Silage harvest expands as machines cut corn in fields
Farmers report variable silage progress with soft ground delaying some cuts while ensilage harvesters speed the process. A Hollis machine near Hudson has filled silos for six years, needing six workers to operate efficiently. Most ring farmers plan less trampling, with 75 percent of corn reportedly out of frost danger and soybeans good for hay though pod filling slow in some fields.
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Austin’ Hollis
Hudson
Frank Hollis
Russell Lochhead
Jesup
Lochead
John Tate
Robert Walker
William Holland
Waterloo Land Anc
Black Hawk County
Sila
Ames Man Sets New Potato Record at 570 Bushels Per Acre
Ames Ia Sept 15 official Iowa records for potato production were broken by F Jensen an Ames farmer on a Cobblerr potato test plot as part of a state wide extension service experiment to identify varieties best suited for Iowa The yield rate reached 570 bushels an acre in Jensen first year of participation at the state college experiment spanning 15 counties
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Ames
Iowa
F. Jensen
Iowan State College Extension Service
Jensen
The Rhyming Farmer and The New Nobility
Humorous verse in a farm setting features a hen and a cow debating costs and status under a rising emphasis on economic change. The cow boasts earnings from milk and dairy products while the hen asserts superiority of the queen of the herd, humorously elevating titles amid price pressures.
Farmers Invite Estiona Comments to Editor
In a brief note addressed to the Farm Department of the Verisa Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa residents are invited to send commentary. The message provides a contact line and phone reference for submissions.
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Estiona
Verisa Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Milk Route Grows from 60 to 240 Patrons
Anton Christiansen, dairy farmer between Waterloo and Cedar Falls, expanded his milk route from 60 to 240 patrons over four years. He recently bought 10 Jersey cows, aiming for 50 in milk next month, currently milking about 40 and delivering 230 quarts daily plus cream. He emphasizes herd uniformity, notes feed and storage challenges, and describes innovative silage using sweet corn husks and two milking units for 40 cows.
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Anton Christiansen
Waterloo Jersey
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Christiansen
Jersey
Collins
Christensen
Denmark
America
Daikymen
ChrisWansen
Tavice
Illinois
Altho
Dair y cattle entries flood Waterloo show
The nineteenth annual Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo draws many Holstein Jersey Guernsey and horse entries from Iowa Minnesota and Illinois. Notable buyers and new exhibitors join the roster as horse and cattle showcases expand with up to 20 head per farm and large real estate deals surface in Reinbeck Grundy Tama and Black Hawk counties totaling about 160000 dollars.
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E. S. Estes
Maytag Farm
Newton
Fred Pieplow
Aurora
W. T. Rawleigh Company
Freeport
Elmwood Farm
Deerfield
Paul Stewart
Maynard
Town Board of Control
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Meredith
Jersey Farms
Sterling and Hemming
Jesma Taylor
Forest Lake
Minn
Carl Carlsen
Detroit Lakes
Jim Geiss
Robert Hyde
White Bear
M. & Toresdahl
Warren Grey
Chelsea
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Marquette
Mich
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Fairfield Farms
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Kan
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Grass
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Roach Thompkins
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Earl Brown
Minneapoli
Michael Meyers
Elwood
Ind
Dean Gill
Garden Grove
Oskaloosa Stables
Oskaloosa
Hanna & Miller
Jake Entz
B. M. Brown
Chicago
Glenn Bown
High Beef Calf Brings Record Price at Marshall County Fair
At Marshalltown Iowa on September 13, the top price of 32 dollars per hundredweight was paid for a Wereford steer exhibited by 4-H club members. Clarence Goecke of State Center owned the animal that set the new high mark. Sixty seven baby beeves sold for a total of 12,500 dollars, exceeding prior local fair records and the Town state fair top by six dollars per hundred.
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Marshalltown
Marshall County
Clarence Goecke
State Center
Wereford
Sweetcorn Crop At Hampton Only Fair
Hampton Indiana September harvest reports show only a fair sweetcorn crop on lands under contract with the local Marshall Canning Company branch. Manager O O McGasfree notes yields vary from one ton to six tons per acre, with some fields recording record highs and others far below average.
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Courier Special Service
Hampton
Toa Marshall Canning Company
O. O. McGasfree
McCaffree
Traer Creamery to Install Eight Ton Ice Machine
Traer Iowa Sept 15 the Traer Co operative Creamery association directors have contracted for a new eight ton ice machine to be installed in the creamery plant this fall probably in November. The present refrigeration capacity is inadequate due to butter output growth and will be doubled. Cold storage space will also be doubled from 200 to about 400 tubs.
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Coasier
Traer
Traer Co-operative Creamery Association
Buchanan Fair Ends Thirty-Third Annual Run
The thirty-third Buchanan county fair closed after two good attendance days on Wednesday and Thursday. Secretary E Lehrer has not issued any statement on this year’s expenses. The livestock parade highlighted yesterday’s program while speaker T J Robinson and candidate L F Tierney were unable to attend.
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Buchanan County
E. Lehrer
T. J. FB. Robinson
Hampton
L. F. Tierney
Dubuque
North Tama Feeder Buys Omaha Cattle
North Tama feeder buys 90 head of cattle near Tracr farm southwest of Omaha. He planned more stock but found feeder cattle too high. After reviewing the market, he decided Seattle would be his best bet.
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Tracr
Omaha
Seattle
Grain prices stiffen as Liverpool lead boosts Chicago market
Surprising strength in Liverpool wheat boosted Chicago prices while talk of oversold conditions by aggressive speculators added to pressure. Corn also climbed as buyers and foreign firms bid up September deliveries, with oats steady and provisions mixed.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Cocn
Grain Receipts and Shipments Rally in Stock Trading
New York markets rally on railroad shares with about 1.5 million shares traded. Prominent gains lift Missouri-Pacific, New Haven, Canadian Pacific and others as motor products soar. foreign exchange mixed with Tokyo and Shanghai quotes noted.
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Woolworth
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Clearing House Statement Shows Shifts in Deposits and Clearings
New York release details the weekly Clearing House figures for mid September. Net demand deposits average declined, time deposits fell by 6.6 million, while total clearings for the week ended Sept 15 reached 7.29 million. The document notes unchanged surplus and undivided profits.
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New York
New York Clearing House Association
Board of Trade Cash Quotations for Wheat and Grains
Chicago market roundup shows mixed quotations across wheat and corn grades with No 2 hard wheat at 9 41/4 cents premium, No 3 mixed corn around 1.054, No 2 yellow 1.05, oats No 3 white about 41.4 to 41.7 cents, rye No 2 around 5 1/2 cents, barley near 58 8c, and seeds including clover at 21.25 to 29.50. Prices listed for corn, oats, rye, barley, timothy seed, and clover seed reflect sample grades and trade activity.
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Chicago
Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago hogs and cattle
Chicago hog market shows steady to 10c lower with receipts around 3,000 head. Prices ranged for various weight classes with top holed hogs near 13.35 and average yesterday around 13.60. Cattle and sheep receipts and price movements described, with mixed shifts and weekly totals compiled. Minneaplis flour data follows with unchanged values and shipments.
Kansas City Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City Missouri grain report shows receipts at 212 cars for wheat mostly steady to 90 cents higher. No. 2 dark hard quoted around 1.07 to 1.91, No. 2 hard about 1.06 to 1.44, No. 2 red about 1.39 to 1.40, and No. 3 prices listed. Corn receipts 48 cars with changes up to 16 cents. No. 2 white around 0.90 to 1.00, No. 3 about 0.99, No. 2 yellow near 1.00, No. 3 around 0.90 to 0.96. Oats receipts 4 cars unchanged with No. 2 white around 0.42 to 0.43 and No. 3 around 0.41 to 0.42.
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Louis
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Sept
Aly
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Sioux City Livestock Market Report from September
Beef cattle firm with top yearlings at 17.75 and mixed grain-fed at 16.00 to 17.35. Hogs receipts 3,000 and mostly lower with top 13.00 and average around 12.40 to 12.75. Sheep fat lamb trade steady with top natives around 14.28 to 14.50 and feeding lambs near 12.0. Breeding ewes listed at 7.00 to 11.00.
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Sioux City
Blows City
Provisions and commodities report from New York and Chicago
New York notes steady butter receipts 11 885 tabs and 11 040 eggs cases with varied grades. Cheese items Twins Daisies Young Americas and others listed with prices. Cotton futures steady. Chicago wheat and oats details. Minneapolis grain prices and receipts. St Louis and Kansas City hay receipts unchanged.
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Livestock Prices From St. Paul Market Report
Receipts totaled 7,000 cattle with steady to higher demand for fed steers and best grades showing strength. Calves up to 17.50, hogs mostly 12.25 to 12.75, sheep lambs around 12.75 to 14.25 with ewes near 6.50 to 7.00 and feeding lambs 11.00 to 12.50. cows 7.50 to 9.60, heifers 6.78 to 11.25.
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St. Paul Minn
Ighta
Bond Market Moves Quietly as Rails Hold Steady
The bond market today showedfirdgyness of yesterday with early trading slightly less active. Rails held steady while industrials slowed, with Dodge Brothers 65 Postal Telegraph & Cable 63 and Philadelphia as showing some improvement. Government obligations firmed, led by First and Fourth Liberty 4S.
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Liberty
Marathon Dancer Ends Career After Appendicitis
Des Moines reports Marathon dancer May Belle Saunders, once hopeful to win prize money and fund college, failed to place and had to quit after a week. Recounted illness and debts from the grueling effort, including heart strain and an appendicitis attack. Saunders says there will be no college this year due to poor health and lack of funds.
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Belle Saunders
Secent
Coliseum
Weekly Grain and Provisions Review
Chicago audience notes corn supplies tighten as new crop bids rise. Export demand appears large while European feed grains decline and oats lift September and December deliveries. Provisions move down slightly while higher cattle and hog prices support the market.
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United States
Europe
Friends of Higher
Butter Weakens As Stocks Accumulate
Chicago on September 18 notes butter production unlikely to rise much this week, but an overall year over year increase is expected. Market nervousness grows from small accumulations, as prices decline 0.25 to 1 cent across grades. Fresh butter remains high priced, enabling storage goods to turn a profit despite softer current offerings and a durable loanable volume for buyers.
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Chicago
Potatoes market reports and futures detail
Chicago reports on potato receipts totaling 41 cars on track 111 cars in transit and 778 cars shipped nationwide. Market stays firm for well stockpiled varieties with Wisconsin Trish Cobblers Nebraska Irish Cobblers Minnesota Early Ohios mostly at 1.40 or 0.90 to 1.00. Futures close for butter and storage standards with December at 54 and January at 45. Eyes and refrigerator standards show December at 32 1 2 cents. A Cuban government announcement notes six public air Meld scattered across the Island to spur transportation.
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