Prize Livestock Reassembled for International Exposition
Chicago Nov 26 The twenty ninth International Livestock Exposition opens next month drawing 12000 cattle horses swine and sheep breeders from Iowa and across the nation for eight days of competition awards and demonstrations. Iowa entries include 25 breeds and 700 head, with Ames Iowa State college to contend for the Lipton cup. Judges named for Tamworth Yorkshire Percheron and Suffolk stock. Local exhibitors include Chumbley Hassler Morriss Curtiss Rothlesberger Wahls and others showing Short Horn Aberdeen Angust Red Polled cattle with many from Keswick and Harlan in attendance.
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Chicago
Animal Kingdom
America
Canada
Australia
New South Wales
United States
American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Towa
Iowan State College
Ames
I. M. Reed
Oskaloosa
Tamworth
Iowa State College
Harry Hopley
Atlantic
B. H. Heide
Lee Chumbley
Carlisle
Harold Hassler
Manning
Emery Larson
Harlan
Kenneth Morriss
Dougherty
L. C
A. Meyers
Myron
Glenn M. Yoakum
Keswick
Marvin Yoakum
Estimates 4.95 A. Profit When Corn Yields 45 Bushels
Ackley Iowa Nov 26 A Har din county farmer William Leverton says to make money on corn at 65 cents a bushel a farmer must yield 45 bushels per acre Rent is two fifths of crop. other costs total 24 30 dollars leaving 4 95 profit per acre. He notes many farmers cannot reach this yield.
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Ackley
Iowa
Hardin County
William Leverton
Here
Leverton
Iowa land moving at better prices says Waterloo man
William Holland Waterloo land auctioneer reports an optimistic two week trend in farm real estate. He is selling 18 farms for Merchants Life Insurance of Des Moines and Minnesota and notes brisk movement. One farm near Hastingsville Emmet County sold for 115.50 an acre. Improvements and market proximity boost values in Waterloo territory.
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William Holland
Waterloo
Holland
Merchants Life Insurance , Company of
Emmet County
Iowa
Farmers Letter to Editor Section Spotted
A reader provides questions and comments to the Waterlou Evening Courier farm department. The note invites readers to address communications to the editor at Waterloo Town and to phone the newspaper for contact.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
WaleTle Town
87.8 Bushel Yield on 74 Acres Takes Bear Story Prize
Nora Springs Iowa November 26. C A Swedberg a local farmer proved a 74 acre oat field yielded 6700 bushels an average 87.8 bushels per acre. Hugh Shepherd mason city real estate man paid $50 to secure proof that oats could reach 80 bushels per acre. The bear story claim challenged Iowa grain reliability.
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Nora Springs
Iowa
Hugh Shepherd
Mason City
Shepherd
C. A. Swedberg
Swedberg
Women Contest Cedar Falls Corn Show For Harvest Pride
Cedar Falls hosts the first annual Women’s Corn Show on December 6 to 7, with over 500 dollars in premiums across five classes. Farm women from Cedar Falls, Union, Black Hawk, Grundy, and nearby townships enter yellow and white corn, calico corn, and district divisions, with prizes ranging up to ten dollars for top ears. Exhibits must be 1928 corn grown by the exhibitor or a close family member, no entry fee, and a free movie shown for exhibitors on Saturday.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Commercial Club
Cedar Falls Township
Union Township
Mt. Vernon
Waterloo Township
Washington Township
Black Hawk Township
Black Hawk County
Grundy County
Beaver
Fairfield
Lincoln Townships
Butler, Albion
Shell Rock
Jackson Township
Bremer County
Ames
Mar
Altho
Paul C. Taff
Extension Service
Farm Crops
Iowa State College
A. A. Burger
Fayette Fair Profits From 28 Dollar Book Readout
West Union Iowa November 26 The Fayette County Agricultural Society reports a profitable year with a $3,548 gain despite storms. Receipts totaled $29,274 against $25,725 in expenditures including $12,727 at the gate and grandstand and $4,685 from concessions.
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West Union
Fayette County Agricultural Society
Fair Board
Fayette Fair
L. S. Cooley
N. C. Spencer
H. M. Stafford
Fred Schneider
H. A. Kent
Henry George
C. A. Lower
Ed Bauder
J. W. Wilbur
J. C. Probert
Charles Huntsberger
H. R. Humphrey
Maynard Farm Bureau names new officers for year
The Maynard Indiana farm bureau met Friday night and elected officers for the coming year. Frank Cummings was chosen president with Mrs. Conrad Kopp as vice president and women's leader, Floyd Gilley as secretary, Mrs. Carl Miche as treasurer, Mrs. George Delong as girls club leader and publicity chair, and Mrs. Frank Cummings as poultry club leader.
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Courier Sprews Sereter
Maynard
Farm Bureau
Frank Cummings
Conrad Kopp
Floyd Gilley
Carl ‘Miche
George Delong
Girls’ Club
Poultry Club
JERGEYS HIGH IN CEDAR FALLS FOR 1928 PRODUCTION
In Cedar Falls 1928 dairy results prize Anton Christiansen with 58 cows on test and 35.5 cow years. His Jersey herd averaged 389.8 pounds butterfat and 7.885 pounds milk. Pederson & Son led Holsteins with 371.9 pounds butterfat and 10,416 pounds milk. The report details top cows, herd profits, pasture and grain feeding, and 58 cows sold for dairy.
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Cedar Falls
Anton Christiansen
Walliam Shannon
Christiansen
Peder Pederson & Son
Pederson
Waterloo Jersey
Shannon
Association
Cedar Falls Association
Sixty at Bennington Meet Give Prizes
Sixty people attended a farm bureau gathering Friday night at the A. E. Brasch farm. Two teams, the Wildcats and the Hoovers, competed in games and singing with prizes of an onion for the Wildcats and a beet for the Hoovers. Next meeting is December 14 at Mount Hope church, with the annual banquet and officer elections. A leaders’ meeting is planned for December 5 at Miss Frieda Schmidt’s home to arrange banquet details.
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A. E. Brasch
Wildcats
Hoovers
Mount Hope Church
Frieda Schmidt
The Rhyming Farmer by J Edward Tufft
A humorous verse contrasts an old corky floor with a new immaculate floor. It praises modern waxed floors that resist stains, cut cleaning time, and spare the farmer's family from grueling scrubbing, highlighting improved ease and happiness for the women of the household.
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J. Edward Tufft
Wheat Futures Rise as Visible Supply Drops in Chicago
Chicago traders saw a modest uptick in wheat prices aided by a 645000 bushel drop in domestic visible supplies and firmer Liverpool quotations. Corn and oats showed varied moves with corn buying active and hog values helping provisions edge higher. December futures mostly firm, while cash corn remained steady to lower.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Corn Commission
Cotton prices steady as Liverpool sales reach 6000 bales
Liverpool noted solid demand with no receipts, 6000 bales sold and prices steady. Middling fair at 12 9d, strictly good mids 11 64d, lows around 10 54d. futures opened steady with December 10 50d and July around 10 49d. In Chicago cotton rose 4 to 17 points with December near 19.80c and March about 20.12c.
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Liverpool
Chicago
Potatoes market dull with mixed regional quotes
Chicago November 26 potatoes receipts 153 on track 333 total U S shipments Saturday 776 Sunday 10 cars trading slow market dull Wisconsin sacked round whites 1.00 Minnesota North Dakota sacked round whites 0.95 1.00 Red River Ohios 0.96 1.00 Idaho sacked Russets 1.50 1.80
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red ‘River
Idaho
Omaha Grain Prices Reported for Wheat Corn and Oats
Omaha Neb Nov 26 Wheat prices ranged No 1 hard 1 13 to 1 22 No 2 hard 1 12 to 1 18 No 1 durum 1 01 No 3 mixed smutty 1 08 to 1 17 Corn prices No 3 white 78 1 2c No 4 white 85 to 79 7 9c No 3 yellow 79 to 9c No 4 yellow 75 2c Oats No 3 white 43 54c No 4 white 43 1 2c.
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Omaha
Neb
Qorn
Minneapolis Flour Market Report November 26 Dated
Minneapolis flour prices inch unchanged in carbund lots with family patents quoted at 6.70 to 6.80 per barrel. 98 pound cotton sacks prices listed. Shipments total 34,628 barrels. Bran quoted at 32.00 to 32.50 per ton.
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Minneapolis
Wheat and grain prices in Chicago Board of Trade quotations
Chicago November 26 board of trade cash quotes show wheat futures at 1.21 for No 2 hard and 1.06 for No 4 hard. Corn ranges include No 3 yellow 83 12 to 85 cents and No 6 yellow around 7 2 or 7 8 2 cents. Oats No 2 white 48 34 to 49 4 cents, barley 55 to 73 cents, timothy seed 5.00 to 5.60, cloverseed 23.25 to 31.25, lard 11.27, ribs 10.75, bells 12.12. No rye sales reported.
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Chicago
Gaza
INS
ST Kansas
Hogs Add Dime in Steady Trade
Chicago stock market report shows hogs steady to 10 cents higher with prices mostly 8.50 to 8.65 per 100 pounds and top at 8.75 while steer and yearling trade rises 50 cents with big packers pushing higher quotes. Cattle receipts total 15,000 with varied values across weight classes. sheep receipts 18,000 with fat lambs around 13 dollars. Overall, shortages boost cattle and slight hog gains amid light Monday run.
Money tight but stocks advance on final exchange hour
New York November 26. Call money rates rose but buying pressure kept prices climbing. Midland Steel Preferred up 15 to 295, National Biscuit 9 to 194 1/2, Davison Chemical 8 to 68, Goodyear Rubber 8 1/2 to 102 1/4 as markets closed strong with about 5.4 million shares traded. Allied Chemical led gains, American International up 5, Canadian Pacific up to 252, while some profit taking trimmed General Motors and American Can and others.
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Stock Exchange
Midland Steel Products
National Biscuit
Davison Chemical
Goodyear Rubber
Allied Chemical
American International
Canadian Pacific
General Motors
American Can
Montgomery Ward
Coty
Chrysler
Gold Dust
Westinghouse Electric
Kennecott Copper
Willys Overland
Wright Aeronautical
International Nickel
Andes Copper
Consolidated Gas
Cetto de Pasco
First National Stores and Standards of California
Victor Talking Machine
Curtiss Allied Chemical
Magma Copper
Anaconda
U. S. Steel
American Sugar Common
Atchison and Kolster Radio
Allied Chem.” & Die
Allis Chalmers Mfg
Car & Fdy
Va Tenon Enews Teres
BBC
É& T. Peebeee
Zinc Lead & Simelt
Atch
Top
Dé Stre
California
Calumet & Arizona
Canada
J. I. Threshing Machine
Cerro de Pasco Copper
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Great Western
North Western
R. I. & Pacific
Chile
Chrysler -Mo
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Tovs Consolidated Gas
Continental
Ee Ace
Crucible Steel
Ieee
Dodge Bros
du Pont de Nemours
Electric Power & Light Erie RR
General Asphal
General Electric Sane
General Motors Wee . Peetes
General Outdoor
Cimbel Brothers Wees Ee
B. F. Anes
Goodrich Wees
Graham Paige Motors
Great Northern
Otis
Greene
Cananea
Howe Sound
Hudson Motors
Tllinois Central
Inland Steel
International Harvester International Nickel
Aden
Jordan Motors
Kansas City Southern
Sete Ee
Keith Albee Orpheum
Kelly Springfield
Kennecott Copper Kresge
Lambert
Lehigh Valley Weereweees
Mack Trucks
Weaeae Beeen
Marland Oil Ge Heek Eater
Miami Copper
Missouri Pacific
Nash Motors
National Department Stores
National Enameling
Nevada
New York Central
N. H. & Hartford
Northern Pacifics
Packard Motors
Am Pacific Gas & Elec
Pan
Amn
Paramount
Fabus Lesky O
Pansylvania Railroad
Eeaes
Ees Eee
Peoples Gas Fere Reeds
Dvanee
Marquette
Phillips Petr
Web Radio Corporation of America
Rep
Iron & Stee
Enree
Reynolds Tobacco Bee
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union Oil
Wrens Peevers
Simmons Ca
Atte Ewes Aeseee Wee
Sinclair Cons
Southern Pacific
Southern Eter
Standard Gas & Electing
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Studebaker
Eeaerere
Texas Corporation Deeb
Texas & Pacific
LGB
United States Steel
Wabash
Pee Eweverweere
Woeatinghouse Electric
White Motors Aevtee
Will Have 35 Beef Calves in Delaware Will Have 35
In Delaware county prospects for 35 beef calves in club work are bright says Paul Burson county agent. Shorthorns predominate with some Herefords and Angus. Calves priced at 12 dollars per hundred. several members earned about 100 dollars feeding this year. The beef club has grown while Delaware remains dairy focused. Bruson plans a larger dairy club next year.
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Delaware County
Paul Burson
Delaware Club
Althe Delaware
Bruson
New York and Midwest Egg Butter and Poultry Prices Gathered
Market notes from New York Chicago St Louis and Kansas City report butter receipts and prices for creamery and standard grades, eggs in various classifications, cheeses, and poultry values including hens, springs, geese and ducks with regional variations and recent changes.
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Chicago
St. Louis
St. Louis Mo
Kansas City
Kansas City Hay Prices Hold Firm Despite Higher Receipts
Kansas City hay market reports 125 car receipts with steady to $1 higher prices. Alfalfa No. 1 extra leafy sells around 30.00. No. 2 about 26.00 to 27.50. No. 1 25.00 to 25.50. Leafy grades and prairie timothy show broader ranges with No. 1 prairie at 11.50 to 12.50 and No. 2 at 10.00 to 11.00. timothy No. 1 14.50 to 16.00, No. 2 11.50 to 14.00.
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Kansas City
HAY
Prairie
Timothy
Bond Market Advances Marked by Copper Oils Gains
In heavy early trading on November 26 New York bonds rose with copper, oils and utilities leading. Andes Copper 7s climbed 13 to a new top 241, while Colon 6s Humble 54s White Eagle 5% and Standard of New York 4145 were busy among oils. American Telephone & Telegraph 4s supported utilities as active rails featured New Haven issues and foreign debt was irregular.
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New York
Andes
Colon
Humble
White Eagle
Standard of
American Telephone & Telegraph
New Haven
Traer Eighty Sold For Investment In Iowa Land
The west 80 acres of Gilbert McDowall estate two miles west of Traer were sold to J. A. Muirhead for 8600. The land, willed to the Presbyterian Home Missions in New York as a memorial to McDowall's daughter, has no buildings and will be rented. Otto Broders bought an 80-acre Poweshiek county farm for 11600 from Rose J. McCahon guardian. The district court approved the sale and the state collects 972.39 inheritance tax.
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Courier Special Service
Traer
Gilbert McDowall
Tay-lor-Childs Agency
J. A. Muirhead
Board of Home Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
New York City
McDowall
Iowa
General Board
New York
Muirhead
Otto ‘Broders
Poweshiek County
Rose J. McCahon
Charles Hugh McCahon
McCahon
Oneida Township
Tama County
District Court
Secure Well Known Speaker for State Bureau Convention
Dean Carl E. Taylor of North Carolina Agricultural College will be a speaker at the Iowa Farm Bureau federation annual meeting in Des Moines January 15 to 17. President Charles E. Hearst calls him an outstanding farm leader and economist. Officials plan national figures as additional speakers with events including the second Iowa farm and home exposition, a convention banquet, a district rural concert orchestra, and a statewide farm male quartet contest.
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Des Moines
U.P
Carl E. Taylor
North Carolina Agricultural College
Raleigh
N. C
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Dean Taylor
Charles E. Hearst
State Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm and Home
Sherman Jersey Has 749.8 Pound Record
Sherman Nursery company of Sherman Jersey City owns Raleigh's Torono's Jacoba a purebred Jersey cow that completed a 385 day production test at age 4 years 6 months. She produced 749.85 pounds of butterfat and 13 777 pounds of milk with an average 5.44 percent butterfat. On her previous lactation she earned a silver medal with 541.86 pounds butterfat and 10 146 pounds milk in 305 days with calf. Her sire Raleigh's Torono and dam Torono's Jacoba Lass.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Sherman Nursery Company
Raleigh
Torono
Jacoba
Jacoba Lass
St Joseph Livestock Report Nov 26 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Hogs receipts 3500 with gains 10 25c. 180 290 lb hogs $8.35 8.45 top. 140 170 lb hogs $7.75 8.25. sow activity $7 500 75. Cattle receipts 2000 calves 400. Slaughter steers scarce. few at 11.25 11.50. Fat cows 13.00 steady to 25 50c lower. Texas stock heifers 10.35. Sheep receipts 2000 active Western lambs natives 12.75, others steady to strong.
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Livestoc
Ogs
Erees Eeraes
Renee
Stenee Sae
Setae Aeewn
Sean Ose
Nee Eneeeee
Ease Eone
Etree . Sa Wtee
Pere Enen
Wees Pa
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Vers
St. Joseph
Enee
Sioux City Ee
St. Paul
Texas
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