Louisa County Project Tour Set for June 13 14
The annual Louisa county project tour is booked for June 13 and 14. About 100 baby beeves are on feed this year as the main focus, with other projects to be visited when possible. Participants cover their own lunches. kits and games follow dinners. The group begins daily at 6 30 am under county agent Jack Cowan with detailed itineraries.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Jack Cowan
Herty
Cate Hafner
Earl Foster
Wig
Tuck Estle
Dean Lowe
Max
Kenneth Blasi
Pagemillers
H. Scales
Alf
Special Broadcasts From National 4 H Camp Arranged
National Four Hem camp broadcasts planned from Washington DC. Radio chains will carry programs Monday June 20 from 10 34 to 11 30 am and Wednesday June 22 from 21 to 11 20 am. Miss Mary Grace Martin reports four boys and four girls from each state selected for the camp based on outstanding club records.
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Washington, D. C
Mary Grace Martin
Land Use Key to Soil Conservation Warns of Losses
Jr A Norton of the soil conservation experiment station notes four year tests show soil and water loss drop when crops rotate instead of continuous corn. Field day visitors from Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri will inspect plots showing rotation reduces runoff and erosion, with manure and green manures also effective.
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Chiinda
A. Norton
Soil Conservation Experiment Station
Norton
Clariica
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa Corn Crop Ahead Of Other States
Farm editor notes Iowa leads in corn planting progress though weather and rain hinder growth. widespread replanting due to rains and cutworms, weed growth choking young plants, long labor hours as farmers work dawn to after sunset. Nebraska reports orange rust in wheat. Missouri backlogs and grasshopper damage in Kansas.
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Paul D. Shoemaker
Associated Press
Chicago
Sighis
Iowa
South Dakota
Towa
Milnois
W. Heisomb
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Grasshoppers Threaten Great Plains Wheat and Corn
Minnesota farmers fear a two month hatch of grasshoppers due to wet weather delaying poisoning efforts. All corn has been planted except small southwestern plots. North and South Dakota wheat crops look good but large-scale grasshopper hatching threatens spring plantings.
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Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Well Organized Farm Plan Pays Reports Show
Mercer county farmers submitted 1837 accounts showing a 2523 dollar gap between the 16 most profitable and 16 least profitable farms. The top group netted 324 per year on average, with larger crop yields and higher returns. expenses per acre were lower and labor costs higher profitability noted.
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Mercer
D. A. Broadsehr
Then
Earl D. Pet
Ag Teachers Attending Sessions at State Conference
One hundred twenty five Ames area and Yowa high school agricultural instructors attend the annual state conference at Yowa State College. The four day session opens with talks from W M West coat and G F Ekstrom, plus Dr Carsie Hammonds of Kentucky and Dr Barton Morgan of Iowa State College as main speakers.
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Ames
Towa
Yowa State College
W. M. Westcoat
Crage
Towa Vocational Agriculture Teachers Associations
G. F. Ekstrom
Cr. Gregory
Wallace
Palmer and
G. J. Wilams
Spencer
Carsie Hammonds
University of Kentucky
Barton Morgan
Iowa State College
H. T. Hall
Des Moines
Betty Nauman to Read Script at Ames Four-H Pageant
Miss Betty Nauman of Muscatine county has a leading role in the 1938 Four-H convention at Ames June 15 to 18. She will read the continuity over the public address system for the pageant on Friday night June 17. Muscatine county plans to send about 80 delegates and a rural women’s chorus from 16 counties will perform. Mrs Rosese Eliason, Muscatine county Four-H committee chair, will speak on Taking the Convention Home.
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Betty Nauman
Muscatine County
Ames
Mary Grace Martin
Nauman
Muscatine
Rosese Eliason
Future Farmers of Fulton Township Meet Tonight
The Fulton township Future Farmers hold a weekly Four-H Club meeting tonight at the home of Duane Zge, announced by Club Agent Ernest Burke. Earlier, Blooming ton Moscow Fair winners met at Ray and Cecil Houreman’s home for a business session preceded by kittenball, planning a summer play to raise funds for the club treasury.
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Fulton Township
Duane Zge
Ernest Burke
Ray
Cecil Houreman
Weasury
Clinton Plans Quad County Four-H Baby Beef Show
Clinton hosts the fourth annual Quad County Four-H baby beef show on September 17 with about 650 dollars in cash and numerous awards. Cattle owners from Carroll Whiteside counties in Illinois and Jackson Clinton counties in Iowa will display cattle. The event includes a grand parade and banquet, sponsored by the Clinton chamber of commerce with agricultural and Four-H agents from the four counties.
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Clinton
Carroll
Whiteside
Boston Wool Market Clear but Trades Moderately Trimmed
Scattered wool sales closed across various types in Boston today. Transactions were mostly small, with moderate overall volumes and limited price movement. Texas wools in original bales sold around 88 to 100 cents scoured, while 12 month Texas wools offered from county points with delivery east faced thin demand. French combing in territory remained scarce. A Hindu gentleman referred to as K by Kamakshi Satyanarayana Varaprasada Veera Vankala Lak Samatasaimba Raa Pantalu Garu features in the report.
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Baatan
APJ
Dept. Agri
Texas
Boston
Painta Gt
New York Bonds Amid Market Turmoil and Utility Notes
In New York on June 9, bond market activity showed cautious gains amid favorable news for certain sectors. Railroad issues and utilities led the session with selective advances, while industrials and default risks weighed on broader sentiment. Large offerings included a $90 million issue of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company with a 10 percent yield. The overall listing pointed to mixed demand, with high grade issues holding steadier than industrials and utilities amid shifting rates.
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New York
Lions of
Ahatton
Argand
Taiits
Mindaday
Mountain States
Yio Phone and Telegraph Company
New York Central
Tina Pains
Turbulent 1947 Commodity Prices and Market Notes
Fragmented OCR text reports 1947 commodity prices and market snippets across states and industries. Mentions Arkanses and California items with stock values, turkey, Plymouth gear, and various price figures, reflecting erratic data and partial readings from market pages.
New York Produce Market Mixed with Light Gains
In New York produce trading, prices show varied activity with some items easing while others hold, scattering small gains across the board. Traders note modest demand and uneven movement as wholesale volumes shift in morning sessions.
Foreign exchange markets show slight declines amid turmoil
European political events unsettled currency trading as gains softened. The British pound slipped toward earlier levels while other currencies in focus edged lower against the dollar, with limited notable movements reported across Spain Hungary and Portugal.
Chicago Bids on Swine Advance and Cattle Trade Shifts
Chicago reports mixed livestock futures with hogs advancing, fat lambs sharply lower, and cattle prices steady to uneven. Feeder and steer trades show grass cattle steady to higher, while lighter weights and light hogs exhibit wider price ranges amid a slow overall market.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
eAgr
Iowa Livestock Bids Snapshot From Bid Market Report
Truncated market note shows scattered cattle and hog bid figures with fragmented figures and vendor codes. The readable items indicate bids around 270 to 470 for cattle and various dollar amounts for hogs, with several illegible entries amid a jumble of numbers and letters.
Local Markets Poultry and Cattle Prices Recorded
Fragmented local market notes show poultry prices with weights from 20 to 300 pounds and varying prices. beef and cattle values appear listed with sales figures, but the text is garbled and partial, hindering full interpretation.
Iowa Hog Market Review in Inland Iowa Minnesota Area
Market review notes a rise in hog slaughter and packing activity across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Unmanned harvest facilities reported 18,600 head for the period, up from 17,000 a week earlier and 14,500 a month prior, with higher than average loads and steady to firm price quotations for barrows and gilts in various weight ranges. Prices indicate steady demand for different hog categories, reflecting a resilient hog market in the region.
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Widrer Tuwa
Minnesota
Sx.co
SUD
Sea
Sons
Iowa
Kansas City Livestock Prices Move Amid Scattered Demand
A Kansas City market note shows calf and steer quotes with light trade and lower bids. Early lambs fetch around 9.25 while spring lambs ease from prior levels as buyers and sellers adjust to cautious demand and thin receipts.
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Leors
Au “Lippers Roolfs
Aunat
Feeder Livestock Prices From Omaha Market
OCR fragment lists livestock categories with prices and weights, mentioning steer and heifer groups, feeder cattle, steers, cows, sheep, and hogs. Includes figures like 3.80, 8.00, and 3.50 per unit and references to fat lambs and feeders in a livestock market context.
Report of Crop Damage Boosts Bids for Wheat
Chicago futures rise sharply as reports of widespread domestic crop damage spurs buying. Frosts have set back winter wheat significantly, with July and September prices up and corn and oats also advancing.
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Chicago
Chicago cash grain market notations and prices
Fragmentary vintage grain market note from Chicago listing soy and feed varieties. Reads as a rough price snippet with terms like malting and willow, lacking complete data or clear context.
Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Summary
The page shows a grain and provisions table from Chicago with prices and bids. It lists wheat quotations and lamb meat values, noting weak to higher trends and bulk lamb sales around 25 to 26 dollars, with ewes and fed lambs priced accordingly.
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Sprint
Unclear stock and commodity tickers span an odd market list
Fragmented OCR reads list of mixed securities and brands such as Am Can Am St Fare Gillette Goodyear Goodyear Widso Pinkerton and others with percentages and codes. The readable content resembles a chaotic catalog of items, not a coherent article or event.
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Steel
Chrysler
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