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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1925
Page
5
Snow drifts and heavy weather cripple delivery routes to Jesup and surrounding areas. Haulers struggle to move butterfat to creamery plants as state and township roads remain obstructed. Farmers assist by gathering cream to central depots for transport to Regina and nearby buyers, with annual meetings planned for February.
Charles City Iowa December 28 A farm demonstration west of town shows commercial fertilizers boost corn yields. Best plot combined barnyard manure limestone and acid phosphate yielding 92.6 bushels per acre. Manure plus limestone or rock phosphate also high. Checks without treatment produced about 62.6 to 63.2 bushels. Manure alone yielded 75.7. manure with limestone and manure with limestone plus rock phosphate reached 86.2. A plot with manure limestone and a 2-12-29 fertilizer on poor stand produced 80.2. Manure and rock phosphate were applied to fall 1924 clover sod and plowed under after.
In Woodbury county nearly 20,000 gophers were killed by bounty seekers this year per the county auditor. About 150 wolves were destroyed with bounties of ten dollars for old wolves and unspecified for cubs.
In Osage Iowa on December 29 a mass meeting drew over 300 farmers opposing current bovine tuberculosis eradication methods. Auditor figures showed high signing rates on free area petitions among cattle owners, but names may have been misdated or misdigitized.
Allison Iowa December 29 special Frial Madeen a New Hartford boy received the $110 Ames scholarship award allotted to Butler county for his interest in web work and agriculture in general. He graduated from high school last year. A committee including Hazel M. Black county superintendent A D Schougal Shell Rock editor and W E Neal farm bureau president placed the award.
Seed corn exchange and a farmer led test station are planned in the Courier Building Ames to serve Black Hawk County. J L Urban coordinates the seed flow with a room fitted for light and heat. The exchange sells seed at low cost with no bureau profit, while a separately run testing station under Smucker and others offers car tests for a nominal fee. Prof Churchill reports 35-36% germination from post freeze corn, 65-85% from pre freeze, urging individual ear testing for 1926 plantings. Shortage is statewide, with varied regional severity.
Ames Iowa December 29 Bremer county sends a large group to the Iowa junior short course at Iowa State college with more than 1600 girls and girls leaders about 300 boys registered. Largest delegation from Dallas County includes 74 with 40 girls and 34 boys. Kossuth 72, Dickinson 66, Bremer 32 girls and 23 boys, and Lee 57 girls. First arrivals from Scott County reached Ames Sunday evening. Attendance last year surpassed 1,000 and is expected to double the two year ago totals. Housing demands challenge the college housing committee as rooms fill ahead of visitors.
Obstructed roads and cold weather delayed a county warehouse board meeting to appoint a sealer to sanction A. G. Larsen Cedar Falls who resigned last week. Two members were unable to attend and a meeting called Saturday could not proceed until a sealer is appointed and approved by the state department of agriculture to enable storage of grain under the Iowa warehouse plan.
Hopkinton Massachusetts December 29 J Curtis Griggs a farmer and trapper sold his first furs of the season. The shipment included mink coon skunk and others bringing over 500 dollars. Griggs traps in mid November and runs his farm fish shells and huts pearls. He maintains a long string of traps and covers his area daily by car. He has several fox mink and other hides still unsold.
Readers may address inquiries and remarks to the Editor Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier Wa terside Waterloo. communications should be directed to Wa terlawn Iowa with phone reference 5160 for replies and publication consideration.
West Union Iowa December 29 J A Jensen Windsor township set a county record by harvesting 1938 bushels from 18 acres at an average of 107.6 bushels per acre The Tama silt loam farm lies three miles northwest of West Union with a six year rotation and cattle stocking Jensen has 22 acres of corn in the shock on the same field likely yielding similarly under the same conditions.
Northwood Iowa December report features Hilborg Furness of Worth County describing her dairy calf project Rosie of Dreamland. She explains feeding four parts whole cows four parts ground corn one part sovberns, daily four pounds, plus hay water salt and skimmilk, plus brushing and conditioning to improve hide and posture.
Bennington Township residents are invited to the annual meeting and officer election Thursday at Mt Tope Church. A picnic lunch will be served at noon and each family is asked to bring a dish. The gathering was postponed from December 22.
Wheat futures rallied as market spiked on rumors of rubber price parity and hopes for higher corn and oats demand. May and December contracts showed gains and then retreated with mixed results across oats, corn, and hogs. Grain prices in Chicago New York and Kansas City reflected cautious optimism amid unsettled supplies.
A scan of market notes and livestock prices lists Waterloo produce items, butter, hens, turkeys, and a range of pests, with references to packs from Barrlay & Sons and local packing plants. It includes cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep quotes from St Paul Livestock, with receipts, bids, and price ranges for fat cattle, hogs, calves, and sheep, dated December 29.
ST JOSEPH MO Det 29 AP HGGS Receipts 7000 15 25c higher top 12.75 bulk 11.25 11.30 CATTLE Receipts 2600 steady to 25c lower bulk of steers 8.25 16 top 10.5 cows and heifers 3.50 ff 9.00 calves 5.50 12.25 stockers and Feeder HOGS 253 SH 1 higher Jambs 15.00 16.287 Wes JEP Receipts 9500 strong 2 8.00 9.25 REPRESENTATIVE SALES Furnished by Lamson Bros Co 403 Marsh Place Bldg HH A Marcy manager
Wall Street opened with weakness in merchandise issues and declines in Woolworth and Postum, sparking broad selling while several issues showed midday gains. Oil shares rose as market turnover steadied, with heavy January investment demand hinted by large block trades and new highs for Union Oil of California amid favorable earnings outlooks.
Wheat and rye futures prices show No. 1 hard No. 2 mixed and No. 4 yellow bids around 1.89 to 1.74 per bushel. Timothyseed and cloverseed trade near 7.50 and 27.00. Provisions list lard at 14.94, ribs 14.75, bellies 15.00. Continuous city market report from AP.
Chicago meat markets show a broad drop as hog receipts rise and packers reduce activity. Hog prices range around 11.25 to 12.65 for various weights, with sows and pigs mixed. average hog price near 11.60. Cattle receipts reach 11,000 with steady to softer bids, best steers around 10.00 to 11.00, heifers stronger, heavy yearling weights holding. Sheep receipts 16,000 with slow trade and fats around 16.00 to 16.50, few breeding lambs at 16.75, lighter lambs near 33.75.
Fragmentary copy from Minneapolis Minnesota dated December showing commodity prices and coded terms for grains and supplies. Several garbled items reference corn oats and eggs with inconsistent figures and stray letters obscuring full meaning.
New York dispatch reports varied produce prices at Chicago and New York markets for December 29. Butter, dairy, eggs, cheese, and poultry show fluctuations with receipts noted and specific item prices including creamery butter and various cheese kinds.
A scrambled AP feed notes poultry items from St Louis and Springs with prices for butter eyes potatoes and ducks. It also mentions potatoes and eggs in Chicago and New York market chatter on fleece cotton and refined sugar futures with mixed domestic prices and futures dates.
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