Hardigan Stands Cold Weather In Alfalfa Test
In Fayette County Iowa farmers tested seven alfalfa varieties including Hardigan against harsh winter conditions. Plots sown Aug 1 last year faced varying winterkill from 8 to 42.2 percent. Hardigan showed superior growth and winter resistance, while Canadian Variegated suffered high loss but retained some stand. County Agent Lodwick cautioned against overgeneralizing and noted reseeding plans by A. E. Smith and future plantings by Mr. Smith.
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Fayette
South “Dakota No. 12
South Dakota No
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Hardigan
Grimm
A. E. Smith
B. W. Lodwick
Dakota
Baltic
Lodwick
Smith
W. H. Turner
West Union
Twelve Meetings in One Day Planned for Alfalfa Campaign
Four men will conduct a county wide legume and time campaign on June 15 in Chickasaw county. Twelve meetings are scheduled that day with two meetings in a sweet slower or alfalfa field and an evening meeting. The organizers aim to reach many people interested in the county’s prosperity.
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Fampton
Chickasaw
Illinois Central Offers 4-H Trips to Boys and Girls
Illinois Central announces prize trips for 61 4-H club members from selected counties to attend the sixth annual boys and girls club congress in Chicago next December. Competitions include farm and home economics projects. past winners are ineligible. Fifteen trips are set for Iowa, winners chosen by extension authorities and with cooperation of the U S Department of Agriculture. A club work is conducted under supervision of the agricultural college.
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Ilinois Central
Chicago
Iowa
Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
Creamery Score Week Bets on Four Quality Points
Wanchester Iowa May 4 Special Service reports cream scoring week for the Greeley Colesbury and Hopkinton co operative creameries. Patrons receive scores on four points flavor acidity richness body and cleanliness. Extension service specialists test every patron s cream to show whether the product meets the standard.
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Wanchester
Greeley
Colesbury
Hopkinton
Spring Creek Plungers Girls Club Meeting Change
The Spring Creek Plungers 4 H girls club will meet at Martha Genppert's home on Saturday May 21 with Miss Barbara Howery as leader. The previous gathering was at Arlene Schrader's home where Brunetta Williams and Arlene Schrader led demonstrations.
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Spring Creek Plungers
Martha Genppert
Barbara Howery
Arlene ‘Schrader
Brunetta Williams
Averhoff Brothers Run Tractor on 24 Hour Shift
George and Edgar Averhoff, north of here on the Ira Rodamar farm, began a continuous 24 hour plowing and disking schedule to finish 70 acres for corn amid backward spring weather. They plan at least two weeks of nonstop operation with two spotlights powered by the tractor magneto to light the field and road ahead.
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George
Edgar Averhoff
Ira Rodamar
Averhoff
Bees on Farm Reported With Large Honey Output
Waverly and Independence Iowa areas report strong bee activity. Lovejoy plans 5000 to 10000 pounds of honey from 32 colonies while inspector Shipton warns disease cuts profits and urges disease diagnosis and treatment.
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Shipton
Lovejoy
Georgia
United States
Independence
Meyers
Thedens
Buchanan County
A. D. Worthington
Ames
Culling Improves Flock Production for Local Hen Eggs
Waverly Iowa May 4 Burr Hastings of Polk township reports his hens laid over four hundred dozen eggs from April 1 to 26. He credits fall culling that removed poor layers for boosting winter and spring production and overall flock health.
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Waverly
Burr Hastings
Polk Township
Bartles Shepherd Oil ads Northland oils in Waterloo Town
Bartles Shepherd Oil Co. announces an oil truck at Denver and Waterloo Town selling Northland oils and gasoline. H G Diekmann invites customers to purchase Bartles Shepherd products with the same satisfactory service as in the past. Northland oils guaranteed. Phone 88 W Denver Town for service.
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Bartles Shepherd Oil Co
Denver
H. G. Diekmann
Bartles Shepherd Oil Company
Waterloo
Town
Northland
McLean system swine sanitation gains traction in Iowa farms
Waverly and Traer area farms adopt McLean hog sanitation with moving, disinfection and new housing. Colburn builds seven houses from four, Juhl shows 22 new sheds for 25 Duroc Jersey sows, Meyer repeats system with 57 pigs from seven sows. Balfour moves houses to fresh pasture after strong nine month pigs.
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Colburn
McLean
Thoreby
A. P. Juhl
West Lafayette
John H. Meyer
Washington Township
Courier Special Service
Traer, Ja
W. W. Balfour
Traer
Wallace Sought as Speaker for Chickasaw Farmers Meeting
New Hampton Iowa May 4. Directors plan a farm bureau picnic with Chickasaw school interests during rural eighth grade graduation. They aim to invite Henry A Wallace of Des Moines as speaker. Committees formed for advertising and a Chickasaw county north versus south baseball game. An Ames tour is proposed for July 4 week to visit the state college and experiment station.
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Farm Bureau
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
E. E. Tracy
F. Niewoehner
Frank Hunt
Frank Spilles
Carl Wigdal
Chickasaw
Ray Faragher
Mardi Gras Committee
State Park Committee
Heald
Ames
State College
Chickasaw 4-H Girls Plan Canning Project Meeting
New Hampton Iowa May 4 Four-H girls club leaders of Chickasaw county will meet Friday with Miss Josephine Arnquist state club leader to outline the summer program Canning is the 1927 project leaders convened with Mrs W H Hatch fourth district farm bureau women's work chairman to discuss plans
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New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Josephine Arnquist
Canning
W. H. Hatch
Oelwein
Farm Bureau Women’s Work
Buchanan county to start new contesting association
Independence Indiana May 4 June 1 is the date set for beginning of the new contesting association in Buchanan county County Agent T A Walters is working on organization of the group now
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Independence
Buchanan County
T. A. Walters
Exports Boost Wheat Futures On Mixed Wheat Market
Chicago May 4. New export business up to 1,250,001 bushels and stubborn weather in the northwest lifted prices at times amid heavy selling. Oklahoma and southwest crop prospects seen unfavorably, corn strength influenced the market. World supply fell 5,863,000 bushels. Wheat closed irregular with fractional advances and declines, corn up, oats flat to down, provisions mixed amid cotton strength. Cash demand slow, spot basis easier, oats unsettled.
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Chicago
Oklahoma
Potatoes Market Report from Chicago May 4 1926
Potatoes receipts for new and old stock listed with tabled shipments. Wisconsin round whites trade around 2.95 to 3.00 per sack, Idaho Russell around 4.10, Bliss Triumphs in Texas 4.00, Louisiana 3.75 to 4.00, Alabama 3.40 to 4.90. Florida Spalding Rose barrels about 8.00. Demand slow, supplies moderate, market about steady overall.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Idaho
Russell
Texas
Bliss
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Spalding
Minneapolis Grain Market Report May 4 1900s
Wheat receipts were 105 cars, down from 149 a year ago. Prices listed for No 1 northern, No 3 dark northern spring, No 3 hard spring, and No 1 dark hard Montana on track and on the board. Corn No 3 yellow quoted 8 1 2 to 9 1 2 cents. Oats No 3 white around 46 to 48 cents.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northern
Montana
Kansas City Wheat Receipts and Prices May 4
Wheat receipts stand at 49 cars with price ranges across grades. No. 2 dark at 1.83 1.44, No. 3 at 1.32 1.42, No. 2 hard 1.33 1.42, No. 3 1.21 1.41, No. 2 red 1.31 1.32, No. 3 1.29 1.31. Corn up 1 cent. No. 2 white 0. Etw% No. 2 yellow 3 14 8 1 0. No. 2 mixed 0 21 0. Oats No. 2 white 48 5 0e, No. 3 47 50c.
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Kansas City
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary
Chicago market quotes show varied prices across grains and provisions. No. 2 red wheat at 1.40, No. 5 red 1.30, corn mixed values range from 0.80 to 0.76 for No 2 and No 4 respectively, oats mixed 0.50 to 0.54, rye not quoted, barley 0.75 to 0.89, timothyseed 4.55 to 6.25, cloverseed 29.25 to 36.00, lard 12.40, ribs 13.42, bellies 14.75.
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Chicago
Rey
Tom
Steady Hog Trade With Mixed Cattle and Sheep Trends
Chicago markets show hog receipts around 16 000 with light weights about 25 cents lower than best, top hogs around 10.55 to 10.60. Cattle receipts include fed steers steady to strong and fat cows up modestly, with best weighty steers at 13.80 and yearling prices near 12.00. Sheep receipts near 14 000 with lambs weak to 25 cents lower, clipped lambs around 15.50 to 16.23 and wooled lambs easing.
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H&s
Serene Haan
Peat Barnes
Alan
Chicago
Colorado Fed
Thse
Foreign exchanges mixed demand reports gains abroad
New York May 1 Foreign exchanges show mixed demand with currencies from Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Switzerland Spain Poland Czecho Slovakia Romania Austria Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal and other markets. Rates fragmentary and varied by country and city.
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Italy
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Holland
Asia
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Sweden
Demeneee
Switzerland
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Bee
Grecen
Poland
Cotton Spot Sales Steady as Liverpool Opens Higher Futures
Liverpool cotton market shows fair demand and steady prices with 10,000 bales sold. Midlands good, bids quoted for various grades. futures open steady with May at 15.47¢ and July around 14.77¢, October 16.03¢, December 16.26¢, January 16.27¢.
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Midlands
Chicago
Divorce Granted for Hulse Couple With Five Children
Walter J. Hulse was granted a decree of divorce from Ethel M. Hulse by Judge W. Wood on default. The court awarded custody of five minor children to Walter J. Hulse.
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Ethel M. Hulse
Dr. W. Wood
Grain Receipts and Shipments in Chicago May 4
Grain receipts and shipments in Chicago on May 4 are reported with limited readable details. The brief note notes fluctuations in receipts and shipments, highlighting industry activity in the grain trade for that day.
Butter and Cheese Prices Across Markets May 4
New York and Chicago market notes record butter receipts and stable prices for creamery and extras, with eggs, poultry, cheese, flour, pork, lard, sugar, coffee, hay, and other commodities listed. Entries show varied regional figures, spot prices, and arrivals in multiple categories.
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Pacific
Midwest
Rio No
Santos
C. Tullow
Hay
Chicago
St Paul Livestock Market Report May 4
In St Paul Minnesota on May 4 cattle receipts total 2700 with fed steers and yearlings steady to higher in quality. Calves 3200 head with vealers steady to strong. hogs 13000 head slow and weak to 25 cents lower. sheep 390 head fat lambs weak with clipped lambs around 15.50 and native lambs to 18.00.
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South St. Paul
Minn
Electric Park Opens Tonight at Waterloo
Electric Park, Waterloo’s outdoor amusement center, prepares for opening night with freshly painted buildings. Headline attraction features a boxing bout between Clyde Drury of Cedar Falls and Albert Knipp of Waterloo. The athletic program starts at 7:30 pm. Park hours: Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays in May, then daily for rest of season.
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Waterloo
Clyde Drury
Cedar Falls
Albert Knipp
Bertha Stiles Elected President of East Waterloo Teachers
Miss Bertha Stiles, primary supervisor in East public schools, was elected president of the East Waterloo Teachers Association at their annual meeting in East High auditorium yesterday afternoon. She succeeds W. B. Ewan. Iola Knoche was named first vice president, Bertha Roltz second vice president, Nellie Meyers recording secretary, Martha Merrill corresponding secretary, and T. J. Rapp treasurer.
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East Public Schools
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W. B. Ewan
Iola Knoche
Bertha Roltz
Nellie Meyers
Martha Merrill
Tf. J. Rapp
Divorce suit filed by Walter B Coram against Eva B Coram
Walter B Coram files for divorce alleging cruel treatment and seeks an injunction to prevent Eva from removing property from the home at 508 Long Fellow avenue and from molesting Mrs Coram's mother who resides there.
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Walter B. Coram
Eva B. Coram
City in Brief: Local Happenings Across Waterloo
Miscellaneous Waterloo notes report church services in Omaha revising schedules for a baseball opener at Mississippi Valley league park. Health updates include Mrs. Pate at St Francis hospital and Parrott’s hernia operation. Officials discuss school inspections, labor federation plans, boat theft, and transit timing delays on Illinois Central trains.
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City Hall
Waterloo-Moline
Muncey Jailed for Moonshine Possession in City Court
C F Muncey of 318 Seventh Street West was arrested by Officer Warren Buckley for possession of illegal liquor. He pled guilty before Judge George J Sager and was fined 100 dollars with costs or 39 days in county jail, choosing jail time.
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C. F. Muncey
Seventh Street West
Warren Buckley
Muncey
George J. Sager
Minneapolis Flour Market Report May 4 Unchanged Prices
Minneapolis Minn May 4 Flour shipments total 32,162 barrels with Bran at 328.00 48:50. The report notes no change in grain pricing and ongoing delivery figures for the period.
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Minneapolis
Minn
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