New Campaign To Push Better Dairy Sires In Iowa
Waterloo men join a 22 member committee to study adopting Minnesota’s purebred dairy sire plan to boost Iowa dairy interests. The Des Moines meeting Friday May 16 includes Estes Ferguson Fergeton and Bechtelheimer among others, with lunch at Ft Des Moines hotel.
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Waterloo
Des Moines
Minnesota
Iowa
Estes
Dairy Cattle Congress
Freq J. Ferguson
Iowa State Dairy Association
Clyde Fergeton
Iowa Creamery Secretaries’ and Managers’ Association
Bechelhimer
B. Fintey
Ft. Des Moines
Meredith Publishin Company
Minnesota Plan
Thornburg
George Hemming
Clark Mountain
KE. McMurray
Paul Crowley
CC. A. Goss
C. W. Hunt
J. P. Eves
Frank Warner
Charles Hutchin
Creamery Butter Manufacturers' Association
J. D. Vladler
Sumner
Earl Weaver
C. G. Finney
H. Kildee
Muri McDonald
Ames
Charles Larabee
Ft Dodge
Towa
Cold and Cloudy Weather Retards Crops Over Town
Des Moines report notes persistent cold and cloudy skies over the past week lifting frost damage to potatoes and beans. Moisture shortage threatens hay crops and delays planting. oats barley and spring wheat yellowing from drought. Corn germination slows raising replanting talk. Frost impact on strawberries unclear. snow observed in northwestern Iowa last Thursday and Friday.
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Des Moines
Cory
Additional Prize for Butter Judging Contest at Sumner Iowa
Sumner Iowa May 14 competition set for butter scoring with entries due by Friday March 16. An added prize of a leather case for the top scorer accompanies high grade 12 mph award. Creamerymen aid in arranging a lively event expected to draw a large dairy crowd from the region. 20 pound butter samples should be sent to Sumner Creamers Company Sumner Iowa.
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Sumner
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Ames
HW. C. Adage
Sumner Creamers Company
Sumner, Ta
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Readers address inquiries to the Eslor Farm Department of the Waterlon Evening Courier in Waterion, Tow a, with a note to phone stop for contact.
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Waterlon Evening Courier
Waterion
Towa
Farm Women Rally Plans and Club Activities
Bremer county farm women organize the annual rally for May 24 with eighth grade exercises in the morning and a noon pork dinner. Clubs like Merry Maids and Happy Helpers join in songs and stunts while nutrition lessons and county meetings continue through May and June.
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Bremer County Club
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Josephine Arnquist
Aids
France
Bremer
LeRoy Township
T.hhe
Archie Eastland
Fremont
Township
John Milius
Washington Township
Neale
Knowles
New Clothing Club for Clayton County Farm Girls
In Elkader Iowa on May 14 farm bureau women plan a five month clothing course for Clayton county girls ages 10 to 21. Four girls will be eligible for instruction starting with a demonstration by a clothing specialist on Saturday June 14 at a meeting here.
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Elkader
Farms
Clayton County
Farm Bureau
Cedar Falls Women’s Nutrition Group Meeting Planned
Cedar Falls May 16 meeting at Mrs. Ernest Otto’s home to discuss nutrition lessons. Members will bring questions and ideas for exhibit posters while officers are elected. Prompt start is 2 30 PM with all interested urged to attend.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar
Ernest Otto
Rainbow club meeting to be hosted in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls May 14 The Rainbow club of West First Street Cedar Falls will meet tomorrow at the home of Mrs Henry Han Sen. A question box and spelldown will be held using nutrition project questions. Posters for the June meeting will be planned.
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Rainbow Club
West First Street
Henry Han Sen
Pom
Five-Day Mothers and Babies Health Clinics Planned
Clayton county will hold five clinics from May 26 to 31 offering free examinations and advice. Farm bureau women join with the extension department of Iowa State University to conduct the program for mothers and infants.
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Clayton County
Farm Bureau
Tawa University
Wheat Firms On Scarce Weather Supports In Crop Belt
Wheat prices rise early on mixed buying and crop reports from the United States and Canada, with gains limited by cold weather and uncertain farm legislation. May and July contracts edge up then ease. corn and oats move mixed while Western markets hold firm on weather and export cues. Chicago and New York quotes show varied grain values, with ongoing pressure from policy talks and cash market activity.
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Satbarks
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Mary
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York
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Steddy
Farmers in Northeastern Iowa showcase dairy gains and shows
The article highlights Fayette County Cow Test Association cows producing 427 pounds of butterfat in two thirds of a year with a net profit of 145.97 after feed costs. It urges home breeding with pure bred sires and notes prizes at the Midwest Floricultural Exposition, Dairy Cattle Congress Grounds Nes Moines, and trips to Interstate Fair Sioux City and Chicago events.
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Fayette County Cow Test Association
Iti
Dairy Cattle Congress Grounds
Wiil
Nes Moines
Sioux City
Chicago
Tama Swine Breeders Begin Merit Registry Picnic
Tama County swine breeders report 35 sows entered in the County Broad Sow Register of Merit with eight pigs at 60 days and 23 pounds, while mature sows require nine pigs at 25 pounds. The group plans a July county picnic after weaning and releasing pig and sow records.
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Toledo
Mar
Tama County
Tama County Swine Breeders
Alvin Koppe
Gladhbrank
J.D. Thorne
Tama
Morris
Farm Bureau Discusses Cooperative Mineral Mix and Supplies
At an Orange Township meeting farmers talked of cooperative mineral mixes. They considered buying twine and salt in bulk. A firm later offered mineral mixtures and further action was expected. Reports mention asparagus plots banned for next spring after UC demonstration by Fitch at the W. C. Bown farm La Porte County and Cedar Falls meeting.
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Farm Bureau
Orange Township
UC. Fitch
W. C. Bown Farm
la Porte Cty
Fitch
Cedar Falls
Light Hog Receipts at Chicago Quoted Higher
Chicago markets report light hog receipts with prices showing advances across weights. Butcher hogs and packing sows gain, while lighter weights sell up to 7.50 per cwt with varied premium for top lots. Cattle demand improves with higher bids for steers and yearlings, beef cows steady, and veal calves firm. Sheep and lambs mix of steady to lower, demand softening for older clip but some prices hold.
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IMU
Texas
Arizonas
Livestock Prices See Varied Movements Across Markets
Sioux City and nearby markets report receipts across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle mostly steady to firm with fat steers and yearlings higher, calves up slightly. Hogs show slow but firm to higher bids, with top around 7.10 and Packers activity steady to up. Sheep and lambs steady to lower with clips in the mix. Representative sales listed by Lamean Bros. in Chicago and Sioux City reports.
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Aan
Sioux City
Sugar Market Sets New Yearly High in New York
New York reports a fresh 1924 sugar record as Cuban sugar sales appeared at 5 with duty paid. Refined sugar held steady at 7.16 to 7.50 cents per pound, while granulated refined prices remained firm. Elsewhere, mixed stock movement and price shifts appeared in rails and oils with some declines in Du Pont and Punta Alegre as trading quieted after early activity.
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Prices in New York and Chicago Today
New York May 14 Rutter firm steame higher prices for creamery and cheese with 40 42c and 25c ranges. Chicago May 14 Bitter receipts of creamery and eggs show mixed firsts and changes. cheese and poultry prices listed alongside foreign exchange and Liberty bonds.
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Good Fortune Smiles On Growers Of Fruits And Vegetables
Frost threats eased as wind and mist lifted, giving growers hope. Interviews found many with no damage, though some warned tender plants in bloom could suffer in a colder snap. Reports from Wisconsin and other states note stable prices and normal receipts at plants and markets.
Mooreville News Highlights Local Club Meeting and Area Visits
Mooreville Louisiana May 14 The Country Ladies Booster club met at the home of Mrs Elmer Walls with good attendance and visitors. A committee from the fourth division presented a program. Miss June Hark read a paper and a chorus sang. Hostesses included Mrs W H Smith and Mrs John Keel. The next meeting will be at Aire George Thiele Joe DB Kavalier agreed to Iowa City Sunday to visit his niece recovering from an operation at University hospital. Mr and Mrs Grover Thomas and family visited at Courtney Meeker home in La Porte Sunday. Mrs Harry Harrington recovering well after surgery at Presbyterian hospital Waterloo. Many families attended the operetta Sylvia at Geneseo auditorium Friday evening. George Taylor son of Mrs Will Taylor operated on for gall stones and appendicitis and doing well in Waterloo hospital. May Taylor daughter in hospital in Kansas City improving slowly. Mr and Mrs O J Hayward visited in Toledo at the home of Mrs Hayward’s parents Mr and Mrs O B Chitts. Entire herd of cattle on the W H Smith place died this spring from cholera.
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Walls
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Toledo
Hayward
Oo. B. Chitts
W. H. ‘Smith Place
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