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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1926
Page
9
Farmers report oats ahead of last year and pastures improving while wind and dust sweep fields. Despite adversity, corn and weed control proceed as rains boost growth. oats show strong yields with favorable recent rains prompting cautious optimism.
The Charles City dairy fair outlines a judging contest with creamery officials and state agriculture leaders. A banquet is planned at 6:36 p.m. with A. W. Rudnick and B. C. Brownlee among speakers. Rotary and Lions clubs will supply musical numbers and medals for winners.
La Porte City Band opens the annual Bee Hawk County Farm Bureau picnic at Electric Park tomorrow with a 16 a.m. concert. Two girls’ softball teams play at 11 a.m. A picnic dinner follows at noon with another concert at 1 p.m. Prof. C. A. Fullerton leads the chorus in several songs. County schools superintendent Moeller will present diplomas to rural eighth graders at 2 p.m. Main address by Wallace Maines at 3 p.m. A pageant by 4-H girls follows. Club work and sports events close the day.
Sumner area farmer Julius Waskow plans a 36 by 64 foot basement type barn near Hure. Construction uses hollow tile as the main material with hip roof and ample mow space for hay. About 20 cows will be kept, and the barn will serve as the main building on the property.
Communications addressed to the Editor from the Farm Department Watertoo Evenues Carrier Wa terton Iowa appear in this brief notice. The reader submissions discuss farming concerns and postal inquiries.
A tenant farmer named Duty plans to purchase the farm two miles south of Maivlunk with $15000 saved. He will move off the current lease and run the farm himself, paying $145 per acre for the land. Officials note he has funded the purchase from farming profits and considers himself the new owner. William Hollard of Waterloo is reported as an augioneer.
Delaware County fair distributes funds to send 50 residents to the short call Ames next winter as rewards for exhibits next fall at the fair. Many beneficiaries will be younger farmers and 4-H youth, with support from the fair, firm bureau, and family schools. The Delaware County Baby Beef class 1926 list includes Shorthorns and Herefords with members from Manchester Ryan Masonville and Dalhie.
Payette Iowa June 2 text notes Fred Pieplow will not be on the Fayette County show herd due to building issues. A preliminary survey found prospects for the herd decent though a few good prospects were not seen due to time.
Dairy Calf Clubs of Bremer held a big meeting at the home of 7b. Smith on Saturday afternoon to launch summer activities. Demonstration teams practiced and members toured Holstein cows while Pal Schmadeke and Kines led talks on calf club work and showmanship. Groups were assigned duties and future meetings planned.
The article discusses cow test associations in the state, led by Bart Oderkirk at the Ames Sanitation/organization, measuring weights and testing methods. It notes the growth of organizations aiding dairy testing and feeding practices and their functioning across the state.
Farmers across Fayette county receive mail prompts for soil testing and alfalfa planning as county meetings run through June. Local agents urge careful soil testing before planting alfalfa or timothy and warn against planting with poor seed quality or insufficient preparation.
Campaign notices announce farm demonstrations in Bennington and East Waterloo townships on Friday. F. C. Butcher of Ames will supervise rat, groundhog, and squirrel control using cyanide baits on local farms. Demonstrations at the G. Van Schoyck farm at 1 p.m. and the Joe Ryan farm at 3 p.m. are to show the control method.
Orange Township girls invited to join the 437 girls club with a first meeting at the school Friday June 4 at 3 pm. An opening ceremony will be followed by music and health talks and a lesson on design for the Own Your Own Album project demonstrated by Miss Allen Kingaman, state leader.
Local 4-H girls meet at the lake to organize for the upcoming Farm Bureau picnic at Wilferie Park on Sunday June 16. Members from Fox towns and neighboring townships will participate with plans for demonstrations and a pageant as part of the event.
Grain futures fluctuated with a late-day rally fading after frost concerns in the Northwest. Oklahoma Kansas reports warned of poor wheat prospects while export demand showed limited upside, and corn oats and provisions moved varying amounts. Kansas City livestock mixed as hogs gains continued with steady cattle and lighter weights.
New York June 2 The market opened with mixed signals as several stock issues advanced while others weakened. Foundation Company, Loose-Wiles Biscuit, Continental Insurance and American Locomotive led gains, offset by losses in American Woolen and Texas Sulphur with steady to thin demand across many reeling sectors.
New York and surrounding markets report steady to lower bids on poultry dairy and cheese items with totals in the hundreds to thousands. Hogs cattle and sheep receipts noted in St Joseph Peoria and other centers show mixed movements as beef and veal demand remains cautious and prices ease slightly in parts.
The page shows scattered cash quotations from the Board of Trade with figures for FIAT NO. 1 mixed and various white and mixed grades. Entries include No. 8 mixed and several No. 2 white items with arithmetic values and notes on sample grades. The text is a rough OCR fragment with incomplete line breaks.
Receipts around 13 000 head with hogs trading near steady to 16 cents higher for select weights while overall demand remains slow. Heavy weights and packing sows show weaker bids, with prices ranging from about 12.45 to 14.50 per cwt and light weights around 13.40 to 14.40 as feeders and yearlings face softer activity.
Receipts: 2 500 steer and heifer lots, commodities steady to slightly higher with best grades near 9.60 per cwt for top steers. Calves strong with bids up to 42.75. Hog receipts 10 000, hogs broadly active and about 25 cents higher with most weights selling around 74 to 80. Sheep and lambs mixed, yearlings in demand, ewes around 6 50.
Weather and market notes from Chicago point to variable wheat damage estimates and large old crop remain. Reports cite Kansas damage, government comparisons, and shifting consumption while corn prospects stay favorable though late planting may affect yields. Private estimates show a 15360,008,000 bushel daily figure versus 1,502,000,000 last year.
Livestock receipts at East St Louis are listed with hogs and cattle prices. Hog receipts reach about 15 000 with loads and weights showing slight advances to around 14.50 to 14.95 per hundredweight. cattle receipts near 3 000 with steer and heifer activity described as steady to slower and prices easing for certain classes. Lamb and sheep quotes appear weaker with cull grades around 4.00 to 5.00 per hundredweight and limited buyer demand.
Omaha markets show slow steady to weak tone across cattle hogs and lambs with mixed prices and light to moderate receipts. Notable quotes include hogs around 10 to 14.80 and cattle varying in bulk while Sioux City reports fat steers and heifers around eight to nine dollars with calves and feeders in prior ranges.
Yale University researchers release findings on tiny Mesozoic mammals from Wyoming and Cretaceous beds. Peabody Museum houses the largest known collections, aiding questions about ancestry and divergence. Scientists note these creatures’ small size and prehistoric life context alongside dinosaurs.
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