Lime freight trains deliver agricultural lime to Black Hawk farmers
Arrangements completed for three and four special lime trains to unload 65 cars totaling about 3,200 tons in Black Hawk and nearby counties. Rail lines including Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern and Chicago Great Western coordinate loading spots and shovelers to speed dumping. County agent D De Offringa and Illinois Central officials organize crews, costs, and refunds.
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Perry Eliott
Fred Adams
Ira Finch
Charles Finch
Edgar
Fred
Charles Sigglekow
Shimp Brothers
Shoemaker
George Smith
Chicago
Great Western Railway
Cedar Falls Junction
Cedar Palls
Black Hawk County
Ilinois
Waterloo
Janesville
Bowers
Black Hawk
Westerday
Bowers Jersey Farm
Chicago Great Western Railway
H.W. Stepert
Finchford
Winslow
Rock Island
Bremer County Poultry Club Plans Arise From Cost Concerns
Waverly March 22. Bremer County poultry clubs form to boost profits through cheaper methods and better management. W. M. Vernon from extension service meets with three poultrymen Fred Wolf J Z Gallagher and Fred Feldman to plan organized clubs. Rules and regulations set for the project.
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Waverly
Bremer
W. M. Vernon
Extension Service
Fred Wolf
J. Z. Gallagher
Fred Feldman
Washington
Toweship
Poultry Club
John Day Quits Beef Club Work
Carl A. Oldsen of Wall Lake elected field secretary of Iowa Beef Producers Association to replace John A. Day who resigned for health reasons. Oldsen, a Shorthorn breeder, will start April 1 and aims to promote baby beef clubs and breeder collaboration. He has long involvement in livestock and led the state Shorthorn Breeders Association.
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Iowan State College
State
Indianola
W. E. Graham
Prairie City
R. D. Breckenridge
Winterset
Ray Coglan
Evira
H. H. Kiltee
Iowa
State College
Special Limestone Train Considered for Delaware County
Manchester Iowa March 22 A plan for a special limestone train to aid Delaware county farmers was discussed by County Agent Robert Combs and Dubuque Stone Products representatives Paul Mauman and S Todd The system mirrors a Black Hawk county operation with dump cars unloading quickly at tracks or crossings Work to assemble orders in Buchanan county is hindered by bad roads and Grundy Center and Grundy Iowa show interest The county farm bureau offers help to deploy limestone and a 60 day land transfer privilege may apply if orders materialize
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Manchester
Delaware County
Robert Combs
Paul Mauman
S. Todd
Dubuque Stone Products Company
Illinois Central Railway
Black Hawk County
Buchanan County
Grundy
Grundy Center
County Farm Bureau
Lyme
Average germination in seed corn tested in Delaware County
Delaware county farmers test seed corn germination with county agent reports showing an average rate near the general standard. Frost remains in ground and little plowing done while oats are being threshed. Limestone arrives from Dunquque as lime road work proceeds and Velvet barley import planned to boost barley acreage.
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Manchester
Maren Vt
Delaware County
Conths
Fara
Minnesota
Questions and comments to Editor Farm Department
Readers invited to address the Wa teloo Evening Courier Farm Department with questions and comments. Communications should be sent to the editor in Waterloo Iowa via the paper's address or phone number for submission.
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Wateloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Former Fayetter Agent Promoted to Chicago Office
Clyde Combs longtime Fayette county agent is promoted to run the Chicago office of The Dairy Farmer, a Meredith publication. He has been in New York City for three years and will manage advertising for the dairy journals. He is brother to Ray and Robert Combs of Elkader and Manchester respectively, who are county agents in Clayton and Delaware counties. Ray led a national champion junior judging team to Europe last summer. O. G. Schaefer will replace Combs at The Dairy Farmer, bringing a background in calf judging at Dairy Cattle Congress and Minnesota dairy work. J. B. P. Eves of Waterloo is the advertising sales manager.
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Clyde Combs
Fayette County
Dairy Farmer
Meredith
Des Moines
Chicago
Meredith Journals
Mr. Combs
New York City
Ray Combs
Elkader
Robert Combs
Manchester
Clayton
Delaware
Europe
0. G. Schaefer
Dairy Cattle Congress
Iowa State
Schaeffer
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
J. BP. Eves
Waterloo
Opposition Did Not Speak At Dunkerton Tuberculosis Meeting
More than 200 attended a Dunkerton meeting on bovine tuberculosis eradication led by Dr. J A Barger of Des Moines. Opponents were not represented. J H Rigdon had spoken against the test at prior county meetings and was to speak in Jesup and other towns.
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Courier
Dunkerton
Black Hawk
Cedar Falls
Rigdon
Ines
Barger
Jesup
J. N. Muncy
J. H. Copenhaver
Janesville
Hudson
Farm Bureau Meetings Highlight Local Group Activities
Farm women show strong interest in a second year home furnishing course led by extension specialist Miss Nora Workman. In Black Hawk County meetings progress slow with Spring Creek Big Creek and Fox township groups gathering at J C Kerr home. Leaders from Lester Bennington Poyner Bartlay met at Y W C A. Cedar Falls Wash ington Union Mt Vernon Cedar Falls leaders joined. Eagle Township gathered at convent. Black Hawk Township plans a home talent play Say It With Tatty directed by Mrs Ralph Mitchell.
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Sesson
Boru
Nora Workman
Black Hawk Catty
Spring Creek
Big Creek
Fox Township
J. C. Kerr
Spring Creek Township
Lester
Bennington
Poyner
Bartlay
Alice
Glen Sark
Theron Campbell
Esther Fisher
Ebyrlyn Marston
Col. Priedley
George Cook
Eagle Township
Hogs and Cotton Market Roundup At East St Louis and Liverpool
East St Louis livestock markets show varied hog prices with weights and bids fluctuating. sharp activity noted in lighter weights and medium cuts. Cotton trade close to steady, with 7,000 bales sold, receipts 4,200, Midland fair values quoted for various grades and future contracts edged down slightly.
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Liverpool
Midland
Wade
Mtearo
ChiraKa
Insi
Chicago
Kansas
Omaha
East St. Louis
St. Yoseph Lom
Sioux City
Paul Tees
Indianapolis Ie
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Wheat market slips as rain aids grain selloff in Chicago
Chicago reports show wheat prices easing after rain signals and weather favorable for new crops. Corn and oats declined while selling pressure and export demand softened. Liv erpool and Argentine crop expectations weighed on prices. Cash trading remained quiet with buyers cautious before improved conditions and a large Argentine shipment projection.
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Seaboard
Liverpool
Sec
Chicago Wheat Inter
Europe
United States
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary Event
Grain and food prices listed include wheat and oats with various No. 2 and No. 3 grades, corn for mixed and yellow, sample grades, and white varieties. Notable figures show oats around 60 62 and 58 12 for No 3 white, corn mixed around 9444 OTe, yellow around 90 4c, and old sample grades near 98c. Provisions list lard 13.47, hams 11.25, veal 12.75, with cloverseed and Timothyseed totals around 2 859 and 19 404 respectively.
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Bellirs
New York
Tivc
Hog and Cattle Prices Steady to Higher in Chicago Market
Chicago receipts show hogs selling higher against a slow market with choice and medium weights up to 10 cents. Cattle steady to strong with good demand for heavy steers and better cows, while sheep remain in demand with lamb prices rising modestly. Kansas City reports steady to lower trends for hay and feedstuffs.
Price No-Obvect In Stock Buying
New York March 22 44 The world wide interest in the stock market as recent weeks prove brought a rush of buyers. Buy at the market was the slogan and prices rose with large volume and blocks traded. Several stocks hit new highs. U S Steel General Motors and Case Threshing advanced. call loans rose to 4 3 4 per cent.
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New York
Stock Exchange
American Linseed
Calumet & Arizona
General Asphalt
Postum
Gentral Motors
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Hupp
Graham Paige Motors
Dupont
National Bellas Hess
Sinclair Oil
Case Threshing
Vanadium Steel
Greene Cananea Copper
Calumet & Arizona Internationsl Nickel
Midland Steel Products
Barnsdall A . Bethlehem ‘Steel
St. P
Chicago & North Wester
ROG SE Paap Nan Consolidated
I Crucible Steel
Esas Seaboard Ale
Sears Roebuck Standard
New Jersey
Standard Qi
Texas Pacific Ld
Timken Rolter Bearing
Union Carbide
California
SeaMiryster
Dodge Bros. Ace
Eerie ‘Sinclair
Olcea
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Cacu Co
Dairies
American American
Foundry
American Locomotive
American
vAmerican Sugar
American T
American Tobacco
American Water Works
American Woolen
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Atlantic Reining
Baldwitt Locomotive
Baltimore
Chig du Pont de Nem
Erie
Fleiachmann
Freeport-Texas
General Electric
Bene General Railway
Bional
Great Northern Iron Ore
Great Northern Pid
Houston Ol
Hudson Motors Tilnets Central Int
Bus, Int
Harvester Int
Nickel Int
Paper Des A . Tater, Tel
Tel
Kansas City
Kennecoth
Ween
Lehigh Valley
Mack ‘Truck
Martang Oil
Kan
Tox
Missouri Padre
Montgomery Ward - Nash Motors
Reve
New York Central
N. H
Hartford
Norfolk & Western
North American
Northern Pact
Packard
Pah
Pet
B . Prutamount Fam
Texas & Pacific US
Wabash
Western
Maryland
Westinghousa
Picetric Wenlworth
Liberty Bonds
United States Bonds
Serewe Ee Bot
Liberty Pfrish
Liberty
Treasury
Representative Sales Livestock at Union Yards
Union Yards in Chicago hosted livestock sales today as the Representative Sales event opened with active bidding on multiple lots. Vendors and buyers met for the market session, outlining prices and lot details for potential bidders.
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Union
Provisions Report From New York Market Area
New York market notes show creamery receipts rising to 244 914 pounds and poultry dressed items steady. Prices overall unchanged as firm receipts recorded 43 303 cases while other items including 10 413 tab receipts and 47 4a tac entries appear with unclear details.
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New York
Peoria Livestock Hogs Up 10 Dollars With Bulk Steady
Peoria Illinois March 29 hog receipts 7 000 were up about 10 205 dollars cash buyers paid 9 , 38 4 5 for top hogs and bulk to 8 008 40 while cattle receipts 100 limited buyers steady and quiet with price firming unsettled overall market directions unclear due to light demand
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Peoria Livestock Peoria
Paul Livestock Market Reports Receipts and Prices
Paul, March 23. CATTLE receipts 1,900 with steady to higher bids for steers and heifers. Calves 2,100 with good demand near steady. HOGS receipts mixed with packer trade slow but some early strength. SHEEP receipts 500 with lambs and ewes trading higher on demand and lambs 73 to 74 pounds selling up to 16.25. Potatoes: 150 cars on track with slow movement and dull market. Florida and Wisconsin offerings listed with varied prices.
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Paul Livestock Bo
Paul
Ailnn
Hotatoes
Chicago
Potatoon
Florida
Bliss
Guba
Wisconsin
Idaho
Bond Market Sees Railroads Hit New Highs And Utilities Rise
The New York bond market on March 22 showed strength in railroad issues with St. Paul 5s New Hayes 4 4s and Union Pacific 4 14s hitting new highs. Utilities led by Columbia Gas Electric 5s, and Philadelphia Core Gold 5s sold near highs on strong demand. Convertible Andes Copper mine rose over 6 points to a record, while foreign and U S government bonds were mostly steady or softening.
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New York
St. Paul
New Hayes
Union Pacific
Tuinois Central
Mobile & Chin
Columbia Gas& Electric Ss
Philadelphia Co
Andes
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Black Hawk County Farm
Ira Knapp
Ray Paul
W. ¢. Mulvaney
Charles Hinden
Bremer County
M. S&s. Prifehall
D. de Offringa
Fairbank
Renebeck
Paul R. Farlow
Illnois
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Haen
Rami
Dubuque
Minn
Ifr
Cart
Boty Family
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Beef Club
Carl A. Oldsen
Association Sec
Delaware Co
Fayette
Clyde
Schaefer
T. B
Meet
ST. Louis
ELKIN
SAAS
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Eliest
UPI
Aly
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Waterloo Marefets
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Ats
Nat Froduce
Bwitt & Go
Gee
Old Taostera
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Whlerloa
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de Orie
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New York Stock Exchange
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