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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1923
Page
11
Adareez communications to Editor at the Waterloo Courier and Reporter invite farmers to send questions and comments. Readers may reach the paper by phone at 3330 for Eveving Eveving.
Bureau leaders met at Greater Waterloo yesterday to review bills affecting county superintendent elections and county funds for agent work. Dr. Stong urged more mileage funding to accelerate tuberculin testing while a plan to charge 10 cents per animal tested faced opposition. membership drives and ongoing projects were also discussed.
Independence Iowa February 3 Six teams of five members each competed in Buchanan County Farm Institute grain judging. Winners were Hazleton 3606 Quasquston 4505 Independence 3470 Laston 8376. Gale Ants of Independence won high score with 90 of 100. Samuel Flilian of Hazleton finished second individual with 750 points.
Raymond Iowa figures show pruning and spray-ring demonstrations across Black Hawk county farms led by Wheelock Wilson. The sessions cover pruning rules for apples pears grapes and raspberries with emphasis on outside-bud cutting and sun exposure. Grapes require stronger pruning to boost fruit set. sprays including lime sulfur and lead arsenate are timed to blossom drop calyx and post bloom stages to control codling moth and fruit diseases.
Mount Vernon and Raymond notices report a free moving picture show at Creeley school district No 9. Local health and family updates include serious illness and recoveries, funerals, and community events. The home talent play at St Joseph's parish repeats Feb 21.
R W Bodell of 206 Lane reports his 13 White Leghorn hens laid 487 eggs in January. The batch averaged 37.5 eggs per hen, reflecting strong egg production for the flock.
Waterloo Jersey farm completed a sale of four bulls and four females to go to Russellville Arkansas. Bulls were supplied by co operators and other sources including L R Sisson Jesup and L W Sisson Cedar Falls. Frank Hurley Toledo Iowa received four of the breeding stock for shipment. Arkansas buyers seek improved fairy stock through these Jerseys.
Stanley Iowa February meeting of the Farm Bureau presented a short play by high school students and a paper on dairy cattle by Mr. Pulier of Fayette County. A survey was taken as the secretary called the roll with members listing the chicken breeds they raise. An oyster supper followed the social hour.
Poyner Town farm bureau schedules an all day meeting at the hall on Tuesday February 13. The session includes pruning and spraying demonstrations, talks on starting a Spray ring, and a tireless cooker demonstration for women. Members plan a picnic dinner and discuss annual farm activities amid wartime concerns.
Public auction at John Wilson farm three miles northwest of La Porte City features 20 bushels of grain, hay and straw, nine horses, mills, five cattle and 23 hogs. Tripp & GUL act as auctioneers with full line of machinery. significant grain and a variety of farm assets to be sold. New Liberty bonds, cotton futures, and local real estate transfers also noted in brief.
Uncle Harry and friends discuss a 60 year vision of progress from electric lights to trans Atlantic air service and a vast dam at Boulder Canyon. They note the Colorado River project would irrigate vast arid lands and boost hydroelectric power, with costs rivaling the Panama Canal but long term gains seen as essential.
Produce and market notes from New York and Chicago list steady trends for milk and eggs while nearby white and brown varieties show small shifts. Poultry prices for turkeys and fowls edge up with increased receipts. butter and cheese hold firm despite minor adjustments.
A volatile trading day sees wheat futures ease after snow slows southern fields while speculative buying steadies the market. May and July contracts drift with corn and oats showing modest moves as a softer tone returns to Chicago and New York grain prices.
Bank clearings by Milwaukee Peoria Omaha St Louis Minneapolis and New York indicate mixed activity with wheat and grain prices quoted across cities. Notable figures include Waterloo weekly clearings and fluctuating wheat prices in Chicago and New York markets.
AP report from Chicago notes a large volume of vegetables moved last week, with about 60 000 carloads recorded. Movement concentrated in the west and northern states, including North Dakota and Michigan, while prices varied. Flour and dairy statistics also appear with mixed regional shifts and clearing house totals in the same brief.
The New York stock market opened mixed but trended upward as blue chips like Lima Locomotive and Cubs Sugar preferred pushed higher. Steel, equipment, utilities and sugar stocks led gains while foreign exchange and commodity prices showed mixed movement amid thin January volume.
Waterloo markets report mixed farm goods including spring wheat butter milk and eggs. Listings show prices for corn oats potatoes hay and straw with livestock notes on steers hogs and poultry alongside hides pelts and farm supplies.
Chicago livestock market reports mixed hogs holding firm as cattle rise 10 to 15 cents. Trade features Mecalotes, 4x00, and large lots with steers around $8.20 to $8.68 per hundredweight. Packers and feeders show firm demand while sheep and lambs adjust, with steady to lower quotes across categories.
Livestock market notes from East St Louis, Sioux City and Omaha show cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts with bids and prices. Steers, cows, and feeders vary by weight, with bulls and butchers listed, and totals around thousands.
Prices on hogs and cattle slipped with buyers bidding about 20 cents lower on several classes. Packers remained cautious as lighter steers and yearlings showed weight gains while veal and reported prices varied. Sheep activity was weak with bids down and limited demand across the sale.
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