Corn Yields Reported In Iowa County Tests
Farmers in Bremer and surrounding counties report mixed corn yields with several varieties showing high outputs. The Bremer county plot yielded 31.6 bushels per acre for a yellow dent corn, while calico and early white varieties reached 79.2 and 74.9 bushels respectively. Tests in Maxfield township and Benton county show top figures near 91.1 and 93.5 bushels per acre, with wide variance among 15 to 26 varieties and moisture corrections pending.
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P. A. Hansen
Dayton
Gaede
Ames
Thoms
Readlyn
Maxfield Township
Herman -Schweer Farm
H. J. Thoms
Benton County
H. F. Haerther
Shellsburg
C.M. Hoyt
la Porte City
FL Giaerther
Shedlsburg
Hoyt
la Porte
A Lipsius
Marengo
Pat Cantwell
van “Home En Hansen
Vinton
Noeller
Will
Fred McCulloch
Hartwick Lewis
Greaser
Thompson
van Ho
Hog
Cahtonwine
Schmuecker
Blairscown
Schild
Belle Plaine
M. Wilson
Vinton Wim
Bendall Vinton
Louis’ Stocker
Newhall
George Steen
West Libert
Hlh
Krizer
Rosehill
John Clark
A. C. Kluss
Luzerne
Is F. Retes
Gartison
New Kinds Cabbage Doing Wonders for Muscatine Growers
Wapello Iowa Oct 19 AP The Iowa Experiment Station at Ames developed a new cabbage variety enabling Muscatine island farmers to grow cabbage. County Agent Rolto S Pickford cites growers Haber brothers large Muscatine farm say 1911 to last year failed crop with 25 acres of Towa 5 and 40 acres this year but results were satisfactory. They plan to plant more next year and buy seed sufficient for 5 000 acres.
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Wapello
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Muscatine Island
Rolto S. Pickford
Habi Brothers
Muscatine District
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Towa
Pickford
East Janesville church to sponsor supper Wednesday
East Janesville Methodist Church Women plan an annual bazaar and chicken supper on Wednesday evening October 21. Serving starts at 6 p.m. A pheasant supper replaces chicken for many attendees as part of the open pheasant season.
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East Janesville
East Janesville Methodist Episcopal Church
Bor|ames
C. D. Briden
Fred Becker
Harry Askey
W. L. Backer
Farmers Questions and Comments For Editor
Readers address letters to the Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications include inquiries and remarks on farming topics and local agricultural issues. Phone contact is listed for correspondence.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Selling Day Old Bulls On Dairy Farms
John Cunningham of Orange township, a Holstein breeder, sold a day-old bull for 26 dollars. He said calves at that age hold more value than raising a calf to a year old for 160. Buyer Mr Beaver arranged to keep the calf briefly before moving it to another pen.
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John Cunningham
Orange Township
Cunningham
Beaver
Poultry Exhibit Attendance and Finances Reported
American Poultry Congress at the Dairy Cattle Congress shows attendance of about 2,609, roughly half of 1924, with weather blamed for lower turnout. The poultry building charged 10 cents admission and the event is expected to break even, with no reserve funds likely. Secretary Schuy will review accounts with directors this week as letters of appreciation arrive from exhibitors.
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American Poultry Congress
Waterloo Poultry Association
Dairy Cattle Congress
Parsons
J. P. Schuy
Poultry Congress
The
Poultry Association
Top Horse Auction Opens in City at Harry Fees Barn
The Saturday sale at Harry Fee's feed and sale barn opened the season for horse auctions in the city with a cap of 2105 on a gelding Mong the'19 head' from South Dakota. Nearly all horses were unbroken and the average price hovered around 375 while weights ranged from 1349 to 1650 pounds.
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South Dakota
Harry Fee
Alfalfa Hay Sells at $22 a Ton in Cedar Falls Sale
Cedar Falls October 19 Paul Johnson sale reports alfalfa hay bringing $22 per ton while corn in the field sells at $22 per acre. Cattle grade cows reached up to 350 dollars and horses topped at 85 dollars.
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Cedar Falls
Paul Johnson
One Farm Abandoned in Dubuque County
Des Moines reports show one abandoned farm in Dubuque County per state census figures. County farmers cite 1924 hail damage at 5885 dollars, and hog losses totaling 4438 from cholera and 3130 from other diseases. Shineapolis flour brief entry notes Minneapolis price and barrel rate for October 19.
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Des Moines
Dubuque County
Waterloo Markets and Livestock Prices Report
Grain and produce prices from Waterloo markets with details on wheat potatoes and lard along with hogs cattle and sheep values at St Louis and Omaha markets. Includes mixed grain supplies and ongoing price movements for hay and straw.
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Waterloo
Swift & Coed
Leghorn
Barclay & Son
Timothy Hay
Prem Colin Bres
Potatoes Yield A Hundred Bushels Per Acre In Iowa Patch
Arlington Ia Oct 19 Mrs B J J Hesse of Fayette County farm reports a potato yield of 446 bushels per acre on her Scott township farm near Waterloo Russel Kline also reports 100 bushels per acre from his patch frost spared some fields while others froze Early Chieftain Rural New Yorker and Irish Cobbler were grown with varying performance Bad prices are expected to hold through winter and divers frost damage was noted across orchards and land areas.
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Russel Kline
Waterloo
Kline
Willian Bridge
Bridge
Samia
Sisht
Arlington
B. J. J. Hessa
Scott Township
Fayette County
Hesse
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
New York reports butter receipts 3,151 tubs creamery higher than extras, 52 to 53 cents. Cheese and milk products detailed with weights and averages. Chicago data shows butter receipts 10,871 tubs with prices 50 to 51 cents for extras and firsts, eggs and poultry values listed. Kansas City section notes butter and eggs unchanged, poultry prices steady.
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New York
New_York
Hennery
S&s
Chicago
Kansas City
Grain prices sag as foreign wheat sales weigh on futures
Foreign selling of May wheat and larger world shipments push prices lower. Weather turns cooler aiding corn decline as wheat futures ease from Saturday gains. Provisions rise on hog market strength while Kansas City and Minneapolis grain quotes show lower grain values across softs and cereals.
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Chicago
Huston
Hay Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Demand
Washington Oct 18 Moderate hay receipts for Oct 12-17 left prices practically unchanged. Better grades in brisk demand as winter feeding nears. medium and temmon hay ample and slow. clover and heavy clover mixtures rising in demand from dairies. Alfalfa slightly larger crop. clover up and timothy steady. markets varied by city with Chicago and Omaha steady to higher, Kansas City active on lower grades, and regional total shipments stable.
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Washington, D. C
Ls. Department of Agriculture
Timothy
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Nebraska
Boston
York
Phttechurch
Cinnst
Kansas Cie
Memphis
Novo Alfalfa
Kansasity
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary Chicago
Chicago cash quotations show mixed wheat bids across several grades with No 2 yellow at 43 and a half, No 4 yellow around 84 cents, and No 6 mixed near 82 cents. Lard at 95.35, ribs 5.00, bellies 178, signaling varied commodity pricing for grains and pork products on the Chicago market.
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Chicago
Mets
Ste
Hogs At Chicago Strong To Inspire Cattle And Sheep
Chicago market notes show hogs steady to higher with heavy weights up to 12.25, 140 to 150 pound pens around 12.25, sow prices 9.85 to 10.25, wholesale hogs mixed. Cattle receipts 32,000 steady to slightly lower, steers and westerns slow. calves weak. sheep slow with few fat lamb sales. South St Paul reports similar trends with cattle mostly steady to 40 cents lower, hogs up to 25 cents higher, sheep trading uneven.
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Chicago
Souih St. Paul
Min
Cap —Gattle
Montana
Lax
Kansas City Livestock Receipts and Prices Mixed
Receipts at Kansas City show cattle and hog markets with modest activity. Calves steady to higher with light demand for heavy steers. bulk grass fat cows around 4.00, heifers near 5.00. Hogs up to 11.83 top with most sales 11.25 to 11.75 per cwt. packing sows 16.25 to 17.10.
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lN&ise
Chester
Buying Brick on Stock Exchange Brightens Market Outlook
Opening brisk stock trading revived optimism as New York Central led gains in high grade rail issues and heavy industrials. Du Pont General Motors United States Steel Chrysler and others moved higher while some leaders faced renewed selling pressure and Downgrades echoed across major names. Foreign exchange trends showed weakness in several European currencies as markets absorbed Saturday's losses.
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New York
APJ
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Atlantic
Lackawanna
Reading
Klee
General Motors
United States Steel
du Pont
United States Rubber
National Cloak
Chrysler
Fisher Body
Mack Trucks
American Can
American Sugar
Hudson
Seneral Motors
Hudson Motors
Studebaker
Dodge
Yellow
Dupont
United States
S.S. Kresge
Call Bang
All. Chem. & Dya
Car & Fer
American Locomotiv
All. Sm
Tel, & Tel
American Tobacco
Ameerican
Atchison , and Posse
GRO & P
Coca Cola
Colorado Fuel
Normheim
Gulf States Steel Hudson Motore Usiners Central
Independent
Harvester
Nickel
Ketly-Springheld
Kennecott Corner
Lehigh Valley
Bullysville
Mack Truck
Marland Oil
Seaboard Oil Mid-Continent Pet
Moe
Han & Tex
Missouri Pac
Pfd
Montgomery Wild
Nat
Biscuit
Nat Lead
E.o
York Centmi - SN
NOH
Heed
Norfolk & Western Nor
American
Northern Facitte Pacffc
Chandler Motor
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chic
TIM WeSley
Su P
Texas & Pacific
Toharco Products
Union Pacific
U.S. Cast Iron Pipe
CS. Ind Alcohat
Horses and Mules and Potatoes Trade Report
East St Louis sale listings show draft horses and Southern horses with prices from 45 to 226 dollars for various heights. In New York Liberty and Ontario trade summaries, potato receipts reach 226 carloads with U S shipments totaling 1 601 Saturday and 501 Sunday, market steady to easier on bulk stock especially round whites and russets with Wisconsin and Minnesota prices around 2 2 9 per cwt.
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East St. Louis
Chicago
Gor
United States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oales
Idaho
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Bremer
A. H. Ede
East Waterloo
Bremer Co
Sumner
Farm Bureau
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Huskars
Emmietsburo
CPS
Pew
Ss. Moore
Sechuy
Harry Moore
Burlington
Shineapolis
Asinneapolis
Minn
ST. Louis
St Louis
Sdlle
Maven
Liverpool
Bata
Minneapolis
Say
Sryub
Oce
Board of Trade
ST. Paul Livestock
Representaine Sales
Furishea Tamson Bros. & Co
H. A. Moray Chicago
Caesarea
Eenee
Erraanes
Cannes
Mntros Chiraco
Lica
Denyind
Great Urbain
France
Bohsium
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Liberty
Hanna-Shreves Co
Burlington, Iowa
Leo
Slak
Black Hawk Loan Company
Sak Floor Lafayette Bui
State Banking Department
State Loan CO
4Th St
Fairbank
Dunkerton
J. D
Sensation
Clair Bailey
MT. Airy Duroc
AE Fair Grounds
Waverly
Iowa
Mahaska
Redeemer
Go. Mahsuste
Fred Krumwiede
Prop
Warerly
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Sheil Rock
A. A. Grandon
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State Bank of Waverly
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Central
Iowa Power
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