Comfort of Livestock at Franklin Co Fair
Hampton Iowa August 3 Special Workmen finish the $60x150 stock barn at Franklin County Fair Grounds turning it into a rammodious facility with about 130 stalls and pens for cattle and hogs. The brick base sits three feet above the foundation with open ventilation and four east west passageways plus a north south driveway for easy handling of exhibits. Driveways are gravelled and the race track is in good condition after recent grass growth. Entries in livestock are nearing capacity and the fair runs August 24 27 with secretary B. Marts promising diversified entertainment.
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Hampton
Franklin County Fair Grounds
Towa
Marts
Seedcorn Defective Seed Suit Filed in Grundy Center
Grundy Center Ia Aug 3 A suit for damages has been filed in district court by EB E Knock seeking 879 08 from J E Franken. The plaintiff alleges he purchased four bushels of seed corn May 12 1924 labeled shelled germination guaranteed 94 percent but failed to grow he had to replant 32 acres incurring 65 in labor and lost expected crop 768 bushels with market value 814 08 resulting in damages.
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Grundy Center
EB. E. Knock
J. E. Franken
Franken
Spading Fork Bought by Cedar Falls Man in 1882 Still Used
Cedar Falls, Aug. 3. T. R. Rasmussen bought a spading fork in spring 1882 for 75 cents from A. G. Thompson of a former hardware store. He has used it for 43 years on his farm near town before moving to Cedar Falls. The fork broke only once when the handle snapped a few years ago.
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Cedar Falls
T. R. Rasmussen
Clay Street
A. G. Thompson
Mitze
Wisconsin leads in cheese and evaporated milk output
Wisconsin tops national production in cheese and evaporated milk while remaining high in butter. The report cites Wisconsin’s cheese lead and large evaporated milk output, double the milk used by evaporators, with butter totals around 154 million pounds. New York, Oregon follow in cheese and California, New York in evaporated milk.
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Wisconsin
Iowa
Chicago
Union
Fore Goth
Ilbert C. Hooks
Hank
New York
Oregon
California
New Y
Minnesota
Eountry
HLS
Unidentified Apple of Fine Quality Is Lawn City Product
Cedar Falls reports a mystery apple tree on William Tosilebe’s lawn producing excellent fruit. The Theimer variety, renamed after Francis Thelmer, has become a focus for grafting by Riverview nursery owner John Thelmer, who has planted about 1500 trees of the strain.
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Lawn City
Cedar Falls
William ‘Tostlebe
Tenth Street West
United States
Lowe
Francis Thelmer
Tosilehe
John Thelmer
Riverview Nursery
Heavy yields reported for Grundy County barley and oats
Grundy Center Iowa reports barley and oats yields far above early expectations. Most fields range 45 to 50 bushels per acre with some fields from 30 to 75 bushels. Farmers sell or seed at home while surplus feeds hogs. threshers exceed 50 machines. quality is high and prices exceed 60 cents per bushel.
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Grundy Center
Grundy
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Summary
Sioux City livestock market notes steady to higher on steer and heifer offerings with feeders and cows mixed. Peoria livestock figures and market activity appear in brief, with limited readable details on prices and consignments.
Farmers Questinna invites comments and address
Invites input on the Farm Department matters published in the Watering Evening Courier. Communications directed to the Editor, Farm Department, Watering Evening Courier, Was Werlaa, Iowa. Phone 5100.
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Questinna
Editur Farm Department
Watering Evening Courier
Werlaa
Iowa
Schilling to Talk Lift in Wheat Values at Benton Picnic
Benton county will host its annual farm bureau picnic August 18 at the fairgrounds in Vinton Iowa with speakers Schilling of Northfield Minn and Mrs Ellsworth Richardson chair of the Town Farm Bureau as the program heads. Schilling a 687 acre dairy farmer and former Twin City Milk Producers leader is noted for his role in the Sherman anti trust case and defense of dairy producers. Mrs Richardson a popular speaker will address the group at 11 while Schilling speaks at 1 15 with a Vinton Belle Plaine game on the sporting slate at 3 30 p m.
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Vinton
Schilling
Northfield
Minn
MIHK
Ellsworth Richardson
Town Farm Bureau Association
Benton County Farm Bureau
Fair Ground
Twin City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Richardson
Burea
Belle Plaine
New York Cotton Opener Falls Then Rises on Day
The New York cotton market opened lower with October at 24.00 down 10, December 24.14 down 12, January 24.54 down 16, and May 24.10 down 12. Chicago prices opened steadier with December at 25.68 down 50, January down 7, and October closing around 23.52 for the month. The day featured mixed commodity shifts across United States markets as dairy, poultry, and grain quotes moved in tandem with fluctuating cotton sentiment.
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New York
Aterloo
Waterloo Mills Co
Sinnard Bros. West
Terloo Coop
Kabdas City
Swift
Kansas City
Barela
Timothy
Cotm Bros
Liberty Bonds
Ge New York
United States
Alberty Diss
Hay Market Steady With Values Under Last Year
Washington D C Aug 1925 The hay market remained practically unchanged for the week ending Aug 1 with receipts near trade needs new hay movement increased and quality generally good prices lower than last year though prairie hay rose with light offerings No 1 timothy and No 1 alfalfa prices shown across major markets while prairie values vary Also notes a divorce suit by Lytia E Carrell against Ted E Carrell and a bicycle tour by Henry C Beinke starting from Omaha toward Iowa cities with plans to reach Belle Plaine overnight.
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Washington, D. C
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Boston
York
Pittsburch
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Prairie
Kansas City
Omaha
Ise
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Unclear Livestock Market Report from St Joseph
Fragmented market notes show livestock receipts and price references, with scattered mentions of Kansas Kansas City New York Ohio Pennsylvanian domains and domestic shipments. The garbled OCR lists include terms like Minnesota flour and December September dates, indicating a disjointed commodity market excerpt with multiple locations and product notes.
Crop prospects lift wheat prices in US and Canada
Associated Press reports mixed crop estimates boosting wheat futures while private forecasts hint at larger U.S. and Canadian yields. Markets rose on early gains in wheat and corn with December and September contracts higher, oats and provisions also advancing amid strong hog values and varied cash quotations in Chicago and New York.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Aug
United States
Saskatchewan
Canada
Market Opens Higher on Favorable Reports Amid Mixed Movements
New York August 3 stock market opens firm on favorable earnings and reports led by General Electric up sharply to a record high since reorganization. Nash Motors slides and a few industrials gain. equity volumes show uneven advances as investors weigh anticipated first-half results. Foreign exchange quiet ahead of England bank holiday. demand sterling and franc steady while Danish kroner rallies.
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Associated Press
New York
General Electric
Houston Oil
Nash Motors
England
United States
Great Western Sugar
International Harvester
Frank G. Shattuck
American Can
American Car & Edg
American Locomotive
American
American Sugar
American Tel
American Tobacco
American Water Works
American Woolen Anaconda
Copper - Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baldwin Locomotive Balt & Ghio
Bethlehem Steel
Caliform
Esseance Radio Corporation
Reynolds Ltd
Seaboard Air Line
Sears Roebuck
Southern Pacifc Southern Ry
Standard Oil
Stewart
Isexas
Pacific Tohaccs Prinets Transemnt
Oil Tiviom Pacifices S. Cast Ir
Pine
Wabash Afd
Westinghouse
Wlew
Willys-Giverland
Woolworth
Hogs Rise 15 to 25 C in Slow Trading
Chicago markets report hog receipts around 29 000 with 1 000 left over while buyers stay inactive. Hog prices rise 15 to 25 cents from Saturday's average with sows steady and feeder pigs in demand. Cattle receipts near 29 000 show better grades steady with light grain feeders scarce. Sheep and lambs steady to slightly lower with bulk natives trading around 14 75 to 15 00. South St Paul market notes similar trends as grassers and fat stock move slowly, calves weak.
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Chicago
Omaha Livestock Prices Report For August Market
Omaha Nebraska hogs cattle and sheep receipts for August show hogs mostly 15 to 25 cents higher with top 13.65 for 200 280 pound butchers and bulk sales around 12 to 13.50. Cattle receipts 12,500, western run, feeders steady to up, grass cows 3.50 to 5.00, top yearlings 14.10, cattle overall mixed with weakness in stockers. Sheep receipts 19,800 with lambs around 15.00 to 14.75 natives 14.25 to 14.75, feeders steady, feeding lambs 4.50 to 4.95.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Brassere
Kansas
Isao
Vitalie
Lane
Balin
Buicher
Reed
Cere ' Saetee Wright
Olafel
Cere
Omaha
Neb
Aug. S
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Grundy Farm
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Sterkere Bann
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Benton Bureau
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Wirm
Americas
Hennery
Turkey
Athens
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Luweesis
Weulitie Souk
Ds O
France
Brazil
Utiez ‘Tokio
Haneebal Tey Akoutkent
Lytia E. Carrell
Ted EB. Carroll
Henry C. Beinke
Plaza Theatre
Oljumwa
ST. Joseph Livestock
Nes
Sterkers
Fou
Ty Ghat
Ohio
Penn
Texas
Monneapolis Floue -Fhoaye
Peana
Decemier
Las
Lot
LIN
Losis
Provisionnard
Beliies
SEW PO
Minna
Omama Gkaln
Fane
ST. Louis Grain
Vestuiel
Yelloss
Toledo
Idaho
Utah
Cal
Orate
Copdlers
East ST. Louis
Roy
Huila
Lamson Bros. & Co
Marsh-Place
H. A. Morey
Ivits
Orfis
Lex
Zslen
Nash
Motors
York Voc
Clear
ST. Paul Livestock
South St Pau
Omaha Livestock
Luthertan
State Banking Department
State Loan CO
MR. Farmer
Foster Coal CO
6Th and
Jefferson Sts
Central Iowa Power & Light Company
The @mmercial National Company
Wihh
Baltimore St
J. C. Moreland
WM. Holland
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