Couriers News for Farmers Pick 26 Club Calves for St Louis Show
The Iowa State Dairy association announces the largest town consignment of dairy calves to the National Dairy show in St Louis with 25 calves making two carloads. Judges for Holsteins Jerseys Guernseys Brown Swiss and Ayrshires are named and a big prep judging day with about 80 boys from several counties is planned around Waterloo.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
St. Louis
H.M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa Club
Memphis
Iowa
Mr. Wright
Earl Cooper
Holstein- Friesian Association
E. N. Hanson
State College Dairy
Frank B. Astrath
St. Paul
American Jersey Cattle Club
C. B. Finley
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Harold Searles
Dairy Extension Service
University of Minnnesota
Waterloo
Altho
Hog Loading Chute Built Into Barn on Place Near Hudson
A new 54 by 60 foot barn on the Vaughn Craft farm near Hudson features a built in hog and cattle loading chute. The two by six timber chute is door mounted and heavy enough to handle cattle, with elevating ropes and a side track for placement. An eight foot doorway simplifies cattle handling, and other barn innovations include a grain bin arrangement that allows filling without raising the top of the bin.
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Hudson
Vaughn Craft
Tani
Minnesota
Lyons
St. Francis Hospital
Dewar
Poland
China
Ancona
Minorca
Gehl
Oliver Gang
Janesville
MATH
Phillips
H. FE. McDougall
Auct Commercial Nat'l Bank
Investigation into Wheat Price Spread by U S Agriculture
The U S Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Federal Farm Board has begun a survey by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Economists and a marketing specialist will study storage capacity and rates, country and terminal elevator conditions, and price spreads between Winnipeg and U S grain markets across Northwest spring wheat areas.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Minneapolis
Northwest
Winnipeg
W. J. Kuhrt
FP. J. Hosking
Agricultrairral
T. A. Sommers
Cedar Falls Women Hold Project Meet
Cedar Falls township Good Luck club meets at Mrs R H Gage home with sixteen women present. Mrs Ora Howard outlines this year’s state fair and Mrs Harry Sucher discusses the Black Hawk county tour to Ames this week.
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Cedar’'Falls
Cedar Falls Township
R. H. Gage
Ora Howard
Harry Sucher
Black Hawk
Ames
Tama County Soy Beans Proving Worth to Livestock Farmer Near Manchester
On a 240 acre Frank Haker and Sons farm two miles east of Manchester Tama County soybeans yield 25 to 30 bushels per acre as a soil builder and feed. Stalks after threshing provide feeding value similar to clover and timothy. The Hakers plan more extensive soy plantings with liming and thorough preparation.
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Gourler
Manchester
Frank ‘Haker
Hakers
Tama County
Hiker
Teachers Reception on Bureau Programs in Black Hawk County
Three townships in Black Hawk county plan receptions for rural teachers as part of their regular farm bureau meetings next week. The schedule includes sessions in Washington, Mt. Vernon, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Cedar Falls Legion hall with a play and receptions at homes or schools.
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Black Hawk County
Farm Bureau
Black Hawk Township
George Fisher
Washington Township Farm Haven
Mid Vernon Township
West Waterloo Township
Barclay
Florence Gibson
Mt. Vernon
Waterloo Township
Thornberry School
Cedar Falls
Legion Hall
Little Fayette Corn Hit by Early Frost
Maynard Indiana September 21 Farmers here are busy filling silos. The first killing frost of the season Tuesday night damaged some corn but most of the crop was safe. fallen stalks and flowers suffered tips.
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Maynard
Maynard Building Sold for Hatchery Use
Randatlaman recently purchased the Shu maker building in Maynard and is remodeling it to house a new cricket hatchery operated by Frank Whitney starting September 21. The new facility will support operations for the coming year.
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Maynard. In
Frank Whitney
Shumaker
Randatlaman
Iowa Farmers Demand Tariff Change To Aid Agriculture
Resolutions from six Iowa farm groups urge House members to oppose industrial rate hikes and press for agricultural protection. They argue the Republican promises and current tariff plans won t deliver farm relief and call for changes to keep agriculture on equal footing with industry. Signed by Iowa Farm Bureau and seven allied associations, the letter warns of continued farm hardship without targeted duty adjustments.
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Des Moines
Repub-ican
House of Representatives
Iowa
Charlea » Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau
Senate
Des Moines Cooperative, Dairy Association
Iows Cooperative Livestock Shippers
Farmers Grain Dealers of
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growery
Ions Creamery Secretaries
Cheaper Rail Rates for Michigan Grapes
Michigan railroads cut freight rates on grapes by about 20 percent to boost grape traffic as truckers took market share. Shipped rail cars fell from 4,680 in 1924 to 1,575 in 1928. a 72,000 ton crop is expected this year, prompting carriers and growers to watch freight rate reactions.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Maynard Co operative Hogs Ship to Chicago Market
Two carloads of hogs were shipped from Maynard Indiana by the Maynard farmers cooperative shipping association to the Chicago market on Wednesday night.
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Maynard
Maynard Farmers’ Co-Operative Shipping Association
Chicago
Buttermakings Most Active in Midwest States
Des Moines reports figures from the state department of agriculture showing Iowa and four neighboring states Minnesota Wisconsin Nebraska and South Dakota produce about half of US butter. Iowa creamery output in 1928 reached 196 066 000 pounds, far surpassing New England and other regions.
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Courier Knectal Service
Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
South Dakota
United States
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
East South Central
Mountain States
R. G. Clark
Chies
Dairy and Food Division
Town Department of Agriculture
Towa
Clark
Drought Makes Rhode Island Apples Smaller Yet Brighter
Providence dispatch reports lack of rainfall will yield smaller apples in Rhode Island this year but with brighter color. Commissioner Marty R. Lewis notes moisture shortage reduces size and enhances hue. Insufficient rain also harms the hay crop.
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Providence, R. LT
Rhode Island
Marty R. Lewis
Marshal to Face Murder Charge Hearing Sept. 26
Leon Iowa Sept 21 Hartley night marshal of Lineville will stand for a preliminary hearing Sept 26 at Mercer Missouri on a first degree murder charge in connection with the death of Gerald Hubbird of Davis City. Hartley is accused of shooting Hubbird during an argument over placing a jack under the car.
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Leon
Hlvin
Pete) Hartley
Lineville
Mercer
Gerald Hubbird
Davis City
Hartley
Hubbird
Fayette Women Tour Farm Homes in County Kitchen Study
Seven farm homes in Harlan and Jefferson townships welcomed Fayette County women on a kitchen tour as part of the women's farm bureau project work. Morning visits to houses of Mrs. Henry Henniges E F Warnke and Mrs Frank Schmitt. Afternoon visits to homes of Mrs Harold Jamison Mrs Pearl Schneider Mrs Frank Baker and Mrs Al Parker with a picnic at Rock Island park in Oelwein.
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Gourier
Maynard
Harlan
Jefferson Townships
Vna
Fayette County
Women's Farm Bureau
Henry, Henniges
E. F. Warnke
Frank Schmitt
Harold Jamison
Pearl Schneider
Frank Baker
al. Parker
Rock Island Park
Oelwein
Farms and Tenants Change at Nashua
Werbert Testroet sells farm southeast of Tonla to John King field and George Retz. Mrs Kingfield buys 63 acres with farm buildings along the road near the Kingfield farm. Burr Hastings and George Redington quit farming and hold public sales next week.
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Nashua
Werbert Testroet
Tonla
John Kingfield
George Retz
Retz
Mediterranean water level drops at Agde port
Sudden fall of the Mediterranean water at Agde France caused ships moored near the city hall to go aground. Large sandbanks appeared between the harbor mouth and the lighthouse, with officials attributing the event to a minor subterranean upheaval.
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Agde
France
Mediterranean
World wheat supply estimates show 1928–39 dip
A special report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates the 1928–39 world wheat supply at about 9.55 billion bushels, down from 1928–29. It forecasts weaker production than consumption, with Europe and the Orient adjusting imports and U.S. demand rising amid tighter southern hemisphere supplies. Australia faces only a small export surplus in the near term.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Gey
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Orient
France
Canada
United States
Australia
Argentina to cut grain shipments amid Canada crop short
Argentina signals a drop in weekly exports from 6 million bushels as the outlook tightens with a small Canadian harvest. The speaker expects shipments to fall well below last year’s pace through the coming quarter.
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Argentina
Canada
Three Get 5 to 15 Years in Prison
Three men sentenced after pleading guilty in district court. Clifford Downer drew up to five years for chicken stealing at Fort Madison. William Goble received 10 years for forgery at Anamosa after arrest in Muscatine. G Le Booth of Galesburg got up to 15 years at Anamosa for uttering a forged instrument.
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Burlington
Clifford Downer
Madison
William Goble
Muscatine
Anamosa
G. le. Booth
Galesburg
Death in Keokuk Linked to Natural Causes
Coroner's jury rules that A. G. Southey of Bridgeport Connecticut a street commissioner, died of natural causes in a Keokuk hotel room. Southey was found dead by R. L. Bragdon of Minneapolis after a drinking incident. Bragdon sought medical help and was hospitalized.
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Keokuk
CG. Southey
Bridgeport
Conn
Southey
R. L. Bragdon
Minneapolis
Bragdon
S Livingston Heads Sixth District Bar President
In Oskaloosa Iowa at the Sixth District Bar association final session S Livingston of Washington was elected president. Other officers named are Y C Johnson Oskaloosa vice president and Edwin Willockson Sigourney secretary-treasurer. Committeemen named include John McCay Mahaska county Brookhart Washington center E Kort Des Moines county G B Baker Keokuk county and J E Talbott Power Shick County.
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Oskaloosa
Newton
S. Livingston
Weahington
Sixth District Bar Association
Y.C. Johnson
Edwin Willcockson
Sigourney
John Ae McCay
Mahaska
Brookhart
Washington Center
Slames Cities for Rural Wickedness
Fort Dodge pastors defend rural virtue as they blame city dwellers for much of the evil cited by Rev. Walter A. Morgan. Dr. H. E. Tompkins and Rev. A. D. Lyons argue the country deserves a higher moral rating than the city.
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Fort Dodge
W.R
Walter A. Morgan
HE. N. Tompkins
A. D. Lyons
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Cattle Congress
National Dairy Club
Cedar
Falls
Midwest
Tana
Orange Township
Walters Farm
Cornelius Miller
B. A. Walters
I. Nm, Hoaglin
Phone
Ira Blougit
Fioneer Nat'l Bank
Fayette
Waterloo Metal & Mfg, CO
Miles St
Commercial
Modern Agriculture
Chas. BR
Tutcheson
Dolgar
Waterloo, Iowa
Gates Mande
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