Thornburg Defends Reliability Of Tuberculosis Tests
State agriculture secretary Mark Thornburg says Iowa’s cattle tuberculin tests, begun in 1925, show 91 percent of reactors with visible lesions from infected herds. He states tests are highly reliable, with few critics, and that eradicating tuberculosis hinges on widespread testing and removal of infected animals.
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Mark Thornburg
Thornburg
Iowa
Thornburs
JE Hhave
Goehead
Geeanrest
Farm Bureau Directors Hear On Mutual Oil Company
Hawk County Farm Bureau directors met in April with most of the board absent due to bad roads. County Agent J. L. Ghan reported on the Mutual Oil Company, a new service organization for members, delivering lubricating oil and, when highways allow, gasoline via tank trucks. Farmers rely on oil and kerosene as spring fieldwork begins with tractors in use.
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Hawk County Farm Bureau
J. L.ghan
Mutual Oil Company
Farm Bureau
New Land Shows No Lime Requirement
Waverly Iowa April 7 Fred Droste Washington township soil tests from a new ground show no acidity land cleared three years ago. A sample from soil with hydrated lime years ago shows different acidity from Bremer county land. Droste plans alfalfa. A Rose liming extensively. Kayins bought seven cars of lime last year. An 10acre field of alfalfa sewn last year winters well and grows thick and green.
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Waverly
Fred Droste
Washington Township
Farm Bureau
Bremer County
Droste
Shellsburg
A. Rose
Kayvins
Dr. Nose
Oregon
Waterloo Evening Courier Readers Dialogue
Queries and comments invited to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier Waterloo Iowa. Phone numbers appear in the notice for readers to send their notes.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterlow
Towa
Tfoo
Poultry Tips From Prof Bittenbender at ISU
Poultry expert Professor H A Bittenbender of Iowa State College offers chick raising guidance. He advises one square foot per two chicks, a dry clean brooder floor, a litter of fine gravel over alfalfa leaves, and feeding sour milk or fresh buttermilk for six weeks while withholding water. Emphasizing cleanliness, sanitize utensils and bedding, keep chicks in boxes and dark for 60 to 72 hours after hatching before feeding.
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H.A. Bittenbender
Poultry Husbandry
Iowa State College
McLean Plan for Raising Hogs Gains Friends
Fayette Tenn April 1 Fourteen men report to farm bureau to raise pigs this spring using sanitation methods from the McLean system. Ten consent to demonstrations on their farms to show results versus old methods. Participants include Joe Pan Scott township BE Gehring Strong Brothers Uhrila Lucian Appelman Clermont Irving Patridge Harlan Ces B Holtzman Jefferson J D Hoyt Smithfield Donald Meisecer Fairfield L 90 Hitch Union LL Scharnweber Banks. In Benton County Iowa farmers expand sweet clover and alfalfa while 200 more acres are sown this spring. Twenty five farmers ordered sweet clover seed through the farm bureau as the McLean system gains traction with demonstrations and movable hog houses.
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Fayette
Farm Bureau
McLean
Joe.Pan
Scott Township
BE. &. Gehring
Strong Brothers
Uhrila Township
Lucian Appelman
Clermont
Irving Patridge
Harlan
Ces B. Holtzman
Jefferson
Smithfield
Donald Meisecer
Fairfield
Hitch
Union
LL. A. Scharnweber
Banks
Shellsburg
Benton County
Heezen
New Amber Cane Sorghum Seed Promises Molasses
Iowa growers may plant Ames Amber Sorghum to make syrup this year with a 15 cent investment for a one pound trial seed lot. Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association reports high sugar content and strong yields from Ames Amber gear.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Agriculture’ Experiment’ Association
Town Agricultural Experiment Station
Towa Agricultural Experiment. Association
I. of Bac
Beautifying Farm Home Yards Prompts Local Visits
Fayette county residents express strong interest in improving farmyards. Landscape specialist Itz Simmons will visit April 19 to 24, with Friday April 22 available for urgent requests. County Agent B W Lodwick notes visible yard improvements reflect broader farm progress.
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Fayette
Itzsimmons
Fayette County
Farm Bureau Office
B. W. Lodwick
Two Cows Per Acre Pasture Trial Prompts Seed Boost
In Bremer County farmers and the Farm Bureau promote legume pastures to improve dairy grazing. They plan 5000 acres of alfalfa and 13 acres of sweet clover for pasture. North of Waverly George Christopher reports sweet clover yields better than two cows per acre.
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Waverly
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Bremer County
Weoa
Rohtf
William Hoffman
George Christopher
Here
Christopher
Suimmer
Robinsons herd first with test in Dunkerton Iowa
George Robinsons nine grade Holstein herd led the Dunkerton Cow Testing association for March with 38.5 pounds of butterfat and 918 pounds of milk. The top five herds and best cow records are listed, along with other Dunkerton and Greeley results for the same period.
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Dunkerton
George Robinson
Dunkerton Cow Testing Association
J. Steeley
Russell Sage
J.r.owen& Sons
Earl Teisinger
Steeley
Rungell Sage
W.E. McIntosh
D. J. Schnittjer
W. Wilkemeyer
L. F. Porter
W. S. Bissell
Clifford Rice
Farmers Seek Spur Track Access Before Railway Commission
A hearing at the courthouse drew farmers and Railway Commission officials to review E H Pedicord of Castle Hill's request for a spur track linking his nearby gasoline filling station to the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railway. Officials cited hazardous storage tanks, while Members Mutual Oil planned to lease Pedicord tanks for a bulk station serving about 350 stockholders. Decision date pending.
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State Railway Commission
E. H. Pedicord
Castle Hill
Waterloo
Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Cedar Falls
Pedicord
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
Mutual Oil Company
Farm Bureau
32 Head Cows Average 367 Lbs Butterfat at Waverly
Waverly Ig April W H Woodring & Sons announce a test record on their herd near here showing an average of 367 pounds of butterfat for 32 Holsteins nine of which were two year-olds. They credit better management for higher milk yield and note the fourth carload of hay purchased this winter. They plan to grow alfalfa and reduce future purchases.
Omaha Livestock Market Report April 7 Omaha Neb
Omaha livestock receipts total 17 500 hogs with varying weights and prices. Hog prices show declines up to 40 cents with 167 to 230 pounds around 16 50 to 16 75. Cattle receipts near 3 400 led by slaughter steers at 12 00 and 12 50, cows around 7 50 to 5 0, veals 8 00 to 9 00. Sheep receipts 14 000 with lambs around 18 25 native spring lambs, ewes at 10 00 to 10 50, feeders steady.
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Omaha
Neb
Lifornia
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Sioux City
St. Paul
Idianapolis
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
HOGS AND CATTLE PRICES IN ST LOUIS LIVESTOCK MARKET
Receipts show hogs 4000 with very slow demand and light early sales, 40 to 190 pounds scarce. top hogs around 11.50. Cattle receipts 3000 including calves, steers, and heifers with steady to strong mood for prime grades, dull for inferior. Sheep receipts 2000 with no early sales and indications of lower prices ahead.
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Louis
Lanst
St. Lois
Auvlao
Wheat and Corn Prices Drift Lower in Liquidation
Chicago April 7 Wheat reversed yesterday action and fell at times due to selling from the southwest and northwest. Corn followed with broad weakness while cash demand stayed slow. There were 50 000 bushels sold to store. Oats eased in line with grains. Provisions weakened as key values fell with closing quotes showing wheat down yc to 1c, corn 44 to 5e, oats 4 to 5c and provisions unchanged to 50c lower.
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Chicago
Liverpool Opens Steady Cotton Market With Moderate Activity
Liverpool reports steady prices in a moderate session with total sales of 6 000 bales and receipts of 1 000 bales. Midlands fair options show steady to slightly firm values across good middling to low grades. Futures in New York open unchanged to higher with May at 7 550 and January around 7 87.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Potatoes Market Report with Varied Regional Prices
Chicago April 7. Potatoes receipts total 71 cars on track with moderate demand and trading slow. Wisconsin sack rounds quoted at 2.05 to 2.20, Idaho sack russets 3.10 to 3.25, new stock and Florida barrel varieties show moderate supplies and slightly weaker demand. Bliss Triumphs and San Joquin types appear with prices from 2.75 to 8.50 per unit depending on grade and region.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Idaho
Florida
San Jaine
Rose
Bliss
Cuba
Texas Bririces
Ghliss
Produce Futures And Storage Standards Reported
Chicago markets report fluctuating futures with fresh standards for April and May values. Eggs prices show varied percentages for firsts and packed products across April May June, plus refrigerator standards and storage terms amid seasonal shifts.
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Chicago
Toledo Seeds Price Report for Clover and Timothy
Toledo market notes list seed prices and asks with figures for Clover cash October 27, Timothy ola new and May style prices. Listed amounts include Clover 27.00 October 17.00, Timothy 2.45 2.65 2.65 2.79 for April and related entries.
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Toledo
Timothy
Representative Sales In Chicago April 7
Representative livestock sales conducted in Chicago on April 7 featured steady demand for dairy cattle beef cattle and fattening classes with buyers from multiple western and midwestern markets noting good quality consignments and active bidding throughout the session.
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Chicago
ITNS
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Board of Trade Cash Quotations April Wheat and Corn Prices
Chicago April quotations list wheat across No 2 red at 1.83 and No 3 red at 1.37, No 3 hard 1.30, and sample grade at 1.10. Corn shows No 3 mixed 7 1/2 cents, No 4 mixed 6 8 cents, No 5 mixed 6 0 44 cents, and yellow and white types ranging 34 3 0 to 74 4 cents. Oats and barley follow with No 2 white 47 40 cents, No 3 white 43 45 cents, No 4 36 cents, and barley at 65 84 cents. Timothyseed at 0 7.25, cloverseed 29.25 to 36.00, and provisions: lard 12.30, tallow 15.75, bellies 15.73.
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Chicago
Wba
Trom
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
W A
Terloo Clearing House Associa
Kansas Ulry
St. Louis
Cattle and hog markets show firm fed steers and mixed results
Chicago traders report fed steers steady with strong demand for heavy bulls and cutters while veal weakens. Hog receipts near 97,000 with slow demand and lower bids. best slaughter pigs scarce but some weights sold around 10.75 to 11.70. Sheep slow, lamb prices steady to down, with light ewes up slightly and fat lambs mostly steady.
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Chicago
St Joseph Livestock Market Report from April 7
Hogs receipts 4600 with prices 11.50 top and 10.20 to 11.00 bulk. Cattle receipts 1800 steady with steers 9.25 to 11.00, top 11.60, cows and heifers 4.25 to 10.00, calves 5.50 to 19.59, stockers 7.50 to 9.25. Sheep receipts 5500 lambs weak to 0.25 lower, sheep strong to 5 higher, lambs 15.00 to 16.00, ewes 39.00 to 10.00.
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ST. Joseph
Hogs Receipts Draft at Peoria Market
Peoria April 7 hogs receipts total 2,000 with a 25 cent drop. Top bids quoted at $11.40 for lights and $11.30 to $11.40. mediums $11.90 to $11.35. heavies $10.00 to $9.75. packers $89.25 to $9.75. three stags $9.00 to $9.75.
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Peoria
Stags
Stock Market Dips and Jumps Across Sectors
Stocks showed brisk but uneven moves in heavy volume in New York, led by American Telephone near 22 year highs and New York Central at 150, while Fox Film A fell after news of new financing. Foreign exchange rates and loan rates held steady as call loans remained at 4 percent. Grain and commodity quotes from Omaha also noted, with wheat and corn prices listed for various grades.
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Sterk Maret
American Telephone
New York Central
Fox Film A
Dupont
Bethlehem Tees
Ccm
Pere Marquette
Pan-American 3
Houston
MacDougall
Continental Baking A
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Hudson
Colling
Aikman
United States
Freeport-Texas
Texas Gulf
Sterling
Gar & Fdy
Kks
el. Oo
Atchison
Atl
Coast Line
Balt
Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
California
Pac
Cerro
de Pasco
Chesapeake ‘& Ohio
Mil
St. P
Consolidated Gas
Tee Crucible Steel Bee
Ob Edge Bros
du Pont de Nem
Erie Railroad
General Asphalt
Elec
New
Northern Pfd
Hudson Motors
Illinois Central
Harvester
Tel
Kan
Southern Bee
Isennécott
Lehigh Valley Os
Louisville & Nashville
Mack
Marland
Mid-Continent
Texas
Missouri Pac
Montgomery Ward
Nash Motors
Radio Corp
Hee
Reading
Reynolds Tob
Peet
St. IL
San Fran
Seaboard Air Line
Weacgnees
Sears Roebuck Peewee
Sinclair Con
Ewer
Dairies Bey
Southern Pacific
Southern’ Ry
Wees
Standard Oil
Cal
Sons
N. Fannes
N.Y
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Texas &Pacific
Tobacco
Union Pacific
United Drug
Dairy and Poultry Prices Across Markets April 7
New York and Chicago report mixed butter receipts and varied creamery grades with prices around 46-48c for extras and 46-47c for firsts. Eggs and cheese show modest shifts while poultry values hold steady for turkeys and chickens. St Louis lists similar ranges for eggs and fowl with spring birds between 36-45c.
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Pacific Coasts
Midwest
S.v
Rio No
Santos
Chicago
Americas
St. Louis
Paul Livestock sales report at South St. Paul
Cattle receipts around 1000 in April at South St. Paul show steady to varied demand with steers trading up to 11.50 while calves, hogs and sheep also move differently. Hogs mostly 11.00 to 11.25 with lighter weights reaching higher, cows and heifers a mix of 5 to 6.75, sheep softer with best ewes around 21 dollars.
Kansas City Livestock Hogs Mixed Early Trading
Kansas City Missouri April 7 hog receipts slow with light weights 140 to 160 pounds desirability up to 11.35 top 11.35. 140 to 169 pounds 11.25 to 11.35. 170 to 240 pounds mostly 10.75 to 11.15. light weights down 15 cents. sows 9.00 to 9.50. demand steady to firm on heavier lots. overall price ranges shown for various weight categories.
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Kansas
City Livestock
City
Livestock Today at Big Markets in Minneapolis
Minneapolis April 7 Wheat receipts 79 cars versus 90 last year with prices for No 1 dark northern spring and No 1 hard spring ranging from 1.31 to 1.55. On track Montana dark hard values 1.33 to 1.42. May 31.353 July 1.334 September 1.295. Corn No 3 yellow 946. Oats No 3 white 42 to 43.
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Minneapolis Greaen
Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Kansas City Grain Market Report April 7
Wheat prices show mixed to slight declines with No 2 dark hard around 1.29 per bushel and No 2 red near 1.29 to 1.27. Corn and oats hold steady or inch lower with No 2 white about 7 to 7.5 cents and mixed futures around 67 cents. Market receipts listed, reflecting modest shifts in bid prices at Kansas City.
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Kansas City Graln
Kansas City
Minneapolis Flour Prices Rise in Carload Lots
Mina April 7 Flour values firmed, 1d higher in carload lots with family patents quoted at 7.75 to 7.80 per barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Shipments totaled 34,619 barrels.
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Minneapolis
Mina
Sioux City Livestock Receipts and Prices Reported
Sioux City stockyards report April 7 receipts totaling about 2 000 cattle and 13 000 hogs with steady to lower trends. Steers and yearlings bring 8.00 to 12.50. heifers 6.10 to 7.00. veals around 6.00. bulls 5.75 to 8.00. Hogs top 11.15 with most sales near 9.90 to 10.15, lights 10.75, packers 9.40, getters 8.75 to 9.25.
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Sioux City
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Colin’ Bros
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Ares Calito
Board of Trade
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VEAL
Peoria Livestock
Oncatea Grain
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Alee
Liberty Bonds
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Paul Livestock
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Chas. Tenenbaum
Nat'l Bank
State Loan Co
Harry Fee Barn
Warren Smiley
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