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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1922
Page
9
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Baster Farm Department in the Evening Courier and Reporter of Waterloo Iowa The notice provides address and phone number 3330 for communications.
In Black Hawk county farmers rally for cow testing associations to improve milk quality. Waterloo Cooperative Dairy, the Farm Bureau, and Waterl oo Evening Courier push organization led by Clyde Bechtelheimer to recruit members and revive Pioneer Cow Testing. County agent A A Burger to canvass prospects. Bremer county reports 22 herds and strong testing progress.
John son Farm Guernsey herd passes federal tuberculosis test with no reactors. Herd manager de Clare W Humby says the Guernseys have shown no TB since starting business and the entire herd tested clean.
Benton county agricultur al clubs will hold a rally at Riverside park tomorrow led by Emma Sparks home demonstration agent with many youths under her supervision. Josephine Arthquist extension specialist will attend from James, and a Cedar Falls social welfare worker will demonstrate activities. Fathers mothers and friends expected to attend.
Farmers face hog illnesses from necrotic enteritis cholera and pneumonia. George H Scott Incal veterinarian warns too much corn before farrowing unbalances minerals and protein. Scott opens a modern livestock and veterinary HQ with exhibits, a dog care unit, kennels and cold storage antitoxins for emergencies.
Clinton county breeders shipped a carload of purebred Scotch heifers to Buckland Hall farm in Nokesville Virginia. The load included red white and roan Shorthorns with sires Village Knight Gainford Monarch and Cumberland's Bond. Agent G H Toy notes the stock's strong heritage and several local farmers participated. If the results please buyers another carload may be sent next spring.
Two more Bremer county creameries enter Iowa trademark status for butter produced in their plants. Jae Danver and Klinger join Sle in earning the right after meeting high butter consistency scores. future tests could revoke the mark if quality slips. Other county creameries Shingteon Bremer and Tripoli also hold the trademark.
J A G Preuss governor of Minnesota and farm interests advocate will deliver the main address for Farm Bureau Day on August 24 at the state fair. Mrs Vere Busick Schutter of Farmington Missouri will follow with a talk on farm women and children. Page County Farmers band will provide concerts and community singing morning and evening, with further speakers and a closing discussion led by FB H Cunningham secretary of Iowa Farm Bureau federation.
Floyd county farmers express optimism surveying cornfields and threshing prospects. Henry Simmons notes improved conditions and profits may return after four difficult years. The Floyd County Farm Bureau, led by Julius Gauger and Charles Staeber, promotes crop production, livestock, dairying, and vaccination efforts as farmers gain financial awareness.
Bremer County Farm bureau under Margaret Harris has established three poultry record flocks with breeders from Waverly Plainfield Sumner and others. Each month a report summarizes hen activity and is sent to the farmer cooperative with the extension department. D H Murphy of Waverly began the work last year and leads in the state.
Dr. J. B. Pammel, president of the State Board of Conservation, told the annual convention that drained ponds and sloughs on farms devastate land values. He cited estimates of fish and waterfowl value, noting lakes like Spirit and Storm Lake support wildlife and provide breeding grounds. The legislature assigned authority to the conservation board to manage these waters and plan improvements.
Fayette Iowa July 24 Census data show 37 percent of Fayette County farms are tenant operated, up six points since 1916. Cash renters make up 50 percent of tenants, with most crops producing cash returns. Farm Bureau to meet on tenancy and soil fertility strategies.
Iowa State College Dean C F Curtiss reports renewed demand at the horse market with a rise in draft and purebred prices. He notes better mood after a year of low activity and expects buyers from across the county to attend the Iowa State Fair. About 50 head of livestock are to be exhibited, reflecting a broader recovery in the trade.
In Black Hawk County this spring, Mrs. Jensen oversees a large poultry project with 400 chicks. The new three‑section poultry house, facing south, features removable roosts, draft control via large windows, and a wire mesh to prevent roosting in nests. Twelve patent galvanized feeders and careful chick management aim to reduce losses from sickness and rodents.
Wheat prices fell amid bearish crop prospects and weak export demand. September and December contracts trended lower while cash quotes showed mixed gains and losses across regional markets and grain components. Provisions and related commodities fluctuated without clear support as rains were noted as a potential boon.
Fifteen thousand dollars will be given in premiums at the Fayette county fair August 21 to 25. Farmers from miles around are urged to attend with their families to enjoy games, playgrounds, and attractions. The Clermont band and Holland and Dockrill, noted horsemen, lead the feature lineup along with hall games and gymnastic shows. A special Children’s Day is planned with a full program to be announced later.
Readable market notes show weak receipts in New York and Chicago markets with varied dairy and poultry prices. Highlights include declared firmness in cheese and steady fowls, with legible figures for creamery butter and recent freight movements amid unsettled overall supplies.
Receipts and price reports from Chridge Idaho and nearby markets show hogs active with prices 5 to 15 cents higher on some early bids while cattle steady overall. Bulk heavy and packer grades quoted around 9 to 10 dollars per hundredweight with varied bids across regions.
Receipts show hogs at about 10,000 with active demand and prices around 10.80 to 11.00 for 320 to 210 pounds, while cattle receipts near 1,890 see bids soft for good steers and beef cows mostly steady to weak at 5.25 to 6.00. Sheep receipts around 5,000 report fat lambs steady to lower with natives at 12.25 and bulk ewes near 6.00.
Sioux City market reports weaker receipts for potatoes and livestock. Prices list varied offerings including Irish Cobblers and Kansas Cobblers, with steer and yearling categories showing softness. various dairy, grain, and livestock quotes from Minneapolis, St Louis, Toledo, and New York accompany a wide range of agricultural goods and market activity.
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