Farm Bureau honors longtime Fay ette county agent
About 400 Fayette county farm bureau members packed K of C Hall in Oelwein to honor Clyde Combs who leaves to become eastern advertising representative for Meredith publications. Speakers praised his leadership, urged continued organization, and presented gifts before voting on two final candidates for the county agent post.
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Oelwein
Clyde IL Combs
Ssent
Payette County
Muingls
Combs
Meredith Publications
Ray A. Bell
Jefferson Township
W. N. Hatch
Zelme Kunkle
Iowa
C. B. Finley
Fayette County
Finley
L. ¥. Lucas
Oelwein’ Daily Register
Fayette
Walter J. Muni
Waterloo Evening Courier
Bell
Zelma Kunkle
Girts
County Fates Bureau Board
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Readers may address inquiries and remarks to the Fortner Faouv Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa with the provided phone number for replies.
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Fdster_ Faouv
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Farmers to Train Voices for County Singing Contests
C A Fullerton, instructor at Town State Teachers College, offered to train township leaders in community singing for Black Hawk County. A committee chaired by Mrs Ralph Mitchell and others will discuss the plan with him and arrange plans to accept his generous offer. Contest schedules may run February through May with winners announced. county women and girls participate and expand fellowship.
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Black Hawk County
C. A. Fullerton
Town State Teachers’ College
Fullerton
Farm Bureau nNurl
Iowa Farm Bureau Federatiion
Ralph
I Mitchell
N. George
Ora
Howard
Rodger Brown
J. M. Rocéus
Gedar Falls
Farm Bureau
1923 Larger Year for Hog Shipments in Tama Than 1924
Traer Iowa January 22 The crop shortage hit area rail shipments with fruitless corn and oats moves in 1924. Hog shipments hit a record in 1923 with nearly 60 carloads, while 1924 saw far fewer hogs moved. Cattle on feed rose from 113 to about 180 cars by 1923, nearing 200. Horse exports plummeted to three cars.
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Tama
Traer
Farm account keepers to meet in Waterloo Thursday
Iowa Extension agent John Galloway will lead a Waterloo meeting for farmers who kept year long farm accounts. The group will review milk and nonmilk products, feed costs, and overall farm enterprises to improve future practices. A 12 name list was sent to county agent J. Ja. Elan for those continuing the records.
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Pioneer Con Test Association
John Galloway
Iowa Extension Service
Waterloo
Mr. Galloway
J. Ja. Elan
Mer. Galloway
W. T. Ma la
HL Miller
Fe. D. Callies
G. BE
Jah Conanthii
Williate Tridgee
Port Elmer Blough
Widiaan Momiper
A. van Duyn
Arthur Hansen
Lert Furimsaun
Nogsteed
Joway
Beans Cut Dairy Costs for W A Bridge Farm
The report describes W A Bridge using soybeans as protein for dairy cows in Otanece town. It notes cows produced strong butterfat, with a 69 pounds per month average and a single cow yielding 207 pounds of butter in three months. Bridge reports butterfat costs at 25 cents per pound after adding beans.
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Bridge
Otanece
Ting
Guernsey
Amd
Farmers Debate Meet Approval in County Debates
Rural leaders met at the courthouse as 16 county teams plan intercounty competition in the state farm bureau debating schedule. W 4 H Stacy outlined a yearly program. debate topics compare farm life opportunities with town and city life.
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Stacy
Wardin County
State Debate Council
Offringa Relates Dairying Story at Allison Creamery Meeting
Allison Jan 22 The Farmers Co operative creamery held its annual meeting January 17 at the opera house with about 400 attendees. Officers were re elected, the year described as prosperous under A L Nicholas. D D Offringa county agent gave an educational talk on dairying, recounting his observations in European countries where dairying is the leading industry. The opera house was filled and many turned away.
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Allison
Farmers Co-operative Creamery
T the Opera House
A L. Nicholas
D.D. Offringa
Bremer
Planning General Meals Topic at Women’s Meeting
Women project leaders will meet at Walnut Baptist Church on Tuesday January 27 to hear the fourth lesson in a five month nutrition training school. Miss Margaret Baker of Ames will lead and discuss general meal planning and table service. The February session, the final of the year, will cover planning meals for special occasions.
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Black Hawk County Farm Bureau
Walnut Baptist Church
Margaret Baker
Ames
Bremer Creameries Seek 1500 Fund to Fight Ruling
About 164 representatives from 28 cooperative creameries and 73 fat producers in Bremer and neighboring counties approved a plan to raise 50 each as a defense fund. They aim to enlist additional creameries to contest a ruling by the state Department of Agriculture seen as costly and impractical to implement.
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Renilsn. Fa
Sid Gach
Fenmit
Seed Corn Show Offers Large Prizes Across Nation
A national seed corn show in Chicago offers $1,000 for best single ear and $21,690 more for top entries from counties, with a total of $15,950 for champions nationwide. Open to all ages, entries judged by the American Society of Agronomy on vitality and disease resistance.
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Chicare
Chicaro
Wtoeour
America
American Society of Agronomy
United State
Trenton
New Highs For Wheat Boost Export Prospects
Wheat prices led early trading with May and July contracts pushing to new high marks as export demand to Europe and bullish producer notes supported gains. Corn and oats followed mixed, with corn closing firm near session highs while soybeans and futures showed varied strength amid market uncertainty.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Europe
Was
Chen
Hogs and Cattle Slowing as Demand Narrows Across Markets
Livestock quotes show slow demand and mixed prices for hogs cattle and sheep. Receipts in Chicago and other markets range with livestock under pressure while select weights and classes hold near steady levels amid cautious buyers.
Demand for Oil Shares Pushes Stocks Higher on Opening
Heavy buying in oil shares led the market to a firm open with Brooklyn Union Gas and Mathieson Alkali advancing. U S Steel hit 126% the highest in eight years as many issues rose fractions amid rising crude prices. Foreign exchange opens firm as sterling climbs toward parity and traders expect a regular 7 percent stock distribution at an upcoming meeting.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn Union Gas
Mathieson
U. S. Steel
General Asphalt
Houston
Tidewater
Kinney
DuPont
Baldwin
Amertcan
American Smeling
Worthington
General Electric
Texas
Seaboard
London Bank
Sterling
United States
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
Readable OCR notes prices at Chicago and New York markets for butter cheese milk and eggs. Details include creamery and standard grades with various price ranges and weekly receipts and stock notes from January 22. Also lists New York flour and sugar pricing sentiments and refined sugar levels.
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Chicago
New York
Bank Clearings and Market Notes From Waterloo
Bank clearings show renewed weakness in week totals with American Water Works, Anaconda Copper, Baldwin Locomotive and other firms listed. The Waterloo markets digest grain, produce, cattle and staples with week ending figures and year over year comparisons, noting several big company names and price levels.
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Chandler
Motors
American ‘Water Works
Fickbank County Abstract Co
Wickwire
Spencer Steel
Cheep
Waterloo Cteiring House Association
Ecwer
Iad
Chepelel Pom Reae S
Shekie Ren
Asa ‘Merican Grr & Foundry
Aaturdas
American ‘Locomotivea
American Smelt
American Sugar
American Tel. & Fel
American Tobacco
American Water Works
American Wooten
Anaconda Copper Achison - Adagdle Cos Baldwin Locomotive
Uesdiy
Tissik
Baltimore & Obla
Bethlehem Steel
California Petroleumi
S.r. Se
L.s. Mortgag
Central Leather
Andler Motor
Sapeake & Ohio
Idee
Chicago
F& Northwestern A
BR Weed
iChicage
Anne St Paul
Attel Mortages
R. J
Ang Colden Ofl
Cuba
Davison Chemical
du Pont de
Great Northern
Gulf States Steel
Waterloo Mills Co
Sinnard Gros
West
Eee
Awaterloo Co
Mer. Marine
Kelly-Sprinefeld
Rennerott Copgur
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nashville - Mack Truck
Marland O
Maxwell Motor Mex
Seaboard Gil
Kan
Tex
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery-Ward
Stags
Fens
New York Central
Barelard
Houston
Vadsen Motors
Nots Central
Geese
Northern Pacific
Rath Packing Co
Pacific
O.b. Rath
Pan. Am. Pet
International Harvester
Pennsylvania
Rae
Pidia
G&l
Wabash
Westinghouse
Willyss Oveei
HINES
Colin Gres
Durhams Win High Place in Bremer Test Association
Sumner Iowa January 22 B 5 Wy Jan Sor had the top individual cow Pat a purebred Holstein yielding 732.6 pounds of butterfat. John Kohler's crate Holstein second with 63.6 pounds. Louis Gaede's Durham herd averaged 60.6 pounds milk and 33.6 pounds butterfat to lead herd averages. The Wylam herd of Holsteins averaged 37.6 pounds while the lowest high herd averaged 32.2 pounds fat.
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Sumner
Bremer
Wylam
Committee Named to Plan Waterloo Corn Congress
Greater Waterloo Association forms a three man committee to locate a site and coordinate with the farm bureau to launch the Waterloo Corn Congress. Jacob Levingston J E Armstrong and W F Sehrag named on the panel. a meeting is expected soon.
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Waterloo Corn Congress
Greater Waterloo Association
Farm Bureau
Jacob Levingston
J. E. Armstrong
W. F. Sehrag
Demonstration of B Scourge on Grundy Farms
Grundy Center Iowa January 22 tuberculosis animals will be slaughtered Monday January 26 at the John Schlampp farm in German township Grundy county for a demonstration to show how bovine tuberculosis infests livestock A government inspector will be in charge Dr W U Jansen county veterinarian has been working about a month in German township All owners of breeding cattle in the township have signed up to have their herds tested
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Grundy Center
John Schlampp
German Township
Grundy County
W. UD. Jansen
Purdue scientist develops rye strain resistant to three diseases
Washington D C January 22 A new strain of rye resistant to leaf rust stem rust and powdery mildew has been developed by Dr E B Mains of the Purdue agricultural experiment station He reported to the American Phytopathological society after four years of work the variety is now constant in its breeding and infection resistance
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Washington, D. C
EB. B. Mains
Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station
American Phytopathological Society
Maius
Smith Re elected In Eagle Bureau
John Smith was re elected chair man of Eagle Township Farm bureau at a meeting held at the Kerr home in Eagle Center. Mrs George Cook was elected vice chair man, Mrs Cal Peek was re elected secretary for the women and John Kerr was elected secretary for the men. Men will meet until spring work starts and the next session will be at the Smith home.
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John Smith
Eagle Township Farm Dureau
Kerr
Eagle Center
George Cook
Cal Peek
John Kerr
Smith
Omaha Livestock Prices and Cotton Market Roundup
Receipts at Omaha 19 000 with cattle hogs and sheep mixed trend. Hog prices top around 10.65 with bulk 9.35 to 10.50. cattle slow with few up to 9.70. sheep lambs steady to weaker with top near 17.80. New York cotton opened steady with January at 28.44 cents. May futures unchanged. Minneapolis flour markets show slight declines with family patents around 5.50 to 9.90.
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Peoria Livestock
Peoria
Ill
Ana
Chicago
SPW
YORK
New York
Fitna
Omaha
Neb
Lewer
Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Snapshot
Mixed cattle bids at Kansas City with slow early sales on beef steers and yearlings and steady to firm pricing on heavier and top stock. Hogs show receipts around 3,000 with steady to higher prices, packers and wholesalers active. Liberty bonds and futures noted with commodity quotes.
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Ilda Fay
Amber Reid
Bernice Fay
Hay Anderson
Ray Anderson
Huy Anderson
Jefferson Township Club
Mrs. Hatch
Eda
Tester Smith
Zelma
Olga Kunkle
Merle
Stella McCormack
Mary McSweeney
Mary Quinn
Florence Oldfather
Florence Sauerbry
Amber Rei
Herrice Fay
Daisy Ohl
W. A. Bridge
N Arents
One Parent Teachers' Association
Chickasaw County
Offringa
Stacia
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Ats & Baw
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Jay Beal
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Tm St. Baud
Siiin
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Peteaiby
Carly
Nolognia
Sioux City Livestock
Lamson Bros. & Co
Marsh-Place
A. Morey
Jaza
Wisconsin
Springs
Rosin City
Kansas City
St. Louis
Black Water
Durhams
Bremer Test Association
Grundy
Omaha Livestock
Rite
Ohio
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