Poultry Profits Down Last Year Despite Higher Egg Output
Ames Iowa December report shows Iowa record flock hens average 129 eggs per hen for year ending November 1 up from 124 and 117. Despite higher yield profits per hen fell to 3.55 from 3.94 and 3.65 two years ago due to lower egg prices. Single Comb White Leghorns led in production. Guy Brady Sac City topped with 296 eggs per hen.
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Courie Special Service
Ames
Iowa
Guy Brady
Sac City
Brady
Herbert Hagg
Essex
Page County
Hagg
B. E. Craven
Kellogg
Jasper County
Craven
D. Martin
New Providence
EK. J. Erebill
Donnellson
Lee County
Price
Breshtbill
Algona
Fred H. Urbatsch
Plymouth
Jesse D. Sickler
Ogden
Sickler
Buckdate Farm
Melcher
Bree
S. C. Rhode Island
C. Lib
Linn Grove
R. C. Rhode Island
R. D. Hawks
Audubon
E. L. Buring
Gowrie
Charley Gutch
Albia
Frank V. Kelly
Britt
R. C. Brown
Orville Cleverly
Collins
S. C. Bull
Harryl. Moore
Burlington
C. R. Webber
Cedar
John Ray van DeVenter
Gilman
A. H. Culver
Glenwood
W. Moss
Des Moines
Anconas
G. W. Pollock
Willamson
Open season urged after blizzard kills pheasants and lawmakers warned
W A Eyestone of Vernon township reports a harsh storm left about twenty pheasants dead or unable to seek shelter. He notes birds frozen on snow and urges no open season next year and restraint in cock bird shooting. Butler County Farm Bureau to meet December 19 at 10:30 am with talks, reports, music and a picnic banquet.
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W. A. Eyestone
Vernon Township
Eyestone
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Reader participation section invites questions and comments directed to the Editor Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Contributions may be sent by mail or phone.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Borer In 55 New Counties
Federal scouts report the European corn borer has reached 55 new counties expanding the fight south west and north. Ohio leads in infestations with Michigan Indiana and Pennsylvania following. Ber rien county Michigan serves as a western outpost with nearby counties in Indiana and Cheboygan Michigan to the north. Officials expect a federal funded clean-up of up to 2 per acre for 15 000 acres and a compulsory 20 percent clean-up in the worst areas after farmer efforts. Authorities anticipate states will assume regulatory duties after July 1 1928 while the federal government continues scouting and quarantining to halt long distance spread.
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Washington, D. C
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Berrien County
Jardine
Jesup school corn show opens with four classes
Jesup Iowa December 14 The annual school corn show opens today at noon and runs to Friday December 16 Limited to Jesup consolidated school members Judge A G Larson Cedar Falls will select winners Students and Agricultural Instructor Falck direct the event Charles Fuller is president Martin Fratzke vice president Gus Horn secretary Emery Zuck assistant secretary Four class groups cover ten ears yellow ten ears white ten ears not yellow or white and single ears with sections for grades five and six seven and eight high school and agricultural class A freak car section is open and sweepstakes prizes awarded for each class and for singles Entries must be corn raised on the exhibitor family farm.
F W Edwards to Speak to Farmers Cedar Falls Two
Cedar Falls December 14 County Attorney P. L. W. Edwards will speak at the Cedar Falls Township Farm Bureau meeting in the I O O F hall on Main Street Friday evening December 16 Ora Howard, chairman, announced. County Agent J L Uban will show the motion picture Mrs Jones about a farmer wife who left rural life then returned home Smalling Black Hawk county Farm Bureau president will attend also. An all day Orange Township Farm Bureau meeting follows Friday December 16 starting at 10 30 a m for both men and women. Women bring sandwiches and two covered dishes for the picnic. yarn and sewing equipment for project work. men will discuss commercial fertilizers used on Orange Township farms.
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Cedar Falls
Plw. Edwards
Main Street
Ora Howard
J. L. Uban
Orange Township
Butler County Cow Test Association to Meet Dec 16
Packard Virginia December 14 An invitation extended to all interested in dairying to attend a one day meeting of the Butler County Cow Test association in Packard. The program includes music talks and features with a dairy extension specialist from the state College. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m with a noon big feed where each family should bring sandwiches and another dish.
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Jayerder Spreigt Seve Pee
Packard
Butler County Cow Test Association
State College
Miller speaks at initial Cedar Rapids farm bureau meeting
Mrs. W. D. Miller of Grundy Center Iowa chaired the Fifth district women's farm bureau program at Cedar Rapids. She was set to precede Dr. H. C. Taylor, ex-head of the bureau of economics at the U S Department of Agriculture, during the inaugural Alan County Farm Bureau event.
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Miller
Grundy Center
W. D. Miller
Women's Farm Bureau Organization
Fifth Congressional District
Cedar Rapids
Alan County Farm Bureau
H. C. Taylor
Bureau of Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Waynedale King Belgian stallion sold for 7500 dollars
Former champion Belgian stallion Waynedale King, the junior champion at the National Belgian Horse Show in 1926, was sold by Evert King of Chicago for about 7500 dollars after the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The buyer, Walter Hill of Montana, has ranch interests and previously purchased mares from Sheriff Brown in Minneapolis. The sale traces the horse’s lineage to the famed Farceur stallion formerly owned by William Crownover.
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Waynedale King
S. H. Schmalle
Thornton
Chicago
Evert King
Farceur
William Crownover
Hudson
Schoor
Corn Market Volatile as Rally Signals Profit Taking
Chicago reports mixed trading with a divided uptrend in corn amid profit taking. Export corn from the Gulf strengthened while country offerings were light. wheat and oats showed modest gains and provisions fluctuated. European demand and Argentine crop notes influenced buying, with bullish cornering by a prominent trader cited as lifting prices.
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Chicago
Nestercas
Gulf of Mexico
Othe
Vie
Wis
Bettier
Great Britain
Oais
Oals
Ad Trans-Auanta
United States
Rome
McLean Plan Cuts Pork Production Costs in Two Ways
Henry Thede Jr of Gladbrook Tama County is highlighted as a top dairy hog farmer who adopts the McLean system. He reports lower losses and rapid growth by housing hogs individually, keeping sows off the pens, and feeding with minimal crowding. The article notes a local Duroc hog sale with strong demand, averaging $34 per head and a top bid of $54 for a showy animal.
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Gladbrook
Henry Thede Jr
Tama
Thede
McLean
St Joseph Livestock Market Report Includes Hogs Cattle Sheep
Hogs receipts 9 500 steady to 10 cents higher top 8 10 bulk 190 pounds 81 9 percent most moved to Tapantia prices range 7 to 7 75 packing sows unchanged at 7 80 cattle receipts 3 500 calms slow steady from Tuesday close vealers 15 00 steers and yearlings strong week to date sheep receipts 6 000 active steady top fed wool lambs 12 40 many at 12 00 92 pound wool outs fat ewes around 6 78
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Tapantida
SEO Sag
Mnlle
SUEEP
Hicago
Der
ITNS
ATK
Chicago
Kansas City
Amiaha
PhD
St. Joseph
Sioux City
St. Paul de
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Bond market activity shows muted turnover in Dec 14 issue notes
New York December 14 1871 bond trading was in moderate volume with limited gains. Copper bonds moved up modestly while Anacapa 7s U S Rubbers and Humble Ov 5s eased. Union Pacific 43a rose nudging above 16, utilities saw slight activity, and Treasury issues remained inactive amid small war-time business.
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New York
mRecon
U.S
Union Pacife
Foreign Department
Liberty
Treasury
Board of Trade Cash Quotations and Grain Prices
The record lists Board of Trade cash quotations for grains and feeds with mixed grades and prices. Wheat varieties show No 2 hard at 1.30 and No 1 northern spring around 1.28 46, with numerous yellow and white corn and oats grades cited. Not quoted notes and miscellaneous seeds and provisions close with marginal figures such as Cloverseed 22.00 to 29.00 and provisions like Lord 311.90, Riba 11.00, Bellies 0.75.
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Chicago
Anniery
Ettredge
Ward
Gorn
Hte
Babs
Bate
Batley
Lord
Winneapolis
Minn
Hog Trade Rebounds as Weights Shift on Pigs and Sheep
Hog buyers showed mixed appetite with heavier pigs up to 290 pounds trading around 7.60 to 7.80 per hundredweight while 210 to 300 pound hogs drew bids near 7.50. Slaughter hogs sold mostly 7.60 or lower as markets cooled. steer and calf activity softened while sheep receipts rose unevenly with limited demand at higher weights.
Stocks Sink and Rise Amid Turbulent New York Session
The New York market showed a burst of activity with some stocks slipping sharply after a midday surge. Porto Rican Tobacco slumped from around 63 to 40 before a partial recovery to 47, while several pools were said to be active in other issues. Yet strong gains appeared in Bethlehem Steel and related rails during the session with broad buying interest across utilities and major manufacturers. Foreign exchange opened steady with sterling near 4.87 and the close remained irregular as leaders in chemicals, autos, and steel posted mixed results.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Piiiadelphia Com
Yang
Abitiht Power
Greene Cananea
Colorado Fuel
Central
General Motors
Gineval Blendie
U. G. Steel
Montgomery Ward
American Car
American Steel
Curtis Atepline
Davis Chenteal
New Traven Railroad
TADS
American Can
American Car & Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smelt
American Sugar
American T. & TL
American Tobacco
American Water Works
Anaconda Copper Atchison
Atlantic Coast Atlantic Refining
Baldwin Locomative
Baltimore & Oslo
Barnsdale
Bethlehem. Strel
California Petroleum Canadian Pacific
Cerro Ie Pasco
Chesapeake & Ono Vieiy Ecu
Chicago
MIL & St. P
Chicago & North Western
R. J. & Pacific
Chrysier v
Coca Cola
Rores Colorado Fuel Col. Gas & Fl
Corn Products Cribible Steel
Dodge Bros
Erie
Firiechmann
General Flertri
Csevene
General Rathway Stamal
Great N
Great Northern
S.seseeee
Houston Clere
Hudson Motors Dinors Central Tank
Harvester
Paner
Kansas City
Kennecott Copper
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nashville
Mack "Pruck
Marland Oqcee
Texas
Missouri Pnetfle
New York Central
Yieceie
Norfolk & Western Mor
American Morther Pacific Packard Bigiete
Prt
B . Paramt
Las
Pennsylvania
Philips Pet
Pierce
Arrow
Stevens
al Pastam
Renan
Reginida
Tabacco
Bovi
St. Lake A
San Francisco
Seaboard Air Line
Roebuck Sinclair Con
Oil
Southern Dairies
Southern Pacific
Southern Tallsway Standard
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Standard
Studebaker
Corporalian
Texas & Pacific Exes Pacific Ld
Timken
Union Carbide Ieve
Fnian Pacific
Ind
Ale
Statrh Surel Wabash
Western Wfarylund
Westinghouse Electric Wikl
Omaha Livestock Hogs and Cattle Prices Mixed in Reports
Receipts show hogs higher early butchers later at about 81.60 to 7.75 per cwt with weights 169 to 260 pounds. Cattle receipts around 7,500 with fed steers and yearlings steady to higher, but some prices weak on light supplies. Sheep receipts near 5,000 with lambs and feeders firm at top around 13.00 per head.
Provisions and Prices From Chicago and New York Markets
An OCR style listing shows provisions and prices for eggs cheese turkeys and related goods in New York and Chicago markets. Entries include eggs in storage firsts and seconds, creamery tubs and cases, cheese varieties noted with prices per unit, and assorted poultry items such as turkeys roasters and ducks with sporadic price figures.
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New York
Hennery Brow
Chicago
Tnsi
Burlee
Reese
Livestock Markets Report From Kansas City and St Louis
Receipts at Kansas City and East Saint Louis show hogs and cattle moving unevenly with steady to higher bids on lighter hogs and calves. Hogs at KC mostly steady to stronger. top hog around 8.15 for 230 to 250 pounds, calves generally steady to lower, feeding and stocker categories close to previous closes. Cattle at KC mixed, heavier steers and stockers steady to lower. best cows around 4.00 to 6.50, vealers firmer. At East St Louis hogs slow with tops near 6.33 for 160 to 180 pounds. packing around 8.25 for pigs. cattle receipts 4,000 with steady to 0.65 lower steer and higher veal prices. cows weak to steady and bulls steady. Sheep bids around steady with light lambs near 13.10 to 13.50 and feeder lambs around 12.60.
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Waterloo
Vriers
Naan
Lord
Frank Swit
Dwar
Warstloo
Leghorn
Nenaery Rean
Cleay
Cuckgo
Dee
Insi eChicago
Vazua
Rath
Chicare Ar
TNO
Buss
Eebeies Fae
TAN Prime
Prom
Davies
STO R
Wight
Pouid
Skendy
Fair Lane
Chicago
Wwe
Inxs
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
E. ST. Louis
St. Louis
Sterris
Sioux City
Peoria Livestock and Cotton Markets Report
Peoria market notes receipts 2,000 hogs with steady demand and tops at 8.35. Cotton futures in Liverpool show steady tones with a turnover of 8,000 bales and prices ranging from 9.01d to 9.67d for various months. Chicago cotton futures rise, with December up 14 to 40 points and prominent months advancing.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Livestock Market Report From St Paul Auction
ST PAUL LIVESTOCK sale results show slow cattle bids with steers and yearlings easing. Cattle receipts around 4 000. hogs 3 000. sheep 2. Receipts and price ranges reflect mixed demand with fats at 65045.00, cows about 7.00 to 9.50, hogs steady to strong with early top near 7.83, sows ~7.00, and lambs around 13.00 to 13.50 for native stock.
Sioux City Livestock Prices and Grain Markets
Receipts mixed as cattle, hogs, and sheep move at varied values in Sioux City and across Midwest markets. Dairy and grain figures show thin demand with prices inching up or down for Dec 14 deliveries. wheat, corn, oats, and sugar quotes from Kansas City to St Louis and Minneapolis reflect a sluggish trading day across regional exchanges.
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Farmers ’S Market
Borer
PENN
JESUP
A. G. Larson
F. W. Edwards
Butler
Dre
St, Louis
Gulf
Durgos
Clutter
Ed Norden
Durocs
Oldo Anderson
Elberon
ST. Joseph Livestock
Board of Trade
Trices
Tal
Lille
U. S
Wisconsin
Star
Idaho
Russell
Union
Vos. Ronts
NSE
Pnsy
Dewnnad
Britain
Franer
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Tbat Hollie
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Shaltec
Austria
Howemanta
Argentina
Brazil
Japan
Shanghai
Omaha Livestock
Wen
Ted
Fred Effory
Peoria Livestock Peoria
ST. Paul Livestock
Galves
Hiuth
Kansas Mo
Greg
Omaha
Neb
Hamad
Yale
ST. Louis Grain
Toledo
Black Hawk
Lafayette
Buehler Bros
East Fourth St
Beyed Fisi
FISH
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