Eagle Township Farm Bureau Picnic Speakers Highlight Soil and Cooperation
About 150 residents gathered at Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Gunn’s home for Eagle Township Farm Bureau’s annual picnic. Rev H F Roney urged soil fertility and community cooperation while Pedersen of Cedar Falls urged saving profits for farm and home improvements, not land purchases. John Smith chaired the event as sports and stunts closed a profitable day despite poor weather.
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Eagle Township
Roney
Peder
Petersen
Cedar “Falls
Pedersen
Cedar Falls
Farm Bureau
John Smith
Oats Bought for Feed at 55c Per Bushel in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls farmers have begun buying oats for feed as Cedar Falls Mill Company ships three cars from Osage and nearby areas. The oats are selling at 55 cents per bushel reflecting tight feed grain supplies in the locality.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Mill Company
Osage and Vicinity
Alfalfa Club Essay Wins in Tama County Contest
Martha Sawyer of Crystal No. 9 school won first in Tama county rural schools for an essay in the Courier farm department. The piece argues why every farmer should join the 10,000 acre alfalfa club, outlining alfalfa’s value as livestock feed, soil builder, drought and weed resistance, and a cash crop.
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Garwin
Tama County
Martha
Crystal No. 9
Tama
Courier Farm Department
Iowa
Caldwell
United States
Grundy County Delegation Visits Ames for College Tour
Two hundred residents from Grundy County traveled to Ames to tour Iowa State College and the agricultural experiment station. The group visited dairy and poultry farms, saw cattle and horses, toured greenhouses and home economics facilities, and learned at the agronomy farm and radio station before returning by 6 p.m. to vote on the road bond issue.
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Iowa State College
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Grunay
Wool Buyers Find More Sheep Kept Wool
Cedar Falls Indiana June 23 Max Rottman reports shipped over 30000 pounds of wool in two weeks from local farms and within 50 miles. Buyers travel the country to Cedar Falls to accumulate a carrot shipment at top prices around 32 cents per pound. Harold Crawford Mt Vernon township clipped 250 sheep as more flocks appear on farms this year. Wool ranged 25 to 32 cents per pound.
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Cedar Falls
Max Rottman
Harold Crawford
Mt. Vernon Township
Farmers Editorial Page Inquiries and Comments Invited
Readers may send questions and commentary to the editor in the Farm Department column of the Waialoo Evening Courier. Communications should include the writer’s name and address for publication. Contact details provided for submission.
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Fayette Holstein Owners May Make Circuit of Fairs
Fayette County Holstein Breeders will send a show herd if a county survey shows members can form proper classifications. Herds sold down may prevent assembling the desired herd. E M Wright of Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders' assoc attended and boosting membership. They canceled a county picnic to join the state picnic planned at Independence in August.
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Fayette
Fayette County
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E. M. Wright
Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
Wright
Cedar Falls Fair Catalogs Sent Out
Cedar Falls June 23 The premium catalog of Cedar Valley fair came from the press yesterday. The catalog covers the eleventh annual fair to be held August 23 to 26 with 125 pages detailing all departments. Catalogs are mailed to applicants through the fair office of secretary W D Strayer and will be distributed by week’s end.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
W. D. Strayer
Soils of Black Hawk County Studied By Realtors And Iowa Agent
A Waterloo Real Estate board field tour with J L Boatman of Iowa State College examined main Black Hawk county soils. ONeill river soils, Carrington loams, Tama silt loam and other types were described for drainage, texture, and productivity. The group noted 29 recognized soil types statewide, with several minor varieties.
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Black Hawk County
Waterloo Real Estate Board
J. L. Boatman
Soils Extension Service
Iowa State College
Dairy Cattle Congress Grounds
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Carrington
Boatman
Fayette Farmers Plan 2 Day Tour
Fayette county farmers schedule a two day tour July 1 and 2 to the agricultural experiment station and college at Ames. Delegation leaves Oelwein Friday at 6 a m traveling Waterloo and Marshalltown. About 150 inquiries signal strong interest as WOI program from Fayette county airs Friday evening. Roads are paved or graveled, easing travel, with a planned speed of thirty miles per hour to reach Ames by 11 30 a m.
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Fayette County
Agricultural Experiment Station and College
Ames
Oelwein
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Farm Bureau
WOI
Iowa calf club winner to earn trip to National Dairy Show
G. L. Noble announces Blue Valley Creamery Institute will award a free educational trip to the National Dairy Show for Iowa’s best dairy calf club member of the year. The 4th annual trip accompanies the show October 15 to 22 in Memphis Tennessee. P. C. Taff of Iowa State College selects the state champion. Rex Piepiow, 16, of Aurora, last year’s trip winner, is not eligible this year.
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Iowa
G. L. Noble
National Committee On Boys and Girls
Blue Valley Creamery Institute
Memphis
Tenn
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P. C. Taff
Iowa State College
Rex Piepiow
Aurora
Detroit
Cedar Falls Farm Bureau Meeting Set for Friday Evening
Cedar Falls Township Farm bureau will meet at the home of Pete Lund Friday evening June 24 at 8 o'clock. J F Lorenzen buttermaker at Benson Farmers' creamery will speak on care of cream. County Agent J L Uban to discuss egg marketing and show pictures. Strawberries cake and ice cream will be served.
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Cedar Falls
Pete Lund
J. F. Lorenzen
Benson Farmers’ Creamery
J. L. Uban
Favorable Crop Movement Presses Wheat Prices Down
Chicago reports a depressing wheat market as new wheat movement from the southwest appears. 20 cars arrived in Kansas City, western crop comments were favorable, export demand slow, and prices closed lower across wheat, corn, oats, and provisions.
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Southwest
Kansas City
Northwest
Kansas City grain receipts drift lower on June wheat and corn prices
Wheat receipts totaled 69 cars with No 2 dark hard quotes around 1.41 to 1.58 base and No 3 near 1.37 to 1.56. No 2 hard ranged roughly 1.38 to 1.57 percent. Corn fell about 2 cents with No 2 white around 0.964 to 0.989, No 3 near 0.944 to 0.987, and No 2 yellow 0.98 to 0.99. Oats declined about 1 cent with No 2 white near 0.481 to 0.492 and No 3 around 0.475 to 0.492.
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Kansas City
Minneapolis Grain Prices and Wheat Receipts
Minneapolis grain report shows wheat receipts of 166 cars, up from 126 a year ago. Prices quoted for various grades include No 1 northern at around 1.41 to 1.44 per bushel, No 1 dark northern spring from 1.51 to 1.56, and other grades ranging near 1.40 to 1.50. Corn prices listed for No 3 yellow around 0.95 to 0.98. Futures for September and December noted at about 1.41 and 1.42 respectively.
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Montana
Peoria Grain News Lettered Prices Dip Slightly
Peoria Ti June 23 corn receipts total 84 cars with prices steady to 2 cents lower. No 3 yellow bids 96 to 97 1/2 cents, No 4 yellow 94 cents, No 5 yellow 82 to 83 cents, samples 73 to 87 cents. Oats receipts 5 cars, some decline, No 2 white 49 1/2 cents to 50, No 4 white 40 cents for samples.
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Peoria
Toledo Seed Prices for Clover and Timothy Decline
Toledo Ohio June 23. Seed market reports show clover imported bids at 13.75 with October 16.95 and December 16.80. Timothy varieties unnamed rise to 2.45 for old seed and 2.55 for December with a 2.75 bid noted.
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uPi
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Grain prices in St. Louis market report
In St Louis on June 23 wheat markets list No 2 red at 1.50 to 1.51 dollars, No 1 hard at 1.49. Corn shows No 3 yellow 98 42 cents and No 4 yellow 94 cents. Oats list No 2 white 42 2 cents and No 3 white 47 5 cents.
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Minneapolis Flour Prices Stable On Shipments Report
Minneapolis Minnesota June 23 Flour unchanged shipments 39 521 barrels Bran 25.00 26.00 continuing market data from the Minneapolis flour trade report.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Chicago June 23
Wheat prices range with No 2 hard at 1.4842 while No 3 hard shows 1.4542 and No 4 at 1.4312. Corn values list No 2 mixed 99.2 and No 3 mixed 96.44 with various yellow and white grades, oats at 49.5 to 97 cents, rye No 4 at 1.07, Timothy seed 4.75 to 5.00, cloverseed 20 to 35, and fats including lard 12.47 ribs 11.87 bellies 13.50.
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Sluggish Hog Market Drives Lower Prices in Chicago Trade
Hog receipts around 40,000 with slow demand and lower quotes across weights. Packing hogs down 10 to 25 cents, heavy hogs 8.50 to 9.00, pigs firmer on strong shipping demand, sows 7.00 to 8.00, best pigs up to 9.00. Cattle receipts about 9,000 with a weak to 25 cent decline for most grades and vealers 10.50 to 11.50. Sheep receipts 10,000 with fat lambs steady to 16 cents lower, Idaho lambs around 15.35, native lambs steady to higher on select lines. Market overall mixed, hogs weakest, cattle and lambs uneven but some steadying trends noted.
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Louis Livestock Market Report from East St. Louis
Hogs receipts 16 500 mostly 5 to 10 cents lower with top at 9 25 and some 200 lb hogs at 9 15 to 9 20. packing sows 8 00. food pigs 8 50 to 8 75. Cattle receipts 2 000 including calves 1 500. native steers mixed yearlings and heifers steady to lower. cows and low cutters down 25 to 50 cents. vealers 12 00 to 12 50. few steers to quote. mixed yearlings 10 25 to 10 60.
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Louis Livestock
St. Louis
Ill
Rally On Change Follows Slump In Stock Market
New York June 23. Rallying tendencies developed after earlier bear selling on worries over declining business and oil overproduction. High priced shares rebounded as Adams Express American Railway Express and Eastman Kodak rose to new highs. Mack Truck fell along with steel concerns, and the market closed irregularly amid mixed economic signals and foreign exchange shifts.
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Bangor & Aroostook
Dupont
Delaware & Hudson
Grain Receipts and Shipments Across Markets Today
New York reports quiet butter receipts at 11 113 tabs with creamery extras 42c and 43c ranges. Beef and pork prices steady, lard midwest spot 13 05 to 13 15, sugar firm at 4 58 delivered duty paid, coffee Rio No 7 1454c. Hay prices weak No 1 1 20 to 1 25, No 3 1 00 to 1 05. St Louis reports unchanged butter 42c standards 40c firsts 35c seconds 33c, eyes unchanged fresh firsts 20c. Kansas City notes light hens 13c new potatoes Cobblers 3 50 to 3 60 Triumphs 3 50 to 3 75, other produce unchanged.
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Potatoes Market Report From Chicago June 23
Potatoes receipts totaled 85 cars with 214 new on track and 12 old, bringing United States shipments to 1 083 and Canada to 3. Demand and trading were slow as the market weakened. North Carolina barrel Irish Cobblers ranged at 5.00 to 5.25 dollars, few fancy at 5.50 dollars, Virginia barrel Irish Cobblers scarce with some sales at 5.75 dollars. Oklahoma Arkansas sacked Bliss Triumphs sold around 3.50 to 3.75 dollars.
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St Louis Hay Prices Decline in Daily Market Report
The St Louis market notes June 28 show prices for hay types with changes from prior levels. No. 2 timothy and light clover are lower, No. 2 heavy clover mixed unchanged, while choice alfalfa holds steady at 23 to 24 dollars per hundred.
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Omaha Grain Prices Reported in June Market
Omaha Neb June 23 Wheat prices ranged No 1 hard at 1 54 No 2 mixed at 1 36 Corn prices showed No 2 white at 94 cents No 1 yellow at 96 cents No 2 yellow at 52 4 cents ranking the day’s grain market values with standard grade listings.
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South St. Paul Livestock Market Report June 23 192x
CATTLE receipts 2000 as demand opens slow. Better fed grades steady to weak on lower grades. Calves 2000head, weaners down 25c+. HOGS 7500 receipts, opening slow. Lights to medium weights about steady, top 8.90, heavier stock down 25c+. Sows weaker 21c+ lower. SHEEP 300 head lambs steady, natives around 13.73, sheep weak 25c.
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Kansas City Livestock Market Prices June 23
Receipts 2200 cattle 500 calves 7000 hogs and 4000 sheep. Cattle steady to weak for most classes. heavy hogs 15 to 25 cents lower. stockers and feeders steady to lower. best yearling heifers around 11.00 to 11.50 per cwt. Sows 7.35 to 7.75. lambs and sheep mostly steady with natives up to 13.50.
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Sweet Clover Thrives On Acid Iowa Farm Demonstration
New Hampton Iowa June 23 1923 land failing to grow red clover or corn shows good results with sweet clover on Joe Eischied west of town. The lime and legume campaign demonstration explained soil handling and limestone use. The sweet clover on the highly acidic tract was seeded last year with oats and amid plow up for corn a soil-building comparison will be possible. Eischied said red clover would not have stood the first year even with barnyard manure.
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Joe Eischied
Here
Bischied
Clickasaw
Frank Hunt
Eischied
Dunbar Not Gloomy Over Crop Outlook
Cedar Falls June 23 P Dunbar veteran Iowa farmer from Mt Vernon township remains hopeful about the 4 corn crop. Returning to his Mt Vernon area farm he toured a 40 acre plot leased to Jesse Refshauge finding corn six inches high and workers near completion of the third plowing with a fourth to follow shortly.
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Cedar Falls
P. A. Dunbar
Mt. Vernon Township
Mt. Vernon
Jesse Refshauge
Fayette Co boys set for 4 H camp at back bone park
Eleven Fayette county boys will attend the club camp at Back Bone State Park from June 24 to 26. Attendees include Robert Strewart Maynard John Doughty Rex Pieplow Paul Turner Leslie McLaury Harry McLaury Kieron Hoyt Donald Farr Russell Pieper Clyde Lincoln Floyd Bush. Camp opens 4 PM Friday and closes 3 30 PM Sunday with a Sunday noon picnic for parents.
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Fayette County
Backbone State Park
Robert Stewart
Maynard
John Doughty
Rex Pieplow
Aurora
Paul Turner
Leslie McLaury
Oelwein
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Kieron Hoyt
Hawkeye
Donald Farr
Waucoma
Russell Pieper
Clyde Lincoln
Floyd Bush
Lamont
Hogs and cattle on lower receipts at Peoria market
Peoria stock market report shows hogs under pressure with receipts around 3,000 and top price at 8.74 while lights and mediums trade near 8.70 to 8.75 and packer categories around 6.50 to 7.75. Cattle receipts are described as general and unevenly lower.
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Peoria
Ill
Gattle
Kansas City Hay Prices Steady to Higher
Kansas City June 23 steady to 1 dollar higher for No 1 prairie hay with prices around 11 50 to 12 50 per ton. Receipts total 11 cars as market reports from the P-Hay wire indicate price movement in the Prairie hay segment.
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Hay
Prairie
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