Women Show at Omay Enlarged This Year at Dairy Congress
The Dairy Cattle congress will expand the women’s show with six departments in competition. Prizes total 9000 to 206 for canned goods and 300 in the women’s home project. Events include a baby health contest and a rural and consolidated schools exhibit. Judges include Lulu Moser and Josephine Arnguist. County by county duties set, with demonstrations, clothing, home furnishing, and nutrition divisions offering cash awards.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
E. 3. Estel
Cattle Congress
Lneup
Iowa
Town H Homemaker's
Estes
Lulu Moser Waterloo
Josephine Arnguist
Notridot
Mitchell
Clayton
Delaware
Benton
Worth
Cerra Gordo Fayette
Huchanan
Slack Hawk
Tama
Jones
Floyd
Howard
Chickasaw
Winneshick
Waterloo Medicieal Society
Social’ Welfare ‘Teague
A." E. Jewett
Waterloo
Woman's Builder
A. E.dewett
Eighty Brings $200 in Sale at Hampton
In Franklin county during the past week two farm sales occurred northeast of Hampton and near Hansell. Charles F. Jackson bought the Art H. Herper 20 arre farm at $200 an acre and will move in March 1. Carl Solard purchased the 240 acre Rector farm near Hansell with possession set for March, the price not disclosed. A. 3. Harper sold the Bozere farm and bought the old David Muir home damm near Hansell, 188 acres.
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Hampton
Franklin County
Art H. Herper
Charles F. Jackson
Jackson
Carl Solard
Hansell
George M. Rector
Harper
David Muir
Threshing Delayed by Thursday Rain in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls August 18 threshing in this vicinity would have finished this week but for 37 inches of rainfall that fell Thursday. Work will resume mid next week. Ernest Miller completed the sixteenth threshing job at Beaver Valley farm neighborhood at noon Thursday. Average yield ranged from 20 to 35 bushels per acre.
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Gourier Gyedal Bertie
Cedar Falls
Ernest Miller
Beaver Valley Farm
Farmers Editor invites questions and comments
The Waterloo Evening Courier invites readers to send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department. Address communications to Waterlo o Farmers Department, Waterlo o, Ontario. Phone number provided.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterlow Lows
Black Hawk Juniors Prosper in Baby Beef Feeding Records
Gedar Falls Aug 18 Black Hawk County junior club members posted strong results from baby beef feeding. Miss Marvin Minish topped two calves Blacky and Old Hereford with gains and favorable costs over 240 days, while A K Lynch of Waverly placed second and third. The report details beginnings, feeding rations, daily gains, and potential futures at Des Moines and Chicago, with other members like Merle Cavanaugh also showing solid profits.
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Gedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Cedar Valley Fair
Jana
Marvin Minish
Blacky
A. K. Lynch
Waverly
Ray Paul
Ral
Marion
Corm
Myron Minish
Myron
Angus
Des Moines
International
Chicago
Packer
Cavanaugh
Merle Cavanaugh
Merle
County Fairs Open Next Week in Benton Nashua Events
Benton county fair runs August 20 through 23 with judges from Ames and Marshalltown named to oversee poultry dairy cattle nogs and pig chub classes home project work and 4 H clubs. Demonstrations include big team witches hitch and power efficiency. Nashua fair opens with dedication of new educational building and school day activities with Agnes Samuelson scheduled to speak.
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C. D. Moore
Buck" Buchanan
Marshall County
Buchanan
Emmett Gardner
Marshalltown
Gardner
Nashua
Iowa
A. ‘Yania
Norfon Bloom
Hurts
Laseball
Rudd
Jesup
End Threshing At Hudson This Week
Hudson Louisiana August 18 threshing ends around here this week if weather stays favorable. The eastern threshing run should finish by Tuesday or Wednesday. A week with no rain brought record days and the grain yield is reported to be strong, averaging well.
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Hudson
Tama Women Select Leader for 1929 Millinery Exhibit
Mrs. Frank Brown of Toledo was chosen Tama county project leader for 1929. Plans for a county fair millinery exhibit, Sept 4–7, include four booths from Tama townships with topics on design and color, materials, handmade flowers, and hat coverings. Ten minute presentations on Farm Bureau day accompany the exhibits. premiums and a new score card will allocate prizes among booths.
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Toledo
Frank Brown
Tama
Farm Bureau
Viola Mients
Extension Service
Tama County
Howard
South Crystal
Highland Townships
Buckingham
Perry
Geneseo and
Clark
Lincoln
Grant
Nori
Waterloo Dairy Gattle Congress
Government Displays to Highlight Dairy Cattle Congress
Twenty booths from the United States Department of Agriculture will headline the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. The exhibit, new to the Midwest, spans 180 feet and will fill Exhibition Hall No. 2 with moving displays on herd improvement, dairy product handling, sanitary practices, and marketing.
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United States Department of 2Ericulture
Dairy Cattle Congress
Washington
B. S. Estes
Waterloo
Middle West
Cials
Department
Estes
Butler Girls Finish First at Mason City
Butler county girls’ demonstration team won first place over eight districts at Mason City, earning a strong chance to repeat at Des Moines in the state contest. The 1924 lineup includes Clara Austin and Henriette Miller with Mrs. G. W. Austin as leader, showcasing a "Marbelized Paper" demonstration. Nearby, Gladbrook reports a farmer threshing 800 acres of oats at 40 bushels per acre with some barley yields above average.
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fCourion Sper
Serifeed
Allison
Mason City
Butler County
Des Moines
Clara Austin
Henriett
Miller
Austinvile
G. W. Austin
Gladbrook
Wheat and Cotton Prices Dip as Market Slides in Aug
A Chicago memo reports wheat prices easing amid harvest weather and rail traffic forecasts, with declines in futures and nearby oats. Cotton futures fall, Liverpool quotes steady to firm, and grain markets show mixed signals as corn and oats fluctuate, while Kansas City wheat and potato markets note weak demand.
Market quotes from Board of Trade cash list Aug 18 Quicago
Wheat bids range from No 2 hard at 1.14 to No 4 hard at 1.09 with No 2 northern spring at 1.13 and No 3 mixed at 2.11. Corn prices show No 2 yellow 0.442 and No 1 white 0.86. Rye No 3 0.976 and cloverseed at 70.50, with hay and lard and bacon price details noted.
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Kansas
Waterloo Mills
Reeves
Stitt & Co
Waterloo
Rath Packing Co
F.a.b
Eveaveenne
ELNS
Good Packers
Aste Dao Fair Packers
Town Flours& Feed Co
Timothy Bay
Halen
Coha Bros
Darley
Minneapolis
Montana
Corrlee
Best Hogs Show Biggest Decline
Chicago stockyards report a mixed day with hog receipts around 5000 and 4000 heldovers. Prices eased with most hogs 20 cents lower, top bids $12.50 for good to choice 200 lb hogs, while butchers and sows showed varied nominal ranges. Cattle and sheep also traded with steady to lower tone on several classes, yearlings and stockers holding steadier.
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Chicago
St Paul Stock Receipts and Prices Mixed Cattle Hog Lambs
At St Paul stockyards on August 18 receipts show cattle steady to mixed with yearlings steady and cows and bulls down slightly. Calves mostly 17.00, hogs under market due to light offerings, lambs steady to firm with fat lamb tops around 14.50 and ewes near 4.00. Nearby markets at Peoria and Omaha list hog and grain prices with similar mixed shifts and several hard wheat quotations.
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ST. Paul
Stock market mixed gains and losses mark August session
A broad demand for fault road shares and non dividend issues pushed some prices higher while others fell. Major gains included Canadian Pacific St Louis Southwestern and St Paul groups. Totals showed about 850000 shares traded as pools resumed buying and stocks moved in uneven fashion. Foreign exchanges opened steady with mixed results and livestock receipts at Kansas City declined for hogs and cattle showing lower prices for the day.
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New York
Texas & Pacific
St Louls & Southwestern
Canadian Pacific
St Paul
St. Paul Gommen
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
New High
American Can
Chrysler
Atlantic Refining
Bethlehem Steel
Allied Chemical
Union Carbide
AvieBus
Gulf& West Indies
Frank G. Shattuck
Mtupp
Columbia Gas
Alied
Chemeal
Grand Union Preferred
Haton Axle
Enoticed
Ralls
St. Pat
Sears Roebuck
Kroger
Muay
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Tafts
Chic
Chicago North Western
RL & FF
Golorado Fuel
Golorads Gas & Consolidated
Ges Cort Products
Dodge Bros
Adu Font de Ner, Ericsss
Fleischmann Freeport-Texas
General Electric
General
Porton
Putman Radio - Reading
Reynolds Tobacco
BR Correies
St. Louis
San Francisco
Sears Roebuck Shell Union
Sinclair Consolidated
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil
Cellrorhin
New Jersey
Studebaker
Texas Corporation
Texas Gulf Swyphur
Texas & Pact
Texas Pacific
Timken Roller Dearing
Provisions and market notes from New York Chicago and St Louis
New York and Chicago markets show butter creamery extras firm price shifts with mixed receipts and wholesale figures. Eggs, cheese, and poultry supply details listed with various grades and prices. St Louis reports unchanged egg prices and higher creamery butter with wheat receipts and grain prices summarized for regional markets.
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New York
Walengo
Chicago
Caisc
St. Louis
Omaha Livestock Market Report Summary
Receipts at Omaha Livestock Center show cattle and hogs mixed for Friday. Cattle fed steers and yearlings largely steady to down slightly with notable top at about 16.00 per hundredweight. yearlings near 16.78, grass cattle lower. sheep and lambs also mixed with fat lambs around 14.00 to 14.25 and ewes up to 10.25 for older stock.
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Ohiana
Bond Market Activity Slips as Money Tightens
On York August 18 trading was light with small price moves. Money tightening again muted interest while a few industrials rose slightly, utilities like American Telephone and Telegraph gained, and rails such as Union Pacific saw mixed pressure amid a generally steady foreign market and soft U S government bonds.
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York
Snell
Point
Dodge Brothers
American Telephone & Telegraph
St. Paul
Ulmncly Central
U. S
Wheat market eases while Canada harvest nears
Wheat values slide about a third from seasonal highs as traders delay purchases with September delivery near 59.40 a bushel. Oats weaken, provisions rise, and Canada’s harvest progresses across prairie provinces. Trade estimates project a North American exportable wheat surplus of 75 million bushels, while buyers hold back on prices. Hog values rise to two year highs alongside similar trends in grains and corn outlook is softening.
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Chicago
Aue
North America
Canada
United States
Speculation in Butter Limited by High Prices
Chicago August 18 High prices have largely reduced speculative demand in the butter market, with demand shifting toward consumer trade. Supplies remain light and stocks are steadily cleared while dealers tread cautiously to avoid missing favorable sales. Unsalted butter sells fast to ice cream makers as centralized goods move slower. Production is believed not to be as heavy as last year.
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Chicago
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Aug 18
Receipts and prices across Sioux City East St Louis St Joseph and Minneapolis markets. Cattle yearlings and steers steady to weak with highs around 18.85 for medium weight steers and calves up to 19.50 for veal grassers. hogs active and mostly steady with top around 12.65. sheep moderate with fat lambs up 25 cents. Also grain prices listed for Minneapolis and St Louis.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Cnady
Burnight
Chicago
Sioux City Livestock Sioux
ST. Joseph
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