Black Hawk county cattle tested for bovine tuberculosis amid blizzards
Over 8 000 head in Black Hawk county have received bovine tuberculosis tests since mid January as four state veterinarians and local staff test by townships. Testing aims to cover an estimated 45 000 to 50 000 head with daily progress hampered by weather.
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N. O
Hudson
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Lonr
G. ©. Stong
J. H. Strader
Eagle
Begins
Washington
Wineinger
L. P
Scott
State Department of Agriculture
F. W. Esher
Butler
Centrifuge Used to Test Dakota Grain for Smut Infection
Fargo reports six North Dakota counties will receive centrifuges for rapid seed wheat testing to detect smut spores. Dr. E. Booth of North Dakota Agricultural College says the method can determine smut presence in under three minutes, guiding seed treatment decisions.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
BE. G. Booth
North Dakota Agricultural College
Booth
Crss
Richland
Burleigh
Towner
Benson and
Ramsey
Grundy H. D. A. to Start Work Monday
Miss Katherine Bolibaugh, Grundy county home demonstration agent, begins work Monday with a Dike meeting to launch the second year home management course on kitchen planning. Esther Pond of the state extension staff leads the lesson and will be in Grundy County all week for meetings. Balibaugh also leads county club work after a career as a leading Iowa club girl.
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Katherine Bolibaugh
Grundy County
Dike
Esther Pond
State Extension Atalf
Pond
Balibaugh
Iowa
al 6O
Grundy
Allamakee Man New Head of Threshers
Des Moines February 28 UP F H Depping of Waukon was elected president of the Iowa Brotherhood of Threshermen at their annual meeting. D T Smith of Ackworth became vice president and G E B Reese of Creston was re elected secretary treasurer H O Reese of Ames joined the legislative committee.
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Des Moines
F. H. Depping
Waukon
Iowa Brotherhood of Threshermen
D ¥. T. Smith
Ackworth
G. EB. Reese
Creston
H. O. Reese
Ames
Livestock Shippers Unite Against Direct Packer Buying
Tama county co operative shippers report a strong year despite direct packer buying by Swift and Cudahy. Garwin unit shows 141 carloads and 2,571,905 pounds with net to shippers at 226,551 dollars, while shrink and costs are detailed. Montour unit declines, prompting a switch to a membership agreement plan to market through the co operative.
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Toledo
Altho
Swift
Cidahy
Co-Operative Livestock Shipping Association
Tama County
Garwin
Z. R. Mills
Chicago
Garwin Association
A. J. Banks
Montour Livestock Shipping Association
Mills
Two, three pen hog route best two, three pen hog houses
Fayette Iowa February 28 portable hog houses prove practical for average farms says A W Clyde agricultural engineer from the state extension service at county meetings. The two pen and three pen houses suit swine sanitation in McLean county system and are easier to move than larger designs. Lumber and hardware supported by local yards and stores.
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Fayette
A.W. Clyde
State Extension Service
McLean County
Clyde
Oelwein
Gelwein
Alfred Hyde
Arlington
Jim Reed
Payette
Peter Graf
West Union
John’ Pape
Maynard
George Simpson
Bristow Man Hatches First 1929 Hatch in Iowa
Bristow Iowa Feb 28 Charles Hunt hatched over 700 baby chicks from Rhode Island Red and Barred Plymouth Rock varieties in his first incubator hatch. The chicks are hearty and thriving despite unfavorable weather with more than half the eggs fertile.
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Courier Special Service
Bristow
Charles Hunt
Rhode Island
Drinking cups boost milk yield for top Iowa herd
A Hartley dairyman, H. C. Cain, saw his five top cows rise from 53.9 to 64.3 pounds daily after installing in-barn drinking cups on January 17. Carl T. Petersen, tester for the Kildee cup winner, notes improved production across herds with access to drinking cups, contrasting with cows forced to drink in snow and cold.
Annual March Trek Underway at Osage
The Osage area starts its annual March moving period. City Marshal Herman Brandat has moved to his farm six miles south of town. Lawrence Pint shifted Monday to his mother Mrs C S Pint’s farm, half a mile south. The Tom Beck family from Janesville will move Tuesday to the B C Miller farm south of the city.
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Courier Special Sevier
Osage, Ja
Feo
Herman Brandat
Lawrence Pint
C. S. Pint
Tom Beck
Janesville
B.C
Farmers Vacations and Comments Invited
Communiqués to the Editor of the Farm Department at Waterloo Evening Courier are invited from readers in Waterloo town. Address messages to the editor and send inquiries by telephone at 6100.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Town
40 Acres of Timber Sells for 100 Per Acre at West Union
George Durscher bought 40 acres of timber land from J. K. Montgomery, five and a half miles northeast of West Union, for 100 dollars an acre cash. The property has no buildings. Nearby Rev. G Blessin sold about 28 acres adjoining Eldorado to Vagts Bros for about 100 dollars an acre, agricultural land with no structures.
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Courier Spelat Servier
George Durscher
J. K. Montgomery
Rev. G. Blessin
Minneapolis
Eldorado
Vagts
Floyd Farm Sells for $150 an Acre
Mr Robeson bought an 80 acre farm one mile east and one mile south of Rudd for 12000 dollars cash equal to 250 dollars per acre. The seller was Charles Gily and the sale was arranged through W J Kollman.
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Floyd
Corley
Hawkeye Farmers Receive Checks Over Fifty Dollars
Thirteen Hawkeye farmers receiving Jo en creamery patronage got checks exceeding 50 dollars for the first 14 days ending January 28. G H Mitchell led with 98.07, others ranged from 93.63 to 50.77 with several just under 50.
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Hawkeye
Joen Creamery
H. F. Hauth
G. Hf. Mitchell
GO. R. Arendlong
AL. Eitel
E.W. Twandt
Ww. RF. Kitch
Ed Eitel
N. ©. Bevins
A. A. Jordan
Fred Ungerer
PF. J. Campbell
William Hawks
J. A. Renwick
George Bkyman
Farm sale in Clarksville nets over four thousand dollars
Clarksville Iowa February 28 The G J Escherhausen sale on the Charles Carter farm in Jackson township Monday totaled over four thousand dollars and everything was sold A single resume offered brought 298 though cows did not sell well The crowd was smaller than expected due to a storm and bad roads
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Courier
Clarksville
G. J. Escherhausen
Charles Carter
Jackson Township
Waterloo Man Moves to Butler County Farm
Greene Indiana February 28 Mr and Mrs Thomas Zurcher relocate from the Sherman Downs farm three and a half miles east of Waterloo to the Otto Schnee place south of town The David Shook family of Waterlon moves from the Downs farm to new residence Hazleton Pennsylvania February 28 Elmer Kelm buys Ezra MecKenzie 40 acre farm and will move there in March Cotton market and futures in Liverpool and Chicago show price activity and open interest with varying bids and March May July October contracts.
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Courier Special Service
Greene
Thomas Zurcher
Sherman Downs Farm
Here
Otto Schnee
David Shook
Waterlon
Art
Downs Farm
Hazleton
Elmer Kelm
Ezra MecKenzie
Wheat and corn rise on market optimism and weather
Chicago reports wheat and corn advancing amidst buying by strong houses and talk of crop damage. Prices moved higher despite selling pressure as weather worsened and export prospects influenced demand.
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Chicago
Commodity quotes from Chicago Board of Trade show mixed prices
The Chicago Board of Trade cash quotations list varied futures like No 2 red Wheal at 1.35 and Corn options around 1.44 to 1.21, with oats and timothy grass and cloverseed priced modestly. Provisions show vara at 11.85, ribs at 13.25, and bellies at 13.75.
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Aibs
Minneapolis
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Daly
Chicago
Northwest
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Minneapol
Hog and cattle market quotes at Chicago market
Chicago notes new peak hog prices at 13 paid with receipts about 31 000 and cattle trading mixed. hogs mostly 10 75 to 11 40 per 160 230 lb weights. cattle receipts 6 500 with calves 3 000 and heavy steers down 25 cents or more. sheep receipts 11 000 with bids weak to lower and early top around 17 40 for sheep and lambs.
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Gattle
Livestock Prices Steady to Mixed at St Paul Sale
Receipts totaling 1800 cattle and 2209 calves show steady to mixed demand with cows weaker and feeders steady. Hogs active with light weights strongest. prices range from 10.00 to 16.60 for various cuts. Sheep opening slow but bids up to 25 cents higher for quality lambs with prime fed lambs around 16.50. Produce futures show mixed butter eggs sugar quotes in Chicago and New York markets.
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Lamba
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Hawk Mabbit Exchange
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Stocks Slip as Money Tightens on Wall Street
New York trading shows money tightness cooling a rally with 40% 0000 shares changing hands. Several industry leaders like Bethlehem Steel American Can and Allied Chemical hit new highs while radio stock retreated. Overnight buy orders kept prices firm at the close as coppers rose and major motors led gains.
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Anarican
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Agaconda Copper Mining
Atchison Topeka & Sante Fe
Baltimore & Ghia
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Cass J. TL
Cerro de Pasco Copper
EIT CG & Co
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Chicago stock prices close on leading shares
Chicago exchanges report closing quotes on leading shares including Allied Products Art Metal Works Barg Warn Butler Bros Glut Alum 3050.86 and more. Aircraft Grigsby Grinion Hart Garter pfd .50 Hort Parr Uti Kalamezoo Stove Meadows Missouri Kennas Pipe Line National Standard Dredge Morrell Pines Winterfront Uni Corp plus Uni Gas United States Gypsum United States Radio & Tel Zenith Radio.
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Allied” Products
Barg
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Butler, Bros. Atte Glut
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Uti
Kalamezoo Stove
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Missouri
Kennas Pipe Line National Ltd
Morrell Oy
Eee Pines Winterfront Uni, Corp
Uni. Gas Co
United States
United ‘States Radio & Tel
Vercione
Iowa Livestock Prices Across Cedar Rapids Des Moines Ottumwa
Town markets report hog prices with Cedar Rapids top at 10.25 for 180 to 350 lb primes. Des Moines shows receipts 1,300 with primes from 9.75 to 10.23 and packers around 8.45 to 9.75. Ottumwa edges up 130 to 186 lb at 8.65 to 9.70 and 260 to 350 lb at 10.15 to 10.95.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Cigher
Ottumwa
Provisions and financial notes from New York market report
New York market updates list butter and egg receipts and prices for creamery products, poultry and dressed goods, with quotes for several items. LIBERTY BONDS and foreign exchange rates are given, including Liberty bonds prices and assorted international currency figures.
Bond market edges higher on gains across groups
The bond market opened with general improvement as Pub-lic Service of New Jersey 4 3 4 5 led a rise in the 3% area. Alleghany Corp and American International 5s posted fractional gains with notable activity in Bethlehem Steel Convertible 4 4 5 5. Baltimore & Ohio issues also advanced while Pirelli tires remained a focal point of irregular foreign trades.
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Alleghany
Americcan International 5
Bethlehem Steel
Baltimore & Ohio
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