Spray Rings Boost Farm Helpers in Benton County
In Benton County Iowa farmers gain support as the farm bureau and Iowa Fruit Growers assist with 11 spray rings. The program includes equipment, spraying material costs, school demonstrations, and grafting on Adam Kaupp farm to grow winter varieties while county agents offer repairs and supervision during spraying season.
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Genton
Vinton
Benton County
Polk
Union
Homertown
Leroy, St
Castr
Eldorado
Eden
Farm Bureau Thru
Iowa Fruit Growers’ Association
Will Mare
Farm Bureau
Nton
Mon- Toe
Taylor
Jackson
Benton Townships
Adam Kaupp
Eden Township
Kaupp
Jonathan
Grimes
Floyd County Farmers Institute Schedules Speakers
The Floyd County farmers institute opens with poultry and corn shows at the Colwell Institute. Talks cover dairy products, cream buying, cattle feeding, and farm management. Tonight features Colwell students and trips to Chicago and Ames. Tomorrow includes corn judging, a taxation debate, and poultry judging.
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Floyd County Farmers' Institute
Aswell
John Brunner
Ames
Waidelich
Esther Fredrick
Colwell
Rips
S. Dyas
H. Bishop
Rudd
Sals
Charles City
Willa Henry
Floyd
Sires Campaign Advances Purebred Herd Education Efforts
Buchanan County Holstein Breeders join with county and state associations to promote purebred sire campaigns. Leaders plan show herd entries, county workshops, and educational meetings to improve cattle breeding and eradication efforts amid ongoing dairy shows and local fairs.
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Indépendence
Buchanan County
W. J. Campbell
Chagan County
Jesup
Towa Jersey Cattle Club
Jost
Shiek County
Campbell
Iesi
Department of Agri
Diversified Farming Proves Advantageous for Localities
Farry Razmo representing a local Manufacturing Arm says farmers across southern and central Western states are financially better off than last year. Raymond notes higher cotton prices boost southern finances and urges diversification. He cites underutilized land in Wisconsin and Illinois and calls for broader dairy and diversified farming near Chicago and beyond.
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Farry Razmo
Loral
Mraymond
Raymond
Goor Bia
Wise
Ronsin
Chicazo
Illinois
Holstein Sale Here Promises Notable Cattle Lots
Tritomia and Gleim Herd to be in towa Holstein sale here next month for the Towa Holstein Friesian Breeders Association. End of La Grand Gleim Arlington Ia will be dispersed with 50 cows in milk or due to freshen and four bulls over 1 000 pounds. One half interest in Tritomia Pisterite Orns to be sold, with Stewart and Sons Maynard retaining their stake. Bull Tritomia stood champion at the Dairy Cattle Congress and the National Dairy Show in 1921.
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Plana
Towa Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
la Grand Gleim
Arlington
Gleim
Tritomia Pisterite Ornsby
Stewart & Sons, Maynard
Dairy Cattle Congress
Denver Creamery 1923 Financial Summary
The Denver creamery reports average 51 cents per pound for butterfat, delivering 190,718 pounds in 1923. Total payments to persons reach $97,827.47 while 136,128 pounds of butter were produced and 105,204 sold on the eastern market. Butterfat sold 18,225 pounds. sales total $108,468.81 with expenses at $7,700.34 and a year end balance of $441,? overrun 20.45 percent.
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Denver
WJ. Moehting
Ten cows yield similar income to 160 acres of Grundy land
Jurgen Dieken of Grundy Center compares keeping ten cows to farming 160 acres, noting annual milking profits of $1,198.42 last year and home use of milk and butter. He argues winter milking is more profitable due to higher butter prices and better labor efficiency, with January cream checks at $114 versus $57.61 in August.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Jurgen Dieken
Dieken
Fern
Dicken
Grain shipments and livestock trends in Iowa 1923 review
Government figures show 200 fewer grain cars shipped from Minnesota to markets via Illinois Central line between Albert Lea and Duque in 1923, while livestock cars rose. Hog production peaked in 1923 but lower yields and poor corn quality reduced feeding efficiency. Weather frost and disease cut corn maturity and caused soft moldy grain to be discarded or fed to livestock.
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Tlinois Central
Albert Lea
Minn
Duque
Iowa
College to distribute fogren oats to Iowa farmers
Iowa State college will distribute fogren oats to farmers this spring. Fogren is a medium rate variety with heavier yield and coarser straw than several other types. A two day hog cholera vaccination course will be offered in the county this year with a $3 fee. interested persons should contact A. A. Burger, county agent.
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Iowa State College
A. A. Burger
Iowa
Mr. Burger
Togren
Black Hawk
Burger
Corn Selected Early Proves Strong in Floyd County Survey
Floyd county farmers should test seed corn this spring based on a survey. Eleven crib corn samples showed 59 percent strong germination, 6 weak, 9 dead with mold more common in poorer samples. Seed corn tests yielded 57 percent strong, 3 weak. best sample 72 percent strong, 35 weak, 2 dead. best corn picked Oct 20.
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Charles City
Floyd County
Waterloo Township Farmers Radio Program Meeting at Virden School
The Waterloo Township Farm Bureau will hold a meeting at Virden school next Friday night. The featured item will be a radio program presented by P. P. Rehmeier county. Mr. CLA, secretary, will provide.
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Floyd County Poultry Association
Aks
Chy Farm Bureau
Mishop
Studd
Jenna Rarguson
Cal- Wells Home Economics
Gertrude Lynn
Ames
Calwell
Vester Brown
Charles Stucbler
Niles
George Frank
Flex
Drerer
Charles City
Frank Lambert
Loren Inman
Marble Nock
George Salzman
Colwell
Wil
Gayther
William Day
Roy Gardner
Osage Nurger
Waterloo Township
Waterloo Township Farm Bureau
Virden School
P. P. Rehmeier
Cla
Top Price Reached at Art Whitford Sale for Spotted Poland
In Toledo Iowa February 42 thirty one SOWR and gifts remained unsold at Art Whitford's sale of Spotted Poland China bred sows. The average price was 32 dollars with a top price of 59 dollars reported for a spotted sow.
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Poland
ART Whitford
Toledo
Fairbank News Briefs Include Local Moves and School Tipoffs
Mrs Macy Shipe bought the millinery store from Mrs John Wolgamot and moved to the back of the shop Friday. Mr and Mrs J Wolgamot relocated near Westgate. Rev and Mrs Eaton moved to Fredericksburg where Rev Eaton is pastor. Lamont school boys and girls basketball on Friday. AL Washington ProResin to be given Friday evening February 8 at the public school auditorium.
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C. W. Elston
AL Washington ProResin
Prices in New York and Chicago Today
New York and Chicago market notes show dairy and poultry prices with butter at creamery levels, eggs varied by grade, and live poultry values including turkeys, chickens, ducks, and geese. Chicago receipts and prices are listed for creamery butter, eggs, and poultry, with broader regional commodity movements and livestock results from St Louis and other cities.
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New York
Chicago
Turkey
Curke's
Mls
Abe
Wisconsin
Lawer
Easler
Nereus
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Grain market sees stronger bids on slower corn move
Grain prices rose as demand remained firm while corn movement showed signs of slackening. Wheat and corn futures fluctuated with mixed futures but closed mixed to higher. oats and barley also gained. hogs and cattle markets showed steady to higher bids in Chicago and regional exchanges.
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Associated Press
Leigher
Cytovan
Wall Street Mixed as Oil Shares Lead Early Gains
New York trading opened with selling in oil stocks and gains in United States Steel and Davison Chemical while Pacific Oil and Continental Can rose slightly. The market showed irregularity with quick shifts as traders favored select issues and covered shorts. heavy names like Studebaker and American Can moved but later steadied.
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Associated Press
New York
Sinclair
Pacific Oils
Continental Can
Repubtic Steel
Ls Alcohol
Balawin
United States Steel
American Locomotive
Davison Chemical
Studebaker
American Can
General Electric
Associated Dry Goods
Kelly Springfela
Otis Elevator
Kayser Jose'l
Bethiehen Steel
Mable Son Alka
Pacific O11
Pan American Houston Oft
Mexican Seas Board
DuPont
Genjert) Electric
American Alced Oils
Erie
Congoleum
Roon Mestof
Cajmoney
Pho
Allied Chemica & Dye
American
American/International Corp
American Locomotive _ thoes
Smeltine
American Sugar
American T
American Weoley
Coppa
Atchison Gf
AL Gur W. Andres Babiwin Locomstive
Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Stee
Ifornia Patroleum
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather
Cerro del Pasco
Sessoms “Motors Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Ali & Sc
Pabl
Pid
CRT & PB
China
Pes Gas Corn Products
Costen Oi
Fas
Wsheots
General Asphalt
General Electrica
General Motors
Great Northern
Pfa
Dmois Central
Bid
Inspiration Copper ‘International
Harvester ,Int
Mer. Marine
Ptd
International Paper
Pennsylvania
People's Gas
Iron & Sears-Roebuck Sinclair Co
Southern Pacific
Southern “Railway
Studebaker Corporation
Texas Co
Texas & Pac
Union Pacific
U. S. Ind
United States Rubber
United States Steel Utah Copper
J Westinghouse
Electria Ovidys-Overland National Lead
Peoria Grain Market Notes Mixed Prices for Corn
Peoria grain market reports show corn receipts with No 4 yellow and No 4 mixed, higher bids for certain lots, and prices around 3 dollars. Trade activity includes four car receipts and some references to No 2 white corn with varied quotes.
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Minneapolis
Minn
UIGH
Peoria
Hogs Active as Cattle Slower in Chicago and St Paul Markets
Wholesale livestock reports show hogs steady to higher in Chicago with top butchers at about 7.40 and lighter weights near 4.50 to 6.30, while cattle receipts total around 12 060 with steady to uneven demand and beef heifers and veal calves mixed. In South St Paul and nearby markets hogs rise to 7.00 plus for best weights, sow prices around 6.00 to 6.75, and sheep and lambs trend steady to higher with fat lambs quoted at 14.50 to 15.25 and feeding lambs around 13.50 to 24.00.
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Sioux City
East ST. Louis
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Waterloo
Milwaukee Oraz
Milwaukee
Pet
Nod Northern
ST. Loud Guam
Gannark
Stow
Ilase
Rath Packing Co
Holdetiverea
Waron
Mey
Straw
Timothy Has
Aled
Hal
Grady
Omaha
Ned
Leghorns
Quyenbach Hotel
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas- Clix
Joe Inighet
Neb
Thatassociated Press
Chicago
Paul Livestock
Market prices for hay and stock feeds in St. Louis
The item lists hay types and prices in St. Louis dated Feb 1, with figures for timothy, clover, alfalfa and prairie feeds. A separate line from New York on Feb 13 notes bar silver and Mexican dollars at specific can rates.
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ST. Louis Way
St. Louis
New York
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Ay. Dyas
Corm Breeding
Tritomia and Gleim
Denver Creamery
Martin
College
Peoria Livestock Peoria
Ohio
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Zealan
Roy
Kansas Rai
Kansas City
Mit
Télge
Hay
Lcho
Waterloo Co-operative Dairy Company
Lamson Bros. & Co
Marsh-Place
H. A. Mores
Scago
York
Sfisare
Waterion 0
Evening Courier Fm
Henry Iblings
First National
Conservatory
Sherwood Amuste
Sunnyslég
Helen's Cafe
City of
Lafayette
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ROSE
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Prone
Russell-Lamson Beauty
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St Louis
W. H. Brown
Liberty
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Liberty Bonds
Gustav J. Roetshaugs
Cedar Falls
Taw
Aeah
G. W
Chi
Burchell
D.C
Benehbark
East St. Owls
Minnesota
North Dakota
Sac
Phong
Daly
Rialto
Malda
Alerk
Indena
Nileart Company
Fort, Wi
Boi
Cobb
Roy Bryant
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