U S Dairy Exhibit Highlights First National Show
The U S Department of Agriculture brings a new educational dairy exhibit to the Dairy Cattle Congress with 10 booths worth 25 000. It travels to the National Dairy Show in St Paul and features bull and cow testing, milk production data, tuberculosis work, butter and package standards, marketing costs, foreign markets, and a permanent Canadian exhibit.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
United States Department of Agriculture
St. Paul
Minn
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Jhe
M. M. Kiem
Govermmment
Bureau
Iowa
Bureau of Animal Industry
Ames
Town State College
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau
C. B
Dairy and Food Department
Iowa Dairy and Food Department
Dairy Council
Heii
W. A. Wentworth
Association
Will
Romance of Agriculture Shown In Films During Cattle Congress
A series of more than 59 reels will be shown at Electric Ark's movie palace during Cattle Congress week. The program, titled American Agriculture, traces farming from primitive times to modern practices, with 16 agricultural subjects and a plot. It is produced for cooperation with the U S department of agriculture, state agricultural boards, breed associations, and a maker oils company.
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Movie Palace
Electric Ark
Wdaily Farm
History of Jersey Cattle and Channel Island Breeds
The Jersey island home of Jersey cattle is described with its small size and 60,090 population. Origins, crossbreeding with Normandy and Brittany stock, Alderney influence, and early importations to America are outlined, along with breed development, score cards, notable breeders, and spread to the United States by 1850.
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Jersey
Channel Islands
English Channel
Normandy
Brittany
France
George Culley
England
Alderney
America
Island of
Royal Jersey Agricultural Society
Lord Brarbooke
Essex County
Jerseys
Philip Dauncey
Horwood
Buckingham County
Channel Island
Reuben Haines
Germantown
Tainter
Buck and Norton
Hartford
Guernseys Originated From Crossing Of Ancient French Breeds
Guernsey cattle, native to Guernsey and Alderney in the Channel Islands, trace origins to Brittany and Normandy breeds with possible Ferasy blood. Importation into Guernsey banned since 1824, scoring schemes began circa 1828, and Guernseys rose in popularity after strong showings at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
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Alderney
Channel Group
Eagland
Jersey
Normandy
Wland
Royal
England
America
Prinos
Bosto
Nicholas Biddle
Andalasia
Ayrshire Cattle and Ayr’s Agricultural Heritage
Ayrshire cattle are native to Ayr in southwestern Scotland. The county features rolling pastures, moist climate and a relatively mild winter. Ayrshires are believed to have developed from the native breed crossed with Shorthorn imports introduced into Ayrshire around.
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Ayrshire
Ayr
Scotland
Holstein-Friesians Native of Holland History and Importics
Holland is the native home of Holstein-Friesian cattle famed for milk butter and cheese. The breed's origin is long kept secret with Dutch cattle noted for large size and color. Dutch Friesian name derives from Friesland. Holstein-Friesian was adopted in 1885 after importations by West India Company and Dutch settlers. The breed entered America around 1625 with Beemster and Purmerend stock and later significant imports by W W Chenery and Rett S Miller helped establish the breed in New York and beyond.
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Holland
Friesland
Great Britain
West India Company
New York State
W. W. Chenery
Balmont
Mass
Beemster
Purmerend
North Holland
Gerrett S. Miller
Paterbors
N. Y
Weener
Hast Fries
Directors Deciding On Sunshine Show Insurance
Dairy Cattle Congress directors studied Rainfall records from Sept 26 to Oct 2 over a decade by Ralph B. Sippy Waterloo weather observer. They found average daily rain of 0.0219 inches and decided to self insure for the last three show days rather than buy $10,000 to $30,000 policies. Weather notes cite a wet September period but predict fair weather ahead based on Jupiter Pluvius and recent rain.
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Ralph B. Sippy
Waterloo
The
Dairy Cattle Congress
Congress
Slippy
Jupiter Pluvius
Iowa Horseshoe Tessers to Meet at Cattle Congress
Iowa's Horseshoe Tessers gather for the first annual horseshoe tournament at the Dairy Cattle Congress during show week. Entries from many towns, $75 cash plus two silver cups for winners, entry fee 25 cents, top team prize 35 dollars, 25 for second, 15 for third. cups for best individual. Four courts east of the main exhibition hall, bring regulation-weight shoes, entry list open until 9 am Wednesday, rounds begin an hour later.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa
Cattle Congress
Lawn City Horseshoe Pitching Club
Cedar Falls
Iowa Falls
Ackley
Alsgoua
Eidera
Garwin
Marshalltown
Kellerton
Ceel
Wein
Dunkerton
Sioux City
Classifications of Herds at Congress
There are several herd classifications at cat shows causing exhibitor confusion. The exhibitor herd requires a bull two years or older, a cow three years or older, and a set of young heifers. Breeder’s herd uses specific age limits for bulls and heifers. The calf herd has one bull and four females under one year. Get of fire and produce of cow require specified animals. The dairy herd needs four cows in milk owned by the exhibitor.
Brown Swiss Cattle From Historic Swiss Stock
Brown Swiss cattle are native to northern and eastern Switzerland near Lake Lucerne. A hardy mountain breed, they forage on pasture or hay with little grain. Ancient in origin, they were first imported to America in 1869 by H. M. Clark, with subsequent imports in 18 52 and 1906, though recent EU disease controls have halted imports for years.
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Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
America
H. M. Clark
Belmont
Mass
Col. G. Burgi
Canton of Schwyz
D. G. Aldrich
Worcester
David Hall
Providence
Scott ‘& Harris
Massachusetts
E. M. Barton
Illinois
Western
Europe
Ames Dairy Judges Arrived Last Night Visit Herds Today
The State college dairy judging team, led by Prof. Earl B. Weaver, arrived in Waterloo last night for final selections. Three members Dirk Offringa F B Ferguson and R J Kilgore will visit Black and Hawk herds for preliminary work before the show grounds open Monday morning. They are not yet allowed on the Contests grounds.
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State College Dairy
Waterloo
Show Grounds
Earl B. Weaver
Dirk ‘Offringa
F. E B. Ferguson
R. J. Kilgore
Cattie Congress Grounds
Prest-O-Lite Cuts Prices Through Waterloo Distributor
Prest-O-Lite reduces the A2 model price for Fords and light cars by 30 percent through Waterloo Storage Battery. Trade-in price now $23.50, below 1917 levels. September 1920 price was $35.30 and December price $31.15. Waterloo reports unusually large sales and predicts a strong fall in business.
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Waterloo Storage Battery Company
Prest-O-Lite Company
Annouces
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
A testimonial from Elizabeth Corusy of Edmund South Carolina states nervousness backache and monthly illness limited her work until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her symptoms after two bottles. The letter suggests many similar women found relief and invites print publication of the note.
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Elizabeth C. Corusy
A. P. Corley
Edmund
S.C
Lydia E. Pinhham
Mrs. Corley
Short Term Boys Arranged for Dairy Cattle Congress
A two day program for short term agricultural students is planned at Dairy Cattle Congress with free admission. About 75 boys from short term classes in Iowa will attend, with E S Estel and R H Bretzke coordinating. Activities include educational films on farming, stock exhibits, and guidance from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
R. H. Bretzke
E. S. Estel
Congress
Iowa
E. ¥. Ekstrom
Lamont
U. 9. Department
United States Department of Agriculture
H. Bender
Ames
Cedar Rapids Seeks Milk Contest Third Title Win
Cedar Rapids, twice winner of the city market milk test, aims for another championship. The city must post the highest average score across 12 major Iowa cities, calculated by total points divided by entries. Director Dr. O. P. Thompson notes a shift to city inspectors grading samples to reflect real milk quality.
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Cedar Rapids
Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa
O. P. Thompson
New Vitalizer ReNu-Tabs Promises Quick Youth Revival
An old newspaper advertisement touts ReNu-Tabs as a powerful vitality booster. It claims rapid improvements in energy, circulation, and overall health from an African tree bark extract, supported by other tonics. Readers are urged to test the product with a no risk offer from Re-Nu Laboratories in Kansas City, refundable if not satisfied after a week.
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Re-Nu Laboratories
Gateway Station
Kansas City
Mets Exhibition Build Shows Readiness for Opening Day
A report notes a player will be positioned in the Mets exhibition lineup and ready for opening day. The piece lists twelve contest sites including Waterloo Cedar Falls Council Bluffs Des Moines Marshalltown Dubuque Burlington Davenport Mason City Fort Dodge Sioux City Ottumwa and mentions Havana sticks and a novelty title Sweet As a Nuvi.
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Mets
Waterloo
Cedarids
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Burlington
Davenport
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Ottumwa
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