Tama county new beef contest tops prize bid
Tama county firms prize plan shows 670 points submitted by County Agent Z Mills for the Armour & Company campaign. Purebreds replace 48 grades in a bid to win a third straight year, with funds to farm bureau and junior fair work. 86 purebred bulls bought by Tama farmers include 65 Shorthorns 16 Herefords 5 Angus.
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Cone
Keosauqua Plant Ready for June Operation
Keosauqua plant officials aim to have the new tin building equipment in place and the operation ready by June. Mr Reeve, the former buttermaker at Hartford, Butler county near the dairy section, led the output project. In the year ending January, the new Hartford farmers reported nearly double the prior butterfat production, with prices at 49.6 cents per pound and most sales at a premium.
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Butler ‘Courity
Egg production rising at Franklin Farms plant
In Franklin county poultry farming gains attention as 4 700 casers or about 612 000 eggs are shipped weekly from the Swift and company local plant. County consumption is estimated at 50 000 to 90 000 eggs weekly, with total weekly production rising toward 700 000. The 1425 average was two carloads weekly, about 288 000 eggs, and officials expect 1427 to surpass 1426.
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Hampton
Franklin County
H. MM
Franklin
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Swift
Altho
National Dairy Show Set for Memphis at Tri-State Fair
The National Dairy exposition will be held in Memphis Tennessee as part of the Tri-State fair from October 18 to 22. Voting secretary S. A. Anderson reports Memphis location moves the event nearer eastern and southern counties, breaking a pattern of Indianapolis and Detroit sites in recent years.
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S. A. Anderson
Indianapolis
Detroit
Farmers Questions And Comments Invited
Waterloo Evening Courier invites readers to submit questions and comments to the Farm Department editor. Communications should be addressed to the editor at the Water Son, Iowa paper, with a phone contact of 6100 for correspondence.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterson
Inwa
Fayette County No 3 makes butterfat per cow daily
Fayette County Cow Test Association No 3 reports March averages of 31.7 pounds of butterfat per 72 cows with 15 dry, the first time in association history to reach a pound of fat per cow per day. High herd records include Earl Kits, Will Miehe, and Carl Miehe among others.
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Fayette Daily Association No. 3
Fayette, Ja
Contest Association
Fayette County
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Dueholm
Inbove
Will
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Maynard
Marl Jitch
Sumner
West Union
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Clothier
Fayette
Earl Kitch
Hack & Conrad
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Benter
Clair Sprague
Randalia
Floyd Gilley
Isaac Paul
M. V. Newcomer
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Taylor Briggs
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Miehe
Mr. Newcomer
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Hack & Coward
Warvey ‘Touisch
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Will Miehe
A. M. Doughty
Kboc. Benz
L. A. Jiel
Isan
Paul
Judges named for Dairy Cattle Congress show
Announcement lists five national judges for Holsteins Ayrshires Brown Swiss Jersey and Guernsey rings at the Dairy Cattle Congress running Sept 26 to Oct 2. Names include H I Kildee from Iowa State. Wildee. L V Wilson of Boulder Bridge Farm Minneapolis. C S Rhode Illinois. C H Staples Louisiana. W W Yapp Illinois. Q G Schaefer Minnesota. H R R Searles Minnesota.
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H. 11. Kildee
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Tama Jim
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Ashiculture
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Sams
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Dairy Extension
Estes
Soybean seed demand grows in Tama County
Tama county farmers ordered 1900 bushels of soybean seed from Members Service company Toledo Indiana with 1809 bushels produced locally last year. County agent Mills notes rising soybean interest for seed and feed, plans for a soybean mill unlikely this year. Farmers Reinbeck area Kate David and Ea Mitchell plant 40 acres and seed usage emphasizes row sowing and cultivation over broadcasting to boost silage value and hogging corn.
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Toledo
Tama County
Tama
Mills
Ea Mitchell
Reinbeck
Kate Tavid
Reinhock
Big Cream Checks Reported at Osage Creamery
April 6 cream checks issued to local farmers totaled over 600 dollars. Names listed include John Markham earning 180.238 dollars, Andrews 155.10, Harich 114.60, Ray Dade 21.00, Buttely Brothers 100.09, with butterfat price set at 4 cents.
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Osage
HH. LL
Andrews
John Markham
Harich
Ray Dade
Sim
Buttely Brothers
Wide Variation In Co op Creameries Accounting Practices
I A Vennes cites wide variations in manufacturing costs, overrun, and payments to farmers among 140 creameries. Highest butter fat price 52.86c, butter 44.58c, max overhead 8.8c, min 0.5c, highest hauling 4.5c, lowest 1.1c. Overrun 17.25% to 29.8%. Standardization urged.
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I. A. Vennes
Iowa
Jean
Regalar
Tor
South Sea Islands
Garden Gossip on Foundation Planting Basics
The piece notes a mid Vielovian bias to conceal house foundations but argues foundations are natural to all houses and people. It advises letting portions of foundations show to ground the design, warns against overly heavy foundation planting, and suggests using Wants to soften crude lines while creating variety in small gardens.
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Tata
Sharp Wheat Decline as Exports Fail to Support
Chicago market report shows wheat dropping sharply due to weak general buying and lack of credible support. Corn and oats eased. provisions turned dull. cash demand slow with several stop orders exited.
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Chicago
Commission House
Potatoes Market Receipts and Prices Reported
Chicago April 9 potatos market shows receipts of new and old stock totaling 818 cars with moderate demand and slow trading. Wisconsin sacked round whites largely at 1.95 to 2.00 per cwt while Idaho sacked sets command 3.05 to 3.25 and Florida barrels Rose and Bliss Triumphs No 1 fetch 8.00 to 8.50 per barrel. Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs move around 4.00 to 4.75 per cwt.
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Liverpool spot cotton prices hold steady in light demand
Liverpool on April 9 reported limited demand for spot cotton with prices steady. Sales reached 3,000 bales while receipts totaled 4,000. Midlands values ranged around 9.2 pence for mids and 7.50 for strictly mids, with low mids about 6.85 to 7.30 and good ordinary near 6.10 to 6.45. Futures closed barely changed with May about 11.2 cents, July 7.58, October 7.77, December 7.82, January 7.84.
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Board of Trade Cash Quotations April Wheat and Corn Prices
Chicago market results show Sr Wheat at 1.3344 and 1.354 for No 1 red and hard. Corn values range across No 4 mixed 67 68 cents, No 6 mixed around 67 to 74 cents, No 3 yellow about 72 2 cents, No 4 yellow 60 45 to 69 cents. various yellow, white, and sample grades listed. Barley and Timothy seed prices noted along with cloverseed at 29.25 to 26.00, Provisions futures Lord 12.27, Ribs 15.50, Bell less 15.25.
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Wwe
Hogs firm with lower receipts reported in Chicago market
Chicago market reports hog receipts at 4 000 with light hogs steady to 10 cents higher and butchers steady to strong. Cattle receipts 300, demand centered on weight. vealers strong. Sheep receipts 7 000 with fat lambs 25 to 50 cents higher and fed westerns steady to 25 cents higher. Overall hogs firm on light supply. cattle and sheep trends mixed with gains at week’s close.
Cattle and Hog Price Ranges From St Paul Auction
In South St. Paul on April 9 the weekly cattle report shows gains across most classes with top yearlings at 11.65 and top heavier steers at 11.60. Calves near dealers 1.00 higher, hogs steady but supply thin with heavy butchers around 10.50. Sheep and lambs scarce with best lambs at 16.00 and ewes to 10.00. overall activity limited.
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INS
Jean
Evan
General Trendix Stocks Upward
New York April 9 Major speculative action on the upside marked today's stock market though weakness kept the session ragged. High priced favorites like General Motors Dupont Commercial Solvents United Drug and Reoples Gas hit record highs as mixed price moves and renewed rubber shares bought the long side.
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General Motors
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Commercial Solvents
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U. S. Steel
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Foreign exchange rates from New York on April 9
Foreign exchanges in New York show ask and bid figures for currencies including pound sterling at 4.85 and 4.70, French francs 2.91 and 2.89, Belgian francs 15.814 and 15.800, Swiss francs 19.22, Italian lira 0.0048144, Swedish krona 0.2628, Norwegian krone 0.2581, Danish krone 0.2667, German marks 0.269, Greek drachma 0.0135, Spanish peseta 0.1714, Dutch guilder 0.3998, Chinese taels 0.6325, with various bid prices indicated.
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New York
Minneapolis Grain Market Report April 9
Minneapolis grain prices and receipts rundown with No. 1 northern and dark northern spring values for choice to fancy grades, No. 1 hard spring, dark hard Montana, on track and arriving futures, plus corn No. 5 yellow and oats No. 4 white prices. Prices shown with percent changes and shipment status.
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Minn
Montana
Sioux City Market Report April Prices For Cattle Hogs And Sheep
Sioux City La April 9 Receipts about 2000 cattle higher fat steers and yearlings up bulk 9.00 to 11.50 top heavy steers 12.50 yearlings 12.00 fat cows and heifers up 25 cents top 10.50 bulls strong feeders steady stockers strong stock yearlings and calves strong feeding cows and heifers up 23 cents Hogs receipts 3000 steady top 11.00 bulk 10.00 to 11.00 butchers 9.89 to 11.65 western pigs 12.00 native pigs 9.50 to 11.00 Sheep market unchanged except fat lambs up about 25 cents top lambs 10.25 ewes up small amount.
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Chicago
Sioux City
EUSA
Grain Receipts and Shipments Grain Receipts and Shipments
Chicago April 9. Today’s receipts and shipments of grain and flour in carload lots.
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Chicago
Provisions Prices and Supplies in New York Area Markets
New York markets report steady butter and eggs with varied regional quotes for creamery butter at 48 cents, eggs listed at multiple grades and regions, and poultry prices including turkeys at 30 to 46 cents per pound and chickens around 20 to 28 cents. Cheese, flour, pork, lard, sugar, coffee, and hay appear with mixed bids and spot values. Chicago figures mirror butter receipts and price ranges for cheese and eggs, with poultry quotes listed for turkeys, chickens, and broilers, and roosters and geese priced accordingly.
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Midwest
Santos
Chicago
Omaha Livestock Market Report From Omaha Neb
Omaha livestock receipts include hogs 2000, cattle 25, and sheep 260 with mixed bids. Hogs sold mostly steady to 10 cents higher, top 11.00 for 160 to 210 pounds. cattle saw gains in fed steers and yearlings, with slaughter cows and bulls mixed. sheep and lamb figures show firm to higher prices on fat lambs and spring lambs with top around 16.65 and 17.73 for natives and California stock.
Kansas City Grain Rates For Wheat And Corn Markets
Kansas City grain quotes show mixed moves with receipts steady. Wheat held firm with No 2 dark hard around 1.13 to 1.14 and No 2 red near 1.24 to 1.27, while corn saw slight declines and various No 2 white and yellow bids quoted between 0.70 and 0.76, reflecting a stable to softer market tone.
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Kansas City
Iowa Belgians Bought for Farm Near Minneapolis
Ten Iowa Belgians selected by L. V. Wilson for Boulder Bridge farm owned by G. R. Dayton near Minneapolis comprise a top draft group. The herd includes Marquis de Farceur and Princess Farceur with noted show ring wins 1925 1926, Knollwood and other champions, plus progeny from Royal Farceur and Richelieu lines. Three farms supplied the cattle: GC G. Good & Son Ogden Ja Hazard and Stout, David fons and Charles Irvine Ankeny.
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National
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Weekly Grain and Provision Review summary
Wheat prices rose 3s 4c from a week ago on strong export demand led by North American and Canadian buyers amid China’s military tensions. Corn gained 4? to 6? with expectations of liberal lake clearances, oats fell as seeding lags. Provisions show hog values retreating amid weak cash demand and overall softer market sentiment.
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China
Caution Evident In Butter Trading
Chicago April 9 Butter markets during the week ending April 9 were in a nervous sensitive position that only a slight disturbance could cause either sharp advance or rapid decline. Sentiment favored lower prices to maintain consumption at its present rate amid relatively high prices. Trading was featured by great caution and advancing prices were stubbornly resisted. Speculative demand on actual butter was almost entirely lacking.
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Chicago
Clearing House Banks Show Excess Reserves
New York April 9. The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows excessive reserve of 72,858,780. This is an increase in reserves of 304,573,520 compared with the week before when a deficit in reserves of 51,714,740 was reported.
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New York
Grain prices from St Louis market report
St Louis grain prices list No 2 hard wheat at 1.84 per bushel No 4 yellow corn around 0.67 to 0.70 No 5 yellow 6c No 6 yellow 64c No 4 white 67c No 3 white oats 44 360 No 4 white oats 42c sample white 5 39 3c
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Toledo Seed Prices for Clover and Timothy Seed
Toledo reports price quotes for Clover seed Imported 17.25 domestic 27.00 October 17.00 asked. Timothy prices Old 2.45 new 2.65 April 2.65 May 2.70.
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Timothy
Feoria Grain Prices And Receipts Report
Peoria grain market notes April 9 show corn receipts at 51 cars with declines for Nov yellow around 66 14 to 70 cents. No 5 yellow offered at 6 to 7 cents, mixed lots 6 64 to 65 2 3 cents. oats receipts 14 cars with steady values, No 2 white 46 to 47 1 2 cents, No 3 white unsettled, No 4 white 57 to 38 cents.
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Peoria
Feoria
Kansas City Hog and Cattle Market Report
Kansas City livestock market notes receipts for hogs at 1,200 and calves 25 for week. Cattle: medium to heavy steers up to 18.28 for best, bulk heavier weights 10.00 to 10.25, light weights 9.00 to 10.25, stockers and feeders 7.75 to 9.25. Hogs steady to Packers.
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