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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1923
Page
11
Readers address questions and comments to the Editor at the Farmers Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Letters include contact by phone at $330 and seek public engagement on farming topics.
February results show Thomas Hansen of Cedar Falls leading with 15 purebred Holsteins averaging 31,355 pounds of milk and 44.57 pounds of fat. Other top entries include A. & Forney and Will Mumper. overall averages rise with two dozen Holsteins producing about 985 pounds of milk and 36.67 pounds of fat. The report highlights cow Bertha, a 13 year old grade Holstein, yielding 1,397 pounds of milk and 61.5 pounds of butterfat. Improvements include new equipment at Wilbur Miller place and planned barn upgrades by Entz Farm Company and Will Mumper.
Oregon Agricultural College plans to show 20 Jerseys and 20 Holsteins at the 1923 exposition. A show circuit may tour the middle west through North Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and possibly the Interstate Fair at Sioux City and Dairy Cattle Congress. National Dairy Show in Syracuse is uncertain. Maryland police test car weights with weighing jacks.
A farmer near Alison Ta March 6 employed his dog to aid in a poultry house raid on a rat den. The rats, worn and numerous, fed heavily in a medium sized chicken house consuming grain and poultry feed, threatening damage to the flock and house.
Des Moines reports from March 6 warn of a four to five year shortage of work horses. The Iowa Department of Agriculture cites the eleventh annual stallion registration report, noting limited young horse production, high replacement needs, and rising demand as motorized equipment grows. The study details stallion enrollments and shifts over recent years, highlighting a pendulum swing toward renewed horse importance for certain goods and regions.
Fayettes County Farm Bureau debating team defended the negative on whether the producers contract is essential to cooperative marketing success. The team defeated Black Hawk County and previously beat Grundy County, with members Beil, Shaw, McKenzie Hatch, and Ray from Jefferson township. Judges praised both sides though some favored the negative. Fayette will face Delaware or Clayton in the next tilt, a win advancing to the state contest.
One third of the butter in Denmark is handled by cooperative societies, with questions raised about how smoothly these associations are run. Mr. Bell summed up his side’s arguments, and his rebuttal was described as strong.
Inquiries at the state horticultural department indicate that commercial gardening and fruit growing will attract more Iowa workers this year. Last year was strong for fruit growers and gardeners, with prices better for these crops overall. Growers near cities or in selling networks report higher prices, while those without such advantages lag. Warm early March weather averted potential disaster, as spraying becomes more common in Iowa.
Fordson Farner day will feature a full day of events for visiting farmers including a free noon lunch and an afternoon at Waterloo theatre. Four films will be shown at the theatre, with talks by W W Warsaw of Ford Motor Company Des Moines and O A Repass of Repass Automobile Company. Topics cover power farming tillage methods and farming experiences since the eighties.
Reports compiled by the agricultural extension staff of Iowa State College show that 1,198 boys and girls from 49 counties have entered the baby beef club contest this year. This exceeds by about 30 percent the number that finished last year. Already these junior farmers have their eyes on the state fair where the top calves will compete.
The colexe assist the young sters by testing rations and visiting to aid policy reforms. Woodbury County acts in interest of this phase of clu work. One hundred forty five members feed one hundred fifty five calves with large enrollments in Marshall Tama Jasper Muscatine Cerro Gordo counties numbers listed.
Cedar Falls March 6 Reulen Ford of the north area reportedly purchased an eight acre tract known as the Cochonour farm. The land was moved from its present location to a new site as part of the transaction.
Community notes: Ackley opens a dedicated job printing plant, with local business and civic figures involved. Updates include Willian Natta at Miller Hospital for appendectomy, Mrs. Charles Roth's return from Dey Male, and Charles Seiboldt’s move to St. Paul after visiting his mother. Mrs. D L Gresslin Weber becomes New York Life agent, replacing Henry Van Lelten. Evangelical church and fraternal events noted, with county ministerial meeting attendance and Schluter’s Friday return from Iowa.
Court session at Allison was dismissed for the term due to sickness among attorneys and witnesses. The judge handled probate and equity matters, several divorces were filed, and penalties were imposed on two bootlegging cases. The piece notes marriages, licenses, and local civic events alongside county news.
Chicago March 6 A USDA livestock market report forecasts spring lamb movement to begin around March 25, nearly a month earlier than last year, with eastern markets receiving over 100000 more lambs. California Arizona Tennessee and Kentucky lead supply before June 1, with notable rises in California and Tennessee KY. Dairy receipts at Watering Co operative Dale Co plant listed milk and cream weights.
The wheat market shows irregular trading in Chicago and the New York exchange with a weak close. May options slipped while other months weakened amid persistent selling by commission houses and limited demand.
Chicago quotations show mixed wheat and corn values across several classes with notes from St Louis Milwaukee Minneapolis and Omaha markets. Futures and spot figures appear for wheat corn oats barley and seeds along with brief livestock and exchange data. foreign exchange and metals are listed alongside commodity quotes.
New York stock and commodity markets opened firmer as investors pursued higher priced bets. Baldwin Locomotive and American Car led gains while Studebaker and Stromberg Carburetor drew strong buying interest. California Petroleum and United States Steel also advanced amid a broad rally and some profit taking in softer spots. Liberty bond prices showed modest movement with mixed bids across maturities. Cotton and grain futures remained steady, with March and May wheat and corn futures maintaining firm posture at early trading.
Produce and dairy price listings from New York and Chicago dated March 6 show butter creamery extras around 46 to 47 cents per pound, eggs at several first and misc rates, and cheese including Young Americas and daisies around 24 to 28 1/4 cents. Poultry and fowl prices list dressed chickens steady, turkeys around 25 to 30 cents, ducks about 22 to 32 cents, with live poultry also tabulated.
The St Paul livestock market shows varied receipts and pricing across categories. Slaughter cattle steady to higher with prime cattle around 6.50 to 8.50. feeder offerings remain robust with bulk stockers and feeders around 4.40 to 7.50 and calves near 9.00 to 12.00. Hogs and sheep activity described with steady demand and mixed quotes. Total receipts reported at several thousand head in multiple lots.
Omaha Neb March 6 hogs and cattle show mixed demand with hogs uneven and prices around 10.206 lower on some loads, top hogs about 8.15. Cattle steady to lower with steer and heifer trade sluggish, top around 9.00, cows near 4.50. Receipts total 42,900 lambs firm to higher with fed lambs at 34.75 and feeder lambs around 24.60. Sheep and slaughter notes show light gains in select categories.
A 1923 Waterloo Ontario price list shows quotations for flour spring and winter wheat, barley, rye, eggs fresh butter milk potatoes oysters beef calves cows veal and poultry. It notes packing times and delivery terms, along with various hay and straw values and farm products. Prices reflect noon quotations from Hath.
The report outlines grain prices including barley and white varieties, with shipment details and export terms. It also lists clearing house statements for New York with balances, Federal Reserve credit, and related financial figures, plus commodity futures notes for Rio coffee and other notes dated March 6.
Eighteen northern Iowa wholesale grocers met at Hotel Russell-Lamson to review pending state house and senate legislation. John Mehi of Council Bluffs chaired as leaders discussed income tax, tobacco tax, and motor truck bills. They supported the first two but favored the motor truck bill to classify motor trucks with railroads for regulation.
Damages of 11000 were paid to Earl High by the Waterloo Cedar Falls North Western Railway company in Linn county district court. The verdict, one of the county’s largest, followed a June 13 1920 collision near a crossing in which High, his wife, and child were riding in a buggy struck by an interurban car bound for Waterloo.
Birth notices list eleven children with ten living across several households. Frank Charles born to Mr and Mrs Valentine Drande at 818 Leech on Feb 28. Raymond Edward to Mr and Mrs Jesse Clarence Umhaugh at 919 Baltimore on Feb 23. Harold Christian to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Schmits of Waterloo on Feb 28. a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ernest William Soderland at 33 Motlberry on Feb 10. Albert Argupt to Mr and Mrs John G Mercurio at 1413 Jefferson on Feb 31. Ann Barnara to Mr and Mrs William S Bathie at 516 Poxnn on Feb 26. Robert John to Mr and Mrs Mathias Etringer in Poywor township on Feb 28. Matilda Vesta to another couple. The births record ages and addresses, noting the fathers’ occupations and parental names.
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