Market Closing and Opening Cattle and Hogs Prices in Chicago
Chicago reports estimated receipts today about 56 000 for cattle 15000 for cattle and 14000 for sheep. Hog market opens 10 to 15 lower and trades mostly 15 to 25 lower with bulk sales at 20.10 to 20.40 for heavy weights and 19.75 to 20.40 for lighter classes. Beef and calf prices show weakness with feeders and calves softer. lamb and yearling quotations listed across weight ranges.
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Chicago
Til
Close of Grain Futures Reported by E W Wagner Co
Grain futures summary from Iowa City shows cash market for corn at 5.25 for 525 cars tone up No 2 Western 1.76 to 1.78. Oats 150 cars tone steady No 3 Western 68 to 69 cents. Clover cash 27.00, October 21.85, December 21.75.
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Oates
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Why Teeth It Eh Edward Feigns A Sick Day
A boy named Edward feigns illness to skip school saying his teeth ache, a fib sparked by a sudden imagination. His mother queries him but he offers the brief culprit gy teeth iteh leaving the family to smile at the child's quick wit.
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Edward
H Edward
Officers Hat Cord Colors by Service Branch
Hat cords distinguish officers by branch with color codes including gold for generals and gold and black for other officers. Infantry use light blue, cavalry yellow, artillery scarlet, quartermaster buff, medical small white, engineers scarlet and white, ordnance black and scarlet, signal orange and white.
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Quartermaster Corps
Medical Department
Corps of Engineers
Ordnance Department
Signal Corps
Journal's Farm Department Reports Growth in Farm Bureau
The Farm Bureau membership drive north of Washington yields twenty new members and near total local response. The effort aims to broaden the national reach of the bureau, enabling farmers to influence legislation and other issues affecting their interests.
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Farm Bureau
Washington
Journal
Washington County
Lazy Fat Hens Slow Egg Production Warned by USDA
The article advises rural households on summer poultry care to prevent overweight hens and maintain egg flow. It covers feeding, water, grit, shells, fodder like green crops, table scraps, and meat scraps, plus housing, ventilation, and pest control to sustain profitability through summer. It also urges selling nonlaying birds in June or July and stresses air, shade, and green feed for steady egg production.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farmers to Buy Half Motor Trucks This Year
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes farmers are expected to purchase one half of produced motor trucks this year after a 34 percent share last year. The trend suggests support for improved roads as trucks falter on muddy roads.
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Cedar Rapids
When to Sell Hogs for Best Prices
The hog market peaks mid September to mid October over the past five years and dips late December through March. Hogs remain high now, with declines unpredictable. experts guess prices hold until next pig crop arrives next fall. Grow pigs to be ready before the market rush for top prices.
Novel hog harnessing at Lee Anderson’s on Bennett road
The Tipton Conservative reports a new sight of large shoats hitched to stakes on the lawn at Lee Anderson’s, their halters made from straps enabling docile tethering. The inventive sisters’ harnesses catch on as hogs graze contentedly without fences. About 600 pure bred hogs have been shipped from Jersey City yards to South America since last November, mostly to Argentina, with no deaths or crippling during handling under export regulations.
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Wallaces
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Bennett Road
Tipton
South America
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Buenos Aires
Prices Hold Steady As May Receipts Drop For Butter Fat Eggs
W. S. Reister & Sons report May receipts totaling varied counts of eggs and butter fat. Despite heavy receipts and warm weather, butter fat and egg prices remain unchanged from June 2 quotations except eggs at 33 cents per dozen. Cream butter fat test price is listed as per tb and 53.0 cents.
Safe investment advice from Wallace's Farmer
The excerpt advises choosing a safe, practical investment strategy. It urges buying necessary items and avoiding overextension, with excess funds placed in safe securities for easy access when needed or for sound investment.
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Wallace
Iowa fruit crop shows falling off in June
Des Moines June 3. The June report from the State Horticultural Society shows a slight decline in Iowa fruit crop conditions from May. Apples 66 percent pears 45 percent Americana plums 49 percent domestic plums 44 percent Japanese plums 34 percent cherries 54 percent peaches 3 percent grapes 52 percent red raspberries 4 percent black raspberries 85 percent blackberries 82 percent currants 72 percent gooseberries 78 percent strawberries 90 percent of full crop. The overall average is 62 percent, down 10 percent from May, with heavy bloom on tree fruits but cold weather preventing fertilization, indicating a possible half crop for apples plums and cherries.
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State Horticultural Society
State House
Baseball scores from Monday across leagues
National League results show Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 1 New York 1 Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 3 Boston 1 Cincinnati 7 over St Louis 4. American League Detroit 5 Chicago 2 Detroit wins, New York 1 Philadelphia 0 Washington 4 Boston 4 Cleveland 6 St Louis 3. American Association reports no games scheduled.
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Brooklyn
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Cincinnati
Bt Laouis
National
Or. Louis
American Chicago
Cleveland
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St. Louis
Toston
Seeewereeetereet
Washington
Famous Soldier Recalled By Children As They Discuss Him
In a classroom scene a four year old asks about a famous soldier. A first grade student explains the man is brave and will become a statue after his deeds.
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Benny
Harold
Iowa Farm Land Boom Tops Nation Des Moines Notes
Iowa experiences the greatest farm land boom yet with prices up sharply. John Cavanaugh of the Des Moines National Bank says land values rose from 200 to 315 an acre within months as wages and produce costs climb. Transfers among local farmers show rapid flips, profit, and ongoing speculation across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Cavanaugh
Des Moines National Bank
Cavanaugh
Mr. Cavanaugh
Relief of rheumatic pains advertisement
For the relief of rheumatic pains when stiffness soreness of muscles aching joints make movement painful massaging the affected parts with Chamberlains Liniment will relieve the pain and make rest and sleep possible Lemmons Drug Store advert.
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Lemmon’'s Drug Store
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Real Estate Decline to Peak as Carroll Farm Sells Six Times
The former Griffith farm near Carroll, 125 acres, shows remarkable Iowa real estate activity. It traded six times in two years rising from $190 to $315 an acre, with each sale at a higher price. Original owner J. B. Griffith held it over 25 years before selling to George L. Miller. Miller sold to J. C. Barry, who then sold to L. C. Klein.
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Iowa
Mr. Klein
G. L. Miller
Miller
Max Neppel
George Langenfield
Neppel
Langenfield
J. C. Barry
Barry
L. C .Klein
Drilling Tip Using Camphor and Ether Fluid
A Scientific American note describes mixing one ounce camphor one percent spirits turpentine and four drams ether to wet the drill tool. It states that the sharp corner of a newly broken file point serves as an effective drilling tool for this purpose.
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