Black Hawk Beef Breeders Fifth in Armour Campaign
Final results from 11 Iowa counties show Black Hawk County producers, via the farm bureau, ranked fifth with 150 points in Armour & Co. campaign for better beef bulls. Tama and Page counties led with cash prizes, while 428 scrub and purebred counts reflect ongoing sire improvements and breeder response.
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Armour & Co
Black wHawk
Farm Bureau
J Uban
Black Hawk
Tama County
Durean
Page County
Boone County
van Buren County
Plans for 1925 fair dairy cattle facilities expand stalls
Directors outline a plan to house 1000 head of dairy cattle at the 1925 show with multiple 240 and 300 foot barns, a new south barn by the hippodrome, and a 600 head capacity plus other cattle barns. One half of the large cattle pavilion will host the calf club with space for 226 heifers, part of a total 7000 head capacity.
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Catila Congress
United States
Department of A
Calf Club
Breed should not be first consideration for beginner dairyman
Washington April 29 The Bureau of Dairying of the USDA argues that breed choice for a new dairy venture should emphasize locality, personal preference, and market needs. Starting with the same breed as neighbors offers advantages such as easier sales of breeding stock, bull exchanges, cooperative use of improved stock, and community cohesion among farmers sharing the same breed.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Farmers Letters To Courier Prompt Farm Dept
Inquiries and remarks addressed to Fetitor Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier are invited. Communications should be sent to Waterloo Iowa and may include phone contact at 3100 for replies.
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Fetitor Farm Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Tows
Dr Bevins Leads Jasper County Bovine TB Campaign
Dr J O Bevins outlines a cattle tuberculosis eradication drive in Jasper County. He details testing progress, community resistance, patient persuasion, and a final push that prompted holdouts to yield. The campaign, funded at about ten thousand dollars, rests on cooperative testing, legal buy in, and careful outreach tailored to farmers, doctors, and lawyers.
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J. O. Bevins
Charsa
Jasper County
Ene
Athears
Dr. Bevins
Wateh
Jasper
Jazper
Tle
Flocks to Eradicate Diarrhea Tested for Accreditation
Toledo April 29 The Tame County Farm Bureau plans to erase bowel disease in baby chicks by accredited flocks. Flocks take blood tests twice six months apart and must show no reactors to gain accreditation. Four poultry keepers have earned it and many others await the second inspection. Blood tests were conducted March 2 on 228 flocks with 226 showing no reaction or 18 percent reacting. Samples are drawn by owners and tested in laboratories.
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Andi
Toledo
Tame County Farm Bureau
R. G. Stakes
Cold
Lincoln
Thomas Thieson
Dysart
L. Hagedorn
Glutier
Chickasaw County Launches Corn Improvement Campaign
New Hampton Iowa April 29 Chickasaw county has a corn improvement campaign under way with about 20 farmers entering seed corn samples for plot testing this season. The drive targets rising county yields and stress on varieties that withstand adverse conditions. Seed corn selection demonstrations were held last week on the Clarence Hansen and W F A Rabe farms by M A Hauser extension service specialist.
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Clarence Hansen
W. F. A. Rabe
M. A. Hauser
Iowa Extension Service
Belgian Breeder Sells Prize Three Year Old Belgian Stallion
H. E. Greer of Illinois, a breeder who has shown at the National Belgian Horse Show in town, sold Major dePaul a prize three year old Belgian stallion to Charles Engies, a new Illinois breeder in Carroll County. Greer notes brisk demand for good Belgian Colts.
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H. E. Greer
Illinois
Major dePaul
Charles Engies
Carrol County
Greer
Six Yearling Colts Found in Township Calamity
Hubert Sweitzer, Waterloo township farmer and assessor, recalls government figures on horse population. He found only six yearling colts during winter assessment. He notes hoarding has been sparse and fears the shortage will be felt. few men plan to raise colts.
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Hubert Sweitzer
Waterloo
Courier
Sweitzer
Belgians Sell 2005 Pound Gelding For 265 Dollars
Janesville Iowa April 29 William Ducker Jackson township Bremer county reports a 2005 pound high grade Belgian gelding sold for 265 dollars. The Bremer county man is praised for raising such a heavy horse and believes it will fetch more money.
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Janesville
William Ducker
Jackson Township
Bremer County
Bremer Women Meet With Miss Knowles in Wa y erly
Farm women from Bremer county gathered in Waverly at the Saviors Bank rooms with Miss Neale Knowles Ames to discuss project work planned for February. Miss Knowles, state leader of home demonstration agents, praised Bremer county farmers wives for their interest in Cher projects and urged a simpler system of recordkeeping.
Farmers urged to defend Bureau in Tama County talk
Ray J. Gribbon, secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, told Tama county farmers and others at a meeting Saturday to stand firm and defend the bureau against efforts to discredit it. The secretary urged members to uphold organization solidarity and backbone in facing critics.
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Voleda
Baeckbone
Ray J. Gribbon
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Tama County
Gribbon Sayd
Jersey Shipper Sends Jersey to Illingis Farmer
Dave Heipte a Jersey breeder near Quevarla shipped a heifer of that breed Monday to a man in Taylorville southern Hlingis district. Potatoes receipts show 19 cars new and 15 old with modest trading. Wisconsin and Minnesota stock trades mixed while Florida prices edge up for barrels. Minneapolis flour prices rise about 23 cents. family patents quoted at $3.40 per barrel and 35.21 for meale.
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Quevarla
Dave Heipte
Jersey
Here
Taylorville
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Florida
Louisiana
Bliss
Minneapolis
Minn
Frost Prospects and Wheat Market Rally Amid Frost Forecasts
Wheat closed sharply higher with May at 1.62 and July at 8.40 as frost forecasts circulated and a government crop report hint suggested higher abandoned acreage. Corn weakened on ample supply but later recovered with wheat strength. oats and other grains followed. Provisions eased alongside lower hog values and grain trends.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Grain and Provisions Quotes From Multiple Markets
Grain and provisions prices from Chicago New York Minneapolis and St Louis show wheat bids around 1.49 to 1.71 per bushel for various qualities while corn oats barley and cloverseed range with No 2 yellow at about 1.03 to 1.06 and oats No 2 white near 34 to 39 cents. Provisions list lard hogs and butter with modest daily shifts and New York and Waterloo markets note steady to firm tones depending on grade and delivery month.
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Chicare
ST_LOUIS GRATNSt. Louis
Grain Close Is Strong as New York Marts Report Prices
New York Apr 29 shows butter creamery extra at 48½c to 49c, firsts 41–42c, eggs receipts 2,628 tubs with creamery extra 48½c, firsts 41–42c, packing stock 32 2c, poultry prices mixed in Chicago and Kansas City markets, hens around 23c, broilers 46c, ducks 24c, turkeys 16 to 30c, geese 10 to 12c, overall milk fat and cheese values varied in regional dairy reports.
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Lee
Wisconsin
Americas
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Searaes
Kensay City
Kansas City
St. Louis
Ala
New York Flour and Wool Prices Wander in Mixed Trade
New York on April 29 reports unsettled flour prices at mills with varying patent and straight grades. Domestic wool markets show weakness with fleece and pulsed scoured bans noted, Utah and Texas entries among the clean basis prices.
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New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
Slow and Uneven Decline in Hogs and Steady Cattle
Chicago market reports show hog receipts around 20 000 with slow uneven prices down 15 to 26 cents from Tuesday. packing hogs steady to down with top around 11.70 and lighter weights near 11.50. Cattle receipts about 1 000 with fat steers and yearlings firmer to higher, best lots at 16.75 to 17.25, cows and heifers steady to higher, veal and stockers mixed, sheep receipts 19 000 with lambs near 15.85 to 18.75 and fat sheep steady to higher. Includes St Paul and St Joseph readings with varied cattle and hog price movements.
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Veo
Spruso
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Mian
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Largo
Fvestack
Ahansas City
Texas
Arizona
Sioux City
Market Gains Amid Broad Rally With Steel Dips
The stock market opened higher on buoyant sentiment from Britain’s steam back to a free market and a strong sugar outlook. United States Steel fell slightly after a weekly report but other leaders like Brown Shoe American Locomotive and General Electric posted gains. Sugar issues weakened, while a run of short interest supported a broad rise across many major issues including Nav Nash, International Cement, and Atlantic Coastline. Sterling rose to 4.83% and call money rates eased, sustaining a brisk, though uneven, advance as traders priced in potential dividend moves and industry consolidations.
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Kansas City Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Trade
Kansas City, East St. Louis and Sioux City markets show receipts of calves, hogs, and sheep with mixed price action. Cattle and hogs largely steady to lower, with best weights around 10.5 dollars for calves and 11.30 to 12.26 for hogs. sheep noting higher bids for some lambs. Also reports from Peoria on milk cows and cattle receipts show varied movement.
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Peoria Livestock Room
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Funeral for Frederika Stober at Greene Church Today
The funeral for Mrs. Frederika Stober will be conducted at 2 p.m. at the Lutheran church in Greene, with burial in Rosehill cemetery. She died Tuesday at her son's home after a long illness. Surviving are three sons Fred and Alvin and Ray, four grandchildren, a nephew Roy Koehn who was raised as a son, and she recently marked her seventieth birthday.
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Frederika Stober
Iinois
Rosehill Cemetery
Alvin
Chicago
Ray
Charles City
Roy Koehn
Cedar Rapids
Stpher
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