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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1924
Page
5
Reader input requested by the Waterloo Evening Courier Farm Department. Communications should be addressed to the Editor Farm Department at Waterloo Iowa, with the paper’s phone line provided for contact.
Washington dispatch from Waterloo notes Iowa farmers largely favor the Haugen McNary bill to stabilize farm prices by exporting surplus with a rationbased pricing system. Some opposition exists arguing Norris Sinclair may work better. Congress shows split, Rep Robinson among Hawkeye supporters advocating the bill’s passage. The plan, described as temporary price stabilization, would set a proportional price for foods and related commodities and charge producer costs to cover administration.
J A Wallis new head of Dairy Association will speak to Jesup dairymen at the annual farmers institute in the schoolhouse, with talks on alfalfa and soybeans and dairy judging exhibits. Edna Rhodes to address women. banquet planned and a talk by E W Williams of Manchester Commercial Club.
Mise Louise Fitzgerald of the National Dairy Council directs women's organization work and will broadcast a radio talk on The Dairy Industry and Its Relation to National Health. The program is set for Tuesday February 19 at 2 20 p m from KYW Chicago in cooperation with the American Farm Bureau Federation. The station operates on wavelength 536. The Iowa Dairy Council letter asks that many Iowa dairy men listen in. A Stanford professor predicts future wars will be fought with lightning.
Fredericksburg Butter Factory posts a standout year in 1973 with production of about 500000 pounds of butter and a total creamery value near $214587.13 paid to patrons. The plant shows strong efficiency with costs at 2.62 cents per pound, 1179053 pounds of cream processed, and 119?63 pounds of butterfat manufactured. Secretary Triplett manages operations while RR Sweet oversees production. several patrons received checks totaling hundreds of dollars for butterfat delivered within the year.
New Hampton Co operative creamery under Mrs M Utley introduces monthly individual cow milk tests for butterfat at five cents per cow with a 60 cent herd cap. Patrons must also weigh daily milk from each cow to assess production when tests with Babcock equipment are done. Unprofitable cows may be culled or adjusted via feeding changes.
Cedar Fairs February report shows Mrs. H. Snavely of Waterloo led county flocks with 2,395 eggs from 232 Rhode Island Red hens and 83.4 percent production. Other producers include Mrs. D. Blough with 2,376 eggs from 248 Rhode Island Reds, and Mrs. White with 1,286 eggs from 161 White Leghorns. Costs and egg receipts listed. WE Lapp notes delay due to poultry extension staffing, aiming to visit Black Hawk by March 1.
Traer Iowa February reports show many hog and cattle feeders facing corn shortages. Some are out completely and buying from others. Local elevators sell to feeders, with only two cars shipped this year. W H Sprole hauls nearly 140 bushels daily to feed 560 cattle on his farm.
Cedar Falls Good Luck club will meet with Mrs. R R Cheney three and one half miles northeast of Cedar Falls on Thursday February 21 for the third lesson in the countywide nutrition project. Baking cottage cheese will be demonstrated. Attendees are asked to bring silverware dishes and an article of food.
Black Hawk county Holstein owners will hear Earl J. Cooper, extension man from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America in Chicago, at a Thursday noon banquet and social meeting at Orange consolidated school. Harry Gleim and Fred B. Ferguson will speak on breed organization in community programs and dairy association topics. The event aims for a large attendance with no solicitations and includes owners and wives of Brade and purebred Holsteins.
Cedar Falls reports four Holstein cows on Pederson & Sons setting seven day butter records. Lady Netherland Dei Hal Al Cartra 2nd led with 326.68 pounds in seven days and 59.3 pounds in 14 days. Lady Korndyke Ormsby Piebe Burke set 484 pounds in seven days, with other cows showing notable outputs. The registry notes nearly 97,000 Holsteins and about 6,750 bulls admitted to advanced registration, with cow value rising on proven production.
Garwin Tama county February 18 Garwin Farmers Elevator Co operative in Garwin is among Iowa's largest co op ventures formed in 1909 as an elevator and lumber business Later growth included a state opened with 446 stockholders mainly farmers Shares originally $25 each capital stock 56425 with a Jan 1 inventory of 112000 and liabilities 386000 The receiver A Cuthbertson Howard township holds most of the outstanding paper.
Reinbeck Iowa Feb 18 The semiannual Arthur Ruoff sale featured Chester White prize sow Giantess selling for 320 to L H McGraw Reinbeck The 40 head of hogs averaged 86 buyers from nine states and Canada attended.
A roundup of neighborhood items includes returns from Long Beach and visits from Chicago relatives, a memorial for Mrs Essa Salzer, and minor traffic incidents at Fourth Street crossings. Legal actions include a divorce suit by Anna Miller and custody claims for a two year old. An erroneous birth announcement correction, a jury trial over auto damages, and church notices complete the brief.
New York final notes show butter weaker with creamery and state items mixed, dressed poultry steady with chickens and fowls firm, turkeys and ducks higher in places, cheese prices varying by grade, and refined skim and whole milk runs. Chicago reports receipts for butter and eggs high, with creamery extra and firsts at 38 to 48 cents, eggs around 29 to 31 cents, and poultry prices for chickens 22 to 24 cents and roosters 16 cents.
Chicago and New York mercantile reports show varied grain prices for wheat, corn, oats, and barley across futures and spot markets. Highlights include Chicago quotes for No. 1 hard wheat at 1.439, corn mixed grades around 75 cents, and rye and barley trading lower. Minnesota and Missouri markets mirror western readings with No. 2 red wheat near 1.12 and oat values near 60 cents. Foreign exchange, livestock bids, and dairy receipts complete the daily commodity snapshot with regional price spreads and shipment notes.
Hogs receipts around 88 000 with prices mostly 10 to 15 cents lower. Steers and cattle show steady to higher activity with fat steers often topping near 14 to 15 dollars, veal calves strong, and hogs around 6 60 to 6 75 for best butcher grades. Sheep and lamb markets mixed, with fat lambs up about 25 cents. Overall, varied movement across hogs cattle and sheep with packs and feeders adjusting bids.
Receipts total about 35 000 with cattle and sheep. cattle steady to higher on some classes. Feeder and stocker activity strong. top fed steers near 10.20 per cwt. Heifers and cows mixed, with dairy and canner grades varying. Sheep sales steady to firm. lambs show gains to about 14.75 to 14.85 per cwt on active demand.
Receipts of about 9,000 lambs and 11,000 calves mix with steer and hog offerings. Beef steers steady to higher, heavy steers around 9.15, cows around 4.00, bulls near 4.00 to 4.60. Hogs show 140 to 160 pound averages around 7.00, sows mostly 6.20 to 6.95, stock pigs 4.25 to 5.59. Sheep generally steady, lambs up to 2.00, ewes around 9.50. Represented by Lamson Bros. & Co. with Feb. 15 sales data.
New York stocks opened higher led by Otis, Continental Can, and diversified gains across major issues. Wild swings hit rails and oils with weaker sides including Cuba Cane Sugar and International Telephone. Short sellers pressured several industrials. markets ended uneven as bonds fluctuated and sugar, potatoes, and flour prices moved in steady or mixed directions.
Wheat offerings and inadequate buying support left prices lower in Chicago trading. May corn and oats showed weakness as ample supplies and limited demand weighed. Provisions followed hog values lower, with a unsettled close and limited rally power.
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