Black Hawk cow tests tour begins Monday in Iowa
County Agent J L Uben leads three day tours for Black Hawk county cow test and Pioneer associations. Scheduled stops include Walter farm for herd improvements and milk products demonstrations, Homer Fike farm for Guernsey cattle, L Miller farm for soy beans, Dunkerton and Cedar Falls stops with Holstein and Jersey cattle judging, and Dairy Separator Plant visits culminating in awards at Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress in October.
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J. L. Uben
Black Hawk County
Pioneer Association
WE. Walter
Walter
Walters
Watters
Homer
Tenneather Park
9. L. Hamer Hoilstein Farm
Ralph Bartlet
Dairy Extension Department
Iowa State College
Bartlet
Lt. Miller Farm
Miller
Miler
Dunkerton
Dunkerton Cow! Test Association
E. J. Steely Farm
Blower Jersey Farm
Steely Farm
Association
Riverside Park
Tream
Iowa Dairy
Black Hawk Test Association
Cedar Falls
Joe Golingaux
Guernsey
A. W. Rudnick
Extension Service
Benson Creamery
Prof
Rudnick
Pedersen
Peder Pedersen
Halyer Larsen
Dike
Merndale Farms
Floyd Johnson
Waterloo
Hamer Herd Passes Tuberculosis Test Near Waterloo
The O L Hamer herd of 40 purebred Holsteins, south of Waterloo in Black Hawk county, was tested by Dr J C Barta of Hudson. The herd passed three tests temperature eye and germ vaccine, marking the first accredited tuberculosis free herd in the county. Hamer notes eight vets have tested his stock and found them in good condition.
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Black Hawk County
O. L. Hamer
Waterloo
Hamers
J. C. Barta
Hudson
Hamer
Farm Has Only Two Owners In 80 Years
In Clayton county two miles south of town, the M. W. Lovett farm boasts eight decades with only two owners. Taken up in 1848 by the present owner's father, no deed has ever been made out. Land secured from the government, original patent kept by Mr Lovett, as the family recalls. When Mr Lovett moved here with his parents, only two houses stood within 16 miles.
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Garber
M. W. Lovett
Here
Clayton County
Tle
Hudson Boy Earns Through Cheviot Sheep Venture
John Iseminger, a 17 year old Hudson farm boy, shows a profitable Cheviot sheep venture. From five ewes in 3 years he now manages nine ewes, a buck, eight lambs, and a wool clip contracted at 49 cents a pound totaling 38.70. A year’s finances report receipts of 520.71 with expenses 319.00, yielding a profit of 200.91.
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John Iseminger
Hudson
John
R. E. Pullin
Iseminger
Vocational Agriculture Department
Hudson Consolidated School
A. H. Evans
City Boy Makes Good With Herd and Farm
H J Doscher of Handy and Doscher resigns from New York area banking to manage a dairy herd farm a mile south of Postville Iowa. He and partner Handy test cows, lime soil with four tons per acre, grow red and sweet clover alfalfa, milking 29 Holsteins with a 350 pounds per cow yearly average. Cream check of 609 last month.
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Postville
Here
H. J Doscher
Handy & Doscher
Clayton County
Doscher
New York City
Herman
EB. J. Handy
Handy
Deseher
Ames
Linn County Association
Potsville
Handy& Doscher
Postville Creamery
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor of the Waterloo Evening Courier. Communications should be addressed to the Editor Farmers Department Waterloo, Town. Include contact details and references as needed.
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Psrm
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Town
Pheas
Grundy Cows Test Picnic Thursday at Grundy Center
Grundy County Dairy Test association plans its annual picnic at Orion park on Thursday June 14 open to all interested in dairying. Activities include a judging contest at Lyle Hawn farm, production guessing, poultry demonstration by R E Macy, a noon dinner, community singing, talks on milk testing and dairying, and a baseball game between Holstein breeders and another breed team.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County Cog Test Association
Orion Park
Lyle Hawn
Guy Coulter
Grundy Contest Association
Hawn Farm
R. E. Macy
Cedar Falls
Mancy
Clyde Wihelm
Ivie Hawn
Harold Brown
Harry Hardinger
Grundy Cooperative Creamery
Floyd Arnold
Extension Service
Town State College
Grundy Holstein Breeders
Wheat prices swing as selling dampens bullish crop report
Chicago and Minneapolis markets show wheat closing unsettled with minor gains as late selling pared earlier advances. Export demand remains active with ideal spring wheat outlook, while Corn and oats slip slightly and potato markets weaken with slow stock trading. Production figures from Washington list state outputs for Pennsylvannia, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and others.
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Ryan
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Report Mixes Prices and Grades
Historical market notes list No. 9 mixed No 4 mixed and No 2 yellow prices, white and yellow grain quotes for corn oats and rye not quoted, barley prices, timothy seed and cloverseed figures, with provisions lard and bellies schedules. The fragment records diverse commodity quotes and sample grades with varied units and percentages.
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Omaha
Omnahar Neb
Hogs and Cattle Prices From Chicago Market Report
Chicago market report details hogs and cattle receipts, price levels, and changes for the day. Hogs see steady demand with top butcher prices near 10.00, weights vary. cattle show mixed activity with light steers and yearlings firmer while heavy steers lag, vealers and cows also listed. sheep trade described as nominal with lambs and yearlings pricing falling from peak levels.
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Werk
Stocks Slump As Liquidation Gains Mark Session
New York traders faced a heavy session as stock prices slid amid liquidation. Major names like General Motors and American Telephone posted declines while strong spots appeared in National Tea and Advance Rumely. Bond and foreign exchange activity remained subdued with varied rates.
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New York
A. B. Bleal
General Motors
American Bank Note International Telephone
U. S
Rosia Insurance
American Republics
American Telephone
Wright, Curtis
Reading
Southern Pacific
Delaware and Hudson
Maryland
Consolidated Gas
International Nickel
Sears Roebuck
Greene Cananea
Burns Bros. A
American
American Republica
American Express
American Smelting
Chrysler
Columbia Gas
General Asphalt
Houston
Johns Manville
National Tea
Manhattan Electrical Supply
Advance Rumely
General Electric
Radio
Sterling
American Can
Reveres
American Car & Foundry
Americas Locomoative
American Smelt
D& Rel
American Sugar
American T. & TT
American Tobacco
American Woolen
Anaconda Copper Armour Booneries Alchisot
Atlantic Coash Line
Atlantic Refining
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlechem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Uhle. M. Sl. BP. & Pac
Pid Chic
N. Wealero
Chrysler Wo
Colorado Fuel
Cat
Gas & el
Sona Products
Dodge Bros
Fieischmann
Freeport-Texas
General Electric General Motors
General Railway Signal
Gilette Satyey Razor
Great
Ft. N. Tron
Otis
Hudson Motors Minnets Central Int
Harvester
Wickershaweese
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Louisville A& Nashvi
Mack Track
Merland OW
Kan
Texas
Rassouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward
Nash Motors
New York Central
N. WH
Hartford
Norfolk & Western
Norther Pacific Packard
Pan
Ant
Paramount Fam
Pennsylvanie
Philips Petroleun
Postum Pullman Radio
Rem-Rand
Reynolds Tobacco
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seaboard Air Ling
Sears Forbuck
Shell Union” Gi
Sinclair Consolidated Oil
Southern Prcific Southern Railway
Standard Oil
California
Standard
New Jersey
Standard On
Studebaker Oned
Texas Corporation
Texas Galt Sulphur
Texas & Pacinie
Pacine Lal
Timken
Union Carbide
Union Pacific
United States Ind. Ale
United States Rubber
United States Steel
Wabashires Western Maryland
Wratinghouse Electric
Willys-Overland
Liberty Bond
Liberty
St Louis Livestock Prices Mixed Gains and Week Totals
Livestock market notes from St Louis show receipts around 2,000 with prices mostly 10 points higher. Cattle and calves report varied values with tops around 14.40 for large cattle, 14.55 for heifers, and 19.50 for certain yearlings. Sheep receipts about 100 with fat lambs down and ewes around 5.50 to 7.50, reflecting weight-based pricing and weekly totals.
Corn Plowing Bee Clears 130 Acre Johnson Field
Parkersburg June 3 Fifteen corn cultivators finished the remainder of George H Johnson field before noon organized by neighbors to aid the ill farmer. Starting Thursday the 130 acre tract was worked, rain halted progress, today completed the first cultivation drawing wide community interest.
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Parkersburg
George H. Johnson
Johnson
Grundy 4-H Girls to Ames for Short Course Trip
Thirty two Grundy county 4 H club girls depart Grundy Center Iowa at 1 30 Monday noon for the Short Course at Town State College accompanied by Mrs J Wy Plager Miss Giladys Cone and Mrs Harold Newell all leaders A larger delegation may join them with return planned Friday afternoon Liverpool June 9 reports spot prices and cotton market figures with futures and commodity quotes included
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Town State College
J. Wy Plager
Giladys Cone
Harold Newell
Milrase
Weekly Grain and Provisions Review highlights wheat outlook
Chicago reports unofficial trade sentiment that moisture could sustain winter wheat to harvest, with a government forecast raised by about 18 million bushels. Wheat fell about 4 percent from last week while corn and oats dropped. provisions stayed strong amid solid domestic and foreign demand and slow stock draw. Harvest advances in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas hint at shifting conditions next week.
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Chicago
Bess
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Provisions and Market Reports From Major Cities
A rapid summary of provisions receipts and market notes across New York Chicago St Louis and Kansas City. Includes butter eggs cheese poultry and potatoes prices, standard and firsts classifications, and a clearing house statement plus Omaha grain quotes for June 9.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Clearing House
Wwy
New York Clearing Hoe Association
Bond Market Eases On Quiet Trading Activity
New York June 9 bond market shows easing tendencies in light turnover. Investors weigh how much the upward reaction can extend as investment funds and excess liquidity grow. Industrials were largely unchanged with Chesapeake Corporation 58 rights improving slightly and Dodge Brothers Debenture 65 steady. Erle 55 edged up a bit while rails were generally heavy. Foreign and U S government bonds sold.
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New York
Chesapeake Corporation
Dodge Brothers
I Erle
U. S
4-H Club Delegates Will Be Taken Care of at Memphis Show
Memphis Tennessee June 9 Improved accommodations are being made ready for the welcome of 4-H club members attending the National Dairy exposition in Memphis October 13. Cattle judging teams and demonstration exhibitors will be housed and meals provided for four days at no charge. others may pay actual costs. A showman's contest for animals in club classes will award a gold medal. a Holstein type medal goes to the top Holstein calf contestant. Blue Valley Creamery Institute will fund 17 educational trips for state champions across many states.
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Memphis
Tenn
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Blue Valley Creamery Institute
Chicago
Dairy Club
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Minnesota
Michigan
North Dakota
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma
Tennessee
South Dakota
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Highlights Hogs Cattle Sheep
Kansas City stockyards report mixed gains with hog receipts around 2000 steady to strong led by Priday's top at 9.75 for 220–230 lb sho ten. Cattle receipts 300 with varied grades. steers mostly steady, top bids around 14.85 for 610 lb, veal top 13.50. Sheep and lambs receipts 540 with range of prices from 6.50 to 16.75, top 14.75 for two-year-olds.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Gattle
Sheen
Po Idaho
Ewes
Sioux City Livestock Market Report
Sioux City Iowa cattle receipts total 250 with heavy steers steady and yearlings up 25c. Cows and heifers strong, cutters and bulls mixed. Hogs receipts 5,000 with prices 6.50 to 9.50 per cwt. sows 6.00 to 5.53. pigs 7.90 to 8.25. weights vary. Sheep receipts 300 with lambs down 1.50 and top around 7.90. ewes 0.30 lower.
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Chicago
Choice
Heheauy
S. 8St. Paul
South St. Paul
Minn
Jun
Sioux City
Butter Markets Shaken by Unsure Demand and Heavy Receipts
Chicago reports unsettled butter markets with rising production and heavier receipts. Buyers remain cautious, many top-quality lots tied to manufacturer contracts and stored rather than sold. Despite storage, overall butter stocks stay below peer markets while futures show mixed directions across standards and storage grades.
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Chicago
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