Veteran rancher predicts better avs for farmers
Cozad Neb rancher John Henderson predicts a shift toward higher land values ending a rough prosperity period for livestock producers. He cites lower taxes and money supply easing as triggers, notes diversified Dawson County farming is steadier than Iowa, and explains owner-operated farms reduce overhead while restocking awaits loan access.
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John FR. Hendereon
Cozed
Neb
Dawnon County
Dawson County
Tri
Solion Probaly
Nebraska
Towa
Black Hawk Beekeeping Demonstration Set for April 22
Black Hawk County beekeepers plan a Saturday demonstration at L. D. Browns Cedar Falls site on the main road. Apiarist Lyle from State College will show practical handling and care of bees, compare equipment, and answer questions on diseases and enemies. County agent A A Burger notes it will be a hands on session.
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Black Hawk County
L. D. Brown
Cedar Falls
Newman
Lyle
Lews State College
Haas
Brown
A. A. Burger
Farmer paid high land price near Williamsburg Iowa
April 20 report notes August Kleinmergear paid 206 an acre for a farm eight miles east of Williamsburg, claimed to be the finest tract in the area. The item questions whether Iowa farmers trust the Hawkeye state’s solvency amid high land values.
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Williamsburg
Hawkeye State
August Kleinmergear
Strawberry bed planting and care tips for home gardens
FP Rockwell advises saving space for a sunny strawberry bed, avoiding sod and dense ground, and preparing fine, loose soil. Two planting methods are hill or matted row. cut runners to grow a single crown for large berries. Choose early, mid, and late varieties plus everbearing types like Progressive for extended harvests through frost.
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Rockwell
Ozark
Jersey
Sample
Glen Mary
Nick Opmer
Brandywine
Marshall
Loyell
Big Joe
Chesapeake
Beekeeping Talk With Mr Lyle By County Groups
Beekeeping questions welcome as Mr Lyle may attend a meeting on Saturday evening. Demonstration organized by Black Hawk County Beekeepers Association and Black Hawk County Farm Bureau to discuss beekeeping matters.
Hawkeye Youth to Receive State Fair Prizes Totaling 8942
Des Moines reports the state board of agriculture expands the junior division at the Town State Fair to include both boys and girls. Premiums total 8942.75, the largest ever for this department, with categories in livestock, crops, clubs, and home crafts led by contests and team judging.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rome
State Board of Agriculture
Ames
Ames Amber Syrup Sorghum Outyields Any Other Variety
Tests by cooperators in the state show Ames Amber Syrup Sorghum last year outyielded all other varieties by four and a half gallons per toad and produced higher quality syrup. Secretary Joseph T. Robinson reports 70 percent of 327 growers surveyed valued this variety for quantity and quality. results noted by Agricultural Experiment Association officials.
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Ames
Joseph T. Robinson
The
Lown Geneseo
and Agricultural Experiment associatMrs
Wesley Minkle
Baby
Dysart
Jen Sunny
Minkise
Robinson
Jat University Hospital
Joon City
Syfy
Mobininnes
A Garden Diary For Beginning And Veteran Planters
A gardener should keep a diary or calendar notes detailing planting dates, crop progress, and mistakes. A large scale garden diagram helps map planting slates, croft maturation, and interplanting schemes. Recording overs and shortages guides future seasons and shares useful neighborly methods. Perennial crops should be fixed in place on the plan.
Cedar County Farm Bureau to Receive Markets via Radio
Cedar County Farm Bureau prepares to install a radio outfit to obtain daily market reports. County agent C. H. Obye notes the old telephone and telegraph method cost would cover the radio. A committee found private radio net reports viable and advisable.
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Cedar County Farm Bureau
Hipton
Cedar County
Seventy Two Quarts Maple Syrup From 30 Trees at La Porte
H L and Leo H Bernard of La Porte City report tapping 30 soft maple trees on March 9 to produce 72 quarts of maple syrup and some sugar. They note using on-site wood and dead timber, cleaning the place and achieving substantial syrup with less work than sorghum.
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la Porte
H. L. and
Leo H. Bernard
la Porte City
Butler County farm woman rears Black Minorca chicks
Allison Iowa April 20 Mrs Clarence D McCracken a farm woman northeast of Allison aims for a thousand baby Black Minorcas now having about 606 four weeks old with another hatch recently. Losses have been low despite bad weather. Her flock is among Butler county's finest, with hundreds of chicks sold for hatching. Poultry plant features modern western style and chicken houses built from Ames plans.
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Allison
Clarence D. McCracken
Ames
Wallace Gays No Scarcity of Farm Fertilizer Exits
AP report from Washington notes Secretary of Agriculture Wallace stating there has been no shortage of nitrates. A letter to New Hampshire agriculture commissioner Felker says fertilizer needs can be met without war department release, citing 1920 import levels and a small 1921 tonnage, with less than 2,000 tons bought at a recent public nitrate sale.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wallace
Andrew J. Felker
Newthampshire
Falker
War Department
Fairbank Farmer Warns on Seed Corn Quality
Buchanan county farmer George L. Wheeler reports testing 250 sark of cribbed corn and finding germination below 80 percent. He warns too many farmers delay seed selection and urges early testing, offering his 3090 bushels as a cautionary example and promising to select seed early next fall.
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Liz
George L. Wheeler
Buchanan County
Palibank
Railroad worker's hen lays eight inch egg
A Rhode Island Red hen owned by F. M. Fuller at 312 Clay Street produced an eye shaped egg eight inches long and six inches wide, weighing three and three quarters ounces. Fuller, a car foreman for the Illinois Central lines, tends a small flock and notes the birds lay large eggs.
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Rhode Island
F. M. Fuller
Clay Street
Fuller
Tminois Central Ghows
Apare
Local notices recount illnesses deaths and farm life
The column records a string of family updates from NACHARD area including Frances McFarlane's trip to California after her father’s death, Mrs. Brown learning of daughter Hazeln’s pneumonia in Lone Rock Wisconsin, Mrs. Jordan's slight improvement, and Thomas C. Philips’s sudden death while working on the farm. It notes Philips’s Delaware birth, moves with his family, and survivor Mrs. George Hill. Also listed: Frank Morse's electricity wired house, Gisleson of Osage’s death after hernia surgery, and a brief New York silver market snippet.
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Vrohand
Apriss
Foster
Frances McFarlane
California
John Linglay
Floyd
Petrebrns
Charles Brown
Hazeln
Lone Rock
Wls
Mr. Philips
Delaware
Shell Rock
Sarah McBride
Flora
Orchard
George Hill
Hill
Frank Morse
Gisleson
Osage
Osige
Altho
Pauline
Henry
George
Nemé
William
Colwell
Clarence
New York Chicago Produce Markets Report April Prices
Market notes from New York and Chicago dated April 20 show butter creamery milk and eggs with varied quotes. Chicago receipts include butters and eggs with reported prices and totals, while New York exchanges list meat poultry and produce with regional price ranges and near relationships to standards.
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New York
Chicago
Wienyej Sree Eatraa
Wrste
Stata Starry Tuba
Fileady
Stata
HMS Wisconaliy
Fanny Souriie Alteran
Vey Nearvy Brewo Fay
Sagas
Arnis
Durcks
Ber MaUdas
Sagutheris
Chensins
Young Americas
Houltry
Wheat Prices Edge Higher Amid Mixed Market Signals
Wheat prices eased in early Chicago trading, tracking Liverpool quotations, with May and July contracts slipping from earlier highs before modest gains. Corn and oats softened while livestock and hides markets showed varied movement, reflecting dampened demand and occasional grain export optimism.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Halen of Wheat Co
Rtora
Oklahoma
Sime
Mooreville notes and trade amid Cedar Rapids visits
In Mooreville and nearby Cedar Rapids area notes, Otis J. Hasward sick with fever and pneumonia. Miss Brooks brings a horse from Cedar Rapids. Marenca Keel visits Cedar Rapids friends. Relpin Meyers hired for Grover Thomas. Mrs. John Joens hospitalized for appendicitis but improving. Joens purchase of Fred Elliott farm noted. Booster clubs plan meetings. school property sale at Geneseo. real estate transfers listed in Cedar Falls and Waterloo areas. widespread market quotes across grains, livestock, metals, and foreign exchange reflected in Chicago New York and Midwest exchanges.
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Joan Bodger
Henry Helmers
Geneseo
Mooreville
Semary Women's Booster Club
Stock Market Opens Strong Amid Broad Advances
New York shares rise as par value is reached in the opening session of the stock market. Firms such as Union Pacific and Studebaker lead gains while reading and other industrials push higher. profit taking remains limited and prices hold at modestly higher levels.
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Associated
New York
United States
Becel
Atchison
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Baldwin Loromalive
American Car
dears-Roe- Duck
Colorado Fuel & Iron
American Car & Foundry
American Locomotive
American Gmelting
American Sumatra Tobacco x
American T. & T. Ae
Anaconda Copper A
Baldwin Low
Baltimore & Ohio
Hebichem Steel
Contra Leather
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mis
Paul - Corn Products
Eoscele
General Motors
Great Northam Ore
Goodrick Co
Wecesse Int
Mar, Marine Ptd
International Paper
Kenne
WPOT
Fire reduces no damage at Nickaruon Bros garage
A small basement fire at Nickaruon Bros garage in Grundy Center yesterday noon caused no material damage. The item lists local residents visiting relatives and moving plans, with notes on berry growers affected by cold weather and a furnace installation planned once the basement is finished.
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Grundy Cene
Nickaruon Bros
Gladys Dawson
Waterloo
Jess Robinson
George Heinfang
Chris Doescher
Parkersburg
Parkersburge
Stoy Reinfang
Odwoin
Rel Ave
Chris Neesen
Wellaburg
Hlein Beinfene
Eldore
Reas Baby
Garfield Burkhart
Oke Weasman
Buck Grove
Milton Vanderwirken
Muhson City
H.W. Kohlman
Wellsburg
KAW
Des Moines
Anggon House
Prices Hogs Steady to Dime Up and Cattle Stronger
Livestock markets show hogs steady to ten cents higher while cattle advance 10 to 15 cents. Receipts total around 20,000 head with varied yields, hogs showing better demand for midweight and light hogs, top quotes near $10.70. Cattle receipts about 90,000 with higher steer and heifer values, top steer price around $4.64 and bulk beef cattle around $9.50 to $11.50. Sheep and lambs mixed with medium weights steady to firm. slaughter rates steady for calves and feeders with active movement at lighter weights.
Beef and lamb markets show mixed gains at St Louis sale
Livestock prices at St Louis on April 11 report beef steers strong to higher with select cattle reaching top bids near 19.66 for high grades. Cattle receipts near 1000. hogs and sows steady to higher. lambs around 15.10 to 15.25 with medium shorn ewes about 7.60. Feeders and stockers steady, cattle averages around 10.35.
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Louis
St. Louis
Vegetable and Fruit Markets Tending Lower
Prices on fruits and vegetables fell in many markets as supplies from early truck crops increased. Heavy arrivals in cities caused declines. Florida and Texas shipments pushed onions down and strawberries posted several price drops amid rising volume. Overall year over year movement shows greater totals in leading fruits and vegetables with rapid shipment growth.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States Bureau of Markets
Florida
York
Texas
Bank Clearings Report For Waterloo Week End April 19 1922
Bank clearings in Waterloo for the week ending April 19 1922 totalled 1 570 533 86 with daily breakdowns of 174 835 45 on Thursday 157 104 26 on Friday 46 564 25 on Saturday 505 728 07 on Monday and 231 534 36 on Tuesday The week’s increase over 1921 amounts to 25 044 67 and 186 330 00 151 710 00 are also listed among instruments and mortgages recorded for the period.
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Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Waterloo Bank Clearings
Waterloo Clearing House
Ats Te Mortgaghs
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Cozad
Jowa
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China
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Kattgan Chy
Agrit
Megas
Liberty Bonde
Hawts
Waterloo Markets
Waterton
Prour
Waterloo Co
Waterloo Co-op
Aura
Karl Ohio
Everglu
Ad Veelba
Ae Otto
Flatty Packing Co
Samual Wartzman
Independent Echoe
Overman & Wright
Cedar Highland Improvement Co
Robert W. Parrott
Higgsh
Ewes Hood
Bishop
Porte City
Tullus D. Sprague
Ida
L. Mahood
Hudson
Vitesse
CABEZ
Jay Boome
Nia
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Ates
Waterloo Co-operative Dairy Company
Toledo
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Rumete
You
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Ohio
Grundy Center
Hellas
Raed
Paty
Tel
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