Reload station started in Tama by farm group
A farmer owned cooperative reload and concentration yard will open Saturday at the Tama and Toledo stockyards. Manager is FR L. Pemberton of LeGrand, a Hampshire hog breeder and judge. The Tama County Marketing organization will coordinate livestock sales with grades, bids from Chicago and other packers, and sales by telephone.
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Toledo
FR. L. Pemberton
LeGrand
Tama County
Pemberton
Hampshire
Chicago
Co-Operative Retoad Association
Tama
Cedar Rapids
Farm Bureau
Linn County Association
Tama County Marketing Organization
J. C. Brady
Savannah
Clinton
Sinclair
Gedar Rapids
Rath’s
Waterloo
Cudahy
Benton, Poweshiek
Marshall
Reload Association
Tama County Truckers
Tracr
Tana County
Two Benton Boys to International Show
Two 4-H club boys from Benton to Chicago for the Nattan 1 4-H club congress during the International Livestock Show, Nov. 30 to Dec. 5. Names announced by F P Reed include Kenneth Redfern and many others from Iowa towns. two more trips awarded after the Ak-Sar-Ben show in Omaha, Nov. 1 to 8. Donors include state and national firms such as Armour, Swift, Rock Island lines, and Chicago-based companies.
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Roy Olson
Leonard Pickering
Spirit Lake
Melvin Jensen
Everly
Henry Babenock
Moville
Pat Spencer
Bronxon
Arnold Anderson
Hinton
Emery Riemenschneider
Kingsley
Waldo Mommson
Miles
Hilton Briggs
Morning Sun
Iowa
State Fair Association
Montgomery Ward & Co
Armour & Co
Rock Island Lines
Santa Fe System
Chicago Great
Alfalfa Success After 15 Years For Shell Rock Farmer
Ernest Neal of Shell Rock Iowa after 15 years of trials has 30 acres of alfalfa and plans 20 more acres next spring. He applied lime heavily and adjusted fertilizer based on soil tests, using 390 tons of lime on 140 acres to improve yields. Neal reports high hay value, shares arrangements for second and third cuttings, hog pasture benefits, and plans to expand alfalfa while maintaining cross fenced 10 acre strips and future pig and corn field rotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Rock
Ernest Neal
Here
Neal
Timothy
Al-Falfa
Attractive Home Aim of Homemaker Winner Britt
In Oct 24(7) Mrs. Ernest Schubert, Iowa's master farm homemaker for 1929, aims to make her family's farm the state's most attractive. She cleared overgrown land, planted a perennial garden, and added shrubbery and sprigs around the house. Mrs. Schubert manages home work, children, farm duties, and nature study while Mr. Schubert is busy.
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Mrs. Schubert
Schubert
Duck Dinner Promises Cozy Weekend Diner Feasts
Tonight through Sunday at Pullman Diner offers Fresh Young Duck Dinners and Pride of Town Chicken Dinners from 5 to 8 30 pm. Families urged to enjoy banquets in a warm dining room with easy parking and a new sandwich creation called Hits-The-Spot.
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Pullman
Los Angeles
Holstein Sale Set for November 25 26 at Congress Pavilion
Holstein Days in Waterloo will feature two sales November 25 and 26. On the 25th the Town state board of control conducts its second annual sale from state institution herds, about 65 head. On the 26th roughly 70 Holsteins from the Iowa Holstein Breeders association consignments will be offered. 135 head total planned. catalogs not yet ready amid high demand for quality dairy cattle.
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Waterloo
F. ©. Barney, Chabin
Dairy Cattle Generess
Town State Board of Control
State Institution
Iowa Holstein Breeders Association
Althe
Hog Sale At Ed Thurm Sale Near Waverly
Spotlen Poland China hogs sold at good prices at the Ed Thurm sale near Waverly as total receipts reached $1,987.50 for 49 head. Top boars sold to Elmer Bossey of Stanberry for 80 dollars, with other notable buyers including R V Busting Gorning 70 dollars and George Messerer Sumner 65 dollars.
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Louis Ernst
Rockford
F. M. Zell
Sumner
Hughgill
William Natz
Crestan
W. M. George
Janesville
Corn Borer Infestation Seen Slight Increase in Great Lakes Region
Washington reports the annual survey by the U S Department of Agriculture finds the corn borer advance near the Great Lakes is about as expected and generally unfavorable in Michigan with slight overall increase. Extermination is impractical and spread will continue southward through the corn belt with 10 to 30 percent yield losses in Michigan and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
W. H. Larrimer
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Larrimer
Michigan
Maumee Valley
Ohio
Doctor Larriner
Ontario
Kent
Essex
Central
Department of Aericulture
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohroe
Indiana
Porter County
Ohio River
Gallia County
Soalar
West J
Wheat Provides Nitrogen Supply From Azotobacter Discovery
Kansas State Agricultural College scientists Dr. Percy L. Galney and Dr. Malcom Sewell report that the microbe Azotobacter fixes nitrogen in alkaline wheat soils, potentially supplying about 2.25 million tons annually worth $900 million at 20 cents per pound, supporting continuous wheat yields without artificial fertilizer.
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Manhattan
Kan
Percy L. Galney
Malcom Sewell
Kansas State Agricultural College
United States
Crooks
Kansas
Actas
Galney and Sewell
Town and Country Women Eye Egg Grading Project
Town and Country women at the Third district women’s clubs convention in Iowa express growing interest in grading eggs for the general market. Country producers see added value from graded eggs, while city women welcome a basis for consistent quality and fair pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Department of S Agriculture
Egg Display at State Convention Shows Grading
The state dairy exhibit featured brown and white shelled eggs graded 1, 2, and 3 with weights of 24 to 26 ounces per dozen. A clean nest versus dirty nest highlighted what ruins egg quality, and a tin pan and 12 dozen container demonstrated handling and protection. A. L. Landis organized the display with state dairy officials Brecker and Landis credited.
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Womania
Jesch
A. L. Landis
State Dairy and Food Ja« Brecker
Washington Farmers Plan Pheasant Meet
Farmers in Cedar Falls area will meet October 24 at Alley Ford school house to discuss the upcoming pheasant open season. The gathering aims to address hunting concerns and possible actions in Washington township as the county prepares for the season opening next week.
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Cedar Falls
Alley Ford School House
Civi’ Highway
Nere
Washington Township
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the Courier
Farm Group
Pemberton of
Rex Beresford
Animal Husbandry Service
Town State College
Oelwein
Congress Pavilion
Waverly
Corn Belt
Federal
Washington Farmers Plan
Pheasant Meet
Earl Bray
Marty Tashby
Hudson-Essex Cars
Hudson
Phaeton
Hudson-Essex Waterloo Co., Inc
Franklin St
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