Petitions Favor Road Bonds in Grundy and Fayette
In Grundy Center a booster meeting backed a special election on 1.231 million dollars in road bonds to pave 45 miles of primary highways in Grundy County. W. A. Hahn and HA Willoughby lead a petitions committee with Otto Albert speakers from the region. In West Union Fayette County boosters pushed a 600 thousand dollar bond issue to supplement existing funding for additional paving.
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Cpeurler
Saratens
Grundy Center
Grundy County
HA. Willoughby
W. A. Hahn
Courier
West Union
H. Antes
Ted Roads
Fayetta County
Graders Prepare No 11 for Paving Work
Oelwein Iowa May 25 Men and teams are leveling No 11 south of the county line for concrete pouring and form setting. Hazleton shipped machinery is assembled and ready. Paving begins Monday if weather allows, with 15 catloads of material daily shipped via Great Western to Rock Island for transfer at Hazleton.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
Hazleton
Great Western
Rock Island
Winder
South Frederick Avenue
Lana Mohler
J. W. Mohler
Charles W. McQueen
Complete Search for Room Outside Capitol Building
Des Moines officials conclude a week long probe of Des Moines office space to relocate three state departments by Monday. After securing Attorney General Fletcher’s ruling the move will affect the railroad commission banking and insurance departments. State tax commission and blue sky real estate divisions will occupy vacated space in the capitol.
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Des Moines
U.P
Executive Council
State House
Forty-third General Assembly
John Fletcher
Capitol
Railroad Commission
Banking and Insurance
State Tax Commission
Secretary of State
Double Shift Helps Farmer Beat Wet Spring
Independence Tennessee May 25 James McDonnell operates a farm northwest of town unable to work fields early due to excessive wet spring. He uses a tractor with a night searchlight and his sons work in shifts to finish tasks as if daylight.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
James McDonnell
Iowa Juniors Feed and Profit From 2000 Baby Beef Calves
The Courier reports Iowa junior beef clubs fed 2,000 calves in 1928 across 87 counties and 154 clubs with 1,583 entrants. Average profit per head reached 58 dollars, not counting feeding labor. Total revenue from selling calves was about 342,645 dollars, with 119,505 dollars net after costs and premiums.
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Iowa
Fred Goecke
Sanford Collins
Marshall County
Ak-Sar-Ben
Cost of keeping farm horses varies widely in SD study
A farm management study in South Dakota shows yearly horse upkeep ranging from about 60 to 100 dollars per horse. The average is near 85 dollars, with lower costs achieved by using stray pastures and stubble for grazing and by reducing hours worked. One farmer, after logging 1,089 hours, reported a remarkably low hourly cost.
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South Dakota
Lincoln
Union
Clay Counties
Holstein Premiums Total Over Twenty Two Thousand The 1929 program lists cash and prize offerings at fairs
More than 22 500 is offered for 1929 at 63 fairs and 49 states by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Prizes include cash special prizes and state herd prizes for events in St Louis Waterloo Springfield Portland and Port and other fairs. The association estimates over 17 000 in percentage prizes at 59 remaining fairs, following 18 012.70 paid in 1928 at 56 fairs.
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Chicago
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Holstein Association
St. Louis
Waterloo
Springfield
Mass
Association
Portland
Ore
Farm sales in Pleasant Valley township sum two parcels
In Pleasant Valley township two farms changed hands. Harm DeVries bought the Ostercamp 82 acre farm for 225 dollars per acre. Harm Hook purchased the same farm for 225 dollars per acre. The Fred Folkers farm nearby sold at 162 dollars per acre. The plate lists 160 acres in total.
North Dakota Leads Nation in Butter Production Gain
North Dakota shows the largest March rise in butter output, up 27.21 percent from a year earlier, outpacing Minnesota 11 percent and the U S 2.37 percent. The gain is tied to better cows and feeds, not more cows, with many creameries starting and a high mortality rate among new plants.
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North Dakota
Minnesota
United States
New York
J. R. Dice
Dice
Judges named for Twentieth Dairy Congress at Waterloo
The cattle department announces judges for Holsteins Guernseys Jerseys Brown Swiss and Ayrshires for the Twentieth Annual Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo September 20 to October 6. Names include S Moscrip Lake Elmo Minn H H Klildee Iowa State College Ames G H Staples University of Louisiana Baton Rouge C and Rhodes University of Illinois Urbans IL W Yepp University of Illinois Urbana IL Dates set October 1 and 2 for Guernseys Brown Swiss October 2 and 3 Jerseys October 2 and 3 Holsteins and Ayrshires October 3 and 4. Premiums total 27 classes with ten prizes each plus 50 percent premium increases for cows with official records. National breed associations cooperate with management.
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Waterloo
Holsteins
S. Moscrip
Lake Elmo
Minn
Guernseys
H. H. Klildee
Iowa State ‘College
Ames
Derseys
G. H. Staples
University of Toiusiana
Baton Rouge
C. &. Rhodes
University of Minois
Urbans
Ayrshires
W. We Yapp
University of Tllinois
Urbana
United States
Farmers Shell Corn In Grundy Center Iowa Market
Farmers in Grundy Center Iowa shelling 1928 corn and hauling to market. Elevators report No 3 to No 6 grades averaging No 4, about 20 cents per bushel below last year. Listings include Hen Smith 4700, Corn Robins 700, Ben Stickford 500, Lloyd Freed 1600, Hugh Meyers 600, George Groewald 1000, Frank Velninga 800, and W. Want Daylight Saving noted. Des Moines seeks daylight saving adoption pending council action next week.
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Courier
Grundy Center
Hen Smith
Corn Robins
Ben Stickford
Lloyd Freed
Hugh Meyers
George Groewald
Frank Velninga
Chautauqua Debut Planned in Iowa Rural Center
A pioneer home talent chautauqua, first of its kind in Iowa and second in the U.S., will be staged June 18 and 21 at East High auditorium by the Black Hawk county Farm Bureau and Waterloo residents. Eleven townships perform acts, 4-H stunts, and two plays The Parish Priest and Paul Revere, by Waterloo amateurs, with James Hartley the only nonhome talent.
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Iowa
United States
East High Auditorium
Black Hawk
Paul Revere
Waterloo Amateurs
Towa
West Waterloo
Truman DeRoame
Waterloo
Litha Bassett
R. K. Silver
Emily
J. 5
Dumvwald
Nina
Theron Campbell
Niddie
Teddy
Grace Carson
Ruby ‘Nagly
Frieda Stevens
Grace Louise Bergstrom
Maizie Boyne
R. E. Middleaut
Délia
E. BE. Mattingly
Melinda Truckley
James Bergstrom
R. BE. Middlekaul
Orange Township
Rats
Union Township
Black Hawk Quartet
Tractors Cut Hourly Cost Across Varying Annual Hours
The report notes that work per hour at twice the output costs half as much as a neighbor who used 527 horse hours at 17.8 cents per hour. With tractors, hourly cost hinges on yearly hours, ranging from 450 to 50 hours, and hourly costs from 90 cents to 1.98 dollars.
Bees Swarm Five New Nests Found By Welden
William Welden, a Cedar township beekeeper with 15 years in the trade, reports that his Welden apiary already produced five new swarms before May 20 despite a season noted as late in some respects.
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William Welden
Cedar Township
Welden
Mr. Welden
Cultivator Busy On Early-Season Corn Field In Grundy County
Grundy Center Iowa May 25 Wil Dekker west of town cultivates corn since Monday in a 50 acre field. The operation is among the earliest reported in the area as more farmers begin work.
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Grundy Center
Wil Dekker
Frost Kills Corn Growth in Barrow County Field
A week after planting, a heavy frost damaged corn around here, with some plants killed and others just below ground level, delaying early growth and prompting nearby farmers to assess stands.
Minneapolis Man to Be Fayette Speaker at Picnic
West Union Iowa May 25 W F Hehilling president of the Twin Cities Cooperative Dairyman's association will be the main speaker at the Fayette county Farm Bureau picnic set for June 19 in West Union. Arrangements are led by B W Lodwick W K Petera DB Grimes J H Cline Walter H Beall and L G Myer from local clubs and farm bureau group.
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West Union
W. FL Hehilling
Twin Cities
Co-operative Dairyman's’, Association
Fayette County
B. W. Lodwick
W. K. Petera
DB. Grimes
Farm Bureau
J. H. Cline
Walter H. Beall
L. G. Myer
Citizens Club of
Iowa federation prizes in scrap book contest
Davenport and Storm Lake won first prizes in the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs scrap book and publicity contest. Mason City and Council Bluffs received honorable mention. The federation endorsed creating a national park near McGregor.
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Sioux City
Davenport
Storm Lake
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Federation
McGregor
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the Courier
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Grundy
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Masberg & Sims
Massey-Harris
Wallace Tractors
E. V. Baldwin Coal & Implement Co
Sycamore St. Forum Bldg
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E. 9Th St
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