New Egg Classifications Introduced by New York Market
New York Mercantile Exchange Friday announced six egg grades with standards for size and condition. Grades include fresh storaged firsts fresh gathered firsts seconds fresh medium fresh and dirties fresh. Firsts must be clean sound and weigh at least twenty two ounces per dozen with minimal shrink and no germ development. Eggs graded seconds or lower face storage and shipping requirements and must meet condition criteria to qualify.
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York
New York Mercantile Exchange
FENCE DRIFT Caught in the Toven Twice
A fragmentary poem fragment notes a violin in taut tune admired and faulted by masters. The verse hints at a violin’s high strings and an inexpert hand producing exquisite tension and excruciating sound.
Egg Case Quality Rules From a Historical Inspection Note
The document outlines tolerances for dirty eggs in cases, allowing an average of not more than five dozen stained or dirty eggs per case and a maximum of twenty four small eggs per dozen for mediums. It sets limits on dirties per case and requires admissible case components be sound though not necessarily new.
Outlook Confab Planned Wednesday At Iowa City
L. G. Allbaugh and E. L. Cady Ames extension specialists will lead an agricultural outlook meeting for Johnson county farmers Wednesday at the Farm Bureau office in Iowa City. County Agent S. L. Duncan says the session will cover overcoming current farm economic difficulties, with emphasis on the 1933 price outlook for Iowa crops and the long term agricultural forecast.
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Iowa City
L. G. Allbaugh
E. L. Cady
Ames Extension
Johnson County
Farm Bureau
S. L. Duncan
Iowa
Cooking students practice economy at Mount Vernon High
Elizabeth Ink reports Mount Vernon High School domestic science cuts keep 65 dollars of 75 dollar annual budget for supplies as ninth graders bring items from home. Rural girls, including Rob ert Wherry and 4-H members, contribute eggs milk and cream from farms to lessons on cereals fruits custards and gingerbread.
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Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon High School
Lucy Guard
Iesson
Robert Wherry
Evelyn Dolezal
Margaret Pitlik
Marjorie Brooks
Helen
Henrietta Broulik
Mary Broker
Mildred Butteris
Ruby Ellison
Arlene Johnson
Marjorie Goodlove
Ethel Hayes
Dorothy Russell
Equity Association At Lowden Elects Officers
At the annual meeting of the Farmers Equity association at Lowden officers elected were Charles Conrad president Henry Freese vice president and Herman Wiebel secretary and treasurer Directors named were Henry Mente Sr Herman Richmann Paul Klipp Charles Schmidt and Willam Burhop Burhop is the sole new director succeeding Chris Hansen The Equity store is managed by Henry Brendes Jr with Henry Boedeker as clerk.
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Lowden
Farmers’ Equity Association
Charles Conrad
Henry Freese
Herman Wiebel
Henry Mente
Herman Richmann
Paul Klipp
Charles Schmidt
Willam Burhop
William Burhop
Chris Hansen
Equity
Henry Brendes, Jr
Henry Boedeker
Elkader Youth Crowned National 4-H Holstein Lad of America
Karl H. Kainz of Clayton County 4-H dairy club, an 80 acre farm operator near Elkader, is named national 4-H Holstein boy champion for 1932. He led as secretary and president of local clubs, helped organize county 4-H groups and projects, and has won numerous show and production prizes. He aims to grow a premier Holstein herd and will study at Iowa State College as a special student.
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Elkader
Holstein Club Lad of America
Karl H. Kainz
Clayton County
E. M. Clark
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Clark
Karl
Better Farmers
Iowa State College
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa
Dairy Club
Salt Lake City Girl National 4-H Holstein Champion 1932
Florence A Wood of Salt Lake City Utah has been declared the national 4-H Holstein girl for 1932 by the Holstein Friesian Association of America extension service based in Madison.
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Madison
Florence A. Woodbury
Salt Lake City
Utah
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
World feed grain crops rise 13 percent from 1931
The 1932 world crops of corn oats and barley set records, up nearly 13 percent versus 1931.exports movement fell vs last year with corn shipments down more than barley or oats due to reduced exports and higher duties. Locusts and drought threaten Argentine corn in 1933, with only slight acreage change expected.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Roumania
Farmers In Poweshiek Powder Outlook For 1933
BROOKLYN The outlook for prices of hogs beef cattle dairy products poultry and corn were discussed here Monday by W D T ermohien and George Westcott at the Poweshiek county agricultural outlook meeting. The probable production and demand for 1933 were outlined by the Ames extension specialists.
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Brooklyn
W. D. Termohien
George Westcott
Poweshiek County
Ames Extension Specialists
Farm leaders urge war debt revision for prosperity
An open letter from former Illinois governor Frank Lowden and Henry A. Wallace urges revision of intergovernmental debts as essential to revive export markets and return to better times. Alfred P. Sloan Jr. publicized the appeal, advocating Lausanne agreement reforms and closer cooperation with debtors.
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New York
Frank ©. Lowden
Illinois
Henry A. Wallace
Wallaces’ Farmer
Iowa
United Monday
Farmers of America
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Ilinois
Wallace
Lausanne
United States
Straw Manure Spread Deadline Suggested By Ames Tests
Ames Iowa AP fresh straw from stables or chicken houses spread after March 1 harms 1933 corn and small grain crop. Nitrogen tied up during straw decomposition causes stunted growth and yellowing ears. Artificial decomposition with cyanamide and rock phosphate speeds breakdown to four months.
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Ames (Ap
Ames Soils Department
F. B. Smith
College Soils Department
Coming Farm Auctions and Consignments Schedule
A sequence of farm auctions and consignments is listed for February 21 through February 25. Listings include Meyers barn in Lisbon, John Voss estate near Linn County, Wayne Yousse east of Central City, Mrs. C. B. Kirkpatrick near Marion, Clarence Raetz near Marion, Joseph Buresh near the airport, O. E. Binney near Alburnet, and a consignm ent sale at Center Point hatchery.
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Linn County
John Voss
Central City
Wayne Yousse
Marion
C. B. Kirkpatrick
West Branch
Airport
Joseph Buresh
Alburnett
O. E. Binney
Center Point Hatchery
War and debt controversy threaten long held international ties
A historical remark argues war would worsen world order. instead improved relations should prevail, warning that allowing postwar debt disputes could estrange nations long allied and trusted by generations.
Chicago Producers Set March 7 Meeting to Elect Directors
The Chicago Producers Livestock Commission will hold its annual meeting March 7 at Union Stockyards to replace or reelect two directors W C Monlux of St Olaf and Theodore Orlez of Washington. Also finishing terms are G H Hohenboken Geneseo and E R Gehring Galesburg. In 1932 the coop handled 9.32 percent of the market's receipts with 834 carloads by rail and 5568 by truck totaling 13852 carloads.
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Chicago
Chicago Producers’ Livestock Commission Association
Union Stockyards
W. C. Monlux
St. Olaf
Theodore Orlez
Washington
G. H. Hohenboken
Geneseo
E. R. Gehring
Galesburg
Coop
Blairstown Elevator Company Elects Officers
Blairs town Grain company names H. R. Rieke as president replacing Henry Sick Jr. James Wilson and H. J. Grunewald become directors replacing L. P Niceland and William Radeke. Sick remains on board. Other directors Frank Hartz and Fred Tiedemann. Walter Thormar re elected secretary.
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Blairstown
H. R. Rieke
Blairstown Grain Company
Henry Sick, Jr
James Wilson
H. J. Grunewald
L. P Niceland
William Radeke
Sick
Frank Hartz
Fred Tiedemann
Walter Thormar
Fayette County Farm Bureau Women Start Fourth Clothing Lesson
Miss Geraldine Brains ard, home demonstration agent, began the fourth lesson of the Fayette county Farm Bureau women clothing project. The class covers care of clothing including stain removal, mending cotton and wool garments, cleaning, laundry, and storage.
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Fayette
Geraldine Brainsard
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
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Fred Albin
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Toven Twwice
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Tasy
Iawn and Power. Company
Karl Kainz
Wallace and
Meyers Barn
Lisbon
Clarence Raetz
Blairstown Elevator Company
Glenn Hoglan
Resinol
Baltimore
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MR Brown
Fleischmann
Fleischmann's Yeast
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Foveau de Courmelles
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