Farm Index At 64 Compares With 103 For Merchandise
Prices farmers receive improve but costs for feed food clothing and materials also rise from three months earlier. Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes June 15 index at 64 base 100 pre war, up 14 points since March 15, with 175 items averaging 103. Hog prices reach 3.96 per cwt mid June, corn 40.2 cents per bushel, wheat 58.7 cents, showing continued price trends and packers stocking pork products.
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D.C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Farm prices rise as dollar weakens and shortages bite
June 15 farm price report shows pota to prices up 11 percent from June last year 49.4 cents per bushel while cotton gains 66 percent from May 15 to 8.7 cents per pound Wool climbs 20 percent to 21.3 cents per pound amid strong mill demand and dollar depreciation Eggs drop 5 percent to 10.1 cents per dozen with storage holdings 64 percent above a year ago
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Bureau
Mt Vernon Ad Fragment Shows Prices and Codes
Fragmentary ad from Mt Vernon lists item codes and prices including drip at .89c .53c .5C minus 25¢ bundle deals 3 for 25c and .10c offerings. Reads like catalog shorthand with stray letters and numbers.
Corn is Normal in Cedar County
Special to the Gazette reports Cedar county corn will average over knee high by the Fourth of July with about 75 percent laid by then. Warm weather boosted growth. rains helped small grains. Olin notes optimism after heavy rainfall. corn in good condition and small grains nearing normal. Millerburg adds rains aided corn and gardens though oats and wheat were damaged. straw short, timothy seed yields down. raspberries promising. potatoes large and cabbage nearly ready.
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The
Tipton
Cedar County
Emmett C. Gardner
Olin
Millersburg
Rain Boosts Berry Yields. Crops Improve in Illinois and Iowa
In Urbana and Washington Iowa, rain this week lifted crop prospects. Raspberries fetched 15 cents a box while strawberries were scarce and half a crop. Corn looks good overall though oats and small grains suffered four weeks of drought. hay yields are heavy and of fine quality. Gardens benefited but early potatoes suffered from heat and dryness.
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Delta
Urbana
Washington
Central City Creamery Pays 24c For Butterfat
CENTRAL CITY Patrons of the Farmers Mutual creamery received payment Friday for the first half of June butterfat at 24 cents per pound. The ten high patrons listed include Mayer and Rice, Karch and French, T Hense, E W Rowley, Harry DuBois, Alva Beebe, Price and Barrows, Earl Henderson, A J Dice, and Roy Knapp with totals ranging from 170.89 to 287.68 pounds.
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Central City
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery
Mayer and Rice
New Agriculture Dean Appointed at Iowa State College
Prof H H Kildee will serve as dean of agriculture at Iowa State College replacing acting dean President Hughes remains in place. Dr R E Buchanan becomes director of the experiment station while continuing as head of bacteriology and the graduate school.
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Ames
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
R. M. Hughes
State Board of Education
Iowa City
R. E. Buchanan
Buchanan
Dean Kildee
Hughes
Kildee
Osage
Iowa State
University of Minnesota
Kansas City
Omaha
Holstein-Friesian Association
Cedar Rapids
University of Chicago
Graduate College
Greeley Creamery pays 25 cents for butterfat
Greeley creamery patrons received May payment for butterfat at 25 cents per pound. The top ten producers listed include W. DeKeyser with 772.3 pounds, J. D. Fischer 727, O J. W. Matthews 667.6, C. J. Bockenstedt 530.4, Mead Brothers 495.9, Lee Croyle 483, Paul McElimcel 468.1, Fred Woeste 451.9, A H Hartman 447.5, and P. J Lighty 438.1.
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Greeley
W. DeKeyser
J. D. Fischer
O J. W. Matthews
C. J. Bockenstedt
Mead Brothers
Lee Croyle
Paul McElimcel
Fred Woeste
A H. Hartman
P. J Lighty
Ellickson 4-H Pupils Hatch 29 Pheasants from 30 Eggs
Roger and Vernon Ellickson report a hatch of twenty nine pheasants from thirty eggs in Winneshiek county. The pheasants will be released when three quarters grown.
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Decorah
Roger and
Vernon Ellickson
Emick Ellickson
Winneshiek County
Des Moines Branch Retains Some Direct Hog News
The Des Moines office of the federal livestock market news service will continue to assemble and disseminate hog market data in Iowa and southern Minnesota but without leased wires to Omaha Chicago Kansas City and other markets. The service will limit output to press and radio releases with no more mimeographed reports. Des Moines and Ames leased wires are being discontinued. Receipts remain heavy and prices steady with 180 to 300 pound hogs at about 3.90 to 4.25 dollars and most hogs in the 4.00 to 4.20 range.
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Des Moines
Federal Livestock Market News Service
Iowa
Minnesota
Omaha
Chicago
Kansas City
United States Department of Agriculture
Ames
WOT
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
Riverside Feed Mill Ad Warns Prices Rising
Riverside Feed Mill promotes higher feed, hay, and straw prices with a call to buy now. Frank Patek, proprietor, invites customers to call for current prices at 119 Mth Ave SE and 27120. The message urges savings before future increases.
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Frank Patek
Mth
Ave
Riverside
Arlington Lass Is Fayette 4-H Queen
Maxine Richards of Fairfield township’s Lucky Clover 4-H club was crowned Fayette county 4-H queen at Rally Day in the Upper Iowa University gym. Lillian Arthur was elected county president, with Edna Frisch as vice president Florence Cummings as secretary and treasurer, and Bernice Mitchell as historian.
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Fayette
Maxine Richards
Arlington
Fairfield Township
Fayette County
Upper Iowa University
Maxine
Bernice Stelzmiller
Near West Union
Helen Schlatter
Near Hawkeye
Lillian Arthur
Edna Frisch
Florence Cummings
Bernice Mitchell
Florence Smith
Hearts of Center Club
Virginia Burrows
Lillian Cummings
Mary Verna Gleim
Center Township
Harlan
Pleasant Valley
Clermont
Fairfeld Lucky Clover Club
Bethel Ever Ready Club
Clermont Townships
Cobus Jans Sells Shelled Corn to Reinbeck Elevator
Cobus Jans formerly east of Reinbeck sold 2,400 bushels of shelled corn to the Reinbeck elevator at 35 cents per bushel in a local grain sale.
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Reinbeck
Cobus Jans
Chinch Bug Battle Opens on Three Fronts
Southern Iowa faces a three front chinch bug campaign with demonstrations planned in Chariton Marion county Knoxville Albia and Corydon. H. C. Aaberg announced extension staff including Dr. Drake Dr. Harris and A D Worthington will train farmers in building creosote barriers to protect crops as losses mount.
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Des Moines
Iowa
H. C. Aaberg
Lucas County
Chariton
C. J. Drake
H. M. Harris
Iowa State College
Marion County
Knoxville
Monroe County
Albia
A. D. Worthington
Iowa Agricultural Extension Service
B V. Travis
Drake
Wayne County
Corydon
R. K. Bliss
Aaberg
Walshire Angus Sells Yearlings at Cedar Rapids Dressing 64.1
Walshire Angus breeder E. F. Walshire near Mechanicsville markets a crested consignment in Cedar Rapids on June 15. The cattle dressed 64.1 percent, well above the 60 to 61 percent prime benchmark. Twenty two head averaged 825 pounds sold at 6.50 per hundredweight, graded fancy yearling and show caliber per Sinclair cattle buyers.
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E. F, Walshire
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Walshire
Sinclair Cattle
Lightning Strikes Kill Livestock Near Dysart
Severe storm south of Dysart Tuesday night kills five milk cows owned by Joe Hadacek two horses owned by Charles Kusel and a horse and colt belonging to Schutt Brothers. The loss is covered by a dinosaur insurance.
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Dysart
Joe Hadacek
Charles Kusel
Schutt Brothers
Daily Farm News For Farm Folk
Farm brief notes and market chatter edited by Ray Anderson cover crop prices, weather outlook, and practical tips for farmers. Read for timely tips on planting, harvest schedules, equipment tips, and local farm economy updates.
Junior 4-H Beeve Tour In Cedar County Highlights Better Condition
Seventy four 4-H members and leaders joined the Cedar county baby beef club tour. The group visited farms near West Branch West Liberty Tipton Stanwood and Bennett with a judging contest at the Hinks house farm. Carl Oldson noted calves showed improved condition for the season.
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Tipton
Cedar County
West Branch
H. G. Hemingway
Austin Ellyson and &. Co. Morris
Fred Hinkhouse
A. V. Mather
West Liberty
Hinks
Wyoming Girl Crowned Queen at Anamosa 4-H Rally
Jean Brodersen of a Wyoming area farm was crowned queen at the Jones county girls 4-H clubs Rally dag program held Friday in Anamosa.
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Wyoming
Jean Brodersen
Jones County
Anamosa
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