Hog market outlook and price influences in 1938
The article notes farmers selling hogs early due to last year’s price drop and expects the 1938 hog crop to be about 12 percent larger than 1937. It cites improved consumer demand, smaller pork stocks, and reduced lard holdings as key factors shaping prices.
Traffic Safety Message From Unclear Source
A fragmented note urges driving prudence and safety for all road users. It references time, curves, and precaution but the text is garbled, producing an unclear overall event or speaker.
Pasture Renovation Shows Big Gains With Legumes
Iowa State extension agronomist Horace Cheney reports fall renovation using deep rooted legumes like clover and alfalfa boosts pasture carrying capacity and weed control. In a study 27 pastures renovated with legumes had 35 percent fewer ragweeds the next year, Mount Pleasant area saw 75 percent higher capacity, and some sites more than doubled. Liming is essential for good stands and should be applied now if needed. Start small and expand over years, with fencing to control grazing.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Horace Cheney
Iowa State College Extension Agronomist
Mount Pleasant
Cheney
Soybean price unlikely to shift much this fall
Iowa farmers weigh whether to harvest soybeans for grain or hay as a bumper crop tightens price prospects. Iowa State College economists foresee little change from last year despite larger acreage and improving demand. Factors include steady competition from cottonseed, rising industrial demand after January, and ample livestock feed supplies shaping harvest choices.
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Iowa Farme O
Iowa State College Agricultural Economists
Ames
Indiana
Ohio
Iowa
Winois
United States
Battleship Visitor Sparks Smoking Sign Debate
A visitor at the battleship prompts a sign disagreement about smoking rules. The cue to quit smoking is challenged by a remark about a sign that does not state a positive prohibition.
Easy Start Jones Milk Lesson Gone Wrong
Dialogue captures a rough exchange where Jones teases a novice about milking a cow while the greenhorn suggests starting with a calf. The scene hints at a rural setting and practical farm lessons.
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Jones
Deaf and dumb carpenter seeks pad after thumb hit
A frantic carpenter, unable to find his pad after striking his thumb with a hammer, vents his frustration. The scene captures a comic, fragmented moment as he searches for anything to write down his thoughts.
Italian fax industry hub near Lake Como draws rivals
Home of Sak Carne in the largest city on Lake Como stands as the center of the Italian fax industry, rivaling Lyon in France and Paterson in the United States. Mulberry trees are grown throughout the region.
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Sak Carne
Lake Como
Lyon
France
Paterson
Unite States
Mt Olive News Highlights Local Visits and Meetings
Mt Olive notes a stream of visitors from Nebraska Indiana Iowa and South Dakota includes Lena Huettman and sons Ted and Bobby from Nisner. Ernest Huettman returns with his mother. Ladies Aid hosts Sept 7 at Mrs Johnson's home. Religions revival meetings wrap up. Rev John Whitmer led sermons with solid attendance. Local families reunite at Glen Leeds home. hospital reports Frances Carlson baby Carol Jean named. community health updates and travel anecdotes fill the week.
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Lena Huettman
Ted
Bobby
Nisner
Neb
Everett Radke
Ernest Huettman
Radke
Lavern Holmes
Hammond
Ind
C. A. Simmons
LeRoy Goetsch
Davenport
Iowa
Isaac Clow
Ferne Wadsly
Wilson Perry
Raymond Gregg
Larrabee
Freeman Will
Burl Will
Hartford
S. D
West McGreeger
Ivan Wilson
Olive Sawwell
Hanley
Mary
Dubuque
Frank Becker
Ladies Aid
Edgar Johnson
Walter Simmons
Edd Laposky
Iroquois
Leonard L. Anderson
Dicky
Carol Jean
Cherokee
Homer Anderson
Larry
Aurelia
Howard Anderson
Stella Coe
Johnson Home
Harry Carlson
Chisselville
Carlson
Mt. Olive
John Whitmer
Curlew
Leeds
Glen Leeds
Roy Glidewell
Bullock Hospital
Cushing
Good Hope Ladies Aid
Irving Torrey
Dawes of
Quimby
Olive
Earl Bruce
Reas
Harry Bengston
Donald
Kathryn Wester
Miss Wester
Cascade
Monticelli
Johnsons
Marquette
McGregor
Madison
Wisconsin
Mississipi River
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