Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-20
HAuLER uses PLAIN WORDS
Regent of University Says American
Corn Could Be Improved.
FARMERS NEED TO TAKE HEED
African and ssauth American Prod
net f. Too often standard of
Excellence in Markets
of the World.

LINCOLN. Jan. ia.-tSpeclal Telegram)
IF. /. Halter of Omaha. regent Of the
state university, INDUCED in some plain
talk in his address TO the agrlcIstural
extension conference today. lie told the
assembled farmers that unless they woke
up. adopted better business methods and
took up with more advantage agricultural
methods they might find that business
men were buying up the farms and man
aging them as other business was man
aged.
The American farmer, Mr.. Halter said.
was losing his supremacy and even king
corn: Il was not the American. but the
South African and South American prod
act, though less In volume than our own.
which dominate the grading ana pricing
of the cereal In the worlds market. The
! ignorant Russian peasant. on soil which
has been worked many years longer than
that In America, raises an average Of
thirty three bushels Of wheat 10 the acre.
simply by careful and Intelligent eultiya-
tion OF the soil.
The agricultural schools, said the regent,
were developing agricultural knowledge
every year. which at the present rate Of
absorption by the American farmer re-
quires a generation to come Into general
use. He urged the farmers to get down
to business and study the best methods
and TO adopt them with the same avidity
with which the modern business man Is
doing the same thing In his line
Farm Institute workers urged the farm
| ers TO turn out better to the sessions held
in various parts of the state and that
those who do como should try to induce
their neighbors to come along.
Bas.ett to File Soon.
S. c. Basseit of Gibbon was at the state
house today. He announced that he
would make his filing soon as republican
candidate for commissioner OF public
lands and buildings.
Mrs Nettie " David. who says she
owns $4,000 worth OF stock In the Lincoln
Paint and Color company. has brought
pany. NJ j. Waugh. +. A. Warren and
]. Dan LAuer. She alleges she has been
damaged that much by the alleged mis-
management of the company's affairs,
which was IN the hands of the personal
defendants. She alleges that until the
recent litigation started by Lauer to stop
the sale Of the company to the Acme COM
pany Of Detroit she knew nothing of the
contract which the other stockholders had
entered into with Lsuer.
Farm Help In Demand.
The state labor bueaa is beginning to
receive inquiries for farm help. esps-
cIaIly from persons who desire man
and wife. There are two such appliea'
tions on file now awaiting applicants.
The Lincoln safe Deposit and Trus
company has purchased the bonds of the
Big Springs school district. which have
finally been registered by the auditor
the railroad company having withdrawn
its objection, The town of Gordon hai
offered ttcco OF water bonds for registry
These bonds are series three.
Madison county has paid in its tax col
lections to the state treasurer, rcnittinl
1900.
Secretary Wait returned today from Al
overnight visit to Syracuse.
Land Commissioner cowles returned to
day from Kearney. where he has beel