Exports of Farm Implements Rise in 1925 Through November
United States agricultural implements exports for January through November 1925 totaled 70.46 million dollars, up about 22 million from the same period in 1924 and surpassing any prior calendar year except 1920. Argentina leads purchases, with strong demand in Russia and Western Europe, while South Africa and the Far East show steady activity. Wheel tractors dominate, with 40,873 units worth 23.60 million dollars exported in the period.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Tiassia
Russia
France
Germany
Europe
Baltic
South Africa
Far East
Reid and Gay Are on Guard for Farm Bureau at Capital
Chicago January 2 Chester H Gray of Nevada Missouri former Missouri Farm Bureau Federation president and former American Farm Bureau Federation board member is aiding E B Reid at the Washington office Gray notes the aim to keep work in line with resolutions of the seventh annual national meeting and stay in touch with members through state and county officials
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Chicago
Chester H. Gray
Nevada
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
E. B. Reid
Washington
Bureau
Gray
Farm Bureau
Missouri Farm Bureau Federaiion
Health clinic schedule announced for Black Hawk county towns
A series of child health clinics is set next week across Black Hawk county. Locations include Orange school Tuesday January 3 Finchford school Wednesday and Farm er hall Thursday with Dewar Friday Hutson school Saturday Dunkerton school Tuesday January 22 and Gilbertville Wednesday January 13.
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Black Hawk Reutinty
Orange School
Finchford School
Farmer Hall
Dewar
Hutson School
Dunkerton School
Gilbertville
Guessing on Hog Prices Favorite Indoor Sport Now
A Waterloo businessman bets hog prices will rise to 18 dollars per hundred by next summer while others doubt a peak. Analysts cite fewer hogs in feedlots, less meat packed in 1925, and seasonal marketing effects. Weather, holidays, and fast transport influence supply and price volatility through spring.
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Waterloo
Eagle Township Folk to Meet Tuesday and Eat
Members of Eagle Township Farm Bureau held an all day meeting at Albert Reiter's home and outlined no new program for 1926. Joan Smith was reelected chair, Mrs. George Cook vice chair, and Mrs. Nick Reiter secretary-treasurer. An oyster supper to fund the bureau will be held Tuesday night January 3 at John Smith's home with sandwiches, pickles, salad and cake. A program committee was named to plan monthly meetings. Eight residents were chosen to represent Engle township in a pageant at the January 11 Black Hawk County Farm Bureau meeting. Bugle township plans include community singing as a 1926 project.
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Eagle Township Farm Bureau
Albert Reiter
Joan Smith
George Cook
Nick Reiter
Eagle
John Smith
Township Bureau
Alice Kerr
Jake Blitch
George Kline
John Kerr
Mmes
Dan Conry
Engle Township
P. Hall
Black Hawk
Township Bureaus Hold Meetings to Select Officials
An all day Mt Hope church session elected 1926 officers for Bennington Township Farm Bureau with John Setmitt as chairman Mrs Van Schayek as vice chair Dwight Friedley as secretary and J Ubhan and Clyde as farm and home staff. Hudson and others attended and discussed home furnishing and seed corn. Fox township re elected officers at A J Widdle home with an oyster supper. Barclay annual meeting postponed. Cedar Fells and Mt Vernon townships convened recently.
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Mt. Hope Church
Bennington Township
Farm Bureau
John Setmitt
A. van Schayek
Dwigh Friedley
J. Ol. Ubhan
Clyde
Uban
Elizabeth Hudsop
Black Hawk Farm
Fox Township
Bateau
A. J. Widdle
Widdle
Hudson
Mesare
Chan
Waterloo
Point
Huchanan County
Widdie
Barclay
Cedar Fells
Mt. Vernon
Best Bread Makers On State Program
Cedar Falls girls Denise Muncy and Telenansen won the state junior bread making championship. They returned after demonstrating on the boys sau gers short course program at Ames, presenting their bread making skills and earning renewed recognition from the local community.
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Cedar Falls
Jen
Denise Muncy
Telenansen
Cedar Falls Township
Sau Gers
Ames Thisiday
Anes Weines
Seed Corn Testing Station Opens in Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County Seed Corn Testing station starts at 122 Main Street under A A Burger and A J Larsen. It tests up to 12 000 ears at once with six kernels per ear and offers individual ear testing for northeastern Iowa farmers at a penny per ear, aiding seed vitality decisions for next spring.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Main Street
A. A. Burger
A. Jt
Aly Valet
iManagers
Black Hawk
Mesers
Burger and Larsen
Iowa
Butler Co Girl Wins Prize in State Junior Short Course
Ames Iowa January 2 Special awarding prizes to winners in boys corn and livestock judging and to girls for state championships at the junior short course at Iowa State College concluded yesterday with nearly 2000 in attendance. Greene county led in livestock judging and Cedar county won the corn contest. Leonard Lindgren of Greene county was top individual in livestock judging earning the B C Hiseg trophy and the H H Kildee medal. Greene won the livestock trophy. Cedar won the corn cup.
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Ames
IoWa State College
Greene County
Cedar County
Leonard Lindgren
B.C. Hiseg
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Readers are asked to send questions and comments to the Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo. Communications should be addressed to Edstor Farm Department, and the paper can be reached by phone at 5100.
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Edstor Farm Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
New York Stock Market Opens Strong on First Trading Day
New York opening ses sion for the year shows broad advance with Chrysler and General Motors rising while Woolworth and Sears notice gains. Profit taking appears in some issues but the market closes strong with heavy volume and Industrials led by broader buying.
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New York
Chrysler
Mack
General Motors
Mail Owler
Chatin
Maues
Woolworth
Meebuck G
SB. S. Kresge
Atchison, American, Smeling
Rock’ Island and Foundation Company
Mindson Motors
American
Etnal Salen Terdluy
Saul Cheine & Dye
Teveress
Tel
American Tobacco
Attentaon
Atl
Coast Lin Baldwin Loco
Balt
Onin
Bethlehem
California
But
Sinadian Pac
Learch, Pfd
Cerro de Paseo Chandler Motor
Chesapeake & Ohlo
Issee Chic “& Northwestern
Chic
Mil. & Se
Chile
Copper - Chrysler Corp
Coca Cola
Colorado
Consolidated Gas Comm Products
Crucible
Cuba
Dodges Gros A du Pont de Atom Electric
Tivle Hailroad
Ramous-Players
Fisk Rubber
Case Foundation Co
General Asphalt
General Electric
General Motors Gt
Tron Greetis
Norther
Wave States Steel Hudson Alotores Uineis Central
Oeneeee Independent O. & G. Sreeevis
Combustion Eng
Wee Tol Int
Harvester
Ee Eye Lbs Inc
Mer
Nickel
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley Louisville & Magick Trade Marland O
Radio Coty
Reading
Ir & Steel So
San Fran
Air Line
Sears Ryebuck
Rinclair Coe
Southern Pacific Southern Eye
Standard Gil
Stewart Waster Studebaker
Tekae
Texas
Bristle - Tobacco Propliet Union Turiific
Merpholoo
Ward Baking Boo” Weatinghewe Elan
White Meter - Willys-Overland
Woolworth Oe
Essa
Grain and Stock Markets Closed Today
Most grain and livestock markets were closed today with quotations available from Chicago grain markets. Chicago livestock quotations are furnished as usual, keeping investors informed on grain values and market activity.
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Chicago
AUSPICIOUS SIGNS FOR WALL ST. WITH NEW YEAR'S START
New York reports Wall street opens 1926 with railroad and industrial stock averages at record highs and bankers predicting continued business prosperity. The previous year saw a historic market with only two sizable interruptions in March and October, while recent readjustments leave speculators overall in control of the advance.
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New York
Wall Street
Wheat market surges on Hoover remark and grain fears
Volatile weekly grain market with steep upturns in wheat as the Hoover statement sparks price gains. Wheat quotes rise about 214 to 9 cents, corn and oats show smaller gains, and provisions vary. U S mills face a tight supply outlook with December wheat delivery touching 1090 a bushel amid talk of government action to curb surpluses and Argentina harvest concerns.
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Chicago
Hoover
Canada
United States
Rais
Argentia
Argentina
Prices and markets wrap from Chicago to New York
Chicago and New York announce mixed produce prices with receipts and grade notes. Eggs show unsettled markets with varied firsts and seconds, while butter, potatoes, poultry hints and foreign exchange rates are touched, listing several regional price quotes and overseas currencies.
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New York
Utter
Henners
Hennery Browna
Kunanx City
Dan
Kansas City
Springs
le Bar
Waterloos Marests and Market Prices Listed
The Waterloo market page lists prices for livestock and farm goods from various suppliers including Waterloo Mitta Co and Rath Packing Co. Items shown include barley and flour, butter, potatoes, poultry such as turkeys and ducks, cattle with steers and cows, hogs with prime hogs and packers, hay and straw, salted and green skins, furs, and livestock pelts with assorted quality grades.
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Waterloo
Pricea
Waterloo Mitta Co
Waterloo Co-op
Tripoli
TB Roosters
Finnl Packers
Barelay & Bo
Coln Bros
Hog and cattle market prices buoyed, Jan 2 report
Chicago market news shows receipts of 4,000 to 4,400 head with hogs 10 cents higher. Bulk good and choice weights 200 to 240 pounds range $11.35 to $12.50, larger sows around $9.25 to $9.05, and packers seeking 2,000 holdovers. Cattle receipts 500 with steers about 25 cents higher, top around $11.75, feeder stock steady to higher, and calves around $15 to $15.50. Sheep and feeding lambs mixed, with fat lambs near $16.85 and yearlings about $12.00.
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Chicago
H.thetom
Paul
Saaas
Kamibs
Sheen
Oman
Sev
Mala
OGS
Kansas City
Kans City
Tiny United Advance Biehirhe
Fesler
Nigier
Packer
Slade
Fe Tauo
Livestock Market Prices and Receipts Report
Weekly livestock summary shows mixed gains across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle steady to higher with top heifers near 39.00 and cows about 7.50. hogs largely steady to higher, sows and fleshed hogs stronger. sheep and lambs mostly steady to slightly higher with feeding lambs around 15.50. Omaha market receipts cited with price ranges and weight notes for yearlings, steers, heifers, cows, and stockers.
The Alarm Over the Phone
Victoria faces a gunmen hold up as Nelson awaits a telegram about going west. A banked briefcase of money triggers the crime but a police call and a motorcycle chase force the bandits to flee. The telegram reveals Nelson does not have to leave, saving them from disaster.
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Victoria
Enishert
Nelson
Portieres
Louise
George
Victorie
Louise Hal
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Kansas City and Sioux City markets show mixed cattle and sheep results. Fat steers and heifers sold steady to higher, cows and canners firmer, stockers and feeders strong, lambs steady, with receipts around 2,800 to 2,500 head and top quotes near 11.60 to 15.25 for selected cattle and lambs, while Minneapolis flour markets offered lower prices for family patents and related products.
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Sioux City
Sivanow
Cattle Feeding Shifts to Canada to Dodge Tariffs
Des Moines reports show rising interest in agriculture as 1926 begins. Canada’s demand drives Minneapolis to bid high for corn and cattle feeding locally, with tariff effects altering marketing. Dec trade and farm sales highlight oats, corn, hay prices, and land values across Iowa counties. The Daniel Boone Woolen mills near Davenport begin operations under William Bradford Co. and plan expansion.
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Des Moines
Minneapolis
Canada
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Greenfield
Hans Hansen
S. G. Hyson
Langs
Sac County
A. W. Theilborn
Coon Valley
H. A. Ringenhberger
Garfield Township
Jackson County
Levi Hutchins
Maquoketa
Freferee
Iown
Davenport
Daniel Boone Woolen Mills
William Bradford Company
English Seacoast Plagued by Seals
England's east coast suffers a seal plague as fishermen complain seals outfish them. On Doghead bank near Skegness hundreds nap daily after forenoon feeds while seals gulp half a hundredweight of fish. Shooting fails. seals dive at the first gunshot.
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London
England
Doghead Bank
Skagness
Oldest Latvian Man, 119, Works on Farm at Vatlakalny
Riga reports Kar Preede, 119, a farmer and former czarist sergeant born in 1806, still at work despite age. Church records note his long service, retirement pension, and a home rebuilt with help from his 85 year old son after wartime destruction.
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Riga
Jan
Latvia
Kar Preede
Vatlakalny
Breede
Preede
Held Up Voice Escalates Fear In Silent Call
In a tense exchange a caller pleads for police as a threatening situation unfolds. Louise’s panic rises as she recalls a prior hang up and seeks immediate help while insisting she did not initiate contact. The fragment hints at an escalating domestic or criminal threat and a pending response.
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Gay
Capital
John Smith Home
Farmers Plan
A. G. Larsen
Butler Co
Correll Phiger
Shelby
Franklin County
Dallas County
Grundy County
Cedar
Hamilton County
Mahagka
Cerra Gordy Courtey
Lad
Muscaline
Fivestack
Bvonard Lindgren
Greene
Morensa Fox
Mahask Ter Hackete
Datta Seciwyhart
Grand Brown
Mahaska
Cless Ro Kibby
Shel Eser Soren- Telward Fudd
Greenth
Levi Johnson
Shey Son
Elliot
Helen Ressler
Marshal
Scott
Butler
Bueng Vista
Ring
Geld
Lee
Lether Seltman
Marshall
Frances Raustian
Scart Couny
Sewins
Helen Resster
Iutter
Aoting van Sealer
Elizabeth Forfacher
Buena Vista Comunity
St, Joseph Livestock
Joseph
Liberty
Stn
Fepeth
New
Voraro Vhienge
Wisconsin
Snone
Wall ST
Dult
Deman
Great Britain
Aly
Belgium
Many
Holland
Norwa
Sweden
Denmark
Greece
Latte
Poland
Austria
Brasil
Tokio
Montreal
Ireigne
Omaha Livestock
Mary 2. Woodson
Minn
Welles
Frank Stephens
Reinbeck
Zuneta
John L. Stephens
Osene Tostiche
Judson Savings Bank
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