Pasture changes boost Hasbrouck herd in Iowa June
Grundy Center Iowa June 25 two pastures for grade Brown Swiss cows at BE W Hasbrouck farm four miles northeast keep cows productive in summer. One pasture has alsike clover about 20 acres the other bluegrass about 10 acres. Herd rotates pasture every three weeks to recuperate and vary ration. Fat test rises on bluegrass while milk may decrease slightly. total butterfat possibly higher on bluegrass. Hasbrouck feeds 6 pounds daily ground oats and ground corn in summer, winter 1/2 pound oil meal. He plans barn remodeling including cement floor new stanchions milking machine ventilating system.
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Wisconsin
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Test Association
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Hans
Dike
Grundy County
Clyde Wilhelm Farm
Waterloo
Tama County Tour to State College Draws 300 Strong
More than 300 persons from Tama county joined a Tama County Farm Bureau led tour to Ames to visit Iowa State College and the agricultural experiment station. The group toured agronomy plots, dairy and poultry farms, and other facilities, with a group photo on the agricultural hall steps at the college.
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Tama County
Ames
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Agricultural Experiment Station
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Cattle Tuberculosis Test Changes Local Views
A Linn county farmer formerly opposed to the tuberculin test says seeing his cattle slaughtered after reacting to the test changed his mind about testing all cows. Forty head from Zabokitsky and Walter Less were condemned. 39 showed lesions. The visit to Rath Packing Co. near Waterloo impressed the group with careful inspection and humane handling.
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Linn County
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Walter Less
H. N. Strader
Linn
Less
Waterloo
Mr. Less
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Rath Packing Company
Mathew Less
Walter
Arthur Axmear
Walter Skallerup
Joe Ernest
O. R. Kramer
Strader
Kramer
Farmers Try Out New Ideas on Their Own Farms
Ames June 25 602 farmers across Iowa conduct cooperative tests on seeds from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association. The largest groups trial Amber sorghum cane and Iobred wheat with 140 and 139 participants respectively. Others test Logold cats Velvet barley and various corn, soybeans, and timothy plots, reporting results back to the association.
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Iowa
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Robinson
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
State Holstein Picnic Set for August 4
E M Wright announces the Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders association will hold the state picnic on August 4 at the state hospital farm near Independence. Governor Hammill will be the main speaker. Local associations in Buchanan and Fayette counties plan to join the event with other groups for a large statewide gathering.
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Iowa Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
State Hospital Farm
Independence
John Hammill
Wright
Hammill
Buchanan and Fayette County Holstein Association
The Rhyming Farmer on A City Lawn Charm
A humorous verse by Edward Tufft contrasts rural prudence with urban lawn longing. A western farmer reflects on transforming a bare yard into a meticulously kept lawn, noting how neighbors now admire the result and compare it to city plots. The piece blends nostalgia with rustic practicality and playful rhyme.
Minneapolis Flour Market Report June 28
Minneapolis flour prices noted a 44-20¢ tower in catalog lots with family patents quoted around 8.20 to 8.25 per barrel in 8-pound cotton sacks. Shipments totaled 29,468 barrels. Bran quoted at 24.50 to 25.50.
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Bt. Louis
Farm Department Notices In Waterloon Courier Ad
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to Folster Farm Department via the Waterloon Evening Courier in Water Inn, Tawa. Address communications as requested.
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Waterloon Evening Courier
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Sixty Carloads of Corn Shipped to Fayette Since March
Fayette Iowa June 25 sixty car loads of corn have been shipped to Fayette since March 1 primarily for local farmers via the cooperative elevator. No corn has left Fayette in that period. Most imports come from western Iowa with four cars arriving weekly. Despite poor growing weather the corn shows good color and steady growth with rain and warmth improving the ground and outlook for a crop.
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Floyd County Prods Enrolls for Tuberculosis Area Plan
Floyd County plans another enrollment drive to test cattle for tuberculosis under the area plan. Each township is asked to submit 60 names on petitions for county board action at the next general or a special election. 4-H Riverton met on Albert Hansen farm lawn with readings music and a play by West St. Charles club. An alfalfa and sweet clover tour is set for June 30 with Prof. F G Churchill of Ames guiding farm bureau members. Wool pool timing shows wool arrival at Rudd depot and Milwaukee depot, continuing the same livestock shipping plan.
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Benton County Farm Bureau Picnic at Van Horne
The eighth Benton County Farm Bureau picnic will be at Van Horne on Monday July 4 with speakers Joseph J. Shere Humboldt and Mrs. W D Miller Grundy Center. The program includes Van Horne band music quartet and orchestra, a baseball game, and sports. Activities begin 10 am with talks at 11 am and a 1 pm afternoon session, sports at 2 30 pm.
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$50,000 Hereford bull sells for $92 a pound in Sioux City
Sioux City records a top price for Richard Fairfax a world famous Hereford beef bull nine years after it fetched $40,000 the prior record. Once owned by former Indiana governor Warren T. McCray Ferguson Brothers of Canaby Minn paid $50,000 for the animal.
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Grain declines selling as wheat harvest improves
Chicago and Minneapolis market reports show grain prices falling amid expectations of rapid wheat harvest progress and late corn start. Strong selling from commission houses, slack export demand for wheat, and favorable corn weather influenced oats and provisions. potato receipts and prices also noted as trading remained slow with weak market signals.
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Grain Prices From St Louis Market Report
St Louis grain prices list supplies No 1 red wheat at 1.52 dollars No 2 hard at 1.43 and a half. Corn values show No 2 yellow 98 cents and another line at 94 2/5 cents per bushel. Oats quotes list No 2 white 50 2 cents and No 3 white 46 1/2 cents per bushel.
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Omaha Grain Prices Report Out of Omaha Neb
Omaha grain markets summarize bid ranges for wheat corn and oats with a list of prices by quality and class. Notable figures include No 1 hard wheat at 1 36 to 1 37 per bushel No 2 hard at 1 32 to 1 37 half No 1 mixed 1 32 to 1 38. Corn prices show No 2 white at 90 cents No 1 yellow at 92 cents No 2 yellow 91 to 92 1 2 cents No 3 yellow 89 to 90 cents No 3 mixed 57 cents. Oats listed for No 3 white 44 1 2 to 52 1 2 cents No 4 white 42 to 43 cents.
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Board of Trade cash quotations for grains and staples
Chicago June 25 prices show Wheat at 1.3943 for No 4 Ted and various hard and mixed types. Corn values range from 88 to 95 cents for mixed and yellow grades, with White and sample grades listed. Oats quoted for several white grades, barley 80 to 90 cents, Timothy seed 4.75 to 5.00, Clover seed 20 to 35, and livestock prices for Lard 12.40, Ribs 11.87, Bellies 13.50.
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Market Review of Hog, Cattle and Sheep Prices
Chicago reports a quiet hog market with 4 000 receipts and prices near 9 20 for 186 pound hogs, while cattle receipts reach 200 with mixed results and sheep buyers absent. Weekend notes show hogs off peak, lambs lower, and grass-fed beef weakening, as grain-fed steers hold firm at high seasonal levels.
Sioux City Livestock Market Report June 25
Sioux City IL June 25 cattle receipts 200 slow selling. fat steers and yearlings ranged 8.00 to 13.00 with bulk 9.25 to 11.25. cows and heifers 6.00 to 11.25. bulls 5.50 to 8.50. feeders 7.00 to 10.00. stockers 7.00 to 10.00. hog receipts 5,000 steady to 10 cents lower. top 8.70. bulk 8.25 to 8.65. sheep receipts 800 steady. native spring lambs 14.25. clipped ewes 5.50.
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Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices At St Louis and Toledo Markets
East St Louis receipts show hogs mainly steady with tops at 9.40 and light weights around 9.30. Calves and cattle prices mixed with natives steady for fats, down 25-50 cents for many categories. Sheep see fat lambs at 14.25, bulk around 14.00 to 14.25, ewes 4.50 to 5.50. Toledo seeds report Clover and Timothy prices. foreign exchange rates listed for major currencies including Britain and France.
Cotton futures retreat amid quiet session in Chicago
Cotton prices ease with July, October, December and January contracts each slipping about three points. July and October settle near 16.86 and 17.12 cents respectively, with January around 17.15 cents and March near 17.33 cents as traders await further guidance.
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Market Bulletin of Dairy and Poultry Prices Across Cities
New York and Chicago market reports list varied dairy and poultry prices with notes on firmness and activity. Butter, eggs, cheese, flour, pork, lard, sugar, coffee, and hay values are shown across New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City with quantities, grades, and price ranges.
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Omaha Livestock Market Report From Omaha Nebraska
Hogs receipts 4500 with light moving steady to weak. butchers up 6 to 10 cents. Prices listed for various weight classes with top at 8.80 for 2002 330 pound butchers. Sows mostly 7.50 to 8.00. Sheep receipts none. lambs 12.75 to 13.00 feeding range. fat ewes 4.00 to 5.00. Market tone mixed as week closes.
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Hogs and cattle market notes from St Joseph report
St Joseph Missouri market report June 23 notes hog receipts around 2000 with prices 8.40 to 8.75, market steady to lower. Cattle receipts about 100 with steer sales week top near 12.00, cows and heifers to 10.25, calves up to 10.50, stockers 7.00 to 9.50.
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Peoria Livestock Hog Prices and Receipts Report
In Peoria Illinois on June 235 hogs were received with prices steady. Lights sold from 3.75 to 3.80, heavies 8.35 to 8.50, packers 6.75 to 7.50, stags 6.50 to 7.25, and Merit lights 6.00 to 6.65.
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Liberty Bonds Market Snapshot In New York
United States bond market closes with Liberty bonds trading across series including 4 4s 45s and 4s with varied prices. The report notes activity in First Second Third and Fourth 4 1/2s and Treasury issues reflecting a mixed session in Liberty bond prices.
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Weekly Grain and Provision Review
The June 25 weekly grain review forecasts improved crops in June official reports, with winter wheat not meeting last year’s gains. July private estimates are awaited as wheat prices slip and corn, oats, and hog markets show weakness. Kansas and Oklahoma crops look stronger amid rains, while Canada lags due to late start and rust concerns. corn acreage to fall in main belt with weather improving prices nearby.
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Livestock market report from St Paul June 25
South St. Paul Minnesota receipts show cattle mix steady to lower with fed steers and yearlings holding, grass cattle and cutters down 50 to 100 cents. Hogs around steady with tops near 8.80, sows 7.50 to 7.60, pigs steady, calves to 11.00. Sheep no receipts. fat lambs and yearlings down 75 cents to 1 dollar, best natives 13.50, yearlings 11.50, ewes 3.50 to 25.50
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Butter Production At Peak Keeps Markets Steady
Butter production appears to have peaked for the season as cool conditions reduce milk and ice cream use and more milk goes into butter. For the first time this year the price of 92 score butter in Chicago fell below 40 cents though demand picked up late in the week. Clearing house banks show a continued weekly reserve deficit of 6.66 million dollars, down from 15.89 million the prior week.
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Kansas City Livestock Market Receipts Weaken on Week
Kansas City notes a week of cattle receipts at 200 calves 250 for beef steers yearlings and stockers. Steers and cows show declines up to 50 cents, top weekly prices listed for heavy and medium weight steers and yearlings. Hogs steady to 10 cents lower with top at 8.65 for 190 to 200 pounds. Sheep and lambs show lighter demand with natives topping at 14.50 and yearlings around 10.00 to 11.40.
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