Daily Market Reports Chicago Cattle Hogs Lambs Prices
Estimated receipts today include 24 000 cattle 17 000 hogs and 24 000 sheep with holdovers noted. Beef steers and veal prices range with tops around 10 95 and 11 50 for selected weights. Canners and cutters and stockers show mixed gains and declines while lambs and yearling wethers set firm to prime levels. Market tone varies by weight class with reports from Beach Wickham Grain Co. and DEMING and futures for tomorrow project hogs 25 000 cattle 10 000 sheep 16 000.
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Chicago
Sree
Church May Merge Iowa Ohio Synods
Detroit reported plans for a merger of the Ohio and Iowa synods of the Lutheran Evangelical church with committees from both sides to finalize property titles and unification details. A possible union with Missouri was discussed as well with the relations committee noting substantial agreement on doctrine and practices. King Farouk of Egypt reportedly suffers a throat ailment causing a harsh cry that hinders speech and breathing.
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Detroit
Mich
Ohio
Iown
Lutheran Evangelical Church
Ohio Synod
Iowa Synod
Synod of Missouri
Synodical Relations
Missouri
Feeder Lamb Prices and Livestock Receipts Notice
Market notes show feeder lambs medium to good price ranges $11.50 to $13.00. Earlier figures list hogs cattle and sheep receipts totaling 5643 1792 1650 and 44 calves with shipments of 1718 624 2482 respectively.
Fresh eggs in light supply reflect steady market
Journal notes lighter egg stock with steady prices as eggs withdrawn from storage. Poultry movement remains heavy with continued gains in live poultry demand. Legborn and small chicken varieties fetch lower prices while larger breeds hold firmer values amid August 1 storage figures.
Louisa County Farm Bureau Notes on Forage Crops and Soybeans
Louisa County Farm Bureau notes detail forage crop demonstrations across 40 bureaus including soybean variety tests in 27 counties and clover yield studies with Hubam seed supplied by the Iowa Experiment Station. Meetings set Sept 5 near Wapello, with guidance on planting, harvesting, and feeding these crops.
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Extension Farm Crops Department
Iowa
Columbia
Haberlandt
Virginia
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Louisa County
Exension Service
John E. Willson
Wapello
H. Limbecker
First prize corn field claimed by Jefferson farmer
Dave Wallace of Jefferson township says his 20 acre bottom land field planted around May 14 yields corn stalks up to 12 feet tall. He expects near 100 bushels per acre if ears keep filling, and wonders if he will need to husk ears from a wagon or ride a horse through the field to harvest.
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Dave Wallace
Jefferson Township
Wallace
Farmers order picric acid for stump clearing in Joulsa county
Several farmers in Joulsa county have ordered picric acid for September delivery to clear stump and stony ground. They report it works as well as dynamite with fewer headaches, selling at 114 cents per pound in quantities from 100 to 1000 pounds, with a 607 cartridge matching the productivity of an 8 oz cartridge.
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Joulsa
Apple growers may find buyers through Iowa association
Louisa county apple growers with surplus can fill a questionnaire detailing variety, worm free percentage, blemishes and market grade and send it to the Iowa Fruit Growers association in Des Moines to locate local buyers. Iowa has a bumper crop and only top apples will sell. Commission firms in Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids show interest in Jonathan, Grimes Golden, Ben Davis, Gano and Green varieties.
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Louisa County
Iowa Fruit Growers Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Crowers
Lagomarcino Grape Co
Burlington
Cedar Rapids Commission Company
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Fruit Growers Association
BE. H. Emery & Co
Ottumwa
John Morreh & Co
Jonathans
Grimes Golden
Ben Davis
Gano and
Green
Kanred Winter Wheat Promoted For Iowa Seed Sale
J L Robinson secretary of the Iowa Experiment association at Ames reports 2455 acres inspected as good seed and recommends Kanred winter wheat for Iowa growers. Kanred, developed in Kansas, performs well in Iowa, yielding 2 to 6 bushels more than Turkey Red in Louisa county fields. Seed should be clean of smut and sown after the Hessian Fly free date to avoid a poor crop next year.
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J. L. Robinson
Iowa Experiment Association At
Ames
Kansas
Louisa County
Hard lines for Zion City bathers
In Zion City Chicago on January 28 Wilbur Glenn Voliva, leader of the sect, bans mixed bathing and sets a 500 foot distance rule. The bathhouse rules also say fathers keep sons, mothers keep daughters, only arms to the elbow may be bare, and women must wear stockings on legs.
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Chicago
Ill
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Voliva
Winter sports season claims 49 men and one woman
Geneva reports confirm 49 men and one woman killed during winter sports season. An additional 24 persons from a Hungarian wedding party perished crossing the River Tizra when the ice gave way, all drowned.
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Geneva
Tizra
Iowa Farm Report 1921 Records 214000+ Farms and Losses
Des Moines report summarizes Iowa 1921 farm stats from township assessors. There were 214,096 farms of three acres plus, 5,150 more than 1920, total land 33,418,372 acres, and owners operated 118,793 farms. Oats and corn acreage rose while oats yield dropped, winter wheat rose, spring wheat fell. Hog cholera losses reached 452,497 head, worth about 6.8 million dollars at 15 dollars per hog.
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Des Moines
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Lowa Weather and Crop Service
Illinois
Iowa
Government cholera drive amid 1917 1918 losses and costs
The bulletin notes a government cholera eradication effort placing up to twenty six men in the field in 1917 and 1918 at about 67000 dollars. Hog losses fell to 188909, milk cattle fluctuated, horses declined, but mules rose 15 percent to 88215, the largest on record. the force is now reduced with costs around 10000 pounds.
Woman loses both legs in gas engine accident
Mrs. W. Schott of Hanlontown suffered the loss of both legs below the knee after her clothing caused her to be pulled into a gasoline engine used to run a washing machine. She was taken to a Mason City hospital where surgeons removed the mangled legs about six inches below the knees. recovery was doubtful.
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Mason City
W. Schott
Hanlontown
Obituary for Grace Imler in Kansas City Missouri
Grace Imler died after a short illness in Kansas City Missouri. She was sister to Mrs Harry Leffler now in California. Survived by husband and two children Thelma and Erwin Imler. Also survived by parents Mr and Mrs W F Murray of McFarland Kansas and siblings E B Murray Mrs Dewey Irons and Mrs Harry Lef fler. The piece also notes Bolshevik preservation of the Kremlin palace.
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Grace Imler
Kansas City
Missouri
Harry Leffler
Haskins
California
McFarland
Kansas
E. B. Murray
Dewey Irons
Harry H. Leffler
Los Angeles
Week's Weather Forecasted Today
For upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys the forecast calls for generally fall like and moderate temperatures with a probability of local rains by the middle of the week.
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Des Mines
Mississippi
Missouri
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Swift & Company
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Lower River Bridge
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Yoder Dairy CO
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Ing
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My Place
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Mutual
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Columbus Jet
Mt. Pleasant
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Moscow
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Creamery
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Property Owners Federation, Inc
Standard Oil Company
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