Pioneer farmer Eli Crouse leaves 53-year Cedar Falls residence
Eli Crouse, a Grundy county pioneer and Civil War veteran, will winter in Stuttgart Arkansas with daughters after 53 years in Fairfield township. His son Frank plans California move amid sale of the home farm. The family history recalls Dairyville prosperity and early coin selling near Grundy Center.
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Corn Makes Big Progress Despite Rainy Weather
In Amés area farmers report rapid drying of seed corn with artificial heat, aiming for disease-free seed. Wet conditions increase molds, but many fields show hardening and little denting. About half the county’s silo filling is done as Henry Maschmeyer notes widespread seed selection and ongoing storage efforts.
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Fredericksburg
County Fair Pays Higher Premiums Than Expected
Grundy county fair reports 350 exhibitors causing total premiums of 3200 dollars, 1000 more than 1926 and 1200 more than required in 1925. Livestock premiums lead at 2600 dollars, consuming much of the surplus the fair association hoped to have.
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Town People Will Entertain Farmers in Grundy Center
Grundy Center community club members invite farmers from the trade area to an evening program at the Gundy Center on Thursday Oct 13. A quartet from the recent Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo will perform and W F Schilling of Northfield Minnesota will discuss cooperative creamery work. The event will be hosted by EK of Phali.
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Kansas City Hay Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City Missouri October 10 Hay market reports a rise of about 50 cents per hundredweight with receipts of 167 cars. Alfalfa No 1 priced around 18.50 to 20.00. Timothy No 3 12.50 to 13.50. Prairie No 1 about 11.80. market details are partially garbled with some items unclear.
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Farmers Queried and Comment Invited Editor Farm Dept
Readers are urged to send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the Editor and include contact details.
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Iowa Farmer Says Europe Can't Supply U.S. Produce Markets
Ames, Ia Oct 10 Dean C F Curtiss of Iowa State College warns Europe cannot absorb U S agricultural products at competitive prices. He cites peasant farming in France and Germany, high European beef and pork costs, and lowers US living standards as barriers. He notes America risks becoming a food importer unless farmers accept European peasant living standards or protection for farm products.
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Dry milk plant to produce powder at Waterloo Co-Op
Machinery installed at Waterloo Co-Operative Dairy plant to convert skim milk into dry milk for St Paul Ward Dry Milk. The unit handles 10 000 pounds of skim milk in five hours with two machines. The move aims to expand to 25 Iowa plants plus 23 more in Minnesota. Farmers may gain about 35 cents per hundredweight of skim milk. some past waste could have been avoided.
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Fayette Farm Bureau outlines 1928 program of work
West Union Ind Oct 10 On Tuesday Oct 18 the annual program of work meeting for the farm bureau will be held in Fayette to draft tentative plans for 1928. County officers settlement leaders and project leaders are expected to attend with Miss Avis Talcott assisting women in writing next year projects and E F Graff extension agent present. The meeting will outline a general plan but may include other work such as TB and a boys alfalfa club not in the 1927 plan.
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Mt Vernon Township Women to Meet All Day Thursday
Mt Vernon Township Farm Bureau Women will meet all day Thursday at the county home for the first and second lessons in cutting and fitting as part of the home demonstration work. The session opens at 10 a.m. with attendees bringing a picnic dinner.
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Duroc Jersey boars fetch strong bids at Shell Rock sale
Shell Rock Iowa Oct 10 crowds were light due to silo work yet Conner Hill auction at Hillcrest pavilion sold 30 purebred Duroc Jersey boars for an average 44.20 with a top of 81 for a fall boar named Big Flashman bought by Ed Pribbenow Nora Springs. Frank Hill and W H Conner bred different top animals. several head sold around 30 to 36 with buyers from Fredericksburg Madrid Central City. The sale likely would have averaged 5 to 10 dollars higher a week or two later.
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Plager Chosen Grundy County Agent in Iowa
L W Plager a dirt farmer near Grundy Center was elected Grundy County agent at the county Farm Bureau directors meeting to succeed C S Macy who resigned. He will serve part time until Jan 1 when he moves to Grundy Center to work full time. His son Wilbur will manage the farm. Plager has long farm experience, 4 H background, and was a former star football player at Iowa State College.
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Wheat close is easy exports demand strengthens
Chicago October 10 Wheat values edged higher on stronger export demand from North America with Europe sales about 1 200 000 bushels mainly Canadian. German crop estimated at 113 million vs 132 million last year. Corn held an undertone while oats traded locally. Provisions lacked support except from packers. Closing quotes: wheat up 4c, corn down 1 1 4c, oats unchanged to a shade lower, provisions from 20c down to 5c up.
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Potatoes market mixed as receipts rise in Chicago
Receipts totaling 439 on Saturday and 1,624 on Sunday fed a lightly stronger market. Northern Wisconsin sack round whites bring 1.70 to 1.75, central Wisconsin 1.45 to 1.55, Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota 1.40 to 1.50, Red River Ohies 1.49 to 1.55, bulk 1.35 to 1.45, Idaho Russell 1.60 to 1.85, all by quality.
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Visible Grain Supply Shifts in Bushels October Update
New York October 10 visible grain supply shows Wheat up 2 553 000 bushels. Corn down 2 294 000. Oats up 943 000. Rye up 72 000. Barley down 809 000.
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East St. Louis Livestock Prices October Report
East St. Louis on October 10 reports hogs receipts 13 000 steady with top 11.80 and bulk 160 to 180 pounds 11.50 to 11.65. cattle receipts 10 000 calves 3 500 with western steers steady and fat heifers steady. cows and cutters lower. bulls near steady with top sausage bulls 7.00 and good dealers 15.50. sheep receipts 2 500 with no early sales and indications steady.
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Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards
Representative livestock sales took place in Union Yards Chicago on October 10. Hogs led the sale with buyers and prices not fully recorded. other livestock items were mentioned in brief but specifics are unavailable.
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Board of Trade Cash Quotations Report
Chicago prices for wheat corn oats rye barley timothy seed and fats show No 1 hard wheat at 1.3154 and No 2 hard 1.30 to 1.31 with various grades. Lard ribs bellies and seed prices listed. sample grades cited.
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Hogs Receipts Rise as Markets Lift Prices in Chicago
Hog receipts reach 27,000 with slow general rise and higher bids for better hogs. Pack ing sows up 10 to 15 cents. pigs up 10 to 25 cents. Top hogs at 11.00. bulk 160 to 200 pounds 11.00 to 11.70. Cattle receipts 23,000 with grain fed steers scarce and steady to weak prices. Sheep receipts 30,000 with fat lambs slow and bids weak to 25 cents lower. some loads around 13.50.
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Hogs and cattle market notes from St Joseph and Minneapolis
Hogs receipts 2500 steady with top price 11.45 and loads 180 to 280 pounds. Cattle receipts 7000 calves 800. beef steers and yearlings slow, better grades scarce. Desirable yearlings 14.00, grass steers 13.25 down, fat cows 6.50 to 8.00, vealers 13.50, slaughter calves down 0.50 to 1.00. Sheep receipts 8000 fat lambs 15.4 to 25c lower, best lambs above 13.00, ewes 5.75 to 6.00. Minneapolis grain mixed with wheat bids No 1 northern 1.27% to 1.34%. No 1 dark northern spring 1.45 to 1.57, nearby 1.27 to 1.44, December 1.29, March 1.324 to 1.34, May 1.34%. Gulden oats and corn bids listed.
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Turbulent New York trading unsettled by selling orders
Prices eased across many issues as traders liquidated amid anxiety over selling pressure in speculative stocks. Delware & Hudson and Commercial Solvents fell several points, while Bethlehem Steel and Remington Rand hit year lows. Gains appeared in motors utilities and select majors but overall activity remained unsettled. Foreign exchange opened irregular with sterling near 4.869 and other currencies shown. close of session was heavy.
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Peoria Corn and Cat Receipts Reported at Market
Peoria grain market reports show corn receipts of 66 cars with No 4 yellow at 90 cents, No 5 yellow 88, No 6 yellow 86 1/2, No 4 white 90, No 6 white 86 1/4, sample 80 1/2 to 81 4 cents. Cattle receipts total eight cars with No 2 white trading around 49.5 to 50 4 cents.
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Cotton futures extend losses on Oct 10 market slide
Chicago open sees declines across the board as December cotton falls to 21.35 cents, down 49 points, January 21.38 down 48, March 21.65 down 40, May 21.75 down 38, and July 21.55 down 45, signaling broad weakness in nearby positions.
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Butter and eggs futures quoted in Chicago
Butter futures list storage standards for December at 43 4 cents and January at 43 4 cents. Eggs futures show refrigerator standards for November at 33 cents and December at 34 cents, with refrigerator firsts for November at 30 cents.
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Grain prices from Omaha market report
OMARA GRAIN Omaha Nebraska October 10 Wheat No 1 hard 1 96 1 21 No 2 hard 61 246 1 98 No 2 mixed 1 36 Corn No 2 white No 2 yellow No 3 mixed Oats No 2 white 47 No 3 white MG ATMC
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Butter and Poultry Prices Across Markets Dull Trade
New York and Chicago report scattered dairy and poultry quotes with fluctuating figures. Butter firm to quiet with Grande Creamery and state and Pacific coast varieties cited. eggs and cheese show small moves. turkeys, fowls, ducks and geese listed with varied per pound prices across markets including Kansas City and St. Louis.
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Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Receipts: cattle 35,000 calves 6,000. hogs 5,500. Hogs steady to 10c higher. top 225-240 lb at 11.50. 140-170 lb 10.00-10.85. 180-260 lb 11.00-11.45. 270-375 lb 10.80-11.15. sows 9.50-10.25. stock pigs 10.00-10.50. Cattle: calves weak to 50c lower. stockers and feeders steady. best natives 13.00-14.50. short red westerns 10.75-12.50. veal up to 13.00. Sheep: lambs weak. top western lambs 13.10. several loads 13.00-19.75. best natives 12.50.
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Light receipts keep hay prices steady across markets
Washington DC October 10 hay markets were quiet as light receipts kept prices steady for the week ending October 8. Demand was moderate due to cold weather with pastures still providing feed up to Minnesota. Quotations list No 1 Timothy and No 2 Timothy prices across major cities, plus alfalfa and prairie hay figures.
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Livestock Market Report with Mixed Movements
Receipts: cattle 19,000 hogs 10,000 sheep and lambs 16,000 calves 3,000. Cattle prices mostly steady to weak with killers and stockers down. Montanas and heifers around 9.50 to 12.40. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher on sows, tops around 11.10 with pigs and underweights softer. Sheep and lambs slow, bulk fat lambs 11.75 to 12.15, culls down to 2.00-3.00, several Montanas and North Dakota lots noted en route to feeders.
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Omaha Livestock Market Report for October in Omaha
Hogs receipts 6000 steady to strong with top $11.40 and various weight groups shown. Cattle receipts 23000 with feeders and calves, markets steady to weak on lighter weights and strong on some ranges. steers yearlings and heifers priced from about $7.50 to $14.75. Sheep receipts 27000 with lambs opening weak then closing steady. fat lambs 13.00 to 13.25, top 13.50, ewes 6.00 to 7.00.
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Sioux City Livestock Market Report Oxen Update
Sioux City livestock market report from October 10 shows cattle receipts at 12,000 with variedSteer and yearling prices range to 16.25 for fed stock and 5.50 to 14.00 for other categories Grass cattle lower, feeders down 25 cents, hogs at 11.25 top with several weight bands and pigs at 8.00 to 11.00 Sheep receipts 7,000 with prospects 250 plus.
Peoria Livestock Market Report Hogs Steady to Higher
Peoria Illinois October 10 hogs receipts around two thousand with weights and prices mixed 20 cent gains led by top at 11.60 lights and mediums trading up to 11.60 while heavies and packers sold between 9.00 and 11.60. Cattle receipts described as liberal with steady values.
Kansas City Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City grain market activity noted with wheat receipts 332 cars, prices mixed across grades. No. 2 dark hard wheat around 1.43 to 1.48, No. 2 red near 1.42 to 1.46, corn bids down about 3 cents with No. 2 white at 0.86 to 0.88, oats steady around 0.50 to 0.51.
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Toledo Seeds Price Report For Grain Seeds
Toledo markets report cash and bid prices on cloverseed and timothyseed. For cloverseed imported cash $14.00. October bid $16.00. December $16.00 bid. December imported $14.00. March domestic $16.25 bid. Timothyseed cash $1.65. December $1.70 bid. March $1.90 bid.
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Grain quotes from St. Louis market report
St Louis Missouri October 10 wheat prices No 2 red 1.50 to 1.51 No 2 hard 1.32 corn No 2 mixed 54c No 2 yellow 97c No 2 white 9c oats No 2 white 52 to 53c.
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Birds Flood Yellowstone Park With Over Two Thousand Species
Yellowstone National Park hosts a remarkable influx of more than 2000 bird species visiting the area. Researchers note the diverse mix includes waterfowl raptors and songbirds contributing to a dynamic seasonal showcase. Local guides emphasize conservation and watch for migratory patterns.
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