Vaccination and McLean Plan Aimed at Hog Cholera
Dr. W. Jay Miller of Des Moines led a vaccination school in Orange Center under Iowa State Extension to promote the McLean county system for swine management. He urged five years of vaccination and strict sanitation to stamp out hog cholera, noting waves of outbreaks and advising immediate action when disease is suspected.
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McLean County
W. Jay Miller
Des Moines
Orange Center
Miller
Lowa Extension Service
McLean
Orange Consolidated School
Ove
Traer Creamery Pays 55 Cents First Weeks of March
Traer March reports show the creamery will pay the last 1.00 of a 15,000 debt. Farmers bought the creamery 22 months ago for 15,000, financed by a 12,000 revolving fund certificate at 6 percent. In 22 months the plant produced 750,000 pounds, with butter fat priced at 53 cents per pound for the first half of March.
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Traer Creamery
Ciweks
Editors Open Calls for Questions in Farmers Dept
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier. Address communications to Waterloo, Towns. Phone 6100.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Waterloo Evening Courier
Towns
Students to Cull Poultry for Tour Expenses
Winthrop March 31 Harold Daniels, agricultural instructor, will lead senior agriculture students on a farm tour to cull poultry flocks next week. A nominal fee for handling and dusting birds will fund travel expenses for the educational trip through northern Iowa.
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Courier Special Service
Winthrop
Harvey Daniels
Northern
Towa
Chickens Haul to Chicago by Tama Blairstown Truck
W A Drake of Blairstown Iowa operates a one and a half ton truck with a 1000 chicken capacity in 40 compartments for deliveries to a Chicago poultry firm. Two weekly night trips cover 300 miles with consignments loaded at Tama and Blairstown and transported in 10 to 12 hours, drawing attention and proving the venture successful despite predictions.
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Tame
Tama
Chicago
W. A. Drake
Blairstown
Wr. Drake
Mohler Assures Tuberculin Testing Harmless to Cattle
Washington March 31 Dr J R Molher chief of the bureau of animal industry US department of agriculture says tuberculin testing cannot cause abortion or sterility in cows. He cites a long term study of government herds and notes one cow lived 18 years after receiving large doses and produced healthy calves.
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Washington, D. C
J. R. Molter
Bureau of
Arial Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Mohler
L. J. Dickinson
Lowa
Dr. Mollier
Capitol
Mobler
Store Cured Meats For Summer Months
Ares March report from Iowan State College advises storing cured meats in a dry dark well ventilated place to avoid spoilage in summer. Mold on the outside is not alarming and may improve flavor. remove mold by washing with a vinegar and water solution.
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Ares
M.D. Helser
Iowan State College
Snow Delays Spring Work in Chickasaw County
Snow delays spring field work as farmers in Chickasaw County await favorable weather. Last week saw virtually no seeding while fields remain wet and cattle pastures damp. Indications point to higher barley acreage, with oats selling around 75 cents and barley from 1.00 to 1.10 per bushel.
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Chickasaw CO
Courier
New Hampton
Chickasaw County
What Breeding in Dairy Herd Means Shown by Tester
Fayette County tester A. Reynolds notes dairy profits favor small herds of high quality cows over large herds of poorer stock. He cites a member who switched from grade cows to three purebred Holsteins, boosting cream checks from 12 cows to 15 cows across five years, increasing earnings by 1172 dollars.
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Fayette, In
A. D. Reynolds
Fayette County
Call Testing Association No. 4
Iowa States Teachers for Hawaii Agriculture Program
W W Beers Hawaii agricultural superintendent visited Iowa State College to hire eight vocational agriculture teachers for Hawaiian schools. If Iowa cannot supply enough qualified candidates, Beers will take more from Iowa State, noting one Iowa State man already influenced his plan.
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Ames
Hawaii
Town State College
W. W. Beers
Agricultural Education
Towa State College
Beers
Iowa
Fayette County Fair to Feature Ernie Young Parade
H. M. Stafford secretary of the Fayette County Fair reports return from Florida and announces a slate of free acts for the fair August 20 to 24. The headline act is Ernie Young's Passing Parade of 1928, a $5,000 performance with 30 persons, claimed to be the largest free act yet at a Iowa county fair.
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West Union
H. M. Stafford
Fayette County Fair Association
Florida
Ernie Young
Iowa
Baby Beves Started On Feed For 4 County Exhibit
Ackley Iowa March 31 The baby peer club committee of four county fair holds annual December show. Rules set junior entries weighed and feeding records started by April 1. Calves fed by boys and girls from Hardin Butler Grundy and Franklin counties, many animals sold to Chicago after the show. Committee members include W A Wolf J M Hunt Fred Ludeman Rube Schultz Hanness Wilhems and Richard Lindeman County agents K G Groniga John Lindeman Charles Ltapple George Wolf.
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Ackley
Coure County Fair
Hardin
Butler
Grundy
Franklin
Chicago
W. A. Wolf
J. M. Hunt
Fred Ludeman
Rube Schultz
Hanness Wilhems
Richard Lindeman
K. G. Groniga
John Lindeman
Charles Ltapple
George Wolf
California Holstein named Anna Fayne Piebe champion butter producer
Anna Fayne Piebe, a 2-year-old Holstein cow bred by J O Niemann Avoca Iowa and owned by Mrs F Stenzel San Lorenzo California, tallies 794.32 pounds of butter fat from 23 2083 pounds of milk in 305 days, worth 415.35 at market, the top butter producer in the United States per the Halstein Filesing Association records.
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Chicago
Anna Fayne Piebe
California
United States
Halstein- Filesing Association of America
Anna Payne
J. O. Niemann
Avoca
Dehorning Cattle Near 50 Years Ends Career Plan
Cedar Rapids Iowa March 31 William Primrose dehorned 30 head of cattle on the John Connell farm. He has forty years in the work and aims to retire on his golden dehorning anniversary. A mauve oak rack, in service 35 years, and a horse used to draw it have long service. In a season he debarks up to 9000 cattle, noting Holsteins and Guernseys as the most fractious compared with early days.
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Cedar Rapids
William Primrose
John Connell
Primrose
Garden Gossip on Soil Baking and Remedies
Garden Gossip explains soil hardening into brick like blocks in hot dry weather caused by careless cultivation. It warns against hoeing when wet, suggests adding well rotted manure and compost for several years, and notes humus loss and clay mixes increase baking especially in sandy acidic soils.
Wheat and Cotton Markets Quietly React to Export Demand
Chicago traders watched grain and cotton move on speculative demand and profit taking. Wheat touched near record highs before selling trimmed gains while corn and oats moved modestly with mixed results. Cotton opened steady to firmer in Chicago with May and July futures showing small gains amid fluctuating bids.
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
In Apolis Four Minn March 41 19 percent floor 10 higher. In carland sets free patents quoted as squadress on be rel ti 8 pound cotton sacks Shipminits 448 660 barrels and 35 95 50 Kansas City Hay Mo March 41 Trade Unchanged receipts 87 cars
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Minn
Kansas City Hay
Kansas Cliv. Mo
Board of Trade Cash Quotations March 31
Chicago grain and feed prices listed with mixed quotes across wheat corn oats rye timothy seed and clover. Notable figures include No 2 yellow wheat at 1.04 and No 2 white oats around 0.966 to 0.40, lard ribs and bollon prices noted for meat products.
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Atene
Jowa
Cohn Lros
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Northwest
Yeac
Duluth
Mintea
Peoria
Contradictory Hog Market Trends Reported in Chicago Trading
Market notes show mixed hog prices with heavier weights and higher quotes than Friday. Cattle receipts and fat lambs movements described, with bulls, veal, and steer values noted. hogs end with varied pricing and attention to weekly tone.
St Paul and Peoria Livestock Receipts Steady to High
Saint Paul and Peoria cattle hog and sheep receipts show steady to higher trends. Fed steers and yearlings hold near steady, bulls and heifers firm, calves up over a dollar. Hogs at Saint Paul about steady with Friday packer trade, bulk 140 to 225 pounds around 7.80 to 8.00. Peoria hogs 1,000 receipts with weaker top end. Sheep at Saint Paul small run, lambs mostly steady to 25 cents higher. feeder lambs and ewes priced around 10 to 14 dollars for lambs, and 14 to 15 dollars for feeding ewes.
Realizing halts climb of stocks in wary market
New York trading paced forward at a terrius pace then stalled by heavy volume. Early gains faded as prices traded near highs of the year, with radio and General Motors among leaders while U.S. Steel and nickel issues showed downturns. Total volume around 2.2 million shares, as prices swung and a later rebound teased, leaving the close irregular.
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General Motors
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
International Nickel
Case Threshing
U. S Steel
Mack ‘Trucks
Union Pacific
Onening Strang
Oorrage Radio
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Uy 2
General Elertree
Provisions Market Notes From New York Chicago and Beebe
Market receipts and prices for butter cheese eggs and poultry across New York Chicago and St Louis with detailed figures. Butter creamery firsts and extras hold steady while eggs cheese and poultry show mixed gains and declines. Wheat and oats prices and futures listed with city and date references for March 31.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Bond Market Update Shows Small Changes Amid Weekend Activity
New York aims at March 31 to April 4 trading with modest price moves and signs of weekend profit taking. Offerings for the week total around 85 million, down from 117 million last week and 70 million a year earlier. Anaconda Copper 8s traded near 54 and Beschien Sieetes rose slightly, while Rock Island 4s and New York Central 5s saw light demand with little price shift. Dodge Brothers 6½% slipped marginally as government and foreign groups remained quiet in early dealings.
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Anaconda
Beshiehen Sieetes
Rock Island
New York Central
Dodge Brothers
U.S
Weekly Grain and Provisions Review
Summary of Chicago March 31 grain market and farm briefs reporting record or near record drought impact on winter wheat acreage, rising corn and oats prospects, and fluctuating pork prices. Includes Buller County Farm Bureau director meeting April 4, New York Clearing House weekly stats, potato market notes, Kansas City Omaha grain prices, and sugar prices.
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United States
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Mississippi
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Nebraska
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Missouri
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Kansas City Livestock Market Prices Report
Kansas City livestock receipts total about 1 100 hogs and 500 cattle with steady to slightly lower hog prices around 8.05 to 8.25 for 190 to 240 pounds and 7.80 to 8.00 for 231 to 325 pound butchers. Calves and yearlings show firm to higher trends with heavy steers around 14.50 and fed steers near 14.50. Sheep and lambs weaker with top lambs at 18.75 and ewes from 9.00 to 9.60.
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