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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
19
Evening Courier and Repartor in Waterloo Iowa invites readers to address questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department. The notice provides contact phone 3336 for correspondence and outlines the newspaper’s engagement with agricultural readers.
North Dakota is likened to Iowa’s past by Max Morgan, a native Iowan and North Dakota dairy extension specialist. He praises low land costs, light taxes, and easy credit, and urges young farmers to work hard. Morgan travels from Waterloo to inspect herds and discuss marketing, aiming to start a Guernsey herd at the college and expand dairy operations statewide.
AN EARLY Emp. Waverly, Ia., April 14 reports farmer A. Traelow near the county farm as the first to complete cat seeding. He cultivated about 25 acres by Monday, illustrating the season's advancing field work and the race to plant.
New Hampton Iowa April 14. N. McKinsey who for three years has served as Chickasaw County Farm Bureau agent resigned after receiving a telegram from the University of Wyoming offering a professorship in agriculture. He left for Laramie to begin new duties. his family will follow later. A successor is being considered.
Clayton, Ta., April 14. A number of dairymen near Gamarillo and Clayton have begun organizing another con test association. Eighteen men signed the first meeting. the full quota of 26 is expected soon. A. H. Stickford elected president, B. E. W. Tuecke vice president, A. P. Kramer secretary treasurer, and A. G. Backkus, Arthur Kreger and A. J. Wirkler named as directors.
John Alexander of Iowa Dairy Farm reports two duck eggs with extraordinary size. One egg measured 7.5 inches across and 4.5 inches long, weighing 4.5 ounces, while a smaller egg was quarter inch smaller in each dimension and weighed 0.25 ounce less. He notes two duck eyes in a day and claims some ducks lay twice daily at his edge-of-town farm.
Washington township farmers plan a cooperative egg marketing association similar to Grange township. The idea drew major discussion at the Farm Bureau meeting Tuesday evening. A committee will finalize plans while topics also included alfalfa and cattle tuberculin testing. More alfalfa will be grown this year. many men limed their fields last fall and several plan to work fields this spring.
Janesville Iowa April 14 Frank Briner revived a 50 year old neighborhood industry by tapping about 60 trees in the J. W. Bennett woods and producing 24 quarts of syrup to date. The syrup sells for about 1 dollar a quart in a small local venture.
Clarksville notes report William James Knight funeral at Methodist church with Rev. H. Wilcox officiating. Edward Randolph buried at Lynwood Cemetery after service at the Methodist church. Marriage news includes Joe Wameter and Viola Koyd Bern, and August Sine rom. Local visits span Bern, Ford, Byam, Breckway, and Moore households with outings and family events across Waverly Waterloo Stanton Garr and nearby towns.
Dunkerton, April 11 The Waterloo Greater Iowa farm bureau moves earn praise for aiding farmers. M L Bowman, Iowa State Agric College graduate, heads the new Waterloo farm department to assist county agents and improve livestock and dairy efforts. Local coverage notes two articles by C A Hollis in the April Iowa and Corn Belt Farmer praising farm relief efforts and a Waterloo Commercial Club initiative to back agriculture. Also mentions local community updates and upcoming events in Dunkerton and nearby towns.
Jesup IA residents report visits from Dalton City Masonville and Wentworth. Mild hospital, church services, and Easter preparations appear across town with parties, births, and educational events. Notable names include Miss June Bloom, Rex Etwick, W. Caldwell, and Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald.
Parkersburg notices list Mrs Alice Ibeling marrying in Waterloo. Various residents headed to Beulah and Chicago. local visits, teaching staff, and remodeling noted. Socials, farewells, funerals, and births mark a busy week for Waterloo and area families with multiple out-of-town relatives and local engagements.
Washburn Iowa April 11 Von Klein returned from Chicago where he worked shows residents mixing travel and work. Frances Porner of Waterloo visited her mother Mrs. Transon in Man y day evenings. Willie Brastken and Herbert Kemp transacted business in Waterloo Wednesday. Miss Ames Nugent and Washt urga school pupils enjoy a vacation week. Miss Henrietta Thiry works in Faterton. Peter I Kemp lost a finger cutting wood last Thursday. William Dirkes sold the stock in his general store. Mrs Oliver and children visited relatives at Mt Auburn and Vinton this week. Miss Marguerite Driscoll of Waterloo visited relatives Thursday. Mrs William Kemp taken to Waterion for treatment Monday. Mrs Warner Barrton of Waterioo visiting her parents and Mrs William Burger. She Wisheen at St. Francis hospital for some time. Her mother will care for her until she can return home in Waterloo.
Bailey and Henry Cummings sold hogs at Dunkerton Wednesday while Florence Gibson visited Waterlon last week. Schools closed Thursday and Friday for teachers convention attendance. Mrs H G Turmer spent several days this week in Waterloo.
The Raymond area notes a cheese making demonstration by Miss Hudson at the Ford Poyner place drew a good crowd on Wednesday. Other items mention visits, church activities, school cancellations for illness, and local social postponement due to bad weather.
Plainfield April 11 reports visitors to Wieverly and Waterloo with trips by Miss Ava Witla and Miss Florence Gritxner. Quarantine for smallpox noted and various residents visiting relatives, with revival services at the M. I. church and local commerce changes including Charles Botne trading stock for a house and lot with Rob Cagity.
April records from Vinton and surrounding towns show residents visiting relatives in Williamsgon and Calmar, while Ed Miller and others return from Florida and Michigan trips. Mrs. Nettle Harnad and Mrs. O I Harned travel to Cedar Rapids, and Martha Jones is named superintendent of the TPL. Meetings and social events occur, with plans for an April candy sale and upcoming gatherings at the Quan and Albert residences.
In Grundy Center a man slipped while moving wood and fell injuring his knee and tearing pants. Nearby, several residents returned from or planned visits to towns including Norman Casselbrrt Alois Hulné in Nashua and Mrs J B Harme from Steamboat Rock. Community members discuss illness, barber shop purchase, shingling projects, and hospital recoveries with uncertainties about outcomes.
Aplington and Parkersburg visitors and residents are noted this week with travels to Fort Dodge and Waterloo. Local social items include Bernice Gerhardt and nephew Louis Stockdale visiting town events, and Mrs L A Gerhardt at Cedar Falls and Waterloo. The Presbyterian and Baptist churches schedule Easter cantatas and services. The basement work on the J Meyer residence advances, and the Christian Endeavor group plans a sunrise Easter prayer meeting. Mrs Van Garpen has been ill, and Sheridan Snuth’s funeral was held in Waterloo. Freda Reints resumed school duties at Emmetsburg.
Miss Ethel Loonan and about a dozen teachers left Hudson for a convention in Waterloo. Roads hindered larger attendance. Service Star Legion members reorganized into American Legion auxiliary with officers elected. Mrs J C Conry died near Exgle Center. Study Club met. Mrs Sylvester Hildebrand, sister of W M Shank, died in Tulncein township. Milks Watton Peterson visiting Waterloo relatives.
In Mount Vernon Township on April 14, seedings are limited by weather and little field work has begun. A gross farm demonstration is planned for Farmer Friday, and a mil linery demonstration drew a large crowd last Thursday. Julius Westphal oversees Cedar Falls bathhouse landscape work. The Bundy family plans to move to southern Missouri by team. Preparations are underway for a township picnic on April 28 at Farmer with outdoor exercises and a picnic dinner. Mrs Henry remains ill under a physician’s care while Mrs C F Rutlebeck visited relatives in Cedar Falls Wednesday.
Obituaries and notices report Mrs. Harry Nauman of Waterloo, 82, dying after a year of illness. Also listed are deaths of Mrs. Linnla Niles of Kasson, Minn., Mrs. Ella Lighty Gighty formerly of Waterloo, and Charles Clark Relnbeck child, with funeral details and surviving relatives. Funeral arrangements and viewing times noted for each.
Wedding of Miss Genevieve Seaver and Dr A Walker Nora read by Rev W A Lownn with Edith Garrett and Louis Johnson as attendants. Four course dinner served by Hazel Dodd and Hancho Anderson. Couple left for Nora Springs. Other items include cemetery work contract, relocations, and local notices on funerals and staff changes.
Waterloo markets report Good Friday market closures in Chicago and New York trading notes on butter cheese and eggs with varied receipts. Foreign exchange rates and potato and dairy deliveries included. Also mentions registered Herefords for sale near Hudson and trade activity in wool and woolen goods.
Chicago reports hogs active with prices down about 10 cents from yesterday. Receipts 18,000 hogs, 11,616 held over, top at 20.60, bulk 200 to 280 pounds 10.26 to 10.50, lite slow but steady demand for light and medium weights. Cattle receipts 3,000. beef steady with top around 38.86 to 40.40, fat lambs near 16.25 to 18.28, ewes easing to 9.50.
Sioux City cattle and hog receipts mixed for the day with prices varying by class. Cattle receipts around 1,000 with feeders, steers, and cows showing multiple price points. hogs receipts about 4,090 with live weight lower by about 10 cents and breakdowns by packers and natives.
HOGS receipts around 6000 with prices steady to higher, weighty butchers strongest. 180 to 219 pound butchers up to about $10.50. CATTLE receipts 2500 with beef cattle steady to higher, veal calves steady to slightly lower. SHEEP receipts 3000 with lambs weak, better quality lambs around $14.40, bulk $12.40 to $14.00 for other sheep and ram.
Live cattle receipts total 7,000 with a mix of light heifers and top dealers. Hogs show 9,000 on hand with most cuts down about 16 pounds, top at 10.20, bulk pricing around 16.10 to 10.35 per cwt, while beef and feed categories reflect steady to lower activity. Packer demand remains active as hogs and beef entries move through the market.
Hog and cattle receipts and price notes from St Joseph Missouri on April 14 show hogs down about 16 to 30 cents with top around 48.90 and a 10.15 average. Cattle receipts about 50 head, varied bids with cows and calves selling around 4.50 to 7.00 per hundredweight and calves near 15.10. Overall activity weak with 200 head noted as tentative quotes.
Lacking clear text, a fragmented listing shows Shorthorn cattle with 14 choice bulls among young stock. Names, titles, or exact lot details are unreadable, but the note references breeders or exhibitors in a rural or livestock context.
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