Farmer Letters to Editor Welcome Mailbag In Waterloo
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
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Moderna Héimsifichin
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Sycamore St
Mathes Declares Bureau Policy in Black Hawk County
Farm Editor says Ames extension workers do not dictate county programs and counties should form their own project lists. Mathes, president, urges using state extension as support and appointing town ship chairmen and a budget committee. District meeting planned for Cedar Falls April 30 with tuberculosis concerns and plan to address complaints at the Cedar Falls meeting. Senator Brookhart supports the Crary-Haugen bill with minor changes, urging farmers to push lawmakers in Washington. Women plan nutrition lessons and girls club work as part of next month’s agenda.
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Black Hawk County
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Tara
Iowa
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Tzie
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Burger
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A. A. Burger
Capitol
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Faro Bureau Federation
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Mer
Farm Bureau
Cirelos
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HL White
Hampton
Del
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Hotinan
Care Courier
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Waterloo
Towa
Central
Onca
St. Louis
Ozment
FL Grove
Farelle County
Radleigh
America
Will Thompson Receives Highest Jesup Cream Check
Jesup Iowa March 6 Will Thompson Jersey breeder near here earns the largest cream check issued by Jesup Co operative Creamery since 1900. His January butterfat totals 464.38 dollars from 3 1 cows fueling dairy profits. He emphasizes profitable cows home grown feed and breeding plans including Shetland ponies for youth interest.
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Jesup
Will Thompson
Jersey
Thompson
Iowa cows yield avg butterfat 164 pounds testing aids
Ames March 6 Iowa reports 647 cows under milk production testing. The average butterfat production per cow under test is 164 pounds, with statewide annual average 146 pounds. If all cows matched the test average, state farmers could gain over 42 million dollars. Thirteen testing associations exist, amid rising dairy herd productivity and influx of 26 000 cows last year.
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Ames
Iowa
Dairy Extension Department of
Iowa State College
Tollow
JAZ Suarmvey
Eolstein Haven
Guernsey
New Buttermaker Leads Jesup Co operative Creamery
Arthur Comfort formerly of Morris in New York takes charge of buttermaking at Jesup Co operative Creamery. He replaces Karl Morris who leaves after six years to new duties in the condensery in Independence. The new plant at the county spot will operate about May 1.
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Jestop
Arthur Confort
Jesup
Confort
Karl Morris
Itera
Pew
Morris
Jackson County Limestone Tests Reach High Averages
Jackson County farmers credit limestone deposits for soil improvements as tests show averages around fifty and a recent sample hitting four hundred. Portable pulverizers rise in demand while many spread limerock on fields in anticipation of nearby availability.
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Mandnoketa
Jackson
Cooper Attends Gletty Auction at The Oaklands
George Cooher manager of The Oaklands in Ann Arbor Michigan attended the Gletty Auction. The Oaklands hosts the Goss Jersey herd sale and Cooher is linked to the event and herd.
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Cooper
George Cooher
Oaklands
Ann Arbor
Mich
Goss Jersey Herd
Gretty Brothers Dispersion At Jersey Crest Farm
The Gretty Brothers dispersal sale at Jer sey Crest farm near here this week includes W J Campbell and K and Wovey Jesup. Mr Cooper oversaw Campbell Jersey farm on the show circuit last season and plans to travel from Minnesota, his home state, to buy two tickets to Ann Arbor.
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Gretty Brothers
Jersey Crest Farm
W. J. Campball
K. & Wovey
Jesup
Cooper
Jersey Farm
Minnesota
Ann Arbor
Dairy Show Champion Leased by Brinkmans from Jesup Breeder
The two year old Jersey bull known as The Owl, bred by Jesup’s Brinkman Brothers, won 11 firsts 10 junior championships and two grand championships last season. G W Brinkman calls him a promising bull with strong heart girth and deep body. Nine cows are milking in the Brinkman herd with a four year old testing over 60 pounds of butterfat for a month.
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Campbell Jersey
Jesup
Brinkman Brothers
Waterloo
Traity Cattle Congress
G. W. Brinkitan
Brinkman
Electric killing method offered for packing plants
An Omaha packing firm plans to replace the current humane bust killing with an electric method. Thomas J. Byrnes and the Cudahy company have developed the device after seven years of work. The National Humane Society may endorse the invention as a more humane and cost saving approach.
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Neb
Omaha Soon Packing Company
Cudahy
Thomas J. Byrnes
Cuta
Yase
National Humane Society
Bee
Spraying Schools in Benton Prepare Orchards for 1924
Benton county set to host two orchard spraying schools on March 25 and 26, with morning and afternoon sessions. Dr. Herrick of the Town Horticultural Association and J W Freeman of Bean Power Spray Pump Co. will demonstrate spray care and operation. Schools planned for Jackson township Eden Newhall and Blairstown to cover local growers.
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Vinton
Benton County
OR. S. Herrick
Horticultural Association
J. W. Freeman
Jackson Township
Eden
Newhall
Blairstown
Grady Named Treasurer at New Hartford Co operative Creamery
New Hartford Iowa March 6 The board of directors of New Hartford Co operative Creamery kept most personnel with last year re-elections at the annual meeting. George Grady was elected treasurer while J Corrigan E F Perrin and C M Reare were re elected as president secretary and buttermaker respectively. Farmers praised Reeve for boosting the organization and offered a salary increase. Discussions focused on cooling tanks.
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New Hartford
New Hartford Co-operative Creamery
George Grady
J. ©. Corrigan
E. F. Perrin
C. M. Reare
Mr. Reeve
Armstrong Method With Hot Water and Lye for Hog Pens
An article promotes the Armstrong method of cleaning hog pens using hot water and lye, arguing against disinfectants. It warns that sanitation matters as enteritis and roundworms arise from unclean pens and outlines steps such as cleaning sow udders before farrowing and moving piglets to clean ground. It also notes a warning against labeling hogs as dirty and emphasizes practical hygiene. It includes a section on beekeeping advising purchase of bees in combless packages to avoid disease, as per entomologist Rh L Webster.
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Kay
Rh. L. Webster
North Dakota Agricultural College
Mr. Webster
North Dakota
Manitoba
Produce Prices in New York and Chicago Today
New York and Chicago markets report varied gains and steadiness across dairy and poultry. Creamery butter higher and cheese steady. eggs, turkeys, chickens, and fowls show mixed prices with regional adjustments.
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New York
Chicago
Rutter
Masy
Wisconsin
Americas
Arby Brown
Sista
Corn Hits Downgrade Golder Weather Aid To Bears
Market report from Chicago and New York shows corn prices tumbling on forecasts of cold weather and weak demand for low grade receipts. May futures fell while later the market edged higher on expectations of cold weather moving corn to market centers. Wheat moved with corn strength amid tariff talk and political news. oats weakened on lack of support and active selling for northwest needs. Chicago cash quotes show varied grain prices across No. 3 to No. 6 grades and white oats. New York futures steady with May at 1.41 1/2 and July at 1.44 1/2, while oats and hay markets also listed.
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Washington
McNery
Muay Slim
Gill
Northwest
New York
Blaze Cit
St. New York
Tye
Grain and Livestock Prices in Sioux City Market Report
Sioux City market data shows wheat prices for No 2 hard and No 2 red with range figures, along with oats corn and stockers, fat cattle and hog receipts totaling thousands. Foreign exchange rates, Liberty bonds, metals, and regional hay and flour prices are listed, reflecting a broad commodity snapshot for March 6.
Grain and dairy markets across Minneapolis Milwaukee and Omaha
U S Wheat and corn prices listed for Minneapolis and Milwaukee with varied grades and bid ranges. Omaha reports wheat, white and mixed grain values with cattle hog and sheep receipts and price ranges. Ohio and Toledo notes include dairy and seed prices amid steady loan and money market conditions.
Kansas City and Peoria Livestock Market Totals
Kansas City market reports receipts of calves, steers, yearlings, cows, heifers, and sheep with prices from 7.50 to 8.00 for calves and mixed grades. Peoria listings show hog and cattle receipts with tops around 23.00 for calves and 7.40 for some hog classes. Chicago livestock tomorrow projections estimate cattle 4,000 hogs 17,000 sheep 6,900. Coffee and Waterloo market notes follow with assorted prices for grains, eggs, butter, lard, and poultry.
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Peoria Livestock Peoria
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Chicago
Mixed market patterns as traders hold and stocks climb
Opening trading shows a narrow range with mixed bids and selective gains. Union Tank Car, Schultz Stores, Woolworth, Corn Products, General Electric, and Gulf States Steel rise while Pennsylvanian, Seaboard Steel, and Coca-Cola see pressure. cotton futures and potato markets also noted with modest moves.
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Waterloo Bank Clearings and Mortgages Report for March 1924
Bank clearings for the week ending March 6 1924 and surrounding days are reported from the Waterloo County Abstract. Figures include Friday to Saturday totals and midweek sums, with mortgage and chattel mortgage statements noted for the period. Advertisements and local business notices fill the rest of the column.
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Black Hawk
Waterloo Charleg House Association
Hogs and Cattle Prices Steady to Higher at Market Review
Receipts and bids show hogs steady to 5 cents higher with good to choice weights ranging around 7.35 to 7.50. steers steady to strong with top loads around 12.00 to 12.10. cattle and sheep receipts reported with varied bids. Market notes from St Paul and surrounding yards list fat cattle and feeder prices, hogs mainly 6.90 to 7.10 for lighter weights, sows and pigs selling at weaker to steady levels, and lambs around 14.90 to 15.10 with some higher lots.
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Sheari Ie
Lambs
ST. Paul
Minn
Bologna
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