Market report highlights hogs and cattle during August trading
Daily market report from Chicago shows estimated receipts hogs 7v.vvv with holdover 10,116. Cattle receipts about 12,000 and sheep 17,000. Prices range with hogs mostly steady to higher and cattle steady to upper ranges. Top hogs around 9.96, beef steers from 6.50 to 10.65, veal calves 9.75 to 10.75. Official yesterday totals list hogs 19,935 cattle 10,728 sheep 12,052 calves 2,361 with shipments and grain-coast pricing by Beach-Wickham Grain Co.
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Chicago
Grain and livestock market report with bids and estimates
The report lists corn at 185 cars with steady to lower tone and oats at 140 cars with a 4 1 2 percent decline. No 3 yellow corn at 62 62 1 2 to 62 3 4 and No 3 white oats 31 1 2 to 34. No 2 yellow corn 63 No 2 hard wheat 1 09 1 10. Tomorrow's livestock estimates: hogs 20 000 cattle 5 000 sheep 11 000.
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Chicago
Fordson at the State Fair Promised Exposition
The Iowa State Fair, Aug 23 to Sept 1, will feature a Fordson Industrial and Agricultural Tractor Exposition at Des Moines. Fifty thousand square feet of space will display Fordson equipment and Iowa products with daily demonstrations of tractors, loaders, mowers, harvesters, and related machinery from firms across the country.
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United States
Pageant of Progress
Chicago
Cleveland
Des Moihes
Iawn
Walnut Avenue
Fordson
Wehr
Merillat
Lessman
Iowa
Smith
Ersted
Thomas
Ronning Ensilage Harvester
Anthony
Lee
Advt
What Makes Town Liveable
A reflection on choosing outdoor camps along a running stream over living in a town divided by forgetfulness of communal unity. The piece contrasts neighborly signs with a desire for neighborly
Baseball scores from National and American leagues
On the Green Diamond National League results show Chicago 4 Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 19-7, Philadelphia -2, Cincinnati 7, New York %, St Louis-Boston wet grounds. American League yields Chicago 6 Philadelphia 4, New York 1 Detroit ¢ Roston %, Cleveland % Washington 3, St Louis 1.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Roston
Cleveland
Washington
Railroads to receive army coal for transport
Federal Fuel Distributor Spencer said coal from Camp Grant will be turned over to railroads entering Chicago as Midwest lines struggle to secure fuel. In Illinois Governor Small met with officials to plan for immediate and long term coal needs after the miners' strike and discussed appointing a permanent state fuel administrator alongside temporary administrator Robert M. Medill.
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Spencer
Camp Grant
Chicago
Washington
Aug. T
War Department
Chienge
Timnois
Small
Robert M. Medill
Moonshiner Hickey Killed in Stevenson Booze War
Deputy sheriff Korson is dead after a gunfight with moonshiner Paul Hickey three miles northeast of Stevenson Washington. U S Prohibition agent J A Morgan is wounded, Hickey dies from groin wound, and Harold Ahola is arrested on suspicion of complicity. A posse recovered Hickey's body near his still.
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Sherif Sweeney
Skamania County
Hickey
Eight Men and a Girl Shot in Street Rampage
In New York a street shooting wounded ten people including a girl and eight men as a car with four gunmen opened fire on striking garment workers. The intended target, Joe Nasserla, was uninjured and the attackers fled.
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New York
Joe Nasserla
Dinner visit from Seymour pair with Beenblossom host
Mrs J Sherman and grandson Emil Todd of Seymour Iowa and Mrs B F Sayre and son Nathan joined Mrs A A Beenblossom for a dinner yesterday.
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J. Sherman
Emil Todd
Seymour, Ia
B. F. Sayre
Nathan
A. A. Beenblossom
Bee disease talk at Farm Bureau meeting in Des Moines area
D M Hall of the Apiary Department at Iowa State College will lead a discussion on care management and diseases of bees at C L Mckenzie's 605 West Monroe Street. The meeting may include a demonstration apiary and covers foul brood and feeding practices with a Q&A session.
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D. M Hall
Iowa State College
C. L. McKenzie
West
Monroe Street
Unusually Large Oats Yield Reported From Local Fields
May and June reports note a bumper oats year. Allie LeFever harvested 79 bushels per acre from a 20 acre field of Town 103 oats, with moisture weighing 6 pounds per bushel extra, yielding about 92 bushels per acre by weight. Lafe Stout grows certified Lowar oats on a 40 acre field and offers seed. tests show Lowar outyielding other varieties. Karl Libe grows both common oats and Rosen rye on small acreage.
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A. Laird Woodford
Clay Township
Woodford
Allie LeFever
Lafe Stout
West Chester
Brown rot rotting plums and peaches warns orchardists
The article explains brown rot causes early fruit decay in plums and peaches, noting small brown spots that enlarge as fruit rots. It advises removing mummified specimens by burning, raking up fallen fruit, and applying Bordeaux mixture sprays after harvest plus four sprays with lime sulfur to control future infections, as many crops are ruined this season.
Clover Disease and Hog Health Warnings Across Iowa County
Adair residents report a white powdery cobwebby clover disease called powdery mildew with small black bodies in the leaf mesh. County agent Wiechmann says plants usually cope if vigorous. Fayette county reports hog cholera under watch. vaccination is preventive, not curative. Humboldt notes 23 poultry culling applications totaling 2600 hens. H. C. Flint to supervise and teach owners to cull flocks.
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Greenfield
Adair County
Farm Bureau
Wiechmann
Fayette County
Humboldt
H.C. Flint
Flint
New Cow Test Association Organized at Strawberry Point
A new cow test association was organized at Strawberry Point in Clayton county with adequate membership. Fees are 2.50 dollars a month per member. Officers elected include President W. A. Boynton, vice president IL Fisher, secretary treasurer Will Carrier. The annual meeting is set for the first Monday in June each year.
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Eleader
Strawberry Point
Clayton County
Pres
W. A. Boynton
W. Pres
IL. Fisher
Secy.Treas
Will Carrier
County Agent Warns of Apple Scams in Benton County
Vinton August 8 County Agent Brandt warns Benton County fruit growers about deceptive apple prospects. He cites past schemes where families buy colored prospectuses from smooth talking agents, plant dozens of trees, and end with disappointment. He notes too many varied varieties and nontrue names fueling fraud.
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Vinton
Brandt
Benton County
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Spraying Highly Successful in Benton County
County agent W O Brandt notes high success from spraying in Benton county orchards. A Vinton sprayer, W J Noble, shows healthy trees despite worm pressure. Cedar township pioneer George Schnoor reports perfect Salomes in his third spraying year.
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Benton Vinton
Aug
Benton County
W. O. Brandt
W. J. Noble
Vinton
George Sechnoor
Cedar Township
Schnoor
Fayette County Sees Hog Cholera Cases Reported
County Agent Clyde Combs reports a few hog cholera cases in Fayette county. He says at present time there is concern and calls for vigilance among farmers and proper herd precautions.
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Fayette
Clyde Combs
Fayette County
He Imays
Fayette County Poultry Culling Proves Profitable
Fayette county agent Clyde Combs says poultry culling has been highly profitable over the past two years. Rush F. Wagner, a specialist, has been hired by the farm bureau to teach culling methods to members through township demonstrations.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Clyde Combs
Combs
Rush F. Wacner
Farm Bureau
Poultry Culling Demonstration Attracts Attention
Mr Combs notes that poultry raising is moving beyond a side line as farmers struggle to select layers from farm flocks. He invites attendance at a poultry culling demonstration to prove the point and encourage growers to attend.
Radiophone Promises Accessible Market News for Iowa Farmers
Iowa authorities announce a radiophone program to provide market news and production statistics to farmers, aligning farmer access with that long enjoyed by traders at central markets. When reliable reports are secured, the college engineering team will implement a definite sending schedule.
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Ames
Iowa
Hessian fly damages Polk county wheat fields
Des Moines reports Hessian fly has damaged wheat across Polk county with crumpled stalks. County Agent Don Merrill urges farmers to destroy postharvest stubble and all volunteer wheat, barley and rye, and to delay seeding until after the fly free date of September 25.
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Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Polk County
Don Merrill
Mr. Merill
Murder Plot Unfolds in Sullivan Auto Tragedy
Evidence of a plotted murder surfaced in the charred wreckage of John Eberhardt’s car. Three dynamite sticks were hidden under the seat wired to a self starter, with Elmer Hale and his wife connected by a web of threats and past arrests, as Hale is held in the case.
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Sullivan
Ind
John Eberhardt
Will Hays
Eberhardt
Elmer Hale
Hale
Frank
Iowa City Targets Ragweed in Humble War of Pollen
Davenport Times notes a broad effort to eradicate ragweed in Iowa City as pollen counts loom large. The piece highlights a plant releasing 342 million pollen grains and cheers local volunteers and hay fever sufferers. A chautauqua salute signals seasonal spirit.
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Davenport
Iowa City
Iowa
Order of the Kerchief
Coal rationing viewed as necessary nationwide
Washington officials warn a coal shortage already exists and rationing may be required for at least sixty days after talks on bituminous and anthracite coal. Even with a return to work, production cannot meet fall and winter demand under interstate distribution rules.
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Washington, Ave
Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coal Shortage Triggers Rationing Talk Amid Fuel Famine Fears
Strikes settle but a strict rationing policy is warned to support priority shipping as coal shortages widen. Eastern states face coal stoppages and depleted anthracite reserves while firewood prices surge from 12 to 18 dollars a cord in Virginia and double in New England.
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Midwestern
New England
Eastern Seaboard
New York
Virginia
Mrs Gilson and daughter return to Des Moines
Mrs A R Gilson and her daughter Mrs Emma Stoneburner arrived back in Des Moines this morning after visiting the homes of Elmer and Mrs James McFadden.
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A. R. Gilson
Emma Stoneburner
Des Moines
Elmer
James McFadden
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Daily Market Reports
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Iown
W. H. Deming
John A. Babcock Commission
U. & Yard
Illinois
Journal
Washington County
Still
Clarke County
Wash
New York Street
Farm Bureau Notes
Hee
Karl Libe
Common
Rosen
Adair
New Cow Test Association
Payette
W. A. Hutton & Co
Mershey
Mascatine
Telephone
Chicago Board of Trade
Correspondence
Bartlett, Frasier & Company, and
Logan & Bryan
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
Deyvenpoort
Muscatine
Radio Market News
Ae Humanitarian Project
My Place
North Marion
John Greiner
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
Bie
Ide
Lfe
W. S. Reister & Sons
East Third St
Creamery
East Washington St
Property Owners Federation, Inc
Rock Island Stock Yards
J. A. Martin
Chas. Brown
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