Markets Open With Mixed Cattle and Hog Results
Chicago reports estimated receipts for hogs 5000 and cattle 1000 with sheep at 2000. Second report shows steady to higher prices, top 19.85, Hog loads around 19.40 to 19.85, heavy and light weights varied. Cattle see declines from week ago with beef steers down 50c to $1, and veal calves 1.00 to 1.25 lower. lambs and yearlings up to 1.00 higher amid mixed futures.
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Chicago
Ill
Iowa
Gie RC
Thornty
Food Administration
E. W. Wagnere CO
Close of grain futures at Iowa City market
Grain futures close reported by E. W. Wagner & Co with manager B Hunt. Prices summarized for the Iowa City market, noting latest bids and closing figures.
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Close OF Grain Futures
E. W. Wagner & Co
Iowa City
Iowa
B. Hunt
Journal Farm Sale and Soybean News From Washington County
The Journal notes a March 29 sale of horses at City Feed Yard in Washington. It highlights Mrs. Malcolm Montgomery with 230 chickens, the largest March hatch in the area, and William Boshart’s soybean experiments for feeding cattle and hogging down soybeans with corn. It mentions first home grown soybean seed in the county and seed availability through Ames and the County Agent. It includes market quotes, wheat price shifts, and Food Administration price-control context.
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D. J. Wittman
City Feed Yard
Washington
Malcolm Montgomery
William Boshart
Marion Township
Walter Brown
Boshart
Washington County
Ames
Grain and Provision Week Ly Letter Summary
Grain and Provision Week Ly Letter notes fluctuating corn prices and steady trade but below prior week. Oats attract interest for low price and ample 1,000,000 bushels stock, with April 15 navigation opening expected to move elevator holdings. Kansas farmers seed oats for home use amid winter wheat price guarantees. hog stabilization talks in New York with Food Administration officials referenced.
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Kansas
Washington
New York
Pood Administration
Seed corn germination test yields low results
A Washington man tested his seed corn and found very disappointing germination. Early corn averaged below fifty percent, a later variety reached about sixty percent. While possibly isolated, the results may prompt others to consider testing their own seed.
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Washington
Breeders Associations Aid in Local Live Stock Sales
Three community breeders associations in Waukesha county Wisconsin unite to boost stock sale reputations and ensure animals are “as represented” by members. They cooperate to create a tuberculosis free area through repeated tuberculin testing and culling of diseased stock, with county agents noting steady progress.
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Waukesha County
Wis
Iowa Becomes Third Dairy State Through Promotion
Davenport March 21 Inquiries for about 600 head of purebred and grade dairy cattle valued at 150000 have flooded the agricultural industries bureau of the Greater Iowa Association. The bureau gathers inquiries from nearly every state, routes they to suitable breeders, and plans expanded promotion to boost Iowa markets for purebred stock while aiding small breeders.
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Davenport
Agricultural Industries Bureau
Greater Iowa Association
Bureau
Iowa
Lowa
Agricultural Industries Bureau of the Greater Iowa Association
A Font of Type Costs and Weighs Out of Proportion
A font of our type weighs 50 pounds and costs 5 dollars. A font of Chinese type weighs 1000 pounds and costs 100 dollars.
Early Spring Starter for Corn Nitrogen Needs
An 80 bushel corn crop removes 140 pounds of nitrogen and shows how starter nitrogen from low ammonia fertilizer helps when the soil is cold and leached. Observing the crop’s early growth reveals whether plant foods are needed as crop starters and guides application decisions.
Vital Statistics From Draft Examinations Impact War Efforts
Government figures from the selective draft show 3.2 million men examined and highlight potential lives saved through analysis of physical examinations. New York’s Division No. 129 begins indexing results to aid medical authorities. findings suggest foreign born registrants had lower physical standards than native born.
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Washington
Enoch Crowder
New York City
County Officers May Get More Pay
Des Moines March 22 The senate passed a bill by Schaffter of Wright county to raise county official salaries on a sliding population based scale. Kimball of Poweshiek county adds these increases continue after 1921. An amendment protects officials already earning more than the new scale from cuts. The bill sets auditors and treasurers salaries from 1700 in small counties.
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Des Moines
Mar
Senate
Schaffter
Wright County
Kimball
Powesheik County
Des Moines Forms Joint Stock Land Bank Under Farm Loan Act
A Des Moines based Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank organized with 250000 capital to issue farm loans under federal terms like the Omaha Land Bank. Directors include Funk Hargrove Kauffman Carpenter Butler and Sigler. The bank aims to aid central Iowa farmers without trips to Omaha, with officers soon elected.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George C. Carpenter
H. S. Butler
Vernon A. Sigler
A. B. Funk
J. H. Allen
W. 8. Allen
Harry H. Buck
George C. Hargrove
H. ©. Hargrove
Omaha
Sioux City
Register and Tribune
Polk County corn show yields high price seed at auction
Premium seed corn sold from 8 to 25 a single ear at the Polk county corn show in Des Moines. Reed yellow dent led the sale with top bids as Altho the event was new to the show, bidding ran fast. Don Fitch praised Polk county for high grade exhibits and record corn center status.
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Des Moines
Polk County
East Fifth Street
Charles Howard
Ankeny
Altho
Don Fitch
Mount Pleasant
America Needs Optimism for Victory Liberty Loan
Secretary Glass condemns pessimism in American business and urges national resolve. He argues Americans should fund the Victory Liberty Loan as a Thanksgiving gift, supporting returning soldiers and postwar reconstruction.
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Treasury
Glass
America
France
Flanders
United States
Belgium
Let Us Do Our Share In Funding The Kaiser’s Funeral
The piece argues that WWI bonds fund the fight against German imperialism. It likens war debt to paying a family funeral bill, saying after illness comes death and society must pay for the last costs. It urges citizens to buy more Liberty bonds as the final investment against Kaiserism.
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Family of Nations
United States
House of Sickness
Doubting Thomas On Victory Liberty Bonds Safer Investment
An editorial table compares national wealth and debts of Great Britain France Russia Japan Germany Austria Hungary and the United States to argue that U S government bonds are the safest investment. The piece challenges fear of loss and urges buying Victory Liberty bonds.
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Great Britain
France
Trubsia
Japan
Germany
Austria-Hungary
United States
Thomas
Husband Stands by Girl Amid Poison Confession
Dudley M. Storrs arrived from eastern Washington and declares Ruth Garrison innocent in the case tied to the death of his wife Grace G. Storrs. He says Grace had warned she would kill herself and doubts the confession, saying it came from police pressure.
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Seattle
Wash
Grace G. Storrs
Ruth Garrison
Dudley M. Storrs
Washington
Storrs
Ruth
Chicago Bakers Threaten Bread Famine Over Wage Demands
Chicago bakers union of 1,400 workers demands end of night shifts and a weekly pay rise from 292 to 82 dollars, threatening a strike starting April 26 that could cause a city bread famine. Bakers' club officials representing twelve major employers oppose the demands as the current contract expires at midnight April 26.
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Chicago
Bakers’ Club
Distillers Challenge Federal Prohibition Amendment
A national committee of distillers moves to test the constitutionality of the federal prohibition amendment and wartime prohibition act. Levy Mayor of Chicago, counsel to the group, will file a suit after the peace treaty is signed.
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New York
United States
Levy
Chicago
Repair Seized German Ships in Panama for U S Shipping Board
Five German steamships totaling 25100 gross tons seized by Peru in 1918 are at Balboa Panama undergoing repairs for service under the United States Shipping Board. New boilers and engine parts from Seattle have been installed. Two ships will be ready for service in early April and the remaining three in May.
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New York
Peru
Balbos
Panama
United States Shipping Board
Seattle
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Peell
John A. Babcock Commission
Illinois
Mutual
W. S. Reister & Sons
Washington, Iowa
Journal’s Farm Department
J. F. H. Taylor
Washington Democrat
Frank Cherry
Wien
J. G. Hise & Company
Europe
Russia
Columbus Gazette
Chichester
S Pills
Diamond Brand
Druguists
District Court
DES Moines Land Bank
Vern Sigler
Secretary of the Treasury
Uncle Sam
Distillers
VU. S
Diamond Edge Ax
Waterloo
Fred L. Stewart
F. & M. Bank
Lemmon’s
J. E. Lemmon
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