Fall sales set for Duroc and Poland China hogs
Washington County breeders announce October sales in Iowa and Nebraska towns. J. M. Lord & Son at Ainsworth plan a Durocs sale October 12. E. Carlson schedules October 26 fall sale. P J Welsh, John Wagner also holding October events. Breeders tout purebreds as most profitable, urging farmers to stock their farms. Local prices and receipts noted for hogs and cattle.
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E. J. Paul
Washington
Washington County
Ainsworth
J. M. Lord & Son
P. J. Welsh
John Wagner
John
Wagner
Poland
China
Ernest Carlson
Ernest
Polands
Spots
Hampshires
Spotted Poland China and Duroc Jersey Sales Scheduled
A sequence of livestock auctions lists sale dates from Sept 26 through Oct 25 in Iowa towns including What Cheer Kalona Morning Sun Riverside Washington Ainsworth and Washington. Sellers include Taylor J P Yoder J C Huston McElhinney Knotek E J Paul and others with breeds Spotted Poland China and Duroc Jersey.
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Harry Leffler
Haskins
E. J. Paul
Washington
Poland
China
J. M. Lord & Son
Ainsworth
Duroce Jersey
P. J. Welsh
Ernest Carlson
Duroc Jersey Sale
Breeders Sales Attract Strong Support In Iowa County
Washington county hog breeders report robust sales this fall with many offerings scheduled. J C Huston will auction Spotted Poland Chins at his Crawfordsville farm, boasting a 200 head herd and prize ribbons. Krebs of Riverside markets Durocs next, promising his best offering yet, followed by Knotek Brothers at Washington East End Garage.
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Washington County
J. C. Huston
Crawfordsville
Huston
John Krebs
Riverside
Krebs
Knotek Brothers
Washington
East End
Little Women Played In Concord Attic Remembered
The article recalls Louisa May Alcott’s home in Concord Massachusetts where the attic hosted the sisters Meg Jo Beth and Amy during cheerful gatherings. Readers are invited to imagine their laughter and planning as a favorite childhood haunt of the authoress family.
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Meg
Beth
Amy
Louisa Alcott
Concord
Mass
Why Dogs Bark At Humans And Time Of Day
The text discusses when dogs bark and why. It suggests barking may be a form of communication with humans or a signal that something is near such as a burglar. It notes dogs howl groan or whine when alone and that some dogs bark to signal readiness at a particular time.
Market Prices Fragment Show Mixed Animal and Dairy Rates
An OCR grain shows scattered prices for dairy and poultry items including fresh laid eggs, cream butter fat test per 15, springs per pound, ducks and geese per pound, old roosters and turkeys per pound, with incomplete figures and unclear units.
European corn borer threat eyed for Iowa cornfields
Iowa State College entomologist Dr. Fenton warns the European corn borer could devastate Iowa sweet corn if it enters. He notes invasion in Ohio and Canada, urges farmers to report unusual signs to Ames and prepare strict controls to protect crops.
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Lowa
Ames
Iowa
L. F. A. Fentor
Iowa State College
Sandusky
Ohio
United States
Canada
Middle West
Fenton
Farmers Need the Retail Dealers in Tire Industry
An analysis notes production rising and commodity prices firming as agricultural buying power grows. Railroads improve earnings, unemployment dips, and foreign trade holds, with postal receipts rising as deflation ends and liquidation completes. Market forces favor steel, rail, and utility stocks. a caution arises about auto production this winter. County agent Clarence Pickard warns co‑op buying can hurt local dealers and urges farmer cooperatives only if they can replace dealers entirely for a given commodity.
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Europe
U. S. Steel
Southern Pacific
St. Louis & Southwestern
Anaconda
Studebaker
IMES
Iowa
Clarence Pickard
Humboldt County
Pickard
First Woman Passes English Bar Exam at Twenty Three
A twenty three year old woman from Hell becomes the first to pass the final English bar exam. She cannot be called to the bar until she has completed twelve terms, which will not be finished this year.
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Iowa State
Ames
Iowa State College
Sioux City
A. J. Dice
Cedar Rapids
F. E. Ferguson
Laurens
Carl H. Goeken
Atlantic
Ben W. Kilgore
Raleigh
N. C
D. D. Offringa
Low Moor
Waterloo
Iowa
Maquoketa
Noel A. Williams
Mr. Williams
Williams
Hell
Telling Age of Trees From Growth Rings
The Indianapolis News notes that tree ages are hard to determine while alive but can be estimated by counting rings on a cut section. The piece emphasizes that ring counting reveals age after a tree is felled.
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Indianapolis News
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Terest
W. S. Reister & Sons
East Third St
Mutual
East Washington St
Journal’s Farm Department
Co-Operative Shipping
Co-Operative Livestock Shipping Movement
Postville
Allamakee County
Wagner Weekly Review
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New York
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Akron
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R. L. Gibson
Cream, Egga & Poultry
Iowa Fair
Oskaloosa
Hunt
North Ave
Edmund
S.C
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elizabeth C. Corley
A. P. Corley
S. C
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Mrs. Corley
John Striegel, Jr
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Property Owners Federation, Inc
Annsurance Company
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