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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
6
North east Iowa hosts a regional 4 H conference led by R K Bliss and Faul C Taff with Miss Josephine Arnquist. About 25 county agents and farm youth leaders from ten counties attended to discuss expanding junior club work, funding from Capper-Ketcham and future districting.
Reinbeck Iowa January 3 Preparations are underway for a county wide gathering of Grundy County 4-H and Farm Bureau clubs at Reinbeck High School January 22. The Chicago Great Western Railway will host its annual winter farmers institute with 250 farm folks expected for a banquet. Speakers from the Great Western Institute will participate, reflecting railroad cooperation with the county farm bureau to ensure a successful event.
Wilson Ashby of Wellman Washington County was chosen as Tama and Iowa counties club agent. He is a farm husbandry graduate of Iowa State College with prior farming teaching and livestock experience. He will start in Tama county Thursday with a 1500 dollar annual salary and mileage support around 400 dollars per county funded by farm bureau. Ashby will also help organize additional girls clubs and base his home in Marengo.
Preliminary steps were taken at the courthouse to form a creamery men and butter makers association for the district. Eight Delaware county creameries and two in Buchanan county were represented under State Inspector F P W Stephenson of Oelwein. A Jan 9 meeting will aim to perfect the organization, with plans for a butter makers demonstration on Feb 19 29 23 featuring specialists.
A satirical poem recounts McSwishback Crabb’s rage at stopping his paper, vowing to boycott it as the editor clings to 47 years of publication. The piece pokes at aging, loyalty, and the paper’s continued operation amid Crabb’s fretful threats.
Federal estimates reported by the Iowa state department predict a good year for swine in 1929. Lower costs from a good corn crop and tighter hog supply should lift prices, with stronger foreign and domestic demand boosting farm income.
Washington reports the 1928 agricultural year as a mix of gains and losses across regions. Cattle and sheep near the west improved, cotton belt fared fairly well, dairy performed, while potato and many wheat growers faced a lean year. Total harvested acreage reached 361 million, up about 4 million from 1927, and total crop output rose about 3 percent. The principal crops were valued at about 8.456 billion dollars, slightly below the prior year. The cattle on feed outlook remains uncertain, with July–November movements higher but receding in November. Sheep and lambs on feed stayed similar to last year. Farm purchasing power index stood at 86 in November, up from 85 in October.
A two day dairy school on feeding and care of dairy cows and dairy products will be held in Grundy County on Monday and Tuesday. Floyd Johnston of the Ames dairy extension service will lead the program with sessions starting at 10 a.m. Monday in the courthouse basement. If weather allows, Tuesday will include visits to county dairy herds to illustrate farm features.
Reader inquiries and opinions on farming topics invited by the Waterloo Evening Courier editor. Address communications to Editor Farm Department, Water loo Evening Courier, Waterloo, Iowa. Include full name and hometown for publication consideration.
Sharp Argentine competition pulls wheat down in Chicago trade while corn gains on export demand signals. Wheat closes unsettled or lower. corn holds firm. Cotton, potatoes, and flour futures show mixed moves as seaboard demand and domestic weather weigh in.
Chicago prices listing commodities such as Corn oats rye barley and seeds with bids and latest quotes. No. 2 red meal No. 2 mixed oats white rye and barley quotes shown alongside provisions including ribs bellies and cloverseed with various cents and dollars per bushel or hundredweight.
Chicago market reports hog receipts around 50 000 with prices 10 to 25 cents lower as major packers stay inactive. Butchers midweights steady to lower and primals selling around 6.00. Cattle and sheep also show softer demand with calves and yearlings down, week totals compared to last. St Joseph market follows with slow steady tone and top hogs near 8.60 while cattle and sheep hold firm in parts.
New York market opened with strength in railroads and industrials but ended irregular as profit taking and fears of higher loan rates influenced trading. Major gains in International Telephone, Westinghouse, Union Carbide, and Radio Corp contrasted with losses in General Electric and several others. total volume near 5.3 million shares.
A condensed market report notes mixed movement in dairy and poultry goods across New York and Chicago. Butter receipts and prices show minor variations with creamery items firming. eggs, cheese, and poultry list modest shifts, while regional quotes from St. Louis and Kansas City reflect milder changes in packing stock and other produce.
Receipts total about 3 000 with slow steers yearlings and stockers steady few odd yearlings and baby beef orders seen. Cattle prices ranged with feeders around 10 to 13 dollars while cows hovered near 7 to 9 dollars. Hog receipts about 14 000 with prices opening lower around 3.40 to 3.45 and packers bidding 8 6 to 8.75 for heavier weights. Sheep receipts about 1 000 with lambs steady to weak and ranges from about 11 to 15 dollars depending on quality.
Waterloo Clearing House reports bank debits for the week ending Jan 2 1923 5 with totals around 4 174 550.00 and 1 839 546.00 alongside weekday misprints. Deeds mortgages and chattel mortgage activity show weekly totals for weeks ending Jan 9 1998 and Jan 2 1929 with figures in the thousands. instruments filed to date and year-on-year increases are listed in a dense financial summary.
New York January 3 early bond trading showed light activity and tiny price changes with no clear trend. Demand appeared for select speculative and convertible issues and utilities such as International Cement and International Telephone Convertibles. Bonds were mixed and generally softened, with Southern Pacific rising nine points as some prices swung downward, possibly due to rising production hopes and a dampened foreign demand?
The week ending Jan 2 saw continued sluggishness in the feed market amid holiday inventory and weak consumption. Wheat mill feeds slipped further while most other feeds held near steady. notable declines appeared in hominy red and certain meal prices. foreign exchange rates and grain quotations also listed with regional variances.
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