Daily Market Reports Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep
Market notes from Chicago on October 10 show estimated receipts for hogs at 32 000 cattle 306 000 and sheep 375 000 with liveweight price ranges. Hog and cattle prices vary by weight class and quality with higher near term demand noted for heavy and light weight hogs and steady to higher killing classes for cattle. Official yesterday totals list hogs 2997 cattle 387 sheep 867 calves 487 with shipments 1973 99 644 99. Livestock estimates for tomorrow project hogs 22 000 cattle 13 000 sheep 31 000.
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Chicago
Sale Dates For Various Hogs At Iowa Farms
Oct 11 Mahannahs North English Iowa sale of Chester White hogs. Oct 12 J M Lord Son Ainsworth Durce Jersey sale. Oct 12 Evert Emde Wellman Poland China sale. Oct 13 Benn Marner Kalona Spotted Poland China sale. Oct 15 P J Welsh Washington Poland China sale. Oct 25 Ernest Carlson Washington Duroc Jersey sale. Oct 22 John Wagner Washington Poland China sale. Mrs A L Jacobson and baby Maxine return Ottumwa after visiting Mrs Chas Shockey. Mrs M S Cheney Oskaloosa guest of Mrs Harry Smith at convention.
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John Wagner
Washington
Poland
China
Weather forecast for Des Moines region
Des Moines area forecast calls for generally fair and cool conditions with a chance of localized rain Tuesday or Wednesday across upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
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Des Moines
Mississippi
Missouri
Local notes from Iowa and surrounding towns
Miss Alice Maas of Iowa City attends convention and visits niece Miss Ida Cavender. Mrs. W. H. Mohr of Fairfield returns home after visits with Mrs. 8. B. Dewey and R. P. Dewey. Ladies Hicks and Rathbun of Clinton return home after guesting Mrs. Vera Shoemaker. Boyd Berdo offers Wilde's Best Scoop Boards at 2 dollars each. Miss Kate Ogborn of Wahu China leaves for Perry Iowa after convention. Dr Stella Dodd heads to Sironcha India via Cameron Missouri. O. P. Essley of Long Beach visits Essley sisters and Ida Harmon and plans Idaho Falls stop on G A R trip.
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Alice Maas
Iowa City
Ida Cavender
Western Manufacturing Co
Wilde
Boyd Berdo
South
Iowa
Kate Ogborn
Wahu
China
Perry
Stella Dodd
Sironcha
India
Cameron
Fred Reid
O. P. Essley
Long Beach
Cal
Indianapolis
Mant Essley
Ida
Adda Harmon
Nicola
Matt Essley
Idaho Falls
Tipburn potato control boosts yield in Mitchell County fields
In Mitchell County, Iowa, tipburn linked to leaf hoppers was controlled using Bordeaux mixture on 20 acres. Sprayed Green Mountain potatoes yielded 120 bushels per acre versus 35 from unsprayed plots, with three sprays during ten dry weeks amid a hot season.
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ST. Ansgar
Tipburn
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
F. K E. Tracy
Mitchell County
Altho
Green Mountain
F. A. Fenton
E. D. Ball
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmer’s cost eye opening tale from Shoemaker
Harold J Shoemaker a Sioux County farmer says many growers are discouraged but not ready to quit He cites five year cost accounting with Iowa State College noting oats 87 cents produced 37 cents wheat 1 25 produced 391 and corn 79 cents to raise He warns extensive farming increases losses and discouragement.
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Hawarden, Jr
Harold J. Shoemaker
Sioux County
Althe
Mr. Shoemaker
Iowa State College
Washington County Farm Bureau finances and services summary
The Washington County Farm Bureau reports total expenses of about 7149.00 with salaries 3995.00 travel 625.00 office 1520.00 and other costs. Funding comes from county appropriation 2000.00 Smith Lever 600.00 and Farm Bureau dues 5.00 per member. Dues allocate 4.00 locally and 1.00 to LF B F dues, with half of the 1.00 sent to the State Federation for national dues. The article highlights tax help for 400 residents, sale of spray material, soy bean promotion, poultry culling aiding 25,000 hens, and disease control for poultry and hog vaccination programs.
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Farm Bureau
Express
Farm Bureau Federation
Smith-Lever Fund
LF. B. F
State Federation
National Federation
39Th General Assembly
Farmer Gains Ground as Times Improve
The passage urges optimism for farmers noting that prudent bookkeeping and prudent budgeting will help them weather shortages. It stresses that farming will regain emphasis and importance in the economy as conditions improve.
County Farm Bureau Drives Organized Agriculture Effort
County Farm Bureau engages in weed and pest work soil testing acidity stone securing seed stock breeding livestock plans and tax case data while coordinating with Agricultural Extension specialists and national federations. It frames the bureau as a cog in the organized agriculture drive at county state and national levels.
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Agricultural Extension Department
County Farm Bureau
Parm Bureau
Rose Coghlan Celebrates 17th Birthday on Stage
The New York Tribune notes Rose Coghlan who plays Madame Rabouin in Belasco s Deburau has just celebrated her seventeenth birthday. She has spent over fifty years on stage appearing with leading American and English stars and leading her own company.
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Rose Coghlan
Madame Rabouin
David Belasco
Deburau
Sacha Guitry
Granville Barker
Lionel Atwill
Belasco
New York Tribune
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Iowan
L. Bent
Met
John A. Babcock Commission
U. 8 Yard
Illinois
A. L. Jacobson
Maxine
Ottumwa
Chas. Shockey
M. S. Cheney
Osakioosa
Harry Smith
W. H. Mohr
Fairfield
8. B. Dewey
R. P. Dewey
Mr. Dewey
F. W. Hicks
A. R. Rathbun
Clinton
Vera Shoemaker
Iva Caldwell
Gladys Benson
Stephen
W. C. Willis
Keota
Harry Brown
H. Worley
W. S. Reister
East Third St
Mutual
East Washington St
Ife
Journal’s Farm Department
Iowa State College Extension Service
H. E. Nichols
Sa. State College
Charlotte King
Botany Department
America
Europe
Russia
J. F. H. Taylor
Frank Macon
Wshington County
Town Farm Bureau Federation
M. H. Fedderson
Washington County Farm Bureau
Ainsworth
Boars and Sons
Royal Pathfinder
Orion Sensation
Pathfinder Prospect
Valley Col
Col
D. F. Macon
L. H. Rinner
Auctioneers
S. A. Stephens—Clerk
J. M. Lord & Son
Ainsworth, Iowa
R. L. Gibson
Ouream, Egga & Poultry
L. H. Orr Land Co
Safeguard Or Gazette Office
Columbus Junction
W. A. Hutton & Co
Mershey
Muscatine
Telephone
Chicago Board of Trade
Bartlett, Frazier & Compan
Logan & Bryan
New York
Kansas City
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Davenport
North Ave
Oildag
John Striegel, Jr
Harper, Iowa
Property Owners Federation
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