Daily Market Reports Opening Market Chicago
Estimated receipts today 6500 cattle 500 sheep 2500 hogs. Heavily weighted feeds with activity 6 to 10 cents higher on some lots. Friday's average 10.46 to 10.85 with bulk 10.35 to 10.80. Hogs receipts 6500 with over 2500. cattle 500. sheep 2500. Shipments 5241 hogs 28237 cattle 1740 calves 222. Livestock totals: receipts 22044 hogs 4131 cattle 5392 sheep 1518 calves 0. Market tone steady for wheat corn oats. Estimates Monday hogs 45,000 cattle 17,000 sheep 16,000.
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Chicago
Battle Against Water Hyacinth Chokes River Navigation
A long running fight between humans and the water hyacinth threatens river traffic. The plant forms dense mats that trap ships, with seeds spreading easily. Past methods failed. arsenic spraying contaminated water and cutting proved incomplete. Steam destruction offers a new approach using heat to kill plants and seeds.
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Er Atent
Herseelf
Who is Alex Miller Chautauqua Highlight in Winfield
The Winfield Beacon questions the identity of Alex Miller as a sought after Chautauqua performer. A saleswoman claims Miller is sold out for the season alongside Bryan and Judge Landis, though the paper notes Miller has not yet started. The note reflects high demand for Chautauqua talent and mentions other figures Bryan and Landis.
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Winfield
Alex Miller
Alex
Miller
Bryan
Judge Landis
Landis
Soy Beans Great for Hogging Down in Iowa Fields
Iowa State College agronomy expert Prof. F G Churchill says soy beans boost hog growth and soil nitrogen when planted with corn for hogging down. He notes higher pork yield per acre, proper inoculation, and bean attachment use for cleaner fields, listing varieties like Manchu Black Eyebrow Ito San Medium Yellow Mongol and encouraging growers to contact Churchill or the county agent for seed sources.
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Amesia
Iowa
F. G. Churchill
Iowa State College
Churchill
Carroll County
A. H. Baumhower
Carroll
Carrol County
Great Grand Daughter of Fenimore Cooper Stars in Opera Follies
Gracy Fenimore Cooper, great granddaughter of James Fenimore Cooper, premieres as lead danseuse with the Riedon Danning Ensemble in Opera Follies at Graham Theatre Tuesday evening. The show features a French Village scene and an Indian Ballet with the Newton Twins, plus Howard and Williams in a popular comedy act.
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Graham
Evern
Gracy Fenimore Cooper
Miss Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
Mohicans
Adeline Genes
Howard and
Williams
Weber and Fields
Fairfield Man Visits Relatives as He Heads to Crawfordsville
Robert Gormley of Fairfield staying with his sister Mrs. Mary Moore at the Howard Crozier home and other friends here, planned a trip last night to Crawfordsville to visit relatives.
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Robert Gormley
Fairfield
Mary Moore
Howard Crozier
Crawfordsville
Hog vaccination school aids sixty Tipton hog raisers
Sixty Cedar county hog raisers attended a vaccination school led by Dr. J S Craft in Tipton. Thirty-two farmers took the exam to vaccinate their own hogs. The first day covered hog health from birth to full growth and emphasized ventilation and precaution to combat pneumonia or flu. Vaccination for diseases other than cholera was discouraged.
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Tipton
Cedar County
J.S. Craft
Missouri Valley high school uses sulphate of ammonia on grape vines
The soils class at Missouri Valley High School conducts an experiment applying sulphate of ammonia to forty grape vines in Dr. B E T Giddings vineyard north of town. Students will record results for forty tested and forty untested vines.
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Missouri Valley, Ia
Missouri Valley High School
BE. T. Giddings
Dry Rot of Corn Threatens Iowa Seed Supply
Dr. J E Melhus of Iowa State College warns farmers to test seed corn for dry rot. Tests show about 11 percent of ears infected and 11.5 percent of seed corn unfit to plant across six Iowa counties. Rainfall and high temperatures correlate with rot prevalence.
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Iy H. J. Metcalf
Iowa State College
Amesia
J. E. Melhus
Iowa
Melhus
Dr. Melhus
Lowa
Towa
Calhoun County
Wright County
Henry County
Mississippi
Testing Seed Corn and Seed Health Amid Wet Season
Dr Methus discusses methods to test seed corn using rag doll germinator, modified variants, and a new class top sand box germinator. He notes 11 percent of 6,000 ears from twenty counties are unfit due to molds, chiefly dry rot fungus, with infection spreading from the third node in many cases.
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Methus
Melhus
Eva Gormley visits teachers' convention journey
Miss Eva Gormley of Crawfordsville, a Mediapolis teacher, stops at the Howard Crozier home while traveling to and from Oskaloosa for a teachers' convention.
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Eva Gormley
Crawfordsville
Mediapolis
Howard Crozier
Oskaloosa
Burlington High Students Urged to Balance Study and Life
Ek M. Sipple, superintendent, told the Burlington High School student body that many youths chase the high life while neglecting work. He urged conservation and investment in school as the path to success and predicted future radio access to the president’s inaugural address in Burlington.
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Burlington
Burlington High School
Ek. M. Sipple
Sipple
Women in the Senate Barred by Iowa Constitution
Ottumwa Courier notes Attorney General Gibson's ruling that women are ineligible for the Iowa senate and previously for the lower house. Other offices are open to women as electors under the federal amendment, but the state constitution uses male citizen language. The constitution must be amended for women to help make laws.
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Ottumwa
Gibson
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Lowa
Women Voting for Office Seen as Likely at Next Session
A editorial note asserts that if women gain the vote they should be eligible for offices, anticipating an amendment to the Iowa constitution. It recalls a two year old discussion stalled by limited organization and understanding, and predicts it will be a priority at the next general assembly session. Mrs Allyn Hays and daughter Georgia visit from Iowa City, staying with Mr and Mrs J D Hays.
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Iown
General Assembly
Allyn Hays
Georgia
Iowa City
Hays
J. D. Hays
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