Holstein sale tops with Tritomia Ormsby offspring
The Buchanan County auction drew strong bidding as Holstein-Friesian breeders sold thirty head, averaging around 183 with top prices surpassing 20 per animal. Grand champion Tritomia Vietertje Ormsby led the sale with a half interest selling for 1000, the highest in years, while other bulls and cows sold well indicating rising dairy activity across the region.
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Holstein-Friesign Breeders’ Association
Seins
Westerday
Tritomia Vietertje
Ormsby
Dairy Cattle Congress
National Dairy Show
Hemlerson “Erickson, Randall, Ta
Snore
Town Flock Keepers See Worthy of Mention in Morrison
March 23 report on Morrison poultary flocks shows competitive spirit as owners anticipate year-end profit clarity. Records include OW two White Rocks: 46 birds yielding 599 eggs for W. Fen drickson at 44.8 percent. J. R. Stack 23 White Wyandottes laying 328 eggs for 9.3 percent. 14 Rhode Island Reds at 40.2 percent for E. G. Ensminger with 159 eggs.
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Morrison
W. Fendrickson
J. R. Stack
Rhode Island
E.G. Ensminger
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Readers are invited to address questions and comments to the Editor of the Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa. Communications may be sent by mail or phone number provided for inquiries.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Jefferson Township Farm Bureau Meeting Draws 200 Plus
A Jefferson Township Farm Bureau meeting at KC hall drew over 200 attendees despite rowdy disruptions. The event focused on soil topics and featured a safety concern after a disturbance, with Clyde Combs of CORTIS noted as an agent present.
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Uekwoin
Ja Mareh Tb
Jefferson Township
K.C. Hall
Clyde Combs
Cortis
Weseat
Home Garden Tips for Fresh_Edibles and Efficient Labour
The article extols home gardening, noting the superior taste of freshly picked vegetables and the value of routine care. It advises about hoeing, weeding, and lawn sprinklers, recommends wheel cultivators, and discusses sizing rows, adjusting cold frames, and maintaining greenhouse sash and hot beds for early planting.
Storage Cave Keeps Apples in Perfect Condition AU Year
Grundy Center Iowa March 21 Partners speculate on pruning and spraying fruit trees. George Diehl Palermo township spray ring member says it pays to care for trees. He joined in 1923 paying 25 dollars for his share in the power outfit. His 46 bearing trees and nonbearing trees were sprayed three times at labor and material cost 11 dollars. Depreciation of the machine figured at 4 dollars per year, labor 16 dollars, spray and materials. Diehl stored Greenings in a cave and brought apples to the farm bureau in perfect condition ready for market with few wormy fruit. he has sold more than 1090 dollars and still has bushels to market.
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Grundy Center
George Diehl
Palermo Township
Diehl
Farm Bureau
George
Trier Hampshire Sow Tops Breed Standards in Sale
J Madera, Hampshire breeder, touts Pershine Queen as best Hampshire sow seen by Tama county agent Z R Milita. Pershine Queen, bought by Air Madera from Maurice Jensen near Lincoln Iowa, sired by reserve grand champion boar from the 1922 National Swine Show. Nine piglets, all males, belted, from Pershing Queen. Price paid this winter for a Hampshire sow cited as 2275 dollars.
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J. Madera
Hampshire
Z. R. Milita
Tama County
Mills
Air
Madera
Maurice Jensen
Lincoln
Wershing
Big Four
Brooklyn
Shue
Mr. Madera
Hauser To Talk Pasture Seeding Next Tuesday
Next Tuesday March 25 a pasture demonstration will be held at the A G Clubine farm near Dunkerton in the afternoon. M A Hauser of Iowa Extension will discuss pasture mixtures and seedings. The event will include a demonstration of seeding sweet clover red clover and alsike. County agent A A Burger notes that favorable weather could push pasture seeding into the next two to three weeks.
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A. G. Cfubine
Dunkerton
M. A. Hauser
Veteran Crops
Iman of Iowa Extension Service
A. A. Burger
Seed corn tests show low viability in Iowa fields
Iowa farmers face poor seed corn viability with 74.5 percent rated strong for field seed and only 69 percent for crib corn. Dry rot and mold reduce vitality, with tests across 32,000 ears and 25,706 crib ears revealing weak or dead kernels. County agents urge testing seeds, noting the importance of the center-ear sampling method and offering town bulletin No. 101 for details.
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Moscow
Neipnery
Caplesa
Mercury
Lowa
Iowa
F. G. Charehill
Armers
Germans Evolve Toon Chest for Auto Drivers Surfaces
Berlin March 21 A growing novelty for motorists is a padded tool chest hidden in the car drawer for repairs. Tools include pliers monkey wrenches and other devices kept out of sight on running boards. A memorial to American airmen who fell in France will be erected at Hols Fosses Reposes between Marues la Coquette and Vannes son. Willy Selipa del hotel owner in Gliestow is sentenced to life for killing his father to stop a planned remarriage.
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Paris
Mareh
France
Lafayette
Vather
Willy Selipadel
Gliestow
Prices in New York and Chicago Today Produce Prices
Produce price report from New York and Chicago shows varied dairy and poultry costs with references to creamery products milk and butter, with noted fluctuations in roasters and firsts grades. Chicago receipts include packings stock and creamer offerings with references to longhorns and poultry items such as chickens and turkeys in market listings.
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Chicago
Burkers
Che
Ieee
Questions About Tuberculosis and Control in Cattle
Third installment of Q and A on bovine tuberculosis and eradication in this state under state and federal direction. Topics include branding reactors, quarantine meaning strict isolation, and the safety of meat from condemned animals.
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Cedar Falls
Town Department of Agriculture
Town Extension Service
Heykens estate farm sold at 109 an acre in Butler County
Ackley Iowa March 21 The 120 acre Heykens estate farm eight miles northeast of Ackley in Washington township Butler county was sold to G Maffield for 109 dollars an acre cash This liquidation reflects a price cut from four years ago as estate settlement requires distributing heirs including Mr and Mrs George Herkens pioneer German township North Grundy residents The Herkens family traced roots to East Prussia with long land holdings and descendants In Westminster hall is the second trip rest building in the world.
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Ackley
Heykens
Washington Townahin
Butler County
G. Maifield
Herkens
CHECK ON CHIPPING BOOSTS UP CORN
Renewed armies quickly developed in corn today amid fluctuating wheat and corn prices. Market closed steady to unchanged with May wheat around 1.60 45 and May corn showing fractional gains while oats and other grains moved within narrow ranges. Cash quotes and livestock, including hogs and cattle, varied across regions with mixed demand and milder gains in some futures.
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ST. Paul
St Paul
Minn
Germans Seek Peace Plans Amid Reparations Debate
Berlin march 21 German interest in peace schemes grows as reparations talks intensify. Reparation experts note wide proposals from leagues of nations to disarmament and international courts while respect for Dr Schacht rises as Dawes committee progress fuels cautious optimism for a real peace solution after the war.
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United Press
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Europe
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Thare
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MacDouall
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Poincare
Dawes’ Committee
Man With 26 Kids Raised Seven Of Them To Be Policemen
Lorenz Betag of Cheltenham, Pa., father of 26, led his bride Ann Reese to the church altar as seven of his children became policemen. Nineteen are his own, with ten from the second marriage and four adopted. Betag noted 13 sons served in the army.
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Lorenz Betag
Cheltenham
Ann M. Reese
Betag
Cedar Rapids firm sells dike elevator to Gifford Grain
Cedar Rapids dealer sold to Gifford Grain of Cedar Rapids. Louis Christiansen remains as manager. Policies to be paid as life insurance totaling 25 million dollars due to the Japanese earthquake incident.
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Dike, In
Gifford> Grain Company
Louis Christiansen
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