Pork profitability in Ames farms prompts margin rethink
Ames Iowa farmers report farm records showing 100 pounds of pork cost $8.24 on average while receipts average $2.35 per hundred pounds. overhead about 20 percent and a required margin near $2.18 to stay viable. Detailed figures reveal wide variance in costs, feeds, and outcomes among 250 records.
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Ames
Webster
Agricultural Economics Section
Iowa Agricultural Experiment’ Station
Hawkeye Hampton Grand Champion at National Swine Show
Hawkeye Hampshire breeder Leo Johnston of Hawkeye Hampshire farm in Hawkeye, Iowa claimed the grand championship at the National Swine Show in Indianapolis with The Traveler, the senior herd boar. Johnston earned multiple firsts and other placings, totaling over $300 in money awards and approaching $1,000 for the season after wins at Tri-State, Missouri and Iowa State fairs. One prospect contracted an injury en route, missing the event.
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Courier Special Service
Hawkeye
Leo C. Johnston
Hawkeye Hampshire
Indianapolis
Johnston Hampshire
Johnston
Saw
Indianapols. Ee
Tri-State
Missouri
Iowa
Cows Sell for 80 to 135 at Geneseo Sale
In Geneseo Township on September 14 the Robert Johns milk cow sale drew a good crowd despite rain. Cows sold from 80 to 135 dollars with tops around 125 to 135. Several bulls and some farm machinery belonging to Mira Henry Peters were also sold.
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Guurier
Geneseo Township
Robert Johns
Mira
Henry Peters
Dickinson Will Be North Tama Speaker
In Sept 16 report from Tracr Iowa Congressman L J Dickinson of Algona will headline the fall phase of the North Tama Con Test association at the R Wood farm near here on Sept 25. Dickinson will discuss various phases of national legislation affecting farmers.
Seek Cause for Gap in Wheat Marketing
Washington reports the federal farm board ordered an urgent inquiry by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics into the price disparity between U S wheat and Canadian prices. The study will cover storage facilities and include field work in border states to pinpoint causes and storage availability. Nils A Olsen, chief, pledged immediate action and said investigators would start at once.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Board
Northwest States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Canada
Nils A. Olsen
Bureau
Legge
Inga
Mr. Olson
New Tee Well Refrigerator Aids Dairy Farms
U S Department of Agriculture officials report a season test of a pit ice well cooling system for dairy use. A sunken well eight by nine and a half feet deep forms an ice block up to eight feet by two feet, with a wooden house over the pit. Cream and milk cooled from 56.5 F to 34 F in three hours when placed in ice, lasting into October with good storage and no odors. The experiment, at Mandan, shows promise where standard refrigeration is impractical but notes it covers only one season and will be continued with variations.
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U.S. Department of ‘Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Mandan
Cow Testing Day Highlight at Dairy Cattle Congress
Dairy cattle events mark Cow Testing Association day at Waterloo’s Dairy Cattle Congress from Sept 30 to Oct 6. Oct 4 is set aside for cow testing day with judging contests for testers and Iowa members’ contest for associates. Medals awarded to three winners in each class. eight cattle classes per contest. Participants from Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois previously joined testers.
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Courier Special Service
Ames
Cow Testing Association
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Paul N. Schultz
Daily Extension Service
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iinois
Iowa
Schultz
Dairy Catle Congress
Floyd Woman Raises 170 of 500 Turkeys
Mrs. Harry G. Patten of Charles City Indiana operates Floyd county’s largest turkey ranch. Starting with 560 young birds last spring, she has raised all but 30, with turkeys allowed to range in a clover field and fed buttermilk. Attendants monitor them around the clock, with marketing planned for November. The flock is expected to average 15 pounds and she aims to grow to 2,000 next year.
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Courier Allevial Servicr
Charles City
Harry, G. Patten
Floyd County
Milk key in poultry diet at courthouse meeting
E J Rood of the state extension service told about the importance of skim milk in poultry diets during a Friday afternoon address to about 25 to 40 raisers at the courthouse. He warned of losses from disease and vermin and urged sanitation, healthy stock, controlled incubation, proper housing, rotation of yards, regular culling, and frequent vermin control measures.
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Courier Spectal Service
Manchester
E. J. Rood
State Extension Service
State Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Pred Stephens- Son of
Qelwaln
Buchanan Fair Ends with Heavy Deficit
Independence, Jan. 16. The Buchanan county fair closed Friday night after a disappointing year. Heavy rain on Thursday halted exhibitions and Friday brought a cold raw day with wet grounds, leading to a poor attendance. Races ran, but times were slower on a heavy track while merchandise and farm produce displays were strong or larger than in prior years.
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Courier
Independence
Buchanan County
Buy 300 Sheep for Farm Near Waverly
A flock of about 300 sheep moved through Waverly on Thursday afternoon en route to the Laird farm east of town. The animals came from western streams and will be fed at the Laird farm. Large fall purchases are common in this area.
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Waverly
Laird Farm
Tow
Kansas City Undertaker Dies While Driving Pallbearers
Kansas City undertaker Frank Galvin died in the harness while driving pallbearers returning from a funeral service. He suffered a fatal heart attack, in Kansas City Missouri, on Sept 16.
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Kansas City
Frank Galvin
Eve Lavalliere of Paris Dies in Nunnery Seclusion
Eyel Lavalliere, once the Varieties queen of Paris, faded from public view after a 1914 renunciation. Born Eugenie Feneglio in Toulon, she rose to fame as a chorus girl turned star, then entered a Franciscan convent in Africa. She died recently in Thuilleres, Lorraine, leaving a mystery about her final years.
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Paris
Eyel Lavalliere
France
Beau Monde
Eve
Ninon de'Enclos
Eve Lavalliere
Eugenie Feneglio
Toulon
Bouffes Parisennes
Alfred Gapus
M. Samuel
Theatre Des Varieties
Lavalliere
A& Nun
Lavailiere
Eve Lavallere
Africa
Robert de Flers
Thuilleres
Lorraine
Vosges Mountains
Mail Box Paint Costs 30000 Yearly in Coast Areas
Washington D C Sept 16 Post office department spends about 30000 annually repainting mail boxes. Corrosion from salt air is the chief enemy, with brass boxes used in Atlantis City and other coast towns. Cast iron gave way to steel after 1923, while leaners and vandalism are noted challenges in maintaining a neat appearance.
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Washington, D. C
United States’ Post Office Department
Uncle Sam
Seacoast
Atlantis City
U.S
Ontario air pilot saves Indian trapper
Nakina Ontario Sept 16 A 22 year old Indian trapper Lea Mackacup owes his life to Pilot Helsie of the Ontario air service During patrol a storm forced down the plane at a lonely trapping post where Mackacup lay near death from loss of blood He was injured in a hunting expedition Helsie risked his life and flew the wounded man to a hospital Surgeons said an hour more would have left him without a chance to recover.
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Nakina
Helsle
Wesleyan Reconstructs Rich Hall Into University Theatre
Middletown Conn Sept 16 Wesleyan University begins rebuilding Rich Hall a historic campus building to serve as a 450 seat undergraduate theatre designed as a little theatre for dramatics Rich Hall formerly served as the university library
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Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan University
Rich Hall
University
Sullivan Couple Celebrate 60 Years in Same Home
Wapping Connecticut on September 16 reports Mr. and Mrs. Maurice D. Sullivan marked their 60th wedding anniversary by celebrating in the same house they moved to after their 1868 marriage. Sullivan, described as a wealthy tobacco grower, and his wife observed the milestone with family in their long-time residence.
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Wapping
Conn
Maurice D. Sullivan
Brock Quits as Illinois Central Engineer after long service
L E Brock, raised near Iowa Falls, retired from the Illinois Central Railway in Waterloo on December 31 1928 due to ill health. At 53 he had spent years on many divisions, driven engine 970 for 44800 miles in 1918, and logged service across 17 states. His career included time with M. & St. L and Missouri Pacific before joining Illinois Central in 1905. The Illinois Central Magazine for September features his biography and a photo.
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L. EB. Brock
Iowa Falls
Tulinol4 Central Railway
Waterloo
Ilinois Central Magazine
Palestine
M.2ds &T
Rock Island
Missouri’ Pacific
Brock O
R. W. Bell
South
Champaign
Chicago
Bloomington
Ind
W. L. Buckley
Buckley
Jzeonony
O'Rourke
Waterneer
L. A. Downs
Ilinois Central
United States Forest’ Service
United States
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