Farmers-Today Market advocates cow testing group
A Black Hawk county effort to form a second cow testing association aims to eliminate border cows. Dunkerton shows interest with about 12 people pledging, targeting Bennington East Waterton and Luster townships for a tester hire around September. Members pay 37 dollars yearly for testing, books, and supplies. The tester, supplied via the state dairy extension service, travels among farms offering training and ration advice.
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Black Hawk County
Dunkerton
Bennington
East Waterton
Lester Townships
Association
Amnunt
Tha
Tea at Fred Wheeler Home Opens County farm series
The first of several farm woman teas under the farm bureau wa s held at Mrs. Fred Wheeler’s Cedar township home in La Porte City Ta. April 11. Guests from Cedar and neighboring townships enjoyed displays on infant feeding school lunches and nutrition with demonstrations and menus for threshing season.
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la Porte City
Farm Bureau
Fred Wheeler
Cedar Township
Vincent Griscoll
S. O
Wheeler
Brg
GO. A. Bown
M. J. Driscoll
Thelma Driscoll
Mark Holbach
Benton County
Waterloo
Eagle
Benningtoo
Chance Offered to Try So ys on Farm in Ames Ia
The Agricultural Experiment Association of Ames Iowa offers soybeans in small lots for trial to interested growers. Manchu and Peking varieties available in one bushel or two pound lots with fees from 50 cents to 3 dollars, plus inoculating material. Responses to Joe Robinson, secretary, or the association for details and applications.
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Ames
Towz Agricultural Experiment Association
Joe Su. Robinson
Towa Agricultural Experiment Association
Farmers Questions and Comments
A readers correspondence item discusses farm issues and community concerns. The piece appears as a question directed to the editor with names and contact details included for Iowa readers.
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Farm Dpd
Finient
Waterlon Rreninger
Wateriog
Iowa
Asparagus Boom Expands Across La Porte City Farms
Forty three acres across four La Porte City farms are devoted to growing asparagus. Peck Brothers report beds rising with age as planting expands this spring with O A Bown and Dante seven acres, Peck Brothers five, and G N Nels five. Harvest begins when plants mature, with marketing seen as key to profitability. Rust issues noted, Martha Washington variety favored for resistance.
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la Porte City
Black Hawk County
la Partas City
Waterloo
J. A. Bown
Thea
O. A. Bown Dante
Peck Brothers
G. N. Nels
Pack Brothers
I. A. Bown
Aspara
Daylight Apples From Orchard After Dark
Readiyn Iowa April 12 1 Joan Staaek of Maxfield township Hremer county sprinkles fruit trees after dark claiming five years of spraying. He plans to continue this season using orchard practices in the same way this year.
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Readiyn
Joan Staaek
Maxfield Township
Hremer County
Bulls power treadmill milks Jersey cows at Pagé farm
Hawilton North Dakota April 11 a novel farm setup uses two purebred Jersey bulls in stalls to drive a treadmill that powers a milker. The system eliminates engine trouble and fuel costs while giving bulls exercise. A feed grinder is added to mill grain on site. The Pagé herd grew from two foundation cows to 43 head with progeny sold to other North Dakota herds.
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Hawilton
N. D
Ruel
Page Farm
Jersey
Pagé Farm
North Dakota
Ibsen
Hampton Boys Win First and Second in Cattle Judging
In Ames Iowa on April 11, Winifred Mighell won the National Shorthorn trophy in the freshman beef judging, the first female to claim the prize. Hampton's Louis Thompson and Cisrence Thompson took first and second in the event, with Emer Fabricius and Audibon also placing, marking a notable college cattle judging outcome.
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Hampton Boys
Ames
Winifred Mighell
Holstein
National
Reepece
Lively
Louis Thompson
Charles Grey
Emer Fabricius
Audibon
Weather and feed favor lamb production says USDA report
The United States Department of Agriculture reports very favorable feed and weather conditions for lambing in April across most regions, except possibly Texas and the southwest. Early spring lamb production areas show exceptional growth by April 1, with market movement expected several weeks earlier than last year and normal. The cartel crop indicates large flock numbers and high potential quality if favorable weather continues.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Southwest
Still Time to Put on Dormant Spray
The dormant spray for scale may be applied to orchard trees any time until the leaves are one half inch long. Three scale types in Iowa are San Jose, oyster shell and scurfy. Lime sulfur is safest. dilute one to eight with specific gravity about 1.28. If growth starts, add lead arsenate two pounds per 100 gallons to kill bud moths and leaf rollers. three fourths pint of 40 percent nicotine sulphates for Wilk aphids.
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B. B. Futton
Ames
Iowa
San Jose
Fulton
Grapes Demonstration Planned in Black Hawk County
A grape planting demonstration will be held Monday at 2 p m at F W Sargent 13 Kern Street led by C Holsinger state extension specialist. Eight Black Hawk county residents including L E Hanson and Mrs Elis E B Wilson Cedar Falls and others will plant 50 grape plants each to test hardy black red and white varieties for Iowa vineyards.
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F. W. Sargent
Kern Street
C. ¥. Holsinger
Farm Bureau
Sargent
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Ll. E. Hanson
Elis E B. Wilson
Waterloo
W. J. McCulloch
Lizzie Malam
Cedar Falls
Roger Bown
Vaughn Craft
la Porte City
Richard Jefferson
Dunkerton
Soil test changes intention to plant lime needs noted
Waverly Indiana April 11 William Luther of Jefferson township plans soil testing and lime application to boost alfalfa and sweet clover yields. He reports recent tests indicate three tons per acre required plus adjustments to soil to match local conditions.
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Waverly
William Luther
Jefferson Township
ST. Lois Graix
St. Ie. Mo
Renier
G. Platz
Wall Street Wheat Rush Lifts Prices Amid Strong Report
Chicago and New York grain markets surged as wheat led gains after a government crop report showed expectations were exceeded. May and July contracts climbed with May peaking near 1.62⅞ as traders noted lower domestic rains and shifting world supplies. Corn and oats followed higher while pork products eased with hog values.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
India
Roummania
Spain
Waterloo Markets Prices and Livestock from Ames Tattle and Hog
Prices from Waterloo Mills Co and Rath Packing Co list butter lard potatoes and eggs, with poultry and hay trades. Cattle hides horse hides salted cured meats and pelts are noted, alongside United States bond quotes closing mixed in April.
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Waterloo
Todas
Whterloo Mills Co
Sinnard Bros. West
Riel Witterson
Coop Bhtier
Posen
Barclay & Son
Timothy
Cekhn Bros
New York
United States
Eabreey
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago AP
HOGS receipts 2,000 to 9,000 uneven mostly 10 cents lower than Friday. Prices for 160 to 300-pound hogs around 14.20 to 15.25 with tops and odd lots noted. CATTLE receipts 200, better grades mostly 50 cents lower. veal calves steady to 20 cents higher. veal and stockers mixed. sheep receipts 6,000 direct with overall lower weights and mixed lamb prices.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago
California
St Paul Livestock Report Slips on Receipts and Prices
Livestock market data from St Paul shows cattle receipts near 100 with mixed changes across classes. Fat steers and yearlings steady to 20c lower, fat cows and heifers higher on better grades, calves uneven, hogs mostly steady with slight shifts, sheep receipts 500 with lambs and ewes showing modest price movements.
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St Law
Blinn
Plago
Market Opens With Mixed Declines Amid Strong Play By Industrials
New York stocks opened modestly lower with irregular trading as steel and chemical issues eased. Maxwell, General Electric, Nash Motors and United States Steel showed notable moves while DuPont and Michelin materials slipped. overall market later rebounded with gains in motors and utilities as investors eyed dividend news and a Maxwell recapitalization plan.
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Associated Press
New York
Anvil
United States Steel
Maxwell
Palyt
Baldwin
General Electric
Mexican
Nash Motors
Hudson
Manhattan
Southern Pacific
Postum
Tle
Atchison
United States Cast Iron Pipe
Black Truck
American Lumseed
Preferred
Sears Roebuck
Postum Cereal
Coca Cola
List of 20th Century Companies and Brands in Fragmented OCR
A fragmented OCR-style list names numerous corporations and brands across industries such as oil, chemicals, railroads, tires, and retail. The garbled items include Seaboard Oil, Montgomery Ward, New York Central, Norfolk and Western, Union Pacific, Sears Roebuck, Studebaker, Texas Co, U S Rubber, Westinghouse, Woolworth, and others with scattered abbreviations and stray punctuation.
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Louisville& Nash
Mack Truck
Marland OL
Max
Motors A
Seaboard Oil
Mo. Run. & Tos
Osc
Norfolk
Wester
American
Notte Pace
Siseseeecaces Com Pacifix OM
Eae Pan. Am. Pet. B
Pentzsylvania
O. Phila
Rdig
Prukps Pe
Pura Oil
Kteadiy Is
Rep. Jr. & Steel Reynolds ‘Tob
Boi
I. i Su
San Bean
Seaboard Air Line
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Came
Sloss-Shelf
Steel
Southern “Pacffic Southern
Standard of
Stewart Warner Studebaker
Texas Co
Texas & Pacific
Lobacco Products
Union Pacific
U. S. Cust
Pipe
OU. S. Ind
Walcoher
U. 5
Utah
Wabash Bid
A. Westinghouse Blee
Willystoverland
Woolworth 2
Mid
Pet
Priges' Prices at Chicago and New York Marts Reported
New York and Chicago market notes show butter and cheese prices with creamery and fancy grades. Chicago receipts include butter extra and firsts, cheese varieties Twins and Young Americas, poultry prices listed for turkeys and chickens. St. Louis reports no changes to butter or eggs.
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Chicago
New York
York
Wisconsin
Americas
Pacific Coast
Volume of machine orders falls in first week of April
Inquiries for machinery were numerous but actual orders in the first week of April were disappointing. Railroads bought sparingly while automotive and tool makers increased activity. Detroit and Buffalo saw significant orders. Germany and Britain bought heavy machine types and orders came from Britain, Spain, Italy, and Czechoslovakia.
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New York
Detroit
Buffalo
Germany
BrAnat
Spain
Italy
Czecho-Slo~Varia
Weekly Grain and Provision Review highlights April market shifts
Chicago traders eyed the government report showing winter wheat at 474,000,000 bushels while state showers improved southwest and midwest crops. May wheat rose 17 cents and July 12 cents from the prior week as short interest grew and the market rallied. Duluth reported 5,000,000 bushels sold after navigation opened, with 3,500,000 left to dispose of. Corn, oats, and hogs influenced by lower prices supported grain gains.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Southwest
Middlewest
Duluth
Butter Market Slips as Supplies Loom Large
Chicago dairy scene faces unsettled butter prices despite heavier receipts and steady withdrawal from storage. Foreign butter arrivals in New York and Chicago contribute to the weaker sentiment while wholesale closing prices ease across major markets led by Chicago at 41 1/2 cents.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New ‘York
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Clearing House Statement Shows Large Weekly Excess Reserve
New York April 11 The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows an excess reserve of 26 644 260. This is an increase of 25 323 390 from last week when excess reserve totaled 310 970.
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Clearing House
New York
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