Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-27

1908 ..........................6 6,339, ,019 acres
1909 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6,461, $50 acres
1910 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 6,5950S acres
1911 ..........................6 6,2lS 035 acres
l9l2 .......................... 6,076,051 acres
Some of the corn counties show a much
less acreage, if the reports of the county
assessors can be counted for anything
Lancaster county had 143046 acres of corn
last year, but has only 92,S05 this year
Saunders had 141,069 acres last year. but
only 1O2,657 this year. Cass had 104,52S
acres of corn In 1911 but the 1912 reports
show only 9e,529 acres.
Fillmore county has 1000 acres less than
in 1911, Hall 5000 less and Johnson $4,000
acres less than the acreage last year.
Mr.. Guye has received a letter asking
him to furnish figures for Nebraska for
publication with those of Kansas and
other corn states. After seeing the Kan
sas claims and knowing how they have
been boosted, he refused to furnish the
figures, giving his reasons that he did not
care to furnish any figures for Nebraska
but those Of a reliable nature, and that
the truth regarding Nebraska published
alongside the boosted figures of Kansas
would not be a fair showing for the
Cornhusker state and would give an en-
tirely opposite impression in the minds
of those who did not know the facts re-
garding the two states.
Kansas Figures Boosted.
Will NJ Maupin, who has made a
study of the resources of Kansas and Ne
Sraska, and has repeatedly made COM
parison of the crops raised each year in
the two states, says the crop reports of
the Sunflower state have always been
greatly exaggerated and boosted beyond
the real figures in order to make that
state appear better farming state than
the Cornhusker state. He agrees with
Commissioner Guye that when the real
facts as to crop acreage and amount
raised in Kansas are compared with Ne
braska that the latter makes a much
better showing.
Husenetter's Report.
The report of State Oil Inspector
Husenetter for the last month shows
cash on hand at the beginning of July,
$1,000; fees for July, $5,297; back fees. $S4;
copies July reports, s1C total $6,5g.
Paid out to the Chicago & Northwestern
rsilroad for mileage, $3.50; salaries Of
chief and deputies, $1,o97.i3; office ex.
penses, $S3.55; State Journal for reports,
$3.50; paid the state treasurer, S3,691. 30,
leaving balance of $1,000 Mr.. Husenet-
ter says that on account of the great de-
mand for gasoline for automobile use
that several of the small companies are
unable to supply the demand. The present
month, he thinks, will show the greatest
inspections Of the year.
New Metal Firm.
Harry w. Mool, c. Edward Mool, An |
dreas C. Peterson and George Meser- |
smith compose a company which has
Tiled articles of Incorporation with the |
secretary of state to do wholesale iron, !
steel and metal business in Omaha. The
stock of the company is placed at $4,000, |
and the name of the corporation will be
the Harry C. Mool company.
Aldrich to Grand Island.
Governor Aldrich is in Grand Island I
today to inspect and review the army of
Nebraska, which is encamped there this
week. Tuesday he will attend a picnic
at Guide Rock and Wednesday will speak
at another picnic In Orleans.
Exhibits at Fair Grounds.
Products of the farm for the county ex-
hibits are beginning to reach the fair
grounds and will be placed in the agri-
cultural hall as fast as they arrive.
Every indication points to big contest
the counties of the three sections
for the prizes hung up for the best agri-
cultural displays. The stock exhibit Is
another exhibit which will be exception
ally fine this year judging from the en-
tries already in. Probably place whicn
will attract universal attention this year
will be the new machinery hall, where
the automobiles will be found 1t looks
now as IL the showing in that line would
cover nearly every make of auto manu- :
factured. |,
DIR. Bostrom, state veterinarian. and .
DR.. j. S. Anderson OF Seward have gone G
% Indianapolis to attend the national .
meeting of the American Veterinary as q
Auto Park During Fair. X
AS an accommodation to state fair
fsitors Mayor Armstrong of Lincoln
las arranged with the university author
ties for the use of the athletic field for
he parking OF automobiles. The auto
Mobile seems to cut as much figure in
he arrangements of looking after Wis
tors to the fair as the matter of sleep
ng quarters for the people who come to C
he city, and for that reason the ath-
etc field will be turned over to the 3
ntertainment committee who will pro- =
ide sufficient guards to insure the .
afety of the machines :
Wait Has Problems.
Secretary of State Wait is not hunting II
ny trouble on the ballot proposition, 2
Ut will wait till the trouble comes be- Z
ore takins sp the matter Mr. Walt :,