Iowa hay crop falls short of 1927 and five-year average
Iowa produced more than a million tons less hay than 1927 and about 95 000 tons below the 1922 26 five year average says the Iowa crop reporting bureau Extension specialist E S Dyas notes that even in good hay years demand cannot be met with high quality tame hay Lime soil and other treatments needed to grow alfalfa or clover are recommended The hay shortage extends beyond Iowa with 12 neighboring states reporting similar declines and prices have risen due to scarce supply
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Towa
E. S. Dyas
Iowa State College
Yowa
Dyas
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Fresh cow feeding highlighted by Chickasaw tester findings
Chickasaw cow tester Hoim er Hadley warns dairymen that delaying care for fresh cows costs profits. His association reports 360 cows on test produced 129,507 pounds of milk and 5,175 pounds of butterfat last month, with top cows yielding over 50 pounds of fat. Proper care and efficient use of separators prevented losses in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Predericksburg
Beleves Hoimer Hadley
Hadley
Hadley's Association
Ave
Clyde Potter
Albert Lieman
J. D. Herrick and Son
Josses
Feeds Horses Like Steers Says They Will Not Founder
County farmer M P Strand reports a system for work horses that feeds them from hay and grain while at work and allows unlimited water. Horses cool themselves by eating before drinking, reducing founder risk and saving labor. Open sheds enable shelter and a few other farmers in other states use the same method, says Roy Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manly
P. M. Strand
Here
Strand
Roy Snyder
Farmers Ask Editor About Waterloo Mail
Readers address the Editor of the Waterloo Evening Courier with questions and comments about farm affairs, requesting responses and clarifications from the paper’s letters section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarm
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Town
Big Farm Co-Operatives Form National Coordination Committee
Washington December reports Charles W. Holman announces a committee of leading co operative figures to study uniting major agricultural groups into a service and protective agency. Members include John D. Miller C O Moser R A Ward S D Sanders C B Deaman J J Knight Ernest R. Downie and John D. Zink with first Chicago meeting December 2 at the Hotel Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coarier Spncial Service
Washington, D. C
Charles W. Holman
Ammerican Institute of Co-Operation
Co-Operative
John D. Miller
Susquehanna
Dairymen’s League Co-Operative Assn, Inc
National Co-Operative Milk Producers’ Federation
C. O. Moser
Dallas
Tex
American Cotton Growers Exchange
R. A. Ward
Portland
Ore
Pactic Co-Operative Wool Growers
S. D. Sanders
Seattle
Wash
Washington Co-Operative Eye & Poultry Association
C. B. Deaman
Farmington
Mon
National Livestock Producers Asociation
St Louis Livestock Producers Association
J. J. Knight
Kansas City
Equity Union Grain Co
Ernest R. Downie
Wichita
Kan
Kansas Co- Operative Wheat Marketing Assn
John D. Zink
Springfield
Miss
Eisstein States Farmers’ Exchange
Chicago
Sherman
Chaiman
Proven Sire Bought for Rockzein Herd Near Charles City
A high performing Holstein sire was purchased for the Ralph Rockzein herd two miles south of Charles City Iowa. The bull weighs 2400 pounds and has notable ancestral records. Nine daughters from his line tested an average 340 pounds of butterfat in two years with dams averaging 240 pounds. The Rockzein herd now totals 45 cows and heifers averaging 395.4 pounds of fat in the association last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Ralph Roackzein
Holskins
Altho
W. B. Barney
Rochzein
Monahan
Iowa State Wins Big Shot Livestock Prize at Expo
Iowa State College won the Jakn Glav Sneelal for the best general exhibit of five fat steers five heifers and five wethers at the International Livestock exposition. The team earned 1344 in prizes and 32 ribbons, with two steers missing from the winnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Flfda
Tewa
Towa State
Town State
Oxford
Iowa State
Grundy 10 beef calves drive strong club year
Grundy county youths report a 100 percent rise in beef calf projects led by county agent L. W. Plager. about 60 calves fed this year double 1928 figures. Eugene Heisman Wolfsburg won a Chicago and International show class with a white Shorthorn. An Angus calf from A G Messer herd also earned grand junior and reserve junior titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Genter
Grundy County
L. W. Plager
Accalf
Chicago
Elon Brown
Rose Hill
A. G. Messer
Here
Grundy
State Fair Board
Lara
Health talks highlight rural child and mother welfare
Miss Alma Hartz, nurse from University of Iowa extension, speaks at Black Hawk county Farm Bureau meetings on building welfare for children and mothers. She addresses student nurses at Presbyterian hospital and women at Town State Teachers College, with upcoming talks at Orange Consolidated and Jubilee Consolidated high schools and a Waterloo YMCA session offering private conferences. A two reel film on maternal health accompanies each meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau
Alma EH. Hartz
Extension Service
State University of Iowa
Girls Know Steaks Beat Men Judges at International Show
Three University of Nebraska coeds Louise Genung Misa Thompson and Winnie Powell won the interuniversity meat judging contest at the international livestock exposition besting eight men’s teams. Nebraska scored 2312 of 2700 earning a $250 scholarship and a second leg toward a silver trophy, with Missouri and others in the final standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collnge
UPI
University of Nebraska
Kansas
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
South Dakota
Missouri
Obterman
Nashua, Waterloo Man Change Farms
Nashua and Waterloo residents report farm trade involving Ja Dee Jr D J Mc Grath who owned land east of Nashua for eight years. He exchanged with J E Conley of Waterloo for a smaller Elma area farm and will relocate March 1. Conley will move from Elma to the Nashua area farm purchased here in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Ja. Dee
D. J. McGrath
J. E. Conley
Waterloo
Elma
McGraths
Mr. Conley
Uyed
Merch
Livestock losses by disease on decline report
Eastern Iowa Veterinary association notes a continued drop in livestock losses from infectious diseases with 12 cholera cases reported across many towns including Loss Nation Elvin Andover Bryant Morley and Wilton Junction. Chickens suffer cholera and cattle hemorrhagic septicemia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Last Nation
Elvin
Almont
Andover
Bryant
Morley
Wilton Junction
West Liberty
Olin
Hartwick
Chelsea
Sigourney
Flamhogs
Atkins
Lost Nation
West Branch
Mount Vernon
Mechanicsville
Blairstown
Preston
Solon
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Kenta
Stanwood
Marley
Norway
Key
Stoke
Lady Nation
Ryan
Corn's Strength Boosts Other Grain Markets
Chicago prices showed corn gaining strength while lifting other grain futures. Strong Liverpool wheat cues supported early gains, though provisions fell. cotton prices slipped on light demand with mixed futures to end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vee
Bere End Ab
Mexico
Washington
Wieske
Chikago
Liverpool
Lo Abe
Grains and Provisions Quoted in Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade cash quotations show wheat and corn prices across grades with oats rye barley and rice figures. Provisions list lard ribs and bells with exact dollar amounts in late trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Chicago
Dec
Norther
Packers Buy Few But Hogs Steady Summary
Chicago market report shows hogs steady with receipts about 48,000 head and most prices near prior day highs. Cattle and calves total around 9,000 with demand slow and prices mixed, while sheep and lambs show limited activity and steady or weaker values. Potatoes move slowly with Russets steady and other whites firmer in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Atinesota
North Dakota
Idaho
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Union Yards reports a listing of representative sales livestock in Chicago from December. The fragment highlights livestock selections and market activity in a brief industry notice style.
Market declines dominate as several leaders slump
Stocks fell broadly with declines of one point or more in late trading. Montgomery Ward dropped sharply while U S Steel, General Electric, Canadian Pacific and several others shed 4 to 5 points. Packard Motor and Wright Aeronautical rose, while radio and other names fluctuated. Bond and money markets also moved, with call rates rising to about 32 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dee
Erices
Stock Exchange
Montgomery Ward
U. S. Steel
General Electric
Canadian Pacific
Woolworth
Allied Chemical
Westinghouse Electric
U. S
Motor and Accessory
Packard Motor
Ns New High
Chrysler
Brockway
Murray Corporation
Victor Talking Machine
Columbia Gas
Gold Dust
Gall
Wright Aeronautical
Polit
Liethlehom Steel
Wesson Oil
Chrysler Motors
Anaconda
Greene Cananes
Chesapeake & Ohio
Steel Common
General ‘Motors
Atlantic
First National Stores
Associated Dry Goods
Kavinian Department
Arnold Constade
F. G. Shalluck
Altha Radio
International Nickel
Curtiss Airplane
Goodyear Rubber
Industrial Rayon
General Motors
Packard, North American Co
Aled Chemical
Chile Copper
Yellow Truck
Johns Manville
Allied Chemical & Dye
BBC American
American Car & Sre
American Locomotive Vet
Ality
American Stet. & Rel v
Neersee
BMS
American Te
American Tobacco
Babes Armour
Beeverris Attehtson
LIS
Atlantic Coast Line
AGONY
Atlantic Refining
Ceepereve Rene
BOM
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacine
M. St. BP. & Pac
Ghia
Western - E Chic, BR. T. & Pac
Onrysler
Colorado
Col. Gas & Eres
Corn Pradnels
Dodge Bros. A
du Pont de Net
Greene
Houston Drive
Hudson Motors Int
Internation Nickel International Paper
Inter
Kansas City Southers
Kennecott
Mack
Marland Owmo
Missouri Paccific
Nash Motors
New York Central
N.ow
Norfolk & West
American Peevys
Northern Pacific
Packaret
Ns Pan. Am
Paramount Fam
Bas
Pennsylvanian
Phillips
Pullman
Aree
Remington-Rand Cay Republic Fron & Sheol
Reynolds Tobacco
San Fran
Seaboard Air Line
Sears
Texas & Paeie
Texas
Union Carbine
Union Pacific
U. S. Ind
U.S
Vannadivi
Wabash
Maryland
Westinghouse Electric Willys-Overland
Yellow Truck Air Rebetton Co
Mid-Continent Petroleum Shell Union
Lveay
Libert
Tiberty
Liberty
Ist
Provisions New York and Chicago Markets Report
New York market notes steady receipts across poultry and eggs, with live poultry and turkeys listed for freight and express. Chicago and St Louis reports show mixed changes in butter eggs cheese and poultry prices with platform shifts and variation by grade and product type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Der
Butler
Express
Towls
Turkeys
Ducks
Chicago
Young Americas
St. Louis
Sioux City Livestock Receipts and Prices Report
Receipts at Sioux City stockyards include 3,500 calves and steers with steady to firm price moves for most classes. Cows and heifers show mixed demand while stockers and feeders rise slightly. hogs see slow bidding and marginal gains. sheep and lambs see light activity with stable to modestly higher values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sioux City
Mt Ewos
Bond Market May Be Tight With Small Declines
Trading in New York was tight with minor downward moves. Anaconda Copper 1s rose 2 points while Andes Copper 7s fell a point or more. Inland Steel and Guha Sugar 95 saw declines, Barnsdall 6s fluctuated, and utilities lagged. U S government obligations showed improvement in a cautious session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Der
Andes
U. S
Waterloo Bank Debits and Recording Totals Week Ending Dec 5
Waterloo Clearing House reports bank debits for the week ending December 5 at 6,008,107.00 and overall debits at 1,420,263.00 pride, with prior years 1927 and 1926 figures listed. Instruments filed and mortgages recorded show weekly totals and comparisons, including deeds and chattel mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Bank
Black
Hawk County Abstract Co
Ing
Waterloo Clearing House Association
Cicsgeeeen
Feed Markets Firm On Light Offerings
Washington DC December end week report shows firm feed markets due to light stocks and small offerings. Demand remains good though less urgent. prices for various feeds hold steady or higher than prior periods with regional quotations across Chicago Minneapolis St Louis Kansas City Omaha and other centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Colorado
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Brosas City
Livestock market report from St. Joseph stockyards
Hogs show bulk prices from 6.26 to 8.40 per 100 pounds, top hogs around 8.40. Cattle receipts near 2,000 with steadier bids. calves and yearlings mixed, cows and feeders limited. Sheep receipts about 4,900 with moderate activity and steady to firm prices for fed lambs and fat ewes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Paul
Minn
Bee
Heliery
ST. Joseph
Afo
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QWA
Holman
Rockzein
College Livestock
Nashua, Waterloo
Man Change Farms
Minneapolia
Toduy Bath
Faluires
Maren
Gee
Owleags
Toledo
Britain
Des Jugo-Slivin
Vibe
Austeia
Argentina
Wee
WTF
Chicasgo
Tech
Northwest
Wees
Haliday
Oan Steers
She-Stock
Selea
Ngs
Lasser
Swift & Co
Abetee
Alteks
Nee
Myles Loh Rath
Sloe
Bow
Teise
Prine
MHD
Bae
Jown Flour & Pett Co
Montgomery-Ward
Mast
Sora
Whea
Indianapolis
Cleveland
State Loan Co
Riviera Theatre
Atchison
Topeka
Santa
Hirst
Louisville
Nashville
Southern Pacific Company
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Pennsylvania
Sevared
Missowi Pacific Mirst & Ralunding Fs
Denver & Rio Grande
New York Block Exchange
Commercial National
Commercial National Bank
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