State Champions in Debating Farm Topic Decided Soon
Ames Iowa April 2 state champion farmers debating team finals set for 7 20 p m at lowe State college Ames Du buque county team includes Aitchison Attchison and Earl Martin Polk county team hies from Grimes Carl Hiedman Wayne Wright Marion Steddom Dubuque county won northern Iowa title Polk county won southern title This statewide debate began years ago with multiple counties and farm groups participating The final banner presentation will be at Ames April 2 backed by George Hopkins and Ray L Gribben
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Ames
Mares
Iowa
Dubuque
Polk
Agricultural Assembly
Lowe State College
WOY
Dubuque County
Bear Cascade
A. F. Aitchison
A. E. Attchison
Earl Martin
Northern Iowa
Retcaline
Boope
Grimes
Carl Hiedman
Wayne Wright
Marion Steddom
Corm
Polk County
Story County
Fremont
Forlieth General Assembly
Gribben
George Hopkins
Guthrie Center
Extension Service
2Town
State ‘College
Curtiss -Tlib
D. Ray L.gribben
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Hardin County
Payette County
Women of Cedar Falls Club Plan Picnic Event
In Cedar Falls a two year nutrition course ends with a buffet luncheon hosted by Mrs Ed Refshauge. Mrs Roy Porter shares tips on simple meals for special occasions and flavoring. Mrs Elizabeth Hudson notes a plan to store eggs this spring and summer for fall sale.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Walls
Ed. Refshauge
Booth Side Nutrition Club
Elizabeth Hudson
Riis
ALT. Kreger
With the Farmers Questions and Comments
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Waterloo Evening Courier at the PRopertment address in Waterloo Town. Communications may be directed to the editor for reply and publication.
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Woaterloo
Waterloo, Town
1923 Corn Seed Tests Show Varied Strength at Dunkerton
Dunkerton near Jefferson farm results reveal Calico and Reid's yellow dent corn with mixed strength in 1923 and 1924 tests. Of 346 Calico ears, 126 were strong, 216 weak. Reid's yellow dent 140 ears yielded 118 strong, 13 weak, 4 dead. Brenizer reports Calico tests favorable with 190 ears all germinating. seed kept well after 1924 harvest.
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Brenizer
Jeffer
Chey
Mgr. Jefferson
Fin Brenizer
Dunkerton
Poultry breeder George Lane builds Buff Minorcas demand
Wiverly Iowa March 2 Special By guaranteeing every sire for hatching Lane seizes and replaces eggs in a new poultry business that ships to many states. Lane faced 2000 unfilled orders last year and now reports strong demand for Buff Minorcas for larger birds and high egg production. He has exhibited at Iowa fairs and the American Poultry Congress winning blue ribbons for first prizes.
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Wiverly
George B. Lane
Altho Lans
Lans
Minnesota
Ohio
Missouri
North
South Dakota
Indiana
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Kansas
Oregon
Massachusetts
Iowa
Waterloo
Bitler
Bremer
American Poultry Congress
Hudson Debaters Beat Vinton Team in Dubuque Meet
Hudson consolidated debating squad defeated Vinton high school by unanimous judge decision in Dubuque Ta. March 27. Hudson team Edna Hollis Vera Frahm and Arthur Braun coached by Ivan Mast have three wins this year, and issued a challenge to Dubuque County Farm Bureau team for the state contest at Ames on April 2.
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Hudson, Ta
Hudson Consolidated
Vinton High School
Edna Hollis
Viera Frahm
Arthur Braun
Ivan I. Mast
Vinton
Walter Gieken
Gerald Inman
Rural Ruminations on Farm Practices and Care
This note highlights farming tips from seed quality to swine cleanliness and pest resistance. It argues prepared orchards reduce apple scab risk and that roses thrive with good soil care. An incubator room at 60 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit boosts incubator efficiency.
Funeral and social notes from Waverly area
Local happenings include funeral attendance for August Lempke in Waverly and Mrs. Fred Swher at Crane Creek church. Mrs. Tillie Holdiman, recently hospitalized, returns home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klemp host birthday gathering with 500 played. Lydia Spier and Otto Pano listed among the sick.
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Hugo Pape
Hagenow
August Lempke
Waverly
Tillie Holdiman
Fred Swher
Crane Creek Church
A. Peigge
Nick Mersch
Fairbank
Henry Klemp
Mas
Mee
Whl Kuhlmann
Paienté
Brom
Rutolph Tieds
Albert Olrogee
Misa Lydia Spier
Otto Pano
Few Good Cows Worth Whole Herd of Low Producers
A Chickasaw county dairyman sold an entire herd of red cows after a contest association tester showed they were unprofitable. He plans to replace them with Guernseys and crossbreeds, believing a few profitable cows are worth more than a large herd of low producers. Some farmers opt to buy a purebred dairy bull to raise higher producing calves.
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Contest Association
J. EB. Deakins
Guernseys
300 Nests Advised For Sitting Hens
Jesup Iowa March 27 Mrs Fred Comfort led the record flock work with 412 hens producing 65 eggs daily 33.8 percent. The White Leghorns were managed by George Ekstrom who urged sod in nest bottoms covered with straw and quiet hens. He advised a one day rest before egg delivery and twice daily coarse feeding while preventing chilling and dirt on eggs. Test eggs checked on the seventh fourteenth and nineteenth days.
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Jesup
Fred Comfort
George Ekstrom
Local News From Grundy Center And Surrounding Areas
Residents report fires and relocations across the area. Homes of Mr and Mrs Homer Thompson near Gilman Fa burned, while Carl Eberhart and Enola Booth prepare new residences in Conrad and Storm Lake respectively. A marriage license was issued to Jee Dimke and Elizabeth Stuisman of Wellsburg.
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Gronng Emer
E. Long
Waterlloo
Homner Thompson
Gilman
Familly
J Dohn Kruse
Carl Eberhart
Fort Dodge
Conrad
Dormer
Eberhart
Enola Booth
Storm Lake
L. Booth
Emil Guderian
Algona
A. Krull
Jake DeBoer
DeBoer
I. P. Alberts
Alberts
Florence
Elizabeth Rohde
Aurora
Ticir
Theo de Nelu
Homer Stover
Albion
G. Graves
IL _Ben Wokstra
Jos Robbing
Roy Rienfang
Oel- We
Jee Dimke
Elizabeth Stuisman
Wellsburg
Hary Mast
Cedar
Mast Fann Sear
Conrad Ralph Smith
Canada
M. Mamimga
Waterloo
Iowa onion district study warns off small farmers
Iowa Experiment Station bulletin 225 details Pleasant Valley in Scott County producing 200 000 bushels of onions yearly on about 5600 acres at 70 cents a bushel, with land valued at 892 per acre. Costs push the break even, suggesting only experienced farmers should enter onion production, and urging a community approach to marketing and production.
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Ames
Iowa
United States
Pleasant Valley
Scots County
Scott County
Bulletin 225
A. T. Erwin
W. L. Site
Mitchell County
Waterloo Markets Price List from Today’s Report
Prices at Waterloo market today cover flour eggs butter lard and potatoes, with specific per bushel and per pound figures. Livestock quotes include steers hogs calves and poultry plus various hay and straw qualities, reflecting wholesale trade by farmers and packers.
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Roduce
Sinnerd Bros. West
R .Waterloo
Lestiern
Sven Hath Packing Co
Timothy Hay
Wheat Prices Slide on Cooling Market and Trade Worries
Chicago market reports steep declines in wheat with May and July futures dropping as selling pressure mounts. Trading is influenced by mixed Liverpool quotes and ongoing domestic crop data, while corn and oats show limited gains and losses amid weak demand and government investigations.
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Associated Press
Liverpool
Kansas City Livestock Auction Receipts and Prices
Receipts and price ranges across cattle hogs and sheep for Kansas City markets. Cattle steady to slow with feeding steers and yearlings around 5.25 to 10.25. hogs mostly 12.00 to 13.10 depending on type. sheep lambs uneven but generally steady to 3 cents lower with top around 19.60. New York flour prices noted for March 27.
Many stocks hit year’s low mark on a volatile session
Mixed price moves dominated the open with Baldwin rising to 113.44 before trimming to 112. The market saw some gains in Bethlehem Steel and Radio Corp while United States Steel and Baldwin fell to new year lows. A late rally failed to gain traction as call money rose and many issues dropped further. U S Steel and Baldwin hit 110 and 116 1/2 respectively, with Omaha, Chicago and Northwestern and Nash Motors among leaders in the retreat.
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Balmore & Ohio Omaha
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St. Joseph
Aliled Chemical & Dyesimerican
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American Sugar
American Tel
American Tobacco
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California Petroleum
Canadian Pacific Liedetaesess Gam
LIS International Harvester
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Pfé
Atha Hbsae Central Leather
Cerro de Pasco
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Chicago & Northwestern
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St. Paul
L & Pacific Chile Copper
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Davison Chemical
du Font de Nemours Erie
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Kelly
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Southern Ry
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Stewart Warner
Studebaker
Texas Co
Texas & Pacific - Tobacco
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U. 5
U. S
Alechot
S. Rubber
BSR
G. S. Sterl - Utah Copner
Wrbash
Westinghouse Elec
Willys-Overland Woolworth
Hogs and Cattle Move Slowly as Market Holds
Chicago reports hog receipts 15 000 with slow trade and price declines 10 to 20 cents. cattle receipts 4 000 with demand strong and higher prices for fed steers and yearlings. sheep receipts 13 000 with dull selling and lambs weak. Market notes include mixed weights and varying bids across hogs cattle and sheep.
Livestock Prices At South St. Paul Market Receipts Fall
CATTLE receipts 11 400 slow and steady mostly 7 75 to 8 75 for fat cattle. CALVES receipts 1 600 around 5 0 5 75. HOGS receipts 7 000 around 100 lower with bids 12 00 12 50 for packers and good 140 250 lb hogs. SHEEP receipts 200 quotable weak to 40c lower with lambs around 12 25 and ewes near 10 00.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Seng Tee
California
South St. Paul
Minn
ST. Joseph
Prices at Chicago and New York Marts Reported
Chicago and New York market notes show steady to higher creamery butter prices and varied cheese quotes from Twins and Young Americas to brick and daisy. Poultry values advance in places with turkeys and chickens noted, while potatoes in Chicago trade slowly with sacks steady and bulk dull amid broad regional movement.
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Chicago
New York
Fiats
Wisco
Americas
Pacific Coast
Towle
Kansan City
Kansas City
St Joseph Livestock and Sugar Markets Report
Livestock receipts at St Joseph on March 27 show 2000 cattle and 41000 sheep with varying bids for steers, heifers, and stockers. New York wool prices ease with fleece at 65 to 90 cents, refined sugar quoted around 20 points lower from early levels. India reports red rot as a major sugar cane risk.
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Woo
New York
Ohio
Texas
York
India
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