Benton farmers tattoo hogs to aid disease control
Benton county farmers increasingly tattoo hogs to identify farm origin under a packer regulation. The system helps trace tuberculos is infection and supports premiums of ten cents per hundred. Local markers are distributed at Keystone and Norway offices, with brands assigned by Farmers Savings Bank and Farmers Elevator.
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Vinton
Benton County
Farm Bureau
W. J. Norris
Norris
George Easker
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Keystone
Charles ,Buchanan
Farmers’ Elevator Company of Norway
la Porte
F. Simpson
la Porte City
Norvis
Fairbank Institute Wins Despite Bad Roads and Snow
Fairbank Ia February 11 despite bad roads the Four County Farm Bureau and Community meeting in Fairbank drew crowds in the high school auditorium. Highlights included plays by local schools, talks on rural recreation projects, fruit tree care tips, and a crowded corn and grain show with J D Bantz and William Gissell leading multiple professional and amateur categories. Junior show winners included Niel Bierschmidt Gordon Niel Bethel Clow.
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Courier
Fairbank
Farm ‘Bureau
Qran
Sweetwater Trail
Merle -Shover
Black Hawk County
D.P. Beyea
State Department of Health
Ed .S. Dyas
Farm Crops Department
Iowa State College
H. E. Nichols
Towa State College
H. Wins
O. Noxel
Carl Nourse
J. D. Bantz
William Gissell
M. D. Bantz
Ira Finch
Willem Gissell
M. ©. Bantz
Carl Budzins
Willam Gissell
Wiliam Gissell
Leslie Gissell
Bernard Kerns
Orval Anderson
J. F. Dietz
Valari Iserna
Charles Trebon
Pete Sullivan
Donald B. Budzine
Herbert Albright
Valari Kerns
Lorraine Albright
George Dietz
Cattle and Horses At Auction Near Hudson
Cliff Loonan farm sale two miles east of Hudson drew about 500 people and grossed $6,000. Cattle values ranged from 100 to 155 per head for milking Shorthorns. yearling heifers 87.50. calves 67.50. Ten horses sold from 100 to 160, two-year-olds 109, yearlings 67.50. Feeder hogs brought market price, 1200 bushels of corn sold at 74.5 cents, oats at 4.0 cents. Farm machinery also sold well. buyer details for the 160 acre farm not announced.
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Hudson, Ta
Cliff Loonan
Here
Farmers Questions and Comment Invited at Waterloo Courier
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the editor of the Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa. Address communications to the editor, Water loo Eventing Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, and call 6109 for inquiries.
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Waterloo
Towa
Prize corn standards at Missouri Seed Growers show
In Columbia on February 11 the Missouri Corn Growers association sets rules for prize winning entries in certified seed. Winners must meet 90 percent production in the traditional class and submit ten ears a peck of shelled corn and 100 kernels with 50 percent germination for the new class. Championship events will also cover yellow white and early varieties grown from seed certified in prior years. Exhibitors must plan to certify seed for the next year and germination tests will be shown a week after planting 200 kernels in soil boxes.
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Columbia
Missouri Gorn Growers’ Association
Missouri
Farmers Co-op Elevator Reports Yearly Gain at Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Feb 11 A total business of 80138.78 for the year just closed an increase of 4100 over 1927 was the report read at the Farmers' Cooperative elevator company meeting here Saturday by FP A Lund president The meeting was held in the Commercial club rooms Dinner was served at noon by ladies of the Cedar Falls township farm bureau The company organized in 1919 handles grain coal and seeds The past year was one of the best the co operative has had and much of the credit is given to R A Gage manager Charles Hearst Des Moines president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation was present and spoke Henry Adolphsen N G C Olsen N P Olsen Henry Jorgensen and J H Nielsen were named on the board of directors for the coming year succeeding Ed Refshauge Bert Virden Ingvar Guldager George Mathes and Merlus Bergstrom A Lurid and Edward Olsen were re elected to the board The board will meet to elect officers soon.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Company
FP. A. Lund
Commercial Club
Farmers’ Co-operative’ Elevator Company
R. A. Gage
Charles Hearst
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Henry Adolphsen
N. G C. Olsen
N. P. Olsen
Henry Jorgensen
J. H. Nielsen
Ed Refshauge
Bert Virden
Ingvar Guldager
George Mathes
Merlus Bergstrom
A. Lurid
Edward Olsen
4-H Banquet Honors County Winners in Waterloo
More than 100 attend the Black Hawk county club banquet at Black's tearoom despite impassable roads. Lloyd J. Loonan urges youth to join clubs to learn to win gracefully and lose with dignity as the junior farm movement grows toward 800000 in 1931. Grace McComrick reviews club work, with medals awarded by Lulu Moser, Miss Merle Shover and T. A. Hoverstad among others. Donald Hamer and Arvila Simonsen, gold medalists, speak on club value.
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Lloyd J. Loonan
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Black's Tearoom
Grace McComrick
J. L. Uban
Carleton Sins
Waterloo
Merle Shover
A. H. Evans
Smith-Hughes
Hudson
Lulu Moser
T. A. Hoverstad
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Mt. Vernon Pals
Orange
Oelwein Co op ships 1928 livestock to buyers
Oelwein Ind Feb 11 The Oelwein Livestock Shippers association forwarded 93 cars of stock last year totaling 6,564 head worth 132 659 56 gross. Newly elected officers are Otto Schmidt president G E Sauerbry vice president A W Stewart secretary treasurer John King and Vern Logan directors John W Reiser manager.
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Oelwein
Oelwein Livestock Shippers Association
Otto Schmidt
G. E. Sauerbry
A. W. Stewart
John King
Vern Logan
John W. Reiser
Tattooed Hogs Bring Additional $14,000
Premiums totaling $14,000 have been collected by county farmers from packers paying bonuses for tattooed hogs from accredited districts. H. J. Boyds of the Uvestock commission announced the figures today in Bronx City, fa.
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Bronx City
Woodbury ‘County
H. J. Boyds
Uvestock Commission
Traer Man Claims Early Bird Title in Iowa
Traer Iowa February 12 J J Sealock who lives north of Traer reports the season’s first hatch in the area with 20 chicks born February 1 from two hens confirming an earnest early start for local farmers.
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TRAER
J. J. Sealock
Wisconsin Guernsey Breeder Frowns on Forced Production
Wisconsin Guernsey breeder L. L. Martiney, vice president of the Wisconsin Guernsey Association, urged breeding restraint at the Iowa Guernsey breeders’ Ames meeting. He warned against overproduction, stressed maintaining breeding condition, and advised price discipline for foundation cows. He favored proven family lines over single high records and recommended refined cattle, calf feeding thrice daily to reduce digestive troubles.
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L. L. Martiney
Wisconsin Guernsey Association
Mr. Martiney
Iowa
Martiney
Guernsey
Vinton High School Sponsors Farm Institute in Benton County
Vinton Iowa hosts a large upcoming corn and poultry exhibit tied to the Farmers Short Course and School fair sponsored by the Vinton High School vocational agriculture department. More than 3,000 ears of corn and 200 birds are expected with exhibits in Lincoln High School gym. Public programs run Thursday and Friday from 1 45 pm and a School for Parents will be held Thursday at 7 30 pm. The event aims to boost scientific farming and local cooperation, with A B Kirk noting strong community interest.
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Vinton
Courier
Benton County
Vocational Agriculture Department of
Vinton High School
Lincoln High School
M. A. Hauser
Roy Watkins
Town State College
Ames
J. J. Newtin
Grimes
Allen Kline
Benton County Farm Bureau
Forest E. Moore
A. B. Kirk
Smith-Hughes
Red Hog Auction Posts 38.50 Average in Cedar Falls Sale
Feb 11 sale at Thompson’s West Nine feenth street farm drew buyers from Waverly Conrad Bea man Edgewood Strawberry Point Marshalltown Reinbeck and Prague Neb. Thirty-two Duroc Jersey hogs sold with top price 61 and low 14. Average 28.30. Total sales 1202, all cash. Thompson stages two to three sales each year.
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Cedar Falls
Thompson
Wheat Pit Turns Bullish Amid Cold Europe Trade Factors
Chicago trading today showed wheat rising on relentless European cold and anticipated crop damage. US wheat visible supply fell by 2.3 million bushels, boosting bullish sentiment alongside buying against corn offers. Corn slipped as May futures slid near 98 cents while oats followed corn’s tone. Hog and cattle trading mixed with firm sheep values. receipts varied but overall market strength centered on wheat.
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Chicago
Europe
United States
Board of Trade Cash Quotations for Wheat and Corn
Chicago Feb. ti-cPi-Wheat prices range No 2 hard 1.98 No 3 hard 1.25 No 4 hard 1.10 No 2 northern crisis 4 335 No 4 northern spring 1.08 Corn prices list No 4 mixed .89 No 6 mixed 1. a No 3 yellow 66 97 No 4 yellow 1 83 No 6 yellow 86 85 The bid for oats and rye figures appear No 3 white 53c No 4 white 48 50 No 3 white 50 40 No 9 rye 1 124 Burley 78c Timothy seed 5 30 65 Cloverseed 29 50 30 40 Lard 14 92 Ribs 12 50 Bellies 12 75
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Tee
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Sabe
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Switt & Co
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Aeteaee
Prom Rath Packing Co
B. Rath
Prom Lown Flour & Peed Co
Cohn Bros
Peretes
Horsa
Atock
Muakrata
Livestock and grain market roundup with prices
Chicago reports bid and sale figures for hogs cattle calves and sheep with price ranges by weight. Kansas City notes wheat corn and cattle receipts and bids while Chicago hay markets show Timothy clover and mixed hay price bands.
Brisk Upturn in Stocks at Gloge After Holiday Rally
New York shares surged as copper and numerous industrials led gains while the market closed higher on brisk activity. Early losses narrowed, with several issues advancing and total volume around 3.5 million shares. loans remained unchallenged and non ferrous miners boosted prices before the close.
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International Combustion Engineering
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Interstate Department
Wright Aero
Pete Marquette
Realty
Greene Capenes
Byers
International Business Manchinte
Manuil Sugar
Chrysler
Wright Aeronautical
Dunton Pavifle
Johns Manville
Atchison
National Cash Register
U. S. Steel
Kennecott
Columbia Gas
Canadian Pacific
Sinclair
International’ Nickel
Granby Copper
International Telephone
St. Joseph
Creone Cannanea Copper
Cerro de Pasco
Anaconda
Calumet & Heath
International Nickel
Reeding
Galen Carbide
Westinghouse Electric
Goodyear
Chicago Foreign Exchange Prices and Minneapolis Grain Notes
Foreign exchanges in New York show mixed demand with Britain and several nations listed with varied cent values. Minneapolis reports flour unchanged in carload lots, family patents around 57.20 to 57.30 per barrel and shipments totaling 38,207 barrels. Peoria Grain notes corn grades and soy oats with minor price moves across Yellow No 4 and No 5, plus oat and barley rates.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Provisions Prices and Receipts Across Markets in New York
New York market notes list numerous dairy and poultry figures with receipts for butter creamery at varied grades, and cheese at Twins and Americas brands. Poultry shows dressed and fresh categories with hens roosters turkeys ducks and geese priced by freight and express, with regional references to nearby white hennery and pullets. Chicago reports similar butter and cheese prices with packing stock and standard and extra firsts.
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Ruthter
Jtifa Disci
Rob
Freieht
Medrby White
Niearby
Chicago
Americas
The Rhyming Farmer By J Edward Tofft
A reflective piece about careful planning inspired by a dog that tests paths before lying down. It cautions against rash bets and urges prudent choices, using a farmer narrator and a simple proverb like a dog’s cautious habit. The poem stresses learning a better way through everyday example.
Straw stack collapse buries cattle near Traer Iowa
Straw stack at the F. J. Kubik farm collapsed burying 12 cattle in Traer Iowa. Eight died, four rescued. Estimated loss about 700 dollars. Nearby livestock market reports show mixed cattle and hog receipts and price trends with steady to lower tendencies on fed steers and beef cows.
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Traer
F. J. Kubik
Mr. Kubik
Sioux City Livestock Prices and Market Report
Sioux City Iowa February 11 cattle receipts about 4000 with buyers noting weakness in beef steers fat cows and feeders while yearlings hold above 12.25 and medium weight beves above 12.50 hogs steady to higher with butchers above 9.65 and sows strong sheep receipts 4300 with slaughter lambs 16.00 to 16.25 and feeding lambs steady around 14.50 to 15.25. Also report of New York curb memberships at 1850000, Kansas City prices for meats butter poultry and eggs.
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Celves
Chicago
ST. Paul
Minn
Sioux City
Ted Helfers
Bond Market Sees Partial Recovery Led by AI Convertible Bonds
The bond market staged a partial recovery led by American International Convertible 5 4 s with American International rising about four points. Alleghany Corporation, International Telephone Convertible bonds, and International segment 3 showed strength among speculative leaders. Industrials and rail shares held firm while the foreign list remained weak.
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Alleghany
International Telephone
International
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