Hogs Weakened by May Slump Amid Heavy Runs
Hog prices fell through May as large hog receipts and slow demand kept values near 30 year lows. Light hogs and big weight butchers declined to about 2.40 to 3.50 a hundredweight, with packing sows rising late as western buyers led activity. Iowa and southern Minnesota packers hit summer slaughter records even as eastern markets shrank, while feeders faced low prices and uncertain demand.
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Towa
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Oasis farmer interview reflects middlewest concerns
An interview with Glenn Speight, operator of 222 acres near Oasis, discusses local farming, fruit availability in Iowa, prices in decline, and politics. He argues for optimistic outlook, notes butter use rising as fat costs fall, and posits Hoover’s sales tax as superior to Garner’s bill. Congress is criticized for inaction.
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Glenn Speight
Oasis
Hoover
Evening Radio Schedule and Local Tax Talk Reflections
A cluttered radio grid for WABC NBC CBS and others shows programs from 6 to 10 PM including Singin Sam and Amos n Andy. A resident discusses taxes in West Branch, noting $502.14 this year and calls for tax fairness and school reform while praising the local consolidated district.
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West Branch Consolidated School District
Investment Reflections From a Longtime Farmer
A farmer recalls the cost of stock and equipment versus the farm’s worth today. He notes prices were high when he started, the stock would fetch little if sold at forced sale, and credits from big companies help with purchases. He questions tax on stored inventory and farm machinery exemptions. He takes ten days to two weeks of vacation yearly, often fishing and visiting the state fair.
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Fence Drift and Campaigning Rhetoric Cloud Public Voice
A fragmented paragraph notes drift and burnish in a political campaign discourse. It contrasts polished rhetoric with tarnished statements and questions the value of such messaging, hinting at public weariness with campaigns that lack clarity.
Corn Ravaged by Heavy June Rain in Washington County
Special to The Gazette reports three inches of rain in the first four days of June washed out corn fields in many parts of Washington County. County Agent Harold Monroes notes some rolling land corn is badly damaged while other crops suffer but may recover after warm spells. FirstHard rain Saturday dropped .63 inches at 5:30 p.m., with another .08 inches after 8 p.m. filling creeks and rivers.
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Washington
Ian
Washington County
Harold Monroes
Rennie
Farm Update From Blairstown Sees Bumper Prospect
Alfalfa hay ready for first cutting though frequent rains raise anxiety about stand. Corn appears healthy with minimal replanting. Potatoes in bloom and fruits including apples pears grapes show strong yields. Early cherries ripening and local residents picking strawberries.
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Blairstown
Seed Demand Surges In Oelwein As Supplies Run Short
Seed dealers report unusually heavy spring demand for all seed types in Oelwein. Supplies on hand are exhausted and new orders are placed to meet customer needs as households plan garden support.
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Oelwein
Wilton Junction crop update reports strong yields
Farmers report corn being plowed for a second time with all crops thriving. Strawberries are ripening and show promise of an abundant yield in Wilton Junction.
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Wilton Junction
Rains Aid Crops and Plowing Increase in Local County
Olin Rains of the week have aided crops greatly in this vicinity. Most of the farmers are plowing. Some have made cutworm damage. Oats are in excellent condition and a few fields of rye are heading. Alfalfa in most cases has come through in good condition.
Livestock and Meat to Highlight at Chicago Exposition
A large livestock and meat display will occupy a major building at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago opening next June. The exhibit, co operated by packers producers and retailers, will be highly mechanized and show key stages in meat industry evolution and diet. It targets over 50 million attendees with several buildings already ready along the lake front.
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Lake Front
Farm Woman Sells Fries At Seventeen Cents In Jackson
Maquoreta Mrs. Fred Wilcox, a prominent local farm woman, reports 2,200 cockerels remaining from the first hatch sold at 17 cents. They weighed three to three and a half pounds. Most are White Leghorns. Eggs from her flock are shipped to Chicago for premium prices. her laying flock now numbers 300 hens.
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Fred Wilcox
Here
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Chicago
Chicago Horse Market Sees 300 Horses Sell Near Steady Prices
The Chicago sale offered about 300 head, with over 99 percent to farmers and light wagon-horse demand for eastern accounts. Prices held generally steady with top teams at 340 dollars and top single horses at 165. Bulk sold 65 to 100 dollars. common plugs as low as 15. Michigan Indiana Ohio New York bought fancy horses at 110 to 165 dollars.
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Michigan
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Ohio
New York
4 H Clubs Hold Meetings Across Eastern Iowa
Clarence and Wilton Junction report 4 H club activities with Durwood Greig presiding and plans for a picnic on June 22. Club members discuss hog judging livestock for Cedar County Fair, plus June 9 meetings and patterns for dresses and aprons. Muscatine county 4 H girls head to Ames state convention June 27 to 29 with Aretha Paul and Ruth Le Fever as delegates.
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Emmett C. Gardner
Cedar County
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Evelyn Eller
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Elmer Meyer
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Leon Schmidt
Ed Ruggeberg
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Dorothy Schultz
Sylvia Jansen
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Muscatine County
Ames
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Farm Board Reduces Wool Advances Across Grades
DES MOINES The Iowa Wool Growers association announces cuts in June 3 advances for wool. Best grade rises to 6 cents per pound from 9, dark native and western wools 4 to 5 cents, rejects 3 cents. Officials expect higher fall prices and urge marketing through the Farm Board.
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Iowa Wool] Growers’ Association
Farm Board
Cedar 4-H Girls Plan Rally Day Friday
Cedar county 4 H club girls will hold their annual Rally Day program Friday at the consolidated school building. The event features the Music Memory contest election of officers for the coming year and short talks. The afternoon program will be a Mount Vernon festival with George and Martha Washington entertaining the club girls. Mrs Russell Willer is county chairman.
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Martha Washington
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Sheep Men In Clayton Pool Wool For Shipment
Members of the Clayton County Wool Growers Association will pool their wool here on Friday for shipment to the Des Moines warehouse for later sale through the National Wool Marketing Association.
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Clayton
Eleader
Clayeton County
Wool Growers’ Association
Des Moin
National Wool Marketing Association
Hog Prices Reported At Chicago Market
S. J. Cook of Tipton sold 241 pound hogs on Thursday at the Chicago market. The report notes the price per head and movement among buyers on the trading floor.
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Tipton
S. J. Cook
County
Chicago
Lightning kills cattle on Cookson farm near West Branch
Six head of cattle were killed during a Friday night storm on the Cookson farm south of West Branch. The cattle were found together along the fence and owned by Elmer Stock of Lone Tree.
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Cookson
Elmer
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