Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-04
VOTERS URGED TO GET OUT
ovsrosnHdsnos Only Thing Which Rspub-
lican Managers Have to Fear
EFALFA ONE or WORLDS GREAT CROPS
worth More Than Potatoes ana the
Combined Production of rye
and harley - Dawson
County Leads.
NFALFA ONE or WORLDS GREAT CROPS
CFrom a stan correspondent.l

1 LINCOLN. Nov. s-CspeciaI Fittings are
lovely at the republican state headquarters
and II the county and precinct chairmen
make good on the reports they are send
ing in Judge Letton and the candidates for
regents Of the University Of Nebraska will
come under the wire with majority much
larger in proportion to the vote cast than
that received by Judge Barnes two years
age.
From every precinct in the state the
state chairman has received reports OF an
Increase in the republican following. with
promises that the vote would be larger
than two years ago. In Lincoln and in
Omaha the registration this year Is much
lighter than heretofore, and It is expected
that the vote will be much less. For that
reason Chairman Warner is urging the
outside districts to come to the front with
all their reserves and cast full party
vote, together with as many democrats
rs they can find.
Chairman Warner is sending out letters
urging the republicans of the state not
70 be over-confident but TO hustle and
keep hustling right up until the last vote
ls cast, and then all Join in one grand
celebration. Over-conhdence he knows is
the only thing the republicans have TO fear
md that fact he is trying to forcibly inn
press upon the county and precinct chair
men.
Alfalfa Crop IL Large.
That alfalfa is becoming one Of the great
est and most valuable crops In Nebraska
n conclusively shown by a report issued
today by the state bureau OF labor and
statistics dealing with the acreage. pro-
duction and value of the alfalfa crop Of
Nebraska for 1906 The report shows the
al ~rfaf1 - h.. 20 ~. 1 an ca
at a value of sll,715,s4O. This great yield
was raised upon an acreage of 815,71 acres
which gave an average yield Of 412 tons
per acre. The increase in the production
Of this valuable hay is very noticeable
when the acreage and production for the
last four years is considered In 1902 the
acreage OF alfalfa in the state was 20l 80,
acres, and the estimated yield was 644s7,
tons; In 1908 the total acreage was z3S 401
with an estimated production of 1884, 40
tons. and in 1904, although the acreage de-
creased about 1000 acres, being 23S go
acres, yet the total production was greater
owing to larger average yield The tota
yield for that year was Sss,2O8 TONS L
will. therefore. be seen that by far tn,
greatest annual increase has been mad,
this year. The increase in acreage ovei
last year has been 1880 acres and IL
total production 4l5,7eO tons.
Dawson county ranks first in the pro
duction of alfalfa, having produced 90, 81
tons on an acreage of q $50 Buffalo count,
enjoys second rank, with a production o.
s4,lle tons from an acreage of 10 ,562. othei
counties having acreages over 10000 ar,
Custer Furnas. Hall, Harlan. Nuckols ant
Webster. The value Of $11,7l5,S40 PLACED
upon the alfalfa crop of this year will
rank It OF greater importance than tn
potato crop and makes 1t three times tn
value OF the barley and rye crops com
bined This is quite surprising, conslderinJ
that the crop has only been grown in tn
state to any extent in the last few years