Seed purity and known origin emphasized in alfalfa farming
Dana Utah December 27 Adam Miller vocational agriculture leader notes seed purity and known origin as crucial after seed bed work. He cites Utah Montana outputs totaling 90 percent of US alfalfa seed and 60 percent from Utah. Miller details certified and verified origin terms and previews August tour with Association Bee Hive Seed Growers through western seed belts and Yellowstone park.
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Dana
Adam Miller
Smith-Hughes
Utah
United States
Montana
Miller
Chicago
International Seed and Crop Improvement Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Mr. Miller
Idaho
Bee Hive
Yellowstone National Park
F. G. Churchill
Second Best Walnut Tree in U. S. Grows on J. Rohwer Farm
Nineteen years ago a Rohwer son planted a random walnut seedling on the family farm eight and a half miles southwest of Grundy Center Iowa. The tree was judged the second best walnut in the United States by a panel from the Northern Nut Growers Association. Judges included Dr William G C Deming Mortford Conn J Russell Smith Columbia University and Willard Ch Bixby Nassau County Long Island NY. The tree grew from 14 feet to 40 feet tall with a 40 foot spread and yielded eight bushels of nuts in 1998 before squirrels carried many young nuts away. The Rohwer tract remains a deer grove yard where the tree stands.
New Marketing Plan Aims to Aid Hog Growers at Reinbeck
Reinbeck Iowa plans a livestock shipping association to supplement local hog marketing after Lorenz and Cramer closed. Fred Robins would manage a central selling point and notify owners to bring stock for shipment to Chicago under a cooperative plan, replacing distant truck routes to Waterloo or rail hubs.
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Reinbeck
Lorenz & Cramer
Waterloo
Vln
Fred Robins
Serving &S
Poultry production drops due to severe weather
Allison inspector Mr. Lee reports Allison hatchery flocks in good condition but egg and meat output well below normal, blamed on extreme weather. He has handled about seven thousand hens and plans to cull twelve thousand more for the Mason City hatchery owned by W. H. Nichols.
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Allison
Dee
Lee
Mason City
W. H. Nichols
tHutabold
New Officers Farm Group Plans First Meeting
A farm group announces its new officers Allison Ta and Dee 27 and schedules a Monday, Tan 8 meeting at the Earthtone? office. Officers include John Literate as president, John Burroughs secretary, HE Van Halen treasurer, and Robert Smith as warning. Directors listed include Alfred Begurlin Floyd Kingery Graver Weinberg Sutcliffe George Wilder and several others across multiple towns.
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Graver Weinberg
Fremont
Sutcliffe
Butter
George Wilder
Ben Lindaman
West Poin
Harold Atdurson
Pittsford
Austin
Martie
Dick Telinghuisen
Ripley
Seig Hartwig
Jefferson
Chinde Adaiy
Shell Rock
Ahrendt Nelson
Albion
Biadate
Monroe
W. S Aielin
Muedison
W. Austin
Washington
Farmers seek reader input via editor in Waterloo Courier
Inquiries and comments are invited by the Farm Department of the Waterloo Fryening Courier. Readers may send communications to the newspaper office at Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Fryening Courier
Stock Producers to Convene Next Month
Chicago December 27 The annual meeting of joint stock producers’ association will be held January 25. Osgar G. Mayer president of Institute of American Meat Packers will speak alongside R. W. Dunlap assistant secretary of agriculture. Mayer will discuss mutual interests of packers and producers and Dunlap will address the department of agriculture’s relation to organized livestock producers. The talks aim to clarify federal efforts toward farmers’ co operative concerns amid criticism of government work by Agricultural Trades of America. Mayer may signal packers’ stance on new market trends.
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Chicago
Osgar G. Mayer
Institute of American Meat Packers
R. W. Dunlap
Duunlap
Department of Agriculture
Trig
Agricultural Trades of America, & New Organization
Mayer
Butler Co Farm Women Study Home Furnishings
Allison Ti December 27 Results of women home management work in the county were strong reaching 1922 women through 329 meetings held in every township. The program offers homemaking education via extension department and other classes. Next year focus shifts to home furnishing with township outreach aided by festival organizers and training schools. Mrs Robert Smith was re elected county chairman for the year.
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Allison
Eveery Township
Robert Smith
Local Limestone Crushers Aid Farmers in Delaware County
Delaware County in 1927 saw an extensive limestone and fertilizer campaign. Twenty nine crushers supplied agricultural limestone, ten new crushers were added, over 10,000 tons used to improve soil for legumes, and farmers planted forage crops and applied lime and superphosphate fertilizers.
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Tancreprom
Manchester
Delaware County
Raber
Camis
Parmer
Boys Learn to Raise Sheep at Ames Shire Farms
A newly organized group displays livestock stock at Ames Shire farms as they prepare for county fairs. Judges emphasize quality as several exhibits, led by members of the Shen Rat Vinten and Gotan Crys groups, vie for top prizes.
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Ford Wes
Angie
Fey
Caleae
Ames
Shen Rat
Ford
Menmmyini
Gotan Crys
Snyder
Farmers Own Large Business Concern
A historical notice describes a farm cooperative or farming business with substantial output and sales. It reports butter production of 82 008 pounds from 412 patrons, total butter sales of 492 242.80, and the department’s 139 080.47 in product value. Hog shipments reach 425 151.69 dollars, with hardware flour and other items offered and priced for farmers.
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Monbecio
Bee
Barnes
Yasit Urmuahy
Raesuerative
Eteanigy
Prtadueys
Busine
Poultry Farm in Howard County Builds Big Barred Rocks Business
Royal Puritan Farms near Le Roy Delaware County shows strong demand and large-scale production. The operation reports 6 000 to 10 000 Barred Rocks annually with a $5 500 yearly feed bill and daily inquiries averaging 40 to 100. Manager Schneider built a modern facility including a 108 000 egg hatchery and on site offices.
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Weother Special Service
Osage
Howard County
LeRoy
Mion
Royal Puritan Farms
J. A. Schneider
Ofice
Poultry Journal
Wis
Schneider
Wisconssn
Marine Corps
The Rhyming Farmer by Edward Tutters Humorist
A rural verse piece reflects on farm life and gender roles, noting a farmer’s success depends on his wife. The speaker, an ironic humorist, asserts that half the work and joy of farming hinges on her labor in tasks from poultry to pies, rivaling the value of chores.
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Jessom
Mtraighi
Ben Naav
County meeting to elect officers and hear reports
Vague notes show a county meeting set for Monday January 9 with elections for officers and directors. Various reports and hearings appear, including discussions of needs and finances, with figures and labor costs mentioned.
Omaha Livestock Market Report Summary
The report lists hogs, cattle, and sheep trading figures with prices and weights. Highlights include hogs around 210 to 640 per, steer and yearling prices near 845, cattle receipts at about 5,000, and lambs selling around 12.75 per hundredweight.
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Omaha
Singh Liao
Meddier Welehts
Minker
Anrl Fretary
Ted Walled Lambs
Feeding Labs
Corn and Wheat Market Fluctuations Amid Export and Weather Signals
Chienags reports mixed grain trading as corn gains strength late while earlier setbacks weighed on markets. Wheat opened down then recovered. oats tracked corn and provisions eased slightly. Government estimates of yields are questioned amid reports of high supplies and poor test weight in feed grains. weather factors and export activity influence prices in Chicago Kansas City and Minneapolis.
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Arcivuis
Chicago
Kansas City
Canaha
Wheat and grain prices from Chicago Board of Trade
The Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat at 1.28 for No 2 hard, spring at 1.37 1/2, and various No 3 to No 6 mixed and yellow grades with multiple price points. Corn, rye, barley, cloverseed, and provisions like Lord, ribs, and holes appear with listed prices and sample grades.
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Chicago
Atsc
Lord
HOG AND CATTLE PRICES ADVANCE AS DEMAND HOLDS
Chicago market reports light hog trade steady to higher with bids around 8.70 to 8.80 for choice lots and bulk packers steady. Cattle receipts 13 000 with fed steers strong to steady, some at 16.00. sheep demand steady with higher lamb values. total hog supply 136 400 and cattle 96 900 at principal markets. Cotton futures move higher on New York open with January around 12.38 cents and March near 19.60 cents.
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Drevanber
Mary
Ins
Dale Ali
Waterloo
Nason
Dee
Walguag Adults Co.v . Tee
Renee i
Legharn
Taney Hennery
Waterlon
Prom Rally Packing Co
al Pelos
Steers
Ree Ab
Travh
Pathers
Dei
Wald
Morse
Aga
Chicago
TBS
Ore
Ings
Catlie
Osa Tao
E. ST. Louis Livesto
St. Lois
Aleady
Sonthercot
Steel drives mixed stock market movement in New York
Stocks fluctuated with steel leads guiding the session as U S Steel rose above 153 while Midland Steel products hit a new peak near 260.42. General Motors advanced, more bids appeared for motor and rubber shares, and call loans rose to 5 percent amid a narrow price range.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Midland Steel Products
U. Steel
General Motors
American Agricultural Chemicon
Allis Chalmers
van O
Oppenheim Calling
Goodyear and
Goodrich Rubber
American Repubies
Atehisoi
Livestock and grain market reports from Minneapolis and Kansas City
Market notes record livestock receipts and grain prices across Minneapolis and Kansas City. Items include Dec 27 commodity quotes for wheat corn oats and potatoes, with reports of slow movement and dull demand, plus foreign exchange briefs and regional stock summaries.
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Wisconsii
Idaho
SLA
Grain Receipts and Shipments In Chicago
Grain receipts and shipments update from Chicago shows receipts ending and shipments progressing as markets close for December 27. Data highlights include inflows and outflows across ports and mills with noted variations from prior periods.
Livestock receipts and prices from major markets
Kansas City and St Louis reports show hog, cattle, and sheep receipts with mixed trends. Hogs mostly steady to higher, cattle firm with higher spots, sheep weak to lower. top bids and typical ranges listed for each class.
Agricultural market prices from New York Chicago and Kansas City
Market notes report butter prices eggs and cheese across major cities. Receipts and specials include extra firsts for butter and eggs, various poultry values, and regional quotes from New York Chicago and Kansas City with changes noted.
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New York
Chicago
Omaha Grain Prices and Wheat Corn Quotes Enigmatic
The report from Omaha Neb cites mixed grain prices and wheat quotes with unclear figures for No 1T No 2 and No 3 hard wheat plus several corn and oats descriptors. Readers are left with incomplete price data and missing units making exact values uncertain.
Sioux City Stock Market Reports Mixed Prices on Hogs and Cattle
Receipts show 1500 cattle and 6000 hogs with varied bids. Cattle mostly steady to mixed with feeders and cows meeting 4.00 to 8.50. hogs steady to 10 cents lower with tops near 8.50 and 8.15 to 8.40 for bulk. Peoria and Minneapolis markets also noted with livestock and grain price movements across regions.
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Sioux City Livestock
Sioux City
Iac
Gattle
Sociny Hay
Kansas Cit
Anita
Timothy
Peatede
Shea
Rats and Mice Expense Ad Promises Easy Kill
An old classified style note touts a year long rats and mice expense plan with ready to use poisons and a pest control claim. The ad mentions Meyers Red Fox Poison Kernel and products like Ready to use Sure Kill No Funs No Muss, and ends with a tease about Abe and Tie at drug stores.
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Abe
Bond Market Quiet as Holidays End
New York December 27 bond market steadies after holiday recess. New Haven 4s led rail with a two point rise, other issues near Saturday's close. Government bonds hold gains with little activity in industrial or public utilities sectors and modest foreign division turnover.
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New York
New Haven
Missouri PacMe
Neperness
Artie
Hudson Ocal Fa
Oeither
Pubie Milnty
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Iowa
U. S
J. Rohwer Farm
LeHoy
Edward Tutters
Fuliral
Asseuited Press
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Strange
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Kansas City Livestock
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Ain
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O & Hartels
Tewls
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Hinke
Wollenberger
Wollenberger & Convestment
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