Floyd Johnston to lead Iowa dairy extension unit
Floyd Johnston, longtime field secretary of the Iowa State Dairy association, will become head of the dairy husbandry section of the Town extension service at Ames starting April 1. He succeeds Burt Oderkirk who resigns to teach dairy husbandry at Iowa State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Johnston
Iowa State Centry Association
Ames
Johnston
Burt Oderkirk
Iowa State College
Earl Weaver
Fordyce Ely
Kentucky
Iawa State Dairy Association
Ilold
Iowa
Texas
Waterloo Jersey Farm
State Association
Waterloo
Dairy Association
Fred EB. Ferguson
Dairy Cattle Congress
Mr. Oderkirk
North Dakota
Agricultural College
Buchanan County Woman Sells 99 Capons for 290
Winthrop Iowa March 6 prizes offered by a local poultry firm for the heaviest capons this market season were won by Mrs Russell Smith south of Independence. Her 49 capons all purebred Orpingtons and Black Giants sold for 290 dollars about 4 each. The heaviest capon weighed 13 pounds and there were 15 000 capons in the contest indicating the distinction earned by Mrs Smith’s birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuarter
Winthrop
Russell Smith
South of Independence
J. Guthrie
Frm
Mrs. Smith
Garden Gossip and Early Garden Supply Tips
Garden column urges early orders for gladious novelties and six foot inch square stakes from local carpenters to support sweet peas and dahlias. Recommends onion seed for exhibition onions, stakes for tomatoes, and starting tomato plants indoors. Highlights Alaska as a standby and notes peas and leeks as fine exhibition subjects.
Seed Corn Seed in Preliminary Tests Shows Low Germination Progress
In New Hampton Iowa on March 6 farm bureau reports seed corn for 1928 planting largely fails to germinate. Tests on several hundred ears show as low as 58 percent germination with averages around 78 percent for late selections and over 20 percent dry rot mold. Early picked corn fares better but still exhibits mold. Seed corn will require individual ear testing and dust treatments, with meetings held across Chickasaw County led by R. H. Porter and local cooperators.
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New Hampton
Farm Bureau
George Johnson
New Hampton Township
Elmer Rasche
Fredericksburg
Fred Reinhart
Washington Town
GC. H. Heald Farm
Dayton Township
R. H. Porter
Chickasaw County Farm Bureau
Porter
Chickasaw
George F. Johnson
Henry Maschmieger
Alfred Morf
WI Gerhardt
G. H. Heald
Practical farm building project aids students in Orange
Orville Tanneather of Orange township builds a movable brooder house with hot and cold rooms for 400 chicks. Smith Hughes agricultural group assists under teacher T. E. Erickson while students also construct movable hog houses for local farmers at $39 in material each, labor donated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville ‘Tanreyther
Orange Township
Tanneather
Smith-Hughes
Orange Consolidated Selos
Breader House
T. E. Erickson
McLean
Erickson
Iowa State College Leads in National Agricultural Contests
Ames March 6 Agricultural students at Iowa State College top all others in all time average rankings for inter collegiate agricultural contests. ISU teams hold first in general livestock judging dairy cattle dairy products poultry hogs crops and swine in multiple national events. The landscape architecture program also leads with more awards than three other schools combined.
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Ames
Iowa State College
America
W. B. Hamilton
Franklin County
Iowa
Agricultural College
Saddle and Smein Club
Chicago
Hudson Boosters Seek Local Stock Buyer
Hudson Iowa March 6 Members of Hudson Boosters club want a stock buyer to do business here Railway shipping has suffered as there is no longer a block buyer and traffic from points around Hudson to Waterloo the rule it was reported Shipping from the local station would be helped if someone could be interested in buying stock here It was said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson, Ia
Hudson Boosters’ Club
Hudson
Waterloos
Highest Producing Holsteins in F L East Herd Report
Cedar Falls data show Peder Pedersen & Son led last month with a purebred Holstein averaging 1278 pounds milk and 44.3 fat from 424 cows in 26 herds. High individual cow, TF L Bast’s herd, produced 2263 pounds milk and 70.3 fat. Willis Shannon chaired the tester’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Peder Pedersen & Son
Willis Shannon
TF. L. Bast
Hansen & Merner
F. IL. Bast
Jacob Winter
Jessen & Christiansen
TF. G. Wessel
Anti TB Testers Plan Hudson Meeting Friday
Dairymen farmers and others in Black Hawk county oppose the compulsory tuberculin test now operated. A mass meeting is arranged at Hudson Friday in Odd Fellows hall at 8 p.m. J. H. Rigdon will be the principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Hudson
Odd Felles
J. H. Rigdon
Iowa Butter Producers to Seek Stronger Margarine Definition
Washington March 6. House Agricultural Committee Chairman Haugen introduces a bill to clarify the definition of margarine to curb adulterated products sold as butter. Representative Robinson and Deputy Internal Revenue Baldridge discuss swift consideration and tax implications, as agents track margarine sold as butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strevai Bareice
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Haugen
House
Robinson
Congress
Bnl
Internal Revenue
P. R. Baldridge
Dubuque
Baldridge
Farmers Questions and Comments Page Letter
Readers address the Editor in Waterloo Iowa to ask questions and share comments with the Farm Department. The notice invites further letters to the editor and provides contact details for The Courier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Department
Welerlag Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Wheat spreads weaken as pit liquidates against corn
Chicago reports show simultaneous selling of wheat against corn, erasing early wheat gains while corn strengthens. Foreign buying on wheat was limited, favorable central west crop reports influence prices, and spot basis holds firm amid ample week supplies. Provisions rise with hog value shifts and corn receipts outlook fuels upticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Central West
Jaci
Cort
Sangamon
Cusswood Morgan Counties
Wwlinois
Tiiois
Representative Sales Livestock at Union Yards Chicago
A fragment notes a sale at Union Yards in Chicago with livestock listings and representatives present. Details are incomplete but reference to March events and Hage appears among buyers or consignors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lvestock Ai Tlee Hoday
Hage
Chicago Board of Trade Cash Quotations March 6
Wheat prices ranged with No 2 hard at 1.53 and No 1 northern spring at 13V%. No 2 mixed and other wheat grades showed varied quotes. Oats, barley, timothy seed and clover seed listed with mixed figures. Provisions cited include lard 11.47, ribs 21.00, bellies 12.87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rge
Omaha
Neb
Chicago Livestock Market Reports Mixed Steers Hogs and Lambs
Cattle receipts 3,000 with weak to 25 lower for fed steers. best grades down. Hogs receipts 10,000 with early gains 10-15 cents, good to choice weights 170-310 pounds averaging higher. top bids around $8.45. Sheep and lambs steady to higher on plain and heavier lots. bulk lambs 15.50-15.75 with choice ranges. Minneapolis grain quotes list No 1 northern wheat around 1.30-1.41 with May July futures at 1.29-1.32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sausrec
Ight
Minneapolis
Minn
Merch
Usc
Montana
Liverpool
Midland
Rubber Stocks Rally Fades as General Motors Falls
Stock market moves mixed with a brief upturn in rubber shares. U S Rubber common slips to 43 1/2, first preferred at 0, while General Motors rallies to 147 3/4 before dropping to lower levels. Packard surges to 66, aided by large buy orders in Hudson Nash American Can U S Steel and Radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
U.S
General Motors
Packard
Hudson, Nash
American Can
U. S. Steel
Radio
General Motora
Electric Power & Light
Paramount Famous Players
Coca Cola
Victor Talking Machine
International Herrgester
Case Threshing Machine
MacKay Companies
Reynolds ‘Tobacco B
American Tobacco
American Machines& Foundry
American Steel Foundries
Freeport
Texas
Greene Cananes Copper
Gold Dust
Industrial Alcohol
Seaboard Airine
Sterling Cables
Vinal Sairs
al Chem. & Dytie
Csesel
American Tree
Penween
American Car & Poundey American Locomotive
American Binelling & Hirednieg
American Sugars
American Ty & Ty
American Water Works
American Woolen
Alehison Vieeeee
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic Refining
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Onto
Barnsdale A
Bethlehem Steel
California Petroleum
Canadian Pacific
Certo de Pasco
Chesapeake & Onla
Ee Gite
MI S. PL Ltd
Onteagy & North Western Go RL & Po
Supylior, Ae Eerie Eta el Cora Cola
Colorado Furl Sone
Colorado Gas & Electric Consolidated Cas
Crucible Steel
Dodge Bros. A
Erie
Mer
Mart
Nackel
Paper Wee
Kansas City
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Lousville & Nashville
Mack Truck
Marland OW
Kam. & Tex
Sisseceseursyeve
Missouri Pacific
Steve
Montgomery Ward
Nash Motwrg
N. Y
N.Y
N.oh
Hartford
Norfolk
Wester
Northern Pacific Packard
Fan, Am
Pet
Ape Else Jetta
Paramount Fain
Pennsylvanus Secrece
Pullitos Petrolemmo
Pierce-Arrow
Ly Postum
Radio 5
the Rep. Iron & Steel
Vss
New Jersey Standard
New York Studebakers
Texas Corporation
Tex, Guilt
Suiphur
Texas & Pactite
Late
Tex
Pace
Union
Alonol
S. Rubber
Denen
O. S. Steel
Wpeteneseereeee
Wabash
GTM
Western Maryland
Abby Wretinghouse Electric Wulys-Overlaad
Liberty
Treasury
New York Dairy and Poultry Receipts Report
New York reports creamery butter receipts at 3,994 tubs with higher extras and varied prices. Eggs show 40,498 cases with steady demand. poultry and live poultry values adjusted by freight. Chicago and St Louis data mirror steady to slightly higher prices across butter, eggs, cheese, and poultry with regional freight effects noted.
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New York
March
Bulter
Healttry
Wean Bennesy
Chicago
Finsi
Joey Sae
St. Louis
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago on March 6
Chicago dispatch details potato receipts totaling 714 cars with on track and shipment numbers. Demand and trading moderate. old stock weak, new stock steady. Wisconsin Round Whites $2.28 per cwt, Idaho Russel Burbanks $2.40, Florida Bliss Trimaphs crates $3.00, barrels Spalding Rose No 1 $13.00, No 3 $9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin
Idaho
Russel Burbanks
Florida
Bond Prices Steady as Market Closes Narrow Gains
New York March 6 bond prices moved in a firm but light market. Low grade issues drew limited attention while roads and rails rose modestly. Consolidated bonds up about a point with several group gains. New St. Paul bonds reached a new high as private issues held steady. Belgian, French and Italian issues showed some strength, U S government bonds moved slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Consolidated
St. Paul
Privey
Forma Groun
United States
D D Offringa Re-elected Bremer County Agent
D D Offringa was re-elected county agent for Bremer county by the board of directors and begins his sixth year. He previously came from the Iowa extension service dairy husbandry section and has focused on dairy production during his term. Kansas City livestock market notes follow with hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices.
St Paul Livestock Market Reports Mixed Cattle Hogs Sheep
Cattle receipts 2000 with varied prices on steers yearlings and cows. hogs 9500 with higher top at 8.10 and heavy weight ranges. calves and sheep receipts noted and prices mixed with a strong undertone for lambs. Bulls and feeders steady. overall market activity active across categories.
Livestock Market Report from St. Joseph Mo
Receipts: cattle 1,500, calves 200, hogs 6,800. Hogs steady to 2 higher with top around 8.15 and mixed weights noted. Cattle cow prices ranged with highs near 19.00 for feeders, steers and yearlings steady to firm, sheeprun opening strong with fat lambs and westerns in the 15.50 range.
Receipts Mixed at Sioux City and St Louis Livestock Markets
Livestock receipts around 2,800 at Sioux City steady to strong with fed steers and yearlings trading up to 16.00 and top quotes near 15.75 for 1,490 lb. Heifers to 12.50. Cows and calves, hogs, and sheep show varied gains with top hogs about 8.10 and bulk around 7.60 to 8.00 for 175–225 lb. pigs. At St Louis, receipts near 15,000 hogs and 4,200 cattle with hogs to 8.60 and cattle such as steers to 17.00, calves 15.50, and sheep trading around 14 to 12 dollars for fat lambs and ewes around 9.40 to 3.00 for culled stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
de Bao Trires
Marth
Wateroe
Mims Co
Swift
AL Gindoth
Front Waterton
Hath Packing Co
Iran
Silda
Kreen
Hull
Horag
Nee Aster
al We
Prine Ayrin
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
St Louis
St Toscon
Sioux City
Seo Buffalo
Kansas City Livestock
Ilbern
ST. Paul
Minn
Louis
St. Louis Wi
Peoria Livestock Market Report Highlights Receipts and Prices
In Peoria Illinois from March 6 to 11, livestock receipts reached about 4,000 with top hog prices around 435 for selected lots and cattle receipts near 150. Chicago futures activity on March 6 shows varied contract levels for pork, cattle and storage-related futures with several months quoted across standard contracts.
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Peoria
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Farmers -‘Today
Prof
Ely
Buchanan County
Alaska
IGWA
Hudson Boosters
F.L. East
Newhates
Mary
Aly Teewiae
Ate
Mareh Peer
Hai
Daly Serene Seneeis
Norhaes
Ain Chicago
Board of Trade
Cemand
France
Ttaly
Teefgire
Germany
Molandd
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
WGTK
Switzerland
Srain
Greece
Poland
Czecho
INS
Minneapol
Adee
Gorn
Renee
Kuusan
D. D. Offringa
Bremer
ST. Joseph
Chiccago
Butler
Novinter
AlTse
Ditlo
San Francisco
By. Co
Consolidated Mortgage
W.D. Hanna and Company
Investment Waterloo
Tioneer Bank
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