Ackley Farmers Offer 25 Bushels of Seed Corn
Ackley Iowa December 5 one feature of the Four County institute and Show next week is the sale of 25 bushels of seed corn developed over 12 years for maturity yield and purity. The seed, Four County Silver King, comes from inbreeding ear to row and increase plot work supervised by L C G Burnett and M T Jenkins. About 200 ears may be set aside for further ear to row work, with 25 bushels sold during the show.
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Hare
L. C G. Burnett
M. T. Jenkins
United States Departments of Agriculture
Ames
Jenkins
W.S
R. T. Ellison
Seailon
Board of
Snowbound Farmers Struggle Amid Severe Storms
A fierce storm with heavy snow and high drifts hampers farm work across the countryside. Corn husking slows while livestock care and hay hauling face delays. milk, cream, and bread deliveries to Waterloo plants are disrupted as roads become nearly impassable and drivers struggle to reach distant farms.
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Waterloo
Sa. m
Orange
Livestock Shippers Organize At Sumner
Sumner Iowa December 5 A cooperative livestock shipping association is operating with Paul Griesert as manager. Officers include M B Petratz president Frank Hatch vice president Claude Wyjam secretary and Bank of Sumner treasurer Directors are Frank Ambrose Ed Potratz Nic Regorter and Fred Trabar. LASSEN SELLS POLANDS La Porte City Iowa December 5 In two sales at his farm LeRoy Vassen sold 48 head of pure Poland China hogs averaging 47.76 per head with Etta bringing 29.50 and top price 90 for one hog.
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Sumner
Lassen
Polands
la Porte City
Here
LeRoy Vassen
Etta
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Questions and comments invited addressed to Editor Farm Department Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Iowa Phone 5100.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Another World Record Added to Honors of Sherman Jersey Farm
Sherman Jersey farm in Charles City Iowa reports Golden Lad's Josephine 2nd as a world champion yearling production cow. On 306 days she produced 10 532 pounds of milk and 507.62 pounds of butterfat with a calf 152 days, surpassing prior records and adding to a herd famed for high milk yields and profitable stock. Manager Ross Smith notes all cows must prove profitability each year.
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Sherman Jersey Farm
Charles City
Golden Lad
Josephine
Jersey Farm
Jersey
St. Mawes
Annabel
Sherman
Electioneer
Bess 2d
Derry
Iowa
Raleigh
B. M. Sherman
Ross Smith
Animal Husbandry Department
State Agricultural College
Ames
Good & Son Win Second Belgian Horse Trophy
Good and Son of Ogden Iowa secure the second Belgian Horse show trophy awarded by the Brussels Belgian Horse association for the best Belgian horse. The same stock later won a similar award at Chicago’s International Live Stock Exposition, with Supreme Farceur and Civette noted among past and current champions.
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Grant C. Good & Son
Ogden
Belgian Horse Association of Brussels
Chicago
Supreme Farcour
Farcsur
the Goods
Belgium
Waterloo
Charles Irvine
Ankeny
Good & Son
Annual Institute at Shell Rock to Come in December
Shell Rock Iowa December 5 The annual farmers institute opens December 15 for three days at the schoolhouse with music by the boys glee club and an animal husbandry talk by B L Quatie. Program includes plays talks on crops soils home economics dairy work tuberculosis and club activities with leaders from Ames Waterloo Cedar Falls and Fortnightly Club involvement.
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Shell Rock
Farmers’ Institute
Glee Cloud
B. L. Quatie
Iowa Extension Service
Rural Mothers’ Club
E. A. Roadman
Waterloo
Henry
A. G. Larsen
Walter 7
H. E. Nichols
Ames
Paul C. Tait
Spencer
Floyd County Poultry Show Garners Record Bird Count
Charles City December reports 222 birds exhibited over four days at Floyd County Poultry Exposition. Judge F. W. Westo from Ames praised quality, noting many first class birds. Notable awards went to Paul Miller for best young pen of Black Rocks and Joe De Boest for top Partridge Wyandottes. sweepstakes cockeral won by Earl Nickerson’s White Wyandotte.
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Charles City
Floyd County
F. W. Westo
Ames
Paul Mi €Er
Joe de Boest
Rhode Island
Earl Nickerson
Charles
Four Hundred Birds Shown at Independence Poultry Show
Independence Virginia December 5 The annual Buchanan county Poultry show closed after a record display despite bad weather and illness. Four hundred birds filled display coops with Henry C. Dippel of Indianapolis as judge. The event featured a new production class with about 35 entries and winners across multiple breeds led by L L Simpson Independence on Columbian Wyandottes and George A. Emry Independence on Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks.
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Buchanan County
Henry C. Dippel
Indianapolis
Ind
Independence Show
A. H. Ward
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
L. L. Sipson
Wyandottes
George A. Emry
W. L. Gray
Simpson
Columbien Wyandottes
E. Birchard
Hazleton
Rhode Island
Nick Ti
Clift- Rogers
L. L. Simpson
Emry
Haven
R. Campbell
A. Z. Hall
F. C. Langhurst
Cedar Rapid
Peck Brothers
Masonville
Birchard
A. M. Sweeney
Winthrop
Plymouth Reese
L. Simpson
Grow to Judge at Sumner Banquet Planned
Oscar Grow of Cedar Falls will judge the sixth annual Sumner Poultry show at Cass Opera House December 8. Entries may be live or dressed with a commercial egg contest for white and brown eggs. Cash premiums, ribbons, cups, and $15 in special prizes for displays of 10 birds are offered along with national club specials. A exhibitors banquet is set for December 9, with out of town guests invited. Closing entry time is 12 p.m. December 6.
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Oscar Grow
Cedar Falls
Sumner Poultry Association
Cass Opera House
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Butler County Land Sold At Auction For 115 Per Acre
Allison Indiana December 5. O A Ontjes a banker and politician of Holland Michigan bought the Merlien farm near Allison at public auction for 115 dollars an acre. The 600 acre property is to be divided and sold as smaller farms by a group of Grundy county men acting as Ontjes agents. Two sets of buildings exist though neither is in good repair.
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O. A. Ontjes
Holland, Ta
Merlien Farm
Inds
Onties
Grundy County
Wheat advances on strong Chicago board as Winnipeg buys surge
Wheat futures shifted higher in Chicago amid strength from Winnipeg and reports of adverse crop conditions in Argentina. December climbed near 1.31 to 1.78, with May and March gains in nearby quotes. Corn and oats remained firmer, corn trading near 3.14 to 3.21, oats mixed as weather pressures persisted. Provisions fell as hog values eased.
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Chicago
Argentina
Board of Trade
Elizy
Winnipeg
Corm
Grain and commodity round up from New York and Omaha
New York reports mixed grain prices with steady wheat and firmer oats, while Omaha lists No 1 hard and mixed corn prices. Clearing house banks show a reduced excess reserve, and cotton futures open lower with spot prices down. Potatoes and flour segments follow, noting slow trading and patent flour pricing.
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Omatea Grain
Omaha
Ned
New York
Chicago Board of Trade Cash Quotations Report
The Chicago Board of Trade cash quotations show various grain and seed prices with mixed quality grades. Wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley figures are listed for multiple numbered classifications and yellow, white varieties. backup figures include timothy seed and clover seed prices, with large futures values cited.
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Chicago
Isaesiec
Bartes
Hog and Cattle Prices Mixed in Chicago Market Report
Hog receipts around 4,000 with variants lower than prior. 200 to 300 pound butchers and 140 to 180 pound bulls show mixed gains. Slaughter sow prices around 9.40 to 10.75, packing sow bids 12.00 to 12.60, feeder and steer futures noted. Cattle quotes show higher demand for good heavy steers, with top around 14.00 for some loads. fat cows and heifers up to several dollars, stockers and feeders advancing modestly. Sheep and lamb items indicate active fat lambs at 17.46, fat yearlings near 14.21, and feeding lambs around 16.90, with assorted weights moving within expected ranges.
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Chicago
Nec
Priday
Bologna
Sioux City Livestock Prices and Trends Report
Sioux City market notes show mixed cattle and hog prices with steady to higher movement. Receipts: cattle around, hogs about 6,500 head, lambs 400. steer and heifer prices near parity with prior. veal and feeding stock up modestly. hogs sold around 10.70 to 10.90 per cwt with several loads near 10.50 to 10.90.
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Market Report
Receipts included 300 calves with steers steady to 10c higher and veals up to 15c. Hogs at 7,000 head uneven buying steady to 10c higher in places, top around 211.25 for ships. sows steady. Sheep receipts none. lambs and yearlings up to 16.50 and 13.25 respectively, overall prices mixed amid limited supply and weaker sheep quality.
Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Summary
Receipts 6,000 hogs with price ranges showing 5 to 20 cent declines across hog classes. Good to choice weights 185 to 280 pounds average $10.75 to $10.85. Sows steady to higher up to $10.25. Cattle: receipts $00, feeders and steers mostly 25 to 40 cent lower. bulk butcher cows $4.50 to $6.25, heifers $6.00 to $8.60, bulls 2 to 5 up, veal and stockers higher. Overall week’s prices show modest shifts with heavy calves and yearlings mixed.
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Omaha
Fed
Butter Market Wavers in Week Chicago Dec CAP
Butter markets opened firm with prices advancing though the gains were uneven. By midweek sentiment favored lower prices as top grade values fell and buyers remained cautious. Central car receipts stayed liberal while demand remained light with sellers reluctant to concede, leaving the market mostly stagnant.
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Chicago
Market Sees Strength in Rail Shares Amid Merger Talk
New York stock trading closes firm as rail stocks lead gains on merger hopes. Chrysler Motors up six, General Motors and Mack Trucks post initial advances while Du Pont eases. Volume around 3 million shares with scattered profit-taking in industrials. foreign exchanges show irregularity with a rise in steers.
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Pacific
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Colorado Fuel Ss
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Ravison_Chemical
Kids Edge Bros
du Pont de Nemours - Lectric Lt. & Power Ctfs
Rrie
Pagius Players
Ceneral Asphalt
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Tall States Steel
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Hartford
Norfolk & Western
American
Northern Pacific
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Adg
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N. J . Stewart-Warner
Studebaker
Texas Co
Texas & Pacific
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Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts New York
Chicago and New York market notices show steady to higher prices across commodities. Butter and eggs list varied ranges with creamery extra and firsts, while poultry items include dressed and live offerings. Regional entries reflect Pacific coast white and local New York values with multiple grade distinctions.
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New York
Butler
Weamery
Camery
Rabius
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Weekly Grain and Provision Review
Chicago readers get a snapshot of markets as wheat gains push prices higher amid 1190.006 000 bushels daily turnover. Strong activity, Russian export bans, and Argentine crop fears buoyed futures while corn oats and provisions also rose amid cautious selling. Livestock receipts show mixed shifts across cattle calves hogs and sheep with prices broadly steady to higher in thin but active markets.
Waterlo o Markets Grain Produce Livestock Prices
Waterloo markets list prices from Waterloo Mills Co and Barclay & Sons for grain butter lard potatoes poultry and hay. Practical livestock quotes include prime hogs roosters and various hides and pelts with unit measures and stock terms.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Mills Co
Waterloo Co
Tripoli
Good
Prem Rath
Good Packers
Prem Barclay & Sons
Colin Brow
Briggs Refreshes Memories With Barber Shop Quartet Drawings
The series by Briggs honors the barbershop quartet tradition common in past decades. It recalls how mixed and colored quartets formed in barber shops and on street corners sang classics like Levee and Sweet Adeline, highlighting vocal blends and the roles of tenor baritone second tenor and bass.
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Indianapolis
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Levee
Adeline
Brea
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Kentucky
Marie
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