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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1919
Page
2
The Department of Agriculture announced a nationwide September program beginning October 1 to upgrade U S livestock with the slogan better sites better stock. It seeks to replace scrub domestic animals with purebred or high grade stock and urges use of only good purebred sires. Co operative ownership of sires is proposed for small herds.
Average American farm animal yields remain low as many farmers waste time and money on less productive stock. The plan to include all kinds of stock in the campaign aims to redirect expenditure toward higher returning varieties and improve overall farm efficiency.
Plans and specifications for ice ponds and ice houses prepared by the College of Agriculture Extension Service to aid farmers storage prep for winter. Ice house blueprints priced 15 to 45 cents each. Also includes Cheyenne County court notice seeking to quiet title to Lot 4 Block Sidney Nebraska with Oct 6 1919 deadline and Cheyenne County Trading Co. as plaintiff.
Nebraska Agricultural College recommends selecting seed potatoes in early fall to improve disease control yield and quality. Studies show hills vary from under 50 to 800 bushels per acre, with high and low yielding hills persisting. Seed lots should come from high yielding hills and dug by hand for next year's planting. see Horticulture Circular 2 for details.
A champion Jersey cow at the State Fair produced 1,055.7 pounds of butter last year, far above the roughly 140 pounds from average cows. The display included two piles of butter cartons and feed, sparking amusement at the large amount of feed required to maintain the top cow.
University extension men warn of a coming year with very high prices for draft horses as demand grows. Current bids are strong with good mares sought for export and geldings of draft type selling for $500 or more per team, signaling tighter future availability.
Rosen rye tested in several Nebraska counties showed strong yields and greater hardiness than common rye. Developed in Michigan, the variety demonstrated superior performance under local conditions this year.
A London open space, Lincoln's Inn Fields, is claimed to be the same size as the base of the Great Pyramid at Gizeh, marking a notable scale comparison between a city square and an ancient monument.
Parties having hogs to ship are requested to notify W. H. Tiger, Manager of Farmers Union Co operative Association, Gurley, Nebraska, by Thursday for shipments the following Monday. We also carry tractor oil motor oil hard oil and axle grease. Let us quote you prices. Farmers Union Co op Assn W. H. Tiger Megr Gurley Nebr.
Notice lists Cameron Kelley Johnson Sutherland Sager Van Slyke Sharmer and others as heirs devisees or representatives in the estate of James Sutherland deceased and Julius Neubauer receiver in the case Joseph Sharmer v Frank B Johnson describing part of Lot 4 Block 29 Original Town Sidney Nebraska with described parcel starting at the west line.
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