Poultry School Highlights Feeding And Breeding Tips
Iowa extension poultry expert Whitfield spoke at Lobdell Hatchery in Black Hawk County about disease control, equipment, and nutrition. He cited a $525 hen house with 300 birds, emphasized daylight, and shared an Ames hatchery experiment on air flow. He urged balanced laying mash, proper pullet weight, and line breeding to improve flocks. From Waterloo he will tour Glenwood and Shenandoah.
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Black Hawk County
Lobdell Hatchery
Rainbow Drive
BR. Whitfield
Ames
Iowa
Waverly
Lobdell
Whitfield
Towa
Waterloo
Glenwood
Shenandoah
Farmers Notice Invites Questions to Editor
With the farmers questions and comments invited, address communications to the editor of the Farm Department in the Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo, Iowa. Phone 6200.
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Wacterloo Evening Coarier
Waterloo
Iowa
Howard Farr Plans 1929 Build for County Fair
Howard County Agricultural society held its annual meeting in Cresco on November 21. President T J Hooper Secretary F D Mead and Treasurer John Kakac reported 1928 attendance 21 618 receipts 17 745 68 disbursements 17 008 23 and year end balance 736 80. The amphitheatre stock had been retired and seat sales funded the fair treasury. No new buildings were erected but demand for better exhibit housing was discussed. A plan to form a stock company similar to the amphitheatre venture won approval and a committee was authorized to study a proposed affordable industrial building with a ladies rest room. County fair property value stood at 36 750.
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Courier
Cresco
Howard County Agricultural Society
T. J. Hooper
F. D. Mead
John Kakac
the Fair Board
Fair Board
Aere County Agricultural Society
Black Hawk Farmers Union Names Miles Peverill on Ticket
Oscar Miles of La Porte City and H G Peverill of Waterloo were nominated for the presidency of Black Hawk County Farmers Union at a recent meeting. Nominated for vice president were Nick Ehr of Fox and C H Christiansen of Boise, with Mrs W R Nickerson of Raymond as secretary treasurer. Miles is a county local president and Peverill is current union president. A large crowd attended the meeting with musical numbers and readings as speeches on county and state issues followed.
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Gilbertville
Oscar Miles
la Porte City
H. G. Peverill
Waterloo
Black Hawk
W. R. Nickerson
Raymond
Nickerson
Peverill
Arthur Kober
Iowa State Third in American Royal meat judging
Kansas City Mo Nov 21 University of Missouri won top honors in the intercollegiate meat judging contest at the American Royal Livestock Show. Individual honors went to J C McLean Missouri. Final standings: Illinois second Iowa State college third Kansas State Agricultural college fourth South Dakota State college fifth Oklahoma A and M sixth. Missouri led in beef pork, Illinois in lamb. team trophy requires three wins for permanent possession.
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Kansas City
University of Missouri
American Royal Livestock Show
National Livestock and Meat Board
J. C. McLean
Missouri
University of Ilinois
Towa State College
Kansas State Agricultural College
Iowa Pigeon Show At College Sees Broad Breed Display
The Iowa pigeon show features seven hundred birds across twenty breeds with many entries from Iowa and several from Colorado California and Indiana. Pouter pigeons homing and fantail varieties draw crowds while judging by Arthur Seelbinder of Memphis and Sharry Baldwin of Kansas City concluded earlier this week.
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Peurder Ryee
Ames
Iowa
Colorado
California
Lines
Indiana
aArthur Seelbinder
Memphis
Tenn
Sharry Baldwin
Kansas City
Secretary Calls Bids for Royalty Oil Lease Sales
Secretary Wese issued a call for bids to sell Royalty oil from government land leases in the Cat Creek field Montana for three years starting February 1 1929. Bids will be opened at the Interior Department January 2.
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Royalty Owl Bos
Washington
Wese
Cat Creek
Montana
Interior Department
U C Warehouse Opage Increases Nationwide Cold Storage
Washington reports a marked rise in cold storage capacity from the U S Department of Agriculture. On Oct 1 1927 total refrigerated space reached 667 846 573 cubic feet up 41 178 823 since 1925. Space totals by use include meat packing 245 554 904 private storage 24 805 867 public storage 273 896 321 combined public private 57 275 110 and public packing 66 314 271.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
U. S
Pacific
Northwest
Alaska
California
Oregon
Washington
Watch Corn Weights Thornburg Says 70 Pounds Bushel
Des Moines reports that 70 pounds of ear corn constitutes a bushel under Iowa law. Secretary M. G. Thornburg warns against paying more than 70 pounds for a bushel in car corn bids. He says such overage is illegal unless buyers and sellers agree on a different basis. Farmers should reject payments based on excess pounds and require shrinkage allowances in bids.
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Thornburg
Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
M. G. Thornburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Theornburg
69 Iowa Counties Adopt Area Plan for TB Eradication
Des Moines Nov 22 With eight counties added at the Nov 6 general election 69 Iowa counties have adopted the area plan for bovine tuberculosis eradication State Secretary of Agriculture Mark G Thornburg announced The new counties adopting the plan were Black Hawk Butler Johnson Madison Montgomery Taylor Union and Washington In Cherokee Jefferson Lucas Plymouth and Ringgold the plan failed to gain adoption Eradication work has been completed in 44 county towns and the counties have been pronounced clean areas
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Des Moines
W.P
Iowa
Mark G. Thornburg
Black Hawk
Butler
Johnson
Madison
Montgomery
Taylor
Union
Washington
Cherokee
Jefferson
Lucas
Plymouth
Ringgold
Thornburg
Fox Township Farm Bureau Meeting Is Successful
Forty people attended the Fox township Farm Bureau monthly meeting at the H B Benarden home. The entertainment committee delivered a strong program with ideas from the new rural recreation project. A fun game involved placing cats in paper sacks to add novelty. Officers for the new year will be elected at the September township banquet.
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Fox Township Farm Bureau
H. £. Benarden
Farm Bureau
Fox Township
Breeder at Jesup Buys Holstein Calf From Tripoli Herd
Jake Sherman, a Jesup Holstein man, purchased a two month old calf last week from Charles Smith of Tripoli. The dam is Nervanna Leita Homestead and the sire is King Ormsby Josike Piebe.
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Jesup
Jake Sherman
Charles Smith
Tripoli
Nervanna
Cedar Falls Farm Bureau to Meet Friday
Cedar Falls township Farm Bureau schedules its monthly meeting for Friday evening at the American Legion hall in Cedar Falls Indiana. Pupils from Hearst school will stage a three act play Aaron Slick from Pumpkin Creek followed by refreshments with each family asked to bring 12 sandwiches.
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Cedar Falls
Niles Creamery Wins Improvement Prize at Convention
Charles City Indiana November 22 Niles creamery took first place and a $15 prize for creamery improvements over the past year at the Iowa State Buttermakers convention held in Ames on November 15 and 16, 10 has been announced here.
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Carrier
Charles City
Niles Creamery
Ames
Gains Forfeited In Late Trading
In Chicago on November 22, reports of Argentine heat waves affecting wheat sparked a brisk but unsettled market. Selling, especially in the northwest, eroded gains as corn weakness and deferred European shipments influenced prices. Oats rose to new highs for the crop while hogs traded lower. wheat closed near yesterday’s levels, and corn and oats saw varied movements with mixed futures.
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Chicago
Argentina
Europe
Minneapolis Grain Prices and Wheat Receipts Nov 22
Minneapolis grain market report lists wheat receipts at 201 cars with No 1 northern about 1.14 to 1.36 profit. No 1 dark northern 14 percent protein at 1.30. 12 percent at 1.15. dark hard Montana 14 percent at 1.30. No 1 red durum quoted with December at 1.12 and May at 1.18. corn No 3 yellow 85 to 86 cents.
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Minneapolis
Minma
Montana
Produce Futures in Chicago Markets
Chicago futures for butter closed with December at 46340 and January at 457. Fresh gathered firsts for February listed at 28c while refrigerator standards for November show 20v-ec and December 295ac.
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Chicago
Sugar Prices Steady as New York Markets Open
New York sugar futures steady on November 22 with about 40,000 bags of Cuban raw sugar sold for prompt shipment at 3.89 cents delivered. Refined pricing also unchanged at 5.20 to 5.25 cents for fine granulated, with no changes noted.
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New York
Kansas City Hay Market Sees Prices Steady to Higher
Hay receipts totaled 55 cars at Kansas City with prices firm to 50 cents higher. Prairie No 1 quoted at 11.50 to 12.00 and No 2 at 11.00 to 11.00 per unit.
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Kansas City
Hay
Prairie
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Report
Chicago November 22 prices list No 2 hard 1.22 No 3 hard 1.21 No 4 hard 1.13 No 4 mixed 1.10 Corn values mixed ranges 83 85c yellow 87 82c No 4 white 84 40 No 5 white 83 85c sample grade oats No 2 white 48 49c No 4 white 44 54c Sample grade 41 44 43c Rye no sales Barley 53 73c Timothyseed 5.00 5.60 Cloverseed 22.75 31.25 Lard 11.55 Robs 11.00 Bellies 12.25
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Chicago
uUp
Waterloo
Wean
Waterloo “Mills Co
Essen
Saoen Savnee Beeen
Seeee
Swift & Co
Avetversee
Rath
Town Flour & Feed Co
Timothy Hay
Haled
Wweaweenen
Cohn Bros
Weed
Sutton
Ae Sean
Ates Tee
Seere
Asee Waar
Perenne Renee Shee
Sean
Slump in Swine Paige Continues
Chicago November 29 hog market reports a weak day with 51 000 receipts and 9 000 leftover. Prices fell 10 to 15 cents, top hogs at 8 85 and 8 75 for picks, with many lots around 8 40 to 8 85 for various weights. Cattle and sheep also listed dull and lower, with overall weekly totals showing large declines from prior levels.
Minneapolis Flour Prices Rise in Carload Lots
Minneapolis Minn November 22 Flour prices quoted in carload lots show a 10 cent higher level with family patents at 6.70 to 6.80 dollars per barrel in 8 pound cotton sacks.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Motors Popular as Stocks Boom
New York stocks surge as motors lead late trading gains with Nash up to 103 a 1928 high and General Motors Packard Mapp Chrysler Hudson ahead by several points. Wright Aeronautical soars 25 to a new peak, while Victor Talking Machine declines from intraday highs as market closes strong with broad advances and a record seat sale at 530000 dollars.
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New York
Motors
Stock Exchange
Nash
General Motors
Packard
Mapp
Chrysler and Hudson
Writ Aero
Victor Talking Machine
Adams Express
American Express
Wright
Montgomery Ward Movng
Curtiss
Wright Aeronautical
National Biscuit
International Harvester
Union Carbide
Foreign exchange rates steady in New York Market
Foreign exchange rates in New York show steady demand as of November 22. Major quotes include Britain at 4.8434, France 3.905%, Italy 5.23340, Belgium 133.89c, Germany 23.80c, and other currencies from Norway to Shanghai with varying decimals and cent values.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Poland
Bank Debits and Instrument Records for Week Ending Nov 21 1928
Waterloo bank debits totaled 5 841 105 09 for the week ending Nov 21 1928 per the Waterloo Clearing House. Debits by day included 564 657 00 on Thursday 1 031 252 00 Friday 473 697 00 Saturday 1 175 092 00 Monday 1 017 602 00 Tuesday and 878 819 00 Wednesday. Instruments recorded include deeds 46 worth 19 464 96 and mortgages 28 worth 94 855 00. Chattel mortgages numbered 208 listed 39 753 00 for the period. Number of instruments filed to GALE 14 0623 with a year over year increase of 2 071.
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Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Waterloo Bank
Waterloo Clearing House Association
Seaverca
GALE
Feed markets firm on strong demand week ending Nov 21
Washington reports a firm feed market due to solid demand for small stocks and offerings for the week ending November 21. Prices across bran middlings shorts flour middlings cottonseed and linseed meals gluten feed white hominy feed No 1 alfalfa meal and related products rose with regional quotations listed for Chicago Minneapolis St Louis Kansas City and Omaha.
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Washington, D. C
the . S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Provisions Market Summary From New York and Chicago
New York reports receipts totaling 9 385 tubs butter with varied grades, 8 813 cases eggs, 148 773 pounds cheese, and mixed poultry values across fresh and frozen, with prices shown for creamery butter, eggs, and assorted fowl. Chicago offers butter receipts 5 907 tubs, eggs 1 838 cases, cheese prices for twins, daisies and others, and poultry including turkeys hens leghorn springs roosters and geese with per unit ranges.
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New York
Pacific
Express
Turkeys
Chicago
Livestock Prices Dip as Receipts Hit East St Louis Market
East St Louis market reports November 22 show hogs opening weak to down 10c with numbers over 11 000 head. Cattle calves and bulls move slowly amid declines. steers and fat cows mostly lower, with slaughter classes and fed yearlings varying by weight. Sheep receipts around 1 500 with buyers quiet, lambs and ewes showing limited activity and prices drifting lower.
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Chicago
Inter Trade
East St. Louis
Cotton futures steady in Chicago and Liverpool markets
Chicago opened flat to higher with December at 19.33 cents and May near 19.49 cents, while January and March edged up. In Liverpool a steadier food business and spot sales reached 10,000 bales with middling range around 11 pence and futures around 10.30 pence.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Tober
Potatoes market slows as receipts rise in Chicago
Chicago reports 85 carload receipts and 344 cars on track, total U S shipments at 530 cars. Market remains about steady with Wisconsin sacked round whites at 80 cents to 1.00, Minnesota and North Dakota 80 to 90 cents, Red River Ohips 1.00 to 1.05, South Dakota Early Ohios 90 cents to 1.00, Idaho Russets 1.50 to 1.75.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
South Dakota
Liberty Bonds Market Report From New York Trade
United States bonds closed with Liberty issues quoted in New York. Liberty Bonds and Treasuries show mixed results with various series near par, reflecting quiet trading conditions on the November 22 session.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
United States Bonds
Liberty Bus
Liberty First
Liberty Fourth
Treasury
Coolidge to emphasize six congress topics in final message
Washington Nov 22 President Coolidge near completion of his final message to congress focuses on six issues including agricultural relief Boulder dam naval limitation naval construction the antiwar treaty and flood control. The draft stresses economy and warns against excess spending before a possible deficit in 1929. Sugar producers seek duty free limits while Kellogg seeks ratification of the antiwar treaty.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Coolidge
Congress
Boulder
Kellogg
Senate
Hoover
Hawkeye 80 Sells for $90 Per Acre
Hawkeye Iowa November 22 sale of the former Fred Timm Jr farm a 9 acre property in northeast Banks township was announced by administrator L H Hauth. Elmer House bought the farm at 90 dollars per acre and will take possession immediately Arnold Kilcher moves to a northeast Windsor township farm Harold Kilcher will run the Banks farm for Frank Kersten.
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Hawkeye
Fred Timm, Jr
Elmer House
L. H. Hauth
Fred Timm
Banks Township
Mhawkeye
Mr. House
Arnold Kilcher
Windsor Township
Harold
Frank Kersten
The Rhyming Farmer by J Edward Tofft
A humorous verse by J Edward Tofft recounts a farmer’s hopes of bountiful crops dashed by weather. Seasonal misfortunes follow a hot July and heavy rain in August, while cinch bugs and debts complicate life. The narrator laments mounting bills and fragile pride.
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J. Edward Tofft
Bond Market Dips Hold Steady Amid Modest Gains
New York November 22 prices held near yesterday's levels in early night trading. Public Service of New Jersey 4 1 4 8 recovered some ground while General Motors Acceptance 6s International Papers Postal Telegraph 5 8 and Bethlehem Steel 5 3 6 5 gained slightly. Oils showed demand led by Pan American Petroleum 6s and Transcontinental Oil 6s. A few railroad issues traded while the foreign list remained dull.
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New York
Public Service of
New Jersey
General Motors
International
Postal Telegraph
Bethlehem Steel
Pan-American Petroleum
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Howard Farr
Black Hawk Farmers Union
Miles, Peverill
Iowa State
U. C
Fox Bureau
Niles
Duluth
Wea
INS
OFS
Board of Trade
Paige
DuPont
Sterling Cables Lifce
All
Chem
Pete
American Car & Fdy
American Smn
T. & T Pacer
American Tobacco Rosenee
Armour Bee
Atchison
Atlantic Coast ‘Line Sone Atlantic
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chic. M. Ss. P. & Pac
Wee
Chic
R& N. Western
R. LL & Pac
Chrysler
Col Gas & Elec
Sone
Consolidated Gas
Eees
Aseer
Dodge Brosaneee Wesberee
du Pont de Nem
Erie Erte
I Fleischmann Werte
Huiz Freeport-Texas Saane Aewerees
General Electric
Eneerene We
Erte
General Railway
Sewn
Ees
Gillette Safety Razor
Deen Ene
Great Northern Pf
Aldiert N. Ir
Ctfs
Tetmhoss
Houston Oil Es
Hudson Motors
Timois Central
Weer
Com
Eng
Int
Harvester Enee
Inter
Kan
Kennecott
Louis, & Nash
Malland Ol
Tex
Missouri Pacific
Gislevelnin
AQT
Montgomery ‘Ward
Nash Motors
New York Central
N. F
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Pan. Am
Bee
Las
Jeu
Pennsylvania Water
Phillips Pet
Ase
Bees
Postum
Pullman Po
Sy Radio Posses
Reading Beer
Remington Rand
Rep
Iron. & Steel Pee
Reynolds Tobacco
St. L
San Fran
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Con. Oil
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Standard Oil
Studebaker
Texas Corporation
Texas& Pacific
Neaee
Texas Pacific Ld
Wanes Ee Sacs
Union Pacific
U. S. Ind. Alcohol
Reese
Aeae
Sheil Union
St. Paul Rd
Indianapoli
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
E. ST. Louis Livestock
Goolidge
Harry
State Loan Co
Riviera Theatre
Blag
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