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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1923
Page
19
Farmers questions and comments invited. Address communications to Editor Farm Department Evening Courier and Reporter Waterloo Iowa Whone 5100.
Representatives of Black Hawk County and surrounding counties advanced a plan awarding $1,000 in prizes for the corn yield contest. Consolidated schools may win $250, with prizes distributed by percent for student entries, corn quality, educational exhibits, and extra entrants. Eight schools are listed as participants with May 1 entry deadlines and sample submissions coordinated through the farm bureau.
Five Hundred Farm Bureau boosters and Fayette county residents gathered in Oelwein to honor Payette County’s champion debating team. Ray Hall B Shaw and MacKenzie Hatch spoke as Clyde Combs, county agent, assisted the team that won the state contest after months of prep. Judges and local officials praised the team’s performance as Fayette county celebrated the victory.
Ira Sack sprays apple trees on his Waterford farm along Burton Avenue using lime sulfur to combat oyster scale and apple scab. He employs a small powered sprayer, with recommended mix of 8 to 10 quarts liquid lime sulfur per 50 gallons water and additives for pests, noting timing before pink blossoms for best control.
Farmers in Waterloo township and nearby areas began seeding this week though soil remains heavy and moisture is needed. Herbert Sweitzer started yesterday and notes rain would help field settlement. Others like Earnest Sage Bertling Mattias place and Burt Moon plan to start as weather permits.
Chicago April 19 speakers at a national tractor meeting of the Western National Society of Engineers predicted an era of motorized farming would eliminate horses as laborers. They cited development of an all purpose tractor for farm work and cited extensive tests by the University of Nebraska with Prof Oscar W Sjogren and C E Bradtute.
During March Jesup Farmers' Cooperative creamery produced 119052 pounds of butter. The plant aims to exceed its 1922 record and expects to distribute about 98000 from March sales to 58 patrons. Patronage grows with 1052 members in early April. 992 patrons are cream buyers and 60 send whole milk. Will Thompson is noted as possibly earning the largest check for the month.
Delegates from Nebraska Missouri and Kansas advocate aid from national advertising groups to help farmers market produce and reduce middlemen at the Tel State Poster Advertising Association convention in Springfield Missouri. The session continues with further discussions on marketing facilities and farmer outreach.
The Dairy Cattle Congress plans a strong promotional push for the Waterloo show this fall with a distinctive slogan to invite attendees nationwide. Management aims to distribute engravings and mats to agricultural journals, with extensive advertising aided by Waterloo merchants and full exhibition hall space contracted by many previous exhibitors.
Ayrshire breeders will hold their first annual picnic on Matthew Frost’s farm near here, May 2. Secretary C L Burtingham and President Paul O Reymond will speak along with Prof I I Kijdee and Earl Weaver of Ames. The program aims to secure high quality Ayrshire dairy cows for surrounding states amid growing Iowa demand.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilhue pledged possible relief for livestock producers facing grazing fee difficulties due to two harsh weather years. He told representatives the department would consider leniency and study long term grazing lease policies to aid western cattlemen and reduce damage to the industry.
A horticultural note describes French marigolds in dwarf and tall forms. It praises tall French varieties for cut flowers and bouquets, edges beds with dwarf types, and blends with African varieties in fall color, noting bright yellow lemon and canary tones and compact miniatures for borders.
Vinton Iowa April 19 E J Sambcut Benton county accompanied two shipments of cattle to the Chicago market. He studied conditions and bought a drove of light feeding stock for return shipment though he has a large string on feed. He plans for a firm basis for the trade and notes pigs are nearing slaughter. Farmers face more favorable conditions than a year ago.
In Threenport East Iowa Scott county farmers offer up to 60 dollars a month with board and lodging to attract workers as labor shifts back to factories. Shortage blamed on resumed commerce and rural workers moving to urban jobs.
The report lists bids and asks for cattle, yearlings, heifers, and calves with varied prices. Notable figures include bulk purchases at 70 to 4608 dollars and cow fat prices around 70 dollars per hundredweight. Market activity shows steady to mixed quotes across cattle types.
Fragments show cattle and steer quotes with totals around 933.10 and 3.25 per unit, lambs and bulk site bids, and several odd lots. The readable figures suggest varied bids with notable totals and several consignments, though the text is garbled.
New York April 19 sugar and stock markets open firm with sugar futures higher and major shares advancing. Gains cited include Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific, and Pan American while Stewart Warner offerings fell and government measures affected sugar prices.
Livestock receipts mixed as calves and steers hold steady while bulls, yearlings and stockers show uneven demand. Prices listed include 50 for calves night bids, steers and heifers steady, fat lambs around 1 000, and sheep and yearlings trading near steady with trades 25 to 50 cents lower on some offerings.
A farmer submits intent to enter the 1923 corn yield contest and to follow contest rules. He agrees to care for submitted samples and to display two samples at the third annual Corn Congress in Waterloo next winter.
The article warns that White Diarrhea is caused by a germ spread through the yolk and rapidly infects a brood after hatching. It notes most hatches have infected chicks and stresses prevention as the practical method, with preventive treatments given as soon as chicks emerge from the shell.
A poultry keeper reports lifetime losses from Wilted Diarrhea and credits Walker’s Remedy. After using two one pound packages, over 600 chicks survived without illness. The remedy is said to prevent White Diarrhea and improve chick vigor and feathering.
An old advertisement urges readers not to wait for White Diarrhea and promotes Valko as a preventive. A 60 cent trial box is offered with a money back guarantee if not satisfied, and the ad notes the product is for sale by all druggists.
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