Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23

E&SNEHTU the county, ana their wide
bd@NSOI fertile valley, the productive
49, ness Of Furnas county will
speak for itself. The streams water the en-
tire county. These valley lands are wealth
producers. II was here that the first al
r1lra was grown in the state, and from
small beginning IT has spread out to thous-
ands Of acres. Here it grows in its natural
state and does not need irrigation.
During the last five years. experience has
demonstrated that the introduction of
d~alrying to the western part Of the state
is a great advantage, and that there are
many conditions in this section favorable
to the Industry. No country ever reaches
the maximum of its development until its
farmers engage extensively in dairying.
The further one looks up the records of our
Oldest, most successful and wealthy agri-
cultural sections the more firmly will he
be convinced that the statement is correct.
It has been pretty well demonstrated in
past years that individual butter making
and butter marketing will never place a
country in the front rank of butter pro
ducers.
Evolution in the handling of cows has
proceeded rapidly in the last few years on
Furnas county farms as we'll as
A few years ago the manufacturer of
creamery machinery secured the country
bplAClNiilb NhV buDcCI III vi blOCh IN u
local creamery. Generally enough money
was paid in to buy the machinery at two
prices and the solicitor looked for new
fields while the farmers hired a high-priced
operator and lost money because no ono
knew how to find a good and permanent
market for the product Now oil Is
changed. The creameries are nearly all
gone ana in their place are farm separ~
ators.
The Beaver city creamery station sent
for its first shipment twenty-seven cans of
cream to Lincoln, representing 900 pounds
OF milk. At the present price of cream
tho shipment was worth more than $500
The receipts Of the station have been In
creasing steadily and from this time ON
will do so rapidly. Farmers Of this county
who are raising alfalfa and milking cows
for dairy purposes. are all getting pretty
well fixed. The results from the alfalfa
harvest have furnished them with plenty
Of good rich feed, probably the best that
could be obtained for dairy purposes 1t
produces cream in large quantities and Of
superior quality.
Stockholders OF the Orleans Creamery
association recently declared at dividend
OF 80 per cent on its stock for the year
Just closed. AS a rule patrons are well
satisfied with the results. and when a
patron can receive $5S.72 for the butter-fat
sold in one month from eight COWS, as did
1. Flammang, a patron Of the station,
there is no room for displeasure or dissatis-
faction. There is no better all around dairy
and stock state than Nebraska OF the
4s,6S6,s0 acres comprising the state. all Is
available for dairying, or q combination Of
stock raising and dairying.
while cowboy life has an but passed
away in Furnas county, one may see them
yet In wide sombreros and leather trousers.
Cowboys of today are employed not to
round up" the herds but to "ride fences"
and assist in driving the fattened cattle
to market. The ranches are conducted
after modern fashion. Dvery ranch has
as much or more land in cultivation as
in pastures, and the rstwhile -oow-
puncher' is following the pillow and Driving
the self-binders these days-
The typdcal Furnas county man - boomer
from choice and force of habit He has
the courage Of his Impressions and dis
counts the obligations OF the future with
a sublime confidence IN thai future
ability to make good. He has the imagin-
alton which enables him to see visions,
as well as the constructive energy to make
those visions realities. He is always
Johnny on the spot" He wastes no time
but keeps step with the procession
uually a little IN advance. He has seem
ingly no business secrets. but takes thu