McKinley Herd Tops North Tama Dairies September Show
James McKinley herd of Holsteins led North Tama association for September butterfat and milk production with 40.2 fat and 1 075 pounds milk from nine milking cows. R C Wood followed with 35 6 fat and 901 milk from 16 milking cows. Wood Purebred Holstein topped individual butterfat at 69 9 from a Wood herd cow. second McKinley entry had 66 7 fat and 1 803 milk. Association total: 328 milking, 64 dry.
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James McKinley
Wood
McKinley
Nieman
North Tanim
Ames College Dairy Building Opens Most Departments
All departments in the new dairy industries building at Iowa State College are in operation except for the condensed and powdered milk laboratories. Equipment for one powdered milk machine has arrived but the rest of that lab awaits supplies.
Farmers to Ask Legislature for Better Rural Schools
Des Moines reports the Town Farm Bureau federation educational committee urging state aid to improve rural schools. A standing commission will draft a plan for school improvements without raising local taxes, backed by state traders, school authorities, and educators. Charles B. Hearst says legislative action is needed to resolve inequalities.
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Des Moines
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Jas
Tawa
State Traders Association
Achugl
Charles B. Hearst
Farmers' Quotation and Comments Asked by Waterloo Editor
Rural readers are invited to send questions and remarks to the Farm Department editor in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed with the Waterloo Evening News.
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Farm Department
Waterloo
Agreements Drawn for Farm Rentals at Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Oct. 1 Farmers contracts for the next year are drawn and to take effect March 1, 1929. Most rental agreements are cash with some share leases. Julius Miller rents to H H Anderson. Hans Anderson moves to C Rowne estate. Albert Smith resigns health reasons. new tenants begin fall plowing though possession for six months. Wheat already shows a growth of an inch or more in some fields.
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fCaurion
Julius Miller
Union Township
H. H. Anderson
Pred. Beatty
Hans Anderson
Jersey herd winners gain Merit gold medals at Sherman Nursery
Olga's Lad's Cupid 550259 began at five years eight months and produced 365 days: 16 281 pounds milk and 1834 fat. She earned multiple Merit marks, silver and gold, across AA and junior four year classes. Sophia of Town 522756 earned gold after second test with 14 520 pounds milk and 707.53 pounds fat in 365 days. She previously won silver with 11 021 pounds milk and 540.92 fat in 305 days.
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tCourier Sacrimet Soreier
Charles City
Jersey
Sherman Nursery
Sophia
Town
Spring Pig Sells for 252.50 at Creston Breeders Auction
Sperry buyer William Vance paid 242.59 for a male spring pig at McKee Brothers Duroc Jersey sale in Creston Ta. Three dozen plus head sold for a total of 3868 dollars. Twenty five boars averaged 127.44 and eight gilts 85.25 with one gilt bought by the U S department of agriculture for 142.50.
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Creston
William Vance
Sperry
McKee Brothers
U. S. Department of Age Utture
Potato Yield on 26 Acre Reaches 300 Bushels
Harvesting of the potato crop is in full swing as farmers report a heavy yield. Iver Fodgall of Black Hawk township produced 300 bushels from one and a half acres, after harvesting the Early Obies and a mixed varietal. The season marks the annual largest harvests for the community.
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I Gaurier
Iver Fodgall
Black Hawk
Teins
Barclay Farmers Finish Harvests in Ontario Township
Barclay Township Ontario reports farmers busy with plowing cutting corn filling silos and seed corn picking while some harvest potatoes occupy others Oriner will crib corn next week George Kreckner travels to Kansas to buy steers cattle and hogs sold high at the Carnes sale with corn in fields bringing 17 to 23 dollars per acre Joe Knox moves farm buildings to the full place Hy makes residence improvements B Cumming and Son do carpenter work Alfred Hachberger notes goat silage quality for seven farmers and Lew Brooks last sila job on the Merman Bender ring at least crops and farm activity detailed
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Barclay Township
Parm
Hawkeyr
Joe Knox
B. Cumming and Son
Hawkeye
Alfred Hachberger
Bethel Ying
Merman
Lew Brooks
Business Improvements at C Hall Garage
Maynard Massachusetts October 4 improvements at the C Hall garage include a new cement floor and sidewalk. The walk has been placed at the new grade. Quasqueton Virginia October 4 William Barris shipped nine cartons of hogs to Chicago, most raised on this place, on Sunday.
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Maynard
Quasqueton
William Barris
Inis Place
Chicago
Nation's farms get information thru broadcast
The U S department of agriculture opened a five day broadcast from Washington to 14 stations of the National Broadcasting network. W M Jardine will inaugurate with a talk putting facts to work on our farms. The hour long daily program targets 400 000 farm homes across a large farming region.
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Washington, DE
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Q .Nehwerk
W. M. Jardine
negro+ culture
Alleghenies
Rockies
Canadian
Gulf Coast
Naasional Broadcasting Company
Associated Stations
Radio Information Service
KDKA
Pittsburgh
KYW
Chicago
WCCO
Minneapolis
WOC
Davenport
WHO
Des Moines
WOW
Omaha
WDAPF
Kansas City
KWE
St. Louis
KYOO
Tulsa
WOAI
San Antonio
WHAS
Louisville
WSM
Nashville
WSB
Atlanta
KOA
Denver
King's Daughters of Quasqueton Meet Event Notice
King's Daughters of Quasqueton plan a meeting on Wednesday October 10 with Mrs Thelme Brown and Mrs Amy McMillen as leader Theod Others include Oct 4 Ever Ready circle and Rebekah party items from Stanley Iowa indicate local club activity and social schedules.
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Quasqueton
Circle
King’s Daughters
Thelme Brown
Amny McMillen
Ruebekah
Stanley
Noble Grand Association of Independence
Rebekah Lodge
G. F. Moody
Independence
St. Louis Livestock Market Report For Hog and Cattle Prices
Receipts: hogs 12,000 steady to strong with mixed weights and several price ranges from 9.50 to 11.35 for various weights and pigs. Cattle and calves receipts about 2,800 with slow trading and mostly steady to slightly lower prices. steer and yearling values around 17.00 to 19.75, cows and heifers varied, vealers mixed. sheep and lambs activity around steady with fat lambs near 12.50 to 13.25 and ewes around 14.
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ST. Louis
Amedium Hills
Sioux City Livestock Market Reports and Prices
Receipts at Sioux City and St Joseph markets show cattle steady to weak, hogs mixed with gains in some weights, and sheep and lambs generally steady. Top hogs reach about 14.10, 180–240 lb hogs around 10.74 to 11.00, with steers and heifers trading variation. St Joseph notes hogs strong to higher, lambs steady near 12.50 to 14.00 region.
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St, Joseph
St Joseph
Corn Gains Rise On Jardine Advice And Export Hopes
Chicago prices for corn climbed as Secretary Jardine urged a 90 million bushel increase in feeding this season. Strong demand for future corn deliveries and ongoing export interest supported a broad advance with wheat also rising and oats steady.
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Chicago
Europe
United States
Argentina
Och
Jardine
Ec de Celine
Tnddicrtions
Grain and Provisions and Cotton Notes From Chicago and Liverpool
Chicago reports dull trade in grain and provisions with potatoes receipts totaling 251 cars on track and 473 cars in transit and various regional potato prices. Cotton markets show open higher in Chicago with October at 12.60 cents and Liverpool prices steady with futures opening quiet and varying values across months.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakooa
Russell
Nebraska
Bliss Triumphs
Auto Thief Given Five Year Sentence
Federal court sentences handed by Judge Martin J Wade. George J D Iyhan formerly of Chicago now Davenport escaped jail and guilty to stealing an automobile and faces five years at Leavenworth. J P Birch of Davenport sentenced to five years after guilty plea to Mann Act charge. Oscar Matthews of Pisgah rural mail carrier fined 1000 dollars and costs for tampering with the mails.
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Catnell Whiffs
Ta. Oek
Martin J. Wade
George JD. Iyhan
Chicago
Travenport
Leavenworth
J . PB. Birch
Davenport
Oscar “Matethews
Pisgah
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Report
Chicago October 4 wheat prices for No 2 red No 1 red No 4 red and hard varieties range from 1.19 to 1.86 per bushel, with mixed and northern spring quotes around 1.00 to 1.26. Corn oats rye and barley quotes shown for various classes with timothy and cloverseed prices. provisions list lard ribs and belles with weights and dollar amounts.
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Chicago
Norehern
Hogs and cattle firm on steady to higher cash bids
Hog prices held firm with lighter weights strongest across a range of grades and weights. Slaughter hogs, 130 lbs and under, traded near top bids, while 200 to 350 lb hogs moved around 10.25 to 11.40. Cattle receipts reached 8,000 with steady to higher tones. steers and calves showed broad ranges with top quotes near 17.40 and 14.00 for various classes. cows and bulls also posted varied but firmer prices amid steady demand. Sheep receipts 20,000 with fat lambs sluggish, midrange bids around 11.25 to 12.25 for lambs and 4.95 to 6.75 for ewes. Data from St Paul and Minneapolis markets reflect overall firmness in hogs and mixed but steady cattle trade.
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Waterloo
Gray
Waterloo Mills
Froduce ' Esea
Is & Orange Creamery
Butler
Aringtan
Huttes
iFram Rath
B. Rath
Ia. A
Iner Bam Falr Packers
Prom Town Flour & Peed Co
Frota Cohn Bros
Noesthels Bez
Uc Ag
Ghitago
Los
ST. Paul Livestock
St. Paul
Minn
Ity
Gatile
Uttler
Simza
Montana
Bulls Dominate as Credit Relaxes Markets In Opening
New York trading opened with a bullish tone as credit easing spurred heavy activity led by motor shares. General Motors Chrysler Studebaker Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel posted notable gains while bank loan costs eased and foreign exchange remained steady. broad volume surged with pack of 23,400 Packard moves and several 10,000 share blocks signaling strong demand.
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New York
Packard Mo
General Motors
Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Bethlehem Steel
Universal Fipe
jEarly
Victor Talking Machine
International Nickel
Barnsdall A
Briggs Manufacturing
National Dairy Products
Aled. Chemical & Dye
Amecican
American Cat & Foundry
American
Houston
Hudson Motors
Harnvester
Mor
Nickel Int
Kansas
OHV
Marland
Missouri
Texas
Montgomery Ward
Allmatic
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio Corn Products
Dodge Bros. A Bu Pont de Nemerie
Fleischmann Preceport-Texas
General Electric
Norfolk & Western North American Norther Pacific Packard
Pan. American Petroleim Paramt
Foam
Las
Pennsylvania
Texas Corporation
Texas Gulf Sulphur Texas Pacifie Ld
Union Carbide
Union Pacific
Pac
General Motors Bae Phillips Petroleum
Ind
Ameriican
Suger Am
Tobacco
American Woole
Armour Boo O
Colorado
Fact
Col
Gag & el
Ie General Railway
Sigal
Gillette Gafety Razer Viecies
Northern Prd
Greene Gananes Copper
Nash Motors
New York Central
N. OH
Ee Bachment Radio
Standard Oil
California
New Jersey
United States Murcder
United States Steel
Vanadiane Beaye Wabash
Nowgentury
Western Maryland
Weet Electric Willys-Qverland
Woolworth
Shell Union Oil
Grain Receipts and Shipments Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City market reports show grain receipts and shipments for cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle receipts around 2,000 with steady ranged prices for steers and cows, calves and stockers. hog receipts about 6,000 with prices from 10.35 to 11.10. sheep receipts near 9,000 with lambs and wethers selling around 7.25 to 48.50 and ewes around 5.50 to 6.75.
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Kansas
CITY
Kansas’ City
Octase Busters and London Market Prices Report
City market summaries note receipts and steady prices for dairy and poultry items in New York and Chicago. London notes a fall in demand with 5,000 bales traded and prices quoted across grades including mids and good ordinary as futures start quiet.
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Liverpool
New York
Hicago
Chicago
Bond market mostly quiet with oils and rails active
New York traders reported a near lull in bond activity on Oct 4, with the main action in oils, coppers and rails. Barnsdall 6s rose two points to about 217, Shell Union warrants firm, coppers saw modest gains, rails mixed, and industrials were neglected while U S government bonds remained quiet.
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New York
Barnsdoll
Hign Ab 217
Shell Union Os Werp
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Asi'n
Don
Bragonier
Manfall Brothers
Lloyd Guernsey
Roy Perry
R.G. Stoakes
BR. Cy Wood
Manfull Brothers
R. G. Wood
Roy Hotzell
Norn
R. G. Mipakts
Ames Industries
Cedar Falls
Heri
Charles Git
Sherman
Creston Breeders
Barclay Farmers
Agriculture Department
King’s Daughters of
Billy Anderson
Omaha Livestock
Ehale
Si Gb
Sioux City
Onormir Karen
Starkel
Sida
Voller
India
Nand
Grain and Provisions
Jeanie
Maceh
Duly
Board of Trade
Chicana
Gck
Ecuet
Heed Srs
BULLS
TEAL
Nick Bjorheim
I. MM
Barlow
Clarence
Bruhn
Bo Gea
Hewletts
Cedar. Falls
Deorre Schmidteke
Soush Park
Nide Hope
Martin
Emma Aa
Ken Rison
Togan Dale Feights
East Side
Jennie Virden
Ghares We Virden
Hull
Witney & Sedgwick
Murcay
Uonal Bank of
la Parte City
Nat's Bank
G. Mer Clinton
John Pettit
Downmg Place
W. Marsh
Fee
Woodlawn
Fairview Cametery
Will A. Lane
Trystes
Martin Lodge
A. F. Ke
Tekste
Riley
Anna Maria
Lorenzen
Blish
aMy Leland Park
Minneapoli
St. Lois
East St. Louis
Davidson Company
Iowa
Boutell Brothers Incorporated
Boutell Brothers
Northwest
Commercial National Bank Jeramiwa
George M. Forman & Company
West Adams Street
C. H. Wise
Black Hawk Bridg
Valerino
Towa
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