Holstein sale to feature 72 head quality dairy cattle
A consignment sale of Holsteins will be held at Dairy Cattle Co grounds next Tuesday at 10 am. Sixty to seventy two purebreds will be offered from 23 herds with strict inspection and selective culling. Auctioneering by John Mack of Ft Atkinson and box and ring managers from Des Moines will coordinate the event with sales oversight by Town Holstein Breeders Association Inc.
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Dairy Cattle Co
Town Holstein Breeders’ Association Inc
Onn Hateh
Newton
Rey Arnoald
Norwalk
Earl Weaver
Ames
Hargrove & Arnola
Cherokee State Hospital
Cherokee
Leverter & Son
Granger
Charles Hollis & Son
Hudson
Frank Seeley
Arlington
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
Harry Newill
Alburnett
Walt Ture
Fayelte
New $35 000 Co Op Dairy Started by Cedar Rapids Men
Cedar Rapids March 14 The new co operative creamery representing a $35 000 investment by 360 farmers in Cedar Rapids area began preliminary operations Thursday of last week and now is in steady work. Butter makers Carl Hauskins Glen Biles and George Brown handled the first batch. Sufficient butterfat has been received for daily churning. The creamery stores over a carload of butter and plans Cedar Rapids butter paters through fluid milk distributors. It has modern equipment including an unloading and weighing room and an automatic can washer.
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Cedar Rapids
Co-Operative Creamery
H. G. Smyth
Carl Hauskins
Glen Biles
George Brown
Smyth
State Guernsey Picnic Set for June 14 at Independence
A State Guernsey Cattle Club picnic and show is planned for Thursday June 14 at the Independence fairgrounds. Clare Mountain Des Moines president of the Lone Guernsey Cattle Club Joe Golinvaux Waterloo director and B Finley American Guernsey Cattle Club field representative met Buchanan county breeders to arrange the event. The gathering, expected to attract many Guernsey roosters and quality entries, aims to ensure strong competition.
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Independence
Guernsey Gartle Club
Clare Mountein
Des Moines
Lone Guernsey Cattle Club
Joe Golinvaux
Waterloo
B. Finley
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Buchanan County
Poorest fields eyed for soybean crop in Wright County
In Wright County, meetings stress legume value and rotation. Reports show a shift from grain to forage crops, timothy hay dominates with low protein, while rotations of four to five years yield better results. Clover stands increase, phosphorus often fixes failure. Some farmers plan soybean planting on poor soils this year.
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Coveler Speria
Wright County
Lowa
Farmers Queries End Comments Tailored to Department
A terse note directs that questions end comments with the Farm Department in Waterloo earning Courier Waterloo Iowa, providing a contact phone 6100 for remininications to tailor coverage.
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Noice Td
Waterloo
Number of Beef Cattle Feeders Is On Decrease
In Iowa’s Buchanan Grundy and Chickasaw counties cattle feeders shrink as oldtimers hold on. Credit problems push farmers toward dairying or grain farming while banks demand more security. Dairy efforts include a cow testing association and a cooperative creamery plan in Grundy Center.
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Iowa
Quasqueton
Newton Township
Buchanan County
AL P. Tielebein
Orcutt & Treeser
Will Durham
Cate
Baragary
Middlefield Township
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Fparner
Chicago
Benmnan
Maren
E. Vint
Osage
Ernie £. Blunt
Mitchell County
Blunt
Bankers see farmers paying mortgages despite grim talk
Hardin County National Bank officers report fourteen customers have paid off farm mortgages from profits of farming while Brookhart notes Town’s bankruptcy. Observers say disciplined record keeping and livestock income aid success. one borrower up $2,000 yearly on a mortgage shows steady living. The bank, never paying a dividend, argues conditions aren’t as dire as politicians claim.
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Kildora
Hardin County National Bank
Brookhart
James Nikolls
D. M. Moser
Nuckolls
Hardin County Naonal Bank
Fowl Cholera Blamed for Poultry Losses and Poisoned Hogs
Cedar Rapids reports heavy poultry losses from fowl cholera at Eastern Town Wet erifiary association headquarters. The bulletin urges sanitation, worm control, fresh water and clean feed to prevent spring losses. Hog poisoning from raw garbage is noted at Tawa City, with hog cholera still troublesome in several areas.
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Cedar Rapids. In
Eastern Town
Bulletin
Tawa City
Association Bulletin Gays
Amiens
Association
Creamery Output Doubles In Second Half of Year 1927
Magnus Hanson elected president for the ensuing term. The new board includes Magnus Hanson, CG OP, A Micharison and Hdward Oppe, W. Donaldson, F. O., Masia and P. A. Rage mussen, Leo Lench, Ty ba Lerdai, and Frank Anderson. The year shows creamery output nearly double in the last six months compared to the first six.
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Henry
Goldfeld
Magis Hanson
Magnus Hanson
Micharison
Hdward
F. O
Masia
P. A. Ragemussen
Woo
Leo Lench
Ba Lerdai
Frank Anderson
Creamery buys new can machine to clean, save
Trarr Ja March 14 Trapr Cow Operative creamery purchased a new can washing machine at about $1000. The device cleans cans automatically and reduces waste while improving efficiency in cream production.
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Traet
Trarr, Ja
Trapr Cow Operative Creamery
Wool Market to Remain Strong Says Black Hawk County
Roy W Snyder extension specialist gave a wool management demonstration at W A Brown farm in Orange township and spoke to stock owners. William Meagher of National Wood Growers association presented wool grades and market challenges. BR E Pullin elected president of Black Hawk County Wool Growers association with W H Brown as vice president and J L Uban as secretary. no pooling or shipping plan decided.
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Roy W. Snyder
W. A. Brown
Orange Township
Mr. Snyder
Farm Bureau
William Meagher
National Wood Growers’ Association
Boston
Black Hawk Teounty
BR. E. Pullin
Black Hawk County
Excellent cow testing results in February report
Gresco Ta March 14 An excellent showing of L¢Roy Adams Cow Testing association is given in the monthly report for February. The high cow owned by L J Halverson produced 77 pounds of butterfat. The high herd owned by Andrew Wiste produced an average of 35 pounds of butterfat.
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Courier Special Service
Gresco
L¢Roy-Adams
L. J. Halverson
Andrew Wiste
Garden Gossips on Antirrhinum Beauty and Care
The article highlights antirrhinums or snapdragons as old-fashioned yet stylish garden plants. They offer a wide color range and three types, with giants about three feet tall, half-dwarfs around 18 inches, and dwarfs about a foot. They prefer rich soil and moisture, tolerate heat dryly, and bloom best after a cool start.
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Minneapolis March 14 Flour shipments unchanged at 44 707 barrels with Bran valued at 35 50 per unit. Industry notes show stable trading in flour and related commodities in Union Yards markets.
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Minneapolis
Mion
EST Louis Livestock Market Report Summary
The EST Louis Livestock market shows hogs steady to higher with buyers active at varied weights. Calves and veal move strong while steer and cow classes trend steady to higher. feeder prices mixed with bank interest noted. Public interest in buying remains steady as buyers push for value in 220-pound hogs and similar lots.
Rains Weaken Wheat Crop Prospects in Midwest
Weather across Kansas, Nebraska and western regions brings scattered rain easing wheat values. Corn gains on export demand and reports of end of corn trading, while oats dip with rain. Oil and freight news note limited Gulf cash grain and ongoing foreign sales. rain forecasts press wheat lower with overall softer market tone.
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Chicara
Kansas
Nebraska
Liverpool
Kansas City
Oaminha
Sea Board
France
Gulf of Mexico
New York
Sac
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Chicago March 4 Wheat and grain prices
Wheat prices range from No 3 red at 1 58 to No 3 white around 94 96 cents for assorted grades. No 2 yellow oatsNo 2 white 59 to 62 cents No 1 rye 1 19 and 1 78 for No 2. Barley at 10 Tim o thy seed 27 75 43 50 Clover seed 19 00 26 50 Lard ribs and hides listed at 11 40 11 00 12 75 with other commodities noted.
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Sharon
Btn
Rees Belasonee Artes Eehia
Aareens
Koseene
Ovis Lara
Ste
Balliegae
Chicago
Bartey
Hog and cattle prices ease after weak Tuesday market
Receipts of hogs and cattle showed a broad decline with packers bidding below Tuesday averages. Hogs ranged from about 6.29 to 8.65 for various cuts while cattle saw slower demand, lighter week cattle trading, and calves maintaining steadier prices. Sheep demand remained firmer with lambs up to 16.60 and top shearlings steady to higher. Grain markets in Omaha noted mixed corn and wheat with No. 1 hard wheat around 1.25 and No. 2 hard near 1.28.
Rail stocks surge as market opens with heavy buying
New York March 14. A furious buying sweep lifted several standard rails and dividend payers 3 to 5 points, with Mullis Corp and Vanadium Steel and Byproducts among the big gainers. Radiy rose steadily, call loan rates at 4 1/2 percent, and early trading showed widespread irregularity. General Motors, General Electric and Montgomery Ward opened lower, while short covering boosted many pool favorites. futures and cash prices shifted, with St. Paul and other large names hitting new highs amid strong demand.
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Mullis Corporation
American Linseed
General Motors
General Electric
Montgomery Ward
Redig
Ranto
International Nickel
Gold Dust
Hudson Motors
Greene Gananea
Freeport Texas
Mathieson
St. Paul
Sterling
American Can
American Gar
American Locomotive
American Sm. & Refining
American Woolen
Atchison
AML Goss Line
Atlantic Refining
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Baornsdall A
Bethlehem Steel
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Cerro de Pasco
Chesapeake & Ohio
St. P. PLC
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North Western
Chrysler
Goce
Cola
Colorado
Colorado Gas & Electric Siseisgeee Consolidated Ges
Crucible Steel
Design Bros. A
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Fleischmann
Freeport-Texas General
Kands Tox
Missouri Pacific
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Amiet
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Phibias Pet Pierge
Atrow Postum - Radio
Reading
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Southern Rathway Standard
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Stdebaker
Texas
Texas Gulf
Chicasond
Bay
Duluth
S.eeveerave MinnesPos
Eeeseeene
Westinghouse Electric
Wootfarth
Provisions Market Updates From New York and Chicago March Prices
Market notes from New York and Chicago report unsettled butter and egg receipts, with creamery extras and standards firming or unchanged in spots. Potatoes show weaker demand on track with varied stock, while local staple prices for cheese and poultry shift marginally across multiple grades.
Omaha Livestock Market Report from Omaha Livestock Yard
Omaha livestock receipts show hogs at steady to 10 cents lower with top at 8.75 and 240 to 300 pound averages around 7.75 to 8.00 while 300 to 350 pound pigs bring about 7.60. Cattle receipts near 7,000 with fed steers and heifers around 11.00 to 13.00, cows 7.00 to 9.00, cutters 5.00 to 6.50, veals up to 12.50, stockers and feeders 10.75 to 13.50. Sheep receipts 6,500 with lambs at 15.25 to 15.75 for light weights and 14.50 for heavier weights, feeder lambs 8.50.
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Omank
Nev
Maren
Sioux City Livestock and Kansas City Grain Market Snapshot
Market notes show mixed cattle receipts at Sioux City with varied prices for steers heifers cows and hogs. Kansas City grains report wheat and corn prices with unchanged to lower tones and multiple grain grades listed. Also Minneapolis grain and Chicago produce futures cover butter eggs and dairy standards with regional price ranges.
Cotton Opens Higher on March Trading Day
Chicago markets report cotton futures rising across contracts. March climbs to 48.33 cents per pound, May to 84.3 cents, July to 28.30 cents, and October to 14.00 cents, each up several points from prior levels.
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Chicago
Bond Market Brief in New York Trading
New York bond activity was mixed with St Paul new bonds showing strong demand, nearing record highs. Public utility issues eased slightly, rail and industrials firmed, and foreign exchange edged lower in a light early trading session across Liberty bonds and sovereigns worldwide.
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New York
St Paul
Southern Pacific
Soft Evening Shirts Could Move London Fashion Map
The piece notes a proposed shift toward soft evening shirts after the Prince of Wales criticized starched fronts in a Birmingham speech. W Knightsmith, a leading public figure, urges prominent people to wear soft shirts at dress occasions to influence public taste. The London public awaits the Prince’s stance.
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Prince of Wales
Birmingham
W. Knightsmith
London
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Market Summary
Kansas City reports 13,000 receipts with cattle and hogs showing slower, uneven trading. Hogs mostly 10 cents lower. top 180 to 220 pound hogs at 8.25. Weights 160 to 240 pounds steady. 250 to 350 pound butchers 7.78. Sows 9.50 to 7.25. stock pigs 6.50 to 7.40. Cattle receipts 6,500 with light weight steers steady, weighty steers down, vealers 12.40, stockers weak. Lambs active yet high. top lambs 16.65, others 15.23 to 15.80.
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Benses
Mateo
Nuus
St Joseph Livestock Market Report March 14
Hogs receipts 10 000 mostly 10 cents lower top 8 287 180 in 21 pounds 8 15 8 25 258 pounds 48.00 heavier kinds steady to strong sows steady to 17.00 smooth lights to 7 35 cattle receipts 1 700 calves 200 best steers dull weak near 11 12 50 1000 11 50 slaughter heifers 11 25 down few beef cows 7 50 bulls and veal 7 00 7 50 stockers steady mostly 11 00 11 75 sheep receipts 49 500 fat lambs slow stronger prices wool skins 15 50 plus aged stock firm fat ewes etc.
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Ghitago
March
Terripts
Gattle
St. Joseph
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