Mineral mixtures boost cattle gains in Iowa trial
At Ames on April 23, farmers observed a 126 day Iowa Experiment Station test with 70 steers comparing standard corn belt rations to mineral enhanced feeds. The mineral group posted higher daily gains and margins over feed cost, while soybeans and linseed meal showed mixed results. some mineral mixes outperformed, others matched the standard diet.
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Parm
Ames
Iowa
John M. ¥ Vrard
Chicago
Evward
Iowa Field Work Makes Excellent Progress in Week
Weather favored progress across most districts with heavy rainfall only in a three county belt from south central to northeast. Oats seeding advanced rapidly, winter wheat reports look favorable, barley seeding active, and corn plowing made good headway with soils in good condition except southeast areas.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ield
South Central
Charles O. Reed
Town Weather and Crop Service
Rooster Weighed Nine Pounds After Special Rations
Cadar Walls reports Ed Olesen uses a method for fattening roosters with ground corn and milk. Forty birds were penned for nine or sixteen days, yielding a nine pound rooster with extra flesh, as large as some capons, for Sunday dinner.
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Cadar Walls
Ed Olesen
Fifth nutrition lesson at Cedar Paris Township Farm Bureau
The Cedar Paris Township Farm Bureau women's group met at the EL Hearst home last week for the fifth nutrition lesson. It focused on fruits and vegetables and their role in a balanced diet, with 18 members present. Plans were discussed for gardens arranged to provide an abundance of fresh vegetables through the season.
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Cedar Paris Township
Farm Bureau
EL Hearst
Cedar Township Girls Club Announces Thursday Meeting
Cedar Township Girls' club will meet at 7 40 p m Thursday in Washburn School. Members and those interested in enrolling will be welcome.
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Cedar Township
Clib
Washburn
Birth of a son and local social notes in St Ansgar
Mr. and Mrs. B. OT. Hegland welcomed a son born Thursday April 17. Relatives hosted Rev. Mr. Dorseif Newhall as a guest, and Mr. Yaul Brammer and family visited. The annual mother and daughter banquet was held at the Methodist church with 16¢ per person, featuring music, toasts, and an address by Mrs. A. Boges of Waterloo. Also noted are Epworth League events and local visits, including Mrs. Earl Hess traveling to Platteville Wisconsin.
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Thursias
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Mixslon Vit
A. Boges
Waterloo
Andra
Closa
Earl Hess
Plattesville
Wis
E. W. Ovitz
Epworth League
M. FE
Ethel] Brokaw Ter
Local Social Notes From Waterloo And Surroundings
April 14 reports show Mr and Mrs Peter Wininger of Waterloo visiting Brent lant Werkend with the latter’s parents Mr and Mrs Adam Sehares. Mrs Jonn Ranch and her daughter Mary of Waterloo visited Mrs Mel and Mrs Peter Wester in Mon ay.
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Wilberwise
Peter Wininger
Waterloo
Brentlant
Adam Sehares
Wateres
Jonn_ Ranch
Mary
Pam Stes Mel
Peter Wester
Monay
Farmers Letters to Editor Invited At Evening Courier
Readers may send questions and comments to the editor of the Farm Department at the Watering Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Include full address and phone number for correspondence.
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Watering Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Farm Women Third Prize Essay on Clean Milk Practices
Maxine E. White, 14, of Mt Varnan Township, placed third in a county contest by the farm women’s department and the county superintendent of schools. The essay argues clean handling of milk to prevent tuberculosis, detailing cow care, barn hygiene, milker cleanliness, cooling, equipment sanitation, and kitchen water use, with references to a forthcoming recipe book and broader health notes for rural households.
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Lere
Mhwawk County
Fares Bureau
Schoals
Maxine E. White
Schol
Mt Varnan Township
Eshay Nave
Wenn’ S
Zoltor
Hii
West
Oma
State Fall Exhibit at Iowa State Fair Expands
Cedar Falls reports larger farm women displays at the Iowa State Fair this fall. Miss Neaia Knowles, state leader of home demonstration agents, says 30 county women’s organizations will exhibit, with about 17 represented previously in Des Moines last year. The fair board has allotted extra space for the women’s department. Black Hawk county chairs coordinated the Des Moines exhibit, aiming for another strong showing. Knowles noted the exhibit scorecard and county meeting count as indicators of progress. She attended a nutrition meeting at Mrs. Ora Howard’s home and a lunch talk by Miss Vera Hammer.
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Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Black Hawk
Knowles
Woman Home Demonstration Work Expands in Iowa
In Butler county Swanton Iowa April 23 about thirty women from four townships met for a home management summary lesson led by Miss Neale S Knowles Ames. She praised Iowa farm womens organization for broad reach with women organized in all but one county. Beaver township shows progress with seven women keeping complete accounts since starting home management work.
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Swanton
Neale S. Knowles
Ames
Adiss Knowles
Iowa
Miss Knowles
Butler County
Beaver Township
Delaware County Farm Bureau Girls Form Garment Club
In Delaware County, six new clubs started this season in the Farm Bureau's women’s division for farm girls. They will meet to pursue garment making education, with one group initially pursuing canning, and plans to exhibit their best garments at the Delaware county fair on August 26 and 25.
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Manchester
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Meat recipes soon from national meat story contest
Chicago April 23 Dorothy Caughey a Brooklyn freshman high school girl is first to submit her manuscript in a national meat story contest sponsored by the National Livestock and Meat Board. Two hundred thirty six Iowa high school girls have entered. Miss Caughey entered on the advice of her instructor Miss G Griebeling. Seven other girls from Miss Griebeling's class are taking part.
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Chicago
Dorothy Caughey
Brooklyn
Inc. High School
National Livestock and Meat Board
Iowa
Women Farm Bureau Luncheon Set In Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls hosts third district farm bureau conference with a noon luncheon at Hotel Black Hawk on April 29. Mrs B P L Friedley will preside as county chair. Each county is urged to send a representative to discuss local farm women’s organizational efforts, with additional attendees welcome. Mrs Ellsworth Richardson of Pella will speak on women’s interests and is a member of the federation’s executive council.
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Cedar Falls
Tawn
Black Hawk
BP. L. Friedley
Black Hawk County
Sill
Ellsworth Richardson
Pella
Richardson
Iowa Farm ,Bureau Federation
Milk utilization drive draws 3000 at 39 meetings
In Delaware county many towns held 39 gatherings to promote dairy products as healthful foods. Over 5000 attending across locations, with business houses decorating show windows and farmers backing the effort. Five speakers including P. G Holder and Florence Imlay visited Waterlea.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Farm Bureau
P. G Holder
Florence Imlay
Ames
Anna Drake
Des Moines
Clyde Rechtaiheimer
Towa Creamery
iAss
N. Waterlea
Clover Leaf club meets in Lincoln township
In Lincoln township Black Hawk county the Clover Leaf club gathered at the Charles Faulkner home. Women studied the fourth lesson of the county nutrition project and a dinner featuring the lesson foods was served. Mrs Walter Faulkner led the nutrition work and the group is also sewing garments for an orphans home
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Hudson
Clover Leaf Club
Lincoln Township
Black Hawk County
Charles Faulkner
Walter Faulkner
Produce Prices in New York and Chicago Today
New York and Chicago market notes show varied produce pricing. Dairy items including butter and cheese move with demand. eggs steady to firm. Chicago reports butter receipts and mixed cheese values, with heavy cattle and hog trading and varied lamb and poultry prices. Potatoes and grains show slow trading in Chicago and New York markets.
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New York
Chicago
St Paul Livestock Market Report Mixed Steers and Hogs Move
Receipts 3 000 cattle mostly beef steers and fat cows slow and weak demand. Fat steers and yearlings range 7 50 to 8 00 with fat cows 4 50 to 7 25. Calves 4 000 receipts steady to 23 lower. best hides 37 50 to 67 70 to packers. Hogs 19 500 receipts slow and about 13 lower. bulk sow prices 6 28 to 6 95. Sheep and lambs about steady to lower. 70 lb lambs 14 00, old crop spring lambs around 15 50, wool sheep about 4 00 to 9 50.
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Saab
EAST
Wales
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Coolidge speech boosts stocks in early market
New York opening shows firmer tone as President Coolidge’s address sparks cautious buying. Industrial leaders led by United States, American Can, and Studebaker advance. General Electric and other majors rise slightly, while textile reports drag American Woolen and Allied Chemical. Foreign exchange opens higher. car loadings up hint at renewed construction activity.
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Wheat market shows caution amid bears and store deliveries
Wheat buyers and sellers move cautiously as favorable crop conditions and estimates of a 305 million bushel carryover weigh on prices. May and July futures ease, with unsettled close and declines in the 4 to 5 cent range. Corn and oats hold steadier then ease on planting progress and shipping pace, while provisions slip on lower quotes for hogs and weaker spreads.
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Board of Trade
United States
Wbac
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Kansas City livestock receipts total about 12 000 with bids varied. Calves and beef steers generally steady to lower while light yearlings and certain cows show firmer values. Bulls, veals, sows and lambs reflect mixed demand with tops around 7.15 for packer and shipper sales and clipped lambs easing to 15 50.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas
Its
Shlomo
Arizona
Colorado
Hog and Cattle Prices Slump as Packers Steer Livestock Markets
Receipts show hogs weak with 5 to 15 cent declines in Chicago trading and bulk lower bids from big packers. Hog weights 170 to 210 pounds average $7.15 to $7.40, heavier and lighter lots varied. sows steady to weak. Cattle demand soft with steers and fat cows down 10 to 15 cents, yearlings and bulls mixed. beef steers 5.25 to 16.50 for fat cattle. Sheep receipts 10,000. lambs around 25 cents lower, early bulk clips $15.50 to $19.15, ewes and rams softer. Overall market pressures across hogs, cattle, and sheep amid lighter demand.
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Associated Press
Nicego
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