Ubax Re elected for Fourth Year as County Agent
J L Uban was reelected county agent for a fourth year at the regular October meeting at the courthouse. He will begin on Nov 1. The board discussed membership drives led by Black Hawk County Farm Bureau and a sil o filling campaign. Rat eradication and rodent control were planned, with a $50 reward to W B Hileman for aiding theft cases. Union Township Farm Bureau will meet at Finchford school to elect officers and view a four reel film Poor Mrs Jones.
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Uban
Uhban
Black Haws County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Farm:bureau
County Board of .Supervisors
W.B. Hileman
la Porte
Clarence, Gardner
Siximen
Amélons
PL. Friedley
Black’ Hawk County
Egents
Ora Howard
Finchford Consolidated School
Bee Specialist to Emphasize Winter Bee Care Meetings
Bee specialist A. Worthington will visit Fayette county for three meetings on winter care for bees. Morning session at 9 at A B Zummak farm Jefferson township. afternoon at 1 Rev. F. Schieat jer's Eldorado. final at 3 39 Sid Bass farm north of Fayette. Worthington urges attendance to prevent winter losses and notes progress against foulbrood with cooperative efforts.
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Eldorado
Sid Bass
Fayette
Worthington
Mrs Hatch to Speak at Organized Women Meeting
Mrs H W Hatch district leader of the women’s term bureau will be at the Farm Bureau office in Charles City October 8 from 2 to 4 PM to meet township project local and club leaders and interested county ladies. Floyd county ranks high in Farm Bureau membership but now focuses on women’s work.
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Courier
Charles City
H. W. Hatch
Farm Bureau
Flovd County
Unusual Plymouth Rock Pulled Long Laying Run
Mrs Rus sell Winders of Toledo Iowa reports a Plymouth Rock pullet hatched March 17 began laying September 7. It laid 19 eggs in the next 20 days before starting to sit, a record since Mar hatchings seldom lay until late autumn. The eggs came from a cellar window nest.
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Toledo
Russell Winders
Eagle Township 4 H Pig Club Banquet Planned After Show
Eagle Township 4 H pig club members will host an annual banquet and oyster stew during the regular farm bureau meeting on Wednesday October 19 following the pig club show at Eagle Center. Placings are listed for Utter class saw class boars and fat barrows with Joseph Shafer Roland Brown Alfred Schneider Lyle Blitch Raphael Seibel Paul Reiter among top ranks. About 250 boys are expected in the Eagle township club next year.
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Eagle Township
Farm Bureau
Eagle Center
Utter
Roland Brown
Joseph Shafer
Alfred Schneider
Lyle Blicht
Raphael Seibel
Lyle Blitch
Paul Reiter
Pig Club
Alfalfa Plots in Fayette County Contest for Cash
Alfalfa plots in Fayette County are to be scored Thursday and Friday by a three member committee including F G Churchill. The best plot will win 20 dollars from the bankers association, with 15, 10, and 5 dollars for the next places. Fifteen townships are represented by listed members across Auburn Dover Pleasant Valley Windsor Bethel Center Westfield Alyria Fairfield Smithfield Fremont Oran Jefferson Ames Putnam. Weather hindered early growth but plots have since improved under dry conditions.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Bankers’ Association
Farm , Bureau
F. G. Churchill
Earl Drilling
Auburn Township
Edward Rothmeyer
Henry Gross
Dover
Howard Boyle
Ben Schneider
Pleasant Valley
Edgar Moschel
Kieron Hoyt
Windsor
Bethel
Wesley Talcott
Leland Benter
Center
John Doughty
J. R. Wood
Westfield
Tillman Thompson
Alyria
Erwin Oldfather
Clyde
Seeley
Fairfield
Wilbur Sanders
Clifford Hall
Holtzman
Jefferson
Kenneth Wilson
Paul
Ames
Scott
Darwin Esch
Putnam
Man pays $10,000 for prize Holstein at Pabst sale
Oconomowoc Wis Oct 6 Some Holstein some price said cattlemen as R V Rasmussen Deerfield Ill Holstein fan cier prepared to ship his 510000 purchase Hollyhock Friebe Fobes erand championHolstein of the 1926 national dairy show to his home Rasmussen paid that price at the Pabst dispersal sale attended by more than 1000 purebred fanciers from all over the country Mrs F E Murphy Minneapolis wife of the publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune made the second highest bid paying 6000 for May Preterite Ormsby also a blueblooded champion Both the Rasmussen and Murphy herds were exhibited here last week at Dairy Cattle Congress Rasmussen had grand champion Holstein pull and the same award in cow classes The Murphy herd from Femco farms Breckenridge Minn had in it the great cow May Walker Ollie Homestead
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Oconomowoc
Wis
R. V. Rasmussen
Deerfield
Rasmussen
F. E. Murphy
Minneapolis
The
Minneapolis Tribune
May
Murphy
Dairy Cattle Congress
Femco, Farms
Breckenridge, Minn
May Walker Ollie
More Lime Put on for Alfalfa Land Thru Tama County
Clutier October report shows Tama County farm bureau initiatives boosting alfalfa acreage. Farmers lime soil ahead of planting, aided by a lumber company donating lime without profit. Lime at $1.58 per ton on the car, carloads averaging 40 tons. Most farmers apply about two tons per acre, with some using more.
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Clutier
Tama County
Farm Bureau
Next Iowa Husking Test at Ft. Dodge
Webster county home of Fred Stan ck, national champion corn husker, will host the 1927 Iowa corn husking tournament on Friday, Nov. 11, as decided by County Agent Ferguson and H. A. Wallace editor of Wallaces' Farmer sponsor. The field location is undecided. Stanek will not compete in the state championship due to a Midwest tour in southwestern Minnesota.
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Fort Dodge
Webster County
Fred Stanck
Iowa
Ferguson
H. A. Wallace
Wallaces
Stanek
Midwest
Minnesota
Target Stock farm line in likeness to rifle target
Garnaville Iowa October 6 A W Moellering a farmer near here explains why he named his farm Target Stock farm He says the name reflects his life work farming and study The target metaphor links the farm as the bulls eye and his livestock as the rifle aiming to produce high quality stock with memorable advertising
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Garnaville
A. W. Moellering
Target
Moellering
Average cost to support one work horse in 1926
Marengo article notes 1926 average cost to keep one farm work horse was 98.24 dollars including feed labor housing and interest. Feed dominated at 59.61 dollars with labor 15.58 dollars and building and interest totaling 14.?. horse labor hour cost averaged 12 cents. Use of tractors alongside horses reduced per hour costs and boosted efficiency.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Agricultural Economics Department of
Towa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Paraffin on silo makes silage winter ready
In Waukon Iowa County Agent H Jackson reports new silage trampling method using three calves and three men inside a silo. He notes rising silo numbers in Allamakee County with 12 to 15 built this fall. Fred Waters experiments with wax lining inside the silo to seal walls and reduce frozen silage, showing only minor settling after one night.
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Waukon
H. Jackson
Allamakee
Fred Waters
Ludlow
Mr. Waters
Building and Other Farm Improvement Planned This Season
Clutier area from Ta Oct 6 reports many farmers advancing improvements this fall. Frank Dvorak to erect an 18 by 32 chicken house southwest of Clutier. Joe Podhajsky to install an eight foot diameter by 12 foot high cement water tank. Frank Saver near town to add a similarly sized tank. Frank S Hala adds a 32 by 40 concrete feeding floor to cut corn waste in mud. Ed Norden to have a 40 by 60 cement feeding floor for cattle. Cedar Falls Oct 6 notes two new barns to be built on Hans Krog estate and Henry Morgan farm. barns destroyed by recent fire.
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Clutier
Frank Dvorak
Joe Podhajsky
Frank Saver
Frank S. Hala
Ed Norden
Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Township
Hans Krog
Henry Morgan
Futures close for butter and eggs in Chicago market
Chicago futures close with butter storage standards for December at 43% cents a pound and January at 43 1/4 cents. Eyes refrigerator standards show November at 33 1/2 cents, December at 34 cents, and refrigerator firsts for November at 30 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Ditta
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Readers may send questions and comments to the Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Address communications to the Editor and Farm Department for publication consideration.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Corn Leads Grain Market As Prices Rise In Chicago Trading
In Chicago on October 6 corn became the market leader with bullish moves in both corn and wheat. An oversold condition in cereals and poor weather delaying the corn crop contributed to strength in corn while wheat trended lower. Market chatter hinted December corn near 1.00 a bushel. Oats held steady and provisions were easy.
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Chicago
Kansas
Coorn
Cotton market slips in Liverpool and Chicago futures wobble
Liverpool spot business eases with 10 000 bales bought and prices down across mids and ordinaries. Liverpool December futures at 11 1 4d while Chicago Cotton opens mixed with December around 21.00c and May near 21.40c, reacting to early gains and losses.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago on Oct 6
Potatoes receipts stand at 113 cars on track and 358 total for the U S shipments 1476 cars trading very slow due to a Jewish holiday market dull Minnesota sacked round whites quoted at 1 40 to 1 45 Central Wisconsin sacked round whites 1 45 to 1 55 Minnesota North Dakota sacked Red River 1 40 to 1 50 Ohio s 1 40 to 1 50.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minnesota-North Dakota
Red River
Ohios
Minneapolis Flour Prices and Shipments Report
Minneapolis Minn Oct 6 Flour up 10c in carload lots priced at 7.55 to 7.63 per barrel in 98 pound sacks Shipments totaling 53 437 barrels Bran quoted at 26 000 to 26 50 per ton or unit
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Minneapolis
Minn
Omaha Livestock Market Report Highlights Slower Trade
Omaha Nebraska October cattle and hog receipts show slow to weak demand across categories. Hogs steady to higher with top prices near 11.25 a hundredweight. cattle feeders and yearlings mixed, veal and calves softer. sheep and lambs also adjusted, with fat lambs around 13.60 to 13.15 and native ewes steady.
Liberty Bonds Opening Quotes Reported in New York
New York on October 6 records show Liberty bond quotations with second 4'45 third 4's fourth 444s. The brief note lists bond series values, reflecting early market sentiment amid ongoing debt issuance.
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Liberty Bonts
New York
Insi
Berty Bond
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Chicago dispatch reports livestock sales in Union Yards with details on buyers and prices. The item notes foggy conditions and local market activity as of October 8. Northern Japan's peat bogs are mentioned in a separate context about land reclamation.
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Japan
Board of Trade Cash Quotations October 6 Wheat and Corn Rates
Chicago prices for wheat corn rye and barley shown with bids for No 2 hard No 4 hard and various mixed and white grades. Wheat mostly steady to up with values around 1.27 to 1.34 per bushel. Corn ranges reflect mixed and yellow and white grades from about 88 to 98 cents. Rye stable near 98 to 97. Barley unchanged, malt around 78 to 82 cents, feed 73 to 75 cents, pearling 82 to 84 cents.
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Chicago
Better Grades Lead Hog Upturn
Chicago market report shows hog receipts at 23,000 with prices advancing on good and choice cuts. Top hogs around 511.85, various weights quoted from 9.25 to 11.75 for slaughter pigs, sows, and heavyweights. cattle and sheep receipts also noted with mixed changes and price ranges amid steady to weak demand.
Cattle and Hogs Mixed At St Paul Auction Market
Cattle receipts 5 500 general trend lower. Bulk grass steers salable 9.00 to 10.00, hee stock 5.75 to 8.50, cutters 4.25 to 5.25. Calves 1 500, 50 cents lower, good lights mostly 13.00. Hogs 6 500 slow but undertone strong, early top 11.00, underweights 10.25 to 10.50, bulk sows 9.50 to 9.75, pigs 9.50 to 10.25. Sheep 13 000 fat lambs 25 cents or more lower, best 12.00 to 13.00, heavies 11.25, culls 9.25, sheep steady.
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Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Sioux City Livestock Market Report October 6
Cattle receipts 2,000 steady across classes, fed steers and yearlings 10.00 to 16.25, grass steers 8.00 to 12.00. Hogs receipts 3,600 steady to 150 lower, top 11.15, 160–180 lb 10.50 to 11.00, 180–200 lb 10.75 to 11.00, 200–250 lb 11.00 to 11.15, 250–350 lb 10.75 to 11.00, sows 9.50 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 2,500, no early sales, bidding 25¢ lower.
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Sioux City
Bulls Push Stocks Higher Amid Mixed Market Action
New York stocks opened with counter bullish maneuvers as a few issues rose to offset declines in U S Steel General Motors American Can Atchison Union Pacific and Abitibi Power. Houston Oil and A M Byers gained while American Express jumped to new highs and several motors shares advanced. Foreign exchange opened irregular with the lira and sterling trading near late levels.
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New York
Houston
U. S. Steel
General Motors
American Pany Atchison
Union Pacific
the Abitibi
Houston Oil
A. M. Byers
Missouri Pacific
Erie
Chesapeake Corporation
American Express
Freeport-Texas
Magma Copper
Woolworth
Chesapeake & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Union
Pacific
Allis Chalmers
Mack Truck and
Packard
Phillips, Petroleum
Atlantic
Houston Ofl
St Louis Livestock Prices Mixed as Receipts Rise
Hogs receipts 7 000 slow. early sales 10c higher top 11.70 for 190 to 390 pounds. Cattle receipts 3 000. calves 1 700 steady to 5c lower with most cows 6.25 to 7.25. bulls up to 7.25. Sheep 1 500 slow. bulk culls 8.50 and fat ewes 4.50 to 3.50.
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E. ST. Louis Livestock East
St. Louis
Til
Bank Debits and Deeds and Mortgages Week Ending Oct 5 1927
Bank debits and deeds for week ending October 5 1927 total 336 326 00 with a prior week 114 755 50 decline. Mortgages for the same week amount to 145 230 00 with a prior week 72 751 00. Chattel mortgages show 60 558 38 for Oct 5 1927 and 47 618 02 the prior week. Total instruments filed to date reach 10 399, up from 9 899 last year by 500.
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BS Wee Acko Tt
Record hay crop meets slow demand in 1916 market
Washington Oct 6 movement of the large marketable surplus of hay from the record crop is proceeding more slowly than usual. Timonthy and prairie hay marketing through Sept 15 were about half last year’s level, while alfalfa movement runs near pace. Overall supply for the season remains the largest on record, with enough stock to meet domestic needs and leave a sizable carryover.
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Washington, D. C
Feed Market News Service
United Service
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Des Moines Flier Crashes Into Fence
Des Moines park board moves to replace damaged fence posts after Walter W. Pricer, local aviator, crashed into the fence during a landing at the municipal aviation field in high winds. He sustained multiple broken ribs in the Tuesday incident.
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Des Moines
Park Board
Municipal Aviation Field
Walter W. Pricer
Quilt Of 5.620 Hexagonal Blocks From Kansas City
Mrs. Alfred M. Gustin of Kansas City created a quilt of 5.620 hexagonal blocks each the size of a quarter. The design features a hexagonal pattern with yellow red and white blocks and a green floral background. Each block includes a circle.
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Kansas City
Alfred M. Gustin
Gustin
Scarlet fever cases mostly affect children under sixteen
About 99 percent of scarlet fever cases occur in children under 16 years, highlighting the age group most at risk. This emphasizes the need for vigilance and early treatment in young patients.
New York and Chicago Market Butter and Egg Prices Oct 6
Market reports from New York Chicago St Louis and Kansas City show butter receipts and price ranges for creamery extra and firsts with 46 to 49 cents in New York and 43 to 50 cents in Chicago. Eggs in New York listed at 25 to 40 cents for various grades, with other cities noting steady or varied poultry prices from 14 to 38 cents per pound.
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New York
State
Pacific
Chicago
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Feed prices hold steady amid moderate demand in Oct report
Washington Oct 6 The weekly feed market review shows steady prices for most principal feeds through Oct 5 with light offerings and moderate demand. Gluten feed unchanged. cottonseed meal up. bran and middlings mostly down in some markets. prices remain well above year-ago levels with line items from Minneapolis Chicago St Louis and Kansas City reflecting regional quotes.
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Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Minneapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Ward
Kansas City
Omaha
Kkansas City
Jackson Township Farm Bureau Meet At Kinsels
Will Woods announces the annual Jackson Township Farm Bureau meeting at Chris Kinsel home in Vinton Iowa on Friday evening October 7. The program includes community singing officer elections an old fashioned spelling contest and motion pictures about the farm accounting project titled There Is Magic in It with a comedy. Women are asked to bring pumpkin pie and sandwiches.
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Vinton
Will Woods
Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Chris Kinsel
Lobdell Poultry Farm seeks eggs for next season
Lobdell Poultry Farm of Castle Hill offers to pay 10c per dozen above Waterloo market for hatching eggs. They seek flocks of White Rocks Barred Rocks White Wyandottes Buff Orpingtons and White Minorcas and want farmers to contact Box 651 Waterloo Iowa to line up flocks before winter.
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Lobdell Poultry Farm
Castle Hill
Waterloo
Iowa
Temperance inns to be started across France
Paris reports temperance hotels and restaurants planned nationwide, run on strict non alcohol principles. The Blue Cross Hotel and Restaurant association, with 5,000,000 francs capital, pledges to attract tourists and locals as French drink consumption shifts toward mineral water. Bread, sugar, butter, and wine prices trend downward. Flappers in Paris apply double lipstick coats, sparking industry discussion. Blood circulation tests note an 18 second arm-to-arm transfer time.
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Paris
France
Alexandre “Duvilliers
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Eagle Township Pig Club
Ft. Dodge
Bulls
James E. Bennett CO. Wire
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Oct
Vest’ Y Wheat
Duluth
Omaha Livestock
Mms
Orange
Swift & Co
Rath Packing Co
B. Rath
Brewers de Sare Eaves
Iowa Flour & Feed Co
Coln Bros
Mississippi
Ae Sas Eeaer Tees Vee
Eee Eee Etree
Weer Esses
Enwar Restore Ag
Ede Rae Reese
Board of Trade
James E. Bennett CO
Lafayette Building
Sioux City Livestock
Waterloo Bank
Ing
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Waterloo Clearing
Louis
Joseph Pene Nee
Sioux City Waeeeee 2,000 3,500 Bt. Paul See
Indianapolis
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Senkgaeas
T. Louis
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Kinsel’s
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