Jersey cattle show crowns champions at State Center parish event
Claire Wemer of Rose Hill claimed senior and grand champion cow as well as junior champion female and junior and grand champion buck at the Jersey parish show in State Center. W. L. Haesemeyer led the senior champion bull and Earl Lyon won best addered cow. Dr Norman Jacobsen of Iowa State college classified 64 head from 17 breeders into blue red and white ribbon groups.
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State Center
Claire Wemer
Rose Hill
Jersey Parish
W. L. Haesemeyer
Earl Lyon
Toledo
Norman Jacobsen
Iowa State College
W. S. Morrison
Iowa City
Ivan Gates
West Liberty
Bert Sams
Beaman
Jersey
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Emmetsburg
Clarksville
Elkader
Marion
West Branch
Lamont
Cedar Rapids
Centerville Jersey Show Crowns Winners at Parish Event
In Centerville on Monday ten Jersey breeders displayed 55 head. Top honors went to E. S. Baughman Pulaski as senior and grand champion female, Adams Brothers Moulton as junior champion female, Wilson and tt Mt. Pleasant as senior and nd champion bull, and O. T. Wilson Mt. Pleasant as junior champion bull. The entry mix was 69 percent blue 21 percent red and 10 percent white. Norman Jacobsen Iowa State College judged.
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Centerville
Jersey
Jersey Parish
E. S. Baughman
Pulaski
Adams Brothers
Moulton
Wilson
Mt. Pleasant
O. T. Wilson
Norman Jacobsen
Iowa State College
Steers Bring 41 Dollars At Chicago Stockyards
A load of twenty Hereford steers sold for 41 dollars per hundredweight at the Chicago stockyards Tuesday, nearly matching the all time Chicago price record set last January. The Herefords were sold by the ia Brothers of Goose Lake.
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Chicago
Goose Lake
Terraced Iowa Farm Highlights Soil Practice and Hog Vaccine
Irvin Scott of Marion, a Linn County pioneer in soil conservation, now has his entire farm terraced using his tractor and a two bottom implement. The piece discusses economics, feed costs, and the value of vaccination against swine cholera with veterinary guidance, noting pig losses and the benefits of timely immunization.
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Irvin Scott
Marion
Linn County
Slaughter goals and hog market hints from USDA report
USDA sets a 32 million head cattle slaughter target for next year. The plan could trim breeding herds and extend meat shortages, while decisions by thousands of producers will largely determine actual slaughter. Hog price shifts reflect lard costs and weight discounts, with marketing advice favoring 225 to 240 pound hogs.anci
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
New Livestock Classes Added To Cedar Fair
Cedar county fair adds swine divisions featuring Spotted Poland Chinas for the first time and expands poultry judging. Machinery displays planned. Prizes total 50 dollars to top four exhibits. 4 H and FFA entry fees suspended with premiums reduced by two dollars to cover stall rent costs. Club record books judged with cash prizes for blue and red ribbons. Girls 4-H division prizes total 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
J. F. Caterline
Fair Board
FFA
Caterline
What’s What Out on the Acres
Carl Anderson of Wellman, 58, with 560 acres, discusses farming this year. He runs with two neighbors, reports good crops but overproduction in corn, and advocates more grass, moderate price supports, and hog production. He favors Dewey and Warren and notes farmers should not be blamed if they vote Democratic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Anderson
Wellman
Care Urged To Avoid Spreading Livestock Ills
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association warns that farm labor exchange this season can spread infectious diseases. Precautions include disinfecting shoes and vehicle wheels, shooing flies, changing clothing when vaccinating, and thorough cleaning after neighbor assistance. Noted outbreaks cover hog cholera, swine erysipelas, pasteurellosis, plant poisoning, blackleg, sleeping sickness, Newcastle disease, and screw worms across numerous Iowa towns.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Association
Riceville
Kalona
Ellsworth
Radcliffe
Grundy Center
Postville
Plainfield
Maquoketa
Bennett
Iowa City
Preston
Green Island
Sabula
Center Junction
Eldridge
Olin
Sigourney
DeWitt
Charlotte
Washington
Charles City
St. Ansgar
Nashua
Grand Mound
Cascade
London
Davenport
Strawberry Point
Vinton
Hawkeye
Walker
Cresco
Delmar
Waterloo
Elma
Garnaville
West Liberty
Waterville
Monona
Number of Chickens Is Down 15 Percent
The Agriculture Department reports 635,036,000 chickens are raised on U.S. farms this year, 15 percent below last year. Higher feed prices from last year's poor corn crop blamed. Officials say feed prices have eased but will not boost supply until fall 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Johnson Sound and Farm Sells for 300 An Acre
A 240 acre Johnson county farm named Pleasant View near Iowa City was sold this week for 72000 dollars at 300 dollars per acre. The sellers George Nagle Leland Nagle and Louis Burke of Iowa City sold to Leo T. Kessler of Nichols. The property lies two miles west of Iowa City on IWV road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County
Pleasant View
George and Leland Nagle
Louis Burke
Leo T. Kessler
Nichols
Delhi Dairy Day Set for August 4
Delhi Dairy Day will be held on August 4 with a 4 H dairy heifer show highlighting the event. County Extension Director Robert Hall reports 27 dairy heifers entered from Delhi vicinity. All breeds represented with four classes per breed. Prizes total five dollars for blue rib bon winners, three dollars for red and two dollars for white.
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Delhi
Robert Hall
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