Two Black Hawk Schools Compete In Grain Judging Contest
Two Black Hawk county high schools will send teams to the state alga school grain and hay judging event in Ames on Thursday and Friday. Orange Township, Hudson, and other schools enter with hopes to defend or improve on past wins, as 132 students from 33 Iowa high schools compete for seven grain and six livestock cups plus special trophies.
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Black Hawk County
Hamestack
Ames
Orange Township
Hudson High School
Hudson
Orange
Black Hawk
Orange and Hudson
Oran
Gienna
Bakkure
Harold Klingathan
Carl
Guy
Town State College
Orange Squad
Johnny Wells
Earl Saylor
Telford Hamer
H. M. Hamlin
Timothy
Boxholm
Buffalo Center
Castana
Colfax
Fairfield
Ferguson
Gilbert
Holly Springs
Huxley
Jorrdan
Lamont
Langan
Liberty
Center
Mannmm
Poultry Mite Troubles and Remedies Summarized
State extension service outlines common external poultry mites including red mites and life history, plus practical controls. Treatment emphasizes cleanliness, ventilation, renewed roosts, lime sulfur sprays, and regular spring to fall applications. Also notes leg mites and depluming mite impacts with targeted oil dips and mixture applications. A separate obituary notes a longtime resident's funeral and interment.
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Toosta
Frank James Dies in Des Moines Former Independence Resident
Frank James a former Independence resident died in Des Moines on March 18 after years of health decline. He lived in Independence about 40 years before relocating to Des Moines to live with a daughter. He was about 65 and had a kind nature, with a history dating to To led o after the Civil War. He worked as a battery business figure and a restructuring plan involved local buildings on Main and Walnut streets.
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Homeonstruction
R. G. Swan
Main
Walnut Streets
Tidball Department
Progress- Independence
Frank James
J. H. Freeman
Esty
Des Moines
Battery
James
J. J. Plank
Steariman
Toledo
FOR THE FARM WOMEN Advice on renovations and homemade treats
This weekly feature from the farm department offers guidance on repairing garments, avoiding waste, and enjoying simple homemade confections. It recounts wartime thrift, offers design tips for makeshift outfits, and shares a Turkish nut paste candy recipe with clear steps and cautions.
Women Make Cheese in Iowa Demonstrations
Rural Iowa communities show rising interest in home cheesemaking as S Hudson reports strong attendance at last week's demonstrations. Four sessions across Washington Ash Vernon West Waterloo and Lester townships produced near perfect test cheeses. In Marshall county 105 women attended demonstrations over two weeks led by Mrs Torrence with Mrs Mary Gregg. Franklin county agent Elizabeth Storm notes many women now making cheese after A W Rudnick Ames guidance. ten farm home demonstrations were held and Chapin High School hosted twenty boys and girls starting cheesemaking.
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Iowa
S. Hudson
Washington
Ash
Vernon
West Waterloo
Lester
Hudson
Marshall County
Torrence
Poweshiek County
Mary Gregg
Elizabeth Storm
Franklin County
A. W. Rudnick
Ames
Rudnick
Chapin
Demonstration on dress forms at Gladbrook
Grundy county farm women praise Miss Hudson for kitchen and health outreach. A dress form demonstration is planned at Mrs Carl All Rice home near Gladbrook on Friday March 22, as the Webster county nurse faces funding uncertainty. The women push to secure county funds, with petition to board of supervisors at April session amid Red Cross support fading. A late note mentions Britain’s new nine and a half ton battle plane with machine guns mounted in a isles-like carrier.
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Grundy County
Gladbrook
Miss Hudson
Fort Dodge
Webster
Farm Bureau
Red Cross
Board of Supervisors
Great Britain
Epanetor
Waverly
Riwin Montingues
Markel Weveras
Bam Nica
Grandma Olverge
Slokist
John Robingen
Denjeer
Wriverly
Mes
W. Stooge
Witerloo
John pWente
Alek
Quere Schwate
John Lomingham
Doerethy
Storey Hospital
Clvde Yardho
Cedar Reptra
Manalda Dielemann
Buck Creek
Denver
Charlotte Homighaus
Wilbert Kelp
Make Own Dresses By 3IRS EL RUSSELL
From an economical standpoint and for comfort it pays the farm woman to make her own house dresses. This is the month to do plain sewing for spring and summer with patterns for apron dresses. Wear heavy serviceable material and shorten skirts for indoor work while protecting with a sunbonnet and curtain across the crown.
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EL. Russell
FIX UP FURNITURE BY BENTON COUNTY WOMEN
Benton county farm bureau women launch a furniture refinishing project with Elizabeth Putnam of Iowa State College leading a Vinton training school for seven townships. The cost data lists varnish remover sand paper paint and related supplies for walnut chairs fern stands and other items.
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Emma Sparks
Benton County
Vinton
Farm Bureau
Elizabeth Putnam
Iowa State College
Sui Ecess
Farmers Day Marked Success in Waterloo Iowa
A large crowd from northeast Iowa celebrated Farmers Day in Waterloo with a noon luncheon for over 1 400, theater program, and after event party hosted by Repass Clark building and Greater Waterloo association. Farmers from Cresco Toledo Vinton Manchester Dyersville and Hampton attended. Over 700 registered, 1 060 lunches served, and the Waterloo Evening Courier and Times-Tribune hosts praised by attendees.
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Comany
Waterloo
Weisbard Bros
Cedar Falls
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Theatre
Greater Waterloo Association
Iowa
Cresco
Toledo
Vinton
Manchester
Dyersville
Hampton
Eldora
Ackley
Repass-Clark
Alexander Frank
Sams
Evening Courier
Waterloo Times-Tribune
M L. Bowman
Greater Watterton Association
Fred Nehtaen
Courley
High Wheat Prices Stir Community Notes
Vernon Tap Maven 22 J M Birich visits his mother at Gaurer and attends a family celebration. A carload of duecte shipped from Farmer last week. Mrs William Miarmer hospitalized at Sartor for pneumonia related complications. Mrs Voummer bedridden since January 1 with ongoing health concerns. Mrs Helen Ulrich ill with flu and related complications. Roy Wifert attended Holstein sale at the fairgrounds and bought several purebred cattle. Mrs Amanda Jordan staying in Cedar Falls with sister Eva Kitapp.
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Vernon
J. M ‘Birich
Gaurer
Farmer
William Miarmer
Sartor Hospital
Voummer
Helen Rockwell T
Vernon Ulrigh
Roy Wifert, Mononn
J. M. Ulrich
Fair Grounds
Amanda Jordan Lites
Cedar Palla
Eva Kitapp
Foreign buying shakes prices in daily market report
The report notes foreign buying influencing prices with mixed signals across grains and futures. May contracts show slight gains while oats and corn display stubborn resistance. later, offers absorbed by commissions push futures higher briefly before closing firm. Provisions ease slightly as hog markets soften. Chicago quotations reflect scattered gains and varied white and yellow corn grades.
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Fordistenl
Cammikalon
Wbouk
Kent
Grain Prices and Provisions Reported at Market
Market notes list nominal prices for grain and provisions with figures for CLOVERSEA park, lard at 10.60, beans at 11, and other items around 13 to 12.26. Prices shown include staples such as oats and Bobs with values near 10 to 11 dollars per unit.
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Ean Park
Rowal
Bobs
Local 1000-Pound Holstein Sets Seven Day Record
White Bea Concordia a six year seven month cow in Black Hawk county produced 632.8 pounds of milk and 24.58 pounds of butterfat in seven days for a 30.7 pound butter record, owner Orville L Hamer of Orange township. Malcolm H Gardner announced the figures for the Holstein Friesen Association of America while Miss Pietertje Alexina 2d led all aged cows in seven day production with 478.3 pounds milk and 33.936 pounds butterfat at Hargrove Arnold farm Norwalk Iowa. National Holstein breeders number over 20 000 with Frank Lowden as president and an estimated half a million purebreds. A federal inspector certified Herbert Harris herd at Sumner Iowa as non tubercular.
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White Bea Concordia
Blackhawk County
Goring
Black Hawk County
Orville L. Hamer
Orange Township
Cordia
Malcolm H. Gardner
Delaran
Wis
Advanced Registry of Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Pietertje Alexina 2d
Hargrove & Arnold Farm
Norwalk
Iowa
National Association of Holstein Breeders
Frank ©. Lowden
Tlinois
Hogs and cattle prices ease in Chicago and Kansas City marts
Chicago yard receipts show hogs down about 10 cents with steer prices weak as buyers hold back. Kansas City reports dull demand for beef steers and heavy declines in lighter stock, with hogs steady to down and calves and sheep slow to move amid cautious bidding. Market extra cautious as packers and feeders hold firm.
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Associatedress
Chisago
Hood
Catrty
Wiehty
Yentonday
Bogeena Lyctaro
Otterville notices and a wedding headlined in a mixed local report
Otterville notes recount Mrs. Morris Bantz’s trip to Waterloo to the Wneys of a sister, flu and tonsillitis affecting Pay Crowell kin, worker changes near Quanqueton and Starleton nuptials for Ann Gissel. The passage includes New York money markets and St Louis livestock figures, plus farm operations planned near Hazleton.
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Otterville
Sie
Waren Sco
Morris Bantz
Waterloo
Wneys
Rank Bante
Pay Crowell
Wilis Wiliams
Klene
Carl Watt
Sherritts
Quanqueton
Lesila Gissel
Hood
Ann Gissel
Sioux City Stock Market Prices and Receipts Report
Livestock sale figures from Sioux City and nearby markets show hogs mostly steady to higher with receipts around 4,000. Cattle receipts about 5,000 with steers and heifers generally lower or steady. hogs top near 10.50 in places and lambs listed with mixed bids. Also notes on grain futures and New York export basis.
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Kansas City
Krusnasty
Shepp
Strong
Tom
East ST. Louis
St. Lone
Heal
Khoekers Mal Vent Gnives Skwady
BUELL
AMD Graum
Sir Oy W York
TavKe
C.f
New York
Peoria
Taney
Waterloo
Wisconsin
Winterloo
Young Americas
Beco
Ohio
City
Middle
Colorado
West
Ulel
Essyee
Rollin
Sao
Hearay White
Bermuda
Chicago
Pack- Packing Co
Reese
St. Tonks
St. Louis
Market Downturn Damps Leading Stocks In New York
Immense price declines sweep leading issues in New York trading with rail and coalers showing weakness. Oil, copper, textiles slide while metals and chemicals hold firm. U S Steel recovers from early losses as foreign exchange remains mixed and several railroad names drop.
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New York
Carlera
Kikh Grads
United States Steel Sooty
Coutines
Lehigh Vater J Point
Norfolk & Western
Pacifics
Gamagers
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Texts & Pacific
Pennsylvania
New Haves
Erie
Ontario & Western
Pullman
American Sugar
Heet
American Lee
American Tobacco
American International
Famous Players
fAmerican Car
American Smelting
American Bere American T. & T
Anaconda Copper
Vatoklson
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ghlowo
Hothinhem Steel
iCentral Leather
New York Chicago Produce Markets Reported Prices and Goods
Market bulletin shows dairy butter milk and creamery prices from New York and Chicago markets. Notable items include butter 39 cents creamery extras, milk and butter at various wholesale prices, potatoes and live poultry values, and cattle hogs at Chicago firm levels.
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New York-Chicago
Waterh oornte CONCRETE Stave Sites Corn Cribs Grain
Concrete Corporation led by C. tl. Doughcett undertakes waterproofing and structural work including stave sites corn cribs grain storage, putting emphasis on fence posts and related components in a regional project.
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Ueal
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Kiingaman
Glenn A. 3Akkum
State Extension Department of
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Want County
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Homsgiaury
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Community Club
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Henry Bonarden
Fome
MT. Vernon
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Bae
Williwagy
Astro
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Sumner
Herbert Harris
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Minnesota
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Colurule Brown
Idaho Rurals
WOOL
MIDES
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NX Chin
Bae Anoy
Eers
Ilbec
Corrios
Waterloo Co-operative Dairy Company
Coorraz
Concrete Corporation
Waterloo-Playford Silo Co
Concrete Avenue and
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Mpany Granette Monuments
A. C. Willford
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