Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07


whenever they are called upon. and II Is
convenient for them to DO 20. without fur
Their pay.
THE lecture business Of senators and
congressman. however. has grown to such
proportions thai now the senate and the
house il merely a stepping stone TO the
lecture platform. Practically none OF the
lecturers now going over the country
would ever get a call were It not for the
fact they happen to be member Of con-
gress'
AntI-Taft club for TAFT.
The Lincoln colored men are ashamed OF
It. Their Antl-Taft club, organized some
time ago. r. not a Bryan club, as the name
implies. An officer Of the club today said
the club was organized for the purpose OF
listening to political discussions.
1T is not a Bryan club by any means"
he said. I'VE are all for TAFT and expect
to vote for him. We are not for Bryan,
even II some members did go out to Fair
view and visit with Mr.. Bryan
List of Candidates Ready.
Secretary Of State Junkin has sent the
names Of the candidates for office who
filed in his office to the printer and to-
morrow he will certify the same out to the
county clerks. This must be done under
the law twenty-five days before the pri-
mary election. Tomorrow is the last day
when the names can be legally certified
out. Parties who desire to withdraw have
until fifteen days before the primary to
make their intention known to the secre-
tary.
Landscape Gardening.
Near Nelson, in Nuckolls county. is a
practical example OF what can be done in
the line of landscape gardening on rough
land and unsightly side hills" said Labor
Commissioner Ryder. The land is owned
by Colonel Lyon Of the governors staff
and the work has been done under his inn
mediate supervision. When he purchased
this place 1t was absolutely unremunerative
and an eyesore, being right at the edge Of
town. Colonel Lyon started in to see what
could be done with it and the result as II
stands today ought to be worth a good deal
to any man who has similar land that is
not working. Every draw and every foot
of side hill is covered with a magnificent
stand Of alfalfa, in fact the whole 100 acres
almost is under that crop. 1t is a sight to
do a mans heart good.
Colonel Lyon pastures his horses and
hogs freely all over the farm. and there
is so much ground under the rich plant
that he does not find the free running Of
the stock injuries his alfalfa as to its hay
making capacity. The place is now paying
him a substantial sum of money every year
instead Of being a source OF outgo. His
example has led other men to sow the
draws and hillsides with alfalfa, and more
prosperity for the owners is the result.
Colonel Lyon is just starting a herd of
Shorthons on this place which he intends
to develop, IL his plans do not fail, into
one of the finest herds in the state. The
colenel's new home is undoubtedly among
the very finest country homes in the west.
"In Custer and other counties with a
good deal Of rough land the planting of
the draws and hillsides to alfalfa has been
growing more general the last few years,
When the feasibility Of this plan is more
seriously impressed on owners, and the
great profit to be had is realized. we will
see a very great decrease in the unsightly
vistas of apparently waste land that gives
travellers an entirely unwarranted opinion
OF the sterility of much of Nebraska'i
soil"
Mr.. Dexter's Experience.
II. M. Dexter, a crop correspondent OF
the state bureau of statistics, called at the
bureau before starting on a trip to Cal
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his wife. Mr.. Dexter's home is neal
Clarks. in Merrick county, where he has
been successfully farming for along spell.
Last year" said Mr.. Dexter, II sold al
most 1900 bushels of wheat for 81 cents q
bushel, because It was good grain and
watched the market closely. This year
J will have 5000 bushels or better, and ex.
! pect to realize a paying price for it. Never
1 in a long experience have I seen corn look
4 ing more promising generally, in oui
4 county, and observation from the trair
y Indicates that Nebraska will have SOM
$ grand fields of that cereal this year anC
= very few poor fields, as compared to tn,
whole area under crop. The wheat and oat
Z are all right, too, for an experienced eye
taking note of the number OF stacks on tn,
8 fields, can tell pretty accurately how the!
e will turn out"
Mr.. Dexter was asked how he could az
n ford to take a pleasure trip just at thi
d time, and his reply was interesting: "
e have three boys" he said, the Oldest q
S When they arrived at the age to take al
r active part in farm management, mad
n them partners and gave them an interes
IS In the product. That farm Is as nue.
theirs as 1t is mine. and the crop bein
made my wife and I can 60 where w
please, resting easy in the assurance tina
everything will be as we'll taken care @
as II we were right there"
Coal I'm Custer Countv