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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1949
Page
9
A new side-delivery rake engineered for power take off harvesting is now in production. It features a floating reel and basket to use full rake length, a positive chain pitch control, two speeds forward and one for tedding, plus a four bar V belt powered reel. This is the third mechanization step following a twine-tying baler and a field bale loader.
An article introduces the Soil Surgeon a new seedbed making device marketed as efficient for plowed fields. It combines double disc spiked harrow and a float, allegedly producing finer smoother seedbeds in half the time while not turning up dormant weed seeds or vegetation.
Farmers load dirt into two heavy steel pans with raised sides to form a soil surgeon. Bolted configurations vary width. Twenty double-edged knives in each pan slice soil into one inch strips while a pulverizing pan levels the bed. Used across furrows then as crust breaker for mulch and weed control.
At the second annual National Farm Show in Chicago a scantily clad bovine display drew wolf whistles. The manufacturer claims the udder support design boosts a cow’s milk yield by 35 percent with the novel “unmentionable” product.
A B F Goodrich product tested by Maine state Fish and Game at Swan Island Wildlife Refuge shows deer will avoid treated crops after one nibble. The repellent also deters certain insects, potentially reducing crop damage that exceeds 150000 dollars annually in Maine and runs into millions nationally as farmers seek effective solutions.
Beef cattle readily lick citrus molasses from troughs and drums, showing strong preference. Farmers report minimal hesitation in feeding, using a 30 inch wide trough about 12 feet long to keep the molasses accessible to the herd.
The latest insecticide, chlordane, is described as the most effective against cockroaches and certain ants, outperforming DDT in tests and applications.
A farmer notes carburetor misadjustment increases fuel burn on tractors. With loads, misadjustment may raise fuel use by about a half gallon per hour. Across about five days annually, total excess could reach 250 gallons, while proper adjustment could save roughly ten percent of annual farm tractor fuel consumption.
A U S Department of Agriculture study of 68 cities finds meat consumes about one fourth of every dollar spent by city families on food and that beef and pork lead purchases with bacon widely used. Ground beef rises with income up to $4,000 a year, while expensive cuts rise at higher incomes. Poultry follows beef and pork in popularity, with fish, lamb, and veal less common. Overall meat consumption in 1948 rose 10 percent from 1942, driven mainly by low income households.
Sidney High will play a 16 game cage schedule under coach Leo Shuman starting December 8 at Curtis and December 9 at North Platte. The Maroons host Lodgepole December 16 and close the season February 24 before district and state tournaments. Key players include Buehrer Davis Jensen Montgomey Ovenden Harden, with six lettermen returning amid losses from last year.
Frosh cagers and Junior High boys concluded a three week workout with a long scrimmage. Coach Maley cites Dalton ninth and tenth graders led by Walter Brestel and Nick Peister as favorites for next Thursday’s senior high gym clash with Sidney trash. Elmer Hartman substitutes for Coach Wooten, continues efforts to find winning combos for 7th and 8th grade squads. Another scrimmage is set for Tuesday at the senior high.
Hundreds use the IDEAL income tax record system as the easiest and most satisfactory way to keep 1950 records. The Telegraph advertises stock in books metal and cardboard filing trays and A Z index, with three standard sizes. Buy now to avoid first‑of‑year delays.
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