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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1928

Page

11

Iowa youngsters and calves head to Memphis show

Two Fayette county champion dairy calves Rex Pieplow and Raymond Hooger join a caravan to Memphis for the National Dairy Exposition. A state champion judging team and several county demonstrators travel by car via two routes, with plans to arrive Saturday and begin junior work Monday.

Fayette County Rex Prepley Raymond Hoogers Memphis Iowa Eerre Gordo County Buller County Fayette Pex Pieplow Rockford Dixie Davenport St. Louis Ernest Wright J State Dairy Association St Loui Motor Caravan Marion Olson Cerro Gordo Robert Findson Ed Matzen Raymond Sorenson Butler County Kenneth Hyde Kermit Roel John Mullins Allison Paul Sauerbry Oelwein B. W. Lodowick Harlan “Girton Raymond Hoeger Wabeoma George “Alderson Maynard John Quest Ames Frea Pieplow Lamont Victor Ross

Women in Buchanan Make Nearly Three Miles of Bias Tape

Buchanan county women produced a bias tape total near three miles in the last year per the farm bureau annual report. Four thousand four hundred forty seven yards of bias tape were made, with 327 garments finished using bias tape and 469 patterns altered.

Buchanan Independence Buchanan County Farm Bureau Mildred Elder Town State’ College

Farm auction yields high totals as livestock sell well

At Homer Lichty farm five miles south east of Waterloo, $21,500 was realized from cattle and crops. A Guernsey cow sold for $202, a purebred Guernsey bull for $175. twenty feeder deer brought $85 each. six Hereford steers sold for $61. seed corn averaged $80 an acre. 24 Duroc Jer­sey gilts fetched $20.25 each. 49 barrows $17.25. horses averaged $125. Lichty will retain some land while neighbor R. E. Pullin rents the farm. 180 acres belong to the property.

iHomer Lichty Waterloo Wrought R. BE Sone Dlichty R. E. Pullin

Home Acres at Mount Vernon Meet Promised

A three act play Home Acres by Cedar Falls town bureau will be staged again Wednesday at the Mount Vernon township meeting. The event will take place in the meeting room with proceeds supporting local works. Performances have been held at several meetings and renewals are planned at nearby venues.

Home Acres Cedar Falls Mount Verne Beck Hawk Hursus

Chemists Find 184 Uses for Iowa Corn

Ames bulletin 16 titled Utilization of Agricultural Wastes lists 184 products made from corn once used only for feed. The report by Lionel K. Arnold under Dr. O R. Sweeney details diverse uses such as face powder breakfast foods gun powder rayon silk papier mache and syrup.

Lionel K. Arnold O. R. Sweeney

Grundy Center Creamery shows strong patronage growth

Grundy Center Farmers creamery reports healthy growth since its April start in Grundy Center Ta. The plant reached 296 regular patrons with September butterfat over 23 pounds and weekly output near 110 to 125 tubs. High payouts went to several local workers, and a butter score by George Herdinger tied for sixth at Waterloo.

Grundy Center Harry Herdinger Grundy Creamery Grundy Dirs M's Mary Aon King Sam Meyers Beaman M. Baker Morrison George Hook Holland Stmer Hoffa Grundy Genter E. W. Hasbrouck J. H. Griswell New York Waterloo George Hardinger

Begin Corn Picking in Orange Township Fields

The Miller farm south of Waterton in Orange township reports early corn picking. A 35 acre field is being worked with Reid's yellow dent, an early strain. Yield so far exceeds 80 bushels per acre.

St. Paul

Holsteins to be Sold at Dairy Congress Grounds

Announcement of a December 3 sale of 45 Holstein cattle owned by the Town board of control. Sale to be at the Dairy Gate Congress grounds in Waterloo Alabama with state institutions herds contributing to the sale.

Dairy Congress Town Board of Control Dairy Gate Congress Grounds Waterloo

Hog cholera and corn poisoning reported by veterinary body

The Eastern Iowa Veterinary association issues a seasonal outbreak report noting hog cholera and a newly observed corn poisoning in cattle. The list cites numerous towns including Eldridge Davenport Clinton Cedar Rapids and Anamosa among others, detailing affected species and conditions such as hemorrhagic septicemia in swine and infectious abortion in cattle.

Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association Eldridge Donahue Keystone Davenport Worthington de Witt Low Moore Clinton Lyonis Charlotte Clarenes Solemn Cedar Rapids Ely Mt. Vernon Martaile Walker Baldwin Iowa City Guzerne Wilton Junction Stockton Keota Birmingham Cascade Marshalltown Ellsworth State Center Melbourne Yubhard Center Point Qin Folletts Low Moors Lowden Bryant Stanwood West Branch Anamosa Ryan Belle Plaine Shelsburg Gilman Mechanicsville Blackley Dysart Stan+ rood

Pocahontas County Tops Iowa Cow Testing in Fat Yield

Pocahontas County Cow Testing association again led Iowa in butterfat production for last month with 24.7 pounds per cow from 438 cows, second consecutive month. Linn No. 2 ranked second at 24.2 pounds for 318 cows. other top groups include Marion North Tama Anamosa Tama Polk. Forest Field's Linn No 2 herd led fat per head among 2329 town dairymen with 43.9 pounds.

Ames Pocahontas County Iowa State College Pocahontas Dairymen Linn County Linn Pocahontas Ast Menth Marion County North Tama Anamosa Tama County Polk County Eo. Forest & Son Linn No Forest Hayes Washington County J. H. Samuelson Sac County James McKinsey M. Doughty Wansie Valley A. R. Pearson Linn No. 1 Association

Enlarged Wheat Supplies Weaken Prices Across Markets

World wheat stocks rose by 28,242,000 bushels in the week to 280,039,000, with a weaker tone in Chicago trading as forecasts of abundant supplies pressure values. Corn and oats followed the trend with declines amid mixed export activity and government crop notes. Foreign exchange rates and steel tonnage also appear in the period’s market wrap, noting higher U S steel inventories.

Chicago Seaboard Liverpool Bayn Liverpool Omaha

Opening of Iowa Poultry Meeting At Ames

More than 60 poultry growers attended the opening session of the Iowa Poultry Improvement Association convention at Iowa State College. H E Gordon reported expected additional registrations as Kellogg’s B C Craven chaired. Speakers included Dean Curtis Director Bliss and R Al Cochran with an address by H Pierce of New York on consumer demands for quality poultry and eggs.

Ames. In Iowa Iowa Poultry Improvement Association Iowa State College H. E. Gordon B. BE. Craven Kellogg CG. PF. Curtis Division of Agriculture FR. K. Bliss R. al. Cochran Iowa State H. ©. Pierce New York City Atlantic & Pacific Tesco

Thief Steals Coop of 100 Rhode Island Red Chicks Near Traer

Traer Iowa residents report 100 single comb Rhode Island Red chicks stolen from L. J. Seelock’s farm three miles north of town last week. Cockerels and pellets averaged four pounds each. No clues about the thief.

Traer Rhode Island L. J. Seelock Here

Omaha Livestock Prices and Market Reports

Receipts and price ranges for cattle, sheep, and other livestock across multiple classes. Includes weights from 200 to over 500 pounds, bids and averages like 59.65 top, 160 to 200 pound lights, and fat lambs at 12.78 to 13.25. Also notes regional market activity and futures nearby.

Omang Weo. Wel Severnal Roads

Farmers letters invite questions and comments

Readers are invited to address communications to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Please include a phone number for contact.

Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Farmers - T Towa

Market Quotes From Board of Trade Cash Quotations

Chicago board of trade quotes list wheat, rye, barley and seed prices by grade including No 2 hard at 1.17 to 1.25 and No 1 northern spring around 1.21 to 1.40, mixed grains and white varieties cited with varying fractions. Provisions show No 3 white hog bellies and related items with price figures.

Chicago Onl Gorn

Demand Good as Hog and Cattle Prices Decline

Chicago livestock notes show hog prices sliding with big packers seeking under 19 dollars while 10.20 for midrange hogs. Cattle trade steady with steers and yearlings strong, top 18.00 for select fed cattle and heifers near 23.75 to 17.06 for lighter lots. Lambs and sheep demand mixed, with fat lambs at firmer prices and feeders rising on firm market.

Liverpool Chicago Tingi Marter Vagtag

Brisk Trading Boosts 10 Stocks in Open Market

Broad stock market rally resumes with extreme gains across active issues from 1 to 13 points. General Motors hits a new high, Allied Chemical and Warren Brothers rise, and railroads lead Friday strength as call loan rates hold at 6 1 2 percent. Strong buying boosts prices, with Industrials and specialties climbing and Montgomery Ward advancing toward next year’s store expansion.

New York General Motors Radin Texas& Pacific New York Central Union Pacific Delaware & Hudson Pittsburgh & West Virginia Montgomery Ward Allied Chemical Warren Brothers Aled Chemical Purity Baking General Electric Hudson Radio Curtiss Keith Albre Warner General Railway Gignal Wright Aeronautical

Bond Market Drifts as Stocks Find Little Steam

The bond market sagged with activity centered in recent favorites Andes Comper Js and Ataconda 7s inching up while Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh 43.5 gained on news of a Van Sweringen acquisition. Public Service of New Jersey 4 1/4 improved, and Sea board issues slipped slightly. U.S. government obligations held steady as industrials and utilities saw limited turnover. In livestock news, cattle and hog receipts at St Paul and Sioux City showed mixed, with prices mostly steady to higher for some classes and declines for lighter offerings. Produce futures in Chicago closed with December butter and refrigerator standards noted.

New York Andes Comper Js Ataconda Barnsdall Buffalo Rochester Pittsburgh Ie Tved van Sweringens Seaboard New Haven Lest & Point Ant OG. S Service of New Jersey U. 5

Grange in Convention Opens Century-Old Iowa Meeting

Newton Iowa October 10 nearly 20 delegates and members attend the fifty ninth annual Iowa State Grange convention to close the three day session tomorrow with a banquet where J C Palmer national lecturer will speak. Carroll Indiana October 10 federal and state agents sher if Schmid raid a farm and confiscate 750 gallons of alleged alcohol and mash uncovering a still.

Carroll Sherif W. J. Schmid Henry Korwes Kornes

Cheese and Butter Prices Fade Across Markets

New York and Chicago reports show receipts for creamery butter and firsts cheese with varied pricing. Poultry quotes list turkeys hens and geese, while St. Louis and Kansas City markets note unchanged or slight shifts in dairy and poultry items.

New York Och Chicago Adlee C. Epes St. Louis

Livestock receipts and prices at East St. Louis market

Hog receipts 13 500 with mixed prices from 8.50 to 9.50 per cwt for 130 180 lb pigs. cattle calves and vealers show broad ranges with steers 14.25 to 15.75 per cwt, cows and bulls varied, stockers and feeders around 11.00 to 12.50. sheep receipts 1 800 with top ewes around 12.60 to 12.50 and lambs around 12.00 to 15.00 per cwt, market described as steady with various classes offered.

Chicago Prom Waterloo Mills Posan Wheat View Forrrenes Arley Set Arlington Vulier Sait & Gay Ie A Ald Roosters Sabi Unger Ware Waet Cannes BND Vane Bhi Iso Rao Ares Arts Fair Lows Flour & Etd Co Timothy Hay Arden ST. Paul Minn ST. Louis Packer Top Wamnsas Laly Bau Wee Mery

Kansas City Livestock Market Receipts and Prices Mixed

Kansas City livestock reports show receipts around 9 000 cattle and 14 000 sheep with varied bids. Calves 1 400 head steady to higher for yearlings to 1 500 pounds, hogs 1 590 with top at 10.00, cattle 150 head, hogs and sheep prices listed by weight and grade. Peoria and Kansas City grain and livestock quotes follow with mixed results for wheat corn and beef cattle.

Peoria Livestock Peoria Sterdyy

Minneapolis grain quotes and price changes summarized

Minneapolis Minn Ort IN Wheat receipts total 622 cars up from 563 last year. No 1 northern and No 1 dark northern show varying protein percentages around 12 and 14, with prices near 1.27 per dozen and 1.25 per cent. No 1 dark hard Montana shows 11 per cent protein at about 1.24. No 1 red durum around 1.12, May 1.25. Com No 2 yellow around 1.01, No 3 white about 0.84. New York prices steady at 19 1/2 for refined granulated, duty paid. All refiners lowered points to 5.20 5.25 per cent.

Kansas City Grad Kansas City Normnally Ste Altee Minneapolis Minn Ort Montana Blair Sa. Com Sucan New York

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