Nebraska Wheat Show City Auditorium Program
The Nebraska Wheat Show schedule at City Auditorium lists afternoon sessions starting 1:00 p.m. with registration and exhibits. Films from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. cover topics from wheat varieties to the Black Scourge. Demonstrations follow at 2:30 and 3:15 p.m. with experts from Chicago and Nebraska. Evening events include Wheat Queen presentations, insurance talk, prize awards, a door prize drawing, and a final “Fun for All” segment with figures from Nebraska and Denver organizations. Lunch is provided by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce.
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Krom
Good Milling and Elevator Company
Arthur Gust
Colorado Mill & Elevator Co
Denver
the du Pont Company
General Mills
Ine
Sidney
L. P. Reitz
Lincoln
Nebraska
R. M. Seoular
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
Omaha Grain Exchange
Omaha
Nebraska Wheat Queen
Nebraska Wheat
Ester Harbo
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
National Soil Work Shows Farm Trends
Figures from the Soil Conservation Service cover July 1946 to July 1947 showing 314 million acres of new contour farming 6 million acres of stubble mulch farming nearly 2 million acres seeded with grass and over 106 million acres of grassland improved. More than a thousand miles of terraces 47 thousand acres planted with trees and irrigation systems improved on 400 thousand acres indicate rising efforts against wind and water erosion.
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United States
The
Soil Conservation Service
America
Terracing Proves Value To Farm Through Better Yields
The article reports on soil conservation in Nebraska showing terracing and contour listing increased corn yields by over five bushels per acre. Socher, a cooperative farmer near Table Rock, credits erosion control and moisture preservation for higher yields. Rankin farms near Oxford also terrace to curb gullies and enhance drainage. The piece ties conservation work to broader farm planning and waterway improvements.
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Nebraska
Soil Conservation Service
Lee Girardot
Cheyenne County
Scs
Louis Socher
Turkey Creek
Socher
William and
George Rankin
Oxford
Chaco
Achaea
William Rankin
Last-Ditch Fight For Freedom by Dull Knife Band
Sixty eight years ago at Fort Robinson Nebraska the last Cheyenne band under Dull Knife staged a desperate night raid. Indians fleeing Oklahoma agency were pursued by troops of the 3rd Cavalry and attacked the guard quarters as a bitter winter show of resistance.
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Fort Robinson
Robinson
Indian Territory
Southland
Dull Knife
Hat Creek Bluffs
Nebraska
Oklahoma
3Rd Cavalry
Cheyenne County Directory on Sale at The Telegraph
The Telegraph offers the new Cheyenne County Directory at $1 per copy with a limited number of extra copies available. Don’t delay if you want one.
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New
Cheyenne
THE
Telegraph
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Basement City Auditorium
National Soil Work
Massey Morris Faodel
Massey-Harris
Western Impl. CO
Bill Wolf
Lochor
United States Army
Sidney Livestock Sales
Hampshire
Col
A. B. Rapp
Emerald Rapp
UW Gac
Champlin
Champlins
Nebraska Wheat Show
Sidney Auditorium
Enternational Harvester
International Harvester
Frost-Lok
Zaree
Spearow Equipment CO
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