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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1928
Page
9
County Agent Allison reports at Ames Mississippi County soils schools that discuss the Zrowa system of soils management. Topics include drainage, liming, rotation, fertilizers, and green manures. Experts urge soil testing, liming, and use of marl and superphosphate for improved yields.
Payette Iowa April 4 Local leaders noting over 400 women attended follow up meetings on home project work representing Scott Putnam Fairfield Smithfield and Ilyria townships The meetings are part of a five session week reaching close to 2000 people Miss Eleanor Baur conducts lessons on Friar coverings and chair coverings Mrs G E Sauerbry county project leader joins training with Miss Baur in Grun dy Ames and Grundy Center Iowa April 4 training schools focus on homemaking goals and large quantity meal planning with May 7 to 31 set for the fourth school period
A Nashua meeting led by Superintendent Vaala discussed rebuilding at Big-Four Fair grounds for educational exhibits and 4-H civic displays. Groups including Public School, Farm Bureau, American Legion, Red Cross, and 4-H clubs will fund plans and construction with committees named for plans, contracts, and finance.
160 acre tract at 90 dollars per acre sold by Treuhen Swaldwell to EU Gingeriol. The notice notes the deal as a strong germ and mentions prior association with Caldwell's Everessian over many years.
Farmers in Black Hawk county pushed spring field work with oats sowing phosphate broadcasting and lime spreading. A pooled shipment of superphosphate arrived in Hudson as wind slowed spreading but crews pressed on. Maurice Watson of Washington township mobilized four teams with lime hauled from Winds Central and a spreader active on his land.
Fayette Iowa April 4 The county wide poultry clubs receive a boost from a local hatchery offering 15 baby chicks per member and right to select one cockerel from each member. Prizes of 1 and 50 cents plus 5 to the best cockerel and pullet are offered at the county fair in West Union next fall. Three junior clubs organized with Putnam Eden and Harlan townships already active.
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association bulletin lists losses from cholera like hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle across Waterloo Oelwein Belle Plaine Manchester Independence Colesburg Baldwin Wyoming Salon Iowa City Wellman Williamsburg Columbus June Wan and influenza in farm horses. Abortions in cattle reported at Manchester yaw and other localities. Red worm infestations in horses noted from 17 towns in the association region.
Swift and Company official T P Brady urges dairy farmers near Walereo to focus on cream quality and proper handling. He lists steps for sanitation, milking, equipment use, cooling in 55 to 63 degree water, and a clean milk house to minimize bacterial growth and ensure high quality product.
Farmers in Delaware county will receive limestone via three special trains unloaded along a railroad right of way. The first trip runs April 16 from Dyersville to Delaware, then April 17 from Delaware to Masonville, and April 18 from Manchester to Ryan. Price laid down at dumping points is about 1.55 a ton. County Agent Robert Combs coordinates orders as farmers prep lime before corn plowing. Special Lime Day also announced in Grundy Center for April 14 with a courthouse meeting to explain delivery options.
Chickasaw county farmers increase limestone use with a carload for W H Larkin farm north of New Hampton and another planned trainload between Fredericksburg and Sumner. The plan, in cooperation with Bremer and Chickasaw county farm bureaus, aims to unload dumps from railcars onto land adjacent to users, saving hauling distance.
Horticulture faculty advise pruning grape vines from now until bud swell. Remove most growth except four strong canes with 10 buds each and space buds four to five inches apart. Retain renewal spurs near each cane and remove old wood, noting the Kniffen and Fan training systems.
Kansas City market notes show hogs fairly active with top around 82.00 per cwt for 190 to 230 lb weights. cattle receipts about 4 000 with steers fat and heavy, bidders paying up to 11.80 per cwt for select heavy steers. calves and heifers steady to higher with good demand. sheep and lambs mixed with top around 16.75 per cwt for some lighter lots. East St Louis reports similar gains with hogs at 84.00 and calves firm, while Omaha and other centers show wheat quotes and grain markets mixed.
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor in the Veterian Evening Courier for Waterloo Iowa. Address communications to the Editor and include a return address for publication.
In Chicago late trading on April 4 14 wheat futures dipped irregularly amid rain in Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. Commercial selling through spread traders and foreigners shifted May and July positions while corn oats and provisions eased as hogs rose and reports of wind damage from the Ohio Valley persisted. St Joseph livestock market receipts totaled 7000 with active demand and steady to higher cattle and hog values. Minneapolis grain deliveries showed steady prices with nearterm shipments at 46 sections.
Wheat and corn prices listed for No. 3 red to No. 1 northern spring with bids around 1.45 to 1.68 dollars per bushel. Mixed feeds and yellow varieties show varied quotes, oats at 57 to 66 cents, rye around 40 to 52 cents, barley near 1.05 dollars a bushel, and fats like lard at 11.60 dollars and ribs 23.35.
Chicago reports higher hog receipts with top hogs at 8.60 while light weights sold slower. Cattle receipts reach 7,000 with strong demand for heavy steers. fat lambs and sheep active with prices firm. Grain notes from St. Louis show wheat and corn quotes across No 4 red to No 2 white grades.
The entry reports livestock sales in Union Yards Chicago dated April 4, listing items and figures. The readable fragment mentions sales activity and market notes but lacks complete details on participants or outcomes.
In New York on April 4, stocks rose late in the session before broad selling pushed prices back down. Coca Cola, Ludlum Steel, Fairbanks Morse, Interborough Rapid Transit, Johns Manville, and Wabash led gains, with Wright Aeronautical hitting a high before retreating. Sears Roebuck fell below par while H. J. Macy rose sharply. Total volume reached about 3.1 million shares as rails showed strength and industry names advanced in a volatile day.
Provisions data from New York Chicago St. Louis and Kansas City detail receipts and prices for butter eggs cheese and poultry. Entries show varied quotations and stock levels including creamery butter 4c pack and 48c bulk, eggs firsts and dirties, and diverse poultry weights and prices.
Chicago markets shout mixed futures with butter eggs and potatoes in play. April storage standards and price quotes for fresh eggs and refrigeration codes appear alongside car counts and regional crate prices for various potatoes and onions.
New York traders showed cautious footing in the bond market with a tendency toward heaviness after the long weekend. Second grade issues including St Paul stock and Seaboard lines traded modestly, with profit-taking in New York Traction liens and limited public utilities sales.
Cedar Falls and Edgewood residents report strong hatching results with incubators handling up to 2,600 eggs and 170 chicks from 240 eggs. St. Paul stockyards show higher cattle hog and sheep prices with steady volumes and buyers paying up to 13.50 for cattle and 8.25 for hogs, reflecting a robust market.
Omaha receipts show 13 000 hogs with steady to lower bids from 8.30 to 10.25 per hundredweight and averages around 8.04 with 260 pounds. Liverpool cotton futures open quiet as 7 000 bales traded and prices dip for May to 10 36d while Chicago oats edge lower on May and July contracts.
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