Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 2, 1915, Page 13

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 19 Services of the Umv@rsnw of Nebraska to the State o AT FRED SCHMIDT & BRO. LINCOLN wish to announce that all State Fair Visitors are spe- cially invited to come to our store and make them- selves perfectly at home. Special Free Services During the Fair., BY P. A. BARROWS, DVANTAGES wnich the agri- cultural interests of Nebraska have receiveq from the state university through the college of agriculture and the school of agriculture canubt be es- timated. These three schools, or rather the last two, working under the direc- tion of the first, has enabled the boys and | girls of the farm to receive an educa- tion along farm and dalry lines which | has been onc of the big factors In mak ing Nebraska what it s today and plac- | ing it among the very first in the agri- cultural states of the middle west. The college of ugriculture educates young men and women along lines of agriculture | and dairy work which enables them at the close of thelr courses to go back to the farm better fitted for the work of the farm. There are about 50 of these students in the college at the present time. Of those who graduate, both men and women, about 75 per cent either re- turn to the farm or Into some profession where their education received at the farm will fit in with their work. Many 80 out as instructors in other colleges or as farm demonstrators teaching the peo- ple engaged in dairying and farming how to get the best results for their labors. The school of agriculture is intended t #ive the boys and girls of the state who have passed the eighth grade in thel studies a chance to become experts in the agricultural lines. About 700 are connected with this school, who, as they graduate, will go back to the farm with new and better ideas of compelling the soll to glve up its best to the tiller. Many of the graduates of the school of agriculture go out as teachers in rural #chools, the instruction recelved at the school fitting them especially for this line of teaching and they are in demand from all over the state so that as the years go by scientific methods in farm- ing will be inctilled into the men and women of the farm and the best results will be reached. What the Schools Are Doing. Under the direction of Dean Burnett every effort is being made to give the students of the two schools the best technical education that it is possible to give. Under his direction the College of Agriculture has influenced the types of farmers in the state by its investigation of farm problems and carrying results of invesiigations having economic bearing back to the farmers. W sald Dean rewkpaper representative who called upon Wim. “fifteen years selecting the types of Red Turkey wheat, and are now introducing three or four selections for farm purposes. There are probably fifty spent,” Burnett to a | best | UNIVERSITY of NEBRASHA men In the state now growing this se- lected strain, and we are still working to get strains which will give warge ylelds, a stiff straw, ripen early and good quality of grain with high gluten proportion. We have wheat harvested right now (Jumo 22) which s about ten days earlier than the common varleties. “In our Investigations we have discov- ered that the early varieties of oats are much superior to the late. The Kherson leads in this respect. The Burt, Texas Red and one other variety ripen very | nearly at the same time as the Kherson. | We have discovered that if we can get a grain, and especially oats, that will ripen ten days or two weeks ahead of the com- | mon variety that it is likely to escape | the dry weather which is usually harm- ful to the common varieties which come on later. "We have done a great deal of work on seed selection of corn. In tests carried on we have co-operated with the farmer | in the eastern portion of the state, where about ten varleties have been grown by each man, and have selected the two best producers, which outyleld the others by about eighteen bushels per acre. This | ‘ndicates that every corn grower should iise the corn best adapted to his soll nd also to the climate, and he will not et the best results unless the seed fs ralsed and selected in his own locality. “In some years seed corn selected early in the field has proven quite superior to that selected later from the crib, and we advocate the selection in the fleld as showing the best results.' Plant Diseases. According to Dean Burnett, in some counties plant diseases have been se- vere, and the college has helped the farmer to treat the grain, and it las been to much benefit, especially in the case of oats. Where the formaldehyde treatment has been used the yleld -in creased to about twelve bushels per acro, increasing the value of each acre about $5. Bome work has been dome to help orchardists to get rid of disease. Spray- ing demonstrations have been carried on in five or six counties for several years, and the department has many Interesting facts shown in its printed bulletins cov- ering the spraying proposition nnd its | help to the fruit grower. The work done in treating trees attacked by the Illinols |eanker has been s0 successful that | thousands of trees have been and will be | saved, which otherwise might have died |from the disease, In cne instance Dean Burnett showed where a tree attacked by that disease had been killed nearly half way around thé main trunk of the tree. Treatment was given it and today B f - Down-toun it 1s as healthy as any other tree in the orchard. Stock Experiments. The work of the experiment station In developing the best rations for fatten- Ing cattle and hogs 18 recognized all over the state. At the North Platte experiment farm more than 2,000 hogs have been fed to determine the cheapest method of | pork production. Alfalfa pasture, with a medium ration of corn In summer and | alfalfa hay with a full ration of corn in winter, hus produced cheaper gains than any other rations used. With the use of alfalfa about 25 per cent of corn s saved, This would men $20,000,000 a year if only half of the corn crop was fed to hogs. When alfalfa cannot be secured, or when the price is extremely high, it has pald to feed proteln concentrates, like tankage or oil meal, along with the corn. In feeding catle, experiments made have shown that alfalfa hay and corn have proved the most profitable rations. In some instances the addition of corn sllage has cheapened the cost of gain In other instances, while it has not cheapened the cost, the use of the silo has greatly Increased the number of cattle which could be kept on the farm When the experiment station begai studying rations for fattening cattle probably three-fourths of all the cattle in the state were fattened on corn and prairie hay. This ration has been found to be too expensive and has been almost abandoned, or if forced to use prairie hay, cotton or linseed oll meal has been added to’ the corn ration. Development of Dairy Industry. Thé experiment station has helped to develop the dairy interests of the state by.showing how to feed and handle the dfiiry cow 80 as to increase the quality and production of milk. The average yield of butter per cow in the experiment sta- tion-herd s over 400 pounds per cow per annum, - while the average of the cows Nebraska is about 140 pounds. This difference is due to the selection of good individual cows, the use of high grade sires and good feed- ing and management. The college of agriculture has as: d in the organiza- tion of cow testing associations, of which there are now a half dozen In the state. In the Douglas county association the best herd made an average of 315 pounds of | and the poorest 174 pounds. The ten most profitable cows made o test of $108.28 per cow, while the poorest ten only averaged $5.78 per cow. This in ilself is a story with a moral which does not have to be stated. The new dairy bullding now tunder con- struction will have greatly increased fa- | control cllitiea provided for ceveloping dairy in-| terests, It will cost when completed in all departments about $175,000 | Manufacture of Hox Cholera Serum. | The college, through Its hog cholera serum plant, is doing a great deal to| asalst the farmers in the prevention and| of hog cholera. Enough serum | will be produced this year to vaccinate nearly 700,00 hogs. nvuh\ to overestimate the soil resources and the Industries based thereon. The ob- ject of the survey is to determine a fact basis for development and to derive such Information thereby as will be of great- est use (n conservation and development, It is on this account that the department ls given the name, conservation and soll survew, A further use of the survey is made in The capacity of the serum plant has|the department by many persons who | make inquiries relative to the different | been incieased by tb and sanitary bulldings, there is no plant in the state that can turn out a better quality of serum, eo that work of this kind has been of gre value in protecting hogs of the state| against cholera. Agricultural College The appropriations which have heen made by the legislature for extending| the plant of the agricultural college will greatly facllitate the work of the college in assisting the farmer., A new dalrv bullding, one of the best in the United States, now under construction; a new bullidng of agricultural engineering will | be started this year; a new and a heating plant are ulso under con struction and when completed these will nearly double the capacity of the plant for handling students. erection of new that probably extenaton. horse barn | Conservation and Soll Survey. The proposition of conservation and soll survey covers considerable territory However under the supervision of Dr George E. Condra the territory has beer greatly minimized by the use of the mo ton picture machine and the sofl survey investigations. In the soll survey seventeen countles have been completed and parties are now in the fleld working on four additonal areas. In the make-up of the survey parties the state furnishes a man for each one furnished by the government The work is very strenuous and long hours are thé rule, with sometimes a walk of more than twenty miles and fit teen or twenty borings, The first thing in the work is to deter- mine the varfous types of soll In each county and map them out on a scale map. Everything is shown. When completed data is gathered from farm ers in the locality regarding agricultural practice. A description of this practice 1s included in the text, and in this way the survey is instrumental in increasing the efficiency of the land. Reports of fleld work are prepared In the office at the university and forwarded to the United States bureau of solls, Washington, for publication. As soon as published these reports and maps con. tained therein are eagerly sought by citi- zens of the respective counties. They are of use among the farmers, in the schools large | and by realty dealers. No attempt is kinds of sofl and thelr best management The number of these inquiries is large. Probably no phase of the work of the conservation and sofl tracted more attention than its duty under the blue sky law. The statutes provide that the conservation and soll survey shall investigate and report upon the sale | of forelgn lands In the state when re- quested w0 to do. In case the sales are found to be fraudulent the department re- ports the same to the attorney general, whose duty it is to prosecute. Thus the department is the means of saving many thousands of dollars to Nebraskans. The presence of such a law on the statute books has served as a means of pre- venting fraudulent dealers from seeking to operate in Nebraska. The department being In close touch with the surveys of other states and with the federal depart- ments, 1 in a position to gather inform: tion at once upon the varlous projec offered for sale. in case the facts thus derfved do not tally with the representations made by the agents, and if the parties seeking to sell do not have credit, or If after investigation it appears that they can convey no valld title the department re- quests the operators to withdraw from the state. This has been sufficlent In most cases to check the operation of par- | ties who could not meet the require- ments of the law. | The conservation and soll survey has,' through its director, who has had’g¢on- siderable experiénce working on the water supply department of the government, | passed upon water supplies in many lo« cations in Nebraska. This Is found to be a simple matter for those who under- stand the source of underground water supplies, their direction and volume. The department has made a few simple. rec- ommendations which will be of great value in conserving the human life of the state. One principle thus set forth is that on shallow water ground, as on valley floors, wells should be placed up valley from the house, privy vault or town, as the case may be, recelving the tlow before it becomes polluted, A study of the location of wells has shown that they are, as a rule, not placed so as_to conserve health, The University of Nebraska The University of Nebraska includes the following colleges and schools: The Graduate College The College of Arts and Sciences The Teachers’ College The College of Agriculture The College of Engineering The College of Law The College of Medicine The College of Pharmacy The School of Commerce The School of Fine Arts The School of Agriculture The Teachers’ College High School The University OPENS for the first semester on Wednesday, Sept. 15th One may enter also at the beginning of the sec- ond semester [about Februaryl or the Summer session [usually the first full week in Junel. On any point of information, address The Registrar, Station “A.” Lincoln, Neb. survey has at- | ==— 'u"’ College in the Capi‘al City s Is at 14th and P Streets Two tloors devoted exclusively to business training, While at the Fair come and see a live, modern and wide-awake business school at work, AOTUAL OFFICE PRACTIOE for bookkeepers and stenographers. Bring this ad to our office nnd receive a souvenir. Lincoln Business College Fall Term Just Beginning. B-6774, I.lnooln. Neb. The Best Positions Go To the Best Trained for lho K.l Durin in pfl-moE- ranging %fln T cours advertising force: hi catalog f elvil service, ete, 8 for tl as dena cor qualitied h BESA"!B OUF. GRADUATES GIVE in shorthand, typewriting, business law, commercial \snchlnl’. ¥, Drogreasive aviroament.” {- this colleke has been engaged in preparing young people lons in the business wor'd, !'Il Dlll. few days we have placed a Ohe “hundred dollars’ of elp has been In excess of the -unvly number of ou;' ltudonl! 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