Many of us who do family research in Iowa and the Midwest had ancestors who followed the occupation of farming. I found this in an old newspaper that I was transcribing for the new IA GenWeb Special Project, Iowa Old Press. Check out this url for many other wonderful articles from many of the 99 Iowa counties. Submit your old articles (any news articles or pages up to and including 1930 are permitted) and help us BUILD on this great project. http://iowaoldpress.com/ From the LeMars Sentinel newspaper (Plymouth County, Iowa) Dated 24 Dec 1894 LE MARS GENERAL MARKETS LeMars, Dec. 24, 1894 Wheat, 50c Oats, 24c Corn, 40 @ 43c Rye, 40 Fat Steers, 2.50 @ $4.00 Hogs, 3.50 @ $4.00 Eggs Fresh, 16 Butter, 14 Bran and Shorts, per ton, $13.00 @ 14.00 Corn Meal, per ton, $18.00 Chopped Feed, per ton, $18.00 Potatoes, per bus. 65c Onions, per bus. 70c Beans, per bus. $1.75 Hay, $8.00 Perhaps some of you on this IOWA list can interpret the figures and dollar amounts. When it says per bushel.or per ton that is easy enough to understand. Wonder if our ancestors truly made any money at this farming endeavor? The times were hard, and they did try! There are wonderful articles on the Iowa Old Press site...use the SEARCH engine and enjoy!! "A Look Back at the Lives & Times of Our Ancestors." Linda Ziemann Iowa Old Press http://iowaoldpress.com/ Plymouth County, IA Old Press Host http://www.iowaoldpress.com/IA/Plymouth/index.html "A Look Back at the Lives & Times of our Ancestors"