Grain Elevators Tackle New Job In Dairy Section
West Union Iowa April 12 An Hoards Dairyman article asks if northeast Iowa grain elevators can prosper under farmers who diversify. It highlights a farmer cooperative in West Union that owns an elevator with no grain shipped in four years yet remains busy. The venture began in 1912 with 175 farmers investing, buying for 1700 dollars. By 1926 the cooperative boasted a 6483.86 sinking fund and plans to expand, operating as West Union Cooperative Commission Company with 10000 capital and growing member stock. The operation emphasizes efficiency, savings, and farmer control, with salaries for a manager and assistant and extra help as needed.
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West Union
Hoard's Dairyman
Iowa
Co-Operative
West’ Union
Ttt
West Union Farmers
A.sink‘ing
Radoes
West Union Co-operative’. Commission
27 Litters Made a Len in Iowa Test
The Iowa test tracked 120 litters with 27 weighing 2,000 pounds or more at 189 days. Entries came from 20 counties, 27 litters from 13 counties, averaging 11 pigs per litter, 70 percent purebred, all sired by a purebred boar. The heaviest Iowa litter weighed 3,152 pounds, with 14 pigs.
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Towa
Axe
United States
Departments of Agriculture
Iowa
Annual Spring Conference of Cow Testers Convened
Testers from 33 associations in several counties met this afternoon for the annual spring conference at the farm bureau office in the courthouse. Burt Oderkirk of Town State extension department led talks on carrying on their work and discussion. The meeting will continue tomorrow as part of efforts to unify methods and practices.
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Cairyinge
Burt Oderkirk
Dairy Extension Department
Town
Stateenllece
Farm Mirrau
Tisters
Waterlon Evening Courier Readers Ask Questions
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the editor at the Waterlon Evening Courier. Communications should be addressed to the editor and directed to Waterlon, Iowa, with contact phone 6100.
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Arm” Department
Waterlon
Evening ‘Courier
Water
Towa
Tama County cow test logs high butterfat per cow
Tama County Cow Test association with 472 cows across 30 herds posted March results near 30.8 pounds butterfat per cow and 792 pounds milk per herd. Top herd by Roy Perry averaged 1,114 pounds milk and 40.3 butterfat from 17 grade Holsteins. Other high totals include R.C. Wood and Ames & McBride entries with multiple Holsteins and Jerseys. In Chickasaw and Delaware counties, tests show varied counts and averages, highlighting top cows and herds with butterfat in the 30s and 40s pounds.
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Toledo
Tama Cow Test Association
Mayette County Test Association No. 3
Tama Association
Henry Nieman
Roy
Perry
R.C. Wood
Rh. C. Wood
RF. Avery
Don Bragonier
Robert Mitchell
L. E. Brown
Ames & McBride
Art Manful
Bell Canning Co
Raudebaugh
C. Wood
K. E. Perry
RC. Wood
L. B. Brown
J. E. Raudebaugh
Chickasaw
New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Petersen
Manchester
Delaware County Cow Test Association
William F. Voelker
Ryan
W. S. Bissell
Association
Diary of a farmer notes seed start dates since 1894
John Ortner, a Barclay township farmer and Courier correspondent, kept a 32 year diary of spring seeding start dates. Among 383 entries, only four fall in March, earliest March 22 in 1910 and March 25 in 1918, with many starts in April.
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John Ortner
Barclay Township
Ortner
Eeelse
SLOM
Dt Ag Asges
Egg Prices Vary Across Delaware County Towns
A Courier Spécial Service report notes price differences for butterfat and eggs among Delaware County buyers and nearby markets. Butterfat prices ranged 48 to 51 cents with cooperatives at 51 to 60 cents. Egg prices varied from 19 to 25 cents for first quality, 24 cents common, down to 20 cents, with several buyers at each level. The farm bureau intends to continue data collection to aid producers in obtaining top market prices.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Farm Bureau
Women leaders attend fifth nutrition lesson in Black Hawk county
Miss Lillie Swanson extension specialist collaborates with county leader Mrs Pp J Frielder to conduct the fifth lesson of the third year nutrition course for farm bureau women. instruction covers feeding the sitter and followup work will occur locally with leaders from Cedar Falls Washington Mt Vernon Union township.
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Lillie Swanson
Pp. J. Frielder
Black Hawk County
Farm Bureau
Miss Swansen
Cedar Falls
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Union Township
Will Wright
Janesville
Orange
Eagle
Lincoln
Orange Consolidated School
Bennington
Paynor
Lester
Barclay Township
Sarah Turner
Dewar
Spring Creek
Fox Township
Anton Schildmeier
Jubilee Consolidated
Misa Swanson
Cedar
Hast Waterlon
Waterlon
Walnut Street Baptist Churcch
Kreger Buys Lime for Cedar Falls Farm Use
Kroger on Main street south of Cedar Falls received a 3 ton carload of limestone from a Dubuque quarry for an and acre field. He planned another car from the same quarry.
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Kreger
Cedar Falls
T. Kroger
Main Street
Dubuque
Jou
Cattle at Alfagold Farm Show Big Milk and Fat Output
At Alfagold farm near McGregor Iowa, Clair F Limbeck reports purebred Holsteins leading the McGregor Cow Testing Association in March with an average 1818 pounds of milk and 43 pounds of butterfat. Cows Grace and Johanna produced 84 and 78 pounds of butterfat. The barn emphasizes warmth and air flow, with large windows, concrete floors, automatic drinking cups, and alfalfa hay as the sole forage, supplemented by silage and on farm grain. Limbeck notes feeding alfalfa reduces purchased protein costs, widening the margin between feed costs and earnings. The Limbeck herd also led Holstein production in Town in 1326 association work.
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McGregor
Clair F Limbeck
Grace
Johanna
Railway President Buys Clover Seed in Black Hawk Co
Isaie Howard, president of Chicago Great Western railway, bought over 500 dollars worth of red clover seed for his Manilla farm through development agent T A Hoverstad in Black Hawk County. One bushel from Strayer Seed farm seeds 85 acres. Strayer plans to market velvet barley soon, bearded with smooth awns aiding dew distribution. beardless barley reportedly inferior in color and productivity.
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Courier
Hudson
Isaie Howard
Chicago Great Western Railway
Black Hawk County
Manilla
T. A. Hoverstad
Strayer Seed Farm
Strayer
Colorado
Omaha Livestock Market Report From April 12
Omaha Nebraska receipts show heifers and steers mixed, with prices steady to weak across hogs and cattle. Slaughter cattle range 8.25 to 12.75 per cwt, hogs around 10.50 to 10.75, and sheep at 15.50 to 18.80 per hundredweight, while Kansas City reports a top steer price of 13.95 per cwt for 1080 lb animals.
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Kansas City
Waterloo
Sritin
Waterloo Mills Co
Ewenyer Bayley
Tripoli
Swift, & Co
Mars
Rath Packing Co
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Barclay & Sons
Colin Bros
Wheat Prices Edge Higher Amid Rain and Drought Notes
Chicago April 12 Wheat prices rose on reports of too much rain in the south west and dry spells in western Kansas. Export demand stayed weak while corn hit new season lows. Closing quotes show wheat unsettled but up, corn and oats down slightly, and provisions steady to lower amid hog price drops.
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Southwest
Kansas
Northwest
Cotton Prices See Gains in Liverpool and Chicago
Liverpool April 12. Spots were quiet with prices steady today. Sales totaled 6 000 bales with receipts 50 000 bales. Midlands fair values ranged from 9.24 cents to 7.29 cents for various grades. Chicago April 12. May futures up 2 points to 14.21 cents, July 14.38, October 14.46, December 14.68, January 14.74, all higher.
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CorTrTon
Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Potatoes Market Update From Chicago April 12
Potatoes receipts total 533 cars for United States shipments with 21 new and 114 old on track and 28 new 308 old. Demand is liberal but trading is very slow and market dull. Wisconsin round whites sold at 5.2 to 2.00, bulk 2.00 to 2.10. Florida Rose No 1 barrels at 7.75 to 8.00, No 2 6.50 to 6.00. Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs at 4.50.
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Chicago
United States
Wisconsin
Florida
Spalding
Texas
Bliss
Kansas City Grain Prices April 12 Report
Wheat receipts 41 cars with prices for No 2 dark hard around 1.26 to 1.27 a bushel. No 2 hard mixed bids near 1.26. No 2 white oats listed at 46 to 47 cents. Market notes show minor fluctuations and no major changes across wheat and oats offerings.
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Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Representative Sales In Chicago On April 12
Representative livestock sales opened today in Chicago with brisk demand across cattle and hog divisions. Dealers report steady prices on fat steers, managing higher futures and attentive buyers. Many consignments moved before midday, reflecting strong interest from packers and local markets.
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Chicago
Board of Trade cash quotations overview with varied grades
The report lists quoted prices for Mayo cacevese corn oats rye barley timothy seed cloversetd and pork products. Values include No 3 red No 6 red No 4 mixed No 2 yellow No 3 white and other grades with figures around 60 to 70 cents for grains and lard at 12.17 and bellies at 15.00.
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago trades
April 12 Chicago hog and cattle market receipts 12000 hogs and 11000 cattle with slow bids. Hogs uneven and lower with top around 11.59 and most 210 to 240 pound hogs 10 to 11.40. Cattle dull steady late with best heavies 13.75 and Holstein top 7.35. sheep bids weak to steady, ewes near year high.
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Chicago
Market Report From South St. Paul Stockyards April 12
Receipts mixed with steers and fat cattle mostly weak, yearlings and medium weights early. Hogs strong early at 10.85 to 11.00 for 159 to 200 pounds, calves 210.50 to packers, sheep with no early trading and fat lambs weak at 5.98.
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South St. Paul
Minn
Gattle
Grain Prices Reported in St Louis Market
In St Louis on April 12 wheat quotes show No 2 red at 1.28 and 1.28 for futures. No 1 hard at 1.35 to 1.44 reflecting market activity in the grain trade segment.
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ST. Louis Gratin
St. Louis
Fluctuations of Stocks and Foreign Exchanges Charted
New York April 12 Foreign exchanges show wide moves with demand quotes for Pound sterling at 4.811 dollars, French francs, Belgian francs, Swiss francs 19.21 percent, Italian lira 4.86 cents, Swedish krona 20.77 cents, Norwegian krone 25.74 cents, Danish krone 26.67 cents, German marks 23.69 cents, Greek drachma 1.3414 cents, Spanish peseta 17.51 cents, Dutch guilder 39.98 cents, and Chinese taels 62.50 cents.
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New York
Toledo Seeds Prices Reported in April Trade
In Toledo on April 12 Clover seed is listed imported at 17.15 and domestic at 27.00. October seed priced at 16.90. Timothy seed shows Old at 2.45 and new with April and May at 2.70.
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Toledo
Timothy
Kansas City Livestock Market Reports Prices and Receipts
Kansas City market data show hogs receipts around 8000, with slow early trading and prices 54 to 10 cents below Monday's average. Cattle receipts about 10400 with mixed demand. calves and yearlings weak to higher, cows strong, top around 12, $1,390-pound steers at 13,385 quoted. Sheep receipts 6000. spring lambs steady to 2d lower, top lambs around 16.10, others down to 74.60.
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Kansas City
Poultry and produce prices in New York and Chicago listings
New York prices show variations across poultry and dairy items with dressed turkey at 30 to 46 cents per pound and live fowls at 16 to 34 cents, roosters 18 cents, broilers 35 to 40 cents, ducks 20 to 30 cents, geese 11 to 17 cents, and butter and cheese markets steady to firm. Chicago reports butter receipts and varied egg prices with slight changes. roosters 14 cents and other poultry and dairy items listed with stable or modest moves.
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Midwest
Rio
Santos
Chicago
Sioux City Livestock Market Report April 12
Receipts: cattle 3500 steady ranges and prices listed for fat steers, yearlings, cows, heifers, veals, bulls, feeders, stockers, and calves. Hogs 8000 down 10 to 24 cents, tops around 10.70 with bulk 10.00 to 10.65. Lights and butchers noted. stags and pigs priced. Sheep 2500 steady.
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Sioux City
Hogs, cattle and sheep trade at St Joseph market
St Joseph Mo April 12 hog receipts 3000 with top at 11.25 and bulk around 10.15 to 11.00. Cattle receipts 2000 generally steady with top steers 12.75, cows and heifers 4.25 to 16.50, calves 5.50 to 10.10, stockers 7.50 to 9.25. Sheep receipts 3000 slow with yearlings 15.00 to 15.85 and ewes 9.00 to 10.00.
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St. Joseph
Minneapolis Grain Receipts and Prices Report
Minneapolis Minn April 12 market brief shows 7 cars receipts down from last year as No 1 northern grain and dark northern spring prices range from about 31.29 to 31.83 per unit with futures listed for May July and September and corn No 3 yellow at 68 to 70 cents and oats No 3 white at quoted levels.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Sage Brothers Buy Angus at Kemp Brothers Auction
Sage Brothers of Waterloo bought pure bred Angus at Kemp Brothers auction last week. The sale averaged $235 for 36 head, eight bulls averaged $419 and females $182. A yearling bull drew $1900 from Congdon and Battles, cattle barns from Yakima. A top cow sold for $525 by mail bid. Several bulls remained unsold as bidders were scarce. Local buyers were absent and heavy buying came from William Fleckner of Garrison who took seven head. The prior day Escher and Ryan averaged $21 at a sale.
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Waterloo
Kemp Brothers
Black Hawk
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Angus
Yakima
Little
Dresden
William Berg
Parnell
Viola K
Sublet
Versailles
William Fleckner
Garrison
Coffee and Orange Diet Carries Man Across Continent
New York reports Frank A. Sullivan of Los Angeles crossed the continent on foot with oranges and coffee only, without rides or money. He carried a letter from Mayor Cryer, slept in jails, and shed 25 pounds in three weeks. He previously fasted 36 days on water and walked San Francisco to Los Angeles in eight days. He says his motive was to test if it could be done.
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New York
Frank A. Sullivan
Los Angeles
George F. Cryer
Sullivan
Army
San ‘Francisco
Torenesea Futures Report Mixed Butter and Eggs
Apr. futures prices for butter and eggs shown with coded figures and storage standards. Mentions April and May values, several ambiguous codes, and reference to refrigerator standards. No clear outcomes or events reported.
Peoria Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Peoria grain market noting 20 car corn receipts with mixed quality, No 4 at 49 to 60 cents per bushel, No 2 white at 46 to 46 1/2 cents, and wagon white around 37 to 38 cents. Market steady with firm tone on lower grades.
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Peoria Grain
Peoria
Would Lose Loafing Place
A man visiting a widow each evening joked about marriage by asking where he would spend his evenings if he married her. He mused he had often thought of it, but could not answer where to pass his nights then.
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