Dairying Show Draws Iowa’s Progressive Interests
Des Moines reports the Dairy Congress at Waterloo next week attracts Iowa’s progressive dairy interests. The Waterloo show, begun 17 years ago, draws national attention with winners often topping national shows. Officials from Iowa state agriculture and Ames dairy departments cooperate, with an estimated 100000 visitors, and a Belgian Horse show and American Poultry congress nearby. Dairying growth rises 40 percent from 1920 to 1925, with creameries declining in number but tripling output from 1894 to 1925.
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Iowa Dairy Growth Highlights at 1925 Waterloo Show
The 1925 Heures show lists 262 cooperative creameries 131 individual creameries and 55 centralizers. About 50 percent of Iowa butter goes to New York City 25 percent to Chicago 9 percent to Philadelphia 7 percent to other markets. Butter production fell from 80 million pounds in 1899 to 26 million in 1925. The dairy boom is reflected at Waterloo shows, with profits stimulating production and no signs of overdoing.
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The Vegetable Compound and the Indian Medicine Man
In pioneer days an Indian Medicine Man tapped roots and herbs to cure many ailments. Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts popularized a vegetable compound used by women for over fifty years as a remedy for suffering.
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Real Iowa dairymen stress steady dairying
Field Secretary Floyd Johnson of the state dairy association notes in his last annual report that dairying as a business requires regular hours and confinement. He says the routine keeps many out and others leave once financially able. He adds profitable dairying comes slowly, with advantages in constant cow income and year‑round soil fertility.
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