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seconds as low at .4 Quotation. fol-
Chicago Stock Yards Notss.

Stock Yards, Chicago. Dec. 49, Es-
timated receipts for week ending
Dec "a are eS.0OO cattle, 10000 hogs
and 10000 sheep, against 55,273 cattle,
134,s9 hogs, and 6s,6s5- sheep for cor
responding week last year.
Chicago stock yards receipts OF
hogs, not including stock to downtown
packers, totaled about $4,000, being
the largest OF the year. While the
number was $4,000 larger than the
previous week, there was q decrease
Of $4,000 compared with year ago
and 51,4OO decrease compared with
two years ago. The weeks, total was
unusually small for the middle of De-
cember, standing $1,000 below the
bonding week from 1899 to 1909, in
elusive.
Estimated average OF hogs for the
week 224 lbs, the highest since last
March, standing 40 lbs under the av-
erage for the week ending Oct. 4.
which was the heaviest week since
November. 1898. The weeks average
stands lbs hea Ter than year ago
and IA lbs heavier than two years ago.
Friday 1892 including 1,105 direct to
down town packers.
Average price OF hogs, at Chicago
$780, against $3.50 Friday. $7.s7 a
week ago. 1914 a veal, ago and $5.4s
two years ago.
The average price of hogs at Chi
cago for the week was $7.65, being lOc
higher than the previous week and
the highest average In five weeks. 1t
was three weeks ago that the average
$701 was the lowest for any week
since March OF last year. Last weeks
average was SIC lower than year ago.
$40 higher than two years ago and
$3.12 higher than the corresponding
week Of 1907. ~ s5
Eleven markets received $4,000
hogs during the week-about the larE-
est Of the year, $4,000 larger than the
previous week. 10000 smaller than q
year ago and $4,000 smaller than the
corresponding week OF 1908, when ar
rivals were 1900. Combined receipts
for 1910 to date are 1S,745,000 hogs,
being 3,36s,0o0 fewer than arrived a
year ago and $4,000 fewer than 'n
the same period Of 1908.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Jas. Games, recorder elect Of Davis
county. has appointed the deputy re-
corder for the ensuing year He APP
pointed Miss Halle Clayton, at pres
ent deputy clerk Of the district court
Miss Clayton has also acted as deputy
for the present recorder, u. S. Scott,
and is thoroughly competent.
Mrs. Rozena Colliver left this week
for Lincoln, Nebr., to be at the bedside
OF her brother Sam Scott, who is not
expected to live. Mr.. Scott suffered
from severe stroke Of paralysis. He Is
f6S years Of age.
Miss Helen Clayton has left for New
Mexico, Arizona and California. where
she expects to spend the winter.
Mrs. ]. w. Miller left Saturday for
Keosauqua to visit her father Robert
Forbes. III ttt
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FOR SAIE-22O ACRE FARM IN
Lewis county, Missouri, 2 miles from
La Belle. good dwelling, large barn,
new scales and numerous outbuild-
ings No poor or rocky soil, dark
loan rich and productive, raises big
crops Of corn. this year Will run from
go to rs bushels. Nice field Of
meadow and clover, large branch
touches corner of pasture furnish.
In everlasting water. Forty acres
blre grass pasture, 90 acres large
timber. hickory and elm. fine neigh
borhood; land all round same quality
held at from $25 to S35 per acre
higher than this: r, F. D.: between
two good towns. This farm Is the
snap OF northeast Missouri. SIS per
acre; 81 to agents sending buyer;
$4,000 down, easy terms: farm is well
rented for next year. We own this.
e. A. Dowell, LaBelle, Missouri.
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DEATHS.

DAGGETT- Saturday. December II,
1910 at 4:30 a. m. at the home OF her
grandfather Dr. M. H. Sprague, 1O1
South Schuyler street, Nellie Eloise
Daggett, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frank L. Daggett Death resulted
from bronchial pneumonia after an
illness Of four days. The decedent
was born December 8. 1905
The funeral was held at the FIRST
NJ T.. church Sunday afternoon al 3
o'clock Rev. T. w. jeffrey was In
charge. Interment was made in OF
tumwa cemetery.
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0TODAY'S MARKET NEWS
STEER MARKET STRONGER.
After Weeks Of Severe Price Depres
sion Small Gain 10 Made Last.
- AS MAIL

Stock Yards, Chicago, Dec. 10.
After weeks of severe price depression
steer market showed better tone in
late days of the past week, recovering
medium to choice handy and heavy
beeves. Failing off in receipts from
|lastsweek's total and q generous pack
er demand coupled with some good ex-
port buying were price boosting fac
tors. Shippers and exporters took
nearly half the supply and packers
seemed to suddenly awake to the fact
that beef Is a relatively cheap COM
modify now. Outlet in consumptive
channels has grown since wholesale
prices were cut and the trade is look
ing forward to a steadier situation for
beef steers believing that biggest
share of the winters liquidation Of half
fat classes is now in. Prime yearlings
had a market all their own, selling at
strong prices throughout the week.
Urgent demands for Christmas trade
forced packers to buy literally Of light
steers, and $7.25@7.55 was paid for
prime sorts, while best price for.
heavy beeves was $3.50 and a prime
1850 lb class sold at 1910. Biggest
share Of receipts comprised sixty to
ninety day fed 1,1oo@1,350 lb steers,
largely at $5.4O@615, while local
houses bought light warmed up cat
tie down to $4.75@5.25.
Butcher stock values broke 10@25c
early in the week, but market closed
with this loss regained Medium 20
good cows and heifers met broad pack.
Ter demand at s3.50@4.25 while a choice
grade Of heifers landed at s5@5.5O.
Bulls also closed firm, and good to
choice veal calves showed 25c gain on
last week, topping at $3.50. Cheap corn
and a heavy stock Of rough feed is In
ducing big beef making efforts all over
the country. and demand for feeding
and stock steers was urgent, values
closing firm at last weeks level. Prices
had the following range:
Choice to fancy yearling
steers. 49,. $6.50@7.50
Choice to prime heavy steers 6.65@6.35
Medium to good steers ). I. 5.25@63O
Inferior to fair steers ;. -. 4.35@5.15
Fat cows and heifers $500. 3.25@5.90
Canning cows and heifers /. 2.25@3.15I
Native bulls and stays :. 3.25@5.10
Feeding cattle. 6O0@1 100 lbs 300 $40
Fair to fancy veal calves -. 8.00@9.50
Heavy calves -. -. 5000 500
Export steers . .. 5.30@6.10
Western range steers -. 100000
Mixers, springers, head :. 5000 $4,000
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PUBLIC SALE,

. . Z u = < .
Having sold my farm 4 will sell at
public auction at my residence IN
miles east OF Agency. and four miles
west of Batavia, on THURSDAY DEC.
22, 1910, 10 o'clock sharp the follow
Ing described property; s 5.,s
3 head OF horses. brood mare. l
spring colt, s head OF cattle, year!-
ings, 3 steers, 2 heifers, fresh COW
with twin calves: 10 head OF sheep, all
lambs, 40 wethers and 30 ewes; 10 head
of hogs, summer shoats, IL tons Of hay
in barn, IL tons of good oats straw In
barn. 1000 bu- corn. 500 blu. OF oats. :.
Observation-Disclosures binder
Dain hay loader, feed grinder, cider
mill, stalk cutter, breaking plow, rid
ing cultivator. nearly new, some ma
tive lumber, stands of bees. dozen
chickens, some household goods.
TERMs--A credit Of sfnonths given
on all sums over &c.. With bankable
note drawing so from date OF sale
drawing so If not paid when due.
Sums Of SO and under, cash. No
property to be removed until settled
for.
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Chicago Grain Futures.

Chicago. Dec. 1s. The grain futures
follow:
Mc.:. closed, $50 &c; July. closed, s2N
I@93c.
% CORN--May, opened. 47A @47xc.:
high. 47Mc.; low, 47c.; closed, 47h Q
l7Ac.: July. 47s a 4Sc. ~! s
sOATS-May opened. 1875 @s4c,:
high, &c.; low, 33A@3sHc.; closed,
|33Ac.; July, 33A @33hc.
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FUNERALS.

/, Beautiful and impressive were the
last sad rites over the remains OF Mel
lie Eloise Daggett, the little daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 81 L. Daggett,
which were. held yesterday afternoon
at g O'Clock from the Methodist Epis-
copal church. The little girl died Satur-
day at the thome Of her grandfather,
Dr.. M. II. sprague, 10l South Schuyler
street. The funeral was largely attend
ed, the auditorium being filled with
friends Of the bereAyed parents. The
floral tributes ware many and beauti-
full Rev. T. w. jeffrey conducted the
services. A quartet composed OF Miss
Edith HinsAy, Mrs. e. G. PIERCE. judi
son TrennemAn and Grant Keyhoe
sang. The remains were inferred in
the Ottumwa cemetery. The pallbear-
ers were Misses Helen Gunder, Gene
We've Mangan, Mildred Cornell and
Doris 9laught. The Misses Elizabeth
Farrell, Imogene Porter and Eloise
Vest were the flower girls.
Many friends attended the obsequies
over the remains Of William j. Boyles
who died suddenly Friday OF heart fail
ure The services were held at the
family residence, 309 West Park ave
nue., and the home and yard could not
accommodate the hundreds Of friends
OF the deceased who came to pay their
last respects to his memory. Members
Of the A. o. u. W., Odd Fellows and
Rebekah lodges attended the services
III body, while his former co.workers-
:FotND-PAcKAGE RIBBON. PHONE
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keokuk Buys Mason.

Catcher Mason of Kewanee, declared
by some critics to be the best backstop
the central association produced last
season, was purchased today by
Manager Frank Belt, of the Indians
What price was paid has not beer
given out, but 1t is said to represent
a fair sum for class d ball player.
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Morris Williams
AUCTION EVERY FRIDAY.
PRIVATE SALE EVERY WEEK DAY
Our own horses sold on trial and
with guarantee Of satisfaction.
HORSE MARKET

RALPH WILLIAMS has charge of .ne
leaning and Feed Department,
Light and Heavy Hauling. Horses
Rented and Feed Sold. Phones, Barn,
3041; Residence. 313S-L
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Sunday night and Monday.
Mrs. E. Hunter, Jr., and children
were over Sunday guests near Bunch.
J. M. Walker, j. w. Johnston and
Emmett Walker delivered hogs and
cattle to H. M. Smith last Monday.
Chas. Hunter was a recent county
seat visitor.
day last week at the r. E. Miller home.
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OLlvET.

Mrs. Sarah Laughlin of Delta was q
pleasant caller at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. RI Williams Tuesday
j. M Ball, general manager of the
mines. from Oskaloosa, was in town on
Tuesday looking after his mining in
terests.
I VIZ MNxter. vice president of the
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e. chie.oo LIN Stack Market.

Chicago. Dec. 19.-The I've stock
market follows: III
CATTLE-Market ten higher; re-
ceipts 10000; beeveS. $4.55@575;
stockers, feeders. $4.35@5.80; cows.
heifers, $3.40@6.10; westerns. $4106
800. G
HOGS--Market five to ten higher:
receipts, 100000 light, $7.40dDI75;
mixed, $7.40@7.S0: heavy, $7.40@7.75;
rough, $74O@775; bulk sales, $500
40.
SHEEP--Market ten higher; re-
eeipts $4,000; natives, $3.50@A40;
lambs, $4.25@6.40.
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EYE. EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
SPECIALIST.
DIR .D.E.G rahaarr,
Hours to IL a. M; to 8 p, m.
Ennis Office Bldg, ottumwa. Iowa.
administrators Sale Of Real Estate.

Administrators Sale Of Real Estate.
sale the Luama Wilson, farm. to-wit:
The west half (W1z), and the south
east quarter (SEA) Of the northwest
quarter (NWA) Of section twenty-fiv
(25). and the north half (N1a) Of the
northeast quarter (NEA) OF the south
west quarter (SWA) Of section TWEEN
ty-four Ga, township seventy-two
(72) range twelve (12), Pleasant town.
ship. being about three miles north
west OF Batavia, Iowa.
Call and see him at his residence
two miles west of Batavia.
Dated this 9Th day of December, 1910
J. E. Lawson, Admir-. Of the Estate OF
Luama Wilson, deceased.
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Miscellaneous

HEADQ quarters FOR WE'LL
drilling, deep and shallow wells. All
work guaranteed. Phone SILT OF
1921 Fairfield. Geo. Stewart or y
O. T. Stewart Refer to Guy Hams
or j. 3. Reno, Fairview Stock farm
Geo. Stewart.
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FOR sAI.E--CHEsTER WHITE HOG
one year old WEIGHT about $50. a
state fair winner. $35. Single Comb
Bro n Leghorn cockerels. Is cents
and 81 each. Will Michael, Selma
"a = (
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HoPEW ELL.

Chas Black and family were Sun
day guests at the Ed Ballard home.
Emmett Walker and family spent
Sunday at the Mrs. G. p. White home.
Ell Hunter. Jr., was in Blakesburg
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III South Court ST.

the street car men, attended the serv.
ices in large numbers. The wishes OF
the deceased that the Odd Fellows
ritualistic services be used were car.
ried out. Rev. B. F. Patt, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, pronounced the
benediction at the grave in the Ottum'
wa cemetery.
The last sad rites over the remains
Of Robert Mccormick. one OF Wapello
county's oldest residents, who died on
Friday, were held this morning at IL
O'Clock from the home of hiS daughter,
Mrs. George Bane, 220 West Fifth
street. Rev. B. L.sNay, pastor OF the
Predestinary Baptist church Of Min
ileapolis conducted the services The
remains were then taken to their last
resting place In the Mccormick ceme-
terry.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs. Laura Wilkins. who
passed away Saturday at her home
near Kirkville, were held this after
noon at Q O'Clock from Miller chapel.
Rev. s.. Isaac Elder, Of the Davis
Street Christian church conducted the
services. Interment was made in the
Fielder cemetery.
The las. sad rites over the remains
Of Hadley Barton, the nonagenarian,
who died Friday at his home, 2U15
East Main street, we're held from the
family residence yesterday afternoon.
Rev w. H. HORNED of the East End
Presbyterian church conducted the
services. Burial was made in the OF
tumwa cemetery.
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Nav York Poultry M.rket

New York. Dee. l9.--Poultry-Mar
ket dressed, easy; chickens. 12@16e.
fowls, 13@15Mc.; turkeys, 1S@24c.
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NORRIS WILLIAMS.
Ottumwa, Iowa.

p. S.-I've got nice little cottage
for rent or I'd sell it on payments. TAX
ing a. horse, team or a vacant lot as
cash Payment. M. H. w.
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New York Butter and Egg Market.

New York, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
easy; receipts, 1900; creamery, thirds
to specials, 23@30hc.: held. creamery,
seconds to specials. PAX @30c.: state
dairy 22@29c.; process, 22d026c.:: init
tation creamery firsts, 23h @24hc.;
factory, 21@23hc.s-..4- t--se.-.s -r-es.A
EGGS-Market easy; receipts. 5000;
western gathered whites $50 40c.:
fresh gathered extra firsts, 34c.; flrsts,
E32@33c.; seconds 1908 1c.
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,oria Corn MArks,

Peoria, Dec. 19.- The corn n1arke
follows: ~ y
No. 3-43c.
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192@255
Han. cIn..d Wa.k ~ RI I o.xar.

Hogs Closed Weak to Sc Lower.
Chicago, Dec. 18.--Hogs closed weak
to &c lower than early market quota
tions; light, s735@7.7S: mixed, $7.40D
'775; rough, as7.35@150s good choice
heavy, $7500DT75: bulk sales, $3.50
ITO; heavy, $7.35@7.75.i 1,
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FOR sALE--A FEW BUFF CocHIN
bantam cockerells Barred Plymouth,
Rock cockerells and puilets. and
Light Brahma cockerells. Prices very
reasonable. Mrs. w. @. McMichael.
400 N. Clay ST.. New Phone 771-k
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CHICAGO GRAM MARKETS

+oc lsu5sM IA a "a psusluIn /
members Chicago Board OF Trado
Rooms and S. Chiffon Block. OF
tumwa phone 1885,. Iowa phona
539-R. C. j. Kobel. Local Manager,
WHEAT High Low Dec. 10 Dec. II
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FOR SALE--A FINE LOT OF OVER
coats. with new combination collars,
cuffs and 4s to So inches long. all the
latest style, at half price for days.
10S Market street
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Range of hog values at Chicago for
the past week with comparisons:
Mixed and Light
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ch;caoo Poultry Market,

Chicago. Dec. 19.--Poultry-M Market
easy; turkeys, live, Tie: dressed, 21c.;
chickens. live. 10c.: dressed, 11c.;
springs, live, 10c.
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I HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF
good farms to sell at right prices,
also few trade propositions. Write
for list. w. M. Hotchkiss, Bloomfield,
la,
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LOCAL MARKETS.
NO CHANGE IN MARKETS.
Who issaIe and Retail Price List Re-
\ main Same as Saturdays
Y s: Quotations..

The markets show no change this
morning. The wholesale price list Is
llso very steady,
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81. Louis Grain Market.
st. Louis, Dec. 1s.-The grain mar
ket follows:
Wheat May--96xc t
Corn--46Nc.
Oats-33Mc. B5
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Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE grain market
follows: HIN
WHEAT-No. 2 red. s3@s3tc.: No.
8 red. s1@92Ac.: No. 8 hard. 9sN @9ec;
coRN~No. 2, 47@47Iic.; new, $50
4eNc.; No. white, 47@47hc.: new.
|46@46hc.; No. yellow. 50@50hc.;
new, 46@46hc.; No. 8, 47@47hc.; new
43N @43Nc.: No. 8 white. 47@471kc.;
new, 43N@43xc.: No. 3 yellow 471
47h@4sc.; new, $40 sc.
OATS--No. 2, Sic; No. white.
|32A @33c.: No. white, 32@32Nc.;
standard, 32A @32Ac.
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FOR SALE-ONE MALE FOX TER.
rier pup. Price So. John Proud. r. F.
D. No. 5. Phone 851-R.
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Chicago sProvisieng Market.
Chicago, Dec. H. The provision
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Chicago Butter and EGG Market.
Chicago, Dec 19.--Butter-Marke
steady; crcameries, 23@2ec.: dairies,
21@25c.
EGGS Market steady; receipts, L.
AGO cases: at market, cases included,
1917 @22kc.: f1rsts, 29c.; prime firsts,
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FOR sALE-A LOT OF BARREg9
Plymouth Rock Cockerels for s@ssssi
Come and see them or write. Mrs. M
G. Emmons, Iibertyville, la.
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FOR sALE-SECOND HAND FOUR
roll Mccormick shredder. Wilson
Carriage Co. 10 w. End st.
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FOR SALE--WHITE ROCK AND
Light Brahma Cockerels and Tou-i
louise geese. r. e. Mowery, Hedrick.
Ia. #. Fl III i
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Poultry and Eggs

FOR sALE-SILvER LACED VIVIAN.
dotte cockerels. 81. Mrs. Lura Var
Il Cleve. Blakesburg, a. BlakesburA
phone 2121-96.
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FOR SALE BEST YEARL1NG MULE
In the country VIM. Belgard, be-
tween Ottumwa and Cliffland.
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RANGE oF HOG llPR!cEs

CLOsING-wheat, 1 lower; corn,
lower.
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FOR RENT WE'LL IMPROVED
farm Inquire 413 Center Ave.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

Of 12s,79oOOs boxes Of apples, or q, 19OO 900
Union Pacific car loads presenting the
trifling transportation problem OF how to
move 52S.0OO trains OF forty cars each. A
box car is forty feet long. so that freight
train to move apples It is possible to grow
on the desert Archie Miner and Frank
Buhl made to bloom, will require one freight
train $4,000 miles long, from engine head
light to caboose hind drawbar. This is
equal to forty-five solid freight trains, each
one Of them extending from Smiths Cove,
Seattle, to the Cunarder docks at BROOKLYN:
in other words, a strip 5000 miles long by
two miles wide from the Atlantic to the
Pacific would not quite hold in storage the
freight cars awaiting the demand of the
apple growers on this tract of land seven
years from now when all the trees are in
bearing The value of this freight ship
ment amounts to $25s. 40 OO0-S47, ,OsS 900 more
that the total wealth of the entire state
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

bells ring out, and the silken frocks OF
women rustic along the paved streets where
Miners horse startled the affr4ghted
coyote; where Frank Buhl paused and
listened to the hurrying meadowlark It
Is an empire reclaimed and brought to
civilization; homes for the homeless: labor
for those who only waited, and wealth for
the men with dare, who knew what they
saw when Opportunity held out her open
palms.
Sometimes figures are tiresome. VIII
these prove so to you? 1 hope not. for I
am anxious to ask question, and want
1t answered. First 1 want you to know
that it Is not all planted to apples, but IL il
were you must know that on this tract
Of land there is room for 15.s4OOOO apple
trees. A tree in bearing for six years will
yield eight boxes OF apples to the tree. so
that this tract, Of apples alone, will add to
the worlds markets the astonishing total
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
a CommunIty OF nreeder,.

One Of the greatest developments prob
able from this dairy COW enterprise is the
establishing Of a community Of dairy COW
breeders. In other words. IL this club and
association goes into tho raising OF dairy
cattle. which seems most probable now
this district of Nebraska will become IA
nous for its cows and heifers OF high milk
ing quality. The tests OF the mother stock
at once gives character to the progeny that
cannot be disputed. The high standard Of
the sires as line-bred milking stock is also
backing which brings the price OF these
heifers above the ordinary COW price
This association holds regular monthly
meetings is officered by 1--we set OF pro-
gressive men. William Jensen is president
ana H. C. Gllssman. IT,, secretary. The
siNty~eight mewbers represent 1000 milch
COWS producing approximately 10000 gal
Ions OF milk per year. At these meetings
there Is usually an invited dairyman Of
some notoriety as an educator. who ad-
dresses the members on some feature Of
garry hushandry. The breeding OF dairy
cattle. the selection OF the dairy COW. dairy
type, the silo as dairy nndjunct, varia-
TORS In butter fat contepts. etc. are some
OF the topics that have been discussed dur
Ing the last winter season.