Farmers Picnics Across Counties Celebrate July 4
Multiple county farm bureaus announce July 4 picnics including Spring Creek Township Black Hawk county at Taeter timber and Pump Grove, Bennington Mt. Vernon townships joint event, Barclay Francis grove north of Littleton, Orange township weather park, and Hardin Grundy centers. Events feature races, ball games, tug of war, programs by local figures, and shared dinners for farmers.
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Farm Bureau
Spring Creek Township
Black Hawk County
Taft Corntral
la Porte City
Brandon
Fox
Pump Grove
Fox Township
Pump's Grove
Bennington
Mt. Vernon
Barclay Township
Francis Grove
Littleton
Orange Township
Bremer County
Waverly
Plainfield
Lafayette Township
Colburn Park
Spring Lake
W. A. Simmons
Alvin Mueller
Wartburg College
L. J. Dickinson
Pine Lake
Bureau
Fair Grounds
Grundy Co Farm Sold for $235 Per Acre
The 100 acre Veenker estate farm four miles north of Grundy Center sold for $235 an acre. Harm Veenker acquired 10 acres while J D Dieken purchased 60 adjoining acres. Glaus Harren rents the John Van Deest farm north of Holland for next year as the Van Deest family moves to Holland, buying the former Veenker heirs house for $3,000.
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Grundy Center
Veenker
Town
Harm Veenker
J. D. Dieken
Glaus Harren
John van Deest
Holland
Mr. van Deest
13 Delegations Visit Iowa State College and Experiment Station
Ames Iowa June 2 Upwards of a thousand farm people from Cerro Gordo Hancock and Boone counties visited Iowa State College and the experiment station Tuesday Each county delegation came under the auspices of its county farm bureau Thirteen county farm bureau groups have visited the college Delegations from Bremer Hardin Dubuque Poweshiek Monroe Hamilton Ida Polk Delaware and Dallas had visited previously A future delegation from Oklahoma Texas and Kansas will come by special train July 13 The stops included the agronomy farm dairy farm poultry farm dairy building home economics building and the animal husbandry barns
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Ames
Cerro Gordo
Hancock
Boone Counsiles
Iowa State College
Bremer
Hardin
Dubuque
Poweshick
Monroe
Hamilton
Ida
Polk
Delaware
Dallas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Farmers Questions Sed Comments In Tet
Address communications to Edier Farm Department at the Waterloo Waterloo Evening Courier in Iowa. Phone 5100.
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Wario Evening Courier
5 Market
Waterloo
Ito
Wetering Evening Courier
Towa
Bremer County Farm Women Organize Clothing Project
Miss Mable Rockhill assists Bremer County Farm Bureau women in a countywide clothing project. Local leaders from Washington to Sumner meet in rotating homes to plan lessons, with aim to spread training through all communities this year. Mrs. H A McCaffree credited for key efforts in sustaining the program.
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Reeves
J. M. Reeves
Washington Township
Mmes. M. Corwin
H. McCaffree
Merwin George
Jackson Township
Mmes
Leonard Miller
John Monaghan
Elmer Reeves
G. Arms
E. K. Shipman
Irene Wendt
HW. F Thoms
Lenora Sassman
Nora Brandt
Jefferson Township
Ed. Tiedt
Maxfield Township
Mmes. N. Cook
E. H. Berger
H. Leistikow
Franklin Township
Fremont
Wrederika
Douglas
H.C. Ddersley
Polk
Abayette
Frederika
Washington
Warren
Jackson
Mimes
J. Koschmeder
W, DD
Chapin
R.A. Goodenbour
Michael
Charles Thompson
J. Lantow
LeRoy Township
E. Lawton
Harry Creager
Sumner Township
McCaffrey Cheitman
Rockhill
Bremer County
Bull Drinks Paint Damaging Pasture Death Leads to Settlement
Cedar Rapids July 2 T G Hanson Sign Co settled with R B Booth for 100 after painters left a pail of paint in Booths pasture. A purebred Guernsey bull drank the paint and died of lead poisoning. The breeder accepted the settlement as fair given the unusual accident.
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Cedar Rapids
T. G. Hanson Sign Company
R. B. Booth
Booth
Altho
Third Cow Testing Ass'n Organized in Black Hawk County
A new cow testing association is formed in Black Hawk County, the third in the area to assist dairymen in producing milk more economically. County agent J J Uban plans to recruit more farmers for a fourth group and notes strong interest among local dairymen. Members listed include Paul Dresser W H Glasener J G Van Halen I Guidanger and others. signups start around October first with regional groups forming by locality.
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Black Hawk County
J. JL. Uban
Tsiryoren
M. J. Horan
Association
Paul Dresser
W. H. Glasener
J. G. van Halen
I. Guidanger
W. L. Schmitt
Walter Thornton
R. W. Larson
H. J. Schmidt
Charles A_ Home
Jesse H. Landberg
George Sunderlin
W. A. Wright
King
B. H. Caramerman
O. M. Glessner
August
Alfalfa Fights Canada Thistles In Fayette County Meeting
M A Hauser led a Fayette county meeting on Canada thistle eradication. He urged continuous cultivation every four days and plowing under lateral roots, then heavy seeding of alfalfa to suppress regrowth. He noted some thistles may reappear next year, but thick alfalfa stands should eventually kill them.
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Fayette, Jr
Fayette County
Siondar
M. A. Hauser
Fayette
Frauser
Bureau Directors Talk at Exhibits in Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau directors held a routine meeting at the courthouse office. New business covered plans for township exhibits at Cedar Valley Fair and Exposition Cedar Falls from Aug 1 to 15 with a $60 first prize for township booths and other premiums. Sugar market notes from New York report raw sugar steady at 4.200 and refined at 5.804.
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Black Hawk County Farm Bureau Tasiaight
Cedar Valery Fair & Exposition
Cedar Falls
Eggs Stored at Terminal by Local Producers
Local producers in Blacke Hawk county completed an egg storing project led by the farm bureau and extension service. Two hundred twenty two cases were shipped to Chicago and stored to reach a higher price, with producers paid at market value and potential refunds if discounts cover expenses.
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Blacke Hawk County
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Chicago
Decline in Wheat Prices Hits Chicago Market
Wheat futures fell to the lowest levels since earlier declines as traders anticipated a late rally but buying power waned. Black rust reports from leaves and stalks and hot spring weather in the belt weighed on sentiment while Winnipeg noted rust in crops. Corn and oats followed wheat, with corn showing gains then dipping below 1.00 before later firming. Provisions rose on higher hog quotes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Liverpool
Loezan
Trent Kimball
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Bank Clearings and Grain Prices Across Cities
Chicago reports mixed wheat futures and spot prices with No. 3 mixed and No. 60 mixed levels. New York shows steady wheat and oats with multiple No. 1 to No. 4 grades and cash prices. Minneapolis and Kansas City list spring and white wheats with varied bids. Waterloo clears weekly bank figures. bond yields and corn/oil notes appear in brief. Winnipeg notes a sharp intraday wheat drop amid Chicago market closure.
Hogs Rise in Markets as Steers Speak Higher and Cattle Mix
Multiple regional livestock markets report firmer hog prices led by 219 to 300 pound butchers, while cattle show uneven gains and bulk feeders trade steadier. Kansas City and East St Louis see varied hog and cattle activity with strong demand for grain-fed steers and lighter weights. Sheep and calves mostly steady to weak with softer lamb bids and steady cow values.
Beef Club Boys Prepare Calf Tour and Dairy Plans
Hudson area beef club youths plan a Monday tour starting at 1 p.m. July 6 from Hudson Consolidated School to inspect calves and discuss feeding. They aim for Iowa State Fair judging and baby beeves exhibition, while dairy calf members meet July 14 at Waterloo Jersey Farm to form a judging team for Dairy Cattle Congress.
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Baby Beer Club
Hudson
Hudson Consolidated School
Trim
Waterloo Jersey Farm
Dairy Cattle Congress
Slater
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
Chicago and New York markets report produce and commodities prices. Creamery butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, turkeys, ducks, and chickens show varied steady to higher values. cotton, flour, and wool futures noted with modest shifts as buyers and sellers assess fresh outputs and demand. The notes list multiple regional prices, receipts, and market terms across Chicago New York and nearby cents per pound or bushel equivalents.
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New York
Brown
Hannery
Reese
Rees
Sioux City Livestock Prices and Commodities Report
Livestock receipts at Sioux City UILY 1B rise with hogs up to 13.65 bulk cattle and calves mixed. Hogs steady to higher with prices from 11.76 to 14.65, fat cattle values around 12.00 to 10.75. lambs and sheep show declines. Potatoes in Chicago firm with new and old shipments. regional grain and tuber prices listed with quality-based ranges.
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Lhia
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Associated Press
Dakan
St.raul
Kansas City
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Colorado
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Weieht Fries
Ann Rere Gara
Prive
Beles
Sioux Uily
BO Vaulua
Silegginio
United States
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Bliss
Waterloo Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Waterloo Mills and associated firms report current prices for wheat oats barley flour butter lard and eggs plus cattle veals and hides from Rath Packing Co Omaha grain prices and regional market movements. Notable prices include wheat around 1.39 to 1.40 per unit and cattle prices spanning 1.75 to 3.25 per pound with various weights and classifications.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Mills Co
HBO
Prom Sinnard Bros
Waterloo Co-op
R. Artesian
Brom Swift & Co
Tesco
Prom Rath Packing Co
Barclay & Son
Timothy Buys
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