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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1921
Page
9
Government contusion of big crop damage lifted wheat prices at the open with buying general and a small mid-day surge. Profit taking trimmed gains but market stayed firm before retreat as export demand slowed and receipts weakened. Corn and oats followed corn into higher then lower closes, while hog prices dragged provisions down.
Chicago and Omaha markets show mixed grain quotes with wheat and corn varying by grade. Livestock at East St Louis, Omaha and Kansas City trends include higher cattle in some weights, lower hogs, and mixed sheep demand amid regional receipts and prices.
Davenport Socialist city clerk L. W. Christensen resigns from all committees and vows to run independently for re election. He cites party inconsistency and Peck Feuchter clashes as causes, saying he will not attend meetings orally participate in party work. He will keep paying dues but seeks an independent ticket if he runs again.
Fairbank Aug 9 visitors include Louie M Romane t and family from Minneapolis to see Mrs Nes sie Zone and Mrs Rommel s mother. Mrs Adderman and Ernista back from Mayo Clinic trip. A severe fire at Louis Stremke farm destroyed barn and car. local volunteers helped save house. Community chautauqua opens with strong program. Naomi Considine leaves for Tomek Wis. family gathering for Mrs Graff s ninety seventh birthday.
Chicago traders report 18,000 hogs on hand with 4,500 carried over. Hogs mostly 24 40c lower. top early 11.75, bulk 11.15 to 11.65. packing sows 8.75 to 9.00. Cattle receipts 10,000 with better grades steady, top heavy steers 10.40, bulk 7.25 to 10.00, stockers 4.50 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 9,000 with lambs steady to 25c weaker. top native lambs about 9.75, no western lambs early.
Receipts: cattle 24,000. hogs 7,900. sheep 8,000. Best beef steers steady to strong with top around 10.50. feeders and yearlings mixed. Hogs mostly 10 to 20 cents lower. top near 10.20 to 10.50. Sheep and lambs 25 cents lower. native lambs at 9.85 top. Strong variability across classes with bulk stockers and calves trading at reduced levels.
Promoter Tex Rickard has renewed his lease on the Boyle's Thirty Acres arena in Jersey City for another year and plans to stage a heavyweight title bout next July with Jack Dempsey defending his crown against a top challenger. Also, regional boxing cards feature Charlie White versus Johnny Dundee in New York and Charlie Ledoux facing Johnny Buff, with Young Montreal meeting Midget Smith in separate bouts.
Horton reports no services as Rev Van Benschoten fell ill on Saturday. Nearby visitors include Mrs Frank Jackson and Michigan visitors to Seeley family, plus Belden Wilson and Ethel joining Waverly friends at Clear Lake. The week notes weddings, a 19 pound birth, a funeral in Clarksville, and illnesses among Moses Mishler and family.
Readers may address questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be directed to the editor with the given contact details and phone number 3330 for correspondence.
William Crownover of Hudson declares Iowa houses the best Belgian horses in the world. He notes Farceur, owned by Grant Goed of Ogden, as the breed's greatest stallion and recalls its record-setting sale price. Iowa had 482 Belgian breeders with 1518 purebreds in 1926, aiding the International Belgian Horse Show at the Dairy Cattle Congress.
Holstein Breeders of County met Tuesday at the Town State Dairy Association office to form a dairy heifer club for youths. Each member will receive calves aged six months to one year for a three year partnership with annual shows. Calves may not join herds unless tuberculin tested, and non-tuberculated prospects should contact county agent A. A. Burger or nearby breeders.
Fayette county club boys spent two days judging dairy classes in Black Hawk county selecting from five competitors. Four top boys were identified, with plans to trim to three, as judging occurred at Marsh and Golinreaux Guernsey farms, Veaux Guernseys, Waterloo Jersey Farm, and Mason Ayrshire farm. Prof Bakkum joined for a day with Walter Stanley later noted for reclaiming trousers from a salvage store.
W. B. Wilson of Grundy Center, veteran stock buyer, shipped 45 carloads of heavy hogs to Chicago over the three hot months without a single loss. He attributes safety to cool loading times, clean cars, sand bedding, and letting hogs rest before loading, with straw avoided due to heat. Wilson urges careful loading and handling, notes most losses stem from poor practices, and outlines his long career and future farming ideas.
Boone Ta August 10 G W Jones a farmer near here is claiming the championship for high producing corn He has a task brought to the Pioneer offices Friday which held five full ears The stalk had shoots extending from the first joint to the fifth and there were two fully developed ears on each shoot Matt Reilly bobbed into print last week when he brought in a talk with four ears Now Mr Jones claims the championship.
Lansing notices show carriers paid over two million dollars last year for egg in transit damage and that unsafe transport may cost the nation about five million annually. Emphasis is placed on rigid carrier rules, better filler materials, and strict standards to prevent breakage. The American Farm Bureau Federation urges stamping manufactur ers’ products to meet carrier requirements and details filler specs to reduce damage claims.
Plainfield notes include visits to Pomeroy and Waterloo, a large M E Sunday school picnic in Waverly, and relatives attending the funeral of Naughua resident Wm. H. French. Birth announced for Carl Zaike's son Paraffin is noted as found in native states in coal and bituminous sizes.
The article explains lime and phosphate as cures for acid and poor soil, recommending one ton per acre of ground limestone or 500 to 700 pounds of lime per acre, and 5 to 6 hundred pounds of acid phosphate per acre. It discusses clover varieties for different soils, sweet clover and alfalfa succession, and lists acid tolerant crops such as rye and oats.
Local notes report births to Glen Halman and Johnny Freyhing families, with August dates and names Lois Anne and a newborn who died. Community events include a Presbyterian church sociable August 18 hosted by the ladies auxiliary. Visits from Newton Deihl and Anne Hazleton are noted amid family news. Pistols mention unrelated historical fact from the sixteenth century.
Members of Black Hawk county poultry and potato clubs plan their annual picnic on Wednesday August 17 at the State Teachers college Cedar Falls. Hundreds expected with families. Event organized by Cedar Valley Fair association. Addresses by H. Seerley and W. H. Merner. Activities include a mass program, water frolic, picnic lunch, and college auditorium program with singing and talks.
Iowa State College chemists say the corn cob could yield valuable products such as furfural, acet ic acid, formic acid, wood alcohol, and sugars. With 3,000,000 tons produced in Iowa annually and 20,000,000 tons nationwide, utilization could benefit the state and country. Tests underway may show cob polymers as substitutes for other materials and potential animal feed sugars.
Shell Rock residents attended funerals visits and family gatherings across Iowa and Missouri. Harlan left for Winthrop to visit kin. Mrs Bowen's funeral was held at her home with Rev Fort officiating. Many relatives traveled from Cedar Rapids to Cedar Falls Mason and Greshen for reunions and birthdays.
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