Benton County fair opens with calf show and rivalries
The fifty seventh Benton county fair opened with 55 beef club calves judged by W. A. Buchanan. Benton plans to ship 32 calves to Des Moines for the beef club show, challenging Marshall county. Hereford and Shorthorn classes dominated, with Olson brothers winning grand championship. A horse pulling contest drew 2 850 pound team from Belle Plaine, and hundreds attended the opening day events.
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Benton County
Books &S Farm Bureau
Belle Plaine
Benton ‘County
Beef Club
W. A
Buck) Buchanan
Marshall County
Benton
Des Moines
Townaigte Fair
Marshall
W. J. Norris
Walter
Arnold Olson
Newhall
John Olson
Stow
Howard Franzenburg
Keystone
Keith Towe
Urbana
Harold Bockholt
Frank Burrell
George’ Franzenburg
James Downing
Urana
Arthur Franzenburg
Robert Oehlerich
George Franzenburg
Howard Schoon
Garrison
Leland Schoonover
Rath
Water
Ido
Sinclair's
Cedar Rapids
Altho Howard
Franzenburg
Chicago
A. We Clyde
Agricultural Engineering Department
Ames
William Carpenter
Clyde
Nick Pinsch
Pinsch
Mate
Joe Burkhart
Vinton
Rollie Johnson
John Shanda
Irving
Fulmer Brothers
Poland
Rey Stephenson
Dairy Club
Flord Arnold
Baby Beef Club
Bell Plaine
Brander
Slaw Training School
Eldora
Sfterneon
Sumner Girls Enter Bremer Team at Iowa State Fair
Sumner Rustlers will represent Bremer county at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines next week. Mildred Krueger Bernice Meighan join Frances Blume on the Bremer health team. The demonstration team won first prize in the community building contest for MakeShift Closet for Girls’ Toon.
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Sumner
Sumner Rustlers
Bremer County
Des Moines
Mildred Krueger
Bernice Meighan
Frances Blume
Mra. EK
Cramer
Anna. Hatch
Fayette County Fair Opens Amid Storm Recovery
Fayette county fair workers cleared debris after Monday's storm as the seventy-fifth annual livestock show opened in West Union Indiana. About 10,000 attended with receipts $624 higher than last year. Draft horses drew large entries while livestock departments reached full pens and a Little Eight League baseball game saw Elgin beat Hawkeye 11 to 9.
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Courier Speamer Reviee
West Union
Fayete County Fair
Fayette County
H. M. Stafford
Elgin
Hawkeye
Little Eight League
Billion-dollar Co operative Marketing Seen By Government
Washington reports that Chris Christensen of the USDA cites the cooperative movement in American agriculture as larger and more influential than many expect. He notes more than 12 000 cooperatives with 2 million farmers and an annual business near 2 500 000 000 dollars, including large scale marketing and purchasing networks.
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Washington, D. C
Chris In. Chitensen
Bureau of Cooperative Arketing
Federal Department of Agriculture
Christensen
Co-Operative
Department of Agriculture
Division of
Good Yields Of Oats Reported From Jesup
Jesup Iowa August 22 Several exceptionally good yields are reported by farmers around here as threshing winds down. Guy Stoddard had oats averaging 90 bushels per acre. J R Laird 7 bushels David Fuller 60 bushels and Russell Lochead 60 bushels. Threshing is not finished in Fox township but best so far 1353 bushels.
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Courier Special Service
Jesup
Guy Stoddard
J. R. Laird
David Fuller
Russell Lochead
Fox Township
The Rhyming Farmer Keeps Watch Over Duckling Fate
A verse by J Edward Tefft warns poor Biddy about dangerous ponds and careless ducklings. The farmer recalls five hundred drownings from seven years of attempts and urges obedience to a mother’s warnings to save the young.
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J. Edward Tefft
Maytte
Erosion Losses Described By Federal Soil Specialist
Washington reports after an Iowa Illinois Nebraska Wisconsin and Ohio tour Inspector H H Bennett of the federal bureau of chemistry says soil erosion costs U S farmers over 200 million dollars in lost soil and gully damage. He cites a $15 000 farm ruined by a 60 foot deep gully stretching a half mile and notes sheet erosion threatens wide regions, urging cover crops rotation and terracing plus willow plantings to curb losses.
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Washington
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Ohio
H. H. Bennett
Federal Bureau of Chemistry
Bennet
Kansas
Missouri
Mndiana
Midie West
Inspector Bennett
Bennett
Wheat Prices Rally After Frost Fears Across Canada
Frost forecasts in Alberta and Saskatchewan lift wheat futures as harvest advances. September delivery bids firm, with oats and corn easing after early declines. Minneapolis grain quotes show mixed protein values and December wheat at about $1.11 to $1.14 per bushel. Kansas City hay remains steady with No 1 prairie around $9 to $9.50.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada
United
South Dakota
St. Louis
Kansas City
Trac
Minneapolis
Minn
Northern
Montana
Cort
Hay
Prairie
Cholera Loss Severe in Eastern Iowa Reported
The weekly statement of the Haste Town Veterinery association notes hog cholera returning with severe losses in eastern Iowa. Reported diseases include hog cholera in Cedar Rapids Springville Preston Mt. Auburn La Porte City Mt. Vernon Déen River Cedar Falls What Cheer Tweers Grove. Necro in cattle Cedar Rapids. Blackleg in cattle Blairstown Wyeoming. Coccidiosis in fowls Anamosa Blairstown. Hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle Wyoming Preston. Infectious abortion Anamosa Independence dolines cattle Norway. Hemorrhagic septicemia in horses Victor Swine plague Hiyant Clinton.
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Haste Town Veterinery Association
Cedar Rapids
Springville
Preston
Mt. Auburn
la Porte City
Mt. Vernon
Déen River
Cedar Fails
What Cheer
Tweers Grove
Blairstown
Wyeoming
Anamosa
Wyoming
Norway
Victor
Hiyant
Clinton
Mississippi Valley fair closes with lower attendance
Davenport Iowa August 22 The ninth annual Mississippi Valley fair ended with 74553 paid admissions for seven days down from 76453 last year due to heavy rain. Dink boys and girls sold 26650 pounds of baby beef averaging 16 24 cents per pound for 4312 46 total. Elmer Johanssen Dixon Iowa earned 171 4 for a 1070 pound animal while Leona Vore Goose Lake Iowa averaged 16 80 per pound on an 800 pound beef. Twenty four club members offered cattle. one did not sell.
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Davenport
Dink Boys
Elmer Johanssen
Dixon
Iowa
Leona Vore
Goose Lake
Black Hawk Boosters Hold Meeting in Hudson Iowa
Black Hawk township 4-H Girls club gathered Saturday afternoon at Ednas and Helen Wyatts two miles southeast of Hudson. Each member shared what she enjoyed most about Achievement Day at the Cedar Valley fair. The event closed with a social hour and refreshments.
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Hudson
Black Hawk Township
Ednas
Helen Wyatt
Ab Rolhall
Black Hawk Boosters
Board of Trade cash quotations for grain and livestock
Chicago prices list wheat oats corn rye barley timothy seed clover seed and meat cuts with No. 7 hard wheat at 2.08 3 4 and various grades and store prices. Cattle ribs and bellies shown with prices like 14.62 and 16.12, reflecting market values.
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Chicago
Hogs Rise Above Tuesday's Scale on Chicago Market
Chicago stock market reports hog receipts at 0,000 with a broad advance led by 10 to 15 cent gains. Top prices reached 32.85 for 180 to 225 pound butchers while hogs 200 to 250 pounds fetched near 12.50 to 12.65. Calves and cattle posted mixed results as sheep and hog markets showed firm demand and steady to higher bids. Week-to-date totals show cattle 35,319 hogs 61,043 sheep 57,341 with year-ago and prior-week comparisons.
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Tawa Flour & A Cn Pa
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Breen
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
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St. Paul
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Cleveland
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Buffaly Abe
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South St. Paul
Minn
Market Closes Firm on Radio Fox Hope and Big Gains
New York Aug 22 stocks held firm late amid buoyancy in Radio and other favorites. U S Steel dipped after profit taking. Packard and American Express hit new highs while Parkard and Montgomery Ward posted gains. Liberty bonds quoted as markets absorbed easing credit fears with broad buying.
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Mer
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Tel
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Mack Truck Mill
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
Missouri
Rep. Iron & Steel
Reynolds Tobacco
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L. & San
Seaboard Air Line
Sinclair Com
Shell Union of Southern Pacifi Standard Oi
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Standard Oil
Studebaker
Wee FT Texas Corp
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Tex. Pac
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Union Pacific
Tm & Ind
Rabberwie
Steel Vanadium
Woolworth
Liberty Bonds
Rex York
Uberty “B
Sseseeenee
Liberty First
Liberty
Treasury
Provisions and Dairy Prices Across Major Markets
New York and Chicago report higher butter creamery extras and firsts. Cheese receipts rise while poultry prices firm with live birds and dressed stock varying by mode of transport. Kansas City offers grain price ranges for wheat corn oats. Minneapolis notes unchanged flour shipments and bran pricing.
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Chisago
Chicago
New York
Butler
St. Louis
the Keys
Northern Twins
Bond Market Steady Amid Moderate Activity in New York
The bond market in New York showed fair stability with modest trading. Call loans renewed at 7 percent and banks planned to call up to 17 million dollars in loans, while Public Service of New Jersey 4/64 rose to 336 4 on strong demand.
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Public Service of
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Chicago Union Station
Youngstown Short& Tube
Park
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