Master Farmers Lead Iowa Agriculture With Business Methods
Des Moines reports highlight 15 Iowa master farmers who operate over 6,000 acres with plants ranging from 250 to 900 acres each. Their combined land and equipment exceed a million dollars, with individual operations worth 40,000 to 125,000. They apply business principles to farming, yielding returns between 5 and 8 percent annually since 1921, while prioritizing education, community leadership, and modernization. All began as tenants, some left school early for economics, yet many now support higher education for their children and lead county farm bureaus.
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Ears of
Ange
Farm and Home Week play picks Jan 30 in Cedar Falls
The second of three Black Hawk county play contests will be held January 30 at Cedar Falls High School if plans hold, with the winner to represent the county at Farm and Home Week at State College February 23 to March 2. Three townships Cedar Falls Orange West Waterloo will compete, with Cedar Falls Township opting Goose Money as its entry, and a Union township winner of the first contest already advancing. The three winning township productions may contest later in a county farm chautauqua, with Miss Helen Stover judging the one act plays.
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Black Hawk County
Cedar .Falls High School
Sons State College
Black Hawk
Will Stacy
An- Rommeed
J. L. Uban
Cedar Falls
Orange
West Waterloo
Thrifl
Cec
Dar Township
Mt. Vernon
Goose Money
Union
Cedar Falls High School
Helen Stover
Dramatics
Dairymen from 13 States Sign Up for Short Course
Ames Iowa January enrollment in the thirty fifth annual dairy short course at Iowa State College runs Feb 8 to 16 and has surpassed 95 registrations. Prof Martin Mortensen reports attendees include buttermakers creamery managers ice cream makers and dairy field men from 13 states. The larger turnout is aided by a new dairy building expected to boost participation.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Martin Mortensen
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Morten- 0
Clean Ground System urged for poultry as well as hogs
W M Vernon extension man urges applying McLean county swine raising principles to Iowa poultry. He spoke at a baby chick school at Lobdell Hatchery outlining clean ground, fencing, regular feeding, proper starter practices, and disease prevention including roccidiosis control with higher protein mash and early feeding. He cautioned against starvation methods and noted vitamins and minerals aid hatchability and shell quality in winter.
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McLean
Iowa
W. M. Vernon
Vernon
Lobdell Hatchery
Rainbow ‘Drive
Ames
Vernen
Delaware farmers culling purebred herd stock
Clayton Delaware January 22 Dr J C McDowell senior dairy husbandman federal bureau of dairy industry told the Delaware State Holstein Friesian association that culling of purebred herds under the herd test plan helps. More than 100 certificates were cancelled in eight months. He said the practice will improve purebred dairy cattle and cited test records showing Holsteins outperforming grades by 14 percent in milk and 15 percent in income over cost per farm.
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Clayton, del
J. C. McDowell
Federal Bureau of Dairy Industry
Delaware State Holstein- Friesian Association
Breed Association
Br. McDowell
Farmers Questions and Commercial Invite
With the Farmers questions and commercial invitation readers are urged to address communications to Bettor Farm Department Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Iowa. Include phone contact 5100 for replies and further details.
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O Bettor Farm Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Farmers Supporting “Cocoanut Cow” Too Well
Ames Iowa dairy extension warns that farmers feeding oleomargarine to children undermine the butter market. It notes Iowa topped U.S. butter production in 1927 with 192 million pounds, while oleomargarine use reached 15 million pounds locally, equaling seven pounds per capita. national production in 1928 neared 295 million pounds.
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Ames
Altho
Dairy Extension Service
Iowa
United States
Poultry Club Boys at Vinton Purchase Eggs and Chicks
Fifteen Vinton Poultry club members order 780 eggs for incubators and 1 625 baby chicks for February delivery. Eggs cost 5 to 12 50 a hundred, chicks 1 80 to 0 cents apiece. The group uses mating pens and reports growing 693 of 1 106 chickens last spring. Inventory shows 297 pullets valued 387 50, 25 cockerels 208 25, and 264 sold for 375 69. They show success at Des Moines Poultry club show with five of six sweepstakes in their classes. The ration for 1929 includes 70 lb corn, 38 lb oats, 35 lb wheat, 20 lb bran, 20 lb shorts, 10 lb dried buttermilk, 10 lb meat and bone meal, 5 lb oyster shell, 2 lb charcoal, 1 lb salt, 1% cod liver oil.
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Vinton
Vinton Poultry Club
Des Moines Poultry Club
Vinton Juniors
Care Given Horses Now Pays in Spring Veterinarians Say
Eastern Iowa Veterinary association urges owners to schedule surgical work on horses now before spring work begins. Removing fibrous growths tumors and treating spavins and ringbones can extend rest and healing time. Also notes rising infectious diseases across eastern Iowa with multiple towns listed and a fatal tapeworm issue in yearling cattle.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Iowa
Magdolera
Eldora
Decorah
Sigourney
Charlotte
Elvira
Fiu Ina
Clear Lake
Hudson
Lone Tree
Bryant
Keota
Weltoy
Donahue
Maysville
Dixon
Cotter
Ehaltenine
Kalona
Towa City
Wheatland
Big Rock
Clinton
Lowden
Low Moor
Muscay City
Allison Men Ship Cattle to Chicago
Ken Pringle, Harry Drew and Fred Geffe each shipped a car of cattle to Chicago on Saturday night. Fred Geffe accompanied the shipment.
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Courlex
Wheat hits new peak as cold wave boosts prices
Chicago reports a late day surge to a new seasonal high for wheat amid expectations of 18 below weather across the plains. Corn and oats follow with gains, while heavy rains in Argentina trigger a broad market decline in corn. Western shipping and domestic demand support the Wheat rally. Minneapo lis grain notes varied prices and receipts, with mixed results across futures contracts and related grains. Potatoes and cotton show minor movements in related market reports.
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Pacific Coast
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Board of Trade Cash Quotations for Wheat and Grains
Chicago January 22 report shows bid ranges for Wheat including No 2 hard at 1.26, No 4 hard around 1.25, Corn No 4 mixed about 83 to 93, No 3 yellow near 91 to 92, oats No 1 mixed seed at 50 to 51, Rye No 2 poor about 1.02, Barley 0.70, Timothy seed 5.90 to 6.15, and provisions Lard at 11.80 Rios at 12.75 Belly at 12.37.
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U.A
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Sabala
Raggess
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Tony
Waterloo
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Strers
Rath Packing Co
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Itae
Town Flour & Fred Co
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Kteen
Murkrata
Values Increase in Swine Trade and Cattle Market
Chicago hogs receipts 44,000 with early strength. top hog price $9.30 for 180 to 250 lb butchers. Cattle receipts 7,500 with slow, steady to weak trade. best weighty steers around $14.50 to $17.00, cows $8.00 to $8.75, vealers up to $16.25. Sheep and lambs firm. opening steady and near $17.25 top for lambs, feeders steady. Week’s receipts show 47,142 cattle, 133,587 hogs, 35,741 sheep versus prior period. Minneapolis flour unchanged with 37,824 barrels shipped.
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Chicago
Blohes
Choice Butchers
Choice
Stadt
Cheaper money boosts stocks on strong New York rally
The New York stock market rose sharply as easier money policy drove gains in metal and motor shares. Du Pont jumped to a record high, with other firms like U S Steel and General Motors advancing while Otis Elevator and Case Threshing slipped. Trading volume neared 5,000,000 shares as investors heatedly piled into equities despite a gloomy credit outlook.
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du Pont
England
Credit Cituation
Otis Elevator
Case Threshing
Warner Brothers Pictures
St. Joseph
U. S. Steel
Peoples
Provisions Market Reports From New York Chicago Kansas City
New York and Chicago market notices list butter eggs and cheese prices with firm receipts and varying grade levels. Kansas City reports eye products and butter packing prices, reflecting general volatility across regional dairy markets.
Livestock Market Report From Kansas City and Indiana
Kansas City market notes receipts for hogs 11 000 cattle 10 500 with mixed price movements. Hogs top around 9 25 with tones of 8 50 to 9 50. cattle show weakness in steers and steady to lower in stockers. Sheep receipts 7 000 with lambs and ewes up to 16 0 and 7 50 respectively. Produce futures show varied prices for eggs and refrigerators. Indiana markets report standard prices easing with strike context on curb.
Bond Market Steadies as Convertibles Lead Gains
New York investors pushed Convertiglea Spain and other convertibles higher as Bethlehem Steel and Anaconda Copper posted gains. General Mills and other Industrials followed, while U S Steel and Goodyear fell. St Paul Adjustment and rail issues hit new highs amid mixed convertible activity. Utilities strengthened and foreign bonds firmed with government issues steady.
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Convertiglea Bpain
Anaconda Copper
Bethlehem
Steel
Goodyear Tire
St. Paul
Science to help develop oyster fields of West
Kansas City Mo January 22 Initial steps to aid the Pacific coast oyster industry were completed after a summer survey by Dr Paul S Galisoff chief oyster investigator of the bureau of fisheries He reports three main west coast problems namely increasing the small Olympian supply overcoming difficulties with large imported varieties from Japan and the east coast and propagating Japanese and eastern oysters in west coast beds Native beds are free from oyster drills but parasites threaten imports and careful propagation is seen as a solution to minimize danger and expand oyster beds in Oregon and northern California
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Pacific Coast
Paul S. Galisoff
Bureau of Fisheries
Henry O'Malley
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Washington
Japan
America
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California
Creaore
Galstoff
Sioux City Livestock Market Report January 24
Sioux City Iowa cattle receipts 3 500 calves 150 steady prices steady for yearlings and stockers fed steers 12 90 per cwt top 13 50 fat calves 12 20 hogs receipts 7 000 fully higher top 9 10 per cwt sized 160 360 lbs 4 90 8 40 sows 8 26 4 78 40 sheep receipts Co higher on slaughter classes choice fat lambs above 16 25 ewes above 0 58
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Sioux City Livestock
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