Potatoes Tested At Iowa Farm With Varied Varieties
Arlington July 22. Seon township farm bureau conducts a potato test plot on Stearts De light farm owned by Mrs J Helse with C L Fitch from Iowa State College supplying seed from four states. Varieties include Cobblers Early Ohios Bur Yorkers Green Autumn. Mrs Heise also grows 20 varieties herself. Vines range from hip high to six feet and field shows contrasting growth. Digging will reveal which varieties yield best. Prior seed was mostly quarter cut with one row of Early Chiers halved. Heise, a repeat Iowa State fair winner, has received many ribbons and prizes for farm products. Her Doat Ming s beat Minnesota and Wisconsin spuds.
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Arlington
Seon Township
Stearts Delight
Jr. J Helse
C. L. Fitch
Ilawa State College
Pitch
Heise
Corn crop in Des Moines report shows above average yield
The weekly weather and crop bulletin notes corn advancing rapidly with ears forming and silks appearing across most fields. It warns general rain is needed to prevent deterioration while other crops show mixed results and pastures suffer from drought.
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Des Moines
Department of Agriculture
Kresming TelArAs
Radios Boost Iowa Farms Say Crop Bureau
The combined federal and state crop reporting bureau announced that 16 percent of farm homes have radio receiving sets. Scott county leads the state with 1 494 sets, Canton county second with 1 184, while Cage and Fremont counties have about 1 00 sets each.
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Iowa
Ihe
Scott County
Canton County
Cage
Fremont
Farm Population Shift From 1924 to 1925 Analyzed
A Department of Agriculture survey details that January 1 1925 saw 3,065,000 hired farm laborers on farms, down 3.4 percent from 1924, with movements between farms and cities totaling large but driven mainly by hired laborers. It notes 461,000 moved from farms to cities and 352,000 returned to farms.
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Washington, D.C
Department of Agriculture
Department
Pary- Mente
Farm Power Widens Area a Man Can Work
Washington reports on how increased use of power and labor saving machinery amid new lands has raised the average U S agricultural worker to manage nearly three times as many acres as five years ago. Hours are reduced and monotony eased while power costs remain a major farming expense.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Division of Agricultural Engineering
United States Department of Agriculture
Frustrated Letters From Farmers Offer Input
Readers' questions and comments to the editor from Waterloo area farmers discuss crop concerns and market issues. The brief excerpts show local names and Iowa locations, highlighting practical farming challenges and calls for guidance.
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Ted
Editur Farm
Waterloo
Wheterloo
Iowa
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Card
Kansas City market notes from July 22 show cattle and hogs with varied bids. Prices touch 4 cents for some cattle, quality calves and heifers mixed, Oklahoma veal and bulls referenced, receipts include 42 lambs, Western stock and consignments from Idaho noted, with overall steady demand and notable bulk sales margins.
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Grissers
Oklahoma
Veale
Parker Top
Sta
Idakoa
Livestock Markets Report From East St Louis
In East St Louis livestock activity recorded with hogs and cattle figures. The report notes price movement and assorted feeder cattle activity among buyers and packers with market tone described as steady and cautious.
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EAST
Peoria Livestock Market Report Notes Mixed Bids
Readable lines show cattle and calf bids with prices around 140 to 1109 dollars, reflecting typical market activity. The brief fragment hints at calf sales and feeder cattle values, with attention to balance between demand and supply at a local Peoria venue.
Farm Bureau Sets Meetings and Baby Clinic Results
Iowa farm bureau reports show 5 486 children examined in 234 baby clinics across 40 counties during the past year. Cerro Gordo and Cherokes counties had notable attendance, with 7 223 defects found though 7 035 are correctable with proper care.
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Iowa City
Sheppard-Towner Farm Bureau
Iowa
Division of
Maternity and Infant Hygiene
Baureau
E. H. Laurer
University of Iowa
Cerro Gordo
Cherokes
H. A. Smith
Adair County
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Iawa
Wheat and corn markets fall amid selling pressure in Chicago
Chicago and Winnipeg trading floors show renewed weakness as wheat prices slump amid profit-taking. Contracts close lower on Sept and Dec with sporadic gains in corn and oats as buyers retreat and sellers seek to limit losses. Provisions firm on higher hog values while cash grain quotes vary across Chicago and New York markets.
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Weal & Sharp
Winnipeg
Ostember
Rallfes
Scoft
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mexico
Hogs and Cattle Prices Rise in Omaha and Plains Markets
Hog receipts around 9 000 to 14 000 with gains of 15 to 25 cents on most classes. Cattle trade steady to higher with choice fed steers and yearlings firm and bulk offerings around 10 to 13 dollars. sheep and calves show mixed gains, with fat lambs and yearlings advancing in several reports. Major markets include Omaha Nebraska and related packing channels.
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Parker and Shipper
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Omaha Livestock
Omaha
Neb
Piour Ghey
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Burech
Money Pressure Felt By Change in Market
New York July 23 AP trading opened with leaders retreating after profits, as money rate hardening damped early activity. Stocks led by Woolworth Montgomery Ward and others fell alongside copper rubber and tobacco shares while some industrials steadied. Potato and foreign exchange sections follow with mixed prices and futures showing weaker tone amid the broader decline.
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Milk Yields in Independence Herds Peak in June
Nineteen dairy cows tested in June yield 64 pounds of milk with 32.2 fat, while Dorothy of Dictator, a purebred Guernsey, records 1254 pounds of milk and 60.2 fat. The Wapsie Valley association totals 428 cows, averaging 739.2 pounds milk and 28% fat. The annual report by Ed Geraghty notes top groups led by A Lenstein and the State hospital.
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Wallisleciley Association
Ed Geraghty
Lounc
Tegg Durog
N. A.lenstein
Wred Comfact
State Hospital
Dir. Allenstein
Itheiy Hut
Frolstein
Geraglity
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
New York and Chicago markets report varied dairy and poultry prices with cheese, milk, eggs and fowl values. Wisconsin milk, turkeys, ducks and geese show steady to higher quotes, while Kansas City and St Louis list unchanged poultry and produce rates.
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Butte
Iffes
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