Region Picnic at Bridgeport Nebraska Aug 6
Four region picnics are set for Nebraska August 6 to 9 at Bridgeport Gibbon Crete and West Point. County agents and farm bureau officials invite farmers to attend with talks by Chester H. Gray and George E. Farrell on farm policy extension work and national farm issues. Local organizers include FE. C. Nelson HE. C. Hecht Harold M. Murray and Clay M. Westcott.
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Nebraska
Bridgeport
Gibbon
Crete
West Point
Agricultural College
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Agricultural College Extension Service
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
George E. Farrell
Congress
Farrell
Corn Belt
Mr. Farrell
Illinois
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iolinois
C. Nelson
A. R. Hecht
Harold M. Murray
Friend
Clay M
Four Health Champions to be Crowned at State Fair
Boys and girls club members compete for four state health championships at the state fair this year. Each division will select a state champion boy and girl, with seniors representing the state at national health contests. County entries are open for youths under and over 15, with examinations offered free by state medical and dental associations and University of Nebraska authorities. Health is one of the 4-H club四 components alongside head hands and heart.
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University of Nebraska
Special hog exhibit train to visit sixty one Nebraska towns
The Burlington lines will operate a special hog exhibit train in October across sixty one Nebraska towns. Local agents coordinate with civic clubs for fall festivals as faculty from the University of Nebraska Lincoln conduct exhibits on breeding, feeding, disease prevention, marketing and management. The train, described as educational, will feature demonstrations and data from hog farmers and extension services to help farmers improve hog production.
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Nebraska
Burlington Lines
Fred L. Taylor
Denver
Agricultural College Extension Service
Lincoln
Investigators Find Weed Thought to Cause Peculiar Horse Ailment
In western Nebraska and Sioux county after months of study, researchers from the College of Agriculture publish Research Bulletin No. 43 naming senecio riddellii as the cause of walking sickness in horses. The plant, with small yellow daisy like flowers, harms liver and stomach and can kill horses within weeks.
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Nebraska
Sioux County
L. R. Cantwell
L. van Es
H. M. Martin
J. Kreamer
Department of Animal Pathology and Hygiene
College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Cantwell
Burlington official says federal wheat estimate is too low
General Manager Flynn of Burlington challenges the federal wheat forecast, arguing Nebraska will yield at least 65 million bushels. He cites unprecedented movement on Holdrege to Sterling lines, record carload tonnage, and rapid combine use boosting rush to market amid strong prices. The Omaha grain exchange reports record receipts and firm prices as shipments concentrate locally.
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Flynn
Burlington
Nebraska
Grant
Tech
Omaha Grain Exchange
Omaha
Nebraska plans commercial poultry flock project with partners
Plans are underway to start a commercial poultry flock project with several large Nebraska poultry keepers and the agricultural college extension service as co operators. Flocks must contain 500 or more hens by November 1 the start of the poultry year. Owners will keep records of egg production and sales poultry production and sales feed costs and other expenses and send monthly reports to the college. Extension service poultrymen will visit the flocks during the year to help the owners with practical guidance.
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Nebraska
Agricultural College Extension Service
Extension Service
Extension service launches poultry records project
The program invites farm and poultry owners to keep and summarize monthly records and annual reports. Farm management will analyze yearly poultry business data similar to a complete farm record. There are no entry fees, and participation is open to all interested in progressive production methods.
Nebraska Farm Income 1928 Highest in Seven Years
Nebraska’s 1928 gross farm income reached 471000000, the highest since 1921, up nearly 10 percent from 1927 and 44 percent above 1922. Livestock and products accounted for 314000000, while cash crops brought 157000000, reflecting strong livestock demand despite large crop sales.
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Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Nebraska farm income shift from cattle to hogs
Mr Anderson notes that data covers actual sales by month and excludes slaughtered livestock products. State and federal statistics show cattle income at 133 million while hogs bring 108 million, reversing a hog lead since 1925. Prior averages were 101 million for hogs and 98 million for cattle.
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Anderson
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska Agricultural Statistics
Fly Dope Recipes Outlined for Livestock Pest Control
A wartime era note describes fly dope mixtures to repel flies from cattle. One gallon used crank case oil with one pint oil of tar costs about 90 cents to protect ten cows for 90 days. A second formula uses fish oil, oil of tar, and carbolic acid. a third combines laundry soap, coal tar dip, fish oil, kerosene, whale oil, and oil of tar.
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Telegraph
Ioneer
Columbian Steel Tank Co
Kansas City, Mo
Sunol Lbr. & Grain Co
Sunol Demers & Son
Sunol Fenske Bros
Sunol Farmers U. Coop. Assn
Gurley Thompson Bros
Lorenzo
the Exchange
Chevrolet
Fisher
F.o.b
Flint
Micha
Carlile-Wade Chevrolet Inc
Sidney, Nebraska
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