Market Prices and Supplies in Hogs Cattle Sheep
Market summaries report hog receipts and price ranges across weight classes, cattle and sheep receipts with market activity notes, and grain futures from Des Moines. Separate St Joseph section shows cattle and hog prices, with minor poultry and eggs data and a Corroborating note about local culture on unmarried status among the Kachin in Burma.
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Roosters
Lamson Bros & Co
Hubbel
Des Moines
Tel
St. Joseph
Davies
Madison County Farm Bureau sectional picnic a success
The Madison County Farm Bureau held its first sectional picnic drawing about 700 attendees. Local talent provided the program with recitations solo quartette and orchestra. The Webster and Grand River team defeated Lincoln and Monroe in a nine inning baseball game. C W Huntley spoke on Farm Bureau work including Producers Commission at major terminals Chicago Buffalo Indianapolis Kansas City St Louis Peoria Sioux Falls Fort Worth. He urged farmers to study the 39th to 46th General Assembly tax laws and report findings to the state office.
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Macksourg
Farm Bureau
Madison County
Lincoln
Monroe
Webster
Grand River
C. W. Huntley
C. W. Hunt
Producers Commission
Chicago
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
St. Louis
Peoria
Sioux Falls
Fort Worth
Huntley
Tax Commission
39Th General Assembly
46Th Assembly
State Office
Riegle forecasts Winterset spud harvest and seed notes
County Agent Lloyd H Churchill cites Farm Bureau demonstrations at Floyd Riegle farm Jefferson Township showing 1921 heat harmed seed while cool 1922 July boosted vigor. Ames expert L Futeh reports seed from Ohio and northern seed outyield southern varieties. tests also cover late potato plantings including Carmens Peggbows and Bananzas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Lloyd H Churchill
L. Futeh
Ames
Floyd Riegle Place
Jefferson Township
Madison County
Ohio
County Club Notes On Weather Delays And Training Sessions
The report notes Bordeaux mixture usage by Mr. Riegle to control leafhoppers and boost yields. Weather hampered Booster Day on June 18 with heavy rains keeping many girls away. those who attended were pleased. Miss Buchanan of Victor Talking Machine Co spoke on music in homes and clubs and led recreational games. County officer elections are postponed to August. The second Subject Matter Training School will be July 6 in Winterset led by Miss Florence Forbes, offering valuable guidance for club work. Farm Bureau schedules include July 3 Madison Two gathering at Mrs. Albert Sales, July 4 Douglas Two postponed, July 5 Monroe Two with a fireless cooker demonstration, July 6 Penn Two Rural Women’s Club at 2:00 pm, roll call on admirable woman quality. Regular Jackson Two meeting features free movies.
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Miss Buchanan
Victor Talking Machine Company
Miss Ahrens
Extension Service
Winterset
Florence Forbes
Farm Bureau
Madison
Albert Sales
Union Two
Douglas
Monroe
Women's Club
Willard Loehr
Crawford
Penn
Rural Women's Club
Loval Gilbert
Clawson
Harry Leeper
Afton News Highlights Wind Damage and Local Visit Notices
Afton reports a severe Wednesday windstorm causing widespread damage to trees roofs silos and crops. Park Motor Co. brought in new Ford autos. Claud Long a Talmage boy died from contact with a live wire. Local visits include Mrs. Ray Spencer planning a trip to Paton Green County and Ira Morgan visiting from Hudson.
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Fred Day
R. B. Barnum
Ray Spencer
Paton Green County
Afton
Park Motor Co
James Conklin
Colorado
Claud Long
Murray
Bert Brown
Baby Ruth
Will Denly
Milo Fann
Briggs
McKinley Park
Creston
Jay Day
Lorimer
Corbin Boys
Rady Porter
Ira Morgan
Hudson
South Dakota
James Hadley
Guthrie Center
Clark Lauder
J. W. Lauder
Los Angeles
California
Harmon McKinney
Thayer
M. E. Ladies Aid
Elmer Buckman
To Brive
Demonstration plots and community notices in Decatur County
Report on Prof Fitch inspecting Clute Curry's potato plot showing a 96 percent stand and seed-origin differences. July 4 Lamoni rally at South Park with speakers and readings. Hamilton township lawn party hosted by Chas Waffle with 125 attendees. Robert Howell reports on turnips for aphids and ladybugs in melon patches. Wheat head rot and borer damage discussed with weed-burning remedy. Elk Chapel Farm Bureau program by local women. Wool pooling by county growers on June 20. Canning guidance promotes sugarless methods and home preservation.
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Walter Osborn
Prof . Fitch
Prof. Fitch
Clute Curry
Curry
Lamoni
South Park
P. Reed
Ames
S. CC. Stanley
Beaconfield
Ray
Hamilton Township
Farm Bureau
Grand River Farm Bureau
Elk Chapel
Millsap
Stanley
Robert Board
Harry Andrew
Farm Notes Highlight 1922 Demonstrations
Negro farmers and families in fifteen Southern States completed 85,000 demonstrations in 1922 under extension workers. Projects covered crop growing, livestock management, food production and preservation, nutrition, clothing sale, and home management, with USDA reports noting increased egg production.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa Library Trustees Set Annual Meeting During State Fair
Trustees of Iowa libraries plan their annual meeting in Des Moines during the state fair week August 22 31. Subjects include book selection librarians' salaries appropriations and tax support with 140 tax supported libraries statewide and prominent trustees named for discussion.
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Des Moines
Trustees of
Iowa Libraries
Julia A. Robinson
The
Library Commission
Iowa
H. K. Evans
Corydon
H. W Spaulding
Grinnell
R. 8. Gaylor
Mr. Pleasant
F. K. Findlay
Fort Dodge
J. M. Galvin
Council Bluffs
Garl H. Mather
Tipton
Pilgrimage to flag monument planned near Dubuque
Daughters of the American Revolution organize annual ceremonies at the Dubuque flag monument unveiled on Play Day in honor of Lieut. Z. M. Pike who raised the flag in 1805 at Julien Dubuque's grave. Des Moines and Mazon City notes cover educator delegates and a state fair baby health contest with medals and trophies.
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Dubuque
Daughters of the American Revolution
Iowa
Z. M Pike
Pike
Dubuque County
Julien Dubuque
Des Moines
Williams County Poultry Methods Lift Egg Output
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture credit agricultural extension workers with boosting poultry care practices in Williams County Ohio. The county, once averaging 1,500,000 dozen eggs yearly, increased production by about forty percent over the last four years.
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Williams County
Ohio
United States Department of Agriculture
Savannah men fined for migratory bird act violation
Two Savannah residents were fined 250 dollars and costs or three months in jail each after pleading guilty in Charleston Federal Court. Federal wardens found dead wood ducks along the Savannah River in Beaufort County, violating the migratory bird treaty act administered by the Biological Survey, USDA.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Savannah
Savannah River
Beaufort County
Charleston
S. C
May surge in pure-bred sire pledges exceeds prior month
During May 553 persons filed written agreements to use pure bred sires in their livestock breeding for all animals including poultry. This count more than doubles the previous month and surpasses the campaign average. The total cooperating owners reaches 10,964.
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Department
Soft drinks industry scales from bottlers to beverage counters
The department notes Americans drink 4.6 billion bottles of soft drinks annually, produced by 10,000 bottling establishments and dispensed at over 110,000 soda counters. A skilled chemist has provided a host of insights into the trade.
Iowa cities push for new children’s home location
Des Moines reports representatives from Iowa cities joined to back placing the Brotherhood of American Yeomen’s new children’s home in Iowa. If approved for Iowa, communities would compete for the honor. The State Chamber of Commerce backs the campaign and a decision is expected soon.
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Des Moines
Iowa
The
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
State Chamber of Commerce
Summer School Enrollment Booms At University of Iowa
Iowa City June 29 Prof Charles H Weller says summer schools grow in popularity with heavy enrollment at the University of Iowa Some departments up 100 percent and total enrollment for both terms expected near 3000 Graduate students number 600 for the first term exceeds last year’s total For 30 states and several foreign countries are represented with large gains from Iowa
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Charles H Weller
Iowa
Building projects rise as Iowa construction stays strong
Des Moines reports a growing list of state wide projects with no slump in sight. Let contracts include a power house and children's building at the State Juvenile Home Toledo a post office at Maquoketa hospital at Des Moines and school buildings at Cedar Rapids Casey and Oelwein plus a new city hall planned for Burlington.
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Des Moines
Associated General Contractors of America
State Juvenile Home
Toledo
Maquoketa
Cedar Rapids
Casey and
Oelwein
Burlington
Secretarial Summer School Opens at Clear Lake
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Chamber of Commerce summer school opens July 16 at Patriarchs Militant Park on Clear Lake. The program covers all activities of commercial organizations with entertainment features and numerous sports events. provisions include tents cottages and park facilities for visiting secretaries and their families.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Chamber of Commerce
Clear Lake
Patriarch
Odd Fellows
Beverages Labeled Truthful Under Food Drug Act
The text notes imitator flavors and colors in beverages that consumers cannot distinguish from originals. It states the products contain nothing dangerous but must be labeled accurately under the food and drugs act.
Farmers Record 1922 Farm Costs and Profits Across Counties
Farmers in about 1 200 counties kept expense labor and profit ledgers in 1922. County extension agents aided analysis to determine how to raise net incomes over years.
Vanilla beans come to Puerto Rico export market
The Federal experiment station in Porto Rico introduces vanilla bean trials as an export fit for old coffee lands. Commercial planting began in 1918 and is bearing fruit. One planter sold about 850 pounds from three acres at four dollars a pound. Porto Rican vanilla compares well with Bourbon Java and Guadeloupe varieties, with plantings rising island wide.
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Federal Agricultural Experiment Station
Porto Rico
United States Department of Agriculture
Guadeloupe
Island
Spanish Radical Chief and Aids Jailed in Barcelona
Barcelona on June 29 Angel Pesana a syndicalist leader and several others were arrested in a police raid after anti militarist and anarchist leaflets were found. The raid coincided with a transportation strike.
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Barcelona
Angel Pesana
Declared Tanlac Benefited Advertiser James Ball
James Ball of Chicago says Tanlac cured his stomach trouble bloating and pain after meals. He reports gained ten pounds, restored appetite, relief from rheumatism, steadier nerves, and improved energy to handle daily advertising work. He urges others to take Tanlac and buy at druggists. Over 37 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
James Ball
Jackson Boulevard
Morgan St. Chicago
Gary
Ind
Tania
Tanlac Tablets Advertised as Nature’s Remedy for Constipation
An old classified style notice proclaims Tanlac Vegetable Pills as Nature's own remedy for constipation and indicates availability for sale everywhere. The ad suggests broad distribution via general outlets.
Buzzard Guards Still in Woodland Near Nashville
Federal officers report a turkey buzzard standing guard over a still in a woodland near Nashville Tennessee. A colored man was arrested and brought to Nashville. The bird, labeled eagle, was given to women in the clerical department of the federal building.
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Nashville
Tenn
Here
Federal
Eagle
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Cash Market Report
U. S. Bureau of Markets
Burma
Madison CO. Farm Bureau
Floyd Riegle
Harding
Hutchinson
Kas
Alaska
Chester O'Neil
Pacific
U. S
Henderson
Allen Buchanan
Mr. Riegle
Robert Howell
Center Township
Decatur County
Meson
Kendall
P J. Clancy
Henry S. Canby
Literary Review
Iowa Library Association
Iowa National Guardsmen
Camp Dodge
Kenda
Lasher
Mazon City
May E. Francis
National Education Association
Buzzard
Still
C. Keith
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co
City Hall
Life Accident Travelers Imsurance CO
Iowa Liability
Walter M. Spriggs
Stryker & Spriggs
Attorneys and Counselors At Law
Probate
Workiny Collection Department
Ide-Richardson
Waggoner Photo Studio
First National Bank
P. C. Winter, Kenneth B. Winter
Gaverport
Lawyers
Montgomery Street
A. Pine
Carl
Boone
Maple Street
Goodsell & Goodsell
Insurance Agency
Farmers & Merchants Bank
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