Hearst Urges Farm Focus At Fayette Picnic
Charles B. Hearst urged 4000 Fayette county farmers to watch Houston and push for clear farm policy over party ties. He called for farm leaders to attend county meetings before the Des Moines state convention and stressed education of Main Street to honor farm interests. The Fayette Farm Bureau picnic featured contests, prizes, and remarks by local officials and university representatives.
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Delwein
Houston
Fayette County
Charles B. Hearst
Des Moines
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau Pionic
Hearst
Main Street
Heatst
Kansas City
Republican ‘Party
America
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Fayette Farm Bureau
County Bureau
Oelwein Commercial Club
Ab Lake Oelwein
Maynard
George J. Day
William Hatch
Oelwein
J. W. Dieckman
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Wallace Peters
B. Holtzman
New Film Highlights A Century Of Cattle Breeding Work
A US Department of Agriculture film titled The Berfstead Bequest showcases over ten years of beef cattle breeding. It includes the Story of Sunn-a-Bar Farms near Grain Valley Missouri and demonstrates how carefully selected purebred bulls improve herds, plus a scene tracing four generations of calves. The Beeler farm near Marble Rock was sold at about £232 an acre to Merschel Handley for 700 acres.
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Berfstead
United States Department of Agriculture
Grain Valley
W. R. Nelson
Marble Rock
North
Merschel Handley
Alfalfa Day planned in Tama for August celebration
Tama County sponsors Tama Toledo Chautauqua grounds event on August 2 to honor the first year of the 10 000 acre alfalfa club. Blue Valley Creamery Institute aids efforts with plans for a grand alfalfa pageant headed by Queen Alfalfa seated on bales under an alfalfa arch. Local stores to decorate, alfalfa bread tea candy and novelties to be sold, with Queen Alfalfa winning a trip to the Iowa State Fair Des Moines and nine attendants earning season passes to the Tama County Fair.
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Hower
Toledo
Tama County
Toledo Chautauqua
Tama County Farm Bureau
Tama County Bankers Association
Blue Valley Creamery Institute
C. M. Leng
Farm Service
Z. R. Mills
Mills
Alfalfa
Des Moines
Angus Cattle Sale at Harlan Brings High Average
Des Moines reports a high Angus sale average at Harlan with fifty head averaging 27780. Bulls averaged 435 and cows 256.44. Top price reached 1010 for Double Revolution, purchased by A J McCafferty of Miami. Hartley Stock Farm paid 350 for Miss Burgess Harrison 3d. Weather hindered travel but crowd attendance remained strong. The Harrison Ryan Aberdeen Angus operation notes 1400 head on the farms. The shift of Pacific coast herds and midwest feed abundance bolster U S beef production plans.
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Corriar
Des Moines
Harlan
Minnesota
South Dakota
Virginia
Missouri
Iowa
Iolineis
Nebraska
Indiana
A. J. McCafferty
Miami
Hartley Stock Farm
Page
M. D
United States
Harrison- Ryan
Pacific Coast States
California
Middlewest
Middlewest Farms
Fayette Launches Second Poultry Culling Campaign
Fayette county begins a second large culling drive for poultry similar to last year when 27 000 birds were culled. Farm bureau and Town Poultry Improvement Association representatives lead the effort due to a feed shortage. The program includes dipping producers to control disease and addresses housing and feeding issues and other management problems.
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Fayette
Fayyette
Farm Bureau
Town Poultry Improvement Association
Addom
Farmers Invite Questions and Comments to Editor
Readers are invited to address the Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be sent with the reader’s name and town of residence and include any specific questions or comments for timely publication.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Dairy cattle judges advance from Fayette county tours
About 300 members across four associations on county tours named top judges for Holstein and Guernsey classes. L. C. Gerken led association No. 1, with Mrs. Fred Pieplow second. Association No. 2 winner W Hooger, No. 3 Frederick Bucker, No. 4 M G Scott. Winners advance to Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo this fall. Earl Schultz organized contests. Sideline programs featured talks, testers, and music.
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Fayette, In
Fayette County
Con Test Association
Waterloo
Helbsteins
Fred Pieplow Farm
Oelwein Creamery
Belt and Gerken Farm
C. W. Alshouse
Fred Pieplow
Earl Schultz
John Bare
Chris Dueholm
A. J. Baumann
Arden Reynolds
Lodwick
St. Lucas
Livestock Market Report From Kansas City June SaleNotes
Kansas City market data show hogs steady to higher on top quality and 210 to 260 pound catchers with prices around 10.50. 200 lb hogs at 8.00 to 10.40, 150 to 160 lb hogs at 8.00 to 9.85. Cattle receipts total 2,900 with calves 500 and yearlings strong. steer and heifer prices listed for various weight classes, slaughter steers 950 to 1,400 lbs around 14.25 to 15.75, yearlings 750 to 950 lbs about 15.25 to 16.25, and lambs mixed with tops near 15.80. Sheep and lambs mostly steady to weak, ewes midrange.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
ST. Paul
Minn
Park Road
Sioux City Livestock
Sioux City
Strane
Tmer Tao
Chicago
Choice
All Is Well with Growing Crops in Federal Bank Survey
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports generally satisfactory yields in the seventh district with June 1 planting at 0 percent for corn, modest increases over May, and good stands with limited replanting. Prospects for berries good, tree fruits mixed, garden truck healthy, aided by rains. Livestock, grain, and produce futures show varied activity across St Paul and Omaha markets.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
United States
Rural Assessments Revised in Delaware County
Delaware County supervisors met at the courthouse to revise farm property valuations. Personal property saw many reductions, with yearling costs down 5 percent in Greeley and mixed results across Masonville Manchester Colesburg Dyersville Ryan. Cattle values shifted, cows and heifers down 20 percent in Manchester, Earlville steers down 18 percent, while Ryan rose 48 percent on sheep. Rural townships showed an average 2 percent decrease in yearling costs, some township increases 11 to 5 percent, cattle up around 7 percent on average, and hog valuations up about 14 percent in four townships.
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iCantier Sprcia! Servicer
Manchester
J. E. Burns
F. J. Seger
Colesburg
Dyersville
Ryan Corporation
Earlville
Curtis Herd at Ames Brings $298 Average
Ames Iowa June 28 twenty seven cows and twenty one bulls from the Rockwood Farm Shorthorn herd owned by Dean G C Curtiss of Iowa State College were sold at public auction here Tuesday for 8034, an average of 298 per head. Seventeen cows averaged 5282 with a high of 300 and a low of 173. Ten bulls averaged 326, the high 825 and the low shown. Charles F M Stone Whiting Kan paid the highest price of 825 for the bull Rockwood Ace.
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Ames
Rockwood Farm
Dean GC. P. Curtiss
Iowa State College
Charles F. M. Stone
Whiting, Kan
Divide Colonies and Take Out Queen Cell Says Bee Specialist
A bee demonstration at Adams place in Quasquetan attracted Buchanan county beekeepers. Worthington of Town State College led the session on swarm control. three new colonies were started from old ones. Removing queen cells and dividing colonies aims to prevent swarming and boost honey production. An apiary demonstration is planned for July 20.
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Quasquetan
Buchanan County
Marshall Bi Adams Place
DB Worthington
Extension Service
Town
State Coliege
Worthington
Ames
Twice a Year House Cleaning Now Taboo
In Legion hall Tripoli Iowa the home demonstration featured Miss Fannie A. Gannon of Iowa State College extension service. She argued the old practice of spring and fall cleaning is outdated due to modern labor-saving equipment. Miles Gannon noted the topic could become an engaging community discussion.
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Tripoli
Indine
Legion Hall
Fannie A. Gannon
Towa State College Extension Service
Oeality
Gannon
Labor Savage
Sens
Miles Gannon
New Grain Arrives as Chicago Market Sees Spot Prices Mixed
Wheat shipments rise with 165 cars from Kansas points, but gains stall as rains in the southwest harvest region temper prices. Cotton quotes drift, with Liverpool and Chicago reports showing steady to lower bids while futures move within narrow ranges amid favorable corn conditions. Minneapolis grain and Sioux City livestock markets reflect modest gains and steady demand, with cattle prices lifting and hogs trading higher.
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Chichao
Kansan
Natwest
Board of Trade cash quotations report June 24
Chicago grain and seed prices listed by grade. No. 2 mixed corn at 1.05 to 1.15 with variations across grades. yellow and white corn quoted differently. Oats, rye, barley, timothy seed, clover seed, and other commodities priced. provisions and hog bellies noted with specific bids and ranges.
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Chicago
Sluggish hog trade and varied cattle market in Chicago report
Hog prices were uneven with slow trading and demand weak even at peak times. Cattle values rose with many steers selling around 14 to 16 dollars per hundredweight, prime steers at 16.17, while sheep and lamb trades eased. Kansas City grain quotes show mixed wheat and corn movements with several price points listed for No. 2 and No. 3 grades.
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Choice
Otoges Advance as Trade Closes on Stock Exchange
New York June 21 The stock market closed with high money rates fading and strong gains in late trading led by General Motors Radio and American Telegraph amid heavy buying. U S Steel fell a point while U S Steel and General Motors showed clear strength as total sales neared 1 600 000 shares. Foreign exchange opened firm with sterling around 4 87 and a wide list of industrials moved up on the final bell.
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Lune
Stock Exchange
International Harvester
Bu Ponte
General Motors
U. S
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Saies
General Electric
American International
Canadian Pacific
Wright Aeronautical
Radio
American
Case Threshing
American Express
General Asphalt
Russia Insurance
American Power & Light
Curtiss
International Harvester F
Wats
Sterling Cables
Gane
Gat & Am
Linseed Am
Loco
Waoalen
Armour
Atchison
Line Atlantic
Balt
Ohio Beth. Ltd
Canadian Pac
Ohio
Dy T. Chrysler
Colorado Fuel Col. Gas & Ei
Dodee
du Font de Wem
Tien Deen
Les Fleischmann Stinresnae
Freeport-Tex
Elec
Sig
Gillette Sal
Greene Cath
Houston Oi
Hudson _ Motors Ni
Gentral
Eng
Harvester
Morphys Nickel -Ysterseey
Aoe Inter
Tel
Tel Kan
Spodth , Kennecott
Mack ‘Truck
Marland Oil
Kan
Texas
Mid-Continent Petroleum
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward
Nash
Studebaker
Texan
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Texas & Pacific
Texas Pac
Timken Roller Bearing
Union Carbide
Union Pacific
Indiscanal U. &. Rubber
UW. &. Steel
Vanadium Wabash Western
Westinghouse Electric
Willys-Overland
Woolworth
Provisions Market Updates and Grain Prices Report
New York June 2 Butter receipts reach 120 008 tubs creamery highers extras and cheese receipts 239 203 pounds Eggs steady with 23 167 cases fresh gathered extras and firsts up to 40 104. poultry live irregular broilers by express water fowls by freight. Chicago June 23 Butter receipts 11 886 tubs creamery extra 43 standards 42 3 4 cents. cheese new varieties Daisy Young Americas Legahorns and brick prices listed. poultry and eggs prices shown. St Louis June 28 Wheat No 2 red 1 64. corn No 2 mixed 1 04.
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New York
Express
Chicago
Rath Packing Co 1%e Preferred Stock Offer
Rath Packing Co of Waterloo Iowa offers 20 shares of 75 preferred stock at 99 dollars per share. Address inquiries to E Rieffey 503 Kalh Bids Davenport Iowa.
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Rath Packing CO
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Towa
E. Rieffey
Kahl
Davenport
Iowa
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Otoges
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