Rex Pieplow Best Record for Dairy Club Work
Rex Pieplow, a 16 year old Fayette County lad from Aurora Iowa, is named Iowa 1936 best champion dairy club member. He attended the national dairy exposition as a guest of Blue Valley Creamery Institute after leading juniors in showmanship, herdsmanship, and cattle judging. He placed second at Dairy Cattle Congress in a 74 head class and saw Holstein heifers place second and fifth at Waterloo. His feeding program emphasizes ground oats corn bran oil meal with clover hay and ample sunshine and water in a paddock. Rex is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pieplow living north of town.
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Aurora
Rex Pieplow
Fayette County
Iowa
Dairy Café Club
Blue Valley
Rex
Fred Pieplow
Here
Egg Grading Promises Higher Returns for Iowa Farmers
Des Moines Oct 19 The dairy and food division of the Iowa department of agriculture urges egg grading to secure better prices for farmers. R G Clark says California grades pay five cents a dozen more and Iowa dealers should adopt grading to avoid farmers losing out to California traders. Clark notes high quality eggs boost market value and farmer profits.
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California
Iowa Poultrymen
Air
Clark
Pacific Bes
Co-Operative
Iowa
Towa
Jackson Works With Iowa State Dairy Extension
Roward C. Jackson, assistant field secretary of the Iowa State Dairy Association, finished his work here and moved to McGregor to join the state dairy extension service as supply tester. He plans to spend a couple of weeks there before transfers to other state areas. Iowa butter shows strong at Fairbank with Elmer J. Primus and others placing. competition had 186 entries and J C Jensen of Ringsted won the gold medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roward C. Jackson
Iowa State Dairy Association
McGregor
Pegin
Iowa
Fairbank
Elmer J. Primus
Farmers’ Creamery
Detroit
J C. Jensen
Ringsted
East Waterloo Farm Bureau Meeting Set for Oct 20
Women of East Waterloo Town Ship Farm Bureau will meet October 20 at Mrs. Joe Ryan's home. A third year nutrition lesson will cover hot pack canning. Plans include an upcoming evening meeting to elect officers for next year.
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East Waterloo
Comerrow
Joe Ryan
Uta
Silo Corn Cut by Hand Amid Wet Fields in Fayette County
Heavy mud from rain halted silage work in southern Fayette County Iowa forcing farmers to harvest corn with knives rather than binders. At Fred Ross’s ring silage was cut by hand while others in Aurora and Sidorff’s ring also used knives. Pleptow finished with a binder when fields dried enough last Saturday.
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Oelwein
Fayette County
Fred Ross Place
Aurora
Fred Sedorff
Fred Pleptow
Pleplow
Jersey herd profits rise on Sherman Jersey farm
On the Sherman Jersey farm near Charles City, 46 record producers from the American Jersey Cattle Club show intensive feeding yielding an average profit of 200.75 dollars per cow per year after feed costs. The 46 cows averaged 12,345 pounds of milk and 638.23 pounds of butterfat with average feed costs of 192.05 dollars and total milk value of 452.71 dollars per cow. The top cows include Raleigh's Torano's Lady with 415.24 profit and 18,023 pounds of milk, Belgids Fairy with 396.79 profit and 16,433 pounds milk, and Raleigh's Torono's Meme with 440.95 profit and 19,166 pounds milk.
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Charles City
Raleigh
Torano
Belgids Fairy
Torono
Immature and Diseased Corn Dominates Benton Test Plot
Eastern lowland fields show high green corn due to frost mold and nubbins. Forty percent of 41 samples are immature while yields range around 65 bushels with top plots producing up to 80. Final moisture and sound percentage tests will determine winners at Iowa State College in Ames.
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van Horne
Lowfields
Sam Rieke
Peter Lux
Indiana
Benton County
Fred McCullough
Hartwick
Merald Grovert
Newhall
Ea Hanson
Vinton
HL OV
Cantendine
11 year old girl tops Grundy County baby beef sale
Estine Miller earned the highest price among 10 calves shipped from Grundy county to Chicago club auctions. The 11 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Miller saw the calves bring $13 per hundredweight, with the ten head averaging $12.32. The calves were owned by four youthful farmers and entered by Mr Miller.
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Grundy Center
Celestine Miller
W. D. Miller
Grundy County
Chicare
Seed corn tests in Chickasaw County show high yields and disease impact
In Chickasaw County Iowa a Whickasaw county corn yield test plot reveals that high yielding yellow dent strains produced up to 96.1 bushels per acre while most samples show substantial soft and moldy kernels. The study warns seed disease losses average eight and a half bushels per acre and urges testing and dry storage to protect future harvests.
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New Wampton
Whickasaw County
L. J. Shores
Little Turkey
Iowa
Dakota
C. J. Heald
Plymouth County
J. M. Heald
Wisconsin
John Arnhalt
Earl Townsend
R. H. Gurtey
Black Rank
F. E. Edson
Burns
Chicka- Baw
M. H. Burns
Whickasaw
Wheat Bullish With Export Surge and Weather News
Wheat markets rose amid speculative demand, high Liverpool quotas, favorable U S and Canadian weather, and signals of larger North American exports. Corn and oats followed with gains while provisions soften, with regional grain quotes listed for Minneapolis Kansas City St Louis.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Canada
France
Chicago Board of Trade Cash Quotations October
Market quotes show bids for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with specified grades and prices. Prices include No 2 red wheat at 1.41 and No 2 white corn at 1.78 percent, with various mixed and yellow grades and totals for timothy seed and clover seed.
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Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Board of Trade
Chicago
Market Summary for Hogs Cattle and Sheep in Chicago
Hogs receipts about 24 000 with 7 000 left over. Prices ranged with top at 13.90 for choice heavies and 15.60 for some heavy butchers. Cattle receipts 12 000 with steady to higher demand for light yearlings and heifers, best heavies around 10.65. Sheep receipts 16 000 with fat lambs up about 15 cents, tops at 14.50 and bulk around 13.25 to 14.00. Continuous steady to higher demand for desirable lots.
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Chicago
Omana
Weo
Sioux City
Waterloo
Neon
Waterloo Mis Co
Mensa
Orange Creamery Butler
Witt & Cox
Watertoo
OM Roosters
Rath Packing Co
Barclay & Sons
Colin Bros
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
St. Fway
Plinn
Uce
Montana
Stock Recovery Halted by Bears in New York Trade
New York stocks slipped today as bear selling returned. gains from the previous session faded with declines in major issues. Trading showed lower volume and a mix of gains in some rails and utilities, while many large industrials and commodities posted weaker prices on renewed selling pressure.
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New York
Res
Busyiag
Sinclair Ol
International Cement
Southern Dairies
Ren Silk
Unclear Pest Poison Ad Claims Quick Killing
An unidentified ad touts a poison product for mice rats and vermin claiming strong effects without fuss. It states the kernels do not cling to animal claws or feet and that dogs and cats will not eat them. Mentions ready to use price 85e and Toc at stores.
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Meyers Red Fox
Market notices and commodity quotes from New York and St Louis
New York and St Louis report varied commodity prices and receipts for groceries and poultry including butter eggs and cheese. Butter receipts 10 924 tubs. poultry prices for turkeys chickens and fowls listed with gains and declines. Liberty bonds quoted with standard maturities and prices.
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St. Louis
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Dated Oct 19
Kansas City and St Joseph reports show cattle receipts around 14 000 with steady to higher demand for calves and yearlings. Hogs Receipts near 9 000 with buyers mainly traders and shippers and a generally steady to slightly lower price tone. Sheep receipts about 12 000 with lambs and feeders trading firmer in places.
Farm Bureaus Present Radio Program Tonight
Ames Iowa October 19 A half dozen Iowa counties will finish the music and humor on WOL Iowa State college radio station tonight The farm bureau program is part of the fourteenth annual conference of the agricultural extension workers held this week Entertainers include Bil Beadle Toni Manz Mitchell Calhoun County quartet Ralph M Edwards R K Stoddard Mike Garrett and other performers from Creen and Paweshiek.
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Ames
Iowa
Towa
Wol
Iowa State College Radio Staton
Farm Bureau
Agricultural Extension Workers of
WOT
Bil Beadle
Franklin County
Toni Manz
Dallas County
Mitchell
Hardin County
Calhoun County Farm Bureau Quartet
Ralph M. Edwards
R. K. Stoddard
Tama County
Mike Garrett
Fancock County
Ald
Creen
Paweshiek
Woman Tamer of Lions Quits Circus for Frontier Home
Lucia Zora, famed lion and tiger trainer in a leading circus, leaves stardom to build a homestead in northwestern Colorado with her husband Fred Alispaw. They settle in a foggy cabin during harsh winter, facing rats, wind, and heavy snow as they start a quiet life away from the crowds.
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Fort Morgan
Col
Frederick Alispaw
Black Mountain
Moffat County
Colorado
Lucia Zora
Alispaw
Zora
Fred Alispaw
Moffat
Alistase
Rocky Mountains
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Dinry Club
Creamery Institute
Jackson
Eélior
Watation Evening Courier
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Chickagaw CO
Finsi
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Midiand
Galna
Sorate Polnia
Minneapolis
Minn
Estes Bellles
Nog Mart
Omaha Livestock
Lamson Bros. & Co
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H. A. Morey
Commission House
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Final
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S. Ind
Alconat . &. Rubber
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Elec
White Mother
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Pa Abaste Ty
Pierce-Arrow Mat
Radio Corporation
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United States
Sanna
Minnesota-North Dakota
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Telaio
Michigan
Cbs
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Rio
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Young Americas
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Liberty Dts
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S . Bee
Cere
Saee Oe
ST. Paul Livestock
ST. Joseph Livestock Joseph
Peoria Livestock Peoria
Circus
Frontier Home
Toledo Seeds
Toledo
Timothy
Forman
House of Forman
George M. Forman & Commpany
West Adams Street
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