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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1923
Page
9
Readers invited to send questions and comments to the editor of the Farmers Departmens column at the Evening Courierend Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the Editor and the Farm Departmens staff with contact details provided.
Iowa Holstein Breeders association at Hotal Russell Lamson outlined aims to boost junior participation in the Dairy Cattle Congress. Plans include premiums for Holstein calf clubs, diplomas for exhibitors, and three cash prizes per county. A banquet on Holstein Day September 37 will feature P Q Lowden as speaker.
Joe Golinvaux sells three Highland Place Guernseys to J C Grady who plans to show at the Dairy Congress. Grady, renting a farm on Independence Avenue Road, starts a Guernsey herd and buys two females and a yearling bull sired by Grace's Memento 48417. The herd passed two government tests, none reacted, and is eligible for accredited status under state and federal rules.
Vinton Iowa July 3. Demonstration plots near Vinton show potato growers can curb leaf hoppers and flea beetles with Bordeaux mixture or arsenate of lead and Paris green. Inspectors Heeton and C S Holland report hoppers cause edge browning and “hopper burn.” First spray early July with follow ups each 10 days to two weeks, yield gain about 5 percent per acre.
Ja July 3. W J Campbell Jersey breeder warns cattle owners with orchard spraying. Lead arsenate in spray contaminated grass, three calves died, two heifers lost before exhibition. Campbell replaced them with two same-breed heifers.
Hazleton Township Farm Bureau held a lively meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Max George performing a duet and Mrs. Harry Bacon singing. George Siemmons, state representative, discussed town legislation, tracing bills from winter introductions through committees to final action and reviewed the appropriation committee’s work and cost containment issues.
Iowa Farm Bureau reports feeder cattle shipments into Iowa for eight weeks in April and May totaled 60,998, up from 57,091 a year earlier. The period shows about 25,000 more head than the same span in 1921, when imports reached 37,824.
Des Moines July 3 Iowa Farm Bureau Messenger publishes a Shelby county survey of farm production costs and incomes. Net receipts for most farms barely changed from 1922, with 1923 figures ranging from a $4277 income to a $714 loss and 1921 results at $5963 and $231. Cash rented farms posted surpluses up to $1,751.18 after expenses. four share rented farms split with two surpluses and two deficits. Among 16 owned farms seven showed a surplus led by $2,805.25 while losses ranged to $2,401.70.
In Waterloo a 10 year old girl, Virginia Eppley, loses her German police dog Ted after a car strikes the returning stick sequence. Ted, Virginia's playmate, darts into the street when she throws a stick and is fatally crushed by a passing vehicle.
Independence Ind July 3 The Buchanan County Wool Growers association pooled over 4000 pounds of wool last Friday, surpassing last season by several hundred pounds. Wool forwarded by members in 1922 earned over 16 cents per pound more than previous marketing methods. A report from the National Wool Warehouse Company Chicago notes a steady market with best grades at 66 to 57 cents per pound.
Clayton County Farm Bureau plans the fourth annual picnic at the fairgrounds on Tuesday July 17 1928 with two keynote talks by R A Pearson president of Iowa State College and Mrs Els worth Richardson head of women's work in Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. The event features sports including a baseball game with Fayett e County Farm Bureau and a northern versus southern association contest along with music by the Elkader band and horse shoe pitching. Community turnout urged from Clayton and neighboring farmers.
Fairbank Township Farm Bureau in Buchanan county held a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nourse attended by about one hundred people. A one act play was performed by Miss Helen Wilson and her brother. County agent A W Walters spoke briefly. Three poultry culling demonstrations were planned for Fairbank Township in July. A favorite dish lunch was served.
The June meeting of Washington Township Farm Bureau in Black Hawk County convened at Mr. and Mrs. Ascare Pierce home. After business, a program featured community singing, a reading by Mrs. Lillian Briden, and a talk on foot care by Norman Grassfield. Refreshments followed. next meeting set for July 24 at Albert Loveland’s home.
The New York market shows July at 26.95, October 23.50, December 23.30, January 24.12, and March 24.10. Spot middling priced at 27.235. Irregular futures quotes list July 26.00 26.02, October 21.51, January 22.93, and March 22.82.
Receipts of milk and cream at the Waterloo Co operative Dairy company plant yesterday totaled 27 039 pounds of milk and 2 223 pounds of cream.
Chicago July wheat rose on buying by former sellers to balance positions ahead of a holiday. September futures gained to about 3.03 a bushel with December near 3.06 as rains in the Southwest and improved corn outlook supported prices after a earlier lower session. Oats and corn also moved with mixed advances, while hogs lifted the provisions market.
Chicago market notes list wheat and corn prices by class, including No 2 hard at 1.05, No 2 northern at 1.04, corn mixed at varying bids, oats and rye gaps, barley and timothy seed figures, and nominal provisions pricing. Several entries are incomplete or garbled with symbols.
Minneapolis grain markets show firm December wheat at 161y with delivery details, while corn and oats linger weak with various No. 2 to No. 3 grades cited. Wheat supplies from western regions noted. Minneapolis receipts indicate Northern spring values and bid levels.
Marketwire cheese? No. Grain quotes list wheat corn and oats by color and grade for St Louis Omaha and Peoria with prices and receipt notes. Coffee futures show Rio prices for July and December contracts in New York.
July social plans at the Misarah ages home feature an ice cream sale on Thursday evenings. Mrs Crowell hosted five Jesup girls for camping. Visitors include Maxine Patton from Oskaloosa and Inez at her grandfather Charley McGlaughlin’s home. Mary Miller of Alton visits sister Ernest Tiedler. Mrs Henry Butters hosts daughter Ida from Oklahoma. Twenty six men fixed the cemetery fence with a chicken dinner served by Presbyterian church women.
Hog futures show 15 cent gains while cattle prices rise 15 to 25 cents. Receipts include 24,000 hogs and 6,000 cattle with bids for heavy hogs around 6.90 to 7.00 and steers mainly 9.00 to 10.40. Lambs and veals show varied demand with lambs near 15.00 and veals weaker.
Livestock receipts total about 4,000 head with steady to higher demand. Prices range from cows around 4.00 to 5.50, packers 5.70, sows 5.65 to 6.65, with steers near 9.85 and yearlings up to 10.00. Sheep show steady activity with fat ewes around 5.50 and other offerings mixed.
South St Paul cattle 400 head steady to strong with steer and yearling quotes. Hogs receipts 8,400 up about five percent with most sold to packers around 6.75 to 6.90. Sheep and lambs receipts 490 higher with fat ewes around 3.75 to 5.50 and feeder offerings noted.
Hog receipts 1,300 with prices up about 7 cents. Cattle receipts 1,500 with values lifting 15 cents. Sheep receipts 3,990 with lambs steady, with normal ranges and top prices near 6.24. Prices listed for 200‑lb hogs, mixed cattle, veal calves, and general market activity.
OsNt tle: receipts 3 enlyos re celpts 1,500. cattle top heavy steers about 14.00, heifers 9.20, fat yearlings 10. Hog receipts 1,000, market 15-25 cents higher. top 7.00. 140-160 lb averages 6.40 to 6.76, 260 lb ranges 6.95 to 7.0, packers bidding 15-20 higher. sows 10-25 cents higher, bulk 6.00. Sheep receipts 6,000 lambs 12-15% higher. top natives 15.00.
Sioux City livestock receipts show cattle and calves mixed. cows and heifers strong with top around 663, stockers and feeders at higher prices, mature packers steady. Sheep receipts noted with prices near 2. F450 and overall market steady.
A dense 1922 livestock and grain market summary from Peoria and New York reports. Note on cattle calves and meats with price ranges, plus flour prices at the New York mill and assorted commodities including wheat, potatoes, butterfat, lard, hay, straw, poultry, and hides. Multiple locations and items listed with price figures and market activity.
A chaotic data rich notice from New York outlines firmer trading in copper and steel, with mentions of DuPont Maxwell Cruelty and various industrials. The piece lists prices, stock movements, and market activity, noting a shift to lower-priced shares and a final sale day for several lines. The chaotic OCR text records include references to American Steel, General Motors, and multiple rail and tobacco interests, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
New York and Chicago price lists show dairy eggs poultry and produce readings. Items include milk butter and creams with varied cents per pound and dozen figures. Chicago listings feature beans, poultry, vegetables, and dairy as wholesalers report current markets.
Vinton July 2 James E Harger and Miss Margare Linzey were married Sunday afternoon in the presence of about 68 relatives and friends. The bride is the daughter of Frank Linzey. The groom works on the Noble farm north of town.
Names of residents and visitors appear around Willan area and Waterloo with mentions of trips to Lézcomb and Waverly. Mrs Loula Martin, Jam Ny, and others noted visiting relatives and markets. Grandma Sebwear died Saturday with services held at Klinger church Tuesday.
In Wilburtville Gallberville Ia Mr and Mrs Ine Managrich Dyersville visited relatives here last week. Mr and Mrs Jack Richmond Watering visited relatives Sunday. Nina Anne Weber returned from Storm Take Ta. Mr and Mrs John Girsch and daughter Sara Heit Bahl Raymond were here Sunday. Mrs Mathilda Hogan Sabuls Ia is spending a few days with relatives. Neighbors busy patching up area.
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