Seed corn harvest and hog sale highlight Iowa rural notes
Weather favored farm work last week though heat slowed silo filling at times. O H B Jones of Wapello hosts an October 1 fall sale of Big Type Poland China boars and gifts, promising strong breeding stock for farmers. Muscatine area hog shows draw interest as a Luellen pig emerges as a potential future prize rival to the grand champion. Local farmers near Letts Conesville Oakland and Cone share crop, road conditions, and community life with readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O— H. B. Jones
Wapello
Mr. Jones
Harry Jones
Journal
W. R. Luellen
Muscatine
Iowa
Knotek Bros
Riverside
Pathfinder
Bill 2d
Mr. Luellen
Bill
Luellen
Conesville
Clarence Nicholson
Oakland Church
Robi
Maxwell
Orn Meredith
Billings
J. A. Sprague
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Billings
John Bebb
Big Marsh
Horseshoe Hunting Club
H. H. Boyd’s
Jim McBride
Hoben Bridge
Will Hoben
Jim
James Hoben
McKean Place
J. W. Gould
Oakland Township
Joe
Most Costly Dairy Sire in World Is Just Plain Scrub
At the Illinois State fair the University of Illinois showcased a plain scrub bull as the world’s costliest sire. Dairy extension specialist C S Rhode led the exhibit explaining traders can swap grade or scrub bulls for purebred registered calves without extra cash. The bull exchange has already placed purebred calves in 40 Illinois counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Guernsey
Jersey
Dairy Manufactures
C. S. Rhode
Illinois Hens Produce $59 Worth Of Eggs Each Minute
Illinois poultry and egg production in 1924 totalled at least $63 million with hens laying about $59 worth of eggs per minute. The report notes Illinois ranks second in U S production and that the industry yields over 30 million dollars annually in income to poultry farmers. It also cites a nationwide loss of about $45 million from spoilage and handling, with Illinois bearing at least four million dollars.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois
Illinois Agricultural Association
United States
F. A. Gougler
Poultry and Egg Marketing Department
The
State Farm Bureau
Waterloo Dairy Show prep and new cattle barns completed
Waterloo Indiana prepares for the 1925 Dairy Cattle Congress and National Belgian Horse Show opening Sept 28. John G Miller contracted the new hollow tile barns with steel stanchions and cement curbing, built ahead of schedule by day and night shifts. Stock from Sioux City and Springfield is en route to swell the exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
John G. Miller
Des Moines
Ames
Mason City
Ft. Dodge
Daily Show
Miller
Sioux City Fair
Springfield
Do Not Send Sick Fowl to Market Warns Expert
Rock Island County Farm Bureau is advised by F A Gougler director of poultry and egg marketing Illinois Agricultural Association to avoid selling sick birds. He cites last year’s nationwide poultry diseases and warns that symptoms resemble many illnesses, urging September culling and outreach to farmers. Embargoes hurt Illinois farmers and authorities are acting to stamp out the disease.
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Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island
Sidney S. Carney
New York
Illinois
Gougler
Dairy Breeds Trade Under Plan Terms
Calves of each principal dairy breed are available for trade under the plan's terms.
Sheep numbers rise on U S farms and ranges
A joint report from Illinois and federal agriculture departments shows U S farm and range sheep increased 5.4 percent from 1922 to 1925, with 11.6 percent rise in 12 western range states. Lamb production up 22 percent in native states, breeding stock active, prices for 1925 lambs staying steady with possible fall in 1926. Wool prices expected to fall unless demand rises, with foreign production increasing. Australia’s upcoming wool clip larger than last year.
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Springfield
Illinois
Federal Departments of Agriculture
United States
Ames Selects Dairy Judging Team for Two Contests
Four Iowa State students Arnold Hornick Carl T Peterson Ferguson Seath and F J. Lept. will represent Iowa in two intercollegiate judging contests at Waterloo Sept 28 and Indianapolis Oct 10. Coach Fordyce Ely announced the senior team will travel by auto through southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois after Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
F. J
Arnold
Hornick
Carl T. Peterson
Missouri Valley
Roland C. Ferguson
Laurens
Dwight M. Seath
Freeborn
Minn
Iowa
Waterloo
Indianapolis
Ind
Fordyce Ely
Wisconsin
Illinois
Seath
Ferguson
Peterson
Wool Prices Seen Steady Despite U S Tariff Outlook
Europe may post larger wool clips next spring but the supply rise is not enough to trigger a steep price fall unless demand for woolen goods weakens. With the tariff still in effect, U S prices would stay above world levels, though a temporary drop could occur in a weak business climate.
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Europe
United States
Stunts by Girls Clubs at Farm Bureau Picnic
Four-H Club Girls from Louisa county will perform novelty stunts at the Farm Bureau picnic in Wapello on Oct 3 with prizes for best act. The event includes a west versus east Iowa River farmers ball game and Mr Hearst will speak at the Grandstand. Also notes on seed corn storage and a farm tour across Louisa county with demonstrations on lime spreading soy bean hay and hog and poultry housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Pickford
Louisa County
Wapello
Farm Bureau
Fairgrounds
Iowa River
Floyd Lieberknecht
Donald Rogers
West Side
George Kemper
Jefferson Township
F. G. Churchill
Farm Crops Department
Ames
Thomas Fry
Port Louisa Township
Muscatine Farm Bureau Sets 1926 Plan at Friday Meeting
The Muscatine County Farm Bureau will meet Friday at Weed Park Club House to review 1925 progress and adopt a 1926 program. Separate forenoon sessions for men and women precede a noon picnic and an afternoon session to finalize 1926 projects and goals with Don Fish and Avis Talcott present.
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Muscatine Farm Bureau
Muscatine
County Farm Bureau
Weed Park Club
Farm Bureau
Don E. Fish
Avis Talcott
Iowa State College Extension Service
State Extension Department
L. G. Chrysler
Don Fish
L. E. Downer
Women's Division of Farm Bureau
Women's Farm Bureau
Club House
Apple Grading Demonstrations Scheduled in Washington County
Farm Bureau directors outline 1926 program at Sept. 29 meeting with plans for grading and packing demonstrations on Sept. 24 and 25 at Smith Brookhart and Harley Hardin farms. Extension leaders Don Fish and Avis Talcott to discuss men’s and women’s projects. Mt. Pleasant conference Oct. 1 and a two week farm membership drive starting Oct. 6 to increase county participation. Washington county delegates expected.
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Harley Hardin
76 Center
Hardin
United States
Farm
Don Fish
Extension Department
Avis Talcott
Farm Bureau
Mt. Pleasant
Joe Jones
Crawfordsville Township
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Washington County
Training School Held for Women in Muscatine County
Seventy-four Farm Bureau women attended the first series of home economics training schools led by Miss Adeline Wurdeman. The program covers color and design in rooms with lessons on wall coverings, drapery, rugs, and furniture refinement. A new cohort of local leaders was listed from multiple townships. The next sessions will teach rug making and later focus on refinishing furniture, floor and wall coverings, and draperies across four monthly sessions.
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Farm Bureau
Muscatine County
Adeline Wurdeman
Fruitland
Belle Moore
D. A. Cochran
Louise Elliott
Elmer Corwin
K. H. Roland
Lake
Harry White
Harry Boiler
Clifford Stamm
Charles Kleindolph
Moscow
Harry Schafnit
I. L. Kelley
Newton Lang
Verl Miller
Marten Jensen
W. W. Legler
C. T. McCabe
John Eliason
John Healey
R. B. Wigim
Brycie Coady
Nannie O'Brien
Carrie Neal
Cedar
Mable Meeker
Leo Snyder
O. A. Harver
Edith Uhr
Sweetland
Charles Shepard
Cora Brei
A. C. Eckhardt
Henry Leonhard
J. T. Downer
A. J. Altekruse
Ida Martz
Bloomington
G. W. Wiggers
Robert Ward
Merrill Satterthwaite
Myrtle Eckhardt
Carl LeFever
W. J. Foster
Montpelier
Augusta Schroeder
F. B. Rinnert
Teckla Rinnert
Ellery Watts
Fred Laer
Ed. Kemper
Wilton
Elmer Paul
Ray Chambliss
Maria McClean
Mark Collier
Malinda Schuster
J. C. Marchant
Mises
Frances Boot Fulton
Adam Paul
Ben Schroeder
Gertrude Springmeier
Henry Pau
Mies Maude Drumm
J.C. Exel
H. Z. Holdeman
W. R. Schmitt
R. A. Norris
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W. E
Journal Farm Visitor
J. D. Newell
Letts
Jesse
Ernest Lieberknecht
W. J. Diller
J. M. Brockway
C. A. McCormick
Will McCormick
J. F. Snails
McCormicks
Cone
J. W. Black
Muscatine Road
Mrs. Black
Mr. Black
Elmer
Elmer Black
Letts High
Masons
U. S
Federal Departments
Lamb Production
Scott Lieberknecht
Grandview Township
McLean
Clyde Turkington
Concord Township
M. L. Blankenhorn
Frank Gipple
Will Feldman
Elm Grove Township
Ed Humphrey
Humphrey
D. E. Barrick
Marshall Township
H. E. Nichols
Horticultural Department
Ben Davis
Miss Avis Tal
Cott Coming
Weed Park
Sions
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