Fine Feathers of West Excel Birds Produced in East
The Farm Editor reports Eastern breeders do not outclass Midwestern stock as Oscar Grow of Cedar Falls discusses his trip to Boston 75 years after its first poultry show. He notes fanciers judge not only utility but display, and explains how the poultry industry has grown and how junior poultry clubs may sponsor egg sittings and donations for a future show.
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Oscar Grow
Cedar Falls
Boston
Grow
Aly
West
Jose
Bach
Sutton
H. Ho
American Poultry Congress
Wally Cattle ‘Congress
J. P. Schuy
Poultry Association
J. C. Johnston
Girardeau, Mo
H.c.moeller
Biceller
Farm leader to attend meeting in Black Hawk County
Miss Elizabeth Hudson homes demonstration agent of Black Hawk county will join C. B. Smith director of extension of the U S Department of Agriculture in Black Hawk county on Tuesday March 31 Smith will attend two or three home demonstration agents meetings with farmers in Iowa Black Hawk has been chosen as a typical county
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Elizabeth Hudson
Black Hawk County
Neale S. Knowles
C. B. Smith
United States Department of Agriculture
Black Hawk
Smith
Towa
Barclay Meeting Set Friday With Hog and Poultry Talk
The Barclay township farmers monthly meeting will be held Friday March 6 with a motion picture on hog production and a poultry discussion likely to draw many after poor hatch results last spring. Families are invited to attend and bring fruit salad for refreshments. The Barclay nutrition club met last Friday at Mrs. Robert G ibson home. next meeting is planned at Mrs. J Zuck home.
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Barclay Township
Barclay Nutrition Club
Robert Gibson
J. Zuck
Iowas Tall Corn Can Grow Some Yet
Waverly Iowa March 4 Iowa's tall corn could grow higher if landowners use limestone fertilizer says Henry F Thoms Jefferson township Bremer county Thoms notes corn stalks were a foot taller the year after lime had been applied on one field and yields increased as well
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Waverly
Towa
Henry F. Thoms
Jefferson Township
Bremer ‘ County
Thoms
Open season on egg handling in March and April
Des Moines reports the Iowa state department of agriculture declares an open season for egg handling March and April, relaxing canning rules while maintaining penalties for violations. Officials say dealers will be watched, with last year's 282 prosecutions and fines up to 100 dollars. The Des Moines meeting will discuss labeling and grading of eggs as reforms.
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Thornburg
Jawa
Iowa Wholesale Egg, Butter and Poultry Dealers
Des, Moines
Iowa
State Department
Oregon
Hens in Town Make $6 for J. J. Peck
J J Peck of 273 Hammond Avenue explains his town hen venture. He kept 15 White Leghorn hens, laid 310 eggs in January and February, sold 9.68 dollars worth, paid 3.50 for feed, and had 6.18 in profit. He sold eggs as low as 29 to 69 cents and stored excess in water glass for high market days. He notes one day produced nine eggs.
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J. J. Peck
Ham‘mond ‘Avenue
Butler Farmers in Debate at Meeting
Alison Massachusetts March 4 Jacksons Township Farm Bureau hosted readings songs and a talk by county agent F R Winegar on membership at Doty schoolhouse between Allison and Clarksville. The main feature was a debate on whether the average farm family has greater opportunities in farming than in town or city occupations with William Allan Mrs Smith and George Wilder for the affirmative and Claire Leeper Mae McCreary and George Brorkway for the negative each speaker limited to 1% minutes plus five minutes for rebuttals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilder
Claire Leeper
Mae McCreary
George Brorkway
Loveland consigns 300-pound Holstein heifer to Iowa sale
Janesville Iowa March 4 W B Loveland Jackson township consigns a full sister to his son Horace Calf Club heifer to the spring guaranty auction of the Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders association The heifer, shown in Waterloo on March 10, yielded almost 200 pounds of butterfat as a two year old and is described as very promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
W. B. Loveland
Jackson Township
Horace
Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
Waterloo
Farmers Letters to Editor Upheld by Waterloo Courier
Readers address questions and comments to the Editor at the Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. The notice provides a contact phone 3100 for communications and submission of queries.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Grapes Demonstration Plan to Boost Local Viticulture
The Ames agricultural college plans grape culture demonstrations in every county to familiarize people with better grape varieties. Fifty one-year vines will be distributed this April, including forty black varieties and whites and reds tested by the state. Planting will be supervised by Ames experts and interested residents should contact farm bureau officials at the courthouse.
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Agricultural College At
Ames
Ams
Farm Bureau
Jesup Students Win Buchanan Co Grain Judging Cup Again
Jesup consolidated school grain judging team of William Fliss Wendall May and Ralph Bil ter captured the silver roving cup at the Buchanan County farmers institute contest scoring 1380 of 1460. Liberty took second Quasqueton third William Fliss led with 485 of 500. Over 1000 ears of corn were exhibited in the thirty first annual show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WY. H. Gissel
G. L. Budzine
M. A. Hantz
I T
Nutrition clubs hold instructional party at Walnut Bantisi
Women from townships gathered at Walnut Bantisi church for a day of lessons on meal planning and family food preparation. Miss Margaret Baker of Ames led the session with help from home demonstration agent Miss Elizabeth Hudson. The event aimed to teach table arrangement and food prep for special occasions.
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Ntrition
Walnut Bantisi Church
Margaret Baker
Ames
Shel
Elizabeth Hudson
Fredericksburg votes for 15000 creamery plant
Fredericksburg Butter Factory association voted to build a creamery in a plan expected to cost about 25000 dollars. In Readlyn Ia a Guernsey breeder G W Schweer and neighbors attended a sale in Algona, reporting no outstanding cattle sold.
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Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Butter Factory Association
Guernsey
Readlyn
G. W. Schweer
Algona
Schweer
Poultry Classes and Weights for Dressed Birds in Markets
Classes of table poultry depend on quality age and bird type with dressed weights. Broilers vary by breed from 2 to 2½ pounds, squabs ¾ to 1¾ pounds, medium broilers 1 4 to 2 pounds, large broilers 2 to 2¾ pounds. Fryers light 2½ to 3 pounds, medium 3 to 3¾ pounds, heavy 3¼ to 4 pounds. Roasters small 3 pounds, large 5 to 8 pounds. Capons 3 to 12 pounds with light 5–6½, medium 6–9, heavy over 9 pounds. Fowls 3 to 5 pounds. limits reflect best market timing from December to April for broilers and midsummer to early fall for capons.
Greene Man Owns Crash In Grain Values Highest Producer
March 4 report from Butler County Cow Test association lists May, a high grade Holstein owned by Wil Cheney of Greene, as February's top producer with 1,462 pounds milk and 52.6 pounds butterfat. Results cover averages for five top herds of eight or more cows. Other leaders include Hansen in Green, Hardman of Clarksville, Kouken of Plainfield, and Sidmore of Dumont. January highs include Kicker by Hansen with 1,569 milk and 59.6 fat. The month’s dairy totals show 242 cows averaging 689 pounds milk and 26.6 pounds fat, with association value about $2,774. Tight finance: feed costs $1,314.82 leaving $1,456.28. Foreign exchanges, grain prices, and livestock markets follow in separate brief items.
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Allison
Butler County
Wil Cheney
Greene
Homer Tague
Hansen
Dristow
Aaron Hardman
Clarksville
John Kouken
Plainfield
C. L. Sidmore
Dumont
Dayton Mather
Hardman
Ira Slarsh
Walter Hildebrand
Sidmore
Jim McCracken
Kauken
Clarence Darby
G. W. Brockway
Association
Gost
Kicker
Kouken
Mather
Edgar_ Reed
Marble Rock
Lewis Nordman
Eildebrand
Wheat Downward Surge Hits Price Drop In Chicago
Wheat prices weakened in Chicago after a sharp Liverpool decline. May fell to 2.9144, July to 1.68, with May and July futures posting net losses. corn and oats followed the trend. Provisions and hog quotations supported higher bids, while cash quotations listed various grain grades and prices across wheat oats and rye.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Liverpool
Saye L
Hog and cattle prices steady amid active hog trade
Chicago reports March 4 hogs higher with receipts 15 000 and big packers slow. Prices top at 13.26 for 190 to 340 pound butchers, strong weights up to 14 50. Cattle receipts 3 000 with steady to higher trade, top fat steers around 11 40 to 11 60, feeders firm, stockers steady. Sheep receipts 11 000 with lambs 17 25 to 17 75, best held higher, spot shearing lambs around 17 35.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Associated Press
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Markets Report Amid Mixed Receipts
Kansas City stock market notes receipts around 7,000 cattle and 4,000 hogs with calves and light weights steady to higher on baby beef and yearlings. top veal prices around 11.25 while heavy steers lag. Hog prices show packer demand lifting some items to 15.20 with 12.65 for bulls. Lambs and sheep rise modestly with packers paying about 16.50 to 17.00 for lambs. ewes around 10.00.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Omaha Livestock Prices From Omaha and East St Louis
Market roundups show hog receipts around 17 000 in Omaha with prices up to 18 10 per unit for desirable 150 pound hogs and high choices near 12 50 to 12 85. cattle receipts around 5000 with steers strong to steady and top around 11 00 for medium weights. sheep receipts about 11 000 with strong lambs up to 18 75 to 17 00 and shearing lambs lifting 25 cents. East St Louis reports hogs at 13 50 to 12 50 for various weights, cattle active with steers scarce and prices around 10 60 for heavy loads, and sheep around 17 00 to 18 00 for good young lambs. Sugar prices in New York hold near 6.00 to 6.10 cents per pound with no change.
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Omaha
Neb
ST. Louis
Mild recessions dim stock values in New York market
New York stock market opened with mixed moves as profit taking depressed several issues while gains in Pan American, General Electric, and Du Pont offered some support. Ludlum Steel surged to a new top, while United States Cast Iron Pipe and Texas Gulf Sulphur eased. Late buying faded amid renewed profit taking and short selling, with few issues advancing significantly.
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Associated Press
New York
Generil Electric
DuPont
Punhnan
Ludlum Steel
Merican Dan Baldwin
U Sinto
United States
Famous Fers
American Smelting
General Electric
United al" Joy Steel
Utah Securities
Tooney
An, Cherm
American Can
Car & Foy
Locomotivevam
American Sugar
Tel
American
Tobaceco aAngconda Loy
Coast Line S
S.ee Baldwin Loco
Rain & Gnip
Bethlshem Steel
California
Sing-Eeee Canadian Pac
Cent Leath
Cerra de Pasco
Chandler Motor
Chesapeake & Ohin
Northwestern
Mil
St. PL
G. WL
Chile Copper Ocean Cola
Colorado Fuel
Congoleum
Consolidated Gas
Devison Chem
Bu Pont de Frie
Famouay
General Asphalt
General Motors
Northern
Gulf States Steel
Houston
Hudson Motors
Unclear OCR List of Corporations and Brands
Fragmented text shows a long list of company names and stock tickers from American firms. Mentions include National Lead, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, American, Union Pacific, U S Steel, Westinghouse Electric, Woolworth, Standard Oil, Seaboard Air Line, Texas Co, Northern Pacific, and others. The passage reads like an outdated stock or company directory with scattered partial names and numbers.
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Er Biscuit
National
New York Central
Husk Hee
Norfolk & Vector Nor
American
Orthern Pacific
Pacific OW
Pan-American
Benny
Phil Ger
Phillips Bateoteum Pure
Rep.Iron
Reynolds
Cal
Standard Oil
N. I. Stewart-Warner
Stugebaker Texas Co
Texas & Pa
Union Pacific
United Drug U
U.S. Rubber
U. S. Steel
Utah Copper
Wibash
Westinghouse Electric
Wittys-Overland
Woolworth
Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
Chicago reports butter prices with creamery and firsts tallies, eggs receipts and various grades, cheese and poultry figures across packing stock and futures notes. New York markets show coffee futures and raws, with scattered local social notes interwoven in the commodity page.
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Chicago
New York
Kansas City
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Atlie
Omaha Livestock
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Tee
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Phono
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Santos
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Helen Wildés
Charles Hammer
Silo
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Oscar Tostlebe
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