Grundy County Farms Census Shows Increase in Farms
Grundy Center Sept 29 Grundy county gains 28 farms since 1920 with 31 more tenant farms but total acres rise 132% per census data. Land value falls 27.5 million while farm buildings rise slightly. Cattle and swine trends shift with beef herd up and 6,240 cows milked in 1924. corn yield drops versus 1919.
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Grundy Center
Grun
Grundy County
Department of Commerce
Washington
Large Crowds at Farm Auctions in Cedar Falls Area
Large crowds attended three farm auctions conducted by Oscar Tostlebe in Cedar Falls area last week. Delvers Moore sale at Mt Vernon township realized 36,000 with top cattle prices. Lauritz Henningeen sale near Dike brought 1,500. Holmes sale near Hudson totaled 7,000. Cattle and shoats sold strongly, with high prices for purebred Brown Swiss and Shorthorn cows, calves, horses, and poultry, and crop values recorded for corn and oats.
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Cedar Falls
Oscar Tostlebe
Delvers Moore
Mt. Vernon Township
Lauritz Henningeen
Dike
R. G. Holmes
Hudson
Louisa apple growers advised cooperative selling impractical
After surveying Louisa County orchards, County Agent Rolly Pickford and 11. I. Nichols of the Extension Service concluded cooperative selling is impractical. They noted many orchards would have over half the crop unfit for sale due to insufficient spraying. They recommended farmers pick winter varieties, sort carefully, and store fruit temporarily in a warehouse before shipping in barrel lots.
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Wapetlo
Louisa County
Rolly
Pickford
Nichols
Quitiral Extension Department
Iowa State Entelege
Bennes
Agriculture Dept Medals for Intl Show Now Ready
Medals for the twenty fifth International Livestock Exposition are issued by the U S department of agriculture. Gold silver and bronze medals designed under the Commission of Fine Arts will be mailed starting Oct 1 to winners.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Commission of Fine Arts
United States Mint
United States Department of Agriculture
Little Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
E. W. Sheets
Bureau of Animal Industry
Hog Feeders Day at Ames to Reveal Practical Feeding Trials
Ames Iowa September 28 About 400 pigs will demonstrate rations and feeding methods at the experimental feeding lots on the animal husbandry farm. The college experiment station feeds three score lots with different rations to determine economy of shelled corn vs ground oats and the value of meat meal tankage and plant protein supplements. Visitors will see breeding stock growth on corn oats tankage and salt and hear results on hogging down corn with or without rape and other factors.
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Ames
College Experiment Station
Letters to the editor invited by The Farming Courier
Readers are invited to address questions and comments to the Editor at The Farmers department of The Farming Courier, Wa beving, Iowa. Communications should be sent via the provided address and phone number.
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Arm U Department
Aierion Frening Courier
Wabeving
Iowa
Ames Iowa records in cow testing associations state
Two new records for individual cow production and average herd butterfat were set in Iowa cow testing associations. John Geraghty & Sons McGregor produced the top individual cow at 790.4 pounds butterfat from 13,553 pounds of milk at age nine. Roy N. Finster Eldora set a new herd average with 500.4 pounds butterfat from 3,956 pounds of milk. Garnaville Grades Best owned by Meder Bros produced the highest grade herd, averaging 127.6 pounds butterfat from 11 cows. The Fisher herd West Branch led Guernsey producers with 407.5 pounds butterfat from 10 cows. Awards include Haalstein-Friesian and Iowa Guernsey Breeders' trophies.
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Ames
Iowa
A. B. Flnley
Iowa State College
John Geraghty & Sons
McGregor
Marc Lass G. I. Jennet
Roy N. Finster
Eldora
Haram
Winster
Ilona Haalstein- Friesian Breeders’ Association
Flalatein Breeders
Dairy Cattle Congo
Waterloo
Garnaville
I Lawa
Meder Bri Garnaville
Kildee
Meder
Geraghtys
Meder Bros
H. M. Fisher
West Branch
Fisher
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Waterloo Markets Price Lists and Livestock Trade Notes
Waterloo markets show mixed livestock activity with receipts at Kansas City and Barley trading notes. Cattle and calves move, with variable prices for yearlings and heavy weights, while hogs and sheep show steadier appetite. grain and poultry sections reflect local commodity prices and deliveries.
Grain prices rise then seen overdone in early rally
Chicago September 2 grain markets opened higher on a tentative upward swing. Traders viewed the early gain as overdone with a expected substantial rally. wheat futures traded around 1.39 to 1.40 for December and May contracts. Corn and oats moved higher with December corn around 7 7/8 to 8 1/4 cents and oats near unchanged to higher. Hog prices supported lower provisions. overall day marked by mixed gains and a cautious tone.
Grain and livestock market round up with regional prices
Minneapolis grain and St Paul livestock listings show mixed activity with corn receipts up to seven figures and No 2 yellow trading around 73.4 cents. Cattle receipts near 3,700 with steady to higher demand for select grades. Hogs slow with mixed bids and top around 19.90, lambs and feeders reported at modest gains amid a volatile market. Names of markets Peoria St Paul Minneapolis appear in the era’s pricing notes.
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Teoria
Peoria
Ste
Chaotic Board of Trade cash notations in Chicago market text
The Sept 29 Chicago board of trade cash notations show erratic wheat and grain figures with multiple misread entries. Prices for No 2 red wheat, No 1 hard, No 2 mixed, and various white and yellow corns appear alongside sporadic soy and rye quotes, with several garbled or unreadable tokens.
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Chicago
Hog Prices Slide as Receipts Rise for Midwest Livestock
Chicago market reports show hogs steady to lower with receipts about 22,000. Bulk choice hogs 14.90 to 15.00 per cwt, sows around 12.00 to 13.40, heavy weights 12.75 to 13.60. Cattle receipts 12,000, generally steady, with best steer prices around 15.50 and cows at 6.00 to 7.80. Sheep receipts 27,000 with fat lambs up about 25 cents. East St Louis and Sioux City market notes follow with varied swings in hogs, cattle, and sheep.
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St. Paul
Minn
Afonday
Eady
Seelghel
Associated Press
Chicago
Mengrer
Western
Sioux City
Market rally and losses amid mixed trading across sectors
Stocks showed an uneven session with Chrysler and General Motors hitting new highs while American Can lagged on dividend concerns. Rail and chemical shares rose, while Tyson, Allied Chemical, and other majors moved in sympathy with the broader rally, but profit taking pushed some issues lower as the day ended. Foreign exchange opened steady with sterling around 4.33. Severe OCR and fragmented notes mark the closing listings, alongside local reports from Horton Indiana and small-town updates on regional events.
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Transcomt
Ib - Emion Pacific
Fubber
Westinghouse Luc Wilys-Overl
Woolworth Chrysler
Produce Prices at Chicago and New York Marts
New York and Chicago market notes for Sept 29 show butter receipts and price ranges for creamery and extras, eggs with multiple classes, cheese values, and poultry and fowl prices. Notable entries include 51,360 tubs of butter in New York and 12,573 tubs in Chicago, with egg figures around 21,517 cases in New York and 11,721 in Chicago.
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coTroy
New York
Uconon
Chicago
Cotten
Fragmented Readlyn notice hints at local hospital patients
Readlyn area notes mention several patients a 46 year old woman undergoing a tone procedure and others at the local hospital. The text lists residents Herman Withinburg Join Tiedt and Tents Mudie and references a wedding at the bride’s home with a ceremony in shifting town surroundings.
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Readlyn
Miks
Herman Withinburg
Join ‘Tiedt
Tents Mudie
Hubert
Lucal Hospital
Livestock Prices and Sugar Quote From New York
At St Joseph market HOGS rise 10 to 28 cents, steers around 96.75, cows and heifers about 3,253.75, calves and stockers mixed. SHEEP receipts steady to 10 cents higher with lambs near 13.50 to 15.25 and ewes around 7.50. Sugar in New York market weak at 4.20 per unit for fine granulated, steady overall.
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Sudobenaio
New York
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