International Moves Toward Peak Tuesday at Livestock Exposition
The 47th International Livestock Show opened with cattle and swine contests led by top exhibitors from Purdue University and young 15-year-old Phy Bonwater. Junior and open class winners from Iowa and across midwest states were named, with honors in Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn, and Polled Shorthorn divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ontip Gogaen
Cteee
Phy Bonwater
Purdue University of Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Elliott Brown
Rosehill
Iowa
Dwight Tabke
Aberdeen
Steers at Albers Farm Sale Bring High Averages
Forty four steers averaged 148 dollars per head at Rudy J. Albers farm sale eight miles north of here on a Saturday. Feeding shoats sold from 33.25 to 62 dollars. About 3 300 bushels of corn moved at 1.16 a bushel. Oats 0.90, hens 1.85, a tractor 1 550, a corn picker 1 020. Tony Schmidt acted as auctioneer and Van Horne Savings Bank served as clerk.
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Keystone
Rudy J. Albers
Here
Tony Schmidt
van Horne Savings Bank
Rice cow sets record in dairy herd test
Yodler's Lady Fleta 94577 a registered Brown Swiss cow owned by Martin I Bice Cedar Rapids has completed a 305 day lactation on herd test with 10408.4 lbs milk and 427.76 lbs fat on twice daily milking as reported by Fred S Idtse secretary of the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association Beloit Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin I. Bice
Cedar Rapids
Fred S. Idtse
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeder's Association
Beloit
Wisconsin
Water System Conference Set for Cedar Rapids Armory
A one day water system conference for farmers and homemakers will be held at the Cedar Rapids armory on Tuesday December 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p m. The program includes talks demonstrations and exhibits on providing a pure water supply pumps and pipes and running water on the farm and home with demonstrations on washing clothes and hot soft water. Participants include D D Beaty A L Bennett Harold H Beaty Fred E McVey and Agnes Wilson with commercial exhibitors at the armory and exhibitors may contact the Farm Bureau office Cedar Rapids or Frank Flack of the Iowa Light and Power Co for arrangements.
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Cedar Rapids
Armory
Linn County
D. D
Linn County Farm Bureau
Harold H. Beaty
Iowa State College
A. L. Bennett
State Department of Health
Des Moines
Fred E. McVey
The
REA
Agnes Wilson
Offringa
Farm Bureau
Frank Flack
Iowa Light and Power Company
Horses Treated With Phenothiazine For Strongyles
Horses may receive phenothiazine to combat strongyles but the drug is not used against large roundworms or bots.
State Farm Income Up Ten Percent in Iowa 1946
Des Moines report shows Iowa farm income for the first nine months of 1946 at 1,153,015,000, about 10 percent higher than the same period in 1945. Finalquarter gains may not reach 10 percent, but 1946 total could reach 1,555,034,000, second only to 1944's record. Cattle and hog markets will lag, with hogs likely to appear in the last half of 1947, while a strong corn crop could lift totals.
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Carl
Iowa
Farm and personal property auction listing details
Beginning at 12 30 o clock two horses one sorrel mare seven years old one black gelding and years old a toe well broke and good work animals set of harness 12 head of cattle four choice Holstein cows freshened late this summer and are giving an extra flow at time two cows to freshen sale day cows range from to six years and are fine eof cows two Hierstein set ring at heifers one six months heifer oot mEOP OF Wax War HOGS In gates & is weight 156 lbs 3 2 pen hos houses Some online 1 pen hes house machine compete with line and stall cocks for 15 cows electric driven this machine is 2 yrs old and as case 66 ac os electric cream seperator no 10 gal cream cans 7 million 70 teat bred 80 laying CELLANEOUS washing machine Majestic range Electric radio Schilling piano 22 volt horse power meter 4 car barrels 10 tons of clover and timothy hay 900 bushels of corn Willard Wilson Owner Tony Schmitz Auctioneer Van Horne Ix Van Horne Savings Bank Clerk
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Majestic
Schilling
Coming Farm Auctions Listed in The Gazette
A sequence of farm auction notices runs December to January with numerous closings and public sales. Locations include Van Horne Mechan icsville Morley Marengo Wat kins Mt. Vernon Blairs town Waubeek Alburnett Coggan Springville Cedar Rapids East Amana Anamosa Center Point Ely Mt. Vernon Walker Swisher Center Point East Amana and other regional areas. Buyers and sellers named include Willard Wilson Mrs Roy Gamble Joe Gamble William Hoffman Adrian Jordan Herman Willenbroch John Nelson Christian oe F J Cerveny Joe Sovers Louis Albert Voss Johnston G W Gerdes A F Houser Lloyd J Satterlee Franklin Moyer Orville Sayers Pat Svoboda Charles W Draker and others. Schedule spans December 5 to January 2 with closing out and public sale entries.
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Willard Wilson
van Horne
Roy Gamble
Joe Gamble
Mechanicsville
William Hoffman
Mt. Vernon
Siefken
Morley
Adrian Jordan
Herman Willenbroch
Marengo
John Nelson
Christian Oe
Watkins
F. J. Cerveny
Walford
Coggan
Franklin Moyer
Springville
Ely
Myron Ni
Bert Hudson
Walker
Joe Dvorak
Swisher
Edwin Serbousek
Center Point
Pat Svoboda
East Amana
Charles W. Draker
Iowa State Historian Elected President of Ag History Society
Ames Earle D. Ross, history professor at Iowa State College, has been chosen president of the Agricultural History Society succeeding economist Charles J. Brand. The society founded in 1919 publishes Agricultural History since 1927 as its official journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Earle D. Ross
Iowa State College
Agricultural History Society
Charles J. Brand
Agricultural History
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International
William Worthington
Pontiac
Hampshire Barrow
Mike
Angus Champ
Eugene Montgomery
Oskaloosa
Ben G. Studer
Wesley
Rice Brothers
Vinton
Clausen Spencer
Dorothy Wolf
Benson
Clifford Bell, Jr
Pulaski
Jeanne Schmidt
Charlotte
Wilson Farms Company
Sac City
Poland
Dale Danneman
Amber
Chester Whites
Barrow
Otto G. Nobis
Davenport
Elton Farms
Rose Hill
George E. Hoffman
14Th Ave
Dial
Bertram
Palisades Road
Meey Bull
Beifer
Tome
China
Bertram Church
Small Teels
G. W. Geeley
Geo. E. Parizek
Auct
Oxford
Ters
Vernen Bank and Trust Co. Cierk
Estelle Ruth Stewart
Mill Grove
Laverne E. Hall
Westby
Wis
Lewis Topliff
Formosa
Kan
Maurine V
Exeter
Neb
Truman
John Lala
Orsen
Caitlin
Herold Duffield
Alicy
Heins
Schucter
City State Central City
Sale
Oliver
McCormick Deering Corn Planter
New Hampshire
Aluminum
E. Cohn & Sons
H Ave
3Rd St
Edwin Serbouser
Geo. Price
Hase A Eti
Tony Schmitz
John Hoag
Toddville
M. J. . Auet
Peoples
Frank Frieds Paint Store
Third Avenue
Paramount Theater
George Henry Walters
McClintork’s
W. R. Bauer
Mi. W
Orville Sayers
Blairstown
Walter Vanote
Emil Votroubek
John H. Weers
Anamosa
Ernest Mollenhauer
Nag Roebuck and CO
ISC
Ag Society
Palo
Pale
Cedar Erapids
John Grovert
Tony Schmits
Beverly Cattle Company
WMT
Camper
Jacobs
Craftsman Plane
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