Dairy leaders urge reform for dairy producer profits
Chicago reports O E Reed head of USDA dairy bureau urged stronger farmer organization and greater producer profits at the American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers convention. He cited inefficiencies, praised herd improvement groups, and noted premium pricing for quality could lift profits.
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American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers
O. E. Reed
Bureau of Dairy Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Reed
Plan Full Program for Fayette's Only Farm Institute
Maynard Iowa December 5 The only farmers institute in Fayette county this winter begins Thursday with a day of entries and a rich premium list across grain exhibits home economics and other classes The program includes demonstrations talks and films led by local 4H members farmers and ISU staff with topics on egg pork production floor coverings textiles soils and fertilizers and a showing about the Philippine Islands by W P Beyers from West Union
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Fayette
Harlan Township
L. H. Harrison
Farm Bureau
A. A. Burger
John King
Oelwein
Esther Thomas
Annabelle Oxley
Township Club
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W. P. Beyers
West Union
Elec
Charles R. Hutcheson
R. F. Turner
Scott Township
L. W. Formar
Iowa State College
Ames
All New Buildings on Farm at Horton Hort on Ia Auction Plan
J. R. Straus ser, a well known farmer at Horton Iowa, will auction his farm equipment. He is not quitting farming but moving to another farm with an extensive building program. The Horton farm features a new house and all buildings are new.
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Courier Special Service
Horton
J. R. Strausser
Farmers questions and comments to editor
Readers invited to send inquiries and remarks to the Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the Editor and directed to the farm desk. Include contact details for responses.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Iowa
12 Year Old Marshall County Boy Wins International Ribbon
A 12-year-old from near State Center, Clarence Goecke, won the grand champion Hereford steer at the International Livestock Exposition, with W. L. Blizzard persuading him to stay. He is expected to earn about $1,000 from the steer plus roughly $4,000 from its sale.
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Chicago
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Oklahoma A. & M. College
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Dunkerton members save protein cost with legume hay
Dunkerton Iowa December report shows six members feeding soy bean hay and three feeding alfalfa to balance rations, plus four using ground soybeans as high protein supplement. November top milkers include Jay R. Owen & Son grade Holsteins at 1017 lb milk and 36.2 lb fat, with other herds led by L. R. Stout and Burger and Loveland.
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Dunkerton Cow Test Association
Newman Mortenson
Jay R. Owen & Son
L. R. Stout
Burger and Loveland
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C. Schmidt
Guernsey
Dunkerton Association
W. H. McIntosh & Son
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Meetings on Bureau Program Calendar This Week
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau lists daily events this week. Wednesday includes a board meeting at the courthouse with Alma Hartz, a Bennington Township women’s session at Frieda Schmidt’s home, and morning and afternoon lessons. Thursday features Cedar women at Margaret Steils, Thrift club banquet at A. H. Stahnke’s home, and Hartz sessions at Dewar city hall and La Porte high school. Friday schedules Hartz at Orange township high and Jubilee high school, with a Saturday W C A gathering for Hartz.
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Court House
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State University of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Bennington Township
Frieda Schmidt
Cedar
Margaret Steils
Cedar Township
A. H. Stahnke
Hartz
City Hall
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la Porte High School
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Iowa corn yields favor earlier maturers over late strains
Ames Iowa December 5 1927 Iowa farmers prefer large late maturing corn for higher per acre yields but University researchers warn these varieties lower total yield and raise moisture. Data from 500 samples across 12 districts show high yielders mature earlier and frost damage has risen 20 since 1890 prompting a joint extension and experiment station conference at Ames October 30 to address the issue.
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Ames
Iowa
H. D. Hughes
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Hughes
Butter Demand 500 Times Larger Than 28 Years Ago
ChicagoDecember 5 INS Butter consumption in the country has increased from 3 000 000 pounds to 500 000 000 pounds in the last 28 years W F Jensen business manager reported to the American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers at the twentieth annual convention here Gross income to farmers from dairy and poultry products for the year ending June 30 1928 were 3 628 000 000 compared with a lesser sum the preceding year according to Jensens figures
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W. F. Jensen
American Association of Creamery
Jensen
Waterloo Jersey bull sold to Missouri breeder by Waterloo Jersey Farm
Hugh G. Van Pelt announces sale of Financial Decatur King to J. J. Emmons of Saline County Missouri. The bull shipped to Decatur County Iowa, is a great grandson of Countess Topsy, a top prize cow in Waterloo and 1921 national shows, with 11,000 quarts milk over two years. The line-bred purchase traces to world champion Financial Countess, who produced 13,000 pounds of milk and 994 pounds of butter annually. Emmons also owns Financial Noble Girl's King and Financial Fashionable Lad from Waterloo Jersey Farm.
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Financial Decatur King
J. J. Emmons
Saline Mo
Emmons
Decatur County
Countess Topsy
Waterloo
Financial Countess
Jersey
Financial Noble Girl
Financial Fashionable
Ames Man to Judge Women's Corn Show
Prof. J. B. Wentz of Iowa State College will judge the Women s Corn Show in Ames on Thursday Friday and Saturday with a $25 silver cup donated by Cedar Falls merchants as first prize in a boys and girls judging contest for consolidated and rural schools.
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J. B. Wentz
Iowa State College
A. A. Burger
Wentz
4-H Girls Triumph in Bread Judging Victory
Esther Friesth and Agnes Kleyes won first place as a bread judging team at the 4-H club congress in Chicago. They had previously won the state championship at the Town state fair this year by demonstrating the making of whole wheat bread.
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Esther Friesth
Agnes Kleyes
Chicago
Corn Price Drops as European Demand Cools
European traders curtailing nearby corn purchases helped press prices downward in Chicago trading. Despite stronger downstate supplies moving to the Gulf, cash basis held firm. Oats rose late while wheat and provisions weakened as weather boosts movement and selling intensified.
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Gulf of Mexico
Livestock Market Report From St Paul and Chicago Dec 5
Cattle receipts 2500 at St Paul slow to arrive steady prices for steers and cows mid range. Calves 3500 receipts steady. Hogs 26000 mostly steady to 10c lower with lights and butchered hogs down. Sheep 3500 bids 25c lower for red wooled lambs to 13.25 13.50. Potatoes trading slow on Chicago track with Wisconsin Minnesota Idaho prices noted. Produce futures show decay with butter December 474c January 467c.
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Red River
Board of Trade cash quotations report
Chicago December prices for grains and seeds listing Wheat No.1 hard 1.22 and related varieties, Corn No.4 mixed 80. Fourths and fractions shown. Oats No.3 white about 4742 to 4842 per bushel. Barley 57 3e, Timothy seed 85.00, Cloverseed 23.50 to 31.50. Provisions Lard 11.00, Ribs 10.75, Bellies 11.87 per hundredweight.
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U.A
Naralne
Trend for hogs slightly lower in Chicago market
Chicago market reports hog receipts at 35 000 with prices steady to 10 cents lower, 5 cents lower on average. Hogs ranged from 7 per 16 to 8 60 for various weights led by butcher and packer categories. Cattle and sheep also show mixed moves with steers around 12.00 16.00, calves slow, and fat lambs near 14.40. Week arrivals tally 155 129 hogs and 58 039 sheep, up from last year.
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Dividend News Lifts Stocks in Bullish Afternoon
New York stock trading rallied on favorable dividend news and a solid pig iron production report for November. Major gains included American Linseed up 12, American Snuff up 10, and A. M. Byers up to 20334. Total volume around 4 million shares.
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New York and Chicago Dailies Report Mixed DairyPrices
Butter and cheese steady to higher across markets with receipts in New York and Chicago. Eggs rise in New York, with firsts and extras showing supply and price variation. poultry prices firm to higher in freight and express categories. Kansas City and St Louis show limited movement with unchanged overall dairy and poultry quotes.
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St. Louis
Bond Market Shows Light Trading On Mixed Notes
Early trading in the bond market was light with price changes confined to fractions and no clear trend. Notable issues such as Gould Coupler 6s International Match 5s Inland Steel 442s and Transcontinental 6 1 2s posted fractional losses while Dodge Brothers advanced. Coppers were dull. Rails received little attention and foreign issues were dull and irregular.
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Dodge Brothers
Kansas City Livestock Market Report December 5 7
Hogs receipts 10000 uneven near Tuesday's averages with top 8.40 for 220-250 lb. cattle receipts 4500 with calves 800 killing classes steady to 25 cents higher. Steers good and choice 950-1500 lbs 11.75 to 16.75. heifers 7.50 to 15.00. cows 6.50 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 4000 stable to dull with top fed lambs 13.35 and lambs good to choice 12.50 to 13.50. Ewes 5.25 to 7.10.
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Kansas City
Foreign exchange rates in irregular demand list
New York on December 5 shows irregular demand across currencies with rates listed for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czecho-Slovakia Yugoslavia Austria Roumania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal and others. The quotes include cents per unit and fractional values with several inconsistencies in formatting.
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Considerable Corn Still to Be Husked
Snow and wet conditions slow corn harvest in Iowa with acres ranging up to 80. One third of corn reportedly left to crib. Weather delays and late thaw hinder husking and shredding while rains damage barley and threshing. Cites mold and spoilage on recently cribbed corn and a short hay crop driving shredding activity.
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Iowa
Cedar Falls Farm Leased on Cash Rental Basis
Earl Mower closed a contract Monday to lease the 100 acre farm of David A. Finley in Mt Vernon Township on a cash basis The farm had been tenanted last year by Edward Culver who will move March 1 to the Charles P Bley farm west of the Teachers college
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Cedar Falls
Earl Mower
David A. Finley
Mt. Vernon Township
Edward Culver
Charles P.bley
Teachers College
Mishier sells 10 acre place to Nichols for 2500
Horton Dec 5. Alpheus Mishier sold his 10 acre place near town to J G Nichols for 2500 dollars. The deal was completed last week.
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Alpheus Mishier
J G. Nichols
Livestock Prices and Receipts at East St Louis Market
East St Louis market reports receipts of 16 000 hogs and 3 800 cattle with varied bids. Hogs mostly steady to weak and sows strong to 10 cents higher while butchers pay 7 75 to 8 75 for pigs and 6 25 to 8 70 for medium weights. Cattle show steers and heifers steady to higher with several weight classes quoted from 8 25 to 16 50 for steers and 7 25 to 14 75 for cows and vealers from 12 50 to 16 50. Sheep and lamb receipts near 1 000 with lambs steady to strong and yearlings firm.
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Cotton market in Liverpool steady demand and steady prices
Liverpool cotton market showed a better demand for spots with prices steady amid 7,000 bales sold and 12,000 bales received, including 4,200 American bales. Quotes ranged from strictly good mids at 11.57d to low mids 10.47d, with futures opening steady from December at 10.45d to October at 10.20d.
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