Bonnie Mead farm hens start season at 2000 birds
La Porte City Iowa March 16 The first chicks of the season at Bonnie Mead farm operated by Peck Brothers are in brood houses and nearing pullet age. About 2000 hens are laying in a large 274 foot long house with a central scratching shed. The farm supplied hundreds of birds to Sunny Side Country Club last year and saved many chicks after a cyclone damaged the facility.
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la Porte City
Bonnie Mead Farm
Peck Brothers
Pullethood
Bonnie’ Mead Farm
Bonnie-Mead Farm
Wiyekoff
Beefs, Cows, and the Beef Cattle Fraternity Visit
An observer recalls a Delaware farm visit last June where a dairyman and his sons, famed as dairymen, discussed cattle feeding, grass gains, market swings, and rations while watching steers in pasture. The speaker notes the beef cattle men's fraternity tie as they compared guesses on the herd’s average weight.
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Schnittier
Delaware
May 5 Cattle Feeders Day At Ames
The annual Iowa cattle feeders day at Ames will be held May 5, announced by John M. Evward of Iowa State College. About 1,500 people attended last year to hear results of feeding experiments. Eleven lots of cattle are on feed this year including calves and yearlings. The tests aim to show which feeder is best to buy and what outcomes to expect from market grades common medium and choice. One lot receives back-town dirt while four receive minerals.
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Ames
Towa
John M. Evward
Towa State College
Farmers page questions and comments requested
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the editor with attention to the Farm Department and may be sent by mail or phone.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
10 Acre Land Sale From J J Brooks to E G Knuth
J J Brooks sold a 10 acre tract west of town to E G Knuth for 8000 dollars cash, or 800 per acre. Knuth will take possession October 1. Brooks may buy town property.
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Winton
J. J. Brooks
Town
E.G. Knuth
Etty
Stong Back For 7.0 Tuberculosis Tests In Black Hawk
Dr G C Stong government Veterinarian resumes cattle tuberculosis testing in Black Hawk County after earlier opposition halted work. Dr W L Hanson leaves Grundy Center for retesting in Kossuth County. Stong recently operated in Franklin County which was named a modified accredited area by the state agriculture department. No tests are now conducted in Grundy County. Hanson was stationed at Grundy Center before reassignment.
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G. C. Stong
Black Hawk County
W.L. Hanson
Kossuth
Stong
Franklin
State’ Department’.Of Agriculture
Dr. Stong
Cortlandt Street
Grundy County
Hanson
Grundy Center
Black Hawk
Estimating Price of Hogs During Farm Meeting
Waterloo Township Farm Bureau hosts a Virden area meeting Friday March 18 where members estimate hog prices for a monthly contest. Prizes awarded to top guesser from the latest session. musical entertainment by Wadson Glee Club and local girls’ sextet.
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Waterloo Township Farm Bureau
Virden
Atmonth- Azo
Waterloo
Wadson
Iowa Junior Livestock Club Litter Tests Set
An Iowa extension official announces this year’s junior litter contest for boys and girls ages 10 to 19 with adult enrollment allowed. The top prize is a free trip to the International Livestock Show funded by an $85 cash pool from Sohne Morrell association funds, divided among four prizes by total litter weight rate of gain and related points for Chester White pigs.
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Be O L
Quaife
Sohne
Morrellssociation
Eas Ind
Chester
Clothing specialist helps farm women in Delaware Co
Miss Esther Pond, a Ames clothing expert, is in Delaware county this week leading the second series of county training schools for farm bureau women in a five month course. Following Hazel Green township's organization, every township now has a farm bureau woman group ready to receive the program. Four women from each township meet with Miss Pond to learn the new work and then teach others in their township.
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Miss Esther
Pond
Ames
Delaware County
Farm Bureau
Hazel Green
Miss Pond
Mudholes Fail to Stop Farm Bureau Women's Program
Fayette, Ja, March 16. Local teachers in the house furnishing course attend the third training school this week learning to make varied homemade rugs. Miss Nora Workman leads the project and says the women enjoy the lesson. Last month 29 townships were represented at the training schools, though road conditions hinder predictions for this week.
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Fayette
Nora Workman
Carload Limestone For Bickley Farm
Three more carloads of agricultural limestone were ordered locally last week. One goes to Anton Rosinke, another to the Crow H. Gickley farm for William Jankin, and additional days are to be used by George J. Johnson T. C. Holschtag and John DeWilde. Dr. Bickley resides at Waterloo. Authorities urge placing orders at once as supply may be tight.
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New Wampton, Jr
Anton Rosinke
Gickley Farm
Wiliam Jankin
George J. Johnson
T. C. Holschtag
John DeWilde
Bickley
Waterloo
Lane
Fresh Soil for Chicks Big Help in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls March 16 A poultrywoman Mrs Victor Speer says fresh ground is essential for strong chick development. She will move her brooder house to ground unused for raising flocks and plans to hatch Rhode Island Reds for broilers and layers. She also raises four baby canaries with varied feed and attentive care.
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Cedar Falls
Victor Speer
Speer
Waterloo Lad Is Manager of Student Farm Publication
Theodore Besh son of S C Besh 122 Kingsley avenue has been elected business manager of the Iowa Agriculturist monthly publication at Iowa State College He will replace Harold Klingaman Waterloo in the manager role Besh a junior in animal husbandry has served on the Agriculturist staff for two years Louis Thompson Hampton junior in animal husbandry was elected editor succeeding Mark Cramer Monroe Pa Thompson has been associate editor for a year and on staff three years Besh graduated from West High five years ago His main interest is agriculture An older brother operates the Besh farm south of Denver
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Theodore Besh
S. C. Besh
Kingsley Avenue
Iowa
Iowa State College
Besh
Harold Klingaman
Waterloo
Louis Thompson
Hampton
Agriculturist
Mark’ "Cramer
Monroe
Ta. Thompson
West High
South
Denver
Big Dairy Meet At Minneapolis Draws 3000 Attendees
Farmer from near Janesville and County Agent attended the Land O Lakes Creameries convention in Minneapolis. George sang for Minnesota creamery members while Agent Offvinga spoke on dairying efforts and better methods used abroad. About 3,000 people were present.
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Waverly
George
Janesville
Land 0! Lakes Creameries, Inc
Macy Hatchery Reports Higher Chick Survival This Season
Center Iowa March 16 Macy hatchery reports a larger percentage of chicks living this season than last, due to hens in better laying condition. Hatchery has run nine weeks and operates at full capacity of 36,000 eggs, with another Macy hatchery in Iowa Falls offering a similar capacity.
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Macy
Itn
Macy Hatchery
Iowa Falls
Early asparagus harvest in La Porte City expected
Garden notes from La Porte City report J A Bown’s asparagus bed nearing production with 30 acres to be harvested from the town farm this spring. A 15 to 20 worker crew will cut and pack daily, using a light truck to move baskets to a packing shed. Shipments to northern cities will run about 45 days, with some output sold locally and in Waterloo.
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la Porte City
J. A. Bown
Waterloo
Hog and cattle market at East St. Louis sales
Receipts of hogs and cattle at East St. Louis were heavy with very slow early trading. Hog prices ranged around 11.50 to 12.00 for various weights, with sows around 16.50. Cattle receipts totaled about 3,000 with calves slow, steers around 40, bulls and yearlings strong, cows from 7.00 to 7.60, and vealers around 1,400 dollars top.
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East St. Louis
Wheat and corn rise as receipts fall in Chicago
Chicago wheat and corn moved higher as receipts declined and North American supplies show a large drop. Wheat closed firm up 1/2 to 3/4 cent while corn rose about 4 to 7 cents with better local buying and reduced arrivals. Provisions dipped as hog values eased, and eastern cash demand remained slow.
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North
Chicago
Europe
Cotton futures cling to gains on steady open
Cotton prices opened steady across markets with March at 7.22 cents and May at 7.35 cents while 8,000 bales sold and receipts reached 13,000. Midlands values showed strict mids at 7.58 cents and 7.08 cents for low mids with foods and ordinaries around 6.28 to 5.83 cents. Chicago futures rose, March to 13.70 cents, May 19.88, and December 14.1 to 14.19 cents.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Futures markets notes on dairy prices and storage
In Chicago on March 16 prices for butter eggs and storage standards are listed for several months. Butter prices show 48e for April and 42440 for June. Eggs futures include March and April figures with storage packed firsts at 2642¢ and 274¢ for April May. Refrigerator standards reference November 2944c.
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Chicago
Potatoes Receipts and Prices Reported at Chicago Market
Market notes show 95 carloads on track with 671 demand and trading, shipments totaling 2203, and a generally slow market. Wisconsin round whites quoted around 1.85 to 2.00, Idaho Russets 2.65 to 2.85 with mostly 2.80, signaling a slight weakening with buyers cautious.
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Totatoes
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade wheat and grain prices report
March 16 update shows No 2 red at 1.34 3/4, No 3 red 1.30, No 4 red 1.24 1/30, No 4 hard 1.20, No 1 northern spring 41, No 4 mixed 1.20. Corn quotes range from No 4 mixed 62 63 30 to 66 out, yellow grades 63 66, oats No 2 white 18 8 3/4, rye not quoted. Seed prices list timothy 4.15 5.25, clover 3.15 3.57, barley 63 81. Provisions list lard 12.32 ribs 16.50 bellies 16.25.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Beens Roe
Westies Ees
Waterloo
Waterloo Mills Co
Tripoli
Swift & Co
Rath Packing Co
Barclay
Holts
Colin Bros
Uneven Decline in V alue of Hogs
Chicago market report shows receipts about 19 000 hogs with uneven price moves across weights and classes. Hog prices mostly down 15 to 25 cents, with top bids near 12.05 and averages varied by weight. cattle and sheep also mixed as receipts rose and demand remained narrow among feeders and bulls.
St Joseph Livestock Market Report Readings
St Joseph Mo March 16 market with receipts totaling about 10 000 cattle and sheep. Cattle receipts 2200 with steady to weak prices as buyers show limited demand. Steers in bulk around 39 to 40, cows and heifers near 35 to 36, sheep slow with 700 head noted.
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St. Joseph
Industrials Rally Amid Selling Pressure on Wall Street
New York trading saw representative industrials like United States Steel and General Motors rally several points despite broad selling. Late buying followed the cut in call money rate to the lowest level in months, while weak margins caused price declines in other issues.
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New
York
Motors
California
Louisiana
United States Steel
Common
General Motors
Dupont
American
Gimbel ‘Brothers
C & Fdy
Tel & Tel
Atchison
Coast’ Line
Ohio
Barnsdall
Bethlehem
Canadian Pac
Cerro de Pasco
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chic. Ail
St. P. Pd
Western
Pac
Chrysler
Coca. Cola
Colorado Fuel
Col. Gas
Elpeer
Consolidated Gas Etek
Dodge Bros. -Abs
du Pont de
Erie
Famous Players Bee
Bod Freeport-Texas
Elec
New Bee
General
Hudson Motors Soellingis
Central
Harvester Eee Kane
Mar. Pté
Inter
Eat Lista
Kansas City
Souther Ven
Wennecott Copper
Valley
Louisville& Nashville
Az Mack
Marland
Mid-Continent
B . Seene
Pennsylvania
Pierce-Arrow
M. Phillips
Petroleum
Corp
Reading
Steel
Seaboard Air Line
Sears Roebuck
Ty Sinclair Con
Dairies
Southern Pacific
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Abe
Texas & Pacific
Union
Pacific
U.S. Ind
Wi. S
Univ. Pipe & Rad
Ee Wabash
Maryland
Westinghouse
Wheeling & I. Erie
Willys-Overlan
Woolworth Ae
Foreign exchange rates steady in New York markets
New York March 16 firm foreign exchanges list rates for major currencies. Great Britain 4.8514 dollars, France 3.94 dollars? Noting diverse quotes for Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Austria Shanghai Montreal Roumania Argentina Brazil Tokyo.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo- Slavia
Austria
Shanghai
Montreal
Argentina
Brazil
Tokio
Peoria Market Report Highlights Corn and Oats Prices
Peoria receipts show 24 cars of corn steady to 1c higher with No. 4 white at 63c bid and various yellow and mixed grades quoted. No. 5 yellow 6lc. sample hd 56c. Oats receipts 4 cars steady with No. 2 white 46 to 48?4c and sample at 33c.
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Peoria Ghats
Peoria
Mareh
Sioux City Livestock Market Report March 16 1920s
Sioux City Iowa receipts 3,500 cattle with killers steady to weak. Stockers steady. fat steers and yearlings bring 7.60 to 11.75, bulk 8.00 to 10.25. Fat cows and bulls 5.50 to 10.00, veals 7.00 to 13.00. Stockers 7.00 to 9.00. yearlings and calves 6.00 to 9.00. feeding cows 4.50 to 7.50.
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Sioux City
Provisions and dairy market wrap from New York March 16
New York markets report butter receipts and prices across grades including white fancy and state whites, with nearby and western varieties noted. Egg and cheese quotes, poultry prices for turkeys and fowls, and pork, sugar, coffee, and flour movements shown. two market lines from Chicago and Kansas City supplement the day’s trading.
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York
Begis
Pacific
Lee Ieee
Midwest
C. Hay
Chicago
Springs
Kansas City
Minneapolis grain market report March 16
Wheat receipts stand at 138 cars, 4 fewer than a year ago. Prices given for No 1 northern and dark northern spring grades, with futures for May and July shown. Corn and oats quotes included for No 2 yellow and No 3 white respectively.
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Minneapolis Grain
Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Wheat market receipts and grain prices reported
Kansas City grain newsroom notes March 16 showing No 2 dark hard wheat at 1.31 to 1.32 for bids with several subgrades listed. Corn and other cereal prices reported as unchanged to higher, with white and yellow corn quotes around 0.72 to 0.78 and mixed lots near 0.71 to 0.74.
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Kansas City Grainn
Kansas City
Grain Prices Report From Omaha Market
Grain market results show No 1 Hard wheat at about 1.3143 dollars, No 2 hard around 1.35, northern spring bids near 1.35, corn mixed grades ranging from 6Suer to No 3, and oats at No 3 white about 1.415 dollars. The data reflects commodity values listed for Omaha region trading.
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OMAMA
Omaha
Maresh
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report March 16
Kansas City markets show hog receipts 10 5007 with uneven demand and lower bids for weights 140 to 160 pounds. Pigs 10 to 15 cents lower. top hogs at 12.00. Cattle receipts 7,000 calves 1,000 fed steers slow. yearlings and heifers weak to 15 cents lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. vealers steady. Sheep receipts 3,500 lambs slow about 25 cents lower. top lambs around 14.60 with others near 14.50.
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Kansas City
Omaha Livestock Prices Federal Market Report Summary
Omaha Neb March livestock report lists hog receipts 23,000 mostly 25 to 30 cents lower with 200 pound lights 11.15 to 11.35 top. cattle receipts 6,500 with fed steers and butchers steady to weak, stockers scarce, slaughters steers 8.75 to 10.50, beef cows 4.25 to 5.25, veals up to 11.50, stockers and feeders 8.50 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 11,900 weak to 25 cents lower, wool lambs 14.50 to 18.25, best 15.00, shearing lambs up to 14.65.
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Omaha
J. Neb
SHEFF
Cattle Hogs Calves and Sheep Receipts Reported at St Paul
At St Paul livestock market March 16 receipts totaled 2500 cattle 4000 calves 12590 hogs and 2000 sheep with slow demand. Cattle weak to 25 cents lower, bulls weak, stockers steady. Calves dealers 50 cents lower. Hogs opening slow about 25 cents or more below Tuesday with 200 lb downs at 11.25 to 11.55 and 250 lb butchers 10.75 to 11.00. sows 7 to 10. pigs around 12.50 average cost. Sheep steady with no early sales.
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Paul
South St. Paul
Minn
Peoria Livestock Hog Receipts Fall. Cattle Mixed
Peoria Wisconsin March 16 receipts 2500 hogs top $11.68 with practical lows and lights trading $11.50 to $11.65. mediums at $11.40 to $11.55. heavies around $10. packsers $9.75 to $10.50. stags $9.75 to $10.50. Cattle market unevenly lower but fair.
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Peoria
HOGE
Mary and Hubert’s risky stock gambit ends in truth
Mary, living modestly after her father’s death, accepts a broker Hubert Kent’s help at Graham Kent. He lures her with insider X.Y stock, she loses her nest egg when the scheme collapses. To repay her, Hubert plans to win her by love, confessing later he had advised against the stock. Mary reveals she profited from another margin gamble.
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Mary
Bruce
Graham’. & Kent
Ocubert
Kent
Graham & Kent's
Hubert
Hubert Kent
X.Y
Moy
Huberts
Xuy
Gladlve
Minneapolis Flour Prices Report Brief
In Minneapolis Minnesota on March 16 flour prices show no change with shipments totaling 34,488 barrels. Bran price recorded at 27.00 dollars per unit.
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Minneapolis
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