Asparagus Boom At Bown Farm Near Waterloo
A ton of asparagus daily from J A Bown’s La Porte City patch keeps seven cutters busy as workers sort pack and ship baskets weighing 12 pounds each. Plans for a vanning factory are quiet, with no canning if sales stay strong. There are 19 more acres scheduled to come on, not cut this season to allow plants to gain strength.
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Farmers to Have Outdoor Meeting at Greaser Home
Garrison Iowa May 1d special. The first outdoor meeting of the season for farmers will be at Alfred Greaser's home in Jack Saw township Benton County. If weather is bad, the gathering will be indoors. A film titled Farm for Sale will be shown at p.m. Features include limestone and clover remedies for an acre farm. Music, community singing and recitations planned. County agent will discuss ground hogs squirrels moles rats goats cutworms eradication and control and the farm relief bill in Congress known as the Hauva bill. Other topics include corn field test lot swine sanitation liming for alfalfa and soil erosion.
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Garrison
Alfred Greaser
Jacksaw
Benton
Congress
Beekeepers Claim $9,000 Honey Harvest Stacy
Elkader Iowa May reports Wilbur Farmack farming near Tomal county gathered 13 pits of extracted bone honey from woods and another apiary at Garnaville. He sells honey at 20 cents a pound, claiming the harvest equates to about $9,000 in value despite skepticism about bees as money makers.
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Wilburl Fiarmack
Tonal
Wis Dlace
Lim
Garnaville
Spent hotbeds used to start sweet potato crop in Iowa
Gleaned from Ames horticultural expert Ora Smith, the method uses spent hotbeds to grow early sweet potatoes for family tables. Small potatoes are planted two inches deep under soil with heat from manure nearly spent, then covered and watered. in four to five weeks tips are ready to set out for harvest later in the season.
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Iowa
Gays Ora Smitth
Ames
Cedar Falls Men Spray Orchard in Early Season effort
In Cedar Falls on a sunny Wednesday L W Garner and W Ashird hitched a sprayer to spray nine acres of apple trees owned by Miss Ka C Watson near Jeff. The cluster bud spray aimed to combat pests as the orchard shows healthy signs and potential for a strong apple crop.
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L. W. Garner
Jeff
W. . Ashird
Sud
Wentle Ani
Trut
Turin
Ka C. Watson
Fariand
Allard
Plans for Wing on Poultry Exhibit at Dairy Cattle Congress
Plans prepared for a 48 by 30 foot wing at the dairy exposition to house waterfowl and poultry classes. The addition will create 13 booths for commercial displays with improved entrances, expanding floor space to 64 and 100 square feet in some booths and easing visitor access.
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Ditry Cattle Congress
Waterloo Poultry Associsation
Dairymen Seek Fat Shipments to Hudson Co op Creamery
Hudson I a May 3 Special Fame of Hudson Co operative creamery extends to distant points and draws producers from Missouri Nebraska and Iowa. Secretary Henry Lalrenz has reports of inquiries about shipping cream to Hudson. Top March fat producers listed with creameries and amounts, butterfat price paid in March at 59 cents.
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Hudson Co-operative Creamery
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Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
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Phil Beck
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Guertsey
Toonan
George Walters
Guernsey
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Hedford-Koch
Shorthorn
Murig Brothers
Ay Antone Beek
Planning Continues for Holstein Sale in Des Moines
Webster City reports the Holstein-Friesian Association plans a national sale in Des Moines on June 3 as part of its annual meeting. Eight high yielding sires with over 1000 pounds of butterfat are selected from top herds, with some young herd stock also offered.
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Webster City
Istiate
Jons I Holstein- Friesian Mreerets’ Agsociation
Dama
Des Moines
No Hurry to Sell Jowa Corn Sealed
Des Moines reports from sealers show corn under a Warehouse seal is drying out and keeping in good shape. Secretary of Agriculture A. M. G. Thornbury says some corn is still sealed but there is a tendency to unload a portion. In the majority of cases farmers are in no hurry to market their crop, believing quality will rise for a better price.
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Des Moines
Seccretary of Agriculture
AM. G. Thornbure
Benton County Cow Test Association Seeks Unity This Summer
Vinton Iowa May 8 Members of Venton County Cow Test association are scattered over a large area. An additional association will be formed this summer to consolidate efforts. The current organization has 27 members and will meet tonight for the coming year’s work.
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Vinton
Venton County
Yenrrantzg
Hearing Set On May 12 In Grundy County
Hearing conducted by Mark G Thornburg, state secretary of agriculture, will be held at the Grundy Center courthouse on Wednesday May 12 to hear objections to declaring Grundy County an area to eradicate bovine tuberculosis testing. Opinion appears largely supportive though rumors of opposition circulate in the northeast near the Black Hawk line.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Thornburg
Trabe
Black Hawk Line
Grundy
Cedar Falls
Black Hawks County
Lacaders
Jones County
Anamosa
Des Moines
Mass
Mark G- Thorn- Retary
Rania
Cate
Iowa
Weather and grain market update from Chicago and Liverpool
A weather and commodity report notes weak demand for corn and strong selling in wheat while prices edge up in places. It cites Chicago and Liverpool markets, with gaps in government reports and ongoing drought weather lifting corn futures modestly after flat to lower openings.
Farmers, Editor Invite Comments in Waterloo Evening Courier
The Farmers Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa invites reader questions and comments. Communications should be addressed to the Editor Farm section via the paper’s contact methods.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Ungrammatical Market Notes From New York and Midwest
Fragmented OCR reads list regional price data and commodity mentions for New York Chicago Kansas City and Minneapolis with mixed terms. Includes wheat and white varieties, mixed figures, and quick market mentions lacking coherent narrative.
Board of Trade Cash Quotations May Report
The May Board of Trade cash quotations show wheat and white corn values with scattered figures including No. 3 hard and No. 4 white grades. Prices referenced include 62% for some wheat and a total figure around 28 thousand dollars, with additional mentions of ribs and lurid terms in the messy OCR.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices and Market Report From Local Sale
The report details bids and prices for hogs, cattle, sheep, and wool. It notes light demand for hogs and varied weights, with hogs priced around 2.00 to 4.00 per unit and cattle sales mixed. Sheep and wool prices show steady demand, with several lot prices listed and week-to-week comparisons implied.
Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Mixed Across Markets
The Omaha cattle and hog market reports varied prices and receipts. Cattle receipts show a mix of feeders and slaughter stock with stated weights and average prices. hogs trended differently across classes. Lambs and sheep offerings are described with varying weights, with notes on heifers and calves and miscellaneous stockyard activity.
Unclear OCR fragment with scattered city and team references
Fragmentary OCR text includes scattered names and terms like New York, Chicago, Pacific coast, rivalling teams, and dates, but the passage is garbled with no coherent event, person, or outcome to summarize into a clear news item.
Weather guides northern grain markets and crop reports
Grain and weather notes from Chicago and railroad officials describe conditions across 12 states, with traders active on both sides of the market. Government crop reports due in Chicago will estimate acreage and yields for winter wheat, rye, bay meadows, and spring planting. Prices for various commodities show mixed activity amid soggy conditions and market caution.
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Chicago
Mile & St. Paul
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Weekly Grain and Provision Review
A fragmented report notes wheat prices weakening and corn and oats futures dampened by weather and crop expectations. It cites lower wheat values in Chicago and stronger soybean activity, with shipments and stocks influencing the market as farmers adjust to rainfall and planting conditions. The piece mentions bread demand and potential price impacts amid ongoing supply revisions and market volatility.
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Mastria Skeppagie i Jenga
Chicago
Cotton markets and price levels amid May trading activity
Market reports show higher receipts at four markets and steady on the floor as buyers act for future needs. Cotton closed mixed with May at 18.43¢ and Dec at 17.32¢ while Chicago futures opened with slight gains before closing near firm levels. Bank and trust company indicators for the week point to overall strengthening conditions.
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Stoyvks
Senee
Lowe
Drurkee
Waterloo Markets and Livestock Prices Display at Sioux City Market
Market report from Sioux City shows cattle and hogs with prime grades and varying weights trading, while lambs and ewes move to $10.00 per head. Receipts around 5,000 to 7.0K head. hogs gain as lights and heavy weights mix with steady to higher feeder demand. Local butter, lard, potatoes, and wheat prices appear alongside feed products and hay.
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Freon Rath Puckley Co
May 5 Josephs journey to Iowa with livestock receipts
A damaged excerpt reports a cattle shipment moment involving 500 bulky steers and 9,407 cows. The entry mentions May and an Iowa destination, but details are incomplete and the exact action remains unclear. Entities include Joseph and Iowa.
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Joseph
Hiods Ieee
Lowa
Peoria Livestock Market Report Years Ago
Peoria, Illinois market note shows brief livestock activity with unsettled quotes and sparse figures. Reports indicate trading intentions and small movement among cattle and hogs, reflecting a typical mid spring market stage.
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