Farmers mull early culling to boost flock profits in Black Hawk
Farm editor reports a proposed program in Black Hawk County to slim poultry stocks from about 700 600 head to 400 000. Will Fapp extension specialist outlines live car loading, targeted culling of old hens roosters and soon to market broilers to reduce disease risk and raise profits.
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Binack Hawk‘ County
County Record Flock Association
Will Fapp
Black Hawk County
Mc. Lapp
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Farm Bureau
Lapp
Lapa
Dean Curtiss Discusses Grasses Boosting Cattle in England
Dean Charles F. Curtiss, dean of agriculture at Town State College, spoke at Orange about grasses that sustain dairying. He praised a successful Iowa dairy expert and urged American dairymen to fertilize land and grow improved grasses to profit, noting English meadows as models for economical feeding and production.
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Dean Charles F. Curtiss
Orange
England
Charles F. Curtiss
Town State College
Orange Center
Hiw
Towa State College
America
Ihust
Iowa
Notable Attendees Attend Orange Center Picnic Dinner
J. H. Snaveley Russell Kline de F Muncy Fred Sanders HH J Cleveland Victor Speer and Hans Schmidt attended a picnic dinner at the park in Orange Center. Mr Lapp spoke about fitting birds for show at the event.
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J. H. Snaveley
Russell Kline
de F. Muncy
Fred Sanders
HH. J. Cleveland
Victor Speer
Hans Schmidt
Orange Center
Mr. Lapp
Lime and Legume Day in Bremer County June 18
Bremer County farmers will join a lime and legume tour on June 18 led by Fr. W. Warner Iowa extension specialist. The event aims to test lime payoffs on red clover phosphate effects on clover and soil fertility without manure using 1 1/2 percent plots for direct comparisons at the Brandt farm and nearby sites with co operators H L Brandt and George Christopher.
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Waverly
Brandt Farm
Way to Grow a Red Clover Crop in Maxfield Township
Buhr of Maxfield township reports 22 acres of red clover with a 100 percent stand and claims it is the best stand yet. He has grown clover for 10 years with no failures and warns against fall pastureing. He cuts oats to leave stubble, manured 14 acres, and tiles 15 of 222 acres. He helped pioneer limestone use locally and has ordered more lime.
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Readigu. Jn
Buhr
Maxfield Township
Buhy
Readlyn
Iowa corn mostly safe despite frost damage in May
Des Moines reports from the Iowa weather bureau show first planting nearly finished and cultivation underway in central and southern counties. Frost on May 25 damaged corn in multiple counties with an estimated 5 to 10 percent of acreage likely replanted statewide, while oats, wheat, barley, and pastures suffer from moisture shortages and heat.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Towa Weather Bureau
Iyon
Kossuth
Humboldt
Wright
Webster
Boone
Dallas
Guthrie
Adair
Cass
Montgomery
Adams
Page
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Butter
Fayette
Iowa
Johnson
Weather Bureau
Washington
Dairymen to hear talks by Schilling Marsh and Hess
W O Schiling president of Twin City Milk Producers association Minnesota will address Waterloo Territory dairy producers Friday night May 29 at Waterloo Co Operative dairy all o clark. The event invites all local producers as committees of ten report progress on a new marketing proposition. Other speakers include Marsh and Wess. Independence Ia May 24 reports a countywide membership drive adding nearly 300 new members with more names forthcoming.
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W. OF. Schiling
Twin City Milk Producers’ Association
Minnesota
Waterloo
W. OW. Marsh
T. J. Wess
Ghiting
Independence
T.a
Buehmnan
Farmers Questions and Comments Directed to Waterloo Farm Dept
Readers address farming inquiries to the Farm Department section of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Include communications tabulated with clear questions for publication and expert responses. This notice invites public input on agricultural topics and local farming concerns.
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Bitor Farm Department
Waterloo
Fvening Courier
Iowa
Cattle Show Barn Under Construction at Grounds
Work has begun on a new hollow tile cattle barn at the Dairy Cattle Congress, near the hippodrome and Electric Park, as partitions are removed from older barns to improve convenience ahead of the 1925 show opening September 28.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Electric Park
Maxfield Township Tops County Farm Bureau Membership
Maxfield township leads Bremer County Farm Bureau with over 150 members in 1925, surpassing Washington township after a rapid recruitment drive led by president L. C. Warnecke. The gain reflects farmer approval of bureau policy and continued county support.
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Uremer County Farm Bureau
Maxfield Township
Washington Township
Maxfie
Maxfield
Washington
L. C. Warnecke
Bremer County
Swine Disease Vaccination School Set in Waverly
A swine vaccination school for farmers will be held at Douglas Center school on June 2 at 10 a.m. J. C. Craft of New York will conduct the event and cover hog diseases and the use of cholera serum and virus. Stunted pigs will be examined to illustrate growth issues.
Liverpool Wheat Declines as Weather Boosts European Crop
Wheat prices in Liverpool fell on May 27 due to favorable weather and estimates of a European harvest larger than earlier thought. In Chicago and New York, prices swung with mixed domestic crop damage reports and narrowly higher oats and corn after early declines. Provisions rose with hog values as traders awaited rain and crop assessments.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Liverpool
Kansas
Astic
Quarley
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
Chicago and New York stock markets show hogs steady to higher with buyers active. Cattle receipts slow with mixed demand and steady to higher prices for select lots. hogs top around 12.20 to 12.95 at various markets. calves and sows with varied quotes. sheep and lambs largely steady to firm amid light offerings.
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Chicago
New York
Five Men at Hudson Get Alden Limestone Thru Combined Order
Five farmers near Hudson finished hauling limestone and shipped from Alta, Iowa. The ground lime is noted as high quality. The group—A. A. Wilson, Wilbur Miller, B. S. Ver, R. H. Sheratt, and Art Hollis—procured the lime through AHL Evans, sericultural instructor at the consolidated school, who arranged the combined order. Delivered cost to Hudson was 4.85 per unit.
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Hudson
AHL, Evans
Consolidated School
Hudison
Omaha Livestock Market Report May 21 Hogs Cattle and Lamb Prices
Receipts 6 800 cattle calves and hogs at Omaha Nebraska show mixed trade with higher at times. Hogs mostly 10 higher with some firm bids. barrows and gilts around 12 to 17 dollars higher. Steers and yearlings steady to higher with bulk buyers paying up to 10 50 for flight steers. Sheep and lambs strong on native springers with top lambs around 15 14 per cwt and feeders steady.
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Chicago
Califor
Goa
California
East ST. Louis
St. Louis
May
Lgreeeres No
Price
Ann
Omaha
Rimihiu
Penn
Bain Mattle
Livestock receipts and prices at St Joseph market
Receipts at St Joseph Livestock on Tuesday show cattle trading higher with top bids around 11,857. Cows and heifers noted with prices near 11.80. Sheep receipts 1,509 with lambs in the 4.00 to 8.25 range. Stockers and feeders reported at 35. Further detail includes mixed loads across categories and steady bid levels.
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Jon
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