Vinton Students Compare Corn Yield in Two Soils
In Vinton Iowa 30 boys from Vinton high school tested 17 corn varieties on two plots differing in soil texture. Hybred 271 topped yields in both plots, with Hybred 273 close behind on heavy soil. Results, method, and disease considerations noted by M A Hauser Iowa State College specialist.
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Vinton
Vocational Agriculture Department of
Vinton High School
Benton County
Carl Lamb
Mt. Auburn
Eastridge
Urbana
George Stein
West Liberty
Grimes
M.A. Hauser
Iowa State College
Benton County Farm Bureau
Hauser
Duroc
Hampshire
Jim
Ed ‘Manson
Rom West Library
Gresser Brothers
Halser
Castana
Iowa State
Cole
Holstein Breeders Sale Set for November 3 in Waterloo
Iowa State Holstein Breeders announce a consignment sale in Waterloo at the Dairy Cattle Congress on Monday November 3. L B Benney Des Moines says 65 head will be consigned with several consignors including Ralph Wilson Art Hanson C A Hollis Son Lloyd Miller and Peder Pederson Son among others. EB Mack of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin will handle both the breeders sale November 5 and the December 3 sale with 65 head of state owned Holsteins expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
L. B. Benney
Des Moines
Althe
Ralph Wilson
Art Hanson
Cedar Falls
C. A. Hollis & Son
Hudson
Lloyd Miller
Peder Pederson & Son
EB. Mack
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Barney
Feeder buyers pay premium for brands in Kansas City
Kansas City news notes farmers seeking fattening steers favor recognizable brands. Brands such as SMS on Short horns and Herefords from M Swenson’s Stamford Texas ranch, JA on Herefords from James Adair’s Texas ranch now owned by Senator Wadsworth, and JL on Aberdeen-Angus from Trig Ranch near Tusumearl New Mexico are cited as quality marks and ownership indicators.
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Kansas Ciiy
Corn Belt
Kansas City
Saya B. C. Biggerstaff
Kansas City Livestock Exchange
M. Swenson
Stamford
Tex
James Adair
Texas
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Trig
Tusumearl
N. M
Shippers Hear of New Swine Grades
At a Benton county meeting in Vinton, managers and heads of co op associations learned a proposed uniform hog grading system from the Iowa Livestock Shippers Association. The plan, not yet in effect, sets hogs under 130 pounds as pigs and uses alphabet letters for grades from A to beyond, with 16 divisions and A for 140 to 160 pounds.
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Vinton, Ta
Iowa Livestock Shippers’ Association
American Institute of Meat’ Packers
Benton County
High Cows Sell at 132 at Farm Sale In Cedar Falls
In Cedar Falls on October 14 at R H Saul dispersion sale five miles northwest, Holstein cows sold from 100 to 133 dollars, Chester White gifts 15 apiece, old sows 38, sheep 15.50 to 16, a good team 270, hens 1.28, Saul corn 20 per acre, oats 40 cents, barley 53.5, wild hay 15 a ton. Saul's plans not announced.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
R. H. Saul Dispersion
Here
Chester White
Saul
Twenty Two Women Attend Mt Vernon Project Meeting
Twenty two women gathered at the Mt Vernon township meeting held at the county home this week. The first two lessons of the new county project Rural Recreation were given by Miss Merle Shover Black Hawk demonstration agent. Mrs B E Sage led the first lesson and Mrs C W Dunbar the second the session lasted all day.
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Mt. Vernon
Merle Shover
Black Hawk
B. E. Sage
C. W. Dunbar
Spring pigs bring $11.25 at Chicago market
Frank A. Mead of north Chicago sued a check for 1186 dollars for 63 ester White hogs sold on the Chicago market. The pigs farrowed in April averaged about 185 pounds each and brought a hundredweight price of 11.25 dollars, near the day’s market high.
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Frank A. Mead
Chicago
Dysart Farm Sells For 165 Per Acre
Dysart farm of 307 acres on primary road 218 six miles east of Dysart was sold to William Javens of Homer township Benton county at 165 dollars per acre. Javens previously sold his farm last March to Wendell Peters Keystone for 223 dollars per acre on 120 acres.
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Courier Special Service
Dysart
Fom Hansen
William Javens
Homer Township
Benton County
Javens
Wendell Peters
Keystone
The Rhyming Farmer by J Edward Tust and the old school reader
A nostalgic piece about an old school reader kept on a shelf. The narrator recalls childhood friends and poems that bring comfort during lonely times, as the worn book opens to revive youth and shared verses. The text reflects on friendship and memory through literature.
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Gamiel
Hog Cholera Prevalent Across Many States Warns Houck
Washington, Oct 13. Dr A G Houck of the agriculture department issued a warning that hog cholera is again prevalent in many states. States reporting more hog cholera this fall than a year ago include Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Maryland, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Florida. Houck noted the disease destroys between 20 and 65 million dollars worth of hogs in the United States each year.
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Washington, D. C
Get
Wri
A. G. Houck
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Maryland
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Houck
United States
Farm Groups Urge Budget Director For More Research
Washington October 13 Fifteen national farm and industrial groups urged Budget Director Herbert M Lord to recommend Congress add 2 million dollars for fundamental research by Department of Agriculture scientists. They argue marketing and distribution studies could reduce farm surpluses and improve profits.
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Washington
Herbert M. Lord
Congress
Department of Agriculture Scienists
Fred Brenckman
The
National Grange
Chester Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
Harry Butcher
National Fertilizer Association
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Grundy County Husking Contest Plans Set
Plans for an elimination tournament to pick Grundy county corn husking champion will be made at the farm bureau office on Oct 20. If interest grows, committees will be chosen and a Meld will be picked for the contest. The Grundy winner could compete in the state husking championship promoted by Wal-Jazes' Farmer, dated for Nov 9 in southern Iowa.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Farm Bureau
Wal- Jazes’ Farmer
Towa
Pammel to Speak on Weeds in Tama County Meeting
Dr. L H Pammel head of Iowa State College botany will address Tama county Farm Bureau on Oct 26. The talk centers on weeds as the major project for 1929 with each board member bringing five noxious weeds to identify, discuss control methods and seeding practices.
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Toledo
L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Tama County Farm Bureau
Pammel
Tama County
Ames
Farmers Letters to Editor Open Comments Invited
Readers may direct questions and comments to the Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier via mail to Waterloo Town and by calling the published phone line for the editor.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Town
Argentine crop prospects good and wheat market movements
Argentina reports excellent crop prospects amid welcome rains in western wheat regions. Wheat prices ease in domestic markets while Liverpool quotes stay firm. North American export volumes rise to about 2 million bushels in the last 24 hours with mixed price movements for corn and steadier oats and provisions amid scattered selling pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chistes
Argentina
Liverpool
North America
St Joseph Livestock Market Report October Receipts and Prices
HOGS Receipts 1,500 with fully steady to higher prices for 180 to 240 lb hogs and lighter weights. CATTLE Receipts 980 with calves mostly steady. heavy feeders strong, weighty feeders slow. cows and bulls mixed with best steers around 15.00 to 16.50. SHEEP Receipts 200 with lambs 25 cents higher for the week. natives 11.25 to 12.45. yearlings around 10.00. fat lambs about 4.00 to 6.75, feeding lambs 12.25 to 13.00.
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PAUL
South St. Paul
Minn
Priday
Ek -Lowe
Rane
Bellers
Engers
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Oct 13
Hogs: receipts near 000 steady with Friday. Top around 10.00 on bale sows. Cattle: receipts about 3,500 calves 500. beef steers and yearlings steady to 25c higher, vealers up 50c to 1.00. Long yearlings and loads of yearlings up to 17.40. Sheep: receipts 300. killing losses about 25c higher. Top range lambs 13.15 to 13.40. natives around 11.50 to 12.40. fat range ewes up to 6.75. Produce futures: Chicago futures closer. butter December 44-45, eggs November 30-34.
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Kansas City
Coon
Chicago
Hog and cattle market remains active with firm hog values
Receipts show 3,000 hogs over, 1,000 fairly active with steady top prices around 10.35 for 210-220 lb loads, several classes trading from 9.00 to 10.40. Cattle receipts near 300 with varied demand. feeder and fat cattle prices mixed, heifers and bulls fluctuating. Sheep trading light but steady for the week with fat lambs around 13.75 and total week totals: cattle 47,389 hogs 187,529 sheep 306,498.
Stocks Stage An Impressive Rise On Broad Market Rally
New York stocks surged in a strong session led by widely traded issues. Bethlehem Steel and International Harvester hit new highs while Goodyear and Sears Roebuck rose, with rail shares like Rock Island advancing. volume neared two million shares.
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New York
Touay
Montgomery Word
Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Motor Products
Yall
International Harvester
Sears Roebuck
Goodyear ‘Tire
Mn Motors
Dodge Brothers
Chrysler and
Hudson
General Motors
Rails
Rock Island
We Am
Car & Fdry
Sm. & Sug
Atchison Atlantic Feet
R. T
Chrysler Colorado
Gas
Dodge Bros du Pont de
Erie ‘S
Fleischmann
Ysseere Freeport
Elec
Gillette
Norther
Iran
Greene Canoner Copper Bouston
Hudson Robars
Illinois Central
Pareree Eens
Int
Harvester
Nickel
Iyere Tyaseraree
BOF Inter
Tel
de Fel
Kansas City Southern
Issssseeees
LDS Louisville & Nashville
Rey Thome Mack Truck
Kan. & Tex
Missouri Pacific Montgomery Werd Wash Motors
Cela
NH & Harger Pony
Norfolk & Western
Packard Oy Pan
Pot
Paramount Pam
Las
Pennsylvania
Philips Petroleum Fostum
Pullman, Radio Rvcceys
Reading
Rep
Iron & Steel
Reynolds Tobacco B
Nervous buyers limit butter purchases as market steadies
Chicago reports a cautious butter market with buyers conservative despite a fixed value floor. Demand for medium and lower scores remains weak while receipts provide little relief, creating accumulating stock and sustained nervousness among buyers. Elsewhere, cotton, grain, and potato markets show varied activity with steady or mixed pricing across regions.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary
Chicago Board of Trade cash quotes list grains and fats with mixed and white corn prices for No 2 through No 6 grades, oats, barley, timothy seed, cloverseed, rye not quoted, and hog futures for lard ribs and bellies. Prices range from 88 cents to $1.16 per bushel for corn and from 41.00 to 49.40 for various fats.
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Chicago
Get
RG Hae
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Provisions New York Market Prices and Receipts Report
Market report from New York dated Oct 13 lists butter receipts at 12 430 tubs with creamery grades up and extras varying by region, along with copper and white dairy products, two day totals and freight notes. Poultry and eggs show steady to higher prices for hens and chicks with unchanged baker and cheese categories and turkey and duck markets noted.
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New York
St Houts
Bbc
Pthera
Bond Market Holds Steady Amid Convertible Strength
New York markets show nonmajor moves with convertibles leading gains as stocks rise. Copper, lead, and copper related issues trade firmer while rail shares ease and utilities show fight. Foreign exchanges show mixed gains across major currencies with the pound near 4.04 and Italy at 2.34.
Weekly Grain and Provisions Review Chicago Oct 1
Speculative interest in the wheat trade centers on crop conditions south of the equator with harvest near in the southern hemisphere. Argentina corn and wheat crops are at critical growth stages while forecasts suggest a possible abroad buying wave. Wheat and corn prices fell from last week, with oats following the corn trend and provisions showing declines as hogs move to market earlier than expected.
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Chicago
Argentina
Australia
Europe
Receipts Mixed as Hogs Cattle and Sheep Trade Steady
Feeder hogs and butchers traded mostly steady to $0.10 lower with feeding weights 150 to 350 pounds and top prices around $9.50 to $10.25. Cattle receipts 800 with better fed steers and yearlings showing modest gains while cows and cutters held steady. Sheep receipts 150 with lambs 600 higher and ewes and mutton 4,000 head steady to 8.40 average. market tone cautious.
Representative Livestock Sales in Union Yards Chicago
Representative sales livestock in Union Yards Chicago reported October 1 with cattle and hog offerings. Traders noted steady demand from local buyers and noted several lots moving quickly amid brisk activity at the Union yards.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Leader Criticizes MacNider
Eugene Carver Jr, Boston commander in chief, condemned Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa for his stance on a proposed world war service pension bill. Carver argued the bill aims to compensate disabled veterans still tangled in red tape, not grant pensions to able bodied men.
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Lansing
Mich
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
American Legion
National Administrative Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eugene Carver, Jr
Boston
Veterans
MacNider
Carver
Quarantines and Real Estate Transfers Noted in Waterloo Listings
Quarantines list diphtheria and mumps cases with names and addresses including S Todd RK Bal ma and Clarence Betts 142 Summit Ray Buehrer 745 Independence. Real estate transfers record numerous conveyances in Cedar Falls Waterloo and nearby towns among Litsheim, Rainbow Plat No 4, Riverview, Grandview Place and others with multiple lots and properties changing hands.
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Clarence R. Betts
Summit
Ray Buehrer
Independence
Ob. M. Litsheim
Waterloo
Iowa
Roe Rejos
Paraskevi Rejos
Bincoin Park
Gedur
Val
Willard M. Dooley
A. E. Osvorn
Waassan
Ta Porte City
Lester W. Miller
Florence Clark
Kingbard Hill
Waterton
Artell Haskin
Charles A. ’ Parker
Rainbow
Riverview
Bo Woo
Gueffroy
Bertha Brennecke
Cedar River
Hot, Wagner
Sheriff
W. J. Zliterell
Tag Eissieesees
Enna Farmers Mutual Telephone O
Voorhies
J. P. Whiters
Morley
Gertrude
Kingbard
Mat
W. Cotton
F. W. Gregory
Grandview Place
Lon
Nelle Schuneman
FLW
Gregory
Wiice
Nick Lutgen, Jr
Jorom Pert
Watering
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Grundy
Tama
Omaha
Minneapolis
West
Ohlesgo
Northwest
Duluth
E. Saeeener
Liberty Bonds
York
Liberty
HOG Trade Active and Values Firm
Ghain
Waterloo Mills Co
T. Wets
Arington Hutter
Svift & Co
Ney Legharns
Rath Packing Co
Cannes and Cutters
Bae
Fair Packers
Prom Jown Flour & Feed Co
Timothy Nay
Reds
Eve
Montana
White
North Dakota
Red River
South Dakota
Colorado
Idaho
Russete
Board of Trade
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Joseph
Alinnapolis
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Risiig
Raila
Aubo
U. K
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SalGo
Italy
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Volland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
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Span
Greece
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Austria
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Ane
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Beas
Tokio
Shanghai
Montreal
ST. Louis
Medicium
Cow
Tae
Beelevert
Och
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Raps
S. Todd
Balma
Wwe
Frederick Shanks
Globe Feeds
Dairy Gable Congress
Logan Ave. Coal, Feed & Grinding Co
Logan Ave
Logan Milling Co
la Porte City
Doez
State Loan Co
Riviera Theatre
Thone
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