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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1914
Page
7
Miners in Wales found a disused pit body of a young man dressed in dated fashion, kept preserved as if asleep. An eighty year old woman, village single all her life, kissed the corpse and recalled a sixty year betrothal, believing her long lost lover had not forsaken her. The tale ends with the old woman’s spirit rejoining him.
The London Mail quotes W E Carson describing no es costumbre as Mexico’s national motto and illustrates it with examples. Mexicans are said to be slaves of habit, finding things not customary unworthy of consideration. A cook or waiter may reply with no es costumbre in response to requests for cleanliness or prompt service.
Nebraska Experiment Station releases Bulletin 144 detailing feeding tests on four pig lots. Ground wheat produced faster, more economical gains than soaked whole wheat, with grinding lowering feed lengths and costs. Tankage boosted gains. ground wheat at 1 dollar per bushel matched whole wheat at 75 cents. Free to Nebraska residents via Director E. A. Burnett, Lincoln.
Nebraska readers learn two locals, Arnold Martin of Pawnee and George Deming of Fillmore, won top prizes at St Joseph Interstate Fair. Article notes apple crop conditions in 1914, state referendum pamphlets distribution, and auto versus rail crossing case heading to Nebraska Supreme Court. Includes mobilization orders for adjutant general and guard readiness, plus hog cholera demonstrations and state levies for bridges and university.
A historical article by Prof. Thomas Shaw explains raising pigs on dry-land farms using alfalfa and mangels to carry sows through winter, with winter rye as a key catch crop. It covers sow management, minimal grain needs, and pasture options like alfalfa barley and dwarf Essex rape, noting regional rainfall effects on pasture value.
Deep plowing is essential where dry farming is used, with a sub surface packer or blade harrow to re pack the furrow. A firm seed bed that holds fall and winter moisture is needed, as excessive harrowing often leaves too loose surface dirt. Moisture retention is critical to crop production.
The United States grows about fifteen leguminous field crops with varying importance. Leading crops include red clover alfalfa cowpeas alsike clover crimson white clover and Canada peas followed by soybeans peanuts vetch velvet beans Japan clover and bur clover. Smaller cultivated crops include sweet clover beggar weed grass peas fenugreek and horse beans. Numerous others have been tested experimentally but are not yet grown widely.
Feed costs are set to rise next winter while the key concern is the profit margin. Farmers anticipate tighter margins as higher prices press production costs and potential returns.
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