Phosphates and lime boost yields on main field crops
Iowa farmers met at W D Strayer’s farm to review eight years of field tests showing phosphate and lime raise red clover and corn yields on black, heavy soil. Data from plots with manure or crop residues support higher clover stands and better soil humus, while lime reduces soil acidity and improves nutrient availability for future rotations.
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Hudson, Ja
Black Hawk County
W.D. Strayer
Here
Trayer
Noisi Ny
Nore
Pats
H.W. Warner
Iowa Extension Service
Ames
Warner
C. A. Boatman
The
Agricultural Experiment Station
Campaign to Cull Hens Expands Across Black Hawk County
Poultrymen may enroll in a countywide hen culling campaign starting the week of July 6. Ames specialists assist the farm bureau with training schools, carloads of ice poultry to be moved countywide, and daily culling of four to six flocks per trainee. Goal is higher prices via cooperative effort and better flock efficiency.
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Black Hawk County
Farm Bureau
Ames
Burene
W. H. Lapp
Black Hawk
Drouth breaks in Des Moines mood shifts to farming optimism
Des Moines reports drouth relief with rising optimism for Iowa crops. While some corn areas were washed out, general expectations point to a good corn crop and favorable prices this fall. Department of Agriculture estimates Iowa 1923 corn cost at 62 cents per bushel, with profits projected amid rent, fertilizer, and other costs. Wheat and oats showed losses, averaging profits for corn despite higher production costs.
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Des Moines
Towa
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Iowa
Former Minnesota Governor to Speak in Grundy
Farmers from Washington and Black Hawk townships Grundy county plus Morrison and Reinbeck businessmen plan a picnic and mixer at Tschirgls grove for next Friday June 18. At 10 30 am local business houses close for the day a baseball game tops the morning program then a farm leaders program runs one and one half hours before city sport events close the day. A. O. Prets former Minnesota governor will speak at the Grundy Center picnic July 4 at 1 30 pm with sports to follow in Wellsboro and Reinbeck hosts an afternoon game.
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Reinbeck
Washington
Black Hawk
Grundy
Morrison and Reinbeck
Tschirgl's Grove
Hierus
Grundy Center
A. O. Prets
Minnesota
Fair Grounds
Wellsboro
Tama dairymen buy milking machines
Toledo Ta Fune 16 Lloyd Browns nine purebred Holsteins averaged 48 pounds of butterfat and 1.686 pounds of milk last month in first place of Tama County Cow Test association Julius Schafer's herd gained 10.4 pounds of butterfat per cow this is the largest gain since the herds were turned on pasture. Seven fields of alfalfa and two of sweet clover on the farms of association members Three members have purchased milking machines.
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Toledo
Fune
Lloyd Brown
Tama County
Julius Schafer
Oats Grow Amid Rains Across Jersey Area
William Thompson, Jersey breed horse owner from Jesup, reports oats growing slowly due to scant rainfall. He predicts many farmers will cut with scissors as grasses remain short, and notes some regions may use oats for hay. He traveled 450 miles observing western Iowa and cautions against early yield predictions until after threshing.
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W. S. Brown
Orange Township
Brown
Jesup
Jung
Willian Thompson
Jersey
Thompson
Wack Hawk County
Gleat Lake
Spencer
Thompson S
Jesup Jerssy Trestler
Towa
Fifty Iowa Counties Plan Farm Picnics on Fourth of July
Delegates report widespread plans for Fourth of July farm bureau picnics across Iowa and the nation. County wide events and community celebrations are described, with speakers and programs centered on farm bureau talks. A rare albino pheasant hatched at the Fred Tate farm in Marshall County is also noted.
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Iowa
Chicago
Farm Bureau
A. O'Neal
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
O'Neal
Ray L. Gribben
Tows Farm Bureau Federation
Towa
Cihink
American Farm Bureau
Iarm Bureau
Marshalltown
Marshall County
H. C. Hofman
Jas
Fred Tate
GRAIN PRICES SLIP ACROSS MAJOR MARKETS
European wheat prospects are strong yet Chicago and New York futures show price declines due to selling pressure. July and September settling around 1.49 to 1.52 dollars, with corn and oats showing mixed moves amid rainfall reports and ongoing export concerns. Local cash quotes in Chicago and Minneapolis vary, while Kansas City and Omaha markets display subdued activity in wheat and mixed movement in corn and oats.
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iBy
Associated Press
Chicago
Kansas
Stocks Rise Irregularly at Open Across Sectors
New York stocks opened higher in uneven trading as oil and motor shares advanced and Roebuck demand surged. Utilities and electric power issues attracted sizable buying. rail and staple sectors showed modest gains amid a firmer market tone. Cotton futures in Chicago and New York closed mixed with overall strength late session gains.
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Associated Press
New York
Nesl Roebuck
Dpain
Market roundup shows gains across multiple sectors
Trading opened with small gains as Duuars Havant Electric and Peoples Gas posted early rises. Major movers included Sears Roebuck, International Paper, American Seafo ry Razor, Houston Oil and Anaconda Petroleum, with sugar shares supported by tariff unchanged. The day featured broad buying on signs of revived business, carloads near a million for June, and continued strength in chemicals and heavy industry.
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Havant Electric
Peoples Gas
Sears Roebuck
Internations Paper
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Arid Continent Petroleum
United States
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Atchison
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Ohio
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Ptd
Cerm de Pasco
Chandler Motor
Chesapeake& Ohlo - É Chic
Northwestern
Sesee
Gulf States Steel - Houdson Motors
Minsis Central Independant O
Int
Hervester
Jinc
Nickel Kelly-Springheld Hennecott
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nash
Mack Truck
Marland Gil
Max. Motors Bocotta
Waterloo
Tricen
Todas
Waterloo Mills Co
Linnacd Bros. West
Waterloo Co-op
Butte Mex
Seaheads
Tee
Kan
Tex
Sire Revere
Montgomery Ward Toultry
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Rand
Wabash Atd
Westinghouse Electrica
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MAOTE
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Sinclair Con
Texas Co
Texas& Pacific Taparice Products
Imion Pacific
U.S
Colin Brosy
Communications to Editor Farm Department
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa. Address communications to Editor Farm Department, Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo, Iowa. Phone 5100.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Good Hogs Active and 5 to 15c Up Few Steer Sales
Chicago market report shows hog receipts at 22 000 with gains in desirable grades, cattle receipts 6 000 with steady to higher prices on best flats, and sheep receipts 8 000 with steady to higher fat lambs. Regional notes include Minnesota and Idaho listings with varied quotes for hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep reflecting market shifts.
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Texas
Greenwood County
Kansas
ST. Joseph
Omana
Neb
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ST ST. Louis
St Louis
Bit
Oklahoma
Sioux City
Associated Press
Chicago
Idaho
Oregon
South St. Paul Minn
Jungs
Ught
Bronze tablet to mark George W. Hanna log cabin site
The George W. Hanna log cabin in Waterloo township will be marked by a bronze tablet set in a granite boulder. The boulder was moved to the site by relatives of the pioneer, and dedication is expected at the Early Settlers' Association annual meeting in Hannegrove late August. George W. Hanna and family arrived in 1840s, with the cabin erected soon after. The site lies on the south Waterloo Cedar Falls road opposite Mrs. Henry George’s home. descendants still reside nearby.
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George W. Hanna
Waterloo Township
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Hmily George
George
Frank Knapp
Philip
Hannay
Joan Tiller
Cedar Falla
Early Settlers' Association
Hannegrove
Rural Ruminations and Agricultural Updates From Fremont News
Rural observations note Shen's apples and leafy greens fighting sickness. New shoots on blackberries and raspberries should be pinched at 18 to 24 inches. Des Moines public safety chief recommends three motorboats for river patrols, with three existing boats to be moved from Lake Okoboji.
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Des Moines
John W. Jenny
Des Moines Land
Lake Okoboil
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