Cattle Feeding Prospects Across the Corn Belt
Editorial survey of cattle feeding plans for winter across the corn belt. Feeder and stockman views from Illinois Kansas Missouri and Iowa suggest similar or slightly increased cattle numbers to last year. Corn prices and market conditions vary by region while producers adjust feeding and housing practices for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Belt
Orange Judd Palmer
Southwest
Town
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Missouri Horticultural Society Plans 48th Annual Meet
The Missouri State Horticultural Society will hold its forty-eighth annual meeting in Kansas City December 28 29 and 30. Hides are on a boom and prices have risen over 50 percent from two years ago. Government reports show 260 million bushels of potatoes with a shortage of 72 million from last year. Corn yield reaches 2 707 008 000 bushels in November up 240 million from 1904. Turkey trade shows little activity this year. International Live Stock exposition postponed from December 20 to December 16 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri State Horticultural Society
Kansas City
Turkey
Corn Prices Rise and Cattle Prospects Improve
Farmers are contracting corn at 35 to 40 cents a bushel versus 25 to 60 cents last year. Good killing quality is expected as better corn terms help feeders in the Midwest. Cattle offerings at Chicago Omaha Sioux City Kansas City St Louis may fatten more solidly this winter than a year ago.
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S Ko Win
Union Pacific
Kaneas
Save
Ticl
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
H. Nelson
Fort Madison
Dows
Ilinois
Cora
James Black
Indiana
Middle West
Chicago
Omaha
Sioux City
Kansas City
St. Louis
Money Crop Notes From Maine Poultry Club Partners
A condensed report from the Berwick Poultry Club of Maine discusses winter egg strategies. It emphasizes clean low roofed houses to keep heat in and reduce air space. The letter notes avoiding an all glass front house and favors low level housing for comfort and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Club of Maine Partners
New England
Berwick Poultry Club
Maine
Probing Into Police Graft In St Louis
The board of police commissioners met to review graft allegations in the police department. Ten officers faced triads on charges including Haberstroh accused of violating his oath. Haberstroh resigned but was challenged by Captain Johnson, who pressed charges after the grand jury testimony. Haberstroh had long straddled the Bad Lands under Sgt. Colestock, who died after being accused of accepting tribute from resort keepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
Watrolmuin Willian Haberstroh
Tlaberstroh
Jobson
Haberstroh
Johnson
George W. Colestock
Woman Denies Murder Charges In Des Moines Trial
Mrs Josiah Pratt on the stand denied administering the arsenic that killed her husband last June and said she was not in love with farm hand Will Persing. The defense claims love for Persing motivated the crime, a theory the state asserts as motive.
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Des Moines
Mies
Josiah Pratt
Will Persing
Will
Ten Firemen Injured in Plant Fire Collapse
A floor of an annex behind the Rock Island Battery plant on Sixth street collapsed after an all night blaze, sending ten firemen twenty feet into the cellar and injuring four others. The fire destroyed the plant, with an estimated loss of $50,000. no serious injuries reported.
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Cincinnati
Rock Island Battery Company
Sixth Street
Close Successful Short Course Closes Today
Attendance rises by one third from last session as the short course ends today. Organizers report strong participation and positive feedback from participants across multiple ages and programs.
Winter short course draws record attendance at Iowa State College
Ames January 15 The winter short course at Iowa State College closed with attendance higher than any prior year and praise for practical instruction. Thursday featured a parade of horses used in class work and the sale listing at the Eli Warfel place includes six horses and mules, cattle hogs hay and farm implements with terms of sale and financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Brighton Road
Eli Warfel Place
Interdenominational Sunday School Institute Held
Under the Sunday School association an Interdenominational Sunday School institute will be held at First U P Church on January 30. The event, allied with the State and International Sunday School associations, follows 14,000 conventions last year. Prof. W R Manning, secretary of the Teacher Training department, will teach on management teaching home study and department work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday School Association
U. P
International Sunday School Association
W. R. Manning
State Association
Hardknockers for Boys Shoes Raise Controversy
A terse editorial complains about impractical footwear for boys and touts Hardknocker shoes as a solution. The piece hints at social discipline and retailer promotion without detailing the context or outcomes.
Hair Work and Switch Cleaning Notices
Notices invite anyone needing hair work, switches from combings, or cleaned switches to contact Mrs. James Warnock at 110 North 7th Ave. Included is a personal note about Dale Carris visiting family near West Chester, and an ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills praised by Mrs. Mary Brown with a 25 cent price and pharmacy guarantee.
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James Warnock
North 7Th Ave
Dale Carris
The
Academy
West Chester
Mary Brown
Lafayette Place
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
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Poland
W. H. Warburton
Lowa
Curtiss
Geike Wabben
Sutherland Bros
Ralph Dougherty
Th&s
Standard Land.Co
Rock Island Depot
L. D. Higgins
Erly
Interdenominational Sunday School Institute
Stacy
Buster Brown
Graham Theatre
Ath-lo-phoros
Athlophoros CO
New Haven
Conn
Washington
Windsor Grocery
the Windsor
Harry McCall
Dean
Underwood Typewriter
Rock Island
H. W. Russel
Washington, Ia
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