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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1923
Page
11
Readers are invited to submit questions and comments to the Editor at the Farmers Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the Editor and directed to the newspaper office.
Mitchell county farm bureau pushes for area tuberculosis testing by gathering signatures of at least 51 percent of cattle owners. Legislation requires a county petition to the supervisors and a local levy to fund testing with state and federal aid coordinating the plan.
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 1325 examines Orange township's consolidated school and church, a community center, and a maple grove used for picnics and social events. It notes a high retention of youth on farms, many marrying farmers, and strong community planning by a council of eight organizations.
Independence August 7 Meythaler owned the highest producing herd in Wapsie Valley July reports from the farm bureau show an average 11011.1 pounds of milk and 371 pounds of butterfat per cow. Fratzke J A Saterles Campbell Allenstein and Nelson among top producers with per cow averages and individual cows yielding up to 1903.4 pounds milk and 55.8 pounds butterfat. State Hospital ranks also noted with herd reductions and several Meythal cows listed among leading individuals.
A new test association for Chickasaw county dairymen started with 24 members in New Hampton Iowa today. J E Deakins of Algona is hired as tester and a meeting postponed from Williamstown due to rain will be held tomorrow evening. Members listed include John DeWiltde John Arnalt Ed Gerlach and Charles W Pett among others. Greensboro claims the distinction of Ing the first city of North Carolina age policewoman.
A large turnout at Mount Vernon Township Farm Bureau events drew about 150 attendees. The program included tuberculosis testing reports, club work summaries, and a play, What Every Woman I Knows, performed by local enthusiasts.
Grundy Center Iowa August 7 Farmers from east and west Grundy County will clash in a pushball contest as a feature of this year’s Grundy Agricultural fair. The farm bureau announces the event with participation expected from local farms and clubs.
A letter to Dairy Cattle Congress manager E. S. Estel requests mule classes and premium lists. The Bremer County mule owner notes four mules and asks for cattle show books, but officials confirm no mule classes exist and offer the Belgian Horse show list.
Mr and Mrs O Phenicie plan to move to Urbana Illinois at once after residing in Manchester for about ten years They engaged in local community life and led as secretary of the auxiliary The farewell gathering occurred at John Wrights home and a later picnic by the American Legion auxiliary was held on courthouse lawn About fifty ladies attended a picnic on government fish hatchery grounds while former Manchester residents visited Also noted were plans for a new school building delayed by bid difficulties and a favorable but rainy weekend at Devil’s Backbone state park with improving highway access despite incomplete park road work
Fred R. Holbert president of the American Association of Importers and Breeders of Belgian Draft Horses urges four Belgians to Waterloo for the International Belgian Horse Show at the Dairy Cattle Congress. He says the Waterloo show offers the best display with Iowa Illinois and southern Minnesota markets, and notes ready stable help ensures equal chances for all entrants.
Wheat rose as traders anticipated a bullish government crop report. September and December contracts finished near 1.00 to 4.00, with gains supported by expected declines in Chicago receipts and firmer hogs and corn markets. Corn opened unchanged to higher and then eased, while oats strengthened with wheat.
Chicago cash quotations for wheat and corn show various No. 2 red prices and barleys, with other grains listed. Local items note a Ladies auxiliary social, visits, threshing work, and a church service reflecting on Moses and President Harding with references to leaders Joshua and Coolidge.
St Anbar and surrounding notes report family visits and transfers including Mr and Mrs Scott Bunker visiting from Olivia Minnesota to see relatives. Other items note Mrs Albert Schmidt's trip to Grinnell for a Pythian Sisters convention. Grain prices shift in Peoria New York and Kansas City markets with wheat corn oats and barley quotes and receipts listed.
Receipts show hogs at up to 8.15 with most sales near 7.50 to 7.70 and packers slow to advance. Cattle and sheep mixed with beef steers steady, veal light, and fat cattle around 7.00 to 12.00 per hundredweight amid fluctuating demand.
Livestock receipts at Kansas City St Louis Peoria and other markets show cattle hogs and sheep trading higher or steady. Steers top around 11.65 to 14.00 with yearlings up, hogs aided by demand with top near 7.78, lambs and sheep mixed but mostly steady, and various regional price ranges noted for canners cutters and stockers.
New York and Chicago report mixed produce prices with butter and creamery items showing varied levels. Butter in New York ranged from 41 to 45 cents, while Chicago listed creamery standards at 41 to 45 cents and related dairy yields, with other dairy and poultry prices noted in regional quotes.
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