Wapsie average butterfat led July cow test results
Wapsie Valley cowtest reports 388 cows average 531 pounds milk and 22.5 pounds butterfat for July. Seventy cows exceeded 40 pounds butterfat, with Independence State hospital leading the herd and producing 39 point plus butterfat. Bremer and Loveland herds also show high individual and herd performances across July.
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Independence. In
Wapsie Valley Cowtest Association
BD. C. Stra Chan
Association For
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R. A. Nelson
Guernseys
Nelson
H. Holt
Association
Strachan
Wapsie Valley
Waverly
F. A. Chester and Sons
Plainfield
Bremer Contest Association
Vernon. Mathews
Tester
Chester
Bremer County
Janesville
Sohn
Strottman
Readlyn
Land & Loveland
Mathews
Harry O'Donnell
Guernsey
Tama Steers Bring 25000 In Chicago Carlot Sale
Seven carloads of Tama steers were shipped to Chicago last week, valued around 23000. The steers averaged 760 pounds when bought last November and 1200 pounds upon sale. They were fed on ensilage and corn with oil meal, then corn, clover hay, and the ensilage phased out by June. The McElhinney brothers, notable Tama county stockmen, earned more profit than in ten years.
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McElhinney Brothers
Chicago
Tama County
Questions and comments for Farm Department editor
Readers are invited to address the Washington Evening Courier Farm Department in Waterloo. Contact details include the editor and phone 5100 for letters and inquiries about farming issues and local agricultural topics.
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Waskating Evening Courier
Waterloo
Ieva
Fruit Will Be Good in Iowa This Year
Des Moines reports Iowa producers expect a good fruit year aided by improved spraying. The Iowa Horticultural Society notes unusually excellent color and quality likely the best in years. A large exhibit is planned for the state fair in September, with record potato entries and expanded vegetable department for truck crops.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Horticultural Society
Horticultural Society
She Town
Machine husking not cheaper per bushel say economists
Ames Iowa Aug 8 Farmers using a mechanical corn picker save labor but may not beat hand husking financially. A study with four farms shows hand husking cheaper on two farms, equal on one, and machine slightly cheaper on another. Iowa County data over three years mirrors: labor saved, but equipment costs negate gains.
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Lows State College
Towa
Meeting to choose Delaware county agent successor
In Manchester Iowa Aug 8 a meeting was called for Saturday evening to select the successor to Roy Combs, eight years Delaware county agent, who will leave Sept 1. It is understood his new Farm Bureau agent post in Scott county requires a substantial salary rise. Combs came to Delaware in 1920 after a year as Jefferson county assistant agent and is a Iowa State College graduate.
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Eurer
Ecrmers
Manchester
Roy Combs
Delaware County
Combs
Scott County
Delaware
Jefferson County
Iowa
State College
Fayette County Holstein Herd Sets Strong Circuit Pace
Fayette County Holstein herd of 15 head, shown by J H Hanson and Ralph Gray, enters the Tri-State fair at Burlington and moves to the Mississippi Valley fair and then the Jones county fair. Nine Fayette herds participate, chosen by County Agent L W Lodwick, with prizes and a $10 jackpot per animal to fund circuit start and post-show earnings prorated to breeders.
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Fayette
Burlington
Fayette County
J. H. Hanson
Oelweth
Ralph Gray
Randalla
Monticello
Des Moines
Paul Stewart
Maynard
Aurora
Hugh Madam Randalia
Brownell and Simpson
W. TE
Turner
Browrell
Simpson
Farpite
W. E. Kirch
Sumner
J. F. Schlatter
Hawkeye
Oscar Giller
Oscar Gilley
Ed Bitel and Son
A. M. Doty
J. H. Manson
Oelwein
Resell Fayette Wool Pool At 44 Cents Per Pound
Fayette In Aug. 192? Successful bidder Fayette county wool pool sale Saturday. Williams Chicago Silberman Co. graded wool satisfactory to patrons for two years. Firsts 44 cents seconds 39 cents. Ten committee members present. seven voted to sell, three to store. Wool to warehouse Friday. Some members previously sold wool to dealers for 40 cents. Proposal to require only pool members to sell. Local wool pool viewed as benefit to sheep men despite nonparticipants.
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Courier
Fayette
Aug
Focal
Eradicate Million Barberry Bushes in Fight Against Rust
Des Moines Aug 4 More than a million barberry bushes have been eradicated in Iowa as part of the campaign to control black rust on small grains. Federal agent P W Rohrbaugh said the work is about halfway done, with remaining bushes mostly growing wild in woods. Farmers reporting rust on small grains help locate bushes, aiding eradication efforts in State Center Waterloo Cedar Falls and near Humboldt. Continued cooperation is requested to finish the program.
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Des Moines
Iowa
P. W. Rohrbaugh
Shire
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Rohrbaugh
Bowréger
State Center
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Humboldt
Feeding new oats and barley guidance from eastern Iowa vet group
The eastern Iowa veterinary association cautions feeding new oats and barley to prevent coc. Gore is advised when switching feeds. Early colicky pains require swift relief to save valuable animals. No infectious diseases reported in eastern Iowa this week. Dysart near ship news: 41 head of young cattle from Lewiston, Montana, shipped to Traer and trucked to Dysart by Lindeman Transport.
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Iowa Veterinary Association
Young Cattle
Dysart
R, V. Lee
Uving
Lewiston
Mont
Traer
Lindeman Transport Company
Kansas City Livestock Prices And Receipts August Report
Kansas City livestock market report shows recepits of 7000 hogs and 6800 cattle with varied price ranges across weights. Hogs mostly steady to uneven with typical bar entries around 10.40 to 11.25 per cwt for different weight classes. cattle receipts include calves and yearlings with steers at 15.75 and hogs up to 18.25 for higher grades. sheep and lambs show steady to weak trends with lambs around 14.00 to 14.50 and ewes 4.00 to 7.00.
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Kansas City
Welos
Bop
Waterloo
Farmetts Doar
Ted
Wader
Roosters
Hines
Bratters
Leshorns Reece
Gond
Tawa Flour
Peed Co
Timothy Hey
Chicago
Live stock and cotton market report from St Paul
Receipts and prices for cattle calves hogs and sheep mixed. cattle steady to higher with prime grades up to 50.00 and bulk around 8.75. calves 14.00 to 18.75. hogs steady. sheep and lambs varied with top native lambs around 14.20 and culls near 10.00. Cotton futures and spot prices show modest gains across several months with strong demand noted in some grades.
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Sloameil AG
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Wheat Prices and Market News From Wheat Markets
Chicago reports show a sharp drop in wheat prices with new season lows for wheat corn oats and a general market decline driven by bearish export expectations. Prices for futures and nearby deliveries slipped while local demand remained weak. Shipping demand was moderate and potatoes and sugar markets showed smaller moves with overall dull trade.
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Aua
Seaboard
Liverpool
Canada
Hog and cattle market wrap from Chicago and Omaha reports
Livestock buyers faced slow demand with steady to lower prices across hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs sold mainly 9 40 to 11 70 with receipts around 1 000 to 1 100 at Chicago and 11 000 at Omaha while cattle and yearlings showed mixed to steady moves with best steers around 14 98 to 16 78 and beef cows 5 50 to 12 00. Sheep and lambs were firmer in spots but overall tone remained cautious as supply and demand wavered.
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Chicago
Sheen
Market declines persist amid strong stocks leading hits
In New York trading, strong stocks underpinned a broad decline as heavy sellingpressed prices by 3 to 6 points. Investors shifted on dividend prospects, with tobacco utilities and food issues receiving support. call loan renewals rose to 6 1 2 percent while key names like U S Steel, General Motors, American Can and Montgomery Ward moved on varied headlines and foreign exchange drifted.
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Yose Hudson Maters
Winots
Central Int
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Mer
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Kennecott
Conegerent
Louisville
Board of Trade Cash Quotations August Chicago report
The Chicago Board of Trade cash quotations list prices for wheat, oats, rye, corn, and mixed grades across No. 2 through No. 6 categories and sample grades with ranges for hard, yellow, northern spring, and mixed varieties. Provisions show lard at 12.00, rutabaga and bellies around 14.50 to 15.38.
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Aewe
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Gorec
Seong
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Brancas City
Seur
Iheny Roernipts
Gorn
Burley
Provisions and dairy prices across U S markets
Reports from New York Chicago St Louis and Kansas City detail butter creamery grades eggs and cheese prices with receipts totals and daily changes. Butter and eggs show mixed moves while poultry and cheese hold steady. futures show storage and refrigerator standards with August contracts.
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Chicago
St. Louia
St. Otis
Northern Teins
Livestock Market Report from Sioux City Aug 8
Sioux City Iowa livestock market reports receipts 2500 cattle hogs 10000 with slow or steady trades. Fed steers and yearlings mostly steady to weak on some lower spots. Hogs steady to 10 cents lower with top bids around 11.10. Sheep and lambs slow with high end around 24.50 for light lambs and steady demand for heavier stock.
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Sioux City Livestock
Sioux City
Cnoire
Western and St Louis Livestock Markets Aug 8 Update
Reports from St Joseph East St Louis and Peoria show hog receipts around 6,000 to 15,000 across markets with prices slipping slightly from Tuesday. Cattle receipts near 1,800 at St Joseph, with steady to higher calves and fed steers. top hogs around 11.25 to 11.55, cattle mainly 9.50 to 11.50 for cows and 14.75 to 16.00 for yearlings. sheep mostly steady with limited bidding.
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Bond market mixed with narrow changes in early trading
New York August 8 79 trading in the bond market was subdued for summer. Calls on 15 million in bank loans and higher call money at 7 percent signaled caution. Industrials led gains with Spencer Steel First Fs up 4, Convertible 75 rising to year highs, while Bethlehem Steel and Minnots Street declined. Rails showed irregularity as government bonds moved unevenly.
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Spencer Steel
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Steel
Bethlehem Sterl
Minnots
New Haven
U. S
Stanolind Lands Here After Hour's Run
The Stanolind giant all metal aircraft landed at Waterloo airport at 10 13 a m after an hour's flight from Austin Minnesota. Crowds welcomed the ship as it circled the field several times before touching down. Passengers included Ashe W Rath Miles Potter A Clark B F Swisher and Charles Swisher of Waterloo H E Hanseen Mason City and Melvin Ellis of Charles City. Pilots were Rodney Lamont and James Phelps. The tri motor plane flew over Osage Charles City Nashua Plainfield and Cedar Falls en route and planned a series of short flights in Waterloo today then depart at 9 a m tomorrow for Beloit Wisconsin.
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Waterloo
Austin
Minn
Mayor MacVicar Faces Jail Term in Contempt Case
Des Moines reports Mayor MacVicar faces jail for contempt after ignoring a court injunction. District Judge Herman Zeuch ordered MacVicar to reinstate W. B. Barney Jr. as city inspector or face imprisonment by Aug. 14, citing civil service rights and unlawful removal actions.
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Baritone to feature in Legion Band concert program
Baritone M Rosendahl will headline the American Legion band concert at Washington Park tomorrow night at 8. He will sing two numbers, When You and I Were Young Maggie and On the Road to Mandalay, amid a program including Crawley's March Blue Ribbon Overture Tonight's My Night with a Tina Belie Tonight's My Night with a Tina Belie of New York Comedy sketch Antics of the Old Gray Mare and more, closing with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Workman Injured After Roof Fall At Brass Foundry Site
William McDonald a workman for John G Miller Construction Co sustained head lacerations and body bruises after falling through the roof of a frame building attached to Superior Brass Foundry on 11th Street West at 7 15 am. The structure damaged by fire on July 25 is under repair. He was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital where stitches were needed for head wounds and x rays planned to check for broken bones.
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River Street
John G. Miller Constriction Company
Superior’ Brass Foundry
Eleventh Street
McDonald
Allen Memorial Hospital
Water Main Extensions Ordered for Two Blocks
Acceding to petitions of residents and owners of adjoining property the board of waterworks trustees ordered extensions of water mains for two city blocks. Six inch mains to be laid on Bern street from Leonard to Burton Avenue and on Randall street from Belmont avenue to Norimer street. Work will begin once preliminary arrangements are completed.
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Bern Street
Leonard
Burton Avenue
Randall Street
Belmont Avenue
Norimer Street
Vacation Money A Resort Or Rest At Easy Terms
A promotional note offers cash to cover immediate demands with flexible repayment. It encourages taking time to rest and enjoy a family vacation, proposing weekly or monthly installments and convenient terms to avoid denial of a needed break.
Cash Loan Offer With No Signers Or Publicity
An advertisement promises personal loans up to 500 dollars without signers or publicity. It claims a dignified confidential service for worthy people and urges immediate investigation.
Black Hawk Loan Company Ad S
A historical notice for Black Hawk Loan Company advertising legal rates and state supervision. The listing references the Lafayette Building on the third floor with contact details including a 313 telephones line and 369 state supervised compliance.
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Lafayette
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