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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1928

Page

7

Dairy Breeders Hear Talks At County Meeting

Black Hawk county Holstein breeders met for a noon dinner at Orange schoolhouse and heard dairy education talks. About 35 people attended with attendees from Bayette Grundy Brenver and Polk counties. The program included comments by Floyd Johnston and EM Wright on breed promotion, calf clubs, and sales planning ahead of today’s consignment sale at Dairy Cattle Congress grounds.

Black Hawk County Orange Grundy County Brenver Polk County Towa Holstein Breeders’ Association Dairy Cattle Congress Grounds MT Hiolstein EB. S. Estes Floyd Johnston Johnston Iowa State Dairy Association Town Extension Service Jotingian Eise Iowa County Breed Association EM. Wright Iowa Holstein Breeders’ Association Mr. Johnston Harold FR. Lascelles West Central States Holstein-Friesian Association of America Mr. Lascélles Kansas

Barberry Workers Confer on Wheat Protection Plan

P W Rohrbaugh state leader of barberry eradication in Iowa attends the tenth annual convention at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Delegates from multiple states and officials from Washington will discuss eliminating barberry to curb stem rust and wheat losses, noting sustained progress and ongoing eradication challenges.

Ames P.W. Rohr- Dbeaugh Iowa Lincoln Neb University of Nebraska Colorado Ilinois Indiana Iews Michiigan Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin Wyoming Minneapolis Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C North Central Rohrbaugh

Fayette County Farmers Buy South Dakota Horses

In Fayette and Buchanan counties farmers quickly purchased 23 head of horses shipped from South Dakota. Prices averaged over 100 dollars per head. Salisbury, a former stock broker now in Martistown, notes strong demand and prices, signaling a resurgence of horse sales.

Fayette Buchanan County Ouritt Gelwein A. Salis South Dakota Mr. Salisbury Oelwein Martistown G D

Eagle Township Farm Bureau to Present Home Talent Play

Eagle Township Farm Bureau members plan a home talent play titled Say It With Taffy at a meeting tomorrow evening in Eagle Township. The event is set for Wednesday March 21.

Eagle Twp Black Hawk Township Taffy Eagle Township Farm Bureau Eagle Township

Talks on TB Testing at La Porte City Meeting

At La Porte City High School auditorium Dr. K W Stouder from Iowa State University Ames spoke on bovine tuberculosis testing and current methods. About 250 residents attended as J H Rigdon of Waterloo presented a counterpoint with a statement from Clinton F Smith of Allen Memorial Hospital explaining the hospital would not participate in milk testing for TB.

la Porte City Black Hawk Waterloo Clinton F. Smith Allen Memorial Hospital

Feeding $1 Corn to Produce Pork

Wendel Brothers of Manchester Indiana report a 65 pound gain per hog for 30 days on 36 market hogs fed shelled corn tankage oil meal and warm water. Hogs weighed 260 pounds December 1 and 265 pounds January. They also raise calves and poultry with 98 hens laying 100 eggs daily and supplement feeding with oats barley and tankage. They caution farming pays with steady effort and proper care rather than chasing high prices.

Calicer Manchester Wendel Brothers Duroc Chicago

Night School Courses Draw 800 Iowa Farmers

About 600 Iowa farmers are enrolled in agricultural courses offered by the state board for vocational education at Ankeny and other towns. Courses focus on swine production dairying beef production cooperative marketing poultry soils and crops.

Gouwrier Des Moines Iowa State Board For Vocational Education Ankeny Bedford Collins Denison Denmark George Glidden Huxtey Jordan Lamont Lytton Mapleton Maxwell Mingo Mystic Newton Strahan Strawberry Point Stuart Watkee Winthrop Und

Farm Bureau Women Study Floor Coverings at Meeting

Local leaders of the Black Hawk County Farm Bureau women’s division met at the YWCA building for a second year home furnishing project. Twelve readers from Orange, Eagle, Lincoln and Black Hawk townships attended despite bad roads. Nora Workman from Ames led the session on floor coverings and varnish uses.

Women's Division Black Hawk County Farm Bureau Orange Eagle Lincoln Black Hawk Nora Workman Ames

Combine Used For Grain On Farm Once Owned By Washington

A vintage combine harvester threshes grain on a Virginia farm formerly surveyed and owned by George Washington. The machine, from Palm Equipment Manufacturers, harvested about 1200 acres of wheat and a large soybean area in its first season, delivering notable saving on harvesting costs.

Virginia George Washington Tesnareh Department of National Association Palm

Reader letters to Editor Farm Department

Citizens send questions and comments to the Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications directed through the editor via the paper’s address and phone.

Tnvard Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Iowa

Lime dumped along tracks to aid farmers in Black Hawk county

Two trainloads of limestone were unloaded along rail lines in Black Hawk county with 60 days to remove the material from the right of way. A first shipment of 16 cars from Dubuque Stone Products was split between Jesup and Waterloo, and a second 17 car train ran between here and Janesville. Farmers provided labor to unload the lime, priced at 1.75 dollars per ton delivered to the nearest land. Additional trains were planned along other routes later in the week.

Jesup Waterloo Black Hawk County Dmnois Central Railway Janesville Dubuque Tllinois Central System J. L. Uban Farm Bureau Paul Nauman Cc. S. Todd Stone Products Company L. A. Walters Independence Frank Kerrigan Dubuque County W. A. Kennedy Dubuqte Lme Chicago Great Western Railway Fairbank Reinbeck Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Denver Cedar Falls Junction Cedar Falls Chicago, Great Western

Petunias A Guide To Planting And Uses In The Garden

Garden note outlines petunia types large flowered singles balcony and bedding varieties with rosy morna petunia highlighted. It covers sowing in boxes to avoid heavy rain damage, thinning, transplanting spacing to prevent crowding, and timing for outdoor setting to ensure healthy plants.

Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary

Kansas City price report shows hog receipts around 9,000 with slow, uneven demand. Top hogs near $8.23 per cwt for lightweights 190 to 200 pounds. Cattle and calves demand weak to steady with light yearlings and slaughter calves mixed. Sheep and lambs noted at 14 to 16.50 for various grades.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City

Sioux City Livestock Receipts Seen Steady

Sioux City markets report receipts of about 3,500 head with mixed cattle categories. Prices range with steers and yearlings near 9.00 to 14.90, cows 6.50 to 10.50, veal 7.00 to 12.00, feeders and stockers 8.00 to 12.00, and calves around 7.50 to 9.00. Prospect steady with 4,800 receipts noted later.

Sioux City

Grain Values Rise as Wheat Exports Lift Markets

Chicago market notes strong export demand for North American wheat around 1.5 million bushels boosting prices. Oats steadied amid seeding weather while corn climbed to new highs with talks of port shipments and warehouse receipts cancelled for public elevators. North American surplus rose by 2.54 million bushels last week, totaling 468.571 million versus 51.736 million a year ago.

Chicago North America Omata Cor Atlantic Seaboard Minneapolis

Fair demand for fat hogs produce futures

Chicago March 20 hogs feed buyers reported steady to firmer demand with light weights selling best. Reports show top prices around 8.50 for choice 180-200 pound hogs and varied values for weights up to 370 pounds. Cattle and sheep receipts were moderate with slow demand and steady to slightly lower quotes. lambs remained in strong hands with higher bids noted. Sugar markets held steady with minor price changes in raw and refined grades.

Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards Chicago

Representative sales livestock in Union Yards Chicago for March 20 included hogs and other live stock auctions. Dealers and farmers echoed steady demand as animals moved through the auction ring with prices near previous sessions.

Union Chicago

Investment rail shares rise as market edges up on radios

The New York stock market saw broad gains led by Radio, General Motors, and other favorites as investors resumed large scale purchases. U. S. Steel and Interborough faced initial declines, while rubber, utilities, and aero stocks posted notable upticks. Foreign exchange activity remained steady with several major currencies quoted.

New York Stock Exchange Radio General Motors Victor Talking Machine Graham Paige Loews Kelsey Wheel U. S. Steel du Pont New York Central American Linseed Interborough Rapid Transit Texas & Pacific American Rubber “Pool Goodyear Goodrich U. S. Rubber Common Victory Talking Machine Pullman, Lambert, and Curtis U. S&s Am, Chem. & Dyzoi Ameritat Caneck American Car & Foundry American Locomotive Am. Sm American Sugar American T. & T American Tobacco & American Water Works American Woolen Anaconda - Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Atlantic Balliwuere & Ohio Burmadall A Bethlehem Steel California Petroleum Canadian Pacific Cerro de Pasco Chesapeake & Ohio - Ohic Mil Chicago & North Western Be Chrysler , Coon Cola Ee Colorado Fuel Colorado Gas & Electric Consolidated Gas ' Cam Products Gructle Steel Dodge Bros. A du Pont de Nem Bria Op Ruseats Fleischmann Freeport-Texas General Electric Better General Railway Great Northern Iron Ore Great Northern Houston Hudson Motors Ulinois Central Ae Eng Ysesy Inter Tel Kansas City Southern Kennecott Ebyseiele Lehigh Valley Louisville & Muashvil Mack Truck Marland Ole Mo Kan Mmissouri Pacific Montgomery Ward Nash Makers Central TL & Har Norfolk & Western North American Northern Pacific Packard Occucy Pan Pet B Paramount Fain Pas Pennsylvania Yeas Phallus Petroleums Pierce-Arrow Radio Reading Tron & Strelwee Reynolds Tobacco Sto &, & San Franscii Seabord Air Line Sears Roebuck Sinclair Dnairles A Southern Pacifi Southern Railway Standard of Catt Standard of New Jersey Standard Oil Studebaker Baossee Peewee Texas Corporation Texas Gult Sulphur Texas & Pacife Texas Pacine Sd Timken Roller Bearing Union Carbide 2 Union Pacine U. S Western Naryland Weasiighouse Electric Willys-Overland Eleee Woolworth Oy DEM Liberty Bonds U. S. Bonds Liberty Treasury

Board of Trade cash quotations news item

Chicago March 20 4 Wheat No 3 red 1 82 No 9 hard 1 86 No 1 hard 7 90 No 5 hard 1 26 Corn No 2 white mixed 1 00 No mixed 1 00 No 4 mixed 9 5c No 6 mixed 92 40 No 3 yellow 1 01 No 4 yellow 97 49 45 No 6 yellow 92 46c No 4 white 86 GL97Vec No 5 white 95c No 6 white 2c sample grade 83G 93 4c old No 6 mixed 95 14c old No 5 yellow 1 01425 sample grade old see Oats No 2 white 1 62c No 3 white 57 81 4 white 57 50 4c sample 1 22 Barley 3047 1 03 Timothy seed See Clover seed Lard 51 59 Ribs 11 07 Bellies 19 00

Chicago Tughslow Ieee Dees Weis Orvac Sci ST. Louis St.Louis Eic

Tax Sale Notice and Bankruptcy Meeting in Iowa

Notices mention Black Hawk county tax sale of Lots 11 and 12 in Block 8 North addition Waterton to Western Securities company. 90 day redemption period. Also notice of the First Meeting of creditors in Edward Patrick Cullinane bankruptcy, March 25 1938 in Waterloo, with J E Jordan referee. debt disclaimer by Phillip Garthof Jr.

Black Hawk County Towa Iowa North Waterton Western Recurities Company Linn County Western Securities Company Dows A. G. Reid Asst. Co. Atty Atty United States District Court For Northern District of Edward Patrick Cal- Mnane Edward Patrick Sulinane Waterloo Black Hawk Edward Patrick Cullinane J. E. Jordan Tme J. FE Jordan Phillip Garthof, Jr

Provisions Market Reports From New York Chicago March 20

The report lists butter receipts and prices with details on milk products eggs and cheese. It notes steady butter and egg receipts with varied prices, and potato prices with on track shipments and dull demand across regions including Florida Wisconsin Idaho and Illinois markets.

New York Hennery Chicago U. S Florida Wisconsin Round Whittes Idaho Russell Rburbanks

Livestock Market Report From Big Markets

Livestock receipts total 17 500 hogs 7 500 cattle 500 sheep at Big Markets E ST Louis MI March 20 Hurgh Hog prices mixed quot top 38 58 at 220 pounds and 150 to 160 pounds 8 45 to 8 35 light tone on heavier hogs Cattle receipts 7 500 calves 1 500 early steady to 15 cents lower Vealers 13 78 heifers 12 50 best cows 3 25 to 5 50 Sheep receipts 500 buyers paying 16 95 to 17 00 for lambs and 8 50 to 9 50 for ewes ending weekly market scan with varied demand across weight classes.

E.st, Louis St. Lows

Bond Market Weighs Down After Heavy Trading Session

New York March 20 active trading left the bond market with a heavy undertone. Railroad bonds faced pressure with St Paul 75 Missouri Pacific general bonds and Seaboard Air Line products sagging from profit taking. New York Harlem 3 4s hit a new high while Goodyear Tire 5s rose on strong rubber market hopes.

New York St. Paul 'S Missouri Pacife General Seaboard Fleus New York & Harlem Frayser Goodyear Tire

Cattle Hogs Calves And Lambs Report At St Paul Livestock

Receipts total 8 000 cattle hogs calves and lambs at St Paul market with varied prices. Steers and yearlings mostly steady to weak. cows and heifers mixed. Hogs opened lower than Monday with light demand while pigs and sows held around steady ranges. Calves steady to higher on select lots, lambs and ewes show broad price spread amid moderate demand.

St Joseph Livestock and Cotton Markets Report

Livestock receipts at St Joseph total around 5000 hogs and 2500 cattle with mixed price directions. Hog prices top near 8.35 for 180–240 pounds. bulk 250–925 pounds quoted around 7.60 to 7.70. Cattle show slow to steady demand with calves weak and beef cows at about 7.50 to 8.25. stockers near 11.34. Sheep receipts 6000 with higher prices led by choice lambs at 16.50 and Navajo-Western yearlings around 14.00. aged ewes to 10.0. Cotton futures and spot prices mixed. wheat and grain markets in Omaha and St Louis show varied bids and openers across grades.

ST. Joseph

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