Island farmers upbeat about future in Muscatine district
Arthur W. Large outlines hopes for Muscatine Island growers as they tackle diseases soil fertility and better seed along with standardized grading and inspection. The piece highlights local leadership including Sen E P Corwin and Rock Island railroads aiding Fruitland experiments and the Muscatine Island Co operative with 33 members led by Henry John Marx and John Holliday.
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Muscatine
Arthur W. Large
Market Growers Journal
Large
National Drainage and Flood Congress
Rock Island Lines
Sen. E. P. Corwin
Fruitland
Iowa Legislature
Iowa Agricultural College
Rock Island Railroad
Muscatine Island
Lange
Mr. Lange
Maplecrest Turkey Farms
Herbert Holtz Wins Awards in Spotted Poland China Class
Herbert Holtz of Muscatine dominates the Spotted Poland China racing at the Davenport fair. Readouts show top placements for his animals including Champion Lad second in a six months and under one year boar, Juliet second sow aged one year to under 18 months, Iowa Queen second, Bonnie Lady third and fourth, and a four-animal young herd third and a sow production third.
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Herbert Holtz
Muscatine
Poland
Davenport
Holtz
Juliet
Iowa
Hafner Wins Champion Calf at Louisa Fair Amid Rainout
Hafner Hafner of Letts displayed the grand champion Hereford in the Louisa county fair Four H club division. Heavy rain forced cancellation of most events. 3.17 inches fell by Wednesday. A transformer fire darkened Columbus Junction area overnight. power was restored by 6 am after replacement equipment arrived. A planned wedding at the fair grounds may move to Columbus High School if weather does not improve.
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Columbus Junction
Max Hafner
Letts
Hafner
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Hereford Association
Louisa County
Richard Stanchard
Wapello
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Columbus City
Fredonia
Fair Grounds
Lamona
Fair Association
Madeline Jordan
Carlisle Rees
Mt. Union
Columbus High School
Rain and Cool Weather Delays Muscatine Crops
Rain and cool weather over the past days slow ripening of crops in Muscatine district. Tomatoes crack under dampness. watermelons move slowly from Muscatine Island to market. cantaloupe picking nears end while some fruit still ships. Sweet potato diggings show promise. peaches at the Island experiment station likely to yield 50 to 60 bushels from windbreak trees planted eight years ago.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Island
Island Experiment Station
Minges
Wapsies Best Club Girls Take Red Ribbon at Davenport Fair
Wapsies Best four H demonstration team earned a red ribbon among six competing teams at the Davenport fair on Thursday afternoon. Blue ribbons went to Mercer Cedar and Clinton county entries. Virginia Smith and Mary Jean Kline led the Muscatine county team with Spots Off. The eventual Davenport winner will advance to the state fair in Des Moines. second and third placers may compete in Waterloo in October.
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Wapsie
Davenport
Mercer
Cedar
Clinton County
Scott County
Rock Island County
Illinois
Whiteside County
Virginia Smith
Mary Jean Kline
Muscatine County
West Liberty Fair
Des Moines
Waterloo
Hogs Advance in Chicago Market Amid Steady Cattle
Official estimates show hogs up to 20 cents in active Chicago trading while cattle range is steady to strong in a cleanup trade. Slaughter hogs total 5,000 with overall receipts about 7,500. prices rise for 180-240 lb hogs to 6.25-6.55, 240-270 lb hogs to 6.05-6.50, and larger sows around 5.00-5.20. Cattle offerings small with steers at 7.75-8.75, yearlings near 9.60, heifers 9.40, and cows 3.75-6.00 as sheep and lamb markets mix gains and losses.
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Chicago
Wis
Wits
S. Dept
Wta
No. Wits
Chicago Bids on Wheat Rise in Late Trading Deals
Wheat values turned up in late trading with gains around a cent from early lows and about 12 cents from yesterday's close. Short-covering by traders and securities weakness tied to foreign tensions drove the upturn, with September and December futures up.
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Chicago
Omaha Hog and Cattle Prices Report August Market
Salable hogs 2,300 with steady to higher bids and top $6 for 180 to 300 lb porkers. Cattle 700 head mostly steady. fed steers and yearlings $8.25 to $9.00, beef cows $5.00 to $6.00, bulls $6.00 to $6.40. Sheep 3,800 with fat lambs steady to higher, range and native feeding lambs $7.65 to $8.15, ewes $2.75 down.
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Omaha
U. 8 S. Dept
Wilton Church Services Listed
Wilton church services are announced for Grace Evangelical and Reformed Trinity and Methodist churches. Grace worship at 9 30 a m with school at 10 30 a m U P forum at 8 00 p m Trinity school at 9 45 a m worship 10 45 a m Methodist offerings not specified. An aviation safety note cites 1930 28 6 accident deaths per 100 million miles and 1938 4 5 deaths per 100 million miles for domestic airlines.
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Wilton
Grace Evangelical and Reformed
Trinity
Methodist Church
Lamb prices quoted to packers and small buyers
Market notes show lamb prices ranging from 8.25 to 8.40 dollars to packers with limited supply for small kill buyers at 8.50 to 8.60. Double medium to good 84 pound Idaho spring lambs quoted at 8.10 and native slaughter lambs priced 2.50 to 3.25 dollars.
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Idaho
Local Market Prices for Eggs and Poultry Listed
Local grocers show eggs at 9 lb. per dozen or unit. poultry ranges from heavy hens at 12c to light hens at 8c and cocks at 7c. Market weights from 190 to 400 lbs priced between 3.45 and 6.10 per hundredweight with various packers and buyers noted. John P. Squire Gotealle listed among sellers or observers.
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John P. Squire Gotealle
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Mixed Across Wheat and Corn
Chicago cash grain prices show mixed quotes for wheat and corn with various grades and qualities. No. 3 red and No. 4 tough wheat range around 64 cents, while No. 1 yellow corn and No. 4 corn sit near 44 cents. Oats and barley prices vary by grade with timothy and clover seed prices listed.
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Chicago Grain & Provisions
Fowler, Gilbert and Hill
Hershey
Chicago
New York Produce Prices for Eggs Butter and Cheese
Eggs at 8,819 lots show mixed colors and grade spreads from fancy to seconds with quotes around 18 to 14 cents. Butter totals 577,241 with creamery price ranges from 22 to 25 cents and 92 score extra at 24 cents. Cheese remains steady with prices unchanged from prior.
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New York
Chicago Produce Prices Steady on Butter Eggs and Potatoes
Chicago markets report butter at 906,427 pounds steady. eggs weak with local fresh graded extra firsts around 15% cents. Poultry prices unchanged. potatoes on track with supplies moderate and various regional varieties cited, including Nebraska Cobblers and Idaho Bliss Triumphs with U S No 1 pricing.
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Chicago
Stady
U. S
Idaho Bliss Triumphs
Russel Burbanks
U.S
Minnesota
Sandland
Wisconsin
Indiana
New York Sugar Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Demand
Trade buying absorbed liquidation and hedging in the domestic sugar futures market as of mid afternoon. Demand remained uneven and prices were mostly unchanged to one cent lower. September contracts held at 1.88 cents, refined at 4.30 to 4.40 cents.
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New York
Iowa Livestock Bid Tables From Multiple Markets
The report lists hog and cattle bid ranges across Mason City Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Waterloo with price per 100 pounds and weight bands. Market notes show hogs up to 10 cents higher in Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids steady to higher totals, while cattle prices largely hold with slight variations and overall weak tone.
Kansas City Livestock Prices: Hogs Cattle and Sheep Report
Kansas City market notes show hogs total 300 head, prices up to 115c higher with top at 6.00 for 180 to 240 lb and 5.60 to 5.90 for 72 to 280 lb. sows steady around 4.09 to 4.50. Cattle salable 300, total 500, calves and stockers steady, grass fats 3.25 to 4.75, grass heifers down from 7.25. vealers 7.00 to 7.50. Sheep 100 head, native lambs 25c higher, ewes steady, older lambs at 8.0.
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Kansas City
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