Better Gows Are Most Profitable in County Cow Test
Four hundred eleven cows across 29 herds in Benton County Cow Test assn No 2 produced an average 274 pounds of butterfat per cow for the year ending July 1. Average income per cow over feed cost was 79.54 dollars, with 62.64 dollars spent on grain and roughage. High and low herds show large gaps in milk and fat, with the top 10 cows averaging 10,746 pounds of milk and 455.6 pounds fat versus 2,618 pounds milk and 101.2 fat for the bottom 10.
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Vinton
Oscar Ellingson
Benton County
George White
Elberon
Gurensey
Guernsey
Association
A. ©. Kluss
Charles Balhorn
Rudolph Struck
Herman Schuldt
Ernest Roths
F. A. Vandike
W. C. Wehrman
George Kettler
F A Vandike
Iowa
Parasites Released to Fight Corn Post in Goshen
Corn borers were found on the farms of Jacob Hershberger in York township and Paul Blough in Middlebury township, Elkhart county. Federal scouts announced the discovery and both townships will be quarantined, marking the first borer finding in the county after several thousand parasites were released near Goshen earlier in the week.
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Goshen
Ind
Jacob Hershberger
York Township
Paul Blough
Middlebury Township
Elkhart County
Charles City Lions Award Pig Club Boy Trip to State Fair
Lawrence Roethler won first place and a free trip to the Iowa state fair for his six Poland China pigs judged by County Agent Dietrich at Lionfield Lions club event in Charles City Iowa. Glenn Greensweig Wilhelm Youngerman and Milton Hirsch placed second through fourth. The Lions Pig club started this spring selecting four boys who received pens with two pigs to return from their first litter, the rest theirs, with pigs to be given to two more boys under the same terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Servicer
Charles City
Lawrence Roethler
Iowa State Fair
Dietrich
Pig Club
Lionfield
Lions Club
Glenn Greensweig
Wilhelm Youngerman
Milton Hirsch
Lions Pig Club
Correcting farm combining report on Harrington's farm
Barclay Center correspondent Mrs OH G Turner writes that the Aug. 18 farm editor account of Harrington's combining contains errors. Harrington began before the threshing ring and finished after it, with six and a half days of threshing, completing at noon Aug. 13. The correction urges publishing the truth of the farmer's case.
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Harrington
Haverington
Farmers column invites reader input to Editor
Reader questions and comments are invited by the Farm Department of the Veterion Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be directed to the editor at the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Department
Veterion Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
The Rhyming Farmer by Edward Tufft in verse
Prairie Jones regales neighbors with humorous farm verse critiquing rival farms. The piece riffs on cattle and crop boasts, laments misused praise, and chides prideful claims while praising domestic life and children.
Heavy movement of oats to market across Iowa towns
Grundy Center reports thirty carloads of new oats shipped since threshing began, with much sold under contract before harvest. Early planting near Sumner yields over 50 bushels per acre on 13 acres, praised as best oats yet. Traer notes 38 acres with 709 bushels sold at 42 cents, a record yield and a threecrop succession now seeded to clover.
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Grundy Center
Sumner
Ed Graf
Courier Special
Traer
Cherveny & Stepanek
Fair Profits Fund Surplus for County Fair
West Union Iowa Aug 22 Fayette county fair reports six straight profitable years averaging 5390 yearly. Admission 35 cents season family ticket 1.50 with 15000 yearly in premiums races and free acts. Profits fund barns amphitheater 4 H building brick office and more plus sinking fund for weather loss. Hardin Fair Opens Under New Management Eldora Iowa Aug 22 New management for Hardin county fair opens tomorrow with judging at 10 am. Junior club farm bureau departments offer attractions. races baseball games and free acts abundant.
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West Union
Fayette County
Hardin Fair
Eldora
Hardin County Fair
Farm Bureau
Sheep killed in dog raid near Traer seek compensation
Traer Aug 22 Dogs raided Carl Wintrowd farm herd of 120 near Traer killing or injuring 12 sheep. Wintrowd seeks 144 from county. Others claim losses include A M Thurston ten for two goats, J R Novotny cow injured, Henry Stein five hens killed and two dying, totaling 8.50 in claimed damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Carl Wintrowd
A. M. Thurston
J. R. Novotny
Henry Stein, Sr
Dysart
Osage Herd Dominates Davenport Fair Holsteins
Alfred H. Lesch of Osage won all Holstein championships at the Mississippi Valley fair and expo in Davenport except the junior female award, which Klaus Brothers of Canby captured. Iowa farms in Davenport swept the Holstein titles ahead of Wharton Roseill and Mills County farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred H. Lesch
Osage
Davenport
Klaus Brothers
Canby
Iowana Farms
W. CG
Wharton
Roseill
Mills County Farms
Malvern
Needham Buys 167 Acre Farm at $130 An Acre
Greene Iowa August 22 William Meyne sells his 167 acre farm located one and a half miles east of town to Beryl Needham Bristow for 130 dollars an acre. Buyer gains possession March 1 next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cauvicy
Greene, Ta
William Meyne
Here
Beryl Needham
Bristow
Benton County Fair Opens With Farm Bureau Day
Benton County fair began in Vinton Iowa with Farm Bureau day events. Iowa extension specialists E L Quaife Burt Oderkirk and E S Dyas will judge livestock grains and township exhibits tomorrow. Rodent eradication and pest losses highlighted with estimates of $5000000 annual damage from rodents in Benton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
Farm Bureau
E.L. Quaife
Burt Oderkirk
E. S. Dyas
Iowa
Oderkirk
Dyas
Wayne Jones
Indianola
Expect Compulsory Test for T B in Chickasaw County
New Hampton Aug 22 We expect to test every head of cattle in Chickasaw county for tuberculosis this year says Dr W C Stewart state inspector in charge of the testing work in the county About 68 percent of cattle owners have signed up and compulsory testing will begin this fall Only 65 percent sign is needed for approval Petitions go to the board of supervisors for approval with 90 days notice The first test covered all townships except Stapleton which is being organized and testing will start there soon About six percent of cattle reactors equaling one in 16 or 17 cattle are shown across the tested herds A total of 17024 cattle tested 836 reactors and 926 herds tested Infected herds in Bradford Chickasaw New Hampton Fredericksburg and Dayton have been retested and work continues in Richland township
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County
W. C. Stewart
Board of Supervisors
Dr. Stewart
Stapleton
Bradford
Chickasaw
Fredericksburg
Dayton
Stewart
Richland Township
Hogs Shipped In State Net Higher Than Chicago Sales
Van Horne Co-Operative Livestock Shipping association led Benton county in hog shipments during June with eight carloads to Chicago and a state net profit of 8.41 per owner after expenses. Blairstown sent seven to Chicago, Shellsburg five to Chicago and two to Cedar Rapids, Luzerne five, Garrison four, Keystone four, Atkins three, Vinton two, Newhall one. Shellsburg posted a higher Cedar Rapids home net of 8.67 on two cars. Atkins ranked second on Chicago dags. three Atkins cars averaged 69.4 cents per hundred pounds in expenses. Newhall had the lowest Chicago expense with a single car at 55.5 cents per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
van Horne Co-Operative Livestock Shipping Association
Benton County
van Horne
Chicago
Blairstown Association
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids
Luzerne
Garrison
Keystone
Atkins
Newhall
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Details Receipts and Prices
Receipts at Sioux City on Aug 22 show cattle at 6 000 head with steady average across classes. fleshy feeders around 10.00, yearlings 9.50, bulk stockers 7.40 to 7.75. Hogs receipts 5 000 with lights steady to lower. butchers higher. top hogs 19.48 for 170 to 225 lb, 9.74 to 10.24 for 228 to 270 lb, 8.50 to 9.25 for 278 to 350 lb. sows 7.40 to 8.10. stags 7.00 to 7.50. pigs 7.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bsigux City
Tan
Frost in Alberta Spurs Pit Trade
Chicago reports show frost in northern Alberta and strength from Liverpool tied to harsh weather. Wheat prices firm in thin buying demand with temps dropping to 38 degrees in Alberta. Corn held firm on commission support while oats slipped and provisions moved modestly.
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Chicago
Alberta
Liverpool
Reading Commission
Cotton prices hold steady as sales reach five thousand bales
Liverpool reports steady spot market with 5,009 bales sold and Midlands to strictly good mids and various grades priced down the line. Futures open steady with October around 10,800 points and other months slightly lower. Chicago notes cotton starting 2 to 7 points lower with futures in the 20 cent range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Futures close with butter and eggs at modest gains
Chicago August 22 1-Futures closed with butter fresh standards August 40c storage standards December 41c Eggs refrigerator standards November 31 2c ditto firsts November 28c
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omaha cattle and hog market report from August
Market summary from Omaha shows hog receipts at 8500 with lights topping at 10.35 and packers paying 7.75 to 8.25 for sows. Cattle receipts 11500 with slaughter steers 11.00 to 13.00, yearlings around 13.60, grass heifers to 7.50, calves 10.00 to 12.00, stockers 8.00 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 21000 with lambs 13.25 to 13.50 and best fat ewes around 6.40, feeding lambs 12.75 to 13.50.
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Chicago Aug 22
Wheat and grain prices listed by grade and class from No 1 red to sample grade across wheat corn oats rye barley timothy seed and clover seed with bid ask ranges and percentages for the day in Chicago as of August 22 1920. Multiple grades and varieties are shown including hard spring mixed white yellow and northern spring wheat and corn values along with prices for oats rye and forage seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rise in Hog Prices and Market Report
Hog prices rose about 10 to 25 cents with top hogs at 10.85. Cattle receipts 29,000 with fat steers steady to 25 cents lower, bulls strong, stockers steady. Sheep receipts 25,000 with native lambs about 25 cents lower. best rangers around 14.10. Overall, hogs up, steers flat to down, lambs weaker.
General Motors and Steel Climb High in Market Rally
U S Steel common rose to 13834 and General Motors old stock to 235 as investors pushed for higher levels amid profit taking and short selling. Hudson Motors gains came from a dividend raise to 5 a year while GM new issue opened strong, and United States Steel neared its record peak.
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New York
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Hudson Motors
Ford
General Motors Corporation
United States Steel
Pennsylvania
Eastern Railway
Foreign exchanges show easy demand in New York
New York August 22 foreign exchanges reported easy demand with rates for Great Britain at 4.8595, France 3.9119, Italy 5.4, Belgium 13.91, Germany 23.9, Holland 40.04, Norway 26.03, Sweden 76.82, Denmark 20.7742, Switzerland 19.274, Spain 16.89, Greece 1.304, Poland 11.20, Czecho Slova kia 2.964, Into Slavia 1.76, Austria 14.09, Romania .62, Argentina 42.6242, Brazil 11.81, Tokio 47.4254, Shanghai 60.00 and Montreal 1.00.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Minneapolis Flour Prices and Shipments Report
Minneapolis flour market shows 25 cent drop in carload lots with family patents at 7.85 to 7.95 per barrel in 98 pound sacks. Shipments total 35,678 barrels. Bran prices listed at 27.50 to 27.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minn
Ave
Livestock Prices Move On Strong Receipts At St Joseph
HOGS receipts 2000 mostly 10 to 25 cents higher with top at 10.50 and bulk 150 to 249 pounds. CATTLE receipts 4000 with calves 700. fed steers and yearlings steady. fat cows firm. top fed calves 14.00. grass cattle weaker. SHEEP receipts 6000 with fat lambs advancing. natives top 13.00, Colorados 13.78, fat ewes top 6.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Provisions. Regional dairy and poultry market quotes.
New York and Chicago market notes list irregular egg receipts and prices for fresh gathered and fines from New York addresses. Butter and cheese prices shown by region, with specific ranges for creamery, extras, firsts, and various dairy products. Kansas City and St. Louis provide further dairy and poultry price snapshots, including butterfat, eggs, and birds by category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Young Americas
Kansas City
Potatoes Grain Receipts and Shipments in Chicago
Grain receipts and shipments show 185 cars received on track 215 with total U S shipments on Saturday 622 and Sunday 2. Prices vary by origin and variety with Kansas Missouri Trish Cobblers 1.50 1.90. New Jersey Irish Cobblers 3.50 to 3.75. Idaho Russell 2.65. Minnesota Early Ohio 1.70 to 1.75. Nebraska Irish Cobblers 2.06 to 2.10. Virginia Irish Cobblers 4.16 to 4.25 dollars per sack or barrel.
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Chicago
Kansas
Missouri
Trish
New Jersey
Idaho
Russell
Minnesota
Nebraska
Virginia Barrel
Kansas City Grain Prices Aug 22 Report
Kansas City grain market shows higher bids for wheat and corn with receipts at 653 cars. Prices listed for No 2 dark hard No 3 and No 2 red wheat, plus No 2 white No 2 yellow corn and oilseeds with small fluctuations. Minneapolis grain notes receipts 349 cars and varied bids for No 1 northern, No 1 dark northern spring, and hard spring, with futures for September December March provided.
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Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Minon
Montana
Omaha Grain Prices Report for Wheat and Corn
Omaha Neb Aug 22 Wheat No 1 hard 1 39 1 38 No 2 hard 1 22 1 468 No 2 mixed 1 41 Corn No 2 white 1 03 No 2 yellow 1 04 No 2 mixed 1 02 14 Oct No 4 white 44 46c No 4 white 4 0 0 145c
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Omaha
Neb
Peoria Grain Market Report for August 22
Peoria grain notes receipts of 106 cars with prices rising. No 6 yellow and No 6 mixed quoted at 1.05, samples at 1.04, total carload count 9 867. Additional cat receipts 17 with No 3 white at 46 and No 4 white at 44 cents per bushel, slight drops noted.
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Peoria
Visible grain supply shifts in bushels this week
The New York report for August 22 shows wheat up 3,759,000 bushels and oats up 2,895,000, while corn declines by 1,916,000 bushels and rye rises 350,000.
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New York
East St. Louis Livestock Market Ledger
Receipts at East St. Louis on August 22 include 14 500 hogs with prices mostly firmer. Top hogs at 10 90 with bulk 199 pounds around 10 70 to 10 75. 230 to 240 pound hogs at 10 00 to 10 25. Cattle receipts 8 000 calves 3 000 natives steady to higher on fat steers and cows. best medium bulls around 6 25 and dealers at 15 50. fat heifers stable, western steers weaker, sows 7 75 to 7 85.
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Highlights Hogs Cattle
Kansas City market notes receipts 6 000 hogs uneven gains to 25 cents, top 10 40 with 170 to 190 pounds. 240 to 280 pounds 9.00 to 9.85. packing sows 7.25 to 7.75, stock hogs 9.40 to 10.50. Cattle receipts 29 500 calves 6 000. native fed steers and yearlings scarce, steady. western grass steers slow, 10 to 18 cents lower. stockers and feeders active, fully steady. best native steers around 13.10, yearlings 12.00, crossbreds 7.80 to 10.00, higher for top stockers.
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Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Choice Rangers
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
370 Baby Beeves in Club Show at Iowa State Fair
Des Moines Aug 22 370 baby beeves from 52 Iowa counties will be shown at the Iowa State Fair this year compared with 46 counties last year. John A Day field representative of the Iowa Beef Producers association reports to the state department of agriculture. About 570 calves will be displayed and the exhibit is expected to be the best ever due to local shows filtering to top calves.
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Iowa State Fair
Des Moines
John A. Day
Iowan Beef Producers Association
State Department of Agriculure
Flies Spread Swine Cholera Between Farms This Summer
Des Moines August reports from the Iowa weather and crop bureau show hog cholera resurging in eastern Iowa. State veterinarian Dr. Peter Malcolm notes no serum shortage this year and widespread vaccination, with more hogs treated since 1913. Outbreaks align with threshing times as flies bite infected hogs and spread to nearby farms. vaccination remains the only safe protection.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculure
Peter Malcolm
Hay Markets Dull and Prices at Low Levels
Washington Aug 22 hay markets were practically unchanged with light receipts and dull demand for the week ending Aug 20 according to the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Demand eastern markets un improved but receipts light keeping prices steady. Timothys and clover mixtures in fair demand. most offerings are lower grades moving slowly. Quotes Aug 19 list No 1 timothy Chicago 17 50 St Louis 20 50 No 2 timothy Chicago 15 50 No 1 alfalfa Kansas City 15 50 Omaha 15 00 No 1 prairie Kansas City 10 00 Omaha 12 25 Chicago 17 00 St Louis 16 00 Minneapolis 12 00.
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Washington, D. C
Hay Market Review
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Timothy
Chicago
St. Louis
Peoria Livestock Hog Market Report August 22
Hogs receipts 2 000. prices up to 10.40 for lights and 10.25 10.40 for mediums. Heavies 8.50 9.00, s t a g s 6.25 7.00, packers 6.50 7 8.00, pigs 7.00 10.00. Cattle receipts number not specified. market slow and unevenly lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria Livestock Peoria
County Board Proceedings in Waterloo August 15, 1927
Waterloo Iowa, Aug 15 1927 board of supervisors met with T D Teeter chairing. Actions include approving a gravel pit contract with H Brandhorst for about one fifth acre at $225, authorizing warrants from county road fund, paying vault assessment to city of Waterloo from Poor fund, approving domestic animal claims and a highway petition referral, and redeeming 1921 tax sale lots 6-7-8 black 10 Riverview due to double payment. Adjourned to 1 pm and reconvened with minutes approved. Deputy auditor Kathryn M Barton signs.
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Waterloo
Board of Supervisors
T. D. ‘Teeter
Messrs
Decker
Ahles
Bentley
Miller
Northey
Refshauge
H. ©. Brandhorst
City of
M. Thome
Albert J. Hein
A. Burk
Carrington Avenue
Campbell Avenue
Worthey
Black Hawk County
Riverview
T. D. Teeter
Messrs. Northey
Decker, Ahles
Bentley and
Kathryn M. Barton
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