Butcher Block Study Tracks Herd Production Gains
March forage report notes Haugen Brothers herd in Iowa observed in a state dairy extension program. Nine heifers sired by one bull averaged 94 pounds more butterfat per year than their dams, illustrating transmission of production potential and urging mature bulls and neighbor exchanges for improved herd quality.
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Courier Special Service
Mills
Iowa
Dairy Divi‘sion
Towa
Extension Service
Haugen Brothers
Chicago
Averag
Guaugen
Haugen
Testing birds to curb avian tuberculosis in farms
Thornburg secretary of the division outlines third testing of birds to separate chicks from old stock and raise fresh chicks. The tests aim to show sanitation and practices that can practically rid farm flocks of avian tuberculosis.
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Thornburg
Aineaged
Unis
U. BR
State Department
Franklin
Winnebago
Department of” Agriculture
M. Gr. Thornburg
Galloway Explains Simple Farm Accounting Use
John Galloway of the Ames extension service outlines a 200 minute weekly farm accounting method. Meetings in Jesup Hazleton and Rowley assist farmers to start these records, now used in about 30 counties, with several groups doing so for four to five years. One man increased profits by 1400 dollars over four years through studying records and reorganizing the business.
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Independence
Jesup
Hazleton
Rowley
John Galloway
Extension ‘Service
Ames
Galloway
Galloway Cattle From Old Mexico On Hudson Farms
March 15 Hudson, Ind New cattle feeding activity noted with classic cattlemen still present D C Iseminger north of town feeding two carloads of Galloway cattle from old Mexico F O Brandhorst adds one carload Cattle average weight about 700 pounds upon arrival They feed on silage ground corn oil meal and cottonseed meal Archie Minish feeds two carloads of heifers from Kansas Oliver Arter also engaged in feeding operations
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Hudson
Altho
Old Mexico
F. O. Brandhorst
Mexico
Archie Minish
Kansas
Oliver, Arter
Warehousing of grain drops off nationwide
Des Moines report shows little use of farm warehouse act this year due to lack of attractive financing for warehouse certificates. Less than 10 percent of corn has been sealed, with loans scarcer and higher interest than last year, despite several credit corporations operating previously.
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
Carl N. Kennedy
State‘department
of, Agriculture
Iowa
Joan Mes
Farmers Pull One Another Thru. Mud on Way to Meeting
In Jesup Iowa 500 residents from Westburg township traveled through nearly impassable roads to attend a farm bureau gathering at Cato L Kaiser home. Cars often helped each other through mud holes as a buffet luncheon and flowers decorated the table. The event included a business meeting a talk on buffet luncheon service and a discussion of income tax and tuberculosis legislation.
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Jesup
Westburg Township
Cato L. Kaiser
Farm Bureau
Farmers' Union Statement Called an Absolute Falsehood
Letters to the editor demand D H Collins retract his claim printed in the Evening Courier about the armory hall meeting of March 4. The letter rejects the described scene of a paid admission doorman and a threatened police call, calling the statement contemptible and demanding proof or retraction.
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D.H. Collins
Farmers’ Union
Armory Hall
Armory
Collins
Mr. Collins
PS. Farrell
Waterloo
Route
Boys Construct Poultry Houses in School Shop
Hudson Iowa March 15 Farm shop at the Consolidated School teaches practical farm crafts under A Hydivans. Gerald Mastain builds a portable 8x12 foot brooding house with new UV glass, plans to housing 15 or 20 hens. Willis Arter crafts a 10x20 foot two part brooder and laying house for city flocks. Materials cost about 70 for the larger house and 25 for the smaller. Other projects include wagon boxes hog feeders and poultry feeders. Farmers pay for materials. students labor under Mr Evans supervision.
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Star
Hudson
Iowa
A. Hydivans
Smith-Hughes
Gerald Mastain
Gerald
A. H. Mastain
Willis Arter
Oliver Arter
Gerald ‘Hinson
Glen
Hinson
Roy
Hollis
Austin Hollis
Paul Degner
Evans
R. Lichty
Proper pruning boosts raspberry yields say Iowa expert
Des Moines report from the Iowa Horticultural Society to the state department outlines pruning rules for raspberries. Black caps benefit from pinched back canes to induce strong laterals. prune six to ten inches this spring. Red raspberries prefer no summer pinching and should be pruned to 30 or 36 inches. Old canes removed. black caps best grown in hills, reds in rows for cultivation and weed control.
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Des
Moines
Herrick
Iowa Horticultural Society
State Agricultural ‘Départment
Soils Thawed Out to Make Test for Lime Requirement
Grundy Center Iowa March 15 Farmers seek lime as alfalfa and sweet clover rise in Grundy county. County Agent Macy tested over 100 soil samples dug from frozen fields. High red clover seed prices push dairying and home milking shift. Grain farmers feel the biggest impact.
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Grundy Center
C. S. Macy
Grundy County
Germination varies in oats test in Linn county
In Cedar Rapids on March 15, 47 Linn county farms contributed oats for a germination trial led by County Agent W C Sheets. Tests averaged 74 percent with samples ranging from about one to 9 percent, showing wide variation. Althea oats thrashed before fall rains averaged higher than those threshed after, though results diverged from expectations.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
W. CG. Sheets
Weather Factor in Bear Swing
Wheat sagged to a three week low as Liverpool quotes weakened and ideal U S weather supported buys late in the session. Wheat closed unsettled down 4 to 5 cents while corn held firm near unchanged. Oats slipped about 14 to 16 cents as selling tempered by local buying and a late rally. Provisions varied, with cotton seed strength sparking early lard buying before profit-taking.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Liverpool market mixed with bids on cotton and futures
A modest trading day in Liverpool featured purchases of about 7000 bales and receipts totaling 24 000 bales with Midlands quotes for mids and good mids in the 5 to 8 cent range. Chicago futures opened steady with March at 7.23 to May 7.87 and July around 7.50 while cotton prices slid 7 to 11 points from the prior session.
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Botton
Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Chicago futures notes for dairy and eggs in March
Closing futures show butter and eggs prices with calendar month quotations. Butter March 48, April 42. June 59 for fresh standards and storage March 474, December 42340. Eggs fresh gathered firsts March 24 1/2, March 26 1/2 and April 27 3/4, May 26 1/4, refrigerator standards November 30.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Chicago March
Chicago March board of trade quotes show wheat prices with No 1 red at 1.30 and other grades listed, corn mixed and yellow varieties around 60s to 70s cents, oats at 46 to 52 cents, rye not quoted, timothy seed and cloverseed values, with lard ribs bellies in dollars per cwt and 16.50 16.87 ranges for meat cuts.
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Chicago
Burley
Light Hogs and Cattle Trade Reported Mixed at Chicago Market
Receipts show hogs down in light to uneven trade with prices mostly steady to slightly lower for underweight lots. Heavy butcher hogs and prime steers held or gained. cattle demand remained slow with most sales $9.00 to $10.75 for steers and fat lambs steady to strong, while light hogs traded around $12.00 and heavy hogs near $11.50 to $12.00.
Livestock Market Report From East St Louis Hogs and Cattle
East St Louis market notes receipts 13 000 hogs with light and some medium heavy hogs. prices range 12 25 for 160 190 pounds top at 12 25. 200 230 pounds 11 90 12 10. 240 260 pounds 11 65 11 85. native pigs 11 50 12 00. sows 10 60 10 65. Cattle receipts 4 000 calves 1 500, generally steady. top steers 11 25. bulk 8 50 9 75. mixed yearlings 10 25. cows 5 25 6 25. low cutters 5 25 6 25. medium bulls 8 75. dealers 14 30.
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Ghicags
Winnipex
Kansas City St. Louis
Minneapolis O
Waterloo
Poe
Swateriog Mills Co
Swift & Co
Rath Packing Co
O. B. Rath
Barclay & Sons
Coln Bros
INS
Repre
Chicago
Shennan
Sererrae
Sheen
ST. Louis
Stocks Hit Year's Low As Market Mixed In New York
In New York on March 15, many stocks fell to year lows while others rose to record highs as oils textiles and copper led declines though Dupont General Motors and others showed gains at opening. Foreign exchange rates varied with key pairs in flux across major currencies.
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New York
Aoe
Rock
Island Advanced
Mathieson
Colorado
Southern
McCrory
American Woolen
Pfoi
Dupont
General Motors
Baldwin
General Railway
Pete ‘Marquette
Atchison
Kansas City Livestock Hogs and Cattle Prices Report
Kansas City market notes show hog receipts at 7900 with slow, uneven bidding for 200 to 220 pound hogs around 11.50. Heavier hogs and sows firm to higher with top quotes near 17.28 for larger cattle and lighter weights firm at 12.10 to 12.80 for packing sows.
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Kansas City
New York Market Reports On Butter Poultry and Cheese
New York market notes list butter receipts 11 5111 tubs with creamery grades unsettled after a break, including extras and firsts. Cheese and sugar prices show firm or steady levels across states and coasts. Poultry prices for turkeys, chickens, and ducks vary by grade, with live and dressed product quotes.
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News York
Pacific
Rio
Noo F
Santos
Chicago
Americas
St. Louis
New York
Minneapolis Grain Prices and Wheat Receipts Report
Minneapolis wheat receipts totaled 111 cars, down from 1430 a year earlier. Prices listed for various wheat grades include No 1 northern around 1.38 to 1.40, No 1 dark northern around 1.35 to 1.37, and spring grades near 1.32 to 1.43. Montana dark hard on track priced about 1.34 to 1.41, with futures noted at 1.365 to 1.374. Corn No 3 yellow 69 to 71 cents. Oats No 3 white 43 to 44 cents.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Wheat and Corn Prices Reported at Kansas City Market
March grain report from Kansas City lists Wheat Receipts at 81 cars with various futures and cash prices for No.2 dark and hard and red grades, ranging about 1.25 to 1.37 dollars. Corn shows unchanged quotes for No.2 white, No.3, No.2 yellow and No.2 mixed, with prices around 0.67 to 0.74 dollars. Oats mostly unchanged with No.2 white around 0.47 to 0.49 dollars.
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Kansas’ City
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago Trade Note
Potatoes receipts 127 cars on track 240 total shipments 674. Market steady withWisconsin sacked Round whites priced around 1.90 to 2.00 for bulk. Minnesota Early Ohios partly graded 2.15 to 2.25 with higher asks for fancy. secondhand sacks as low as 1.50 to 2.85.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Omaha Market Notes Briefed From Nebraska Trading Desk
In Omaha on March 15 prices for No. 1 hard ranged around 1.30 to 1.34 dollars, with No. 1 spring and No. 4 yellow quoted at 6714 to 69 cents. Oats No. 3 White traded near 444 to 46 cents, with sample white at 35 cents.
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Omaha Grats
Omaha
Neb
St Louis Grain Prices Reported for March 14
Wheat prices set at No 2 red 194 135 and No 2 hard 137 43. Corn shows No 3 mixed 64c No 4 mixed 61 9c No yellow 62 63c No 4 white 62 63c. Oats No 3 white 46 4e.
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ST. Louis
Toledo Seed Prices Report March 15
Toledo Ohio markets show Clover seed imported at 117.50 and domestic 26.12 for March with 17.50 in October and 17.25. Timothy seed lists old 2.48 new 2.60 for March and 2.60 for April at 2.63.
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Toledo
Minneapolis Flour Prices in Carload Shipments
Minneapolis March 14 flour markets show unchanged to 10c lower on carload lots with family patents at 7.75 to 7.75 a barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Shipments total 37,445 barrels. bran priced at 27.00.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas City Way March reports hay receipts
Kansas City trading desk reports irregular hay receipts totaling 78 carloads with mixed delivery patterns. Officials note variable demand and unsettled market conditions as buyers scan prices and supply routes through mid-March.
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Kansas City
Hay
Market Report for St Paul Livestock March 15
South St. Paul Minnesota receipts totals show cattle 1100, hogs 7000, calves 2700, and sheep 500. Cattle steady, light and medium weights 8.50 to 9.60, cutters 4.25, feeders 6.75 to 7.75. Calves 11.50 to 12.40, up to 12.50 for packers. Hogs slow to weak, early top 11.50, good lots 11.50 to 11.60, butchers 11.00 to 11.75. Lambs 14.25, clipped 12.85, few culls 10.00.
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Paul Livestock
South St. Paul
Minn
Agricultural Club Banquet Set At Schoolhouse
Tesup Ta March 11 The agricultural club will hold a banquet at the schoolhouse here on Wednesday evening March 16.
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Tesup
The
Agricultural Club
Laura and George Augustus Plan Simple Marriage
Cyrus and Mrs Popham debate modern love as Laura and George Augustus decide to marry with modest means. Laura seeks a cottage with one servant, while Cyrus warns about prudence and money, but Mary supports the young couple’s determination. George asserts his pay will cover needs and luxuries.
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Popham
Wes
Laura
George
Augustus” Clatshaw
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Laure
Avalon
Inera
George Cranshaw
Shim
George Augustus
Gaura
Mary
Prudence
John
Dorothy Vernon
Lucy
Boston
General ‘Knox
Young Cranshaw
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