Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-31
Nebraska

fact the Lincoln team has but two men,
outside OF It's pitching staff but who are
from one OF those leagues, while its pitch
ing staff is considered one OF the best In
the Western league. The same also may
be said Of the Sioux City club.
The fair will be held September to g."
MetcaIfe's Statement.
Concerning the discussion over the fall
ure Of his county option compromise, II. L.
Metcafe has issued the following state
ment:
Il know enough about politics to know
that when one gets in the way OF a steam
| roller II Is perfectly natural that he is run
over think Mr. NJ. +. Harrington's state
| ment comes a bit late. He sat on the
front seat Of the convention and heard the
veracity OF several gentlemen questioned
when one word from him would have
cleared away the mystery. He did not
utter that word. although. according to his
own testimony, he was in possession Of the
missing document. 1t is not. however, for
me to engage in this controversy. 1 did
what i could to bring about harmony. L
/ do not intend now to contribute TO dis
cord"
Miss Ferguson Named.
Miss Rilla T. Ferguson was appointed
county superintendent of Lancaster county
! Saturday by the Board Of Commissioners
to fill the place made vacant by the death
OF Superintendent George Burkett.
Here term expires as soon as super
intendent is elected at the coming election
in November.
She was teacher first in the Dorchester
schools and later removed to Colorado,
where she taught in the schools. Ten
years ago she came to Nebraska For six
years she served as assistant county SUI
perintendent under o. r. Bowman. Dur
ing this time she carried work in the state
university and has since completed her
course. By her work in the county super
intendent's office she gained prominence in
educational circles and is recognized as
very well qualified in school management.
Nebraska's Crops Good.
| 'Nebraska's wheat crop this year." said
| Deputy Labor Commissioner Maupin this
morning will not be nearly as large as
the 1903 crop, but 1t will be borne in mind
that the crop last year was a phenomenal
one. The 1910 crop win be far and away
better than indicated by the early reports,
and unless all my sources of information
are unreliable, 1t will be better than in
=
department has been receiving reports of
wonderful yields in different sections Of the
state, Thirty-five bushel wheat is not un-
common, thrty-bushel wheat is reported
so often that little attention is paid to It,
and twenty and twenty-five bushe wheat
seems the rule. The averag eyild per acre
OF winter wheat in 1909 was 2013 bushels
per acre, which was about five bushels
per acre better than the average crop OF
the United States, and slightly better than
that OF Kansas The average this year will
not be as high, but the quality of the wheat
is reported to be good-better than expected
when the sudden hot spell came a week
or ten avs before the harvest was begun
The 1910 acreage of spring wheat is greater
by $1,000 acres than the acreage Of 1903
This increased acreage will practically off
set the decreased yield per acre Of spring
wheat.
The winter wheat acreage for 1909 wa
Z, S06 1856. The acreage this year is 2369, 70
acres. AS nearly as we can estimate from
reports reaching, this office something lik,
100000 acres of winter wheat were plowet
up this spring, much of II being put to corr
and some to spring wheat. The increased
acreage will do much to keep the tota
yield up, but the indications are that tn,
1910 yield will fall short OF the 1903 yiel
by from five to six million bushels.
, Corn on this date was never LOOKING
: better, being cleaner than usual, althoug
, little late. The hot weather of the las
three or four days has caused some un
easiness but save in a few isolated sec
t tons, the crop to this date has not suf
: fered from lack OF rain. However, the crit
! zeal stage is at hand. and unless tmel
!. rains come the corn crop will suffer as
. whole So far as present indications stan
Nebraska is due for another bumper cor
3 rop this year. But corn predictions in Jul
or the first half of August in Nebraska ar
: always subject to weather discounts
Q ''The best wheat yield reported to dat
2 is from nine acres recently harvested an
: threshed at the Nebraska prison Min
8 acres threshed out $50 bushels of high grad
y wheat"
d Finances of State.
e The monthly report Of State Treasure
q Brian filed with the state auditor today
a shows that he has in the general fun
l. $2S5 297.06, and in the permanent school fun
1 a total of S11s,e9S2 20. The latter fund wi
- be invested the first OF the week in secur
/ ties already bought. while the general fun
% will be Used in taking care of the geners
e current expenses.
" At the beginning of the month there wa
Is In all funds total of $676 4S7; received dul
It ing the month. s5Os,S0o; paid out, sSSe, 90
'o balance at the close of the month, $7S5, So
" UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND DEAl