Livestock study cites dairying rise in nation’s markets
Secretary M G Thornburg told Chicago delegates that a department survey shows livestock products are fairly well priced. He notes farmers shifting from beef to dairying due to profits, with regional differences. dairy cattle are rising in fourteen states, while some beef cattle declines appear. Public health efforts like brucellosis eradication and hog cholera control are highlighted alongside other disease programs.
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Des Moines
Dec
M. G. Thornburg
Laws Department of Agriculture
National Association of Secretr and Commissioners of Agriculture
Chicago
Te J
Roblem
Ustate
Prince of Wales Wins Again With Royal Shorthorn
Prince of Wales blue ribbon winner at the twenty sixth International Livestock Exposition, with the short horn bull named King of the Pairies taking the class born before June 1. Other prizes in hay and grain show awarded to top corn, wheat, and sheep entries across several regions and exhibitors from Montana to Wisconsin. Iowa City reports science may convert corn starch and oil to industrial uses, aiding cattle feed and bull production.
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Prince of Wales
L. P. Yates
Mont
George Kittleson
Ceylon
Minn
Sam Waage
Blanchardville
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Lewis N. Scott
Faimmont
Min
Flint
Albert Spangles
Jefferson
Wis
T Emil Warner
Darwin
James Snell
Clinton
Snell
Carl A Rosenfeld & Son
Kelley
Joseph Miller & Son
Granger
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa Cuty
INS
W. T. Hale
National Research Council
Committee On Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Farmers questions invited at Waterloo Evening Courier
Readers may send questions and comments to Edstor Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa For communications include a phone contact at 5100 and street address details as needed for reply
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Edstor Farm Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Excelling With Needle Wins Prizes for Two Benton County Farm Girls
VINTON IOWA December 1 Special Here are the best all around farm bureau club girls in Benton county and their local club leaders. Esther Kray and Esther Barkdoll win top prizes for club work with Kray visiting the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago and Barkdoll earning a future trip to Iowa State College Ames for the junior short course. Both are Benton county youths active in 4H style sewing and demonstrations.
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Benton County
Vinton
Farm Bureau Club
Wesley Conger
Eden Township
Wsther Kray
Thea Township
Esther Harkidoli
Taylor Township
Berti Blocker
Esther Kray
Chicago
County Farm Bureau
William Kray
Esther
Vinton High School
Storm Ayd Shine
Farm Bureau
Esther Barkdoll
Iowa State College
Ames
George Barkdoll
Black Hawk youth attend International Livestock Exposition
Black Hawk county juniors travel to Chicago for the International Livestock Exposition and the boys' and girls' club congress. Winners include Richard Sucher Cedar Falls and Myron Minish Hudson with calves and bread making demos earning trips. 1,200 farm youths from 41 states attend the event where national champions will be named in 47 farm activities.
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Black Hawk County
Chicago
Richard Sucher
Cedar Falls
Northwestern Railway
Ihis
Helen Hansen
Louise Muncy
Myron Minish
Warren Kelsey
Hudson
Myron
Holstein Here for Big Auction Near Eastern Towns
Yesterday two of ten Holstein breeders consigning to the fall sale at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds prepared readings for the auction. Notables include H. Briateall Winthrop and Towana Farms Davenport rep by John Cunningham Waterloo, with other bidders from Cedar Falls Manchester and New Hartford. The sale, managed by the Iowa Frostein-Friesian Breeders association, opens at 1 oclock tomorrow morning in the heated sales barn, with Mack and Reeves in the ring, following a Bremer county consignment at Tri Poli. The three sale series conclude at Dodge on Thursday.
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H. &. Briateall
Winthrop
George Peterson
Cedar Falls
Jociunn
Towana Farms
Davenport
John T. Cunningham
Waterloo
Cunningham
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C. J. Hamer
W. D. Hostrop
R. H. Wilson
D. I. Sessler
Dement
Floyd
Wessel
New Hartford
J. W. Bacon
Hazieton
E. Mack
Aikinson
Wis
Congress Grounds
Iowa
Frotstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
Mack
Harry Reeves
Sumner
Bremer County
Tripoli
T. Dodge
State Association
Midwest Champion Declines Special Match With Iowa Husker
Muscatine Ta Dec 25 0 Williams the Middle West cornmbusker has declined Teo Letiler Keota to a special $100 side bet contest. Retner offered to meet Williams but Williams says he must husk and cannot grant the time. Letiler claims he was shorted a fair chance at Burces and seeks a later arrangement.
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Cornmbusker
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Meiso
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Burces
Des Moines Beekeepers Schedule State Meeting Week
Beekeepers plan sessions in Des Moines on February 2 4 and 1 for the Iowa Beekeepers Association annual convention. F B Paddock secretary will preside with the state horticultural society affiliation guiding the event.
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Des Moines
Dec
Report Shows 1924 Poor Year in Iowa for Apples and Spuds
Des Moines report to the state horticultural society details a poor 1924 Iowa crop year. Summer apples averaged 124 bushels per acre, down from 166 last year. fall 129 vs 171. winter 122 vs 0. Early varieties 145, late varieties 39 per acre. Sweet potatoes yielded 109 bushels per acre, down from 120. Overall commercial fruit share and state production mix by variety are given.
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Des Moines
State Horticultural Society
Ames Secrcitars Rls i Simavar Zert
Iowa
Brisk Wheat Advance Pushes Prices Up in Chicago Market
Chicago Wheat prices rose sharply as trading intensified amid expectations for harvest damages. May delivery gained to about 1.68, December near 1.705, with May wheat closing higher. Corn and oats followed firmer, while hogs and provisions lagged the grain rally.
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Bla
New York
Wheat and grain market notes from New York and Omaha reports
Market snippets show wheat and barley activity with mixed demand in New York and Omaha. Prices quoted for No 2 and No 4 hard wheats, yellow corn, and barley, plus receipts and shipper notes, hint at modest firmness and routine trading conditions across multiple regional exchanges.
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New York
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Fragments
Fragmentary cattle and sheep receipts from Sioux City and St Joseph markets show mixed figures. Fat cows and feeders listed with varied prices. some totals include 13 600 receipts and diverse per head quotes across several categories.
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Sioux City Livestock Sims City
Atiria Trecstots
Eilers
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Tiiiga
Seong Ae
Birchers
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary
Dec 1 AP quotes show wheat No 1 hard 1.73 No 2 hard 1.78 No 3 hard 1.70. corn mixed 0.70, No 4 mixed 0.69, No 6 mixed 0.52, No 4 yellow 0.60, No 5 yellow 0.66, No 6 yellow 0.66. No 3 white 0.89, No 1 white 0.70, No 2 white 0.63, No 4 white 0.62. sample grades listed. Cloverleafton futures $21.00 30.50. Provisions Lard $14.00.
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Omaia
Omaha
Neb
Hog market shifts with mixed hog and cattle bids
Chicago markets report hog receipts at 43 009 with bids around 11.20 to 11.80 per cwt for various weights and types. Cattle receipts near 16 900 with steers largely 7 40 to 11 00, heifers and stockers steady to weak. sheep and lambs active, midweek price gains noted for lambs and yearlings.
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Dormant Stocks Stimulate Oil Rally and Market Mixed
New York trading sees dormant stocks surge with an oil rally led by Marland rising to 49 percent, while high priced issues gain modestly. United Cigar Stores preferred jumps to 152, and several others hit year highs, though overall market momentum remains cautious with some big names slipping. East St. Louis livestock reports mixed receipts, with hogs lower and cattle steady amid uneven price action.
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United Stites
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American Agricultural
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Consolidated Clgar
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Liggeti and Myers
DuPont
Sears Droebuck
General Electric
Allis-Chalmers
Waterloo Markets Prices Today Local Notice
Market prices listed for Waterloo with time reference and a local note mentioning Andrew Carnegie and the Free Library in Scotland. Faint details indicate price updates and public library ties, reflecting historic market and civic contexts.
Prices at Chicago and New York Produce Marts
New York city December 1 AP Susler reports receipts and price lists across New York and Chicago markets. Butter eggs cheese and poultry quotes appear with varieties and grades. Chicago Butter, eggs, cheese and meat products show ranges and averages. Omaha reports cattle hogs and sheep trends with declines and gains noted across weight classes and stocker categories.
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New York
Kansas City Livestock and Market Rubble Report
Receipts large for cattle hogs and sheep with mixed bids and regional notes. Kansas City livestock prices show calves and yearlings steady to weak while hogs are uneven and lighter. Peoria and Chicago markets reflect softer to firmer tones across cattle sheep and hogs in early December trading. Hazleton township elects Azra McKenzie as Farm Bureau president and appoints a new secretary.
St Paul Livestock Prices Dip as Cattle Struggle to Move
AP report from St Paul shows cattle receipts near 4000 with slow early action and broad steady to weak tone. Steers selling around 36.50 to 37.50, heifers 25.50 to 28.50. calves uneven, hogs down slightly, sheep fully steady with fat lambs near 35 to 36. Prices reflect lighter week demand and mixed weights across categories.
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Omaha
Avansas City
Ala
Bologna
Feadera
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St Paul
Minn
Lene Agu
Foreign Exchange Fluctuations Across Markets
New York reports irregular exchange rates with Britain at about 4.941 and 32 cents per pound and notable movements in metals at 4.020. Rates for Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Poland, Slovakia, and Romania show varied bids. Argentine and Brazilian peso values appear around four dollars with mixed domestic and international quotes from Shanghai and Montreal.
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Reece
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Roumania
Argentine
Braz
Shanghai
Montreal
Seed corn problems plague Black Hawk county growers
Farm editor reports farmers rush to market corn due to moisture spoilage and poor seed. County agent J Urban notes many cribs risk spoilage, some corn sold for 45 cents a bushel at Hudson. Seed tests on 100 kernels from 323 farmers show variable germination. lessons include testing, selecting, and discarding old crib corn. Independence meeting promotes keeping farm records for next year with four motion picture reels.
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Black Hawk County
WW. J. Uban
iHudson
Uban
Gacht
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Farm Bureau
Black Hawk
Brian
Independence
Cone Township Farm Bureau
Burea
Cone Meeting
Thanksgiving Visit Spurs Local Social Buzz in Greene
Misses Edith and Mattie Lockwood and their relatives from Davenport arrived Thursday to spend Thanksgiving with Mrs. Clare Boller and George. Mrs. Annis Bell recovering from tonsillitis stayed at home. Community meeting at the high school heard Mrs. Bert Clark discuss divorce. Albert Drogediuller, newly enlisted, received leave to spend Thanksgiving with his mother S. Denge miler. The Kay family and Bobby traveled to Iowa City for medical care. others in attendance included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kay and their son.
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Batt
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George
Joe Roller
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Mason City
Parker
Comimmumnity Wal
Bert Clark
Jude
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