Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-05
Nebraska
EXAMPLE GIVEN SEED Man
Corn Tester Reveals Apparently
Coed Ear TO Be Defective.
NO Spout WHEN PUT IN GROUND
Bis iJudSmcnt for Damages Secured
Asainst Northwestern in Holt
County Being Fought in 70
Supreme Court.

tFrom staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. March l-tSpecial.)-At one
place visited by the seed train special a
dealer in grain took pointed exceptions to
the advice given farmers 10 get their seed
from the small ears of their own crop
which matured carly and got out OF the
way of the freeze, instead OF sending
away for seed. The reason given was
that seed raised elsewhere. even II 1t
terminated, would require several years
10 become acciimsted and produce good
CROPS. The dealer came into the car ana
exhibited an ear 90 corn which certainty
looked fins. and wanted to know OF the
lecturers Il taey irstended to say that
was not good seed He was informed
that only a test would definitely demon-
strate this, though they admitted II
looked good. They took the sample ear
and placed eighteen grains from IT in
germinator. with q result that not SIN
gle kernel sprouted.
Chemist Redfern. who has been testing
considerable seed corn brought to him,
has one planting which is up far enough
10 be sadly In need OF .eultiva,ing. This
was placed In the sand bed tester. TWO
samples Of old corn show good germinat-
ing powers. one 81 per cent and some OF
1910 seed which shows above 20 per cent.
Tho 81 per cent seed, the highest yet
tested by him, Is of the 1909 crop.
Road Fights big Judgment.
The case OF Hoffman, administrator,
against the Northwestern railroad was
postponed today in the supreme court 10
enable 1t to be revived in the name OF
another party, the original plaintiff hay-
Ing died. In this case the administrator
obtained a judgment for ss1oo against
the road for the death OF brakeman,
George b. Glover. This is the first big
Judgment under the law OF 1907. which
removed the SEQ limit for the killing
Of person. II is In the supreme court
on appeal from Holt county. Ea
WORKING ON Colony Plan.
The colony OF Chicago Jews which
some time ago communicated with Labor
Commissioner Guye about removing to
Nebraska and settling on farms is get
ting anxious about 1t and members are
writing TO know what progress is being
made toward locating them. II takes time
10 work up a project Of this kind and
while Mr.. Guye has several tentative
offers Of land he has been unable to get
out and look things over. as the ground
has been covered with snow 10 such an
extent as TO make soil inspection impos-
slble. lie still has hopes, however, OF
doing something this spring,
Lexington Has Complaint.
The railway commission has received a
complaint from Lexington against ac-
commodatlons offered passengers by the
Union Pacific at that point 1t is like
complaints received from other points
along the same road that passengers
going In one direction are compelled "a
cross one track and stand out In the
weather: owing 10 there being no shelter
FOR passengers on one of the tracks OF the
double track line. Commissioners sWinnett
is.ln Lexington today taking testimony In
the case.
TIE railway commission has granted the
application fthe Nebraska City Gas
company. which desired permission to Is
sue $1,000 worth more OF bonds, half OF
which is IN to take up floating indebted
ness ana the remainder to make improve
nents In the plant.
Phone Company Comes TO Time.
The Hollbrook Central Telephone asso-
clstion has indicated IT win make the re-
ports required by-tAc railway commits
sion. The company had refused to do so
on the ground that ii was not incorpor-
a,ed and. that II did not come under the
proylsions fthe law 70 Tthat reason.
The attorney general designated Judge
Good to bring action to test the question.
but II appears likely no action will be
commenced, as the company is willing to
make the reports. $50 $50.
- - Cowles Hunting swans.
There are two ponds nthe grounds Of
the tuberculosis hospital at Kearney and
Land Commissioner Cowies intends 10
make them both useful and ornamental
He has bought come ducks for the use
fdl end OF the proposition and now he
Is loking for some swans for the orna-
mental proposition. Up TO date he has
not found any one With swans to SELL
.l Women Who Drive Nails.
The women In the office Of the State |
Library commission today gave a demon |
stfation OF the fact there are some women |
id the state who can drive nail with |
OUt hitting their thumbs or saying any OF |
the vigorous things which a man Is sup |
posed. TO repeat when he tries to drive a |
crooked secondhand nail They we're
d. III -
cali the assistance OF the janitors TO pack \
and nail the boxes. While the process |
was no joke. they got the task completed
without accident or use OF expietlyes.
Pillow Grasshoppers Under.
Prof. swenk. associated state entomolo-
gist. is out in warning to Nebraska
farmers to look out for grasshoppers this
year, He says the damage done by grass
hoppers has been steadily Increasing for |.
several years and that the dry season OF 1
1911 is especially favorable for them. He
recommends early and deep blowing as a
means OF determination. The eggs are /
lads in pods near the surface and he
says II the ground is plowed deeply be-
fore the insects hatch the eggs will be
butIed SO deeply the young grsshoppers /
cannot make their way TO the surface.
lie particularly warns farmers against
permitting land to go without blowing at
ALL as under such conditions big crop
Of gr4sshoppers Is almost certain
Louie J. sehluntz Of Lincoln today filed
in the federal court petition in voiun-
tart bankruptcy. His debts amount 10
ss.sic.sl. OF which si.sollse are secured and
si.sS.io are notes and claims which he