Farm Prices Jump in Two Months on Strong Demand
Chicago market analysis shows wholesale prices for nine key farm commodities up 19 percent since spring, with hogs and cattle rising 24 to 31 percent and eggs up 31 percent. Grains are 9 to 12 percent higher than 1938 lows as demand and exports boost meat, corn, and lard markets. Government purchases and rust-affected wheat crop shape the outlook for 1938 farm income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Poweshick
Mount Vernon Feeder Sells 55 Prime Butcher Dogs
E. Ellison of Mount Vernon sold fifty five prime butcher dogs in Chicago for 9.40 dollars per hundredweight. They averaged 285 pounds and brought the top price for their weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Mount Vernon
E. Ellison
Chicago
26 Acres Sold for 7500 at Reinbeck
Spector reports Reinbeck sale of a 26 acre improved farm owned by William Hilmar to Lloyd Runft for 7500. Runft plans to rent adjoining land to operate. Also noted are an unimproved eighty acre sale near Voorhees and a 220 acre August Wilmes farm rented for 1650 cash.
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Spector
Gazette
Buckingham
Reinbeck
William Hilmar
Lloyd Runft
Runft
Harley
Roger Ingols
Voorhees
Black Hawk County
Ingols
Andrew Whalen
Cressy Whitlen
Long Beach
Calif
August Wilmes
Henry Ramunt
REA Lines Energized In Scotch Grove Community
Rural electrification lines in the north half of Scotch Grove township Jones county were energized Monday after a final inspection. Wiring had been completed a month ago and power was turned on in the southern part of the township two weeks ago.
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Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove Township
Jones County
Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Linn County Iowa
Frances Shank appointed and qualified as Executrix of John Shank estate in Linn County Iowa on July 12 1938. Creditors must promptly settle debts and file claims with the Linn County Iowa District Court Edler. Jos Mekota attorney represents Frances Shank.
Iowa corn and crops suffer under intense heat and rain
The Iowa weather and crop bulletin reports heat and sun spurring rapid corn growth then deterioration in south central and southwest counties amid wind squalls and heavy rain. Small grain, especially oats, blown down. alfalfa and timothy hay curing better. beans and garden crops show strong yields. regional notes from Montezuma Blairstown Scotch Grove and Poweshick counties describe oats harvest, haying, and early fruit ripening amid a wet, hot week.
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Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bulletin
Reed
Scott County
Sioux City
Blairstown
Scotch Grove
Leo Kremer
M M. Sinclair
William Henrichs
G. J. Hughes
Country Woman Reflects On An Old Fashioned Sunbonnet
A narrator recalls an antique sunbonnet worn by a very old fashioned woman. The deep quilted front and starched rigidity evoke memories of a grandmotherly figure, suggesting readers may share similar familial associations with their own grandmothers.
4-H Club Contest Closes July 22 In Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa 4-H members may enter the Junior Gazette youth page contest with a 100 to 200 word piece on what the 4-H club means to them. Prizes are copies of Adventures In 4-H by Betty Baxter Anderson. Entries must include name age address club and leader and be postmarked by July 21. Winners announced July 30 in the Junior Gazette.
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Wanda Mont
Iowa
Junior Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Betty Baxter Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Cupples and Leon Company
Ray Anderson
The
Dairy herd protected from flies with shutters and lime
Independence reports Arvid Magnuson’s Wapsie Cow Test herd shielded from flies this summer by closing doors, shading windows, and lime dusting the floor. Meanwhile Buckingham notes Henry Peters near Geneseo sold twenty steers averaging 850 pounds at $9 per cwt to buyers Mask and Cavanaugh, who sold to a Waterloo packer.
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Arvid Magnuson
Wapsie Cow Test Association
Buckingham
Henry Peters
Geneseo
Mask
Cavanaugh
Waterloo
Denture Breath Warns as Odor Threat to Smile
Dentists warn of denture breath from a thin mucin-scum on plates and bridges. Ordinary brushing fails to remove it. Polident promises to purify and thoroughly clean dentures removing scum tarnish stain and odor.
Future of Wool Market Brighter
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics expects little immediate change in domestic wool prices with some price strengthening possible before year end. Mill consumption improved in May the highest since last September, though 1937 levels remain much higher. The Australian clip is about 960 million pounds a decrease from 1937 38, while European raw wool stocks are adequate for reduced demand and Japan holds its smallest stocks in years.
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Gazette
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Japan
Jackson Women To Study Problems Of Home Furnishings
MAQUORETA Judging Problems in Home Furnishing was chosen as the subject for a Jackson county home project study for the coming year at a meeting of county and township committee members. Miss Lillian Lewis of the Ames extension service assisted with drafting the project. Minor studies will include music folk games health hobbies drama and small fruit culture.
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Maquoreta
Jackson County
Lillian Lewis
The
Ames Extension Service
Barn Fire Destroys Hay Storage Near Columbus Junction
A large barn on Delbert Black’s farm three miles north of Columbus Junction burned Tuesday morning. About fourteen loads of hay stored a week earlier fed the blaze, with spontaneous combustion cited as probable cause. Black carried no insurance.
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the Gazette
Columbus Junction
Delbert Black
Black
Yearlings Bring 9.50 At Chicago Sale
Palo Graham McFarland marketed thirteen mixed yearling steers and heifers averaging 667 pounds for 9.50 per hundredweight at Chicago on Monday.
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the Gazette
PALO
Graham McFarland
Palo Feeder
Chicago
Steers Bring $11.35 A Hundredweight In Chicago Trade
Palo C A Owens feeder near Palo sold twenty three 1279 pound steers for 1135 dollars per hundredweight at Chicago Monday, reflecting strong demand and price levels for beef cattle.
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Palo
C. A. Owens
Chicago
Meat in cold storage shows large July withdrawals
July 1 1937 cold storage report from the Agricultural Economics shows total meat holdings at 514,375,000 pounds down from June 1 by 33,391,000. Beef pork and lard levels are near or below five year and yearly lows with varied changes across categories. Poultry and creamery stocks rise while eggs and butter see mixed shifts as relief stockpiling continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stockyards
Chicago
Federal Department of Agricultural Economics
Dairy Products Marketing Association
Executor notice of Charles W Sims estate in Linn County Iowa
The undersigned on July 2 1938 was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Charles W Sims late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Those having claims against the estate should present them at the Linn County Court or with MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK Executor J M Tallman Attorney
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State of
Towa
Linn County
John Shank
Edler
Iowa
Charles W Sims
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REA Lines
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Executrix
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Jess Wickham
Willard
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Hameister Brothers
D. F. Newton and Sons of
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Jackson
Columbus
Fancy Elberta
Smulekoff
Third Ave
West End
Third Ave. Bridge
Merchants National Bank
J. Mo Tallman
Tillyer
C. Chambers Inskeep Optical Co
Second St. SE
F. Tisher
Pres
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May Out Rate
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