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Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
Hamilton County May Erect
Memorial to Dead Soldiers

y Aurora, Neb,, Nov. 25.-(Special.)
The citizens of Hamilton county
have been called to meet ii. the coun-
ty court house Saturday afternoon to
discuss the construction Of a fitting
memorial for the soldiers and sail
ors of the county. The plan, which
seems to have the most supporters.
calls for the construction of public
auditorium, on the walls of which
will be placed the names of the
Hamilton county men. OF the 500
young men who went from Hamil-
ton county, IA have fallen in battle
or died in camp.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
Pershing Boom for 1920
Presidency is Launched
by Ohio Organization

Columbus O., Nov. 2S.-A cam
paign for the election of General
John ]. Pershing, commander-in-
chief Of the American expedition
airy forces in France, to the pres
idency in 1920, was formally
launched in Ohio today by an ap-
plication to the secretary of state
for the incorporation of "The
Pershing Republican league"
Former United States Senator
Charles Dick of Akron. and IA
other prominent republicans of
Akron and Summit counties are
sponsors for the movement. Mr..
Dicks name heads the list of the
IS men Who signed the articles of
incorporation, which were pre-
scented to the secretary of state
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
BurIeson Raises Ban
on Telephone Construction

Lincoln, Nox 25.-(Special)-
Postmaster Burleson has raised the
ban placed on telephone construc-
ton which has been in effect for
several months. Very, few of the
companies, except the Nebraska
Telephone company paid attention
to the ban except to do away with
construction involving the use Of
new material, according to the comb
mission. 1t is expected that the
raising of the embargo will not
: make much OF change for some
time at least because of the lack OF
construction material
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
Followers Of Villa
Attack and Set Fne
to Mexican VILLAGE

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 25.-Eighty
Villa followers, said to have been
under command of General Holguin
attacked and set fire to Villa Album
ada, 80 miles south of Jaurez, early
Sunday morning after wrecking a
south-bound freight train on the
Mexican Central railway by explos-
ives, according to reliable advices
here early today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
Son of Fairbury Couple
Killed on Battle Front

Fairbury, Neb.. Nov. 25.-(Spe-
cial.)-Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ritz
haupt of this city received tele-
gram from Adjunt General Harris
at Washington late last evening, no.
tifying them of the death OF their
son, Frank, in France, October 50.
The message stated he died of
wounds received in action. N ad-
dition to his parents of this city, he
is survived by a brother. Charlie.
and a sister. Mrs. Charles Diller.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
Hamilton County Fails to Go
Over Ton in the War Drive

Aurora, Neb., Nov. 25.-(Special.)
j. n. Davidson, chairman of the
United War Work campaign, report
ed Saturday that $4,000 has been
paid in. This does not put the coun-
ty over by good many thou
sand dollars. The committee was
called together and another week
of effort will be made to reach the
%5,400 needed from Hamilton
county
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
Spanish Influenza is on \
the Wane in Grand Island

Grand Island, Neb., Nov. "a
Especial. with strict quarantine
regulations in force, particularly as
to public assesmblages, the Spanish
influenza, which took a decided up
ward turn in the number of new
cases five days after the peace cele-
bration. is again held in check.
Only II new cases are reported to-
day and no deaths. A special influ-
enza hospital has been organized in
which the sisters of the St. Francis
hospital are providing several
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
Hold Funeral for Four
Members of Same Family

Aurora, Neb., Nov. 25.-(Special.)
Last week, at one funeral. four
members of the same family were
buried. They were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Pollard. their son. Donald,
and a relative, Mrs. Mona Miller OF
Chappell, Neb. The Pollards we're
formerly residents of this city. In
fluenza attacked the Pollard family
and the wife died Thursday. the hus-
band Friday, and the little son Sat-
urdsy. Two little girls alone remain
OF the tamil.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
BROTHERS DEAD,
SISTER, TOO, AND
ANOTHER IS I'LL
Word Of Soldiers Sacrifice
Finds Omaha Family Al.
most Wiped Out by
disease.

After receiving word that his
brother James was killed in action
in France October IL, Joseph ].
Korinek, 3Sl6 Polk street, died of
Spanish influenza in hospital here
Sunday night.
-Four weeks ago a. sister, Mrs.
Anna Nekola, who lived at 680l
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
To Refuse Office.

London, Nov. 25.-William Brace,
parliamentary undersecretary for
home affairs and labor member of
the House of Commons, speaking at
Crumlin, Ireland, announced that he
would not accept office under new
coalition government.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
=One-Minute Store Talk

The Greater Nebraska idea has always been to sell
clothes that actually worth than they sold for
Today exception to the rule. in fact the clothes
offer worth good deal more than they're SELL
ing form many instances selling for less than present
wholesale prices for the same quality. =,
Men who know, who compare, appreciate our
prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
Want Peace Farley.

Basel, Nov. 25.-(Havas.) 1.-The
Hungarian government has request
ed the allies to hold an immediate
discussion of peace terms, according
to reports reaching Swiss newspa-
perS,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-26
GERMOZONE

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Early -Hatched Pullets
By IRA G. SHELLABARGER
 Poultry Husbandman, Auburn

The production of winter eggs next winter, when eggs are commanding q high price. will depend largely upon how early chicks were matched this spring and the care these early-hatched chicks are given through the summer and fall.
 One of the first things necessary to get these desired winter eggs is to care properly for these early-hatched birds, as these fowls will produce the winter eggs.
 There is tendency among Alabama poultry raisers and farmers to sell off these early chicks because they are commanding a good price, and. too, the farmer needs a little extra ready cash.
 This is very faulty practice, and if there are any young chicks to be sold cull out the cockerels, and the bullets that do not look promising. and give those left the very best care and atten- tion that they may develop rapidly and become vigorous individuals that will lay high priced eggs.
 more poultry is produced the shortage of meat will be frightened in a large measure and liberate much beef and pork for our soldiers and allies.
 If tho farmers would follow this advice and not sell these early matched outlets. and then care for those kept, they would f,e in position to cope with the usual egg shortage and egg prices next winter.
 These young bullets need clean roost- ing quarters. shade, plenty Of fresh water and proper feed. ..
 These requirements are easily supplied and car be met by anyone. and 1t will be found paying proposition to put them into practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Draft Horses Needed

During the last fl months since the war began horse experts from the United States have totaled 9S3,S99. valued al $207, ,2S3,l14 In addition, We have ex- ported 343, 435 mules, valued at s67,39O,99l, Moreover, there have been purchased for the United States army more than 0,0U hea6 of horses and mules during a seven month period in 1917 and including Jan uary and February of this year Addi- tional purchases for war use are being made and it is impossible to say what the ultimate effect on production will be of taking so many horses and mules out of service
 It is said that out of the q, 100000 horses or the farms and ranches of the United States less than 100000 would classify as drafters weighing over 1900 pounds. It is from this stock largely that we must breed in order to meet the needs of the in a position to breed horses of good weight to go to the limit of production along that particular line.
 We could make no more serious mis- take than that of calling halt on horse breeding operations, particularly in those localities where it is possible to patron ize good draft stallions. We must not be contented to use only the 1600-pound mare for breeding purposes, because it will prove profitable venture to raise colts from all good, sound 1200-pound mares or over if we only exercise the foresight to patronize only the good, drafty pure-bred stallions. Unless this nation as a whole will maintain it's faith
 in the future of the draft horse we will be manacled later on because of lack of power to efficiently perform farm work. To be sure, the tractor is going to do its part and there is a prospect of something like 100000 tractors being marketed this year, but in spite of this the horse will continue to play an important part in az rculture and in the industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Nv F. !. ABBOTT

Two hundred farmers in Washington
 county, Vermont, are having marked
 success with their Farmers Cooperative exchange. The exchange made contracts
 with seed growers and chemical compa-
 nies very soon after it's organization, so
 it is able to sell to the members at
 prices that are very attractive when com
 pared with prices at present. All busl-
 ness is done at cost to the members, and
 only the very best grades of seeds and
 other material are handled.
 The manager of the exchange, an ex- farmer, co-operates closely with the farm
 bureau and the work of the county
 agent. This is illustrated by the case of the silage-corn demonstration con- ducted by the bureau last year, in which it was shown that seed corn from cer- tain localities in the east would pro
 duce twice the value of the silage oo- tained from other seed commonly sold in tho county With this information at hand the exchange got busy and bought up supply of the right type Of seer, so ] that Washington county farmers have the best of silage-corn seed to plant this l spring. More than 400 bushels of such corn was purchased, which should plant
 at least 1000 acres.
 GRASS AND CLOVER SEED The grass seed and clover seed pur- chases so far total more than 5000, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Wade's Letter

When spring time opens unusually ear ly, as it did this year. farmers get the spirit of extra carly planting. There re nearly always some adverse weather changes to follow Sometimes it is frost or freezes but more frequently long. cool clouay speus do most of the dam age by rotting the seed just as they are
 trying to germinate. By far the greatest damage is generally done to cotton seed. as they are more susceptible to cold
 when plenty of moisture is present and the temperature is low. They must eith- CT germinate or spoil and if the tenn perature remains low for week. spoil and decay is usually the result
 Ihefe are three natural conditions nee
 essarE to cause, seed to germinate The three elements are heat. air. and mois- ture all acting in conjunction with each other If moisture is not present. the seed will keep and wait for the moisture to come. If sufficient moisture is pres
 ent, the seed will try to germinate If
 the air is excluded by too much wet soil
 or the temperature of the soil remains
 less than degrees for a week. the
 seed Will spoil and decay instead of ger
 hilhaNnS' This condition cannot always
 De avoided. but can be materially helped by planting medium early instead of ex-
 tra early. Planting shallow is the best means of protection. By having the seed near the surface the excess moisture soon sinks below and the suns rays re- store some heat to the surface between clouds or through the clouds when thin areas are passing. l have never known
 stand to be lost when planted shallow to the extent of being barely covered Late planting when the weather is dry and no indication of rain is the only time when shallow planting is not advisable
 1 The recent cool, cloudy weather ha:
 caused many poor stands of cotton. AS a general rule farmers plant their bes seed first and seldom have anything lef | Tor replanting but mixed gin run seed ! Many times the stands are so poor tha
 blowing up and planting it over is neces-
 sary, if it can be done in due time. 1 have seen many thin stands plowed LII I that should have been left and culti
 vated. l would rather have what many people call 60 per cent of a stand of olt
 cotton than to have two stands of late cotton planted with gin run mixed seed | Many people call ten times too mucf cotton stand. A thin stand of cottor | is tedious to work, but always makes the largest yield if it is anyways near reg. ] ular. What is meant by regular is not ! having too many long skips. It is best l to replant a few skips and save youl l old cotton, if you have what most peopl, call so per cent of a stand. Some of the largest yields that I have observed were produced from skippy stands where tn, skips were planted with COW peas or pea
 nuts. If your fiIst planting of cotton i! thin and 75 per cent regular, keep it | Late cotton makes good boil weevil pas | lures. J. A. WADE,
 Com. of Agriculture and Industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
The Runt Pig

Regarding the feeding of runt pigs, Prof. John M Evvard of Iowa State col
 lege has this to say:
 'It is, unfortunate, perhaps, that wltn
 runty pigs you do not have an
 abundance of milk whole skim or
 buttermlk-the latter two being pre-
 ferred because of economical reasons.
 However, in the absence of this milk
 tanSage of the SO per cent protein grade
 is one of the best substitutes that l
 know. This. combined with wheat mid
 dlings. will be of great help in pulling
 these runty pigs out of the rut. This
 suggestion, based upon experience. may
 be valuable Put these pigs on nice,
 green pasture, preferably alfalfa, but clover is practically as good, and give
 them in separate self-feeders these feeds; Shelled corn, tankage of the 60 per cent protein grade, wheat middlings and rock salt
 "These pigs will eat largely of corn but they will balance their rations auite well with the tankage and middlings along with the grass, and in shor'
 time you should begin to see improve meut in them. If it is at all possible foi | you to give them a little milk, this VII be me even though IL IS III Hiiiiteu H'A'' titles. This can be given to them sepa rately in trough once day, eithel morning or evening.
 "Of course. if you do not have eithei | the alfalfa or clover pasture, then rape l is quite as good, or nice, fresh, sue culent, green bluegrass will be a gooe substitute. If you have some eabpas' that is in excess of that necessary TOT household use, q. few heads of these l thrown over daily will be of much value "The oats had best be discarded rom the ration inasmuch as they are JOG fibrous and 'rully,' and runty pigs should not be compelled to eat them. ol ol course, if you grind these oats and slI' | the hulls out, then of course the meats could be given the pigs with good re- suits, otherwise not.
 After a time, when the pigs get nicely started, you can take the middlings away | from them and just let them have corn and tankage and salt and then as they approach heavy weight of a coupe o, hundred pounds, you could take tne tankage away from them about ~ uay 5
 before market, finishing on corn aiohe'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
WHAT COOPERATION DOES

all of the seed Is of the best and at a good price, about cents pound less on the clovers than 1t can be bought today. car load of sugar utensils has been bought by the exchange. The orders for chemical fertilizers total nearly 5000. These are to be made up into home mixed fertilizers according to formulas put out by the farm bureau.
 The exchange is also taking up the matter of the marketing of beans and potatoes Beans have been sold to seed houses and plans are being made to car potatoes
 The manager looks after all purchases and deliveries, being present at the cars at the time of unloading to see that all is correct All of the business is con ducted upon a cash basis. Members are asked to pay for their material within few days after it is shipped.
 A farmer who wishes to become mem Der of the exchange must be member of the farm bureau. He must also be a farm owner or operator in one of the counties of Washington, Orange or La moile, and no person not member of the exchange can buy supplies or sell products through the organization. The exchange is incorporated for S5000, which is in 1000 shares of s5 each. Each mem Der is required to purchase at least one share of this stock before he can trade through the exchange
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Why Not Skin Hogs?

Why leave the skin of hogs on the hams and bacon where it is nui- sance. must be paid for by the con- sumer. and finally is a total loss? asks G. H. Glover of the Colorado Agricul- tural college. Why not skin hogs Just as We do cattle and use the hides for leather? Pigskins make the finest kind of leather, he says. It has been tested for shoes and has been found highly satisfactory. 1t also makes the finest kind of leather goods of other kinds. To use the skins of hogs for leather would increase the leather supply enor- mously. In the future, as popuia- tion increases and the land must oe cultivated more intensively, cattle will yield more and more to hogs, and if we do not use the skins of hogs for leather we will face very great leaih- CT shortage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Sorghum for Molasses
By H. K. COMBS

The cane should be planted in rows 2 the same width as corn, II inches apart in the rows and to , stalks to the hill. It should be on a rather light, sandy soil, to make light-colored moiasses. The will be. The cane should, be cultivated just as corn is cultivated, except that it is necessary to use the hoe between the hills and to thin to 4 or 5 stalks in the hill The object of leaving this many stalks in the hills is to prevent them from growing too large. Large stalks do not contain as much sweetness as the . smaller stalks, and also require more boiling. The smaller the stalks, tbe bet ter for sorghum, unless they are so small as to become tedious to handle in stripping, etc.
 With can planted and cultivated in this way, it will be very poor season in which an acre of cane will not make from 100 to 12O gallons of good molasses, and one gallon of such molasses is worth < more than two gallons of so-called glu- ' cose syrup for family use.
 When it comes time to strip, a good way is to strip it while it is still stand ing Take a board about three feet long. An inch board of hard wood is best, but soft wood will do. Hew or bevel one side to an edge Knock the heads off the :. stalks and the blades, except the ground blades which must be taken off by hand.
 <. If frost strikes it, the cane should be cut at once, or the cane will become sour If it is stripped at once after being frosted. it may then be put in large piles and some blades thrown over and around it. When this is done. it will keep quite a while, provided the weather is not too warm It is a good plan, how -~ eyer to run the cane through the mill just as quickly as it can well be done after frost comes. If it lies in the pile very long, care should be taken about running the lower or bottom joints < through the mill, as the first joints will Hook red and consequently will turn the :, molasses red, as we'll as injure the fla qvor. If the first joints are red or the s least bit sour, they should be cut off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Plant Food Removed

A great many experiments, carefully controlled, have been made to determine the amount of soil plant food removed by crops, and while in general way they gre more interesting than practi- Z cally instrrcting for the average far mer, yet they add valuable information along the line of the use of commercial fertilizers. The results obtained from the corn experiments show an average use by full crops of S9 pounds of nitro gen. es pounds of phosphoric acid and IS 40 pounds of potash. The huslSing corn uses more nitrogen in proportion than the ensilage corn. but this is no doubt due to the prolonged feeding season, developing and ripening the ears, the ensilage being cut in green stage. There is, however, quite vide range shown in some of the tests. which is apparently due to the greater avail ability of the soil ingredients. For in- stance, in full crops of both ensiage and hus.xing corn it's potash has been |, shown varying from 60 to lV0 pounds to the acre of crops, while the nitrogen and phosphoric acid maintain their level average.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Fortify With Silage

Don't forget your silo,' is advice to the beef -cattle farmer by specialists of the United States department or az riculture.
 In every case. the specialists say d sufficient acreage to provide crops 'o fill the silo should be provided py beef f-cattle farmers. This will assure that the silo investment will yictd it's proper annual return and prevent losses coming from giving the ca,tie more expensive feeds The cheapness with which cattle can be fitted Tor market or carried through the winter with silage insures that well-filled si- los will be a paying investment.
 It is good farm practice, the spe- cialists say, to put more acreage to silage corps than it is estimated under ordinary conditions will be necessary to fill the silo Dry weather or a hailstorm at the crucial stage of growth may cause a marked decrease in the tonnage yield. For the south few extra acres should be planted to sorghum to meet this probable shortage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
START YOUR BANNERS ON FIRST SURPLUS IN GARDEN
New Hog Germ

disease known as necrobaciDosis, bull nose, stiffIes. skin canker, necro- tic pneumonia, and by various other
 names. and sometimes associated with
 hog cholera is causing the loss of a good many pigs in Minnesota, says Or. H. C. H Kerukamp of the university farm. The disease is caused by
 small, rod-shaped germ, with rounded
 ends. sometimes found clinging end-
 to-end in chains.
 Signs of the disease are yellowish-
 red cheesy deposits on the surface of the gums and lips Later these extend
 deeper into the tissues, and after
 day or two dry crusts form over the surface and chack open. Around the crusts there is an intense reckoning and the red areas bleed very easily. The lesions spread rapidly to the skin
 over the nose, and under the eyes, They are often found on the tail and above the tops of the hoofs.
 The crusts should be removed with small forceps and the affected areas should be painted with tincture of
 iodine once a day. Pigs that are badly
 infected should be killed and burned.
 The crusts removed from the sores should be washed and treated with q two or three per cent solution of po- tassium permanganate. as an antisep- tic. Pens should be cleaned and dis infected. all litter being taken off the walls and floor, being carefully sprayed with some coal tar disinfect- ant. Sows that are to farrow should be carefully disinfected also, and tha little pigs heads should be dipped in potassium permanganate two per cent solution, within 24 hours after birth,
 and at least once a day thereafter. When the disease is associated with hog cholera. failure to get good re- suits from the use of cholera serum ia
 some etimes uniustly charged to the
 serum The cholera serum is of m value in treating necrobaciliosis. If the disease is present with hog chol- era, it is doubtful whether serum should be used, as sloughs sometimes | appear at the points of injection.