Limestone train dumps soil sweetener in Bremer County
A 19 car limestone train, each car 60 tons, was dumped as a soil sweetener near Waverly with 21 cars lined up and two moved aside to permit the locomotive. Plans call for about 100 limestone cars in Bremer County this year to aid crop growth, with shipments reaching around 35 farmers.
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Bremer County
Iowa
Waverly
Otto Walters
Umestone
Bremer
Great Western Railroad
W. L. Seeley
Chicago
C. ¥. Cowin
Fort Dodge
A. F. Hall
Red Wing
Minn
LT. A. Moverstad
Agriculture and Immigration Development
J. M. Poole
Four Spuds Weigh in at Six Pounds
West Union Iowa October 10 Harry Trudo a farmer southeast of West Union reports exceptionally large Trish Cobbler potatoes. Four weighed six and a half pounds each and he has a half acre of crop with about one third harvested. He estimates a total yield around three bushels from the patch.
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West Union
Harry Trudo
Trudo
Cross Breds and Contests Highlight Iowa Pig Exhibit
Croft, Adams county farmer who placed second in last year’s Iowa Pie Crop is shown. Cross Breds from Chester White sows mated to a Poland China boar are owned by C. Verwers of Van Wert and are full siblings to the first place pigs from last year’s Iowa Pig Crop contest. An exhibit of diseased pigs demonstrates the risks of filthy conditions and poor pasture. A half sized model of the Iowa type movable hoghouse, a wagon gear, a tank, and a low wheeled gear es car chassis with a threshing machine tank suggest methods for water and transport on farms.
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R. EK. Stoddard
Tama County
Butler
Grundy
George Faint
Austinville
McLean
Dumont
L. J. Scallon
Ackley
Poland
P. ©. Taff
J. A. Barger
State Department of Agriculture
Rex Beresford
EB L. Quaife
W. McDoneld
Roy Snyder
Animal Husbandry Extension Service
K. W. Stouder
J. Q. F. Price
Veterinary Extension Group
Galloway
H. L. Young
James O'Donnell
Story County
Stouder
R. O'Donnell
Cole
Boar
George By
Floyd Farmers Meet in Taxation Confab
Floyd County farmers gather for taxation conference in Des Moines with Governor Hammill to probe tax fairness affecting towns farmers. Attendees from Floyd County include Ray Dunkelburg Gil bert Tracey Fred Cerwinsil Roy Sours and county agent Harold Anwpy. F B dock state apiarist will visit for two beekeeping meetings and December set for corn week. farmers urged to prepare seed corn samples for exhibit.
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Courier
Charles City
Ray Dunkelburg
Rockford
Floyd County Farm Bureau
Gilbert Tracey
Nashua
Fred Cerwinsil
Roy Sours
Harold Anwpy
Des Moines
Hammill
Heifer Twin Calves Bring 222 At Dysart
Dysart Ta Oct 10 The closing out sale of Otto Ehrich four miles south of town totaled 5500. A heifer with twin calves sold for 222 and others at 165 50. Milk cows brought 130 and calves 52 each. David Wilson Traer and QR L Pippert Dysart were the auctioneers. Neighbors hosted a farewell for the Ehrich family as they move to Dysart and plan next year’s farming operation by John Moeller and son.
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Courier
Dysart
Otto Ehrich
David Wilson
Traer
QR. L. Pippert
Ehrich
John’ Moeller and Son
National Bank of Dunkerton Financial Statement 1929
Charter No 6722 shows bank closing Oct 4 1929 with assets including loans 498,990 and government securities 43,400 plus bonds and real estate. It lists cash from banks 31,768 and total assets 3,654,991.9. Wealth includes capital stock 16 and circulating notes. notary Grace Bartholomew witnessed the declaration with directors Campbell and Magrath signing.
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Sana National Bank
Dunkerton
Mattrcis
United States
Ee Esseme
Federal Reserve Bank Nn
County Library Idea Considered for Black Hawk County
At a Farm Bureau meeting Miss Caine Wieder, the city librarian, outlined plans for a county library with Waterloo as the central hub and sub libraries across the area. If formed it would be the first in the state. Plans will be given after a statewide librarians meeting. The session drew eight of ninety eligible attendees and featured talks, music, and county booth demonstrations.
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Black Hawk County
Farm Bureau
Caine Wieder
Waterloo
W. A
Des Moines
Ora Howard
Cedar Falls
Dairy Cattle Congress
J. L. Uban
Black Hawk Township
Ralph Mitchell
Frank Hollis
Fred Gutnecht
Leslie Graft
Spring Creek
Yicen Nembers
Peter Knipp
Gedar Township
Florence Gibson
Barclay
John Briden
Washington
D. S. Heiple
Poyner
P. L. Friedley
Anna Nelson
John Silbers
W. A. Bridge
Roy Middlehauf
Ernest Sage
Lulu Moser
Hogs market tallies for six month pigs in Dysart
Dysart Iowa Oct 19 Walter Brandt renting north of town marketed 64 head of six month old pigs averaging 212 pounds each at 10.45 per hundred. Joe Hadacek marketed 76 head averaging 208 pounds each at the same price.
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Dysart
Walter Brandt
Joe Hadacek
Potatoes Harvest Underway near Gladbrook Tama
Gladbrook Iowa Oct 10 Ed Geth man living south of town began digging his 15 acre field of potatoes yesterday A truckload of school boys was taken out to help pick up the crop The article notes a surprising claim about rats becoming great grandfathers to many mute rats within a year.
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Gladbrook
Ed Gethman
College Dairy Team Seeks Sixth Title
Iowa State college dairy products judging team named four members for the National Dairy Exposition in St Louis October 15 to 19. Prof. Mo Mortensen announced the lineup with W. Edwards Kansas City Missouri M T Escher Prescott Arizona C G Kirchoff Wauwatosa Wisconsin and Wr At Tweeton Forest City as personnel and an alternate to be chosen Saturday. Mortensen will accompany the team to St Louis. The ISU dairy judging squad has won first place for five straight years with its lowest placing ever third since the expo began. Coaching faculty include A Iverson ice cream E FP Goss cheese W Hammer milk M Mortensen butter.
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Ames
Iowa State College Dairy Products
St. Louis
Mo. Mortensen
Dairy Industries
Town State College
W. & Edwards
Kansas’ City
M. T. Escher
Prescott
Ariz
C. G. Ki
Towa State College
Dairy Industries Department
A. Iverson
Goss
W. Hammer
M. Mortensen
Bulter
Sugar beet raisers start shipments
Marble Rock Iowa October 10. Farmers who have been raising sugar beets in this vicinity are harvesting the crop and are planning on shipping them to the refinery today.
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Marble Rock
Ames Cows See Dip In September Milk Output
Ames Iowa October 10 The Town Cows Testing Association report from Iowa State extension offices shows September milk production and butterfat declined from August. Dry cows rose to one per four in milk, lowering overall yield. Cain’s herd led with 53.2 pounds of fat per day from nine grade Holsteins. Other top herds included E O Forest Son Linn County No 2 and A R Pearson Linn County No 1.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Agust
Cain
H. ©. Oain
Iowa
Linn County
A. R. Pearson
Linn County No. 1 Association
Story County No 2
John Wardenberg
L. C. Hutcheson
West
Johnson County
Jasper County
Benton
Henry Jefferson- van Buren
Corn Crop Forecast Shows 71 Percent of Normal Harvest
Washington Oct 10 The agricultural department crop forecast indicates a corn harvest of 2,528,077,060 bushels based on Oct 1 conditions, 71 percent of normal. Wheat harvested totals 781,768,000 bushels with an indicated yield of 13 bushels per acre and 87.5 percent of normal.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department
New Mechanical Corn Picker Demonstration Planned
A corn picking demonstration of a new mechanical picker to be manufactured in Waterloo will be held Friday afternoon at the old Maxwell farm in Orange township. The event will start at 2 o'clock.
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Waterloo
Maxwell Farm
Orange Township
West Waterloo
Cut-Up History Contest Promises $200 Prize
Waterloo Evening Courier invites readers to assemble 40 historical Cut-Ups featuring figures like Joan of Arc and Florence Nightingale. Submit complete sets with a 200 word opinion on the most outstanding figure, prize based on accuracy neatness and the letter, entries due midnight 14 days after the last Cut-Up is published.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Waterloo Evening Corner
Epic Waterloo Evening Courrney
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