Farm Bureau Picnic Tour Planned Across Black Hawk County
Bright summer plans unfold for a joint dairy tour by Black Hawk County groups from Cedar Falls Waterloo and Independence. A May 25 trip to the state hospital farm at Independence will feature a large dairy herd, crops for feed, and a community dinner for participants from Ames and nearby towns.
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Black Hawk County
Cedar ‘Falls
Black Hawk
Ofa
Kent
War on European corn borer launched by government forces
Across five states the U S Department of Agriculture directs a large field campaign against the European corn borer. Tractors and pulverizers clean fields, burn or bury stalks, and new machinery aids plowing, cutting, and silage to curb the pest and protect Midwest crops.
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H. E. McCray
John Deere Tractor Company
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
McCray
Iowa
Minnesota
Auburn
Ind
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John’ Deere Tractor, Company
Middlewest
Congress
Department of — Agriculture
John Deere Company
Deere Company
Department of Agriculture
United States
Atlantic
John Deere
Canada
Towa
Tlinois
Sohn ~ Deere ‘Bulletin
John Deere Bulletin
Spring Building Starts on Farm Across Areas
Courier Special Service notes building activity at farms with new sheds and additions. Saver plans a 36x20 and 18x? high shed, plus nearly 100 sheep and lambs. Grundy Center reports new house and other buildings planned on multiple farms including Maurice Merritt, Leonard Brumm, and properties near Hamptons and Henry Eckoff. Merritt house destroyed by fire will be rebuilt.
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Courier Special Service
Saver
Grundy
Rundy
Hampts
Henry Eckoff
Maurice
Merritt
Leonard Brumm
Alfalfa Purchases Cost Buchanan County $12000
A Juneau report from Independence Iowa on Buchanan county dairymen shows at least $12400 spent on alfalfa hay last year. Thirty cars carried 480 tons of hay into the county at a cost of $12000, suggesting local production could have supplied the demand on about 120 acres. Statistics claim five years of alfalfa yield equal to three acres of corn in value.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Buchanan
Farm lands sell for 140 per acre after boom high
Traer Iowa April 18 Frank Rayek bought the Ben Balvin 439 acre farm near Clutier at 140 per acre. Balvin had farmed beside his home place. The property previously commanded as much as 225 per acre in boom times. Havek will take possession March 1 next year for a home site.
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Courier Special Service
Traer
Frank Rayek
Clutier
Ben Balvin
Balvin
Havek
Questions and comments for farmers invited
Readers are invited to address communications to the Editor Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Phone 6100.
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Waterloo
Farm Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Iowa
Oat Fields Replanted After Seed Failure
Reports indicate widespread reseeding as some oats stored last summer were wet and poor. Large 30 to 40 acre fields show green shoots where good seed was used, while damaged seed and bad weather delayed farm work. Seeding and spring field operations continue as sunshine boosts activity and swine losses remain high.
Eagle Township Farm Bureau Meeting Announced
Eagle Township Farm Bureau will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday evening April 20 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Cook. Each woman is to bring fruit or meat sandwiches.
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Eagle Township Farm Bureau
George Cook
Bull purchase at Polled Shorthorn sale in Omaha
Traer Virginia resident Gusa Wetztein Dysart traveled to Omaha and bought a two year old polled Shorthorn bull for 150 dollars. The transaction reflects cattle trading activity at the sale.
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Traer
Gusa Wetztein
Dysart
Omaha
Heavy buying spurs wheat rally in Chicago market
Chicago April 19 Big export buying of 1,000,000 bushels or more helped push wheat higher. Weather concerns in the southwest and northwest along with forecasts of freezing temperatures reaching as far as Kansas supported gains. World wheat supplies declined by 11,618,000 bushels while corn and oats advanced modestly amid delayed field work and seeding. Provisions firmed early on shorts covering but weakened later on profit-taking and lower hog values.
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Kansas
Potatoes Market Sluggish Across Regions In April
Chicago April 19 potatoes receipts new 27 cars old 78 on track new 43 old 263 total US shipments 505 old stock supplies liberal demand trading very slow market weak and dull Wisconsin sacked round whites 1.90 2.05 mostly 1.95 2.00 Idaho sacked Russet 3.00 3.20 mostly 3.10 3.15 new stock supplies liberal demand and trading slow market slightly weaker Florida barrel Spalding Rose No 1 36 6.50
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Wisconsin
Idaho
Russell
Florida
Produce futures report with mixed April to December prices
Chicago notes fresh standards and storage futures for April through December. Fresh gathered firsts run at 23 cents in April with June and May readings. storage standards at 25 cents in April and 23.85 cents in May, with other month figures. Refrigerator standards listed for November at 28.44 cents.
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Chicago
Buiter
Cotton futures rise across midweek with gains shown
Cotton opened higher in Chicago on April 19 with May futures at 14.45 cents, up 1, July 14.62 cents up 2, October 14.85 up 3, December 15.00 up 5, and January 15.05 up 5 as demand and market activity picked up.
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Chicago
Kansas City Hay Market Report Dated April 19
Kansas City Missouri April 19 hay market report shows irregular trading with mostly steady tone. Receipts tally 57 cars as buyers gauge product quality and dealer offerings.
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Kansas City
Board of Trade Cash Quotations
Chicago April 19. Wheat No 2 red 1.344 No 4 1.30 Corn mixed 67c No 4 yellow 67c Me oats No 4 white 43 44c No 2 white 43 44c Rye not quoted Barley 0.86 Timothy 4.75 5.25 Clover 29.00 35.75 Provisions Lard 12.07 clubs 14.37 Bellies 14.75
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Chicago
Hogs Sell Under Mondays Scale In Chicago Market
Chicago receipts 27 000 hogs with 6 000 left over as buyers slowed. Prices mostly 10 to 40 cents lower than Monday’s close, top 11 20 for 160 180 pound hogs, other weights in the 10 40 to 11 range. sows and pigs down, very uneven demand. Cattle receipts 11 000, meager supply, weighty steers steady to 25 cents higher, others and stockers steady, best weighty offerings around 10 20. Sheep receipts 10 000, fat lambs very slow, good clipped lambs around 15 75 to 16 25, woolly ewes 10 50 to 11 00, feeder and shearer activity scarce.
Paul Livestock market report from South St. Paul
Receipts at Paul Livestock in South St. Paul April 19 show 1700 cattle with slow sales, 2500 calves weak to lower, 7500 hogs with dull demand and prices around 10.00 to 10.50 for 150 to 180 and 180 to 230 pound averages, and sheep 100 head steady with fat lambs around 10.50 for best ewes. Cattle top around 10.50, bulls 6.75, sows 6.75.
Receipts and Prices for Sioux City Livestock Markets
Sioux City market report April 19 shows cattle receipts 2200 with steady prices for fat steers yearlings and cows. hogs receipts 5500 down slightly with top at 10.50 and bulk around 9.90 to 10.50. sheep receipts 2000 with lambs around 16.00 and ewes near 10.00. Strong entities include Sioux City market and the livestock categories cattle hogs and sheep.
Corn prices and receipts at Peoria grain market
Peoria grain market reports receipts of 8 cars with prices for corn. No. 4 yellow ranged around 68 to 69 cents, No. 5 yellow about 67 cents, No. 4 mixed about 68 cents, No. 6 mixed around 64 to 66 cents.
Representative Sales Chicago April 19 Inquired Livestock Sale
Representative sales report from Chicago on April 19 notes livestock offerings across categories. The list includes prices and items as buyers and sellers interacted in the market.
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Chicago
INS
Foreign exchanges report from New York
Foreign exchanges were firm with rates listed for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai and Montreal. The values span 0.01 to 100.10 cents or local equivalents per unit.
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Austria
Roumania
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Argentina
Brazil
Tokio
Shanghai
Montreal
Omaha Livestock Market Report for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Omaha Nebraska April 19 hog receipts 13 000 mostly 15 20c lower 160 to 210 pound tights 10.49 10.80 top 10.60 bulk 210 to 240 pound averages 10.55 10.50 bulk 400 to 289 pound butchers 10.15 10.55 280 to 425 pound averages 10.00 10.15 packing sows 9.00 9.25 average cost Monday 10.33 weight 266 cattle receipts 6 500 fed steers and yearlings slow weak 15c lower stock and bulls mostly steady veals 50c lower stockers and feeders scarce bulk slaughter steers 9.25 11.40 few loads up to 12.24 choice heavies 12.60 slaughter heifers 8.45 9.45 beef cows 7.25 8.50 few lots 8.75 9.25 cutters 4.50 6.50 medium bulls 6.50 7.00 heavy beef bulls 7.50 7.65 practical veal top 17.00 heavy calves 8.00 8.75 two loads feeders not specified sheep receipts 8 500 lambs steady to strong bulk fed wool lambs 15.50 216.00 best held 16.25
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Minn
Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Colorado
Arizona
Wheat and Corn Prices on Kansas City Grain Exchange
Wheat receipts 55 cars with mixed bid prices for No 2 dark hard and other grades. No 2 yellow corn quoted around 76 cents to 72 cents, No 3 and mixed lots shown with various bid ranges. Oats prices listed with bids near 47 to 49 cents for different grades.
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Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
New York Market Prices and Receipts Reported
New York market notes show Butler receipts 15,032 tubs creamery and 68,276 cases general, with various state and nearby whites and browns price listings. Poultry and ghee figures cited, along with flour and sugar status and crude Rio and Santos quotes. Chicago and St Louis market data echoed with butter, eggs, cheese, and poultry prices and receipts for April 19.
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Butler
Pacific Coasts
Amethcek
Rio
Santos
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Markets Reported Mixed Trends
Kansas City livestock receipts with cattle 8000 calves 1000 and hogs 10000 show mixed demand. Cattle mostly steady to strong on weights and classes, hogs uneven and lower, sheep receipts 6000 with lambs and ewes steady to slightly down, top lambs around 16 dollars, moves vary by weight and type.
Hogs and cattle market report from East St. Louis April
Receipts of hogs 18 000 with prices mostly 40 to 50 cents under. early sales 150 to 200 pounds average around 1.00 to 1.20. 210 to 240 pounds 5.50 to 10.90. some sow sales to 9.29. Cattle 6 000 receipts calves 2 500. steers and heifers weaker. cows steady to weak. low cutters 4.75 to 5.25. ten medium bulls 7.40. few good dealers at 17.25. lower grades 10.00 down.
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Hogs and Cattle Prices Mixed as Peoria Livestock Report
Peoria livestock receipts total 1,200 hogs with lights through heavies trading $8.00 to $11.50, top $11.15 for some groups. Cattle receipts described as fair with steady demand and prices.
State Taxation and the Iowa Farmer Burden
Dante Pierce argues Iowa taxation will not spare farmers. He notes the state relies on rural wealth and insists city residents share the load. Pierce warns against reducing expenditures as a path to tax relief and emphasizes local taxation as where most funds are raised.
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Dante Pierce
Iowa Homestead
Iowa
Aaked Tow Much. Food Mother- Do you detect any slens4t genius
A fragmented dialogue scene shows a mother asking a professor about her son’s genius, with the professor replying that he is not certain. The cryptic wording hints at a literary or theatrical context and suggests an unfinished exchange.
Last Lincoln bodyguard survivor speaks on role
Few Civil War veterans from the Seventh Ohio Cavalry claim real service guarding Lincoln. Smith Stimmel, 84, is among the surviving few who recall the wartime attachment at the White House. He rejects the title last bodyguard but remains the best known survivor and continues Lincoln talks as a hobby. He retired from law six years ago and still pursues vigor he had in his youth.
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Stimmel
Lincoln
North Dakota
May Day Queen Shifts Hair Trend at Texas Woman’s College
Miss Minnie Willis, a senior vocalist and athlete, was chosen May Day queen at Texas Woman’s College. She wears her hair long while most of the 500 female students have shorn their tresses this year, and she played on last year’s junior baseball team.
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Texas Woman's
Minnie Willis
Hatcheries Hit Limit As Fayetter County Flocks Grow
Fayette county poultry expansion drives hatcheries to capacity. West Union Carl Ostrander expands top capacity to 12,096. Dever C W Fayette adds new capacity. Bert Fobes Fayette struggles to obtain enough eggs. Capper and Son plants run at full capacity. Cleve Erhardt Elgin laments limited incubator space. Across the county flocks show marked improvement due to hatchery influence.
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Courier Special Service
West Union
Fayette County
Carl Ostrander
Dever
Fayette
Bert Fobes
Capper& Son's
Cleve Erhardt
Elgin
Women Who Diet Become Irritable
London April 19 Dieting to reduce may affect a woman's temperament, says Dr A A Masser of Sheffield in The Lancet. He notes once cheerful individuals grow irritable and sullen after marked weight loss, with extreme dieting sometimes causing lassitude and nervous irritability, while moderate weight reduction often increases activity.
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A. A. Masser
Sheffield
Dr. Masser
the Lancet
The Suitor Scores and a Father’s Reproof
A dramatic exchange features a stern father accusing a young man of pursuing his daughter. The man deflects, joking that his payments compensate for her bridge losses while downplaying the advances.
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