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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1923
Page
13
Invites reader input to the Farmers questions and comments column. Communicate with the Editor of the Fem Department at the Evenlog Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa, using the paper's listed phone 5100 for correspondence.
Jim Hanson reports a purebred Holstein cow named Jean Alpha, top in Fayette County for March, producing 28 pounds of butterfat. She is fed a ration of ground corn, oats, bran, oilmeal, cottonseed meal, molasses, and silage, with molasses used as a palatability and conditioning aid. The herd is undergoing tuberculosis testing, delaying seven day testing for this cow.
Cassidy Whiting, Iowa secretary of agriculture, is expected to speak at the seventh annual Iowa Cattle Feeders Day on Wednesday April 26 in Ames. Other speakers include Dr E G Nourse Dean C Z Curtiss President Pearson and KE N Wentworth with feeding researchers from Armour and the Breeders College. The program aims to answer questions on silage value and the role of supplements in cattle feeding and to show the latest in feed demonstrations and silage use.
Three oat test plots are set in Benton County through the season to compare varieties and cultivation methods. At W C Kray’s Eden township farm, trials include lowar, Town 10% and a date oat. Chris Kinsel’s Jackson township plot tests Iogren against Towar. A R Leffler’s Polk township site features SORTSH Jowar, Towa 105 and Schootma’ans. Further progress updates will follow from the farm bureau.
Ames Iowa April horticultural discussion on growing clover to aid soil. Mr Hughes cites lack of organic matter causing soil compaction cracks and poor stands. Nurse crop benefits noted from experiments at the station. Iowa 105 Iowa 102 and Gurzon cited as best seeds for a good crop.
Randabaugh earned 307.10 for March butterfat deliveries to the Hudson Co operative creamery in Ta Hudson. The rate paid was 59 cents per pound, and a new route from Dinsdale via Hudson from the north has been started. Business at the creamery shows improvement this year over last, despite partial lines of text.
Hudson Iowa April 23 A A Wilson near Hudson plans a public sale at Cedar Valley fair grounds on May 22. About 45 lots include two-year-old heifers five bulls and several cows with calves plus young stock. The herd of about 150 Shorthorns is fed on silage with some grain and clover hay. Wilson notes recent high prices and hopes for renewed beef demand.
Waterloo Medical society urges renewal of a 1923-4 contract to provide extensive charitable medical work for the poor at a price of 2606 dollars. The committee notes proven costs, warns against underpayment and single-contractor favoritism, and asserts continued service standards and educational value unless compensated fairly.
Mrs Russell Smith of Independence won Guthrie poultry house prizes for the largest capon sold in the year. Her 2 fin flock of White Orpingtons produced a 12 pound heaviest bird, 127 pound heaviest dozen, with 95 capons totaling 946 pounds.
Waterloos spring signs appear as frequent showers boost plant life and bring earthworms to the surface. Official forecasts predict more rain tonight and tomorrow with highs around 62 and lows near 43 degrees. Rainfall measured Saturday at 6 and 23 last night amid cool, unsettled conditions.
Waverly April 23. Progressive farmer George Christopher near here says soy beans boost dairy, corn, and hog operations. He planted beans in every hill of last year’s 40 acre corn crop to hog down and silage, cutting feed costs and boosting butterfat to about 41 pounds monthly per cow. Christopher active in Bremer county farm bureau, inspiring others to try the crop. Queen Alexandra has a pair of TH s valued at 1000 in Vienna with platinum and stones.
Butler county board of supervisors let a contract to Hartman and Petersen for grading the overhead crossing of the Northwestern Railway east of Parkersburg. The $7,747.99 bid is among the lowest. Construction will use about 20,000 yards of dirt on a primary road No. 5 and Grant highway with the railway financing $2,500 of the grade. The crossing has been dangerous, with several lives lost recently.
Three hundred candidates from towns within fifty miles of Waterloo will be initiated at a D K K ceremonial June 12 at Knights of Prythias hall. Omar temple plans the event, inviting wives and members to bring total to about 1000. Waterloo delegation transport to Portland grand conclave in August includes a three-car special train with D O K K band.
Col Amos H. Wheat ranked general chairman and A L Hartett secretary as committees were formed to direct Memorial Day observances on May 20. The gathering, called by the Grand Army post and New York war veterans groups, set up sections for program, band music, parade, decorations, firing squads, and purchasing.
Wheat prices rise modestly amid unsettled weather forecasts and delayed planting. Traders note rain delays in key growing regions may push winter crop prospects higher while corn and oats show mixed moves amid export demand and shipping concerns.
Fragmented auction notes cover hogs sheep cattle and grain prices across multiple markets. Includes light hogs lower, butcher hogs cut, cattle bids steady to higher, plus pork and lamb figures, and scattered grain and potato price data from Chicago and other centers.
Oil prices show upward trend amid mixed trading as market watchers note early gains and later declines. Major producers and suppliers including Corba Gane Bagippe, American Locomotive, and Bethlehem Steel appear in the day’s trading, with exchanges tracking crude and petroleum stocks and foreign rate movements.
April market notes list varied prices for dairy and poultry products across New York and Chicago. Details include creamery butter, eggs, and poultry items with multiple referenced brands and packings, alongside bond yields and coffee quotes.
Nashua area residents and visitors are recorded with Friday Charles City and Waterloo ties. Updates include Madelyn Hoeft visiting Charles City relatives, G C Heyer returning from Florida for health, and Mrs. J W Howard visiting from Charles City. Marriage licenses issued include Hopper Heinle Kretainger Eastman Moore Hines.
Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Railway reports a net March loss of 12345.26 after taxes and charges. March ridership reached 136657 with fare breakdowns and total gross revenue of 16924.05 against operating expenses of 31931.74, yielding a net income of 2083.81 prior to taxes and arbitration.
Gail Wilkinson filed suit for divorce from Marion Wilkinson whom she married at Marshalltown on August 28 1922 in Tama County. She lived in Tama County until three months ago and has since resided in this county. She alleges cruel treatment.
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