Alfalfa Shipments Surge Across Fay ette County
Payette Iowa March 23 reports from railroad stations show 97 carloads of alfalfa hay shipped within Fay ette County during fall and winter. Hawkere leads with 23 cars, Oelwein 14, Randalia 9, others range 2–10, totaling 1 396 tons. Prices hover near 24 dollars per ton, yielding substantial cash into the county and nearby regions.
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Payette
Fayette
Hawkere
Oelwein
Randalia
West Union
Westgate
Elgin
Maynard
Clermont
Waucoma
Arlington
Wadena
Oran
Tess
Sunibank
Stanley
Aurora
la- Strawberry Point
Postville
Poultry Marketing Talk Sparks Unclear New Move
A murky snippet discusses poultry business prospects amid questions about new marketing approaches. The remarks hint at hesitation, with references to Bere as a potential factor and limited concrete plans mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bere
Delaware County Farm Women Plan State Fair Exhibit
Delaware County farm women outline plans for a state fair exhibit. Headed by Knowles of the extension service, the main project is sewing with focus on creating displays and showcasing local expertise.
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Delaware County
Plan State
Miss
Neale
Knowles
Arm Women’s Vextension
Seed Oats Advise Extra Heavy Planting
New Hampton Indiana March 23. An Iowa farm bureau announcement urges extra heavy seeding of oats to insure a good stand and warns that much saved seed oats may fail to germinate. A test before sowing is advised to avoid poor yields.
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New Hampton
Farm Bureau
Seed corn shows strong results in tests at Clarksville
Clarksville Iowa March 23 G W McCayne reports after testing 291 ears that seed corn is good this spring Only four ears underperformed and eight of 4194 kernels failed to sprout Tests used four kernels from each ear taken from different parts of the ear indicating careful sampling to assess germination and vigor across the crop prospects.
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Clarksville
G. W. McCayne
Followup Meeting On Nutritious Lunches At Dewar
A followup meeting for the fourth nutrition lesson will be held at Follett hall in Dewar on Friday March 25. Attendees are asked to bring foods for a picnic dinner but no dishes or silverware. The meeting welcomes all interested in school lunches, cities or farms. County chairman Mrs. T. L. Vriedlex is expected to attend.
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Dewar
Follett Hall
Weu
T. L. Vriedlex
Waterlon Evening Courier Farm Department notice
With the Farmers questions and comments invited address communications to Editor Farm Department Waterlon Evening Courier Waterina Iowa phone 6100
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Farm Department
Waterlon Evening Courier
Waterina
Lowa
Farm Folk Walk Drive Horses as Roads Stop Cars
Dunkerton Iowa March 23 farm women of Lester township met to study the fourth nutrition lesson in their farm bureau project despite bad roads. Twenty attended gathered at Fred Meyerholt’s home with some traveling by horse and carriage others walking. Mrs Pod Friedley led the lesson assisted by Mines Del Clubine and Con Hoppel. Roads worsened recently and the group ate salads and sandwiches for lunch to illustrate the lesson.
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Dunkerton
Lester Township
Farm Bureau
Fred Meyerholt
Pod. Friedley
del Clubine
Con Hoppel
Decreased Corn Acreage in Iowa Reported for 1927 Plan
Des Moines March 23 corn and hay acreage are scheduled to decrease in the 1927 crop program in Iowa. Plans point to a 1 percent drop in corn acreage to about 11,066,000 acres from 11,178,000 in 1926 with other crops rising, while total U S corn acreage is expected to rise nearly 2 percent. Hay acreage in Iowa is slated to fall about 1,126,000 acres from 3,158,000. Potatoes show a 12 percent rise to around 6,000 acres.
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Des ‘Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal, Agricultural , Statistician
United States
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Towa
Fair and county aid proposed law changes in Iowa
A Des Moines session discusses a bill to bar selling wares and operating temporary amusements along public highways near fairs. Provisions include parking space controls. Another bill would allow county supervisors to levy up to half a mill to fund fairgrounds, expanding aid beyond current $1,000 and $2,000 thresholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General
Assembly
Des Moines
Poultry Farm Projects Grow After Bank Purchase
La Porte City and Reinbeck report poultry ventures tied to a Black Hawk Bank property. Howard Vanleet received 700 White Leghorn chicks by parcel post with 360 more on the way. Claude Smith, a dry cleaner, is stocking a chicken ranch on land bought from Black Hawk Bank in Waterloo Reinbeck, with 1 040 White Leghorn chicks and plans to expand to full capacity.
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la Porte City
Howard Vanleet
Reinbeck, Ta
Claude Qd. Smith
Black Hawn Bank
Waterloo
South Reinbeck
Smith
Miss Arnquist to Conduct Meetings Here Next Friday
Miss Josephine Arnquist of state 4H girls is scheduled to speak at the Black Hawk county courthouse Friday March 5 to assist local families with 4H club planning for the season. She will meet county girl club committees at Joowo om. and convene with local leaders at Top om.
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Josephine Arnquist
Lestley
Black Hawk County
Joow
Misa Arnquist
Diversified farming seen as safest policy for Iowa farmer
Nevada Iowa March 23. Fred W Nelson master farmer 1927 says future farmer should be co operative diversified. He runs a 240 acre farm selling hogs and fed steers. Nelson left school at 14 built fertility program and purchased the farm in 1912. He stresses organization to tackle marketing and production while keeping the individual farm as a basic unit.
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Nevada
Lai
Fred W. Nelson
Iowa
Associated Press
Nelson
Neighland Park College
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Railway Foreman Wins Poultry Prize in Cedar Rapids Division
Floyd Hitchins, foreman for Rock Island Railway at West Union, Iowa, won first prize in the Cedar Rapids Minnesota division poultry club sponsored by railway officials. He received a cash award and an annual pass over Rock Island lines. Hitchins and his wife Mrs Hitchins, with five children, run an 88 acre farm east of La Porte City owned by Ed Carr. Their farm includes four cows, a 400 egg incubator, and a weekly sale of a case of eggs. The prize recognized best poultry development under a program that lent 50 birds to employees with partial return provisions for cockerels.
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la Porté City
Floyd Hitchins
Rock Island Railway
Cedar ‘Rapids
Minnesota
Poultry.club
Hitchins
Traer
Rock Island
West Union
la Porte City
Ed Carr
Garden Gossip on French and African Marigolds
Describes dwarf and tall French marigolds such as Legion of Honor and Josephine, along with African marigold varieties. Notes easy seed propagation, best planting in May 1, full sun, and strong cutting flowers. Highlights market popularity and season-long color with emphasis on nonpest status.
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Legion of Honor
Josephine
Wwewrne
Grain Rallies After Fresh Low Price Records
Chicago March 2024 Grain rallied sharply as deliveries of wheat corn and oats hit new season low prices. Lively speculative buying followed downturn with wheat closing firm up 1 percent while corn and oats were flat to modestly higher. Provisions rose slightly on hog value sympathy amid early liquidity pressure and a late rally.
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Chicago
Cotton Market Report from Liverpool and Chicago
Spot cotton in Liverpool shows firmer supplies with 7 000 bales sold and 52 000 bales received as prices ease. Midlands level quotes range from 6.38c to 9.08c for various mids, while May to December futures move within narrow bounds. Chicago quotes open with modest shifts, March lower and July through January higher, up to 14.35c for January.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Butter Market Report From New York March 23
New York butter market shows firm demand absorbing arrivals. Receipts total 9,855 tubs with brisk trading and higher creamery extras. Prices cited for firsts around 90s and 80s, with various scores and centralized car quotes noted.
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New York
Minneapolis Flour Prices Mix In Reports
Minneapolis March 23 flour market shows shipments totaling 36 250 barrels with cargoes offered unchanged to 20 cents lower. Family patents quoted at 7 45 to 7 60 per barrel. cot ton sacks and bran listed at 27 00.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas City May Market Report Sparse Car Receipts
Kansas City Missouri reports mostly steady receipts with 58 cars logged for the day. Prices show No 1 Timothy at 15.00 to 15.50 per unit as buyers and sellers trade across the market.
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Kansas City
Timothy
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Ledgered Markets
The report lists March cash quotes for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and seeds with varied grades and prices. Wheat No 1 red 131h No 2 red 131, No 3 red 128, No 4 red 126, sample grade hard 105, oats No 2 white 44, No white 41, rye not quoted, barley 65-82c, timothy seed 4.75, clover seed 21.60, lard 12, ribs 1 cen, bellies 16.50.
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Chicago
Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago
Receipts: hogs 12,090, 150 to 160 lb top $12.20, sow and slaughter pigs varied. cattle receipts 8,000 with steers and fat heifers firm to higher, best around $13.00. stockers and feeders active, heifers $10.00–10.50. sheep receipts 14,000 with bulk wooled lambs $15.25–$16.00, good fat ewes $8.00–$9.00. Overall tone: hogs up 10–15c, cattle firm to higher, lamb values steady to higher amid tighter supplies.
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Waterloo Mills Co
Tripoli
Swift & Co
Waterloo
Bath Packin Co
Patnee
Renee
Colin. Bros
Chicago
Reading
Livestock Prices From St Paul Market Report
South St Paul Minnesota March 22 receipts and price ranges for cattle calves hogs and hog meat. Cattle opening slow with many loads held firm around 16.00 to 16.50. calves steady to higher with dealers paying 14.00 to 15.15. hogs receipts 15 000 mostly steady to weak on heavy weights with top 11 50 and averages 11 00 to 11 50. sows around 9 25. best pigs 13 00.
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St.Paul, Minn
I . Ae
Break on Change Led by Motors at Foreign Exchanges
Foreign exchanges in New York on March 23 show demands for several currencies. Pound sterling stands at 4.85 dollars, French francs 3.9114, Belgian francs 13.89 cents, Swiss francs 19.224 cents, Italian lira 4.6034 e seven, Swedish krona 26.77 cents, Norwegian krone 26.11 cents, Danish krone 26.65 cents, German marks 93.71 cents, Greek drachma 282207, Spanish peseta 17.79 cents, Dutch florin 39.59914 cents, Chinese taels 60.50 cents.
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New York
Toda
St. ' Ule & Sou Western
All. Chem
Ea Am
Car. & Foly
Caesar
Tobacco
Wat
Wks
Tee
Atchison Ae
Coast ‘Line
Baldwin Loco
Visa
Barnsdall
Bethlehem Steel
California
du Pont de Nem
Erie Railroad
Freeport-Texas
General
Elec
General Motors
Peeves
Gt Northern
Hudson Motors
Kansas City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Lehigh Valley
Ay Caren
Louisville & Nashville
Ag ‘Mack
Marland
Mid-Continent
Kan
Texas
Missouri’ Pacific
Montgomery ‘Ward
Candie's
Nash Motors
New Wore
Hartford
Norfolk & ‘Western
Northern Pacific
Tae
Packard Motor Car
Pan
Pettstee Sear
Pennsylvania
Ate Eeaes
Phillips
Petroleum
Pierce-Arrow M. Cy
Radio Corp
Rep. A
Steel
Ray i Reynolds
B. Silanes
St. le
Dairies
Southern ‘Pacific
Southern
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Tex
Texas & Pacific
Dion Crew
Union
Pacific
United Drug’ Ears
U. S
Sears Percy
Univ
Maryland
Westinghouse
Wheeling & L. Brie
Willys-Overland
Teoria Grain Receipts Report From Peoria
March 23 Peoria grain receipts show 34 cats steady to lower with prices for No 4 yellow 65 to 66c No 5 yellow 62 to 63c No 4 mixed 65c No 3 mixed 63c sample 51144 62 12c. Cattles receipts 10 cats steady to lower with No 2 white 45 to 2c No 3 white 43 to 43 1 2c No 4 white 44 1 4 46c sample 30c.
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Teoria Grain Peoria
Toledo Seeds Price Report For March 23
Toledo seed prices list clover seed imported 17.40 asked domestic 27.00 March 17.40 October 17.20 Timothy old 2.45 new and March 2.60 April 2.60 commas omitted. market terms indicate bid and ask levels for different months and seed types.
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Toledo
Timothy
Clearing House Clearing From Chicago Report
Chicago on March 25 reports clearing house totals with clearings at 110 million 100 thousand and balances at 7 million 500 thousand according to INS data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Grain price report from Kansas City market
Wheat receipts and price levels at Kansas City show mixed losses and gains across classes. No. 2 dark hard sells around 1.25 to 1.33 dollars, No. 2 red about 1.24 to 1.26, No. 2 white corn near 71 to 72 cents, No. 2 yellow corn around 72 cents, oats about 1.39 to 1.48 dollars.
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Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Livestock market steady to higher at St Joseph
Hogs receipts 6,500 with prices 10 cents higher. top $11.60 and bulk around $10.60. Cattle receipts 3,000 with steady tone. steers $9.00 to $10.75, up to $12.00 for highs, cows and heifers $4.25 to $9.00, calves $6.00 to $11.00, stockers and feeders $7.50 to $9.00.
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St. Joseph
Dairy and Poultry Prices Across Markets on March 23
Chicago and New York markets report receipts and price ranges for butter eggs cheese and poultry. Butter creamery extras around 48 to 49 cents, eggs mostly 23 to 26 cents, cheese including Young Americas at 25 to 27 cents, turkeys chickens and ducks with varied quotes, pork lard and sugar steady, midwest and coast markets showing slight shifts in wholesales.
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New York
Pacific
Midwest
Chicago
Sit
Northern Twins
Grain market report from Minneapolis on March 23
Minneapolis grain prices and receipts show wheat led by No 1 northern at 1.51 and 1.33 for of. No 1 dark northern spring futures at 1.84 and 1.37. No 2 hard spring around 1.32 to 1.39, No 1 dark hard Montana on track at 1.29 to 1.58 with May and July futures listed. Corn No 2 handle No 45 yellow and oats No 3 white around 41 to 42 cents.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Winnipeg
Minn
Montana
Grain prices flash across Omaha market page
OCR text shows Wheat prices listed as No 1 hard around 1.25 to 1.30 dollars, No 2 perL about 1.23 to 1.2532, No 1 mixed and No 3 white corn bids around 64 to 66 cents, with No 3 yellow at 67 to 67.5 cents and No 4 white at 41 cents.
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Omaha Gratin
O Mare
Futures quotes for dairy products in Chicago market
Raw text shows March butter prices with various dates and quotes. Mentions fresh standards March 48 4c, April 48c, June 39 6e, storage prices and firsts for March 143c, March 26 4c, April 26%c, May 2640, refrigerator standards November 25 fac.
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Chicago
Wresh
Omaha Livestock Market Report for Hogs and Cattle
Omaha Nebraska March 23 hog receipts 13 500 light hogs steady to higher tops around 140 with bulk 200 to 240 pounds 10 25 to 11 00 slaughter sows 9 75 to 10 85 average cost 10 83 weight 257 cattle receipts 6 500 steers yearlings steady to strong stockers and feeders steady to weak cows and bulls mixed slaughter steers 5 75 to 10 75 heifers 7 75 to 8 75 beef cows 6 00 to 7 23 veal top 10 00 independents buyers paying 11 00 to 11 50 stockers 8 00 to 9 00 three loads light stockers
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Omaha
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Highlights Hogs and Cattle
Kansas City market data shows hog receipts at 7,000 with prices 10 to 15 cents higher, top around 12.15 to 12.25 for lighter weights, and cattle receipts at 5,500 with calves 1,000. steers and cows mixed, with best heavy steers in the 11.66 to 12.00 range and fed steers 8.75 to 10.75, fed heifers 7.75, and good veals near 11.00 to 11.59.
Bloughs flock produces at sixty percent rate
Bloughs flock reports February production at 60 percent, highest among enrolled flocks. Eggs sold, breeding stock, and home use shaped income. labor income after feed costs shown. Several owners report varying percentages, with some failing to submit full records. Blough bought six cockerels for flock improvement.
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Rhode
Hans. Hansen Falls
E.it
Brough
Hha Mattingly
B. EL
State Agents to Seek European Corn Borer in Iowa
Ames March 23 state entomologist Dr C J Drake will supervise a search for the European corn borer near Salem in southern Iowa. Officials aim to confirm its presence after a cornstalk sent from Salem showed only a single bore hole. The effort follows skepticism from Drake and US Department officials about a related borers presence in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
C. J. Drake
Salem
Drake
United States
Department
Chickasaw county farm women to start nutrition study course
New Hampton Iowa reports farm women of Chickasaw county will begin a series of meetings to organize a county wide third year nutrition study course. The program is to start Tuesday May 31 following a March 28 announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
Chickasaw
Fourth Cow Test Association Organized in Delaware County
Manchester March 23 report: the fourth Cow Test association in Delaware County was organized last week and will operate near Sand Springs and Wapkinton. Work will start April 1 with Reo Griffith named tester.
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Manchester
Delaware
Sand Springs
Wapkinton
Reo Griffith
Peoria Livestock Market Report Summary
Peoria Alabama sale notes receipts around 2,500 head with strong demand. Cattle and calves show higher prices for various classes including lights and mediums with top cattle around 11.50 to 11.75 and maidens around 10.65 to 10.95. stag prices near 9.50.
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Peoria
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