Farm Institutes Offer Talent to Daemer Farmers
Four Bremer county farm institutes start next week in Sumner Readlyn Plainfield and Waverly. Noted speakers from Minnesota and Iowa cover grain horticulture baking cooperative marketing and women’s demonstrations. A $150 prize fund supports corn small grain and culinary shows with entries open to all Bremer county residents.
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Readlyn
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J. J. Sprenger
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W. H. Lapp
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Lafayette
Washington
Warren
Jackson
Jefferson
Bremer County
District Meeting of Bureau People at Oelwein Feb 2
Northeast district county agents from Alamakee Clayton Dubuque Delaware Buchanan Black Hawk Bremer Fayette Winneshiek Howard Chickasaw meet Feb 2 at Oelwein city hall with Farm Bureau officers to discuss organization plans and efficiency. Charles City hosts Jan 25 district meeting in Mason City Feb 3 at Commercial club rooms.
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Charles City
Priday
Commercial Club Rooms
Bay Mason Cty
Farm Bureau
Bureau Membership Campaign Planned in Four Townships
In Cedar Falls on January 25 a Black Hawk County Farm Bureau kickoff conference outlined township plans. J. L. Uban led soliciting committees from Cedar Falls Union Waterloo and Black Hawk townships to begin targeted membership drives with committees selecting prospects rather than random outreach. Each unit aims to start campaigns locally today.
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County Farm Bureau
Black Hawk Hotel
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Waterloo
Rigdon to Speak at Raymond Meet on T B Question
Farmer near Waterloo Rigdon will discuss the tuberculosis test at a Raymond meeting in the hall Thursday evening. All farmers and spouses invited to attend as to whether they oppose or favor the T B test.
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Raymond
HH. Riggon
Waterloo
Rlack
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Community readers are invited to address comments to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Iowa. Submit inquiries and observations by mailing or phoning the provided contact details for publication consideration.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Union officers installed at Black Hawk County farmers union meeting
At Raymond last week the Black Hawk County Farmers Union elected officers for the year. H. G. Peverill of Raymond was chosen president, Arthur Kober of La Porte City vice president, Mrs. W. S. Nickerson of Raymond secretary treasurer, and Nick Ed of Jesup doorkeeper. Peverill is the union’s first president and leads the anti TB association in the county. Nickerson has long been a prominent union worker and directs plays for the local dramatic club.
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Black Hawk
Black Hawk County
Nickerson
Dramatic Club
Dunkerton Creamery Reelects Officers and Pays Fat Prices in 1927
At the Dunkerton Farmers' Creamery annual meeting, all officers were reelected. Patrons received 55 cents per pound for 263,457 pounds of butterfat. December butterfat paid 60 cents. Top checks went to Katz and Cummings for 406.56, Fisher and Rechkemmet 326, plus many near 300.
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Courier
Dunkerton
Dunkerton Farmers’ Creamery
F. C. Dunkerton
George Meyerhoff
C. W. Smith
R. D. Jefferson
T. R. Fisher
Flp
B. Davis
Katz & Cummings Cnt
Fisher & Rechkem
Tame
Colesburg Cow Testing Group Averages Fat and Milk
Manchester Ia Jan 25 The Colesburg Cow Testing association reported December averages of 473 pounds milk and 17.7 pounds butterfat from 224 tested cows of 320 total with 78 dry. Five top herds including Wessel & Brockmeier and George Lehajé posted strong butterfat figures.
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Manchester
Colesburg
Wessel & Brockmeier
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B. B. Her
Philipps
William Faungman
Shell Rock Co op Shippers End Year With Strong 1928
The Shell Rock Cooperative Shipping Association held its annual meeting on January 3 marking a successful 1928. J. L. Orth was elected manager for the coming year with Mrs Anna Orth as assistant. The old board of directors was re elected with D. Adair as president Easton as vice president H J Van Haven as secretary treasurer and Miller and Chiles as directors.
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Shell Rock
Shell Rock Co-Operative Shipping Association
J. L. Orth
Anna Orth
D. Adair
John Easton
H. J. van Haven
Miller and Chiles
Fredericksburg creamery pays largest butterfat checks
Fredericksburg growers led December payouts with B Herrick & Son receiving 807 dollars and 44 cents. Chris Maser earned 294 dollars 94 cents, Lb F Kammeye 252 dollars 36 cents, Wied Jordin 219 dollars, and G A Ellison 215 dollars 58 cents.
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Fredericksburg
Ded
B. Herrick & Son
Chris Maser
F. Kammeye
Wied Jordin
G. A. Ellison
Cash Donated to Support TB Battle at Boles Meeting
At Boies hall farmers contributed 184 cash plus pledges to aid the anti TB effort in Black Hawk County. J H Rigdon urged testing cattle by microscopic examination to detect TB germs. Reports from Hagle Cedar and Orange townships show strong interest. Rigdon will speak again Tuesday January 31 at La Porta City on the same topic. Women farmers urged to attend.
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Black Hawk County
T. B. Associaton
J. H. Rigdon
Hagle
Cedar
Orange Townships
Boies
S. P. Smalling
W. H. Anton
Omar
Bown
J. Clark
Rigdon
la ‘Porta City
T. B. Treat
Bachelor Farmer Retires to Take European Tour
James Grinion, a bachelor farmer near Fairbank Iowa, has sold his farm equipment and will retire. He plans to visit relatives in Omaha and California, then travel to Europe. The auction drew a large crowd with strong prices for equipment and corn at 95 cents a bushel.
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Aurick
Fairbank
James Grinion
Omaha
California
Europe
Grinion
Clinton
Big Horse Power Speaker To Address Iowa Short Course
Col George Seaman, owner of about 3 000 acres in Christian and Shelby counties, will lecture February 1 at Iowa State College during Farm and Home Week. He will show larger hitch farming with motorless power and discuss adapting horses to modern equipment to maintain efficiency and output.
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Iowa
Ames
George
Seaman
Christian County
Trinoly
Iowa State College
Christian and
Shelby
Timess
Wheat Prices Slip as New York Weakness Dampens Trade
Omaha grain market reacts to New York stock weakness and Liverpool wheat declines with selling pressure in wheat and corn. Some southwest buying appears amid overall downturn. oats and provisions move lower as weather hints at colder trends and robust corn movement.
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Board of Trade Cash Quotations January 25
Wheat No 2 mised 2.20 Corn New No 4 mixed SAC No 5 mh B26 Nuc No 4 yellow No 5 yellow 2 qseise No 6 yellow White wheat No 3 white No 5 white No 6 white Oats No 2 white 555742 No 3 white 5 647 Ryes No 3 Barley 3 966 Timothy seed 83.10003.83 Cloverseed 21 750 29.50 dard 11 85 Rios 21 26 Bellies 12 75
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Kansas City
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Chicago
Slight Decline in Hog Quotations
Chicago market report notes receipts of 28 000 hogs up to 12 000 above normal and prices mostly steady to lower. Top hog bids around 8 30 with various weights and grades showing losses, while slaughter pigs and sows trade near 7 50 to 9 20. Cattle receipts 8 000 with mixed demand and steady to weak trade. vealers and yearlings inch higher, bulls steady, feeders ease. Sheep receipts 14 000 with better weights in demand, lambs 13 14 35 to 14 35, sheeps steady and feeding lambs strong to higher.
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Souin
Duluth
Nelfers
Inc.iSe
Livestock Receipts Mixed as Market Holds Uneven Stance
St Paul livestock market reports steady to weak prices across steers, yearlings, and cows with calves and stockers softer. Hogs see heavier weights 7.75 to 7.85, light/mediums around 7.90, while sheep bids stay firm to strong for best lambs. Grain in St Louis quotes No 2 red wheat 1.62 to 1.35, corn mixed prices for various grades.
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Bouls
Liquidation Hits Market With Sharp Early Losses
New York stock market opened with steep declines as major issues led losses after the Federal Reserve Chicago bank rate rise. Wisconsin, Montgomery Ward, International Nickel and Allied stocks fell 1 to 4 points while many others slid 2 to 4 points before a late bid lift. Foreign exchange and bond markets showed weakness as the day closed lower.
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Bond market drifts with hesitancy and profit taking
New York traders saw cautious activity with profit taking in St Paul bonds and selective selling of higher priced issues such as Union Pacific and Rio Grande Western. Convertibles Andes Copper and Kayser 54s weakened while foreign bonds moved little. U.S. government securities flowed into the market and were absorbed as prices barely changed.
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Agricultural market update from New York and Chicago reports
New York and Chicago markets report receipts and prices across butter eggs cheese and poultry. Butter and eggs show varying receipts with standard and extra price levels while poultry in freight and express shipments list several price points for turkeys fowls and roosters. Kansas City notes unchanged prices for poultry and other produce in a brief market status.
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Algawse
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Cotton prices ease as Liverpool market reports strong sales
Liverpool notes a robust livestock and textile market with 7 000 bales traded and receipts of 6 000 bales. Cotton futures opened lower with March at 867d and July at 955d amid mixed mids and lows. Minneapolis grain reports varied cash and futures values for wheat and oats across grades and months.
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Midlands
Chicago
Dan
Jersey cattle ownership soars in national club records
New York January 25 1928 Jersey cattle register shows 78000 owners up 14.93 percent from 1926. Transfers rise 11.14 percent. 4190 cows on test, 2488 records accepted. World 305 day records and fat production notes highlight strong breed progress led by Red Lady and Crystal Bonnie Crystal.
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American Jersey Cattle Club
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Red Lady
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Losses from Swine Cholera and Black Leg Reported
Cedar Rapids reports indicate livestock losses from hog cholera and black leg during a recent state veterinary meeting. Illnesses include hog cholera in Fay ette, hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle, acute pneumonia in swine, with affected towns listed such as Tama Vinton Montour DeWitt and Katona.
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Eastern Town Veterinary Association
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Tama
Vinton
Mon_tour
DeWitt
Katona
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