Nebraska youths honored at annual boys and girls club week
One hundred twenty seven Nebraska youths, ages 12 to 18, from all sections were hosted by the Nebraska College of Agriculture May 31 to June 5 for the annual boys and girls club week. They learned about autos, tractors, crops, and livestock, and cooking and sewing. Afternoons featured educational sightseeing in Lincoln, with a special Omaha trip on a commercial club train.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Omaha
Nebraska Honey Profits Attract Farmers To Beekeeping
A Florence farmer bought a two pound package of bees for four fifty on April 25 1919 and harvested 248 pounds of honey last year selling at thirty five cents a pound totaling eighty six eighty. A Douglas County woman paid twenty dollars for a bee stand and produced 144 pounds of honey last year selling at forty cents a pound totaling three hundred fifty eight sixty.
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Nebraska
Florence
Douglas County
Carosoth Lengthens Life of Losts Fence Posts
A Nebraska College of Agriculture circular titled Preservative Treatment of Fence Posts asserts coal tar creosote treatment can lengthen fence post life four to five times, especially for ash box elder cottonwood basswood soft maple and white wood varieties.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Ad for Cure
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it cures catarrh by acting through the blood and surfaces, offering a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and inviting testimonials. The copy credits C. Gheney's Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Gheney 'S Co
Toledo
Ghia
Creosote Treatment Costs For Farm Timbers And Pests
Experiments show untreated posts last about seven years while treated posts endure about 25 years for cedar and willow, and 27 years for beselder. A gallon treats three small posts or two large posts. Creosote costs 20 to 35 cents per gallon, making a 20 to 30 cent per post treatment with labor. Free publications from the U S Department of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture outline pest control for crops and households including grasshoppers, gophers, worms, and household insects.
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United States Department of Agriculture Farmers
College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Farmers Try New Forage Crops in Richardson County
Twenty three Richardson county farmers experiment with soybeans focusing on seed and hay feed. Soybeans show potential as hay crop or hog pasture with yields around one and a half to two tons per acre in eastern Nebraska. Harvest for hay should wait until pods form and before leaves drop. The Nebraska College of Agriculture notes chickens thrive in heat with shade and artificial sun protection. avoid overcrowding as brooding chicks need space. a coop must outgrow as chicks mature.
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Richardson County
Nebraska
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Poultry raising gains attention at University Farm field day
About five hundred people from seven counties attended a poultry field day at the University Farm in Lincoln. Nebraska is seen as a rising poultry state with 56 million dollars in products. The College of Agriculture promotes the industry through extension programs and twenty nine demonstration farms statewide. ]]>
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University Farm
Lincoln
Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
Nebraska Collge
Iuskmelon
Change of pasture helps control sheep stomach worms
Nebraska College of Agriculture says changing pasture every three to four weeks aids in preventing stomach worms that kill many sheep in early summer. Leave pastures vacant three to four weeks after grazing, as worms develop in two to three weeks. Also notes overfeeding baby chicks leads to impoverished stock and poor growth.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture Extension
Feeding Chicks to Develop Proper Growth and Health
Moderate feeding continues until the chicks build a proper framework for growth. A varied ration is needed including dry mash sour or buttermilk and green feed to sustain forward progress.
No Sugar Canning Advised by Nebraska College of Agriculture
The Nebraska College of Agriculture states canning fruits and vegetables without sugar is feasible. Use the cold packed method and boil a bit longer since sugar aids preservation. Some use corn syrup half the sweetness for certain preserves, but syrup is not ideal for sauces.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
First Missionaries to Islands Commemorated in Torrington
One hundred years ago two men, sent from Torrington Connecticut, became the first missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands then known as the Sandwich Islands. The anniversary event was observed in Torrington.
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Islands
Torrington, Conn
Hawaiian Islands
Sandwich Islands
Torrington
Local and Personal News Items
Supt W J Braham returns from a business trip to the eastern part of the state. Mr and Mrs GC W Smith of Gurney visited for the baseball game. Mrs J W Johnson and daughters returned from Omaha trips visiting relatives. Jesse McNish left for New York after the Bankers Convention in Omaha. R P Kepler reports crops look good in Iowa and along the way crop prospects appear favorable. An Telegraph ad reaches a majority of county residents.
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Supt
W. J. Braham
GC. W. Smith of
Gurney
Gurley
J. W. Johnson
Omaha
Bankers
Jesse McNish
New York
Sidney
R. P. Kepler
Community Association
Iowa
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Kratz Land and Title CO
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