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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1922
Page
11
Readers are invited to address the Editor of the Evening Courier in Waterioo Iowa with comments for the Farm Department page. Communications should be sent to the Reporter and desk, with attention to the editor.
Iowa dairy survey shows 25 counties spent 290700 outside state on dairy cattle last year. Wisconsin reports Iowa as second largest purchaser from the state, with 30000 head sold elsewhere and up to a quarter of a million dollars Iowa money spent in Wisconsin for dairy cattle. Officials warn Iowa could have expanded in-state dairy farming and cut outflow of cattle to Wisconsin. Dairy cattle congresses and national dairy show plans, with grade cow entries and educational features, aim to boost domestic production and demonstrations.
Elizabeth Hudson explains the method for sulphuring and drying apples pears peaches and apricots to preserve color and flavor. She details wire trays galvanized mesh frames sun or oven drying, ventilation, sulfur lighting, soaking in salted water, staging on blocks, and gradual temperature increases to about 171 F.
Des Moines reports the Iowa State fair will feature a women’s department from Aug 23 to Sept 1 with farm women, mothers, and workers. Daily events include pageants, lectures, sewing exhibitions, cooking schools, and a new homemakers section with health, clothing, and home economics demonstrations. A wide conference for farm women is set for Aug 28. Illiteracy initiatives and a Little Theatre program are also planned with national figures and local leaders overseeing the efforts.
Aug. threshing rush in Tama County with machines humming across fields after rain delays. East Crystal and Willow Carer threshing firms report multiple jobs, with farmers owning or hiring machines and yields varying from oats to wheat. North of Traer, union crews thresh with company machines, while local elevators handle grain. A separate note from Independence highlights farm herd diseases and tuberculosis concerns.
The Clay Township Farm Bureau women of Grundy County met July 25 at Mrs Fr Miller s home to decide on a citizenship study. Marion Lepley gave a well received talk on costume designing. The next meeting is planned for late August with Mildred White the new county nurse discussing home nursing.
Enthusiasm for the Buchanan county clothing exhibit grows as the training school for sewing progresses. On August 26 the exhibit will be at its peak at the county meeting in Independence. Townships are asked to bring garments or posters showing July and August sewing work. Short cuts in sewing and decorative stitches will be covered at the second all day training school session. Washington township leads attendance with 25 women at a recent meeting at Mrs Haven Harters home. Fremont township follows with 24 women.
The proposal suggests that herds across the county would demonstrate at least one reader if a theta countywide test were implemented.
Iowa crop bulletin reports favorable finish to harvest across northern counties with dry grain and good moisture. Oats yields better than expected likely at or above 10 year average, corn progress aided by moisture though 10 days late, peaches abundant with poor market for apples, and weather conditions generally favorable for truck crops, potatoes, and pastures.
Waterloo Jersey farm hosted a picnic plan drawing over 50 women and families to inspect the show herd. The herd of 29 animals earned multiple prizes including firsts at Fargo and Grand Forks, with two-year-olds and a junior champion bull among top winners. After a farm tour and supper, visitors planned an annual get-together as the herd moves to Davenport and Des Moines circuits and later St. Paul for the dairy shows.
The report surveys wheat prices and futures from Liverpool with September delivery and December quotes, plus U.S. aggregate grains markets. It notes weakness in early sessions, government data showing higher corn receipts, and mixed moves in wheat, corn, oats, and provisions across Chicago New York and other grain centers.
Opening prices on the New York Stock Exchange were irregular in light trading and trended downward as high grade rails led losses. Declines hit Baldwin Studebaker Mexican Petroleum and others while a late rally in Mexican Petroleum and certain utilities steadied the market. U S Alcohol and American Radiator rose, call money opened at 34 1 2 percent, and the closing was irregular.
A large extended family gathering occurred at Mr. and Mrs. David Shipp's home in Plainfield on Sunday. Eight children and many relatives attended, sharing a dinner featuring fried chicken, boiled ham, cakes, salads, and ice cream. Nearby friends and relatives from Waverly, Waterloo, Bremer and other towns joined in the celebration with music and visiting.
The Mitchell column records a flurry of visits and family gatherings. Mrs Bel linger and two children visited her mother Mrs Spencer, while the Spencers’ sister and others joined in. Families from Ebglary, Idylwilde, Brewster, Cedar Rapids, and Courtland share trips, visits, and outings. Airline Thompson and son Albert Len toured with construction work in progress on new railroad housing. The Jamies Lilley and Busehs families spent time at a lakeside outing, and several residents traveled to Cedar Rapids, Brewster, and East Tigbunte for visits and church events. Households welcomed guests and hosted gatherings across multiple towns in the week.
A chaotic OCR of a New York Chicago produce market page lists prices and items such as butter cream, milk, chickpeas, cheese, and various livestock guesses. Names of producers and brands are garbled, with scattered numbers and abbreviations, reflecting a dense wholesale market sheet from August.
Livestock prices ease from Tuesday with hogs 15 cents higher and cattle steady. Receipts around 20,000 hogs and 14,000 cattle. top hogs near 0.90 per pound, heavy weights mixed, calves and calves price range around 11 dollars, native lambs about 12 dollars, packers cautious but demand holding across markets.
Kansas City livestock market showed mixed trends with cattle mostly steady to weak, vealers and calves around steady, and hogs softening slightly. Feeder weights 190 to 500 pounds moved, with prices varying by weight and grade. sheep and lambs steady, bulk of receipts around 3,000 head.
Receipts of about 600 at East St Louis with grass steers and light yearlings easing lower, top grass steers about 5.00 to 6.50 per hundredweight, hogs around 9.40 to 9.85 for 146 to 210 pounds, sows mostly 7.00 to 8.25, calves up to 10.60. St Joseph also shows hogs near 9.35 to 9.50, cattle led by top beef steers around 10.10, bulk 8.00 to 10.10, beef cows 4.26 to 6.00, lambs steady near 19.50 to 21.75, Idaho lambs noted in shipment.
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