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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
4
Publisher information indicates a weekly notice with publication date November 26, 104 and postal registration under the 1879 act, listing Steelety Nebraska. Dec 9 1926.
A Steele City town basketball team edged their opponents 150 to 161 in a close Tuesday night clash at the local gym. An advertisement notes a pendant pin found and turned in, inviting the owner to describe it and claim it.
Mrs Will Compton Sr spent Friday to Sunday with her brother Monroe McCandles and family in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs Geo Henning and family visited Perry Carrico's household Sunday. Emil Kenning bought a new Landeau in Steele City last week. Miss Vernie Glazier visited her parents for the weekend. Several brief mentions of kin and neighbors appear amid local chatter and stray quotations.
The Seare Roebgck Agricultural Foundation estimates U S wheat production this year at about 59 9 million bushels yielding roughly 62 one pound loaves per bushel to meet demand for 52 018 000 000 loaves of bread Domestic needs are placed at 640 000 000 bushels leaving over 250 000 000 for export Winter wheat and spring wheat outputs are 626 000 000 and 212 000 000 bushels respectively The 57 584 000 acres planted average 48 bushels per acre with wintering over 17 and spring at 10 2 per acre Prices are lower than last year but growers may earn over a billion dollars from the crop.
Ralph Emery came home Saturday evening after an absence of two months. A Gir Res erve meeting at Beatrice drew attendees including Gertrue Sheel Zita Price Carol Gridier Keith Majors Miss Smith and Mrs Sterner who reported a fine time. The lathe Ouviier xzuis have been ill under doctors care recently. The Ladies Aid plans an annual Bazaar in the church basement on Saturday afternoon and evening December 11.
Fragmentary copy mentions inheritance and a supply of brains, with reference to Lew Cslesne States. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR. The readable elements imply a discussion of money, lineage, or intellect as a condition for inheritance, set against an unidentified location or entity.
A Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation survey reports only a quarter of oats crop used for porridge and table pies. The rest remains on the farm fed to livestock, with marginal leftovers for human consumption.
An analysis from the Blue Valley Creamery Institute claims a single dairy cow can supply the nation with milk butter cheese condensed milk and ice cream in a year. The report notes twelve weeks of work yield 998 pounds of milk 53 gallons of whole milk 17 pounds of butter 3.9 pounds of cheese 13 percent condensed milk and 258 gallons of ice cream per person.
The School Section notes a busy season with new schedules for Hubbel Odell and Diller teams. A Girl Reserves conference met with eight students and two teachers at Beatrice, with a banquet and a Pilgrim on the Highway toast program. Convocation featured seniors with saxophone selections and a short play by Kenneth Babcock and Lila McDonald. Third graders report 100 percent spelling scores this week.
Market notes reveal butterfat price trends with local buyers monitoring price shifts and supply in Steele City. Officials caution buyers to track seasonal fluctuations and subscribe for continued updates in the home paper.
A Sears Roebuck Foundation survey notes a 42 million bushel rye crop with less export to Europe. Nebraska experts urge leaving straw on fields to improve organic matter, with cattle, horses and hogs cited for feed use and soil fertility impacts.
HM Banner director of the Nebraska Wheat Improvement Association extols sweet clover as a soil builder and drought tolerant legume. He says rotating it with wheat raises yields and quality, reduces production costs, and fixes atmospheric nitrogen for the crop.
H M Benner of the Extension Association notes Nebraska's eastern half sees heavy chinch bug feeding this year raising costs for farmers. He urges fall or early winter burning to kill many bugs, claiming 150 300 thousand offspring per female could be prevented and urging township cooperation for a wider campaign.
A Nebraska Wheat Improvement Association director answers why yellow berry in wheat affects quality and price. The piece explains that yellowberry signals poor kernel quality, notes climates and soils that promote it, and outlines soil nitrogen treatments and crop rotation with clover, alfalfa, and beans to reduce yellowberry and raise protein. Experimental data from La Vill shows higher yields with early land preparation.
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