Alfalfa Yields Boosted by Soil Testing in Black Hawk County
Farmers in Black Hawk and Cedar Falls areas expanded alfalfa plantings this fall. County agent J. L. Uban reports 2,000 acres planned for Buck Hawk farms after extensive July soil tests across 90 farms covering 3,379 acres. Tests show lime and phosphate crucial for yields, with best results from mixed lime and acid phosphate. Sweet clover outyielded alfalfa by 50 percent in Cedar Falls plots, and varieties show Cossack leading. Uban offered free soil testing by request, signaling growing interest in alfalfa among dairymen and beet growers.
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Buck Hawk
L. Uban
Uban
Black Hawk
Ubay
Cedar Falls
Dakota
Kansas
Qualifications in Poultry Registry Decided
Des Moines August 17 AP I details a system from the American Poultry Association convention. Any standard bred fowl scoring 88 or more in open competition qualifies for registration. Record of production fowls must be pure, score six or more points, and lay 200 or more eggs in a year. Champion production fowl must reach production fowl scores and lay 346 eggs in 12 months.
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Des Moines
American Poultry Association
American Poulty Association
Thompson and Thompson raise litter of fourteen pigs
Cedar Falls Aug. 17 A litter of 14 spring pigs in the Duroc Jersey section of Cedar Valley Pair & Exposition attracted hog growers. Raised by Thompson and Thompson the group includes seven gilts and seven boars all similar in size. The litter started with 16 pigs but one boar and a gift died. The dam nursed 17 piglets. The litter was not entered in the ton contest.
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Cedar Falls
Duroc Jersey
Cedar Valley
Pair & Exposition
Thompson & Thompson
Farmers Invite Questions and Comments Across Edlinr Farm Department
Community letter invites farmers to address Edlinr Farm Department with questions and comments. Published in Waterton Evening ourigs, the notice appears in a corrected form after a misprint.
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Edlinr Farm Department
Waterton Evening Ourigs
Lerunp
Fawa
Throne
Record yield reported near Charles City for 1 acre
In Charles City area on August 17 Amos Swant living north of town reported a bumper crop. A field yielded 84 1 2 bushels to a acre in the box measure and a date with a record yield.
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Charles City
Amos Swant
Poparla
Egg Laying Station to Open in Ilowa Breeding Plan
Des Moines reports an Iowa egg laying station will open under manager I. E. Jeltner with state and American poultry groups approving. Breeders will send high producing birds for care and breeding selection to develop superior strains, including Barnevelders from Holland. About 45 breeders expect to enter birds as plans move beyond contests toward improved poultry care and production.
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Des Moines
Barneveld Holland
Helfner
Middleman
Egga
Guernsey Club Members Win Cash Prizes at Cedar Valley Dairy Show
The Black Hawk County Guernsey Breeders' Association awards 350 in cash to junior Dairy club members after judging calves at Cedar Valley. Regina Snipp’s heifer placed first for weight gain and points, followed by Ger ten Golingaux Elna Schmidt Richard Sucher Robert Such Lawrence Knipp and Christi Knipp in order of placing.
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Black Hawk County
Cedar Valley
Howard Jackson
Iowa State Dairy Association
Regina Snipp
Gerten Golingaux
Elna Schmidt
Richard Sucher
Robert Such
Lawrence Knipp
Christi Knipp
Black Hawk County Guernsey
Sealing oats eyed to shield farmers from market drop
Winton Iowa August reports threshing near completion and oat prices sag. Benton County agent notes warehouse act allows sealing grain under the Iowa warehousing program to obtain warehouse certificates as loan collateral. Local bankers back the plan offering about 6 1/2 percent interest on loans secured by such certificates.
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Winton
Benton Counly
Benton County Warehousing Board
Iowa
Omers
Floyd County Threshing Yields Large Oat Harvest
Reports from Floyd County show threshing nearly complete with farmers capturing substantial oat yields. Frank La Porte and others, from four fields, report about 40 to 45 bushels per acre in one, with total harvest nearing a projected high, despite some variable returns.
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Floyd County
Prank la Porte
Tistal
Supervisors consider dairy inspectors at convention
Indianepalis wi A AP improvement in supervision of mid ile will be considered at the convention of the International Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors. The event occurs during the National Dairy exposition in Indianapolis hosted by W. Strauch Richmond, president Ivan Weld Na Et secretary. others include Rainbeidge Shoults Detroit and Winnipeg.
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International Association of Dairy and Mik
Heyndisnapolis
Ovi
Nets
W. Strauch
Richmond
Ihanes Tat
Aetos
Aetos Ivan CC. Weld NA ET On,secretary Su Weasher; Ad : Supe Ples, Rainbeidge
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Detroit
Mich
Winnipeg
Mon
Cattle Congress Draws Wide Interest for Wheat Rally
Dairy Cattle Congress moves to a larger, improved grounds with Sept 28 to Oct schedule. Exhibitors travel long distances, including 25 animals from the New York Brown Swiss association, as inquiries rise from states across the nation.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Glven
Etala Brown Swiss Association of
New York
W. RB. Stewart
Linwood
A. E. Dean
Sherman
EK. Jones
Charlotte
Harold Pleki Knowlesville
D. N. Dolce
Ghurehville
Dairy
Congress
Iowa Experiment Station Sets Swine Feeding Day
Friday November 20 has been named Swine Feeders Day at the Iowa Experiment Station. Farmers from across Iowa will hear John A L Eyvard and associates discuss last year's hog feeding experiments. The program covers oats as swine feed, ripe tests, hogging lawn corn, and mineral supplements.
Wheat market slides and rebounds on weather and supply data
The Chicago wheat market opened with mixed moves as weather fears and a reported drop in visible supply influenced trade. September at 1.0774, December 1.561, and May 1.59% showed initial swings before a late rally on the reduced supply posting, with futures closing modestly higher. Corn and oats traded dull to steady with small shifts, while provisions remained dull and erratic.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Minnoba
Com
Market Prices and Grain News From New York and Chicago
The item covers mixed grain quotes including No 1 hard and No 2 yellow prices, rye and white varieties, and references to New York and Chicago markets. It notes potato shipments, wheat futures, and grain trends with scattered data on futures months and grading, reflecting a broad price snapshot.
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Chicago
Db Ward
Ens
Siluse
White
Upward Move of Istocks Steady Amid Rally in Rail Shares
Stock market opened with revival of strength as rail shares lead gains on record freight traffic and strong earnings. Wabash jumped 14% to an opening high, New Haven and Northern preferred rose, while majors like American Can DuPont and General Electric fell on profit taking before broad gains in other industrials.
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International Telephone
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Vyne
Stewart Warner
Texas & Fact
Curiehoyer
Chrester
Sioux City Livestock Market Report and Sales Update
Livestock trading shows stronger demand as steers heifers and yearlings move higher. Representative sales note steady market, rising stock indices, and healthier public turnout, with notable activity in fat cattle and mixed packer lots amid broader market upward drift.
Sugar crop becomes largest ever produced in United States
New York reports the season's sugar output reaching 6,333,230,000 pounds from beets in central and western states and cane in Louisiana Hawaii the Philippines Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Despite a Louisiana shortfall other regions exceeded prior records, marking the biggest sugar crop on record.
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United States
States
Louisiana
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Louisiane
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Give Mixed Read in Market Report
Chicago market update shows hogs receipts 33 000 with varied totals across weights and grades. Cattle demand steady to weak with western grassers offered. sheep and lambs fair to active with prices mostly steady to lower.
East St. Louis Livestock Market Report Notice
Livestock receipts at East St. Louis market 4000 head with hogs 1097 lower in price and cattle and sheep mixed. Hogs sold around 13.00 to 15.90 per hundredweight with top around 14.08, cattle steady to lower with steers around 13.00 to 15.50, cows 2.50 to 4.50, lambs and sheep 14.50 to 39.90, canners and culled stock noted. market activity described as light to moderate with varied bidding.
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East ST. Louis
SS Louis
Sidnaz
Fragmentary Market Notes From Unclear Ledger
A garbled listing shows items like patents and prices, with mentions of winter, royalties, and a few algebraic codes. The text is incomplete and unreadable in critical spots, yielding no clear events or names.
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
New York market reports show Bukter steady with creamery higher and various creamery, cheese, and poultry prices. New York listings include creamery extras, milk flats, and fresh eggs with dozens of percent quotes. Chicago figures list butter receipts, creamery extras, and cheese and poultry prices, with noted shifts in creamery and milk products.
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New York
Wisconsin
Americas
Hennery
Prelfic Coast
Hay Market Firm Receipts Light and Prices Rise
Washington Aug. 17 The hay market remained firm through Aug 15 with good quality interior receipts light. Demand steady with southern areas buying for immediate needs. prices moved higher as offerings absorbed. Drought and heat hurtJuly crop. August forecast 91 million tons vs 112 million last year. Timothy and alfalfa firm. milling alfalfa short of demand. prairie steady with limited arrivals. Prices listed for No 1 timothy and prairie at multiple cities.
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Drouth
Agriculture Department
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Prairie
Chicago
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Minneapolis
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Nebraska
Boston
Pittsburgh
City
Denver
Aitella
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Peoria Livestock Market Report Untitled Fragment
An unclear Peoria livestock brief shows fragmented notes on calf prices and buyers. The legible pieces reference rates and possible seller or buyer names, but essential details are missing due to damaged text.
Omaha Livestock News Summary from August Market
Receipts: cattle 17 500, sheep 13 000. Fed cattle steady. yearlings and grasses slow, some loads high quality at 15.00. Cows and calves mixed. veal top 8.00. Sheep generally steady. western lambs strong near 14.73 to 15.00. ewes around 7.75 to 7.90. Weights 149 to 260 pounds dominate fat cattle trade with averages near 12.53 to 12.63 as week end cost.
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Associated Press
Chicago
HL $Ll. Cog l. Ud
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Sourn St. Raul
Munn
Ewes
Bologna
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Covers Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Receipts total 46 000 calves 6 000 hogs and 140 000 sheep with varied demand. Descriptions note grain fed steers heavy and light classes steady to weak. cows and heifers strong to higher. hogs slow uneven with packers bidding lower. lambs steady to higher with top prices around 15.25 for Colorado and 14.75 for natives. Liberty bonds and coffee futures are listed alongside market data.
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Kansas City
Ala
Plata
Wales
Colorado
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