Livestock Market Report from Chicago on Feb 18
The Chicago feeder and slaughter market shows hogs largely steady with lighter weights under 230 pounds down 25 cents from Tuesday, top at 24.50, with various weight ranges listed. Cattle and calves mixed with gains to 50 cents. heifers up, medium to low choice cows 21 to 26 dollars, vealers up to 25.27, bulls 22 to 22.50. Sheep and lambs open moderately active with good and choice wool lambs under 100 pounds at 22.75 and yearling wethers around 19.50, ewes mainly 16 to 15 dollars.
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Chicago
USDA
Community and farm sale listings across Iowa week
A sequence of livestock auctions and closing out sales are listed across Iowa towns including Columbus Junction Kalona Wellman Washington Sharon and more. Events show weekly sales at Midway Sales Kalona Hi Dollar and Ollie exchanges with specific start times and locations.
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Whittaker Sale
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Kalona
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Lowa
Hi Dollar Sales Company
Sivourney
Wellman
Hard Road
Roy W. Eckhardt
Watkins
West Chester
Willard M. Flole
Knotek
Rubio
Valley Church
Washington
John A. Smbly
Wead Farm
Stalder & Neff
Sharon
Raymond R. Brenneman
Chicago Poultry Prices Mixed Amidsteadily Firm Markets
Chicago reports show poultry demand steady to firm with 17 trucks but no cars. Plymouth rock fryers fetch 37 cents per pound while Edges varieties range in mixed whites and browns with 22 199 cases and extras 60-80 percent. current receipts 42-4234. dirties 40. checks 39.
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Plymouth Rock
Portable vinylite pillow aids hospital use and travel
A new air filled pillow made of vinylite offers constant buoyancy. It deflates and folds for compact storage or travel and is easy to clean and sterilize. The pillow is being used in hospitals for patient comfort and support.
Early Geneva telegraph ideas by Lesage in 1753
George Louis Lesage Jr a Swiss philosopher tested a letter by letter telegraph in Geneva attaching a pith ball electro scope to each wire to transmit static electricity and spell out messages the first electric telegraph concept.
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George Louis Lesage Jr
Geneva
Potatoes in Ireland and a New Nitrogen Fertilizer
An Irish potato origin note explains the crop arrived from South America via Europe in the 15th century and caused mass migrations during famines. A new slow acting nitrogen fertilizer called Uraform, blending urea and formaldehyde, feeds crops over a long period and reduces leaching. The text cites US onion production exceeding 1.5 billion pounds with farm value around 256 million dollars.
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Emerald Isle
South America
Europe
England
Erin
Ireland
America
Department of Agriculture
United States
Another Language book by Rose Franken in three days
Rose Franken wrote the novel Another Language in three days. The rapid completion highlights her swift writing pace and creative output during that period.
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Rose Franken
Fall Shoats Average $23.30 at Farm Sale
Ninety head of summer and fall shoats sold for an average of 23.30 at the Frank Jamison farm on Indian Creek road southeast of Columbus Junction. Sows brought 58, 100 bushels oats sold for 1.10, hay and feed prices noted, equipment sales incl John Deere tractors and a Case combine, plus six purebred White Face cows and 200 bales clover hay. Mr. Grim is quitting farming.
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Columbus Junction
Frank Jamison
Indian Creek Road
Grim Farm
John Deere
Delbert Grim
Mr. Grim
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