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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1928

Page

7

Bremer County Hog Sanitation Meetings Report

Bremer County Fawn Bureau lists over 500 farmers who attended five swine sanitation meetings led by L G Albaugh Roy W Bnyder M A Houser and Dr K W Stouder. The talks covered clean sow ground, farrowing pen sanitation, McLean system use and field demonstrations.

Roy W. Bnyder M. A. Houser Marshall Town McLean K. W. Stouder Stouder Middle West Clyde Bremer County Buch Forcet Henry Minnesota Siztes Bremer Drew Stouder Elriudders Fasm Bureau

Planning Succession Crops For Small Gardens

Planning succession crops maximizes space for two home gardeners with limited soil. The article lists practical pairings such as late cabbage after peas, spinach and lettuce after radishes, and tomatoes between peas, with cucumbers after lettuce. It stresses careful pre-season planning, scaled garden layouts, and sequencing to keep ground productive until frost.

Iowa Farmers Organized Strongly Despite Criticism

Ames Iowa February 29 Iowa farm groups show strong organization with about half of all farm families members and a third in county farm bureaus. State programs promote 4 H clubs women home projects and cooperative marketing. Chickasaw County tests 1200 ears of corn to assess disease and death, with demonstrations on oats smut barley stripe and seed corn treatments planned across multiple farm visits.

Ames Iowa Marl "McDoneld Town State College Tam McDonald Allno Gourier Special Service New Hampton Chickasaw County George Johnson Elmer Rasche Fred Reinhart C. H. Heald

Remarkable Guernsey Cow Produces High Butterfat

In Bloomington Illinois McLean County Dairy Improvement records show No 15 of William Welch herd averaging 420 pounds of butterfat per year for three years and nearing a fourth season. The 11 year old cow dubbed Rack-phones was nearly sold as a canner cow but freshened and is producing milk worth many times her sale price.

Bloomington McLean County Dairy Improvement Association William Welch Chester Long Nerdsman

Buttermaker Named for Weilsburg Creamery Move

George Carolus has accepted a position as buttermaker at the creamery in Weilsburg and will relocate there on March 4.

Welissburg George Carolus Weilsburg

Tomatoes Good Side Line Crop for Iowa Farm

Ames Iowa February 28 tomatoes become a profitable side crop for some farmers near canning plants G W Holsinger Iowa State College extension reports a central Iowa grower earned 1000 dollars from under one acre with tomatoes for grocers and another netted 100 per acre last season Harvesting involves hand picking and placing tomatoes in baskets with production limits and labor estimates provided by Holsinger

Ames Tewa G. W. Holsinger Iowsa State College Iowa Holesinger Mr. Holsinger

Surplus Stock Fetches Notable Bids at Bolt Sale

At the William Bolt sale west of town, high prices were offered for surplus stock. A five year old Holstein cow sold for 135 dollars, a nine year old with 500 pounds butterfat brought 201 dollars, roan heifers aged three brought 98 dollars each. Horses moved from 90 to 155 dollars per head, pigs brought 650 to 960 dollars for fall and summer stock with sows at 18 dollars 50 cents. Hog vaccines were not used.

William Bolt Here

The Rhyming Farmer The Urgent Clerk Satirized

A humorous regional piece depicts a busy clerk at Boyd and Neil contending with a customer over “Bubbled Rye” and other remedies. The dialogue pokes fun at clashing sales pitches and the farmer’s impatience as he tries to steer the buyer toward a preferred product.

Boyd Neil Nooly Tooseid

Farmers Questions and Comments Invited

Readers are asked to send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department in the Waterloo Evening Courier inviting farmer input and correspondence by mail or telephone.

Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Towa Phonn

Wheat and corn futures rise on hopeful crop signals

Chicago markets closed unsettled with wheat advancing after bullish crop news from Europe and domestic winter wheat area, while corn surged on talk of smaller Argentine yields and firmer farm reserves. Oats and provisions followed an uptick as traders priced tighter supplies and later declines in Argentina's crop outlook.

Chicago Oklahoma Europé Chisago

Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary

Chicago quotations show Wheat several grades with prices around 1.98 to 1.64 and mixed at 41.39. Corn bids include No 3 mixed and No 4 billed. Barley and Timothy seed listed with prices, plus globe seed at 25 to 26.75 and provisions like pork and bellies priced near 11.20 and 12.37 respectively.

Chicago Adi Eic Baye

Sharp swings in stock market prompt volatile trading

New York Feb 20 stock market shows sharp fluctuations as oil shares surge then retreat. Strong moves in Standard Oil and various oil issues drive early gains while Continental Bank A drops. foreign exchange and commodity quotes follow.

New York Montana Montgomery Ward Golkt Dust Missouri Pacific Preferred Mexican Seaboard Ol Igh Sun Oil Housten Pan American Marland Atlantic Refining Lago and Texas Pacific’ Land Trust American Smelting International Nickel Kresge Department Sterling van, Chem. & Dye American American American American American American American Tobacco BO American Water Works Esi Anaconda Ws Cep Eeteyereesnueereuver Alemison Eee Nermneer Erenees Atlantic Coast Line Atlante Refining Baltimore Barnsdale A Bethlehem Steel California - Petroleum Canadian Pacific Cerro de Paseo Chesapeake Chicago Oct Western Aly G& RL & PP Chrysler Cora Cola Colorado Fuel Colorado Gas & Consolidated Gas Corn Products Crucible Steel Dodge Bros, A. du Pont de Re Erle Eerensiter Ene Fleischmann Freeport-Texas General Electric General Motors General Raihcay Great’ N. Tr Great Houston Oil Hudson Motors - Uinois Centees Eng Int Harvester Kansas City Southern Kennecott Lehigh Valley Este Louisville & Nashville A. Eeeerey Marland Oil Missouri Pacific Nash Motors Hud Norfolk & Western Or Worth American Ibe Worthern Pacific F Packard Ra Pan. American Prt Polece Patamt Fam Las Pennsylvania Phillips Petroleum Pierce-Arrow Postume Radio Rep. Iron & Steel Reynolds Teobacco B St. L San Fran Bea

Fair demand for smaller swine hog market notes and cattle

Chicago and Peoria stockyards report robust hog demand with good prices for lighter weights while heavy hogs show resistance. Cattle trade mixed with tops near 16.00 for steers and softer movement for heavy beef cows and calves. Sheep and lambs start slow but steady. feeders hold steady amid small supply.

New York and Chicago Prices and Receipts Report

New York reports steady cheese and poultry receipts with 12 654 tabs and 101 000 pounds of cheese already received. Chicago notes mixed finished goods and egg receipts at 11 401 cases with diverse price spread. potatoes show weak old stock but firmer new m n demand, with Wisconsin White and Idaho Russet prices listed.

New York Chicago Bakter Pact Springs U.S Imarket Wisconsin Idaho Florida Buss Vu. S

Omaha Livestock Market Report February Omaha Nebraska

Receipts show hogs at 17 000 head with top just over 7 7 57 per head and averages around 7 112. Prices for 170 to 280 pound hogs and butchers to 7 75. Sows and cutters ledger at 8 75 to 9 50 with totals across categories. Cattle receipts total 4 500 with fed steers and yearlings selling up to 13 75 per cwt and heavier steers around 14 50. Hoifers and buyers note prices near 10 00 to 11 50 with all cutters around 7 50 to 7 60.

Omaha Neb

Livestock Receipts Reported Across Major Markets

Estimated livestock receipts at 11 markets show varied totals with Chicago and Kansas markets leading. Regional figures list hogs and cattle arrivals at Omaha Sioux City St Joseph St Pauls Cleveland Pittsburgh Buffalo and others with weekly and yearly totals noted.

Chicago INS Kansas Omaha E. St. Bouts St. Joseph Sioux City St. Pauls Indianapolis Cleveland Pittsburgh Buffalo

Bond Market Sees Firm Tone Amid High Grade Bonds

In New York trading on February 28, moderate demand showed for high grade bonds and the list overall held firm. Union Pacific and Rock Island led the railway group while Frisco issues paused on profit taking. Missouri Pacific moved opposite the trend as utilities and Latin American issues drew varying interest. Federal securities remained dull.

New York Union Pacific Rock Island Mews Railway Group Frisco Missouri Pacific Bonis Foreign Department Federal Governaent

Delaware County Veterinarians Form Associated Group

Delaware County Veterinary association formed at the Nella hotel with all local practitioners present. Dr. W. S. O'Brien Ryan was elected president and Dr. F. C. Bralaker Edgewood became secretary treasurer. Next meeting March 23 hosted by Dr. T. J. Gilbon Dyersville with program led by Dr. R. C. Ripple Hopkinton on swine diseases.

T. J. Gilbon Dyersville R. C. Ripple Hopkinton Delaware Dubuque County

Broad Lows Bring 35 in Farm Sale

At P T Faber farm northwest of Manchester 34 head of cattle averaged nearly 80 dollars each. Horses brought 40 to 100 dollars, a gelding colt 65, a team of mules 202, cows around 100 with 114 top, brood sows 35, feeders 11, fall pigs 5, boar 14 50, hay 8, seed corn 2 40. Auctioneer Hopkins handled both sales. Hemstreet sale Cedar Falls 29 Feb saw steady prices with calves 27 a head and ewes around 85 to 100 dollars. Correlated markets include St Paul livestock reports and cotton and flour prices.

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