Bargain Pure Bred Prices Boon for Dairy Farmer
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute reports a decade low in prices for pure bred dairy cattle with bulls averaging 158 and cows 134 down from 222 and 211 in 1922. A 577 farm survey shows pure bred bulls boost labor income to 709 after one to five years and 1102 after ten years. The study says investing now builds a stronger herd and financial security.
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Americans Consume Four Times Their Weight in Dairy
Dairy intake in the United States adds up to about one ton per family annually, with averages of 58 gallons of milk 17 pounds of butter 1324 pounds of condensed and evaporated milk 3.9 pounds of cheese and 2.6 gallons of ice cream per person. The Blue Valley Creamery Institute notes other countries exceed US butter intake and cheese consumption varies widely among nations.
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Tenancy in Dairy Farms Prompts Creamery Institute Alarm
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute declares tenancy among farmers is rising faster than total farms and cites Census Bureau data from 1880 to 1900. It notes tenants increased 189.6 percent while owners gained 33.8 percent, with cotton and other cash crops sustaining high tenancy due to limited capital for long term dairy ventures.
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Sioux County Farm Bureau Tenth Annual Meeting
The Sioux Center Town Hall hosts the Sioux County Farm Bureau tenth annual meeting on Jan 20 starting 10 30 a m with a women’s program. Senator Bowman delivers an afternoon address and discussions cover projects, reports, and future plans including hog sanitation meat processing and poultry schools.
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G. J. Slobe
C. W. Langenhorst
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State Farm Bureau Convention
L. H. Heinrich
Farm Bureau Auxiliary
J. G.moun
Grant Township Trio
M. L. Bowman
Local Family News and Community Notes from Sheldon Area
Matlock and Henry Ubbenga welcome baby girl born January 6 with all well. KF Peters shipped stock to Chicago markets. G F Dise and family joined Miss Fannie Drangom at Sheldon movies. P J Wolf plans several carloads of ice. Van Voorst and family shopped George. mother Mrs Garthwaite visited. Lizzie Green and S Green dined with Mr and Mrs J D Green. A social gathering at Talima home featured games and refreshments. Den Herder and baby visited from Sioux Center. they returned home Sunday. Mrs Vande Garde hosted a sixty-guest birthday party. Zane Grey film To the Last Man shown January 16 with no price change. Mr A Dean underwent second operation at Myers hospital and is improving. Jim Bloemendaal and family visited L Rens for New Year. Bert Rens from Storm Lake joined.
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Sioux Center
Symon Timmers
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Myers Hospital
Jim Bloemendaal
Lawrence
L. Rens
Boyden
Bert Rens
Storm Lake
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