Farmers Cow Test Show High Producers in Chickasaw I A
February cow tests in Chickasaw County reveal top producers as traditional cows lose value. Fayne Johanna Segis, a purebred Holstein owned by DeWilde Dairy, produced 2050 pounds milk and 82.8 fat. Pet, a grade Holstein, yielded 1650 pounds milk and 57.8 fat. Red Polls from Praey & Son, Nashua, produced 1430.8 milk and 71.5 fat, another Red Poll 1316 milk and 63.2 fat. Averages show top herds with 712.5 to 725 pounds milk and 26.4 to 26.5 fat, separators in the latter group losing fat value.
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Fayne Johanna Segis
DeWilde Dairy
Praey & Son
Nashua
Herrick
Whitcomb
A Trewin
C.F
Chas. Kneiss
W. G. Case
Breeddahin DeWilde
Johnson Bros
F.blh
EL Tracy
Guy ‘Tracy
E. Hammond
Amos Peterson
Holstein owners vote to continue support of club
Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders Association directors met at Hotel Russell Lamson to discuss cash prizes for top show animals and new special ribbons for junior competitors. The group plans two county conferences to promote membership and share promotion strategies, as Holstein Day drew breeders from multiple states.
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Holstein
Iowa
Iowa Holstein-Friesian ‘Breeders’ Association
Russell- Lamson
Thornburg
Des Wolnes
O. A. Hatch
Iowana’ Farms
Davenport
E. J. Peake
Carra Gordo Farms
Mason City
I. D
Connecticut
Illinois
Minnesota
Indiana
Market Grades of Eggs From the Poultry Pointer
Eggs are graded as Specials extras number ones and number twos. Specials weigh over 24 ounces per dozen with uniform size and clean shells. Extras weigh at least 24 ounces per dozen with small air cells. Number ones weigh at least 23 ounces per dozen with clean shells and firm whites. Number twos cover a range of defects and nonstandard sizes.
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York
Three Iowa Herds on Honor List of American Jerseys
The December dairy testing list honors three Iowa Jersey herds. Sherman Nursery Co at Charles City reports 14 cows averaging 62 pounds of fat. an 8-year-old cow leads with 74 pounds. Another Sherman Jersey produced 80 pounds and ranks high in the senior four-year-old class nationwide. Waterloo Farm in Waterloo has three cows averaging 56 pounds, and Meredith Jersey Farm in Des Moines posts 57 pounds per cow for three cows.
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New York
American Jersey
Jersey
Lowe
Sherman Nursery Company
Charles City
Sherman Jersey
United States
Waterloo Jersey Farm
Waterloo
Meredith Jersey Farm
Des Moines
Soybean Hay Cuts Grain Needs For Ewes In Iowa Study
Ames Iowa March 10 Special soy bean hay proves a strong winter feed for ewes in a state experiment. Four groups fed bean hay and alfalfa hay from November to March show soybean hay replacing part of grain without reducing lambing or lamb production. A mix of both hays with corn silage and salt yields best efficiency, reducing grain while sustaining condition and feed value.
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Ames
John M. Fyvard
State Experiment Station
Evvard
Directors Guernsey Club Convene in Hotel Meeting
Directors of Town Guernsey Catte club met at a hotel yesterday to discuss multiple matters. They plan another meeting to decide on questions and hint at a possible summer association meeting at Davenport on George H. Bechtel farm. Past state meetings were at Compton Brothers Farm Valley Junction and at Dubuque with J Allen and J Rider Walls. Discussion included a state sale instead of a show, with strong demand for Guernseys and hopes for a sale of 29 or 2% head of choice animals.
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Guernsey
Catte Club
Sey Oatt
Yamaon
Freed
Association
Davenport
George H. Bechtel
Compton Brothers
Valley Junction
Dubuque
Mailbox dressed as log cabin on Fayette farm
Fayette Mississippi March 10 Miss Mabel Blunt and her sister Beulah own a Fayette farm. The mailbox in front of the farm was dressed as a log cabin with a floor under it and a tiny cabin made of sticks. The post is topped with stacked sticks in a pyramid, and the mailbox door serves as the cabin door.
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Fayette, Sy
Mabel Blunt
Beulah
Fayette
County
East Waterloo Farm Bureau Meeting Announced
East Waterloo Township Farm Bureau schedules an all day meeting with Mrs. W J Mohlis next Thursday March 2. The lesson will be presented and each woman is asked to bring sandwiches and a cake fruit salad or cabbage salad.
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East Waterloo Township
W. J. Mohlis
Farmers Questions and Comments in Ited
Address communications to Udit at the Farm Department of Waterloo Evening Courier Waterlan Iowa. Phone 5190.
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Udit
Farm Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterlan
Towa
Garden seed catalog urges early planting and warm to germinate
The note advises stocking arsenic and Bordeaux mixture, repairing sprayers, and planning garden gear. It urges early seed orders, lists many plant varieties, packing tips, and notes on manure use, planting dates, and cycles of spring weather. It highlights New Iceland and Shirley poppies and other blooms as prize candidates.
Gardens Ten Feet Square for Yearly Food Supply
A ten foot sunny corner of a backyard can yield a considerable quantity of vegetables if properly tended. It will provide enough tomatoes to eat raw all summer and for canning for winter use. The article notes careful handling and timing before harvest.
Plan for a Small Plot to Grow Fresh Garden Produce
A compact gardening plan outlines how a 10 by 5 foot area can yield radishes leaf lettuce young onions spinach and early tomatoes for a liberal early supply. It suggests rotating crops with Swiss chard green peas turnips cabbage cauliflower or Brussels sprouts and even eggplants and peppers in the same plot. Golden Bantam corn is highlighted as a standout for small plots, with emphasis on intensive cultivation and consistent watering to maximize crops for home tables.
Hogs Recede in Value and Cattle Steady in Receipts
Chicago and Omaha market notes show hogs easing in value with slow demand. Cattle and sheep receipts mix, heavy weights firmer at times, but overall movement steady to modestly lower. Slaughter pigs and veal calves mix with varying prices, while stockers hold around steady levels amid light demand.
Change hurts by money situation at St Paul livestock market
South St. Paul Minn March 10 cattle receipts around 2,000 Rally steady to firm with bulk steers and yearlings at 7.25 to 38.85 per cwt. calves receipts 2,000 lean to packers 31.40. hogs receipts 1,000 weak to 10 cents lower with good mixed 130 to 250 pounds around 13.00. sheep early steady to weak with lambs near 15.50 and heavy ewes 5.50 to 9.50.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Clonjay
Catts' Hicetnnis
Adi
Reid
ST. Paul
Minn
Hvexteck
Peoria Livestock and Market Report Summary
Peoria stock market notes from Peoria Idaho and Macon include cattle bids with calves steady to weak and price ranges noted. hogs and sheep prices listed. a packing firm is cited. exchange market activity in New York with mixed gains in GE and other names. US bonds yield updates and regional notices from Fairbank and Ansgar on local events and obituaries. multiple commodity price figures across grains and seeds.
Local Visitors From Waterloo and Minneapolis
Gilbertville residents and relatives from Waterloo stopped by for a visit last week. Florence Weber is spending a week in Minneapolis. Mrs. Jack Richman of Watertog visited local relatives one day. Mr and Mrs Peter Schomier visited relatives at Waterloo Sunday. Mr and Mrs Nick Delagardelle and their daughter Magdalen Jurgen and Jo Mergen, all from Waterloo, visited Mike Deelagardelle's home Sunday.
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Ansgar
St. Ansgar
Charles Fritcher
Storm Lake
Andrew Havig
Austin
Wold
Northwood
F.E. Conca
Minneapolis
Arthur Hartwig
Prairie Due Chien
Siemund Buehrer
Canada
Lillian Wold
Etkade
Datager
Chicago
Knights of Pythias
Waverfield
Gilbertvine
Alarcy
Manrich
Dyeraville
Susan Manrich
Florence Weber
Jack Richman
Watertog
Peter Schomier
Waterloo
Nick Delagardelle
Magdalen Jurgen
Jo Mergen
Mike Deelagardelle
Federal reports on reserve influence on wheat prices
Chicago March 10. Federal reports on farm stocks of wheat influence market action. May delivery rose to 1.95 but gains faded as offerings increased. Corn and oats followed wheat strength with cautious gains before a nervous close. Chicago cash quotes show mixed wheat and future prices, with Minneapolis and Peoria grain markets reporting steady activity and prices for various wheat and corn grades.
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New York
General Electric
Butte
Superior
American Locomotive
Louisville
Nashville
Allis Chalmers
General Asphalt
Maxwell Motors
Mayers Wang Tock
Ralis
St. Paul
Chicago
United States
Aeros
Pslet
Minneapolis
Inneapollating
Montana
34 Hens Net $37 During February in Lamoni Ta
An egg laying report from Lamoni Iowa details 34 Rhode Island Red hens laying 1,?68 eggs in February. Owner A A Yarrington reports 27.8 eggs per hen and 2% eggs per flag. Hyram Koestner’s 168 hens laid 2,632 eggs, earning $63.65 with $26.60 expenses, netting $37.05.
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Lamoni
Poultry Egg Storage Plans Tied to Local Plant
Artificial Ice and Fuel company may provide storage for record flock eggs in Black Hawk county. R W Gibson, secretary treasurer and GM, met with W H Lapp and Elizabeth Hudson to discuss spring and summer storage for fall price gains. Storage begins late Antil with weekly rates, aiming for October shipments when prices peak.
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Black Hawk County
R. W. Gibson
W. H. Lapp
Elizabeth Hudson
Antil
Chicago
Waterloo
Poyner Township Men to Talk Lime Dewar
In March 17 Dewar, county agent Uhan will meet with men of Posner township Thursday afternoon at Follett hall to discuss the relation of limestone to soil and crops. Plans will be made for a membership drive soon. O Smalling, county chairman of the farm bureau, is expected. The women’s nutrition meeting has been postponed.
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Dewar. In
Uhan
Posner Township
Follett Hall
O_ Smalling
East St Louis Livestock Receipts and Prices Reveal Mixed Market
East St Louis market notes show hog receipts around 190 to 220 pounds averaging near 14.00 to 14.10 in bulk, with lighter weights at 13. 13 and 16 to 130 pounds around 1. Steers remain steady to strong amid moderate receipts, with high grades around 9.50 to 10.50 and yearlings and heifers trading near 5.2 to 5.5. Slaughter cattle and lamb quotes are mixed, with 2,000 head received and bid levels from 12.00 to 17.75 for choicest cuts, while some outfits linger near 12.00.
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East ST. Louis
East St
Cattle and Sheep Receipts From Local Market Report
Market notes show varied cattle receipts including cows and yearlings with prices around 400 per head. Sheep entries appear with mixed figures and several small lots, while stockers and feeders list mid range values.
Sioux City Livestock Receipts and Market Report
Receipts and prices for cattle, hogs, and sheep in Sioux City markets. Cattle strong stockers and feeders mixed with fat cows and veals posting varied bids. hogs notes show top around 13.50 with most between 12.50 and 13.50. sheep eased about 25 to 50 cents.
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
Chicago and New York markets show mixed produce and dairy prices with butter creamery, cheese, eggs, and poultry values listed. Notable items include creamery extras at 49 46 cents, firsts 47 48 cents, eggs around 27 28 cents, and poultry tor turkey 25 cents per pound. New York cotton opens steady with slight declines in March and July futures. foreign exchange quotes and potato prices at Chicago market reflect modest movements.
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Hicago
Chicago
Butler
OTTON
New York
Peints Pay
Down & Ee
Market snapshot of wool flour and coffee prices
Markets report steady wool prices with Texas and Ohio bases, Minneapolis flour gains with higher patent rates, and New York coffee futures easing. Details include domestic fleece values, scoured basises, and specific price points for Rio coffee futures and July December contracts.
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