Extension News Service Disabled Soldiers Studying Agriculture
Twenty five discharged soldiers, disabled in service, are enrolled at the University of Nebraska for agricultural training under the federal act. About double that number were designated to receive training there. Some chose different training and some returned to hospitals for treatment. Nearly all studied agriculture after leaving the farm, gaining general farming knowledge. Most are from Nebraska, with one from New Zealand.
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University of Nebraska
New Zealand
Beef Production yields profits from cattle ration study
Snapped corn, cottonseed cake, and alfalfa produced the highest profits in Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station feeding trials. Five steer groups showed varying profits per animal with the top mix delivering 19.85 dollars. Bulletin 174 Beed Production explains the results and is available free from Lincoln.
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Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Experiment Station
Lincoln
Circular on potato marketing and its impact
A Nebraska Experimental Station circular notes that failure to secure a good market keeps men from entering or remaining in potato farming. It outlines marketing regions, sales aids, organizations, grading, car preparation, shipping, inspection, billing, rail regulations, shrinkage and related topics. Free copies are available by writing the Station.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Experimental Station
U. S
Egg Production Depends On Proper Feeding Practices
University extension workers observe farms lacking raw materials hindering egg production. Chickens on range fail to obtain proper feed. recommendations include stacked lime and sand in the yard and a dry mash hopper. Water is essential as eighty percent of an egg is water. ample pure water can boost production.
Registration in the School of Agriculture
Registration in the School of Agriculture a secondary school of the University enrolling anyone with a common interest in farming education and practical horticulture announced for the new term.
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School of Agriculture
Large registration at state university agriculture program
The school education total reaches 450 with over 800 boys among the students. It marks one of the largest enrollments in the school’s history as many counties in the state and several other states are represented. Power farming engineering courses grow weekly with Mondays admitting new entrants. a four week farm shop course in blacksmithing and carpentry is offered. The agriculture engineering department now totals over 700 students.
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University Agriculture Engineering Department
New U S Farmers Bulletin Free from Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture issued free bulletins via Extension Service. Items include 1048 Rhodes Grass 1024 Currants and Goosberries 1035 The Farm Tractor in the Dakotas and circulars 32 Potato Wart 50 Sudan Grass 43 Red top 44 Italian Rye Grass 45 Para Grass 49 Making and Maintaining a Lawn 1051 Sheep on Irrigated Farms.
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United States Department of Agriculture Farmers
Extension Service
College of Agriculture
Dakotas
Department of Agriculture
Local Auto Parts and Services Spotlight
K. W. Magneto parts now stocked at Willard Service Station. Kokomo Long-Life Tires and Tubes featured at Jackson Auto Supply Co. Radiator repairs offered with guaranteed workmanship. Ever-Ready Battery Station also listed among offerings.
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Willard
Kokomo
Jackson Auto Supply CO
Telegraph Ad Promises Broad County Reach
An advertisement in The Telegraph touts that its ads reach a majority of county residents, claiming superior results for campaigns and local notices.
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Telegraph
Calculating Feet in Knot
The article explains the statute knot length at 6,082.66 feet, derived from dividing the Earth's circumference into 21,600 knots. It notes the British admiralty knot at 6,080 feet and shows how 21,600 knots relate to the Earth's circumference and feet per knot, yielding about 6,082.06 feet for the statute knot.
Notice to Hog Shipper in Gurley Nebraska
Hog shippers must notify W. H. Tiger manager of Farmers Union Co operative Association Gurley Nebraska by Thursday for shipments the following Monday. Also offering tractor oil motor oil hard oil and axle grease with price quotes. Farmers Union Co op Assn H Steele Mar Gurley Nebr.
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W. H. Tiger
Farmers Union Co-operative Association
Gurley
Nebraska
Farmers Union Co-Op. Assn
H. Steele
Mar
Nebr
A Big Reunion At The 1919 International Live Stock Exposition
Twenty years after the inauguration of the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago, veteran breeders and feeders gather again to reflect on the era they helped forge. The new generation builds on their public spiritedness as the 1919 International offers a reunion and a demonstration of ongoing progress in the trade.
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Chicago
Twentieth Anniversary at Chicago Livestock Exposition
During a revival of public interest, the industry reaches a critical stage at the International Live Stock Exposition. All attendees are urged to partake in the event’s Twentieth Anniversary celebration in Chicago in the first week of December.
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Chicago
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Scott
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Sidney, Nebraska
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HI. T. Doran
Cheyenne County Abstract Company
Conveyancing Insurance
Loans Real Estate
Sidney
FISK
Mann Motor CO
Polarine
Standard Oil Company
Omaha
Motor Oils
John Deere
Dempster
Ford
James Kunesh
Fundingsland & Millett
Louis Willie
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