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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1924
Page
6
The article argues agriculture has a future and will rebound as demand and prices adjust. It urges young men to pursue college training for agricultural work, noting the soil as a lasting asset, potential for prosperity through scientific farming, and the need for disciplined, skilled effort to reap rewards.
E L Corton displays a fine selection of home grown produce including a solid head of cabbage a large cauliflower baskets of yellow string beans and green peas raised on a city tract Corton a longtime city resident and member of the Courier editorial staff notes his limited yet intensive agricultural efforts and believes the crops prove fruitful for growers nearby.
L. W. Clough Garwin resident five miles from Marshall in Tama county explores dairy feasibility on his farm. He favors a mare near Waterloo and aims to feed milk to a city market, continuing dairy business with local market access.
Letter to the editor from Waterloo readers requests guidance for farm queries. It invites communications to the Farm Department and provides the newspaper contact details for submission.
For Farm Women Benton county forms a county committee to expand junior activities for girls. A county club meeting quarterly and a health contest will select representatives for Ames short course and state fair trips. Several 4H style contests and essays will be sponsored by the Benton County fair with multiple clubs participating.
Women in Waterloo township lead nutrition and homemaking sessions aimed at diet balance and meal planning. Fourteen meetings covered corn meat hominy milk and vegetables, with demonstrations and a pageant “When Dreams, Come True” and a film on farming life. Mrs Roy Middlekauff directed readers guiding a capable group of mothers focused on family health.
Warm Grundy county women held several gatherings to discuss sewing and crafts. County project leader Mrs Mitler and secretary Mrs Davidson joined Colfax township women at Helland to form a new club. They planned decorative stitching and bead work demos and a five month clothing study. The Melrose township presented Sewing for the Heathens for a Hardin county audience, with Fridora township residents from the neighboring county requesting the show. Twenty members attended the July gathering hosted by Fairfield-Beaver Improvement club.
Des Moines reports that farm women through county farm bureaus will feature nutrition and efficient meal planning in exhibits at the Iowa State Fair. Counties including Poweshiek Story Benton Benton and others will show clothing home furnishings and farming management. In Vinton a Bent on county exhibit gains momentum with 20 members from 10 townships forming an arrangements committee to display samples of farm products.
Kountry clothing klub gathered at Cynthia Fobes home near Cedar Falls on a Thursday afternoon. Louise Muncy demonstrated choosing becoming coolers while Madelyn Bergstrom showed proper teeth brushing techniques.
Independence Iowa July 14 Home management has been selected by Buchanan County Farm Bureau women as the next countywide project to begin in October with help from extension specialists.
Home economics teachers from several states gather in Ames for a vocational homemaking conference begun July 16 to explore newer phases of home economics and related education.
Iowa potato growers are urged to remove tubers with rotten spots or black streaks at the stem end. Infected plants should be pulled this summer to prevent spread and carryover into next year. Seed selection offers the best control once infection has begun.
In Jesup Iowa on July 16 farmers cooperative creamery company reports June output of 241 000 pounds of butter. Nashua Iowa also notes a June record with 1 000 tubs produced, marking the largest monthly yield to date. The item spans several local notes from Waverly and nearby towns with social announcements and incomplete parish details.
Chicago and New York markets showed mixed grains and livestock moves as Canada’s damaged wheat crop triggered early declines and sharp rebounds. Wheat futures swung with rumors of widespread irrecoverable losses, while corn and oats rallied on late crop concerns. livestock prices in South St Paul and St Joseph fluctuated with feeds and hogs showing gains.
Receipts show 23 000 hogs and 19 000 cattle and calves with mixed bids. Hogs higher in some weights while steers and fat cows weaken. hogs 140 to 170 pounds averaging 7.15 to 7.85, larger weights around 7.65 to 7.85. Sheep steady to slightly higher. Kansas and Omaha markets report slow selling with thin demand for fed stock.
Cresco Iowa July 16 The foundation for the new amphitheater at the fair grounds is ready and the grandstand soon will be erected Other buildings for Howard county fair which will be the last week in August are being started Also in New York July 16 Flour futures at the mills are quiet and firm with various wheat patent and clear prices listed
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