In Ames expert urges soy beans for farm profits
At Manchester Farm Institute Floyd Johnston urged expanded soy bean acreage to cut protein costs and boost production. President George Banta noted a successful crop and higher returns from feeding soy beans, citing 26 loads from eight acres and plans for 10 more acres. He claimed soy beans build soil, require little fertilizer, and suit cattle, horses, hogs, and poultry, with farmers urged to plant 20 acres per 160 on many farms.
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Henry Nieman
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Bremer Institutes to Hold Five County Corn Shows
Five Bremer county corn shows are planned in Plainfield Waverly Readyn Tripoli and Frederika as part of a Bremer Institute series led by county agent D. D. Offringa. Lectures on farm cooperatives sanitation and poultry will accompany the displays with notable speakers from Illinois Central Land O Lakes Creameries Poultry Research Society and Chicago Great Western Railway attending. Junior contests and medals will be awarded at Waverly and other sites.
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Grinnell
Poultry Research Society of America
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Forrest Frenzy
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Institute of Waverly
Readers invited to address editor at Waterloo Evening Courier
Farmers questions and comments invited. Address communications to Editor Farm Department, Waterlo o Evening Courier, Waterloo. Phone 6100.
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Iowa Chickens Arrive at Arcot Mission India After Long Voyage
Arkansas Iowa State College poultry head R W Cochran reports 12 chicks and 12 Rhode Island Reds reaching Arcot Mission India after a 12 600 mile journey. John De Valois hopes to improve native birds and supply cockerels next year. natives and officials visit the pens amid curiosity.
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Creamery records show 1928 butterfat and milk totals
Colbourne and Gambriana led Shell Rock Creamery patrons in 1928, selling 8,134.7 pounds of butterfat for $4,391.27. Major receipts included 6,078,059 pounds of whole milk and 265,218 pounds of cream, with 1,815 tubs of butter shipped. Manager BE A Cole notes December was strong with top farmer earnings of $383.82.
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Courier
Shell Rock
Dan
Colbourne & Gambriana
Shell Rock Creamery Association
BE. A. Cole
Cole
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BR. Benton
Co op Dairy Plan Talked at Padoget After Lawn City Meet
Cedar Falls January 26 Initial plans for a cooperative milk company were launched at City Hall after residents protested a 12 cent retail milk price increase while farmers received a 10 cent rise per hundred. A seven thousand five hundred dollar plant would be funded by stock sales with ten shares per person. A farmer meeting is planned next week to explain details and widen support.
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Fred Cram
R. A. Santee
Jersey
Guernseys
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Lower Taxes on Alfalfa Raisers Proposed in Iowa House
Des Moines January 26 Senator C H Nelson of Story county introduced a bill in the Iowa House to limit assessment on acreage used for legume crops. The measure would cap assessment at 1 per acre for districts devoted exclusively to legume crops, with a minimum tract size of over two acres.
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Committee of Agriculture
Reducing Pig Loss Taken Up at Jesup Night School Class
Farmers night school in Jesup Iowa discussed methods to cut pig losses. Topics included guard rails to prevent crushing, diseases after farrowing such as caked udders milk fever bull nose thumps and scours in young pigs. G F P Eckstrom Des Moines state supervisor attended. Next week will cover forage crops and hay cost savings.
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Hughes
Buckhannon County Farmers Institute Plans Meeting Dates
Plans have been made for the Buckhannon County Farmers Institute annual session on Thursday and Friday February 11 and 15. Sessions will be held in the city hall. Expected speakers from the state will attend and a corn show is likely to be part of the program with minor details still to be finalized.
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Courier &Secial Service
Independence
Buckhannon County Farmers’ Institute
Standardized Crops Increase Insect Losses in Iowa
Ames Iowa Jan 26 Entomology head Dr C J Drake notes intensified farming raises insect losses as crops standardize. An insectary with 20 graduate workers advances studies on sprays pesticides grain pests and crop timing to save Iowa farmers thousands yearly. Research includes predicting safe seeding dates Hessian fly sprays potato leaf hoppers cooling moths and forecasting winter survival of insects.
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Sows Sell for $33 at Sale in Orange
Receipts from the J. W. Fleming farm sale in Orange township totaled about $5,000 as all items sold well. Calves six to eight months brought $49.25. cows $80 to $100. sows $30 to $43. feeder pigs 100 to 150 pounds $12 to $15. Corn 76.5 cents a bushel. hay $14 per ton. yearling steers and heifers $65. Machinery priced strongly. a bob sled drew high interest as demand shifted upward.
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Orange Township
Buchanan Women Put On Training Schools
Buchanan county training schools for farm bureau women resuming next week. Sessions were held at homes of Mrs Arley Daubenberger and Elmer Van Tassel focusing on second year clothing with trims and accessories. Future meetings planned at Mrs Clintress and N W Johnson homes with M E Adams and L C Hekel. Ruth Elder of the state extension staff spoke on trims and accessories at Mrs W W Seamans home in Jessen on trim mings and accessories.
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Elmer van Tassel
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Elder
Iourier
Wheat and Corn Prices Fluctuate on Crop News and Weather
Commodities show mixed moves as corn climbs on optimistic export estimates from Argentina, while wheat weakens after early gains. Adverse Nebraska crop reports, high winds, and extreme cold push prices up and down. oats and provisions follow general firmer trend amid market volatility. Cotton and foreign exchange data rounded out the day with varied shifts.
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Stock market slips after week end profit taking
New York reports a week end profit taking on the stock market after sharp advances yesterday. Wall Street saw gains in in fibers, motors, and copper shares while overall trading slowed. Several favorites retreated, with mixed closes across major issues as volume hovered near 2.3 million shares.
Board of Trade Cash Quotations January Chicago
Board of Trade prices list grain and provisions with bid offers for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley timothy and cloverseed. Notable figures include Wheat No 2 at 1 2641 294 and No 5 yellow at 92 0420 amid mixed lots, Corn No 4 at 1 sci and Lard at 12 035, Ribs 42 87 and Bellies 13.00.
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Quotations Sink on Heavier Hogs and Cattle Trade
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 6,500 with 13,000 leftovers and mixed price moves for light and heavy hogs. Cattle trade thin with limited offerings. steer prices uneven, top fed steers around 11.25, cows and bulls weaker, veering toward a lower market. Sheep and lambs steady to higher with demand for choice lambs improving, wholesale prices around 17 to 15 dollars for various cuts.
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Livestock Market Report From Kansas City Big Markets
Kansas City market notes for January 25 show receipts of 1800 cattle and 100 calves with varied comparisons to prior week. Fed steers and yearlings mostly uneven, mid to good heifers steady to lower, vealers up slightly. heavy cows down. Sheep and lambs stronger with top fed lambs about 16.25 to 16.65 for shippers and packers, feeding lambs down from 15.23.
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Provisions New York and Chicago Markets Report
New York market notes show butter receipts of 10,274 pounds and eggs at 39 cents for fresh gathered seconds. Chicago reports 11,461 tubs of creamery butter with various grade prices, and eggs receipts at 6,174 cases with figures for firsts and checks. St. Louis and Kansas City markets note slight price changes in eggs and poultry with minimal shifts in butter and cheese.
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Bond Market and Sugar Quiet in New York Trading
New York trading on January 26 saw bonds slide with few moves and mixed rail utility activity. International Telephone convertible bonds held near yesterday’s close while American Telephone 5 1/2s dipped slightly. Seaboard Air Line fell 2 points with other issues steady. Sugar markets remained quiet, raw sugar at 3.80 cents per pound duty paid and refined granulated at 6.10 dollars per hundredweight.
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Seaboard Air Line
U.S
Bad Roads Halt County Farmer Events Across Iowa
Poor road conditions halted multiple County Farm Bureau events and meetings. Grundy and Black Hawk counties postponed banquets and junior honors, Buchanan Holstein officers could not travel, Delaware county institute delayed speakers, Cedar Falls bureau farewell canceled, Fayette Holstein meeting delayed, and Cedar Falls play contest deferred with a later 4A contest anticipated when weather improves.
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Black Hawk County
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Black Hawk
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Mis-sussippi
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Butterfat Averages 54 Cents At Osage Creamery
Osage Indiana January 26 butterfat averaged 54 cents a pound at the Osage creamery over the past two weeks. Top checks included Co J and R Fish with 172.24 dollars, Charles Lewis 109.48, Burton Stacy 109.11, Lloyd Swaim 99.41, George Godfrey 40.55, FR Schmidt 83.09, Swaim and Bosworth 84.41, Harold An eats 81.35, and Will Bedard 74.48.
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Weekly Grain and Provisions report from Chicago markets
Wheat futures rose as buyers expanded beyond domestic supplies amid expectations of higher demand. Corn advanced modestly while provisions strengthened, with traders watching international demand and potential winter kill risks across Nebraska and Missouri. Livestock markets in St Paul and Sioux City showed varied moves with cattle and hogs mixing gains and losses, and the New York Clearing House weekly statement posted unchanged balances.
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