Cedar Valley Fair Opens with Strong Livestock Shows
Cedar Falls Aug. 13 With flags flying barns filled and concessions ready the Cedar Valley fair opens its twelfth annual event. Beef cattle dairy cattle and swine show large entries led by Lloyd Léona Cedar Palis and the Bellinger herd of Waterloo. Judging starts in the beef cattle division Tuesday afternoon with 400 cattle entered and a record poultry show expected under judge Oscar Grow.
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Lloyd Léonan
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Jersey
Waterloo
Clausen Brathyers
Columbus Junction
Anton Christiansen
Waterigo
Jerseys
Robert Sharp
Tydianola
Sharp
Poland
China
Fulton
Dinsdale Brothers
Dinsdale
Ted Besh
Dairy Club
Black Hawk County
Uban
Robert
Sucher
Burin
Hamer
Donald Hamer
Richard Sucher
Clintan Sage
Johnnie Hansen
James Loonan
Raphael Seible
George Schaeffer
Guy Brown
Merle Cavanaugh
Perry’ Miller
Bo M. Wright
State Dairy Association
le Lynch
Waverly
Frank Hill
Shell “Rock
Cedar Valley Fair
Oscar Grow
American Poultry Association
United States
Boston
Chicago
Des Moines
Omaha
Black Hawk County Club
Farm Bureau
Black Hawk
Strayer
Farness
Iowa
Milk surveys in 42 Iowa towns improve dairy supply
Des Moines August 13 inspectors from the Iowa dairy and food division report milk surveys conducted in 42 towns this year aided dairy supply. They checked creameries and dairies and promoted graded buying of eggs and cream. Total inspections reached 174,553, up 3,681 from last year, with an average inspection cost of 77 cents, the division records show.
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Courier
Des Moines
Dairy and Food Division
Iown Department of Agriculture
Food and’ Dairy Division
Thornburg
Farmers Letters to Editor Inquiries and Comments
Readers send questions comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier in Waterloo. Address communications to the Editor Farm Department Waterloo and use the provided phone 6100 for contact.
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Waeties Evening Courier
Waterloo
News
Watts alfalfa worth $80 an acre
In Franklin county A G Watts of Watts alfalfa reports profits from three cuttings this season with an eight to ten inch stand before frost. He expects alfalfa hay to bring $20 a ton, totaling about $80 per acre for the first two cuttings. Last year 100 cars of alfalfa hay were shipped into the county.
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Hampton
A. G. Watts
Franklin
Watts
Iowa vegetable crops rated among best in years
Joint state and federal report shows early potatoes at 100 percent of normal, late potatoes 95 percent, and vegetables generally around 88 to 95 percent of normal as of August 1. Fruit crops like apples and berries range from 49 to 84 percent. overall tone praises the crop year's quality. Orchardists told to spray immediately to control second brood codling moths.
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Des. Moines
Rho Tawa
State
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Jowa Weather and Crop Service
Iowa State Horticulture Society
Adamless Eden Flop Upsets Illinois Farm Wives
Thirty farm wives from Bureau and LaSalle counties attended a farm bureau camp dubbed Adamless Eden, where husbands were barred. They praised the experience but preferred cooking for hungry harvest workers and returning home to their duties, with many voicing support for home meals during the busy season.
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Bureau
LaSalle
Earl Hofterman
Wei Allike
Rotary
Judge rules Iowa land worth over 100 per acre in partition sale
Iowa Falls August 13. Heirs of Joseph Rush estate sought partition of a 180 acre farm east of Iowa Falls on the Grant highway. The referee arranged a sale to a Towns Falls woman at 160 dollars per acre but heirs moved to set it aside. Judge Henderson in Hampton held the land was worth more than 100 per acre and set aside the sale.
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Iowa Falls
Joseph Rush
Grant Highway
Town Falls
Henderson
Hampton
VINES OF NEW POTATO VARIETY 5 FEET LONG
Fredericksburg Indiana reports a potato growing experiment by Al J Bee who planted seed from a potato bull found last fall. His vines reach four and a half to five feet. harvest prospects are unclear but early gains show small yields.
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Fredericksburg
al J. Bee
Harvests Boost Onion and Cabbage Exports in Iowa
In St Ansgar and Traer Iowa farmers report strong harvests with Palmer Olson shipping three carloads of large yellow onions and cabbage to Chicago at four cents per pound. H H Mocker also ships a car of cabbage while current cabbage prices remain unprofitable as the Traer Co operative plans to retire sixty two $20 notes of indebtedness, the largest one time total.
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St. Ansgar
Palmer Olson
Chicago
H. H. Mocker
Farmers Bay
Traer
Traer Co-operative Crewtnery
I T
Fayette wool pool delivers 97,000 pounds to Chicago firm
Fayette county wool pool members unload about 97,000 pounds of wool to M. B. Williams of A. Silberman and Co. in Chicago at 44 cents a pound for firsts and 33 cents for seconds. Buyers on hand earlier in June and independent traders competed, but farmers stayed united. Acute feed shortage and cotting reduced fleece value, with one rejection for quality.
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Fayette
Farms
John McSweeney
Randalla
Fayette Pool
Chicago Company
Hickman-Riley
Fort Wayne
Ind
McSweeney
L. W. Lodwick
Lodwick
Strength in Mog markets reflects reduced supply
Washington August 11 hay markets show scarce offerings and light receipts as farm work limits country readings. Pastures remain mostly good in the east with some dryness in the Ohio valley. Quotes include No 1 timothy Chicago 22.00 and 20.00. No 1 clover Chicago 21.50. No 1 alfalfa Omaha 21.50. U S No 1 extra leafy 23.00 25.00. prairie Kansas City 10.09 Omaha 12.00 Chicago 16.50 St Louis 15.50 Minneapolis 15.00.
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Washington
D. C
Hay Market Review
U. S. Bureau Agricultural Economics
Ohio Valley
Chicago
St. Louis
Timothy
Omaha
Kansas City
U. S
U.S
Prairie
St. Loui
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Kansas City Hay
Hay
Leary
Livestock Markets Report East St Louis and Sioux City
Receipts at East St Louis and Sioux City show cattle hogs and sheep trading unevenly. Prices vary by weight with hogs rising in some categories and cattle and sheep mostly steady to firm while light buyers and private sellers show cautious demand.
Livestock and grain market update from St Paul and Kansas City
Auction results show cattle and calves with slow to steady demand and mixed prices. Hogs remain higher than Friday with desirable weights around 180 to 220 pounds, while sheep receipts see steady to higher figures. Kansas City grain reports wheat receipts and mixed futures with No 2 red and white prices noted.
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Kansas City
Medes
Ted
Toonshally
Jdfac
ST. Louis
Traders Hear of Big Export Sales
Chicago reports indicate a large export business in North American wheat last week despite a 2,739,600 bushel rise in supply. Wheat futures rose late, while corn fell and oats held pattern. September deliveries showed weakness amid hedging and selling. Reports from Liverpool and Chicago show mixed futures with cotton markets quiet and prices steady.
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Chicago
United States
General Commission House
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Representative Hvestock Safes highlights in Union Yards Chicago listing stock sales for today.
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Chicago
Hvestock
OES
Commodity quotes from Board of Trade, Aug 1 1913
Chicago prices list grains and provisions with multiple grades for wheat corn oats rye and seeds. Included are No 2 red wheat 1.30 6 30 7 and lard ribs and bellies prices and sample grades for oats and barley seed readings.
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Chicago
Agiac
Steet SC
Timothy Seed
Hog Prices Surge as Receipts Fall Short in Chicago Market
Hog receipts estimated at 25 000, lightest in years, lifting prices. Lights and butchers sold at 12.15 to 12.25, 170 to 220 pounds. Cattle and calves show higher action with good cows and steers moving above 16 dollars, calves near 17 dollars for high grade. Sheep and feeder lambs steady to weak with feeder demand quiet.
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Chicago
Sanaa
Fred Lot Oweights
Stocks Push Steel Higher on New York Exchange
U S Steel touched 145 and led gains as traders shifted toward popular issues. Warner Brothers Pictures A and Nash Motors advanced, with total volume near 1.5 million shares. Chrysler rose to a new high, and foreign exchanges opened steady. Liberty bonds and other market components showed varied moves in mid August trading.
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Warner. Brothers’ Pictures
Nash Motors
American Smelting
Best & Co
New York Central
Continental Can
General Rotors
U. S. Steel Conmon
Packard
Montgomery Ward
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U. S. Steel
Chrysler
S. Wall Street Commission House
Hoover
Western Union
Guill Btates Steel and Electric Auto
Livestock market reports from St Joseph and rail hubs
Livestock receipts and prices across St Joseph Missouri and Kansas City markets include hogs at $11.50 to $11.75 per cwt for 170-240 lb heavies, cattle with 3,700 head receipts and varied prices, and sheep around $14 to $16.50 for best westerns and fat ewes about $7.00. Grain and produce futures show mixed shifts in wheat, corn, oats, and sugar with regional price levels.
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Joseph
St. Joseph
Robinson May Talk at Iowa State Fair
Senator Jos A Robinson Democratic vice presidential nominee is invited to speak at the Iowa state fair in Des Moines on August 25. Radiocasting was promised with an audience of about 75 000. He said he would accept if no conflicting engagements develop.
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Des Moines
Jos T. Robinson
Robinson
Provisions Market Reports From New York and Chicago
Wholesale price listings for butter cheese and poultry across New York Chicago and St Louis with receipts and sale ranges. Butter and creamery stocks show varied levels while eggs and poultry prices reflect regional differences and recent market activity.
Bond Market Opens Week With Narrow Moves And Firming Credit
The New York bond market opened with limited trading and small price shifts. Banks called over 915 million in loans as credit conditions showed a firming tendency. National Dairy Products 5 4s edged up slightly while Dodge Bros 5s weakened. Phillips Petroleum 5s and Sinclaire Grade 5 4s faced pressure. most rails fell at noon as foreign issues showed heaviness. Government obligations were largely neglected amid the lull.
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Dodge Bros. Bs
Phillips Petroleum
Sinclair
Omaha Livestock Receipts and Prices Report
Receipts at Omaha totals show cattle, hogs, and sheep trading with a mixed week. Hog prices around 10.50 to 11.60 per cwt for various weights, sow prices 10.26 to 10.60, and odd lots around 10.75. Cattle saw steady to lower values with yearlings 14.00 to 15.50, grass cattle 8.50 to 10.00, feeders 13.75 to 14.15, and stocker prices firm. Sheep and lambs listed with fat lambs 14.00 to 14.40, feeders steady, and range yearlings near 10.50.
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Colorado
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Nebraska
Ininka
Midely
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