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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1922
Page
9
Readers may send comments to the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Address Edstor Farm Deparime with questions or remarks and include a contact phone number noted as 3330.
Iowa Dairy Association reports record Holstein entries for Dairy Cattle Congress slated Sept 25 to Oct 1. Organizers expect Iowa to become a major Holstein center with co operation from Iowa State College dairy staff and Holstein-Friesian Association. Calf club prizes and educational exhibits accompany demonstrations of sire influence on scrub herds.
Grundy County plans to harvest soy beans and corn using hogs to reduce husking costs. County Agent Bays C. Macy notes many acres planted with Black Eyebrow beans and corn. pigs forage in the fields and help with protein intake while saving labor. Some farmers, like the Reerr brothers, grow the Black Eyebrow variety inoculated for better yields, with varied root health among crops.
S. Z. Van Vliet of 1103 Bryan Avenue reports everbearing strawberries that rival California plum size. He harvested 40 quarts from two beds on Friday, with ongoing potential as weather permits. He credits spring practices, soil cover removal, and row spacing for improved yields and invites visitors to learn his method.
Charles City Iowa August 21 Beemen's picnic at Little Cedar drew strong attention to beekeeping with talks by N I Lyle of Iowa extension service G P Dadant and R Root. Lyle noted 100 Iowa demonstration apiaries boosting honey production and over 50 communities aided by extension. Root demonstrated U S bee industry facts and Mr Dadant explained hive design and swarming reductions.
Three Fayette county farm bureau trophies will be awarded at the county fair this week for junior judging. Dairy cattle judging on Aug 22 will select a team for the Dairy Cattle Congress next month and possibly the state team for the national dairy show later. Beef calf judging on Aug 23 awards a top prize, with a general contest for all members to follow featuring reasons on draft horses fat cattle and dairy cattle.
Grundy Center Iowa reports 1 033 culls sent to market from a summer culling campaign. Of 11 455 fowls culled across eighty one flocks in every township, some flocks showed increased egg production after culling. Prices averaged about 18 cents per pound. A bee demonstration is planned at J Brown's farm near Cedar Talis on August 4 with W E Dittmer leading demonstrations.
West Union Iowa January crop of calves from Fayette County 70 Holsteins five Guernseys 13 Short horns and two Anguses compete. Purebred calves enter county fair with prizes by the fair association and a silver trophy from the farm bureau for top improving club member.
Butler County reports no prisoners as jail crowding eases and threshing ends. Residents plan visits to Skiinivall and Des Moines while farms report good crops. AEF travels to Monticello. Packard plans Sept 1 celebration. Butler County Fair set for Sept 5 with teachers and rural schools resuming sessions.
Michael Bray funeral announced in Independence with services noting he died Wednesday in Chicago after short illness. He was a brother of Stephen Bray and D O'Hrien of the city. Holgate Bros, of this city, assisted. Mason, returned from Oklahoma and Kansas trip with Klags Holman accompanying Mr. Mason Rood.
A mysterious airborne craft hovered over Waterloo near Byrnes park Saturday night exchanging signals with ground observers. The wrecked plane later lay in a cornfield by Byrnes park with propeller broken and wings twisted. The pilot’s identity was not confirmed though a Waterloo man was rumored to be aboard as the craft nosedived from about 300 feet. The crew escaped with injuries and the craft was later towed away. uncertainty remains if this was the same aircraft seen earlier.
The wheat market opened near new lows for the season with December futures around 1.00 and September near 0.90. Short covering pushed prices higher later in the day as weather improved in parts of the belt and buyers returned, while corn remained resilient and soybeans showed mixed action.
Partial report says the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul shops may move from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids. The move would affect 1240 workers, prompting local groups to seek retention with Cedar Rapids offering land and the Milwaukee system recommending Cedar Rapids as a more favorable location.
Market notes show mixed dairy and grain quotes from New York Chicago Omaha and St Louis regions. Entries list creamery receipts and egg lines with prices, plus Chicago and Kansas City grain quotes and dairy milk deliveries for Saturday reporting.
Market reports show cattle steady to firm with light gains in early trading and hog prices uneven. In Omaha buyers paid up to 9.90 for top cattle and 12.26 for lambs, while Sioux City noted steady to higher hogs and calves with market lambs around 12.2.
Market notes show calves and cattle near steady prices with receipts around 200 head. Bar cattle and steers reported with demand in Texas territory and northern markets. futures and spot metals updates also included with mixed activity and minor price movements.
A Boy Scout from Troop 4 Whitfier School descended into the Cedar River mill race to rescue a stranded kitten on an island rock. Camp Ingachooc near Brandon closed with Ray L. Short and D. G. Palmer visiting as 50 Scouts completed three 10 day encampments. George C. Welker reported 25 000 rations served, signaling efficient camp operations.
Waterloo market notes list prices for flour butter eggs beef hay and livestock in Waterloo Iowa Aug 21. It records spring and winter wheat flour prices wheat ration hay and straw supplies cattle hogs and poultry quotes and various hides pelts and fats. The column reflects midwest commodity values with bids and packed items noted by vendors.
Receipts around 25 000 hogs with active demand and steady to strong prices for steers and heavy hogs. Cattle and sheep processors report steady to weaker bids with lower grades moving slowly as buyers balance supply and demand.
Kansas City livestock prices show mixed demand across cattle hogs and sheep with bids ranging from 4.60 to 12.86 on various classes. Receipts near 8,000 beef cattle, 4,000 calves and 7,000 hogs reflect steady to strong trade while sheep totals approach 2,000 with top lambs around 12.00.
New York Aug 21 stocks advanced as investors anticipated early settlement of the wall street strike. Gains ran from rails to utilities and industrials with notable moves in American Sugar American Tobacco Northern Pacific and Standard Oil. Closing sales showed widespread strength and a renewed outside investment interest.
A public sale is set for Thursday August 2 1922 at 1 30 p m on a farm located 344 miles west of the State Teachers College Cedar Falls on the 27th street road. Items include 44 milk cows a pure bred Holstein bull yearling shorthorn steers plus three Pure Bred Duroc spring boars five iron truck wagon silage rack and related items. Several cows expected to freshen later in the year. The bull is a well marked white year old sire from a high producing lineage.
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