First Butler County 4-H club camp enlightens many girls
Allison Iowa August 9 The first annual Butler county 4-H club camp ran August 1 to 5 in Hunt Brothers woods along Shell Rock river near Clarksville. Enrollment grew from 45 to 70 girls and leaders, with nearly all clubs represented. Lois Anderson led recreation and swimming while county chair Libbie Ressler aided daily program and meals. Daily devotions, business, songs, and swimming filled mornings. County Agent John Mullins hosted evening surprises and events, while visitors from Jackson and Greene joined. The camp featured music, readings, and talks on 4-H ideals, with plans to make it an annual event next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spreval Seevier
Allison
Sbuttler County
Hunt Brothers
Shell Rock River
Clarksville
Lois Anderson
Libbie Ressler
Couunty Club
Helen Ressler
John Mullins
Darrel Davis
Harry ‘Howe
Harry Shook
Greene
Lou“’Webb
Shell
R. R.’ Smith
Womens’ Work
Anderson
Mary Eichhorn
Hazel Black
Austin
Rainbow Club
Richard Merrill
Jerseys Lead Cedar Falls Association July Milk Records
Jessen and Christiansen posted the top production with 41 pounds of butterfat and 865 pounds of milk from 22 Jerseys in Cedar Falls Cow Test. The July average across 27 herds totaled 22.1 pounds butterfat, with 395 cows milking. Other top records include Hansen and Merner with 923 pounds and 29.3 for 19 Holsteins, Thomas Hansen with 889 and 29.3 for 17 Holsteins, and several smaller herds featuring Guernseys, Ayrshires, and Shorthorns among the high producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Jessen & Christiansen
Test Association
Hansen & Merner
Thomas Hansen
W. L. Schmitt
T. A. Gerholdt
H. A. Noltensmeier
I. R. Knapp
Grundy people seek dairy tour to Bremer county again
Grimdy IA Aug. 9 Several men have asked to arrange another trip from Grundy to Bremer county to view the dairy herds and creameries. The first tour last year prompted an invitation to repeat the journey if enough people express interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimdy Canter
Bremer County
Bremer
Ackley Farmer Sees Plane as Practical Aid to Farming
Ackley farmer C H Kruse and neighbor H Deters discuss aviation’s future for farmers. They visit Waterloo aviation fields and see potential use of a local airport for timely travel to meetings, markets, and agricultural demonstrations. They consider buying a plane to improve dairy, alfalfa, and egg shipments and stay in touch with agricultural education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
C. H. Kruse
Kruse
Waterloo
H. Deters
Deters
Franklin County fair set to showcase agricultural progress
Franklin County fair returns August 22 to 25 with 4500 dollars in prizes highlighting colt shows and boy and girl club exhibits. The event features new horse barns and a rededicated focus on agriculture with judges Kennedy and Schweiger guiding livestock, dairy calf and baby beef contests, plus nightly concerts and fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Hampton
Franklin County
Minneapolis Flour Shipment Report Aug 9
Minneapolis milling note reports flour shipments totaling 40 775 barrels valued at 25 500 dollars. Brant line shows 25 7 percent, with August dispatches recorded for the Minneapolis area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Waterloo Entries in Horse Exhibit at Ia State Fair
Des Moines Aug 9 Kings and queens of the tanbark have entered the state fair horse show planned for Aug 29 to Sept 1. More than $10,000 in prizes are offered. Notable entrants include Mrs Lula Long Combs of Kansas City and exhibitors from Iowa Missouri Texas and Oklahoma among others. The show will be staged in the main pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Kings and Queens
Midwest
West
A. R. Corey
Lula Long Combs
Kansas City
Thomas Bass
Mexico
Wyatt Carr
Washington
Ft. Worth
Tex
Lee’s Summit
Mayer & Lowell
Dallas
Belle Miller
Waterloo
Col
R. G. Munday
Shenandoah
Oskaloosa Stables
Oskaloosa
Pasttime Stables
Maryville
B. F. Redman
Clara Sheriff
Elimination of chick disease by hens' flock test
Maynard Iowa August 9 The breeding stock of Mrs Frank Cummings two miles east of Maynard is free of white diarrhea bacilli after two years of blood testing. She tested 125 chickens last year, only one reacted. Reactors are culled for table use or market. No further testing needed unless infection enters. Two simple operations saved thousands of chicks in Maynard and Fayette flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard, Ia
Frank Cummings
Here
Cummings Wyandottes
W. E. Odekirk
Fayette
Don Talcott
Maynard
Odekirk
Wyandottes
Tal
Bremer County Fair Pays Its Last Debt
Waverly officials of the Bremer County Fair association announced they have paid the last cent of indebtedness and the fair mortgage is cleared. Much debt dated before 1921 when a mortgage secured creditors' interests. since then reductions occurred. With good weather this season, the fair may begin to earn a surplus.
$200 For Holstein Yearling Bull Purchase
Atkins Se Aug 9 report John Lensch paid $200 for a yearling herd bull from Oakdale sanatorium herd. Dam is a show cow winner of junior championships at district and county fairs. Sire is related to the sanatoriums senior herd bull, of Ormsby breeding. The bull is a show sire and grandson of a world famous 30 day record cow. The Lensch herd frequently tops local cow testing association for high cow and herd averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkins
John Lensch
Oakdale Sanatorium
Sanatorium
Ormsby Breeding
Builder Starts Modern 36x60 Barn Near Independence
N B Murphy contractor and crew began work on a new 36 by 60 foot barn on the Dr B B Sells farm five miles southeast of Independence Iowa. The structure will be modern throughout and among the finest in the county, replacing a barn erected about 35 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
N. B. Murphy
Dr. B. B. Sells
Frost scare eases as wheat prices drift lower
Chicago reports a mild frost scare with no new damage and a warmer forecast. Wheat prices fell about 71/2 points while corn and oats moved mixed, with oats rising on crop worries and provisions mixed amid a softer hog market. export sales reached 1.1 million bushels largely to Canada. Kansas City sold 25,000 bushels to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Dakota
Minnesota
Gorn
Altho
Kansas City
Cotton futures rise in New York and Chicago openings
Fresh gains of about 3 a bale bid up New York cotton prices with October at 19.60 cents and December at 19.60 cents. London spots higher, Midlands prices shown. Chicago openings lift October to 20.00 cents and December to 20.15 cents with other months advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Potatoes and wool markets mixed on Chicago trading day
Potatoes receipts show 49 cars on track and 575 total shipments with trading slow but prices firmer for sacks and steady for barrels. Virginia barrel Irish cobblers sell around 4.10 to 4.25 dollars, Kansas Missouri sacks 1.65 to 1.90, a few at 2.00. Wool market active for fine French combing wools with territory wools around 1.00 to 1.05, Texas 12 months steady, strictly quarter blood combing wools quoted 0.80 to 0.82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Virginia
Kansas
Missouri
Boston
Aug
Territory
Texas
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Chicago Aug 9 Wheat and grain prices
Wheat and corn prices along with oats rye barley and seed values listed by class and quality. Provisions show lard ribs bellies around 12 to 13 dollars. Prices range from about 1.02 to 1.55 per bushel for grains and 12.00 to 16.50 for seeds and 12.50 to 13.00 for lard and pork products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adee Sane
Sears
Hogs and cattle prices slip in Chicago market report
Chicago price report shows hogs uneven and lower across weights with top at 10.95 and most pigs 9.75 to 10.25. cattle steady to 28c lower on some grades, bulls and heifers mixed. sheep generally steady with lambs around 14.00 to 14.25 for choice range. Fresh supply 31,000 hogs, 13,000 cattle, with total market 101,500 head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stock market recovers in vigorous rally across many issues
New York Aug 3. Impressive recoveries in prices show the corrective reaction since last Saturday has run its course. Banks and traders drove many issues to new highs while bears covered shorts in Baldwin and other leaders. Industrials led with Bethlehem Steel up to the highest price since 1923 as General Motors eyed potential dividend action and a stock split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baldwin
Sterling Exchange
Ralls
Belef
Bethlehem Steel
General ‘Motors
Lst
Youngstown
Chem
Seeee Gate
Gofr Am
Wee Taaweenees
Sugar
Seeee
Seaee
Canadian Pacific
Cerro de Pasco
Dodge Bros. A
du Pont de
Erie Railroad
Abe
Aseexs
Preeport
Texas
General Asphalt
Inter. Tel. & Tech
Kansas City Southern Kennecott Copper
Pas Edeemeneedas Aoe Asseeeetecons
Nagh Motors
Escnwameesimes
TTI
New York Central
Ssamessees
N. A. d& Hartford
Sconewas
Norfolk & Western
Ssecsarenetueness
Northern Pacific
Csesacensawensees
Packard Motor Car
Pan, Am. Pet. B
Pennsylvania
Phillips Petroleum
Pierce-Arrow M. G
Radio Corp
Rep
Ir. & Steel
Reynolds Tob. B
St. L. & San Fram
Seaboard Air Line
Aay
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Con
Southern Pacific
Southern Ry
Abe Cemesving
Vhsold Standard Oil
Cal
Standard O. N. J
Paweeean Mbg
Standard Oil
N. Y
Studebaker
Wee Dong Texas Corp
Tobe Hajes
Tex
Gulf Sulphur
Sence
Texas & Pacific
Union Pacific
United Drug
Atchison
Atl Coast Line Balt
Ee T. & Pacific
Chile
Copper Chrysler Carp
Coca Cola
Colorado
Consolidated Gas
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nashville Mack Truck
Mid
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward
U. S& Ind
U.S. Rubber
U. S. Steel Unity, Pipe
Chic
N. Western
Col. Gas & EL
Marland Ol
Wabash Ry
Kansas City Missouri Market Forth Hay Prices and Receipts
Kansas City Kansas City Mo August 9 steady to higher hay receipts stand at 11 carloads. Alfalfa prices at Missouri line show $15.00 and $16.80 per unit. Market notes indicate demand remains firm for stored forage with buyers attentive to current bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Bay
Kansas City
Provision Prices Across Markets Show Mixed Butter and Egg Movements
New York reports Aug 8 butter receipts at 19,455 packages with firm market and higher prices for top grades. Eggs firm with 35,639 cases receipts and varied levels from fancy nearby whites to browns. Other foods including poultry, cheese, and potatoes show steady to firmer trends, with notable price ranges across regions. St Louis and Kansas City note similar firmness in butter and eggs, while lard and coffee remain steady or softer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pacific
Long Island
Jersey
Middlewest
Rio
Santos
Chicago
St. Louis
Northern Twins
Kansas City
Minneapolis Grain Prices and Wheat Receipts Report
Minneapolis Minn August 9 Wheat receipts 127 cars vs 262 year ago. No 1 northern 1.44 to 1.51. No 1 dark northern spring 1.57 to 1.62. Good to choice 1.53 to 1.56. Ordinary to good 1.45 to 1.52. No 1 hard springs 1.48 to 1.64. No 1 dark hard Montana on track 1.45 to 1.66. To arrive 1.45. September 1.43. December 1.45. Corn No 3 yellow 1.10 to 1.13. Oats No 3 white .4844 to .497%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Kansas City Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Receipts at Kansas City total 340 cars with prices steady to slightly lower. No. 2 dark hard bids range around 1.34 to 1.62 while No. 3 sells about 1.30 to 1.60. No. 2 red near 1.38 to 1.40 and No. 3 around 1.35 to 1.38. Corn prices show declines across grades with No. 2 white about 1.02 to 1.06 and No. 3 near 1.00 to 1.04. No. 2 yellow around 1.06 to 1.08 and No. 3 about 1.05 to 1.04. Oats largely unchanged with No. 2 white near 0.49 and No. 3 around 0.48 to 0.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Peoria Grain Prices on Receipts and Cars
Peoria Alabama corn prices show receipts for 2 cars with unchanged values for various grades. No. 2 white and No. 3 mixed trade around 1.09 and 1.04 dollars respectively, with white grades from 1.04 to 1.09. Cars receipts show mixed declines to about 42.0 to 47.4 cents per pound for several white grades.
Grain prices in St Louis market report
St Louis grain prices show No 2 red wheat at 1.43 1.44, No 2 hard at 1.38 1.39. Corn values listed as No 2 yellow 1.12, No 3 yellow 1.08, No 4 white 1.50. Oats No 2 white 0.484 0.490, No 3 white 0.477 0.448.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Graix
SL. Louis
Grain markets steady to higher amid Missouri hay prices
In St Louis on August 9 hay markets showed steady to higher movement. No 2 timothy quoted at 12.00 to 14.00, No 2 new light clover mixed 12.00 to 14.00, No 2 heavy clover mixed 12.00 to 14.00, No 2 heavy mixed closed 12.00 to 13.00, and choice alfalfa 21.00 to 23.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Timothy
Slaughterhouse Totals Mixed as Markets Open Sluggish
East St Louis hogs and cattle markets show mixed results with lighter hogs down about 25 cents and lighter weights under pressure. Cattle receipts near 6,000 and calves 2,500 hint steady to firm on natives, with top heifers around 13 dollars and cows from 46 to 77 dollars. sheep trading generally steady, fat lambs near 13.28 and ewes 4.50 to 75.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
South St. Paul
Minn
Peoria Livestock Hogs and Cattle Market Report
Peoria stockyard report shows hog receipts around 2,500 with top hogs at 10.80 and lights near 10.40 to 10.50. Mediums bring 10.25, heavies 8.50 to 9.80, packers 6.75 to 7.75, stags 6.25. Cattle receipts are described as liberal and steady with trading activity unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Bovine Tuberculosis Testing Planned in Howard County
Cresco Iowa August 9 County officials announce acceptance of a petition to establish Howard County for bovine tuberculosis eradication and overruling objections. Area testing is expected to begin soon in the county. Also reported La Porte City shipment of 16 000 pounds of poultry about 4000 birds from C A Fosse Produce sent to New York City with Louis Foase overseeing the feed and water during transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
Howard County
la Porte City
Louis Fosse
C.A. Fosse Produce, Company
New York City
Louis Foase
County Agent Beeler resigns to lead Iowa Farm Bureau unit
Boone Iowa August 9 Orie W Beeler Boone county agricultural agent has resigned to become director of the organizations department of the Iowa farm bureau federation He has served as county agent for ten years The announcement was made here
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Orie W. Beeler
Boone County
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Beeler
Kansas City Livestock Prices Slump Mixed Hogs Cattle
Kansas City market notes uneven hog receipts of 6000 with prices down 10 to 15 cents from Monday, top hogs $10.50 for 170 to 200 pounds. Cattle receipts 11000 with calves 2500 as well finished steers steady, native cattle slow and varying. short load 940 pound yearling steers at $14.00, heavy steers $13.75, grain fed cattle $10.50 to $12.50, veal top $13.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Omaha Livestock Market Report August small drops and steady demand
Omaha Nebraska livestock receipts volume across hogs cattle and sheep shows a broad price trend with hogs down 15 to 25 cents on lighter weight lots and steady to weaker weights. cattle receipts around 6500 and mixed changes with steer and yearling demand active while cows and bulls weaken. sheep receipts near 21000 with fat and feeding lambs down 15 to 25 cents and range of prices for lambs, ewes, and yearlings.
Livestock Market Reports From St Paul Yard Receipts Slide
Receipts at South St Paul on August 9 include 1400 cattle and 1100 calves with prices mainly steady to uneven. Cattle bring calves and hogs show steady start with lighter hogs and sows priced lower. sheep steady with fat lambs up to 13.25 and ewes around 6 dollars. Prices reflect early trading and market conditions.
Sioux City Livestock Market Report August 9
Sioux City Iowa receipts show cattle at 2,000 with steady demand for killers and stockers. Fat steers and yearlings bring 8.50 to 14.00, fat cows 7.50 to 12.00, grass cattle 5.50 to 9.50, bulls 6.00 to 9.00. hogs at 10,000 head down 10 to 15 cents, top 10.125, typical sales 7.40 to 10.10 with lights 9.00 to 10.15 and packers 7.25 to 8.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Omaha Grain Prices August 9 1924
Omaha Nebraska reports grain prices with Wheat No 1 hard at 1 34 1 36 4 c. No 2 hard 1 31 4. No 3 hard 12 0 45 to 1 40 3 No 3 mixed 1 41 4. Corn No 3 white 1 03 to 1 04 4. No 2 yellow 1 02 3 5 to 1 04. No 3 mixed 1 03. Oats No 2 white 46 4 to 46 1 4 c. No 3 white 46 8 46 4 c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Futures rise in Chicago butter and egg prices
Futures in Chicago on August 9 saw gains with butter fresh standards for August at 38.5 cents and storage standards for December at 40.34 cents. Eggs rose as refrigerator standards for November touched 31.0 cents with refrigerator firsts No 4 at 27.34 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Toledo Market Quotes for Imported and Domestic Cloversnedt
On August 9 in Toledo the market quoted imported cloversnedt at 14.00 bid for October and 18.00 bid for December, domestic at 17.75 bid for December. The data lists further imports at 15.00 bid for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Eee
Toledo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Butler County
Grundy
Bremer CO
Waterloo Evening Courier
Towa
Franklin Fair
Fair ‘Board
Holbert Brothers
Greeley
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
G. A. Marken
W. J. Schweiger
B. C. Marts
H. H. Honeck
Bremer County Fair
Srain
Waterloo Mills
Eveeneee
Tripoli
Swift & Co
Rath Packing Co
Iowa Flour & Feed Co
Cohn Bros
Saceneaeenn
Savnevene
Board of Trade
Liberty Bonds
Liberty 3
Treasury
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Greece
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo- Slavia
Austria
Roumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokio
Shanghai
Montreal
Northwest
Duluth
SaUaKe City
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Louis
E. ST. Louis Livestock
Peoria Livestock
Howard CO
Kansas City Livestock
Omaha Livestock
S. 8St. Paul
Sioux City Livestock
Chas. Tenenbaum
Nat’l Bank
State Loan Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!