Farm Lads Dads Banquet Highlights Local Agriculture
Jesup May 12 Fathers and sons from the farm gathered at the consolidated school for the annual vocational agriculture banquet. Lawrence Parker welcomed all as club president, praising the school’s programs and noting plans for a June farm boys camp. Retiring instructor Ekstrom received thanks, with Lewis Falck set to take over Aug 1, and the group eyeing expanded agricultural education and community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
Lawrence Parker
Parker Twins
Lawrence
Jesup School
George F.ekstrom
L. A. Waiters
Ekstrom J
Walters
Devil’s Backbone Park
Buchanan County
Ekstrom
R. C. Williams
Latmont
Falck
State Agricultural College
Ames
Lamont
Williams
Ikstrom
Jaya
Ag Club
Rolland Esslinger
Fields of Corn Soon Will Be Up While Many Still to Be Planted
Wet fields delayed corn planting across farms. Charles Eldridge of Bennington township began last week and found seed sprouted but no corn above ground. He notes rising demand for seed corn as surplus sold out. In Orange township, corn planted last week has not yet emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eldridge
Bennington Township
Eldridge
Jie
Orange Township
Multiple Hitches to Be Shown Here
A hitch demonstration is set at the Orange consolidated school on Thursday afternoon May 14 under the county farm bureau and state extension service Ames. Farmers from across the country will learn about hitches to improve horse use for economy and convenience. Roy W. Snyder from Ames will demonstrate driving four to eight or 10 horses with two lines using the western rancher method adapted to Iowa conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Consolidated School
County Farm Bureau
State Extension Service
Ames
Roy W. Snyder
Iowa
Wool Growers Elect Officers Plan Marketing in Fayette
J S McSweener Fayette County Wool Growers president calls a May 21 meeting at 1 30 pm in the farm bureau office Fayette to elect officers and discuss improvement. County pool wool sells for several cents above local prices. last year 450 sheep owners could yield about 50 000 pounds if all sold through the association. No 1 grade wool brought 38 1 2 cents and other wool 34 cents with little quantity.
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Randalia
J. S. McSweener
Fayette County
Wool Growers’ Association
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Fifteen Girls Clubs Receive Training in Fayette County
In Fayette County May 12, 15 club leaders from 13 clubs attended the first training school for leaders. Miss Mildred Elder clothing specialist led the session, remarking it was among her largest such meetings. Two townships with clubs were absent, leaving Auburn Banks Fremont Putnam and Fairfield unrepresented. The next session will be June 1 led by Marie Roberts extension service sewing specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Favette
Clrl
Mildred Elder
Olih
Auburn
Banks
Fremont
Putnam
Fairfield
Marie Roberts
Extension Service
Sows Raising Pigs in One Herd
Town Falls Ta May 12 Weyrauch formerly a Hardin county farmer here is in the pig raising business heavily in Cerro Gordan county to one of the Keeler farms. Weyrauch has 38 Poland China sows. The first 12 foofyaveraged nine strong pigs each. A son of Weyrauch’s is in Cerro Gorda county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Falls
I Weyrauch
Hardin County
Cerro Gordan
Keeler
Weyrauch
Poland
Weyraueh
Carro Gorda
Tigi
Rlein
Ciun
Winter Wheat Hay and Iowa Pastures Stronger Than Usual
Des Moines May 12 Lestia M Carl agricultural statistician for the United States department of agriculture says winter wheat abandonment in Iowa is about 2.5 percent of seeded area or 363000 acres remaining for harvest. The May 1 1927 condition for winter wheat is 90 percent of normal with an estimated yield of 20 bushels per acre. Pastures show 93 percent of normal due to rainfall and tame day condition sits at 61 percent. Nationwide winter wheat remaining for harvest is about 35701000 acres with production around 593940000 bushels. Rye, pasture and hay conditions are also reported with various state and national figures.
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Des Moines
Missouri River Valley
Iowa
United States
Series of poultry disease meetings in Butler county
Allison Iowa May 12 A series of 12 meetings from May 16 to May 20 will cover poultry diseases and control measures in Butler county. Poultry specialist W R Whitfield will assist. Schedule includes meetings at Clarksville Ackley Greene New Hartford Parkersburg Dumont and Shell Rock with dates May 16 to May 20 and various start times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Hatch Greene
Chapman
New Hartford
Hugo Deike
Clarksville
Charles Young
Parkersburg
D. J. Sessler
Dumont
L. H. Overturf
Bennedette
Harry Wilder
Allison
J. J. Jiartwig
Shell Rock
Butter Plant In Manchester Produces 250 Tubs Weekly
In Manchester May 12 the cooperative creamery reports output of 250 tubs of butter weekly, a 20 percent rise from any prior year. The gain comes from more milk per cow, not more patrons. Additional equipment is being bought to cope with higher butterfat. Dairymen have moved cows to pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Co-Operative Creamery
ISU To Exhibit Strong Lamb Flock At Chicago Expo
Ames Iowa May 12 With a good lamb crop this spring Iowa State college aims to show a strong flock at the International Livestock exposition in Chicago next fall The flock comprises 225 yearling and mature ewes 40 rams and 180 lambs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Chicago
Crop Outlook Weak in Southwest Lifts Wheat Prices
May 12 Chicago reports less favorable crop conditions in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas boost wheat. Canadian prairie planting runs about three weeks late, while weather near the border remains generally fair. Wheat closes unsettled up 5 1/2 cents, corn gains then ease, oats hit new highs on July contracts, and provisions fall slightly as brokers liquidate lard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Prairie
Wheat and grain prices at Minneapolis market report
May 12 Minneapolis report shows 132 wheat car receipts vs 104 year ago. No 1 northern ranged 1.40 to 1.42, No 1 dark northern spring 1.41 to 1.45, ordinary to good 1.34 to 1.43. No 1 hard spring 1.41 to 1.52, No 1 dark hard Montana 1.33 to 1.34 arriving 1.41 to 1.62 for May July September futures. Corn No 3 yellow priced around 0.54 to 0.66. Oats No 3 white 0.47 to 0.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Gratin
Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
SIA
POTATOES MARKET REPORT FROM CHICAGO
Chicago May 12 Potatoes receipts 43 cars track new cars old 175 total 565. Old stock supplies liberal demand trading good market steady Wisconsin whites 3.00 to 3.25 few higher poor 3.50 to 3.89. New stock supplies liberal demand slightly stronger Florida barrels Spalding Rose 7.75 Alabama sacked Bliss Triumphs 3.60 to 3.85 mostly 3.75 to 3.85 Louisiana and Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs 3.25 to 3.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louisiana
Texas
Bliss
Toledo Seed Prices May 12 Report
Toledo Seeds lists Clover prices for imported 4 inch pots at 16.75 cash and 26.59 domestic, with October 16.85. Timothy seed shows Old at 2.50, New at 2.80, May price 2.60. Market prices and dates indicate weekly seed listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Timothy
Chicago Board of Trade cash quotations May 12
The Chicago Board of Trade quotes wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, timothy seed and clover seed prices. Wheat ranges from No 2 red 1.413 to sample grades. corn mixed prices vary with No 3 mixed at 82 3/4 cents. oats quoted at 45 to 54 cents for various lots. barley 59 cents. timothy seed 4.00 to 5.25 dollars. clover seed 30.00 to 36.00 dollars. provisions show lard at 12.02 and ribs at 13.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Waterloo Mills
Tripoli
Etna
Swift & Co
Uttereas
Rath Packing Co
Town Flour & Feed Co
Prom Cohn Bros
Chicago
General Decline in Swine Values Reported in Chicago
Chicago reports a broad drop in hog, cattle, and sheep values. Hog receipts reached 32,000 with prices 15 to 25 cents lower than Wednesday. cattle receipts 12,000 with steers easier by about 15 cents. sheep receipts 17,000 as fat lambs opened weak, with Colorado lambs around 17 dollars and clipped lambs holding above 15 dollars.
Cattle and Hog Prices From St Paul Livestock Market
May 12 report from St Paul Livestock shows cattle steady in all killing classes with light runs, calves 11 to 12 dollars, stockers 7 to 8 dollars, bulls around 6.25 to 6.50, hogs slow and weak 9.25 to 9.75 with packers buying light sorts and sows near 8 dollars. Calves steady to strong with dealers bidding up to about 11.50. Market reflects steady demand despite lighter weights and varied classes.
Minneapolis Flour Market Report Unchanged Prices
Minneapolis May 12 SP Flour shipments show unchanged prices with bran at 328.25 and 28.50 per barrel. Data lists S7 07 barrels and Bran category alongside. Reports reflect steady trade activity in Minneapolis flour markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Representative livestock sales in Union Yards Chicago on May 12 feature a lineup of cattle and hogs presented by local buyers and sellers. Prices vary by grade and weight, with early bidding indicating steady demand across classes. Meat and dairy cattle, feeder calves, and hogs show active interest from regional buyers.
Foreign exchange rates ease on World markets
New York May 12 foreign exchanges show easy demand with rates across major currencies. Britain at 4.85 dollars per pound, France 3.891 francs, Italy 420 lire, Belgium 13.88 cents, Germany 23.27 1/2 cents, Holland 39.98 cents, Norway 25.82 cents, Sweden 26.78 cents, Denmark 20.07 1/4 cents, Spain 4.0? per?, Czecho Slovakia 2.9605, Jugoslavia 1.76 cents, Austria 14.12 cents, Roumania 6.4? cents, Argentina 42.57 to 20, Brazil 0.0? Tokio 47.62? Shanghai 62.25 cents, Montreal 100.04 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson Motors
van Sweringen
Hocking Valley
Phillips Petroleum
Houston
Foundation
AN. Chem
Car & Fdy
Lve
Sugar
Tel
Wat
el Tees
Atchison
Ohio
Barnsdall Ave
Bethlehens
California
Petre + SOG Canadian Pac
Cerro de Pasco
Chesapeake & Ohio
Crucible Steel
Dodge Bros
Erie Railroad
Freeport-Texas
General Asphalt
General Motors
N. Iron
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nash
Mack Truck
Marland Oil
Mid-Continent
Kan
Tex
Missouri Pac
Montgomery Ward
Nash Motors
Packard Motor Car
Pennsylvania
Pierce-Arrow M. C
Wees Say Radio Corp
Reading
Rep. Iron & Steel
Reynolds
St. L
San Fran
Sears Roebuck
Dairies
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Standard Oil
Cal
N. J
N. Y
Studebaker
Ewes Nots
Texas Corp
Texas Gulf
Texas & Pacific
Woolworth Yellow Tri, & Coach
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holand
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Spain
St.kilac
Czecho-Slovakia
Produce Futures Report From Chicago Market
Produce futures data from Chicago on May 12 lists butter and eggs with monthly quotations. Butter standards and storage quotes cover June May August and July with fractions and cents. Eggs storage and refrigerator standard prices appear for May June November with consecutive cent values.
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Chicago
Hogs and cattle receipts at East St. Louis market
Receipts: Hogs 5,000 down 10 cents. Prices quoted: hogs bulk around 9.40 with a range near 4 to 44. Cattle receipts 1,500 steady to higher. Steers mostly 4 to 4.50. cows and heifers 4 to 6. Stockers and feeders 7.50 to 9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Kansas City Livestock Market Report May 12
Kansas City stockyards show cattle receipts 2200 with calves and fed steers mixed. Hogs 8000 head traded steady to firm. butchers and packing sows noted. Sheep receipts around 4000 with lambs steady and regional price benchmarks cited for California native and Texas wethers.
Market report roundup from New York and peers May 12
New York stock market style commodities note records butter eggs cheese and poultry prices across major hubs. Prices move little with creamery butter around 41 cents a pound in New York and 40 to 45 in Chicago while eggs sell mixed across grades and regions.
Kansas City Grain Market Report May 12
Wheat receipts totaled 76 cars with prices steady to higher for key grades including No 2 dark hard and No 2 red. Corn and oats showed mixed to higher moves with No 2 white and No 2 yellow futures listed, while oats edged up with No 2 white offering around 49 1 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Giade
Peoria Grain Market Report May 12 17
Peoria Ill May 12 17 Corn receipts 22 cars with bids No 3 Yellow 8045c No 4 Yellow 50 1c No 6 Yellow 68c No 5 mixed 81c Sample 68 71c Oats receipts four cars with bids No 2 White also No 3 White Blue No 2 Mixed 54c Sample 2c
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Cotton prices drift on quiet Liverpool market
Cotton trading remained subdued in Liverpool with sales at 5,000 bales and receipts of 9,000 bales. Midlands fair quotes ranged across several grades from strictly good mids to low mids, with futures opening steadier and May near 8.17d and July around 8.26d. In Chicago, cotton rose 3 to 4 points at the opening, with July at 13.57¢ and December near 16.08¢ as all contracts advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Sioux City Livestock Market Report May 12
Receipts: cattle 3000, hogs 2000, sheep 1000. Cattle buyers steady to strong with feeds and stockers showing activity. fat steers and heifers mostly $5.00 to $12.50, bulls $5.00 to $9.00, stockers around $6.00 to $7.50. Hogs steady to higher with top about $9.35, bulk $8.90 to $9.30. pigs $9.00 to $14.00. Sheep receipts scarce with lambs around $15.75 and ewes about $28.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wweight Price
Pete
Estes
Siem City
Notice of Administrator Appointment for Lorenzu Foster
Legal notice from Black Hawk county Iowa announces H W Wente appointed administrator of Lorenzu K Foster estate. Creditors urged to pay debts and claimants to present authenticated claims to the clerk of district court. J W Thompson clerk, Wenner and Mosier attorneys. Dated May 3 1927. Also notice of proof of will for George Cook dated May 2 1927. Hearing set May 16 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Lorenzu K. Foster
District Court
H. W. Wente
Nat'l Bank
Waterloo
Wenner & Mosier
J. W. Thompson
George
Cook
Butler County Cow Test Averages for April Report
Butler County Cow Test association reports April averages of 815 pounds of milk and 27.1 pounds of fat from 337 cows with 319 lactating. Top herds include F. H. Schmadeke, Herman Hunt, D. J. Sessler, Aaron Hardman, and Sander Sessler. Seven cows culled as unprofitable. two sold for milking. two good cows purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Sessler
Aaron Hardman
Sander Sessler
Schmadeka
Herman Hunt
Parade to Highlight Fayette County Farm Bureau Picnic
Fayette Ta May 12 A parade will again be a feature of the annual county farm bureau picnic planned for the week of June 20 with date to be decided later Three float divisions will be used for boys and girls clubs county farm bureau organizations and cooperative enterprises such as creameries test associations elevators and shipping concerns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
County Farm Bureau
Creamerymen Meet in Fayette County
Secretaries of Fayette County creameries meet at West Union to explore insuring cooperative creameries with Fayette County Mutual and to set a uniform reporting system for manufacturing and other costs. The meeting appointed M A Hutchison J R Shales and Roy Winegar to coordinate the cost reporting plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Union
Fayette County
Jim Wilson
Wadena
Fayette County Mutual Company
M. A. Hutchison
West Union
J. R. Shales
Randalia
Roy Winegar
Westgate
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Waterloo Evening Sourier
Jesup. In
Lewis Falck
George F. Exstrom
Wool Growers
Resa Communicationa Ta Water Farms Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Ina, Towp
Pit
Board of Trade
Colorado
ST. Paul Livestock
South St. Paul
Minnesota
Sper
Liberty Bonds
U. O Ss
Liberty Bugs
U.S. T
E. ST. Louis Livestock
Kansas City Livestock
Cannaga ST
May
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Sioux City
St. Paul Saan
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Teee
Pacific Coasts
Midwest
Rio
Santos
Inc
Chas. Tenenbaum
Nat'l Pank
de Pene State Loan Co
E. 4Th St
Secretary of the Treasury
W. D. Hanna and Company
Plonerr Bank
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