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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1923
Page
15
Readers in Waterloo Iowa submit questions and comments to the Farm Department as the Evening Courier and Heporter issue final guidance on farm policies and advice. The correspondence reflects local concerns and sought practical farming solutions.
Eldora Virginia April report shows Hardin County Gow Test Association in its third year with plans for a second group. March testing of 341 cows averaged 28.5 pounds of butterfat, led by J. N. Martins herd at New Providence with 45.6 pounds, followed by W. F. McCord MecCord's Holsteins and Roy Finster Eldora Holsteins.
Mrs. T. E. Duty of 606 Wallgate Avenue found an unusual egg from her Rhode Island Reds: a seven inch circumference egg with a double yolk enclosed in a second shell. Poultry experts say fright may cause the formation of two eggs, one forming around the other.
Des Moines reports Iowa winter wheat at 87 percent of normal on April 1, better than many U S regions. Nationwide, U S wheat stands at 76.2 percent of normal with state and county variances from Hessian fly damage noted in Warren and Case counties.
Independence Iowa April 11 Hog cholera vaccination classes set for April 16 and 17 at the Commercial club rooms. Dr. Allen Howard of the Iowa Extension service will lead the sessions and examinations for vaccination permits cost five dollars. A Black Hawk county session drew about a dozen participants with interest spreading to Grundy county.
Lewsburg News reports Lady Cook of England previously Tenny Claflin daughter of Annie Hummel Snyder County Pennsylv ania who married Buck Claflin on leaving an estate valued at 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 under English law with no will goes to direct descendants. London cables say attorneys will come to the United States to locate those who may share in the estate. Miss Claflin was known in America as a militant suffragist.
Cedar Falls April 12 Newman and Lyle apiculture specialists promise practical talks at a reorganization meeting of the Black Hawk county beekeepers association to be held tomorrow at the Commercial club Todms. All beekeepers are welcome to learn about foul brood issues and state cooperation in apiaries.
Washington April 12 The farm labor supply in the United States was 12 percent below the April 1 demand, a Department of Agriculture summary shows. Shortages reached 20 percent in the north central states and 3 percent in the western states.
Fayette county farm bureau debating team defeated Benton county for eastern Iowa championship and will face Polk county in Ames on Friday April 13 at 8 p m. Polk county switches to affirmative. judges unnamed. Plans for a county excursion were blocked by rail commission timing. Debaters Rey Bell E B Shaw and MacKenzie Hatch lead Fayette efforts while Polk team includes Harry Heldman O A dson and Harry Andrews.
Obituary of Louis Hartung detailing birth in 1846 at Lenzen Germany immigration to the U S and family life in Maxfield and Denver with funeral in Denver. Also Iowa agricultural census notes show 19 percent more breeding sows on Iowa farms April 1 compared with last year and 6.7 percent nationally, with Iowa holding about one fifth of U S breeding sows.
Two Waterloo producers tied for high butterfat in March tests by city inspector C L McDermott. W F Partottos Jersey herd and Waterloo Jersey farm tested 3.6 per cent butterfat. Brinkman farm on Fourth street road and Highland place were next with 5.3 and 5.4 per cent respectively. Coffee cream tests averaged 25 and six firms had 5.6 per cent for special milk. Textile notes follow about cotton futures opening at 25.35 with mixed quotes.
Bank clearings for Waterloo week ending April 12 1923 show totals of 223 442 53 in New York Chicago and other centers with year over year comparisons. Deeds transfers and real estate activity are listed with weekly and corresponding figures. Butter eggs poultry and grain prices are reported for New York Chicago and other markets with regional variations and dates.
Indications from the United States Bureau of Agriculture point to a record strawberry crop with forecasts of nearly one million quarts in Florida and a total movement of thousands of cars from growers. Prices fluctuate with regional supply and weather. metals and financials shift in New York reports.
Chicago market rounds showed narrow gains amid profit taking and bearish chatter. Wheat led declines with May at 91 3/4 and July at 92 1/2. corn and oats fluctuated, futures touching daily highs then slipping again.
Market report lists hogs down fifteen cents from yesterday and cattle quotes across tiers. Prices include heavy sheep, steers near 16 pounds, and varied bids on calves, lambs, and assorted feeders with regional bids and bulk lots noted.
Kansas City livestock receipts totalled about 5 000 with steady to higher tone in most categories. Feeder calves and yearlings showed stronger bids, hogs topped near 8.25, sows higher. sheep and lambs mixed with woolled lambs around 14.25 and shorn lambs near 8.25.
Receipts near 12,000 cattle and 10,000 sheep with demand uneven. Cattle: steer and heifer bids mostly steady to 10 cents lower, top beef steers around $9.40 with feeders under pressure. heifers and calves mixed. Hogs: around 8,000 head, prices higher on certain lots, with sows slow but bids improving. lambs and mutton under steady to firm balance with best wool lambs around $12.00 and muttons lower.
Livestock receipts at St Paul intersect with prices across sections. Calves and hogs show steady to higher bidding while bulk trades for bulk goods and cutters vary. Sheep receipts run about steady with lighter weights fetching strong bids.
Peoria livestock and wool markets show variable demand with receipts weak to lower for cattle and steady to firm for hides. Packers bid around 4 9 0 0 per hundredweight, while wool prices in New York edged higher on refined grades and domestic scoured bases.
White Diarrhea is caused by the Vacillus Bacterium Pullorum and can spread rapidly in a brood. Prevention starts at hatch with antiseptics and safe remedies. Mer jcurie Chloride is effective but not recommended due to toxicity when safer options exist.
A reader urges poultry keepers to use Walko White Diarrhea Remedy to prevent and treat White Diarrhea in newly hatched chicks. Ethel Rhoades of Shenandoah, Iowa endorses the product and offers a 50 cent box with money back guarantee through druggists.
New York April 13 Opening prices were irregular as trading began on the Otoge exchange. Mixed gains and losses appeared across sectors with marginal advances for Dupont Studebaker and Pullman while American Express weakened. Copper and some chemicals rose amid a broader unsettled session with several heavy movers and thin volume.
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