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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1926
Page
8
Thornburg warns economic ills depress farming profits and urges stabilization and national policy support. He cites a tough 1924-25 hog market, a bumper corn crop, and shifting prices as factors shaping agricultural prospects and policy needs.
Gale McClain explains Muscatine County farmers now favor paving and graveling, citing a stronger surfacing program and gasoline tax support. He notes earlier defeat of a bond proposal and says voters may face a state road issue within 24 months. Debating team win spurs continued campaigning.
A garbled report details purchases of Shorthorn cattle at a ninth congress sale. Mentions Kerr buying animals and other bidders, with scattered figures and locations, including references to Madera and a county event. The text is highly fragmented with unclear dates and names.
Henry Schmidt and others sold livestock and goods at an auction in Jesup Station with totals around $2,074 while seed testing operations at the Doebanan County Farm Bureau seed testing station in the Harger building report weekly yields and germination rates. The program, run by the seed testing station, processes about 20 bushels weekly and tests thousands of ears, with data guiding local farmers on advisable seed quality and planting potential.
Winder hatchery in Mulls road nearCnt avenue owned by Alfred Winder begins 1925 hatchings after remodeling a barn section into a hatching house. Current capacity is 25 000 eggs with plans to increase. Supplies come from Black River county farmers and shipments reach all Iowa and parts of Nebraska.
Miss Gertrude Lyon, state home economics specialist, will lead five lessons on household accounting in Blaine County from March 8 to 12 and April to June. Classes will meet in Mantlas Verran township Paruter hall Eagle Center parochial Cedar Falls commercial club and Jesup consolidated school with about 74 women per session. The course covers keeping accounts food costs budgeting and waste reduction to help families use money wisely.
A G Larsen, a retired farmer, won two trophies at the state corn show in Cedar Walls. The event highlighted Larsen's prize entries and featured senior judges and local officials presenting awards, with the Cedar Falls display area hosting related demonstrations.
A meeting of Cedare Rapids Co operative Dairy aims to form a farmer owned marketing and manufacturing group for milk. Three thousand dollars is pledged to build the Linn County creamery as thirty men attend. twenty four own cows and sign stock notes to be paid via milk checks deductions. A Waterloo banker letter supports the producer owned company in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids areas.
A Local market note reports corn trading shifts boosting the machinery business in Traer. The piece hints at favorable conditions for farmers and merchants, with attention to grain prices and potential impacts on local industry activity in March.
Reports say seed corn from New York will be delivered to Tama and Black Hawk counties despite fears of corn borer contamination. State authorities probe shipments. buyers plan to take 22 bushels under contract while awaiting quarantine safety checks.
A jagged report notes low mood among buyers as grain demand dips. Mentions wheat and corn markets, price readings, and a broader sense of uncertainty affecting traders and farmers.
Wheat steady at 1.54 and 1.54 1/4 per bushel amid light trading. No. 9 white and other oats and seeds show limited movement with prices quoted in small ranges.
Receipts were light with uneven demand across cattle and hogs. Traders reported weaker to steady trade on fed cattle, with feeder buyers steady and high quality lots selling at firmer prices. Sheep and goats showed limited activity as buyers remained cautious amid mixed futures signals.
New York markets faced a broad downturn as loan rates rose and stocks fell. Traders watched declines in major names including Armour, AT&T, and Sears Roebuck, with cotton futures giving mixed signals as prices shifted through the trading day.
Produce prices from Chicago and New York markets show varied quotes for cream cheese, poultry, and grains. Listings cover creameries receipts, live/fresi goods, storage, undergrades, whites, and chickens, with freight and express factors noted.
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