Holstein Picnic Aims For Record Crowd At Ay State
Mason City Iowa July 23 The Cerro Gordo Holstein Breeders plan the annual picnic and Black and White Day east of Mason City Friday July 27 to attract the largest Holstein gathering in the Hawkeye state. Activities include a 10 am cattle judging, basket dinner served cafeteria style, and speeches by Orin Hatch and Harold Lascelles with Prof H H Kildee directing judging. Prizes for best car sign and largest family, plus a showcase of a new wallboard plant potentially expanding.
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Mason City
Holstein Breeders Association
Hawkeye State
Iowa
Floyd Johnston
Ames
F. W. Hatch
H. H. Kildee
Cerro Gordo
Worth
Herdin County
Harmon
Orin
E. M. Harmon
Dairy Farmer
Des Moines
Harold Lascelles
West Central States
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Bar! Weaver
County Association
Cunha
Mason+Seidel—assys— City Lions club
Start Fitting Calves Now Advise of Mullins County Agent
John Mullins of Butler County urges calf club members to fit calves now for fairs. Key steps include leading the calf daily, checking stand, straight top line, proper feet, clipping stages, washing, blanketing, and polishing horns. Grooming, brushing, and careful switch care are emphasized for a clean, glossy appearance.
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Mullins
Butler Farm Bureau
Nketer
Caarne
Jersey
Guernsey
IOWA MAN WILL MAKE WALL BOARD OUT OF CUBAN CANE STALKS
Gornstalks or cane stalks will be used to produce wall boards. Chemical engineers at Iowa State College say the process is similar to that used at Ames. A wall board plant is being erected in Havana, Cuba, to utilize cane stalks. G M Seidel will leave for Cuba Aug. 18. The Bureau of Standards has cooperated with the Engineering Experiment Station on research into the manufacture of this material.
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Atmes
Lows State College
Ames
Havana
Cuba
G. M. Seidel
United States Bureau of Standards
Guba
Bureau of Standards
Engineering Experiment Station
Holstein Breeders Picnic At Maynard Fayette
Holstein breeders from Fayette and adjacent counties plan a July 31 picnic at Paul P Stewart farm southwest of Maynard. A crowd of several hundred is expected with an interesting program of speakers and entertainment. Principal speaker will be Des Moines editor E M Hanmot of the Dairy Farmer. Other dairy leaders from Iowa and Kansas City are expected, including J P Eves, Floyd Johnstone, Floyd Arnold, Earl Weaver, Burt Oderkirk, OC B Pinley, Oran Hatch, and H Lascelles. The event begins at seven with an inspection of Stewarts herd.
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Fayette
Uly
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
Hass
County Breed Association
E.M. Hanmot
Dairy Farmer
Des, Moines
J. P. Eves
Floyd John‘eton
Floyd Arnold
Earl Weaver
Burt Oderkirk
Dairy Department
Iowa ‘State College
OC. B. Pinley
American Guernsey Cattle Club
H . Lascelles
Kansas City
Holstein Wresian Association
Oran Hatch
Iowa Holstein Breeders
Payette
Stewart
Harlan Girton
Floyd Achievement Day Set for August 2 in Floyd County
Charles City Iowa July 23 Floyd Bounty women prepare for exhibits at the Big Four fair Nashua summer fair and the Dairy Cattle Congress The home project work will be judged August 2 with first place going to the state fair Des Moines second to the Dairy Cattle Congress and third to Nashua Miss Ruby Kassel will coordinate home economics posters training schools in Floyd county will contribute six posters one for each lesson and the sign will reflect the project spirit
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Charles City
Nashua
Des Smoines
Dairy Cattle Congress
Ruby Kassel
Floydty
Ia Cech Jesson
Dalry Catue
Strawberry Point Fair Discontinued After 49 Seasons
The Strawberry Point fair, long a staple since 1879, ends after 49 consecutive seasons due to lack of financial support. A new pine grove golf course replaces the event in Strawberry Point, Indiana.
Questony and commenta invite six
Communications to Baker Parn Department in the Waterloo Evening Courier, with address and phone 6100. The notice appears in a local farming context inviting six participants or responses.
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Questony
Baker Parn
Watation Evening Courier
Waterloo Jows
Scrub Sire Losing Report on U S Livestock Progress
A quarterly U S report on the better sites better stock campaign shows progress in domestic animal improvement. It notes 578 569 animals and 1 308 189 poultry in improvement and a cowty honor list with 44 counties hosting 100 to 700 participants. Three months to June 30, 1928 added new participants, scrub sire traits expanded, a South Dakota site exchange, a new department film, and comments on a national livestock survey.
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United States
South Dakota
Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Butler Fair to Get a New Cattle Barn
A new cattle barn 26 by 142 feet will be built on the Butler County fair grounds in time for the opening of the summer fair. Plans and construction details were presented by President Bi. G. Newbury and associates at a recent fairs board meeting at the State Bank. The contract will be determined for the growth of the barn and related facilities. Also noted was the Friendship Club meeting where 4-H members from East Watering Township gathered at Eunice Gonnell’s home for demonstrations and banding plans for 1 4-H uniforms.
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Allison
Butler
Fairs Board
State Bank
Bi. G. Newbury
Friendship Club
Watering Township
Eunice Gonnell
TR. Gilley
Irene McMillen
Brurtion
Wernesdas
Gilley
Beekeepers to Convene Interstate Meeting in Dubuque
Beekeepers from Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin will gather in Dubuque on Wednesday and Thursday for the annual interstate beekeepers meeting at Eagle Point park. The program is divided into four halves with sessions covering local and regional beekeeping topics.
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Dubuque
Fromy Ulinals
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ineterstate Beekeepers
Eagle Point Park
Spring seeding of alfalfa preferred by farmers
Mahaska county farmers report spring seeding of alfalfa yields a better stand than other seasons. F G Churchill notes many succeed planting on winter wheat ground from mid to late April, harrowing seed. Other regions also find spring seeding more successful than fall or summer.
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Mahaska County
al- Talfa
F. G. Churchill
Giso
Kansas City Livestock Market Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City market notes show receipts near 9000 and 14000 cattle with quoted ranges for calves hogs and sheep. Hogs top around 11. per 160 to 240 pounds while cattle steady to higher on yearlings and special weights. sheep prices mixed with lambs down slightly. East St Louis reports similar trends with hogs around 11 and cattle steady.
St Joseph Livestock Market Report Summary
In St Joseph Missouri cattle and hog listings, hog receipts near 100 head with a mostly steady to higher tone, top around 30.80, and weights 290 to 260 pounds. Cattle receipts about 1,500 with calves and yearlings steady, improving hides in some classes. veal and lamb lots present with bids around 14 to 15 dollars for lambs and lower for feeders. Peoria and Kansas City grain prices show light to moderate moves with No. 2 hard wheat around 12 dollars and corn largely steady to lower.
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ST. Joseph Livestock Joseph
Tor
Grain Wheat Dives To Low For Season
Chicago July 23 Wheat prices fell to a new low for the station as deliveries lagged, with Canadian Growers Pool offering Europe wheat below others and foreign selling pressures weighing on markets. New wheat movement southwest remained heavy and US visible supply rose to 3,880,000 bushels. corn and oats declined with provisions fluctuating. Liverpool quotations influenced early declines. Canada’s crop prospects and carryover dampened sentiment. Opening trades saw further drops in Chicago wheat while corn and oats trended down and provisions stayed irregular.
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Chicago
Europe
United States
Liverpool
Canada
Cotton market slips with moderate sales in Liverpool
Liverpool July 23 prices ease as sales reach 5,000 bales with 3,000 receipts. Middling fall at 12.40, strictly good mids around 11.95, various grades quoted over 11 to 11.8 pence. Futures openings steady with July 11.06d and distant months around 10.7d. Grain, sugar, and flour markets in New York and Chicago show declines in wheat and corn, steady refined sugar, and unchanged futures for butter and flour products.
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Liverpool
New York
Board of Trade Cash Quotations from July 2
Onirage prices for various wheat grades and mixed lots plus No 2 white and yellow corn values. Barley at 60 percent, Timothy seed at 4.25, Cloverseed at 22.50 to 25.00, Provisions list lard at 12.30, butter at 14.25, bacon at 14.87. Multiple no sales lines and scattered fractional quotes indicate market activity snapshot.
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Chicago
Gute
Reres Ial
Fisa Pecser
Aly Satkaana
Sone
Isis & Corn
Mittens
Ilact
Tors. Light
Wostrart
Prom ‘Waterloo
Miis
Swift & Co
Farmer's Done
Waterloo
Rath Packing Co
Eifore
RAS Caner Ag
RGA
Cohn Bros
Hog and cattle market notes from Chicago and Kansas City
Market reports show hog receipts at 32 000 with slow demand and prices around 9 to 11.30 per cwt for various weights while cattle receipts reach 14 000 with steady feeds and mixed steers. Slaughter classes vary from 14.00 to 16.95 per cwt. sheep and lambs also trade slowly with modest shifts in value. Kansas City hay prices and regimens accompany the livestock data.
Market Reaction Lifts Some Stocks as Others Falter
New York July 23. Dealings on the stock market perked up with Montgomery Ward near new high and Texas & Pacific reaching a peak while Case Threshing rose from a daily low. Kroger Stores advanced to a record, radio and certain firms opened lower, and copper futures led midday gains. Foreign exchange opened steady and bond activity remained mixed amid thin totals.
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Montgomery Ward
Texas & Pacific
New York
Islaur
Case Thrething
Kroger
Ian J
Fox Film
Kennécote
Sears Rotbuck
International Combustion
Anacond
Freeport Texas
Retild
Jfudson
Wright Aeronautical
U. S
Ralls
Missouri Pacific
Gretne
Cananea
Kennecott
Calumet & Arizona
Magma
Provisions Market Report With Cheese and Poultry Prices
New York and Chicago markets show creamery butter and cheese steady with varied receipts. Eggs, poultry, and price quotes cover regional dairy items, with Kansas City and St Louis listings noting egg, butterfat, and poultry movements. Minneapolis grain prices list No 1 northern and hard spring futures with on track values for September and December.
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New York
PoRurer
Hennery
Hennery Brown
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Wwe
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Loui Mo
Minneapolis
Yaty Aeydve
Mlata
Litiad
Receipts and Prices From Big Markets Livestock Report
Livestock receipts at Paul Allestock South St. Paul show 7 000 cattle, 2 000 calves, 7 500 hogs and 700 sheep. Cattle mostly steady with some weakness in lower grades, feeders $7.00 to $11.00, bulls $4.60 to $8.50. Vealers $13.00 to $14.00, top $23.50. Hogs uneven, lights to shippers $9.25 to $10.78, more dull packer trade, average $9.64. Sheep slaughter lambs steady to 25¢ lower, feeders $11.00 to $14.25, ewes and lambs mixed.
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E. ST. Louis
St. Lowi
Chicago
Paul Livestock
Rates fluctuate in call and time money since 1920s
New York reports irregular movements in call and time money rates over the past decade. Call money recently at 10 percent marks the highest rise since 1920, with 1919 seeing 30 percent. Time money peaks in 1822 above 7 percent, while the first half of 1928 shows an average near 3 percent. Eugene Appleby, arrested in a raid at 1207 Commercial Street, received a suspended fine of 10 dollars with costs.
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New York
Time Money
Eugene Appleby
Commercial Street
Bond Market Update From New York July Flighting Prices
The bond market in New York shows slight gains and mixed moves with money rates firmer. Industrials drew little attention while major issues like American Smelting, Armour, and Republic Steel edged up fractions. some names like Stass slumped to yearly lows and others declined. The market overall remains uncertain amid unclear workweek dynamics.
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New York
American Smelting
Armour & Co
Repubie Tron & Steel Fs
Certain
Farmer Reveals Chieftain's Bier in Udall Kansas
Udall Kansas July 23 A farmer Clarence Wise uncovered what is described as an Indian chief’s grave after his plow struck a buried stone. The stone, five to six feet long and three to four feet wide, covered a tomb with bones and artifacts including arrow heads tomahawk a scalping knife and a large iron kettle dated 1775. The grave was said to predate 1865 and had been dragged from its site by horses. Local elders recall the Ninnescan river mouth near Sladehill as a historic Indian camping area 65 to 70 years ago.
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Udall
Kan
Clarence Wis
Wise
Orst
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Kildee
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Lascelles
Tripoli
Floyd Achievement
Strawberry Point
SCRUB
Cedar Township
P. L. Friedley
Black Hawk
Ed Wheeler
Voorhees
Lincoln Township
Fred Hoag
Lester Township
Ernest Gerdes
Colorado
Peoria Livestock Techa
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Sinclair Consolidated
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Entz Cafe
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