Adjusting Hog Production To Market Demand
W. Carl Dorr argues Iowa leads hog production with 22,980,472 hogs sold last year and 48,600,000 slaughtered nationwide. He notes seasonal price swings, foreign demand, and feed costs shaping a cautious 12 month outlook. He classifies hog producers into three types and urges businesslike planning aligned to future supply and demand.
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W. Carl Dorr
United States
Corn Belt
Iowa
Europe
Mason City Man Credits Konjola Medicine After 15 Years Illness
A Mason City man testifies Konjola relieved 15 years of kidney and bowel troubles and sleep disruption. He recalls constipation, toxin buildup, and renewed health after using the product sold at Smith drug store Moravia and other druggists. The piece shifts to farm economics, discussing winter hog production challenges and seasonal market shifts affecting costs and management, with another article promised on Iowa hog production adjustments.
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Konjola
John Huckins
van Buren Street
Mason City
Iowa
Konjula
Kenjela
Moravia
Smith Drug Store
Diverse Hog Production Practices Align With Market Timing
The article highlights three farmers who tailor hog production to price cycles. One adjusts sow numbers ahead of price slumps to optimize seasonal markets in April and September, breeding March and May litters for fall and spring sales. Another feeds to heavier weights when hog prices outperform corn, while the third limits litters and staggers sales to capture peak markets, illustrating supply and demand shaping farm decisions.
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Tllinois
Illinois
M Linois
Towa
East Central
Olinois
Whwestern
Northeastar
Mlinois
Western
Ulinnis
East Contak Mlinois
Iowa
Easey
Humboldt County
Farrow
No Hunting Notice on Premises with Permits Required
Property notice posted by Aaron Campbell Mia Bailey and others bans hunting trapping or trespass on the premises without written permit. Names listed include Gus C Tisne MW C Tisne K G Hawk G B Johnson TE Glick Fred Caitrain John Smithbury Walter Gideon Chas Faltan Clint Paxston with weekly run dates and 25 cent per additional name option.
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Aaron Campbell
Mia
Bailey
Gus C. Tisne
W. C. Tisne
MW. C. Tisne
K. G. Hawk
G. B. Johnson
Glick
Fred Caitrain
John Smithbury
Walter Gideon Chas
Faltan
Clint Paxston
Dan
Pleasant Hill social notes and visits compiled
Monday callers at Geo Hammond home include Jack Murphy Dorothy Rosa and Josephine. Neighbors and friends visit Cap Ticks Rolla Miller husking corn for Cap Ticks. Others attend Elbert Moore home and Lloyd Beaty home gatherings with Fern Penfield Laura Dicks and families. Wednesday evening at W H Callen home and Murphys family visits noted.
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Jack Murphy
Dorothy
Rosa
Josephine
Geo. Hammond
Rolla Miller
Charley Tarbell
Elbert Moore
Berle Beaty
Margaret
Marilyn
Lloyd Beaty
Fern Penfield
Laura Dicks
Denny Fenton
Dale
Vernon Fenton
John McAninch
John Curtis
Frank Charwick
Mildred and DeWayne
Amy Sheeks
W. H. Callen
Velma Jean
Murphy
Charley Hammond
Anck Penfield
Randall Moore
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Ilinois
Claude Long
Glick Corner
Unionville Road
Jersey
Ruth Garner
Chas
Pleasant Hill
Guernsey
Ezra Coltrain
Church of Christ
R. A. Spencer Waughop
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