Economist Says Tax System Not Fair to Farmers
Richmond Va Aug 14 A government economist Ene Englund told an agricultural meeting that farm land taxes rose sharply from 1914 to 1927, making taxes a fixed charge on land and hard to shift. She warned high taxes depress land values and urged reform to distribute the tax burden more fairly across urban and rural areas.
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Richmond
Ene Englund
Englund
United States
Kansas
Porthemm
Wisconsin
England
National Association of Building Owners
Rens
One Good Cow Yields More Profit Than Ten Low Producers
Washington August reports from the Department of Agriculture analyze 13 000 yearly records from testing associations. Cows averaging 160 pounds of butterfat per year earned about 10 dollars above feed costs, while 460 pounds brought 106 dollars. On average, one 460 pound cow exceeds the income over feed costs of ten 100 pound cows, highlighting the value of high producing cattle.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Club Class to Highlight National Belgian Horse Show
E S Essel announces a new Club Colt class at the National Belgian Horse Show to be held with the Dairy Attic Congress October 1 7. Sponsored to spur youth horse interest, the division will allow club colts to compete in open or club classes with entry and exhibition fees.
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Dairy Attic Congress
E. S. Essel
National Pelgian
Yarm
Franklin
Umboldt
Edsel
Seeing is Believing Motto For Grundy County Fair Booth
Grundy Center farm officials plan a Grundy fair exhibit headlined by L W Plager showing seed potato treatment results. The booth will compare sprayed and unsprayed fruit and potatoes, highlight limed versus unlimed land, and promote farm bureau projects. Over 2800 bushels treated cost 14.83 dollars in formaldehyde.
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Grundy Center
Aus
L.W. Plager
Grundy County
Grundy Fair
Plager
Farm Bureau
Wellburg
Reinbeck
Farm Bureau Service
Grundy
Althe
Lux
Iowa Creameries Report Praises Butterfat Prices and Mines Short Stocks
Iowa co operative creameries are paying butterfat over 52.5 cents per pound with an average near 49.95 cents as August stocks lag last year by about thirty million pounds. The latest Bechtelheimer secretary's report notes hot weather shifts milk to ice cream and fluid markets, calls out suspected moisture overages, and highlights leading creameries Jesup Sioux Center State Center and Hudson with Monticello making a big gain.
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Iowa _ co-operative creameries
Clyde Berchtelheimer
Iowa Creamery Secretaries’ and Managers’ Association
Iowa Creamery Report
Iowa
Jesup
Sioux Center
State Center
Hudson
Monticello
Co-Operative
Bechtelheimer
Pageant to Feature Farm Bureau Day at Benton County Fair
Vinton Iowa August 14 Farm Bureau day at the Benton county fair on Tuesday August 21 will close with a pageant by county 4 H club girls around 75 participants. The event on the stage before the grandstand includes musical numbers by the Eldora state training band and a panel titled Revita for the American Girl depicting stages in American history with roles such as Indian girl Pilgrim girl Colonial group Civil War era figures and 1893 Bride and Groom among others.
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Blocher
Benton County Club
Emmet Gardner
Vinton
Farm Bureau
Benton County
Bert Blocher
I Faly
Eldora
Three Tama County Farms Change Hands
Three Tama County farms changed hands in the past week. A Dengler of Treera bargained for George Johnson farm, 160 acres in Hagel township Black Hawk county, from the closed Hudson bank with price around 750 dollars per acre. Denster bought the sheriff's certificate of sale, with deed due April 1 next year. Vince Novotny of Carroll township contracted to buy the P Foley farm 39 acres near Clutier at 160 dollars an acre, subject to state banking department and Tama county district court approval. Mike Caslayka Jr traded an 80 acre Black Hawk county farm for an 80 acre near two miles north, exchanging properties with J J Lellig and paying eight thousand dollars in cash.
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Treer
A. Dengler
George Johnson
Hagle Township
Black Hawk County
Hudson Bank
Denster
Dengler
Vince Novotny
Carroll Township
P_. Foley
Clutier
Farmers State Bank of
Des Moines
Novotny
Mike Caslayka, Jr
Clutter
Cahill
J.J. Lellg
Mr. L
Lellig
Grow 14-Inch Ears on Barclay Farm
E D Moore of Barclay township reports 45 acres of corn producing notably large ears. While selecting ears for a hog, several 14 inch ears were found not counting the shank, with a dented kernel and deep yellow color. The variety came from State Center and seed came from Ross Wallace of Beaman three years ago. Moore grows 15 acres of this variety and 35 of another. the long ear crop did not require sorting, unlike the other. Cattle and hogs benefit from the crop.
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E. D. Moore
Barclay Township
Moore
State Center
Ross Wallace
Beaman
Girl Dairy Champion Rene wins Kentucky prize heir to cowcare
Frances Robinson, 16, of Danville, earns state dairy honors as a champion dairy maid. Her success inspires her father to switch from tobacco to clover and blooded stock. She has represented Kentucky at national junior club encampment in Washington, and at the Dairy Exposition in Memphis.
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Frankfort
Frances Robinson
Danville
Washington, D.C
Memphis
Potators Market Report At Potatoes Market Summary
Chionicto August 14 reports 4 potator y tests and 161 cars on track with 447 cars shipped. Supplies mail erate and demand stow, market dull. Kansas and Missouri sacked Irish Cobblers and Nebraska sacked Vrisn gin with few sales, frosted at 1.10 dollars.
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Chionicto
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Vrisn
Farmers Seek Answers in Community Letters
Readers invited to send questions and comments to the Editor of the Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo Iowa. Address communications and include contact details for response by staff.
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Wasterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Wheat Turns Bullish As Frosts Boost Canadian Grains
Frosts in Canada sparked a bullish tilt in the Chicago wheat market with cash and futures rising amid light losses and scarce new offerings. Oats and corn followed, with mixed shifts as weather forecasts hint at beneficial showers for parts of the belt. Kansas City and Minneapolis grain desks reported varied price movements and strong receipts.
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Chicago
Canada
Alberta
Yao Neighter
Claus
North Cotta
Chicagy
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Aug 14 Chicago prices
Commodities listed include Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and Seed with grades No 1 2 3 4 and sample. Prices shown for futures and cash, including wheat red No 1 hard $1.1144 No 4 hard $1.4081.08, oats No 2 4 White values, corn No 2 mixed 83¢ No 3 mixed 87¢, rye no sales, barley 50 7Bc, timothy seed 4.3094.90, clover seed 21.0067.29, provisions ribs 14.62 bellies 16.12 and total provisions 12,548.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Gorn
Toledo
Timothe
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Tate
Mei Ny
Omaha
Omata
Neb
Hog Quotations and Cattle Market Report
Chicago market notes show hog receipts at 13 000 with premiums 20 to 35 cents ahead. hog top at 12.60 for 169 210 lbs. Cattle receipts 7 000 with steadier to higher prime calf and slaughter prices. steer prices mixed with good fed cattle around 16.50 and calves at 18.00 for top movers. Sheep trade weak with lambs barely steady under 15.75, ewes slow around 7.00. Week totals: cattle 20 22, hogs 35 591, sheep 30 253 vs last year.
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Algher
INS
ORS
Waterloo
Onis
Imeers St
Burley
Sae
Elseris
Swits & Co
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Dee
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Effers
Ube
Prom Town Flour & Feed Ce
Timothy Hay
Bude
Wees
SLCM
Cihieagn
General Motors Drops Points in Stock Market Fluctuations
New York Aug 24 The stock market rose overall but bears pressed late as General Motors slid to 178 1 2 after a brief dip to 181 2 amid rumors of dissipation in its corporate family. Chrysler and other majors posted small gains while many others declined. U.S. bonds and foreign exchanges showed mixed movements as trading closed steady.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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Peiee--Ye
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Iowa Hogs Sell for Year s High on Chicago Mart
New high prices for the year in hogs were reached today at 12.60 per hundredweight. A carload averaging 208 pounds, owned by Carl Moh of Lost Nation, was sold by the Co operative Farmer's Union livestock commission to an eastern shipper.
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Carl Moh
Nation
Tay
Rold By & Co-operative Farmer's Union Livestock Commission
Provisions and grain prices from Chicago and Omaha markets
Chicago market notes show receipts and prices for provisions including creamery items, eggs, cheese, poultry, and live stock with varied figures. Omaha grain prices list No 1 hard wheat, No 2 hard, dark bread, and corn across multiple grades along with oats and sugar market status in New York with slight changes and refined sugar steady.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Prices Aug 14 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Kansas City Livestock reports receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs favored demand with top at 11.88 for 200 to 222 pound choice hogs and varied prices for other weights. Cattle including calves yearlings and cows show steady to mixed gains with tops around 16.23 for yearlings and 23.75 for fed yearlings. Sheep sales mix shows Colorado lambs at 14.75 and other grades from 12.50 to 14.85 for various weights.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Gattle
Colorado
Bond Market Quiet With Small Price Shifts
Trading in the Newark bond market was quiet with few changes. Industrial bonds were neglected and slight heaviness. Dodge 6s rose a touch while Central Steel 85, U. S. Steel 5s, Remington Arms 6s, and others fell fractionally. Foreign issues firmed modestly with French Republic bonds and Poland issues higher. U. S. Government obligations remained soft with Liberty First 32.8 and Treasury 4s near year lows.
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Industria
Dodge
Central Steel
U. S. Steel
Remington Arms
Tiss
Republic of Poland
U. S
Liberty First
Treasury
Woman and Girl 4-H Clubs Feature Cedar Falls Fair
Black Hawk 4-H club girls and Farm Bureau women will showcase demonstrations Thursday in Cedar Falls led by Miss Thelma Gashel. Projects include resurfacing linoleum, home dyeing, old quilts, household linens, slip covers, bias tape, and more. High township teams compete for a trip to the State Fair with prizes and two-dollar awards for others. Demonstrations run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Black Hawk
Farm Bureau
Cedar Valley
Thelma Gashel
Cedar Falls
East Waterloo
Tom Gilley
Pete Delegardelle
Ralph Mitchell
Black Hawk Township
Clark Lichty
Stanley McNamee
W. A. Eyestone
Vernon
H. E. Sucher
Delma Miller
Letha Thompson
Arvelo Simonsen
Helen Rousslow
Lincoln
Cedar
Chiorene Strempke
Dorothy Fell
Lila Woore
Agnes McLellan
Mt. Vernon
RR East
Glib
Marcella Refishange
Bessie Harris
Black Hawk “Boosters
Anna Faulkner
Martha Christofferson
Doris Klingaman
Mary Miller
Parl Lemley
Charlotte Turner
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