Black Hawk county launches farm family rural project
Iowa's Black Hawk county unveils a pioneer farm family program led by county agent J Urban. It spans six aims from better bureau meetings to town and inter-township debates, rural orchestras, home talent chautauqua, outdoor recreation, and pageants tied to county history and education for both young and old farmers.
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Black Hawk County
Uban
Iowa
Wil Stacy
Extension Service
Schoorogram
Chies
Bruce Gates
Gates Business College
Merle Shover
Fannie Buchanan
Victor
Waterloo
Shover
Town State
Teachers College
Victor Read
Waterloo Piayground
Cedar Falls
Mignon Quan Lot
Minneapolis
Banquins
The Rhyming Farmer By 3 Edward Tyft Poem
A rustic poem contrasts two neighbors, one rushing to sow without prep and the other advocating deep seedbed cultivation. The narrator argues preparation yields better crops, warning against shallow top sowing and hurried methods. The piece emphasizes patient, thorough farming as essential for success.
Judges to Start Work on Tuesday at Dairy Cattle Congress
Judging at the Dairy Cattle Congress will begin Tuesday morning with Guernsey and Brown Swiss classes. Detailed assignments list professors and judges from multiple states handling different breeds and related shows. Work continues through Friday with additional poultry and crop events starting earlier in the week.
Market Weights to Get More Attention Says Federal Chief
Washington seeks to rebalance livestock market focus from price to weight. Secretary Jardine urges accurate weighing at terminal markets, cites scale maintenance, lighting, drainage, dust control, and rodent prevention. Promotion of small scales for individual animals and double-signal devices aids accuracy. new 1000 pound test cart facilitates single-operator testing.
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Federal
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
William Jardine
Department i
Jardine
Tim
Pullin Sheep Have Successful Season
Don Pullin of Waterloo area led a strong season for RK EB Pullin Cheviots with top ribbons at main shows including grand champion ram. His herd swept firsts and prizes at Tavenport and other fairs in Burlington Davenport West Liberty Des Moines Huron Spencer circuit. Sheep sales remained robust with multiple rams exported and inquiries from Arkansas Tennessee rising before year end.
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Don Pullin
Waterloo
Pullin
J Boven
Ges
Maines
Tavenport
Burlington
Davenport
West
Liberty
Des Moines
Hamine
Huron
Spencer
Arkansas
Tennessee
Wadena Sorghum for California
Iowa sorghum syrup is produced at the M A Klingman sorghum mill in Wadena Indiana. Klingman with 30 years in the business has shipped about 200 gallons of molasses this session and all product sold. The process uses rotary pump lifting juice to tanks pan boiling and multiple strainings for purity with fuel from Klingman’s sawmill slabs. George Davis oversees boiling, Safe Hawn operates the press this year.
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Courier Special Service
Wadena
Iowa
Chicago
California
M. A. Klingman
Klingman
George Davis
Safe Hawn
Ten College Teams in Judging Contest
Three new college dairy judging teams arrive for the Dairy Cattle Congress show from Wisconsin Illinois and Nebraska. Other entrants include Kansas State College Manhattan North Dakota Agricultural College Fargo Purdue University Lafayette Indiana University of Minnesota Minneapolis University of Missouri Columbia South Dakota State Brookings and Town State College Ames. The Iowa team last year’s champions will have two members at the event but not judging. Clarence Thomason Hampton is with Fairfield Farms Topeka exhibiting their herd and Ted Besh is with the State Dairy Association. Teams have begun workouts on surrounding dairy herds as arrivals continue.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Wisconsin
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas State College
Manhattan
North Dakota Agricultural College
Fargo
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
University of Minnesotan
Minneapolis
University of Missouri
Columbia
South Dakota State
Brookings
Town State College
Ames
Iowa
Clarence Thomapson
Hampton
Fairfeld Farms
Topeka
Kan
Ted Besh
State Dairy Association
568 Counties on New T. B. List
Washington dispatch reports 27 counties added in 19 states to the modified accredited area for bovine tuberculosis. The expanded region now covers 568 counties with about 580000 cattle, marking a broader zone where infestation remains under one half of one percent.
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Washington, D. CG
United States
Mrs Friedley Ends Two Year County Project Role
In Cedar Falls Ta on September 29 Mrs P Friedley delivered the final lesson of the year for the county home project as Cedar Falls farm bureau club hosted at Mrs G E Cunningham's farm home. County demonstration agent Miss Merle Shover attended as did several club members.
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Cedar Falls
Milk cows average $85 at Clarksville sale
Clarksville Indiana September 29 Durty and a small crowd paid lower prices than expected at the dissolution sale of James Cook and Co Odell here Thursday. Twenty grade Holsteins averaged $85 apiece. Odell will farm cash to Osage.
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Clarksville
James Cook
Odell
Odell Wil Farm
Butter Markets Fluctuate Amid Expanding Tronuction
A garbled report from Shirago notes butter prices fluctuating as demand shifts with expanding tronuction. It mentions limited arrivals at markets, price pressure on dairy products, and a tentative recovery in curbed buying.
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Shirago
Berk
Williaa
Aredor
Emrala
Readers respond to farm department letter to editor
QuesAnna and commentary invite responses to the editor from the farm department. The Waterloo Evening Courier in Iowa provides a contact point with a phone number for readers to send comments or questions.
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QuesAnna
Commenta
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowo
Iowa
Grain Receipts and Weekly Grain and Shipments Review
Grain receipts and weekly shipments review notes that the peak 1928 wheat movement has passed in the U S and Canada. It discusses crop sizes, spring and winter wheat prospects, and how prices for corn and oats have moved. It mentions Russia India Argentina and Australia as factors and notes a decline in hog values and higher lard stocks affecting provisions.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Russia
India
Argentina
Australia
Jeading
September corn sharply lower across markets
Chicago and Minneapolis markets show September corn sliding sharply with bids collapsing late day. Wheat trends mixed as corn sells off. some gains in provisions. Kansas City and St Louis reports list varied bid prices and receipts across multiple grades and protein levels.
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Northwest
Chicago
Kansas City
Duluth
Omaha
Minneapolis
St. Joseph
Board of Trade Wheat and commodity quotations report
Chicago exchange notes show No 2 wheat at 1.18 1/2 and No 3 hard at 1.18. Gorn bread and mixed grades quoted with various cents per bushel. Rye No 3 at 1.03, barley 0.56, clover and timothy seeds listed, lard ribs be llies price around 12.20 to 15.00 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Aiye
Waterloo
Waterloo Mills Co
Grange Creamery
Ander
Oghorsys
Tipnyy Ducks
Veesneennes
Greer
Rath Packing Co
Cosco
Lamba
Peererrery
Ansie Ats
Wieserssee
tFrarmi Cohn
Freders
Mixed cattle hogs and sheep prices drift in Chicago markets
Receipts rose as hogs sold mostly at 9 to 11 dollars per hundred for various weight ranges. Cattle saw weaker demand with choice steers falling while stockers and feeders declined. Sheep and lambs shifted lower with fat lambs around 13 to 14 dollars, while New York clearing figures showed mixed deposits and clearings. In St Paul and Toledo, fat cattle and calves posted varied results with steady hogs and modest gains for some lambs.
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Chicago
Hogss
Mpatrelly Chotee
Beldover
Hutchers
Mein
Eeters Ab
S. ST. Paul
St. Paul
Minn
Stock bulk rise lifts market with Coty at peak
New York traders returned to gains led by high priced shares with Coty surging to a new high on recapitulation talk. Montgomery Ward, International Telephone, Midland Steel and International Harvester posted notable advances as rails stayed in brisk demand and total volume neared 1.59 million shares.
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New York
Wall Street
Coty
Montgomery Ward
International Telephone
Midland Steel Products
International Harvester
Radio
Murmy Corporation
Curtiss Airplane
du Pont
Gory
American Inter- National
Montgomery Wart
Columbia Gas
Johns Manville
Briggs
Greene Cananen
First National Pictures
Chem
Seeey
American Car & Woundry
American Locomobive
American Sm. É& Ref
American Sugar
American T. & T
American Tobacco
American Arog
Anaconda Treeaee
Armour B
Atchison
Aulantic Coast Line
Atlantic ‘Refining
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Quanadian Pacific
Qantas
Cscs
Vevesterseevers Inter
Tel
Kansans City
Paramt
Fam
Las
Pennsylvania
Phillips Pebraleamy
Reading - Room-Rand
Ovens ‘ Rep
Iron & Btee
Beng Feynolds Tobacco
Boovysi-seisi Sey
St. Louis & San Frandisto
Ires Seaboard
Sears Hoebuck
Shell Union
Sinclair
Conso
Provisions New York Market Report Sept 29
New York and Chicago market summaries show firm receipts across multiple meat and dairy lines. Cheese and poultry prices are listed with varying grades and weights, including creamery extras and standard, with several regional figures for turkeys hens and ducks.
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New York
Dulter
I. Hees
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Cotton futures fall as markets open across edge of season
Cotton prices opened lower across futures with October down three to twenty points and several contracts easing. Liverpool reports quiet spats and 4,000 bales sold with varied middling quotes. Minneapolis flour shipments show 48,526 cwt, bran at 25.50 to 28.00 dollars.
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Liverpool
Minneapolis
Foreign exchanges reported in New York market
Foreign exchange rates listed for major currencies and world markets with mixed demand. Quotes include Great Britain at 4.95 1 4, France 3.90 34, Italy 5.22 44, Germany 23.62, Switzerland 192.44, Tokio 45.70, Shanghai 63.87, Montreal 100.00, among others as of September 29.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Brigham
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Wasce
Greece
Poland
Grecko-Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Rowmania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokio
Shanghai
Montreal
Bond Market Dull Weekend Trading Caps Gains
New York September bond action shows profit taking with most prices down in quiet session. Baltimore and Ohio 4145 and General Electric tied lines rose amid limited activity while American Telephone and Telegraph edged lower. U S Rubber gained modestly as oils and coppers held steady and foreign bonds were irregular.
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New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Geaboard Aly Line
Widusbrinl Group
U. S
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University of Missori
A. B. Caine
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R. B. Hamer
McLean
Virginia
American Poultry Congress
Freak Conway
Cavy Station
Oscar Graw
Harry Atkins
Paul C. Taff
Towa State College
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Call Club
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Ite
Ray Lata
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Ulherty
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