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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1923
Page
13
Questions and comments are invited to the editorial page of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo. Communications should be addressed to the Editor Farm Department and sent by mail or phone.
Balensiefer reports White Leghorn pullets yield 1 225 eggs in November and 2 043 in December from 134 birds hatched in March and April. He feeds buttermilk, straw bedding, gravel, sprouted oats and beets, with electric lights 5 am to 8 pm. Ancestry, proper feed, and good care are cited as essentials for high egg production. Orders for baby chicks are increasing.
In Hardin County Iowa the farm bureau shows strong college ties with leaders who are former Ames and Iowa University graduates. Board members include J Mr Hunt Guy Bridgens LeRoy Anderson WW Gast E A Weyranch D Kline E P F Morris Roy Finster and Roy Winster reflecting college trained leadership guiding local farming groups and livestock work. The piece argues college training benefits farming and that many graduates return to or influence farm life, signaling a shifting trend in agricultural employment.
About 152 juniors from 40 counties attend Ames Farm Week January 23 to February 3. Boys receive classes in judging horses cattle hogs sheep corn horticulture beekeeping soil fertility and dairy husbandry. Girls study home economics music appreciation art hygiene and newspaper writing with gymnasiums swimming pools and a social at the farmers banquet.
Iowa fair managers press a crackdown on concession gambling devices posing as games of skill. At a Des Moines convention, EB Estes and M EB Bacon highlighted classifications to separate legitimate amusements from questionable games. A committee will finalize classifications after spring acts, as the association continues to oppose detrimental items at fairs. Eighty percent of Serbia's population is employed in agriculture.
Hampton la Jan 16 Frank lin County Farm bureau passes resolutions urging cooperative marketing for eggs and poultry. They back primary law retention, oppose ship subsidy, support livestock shipping via shipping association and Producers' Commission, push road funds to township secondary roads, approve cath in fabric bill, and endorse farm bloc efforts on taxation and credit.
Kansas City officials of the American Hereford Association report 1923 should be financially favorable for beef producers. Elevated market cattle prices boost commercial beef production, and breeding cows have risen $5 to $10 per head in the last six weeks, signaling optimism for the industry this year.
Chicago January 16 dairy farmers from many states attended a nine member committee meeting to outline a national dairy sales agency and co operative commission houses to sell products in New York and Chicago. The committee formed at the Milwaukee conference of Cooperative Dairy Marketing Organizations on December with members from Minnesota Iowa Indiana Wisconsin Illinois New York and Ohio. E A Heaton dairy marketing director for the American Farm Bureau federation joined the talks.
Clyde Bechtelheimer manager of Waterloo Co operative attends a nine member dairy committee meeting in Chicago. The group formed at a Milwaukee conference last month to study establishing a national co operative sales agency for butter cheese milk and poultry sales.
The Black Hawk County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting and dinner at the Waterloo armory on Thursday January 18. The day opens with a 10:30 a m business session, followed by a noon banquet. Principal address will be by M Ka Soeth of Wallingford IA. Urgent invitation extended to farmers and wives and local business people to attend the sessions and lunch.
Kenneth Schubert, a 12 year old, silences a fleeing auto thief with an air rifle in Chicago. A bystander reports the juvenile fired the trigger as the thief leaped, the officer collaring the suspect. The scene ends with the boy inspecting his rifle butt while headlines hint at broader social notes.
A Kiwanis noonday meeting featured remarks on club growth since 1915 and the Toronto convention, with B L Holton highlighting Kiwanis ideals of fellowship, square dealing, and right living. C D Allan urged community chest effort, and six members were initiated. Leslie Lewis announced Kathleen at the Waterloo theatre and Lovelight was performed by Margaret Connolly and Leslie Wilharm.
Washington January 16 President Harding has suffered a severe cold for a week. After the cabinet meeting he returned to the White House to rest. He met correspondents for a brief after cabinet interview but did not answer beyond essential questions. Officials said there is no cause for alarm.
Three I League prepares to thresh out franchise issues as Moline supporters pledge 2000 dollars with President Tearney to guarantee finishing the season. Quincy Illinois has also applied for the Moline franchise and posted a guarantee as the circuit committee meets tonight to decide the 192% season organization.
City council members will inspect the latest alarm apparatus tonight in adjourned session. The device alarms all boxes to 21 stations in rotation and transmits fire location within about 12 seconds. Chief Ray Tiller and aides installed a box for member review and he will urge purchase and wider installation.
In Austin on January 16 the Texas senate passed Senator Joe Burkett’s anti hooded mob resolution by 18 to 8. The measure condemns hooded mobs and endorses Gov. John M. Parker of Louisiana for enforcing the law related to the Merehouse Spanish murders of Watt Daniel and Thomas F. Richards.
A representative from the vehicle department is in the city to issue chauffeurs licenses. The official will be at Hotel Russell-Lamson tomorrow and Thursday to credential all drivers of taxicabs buses trucks delivery wagons and others required to hold licenses.
A deputation from the general council of the British Trades Union Congress urged Premier Bonar Law to reconvene Parliament at once to enact relief measures for unemployed workers. The premier promised to consider the request.
In Sheridin Wyoming a famed bandit wolf pack leader known as the Bandit Wolf Wheat has died after a two week chase led by government trappers Williams and Ostrum. The trio of wolves haunted Young’s Creek, with the pack destroying stock worth about 20,000 dollars over a decade. Williams previously earned fame for shooting the notorious Custer Wolf in 1919, a raid that ravaged Black Hills ranches for years.
Foreign reports lift wheat futures as traders weigh Argentine weather impacts and U.S. crop prospects. May wheat leads gains while corn and oats show varied moves. Chicago cash quotes reflect firm and dull tones across grains with exports and local demand shaping prices.
Yesterday featured above freezing temperatures throughout the day in Waterloo. The notable warmth melted much street ice and a high near 38 degrees occurred before a sharp late night drop to one below. The sun briefly warmed the ground as residents noted the first pedestrians on Fourth Street in months.
A 15 year old, Juan Potts aged 14 in Oelwein Iowa, works at the William Galloway company. He handles listing, bookkeeping, shorthand transcription and related tasks in the billing department showing notable skill for his age. The report notes his rapid learning and practical competence.
New York and Chicago market notes show mixed price moves for butter eggs and dairy products. Creamery creamery and cheese prices vary with steady to higher trends for top grades. poultry prices for fowl turkeys and hens hover with small fluctuations. regional reports list items from Longhorns to veal and various weights. Chicago notes indicate unchanged butter and poultry. egg prices hold steady for firsts in cases.
In late trading, hog prices held near 25 cents higher than yesterday while steer top reached around 11.60. Reports note hogs at various weights and grades with steady demand. cattle prices show activity in the mid 11 dollar range and feeder issues amid fluctuating wholesale values.
Sluggish cattle and calf prices with steer and heifer bids mixed across Chicago Sioux City and St Paul markets. Hog receipts steady with packing demand firm. sheep attention centered on lamb and feeder values as markets show divergence from prior highs. International stock and currency shifts described alongside routine dairy, grain, and commodity notes.
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