Longtime Jesup livestock buyer shares market view
Jesup veteran A Comfort, 73, known as a pioneer in buying and selling cattle and hogs, recalls starting in 1886 and expanding from local sales to world meat markets. He notes tougher farming conditions, urging cooperation and caution in today’s livestock trade.
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Jesup
Comfort
Gane
Courier Farm
Y Terday
Mr. Comfort
M. R. Considine
Will Brown
Jaro
Jesup State Bank
Jersey Breeders urged to attend Des Moines meeting
Jersey breeders in Jesup Iowa are urged to attend the annual meeting and picnic at Meredith Jersey farm near Des Moines. A noon dinner precedes an auction sale of cattle, with Waterton's W F Perrott presiding. R T Lee of the American Jersey Cattle Club delivers an address. Officers will be elected before noon.
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Jesup. la
Iowa
WF Campbell
Feasurer
Wil Vongenear
Meredith Jersey Farm
Des Moines
Ratile
Meredith
Heril
Lopth
W. F. Perrott
Waterton
Town Club
HN. G Kinsie McGregor
BM. Sherman
Charles City
Albert Whitacre
West Liberty
J. O. Rietveld
Fairfeld
Farmer Woman’s Club Meeting Postponed In Vernon Township
Vernon Township Farmers Bureau postpones meeting at the hall tomorrow evening. Elizabeth Hudson home demonstration agent and A. A. Burger county agent will speak. Women are asked to bring cakes to the gathering.
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Mrs
Vernon Township Farm Bureau
Rel Hall
Elizabeth Hudson
A. A. Burger
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Readers may address inquiries and letters to the Editor Parm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should include the writer’s name and return address for publication consideration.
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Parm
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Ioiva
Jesup Creamery Sets Butter Record In One Day Run
Jesup Iowa May 15 The Jesup Co operative creamery produced twelve drums of butter totaling over five tons on Tuesday marking a new high. The plant operated day and night since April 20 and a new route organization recently added patrons to the creamery. The day was the largest in the history of the dairy teamery.
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Jesup
Jesup Co-operative Creamery
Cedar Falls Club Tests Sandy Soils with Fertilizer Trial
Cedar Falls commercial club sponsors an experiment on 10 acres of sandy soil near Hans Thris tophelsen farm, northwest of town. Eight-member committee led by George Hughes plans plotting, fertilizer varieties, and crop sales with on-hand 0 pounds of fertilizer. State extension specialists note fertilizer and water as key needs, with weather affecting irrigation.
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Cedar Falls
Rats Commercial Club
Hans Thristophelsen
Here
Commercial Club
George Hughes
A. A. Burger
A. Hy. Ret
Civic Club Faces Hurdle in Cedar Falls Fair Revival
Cedar Falls work to revive the Cedar Valley agricultural exposition hits a snag as the Cedar Falls Civic Club and fair directors debate management. Applicants are rejected for high pay, and a decision is needed on leadership to avoid canceling this year. If unresolved a 1925 revival is planned with preparations already under way.
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Civic Club
Cedar Fair
Cedar Falls
Cedar Valley Fair and Exposition
Commercial Club
Gedar Valley
McNary-Haugen Supported by Township Farm Bureau
The Eagle Township Farm Bureau endorsed the McNary-Haugen measure at a schoolhouse meeting with a sizeable turnout. Speakers included R R M Guan Bucking ham HW A Smucker Waterloo and A A Burger county agent. Data from the U S department of agriculture and Iowa Extension show purchasing power of farm products in March at a low not seen since August last year, with farm products at 107 compared to $100, while other campaigns stand at 81.
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McNary-Haugen
Eagie Township
County Bureau
M. Guan
Buckingham
A. Smucker
Waterloo
A. A. Burger
United State Départment of Agriculture
Iowa Extension Service
Fash
Federal Department of Agriculture
Farm bureau backs McNary Haugen bill in Iowa
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau directors unanimously endorse the McNary Haugen farm relief measure and forward the endorsement to the White House. A letter from Secretary Slemp promises careful consideration if the bill reaches the president for official action. The bureau says agricultural voters are gaining influence on policy.
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Black Hawk County Farm Bureau
Congress
White House
Washington
Alas Barker
Bremer County Dairy Herds Record High Butterfat Yields
Waverly Iowa reports Bremer County dairy cows show strong early results in the Cow Test association with Mercedes owned by Wynnm & Son posting April milk and butterfat highs. Carl Kuethe and partners lead in herd averages while multiple farms list cows yielding 40 to 50 pounds fat. Dunkerton and Denver herds also post notable figures amid a tough first month.
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Bremer
Idan Mercedes
Wynnm & Son
Plainfield
Carl Kuethe
Knavlse
Chester & Sons
N. P. Johnson
Pred Schmedeka
Homer Por
Wylam & Son
Schroedermeier
Gors
Gors Brothers, , Join Pipho, Lester Loveland, Wiliam Knapp
B. Loveland
W_ Af
George
B.C. Meyers
Rash
Tripoli
Fremont-Maxefield
Dunkerton
W. Sebutta
Griese
Denver
W. Poulh
T. Kelling
Schutte
LC. Warneke
Cedar Falls to plant pickle station if agreements signed
Cedar Falls may see a Marshall Vinegar and Pickle Co salting station as about 60 acres of cucumber land near the broom factory are signed for 6 acres of crop. Contracts expected soon with yields around 200 to 350 bushels per acre, supplying 12 000 bushels for next season. Commercial club backs the plan and seeks price terms for the raw product.
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Cedar Falls
Marshall Vinegar and Pickle Company
Wheat and grain market report from Chicago and across cities
Market notes from Chicago and regional trade show wheat prices weak with July futures around 75 to 76 and corn slipping after initial gains. Wheat closed unsettled with declines near a dime. corn moved lower on slow shipping and planting progress. Local quotes include Chicago No 2 hard wheat around 1.07 to 1.06 and nearby futures dipping, with mixed oats and provisions steady gains in hogs.
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Associated Press
Citvago
Oata
Otterville May Family Updates and Local Visits
Te-Mr and a re parents of a Saturday Pendelton Williams and family visited the former's brother Joan Sunday Mise Teena Williams who underwent an appendectomy May 5 is seriously ill in Troples hospital Independence Levi Miler visits his son Milan Aurora Mr and Mrs hartes Andrews were called to Cogson last week by the death of the latter's brother in law Mr Batten Mr and Mrs Dewey Anderson are at Maries Bantz farm Mos W Cotton Marcus Marton and Mr Casce Mason City spent Sunday in the Casey home Mrs Artie Holten recovering from a previous operation at People’s Hospital Independence Mrs Exina Cooper and three children Kansas visiting her parents Mr and Mrs AL WL Atchison
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Preutonia
Troples
Independence
Levi Miler
Milan
Aurora
Hartes Andrews
Cogsan
Batten
Dewey Anderson
Maries Bantz
Mos
Cotton
Marcus
Marton
Casce
Mason’ City
Casey
Artie Holten
Teople
Hha Pical
Exina Cooper
Kansas
Atchison
Hogs at Chicago and Midwest Livestock Prices Hover
Chicago and multiple markets show higher hog prices with bulk butcher weights $7.45 to $7.60 at Chicago, cattle receipts steady and veal higher, Sioux City and Omaha listings reflect mixed gains and steady to higher hogs, beef cows and vealers. Packing hogs and sows display varied gains across regions amid steady demand.
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Associated Press
Cicago
Omaha Livestock
Omaha
Neb
Bologna
Sioux City
Uncertain Start for Stock Market Amid Mixed Moves
At New York trading May 13 the stock market opened with an unsure trend as Standard Oil of New Jersey rose on favorable earnings while Casden slipped to a 1924 low. Philadelphia & Reading hit a record high briefly, steel and copper issues weakened, and Atlantic Coast Line dropped nearly four points. Weaker areas included Anaconda, Willys-Overland, and National Enameling, with several names showing gains later as buying revived for American Can, American Locomotive, General Electric, and DuPont.
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Louisville & Nashville
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Westinghouse Electric Willys-Overland
National Lead
Produce Prices in New York and Chicago Today
New York and Chicago market notes show butter and cheese as steady to lower with varied creamery and extra firsts prices. Live poultry and fowl values fluctuate, with lower butter in Chicago and mixed receipts across markets. Livestock in St Paul reports uneven demand for steers calves hogs and sheep with modest gains for some classes.
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ST. Joseph Livestock
St. Joseph
New York
Chicago
Kanras Ory
Kansas City
Mothers day party and town scene plus repairs at city park
Local social notes describe a Mothers day party hosted at the Bonnell home and weekend visits by residents including Mr and Mrs Hugh McCartney. City park improvements are praised with repainted equipment a new stove and tiled feature and new Mehits at the park entrance. Foreign exchange and potato market bulletins follow, listing prices in several regions and seasons.
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