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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1922
Page
11
Letters to the editor in the Evening Courier from Waterloo Iowa concern farm issues and department matters. Readers address communications to the Editor Fam Department along with the Reporter, Waterloo, including a contact phone number.
Jesup Iowa July 11 The first end of show cattle from this section to start on its annual pilgrimage over the midwestern show circuit will be loaded here tomorrow. Will Campbell and 15 head of Jerseys, all tagged in best of show condition, are ready for the big win. Campbell plans a route through major fairs including Fargo and many state fairs and expositions in the United States with his son Will Jr. directing the herd. The lineup features Do. Bobby, a two year old bull, Stockwell’s Emianon baby, and a herd of nine females and six males, largely descendants of the herd’s leading sire You'll Do. The farm also sends Elmer Stevenson and Will Campbell Jr. as crew, with Dad Campbell overseeing operations. The tour includes Grand Forks, Des Moines, Davenport, Springfield, and St. Paul shows among others.
Washington writers report farmers deem the Fordney McCumber tariff high on goods but not helpful to growers. Fertilizer costs would rise sharply, with potash, ammonia sulfate, and burlap duties estimated to add millions. Senator Lodge is proposing extra taxes on nitrogenous material from leather wastes, further impacting production costs.
Black Hawk County advocate argues dairy betterment relies on testing cattle for tuberculosis and selecting proven cows. He cites Iowa dairy history, urges cooperative cow testing groups, proper breeding, and bulk feeding to raise butterfat yields and profits.
The Farm Bureau warns proposed tariffs raise costs for farmers, citing an $18 million annual tax on a single commodity and a $51.3 million hit from potash rates. It argues sulphate of ammonia tariffs add no protection or revenue, while leather byproduct nitrogen and jute bag duties would raise fertilizer bids for farmers.
Thirty Waterloo members of the Iowa Sheet Metal Contractors Association will attend the first annual picnic in Mason City and Clear Lake on July 13 and 16. President N. A. Lichty of Lichty Metal Products will travel Friday. event includes sports from 8 to 3:30, tours of Mason City and Clear Lake, lake bath, dinner, and an evening program amid a busy man’s outing.
Dancing from nine on at White Pier will be followed Sunday by a complimentary boat ride on the lake. The day will include time at the lake with attendees from Waterloo listed as Mew and Mrs. H. C. Cowles, John G. Wright and family, C. B. Lichty and family, H. Abbs and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. Covell, B. P. Lichty and family, A. G. Kramer and family, B. L. Moore and family, Mr. and Mrs. Berkley, N. A. Lichty and family.
July 12. Charles Schenk, a local farmer, reports that last week’s rain filled out oats in Buchanan county. He notes the crop looks favorable though straw is short and stand thin, with heads heavy and well filled. Also July 11 from Tipton, Will Hoepner Bennett, a major county beekeeper, reports 61 colonies yielding three tons of honey amid a heavy clover flow, aiding a robust market for surplus honey.
Practically all arrangements are set for the first annual picnic for patrons and stockholders of the Waterloo Co operative Dairy company. The event will be at Cedar River park in Worth Des Moines with the principal speaker. The Evening Courier farm department is preparing an entertainment program.
Allamakee County breeders pledge 700 dollars to the fairgrounds pavilion project in Waukon Illinois. The plan calls for a square cement floored modern show pavilion to replace the stand that was destroyed in a recent collapse.
Waverly Indiana July 11 Bremer county farmers around Wa ver have contracted to sell 1000 acres of sweetcorn to the local canning company for the fall pack. It is expected the pack will begin within two or three weeks. Less corn contracted for this year due to an oversupplied market. Des Moines July 11 Farmers across the state organize to fight chinch bugs described as one of the worst pests this year the church bug. Special letters mailed to farm bureau members warn farmers to watch for its appearance and begin spraying at once.
A July Sunday storm brought heavy rain and an electrical torrent near Vinton Iowa. A sedan carrying a man and two Cedar Rapids women skidded into a ditch and overturned south of town but no one was hurt. The vehicle sustained minor damage while the occupants resumed their day, and other local residents planned trips to Denver and Colorado.
Grain and wheat futures rallied on bullish crop prospects and demand signals despite a railway strike dampening logistics. Corn and oats followed wheat higher with September futures around mid-60s and nearby prices rising on improved exports and weather. Provisions traded higher as markets priced tighter supply, with Chicago and Peoria quotes showing firmer values across several classes.
East St. Louis reports receipts of varied livestock with prices for calves cows and hogs. Milked goods, stockers and feeders run uneven with several quotes around 8.50 to 11.05 per hundred weight and calves near 8.00 to 9.00 while top cattle and lambs show stronger values through the day.
Omaha Neb plus Kansas City market notes show hogs firm to steady with bulk at 30.77 packed. steers steady with high grades. lambs and yearlings mixed, feeders opening higher. Minneapolis and St Louis grain prices listed. Nashua cattle pasture damages. New York grain and foreign exchange updates. Toledo seeds and flour prices included.
Sioux WL 1 market reports steady cattle with fed steers and yearlings around 49 to 60 dollars per hundredweight, calves and vealers mixed, receipts about 3 markets, hogs and sheep also noted with steady to higher trends. Prices include native pigs near 10.50 to 10.70 and lambs with ewes around 6.00.
Newark reports a mixed session with rail stocks leading gains while others ease. Strong shows from Mexican Petroleum and American Sugar, with unions guiding transportation shares. bonds recover after yesterday’s dips. Waterfall of quotes, currencies, and commodities reflect a broad market pull, with key names like New York Central and Bethlehem steel among notable movers.
New Hampton Iowa July 11 Mrs Mary Linderman reports a net profit of 116.37 from a small chicken flock last month She shipped cockerels and pullets to breeders in Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and Missouri drying the last 30 AgS items Forty tens in her flock paid 779 eras in June and her total receipts were 160 41 with expenses 44 14
Local residents and families from Brandon travel to Cedar Falls, Independence, Glasgow, and Lincoln. Brother reunions mark 30 years apart as kin visit homes of relatives in Brandon, Cedar Falls, and nearby towns, while births occur in the Brandon area and households prepare for extended visits and travel.
Livestock market report shows hogs 10 to 15 cents above Monday's quotes while cattle prices hold steady. Buyers focus on better grading beef and strong weights with feedlots and packers active. lambs and sheep mostly steady to slightly lower amid broad market demand.
New York and Chicago markets show dairy gains with creamery butter steady to 32 cents, whole milk at 21 number prices, and nearby white and brown fancy lines noted. Eggs, poultry, and sugar prices also listed with receipts and varying grades, reflecting mid July trade activity and wholesale levels.
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