. Arthur E. Lessey of Lakeside and Anna Loughmar of Balden were married May 23 by Father P J Manning.
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Omaha
Chicago
South Omube
Omaha Market
Omaha Stock Yards Company
Livestock Commission
Arthur E. Lessey
Lakeside
Anna Loughmar
Balden
Nebr
P J. Manning
Standardized Plans for Box Butte Potatoes
Box Butte County farmers adopt a plan to improve potato seed, disease control, and marketability. Emphasizes pure standard varieties, seed selection, seed treatment with corrosive sublimate or formaldehyde, and careful rotation and cultivation to boost yields and reduce losses.
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Box Butte County Farmers’ Association
Box Butte
Oble
Box Butte Farmers’ Association
Department of Agricultural Botany
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Committee
Sand Hills
Eparee
John HH. Morehead
Falls City
Gress
Custer
Keith
Kimball
Washington
Walter Scott
South Onaha
Northwest
Sheridan
Sall
F. M. Seidel
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Detany
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