Halt fed herd off cows guts profit for dairy farmer
Pikader Iowa Dec 30 News quotes Walter Seaman tester for Little port Cow Test association as saying half fed dairy cows are unaffordable. He notes many farmers underfeed while grain fed cows outperform. He promises next month to compare summer and fall feeding with grainless periods and stresses feeding according to each cow’s production to maximise profit and minimize cost.
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Pikader
Walter Seaman
Littleport Cow Test Association
Cps
Cooperative Livestock Shipments Plan Annual Gatherings
Benton county cooperative livestock shipping associations unveil a new plan for annual meetings during the week of January 4. Marketing specialists from Iowa State College and Chicago Producers' Association will discuss marketing costs, shrinkage, and profitable markets with local leaders. The schedule spans January 4 to 8 with meetings in Garrison Shellsburg Arcadia Van Horne Blairstown Belle Plaine Newhall Vinton and Keystone, aiming to boost attendance and provide market guidance.
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Vinton
Ter ‘Co-Operative Livestock Shipping Associations
Benton County
Shipping Association
S. H. Thompson
Iowa State College
A. L. Ames
Chicago Producers’ Association
Knute Espe
Iowa Livestock Shippers’ Federation
Thompson
Catherine of Kenton
Couis -Operative Livestock Shipners
Garrison
Shellsburg
Atlas
van Horne
Blairstown
Belle Plaine
Newhall
Keystone
Tips for Gardeners Planning a Crops Ahead of Spring
Backward gardeners with hopes for a better garden next year may begin by ordering seed catalogs to study varieties of vegetables and plants. Early orders free time later for prep tasks like sharpening tools, repairing gear, and making stakes for tomato vines, all aiding an organized garden plan.
Tama Farmers and Business Men Banquet Brings Community Ties
In Tama Iowa a banquet gathering 442 local farmers and business leaders fostered closer ties and discussed agricultural conditions. Speaker M Mortensen of Iowa State College projected a bright future for dairy, noting rising demand and limited butter stocks while cautioning about temporary entrants from cheap corn. E H Binghan Cedar Rapids will speak at Toledo tonight on common make its products.
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Toledo
Ponighi
Tonizhe
M. Mortensen
Iowa State College
Mortensean
Mortensen
E. H. Binghan
Cedar Rapids
MULES INCREASE HORSES DECREASE IN IOWA FARMS
Iowa farm census results show tenants operate 41.7 percent of land in 1926 down from 44.7 percent in 1925. Land values declined since 1920 though buildings rose. average farm size shrank to about one acre less. Of 215,444 farms, 116,423 were owned, 1,645 by managers, and 94.4 percent by tenants.
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Des Moines
Dee
Iowa
Department of Commerce
All Land
Huildi
Miles
Iysimules
William Wendt Has Modern Farm Home
William Wendt, along Brewer road, reports electric lights installed and a water system in place in his farm home. He notes the home is among the more modern examples in the area as power and basic utilities are supplied to local farms.
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Ware Wendy
William
Tren Fawnship
Brewer Road
Mr. Wendt
Limestone crushing plant to aid legume production in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Ta December 20 Fredericksburg area plans a quarry on Lavers lane to install crushing machinery for limestone used to sweeten soils for legumes. A truck will be procured to deliver limestone to farmers.
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Fredericksburg
Csperlali
Chandler
Lavers’ Lane
Girls from rural clubs attend Ames short course
Rural girls from Black Hawk Bremer and Fayette counties travel to Ames for the junior short course. Delegations include Cedar Falls and Waterloo township members, chaperoned by Miss Lulu Moser. Other county girls such as Treye Bruns Viola Griese Frieda Becker Mildred Mittus and Smelda Dickmann join from various towns. Beulah Van Flauen wins a prize at a national show. Fayette county sends 55 girls, led by Mrs John King with nine active clubs represented.
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Black Hawk County
Ames
Black Hawk
Cynta Fohes
Margaret Clark
Marcella Refshauge
Mandaline Erg
Stram
Cedar Falls
Iya Wood
Ruth Shanks
Vivian Noltensmeier
Waterloo
Lulu Moser
Jack Hawk County
Denver
Dee
Bremer County
Ames Junto
Treyie Bruns
Viola Griese
Frieda Becker
Mildred Mittus
Smelda Dickmann
If L. Dickmann
Shell Beck
Busy Gee
Mast Butler Township
Anes
Ruth Haberman
Beulah van Flauen
Genevieve Holland
Beulah
Chicago
Glass Company
West Virginia
Fayette
Payette County
Sam Holmes
Rundalia
Center
Westield
Jefferson
Smithfield
Union
Fremont
Harlan
Scott
Bremer Farmers Sweeten Soils With Limestone
Bremer county farmers hauled in at least 2400 tons of limestone last year to aid legume growth and alfalfa. Two tons per acre applied to about 1200 acres improved soil for alfalfa. County agent D. D. Offtinga led lime orders, with about 175 soil acidity tests conducted locally and a farm tour featuring expert demonstrations at I. H. Brandt and George W. Christopher plots.
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Waverly
Bremer County
D. D. Offringa
farm _pureau
I. H. Brandt
George W. Christopher Place
Auction prices for corn and alfalfa hay at local sale
A messy OCR note reports corn selling around 60 cents or two cents per bushel at farms near Raymond and four miles from town. Alfalfa hay from the Murches farm reportedly brought about 22 dollars per ton. The text is garbled but indicates multiple local auction actions and uncertain figures for oats and other commodities.
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O'Cornner & Angarl
V Murches
Raymond
Poultry Mite Control Methods Outlined by Town Extension
Town Extension service outlines three measures to curb red mites in poultry. Clean up filth and improve housing sunlight exposure. Build movable roosts and dropping boards with minimal gaps. Paint or spray roosts and nests with a strong solution of lime sulfur or stock dip mix. Apply four to six times across spring and summer in pairs a few days apart.
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Town Extension Service
Chicago Wheat Market Slips Amid Weak Foreign Demand
Chicago trading on December 30 shows wheat futures easing as foreign markets fail to respond to yesterday's sharp advance. Prices fall across contracts with modest gains later offset by profit-taking and selling pressure. Corn and oats follow the downward trend amid ample offerings, while hog futures stay near steady as provisions hold.
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Chicago
Argentina
Austentia
Degander
New State
Decca
Waterloo Markets Grain Prices and Lamson Bros Sales
Grain market report from Waterloo shows prices at фон. ut. Eee 30 with representative sales furnished by Lamson Bros and Co. 403 Marsh. Dias re bids. J. A. Morey is manager.
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Waterloo
Lamson Bros. & Co
Marsh- Dias
J. A. Morey
Stocks Show Mixed Change With Some Records Touched
New York stocks edged lower on isolated weak spots as broad market strength persisted. Key names like United States Steel and General Electric slipped, while low priced shares and high priced specialties showed selective buying. Final sales firm with mixed moves amid year end adjustments and merger hopes.
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New York
S. S
Ohs
United States Steel
General Electric
General
Motors
Kresge
Mathieson Alkati
International Telephone
Allied Chemical & Dye American Canoneese
American Car & Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smelt & Ret
American Sugar
American Tel
Bane American ‘Tobacco
Wets Atchison
Smear
Smear - Atlantic
Coast Line
Baldwin Locomotive
Beltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Stel
California Petroleum
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather
Cerro de Paseo
Chandler Motor
Dodge Bros
Erie Railroad
Famous Players
Fisk Rubber
Foundation Co
General Asphalt
General Elertric
General Motors
Prouis Great Northern
Guilt States Steel
Hudson Motors Finois Central
C. & G Int
Combustion Eng
Radio Corporation
Steeiss
St. L
San Fran
Seaboard Air Line
Sears Roebuck
Standard Oil
Union Pacific United Cigar
Whbash Railway
I Ward Baking Bo
Westinghouse Electric
Willys-Gverlane Woolworth
Board of Trade Cash Quotations December Chicago report
The Board of Trade cash quotations from Chicago on December 20 show mixed grain and feed prices. Prices include No 2 yellow corn, No 4 yellow soybeans, Barley at 7.50, Timothy seed around 7.50, Cloverseed about 30.50 to 32.60, and oats pricing in the 44 to 46 cent range with several white grain varieties listed.
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York
New York
Alting
Chicago
Gan Ebi
Ybarley Gibo
fLimothy
Hog and cattle prices slide in Chicago market report
Chicago dispatch reports hogs steady to 20 cents lower with receipts about 21,000 head. Bulk for 240 to 300-pound hogs $11.00 to $12.10, early top near $12.10. Cattle receipts 10,000 with steers and heifers showing about $8.50 to $11.00, fat beef cows $5.00 to $6.00. Sheep and lambs light demand, lambs $15.50 to $16.75, feeders around $16.75.
St Paul Livestock Report From Market Receipts and Prices
CATTLE receipts about 3 000 with steady to strong tone and values from 7.00 to 8.50 for steers and yearlings, cows and heifers around 5.20 to 7.00, canners 4.25 to 5.85. CALVES receipts 4 500 with higher prices, best sold to packers near 10.75. HOGS receipts 25 000 down 25 75c with weights 10.75 to 11.00 for desirable lots. sows around 3.40 to 4.00. pigs down about 75c. ABP receipts slow with top fed lambs firm. locals report fat lambs around 15.25 to 15.50 and light natives early. Sheep in light supply with several doubles noted.
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Elise Nehang
ST. Paul
Minn
Sioux City
Peoria Hog Market Receipts and Prices Reported
Peoria stockyards report 3,800 hogs received with top prices around 1.73 and 11.35 for various grades. Carine Teceinis noted as fair with good tone and unchanged, calls top at 15.50.
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Peoria Livestock Peoria
Ielover
Prices at Chicago and New York Marts Show Mixed Movements
Chicago and New York markets report varied prices across dairy, meat, and produce. Butter receipts total 4,391 tubs with 4c extra firsts. eggs 6,964 cases. poultry and turkeys listed with by freight and by express prices. cotton futures noted steady with January around 20.20 and March near 19.95. livestock in Sioux City shows cattle, calves, and sheep prices, with pockets of strength for fat cattle and limited gains for fat sheep.
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New York
Express
Sue
Brvallers
Ditte
Southern
Gitte
Southwestern
Chievo
Chicago
Dee
Amery
Americas
Ccotton
Wigher
701 Herd Owners Seek TB Testing in Chickasaw Co
Seven hundred and one cattle owners in Chickasaw county signed a petition praising the bovine tuberculosis eradication program run by the farm bureau with county agent Frank Hunt supervising. The county reports 350 herds under federal supervision this year, with thirteen meetings held to stress disease control. In other news Headlyn reports a big alfalfa yield with R Wilson of Maxfield township harvesting 17 loads on four acres and planning six more acres for 1926.
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Hampton
Chickasaw
Iowa
Frank Hunt
Phoss
Headlyn
Wilson
Maxfield Township
Greene Creamery Officers Re-elected at Greene Co-op Meeting
Greene Indiana reports officers of Greene Co-operative Creamery re-elected at the annual meeting held locally. Clyde Bechtelheimer of Waterloo attended and spoke at the session. Warehouse and sugar price notices are included, with regional car shipments and sugar market data noted.
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Greene Creamery
Greene
Greene Co-operative Creamery
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Waterloo
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