Farmers face machines as pace of work rises
Tama Iowa June 16 A Cedar Rapids public utility man and member of Gov Hammill's agricultural commission told Tama county farmers at a farm bureau picnic that the farm movement is flawed and that machinery will outpace horse power He argued that one horse equals 20 to 30 men and cited corn belt examples where five man hours of labor can be replaced by five machine hours He predicted advances in electric power and tractor tech as the trend of the times The day included music a picnic dinner and a baseball game between county halves with a large score.
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Tama
Arthur Tiuntington
Cedar Rapids
Gov. Hammill
Tama County
Farm Bureau
Here
Huntington
Gil
Black Hawk County
Poe
Garner
Mojors
Coune
Atention
Beekeepers Discuss Foulbrood at Mathes Apiary Meeting
Beekeepers met with Mathes at his Paul Dresser Arm apiary to study foulbrood. Prof Worthing of the state extension service assisted, noting Mathes’s clean methods and urging room in hives and better ventilation to prevent swarm fever and drone congestion.
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Mathes
George Mathes
Paul Dresser
Here
Worthing On
State Extension Service
Java
Fadlock
Ames
Housewives Benefit from Sugar Tests for Jams and Jellies
Iowa home demonstration agents collected sugar samples from groceries and sent them to Iowa State College for testing in jam and jelly making. The study aims to assess Iowa grown sugar value in household preserves while maintaining blind samples to compare beet and cane sugars.
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Ames
Iowa
Home Eeconomics Division
Iowa State College
Mary L. McCondb
Oakland
Ervin Johnson
New Oakland Mercantile Company
Trig
Guernseys Slaughtered After Tuberculosis Find
Paul Fassett of Hasty Lafayette township Bremer County shipped several Guernseys to be slaughtered after tests revealed tuberculosis. One cow with a fine appearance was found infected. her carcass was condemned and used for grease.
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Waverly
Paul Fassett
Lafayette Township
Bremer County
Fassett
Secretary Jardine to Meet Iowa Farmers July 10
Secretary of Agriculture William M Jardine will visit Ames Iowa State College July 10 to address farmers students and faculty meeting moved from July 20. If dates shift slightly the talk will still occur with radio broadcast over WOI. The trip follows a six week westward inspection starting May 27 and includes stops in California Kansas Utah Idaho Washington Oregon Montana North Dakota Minnesota Nebraska and Iowa.
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Ames
Wr. William
M. Jardine
Jardine
Iowa
Paarson
Strata Callese
Congress
Washington
West
Lim
United States Department of Agriculture
Fal Russell
Town State College
California
Kansas
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Sharp Wheat Weakness Quick 10 Develop
Heavy selling by commission houses pushed wheat lower in Chicago trading. Market opened weak and continued to slide with July and September contracts closing lower. corn and oats also dropped as wheat weakness spread. Provisions weakened on lower hog quotes.
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Air Associated Press
Chicago
Wyher
Evans
Poward
E Grain Service Dept
Als
Webster Bidg
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago and East St Louis
Hog receipts slow with 10 to 15 cent declines on Tuesday led by lighter demand and uneven hogs while cattle and sheep show mixed changes. Prices for 160 to 210 pound hogs around 12.10 to 12.25, sows 10.50 to 11.20, steers and yearlings mostly steady to uneven with value under 11 dollars for yearlings, lambs steady to weak with native grades at about 13.50 to 14.10 and odd lots higher. East St Louis reports similar softness in hogs and steadier sheep prices with top hogs around 12.10 and feeders around 9.25 to 10.00.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Nebraska
Seu St. Aul
Say
Tower Undertone
Texas
Cannboerna
Kansas City
New Mexico
Cannes
Omaha
Neb
Oil shares lead price advances in early market
Trading opened with an irregular trend as speculative accounts were adjusted. Demand grew on reports of lower Smackover crude output, lifting oil shares like Texas Co to new highs while Jersey Central, May Department Stores, General Electric and Press Steel Car slipped.
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Associated Press
New York
Dane
Texas Co
Jersey Central
May
General Electric and
Press
Stebt
Oif
U.S. Steel
American Can
Mack Truck
Crucible Steel
Independent Oil & Gas
Chandler
Union Pacific
Southern
American Tobacco
Coast
Seerae
Baldwin
Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
California
Pat
Canadian Pac
Chesapeake & Ohio
Northwestern
Mil
St. I
Colorado
Wawane Ve
Dodge Bros. Ptt
Davison
Houston Oil Wieenes
Ake Hutson Motors
Stance Utiness Central
Navies Oedk
Harvester
Kennecott Copper
Louisvilla & Nash
Lehigh Valley
Mack
Motors
Seaboard
Kan
Tex
Missouri Pac
New York Central
Nlhl & Vita
Orfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pacific
Pan-American Petroleum
Pennsylvania
Phila. & Rag
Phillips
Sarg Rep. Iron & Ast
Bernolds Tobacco
Se. L
San. Fran
Seaboard Air Line
Caseereees
Sears-Roebuck
Cleese
Sinclair Con
Sloss
Sheffield
Southern Fa
Southern Railway
Studdard Ol
Esas
Standard Oil
N. J
Stewart-Warner
Studebaker
Texas O
Texans & Pacific
United Druc
Woolworth
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
Chicago and New York markets report mixed produce prices across dairy, poultry, cotton, and potatoes. Milk, creamery products, and eggs show varying gains and steady quotes. cotton futures weaken before close. potato receipts and stock levels indicate modest trading activity with regional price shifts.
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Chicago
New York
Kansas City Livestock Market Reports with Prices and Receipts
Kansas City handle reports show cattle receipts around 10,000 with calves dull and steers uneven, prices mostly steady to lower. hogs about 12,000 with most cuts 15c lower. sheep receipts near 7,000 with lambs steady to weak. New Mexico and Omaha notes add varied weights and regional price spreads.
Waterloo Markets Feature Prices And Receipts
Waterloo Mills Co and Simard Bros. West supply a market report listing wheat corn oats and flour prices with cattle poultry and sheep receipts. Prices include hogs and hay, hay baled straw baled and various hides. Joseph Livestock report from St Joseph Mo notes hog receipts and coffee prices in New York with futures figures.
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Wernaa
Waterloo Mills Co
Simard Bros. West
Waterloo Co-op
Rath’ Packing Co
U. Rath
Wader
Barclay & San Timothy
Cohn Bros
Relation of Dairy Cow to Equipment Shown by Figures
The dairy world enters a new phase as cow testing associations lift average cows toward higher production. The National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers notes the United States has 732 associations with 300,060 cows and aims for 3,006,000. Equipment adoption rises with production, including silos 81 percent, ensilage cutters 32 percent, swinging stanchions 21 percent, drinking cups 19 percent, ventilators 6.6 percent, tractors 34 percent, and gas engines 72 percent. Wisconsin dairy herds show high equipment use, with ensilage cutters 72 percent and gas engines 135 percent, among others. The report highlights a global shift toward mechanized dairying and rising costs.
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United States
Cow Testing Association
New Zealand
Wisconsin
Wiolstein-Friesian Association
Amprien
Picnic Car Parking Planned for Bremer County Event
Flairfield Iowa June 10 1900s A county farm bureau picnic will provide parking for about 2 608 cars with ground facilities and a telephone for visitors J Dickinson congressman is to speak on June 26 at the gathering which will be held near the one mile east site
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Flairfield
Bremer County Farm Bureau
Here
Be. J. Dickinson
Farmers Questions and Comments In Sited Editor Wa terlon
Readers address the Waterloo Evening Courier with questions and comments for the Farm Department. Communications should be directed to the editor at the Waterloo office and include a contact phone number for reply.
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Terloo
Iowa
Rioo Evening Courier
Market N
Farm Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterlon
Town
Women entertain at L. J. Danwald home Waterloo Township
Farm bureau women entertained at a tea hosted by Mrs. L. J. Danwald. Mrs. Pendergrast and Miss Anna Anderson served tea, with fruit punch by Mrs. K. B. Shaw and Roy Middlehamt. Mrs. Roger Silver spoke on table service for an informal family luncheon. Music was provided by several attendees.
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Waterloo Township Farm Bureau
L. J. Dan Wald
Pendergrast
Anna Anderson
Mmes
K. B. Shaw
Roy Middlehamt
Roger Silver
Shorthorn Breeders Debate Pedigrees at Linn County Picnic
Cedar Rapids June 10 The Linn county Shorthorn breeders picnic on June 24 features a debate on Scotch and Scotch-topped pedigrees. Lawrence Falcon and Lena Rollins travel for the straight Scotch ancestry while Charles Wickham and J H Whitman argue for the alternative.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lawrence
Falcon
Lena Rollins
Charles Wickham
J. H Whitman
Miss Knowles to Speak at Curdie Home Friday
Iowa home demonstration agent leader Miss Neale S Knowles will meet farm women at Mrs James Curdie home in La Porte City on Friday afternoon June 12 from 2 to 4 30 o clock. The nutrifion course fourth lesson in the farm bureau will be given. HALT WATERLOO MEET in Waterloo township Par man will meet at H Sohner home tomorrow afternoon June 11 to study nutrition questions.
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la Porte City
Neale S. Knowles
Iowa
James Curdie
Waterloo
Parman
H. 4 Sohner
Wanen
Horton Community Fociable Will Be In Church Casement
A local notice lists Horton Vy au as a community gathering in the church casement for Priday evening with Mr Sides and others. Attendance by Richard and McMenemy's party is noted along with a Sunday event and eighth grade pendiygilan erelers at Waris Saniebay.
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Horton
Sides
Medfeney
Richard
Petitie McMenemyehard
Sundax
Waris Saniebay
Sioux City Ponzi Faces Tax Lien Amid Legal Scrutiny
A $157,095 income tax lien was filed by the Internal Revenue Service against Frank R. Beddow in Sioux City. The lien covers 1920 to 1923 as Beddow, known locally as the Bellboy Ponzi, faced sensational financial schemes including a Parker bank wreck attempt and subsequent wealth rumors.
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Sioux City
Internal Revenue Collector
Frank R. Beddow
Bellboy
Beddow
Parker, S.C
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