Packers Force Product Into Channels Of Consumption
Special correspondent reports Chicago packing interests pushed pork products into consumption channels during September due to a surge in federally inspected hog slaughter. Cold storage holdings fell about 14 percent from the prior month while total holdings were 5 percent above last year and 6 percent below the five year average. Pork in pickle cure rose 19 percent year over year, with out movement slowed by storage factors. Lard stocks stood near last year, with beef and lamb holdings steady. Poultry in storage declined versus a year ago, and egg stocks were down year over year and month over month.
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Nion Stockyards
Chicago
Fence Drift at Sharon Center barbecue rallies candidates
At Sharon Center's annual barbecue a wide range of candidates from Johnson and Iowa counties attended. The event drew a large crowd, with about seven hundred people and a mix of Democrats and other party members present.
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Sharon Center
Johnson
Iowa
September Federally Inspected Hog Slaughter Sets Record
The Gazette reports September’s federally inspected hog slaughter reached 3 251 824 head, a new monthly record. The 1923 high was 3 212 350, while total slaughter for the year to date fell 8 percent from last month. Central market receipts were down 6 percent year over year as interior packing and direct eastern plant movements rose, reducing Chicago shipments by 38 percent. cattle slaughter also rose slightly in September.
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Epreuas
Chicago
Slaughter Totals Surpass Year-Old Benchmark in Latest Month
The latest figures show 717,900 head slaughtered across all stations, above 686,885 from two years prior. This marks the first month since February when slaughter exceeded the previous year.
Ox Roast Aims to Cut School Debt at Sharon Center
More than 700 people attended the second annual ox roast at Sharon Center school gymnasium raising funds to reduce the building debt. The school, built last year at no taxpayer cost, has about $8,000 saved in donated labor and $4,300 in cash subscriptions. the debt is shrinking steadily. Omar Yoder donated the ox roasted by Ray Van of Millersburg. Harry Grout donated last year’s ox. Fight fire hazards, and you’ll fight fewer fires.
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Sharon Center
Sharon Center School Cymnasium
Sharon School
Omar Yoder
Ray van
Millersburg
Harry Grout
Farm life on the acres 165 near Twidvue unfolds
Interview with Stephen Dumond, owner of 165 acres two miles west of Twidvue, recounts early poverty to farm ownership from 1901. He and son Wesler describe credit, wood sales, crops, livestock, taxes, schooling, and politics amid hard times and persistent work.
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Stephen Dumond
Wesler Dumond
Twidvue
Farm Auction Dates Around Cedar Rapids and Marion
Farm auction notices list sales by Louis Melsa and K O Knudson with dates on Oct 15 and Oct 20. Includes a dairy care sale nine miles south of Cedar Rapids and a consignment sale at West Liberty near P N Gibson barn.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Melsa
West Liberty
P. N. Gibson Barn
Marion
K. O. Knudson
Nieman Employed For Sixth Year By North Tama C TA
Alvin Hoppe of Gladbrook was elected president of the North Tama Co operative Test association at the annual meeting in Traer. Henry Nieman was re employed as tester for the sixty fifth year. About twenty five members enrolled for the year and fifteen herds exceed fifteen cows each. The meeting set for November 9 at Traer to report year’s results.
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TRAER
Alvin Hoppe
Gladbrook
North Tama Con Test Association
J. W. Mitchell
Rennebeck
RE. Craneford
Wld
Miteler
Lyman Barker
Reinsbeck
Henry Nieman
Roger Manfall
Nieman
Holsteins Top At $66 At West Union Breeders Auction
A West gate yearling bull from A. J. Meyer sold for 66 at the Fayette County Holstein Breeders sale held at the fairgrounds West Union Elmer Frederick of Strawberry Point bought the animal Two cows tied for top at 52 sold by W A Lauer to Gilbert Anderson and W E Kitch sold to A M Doughty The sixteen purebred females averaged 40 50 Fifteen grade females averaged 36 and ten pure bred males averaged 39 50
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West Union
A. J. Meyer
Westgate
Fayette County
Butter Freight Cost Rise Proposed for Iowa to New York
A proposed straight third class freight schedule for butter and poultry could boost Iowa to New York shipment costs by about 17 percent. Clyde Bechtelheimer cites rising production and storage trends, while Iowa seeks intervention with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Major creamery handlers listed include Monticello, Preston, and Oelwein.
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Waterloo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
New York
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Towa Creameries’ Association
Bechtelheimer
Iowa Commerce Counsel
Monticello
Preston
Dog Kills Turkey Flock on Otis Ellison Farm
A stray dog attacked a flock of 500 turkeys a mile north of Mount Vernon and killed twelve of the younger birds during daytime. The marauder was killed in the incident.
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Mount Vernon
Otis Ellison
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