Alfalfa Buying Guided by U S Standard Grades
Farmers in Iowa and nearby regions ship hay for dairy herds but often miss U S standard grades. G S Dorchester from Town State College explains federal inspection costs and the value of grades from Extra Leafy to Leafy. Prices for Feb 1 show No 1 Extra Leafy around 23 to 27 dollars, No 2 Leafy 14 to 16.5, and No 2 Extra Leafy 21 dollars.
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Clover Seed Sold at $20.25 Per Bu in Rural Auction
Courier Special Service Cedar Falls Feb 27 reports a busy farm sale season with several auctions. At Oscar Lehman farm gate 22 miles northwest of Manchester two teams sold at 300 per pair. clover seed brought 29.50 per bushel. other items included pigs 7 to 8, hay 13, seed warley 1.30. George Schrader held a small sale totaling 1,200 at F. A. Petilon farm 46 miles southeast of Manchester, four horses 80 to 117, cows 75, brood sows 22, shoals 5.25, Poland China boar 17, hay 38.50, corn 0.84. Sale season ends. John Stately sale on Henry Morgan farm Cedar Falls township totals 3,000. Mowbray buys Sons. Chester White sale near Van Horne tops at 102.50 paid by John Kempe. 27 hogs average 60. Henry Galstory pays 356 for five. Buyers from Hamburg, Center Junction, Blairstown, Newhall, Walford, Atkins, Vinton noted. Evans, South English, Tony Schmitz, Van Horne listed as auctioneers.
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Honey Market Strong as Alternatives to Yield Improve
Iowa beekeepers faced 1927 with good news as the honey market remained strong. State apiarist F. P. Padcock notes a 120 percent crop, ample nectar, and favorable export growth plus limited competition from California and intermountain regions, leaving producers with easy disposal.
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Jersey Duroc auction signals upbeat hog market outlook
At Craft Brothers purebred Duroc Jersey sale in La Porte City Iowa on February 27 buyers purchased 38 sows and gifts at an average of 83.18 a head. Top price 145 from Iowa Hog Company for two junior yearling sows. Buyers from Iowa and neighboring states participated with several gifts and sows resold later to recoup investment as market conditions influence hog production plans for next year.
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Free Lunches at Farm Sales May Be Discontinued
Cedar Falls, Feb 27. The move to end the free lunch at farm sales gains support with some auctions replacing it by stand lunches run by individuals or a church group. Proponents say it reduces hanger-ons and boosts sales. In towns nearby, lunch crowds are larger. Noted sales without lunch include the Fraser Brothers and late Charles Yoder dissolution sale at Bailey farm. Free coffee was served, with 20 gallons used. Local Baptist church women run meals at some sites. Total sales exceed 13000 dollars. Fearer brothers lease the farm for 60 years. death of Mr Yoder prompts family moves between Grundy county and North Dakota farm residences.
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Holstein herd sale yields high averages for grade cows
The ATL Manful herd reduction near north of ners saw 28 Holstein cows average about 165.46 dollars each, all grades with strong records. The top price reached 167.40 for one cow, another sold for 218 dollars, a later tie was broken at 240 dollars, and the herd bull brought 140 dollars.
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Toledo
Farmers Seek Input Amid Questions and Comments
Readers are invited to address communications to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa with the postal code 5100. The notice requests suggestions and inquiries from farmers and the local agricultural community.
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Butterfat Totals Reach Over $3,300 Each for Two Traer Farms
Two Traer butter fat producers Ames & McBride and R G Wood each earned more than $3,300 from cream sales in 1927 at Traer Co-Operative Creamery. Ed Norden, Clutter, and Hans Kuehl also received cream checks above $2,100 while several dairymen topped $1,000. Fifteen leading producers totaled $26,197.53 and nearly 600 farmers shared nearly a quarter million dollars, averaging more than $21,000 monthly.
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Toledo
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120 Acre Farm Sold At $130 Per Acre Near Woelstock
Clarion Ja Feb 27 J T Lous Clarion reports a 126 acre farm sold to Richardson located east of Woelstock. The price was $130 per acre with possession to be given at once. The farm is well improved and the transaction total reflects the stated rate.
Garden sowing tips and seed depth cautions
Garden gossip discusses seed sowing methods stressing not burying seeds too deep and placing them at their own depth. It warns that deep sowing is a frequent cause of failure and notes general guidance for proper soil coverage. The text also includes a Minnesota flour shipment mention with figures and prices.
Bullish Crop Outlook Supports Grain Rally in Chicago
Chicago February grain trade shows wheat closing strongly higher amid bullish crop outlook and lower visible corn supplies. Prices rose as milder weather and private reserves fueled demand. corn saw gains despite early selling, with a general short covering move lifting values and a decisive drop in visible supply to 37.9 million bushels from 45.1 million last year. Provisions firmed while oats advanced and liquidation pressured corn in some markets.
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Board of Trade cash quotations report summary
Commodity quotes show wheat and corn grades with prices including No 1 hard at 1.29 per bushel, No 3 mixed corn about 93 cents, No 4 mixed around 72 cents, and No 8 yellow around 81 cents. Oats No 3 white 58 to 60 cents, sample grade 54 to 146 cents. Barley and rye cataloged with prices, barley limited, rye unavailable, timothy at 3.75, cloverseed 19.25 to 26.75, lard 13.23, ribs 10.87, bells 12.00.
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Hogs Gain on Saturday in Chicago Livestock Market
Chicago and Peoria markets report higher hog prices with steady to firm demand. Hogs receipts reach around 5 000 in Chicago, top paid around 3.40 per 100 pounds on loads weighing 270 to 210 pounds, with various weight groups showing gains and sow and slaughter pig activity noted. Cattle receipts heavy, market firm for better grade steers, but generally slow for medium grades and bulls. Sheep receipts 22 000 with fat lambs active, quality improving, prices varying by weight and class.
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Stocks Lose Early Gains Amid Broad Market Selloff
New York traders faced a surge of selling that erased early stock advances. Montana Power surged to a new peak before softening, while General Electric, Mack Truck, and Colorado Fuel slid to fresh lows for 1928. Rail shares fluctuated as liquidation appeared in early trading, with several major names retreating from brief highs and a handful of specialties posting gains. Foreign exchange and bond activity showed mixed movements as the market opened.
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Livestock and grain market wrap from Liverpool and St Louis
Liverpool reports air demand easing with 6000 bales sold as receipts show 3200 American. Prices for middling to good mids range around 10 to 11 pence, futures barely steady with slight declines. Chicago cotton opens lower, while St Louis grain lists wheat around 1.60 to 1.63 and mixed corn grades from 0.95 to 1.12 dollars per bushel.
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Bond Market Opens With Firm Undertone In New Week
New York February bonding starts firm with limited trading. Anticipation builds for two large New York issues soon to be issued including the New York City loan of 52 million to be awarded Wednesday and a state issue set for March 6. Seaboard issues slide while Erie 4s rise on mortgage demand. High grade railways stay firm and utilities and industrials hold near prior levels. Foreign division shows firmness, government securities remain dull.
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New York Butter Market Shows Rise in Creamery Prices
New York and Chicago dairy reports detail higher creamery butter prices with extras at 99 score and firsts around 92 to 45 cents. Receipts exceed 6,000 pounds in New York, with cheese, poultry, and packing stock values noted, including cases and tubs across multiple grades.
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National Waterfowl Meet May Feature at Poultry Congress
Oscar Grow, president of the American Waterfowl Breeders Association, says the national waterfowl meet may join the American Poultry Congress at the Dairy Cattle Congress from Oct 1 to 7. He notes Waterloo’s 700 waterfowl birds last fall, despite poor weather, suggesting the local show could host the national event with better accommodations. Poultry journals praised the Waterloo waterfowl show as the largest and best quality yet at the 1927 Congress.
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Railway Company Gives Club Prize
Chicago February 27 One hundred 4-H boys and girls will attend the seventh national boys and girls club congress in Chicago next December as guests of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Co. The railroad has long supported 4-H for citizenship building by offering educational trips to champions in livestock raising and home economics across counties the road serves. Town is awarded 30 trips. Counties with full time extension agents may compete. County winners are selected by the extension service of the state college of agriculture.
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Market notes from St Paul Livestock and grain supply
Cattle receipts about 4,000 with steady to firm price ranges for steers yearlings and cows. Calves and hogs seen weaker to higher depending on quality. sheep little action. Visible grain supply shows declines in wheat corn and oats, rye and barley little changed. Regional hay prices for St Louis wholesale mixed alfalfa and clover ranges listed.
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