Waterbury cites price volatility limits amid demand shifts
E S Waterbury general manager of the Armour packing plant in Omaha spoke in Cedar Rapids on the difficulty of eliminating livestock price fluctuations. He cited unsynchronized demand and supply weather and a recent flood as factors. He noted the need to monitor national weather hourly and discussed a planned million dollar park block project in Omaha after frost.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
E. S. Waterbury
Armour Packing Plant
Omaha
Waterbury
Illinois
Wisconsin
Farm Women Near Marion Aid Flood Sufferers
Sixteen women from the north Marion township home project study group packed two large cartons of clothing and bedding for the Marion Red Cross. They met to discuss feeding the sick and sent the items last week led by Mrs. Fred Langhoff and Mrs. John Howe.
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Marion Red Cross
Home Project
North Marion Township
Fred Langhoff
John Howe
National Organizer To Address Linn Holiday Association
H. J. Correll national organizer for the Farmers Holiday association will speak Tuesday evening at Memorial hall Marion for the Linn county Holiday association February meeting Ray Lange Marion vice president announced Saturday The usual social program will conclude the evening.
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H. J. Correll
Minneapolis
Farmers Holiday Association
Memorial Hall
Marion
Linn County Holiday Association
Ray Lange
Mr. Lange
Keystone Drama Meet Preliminaries Held In Benton County
Keystone hosts preliminaries for the Benton county Farm Bureau drama contest on Friday evening with Kane and Iowa townships performing. Kane group led by Mrs. Eugene McLeod features Mrs. Charles Upah and Vera Mae Heitman. Ed Cherveny, Eugene McLeod and Warren McDonald. Iowa township cast trained by Oscar Schroeder includes Mrs. Horace McLennan, Mrs. Ed ward Wehrman, Adolph Roth, George Raabe, Arthur Buch.
Livestock and supplies auction notice on February 16
Auction listing details a sale of 7 head horses and mare colt group, 70 cattle including Shorthorns and Guernseys with calves, 11 Hereford Shorthorn steers, 63 hogs with sows and shoats, 15 Shropshire sheep and mixed hay grain and farm equipment. Items to be sold Tuesday at Brooks Lunch Stand grounds under R N Fitzgerald administrator and W F Mitchell auctioneer.
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Poland
China
John Deere Gang
le Laval
Brooks
R. N. Fitzgerald
Admi
W._F. Mitchell
First National Bank
Guernseys
Jerseys
Guernsey
Shropshire
Servison & Oliphant
M. J
Gregony Schmitz
Rufus “Suier
Thos. Patton
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Beverly
Tenancy Conference in Des Moines Draws National Leaders
Four of the nation s key agricultural leaders join other experts in Des Moines for a two day farm tenancy conference February 19 20 The Des Moines Chamber of Commerce said speakers include M L Wilson undersecretary of agriculture Dr William Alexander head of the resettlement administration Henry C Taylor farm foundation director and Edward A O Nea Farm Bureau president The meeting aims to address tenancy affecting about two in five farmers and may precede a Roosevelt committee report with room for reaction.
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DES Moines
Farm Institute
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Department
M. L. Wilson
William Alexander
Resettlement Administration
Henry C. Taylor
Chicago
Ill
Farm Foundation
Edward A. O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mark Thornburg
Chamber
United States
Roosevelt
Thurman Buys 193 Acre Farm Northeast of Marion
Allan G. Thurman of Cedar Rapids purchased 193 acres northeast of Marion for 30750 dollars. The land formerly belonged to Collins Farms, with Thurman previously its farm manager. Possession passes March 1. the property includes a western quarter with buildings and east side fields, improved soil and grain bins.
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Des Moines
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Farm Loan Department
Allan G. Thurman
Thirtysixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Marion
Highway No. 13
Collins Farms Company
Collins Company
Thurman
Burge Farm Sold Near Winfield for 149 An Acre
The E. H. Burge farm, 52 acres three miles southwest of Winfield, sold at auction Friday to J. C. Johnson of Olds for 149 dollars per acre cash. Possession goes to new owner March 1. The tiled farm includes a seven room house, a 30 by 38 foot barn with cement foundation, corn crib shed, five large grain bins, double garage, machine shed, two chicken houses, hog houses, a deep well with mill and tanks. Buildings are electrically wired.
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Winfield
E. H. Burge
J. C. Johnson
Olds
Hen at DeWitt Sets Egg Record in Yearlong Laying
M D Lacy Clinton County agent reports a White Leghorn hen in Thomas Bowstead's DeWitt flock laid 337 eggs in the year ending Oct 5. The record stood despite extreme weather, with the prize hen starting test again Dec 17 and missing only four days since. The Bowstead flock average was 231 eggs and 24 28 ounces per dozen, with all birds blood tested and trap nested. Bowstead maintains high producers across years using proven breeding stock and shared pens with a steady male to hens pairing for three years.
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DE Witt
M. D. Lacy
Clinton
Thomas Bowstead
DeWitt
Bowstead
Linn County Farm Bureau Week Schedule
Linn county Farm Bureau calendar lists events this week including a county agricultural planning committee meeting at the Farm Bureau office Tuesday at 10 a.m. a home project nutrition training school in Jackson township with Mrs Earl Henderson. Other nutrition training sessions occur Wednesday in Monroe township with Mrs Lee Morris at 10 a.m and a Junior Farm Bureau meeting at Dairydale school at 8 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. nutrition training in Putnam township with Mrs Forest Fuhrmeister. Friday 10 a.m. nutrition training in Spring Grove with Mrs Orie Long.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
County Agricultural Planning Committee
Farm Bureau
Home Project
Jackson Township
Earl Henderson
Monroe Township
Lee Morris
Dairydale
Nutrition
Putnam Township
Forest Fuhrmeister
Nutrition Training School
Spring Grove
Orie Long
Farm tenancy debate tied to Sauerbry case near Oelwein
The 160 acre east of Oelwein rental shows a renter by choice George Sauerbry and landlord Dr. J C Davis. The piece argues tenancy hinges on human happiness and working capital, noting shared livestock and returns, past farmer struggles, and a Des Moines Powwow slated for February 1920 to address the issue.
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Oelwein
George Sauerbry
Iowa
Sauerbry
J. C. Davis
George Hurt
Maynard
Will Ponsar
Highway 10
Davis
Strawberry Point
Tom
Har
George Sauterbay
Egg Receipts Heavy in New York Market Says Colonel Brown
Government purchases keep egg supplies high in New York with AAA buys about 2000 cases daily. Offerings topped 23000 cases under the spot call and storage holdings reach 70 percent fresh eggs. Pacific coast shippers retreat while eastern production stays high and milkshed surplus grows. Weather remains the key to future prices as cold snaps may lift values. Butter gains briefly on flood relief purchases before easing.
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New York City
AAA
New York
Midwest
Grocer Delivers Groceries by Dogsled in Alaska Style
Morley residents received grocery orders by dogsled last week when Otto W. Reidel, local grocer, hitched his dog to a hand sled and mushed along in true Alaska style, delivering to farmers in the surrounding area.
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Morley
Otto W. Reidel
Farm Auction Schedule for February Two Days
A condensed rail of farm auctions lists events on Tuesday February 9 at Deudge closing out sale near Fairfax and Hansen livestock sale at Dixon. On Wednesday February 10 Crist and Spear horse sale near Stanwood Servison and Oliphant closing out sale near Center Point Patton closing out sale near Coggon.
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Coggon
Deudge
Fairfax
Hansen Livestock
Dixon
Crist and
Spear Horse
Stanwood
Servison and Oliphant
Center Point
Patton
Closing out sales across towns this week
On Thursday February 11 Stentz and Hobbs hold close out sales at two locations 2 percent miles from Springville and Marion. Tuesday February 16 Lassen estate holds a close out sale 415 miles southeast of Marion. Wednesday February 17 Armstrong holds a closing sale 1044 miles north of Cedar Rapids.
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Admincorator
K. Lassen
P. C. Lassen
Marion
Highway No. 161
Wm. Servison
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Stentz
Springville
Hobbs
Lassen Estate
Armstrong
Hopkinton Creamery Donates $100 to Red Cross
Hopkinton Farmers Creamery association patrons authorized a $100 donation to the Red Cross for flood relief at their annual meeting. H. M. Reeve reported 1936 butterfat price 37.35c per pound, 413,220 pounds of butter burned from 333,331 pounds butterfat, and dairy sales totaling $135,813.11. Directors reelected. Harry Cook chosen as director. Allan Kline spoke on creamery cooperative growth.
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Hopkinton
Red Cross
Hopkinton Farmers Creamery Association
H. M. Reeve
Harry Cook
A. J. House
W. H. Winch
J. R. Guthrie
Alfred White
L. L Appleby
Roy Dighton
A. R Wheelis
Joe Swanson
John Beitz
J. H. Gerlich
Buttermake
Frederick Smith
Allan Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
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Keystone
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E. A. Kriz
First Street
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Toddville
Sam Armstrong
Tony Schmitz
John Glime
Tom Barron
Acme Feed Company
L. Brown
Grocer
Hatch
Evpesina
Towa
The
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
International Baby Chick Association
1St Ave
MES
O. E. Lantz
Prop
Tel
Cedar Rapids, Lows
Creamery
Stael
E. L. Dodge
Fairfax State Bank
Merle E. Garmoe
Optometrist
Third Street SE
Security
Merchants National Bank
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater
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