Taxes Take Big Toll From Iowa Cash Rent Farms
Des Moines February taxes took an average more than 28 percent of net cash rent before taxes on cash rented Iowa farms in 1928 and 1927, with 1913 to 1915 showing lower shares. The study by Whitney Coombs and Iowa State College covers 862 cash rented farms in 1927 and 803 in 1926, plus 430 share-rent farms in 1926, detailing rent levels, per acre taxes, and the shifting relation of taxes to net rent across years and farm types.
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Des Moines
Whitney Coombs
Bureau of, Agricultural Economies
United States
Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Ames
Towa
New Federal Head Aims to Help Farm Wives Health and Home
Miss Mary Rokahr appointed first federal director of home management for the Department of Agriculture. She will lead 45 field agents to teach modern housekeeping methods, save money and health for farm wives nationwide through home management extension service in cooperation with state colleges. Over 1,000,000 farm homes already participate in the program.
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Washington
U.rhw
Hoover
Congress
Mary Rokahr
Department of Agriculture
Hokahr
University of Wyoming
Imade
Lterature
Rekahr
Second Foot and Mouth Disease Case Reported Near Downey
Los Angeles February 5. Foot and mouth disease has reappeared among cattle about eight miles from Downey in Los Angeles County after an earlier outbreak near Whittier. Authorities continue slaughter and burial to stamp out the disease and keep herds under strict observation. Disinfection and quarantine measures are intensified with California Department of Agriculture aid and veterinary teams supervising premises and stock movement at the Los Angeles union stockyards.
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Los Angeles
Whittler
Cal
Downey
California Department of Agriculture
Union
Rudolph Snyder
Stronger Hatchery Humidity System Aims at Healthier Chicks
R D Lobdell develops a humidified incubator system using outside air heated and moistened by steam jets to control humidity inside incubators for 83 to 89 percent relative humidity at 99 degrees. He reports stronger, healthier chicks and fewer dry eye-related issues versus dry-air hatching. A patent application has been filed. others copy similar ideas without patents.
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Mncu
Waterloo
R. D. Lobdell
Lmmudity Centre
Lobdell
Labdell
Bremer Test Ring Plans Financing Shift At Meeting
Bremer County Cow Test association members held a reorganizational meeting near Waverly hampered by bad roads. Floyd Johnston of the state extension service outlined switching from a sliding scale to a flat rate for test work, with new plans to adopt a business approach and full financial records. Oscar Kries named new tester as the next meeting set for March 6 to formalize the change.
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Waverly
Bremer County
W. H. Woodring Place
Floyd Johnston
State Extension Service
Johnston
Bremer Association
Ames
Bremer
Oscar Kries
South Tama cow test shows high fat and milk yields
February report from the South Tama cow test association lists an average 24.9 pounds of fat and 616 pounds of milk per cow in January among 316 cows. Eight herds exceeded 30 pounds fat, with 10 cows over 55 pounds. top individuals include a Holstein from August Floen at 76.1 fat and 1,769 milk, and Robert Stark’s purebred Holstein at 71.2 fat.
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Toledo
South Tama
Herbert Koepke
Ervin Wang
Walter Uniecht
August Floen
Roanke
Creamery meeting reports strong 1928 production
Cresco Iowa February 6 at the Farmers Creamery annual meeting the secretary B McAllister summarized a 1928 year with 2 410 818 pounds of cream 629 697 pounds butterfat and 772 164 pounds butter plus a 22 6 overrun and 26 1 test. Despite cow losses to tubercular tests output per cow rose due to rains and pasture. Will Frank reelected president and a three member committee was formed to study buttermilk drying machinery.
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Courier
Cresco
San
Farmers Creamery Company
B. MccAllister
Will Frank
Willi Frank
J. L. Staehell
J. P.thomson
Joe Steinmetz
Henry Novak
W. L. Curtis
A. P. Curtis
A. Holcomb
Board of Directors
EB. McAllister
Winning 4-H Club Members Named for Banquet Saturday
Black Hawk County selects four top 4-H members for the Saturday noon banquet. Winners will receive club achievement medals from T A Hoverstad. If weather and roads allow, more than 1200 are expected. Medalists will be announced during the event with gold awards for the outstanding boy and girl.
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Black “Hawk County
T. A. Hoverstad
Chicago Great Western Railroad
B.S. Estes
Dairy Cattle Congress
E. E
Black’s Learogm
Immunization with B C G Shows Little Tuberculosis Value
Washington report on experiments with guinea pigs cattle and other animals testing a Pasteur BCG culture for immunity against tuberculosis finds no true immunity. Vaccinated cattle show fewer lesions but still contract TB. experts Schroeder and Crawford conclude no value for eradicating tuberculosis in livestock.
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Washington, D. C
Hogesteck
Schroeder and Crawford
Hvestack
Farmers Qucations and Comments to Editor
Readers address the Farmer Department with questions and comments published in Waterloo Evening Courier. Correspondence includes notes on farm practices and seeks guidance from the editor. Officials and local readers exchange practical observations from the Waterloo area.
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Waterloo
Upturns in corn and wheat fail to hold in Chicago market
Chicago February 6 grain and cotton futures show initial gains led by corn and wheat, but heavy profit taking pressed prices. Export demand optimism and cold weather outlook supported futures. cotton in Liverpool opened quiet with modest gains and varying futures quotes.
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Chicago
Great
Bertain
United States
North America
Corna
St. Louis
Buenos Aires
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary Chicago Feb 5
Commodity prices including oats corn yellow and white varieties, mixed grades, barley, timothyseed, cloverseed, and provisions listed. Prices shown for oats, corn, barley and various seed grades. livestock and meat quotients include lard, ribs, and bellies with per unit values.
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Chicago
Hogs and Cattle Prices Tilt as Receipts Hit Records in Chicago
Chicago markets report hog receipts at 48,000 with prices mostly down to 9.90, heavy butchers near 9.50, and pigs to 9.00. Cattle receipts 8,000 show weakness with steers 10.50 to 13.00, and cows around 6.50 to 8.50. Sheep receipts 11,000 reflect a market 25 cents lower with fat lambs around 17.10 to 17.35 and feeders firm. Week’s livestock totals run 106,835 hogs, 97,737 sheep against prior period.
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Chicago
BSRB
ST Louis
St. Louis
Brocker
ST. Paul
Minn
Stocks Edge Higher as Lindbergh Flight Prompts Rally
The market opened with mixed fractions as gains in Chrysler Packard Coca Cola and General Motors supported early trading. Wright Aeronautical jumped while Union Pacific and John Manville slipped. overall volume neared 4 million shares with steady close and steady general tone amid favorable trade and dividend news.
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Lindbergh
Pan-American
Wright Coening
Curtiss
Chrysler
American Metals
Aston - Carbide
Victor
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Gabriel Snubber
Mack
Packerd
Kelsey-Hayes
Ralls
Sile
Canadian Pacific
Wright Aeronautical
Mational -Cesii Register
Mullins Manufacturing
U. G. Steel Common
General Electric
Montgomery-Ward
Sterling
New York
U. 5S
Steel
General Motors
National Biscuit
Aled Chemical
Lambert, Gold Dust
May Department Stores
Wilcox Oil
Columbia Graphophone
Allied
Chem. & Dye
All Chalmers Mfg
American Agr. Chem. « Amn
Beet Sugar
Goto
Brocke & Rt
Woolen
Altech
Bethlehem Steel Galli
Pee
Calumet & Aris
Canada Dry
Canadian Pac
Os Case J. L Thresk
Mach
Cerra de Paseo
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ohi
Grest Western
Chi, M. St. P
Pac
Chi
M. St. P
North Western Chi
L & Pac
Sj -Cesaesere Chile Copper
Chrysler Motors
Carh
Vrteere de ‘Colorado
Consolidated Gas
Continental Gan - Gorn Products
Crucible Steel Electric Power
Erte Railroad
General American Geterst Asphalt
General Cigar
General Outdoor
Nash Mtrs
Northern Baciie
Ieceeeseesesesereedi Packard Mtr
Pac, Gas & Pan Amn
B. Ceeeryerrre Paramount Ramous Lasky
BOSE
Radio Corpu
Ama
Seers
Iron & Steel
Union Carbide de Carbon
Union OW
Calif
Union Pac
United
Claara
Universal Pipe Streeteeetere
BOF
Westinghama White
Res Willys
Eis Woolworth F. W
Wright Agro Weeksiees
Yellow Truck & Oech
Provisions and Market Quotes From New York and Chicago Feb Five
New York notes steady receipts for butter eggs and dressed poultry with live stock prices, while Chicago reports similar steady markets for butter eggs cheese and poultry. Liberty bonds quoted and foreign exchange rates listed for multiple nations with the latest bid prices.
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New
Chicago
Livestock prices from Big Markets in St Joseph and Chicago
Livestock market brief from St Joseph Missouri reports hog receipts about 7 000 with prices from 8 75 to 9 65 and sow valuations around 8 75 to 9 50 while cattle receipts near 1 400 show steer and yearling prices mostly 10 50 to 11 25 with beef cows around 7 75 to 8 75. Chicago hay receipts total 41 cars with timothy priced 20 00 to 24 00 and alfalfa 18 60 to 22 00.
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Chicago
Timothy
Clover
Bond Market Shows Mixed Activity in New York Trading
The Puerto Rican American Tobacco 6s, convertible into Congress Orgar Common, led gains amid a dull early market. Convertible notes were irregular as the week opened, with Rew Heaven Convertible 6s jumping to a new high of 136, while Anaconda Copper 7s fell 2.45 points on dividend news.
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New York
Congress Orgar
Rew Heaven
Anaconda
Allegheny Corporation
Ralls
St. Paul
Duquesne Light
Hawkeye Farm Sells for 125 Dollars Per Acre
Market notes from East St Louis livestock report receipts hogs cattle and sheep show varied prices with buyers bidding lower for cattle and calves. Present tenant Harry Olsen remains on the Koester farm with sale details including per acre value and farm tenants.
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John. Koester
Harry Olsen
Kansas City Livestock Market Receipts and Prices
Kansas City and St Paul livestock market wires report cattle and hogs. Hogs receipts about 11,000 with prices mostly down 20 cents. top $9.65 for 200-230 lb hogs. Cattle receipts around 7,000 with feeders and cows range pricing, vealers and yearlings varied. Sioux City and Sioux City area quotes show mixed cattle and hog movements with top hogs around $9.55 to $9.60 and calves strong in spots.
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