Breeders urged to favor top Holsteins at Buchanan picnic
H R Lascelles of the Holstein Association urged top animal breeding at the Buchanan county Holstein picnic near Rowley Iowa. J C Galloway Iowa State College ext spoke on farm records and dairy efficiency. Merle Ghere won post driving, Marie Gleason and Billy Meythaler won races, and a married versus single men ball game concluded the event.
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Rowley
H. R. Lascelles
Kansas City
Holstein Association
Buchanan County
Albert Sloan
Rowlay
Lascelles
Milwaukee
Buchanan
J. C. Galloway
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Buchanan Holstein
Iowa
Galloway
Harry Gleim
Davenport
Merle Ghere
Eclipse Lumber Company
W. D. Holmes
Marie Gleason
Billy Meythaler
New Stockyards Rule Requires Records of Deals
A new stockyards rule requires dealers to keep detailed records of livestock transactions including scale tickets, purchase and sale bills, purchase and sale books, canceled checks, check stubs, and account sales rendered. The rule aims to prevent dishonesty and ensure fair treatment at public stockyards under the Packers and Stockyards Act enforced by the Department of Agriculture.
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Packers, and Stockyards
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Carload of Reinbeck Horses Shipped East
In Reinbeck a eastern horse buyer sent a carload of horses Saturday night via J N Wire. The load included three horses at 3300 each, the highest price in recent years for healthy stock. One team from O Conner Brey in Dike was bought for 5500.
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Reinbeck
J. N. Wire
O'Conner Brey, Dike
Sale at Harrison and Ryan Sets Prices Across Herds
Harlan Iowa June 27 Harrison & Ryan conducted a livestock sale with Aberdeen Angus cattle. Sale averages reached about 280 dollars. top price of 1010 dollars was paid for a yearling heifer by A C G McAnfferty of Miami Indiana. A sow with a calf sold for 1850 dollars from Hartley stock farm Page North Dakota.
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Harlan
Aberdeen
Harrison & Ryan
A. C G. McAnfferty
Miami
Ind
Hull
Hartley Stock Farm
Page
N. DD
Farmers invitations and editor contact details cited
Questions and comments invited addressed to the Editor Farm Department Waterton Evening Courier Waterloo Town Phone 6100.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Watertoo Town
Bremer Farmer Finds Good Use for Woodchucks
Bremer County farmer P. A. Colburn of West Lafayette township reports woodchucks improving his alfalfa by bringing up subsoil limestone from beneath. The field shows better stands where the chucks have worked, and he estimates the overall yield could nearly double if the whole field matched those spots.
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Moupier Special Service
Waverly
Bremer County
P. A. Colburn
West Lafayette Township
State Holstein Men Will Picnic at Mason City
Iowa Holstein breeders plan their annual picnic and Black and White Booster day in Mason City on July 27. Organizers expect at least 2 000 attendees, with Andrew Olson urging all Holstein lovers to bring neighbors. The event, moved from Independence by the Cerro Gordo Breeders association, will feature cafetoria style dining and speakers, including last year’s governor Hammill.
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Courier
Mason City
Iowa
Serra Gordo Cawily Holstein Breeders’ Association
Andrew Olson
Schermerhorn Farms
Moon City
Cerro Gorda Breeders’ Association
State Association
Milwaukee
Independence
Gov. Hammill
Orin Haten
Maytay Farms
Newton
Ray Arnold
Hargrove & Arnold Farms
Norwalk
Earl Weaver
Ames
H. R. Lascelles
West Central States
Holstein Friesian Association of America
Fayette Swine Men Meet to Talk Over Organization
In Fayette county a planned gathering of hog breeders aims to discuss forming a county swine growers organization. The meeting at the farm bureau office in Fayette on Saturday at 1 30 p m will review farm bureau plans for a year long hog production program beginning in fall 1928 through spring 1929 and address pig club work and broader pork industry issues.
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Courien Special Mervier
Fayette
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Swings
Pig Club
Border Birds in Bremer Flocks to Be Thrown Out
A Bremer County drive begins next week to cull non producers and diseased poultry. Last year 12 000 birds were processed with higher quotas expected. Infected flocks will be dipped, postmortems performed, and disease prevention advice given. The Iowa Poultry Improvement Association collaborates with the county agent on this effort. A per bird charge is assessed for the culling service.
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Waverly
Bremer
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Yling Service
Reinbeck Creamery Tops May Prices Paid for Cream
The Reinbeck Creamery led creameries in May with the highest prices paid for cream, at 2.0?2?0 cents per pound. Traer, Hudson, and Grundy Center followed with 42 to 62 cents, reflecting statewide price checks reported in the latest survey.
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Reinbeck
Jane
Reins
Heck Creamery
Crean
Reinbeck Prat Creamery
Traer Creamery
Hudson Creamery
Grindy Center
Livestock Market Report from St Paul South St
Market notes from June 27 show cattle prices with fed steers at $44.50 and various loads of yearling heifers, calves and lower hog and sheep ranges. Slaughter hogs around $9.75 to $10.85, with steady butchers and lighter fats. Market activity lists volumes and price ranges across cattle hogs and sheep.
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ST. Paul
South St Paw
STOR
Heliera
Utah
Turaday
Alice
Woight
Iowa hens lay down through May in 1928 report
Iowa State College releases the May 1928 record flock report showing 37 360 hens averaged 17 eggs per hen for May, down from 17 2 in 1927. Jesse D Sickler Ogden tops with 27.6 eggs per 218 hens while Mrs Earl D Beach Zearing leads in percent production for 94 Buff Minorcas.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Jesse D. Sickler
Ogden
Earl D. Beach
Zearing
S. C
C. W. Palleck
Willamson
C. Anconas
J B Shackelford Dies at Oelwein
J B Shackelford age 87 died last evening in Oelwein after a month rheumatism and recent complications. He was one of the area’s few Civil War veterans and is survived by three children Ellen Mrs A B Kieler of Oelwein and Erastus Shackelford of Des Moines. Funeral set for tomorrow at 1 30 p m at his home and 2 p m at Hazelton Methodist church burial in Hazelton cemetery.
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Des Moines
Oelwein
Hazelton
Thomas McMahon
Thomas &. McMahon
Fourth Street
Concert Program Lists Hunting Scene and Legend of a Rose
Open air Lincoln park concert tomorrow night features Bacalossi Hunting Scene and Reynard Legend of a Rose along with marches King of the Night Constantinople and Sousa King Gotten. Includes trombone novelty Lassus Trombone and national anthem Stars and Stripes. Building permits and addresses listed after program.
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American Legion
Lincoln Park
Bacalossi
Reynard
Barnard
Fox Lrol
Constantinople
Carton
Lassus
Trombine
Fillmore
King Gotten
Sousa
Bic Crlonal Fox Kret
Bertin
Ring
Keyes
Fire alarms after fireworks trigger smoke at two downtown sites
A small boy lights fireworks causing a fire alarm near Williams Cigar Store around 2 p.m. A half hour later smoke is found filling the basement of the Anke George restaurant at 613 Commercial Street. No damage reported.
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Williams Cigar Store
Anke George
Commercial Street
Births in State in 1927 Exceeded Deaths by 19,825
Births in 1927 totaled 44,296 while deaths reached 24,471 a difference of 19,825 favoring births. The figures from the department of commerce cover the year and note 2,407 infant deaths under one year.
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Dex Marins
Department of Commerce
Wheat Takes Tumble as Southwest Harvest Progresses
June 27 report notes stormy weather complicating wheat gathering in the southwest. Wheat prices fluctuated with late day advances and arrivals topping 200 cars at key Southwest mills. Corn and oats moved with wheat. corn futures spiked briefly above 1000 but later eased as selling pressure emerged.
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Guenge
Los Tee
Jikermer Marnels
Chicazo
Chicago
Minneapolis
Louis
Cotton and grain markets mixed with steady cotton tones
Liverpool quotes steady cotton with 5 000 bales traded and varied mids values while Chicago and Minneapolis grain futures rise. oats and potatoes listed with notable price ranges and regional quotes across several markets.
Sioux City Livestock Report From Stony City Ir
Livestock receipts at Stony City show cattle steady with feeders and yearlings around 12.00 to 15.00 for steers. cows and bulls priced in the hundreds, stockers and feeders near 9.00 to 12.40. hogs receipts about 250 with top shipping at 10.20 and bulk 9.00 to 10.15. sheep receipts 200 with native lambs around 15.85.
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Sioux City
Stony City
UPI
SLAO
Parker Tn
Wheat and seed quotations from Chicago Board of Trade
The Chicago Board of Trade cash quotations show mixed grain prices with No 2 mixed at 1.04 and No 5 mixed at 0.67, white and yellow varieties priced, and seed values for timothy and clover listed. Provisions include lard at 13.05 and belly prices around 14.12.
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Minneapolis
Omaha
Neb
Board of Trade
Chicago
Jung
Ro Balen
Cara
Hogs and cattle prices slide through regional butcher market
Regional market notes show hogs selling under Monday prices with varied loads and weights trading around 9.25 to 10.90 per cwt while cattle receipts total 6 400 calves 2 500 steers and yearlings higher on strong demand. Slaughter calves and vealers fetch 12 75 to 15 25 with feeder lambs steady and ewes weaker amid broad market shifts.
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards Chicago June 37 1INS included hogs in today’s listing with limited details due to damaged text.
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Chicago
Market advances absorb selling as rails and steels lead
New York trading seized the selling wave with shorts covering and prices rising across key issues. U S Steel Radio and General Motors boosted gains while copper stocks and rails led advances. Liberty bonds and dividends influenced broad activity as money rates remained firm.
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New York
Shorts
U. S. Steel
Radio
General Motors
Colt
National Tea
Sommeretsl
Midland Steel Products
Ca- Raney
Johns Manville
Calumet & Arizona
Kennecott Copper
International Nickel
Anaecondi
Greene Cananea
Postum
Wall Street
Adams Express
Montana Power
American Ex Press
International Telephone
Provisions New York and Chicago Dairy Trade Report
A condensed market note listing June receipts and prices for butter creamery stocks eggs cheese and poultry in New York and Chicago with figures for tubs pounds cases and various grades. Also mentions California range elevations.
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New York
Butler
Express
Roosters
Unukpa
Chicago
Americas
Livestock Market Report From East St. Louis
Livestock receipts at East St. Louis on June 27 include hogs 14,000 head with prices mostly steady to below yesterday, cattle 2,500 with calves and yearlings strong to higher and some prices mixed, and sheep 4,000 with packers bidding lower and fat lambs steady to lower. Major firming seen in select cattle.
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Louis Livestock
St. Louis
Kansas City Livestock Market Report
Kansas City on June 2 sees cattle steady to higher in spots with 5,000 calves and 1,000 beet steers and yearlings. slaughter steers 900-1500 lb range $19.15-15.25. fed yearlings 740-850 lb $10.26-11.95. cows $7.00-8.00. Hogs receipts 8,500 mostly 10c lower. top $10.40 for 310-260 lb butchers. 200-350 lb $8.00-9. five. Sheep receipts 6,000 lambs slow, yearlings strong. native lamb top $35.60. 92 lb lambs around $15.00. cull $0-13.50.
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Miosky loteiSe
Steddy
Ren Rangers
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
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Harrison and Ryan Sale
State Holstein
Fayette Swine
Reinbeck Creamery
W. M. Ferrin
Winthrop
Rhode Island Reds
Glyde W. Cooper
Boone
Charley Hanysh
Dawson
W. E. Odekirk
Wyandottes
C. D. Martin
New Providence
Buckdale Farms
Melcher
B. E. Graven
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J. B. Shackelford
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Forest Avenue
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Prom Lawn Flour & Feed Co
Timothy Hay
Beled
Culcaro
Piedmont Hydro-Electric
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Co
Republic of Panama
Central Bank Agriculture Fi
Province of Silesia
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