Cutworm Control Advised In Cheyenne County Wheat
Cheyenne County crops show revival after 1.4 inches of rain but cutworm damage appears in spots. County Agent Ivan Liljegren endorses poison bran bait mixing one pound arsenate with fifty pounds bran, plus molasses and water for moisture. Localized infestations may be treated with spreading bait. spraying works only on active worms. Contact the county agent for more guidance.
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Cheyenne
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Ailgegren
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Popular Farm Fuel System
D G Nelson operates a 20 acre poultry research farm near Crals Michigan. He adopted liquefied petroleum gas after tests showed it superior and economical for heating. The system supplies house heating water heating cooking and two 500 chick brooders with a 1700 square foot lab under construction. It gives Nelson an independent farm fuel supply.
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D. G. Nelson
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Coral
Rubber stamps for DO-97 certification offered at $1.50
Telegraph advertises rubber stamps needed for DO-97 certification priced at one dollar fifty. The brief note highlights low cost and availability.
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Telegraph
American Farmers Own 91 Billion Dollar Plant
The family economies bureau of Northwestern National Life Insurance reports American farmers now own 91 billion dollars worth of land buildings investors and equipment. The 1950 produce value totaled about 390 billion dollars, a third of the plant. Average farm size rose to 195 acres from 148 in 1990 and 145 in 1925, while annual net income per farm grew from 350 in 1900 to about 2225 in 1950. Farmers expanded tools machinery investment by about 900 percent driven by better methods seed livestock and fertilizer.
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Family Economies Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance
Americas farmer seeks faster hay baling with new machine
An Americas farmer describes a one man wire tie baler handling up to 10 tons per hour with a warning device that sputters the engine when wire is low a hydraulic unit that keeps bales uniform and twisters that apply two wire ties in under two seconds while the bale remains compressed.
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Americas
Helland
Warner
Hemingford Voters Approve 365000 Utility Bond
Hemingford residents approved a 365000 bond to buy or build a power system. The measure passed 249 to 114 amid 363 voters. Hemingford, served by Consumer's Public Power district, follows Bridgeport in western Nebraska in approving municipal ownership amid ongoing Consumers legal action.
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Hemingford
Public Power District
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Sunol Busy Bees Meet At Jean Batt Home
The Sunol Busy Bees 4 H club met at Jean Batt's home with eight members present. Roll call named a favorite flower as we began filling out our record books. Two visitors attended, Mrs. Howard and Carol. Next meeting set for Snikey Irwin's home. Audrey Lee Zalesky, News Reporter.
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Sunol Busy Bees 4-H
Jean Batt
Howard
Carol
Snikey Irwin
Audrey Lee Zalesky
Special Election Bonds For Cheyenne County Hospital
A question asks whether Cheyenne County Nebraska should issue bonds totaling 660000 to finance a county community hospital. Serial installments begin 1952 with 25000, rising in later years, interest up to 3 percent semiannually, plus a 3 mill annual tax through 1971, exceeding the constitutional 50 cent limit per 100.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
Instruction to voters on marking a ballot
Voters are told to place a cross in the square to the left of the proposition statement to indicate the voting choice. The note specifies marking the ballot to show support or opposition.
Growing Vegetables Pay Gardener Big Dividends
A historical note claims a $5.25 investment in basic gardening tools and supplies yields $91.02 in returns, an implied 17 to 1 payoff. The cost assumes a gardener uses standard tools and grows plants from seed, spading the plot.
Tractor Costa Faulty Spark Timing and Valve Troubles
Faulty spark timing and improper valve tappet setting can raise fuel use. Leaky valves and a partially plugged radiator contribute to higher fuel consumption in tractors.
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Costa
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