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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01

I DON'T THINK I can conclusively
say that the super phosphate I've used
the past three. years has shown def
mite proof of increased yields.
Although there is much variation in
acreage yields from strip to strip in
the same field, it is my observation
that fields which were fertilized tended
TO be more productive. Through The
growing season of 1858 the wheat which
was fortified showed ranker growth
with a broader leaf than wheat not
fortified. At the time of harvest, the
ripened- wheat was slightly taller in
the fortified fields, particularly over
the hills and knoIIs This was not noted
in the draws and low places.
On 144 unfertiIized acres the average
yield was 148 bushels per acre. On
land about a mile and half away on
21O acres Of spring wheat which was
all fortified, the average yield was
26.3 bushels. This is not fair COM
parison, however, as there Is great
deal Of difference in the method OF
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01
Farm, Ranch Experiences
Cattle Harvest Corn Crop:
Gain LOB Pounds Per Day
By KURT w. KRUGER, Petroleum County

WE PUT IN 21O acres of dryIand
corn on spring plowed stubble and got
very good results.
1t was planted in 44-ineh rows, IA
inches apart We sprayed with PAD
and got varied results. Close attention
must be paid TO growing conditions
when spraying corn for weeds.
We planted the following varieties of
corn: Tall Rainbow, Giant Rainbow,
FaIconer, Gehu and DeKalb. Falconer
and Gehu matured early and made
quite a lot of corn. The ears were
small and low on the stalk. They
would have been almost impossible to
machine pick. and can testify to the
fact that they aren't easy to hand pick
The Rainbows were new corns TO us.
but we were pleased with them because
of the potential they indicated They
grew very tall, suckered a great deal
and had lots of big ears The ears were
of moderate height on the stalk. Rain
bows are later than Gehu or Falconer,
but could have been picked. These are
flint corns of every color, as the name
indicates.
We got the DeKaIb from relative
in Minnesota. 1t grew well. was tall and
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01

IN THE SPRING of 1853 we decided
to try some corn for dryIand pasture.
we put in $50 acres of 85-day hybrid
corn, seven pounds to the acre.
IL didn't rain from the time the corn
was planted until the cattle were turned
in on it. We cultivated three times.
When we pastured it off it averaged
four to five feet tall and the ears were
from six to ten inches long. 1t was al
most mature when the stock was turned
in.
We pastured yearlings on this field.
They weren't weighed before or after,
but it was evident that they made good
gains. These cattle were taken right off
the corn pasture in the fall and put in
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01
Phosphate Gives Varying
Results ON Dryland Wheat

y
farming in the last 10 years on these
two fields.
No control strips were left on winter
wheat This was all fertilized and
yielded 20 bushels per acre.
On 572-acre field laid out in 40
acre strips the average yield for spring
wheat was ISL bushels per acre. The
first strip averaged 81 more bushels
per acre than did the second strip,
which was not fortified. Strips 3 and
4, which were fertilized, averaged 1.8
bushels more than the entire field.
Strip number was not fertiIized and
made % bushels. Strip number was
treated and averaged 24.3 bushels. This
was. 81 bushels less than the average for
the field. do not know what accounted
for this because the entire field was
pretty uniform. Strips 2 and 8, which
were fortified, made 1858 bushels per
acre.
All my barley was fortified in 1854.
and the only appreciabIe difference
noted was in the test weight. 1t was
all heavy NO. 1.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01

the feed lot. We followed this same pro-
cedure in 1854 with much success.
On irrigated ground we seeded $50
acres in hybrid corn, nine pounds to
the acre. This was cultivated and irri-
gated twice. The corn reached a height
of eight feet and the ears were about
8 to IL inches long.
This corn was cut for silage while it
was still green and before the frost hit
it. We are feeding it TO 200 head in the
feed lot and to 200 calves that are to go
out on pasture this spring The feed lot
cattle get about 10 pounds of siIage a
day. They leave the grain and eat the
silage first.
We have found that corn silage is I'M
surpassed for cheap, good quality feed.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01


the actual occasionally three
With these variations the forecasts correct
at Ieasth mes o
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01
May I TO IS
By OSCAR L. MOLDENHAUER

THREE MAIN PRECIPITATION periods MAY H. $40 and 1917,
viii result light moisture and several DAVIS Of
snowey weather The sum total of precipitation probably
average below the normal for this growing mois
uTe shortages localities shortage general rains will bring
noticeable variations in distribution
Prominent spells May and 1917 may end with light fos
However not killing occur as late this
warm weather will be in the maturity
and provide good growing weather
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01
Corn Pasture and Silage
Put on Fast Gains

By DICK BOYLAN, Foreman,
Pierce Ranches, Ipc., StiLIaOater County
, 1955-01-08
lMAMUSEUM
V1|NNEWS
BY Cyril L. Marshall Curator

The Virgin Islands are gearing
for a bright future under a new
Organic Act. Similarly the st.
Croix Museum has high hopes of
better things in 1855, since it is
now organized as a non-profit
corporation under which the Mu-
scum will be administered by a
Board of Trustees. This Board will
be elected by the membership at
the Annual Meeting on the last
Friday in March. Until that time
the Museum will continue under
the present Museum Commission.
During the past few months Sc
veral new displays have been de-
signed and made for the east
room of the Museum. These in
clude an African display which
shows the influence Of African
culture, art and music on st.
Croix Cand the v. II as well as
on the rest of the world.
A new display on Alexander
Hamilton is also installed. There
are several original letters with
Hamilton's signature, pictures
Of his family and Of himself in his
several roles of soldier, stsates-
man and first Secretary of the
United States Treasury.
a display on Buffers Bay
shows progress pictures made be-
fore, during and after the recon-
struction of this beautiful exam
pie of architecture SO well carried
out by Mr. William Thayer, who
is an architect by profession a
well as owner Of the estate.
How Protestant Cay looked
like in the early 1905 is shown in
, 1955-01-08
SATURDAY., JANUARY 8, 19555
another display of drawings, a
map and an original Indian arti-
fact dug up on the Cay

A display concerned with the
1848 slave uprising has been held
up pending a check on the correct
account of this affair. This should
be completed in the near future.
A photostatic copy Of the origi-
nal Of the New Organic Act is
now being made and will be dis
played together with the pen
used by the President in signing
it.
A new publication by the Mu-
scum has been mailed recently to
all members of the Museum. This
is Notes on st Croix" by the late
FoImer Anderson, well known
former resident and sugar mill
manager Of St. Croix. This publ
cation has been well received by
those who ahve seen it. ItSselIs at
the Museum for SO cents per copy.
If you want to learn about geo
logy, weather, history and arch
geological discoveries of St. Croix,
get your copy NOW.
, 1955-01-08
F o R a f

Car, 1858 Chevrolet, No. 30
Two-Door Sedan with Power
Glide; low mileage; excellent
condition throughout. -Four
brand new white sidewall
tires.
Enquire: AVIS OFFICE
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-05-05
Pancake Supper

Troop 81 Boy Scouts of America
will hold a Pancake Supper May
10Th from 900 to 500 p. m. in
the dining room of the East Cleve-
land of the East Cleveland Bap-
tist Church.
Tickets will be on sale at the
door for those who have not had
an opportunity to purchase them
in advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14

lions, but said there are two
areas Of possible expanded
coverage." One is the group of
department stores. groceries.
variety stores. motion picture
theaters. hotels and loan CON-
panies operating on q chain basis
in several States. The other
group would bring in enterprises
that do most of their business
across State lines but have some
employees not subject to the act.
Would Extend Coverage
Mr.. Mitchell said the chain
store enterprises are not local
or interstate In most important
characteristics. Their inclusion
would extend coverage to IL
million workers. About 1876, 900
also would be covered in hotels,
motion picture theaters and
other interstate establishments.
Mr.. Mitchell said the Federal
Government should not regulate
wages in neighborhood stores
which are essentially local in
character. such as groceries. barr
Der shops. drugstores and small
country stores.
The secretary testified that
of A million persons privately
employed in the United States
only "a million are protected by
the present minimum wage law.
A large proportion of those still
outside are ''low paid, morgan
lied workers. the very employees
who are most in need of its pro-
lection" he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Mitchell Books President
On o0-Cent Wage Low

Secretary Of Labor Mitchell
today defended President Eisen-
hower's request to raise the mini
mum wage rate from rs to 80
cents an hour. and suggested
Congress consider extending
coverage to more than 2 million
additional workers. mainly in
interstate chain stores.
He was the first witness before
q Senate Labor subcommittee,
which also has before it proposals
to increase the minimum to 81
or to SIPS. The $1.25 rate is
favored by organized labor. and
indications are Congress may
compromise by approving a 81
minimum.
Mr.. Mitchell testified that the
90-cent rate would more than
cover a Is per cent rise in the
cost of living since the 75-cent
rate was established. He also
argued that this amount could
be absorbed by the industries af-
tected.
Would Require Adjustments
The secretary declared that
any greater increase would re-
quire very serious adjustment in
some industries" h
The 80 cent rate would give
wage increases to l.3 million or
about S per cent of the "a mil
lion workers covered by existing
law. he said.
On broader coverage, the Sec
rotary made no fat recommended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Noble Testimony
Accuses Murchuk

BERLIN, April IA H.-An
American civilian who spent nine
years in Soviet prisons testified
today that Pvt. William T. Mar
chuk 1obnobbed with Commu-
nists and seemed to have adopted
their philosophy during his six
years in Soviet hands.
The testimony Of John r.
Noble of Detroit. Mich. was
given in a deposition to the
United States Army court trying
the Norristown. Pa. soldier mere
on charges of desertion and Civ
ing vital information to the
Russians.
Mr.. Noble was released along
with Pvt. Marchuk and Pvt. Will
liam Verdine of Starks, La, last
January.
His deposition said Pvt. Mar
chuk spent much of his spare
time while in the Potma con-
centration camp in what was
known as the "red room" a rec
reation hall used by inmates who
were pure Communists" or in
formers for the Russians
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Probe Pushed
In Gun Death
Of Mother,2 ~

LEESBURG, April IA tSpe-
ciaD Investigation Of the shot
gun death of mother of two
small boys Tuesday night was
being pressed here today.
Loudoun County Sheriff Roger
r. Powell said it has not been
determined whether the death
Of Mrs. Dorothy K. FUR, 81. was
murder or suicide.
Mrs. FUR was found on the
living room floor of her home
in Fairview. a suburb OF Lees
burg, about 8 pm. by her father
Raymond Reyes. She was
wounded in the abdomen and
q 12-gauge shotgun was found
nearby.
Mr.. Keyes said he heard the
blast from an upstairs room
Forrest D. Fur, the victims
husband, was asleep in an up
stairs room. Sheriff Powell said.
He said no note was found
DR.. w. p. Frazier, medical ex-
aminer. said the blast was fired
ut close range.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14

making the city undesirable to
its citizens. Mr.. Newell said
the migration to nearby coun-
ties proved his point.
At Mr.. Newell's suggestion,
the association passed a resolu-
tion asking Congress to reject
the Commissioners proposed
budget with regard to increases
for the District Board of Edu-
cation and Welfare and Recrea-
ton Departments, and to dis
allow any increase In real es-
tate taxes for the year Of 1855.
The group also voted to ask
the Board of Education to in
vestigate a report that large
numbers of nonresident chill
dren are attending the District
schools without paying tuition.
The meeting, conducted by
William j Oates. president. was
held at the home of DR.. Clarence
J. Fernald. 1924 Columbia road
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
1882 ARRESTS IN 6 MONTHS
Mail Thieves Being Caught
At All-Time Record Rate

can get away with it, Postmaster
General Summerfield said.
Mr.. Summerfield reported
1882 arrests for rifling home and
apartment mailboxes from last
July through February. The
number exceeds any comparable
prior period, he said.
Nabbing mailbox hooters, MIR
Summerfield added. especially
protects the aged, disabled and
dependent children who rely on
benefit checks mailed at regular
intervals.
"We shall continue our ag-
gressiye drive against these
vicious thieves" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Citizen AssaiIs
DC. Job Setup

Clifford H. Newell charged
last night that the District Com
missioners are preparing to SUBJ
NIT a budget to Congress that
creates a sob factory" in the
Recreation Department while
failing to give increases to the
Police and Fire Departments. !
The former president Of the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tons told members Of the CO.
lumbia Heights Citizens Forum
that the Recreation Depart
ment was $50 thick with en-
ployes that they're falling over
each other"
He said Washington was in
the chaotic state which is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Two Parachute Safely
As PIune Crashes

FORT LAWN, S. c., April IA
(R.-Both men bailed out safely
from a twin engine military
plane before it crashed into q
COW pasture near here last night
while en- route from Boiling
Field, Va, to Shaw Air Force
Base near Sumter.
Neither was hurt. They were
identified by Shaw base as Mai.
George A. Wright. the pilot. of
Enid, Okla, air liaison officer at
Fort Meade, Md, and Staff
Sergt. Robert E. Braland, flight
engineer. of Ames. Iowa, and
headquarters squadron of the
363d Air Base Group at Shaw.
Mai. Wright said the plane,
based at Shaw, ran out of fuel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
DARING BROTHERS
ON FLYING TRAPEZE
BOTH TAKE A FALL

BARI, Italy Up. - Oscar
Togni. Is, missed a flying ring
In the "Togni Brothers
trapeze act last week and
broke a leg.
His brother, Cesare. Is. said
he would carry on alone.
Last night Cesare. too.
missed a ring. He plunged
through a broken net and
landed among the spectators.
Doctors at Bari Hospital said
he was in critical condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Other Convenient A&P Markets

5452 Anaap. Rd., BlodeSsbuss
1893 University Lone. T0komo
1873 Duke ST., Alexon6rio
4Sol lss 3D., Arlington Forest
l55 HjIlwood Ave, Falls Church
.3s25 MINI. Ave. NE.
Silver Spring Shopping Center
1908 Col. Pike. ArIinston
3l05 Nichols Ave. Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
By the Associated Press

The Post Office Department
said today it's catching more
mailbox thieves than ever.
They're fools" to think they
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-12-23

Betty Chepenik when I columned
her story concerning her work
with the new Americans i. 'The
man you ought to tell people
about is Larry Rackow, and you'll
never learn about him from HIM
self He is modest and works
like a demon, and never asks any,
thing for himself T"
'Really?" You know, like
to do columns on little heard of
things that people do And of
unheard people who do things ). !.
It is a bit unusual for a "title" not
to get public notice :. ;.
Of course it is true that social
workers are not supposed to bask
in the light of glory Their
work is in the nature of help and
guidance to those to whom pub
licity is sometimes more of a
detriment than an aid But
titles" have way of getting into
print, and how Larry has man.
aged to keep out of it I'll never
know
Very few local people realize
that the Jacksonville Jewish Wei
fare Board is the active body that
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-12-23

angels !. But, according to facts
(and the facts are what we are
after) there are all kinds of social
workers There are those who
do their work coldly and profess
sionally T. There are those who
find that emotional involvement
is a dangerous thing, and those
who learn to turn their profess
sional concerns off and on only
for the work day clock But,
because Rackow is none of these
things, and because he exerts
himself far and above the normal
call of duty the men and women
volunteers who work with him on
the Jewish Welfare Board are
ever telling you about Larry
Rackow ;.
"About me, she writes" said
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-12-23
Home of Beautiful Cypress Gardens
Winter Haven, Florida

| it is, and that its Director is con-
stantly busy with the cases
brought to his attention +.
Rackow is a psychiatric social
worker whose training enables
him to effectively deal with mar
riage counselling, Individual coun-
selling, problems of the transients
of which a state such as Florida
has many; and there are some
times instances when local fami-
lies need financial assistance, and
when new American families are
in need of restitution
Since Rackow came to Jackson
vile in December of 1852 he has
dedicated himself unstintingly to
his job !. His efforts are with
those he works for and with, and
there is little thought for his own
comfort :. When his board pre-
sented him with the gift of a car
by which he could do his profess
sional visiting he was the most
surprised person on earth :.
Many of the cases processed by
the Jewish Welfare Board is
brought to Rackow's attention by
the rabbis, the police or by other
social welfare agencies who find
themselves confronted with a
Jewish person {. The case of the
Jewish unwed mother, the Jewish
prisoner all come under the di-
rection of Rackow -.
That there are such problems
may surprise local Jews who 60
about their daily lives unaware
that there are co-religionists
whose lives are not so well order
ed The thanks of the commu-
nifty must go to such unselfish
individuals as Larry Rackow, who
with sympathy and understanding
helps to train these lives along
constructive paths, and by whose
efforts the name of the Jewish
welfare agency is heralded as a
leader in the field of human bet
torment ;.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-12-23

Producer Sam Goldwyn was
surprised to learn the other day
through conversation of the star
lets at his studio that they heart
lily disliked one of his prettiest
actresses. ''Why is she so unpopu-
lar?" he asked one of the girls.
"Oh, didn't you know, Mr.. Gold
wynn" the starlet said, ''She won
last years popularity contest!"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-12-23
BY Ethel Teddy" Msscovi1z

Alexander Pope once said: do good
by stealth and blush to find it fame" +.
And so, if Larry Rackow bushes in read
ing this account of himself let it be
known that this fame is not of his own
asking, for he has without the least
flourish worked the acts of goodness
which his office of social worker opens
to him, which makes no demand of per-
sonal involvement with which he handles
each case that presents itself -.
Larry is the Director of the Jewish
Welfare Board here F. According to
legend, social workers are naturally
, 1955-05-10
Ulysses Howell. Dep.
Collector Of Customs.
Promoted to Asst

Ulysses Howell, Deputy Col
lector of Customs, has recent
" been promoted to the post
Of Assistant Collector of Gus
toms, according to an article
in the West End News.
Mr.. Howell's promotion was
due to the resignation of Phil
lip Gomez of St. Thomas, after
IS years of service.
It may be necessary for Mr..
Howell to move to St. Thomas
c. V. F. Daniel is Collector of
Customs.
, 1955-05-10
Sdmuel Hennemun
Appointed Inspector
General in ST. Croix

&&
Samuel Henneman of Chris
tiansted, St. Croix, was APP
pointed by Governor Alexan-
der last week as Inspector
General for st. Croix.
Mr.. Henneman has been in
the construction business for
the past forty years, and is
considered highly qualified
for the position to which he
has just been appointed.
The Inspector General is
responsible for the inspection
of all construction work
which is done under contract
to the Public Works Depart
ment. His salary will be $500
annually.
Mr.. Henneman is a found
ing member of the st. Croix
Republican Club and has been
a firm supporter of Governor
Alexander's administration.
His office next to the Alex
ander Theatre was designated
as the Republican Campaign
headquarters in Christiansted
during the last elections,
, 1955-05-10
Churches Show Keen
Interest in Education
Of Locdl Youth

Oh LOCQl 4Outh
Two years ago the Superin-
tendent Of Education sent out
a special call asking the Angli
can and Lutheran Churches
Of St. Croix to send a student
each to college. The Lutheran
church chose Gregory Miller,
q fine student and a good
Lutheran, but Gregory was
unfortunately, called to the
Armed Forces, according to a
release from the Department.
Bishop Swift of the Angli-
can Church answered and said
1--WE will send two of our st.
Croix Anglican graduates to
college for the full four years.
Two were chosen, they were
good students and good Angli-
cans. One dropped out
but Violet Agatha Armstrong,
a young Frederiksted teacher
and organist for st. Paul's re-
NAMED and is now completing
her second year at st. Angus
tine College. She is doing well
and will return to st. Croix
to teach after graduation.
Last summer Miss Arm
strong worked with the Angli
can Sisters in Ohio. She was
keenly interested and liked it
very much. This summer she
will work with the Anglican
Sisters of Ponce, Puerto Rico,
and will spend a short yaca-
ton in St. Croix. Bishop Swift
is pleased with her progress.
Hoover Adams was sent to
Morris Brown University by
the Methodist Church and it
is known that the Lutheran
Church helped students who
have graduated and are max
ing their contribution to the
world.
Several boys from St. croix
and St. Thomas are attending
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