New Ames Dairy Building to be Paid for in Year
Independence Iowa May 726 M Mortensen head of dairy industry at Iowa State College told Black Hawk and Buchanan county dairymen at a park picnic that the state will pay for the new Ames dairy building in one year if buttermilk butterfat can be saved. Legislature allotted 500000 for the building and improvements will expand research into cheese making and ice cream supply.
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Independence
M. Mortensen
Iowa State College
Black Hawk
Buchanan County
Ames
Iowa
Iowa Will Be Saved At Least £ 400,000 A Year, Mr. Mortensen
Dairy Department
Black Hawk County
Buchanan
E. F. Goss
Mortensen
Europe
W. J. Campbell
Jesup
State Hospital
Burt Oderkirk
Iowa Contesting Association
Forrester Park
Walters
J. L. Chan
Uban
Oderkirk
Contest Association
Towa
Creamery Officer With No Hands Drives Efficient Work
Adam E. Olinger, secretary of the Strawberry Point Farmers' creamery, runs the plant's heavy volume of business without hands after losing them in 1900 and 1920. He types with a modified typewriter, uses an adding machine, unlocks doors, handles safes, drives a car, and copes with varied roads, showcasing remarkable determination and perseverance.
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Strawberry Point
Adam E. Olinger
Olinger
National soybean show to be held at Dairy Cattle Congress
Tama county agent S R Mills will head the first national soybean show to be conducted here from September 26 to October 2 at the Dairy Cattle Congress. He has promoted soybean work in recent years as many Tama county growers plan for large acreages this season. The event aims to interest growers across the Mississippi valley.
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KR. Mills
Tama County
Dairy Cattle Congress
Mississippi Valley
Farmers to Check Up on Records of Business Started
In Black Hawk county on Tuesday May 31 L G Allbaugh farm management and extension specialist will advise farmers who began complete business records early in the year. J C Galloway specialist in farm accounting and county agent Lodwick will visit Fayette county record keepers during the week of May 30, offering assistance and analysis of 1926 records to improve net profits and compare farm returns with county and state averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G.allbaugh
Black Hawk County
Mr. Allbaugh
Fayette
J. C. Galloway
Lodwick
Fayette County
C. E. Herriott
Galloway
Chickasaw County Boys Line Up for Summer Camp
New Hampton Iowa May 26 Chickasaw county seeks ten boys for a three day June camp at Clear Lake June 9 to 11. Six have enrolled. The event blends farm study nature and recreation with a picnic and address by a noted Iowan. Cost is 3 for board and lodging. Enroll by June 1 at the farm bureau office.
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Clear Lake
Farm Bureau
Railway Lime and Legume Special to Help Iowa Farmers
A Burlington to southern Iowa special train will run late July to early August to aid farmers with lime and legume needs. Five cars with a laboratory will allow soil samples to be tested and limestone handling discussed. Iowa State extension specialists will accompany the train for soil lime and crop discussions with half day stops in each town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Towa State College
Ames junior dairy judge wins McCandlish trophy at ISU
Raymond Monahan of Hampton, member of the U S champion junior dairy cattle judging team, won the McCandlish trophy at Iowa State College spring junior contest. Nine juniors chosen to return next fall may form Iowa’s team for intercollegiate contests at Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo and the National Dairy Exposition in Memphis.
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Ames
Raymond Monahan
Hampton
United States
England
McCandlish
Iowa State College
Des Moines
Fordyce Ely
Iowa
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Memphis
Tenn
The Rhyming Farmer Cartoon by Edward Tufft
A humorous agricultural vignette by Edward Tufft reprinted for readers, distributed through the Associated Press. The piece playfully weighs farming life with verse style and rustic wit, reflecting rural life themes.
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Edward Tufft
The
Associated Press
Pig in Rye Sparks Quick Court Bet in Countryside
After a pig trampled Crookshank’s rye, a neighbor proposes letting nine nearby residents set a fair value, with the payment to be twice their verdict. Crookshank calms, apologizes for anger, and the dispute ends with an amicable, informal settlement.
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Crookshank
Rye
Crop Rotation Used To Slow Corn Pests In Iowa
Kanawha Iowa May 26 crop rotation is cited as a key method to reduce corn insect pests such as cutworms wireworms white grubs corn root aphis and corn root worms Iowa State College extension specialist F G Churchill shares farmer S A Barber of Kanawha as a case study Barber has rotated two years of corn one year of oats and one year of clover for 15 years with sweet clover and red clover in recent eight years The only persistent pest is wireworm on a small poorly drained plot and even there damage is diminishing with rotation
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Kanawha
F. G. Churchill
Iowa State College
Churchill
Haneecsk County
S. A. Barber
Grundy County Women Study Clothing Project
Grundy Center Ia May 26 192% the third year clothing training for farm women in Grundy county opened with full attendance in five townships Palermo Melrose Colfax Black Hawk and Lincoln Miss Ruby Wassell Ames in charge presented the first lesson on undergarments at Grundy Center court house assembly hall with centers at Palermo Melrose Colfax Morrison Washington Black Hawk and Lincoln attendance nine leaders at home of Mrs H W Lindaman in German township attendance ten at Dike high school with Fairield and Grant townships as the Attth group Miss Kassell notes strong interest and leaders report the project’s practicable patterns and suggestions benefit all county farm bureau women
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Palermo
Melrose
Colfax
Black Hawk
Lincoln
Ruby Wassell
Ames
Courthouse Assembly Hall
Guy Coulter
Felix Township
Felix
Clay
Morrison Town Hall
Washington
H. W. Lindaman
German Township
Dike High School
Fairfield
Grant
Atth
Kassell
Farm Bureau
Marsh Re-Elected at American Guernsey Cattle Club Meeting
At the annual meeting in New York City W. W. Marsh a local breeder was re-elected to the executive committee. Robert Scoville of New York was chosen president for the tenth time, signaling stable leadership for the Guernsey cattle group.
Toledo Seeds May 26 Clover: UREN debt due
A fragment from Toledo Ohio notes a money matter dated May 26 mentioning Clover and a debt of 16 dollars and 66 cents. The OCR text is garbled but indicates a financial entry or notice involving a person or entity named Clover and a specific amount due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Seeds
Toledo
Reactions From Realizing Reactions From Realizing
Wheat advanced sharply on commission house buying but failed to hold gains as heavy profit taking pulled prices back. Canadian northwest weather and western conditions pressured futures while export demand remained slow. Corn moved with mixed trends, oats unsettled, and provisions firmer for lard but weaker for ribs.
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Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Kansas
Potato Market Reports Slow Trade Across Regions
Potatoes receipts and shipments show weakness with dull demand and slow trading. New stock 39, old 31 cars. total U S shipments 549, Canada 260. old stock 173. Bliss Triumphs in Alabama and Louisiana selling at 4.75 to 4.83, with few higher prices for fancy shades.
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Chicago
U. S
Canada
Alabama
Louisiana
Bliss
Peoria Grain Trading Post Reports Mixed Corn and Oats
At Peoria Illinois on May 26, grain receipts totaled 22 cars with corn steady to 4 cents lower. Prices ranged for No 4 yellow 88140, No 5 yellow 85 to 87 1/2 cents, No 6 yellow 86 1/4 to 87 1/2 cents, sample 79 to 79 1/2. Oats receipts 7 cars showed steady pricing with No 2 white 50 to 52, No 3 white 49, No 4 white 47, sample 45 cents.
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Peoria
Ill
Sugar Market Advances on Better Inquiry for Cuban Sugar
In Sugar, New York, May 26 the raw sugar market rose 1.3 cents to 4.86 cents per pound duty paid for Cuban sugar. Refined sugar held steady to 5 points higher, with fine granulated at 6.20 cents.
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New York
Minneapolis Flour Prices Rise in Carload Shipments
Minneapolis May 26 flour and bran quotes show higher rates with patents at 8.45 to 8.55 per barrel in 98 pound sacks. Bran priced from 26.59 to 29.00 per shipment, with 34,500 barrels noted in transit.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards Chicago
Representative sales livestock in Union Yards Chicago on May 26 include offerings from multiple farms and brokers. Cattle classes range from feeder steers to fat cattle with varying weights and prices reported by dealers and auctioneers.
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Chicago
INS
Board of Trade Cash Quotations May 26 Prices
Wheat prices range from No 2 red at 1.50 to No 3 red 1.46 and sample red 1.35. Hard red values include No 1 at 1.514, No 2 at 1.51, No 3 at 1.86. Corn and oats quotes list multiple grades with ranges. rye at 1.06. barley 0.82 to 0.94. timothyseed 4.00 to 5.25. cloverseed 25.00 to 34.00. lard 12.25. ribs 12.00. bellies 13.75.
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Chicago
Hogs Improve at Tan Decreases in Chicago Market Report
Chicago May 26 hog and cattle market summary shows receipts about 30,000 hogs with 10,000 left over, prices steady to higher for lighter weights and slower trade on heavier hogs. Cattle receipts 14,000 with feeder and steer prices weaker, vealers firm to higher. sheep receipts 16,600 with lamb prices varied but generally steady to higher for select lots.
Paul Livestock Market Report May 26
Receipts include 1,600 cattle and 7,500 hogs with varied trends. Cattle uneven with steers and yearlings weak to 25 cents lower. bulls and stockers steady to unchanged. Calves dealers steady to 25 cents lower. Hogs strong to about 10 cents higher with top items around 9.60 to 9.10 and bulk 8.25 to 8.75. sows 7.50 to 7.75. pigs steady around 10.00. Sheep largely nominal with undertone weak on lambs.
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Paul Livestock
South St. Paul
Minn
Peoria Livestock Report May 26 Hog Receipts Steady
Hogs receipts 3,000 in Peoria light buyers paid 9.05 to 9.15 for top hogs and 8.75 to 9.05 for mediums. Heavies around 8.35 to 8.80. Cattle market mixed with liberal steady to strong tone across.
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Peoria Livestock Peoria
Jil
Rail stock rally led by Van Sweringen group in New York
Rail shares attracted most buying in forenoon trading as the Van Sweringen group led the advance on hopes ICC will approve the southwest consolidation plan within 10 days. Pittsburgh and West Virginia, Gulf Mobile and Northern, Norfolk and Western and others gained 2 to 3 points to new highs. Hudson Motors dumped.
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New York
van Sweringen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Gulf Mobile
Northern
Norfolk and Western
Chicago Great Western
Western Maryland
Atchison, New York Central
Chicago Great Western Common
Hudson Motors
Granby Cooper
Chesapeake
Bush Terminal
All
Chem. & Dye Oo
American Can
Car & Fdy
Locomotive Fete
Am &m
Atchison Anaconda Copper
Coast Line
Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
California
Pet
Canadian Pac
Cerro de Pasco
Chesapeake & Ohio
Western
St. P. Pfd
Chic
Chile
Chrysler Corp
Coca Cola
Colorado
Wee
Col. Gas & EI
Consolidated Gas
Baking A
TSE AG Ny Crucible Steel
Dodge Bros. A du Pont de Nem
Erie Railroad
Freeport-Texas
General Asphalt
Elec
General Motors Ee
Gt. N. Iron Ore Ctis
Gt. Northern Pfd
Hudson Motors le Wes Ova
Illinois Central
Harvester
Peewee
Inter
Tel
Tel. Co
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nashville Trene
Mack Truck Ee Ey
Marland of
Mid-Continent
Renee Aly Mo
Kan
Texas
Missouri Pac
Pfd
Crea
Tee
Montgomery Ward
Nash Motors Center
New York Central
Tata
N.Y
N. AH
Hartford
Norfolk & Western Ee
American
Northern Pacific
Packard Motor Car
Pan. Am
Pennsylvania
Phillips Petroleum
Pierce-Arrow M. C. Bed
Radio Corp
Rep
Tr & Steel
Anne Fee
Reynolds
Steese
Texas Corp
Tex
Texas & Pacific
Kane
Union Pacific
U .S
U. S. Steel
Univ. Pipe & Rad
Wabash Ry
Gil Westinghous
Stees
Willys-Overland
Woolworth
Aig
Foreign exchanges show steady demand on May 26
New York reports steady demand in foreign exchanges with rates listed for Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Poland, Czecho Slovakia, Jugoslavia, Austria, Roumanian, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Tokio and Shanghai. Montreal quoted at 100 ledger 1015 16 cents.
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New York
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Cireece
Lollnec
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Roumania
Argenstina
Brazil
Stije
Tokio
Shanghai
Montreal
Grain Prices and Wheat Receipts Reported in Kansas City
Wheat receipts total 128 cars with prices rising for No 2 dark hard and varied levels for No 3. No 2 red and No 2 hard prices displayed. Corn and oats show mixed or unchanged values with several grades listed.
Omaha Gratin Market Prices May 26 Report
Wheat quotes for No 1 and No 2 hard at about 1.41 to 1.45 per bushel with slight premiums. No 2 mixed around 1.29. Corn No 3 white near 85 cents, No 2 yellow around 51. Oats No 2 white at 40 cents, No 3 white about 49 cents.
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Omaha Gratin
Omaha
Neb
Wheat price report from St Louis grain market
Market notes from St Louis Grain dated May 26 show bid levels for wheat and corn. No 2 red listed at 7.489 cents? No 2 hard at 1.49 with scattered figures for No 3 mined and No 4 mixed. Several incomplete entries reference yellow and white corn varieties and assorted futures or bid terms.
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ST. Louis
Poultry and Dairy Prices Across Cities in May Reports
New York reports live poultry steady with various by freight and express prices. Chicago notes butter receipts at 11,520 tubs with standard and extra firsts pricing, eggs receipts at 27,988 cases with ranges from ordinary firsts to extra firsts, and multiple cheese and poultry items including turkeys, chickens, and geese with assorted price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Young Americas
Cotton market steady as sales reach 10000 bales in Liverpool
Spot cotton in Liverpool showed fair demand with prices steady. Totals: 10000 bales sold, receipts 13000 bales. Midlands levels quoted across grades with May futures at 8.78d and various months showing modest declines. Chicago reports unchanged to two points lower.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Wheat Receipts and Prices in Minneapolis Trade
Minneapolis May 25 Wheat receipts 105 cars vs 138 year ago. No 1 northern prices range from 1.495% to 1.56 dollars for choice to fancy. No 1 dark northern spring and hard spring quoted around 1.47 to 1.60 dollars. May July and Sep futures noted with values near 1.46 to 1.60 dollars. Corn No 3 yellow 90 to 92 cents. Oats No 3 white 47 to 49 cents.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Futures closes for butter and eggs in Chicago market
Futures in Chicago on May 26 close with butter standards for June at 41.5 cents, May at 40.5, August at 41.3, July at 40.7, and December storage at 43.75 cents. Eggs show storage packed firsts at May 24.5, June 23, refrigerator standards at November 23.4.
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Chicago
Omaha Livestock Market Report May 26
Omaha Nebraska livestock receipts large with hogs higher to 10c, cattle mixed and generally weaker, vealers steady, and sheep soft approaching week’s end. Hogs 160 to 210 pounds top at 9.20, 210 to 220 poorer at 9.16, larger 240 to 300 pound range 8.75 to 9.00, sows around 7.59 to 8. Survival cattle mixed with fed steers 9.00 to 11.00, light steers 11.50, heifers 8.50 to 9.50, beef cows 6.75 to 8.50, cutters 4.65 to 5.50. veals 9.50. Sheep receipts 10,000 with fat lambs weak 25 cents, California springers 15.50 to 16.00, native springers 15.75, clip lambs 13.7 to 14.0, ewes 6.50 to 7.50.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Mills
Tripoli
Swift & Co
Ec Ra
Rath Packing Co
Town Flour & Feed Co
Timothy
Cohn Bros
Van
Crewe
Alana
Chicago
Idaho
Californi
Omaha
Neb
California
Bank Debits And Real Estate Transfers In Waterloo Area
Waterlon bank debits for the week ending May 25 1927 total 4 437 013 with daily figures from May 25 to May 31 and a comparison to 1926 and 1925 clearings. Instruments filed include deeds mortgages and chattel mortgages with totals for week ending May 25 1927 and prior weeks 1928 1926. Real estate transfers list transfers from Fairview Cemetery to H Feisner et al Conger Park North Waterloo and other title changes in the Waterloo area.
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Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Waterlon Bank
Waterloo Clearing House Association
Leiert
Fairview Cemetery
H. Feisner
Ottiie Rachuy
Charles A. Tlaavless
Conger Park
Amelia Schlutsmeyer
TR. W. Kern
North Waterloo Placer
I. A. Andrew
Rbankfine
Rec
Waterloo Bank & Trust Co
Margaret Wh. Fay
Block
Woodlawn Ama
Grace Beistle
PR. Shirley
Jet H
Miller
Frances Beistle
Jet Hi
Wnig Belias
Ae the Nauman Co
Gertrude Bank
Saasacersan
Add
Trace Reise
Gerd
Notice Of Sale Of Bonds In Black Hawk County Iowa
The treasurer of Black Hawk County Iowa will on May 27 1927 at 10 00 am offer for sale bonds totaling 59 000 44 percent county jail bonds dated May 1927 and maturing 1933 to 1942 plus 125 000 44 percent county refunding bonds dated June 1 1927 maturing 1927 to 1940 and 100 000 4 percent refunding bridge bonds dated June 1 1927 maturing 1928 to 1989. Bonds and opinion of Chapman Cutler Parker Chicago provided to buyers. County may reject all bids. ED MADIGAN Treasurer Black Hawk County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notics
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Waterloo
Chapman, Cutler and Parker
Chicago
Madigan
Alfalfa Campaign Planned in Benton County
In Vinton Iowa on May 26 the campaign for alfalfa and sweet clover will launch June 6 to 10 with farm meetings on growing these crops. E Dyas and J L Boatman will assist the county agent in promoting legume days. Meetings will be in every township at farms already growing alfalfa or sweet clover, with demonstrations on limed and unlimed soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Mora
Dyas
J. L. Boatman
Girls Club Leaders Meet in Black Hawk County May 28
Independence Iowa May 26 Miss Ruby Kussell extension specialist conducted the second subject matter training school for 4 H girls club leaders here yesterday Focus of study was clothing with emphasis on home furnishings to be discussed at the courthouse on Saturday May 28 starting at 10 am led by Miss Frances Fobes specialist from Ames
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Frances Fobes
Ames
Independence
Ruby Kussell
Sioux City Livestock Prices May 26 Market Report
Sioux City IO May 26 Receipts 3500 cattle market slow killers weak stockers steady fat steers yearlings 800 1300 bulk 925 1050 fat cows heifers 650 1050 cutters 425 600 veals 600 1200 feeders 750 9 provide a view of cattle hogs and sheep pricing with steady trends hogs receipts 7000 market steady top 8 00 bulk 8 40 9 00 lights 8 85 9 packers and fat hogs mixed noted sheep receipts 1000 market steady
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Livestock markets report from St Louis and Til May 26
Hogs receipts reach 15000 with prices steady to firm ranging from 9.15 to 9.50 for various weights and pigs. Cattle receipts about 2500 with calves 1500 and dealers steady to 25 cents higher with steers 9.50 to 11.50 and good heifers 9.50 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 5000 with fat lambs expected to ease. no early sales.
Hogs Steady to Higher as St Joseph Market Reports
St Joseph Missouri May 26 hogs receipts 6000 steady to higher top 9 15 bulk 8 70 to 9 15 cattle receipts 2500 steady to lower bulk steers 9 50 11 top 11 75 cows and heifers 4 25 10 75 calves 3 50 10 00 stockers and feeders 7 59 8 00 sheep receipts 1500 generally steady spring lambs 15 50 16 2 horn lambs 13 50 14
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Joseph
St. Joseph
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