Feed costs rise but profit improves for Grundy Center farmer
Harold Brown of Grundy County Cow Testing association reports higher feed costs in 1927 and 1928 yet returns per cow above cost rose from 138.73 in 1927 to 101.77 in 1928, offsetting the extra 9.53 spent per cow. Brown notes milk and butterfat gains, herd improvements, sinaling sourcing from Iowa farms, and plans for alfalfa hay and soybeans with better water access and drinking cups.
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Grundy Center
Harold Brown
Grundy County
Mr. Brown
Iowana Farms
Davenport
Brown
John Cunningham
Waterloo
Roy Finster
Eldora
Hampshire
Tre
County Testing Association
Farm and School Picnic Plans Set for Black Hawk County
The general committee for the Black Hawk County bureau picnic at Electric Park meets to arrange games and stunts for all ages. Victor A. Read outlines activities such as a husband calling contest rooster driving contest and peanut scramble. Charles E. Hearst will give the main talk. over 200 rural eighth grade graduates participate in school exercises.
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Black Hawk
Vinton High School Students Demonstrate Avian Tuberculosis Work
Vinton Iowa April 30 five members of the agricultural class Earl Berry James Knupp Wallace Newton Garth Smith and Wayne Leffler have trained for weeks on avian tuberculosis for a May 20 Ames contest They seek poultry specimens for post mortem study and plan a farm visit to a TB infested site The group advocates thorough cleaning regular culling and will present a series of display chairs and models of proper housing and equipment for poultry farms.
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Vinton, In
Earl Berry
James Knupp
Wallace Newton
Garth Smith
Wayne Leffler
Vinton High School
Ames
Chickasaw County Farm Bureau Picnic Set For June 14
The Chickasaw County Farm Bureau will hold its annual picnic at the fairgrounds on Thursday June 14 after the board approved moving the location from the Lewis building on South Locust Street. The new quarters will be leased May 1 and prepared for occupancy. Officers discussed limiting insurance to members.
Animal doctors to hear talk on feeds
The Delaware-Dubuque Veterinary association will hold its monthly meeting in Manchester on Friday May 4 with dinner at 7 to hear County Agent Robert Combs discuss feeds and feeding. President is Dr W B O'Brien Ryan. secretary is Dr F H Stalnaker Edgewood. Linn county group plans May meeting at the small animal hospital awaiting completion for Dr D A Eastman in Cedar Rapids.
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Manchester
Delaware- Dubuque Veterinary Association
Robert Combs
O'Brien
Ryan
F. H. Stalnaker
Edgewood
Linn County Association
D. A. Eastman
Cedar Rapids
Tour to Ames from Black Hawk Farmers June 20
Black Hawk county farmers will tour Ames on Wednesday June 20 to view the Town Agricultural Experiment Station and Iowa State College. Men will see crop and live stock experiments while women tour the home economics division.
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Black Hawk County
Ames
Town Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Alfalfa as Timothy Replacement Sparks Dairy Ration Debate
Evan Norman of the South Tama Cow Testing association analyzes milk records from Robert Stark’s herd to assess whether buying alfalfa at $20 a ton improves production. Results show no clear advantage to replacing timothy, suggesting growers should produce their own alfalfa to cut overall dairy feed costs.
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Robert Stark Herd
Tracr
Test Association
Toledo
Evan Norman
South Tama
Norman
Timothy Hiy
Timothy
Robert Stark
Tracer
Mr. Norman
Stark
Marc
Spot
Blacky
Narnivh
Alfilia
Rural Women's Leader Meeting Planned for May Fourth
Rural residents and Farm Bureau women are invited to a courthouse gathering Friday May 4 at 1 30 PM. Miss Neale Knowles director of home project work will help draft a lesson plan for a county wide series starting next fall. The event was announced by Mrs P L Friedley county project superintendent.
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Farm Bureau
Neale
WII Feet
Lester
Farni Bureau Waimen
Ed Kennison
Wines
Ralph Ciubine
Don Happel
Friedley
Bennington Township
Community Letters Open to Farmer Readers
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor Form Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo town. Address communications to the Editor and call 6100 for contact.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Town
Testing Groups Announce County Picnic Tour Dates
Black Hawk county tire testing groups announce annual picnics and tours June 12 13 and 14 with events at Dunkerton Cedar Falls and Pioneer associations. County Agent J L Uban and dairy husbandry specialists led a conference to plan activities and judge contestant entries for a fall Dairy Congress elimination.
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Black Hawk County
J. L. Uban
Dunkerton Association
Newman Mortensen
Cedar Palls Association
William Shannon
Pioneer Association
Ted S. Bush
Vester
Town State College
Dairy Cable Congress
Late Spring Aid to Orchard Crop
Cold weather delays work and keeps blooms behind. Frosts in April hinder growth while tulips and early flowers lag. In Delaware County farmers seed and reseed oats and barley, plow, test corn, and face acute feed shortages as winterkill affects alfalfa and clover. Carloads are shipped in to relieve tight supplies.
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Clarksville
Delaware Co
Manchester
Delaware County
Wheat Shortage Factor in Gain Described
Chicago April 30. Feverish buying and scarcity of offerings pushed wheat prices higher. May crop outlooks and dust storms influenced speculative interest as corn and oats also gained. Wheat hit new season highs with May above 1.70 a bushel. corn and oats rose while provisions eased.
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Chicago
Focal
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
The report lists livestock prices at Union Yards with range data for prairie alfalfa timothy and other feeds. Prices cover No 1 and No 2 grades and extras, alongside grain figures from St. Louis market reports dated April 20.
Demand Slack Ad Change Closes New York Market
The New York stock action closes with many leading issues down before the late brief rally attempts. Radio, Sears Roebuck, Allied Chemicals, Case Threshing, and General Railway Signal show pressure while Adams Express surges earlier but ends weaker. Total volume around 4.7 million shares with broad participation among blocks and oils lifting, others slipping.
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Board of Trade Cash Quotes Summary
Chicago April 30 quotes show Wheat prices from No 2 hard at 1.78s to No 6 mixed near 1.092. Corn bids range No 3 to No 6 mixed around 1.09, with yellow and white varieties listed. Other commodities include Rye, Barley, Timothy seed, Cloverseed, and hog products like Lard, Ribs, and Bellies with given bid values.
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Whitte
Prade
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Montana
Omaha
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Hogs and cattle market reports show uneven but steady activity
Chicago traders noted uneven hog receipts with prices drifting around late Friday levels, while cattle and calves showed active demand for better grades yet weakness in lower grades. Lambs and sheep stayed strong to slightly higher with fat lambs firm, and calves traded near last week’s close as buyers steered through mixed demand.
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Conolce
Iebrietu- Hons
Grain Receipts and Shipments at St Paul Livestock
Grain receipts and shipments report cattle hogs calves and sheep at St Paul Livestock February 30 listing receipts totals and price ranges. Cattle receipts 4300 with steer prices 12.00 and cows 9.00 to 10.50. calves 11.00 to 12.50. hogs 10000 with heavy butchers around 9.50. sows 8.25 to 8.50. sheep 700 with fat lambs 13.75 to 16.50 and ewes up to 11.00.
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Gram Wien
Waterton
Swift & Co
Town Flour & Feed Co
Colin Bros
Chicago
Arey
Bos
Esa
Tesco
California
ST. Paul
Steedy
iitSe
Provisions Markets Report From New York and Chicago
New York and Chicago market notes show butter creamery receipts and varying prices. Cheese prices and packing stock movements are reported alongside poultry and potato markets with visible grain supply changes totaling across wheat corn oats rye barley and barley.
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New York
Antan
Chicago
INSI
Butler
Egus
Agizstec
Barney
Sioux City Livestock Receipts Show Mixed Fed Beef Demand
Market report from Sioux City notes receipts of 5 500 cattle with prices for fed steers and yearlings around 10 dollars, bulk near 41 25, heifers and bulls mixed, hogs at 7 000 head with tops near 10 dollars and 180 to 260 pound hogs at 7 5 0 to 10 dollars. Pigs and sows also listed with varying bids as buyers adjust to supply.
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Apt Muake
ADVN
Bond Market Quiet as Prices Fluctuate Across Issues
New York April 30 bond market showed quiet trading with select issues drawing interest. Warrants and low priced rails led gains while staples like American Convertible and Standard Oil weakened after early strength. Copper and coal issues advanced modestly as rail group holdings moved toward new highs amid broader sector strength.
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oPj
Conipany
Ord Isaacs
Barnadall 'S
New ‘York
Lowe Central
Aun
Andes
Hudyar
Hay Prices Firm With Other Feed Quotations
Washington April 30 Hay markets remained firm in line with higher feeds and steady receipts. Weather slowed pasture growth and extended the feeding season while outlooks for the next season were mixed. Kansas City and Omaha reported steady to stronger tendencies with light receipts. Minneapolis quiet with limited offerings. Prices ranged across timothy, clover, and other hay types in multiple cities and futures markets.
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DB. C
Hay Market Review
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Kansagg City
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