Special Lime Train Planned for Black Hawk County Farmers
A special lime train is planned to deliver eight carloads to Black Hawk County with six to eight more cars possible. The operation would run between Fairbank and Reinbeck and dump lime along rights of way near farms. Cost is $1.78 per ton with provisions to stage lime if needed and additional trains to run March 22.
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Black Hawk County
Farm Bureau
T. A. Hoverstad
Chicago Great Western Railway
Moyd Jedon
Same Inc
J. Laban
Fairbank
Reinbeck
Mr. Uban
Duburne
Hoverslad
Great Western
Uban
Illinois Central Railway
Marcel
Enmher
Waterloo
Denver
Waterloo, Cedar Falls
Northern Railway
Shorter Period of Feeding Emphasized in Litter Contest
The 1937 hog-raising contest across 29 states saw Pennsylvania lead with 126 litters reaching a ton in 180 days. Indiana and Tennessee tied for second with 80-ton litters. Wisconsin recorded the heaviest six month litter at 3,598 pounds. Feeding efficiency and early finishing within six months are cited as key factors.
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Pennsylvania
G. D. Lowe
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Tennessee
Illinois
Texas
Kentucky
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Towa
Iowa
Amendment Would Exempt Co-ops in Stockyards Bull
Washington is March 12. Senator Capper urged a committee print to exempt cooperative marketing associations from registering as dealers in livestock sales. The move aims to avoid complaints that co operatives are dealers and prevent embarrassment. Shorthorns sell for 3 018 at Elkader auction with top female troughs around 145.
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Washington
D. C
Capper
Kansas
BiiNary
Oregon
Senate
Elkader
Atinumn
B. HW Brand
Willam Allyn
Garnarville
Farmers Letters to Editor Invited at Waterloos Courier
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Farm Department. Address communications to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterlou Evening Courier in Waterloo. Include contact phone 5200.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
OWA
Farm Depariment
Wateroo
Lews
Cornstalks Basis in Tama and Grundy for Wailboard Plant
Maize Wood Products of Dubuque contracts Tama and Grundy county farmers to supply hundreds of acres of cornstalks for wallboard making. A pilot plant at Dubuque yields 2000 feet daily. main plant due to operate in two months with 20 000 tons needed this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tama
Grundy County
Maizewood Products Company
Dubuque
Ublter
Lincoln
Conrad
Grundy Center
Grundy
Louis Welsh
W. S. Trader
Ilinois
Trader
Welsh
Yama - Fred Eyes
Prank Piehal
Rose Adams
Shafer Brothers
Will Ernest
John Shafter
Houdyshell
Herb Lorenz
Reimabeck
Kate Lund
Charles Slesser
Grundy farmers move into dairy industry at meeting
At Grundy Center Iowa a farmers co operative creamery is planned. A county meeting drew 125 farmers as committees were chosen to solicit shares and arrange an organization meeting for March 17. Talks by Tama County dairymen and Iowa State College dairy head Mortensen highlighted the session. An option on a site is held, with decision on buying versus building pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcel
Grundy Center
Community Club
Rober
Wood
Tama County
Tracer
W. H. Henderson
Tracr
WN. O. Bendixon
Traer Co-Operative
M. Mortensen
Iowa State College
Future Herdsmen Exhibit Of Ames Livestock
Ames March 12 Austen Wilbur Hawkeye topped 24 entrants in the third annual manage herds men’s livestock show held by Iowa State College students in the beef care and horse department non collegiate herdsmen course. Wilbur earned the LaGrange medal for overall championship. In the horse department Jounstra Perkins received the medal. First prize winners across breeds included Austen Wilbur Hawkeye Shorthorn Carl Gru Curlen Angus Leo Mardescn va Hoerefords. Furst, Por and Albert Merfeld Dougherty won top spots in the horse division. Other class winners included Raudabaugh Waterloo aged bull, Gruber Bettendorf aged cow, Fieden Elkader senior bull calf, Sprage Waterloo junior bull calf, Gillespie Monmouth Jersey classes, Tueden Jersey champion, Morlan Holstein yearling. The show aims to give students experience in judging and showmanship.
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Ames
Austen Wilbur
Hawkeye
Inawa State College
Wilbur
Jounstra
Perkins
Harry Lint
Iewa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Neef Ealth
Carl Gru Curlen
Angus
Leo Mardescn
Hoerefords
Fo Jounstra
Por
Albert Merfeld
Dougherty
Secon
Furst
Raudabaugh
Waterloo
J. Gruber
Bettendorf
Aaron A.fieden
Elkader
F. M. Sprage
W. Gillespie
Monmouth
Ciemsey
W. Henn
Belmond
Ayrshire
V. Morr
Harlan
Washburn Shippers Load Four Cars Stock
A Washburn Iowa event reports shippers loading four cars for stock shipments to Chicago. The day included cattle and hogs transported by the cooperative packing association. Local farm bureau activities and a community entertainment program accompanied the loadout.
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Washburn Shippers
Lee Lee Speeder
Washburn
Mareh
Cooperative ‘Compping Association
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Hudson
Mare
Townstip
Pritey Eye
Delaware County Receives 200 Carloads Of Corn
Manchester Ta March 12 Two hundred carloads of corn have been shipped into Delaware county this winter. County Agent Robert Combs notes the large shipments stem from a below normal 1927 crop. Farm accounting records show lower management returns this year and economic strain from hogs and feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County
Robert Combs
Steps Toward Farmer Oil Co Formed in Waverly
March 12 meeting at the community building elected nine directors led by W M George and R A Whitney to organize a farmers cooperative oil company. Shares at 25 cents each. 300 shares needed to start. Directors to elect officers and plan further steps. bulk station planned if feasible and potential local branches discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Farmers’ Co-Operative Oil Company
W. M. George
R. A. Whitney
H. A. McCaffree
William Wendt
Fred Mohr
Henry Schwab
L. H. Brandt
Frank Chester
Carl Kuethe
Co-Operative Oil
Minnesota
Iowa
N. Neal
Shell Rock
Sioux City Livestock Receipts Show Mixed Demand
Livestock market reports from Sioux City indicate receipts totaling about 3,800 with varied prices on steers, heifers, and feeders. Prices ranged for cattle classes and byproducts, with notable activity in weights around 7000 dollars and bulk offerings at multiple price points amid steady to firm trade.
Wheat Market Holds Firm on U S Supply Decline
Chicago reports a 1 600 000 bushel drop in visible U S wheat supply and 4 932 000 bushels less wheat afloat from Europe. Export demand remains brisk with 400 000 to 500 000 bushels sold for export. corn and oats prices edge higher as protracted buying supports gains.
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Chicago
United States
Liverpool
Europe i
Missouri River
Gulf of Mexico
Semp
Atlantic Seaboard
Inonta
Board of Trade Cash Quotations March 12 1947
Chicago prices list Wheat and corn quotes for multiple grades with No. 2 white soybeans and oats figures. Rye and timothy seed figures appear. provisions show lard ribs and bellies values. Market snapshot reflects commodity values across grains and meats.
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Chicago
BBC
Harley
Hog trade active at higher prices across market
Chicago reports a bustling hog market with 63 000 head received. Prices rose for all weights led by top hogs at 8.55 and strong demand from distributors. Cattle and sheep also show mixed moves with buyers cautious on heavy offerings and lighter yearlings sustaining steadier bids.
Stock Market Buoys on Broad Rally Amid Bank Reserve Pressure
New York traders faced Saturday deficit in bank reserves and tax anticipations. Despite initial selling, buying surged across General Electric Radio U S Steel and others, lifting the market with a broad advance while some leaders tested highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morey
General Motors
General Electric
Canadian Pacific
U. S. Steel
American Steel
New York and Chicago Dairy Prices and Arrivals Report
Markets report steady receipts across butter creamery and cheese with varied firsts and extras. Dairy lines note fresh and frozen poultry prices and regional butter and egg figures from New York Chicago and Kansas City with multiple product types and packing stock levels.
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New York
Chicago
Kansas City
Bond Market Steady Amid Mixed Prices In NYC
New York traders reported a steady bond market with selective strength in second grade railroad issues and continued appetite for convertibles. Seaboard Air Line Tens traded mixed, Polaris and West Indies 5s rose, North American Cement moved to highs, and U S Government bonds progressed cautiously as public offerings heated demand for Warsaw issues.
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New York
West Indies
Hig
North American Cement
Hogs and cattle receipts mix at Omaha market report
Omaha livestock market reports hogs receipts 17 500 higher prices 30 to 270 pounds 7.75 to 7.90 per cwt. Cattle receipts 9 500 down. fat hogs and feed cattle mixed. sheep receipts 11 000 with prices for fat lambs and ewes. Produce futures and Cotton quotes follow with varied futures and spot movements.
The Pesky Rats and Mice Rate and Mice are a universal pest
A historical notice extols Meyers Red Fou Persen Kernsle as a pest control solution with bold claims of quick action and no fuss. It targets households facing recurring rodent issues, urging purchase at drug stores to combat rats and mice.
St Paul Livestock Market Report March Receipts And Prices
Cattle receipts 3600 weak to 251 lower with bulls and cutters down. steer runs steady to higher with top cattle around 12.00. Calves 25c+ lower with good lights around 10.50 to 12.00. Hogs 19000 head strong to 1c higher. early sorted lights paid 8.10. heavy butchers 7.75 to 7.84. Sheep 700 head, natives higher, best lambs 15.00 to 15.50. ewes 9.00 to 8.50. Montana fed lambs 15.75.
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ST. Paul
Montana
Kansas City Livestock Prices Footnotes March 12 Report
Kansas City market notes list hog receipts 11 000 with mixed prices from 6 89 to 8 25 for 180 210 lb stock hogs and 7 85 to 8 10 for 250 300 lb butchers calves and sows steady to strong cattle receipts 11 000 with varied feeder and steer prices 11.87 to 19.25 bulk stockers and feeders 40 25 to 13 25 sheep receipts 6 000 lambs around steady to 5 hour top sheep prices near 9 25 per head for muttons at St Louis hogs receipts 15 001 higher early weight ranges 7 75 to 8 65. cattle 2 400 calves 1 200 strong active vealers 14 00 12 75 plus yearlings to 12 28 sheep 1 590 steady to higher with lambs quotable 15 75 to 16 00.
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Sioux City
Chicago
BBN
Byla
Sears
CINE
Representa
Northwear
Gast Hoga
Lights Duluth
Wricht Brice
Minnienpalls
Waterloo
Waterton Alilly Co
Tot AG
Oringe Creamracy
Seite
Wyerea
Waterlook
Bay
Atile Ann Mogs
Lia
Rom Rath Packing Co
Mackers
Lowa Flour & A
Timathy
Enone
Shaw
Colin Bros
Hull
TNO
Hoga
Kansas City
Omaha
E. St. Louis
St. Joseph
St Paul
Indianapolis
Plitsburgh
ST. Louis
St. Joseph Livestock Receipts Mixed As Market Holds
Receipts show cattle and sheep activity with mixed bids and steady to firm tone. Calves and heifers offered dull to weak, light weights steady. slaughter heifers around 11.50, beef cows 9.00 to 7.00, yearlings and feeders steady with strong demand for choice lots. Sheep fat lambs slow but ewe prices hold near 9.00 with wool skins noted.
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Jordpn
Maren
Peoria Livestock and Grain Market Notes
Peoria market reports show receipts of 2,000 cattle and algher ton figures. bulk at 3,098.40. Visible grain supply data from New York as of March 12 indicates changes in U.S. wheat and corn stocks with increases in corn and decreases in wheat and other grains.
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New York
Peoria Livestock Peoria
Marsh
HOGA
Algher
Lan
Hay Market Steady Amid Mild Weather Pressures
Market review shows hay prices holding steady as milder weather curbs demand and causes supply buildup at distributors. Top quality hay remains active for dairy use while regional quotes show varied prices across New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Kansas City and other centers. Wheat and oat straw prices noted with prices cited for No 1 and No 3 grades across several markets.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Marcel
Barton
New York
Pitteburgh
Cincinnati
Ein Cage
St. Lauis
Sifts
Memver
Alfnifa
Angeles
San Pranchien
Oma
Denver
Memph
Kansas City
Qaaha
Chicago
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R. Mills
MarizeWood
Toompany
Ames Livestock
Farmer Oil Company
Farm Journal
Farmland Real Estate Journal
Charlies Wood & Son
G. Wool
Pee and Oother Printing caQnipme Laave
Winnebago County Repubes
Republican
Fo. City
Woodwit
Forest City
Hoo C. Bushnell
Stanwood
Farm and
Charles Wood
Busimen
Minneapolis
Saeneund Entien Sneks
Tdiana
Ormer
Board of Trade
Gorn
Bull
Cearly
Westinghouse Electric
Baldwin
Hupp Motors
Sterling
Allied Chemical & Dre
American Can
Atmecican Gar & Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smell, & Kel
American Sugar
American T. & TL
American ‘Tobacco
American Water Works
Argenean Wooler Atnonds Copper
Atchison + Atlantic Geast Line
Atlantic Refining
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & One Barnsdall A.aly California Petroleum
Parie Certo de Pasco
Chesapeake & Chio
General Sabway
Great Northern Tron Ove Cils
Great Norther Ptd
Houston
Hudson Motors Minors Central
Paper
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Sei
Sesetyce Bom
Lehigh Valley
Vsaate Oin
Louisville & Nashville
Vet Mack Trick Marlynd
Missouri
Hamsas Ik
Missouri Pacimte
Montgomery
Rash Motors
New York Central
Norfolk & Western Nash American Northern
Parite Muchard
Pan American Petrolrum
Paranit
Famis Peninsylvania Ene
Pebroveure Ib
Purree-Arrow Sass
Postunt
Radin Seepes Reade Vives
Garisco
Union Prestic Pete
Eessaeen
Strebo
Western
Maryland
Willys
Woolworth
Peeerener
LAL TD
Liberty Bonds
Liberty Bios
France
Arigtum
Ind Lan
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Seluzenand
Spain
Poland
Tugo-Slavia
Austela
Rotimania
Shir
Shanghai
Montreal
Minn
Daly
Sher Foe
Omana Grain
Neb
AIGA
Rai
Dana Bbn Ac
TRE Bond Market
Omaha Livestock
Omana
AZ Ac
Midland
Strictly Food
Strictly Kids
Sood
Janney
Tanho
Plorda Bliss
City Fay
Binsan
Hay
Prairie No
Aitaiek
Timothy
ST. Joseph Livestock
Iamonds
Black Hawk Loan Company
Lafayette
Money
Morris Plan
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