Nebraska Rural Landscape Reveals Farm Scale and Shifts
Lincoln reports Nebraska owns 129,458 farms with 11.7 million acres under full ownership and 13.9 million under part ownership. Total farm land value nears 2.5 billion dollars while livestock counts and machinery rise. autos and tractors spread unevenly across counties. Average Nebraska farm size cited around 345 acres with wide regional variation from Grant to Lancaster.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Grant County
Cherry
Hooker
Lancaster County
Vee
Snow fence in place for winter on state highways
State engineer Roy Cochran reports about 600 miles of snow fence installed on the state highway system ahead of winter. Otto Leise of Hartington husked 175 bushels of corn in a mid hour on the John Zubike farm near Haycroft, then 151 bushels the next day, averaging 106 bushels daily. Drilling at the Falls oil test well shows Gily has been suspended. Ed Abri of Humboldt, trustee for subscribers to the drilling project, says only 30 responses came in for $5 contributions. Outdoor skating rink prep near Wakefield includes grading and embankments to flood the site.
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Roy Cochran
Otto Leise
Hartington
John Zubike
Haycroft
Falls
Gily
Ed Abri
Humboldt
Wakefield
Kearney Altaira Milling Resumes Operations With 14 Crew
After two years of idleness the Kearney Altaira Milling company began operations recently with a crew of 14 men. The entire plant has been overhauled with some machinery reset and interior alterations made. The plant will manufacture ground meal of several kinds as well as molasses feed. Fred Edney, formerly of Lewellen, is in charge.
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Kearney, Altaira Milling, Company
Fred Edney
Lewellen
Nebraska School Finances Show Mixed Changes in Year
The annual report notes Nebraska school districts cut expenditures last year due to lower incomes while cash balances fell. Public school enrollment dipped slightly though high school enrollment rose and eligible child counts grew. Building operations declined substantially.
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Nebraska
Broom corn regains favor with Deshler factory growth
Deshler farmers plan larger broom corn acreage next year after a Deshler broom factory received three truckloads from Gus Olsong of Stromsburg. Officials call the crop high quality, comparable to Lindsey Oklahoma’s past output, noting the crop once lagged due to higher prices for other crops. The Deshler plant uses over 100 carloads annually.
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Deshler
Deshleer Broom Factory
Gus Olsong
Stromsburg
Lindsey
Okla
Sidney to save tax on Lincoln highway repair project
City engineer Garner completed negotiations for a state financed Laing strip 20 feet wide from 9th Ave to the east limits. Federal aided funds will be used for paving from east of town to the west limits, starting next spring.
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Lincoln Highway
Sidney
Garner
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Four Fishermen Called to Stewardship in Mark and Acts
A devotional lesson outlines how Simon, Andrew, John, and James heard Christ’s call, left their nets, and became fishers of men. Paul’s conversion and commissioning to the Gentiles follow, emphasizing steadfast obedience and self-denial as essential to living as God’s stewards.
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Simon
Andrew
John
James
Christ
Paul
Agrippa
Damascus
Satan
God
Corinthians
Jesus Christ
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted for Mothers and Babies
A fifty year record of Pratt County doctor W B Caldwell highlights 3000 births with no maternal or infant loss. The ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle stomach and bowel stimulant for children and adults, claiming health benefits and easy taste.
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Pratt County
W. B. Caldwell
Illinois
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Claim Emphasized for Quick Relief
A consumer guidance piece stresses buying Genuine Bayer Aspirin for fastest relief. It warns to look for the label Genuine Bayer Aspirin and the Bayer cross on tablets, asserting the product cannot harm the heart.
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Bayer Laboratories
Bayer
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