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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1922
Page
13
Invited correspondence to the Editor of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Address communications to the Farm Department and supply a phone number for replies.
Manchester Iowa August fair opens with full buildings and many exhibitors turned away for space. cattle division reports 120 refused. top exhibitors include Robinson sons Masonville and Minish Hudson among others. horse and hog shows fill out as barns and pens overflow, animal exhibits enlarged. two men hurt by a poland china during pen placement. strict barriers set to handle the dangerous animal.
The Dubuque area brothers in Iowa were influenced by a calf club to enter Holstein cattle farming. They purchased a herd bull for 400 dollars and are building a barn with a silo and water system as the Dairy Cattle Congress promotes a major national dairy show. The event features grade and purebred Holsteins, with judging and college contests planned in Waterloo and Ames efforts highlighting the breed’s profit potential.
Va Aug 28 The carnival committee announced a series of entertainments to be held Thursday night Aug 31 in the big tent with a quartet to sing negro melodies and other acts across carnival grounds. Hot dogs and ice cream will be served and about a thousand people are expected. Proceeds go toward building a community hall.
A county agent sponsored weed ID contest for boys at the Davenport fair. A seeds firm funded prizes and weed samples of 34 noxious species were shown. one boy identified 14 weeds. Most contestants recognized cocklebur and lazy vines, a few knew Canada thistle, but none identified quack grass or horsetail, both among worst country pests.
Des Moines reports Iowa Farm Bureau Federation operates a cooperative marketing system under a full time livestock director at the state fairgrounds. Grain marketing shows profit. but securing carriers remains difficult. Bureau leaders urge unity, arguing farmers must form a strong numeric and financial federation to influence legislation, marketing, transportation, and finance.
Cedar township plans a big Cedar Creek picnic at Peter Knipp grove two miles south on the La Porte road. A 10 p.m. ball game opens a day of entertainment including a noon defense dinner and a brief music program with a violin solo. Peter Peterson of Cedar Falls will lead the main event with other features likely.
Marsh Guernsey herd led with 13 top placements at Sedalia Missouri. Eight firsts two junior championships and a senior and grand championship head the winnings, with several seconds and thirds. Other notable contenders included the Person herd North Dakota and the McIntosh herd South Carolina. Jeanette Prairie Second claimed the aged cow and senior champion, while Marsh earned first and second on senior bull calves. Admiiration of the Pratria led yearling entries with multiple placings.
Government bulletin from Des Moines reports Iowa poultry wealth far exceeds grain value. Jan 3 1920 town fowls total 28 352 with 27 746 chickens two thirds hens producing up to 190 000 000 dozen eggs annually. 1919 poultry value 5 000 000 rising to 77 000 000 in 1920. hen worth more than major crops combined. Bulletin suggests culling could raise egg output 50 percent, increasing wealth by 25 000 000 to 40 500 000.
Clifford Henson of Lameie Marshall County won the grand champion steer in the boys and girls events at the state staff contest. A purebred Hereford named Hou Repeater earned the blue ribbon, and Henson took a Silver Cup as champion. Calf club entries reached 180 head from eighteen counties, with fifty-one girls entering. Marshall County led in best county lead, followed by Cerra Gorda and Muscatine. Clifford Benson’s Hereford was grand champion fat steer overall, with Dean Dodder of Letts winning reserve. Town boys and girls market calf feeding saw winners led by Dean Dodder, Edward Zeaman, Robert Collins, John Holmquist, Harold Pace. Pig club entries were many, drawing strong competition.
Farmers nationwide may obtain plutic acid salvaged from surplus war explosives for blasting land clearing, drainage, and stump removal. Distribution by the United States Bureau of Roads through state colleges, costing six cents per pound for drying and cartridge packaging plus transport. About 60,000 pounds available for farmers.
A. T. Kinsley of Kansas City urged preserving animal health as essential to national health at the American Veterinary Medical Association annual convention in St. Louis Missouri. He highlighted the horse as key to farm economy and the need for improved feeding, breeding, and preventive veterinary services.
Public auctions begin in scattered sections with rentals and prices listed. Will Filey near Cedar Falls sold 18 grade cows from 35 to 68 dollars per head. Oscar Thatlebe hosted a fall sale near Waverly with cows up to 80 dollars. Hay and oats prices noted. dairy cattle judging to gather experts at Fairy Cattle Congress with judges from Wisconsin and Illinois and Iowa.
B J Winters seniorist and director of the Chi tao Board of Trade says speculative legislation hurts farmers by reducing demand. He urges foreign trade expansion and a War Finance Corporation revolving fund of 200000 to finance U S foodstuff sales to foreign buyers.
Waterloo Kiwanis members heard Dr. J. C. Curren head of a New York City business training school discuss paths to greater business success at Motel Russell Lamson. Curren emphasized courtesy to patrons better physical culture and mental attainments. he also conducted a memory demonstration naming every man present whom he had met earlier.
Trading in wheat shifted to a weaker tone with September and December futures easing. Quotations drifted lower into the close as selling and liquidation appeared, while October and November prices showed scattered gains and a generally soft day across nearby contracts.
The Iowa Poster Advertising Association board of directors met at Hotel Russellment Lamson with Fred Trainor presiding. Attendees included Ackisy, Benjamin Wiley, Albert Eli on, Hoona, and A J Busby with Busby brothers HB Busby of Dubuque and W L Busby of Quincy also visiting.
W H Webb city electrical inspector returned from the twenty seventh annual convention of the International Association of Municipal Electricians in New Bedford Massachusetts August 22 28 The convention featured talks by top electrical authorities including Charles P Steinmetz of General Electric upon his return Webb stopped in New York for a few days. Jack Lambert pleaded guilty to bootlegging before Judge E B Stiley and was fined 150 plus costs A permanent injunction was issued restraining him from illegal liquor sales in the Tenth judicial district.
Paris dispatch reports workers were asked to join a 24 hour sympathy strike in support of Havre's general strike. The extremist press called for proletariat unity to defend the Havre strikers and criticized government intervention.
Markets report dairy and poultry items across New York Chicago and Toledo with varied prices. Cremeries dairy tubs and sweet extras show 28 to 36 percent, while poultry lists include turkeys roosters and ducks with mixed price notes. Toledo and Kansas City notes reflect commodity changes and receipts at dairies and farms.
Livestock markets show hogs trading 10 to 25 cents under Monday quotes with steers topping at 10.95. Cattle and sheep receipts vary across Kansas City and St Joseph with bids steady to higher on beef and feeder cattle.
The market shows strength after a government interference retreat boosts investor confidence. American stocks hit new highs with gains across major sectors including Studebaker and Gulf Oil. rail and steel shares lead a broad upward move as investors focus on improving earnings prospects and higher dividends.
Waterloo markets list updated prices Aug 29 for flour spring wheat pat kernel and winter wheat pat per barrel, meal, oats, butterfat butter lard potatoes hay and feed items. Local co op sellers include Ackley Dury and Prairie items with hogs and cattle quotes from packing plants at noon, plus hides wool and miscellaneous farm products.
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