Traer Creamery records strong first year output
Traer Co operative Creamery association reports 425,500 pounds of butter produced from June 1, 1926, to June 1, 1927, with 343,444 pounds butterfat and an average butterfat price of 49 cents per pound. A new cream route to Kubik farm area increases supplies, while May’s butter fat receipts surge, stressing creamery capacity.
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Associated Press
Traer
Traer Cooperative Creamery Association
Traer Creamery
B O. Huston
Kubik Farm
Nort
Buckingham
Geneseo
Frank Thornburg
Thornburg
Huston
Dinsdale
Holstein Herd at Buchanan Co Home Improves Profit
Independence June 14 The Holstein herd at Buchanan county home proves a profitable county enterprise. Over 11 months the 29 cows averaged 240 pounds butterfat, with younger 120 day cows already yielding 165 pounds each. Superintendent E D Miguel leads a staged herd upgrade with high sire input and county support boosting dairy records.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Contest Association
E. D. Miguel
Miguel
Cowtest Association
Eagle Township Farm Bureau Picnic at Gunn Farm
The Eagle Township Farm Bureau will hold its annual picnic at R. M. Gunn farm on Wednesday June 22. The complete program was not ready for announcement when plans were released from the farm bureau office.
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Eagle Two
Bureau
Gunn Farm
Eagle Township Farm Bureau
R. M. Gunn
Farm Bureau
Poultry Culling Campaign Planned in Black Hawk County
County Agent J. L. Uban will lead a poultry culling drive in Black Hawk County for a week to ten days starting June 20. He is currently in Ames attending a poultry school for Iowa county agents, focusing on key poultry production topics.
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J. L. Uban
Black Hawk County
Uban
Ames
Iowa
Good Pasture and Grain Ration Boost May Cow Records
Fayette County Cow Test Association No 2 May report shows three high records from abundant pasture and grain. 311 cows averaged 662 pounds milk and 27.3 butterfat. Lafe Smith Jerseys hit the highest herd butterfat, 47.8 pounds for the period. Ralph Richmond’s two year old yielded 47 pounds butterfat, a top mark for a two-year-old in a month. Twelve herds averaged one pound butterfat per day. Owners include Lafe Smith Will Adams Fred Bole Lon Sesrles Victor Reicks J C Boie Herman Benter Schlichte Brothers West Goodnow F E Morrow Paul Wendland William R McIntyre.
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Associated Press
Hawkeye
Fayette County
Lafe Smith
Ralph Richmond
Will Adams
Fred Bole
Lon Sesrles
Victor Reicks
J. C. Boie
Herman Benter
Schlichte Brothers
West & Goodnow
F. E. Morrow
Paul Wendland
William R. McIntyre
Farmers Questions to Editor Farm Department
Readers may send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Wapseton Evening Courier in Waterin, Iowa. Communications should be addressed with the newspaper’s stationery and include contact details for reply.
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Farm Department
Waejerten Evening Courier
Waterinn
Iowa
Tenant Gains by Moving Farm to Increase Income
Hazleton Illinois, June 14. Gaynor A. Stonebraker relocated from a less productive 46 acre farm to a 130 acre timber-soil site, boosting yields and farm income. From 1924 to 1926 he cut labor hours, reduced hired help, expanded dairy, adopted clover hay, milking machine, improved machinery, and kept detailed records with the county Farm Bureau and Extension service.
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Hazleton
Gaynor A. Stonebraker
Here
Buchanan County
Old Place
Stonebraker
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
Iowa Extension Service
Extension Service
Alfalfa Cut 100 Soon Campaigns in Iowa Counties
In Iowa, three L campaigns promoting lime legumes and livestock roll through Howard and Chickasaw counties with five extension specialists conducting about 23 meetings. In Benton county, J L Boatman and E S Dyas report on alfalfa practices including lime timing, seed varieties, and cutting schedules to ensure good stands and weed control.
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Courier &Secial Service
New Hampton
Howard
Chickasaw
Howard County
Chickasaw County
E. S. Dyas G. Churchill
M. A. Hauser
J. L
Vinton
Benton County
J. L. Boatman
E. S. Dyas
Boatman
Two Thirds Iowa Land Is Used for Cultivated Crops
The Iowa department of agriculture reports that over 95 percent of the state’s 35,784,000 acres are deeded farm land. Exact figures show 34,174,847 acres on farms while 1,609,000 acres are occupied by cities, railways, mines, quarries, state parks and accretion lands along river boundaries. Assessors listed 221,637 farms in their 1926 reports, marking an increase.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Great Boundary Rivers
Leary Brothers Plant 145 Acres Corn and 135 Acres Oats Without Tractors
In Independence Iowa on June 14, Leary Brothers near town have sown 145 acres of corn and 135 acres of oats using only horses. Despite wet fields they report a fine crop stand and have just finished plowing the corn for the first time on one of Buchanan County’s large farms with no power other than horses.
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Associated Press
Independence
Ira
Leary Brothers
Buchanan County
Iowa Farm Crops Rise Despite Calamities in 1926
The weather and crop bureau notes that about two thirds of Iowa's 80 772 acres and 738 farms were cultivated in 1926. Despite drought flood hail, farmers expanded cultivated crops by 18 315 acres from 1925 to 1926.
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Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa
Holstein Pickid To Be In August
The Iowa Holstein breeders annual state picnic near Independence was postponed to early August due to farmers busy in corn plowing and alfalfa. Gov. Hammill will attend on the new date to give the principal talk, showing strong interest in Holstein dairying. Local preparations include a band from Eldora, while Buchanan county breeders shift plans to join the state meeting.
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Iowa
State Hospital
Independence
E.M. Wright
Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
John Hammill
Hammill
A. N. McColl. Woodward
Eldora
Buchanan County
Dows
Wheat and corn markets show early strength then slight retreat
Chicago June 14 better weather in the southwest aided lower wheat prices at times. Offerings rose sharply then tapered as attention turned to Springfield politics and weather. Corn firm with an overall higher day. oats rose mildly and provisions eased, with July and September hedging shifts and slow cash demand.
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Chicago
Springfield
Cotton prices ease as Liverpool demand holds steady
Spot cotton in Liverpool today saw fair demand with 8 000 bales sold and 20 000 bales received. Midlands figures ranged from 9 0d to 10 4 54d for various grades, while futures opened steady with July at 0 68d and October at 0 85d. Chicago started unchanged to 4 points lower with July at 16.22c and December at 16.78c.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Potatoes market report from Chicago and regions
Potatoes receipts show 73 new and 12 old cars. totals list 571 new and 37 old from Canada. New stock trading moderate, markets steady with Bliss Triumphs at 4.00 to 4.40 and Irish Cobblers 3.50 to 4.25. North Carolina barrel Cobblers 6.00 to 6.50. Old stock trading slow with Wisconsin sacked round whites low sales, Washington Russets 3.00 to 3.50.
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Chicago
Canada
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Bliss
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Washington
St Louis Grain Prices Reported for Wheat and Corn
St Louis Mo June 14 Wheat No 2 red 1.50. Corn No 3 mixed 74c. No 6 mixed 67c. No 3 yellow 97c. No 2 white 99c. No 3 yellow 98c. Oats No 3 white 80c. No 4 white 46-47c.
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ST. Louis
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Representative livestock sales in Union Yards Chicago today include Sue and other cattle offerings as markets gather buyers. Prices and lot numbers are reported by INS with ongoing bidding and purchase activity across the stalls.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade Cash Quotations June 14
Wheat prices range from No 2 red at 1.45 No 4 red 1.42 No 3 hard 1.46. Corn bids show No 2 mixed 99c No 3 944 97c No 5 884% Y4ltzc. Oats No 2 white 50 4% No 3 white 47% No 4 white 43 48%4c. Rye No 3 1.156 Barley 85 97c Timothy seed 4.75 5.75 Cloverseed 20.00 35.90 Provisions Lard 12.65 Ribs 12.25 Bellies 14.25.
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Chicago
Dune
Yey
Hog Scale Off On Slow Demand
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 24,000 with 17,000 on hand, demand slow and prices mixed. Average weights down to 200 pounds, top hogs around $9.20, 210 to 250 pounds about $8.90, heavier hogs down to $8.00 or below, sow and light hogs softer, slaughter pigs around $8.75, overall weaker than Monday. Cattle receipts 3,000 with steady to higher steer and yearling prices, best heavy fed steers around $13.85, bulk $10.78 to $12.50, yearlings scarce near $11.50, bulls weak. Sheep receipts 11,000 with fat lambs opening slow, natives steady to $16.80, Idahos around $17.50, yearlings up to $14.25, ewes $5.50–$6.50, Idaho feeding lambs weak to $15.73, Washington yearlings $9.50, packers taking selected lots.
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Baldwin
Delaware & Hudson
Altho
Pittsburgh
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
AN. Chem. & Dye
Reese
Wat
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Eelne
Atchison T
Ath Coast Line
Baldwin Loco
Balt
Ohio
Barnsdall A Tees Teas
Bethlehem Steel
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Colorado Fuel
Col. Gas & el
Ene
Gas Consolidated Gas
Sam Dodge Bros
du Pont
Freeport-Texas
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Hudson Motors Otter
Ing
Harvester
Do's
Nickel Ae
Inter
Tel
Kan
City
Kennecott Copper
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nash
Mack Truck
Mid-Continent
Marland Oil
al Or
Han
Tex
Phillips Petroleum
Pierce-Arrow M. Co
Radio Corp
Rep
Ir. & Steel
Reynolds
Standard Oil
N. J
Obos Studebaker
Texas Corp
Gulf Sulphur
Bae
Texas & Pacific
Heri Tobacco Products
Union Pacific
United Drug Fort
Ae U. & Ind
Abeshol
Tuhbver Ae
Steel
Ight— Univ
Wabash Ry
Maryland
Westinghouse Elec
R.sa
Willys-Overland
Woolworth
Liberty Bonds
Liberty
Esas Ladar
Saa
EBAY
Berean
Treasury
Ersvickers
Chicago
Kansas City
East St Louis Livestock Market Report June 14
HOGS Receipts 15 900 down modestly top 9 35 bulk 260 lb 9 25 9 20 220 250 lb scattered 9 15 9 20 heavies none packing sows mostly 8 00 bulk pigs 8 25 8 50. CATTLE Receipts 3 300 calves 2 000 native steers steady to strong food and choice voer opened 2 cents higher at 12 75 later bids lower other classes steady western steers slow native steers 9 11 74 some westerns 9 154 mixed yearlings up to stay cows 6 25 7 50 low cutters 4 25 4 73 best medium bulls 7 25. SHEEP Receipts 3 000 not established scattered native lambs 16 00 16 25 indications lower.
Foreign exchanges and Omaha grain prices reported
New York door foreign exchange rates show sterling at 4.855.16 dollars and various currencies edged to mid June levels. Omaha grain prices list wheat No 1 hard 1.49 1.461g dollars, No 2 hard 1.49 1/4, corn No 2 yellow 0.94, mixed and oats quotations follow with multiple grade figures.
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New York
Omaha
Neb
Toledo Seeds Prices Report on Grain Bid Quotes
Toledo Ohio June 14 reports show imported seeds at October bid 13.00 and December 14.75, domestic seeds at 14.65 bid. Claver remarks noted.
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Toledo Seeds
Toledo
i—Claver
Minneapolis Grain Prices and Wheat Receipts Report
Minneapolis grain market update notes wheat receipts at 182 cars versus a year ago. Prices vary by class with No 1 northern around 1.44 to 1.46 dollars, No 1 dark spring near 1.59 to 1.60, and No 1 hard spring about 1.46. Futures on track include August 1.44, September 1.49, December 1.45.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Peoria Livestockmarket report and receipts note
The Peoria livestock market notes a June 14 report with mixed receipts. Cattle and yellow corn demand show slight gains, with several car lots of steers and swine moving steadily. White corn readings and mortgage-related notes appear as minor items alongside nominal values for some white variety offerings.
Provisions in New York and Chicago markets June 14
Butter and dairy prices steady with varying receipts across New York and Chicago markets. Creamery extras range around 40 to 42 cents, with standard and firsts noted. eggs, cheese, poultry, and fats show mixed but steady levels reflecting current supply and regional demand. Financial figures include pork at 33.00 dollars per mess and lard at midwest spot 13.30, with raw sugar around 4.59 to 4.61 cents per pound delivered.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Long Island
Midwest
Rio No
Santos
Chicago
Kansas City Grain Market Report June 14
Wheat receipts and prices show No 2 dark at 1.42 and other grades ranging from 1.39 to 1.54 in bid. Corn moves were mixed with No 2 white around 0.95 to 0.98 and No 2 yellow near 0.99 to 1.02, all reflecting steady to slight gains.
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Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Sania
Minneapolis Flour Prices Quote For Barrel Shipments
In Minneapolis on June 14 flour quotes show a 10 cent drop for tarload lots with family patents priced from 8.35 to 8.45 dollars per barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Shipments total 3 162 barrels.
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Minneapolis
The Rhyming Farmer
A humorous agricultural column by Edward Tufft distributed by the Associated Press features playful verse about farm life. It highlights rural routines, weather sense, and farming mischief with light satire and a folksy voice.
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Edward Tufft
The
Associated Press
The School Ma'am Brought Joy To Our Farm Family
A farmer recalls taking in a schoolma’am despite neighbors' objections. She settles in, earns trust, and lightens daily toil with humor music and meals. The wife and hired help join in, turning the schoolma’am into a valued, lively presence on the farm.
Omaha Livestock Market Report June 14 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Receipts hogs 500 slow to 10c lower. Lights and butchers $8.80 to $9.00 top $9.00. Weights 190 to 360 lb averages $8.75 to $9.00. Sows $7.75 to $8.15. Cattle steady to higher with better grades. slaughter steers $9.75 to $12.60, medium weights $12.35 to $12.60, bulls $6.50 to $7.00, veals up to $12.50. Sheep steady. lambs $16.50 to $16.75, native $15.50 to $15.75.
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Omaha
Neb
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report June 14
Kansas City livestock market summary with cattle receipts 2 000 hog receipts 7 500 and sheep receipts 4 000. Cattle steadier for calves and fed steers while vealers stay strong. Hogs mostly steady to down with top 9 00 on 180 to 230 pounds. Sheep lambs and yearlings show strength with best natives around 16.09 and bulk 15.20 to 16.90.
Feoria Pig Receipts and Beef Cattle Trade Report
Feoria market figures show hog receipts around 2,000 with light and medium classes trading between 8.75 and 8.90 per unit and heavier hogs around 5.50. Pigs and light lights recorded 38.50 to 8.50, cattle receipts described as liberal and strong in tone, with unclear specifics.
New York Butter Market Sees Unsettled Dock Trade
New York butter receipts for June 13 totaled 15 782 packages as buyers pressed to sell intermediate grades due to slack demand. Creamery and packing stock prices traded across grades from extras to seconds with a wide spread, centralized car lots quoted at varied scores and cents per pound.
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New York
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