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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1922
Page
13
Readers are invited to send comments to Editor Farsi Departme at the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the editor and may be forwarded to the newsroom.
Waterloo Jersey Farm plans a major show tour with 21 head led by Financial Countess King and grandsires from the Sisson herd. The herd, managed by Floyd Johnson and Raymond Carr, will travel via Forks Fargo and Davenport before appearing at Dairy Cattle Congress and National Dairy Show while the California herd exhibitors attend Pacific coast expos.
A 10 month old Jersey bull calf named Noble was sold to F W Vanderbilt at Jirdle Park on the Hudson. The bull, sired by a son of Financial Beauty King, comes from the Bowers herd near Grant Highway Waterloo. Bulls from the Bowers herd have been shipped to Missouri Minnesota Illinois and Tripoli Iowa recently.
Home Demonstration Agent ER Hudson outlines five culling demonstrations this week. Locations include M Staewell farm near Dunkerton at 1 30 pm and J A Walker farm north of Waterloo at 3 30 pm today. Tomorrow visits cover O Doug lass place and Ry Ray Mack farm with a final demo July 14 at 1 80 pm on Ula Walker farm near Jesup. Peder Pedersen farm bureau leader to speak at Barelay Township Farm Bureau meeting Thursday July 18. Shock Fue meeting set for Centar schoolhouse.
The article discusses a contest about farm wives guiding daughters toward farm life, featuring Mrs. J. B. of Polk County and reflections on farming as essential to progress. It notes 96 Buchanan County women attending two months of clothing courses led by Ruby Blackburn and local leaders, teaching pattern alteration and foundation patterns with plans to expand to sewing shortcuts and decorative stitches.
Mrs. B L Russell a noted Des Moines County farm leader says farm wives tire from hot weather and heavy work. She notes renewed effort in poultry and garden ventures, with harvest helpers and abundant produce straining household capacity.
Enthusiasm rises as state canning club team of Iowa girls aims to win the best in the nation. Josephine Arnquist, state chief leader, says regional contests lead to a final at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago December 2 to 9. The winner earns a European trip to demonstrate in France and elsewhere, with four girls and a leader selected and all expenses paid by the French government.
Guthrie Center Iowa July 10 Guthrie county farm bureau women met and formed an auxiliary to the county federation. Bertha Holden Ames assistant state demonstration agent led the meeting. Women across Guthrie county have long supported development and the new organization aims to boost their efforts.
In Monticello on July 12 girls in Jones county sewing clubs learn to make clothes from stockings and flour sacks. The girls report the garments are satisfactory and look fairly well.
Percy L. Jones, herd manager for W. W. Marsh, leads the famed Guernsey herd operation after training from his father, a major booster. Walter J. Jones, Percy’s brother, takes charge of the J. McIntosh herd at Dovesville and plans a show circuit including Dairy Cattle Congress and fairs in Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. Rain gauge notes .14 inch, and Dorothy Lane aged two quarantined with scarlet fever.
Des Moines reports from the United States Bureau of Agriculture forecast a smaller Iowa corn harvest this year with about 395.8 million bushels from 91 percent normal growing conditions on July 1. Last year yielded 444.19 million bushels. Oats, spring wheat and other grains show drought and heat impacts with lower percentages of normal condition.
Iowa State College and extension service will coordinate with breed associations creameries and the dairy group to advertise the Dairy Cattle Congress and the national dairy show. Dean Gees H. Kildee and J. P. Eves outlined a booster conference to use agencies to enlist exhibitors and spread show information to patrons.
Black Hawk and surrounding counties will send a strong contingent to the Northeastern Jersey Breeders Jubilee at McGregor on July 14. The day features a picnic program of speeches including Will Parrott a local Jersey breeder, a Jersey farm tour and a Mississippi excursion. Several local Jersey enthusiasts will attend.
Prices on cotton climbed in early New York trade with the July contract opening slightly lower and advancing 7 to 16 points as new crop positions rose on covering and Liverpool buying. Prospects of showers in the south and nervous sentiment over boll weevil activity supported the gains amid a generally brighter foreign exchange outlook.
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau renews anti tuberculosis efforts in harmony with Greater Waterloo. Meetings announced across townships including Cedar and Cedar Pills, Bennington, Warmer in Mt. Vernon, Washington, Barclay, Cedar, Big Creek, Yale, West Waterloo, Union, Black Hawk, Lincoln, and others. A film Out of the Shadows will illustrate disease ravages and stages. Campaigns began last winter with A A Burger and M L Bowman securing federal area aid for cattle testing and compensation for reactors.
Wheat futures moved on mixed signals from a potential railroad strike settlement and export demand. Prices fluctuated with September and December contracts showing small gains early, then softening as grain futures broadly weakened on updated outlooks. Corn and oats held firmer on talk of exporter demand, while hog prices supported higher provisions.
The Vaterloo Radio Amateur's Association adopted listening hours from 6 p m to 9 p m daily, extended to 10 30 p m on Friday, to reduce interference with long distance broadcasts. Code men will transmit 9 p m to 6 a m with out of town stations to avoid conflicts.
Arlington Street will be raised to a culvert extension over Virden Creek at Arlington and Fourth streets. The 80 foot concrete culvert will connect to a graded street thoroughfare improving access to Roosevelt grade school and St. Mary's parochial school under construction. The project is under Ralph B. Slippy, engineer, and aims to enhance traffic flow and safety. Home from California Mrs. H. A. Brinker and daughter Nellie Brinker Smith returned from a year away, via motor, to Cedar River park. A G A R post meeting at Memorial hall is called for tomorrow evening with full attendance requested. Marriage licenses issued to William R. Arthur and Emma K. Schmitt. Alan H. Fifield and Olga Anderson.
Gresham July updates note Mrs Walter Sorrenson and children visiting relatives in Tripol. Will Shanwise family attend the circus in Waterloo. Rev G Wilson attended Napperville Glee Club in Waterloo. Frank Heldiman family visited Waterloo. Missionary society to meet P J Heldiman home. Melick comb Ta. visit to daughter Mrs Clarence Albright. Families from here autoed to Oelwe for July 4 celebration. Lawrance Mether injures foot. recovering. Lozie Meyer family visiting Mr Meyers. Mr and Mrs W A Morris leave for New Philadelphia to visit mother and east points for about a month. Godfrey Fuel and others to Clear Lake. members of I O C E lodge at Clear Lake. Emil Bauer and Mrs Bauer welcome a daughter born July 2. Frank Pipher and daughter Beatrice drive to Minneapolis then Snooner Wis for visit. Orlon Rome at Hans Kelsen store. Miss Mattie Johnson visiting Dr J C Corsan home Cedar Falls. Ike baseball team to play Reinbeck July 16. SILVER. New York foreign silver and other coin rates noted.
Chicago cash quotations show hogs advancing about ten cents with strong demand. cattle also higher by about 10 to 15 cents. Wheat and corn futures varied with mixed bid levels across No. 1 red to No. 4 red and white grain categories. Peoria and Minneapolis grain values listed. hog and cattle receipts tallied in several markets with price ranges noted.
Receipts total around 11 600 hogs with good hogs up to ten cents higher, heavies and packing grades steady to slow. cattle and calves moderate movement with heavies around 10 68 and steers near 10 15. Sheep and lamb offerings steady to higher with feeding lambs up to 42 00 and best around 7 00.
The Sioux City market reports receipts and bid ranges for cattle calves and hogs with prices per hundredweight. Hogs show higher bids and steady to firm demand while cattle and calves show strong to higher prices following recent market activity.
The Associated Press reports a confident tone on New York trading floors as early stock gains broaden across oils motors steels and other sectors. Studebaker American Can and various oil issues led the rise while foreign exchange remained steady as money flows from interior sources supported prices.
Waverly couples Martha Koenig and Roy Menzel wed Thursday in Waverly. Mrs. Gertrude Lennen called to Mystic by ill health of her mother. Mrs. Lennen resigns as instructor at Wartburg. Mrs. S. H. Morse of this city fired Saturday evening at her daughter's home, former Waverly resident. Rev. Hubert Thoman of Keokuk visiting relatives. Mrs. McMinn of Chicago in town. her husband Rev G. McMinn supplying Waverly Baptist pulpit. Louise Anholt returns from visit to Pescia and Dubuque. Metals report lists Cowper prices steady. zinc and tin futures unchanged.
Market notes from New York and Chicago show creamery butter receipts and prices with extras and 92 score eggs. Cheese varieties listed with per pound ranges. poultry live prices for chickens and turkeys noted. miscellaneous meats and veal reported with weight-based pricing.
Waterloo Markets lists prices for flour spring and winter wheat eggs butter milk and cheese from Waterloo Co op and Ackley butter. livestock quotes include cattle hogs veals premiums hogs and horses. hay straw poultry hides wool and sheep wool prices are shown with packer quotations at noon for hogs delivered to the plant.
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