New fencing and windmills are in 1828 farm plans
Dewar April 12 notes new fencing replacements for old fences across Black Hawk county farms. Schmitt Brothers report steel posts favored with several owners ordering 60 to 240 rods of fencing. Windmills are being installed on several farms including Lawrence Stout Jake Huffman and UL H Milius with new underground water systems planned by Ed Schmitt.
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Dewar. In
Black Hawk County
Schmitt Brothers
Frank Meier
John Conry
Hudson
Lawrence Stout
Jake Huffman
UL. H. Milius
Bennington
George Spies
Dukerton
Ed Schmitt
Berender
Here
Hollar Farm
Ortner Brothers
Round Broader House for Poultry by Westphal Farm
On the Max Westphal place near Cedar Falls a round broader chicken house with 14 foot diameter yields about 154 square feet. It reduces wasted space, costs less than square houses, and compares favorably in price with an interloped design. The structure features seven foot high floor clearance, two floor reaching ventilators, south and east windows, a single oil brooders stave, and two houses used together without a doorway connecting them.
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Cedar Falls
Max Westphal
Westphal
Mg Westphal
Westphalisa
Farm Bureau selects Aug 22 picnic date
Independence. At a board meeting the Farm Bureau fixed August 22 for their annual picnic. The program will include a demonstration of the mule hitch a team pulling contest rural eighth grade graduation exercises a baseball game foot races and other athletic events.
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Independence
Buchanan
Farmers questions and comments to Waterloo Courier editor
Readers may address questions and observations to the Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier. Communications should be sent to Editor Farm Department Waterloo, Iowa, by mail or phone.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Had Spuds Planted Before Good Friday
Robert Burke of Harleon Ta reports potatoes planted prior to Good Friday. He plans several acres using Early Ohioes and Cobblers, testing commercial fertilizer on his soil. Burke has had success with early potatoes in previous years.
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Harleon
Robert Burke
Bryanburg
Burke
Kindness Tamed Fractious Colt at Demonstration
Clarksville Indiana April 12 A field secretary of the Towalters and Mule Breeders Association displayed a method to train a five year old colt never before handled. The animal was led in an hour and a half and later stood in a stall like an old horse. The trainer teaches calm behavior by rope methods and harness work, making the colt accustomed to gear and restraint with minimal fuss.
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Clarksville
Harry D. Linn
Towalers & Mule Breeders’ Association
Ted
Ike
Lina
Linn
Col
Cornstalk Ealer Being Perfected at State College
Ames Iowa April 12 More than 200 tons of cornstalks stacked west of the Chemical engineering Building at Town State college will be used to make experimental and commercial products under Dr O R Swerney head of the chemical engineering department Wallboard and paper will be the principal products to be manufactured on a commercial basis Lingleum dyes perfume and acetone are other products made from this waste product Stalks were baled last fall and winter with a machine designed by J S B Davidson and E V Collins of the agricultural engineering department The outfit uses parts of a mower hayloader and hay press powered by a tractor A large number of stalks were baled to develop a cornstalk harvesting machine They are now working on an Autonistic feeder and an automatic device for threading wires to reduce the timber needed to operate the coffin from four to two The stalks were obtained from college fields and nearby farmlets The average yield is one ton per acre with about 12 tons harvestable daily Bales average 60 pounds
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Ames
Chemical Engineering
Town State College
O. R. Swerney
J. 8B. Davidson
E. V. Collins
Agricultural Engineering Department
Iowa Creamery ALSN Board Considers Insurance Plan
Directors and officers of the Iowa Creamery Association met at Clyde Bechtel Keamey’s office to adopt a mutual insurance plan for co operative creameries in Iowa. The postponed meeting aimed to cover fire lightning and tornado risks, addressing prior under insurance across several plants. Directors include A W Kregel Garade villa OW Wargowsky Basdens Bruce Werden Maquoketa D B Rogers Jesup R G Kimslow Gregor W Fortinn Abexpider S C Pollock Garner Henry lattren hudson and Beehtotheimer.
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Directors of
Iowa
A. W. Kregel
Garade
Villa
Wargowsky
Basdens
Bruce Werden
Maquoketa
Rogers
Jesup
R. G. Kimslow
Gregor
W. Fortinn
Abexpider
C. Pollock
Garner
Henry Lattren Ifudson
Mr. Beehtotheimer
Series of Meetings For Legume Lessons
A series of meetings on legume farming runs from early April with topics on alfalfa clovers and soybeans. Alan Tyas of Ames will lead sessions covering seeding, Clover plowing, hay quality, and alfalfa stands. Listed venues include farms in Premont Coldwater Pittsford Dayton Washington Albion with specific dates and times through Friday.
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Alan
S. Tyas
Ames
Wil
Crorge
Weinberg Farm
Premont
Pittsford Township
Lop
Lon Hagerty
Dayton
George
Madison
Pete Kramer
Washington
Wall Muller
Shel Rock
Albion
National Egg Week observance urged in Bremer County
Anhoune it that Bremer County Farm Bureau will participate in National Egg Week observance from May to 7 sponsored by the National Poultry Council. Offringa, county agent, plans to eat 42 eggs during seven days, averaging six daily, while noting he may include eggs in cakes and foods. The event aims to promote poultry products with state committees developing programs.
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Waverly
Bremer
National Poultry Council
Offringa
Tve Wight 1
Township Farm Bureau
Butler County 4-H Girls Club Plans Summer Program
Allison Iowa April 12 The Butler county girls club rally will align with rural eighth grade graduation. New members will be welcomed into the county 4-H. The event will outline aims and objects of 4-H work and start August camp and August achievement day contests. Florence Porkes to lead home furnishing training April 18 at 10 am in Allison.
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Florence Porkes
Allison
Alfalfa Growth Plans Spur Acreage and Prices
April notes report Frank Boyd a storekeeper and farmer predicts higher alfalfa acreage on his land, with potential gains of about 20 per acre even if hay sells as low as 15 shillings per ton. Do DB Offringa observes alfalfa fields surviving winter well, while farm leaders schedule women’s farm bureau training in Butler County. Also included are cotton price moves and miscellaneous agricultural notes from Minnesota and nearby areas.
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Horton
Frank Boyd
Bove
Boyd
Realizing Fails to Halt Advange in Wheat Prices
Chicago reports high winds and dust storms across Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska lifting wheat prices above last week. Market shows volatility with speculative demand and hopes for a scant 1920 US winter wheat crop while corn oats and provisions move narrowly. Minneapolis grain price quotes for No 1 northern and other grades are listed with May and September futures and regional potato receipts and values.
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Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
United States
Peoria Livestock Market Report Multiple Hogs Lower
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards Peoria Ill April 12 reports hog prices slipping with top end about 8.85 per hundredweight and bulk around 8.50. The market shows a 10 cent drop across hogs and overall slower bidding in the Union Yards listing.
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Peoria
Markets Endure Slump Amid Heavy Stock Selling
New York April 12 The market faced broad selling as leaders like U S Steel General Motors DuPont and Union Carbide fell 4 points from earlier peaks. Radio dropped to 170 while Columbia Gas and Gulf products spiked briefly before retreating. Total volume around 4.3 million shares. opening was strong with American Linseed and National Power leading gains before profit taking trimmed gains in many majors.
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Pji
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Gorn Products
Columbia Gas
Stock Exchange
U. S. Steel
General Motors
DuPont
Union Carbide
Taipan
Amettcan Linseed
New Ign
GU S& Cast
American Republic
Brooklyn Edison
Case Threshing Machine
Standard Mill
St.88
Taig, Alt. Chem. & Dye Lin
American Can
American Car & Foundry Americ’n Linseed
American Sun, & Rel
American Sugar American
American Tobacco
Americat
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Atchison
Restleg
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Bethlehem Steel
California Petroleum
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
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M. Sup
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Satnsy
Otalade
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de Nem
Eric Fletschmunty
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Lonlivilla Ae
Nashvine
Mack
Marland
Kana Minot Montana
Montgomery
Nash Motors
Won & Steet
Reynolds ‘Tobacco
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Roebuck
Ainelatr
Southern Pacific
Bouthern Allway Sadeene
California
New Jersey
Board of Trade Cash Quotations April 12 SARO listing
Wheat and grain prices listed by grade and class for No 2 hard No 2 northern spring No 1 mixed No 7 mixed No 2 mixed No 3 mixed No 4 mixed No 2 yellow No 4 yellow No 5 yellow No 6 yellow No 2 white No 3 white No 4 white samples oats rye barley Timothy seed clover seed and seed prices. Prices shown in dollars and cents with varied quotes and percentage figures.
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Saro
Pevniens
Weakness Seen in Swine Trading Reported in Chicago
Chicago notes weaker swine trading with receipts around 28 000 and 9 000 left over as market eased to about 6 cents below Wednesdays average. Hog prices ranged from 8 40 to 9 05 for various weights while cattle and sheep listings show mixed gains and abundant details on steer, heifer, and lamb prices across weight classes and grades.
Livestock Market Prices From Sioux City and Nearby Pens
HOGS receipts 12 500 with average prices around 9 10 for 170 180 lb hogs top. 140 150 lb hogs at 8 50 to 9 00. packing sows 7 50 to 7 65. CATTLE receipts 2 500 calves 1 500. steers and yearlings 10 00 to 14 50, heifers 9 00 to 13 00, cows 7 00 to 11 00. vealers 14 00. SHEEP receipts 800. good wooled lambs 47 25, springers 20 00 to 25 00. Sioux City market notes show active cattle, with varied weight ranges and prices across categories.
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Chicago
Ight
Cape Or Wours
Mark Stondy
Doge
Ught
Sioux City
Onlcaga
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
Sioux Josep City
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Paul Livestock Market Report from St Paul Minnesota
Cattle receipts around 7000 with steers and yearlings in moderate supply. Prices show 12.25 to 13.00 for early sales, cows at 7.25 to 7.50, heifers 8.50 to 10.50, stockers 8.75 to 10.15. Calves receipts 2000 steady 12.00 to 12.50. Hogs receipts 6000, mostly 10 cents lower, top 8.80, sows 7.00, pigs 7.25. Sheep receipts 200, lambs up to 17.00, yearling lambs 15.00, ewes 8.50 to 10.25.
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Paul
Minn
iWarlse
Wheat and hay market notes from Chicago and Kansas City
Chicago and Northwest wheat receipts cited with totals around 250199, while New York sugar futures show unchanged prices near 5.04 to 6.00 cents per pound. Kansas City hay receipts report shipments of 32 cars and prices around 29 to 34 dollars per ton for No 1 extra leafy hay.
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Chicago
Northwest
New York
Kansas City
Hay Shertly
Falta
Bond Market Activity Reflects Mixed Gains in New York
In New York the bond market traded around the New York tractions and speculative issues. St Paul adjustments rose over 1 point with large purchases. Anacondin and Andes Copper 7 stayed active after yesterday’s close. Bethlehem Steel hit new highs while other high grade issues softened. General Asphalt rose 2 points to 112, with Third Avenue adjustments at new highs. Interborough Rapid Transit hovered near prior peaks as Mexicanos advanced to a fresh high at 23.
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New York
St. Paul
Anagontin
Andes
Bethlehem Steel
New High
New York Railways
Interborough Rapids
Generaly
Provisions Market Reports From New York and Chicago
New York and Chicago markets show steady Butter Cheese and Poultry receipts. Butter at New York creamery and extra grade prices. Chicago reports various egg and poultry rates including turkeys, fowls, and geese with mixed freight and express terms.
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New York
Express
Chicago
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