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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1924
Page
7
Readers are invited to address questions and comments to the editor of the Watertog Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be sent to the Farm Department at the newspaper and may be discussed in upcoming editions.
Miss Elizabeth Hudson reports February egg production figures for 15 flocks led by Mag. Onavely and Mrs. Snavely. Two top flocks, Rhode Island Reds and White Leghorns, produced high percentages with receipts and feed costs detailed. Overall results show significant returns and high production percentages across multiple flocks, including notable gains for Rhode Island Reds and Wyandottes.
Greene Indiana March 11 Minister of The Gospel, Hytha Farm Editor, demonstrates a poultry venture as a sideline. Rev Butler adds evening study hours, incubating 250 eggs January 1, yielding 147 chicks in three weeks amid deep cold. He emphasizes clean incubator setup, careful temperature control, daily turning, and eye testing. He aims to profit from poultry while maintaining duties at the Methodist church.
Nashua builders A J Proury and Roy W Greer lease a 1928 show herd sire from Waterlog Jersey Farm. They reserve right to show him as a yearling on circuit. additions came after Burley Brothers dispersion. The sire, Financial Stability, traces to Financial King and related lines. notable daughters include champions with records of milk and butter.
East Waterloo Township Farm Bureau will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday March 13 at the home of George S. Smith. Mrs Mack Wil will lead the next session on nutrition focusing on meat eggs and fish. The gathering is an all day event with a noon banquet.
A town department series prints farmer questions about tuberculosis in animals and its control. The first five questions cover what tuberculosis is, why it is objectionable, which domestic animals are susceptible, transmission methods, and estimates of annual U S losses to bovine tuberculosis at about 40 million dollars.
Farmers in Chickasaw County form a new association led by Marehtt Moffett and Gouk from New Hampton. A Jersey cow tested in February produced 66.2 pounds of milk and 3?4.4 pounds of butterfat, with high figures for fat percent and herd averages. The report notes strong interest, high attendance, and hopes for future expansion of the group.
In Hardin county townships Union Grant and Hardin progress of bovine tuberculosis testing shows 3.3 percent condemned in Grant 2.5 percent in Union and a Hardin herd of 12 cows with 11 reactors. Grant township herd of 46 detected 12 reactors and over 25 percent of cattle on the farm affected. More than 23 000 birds tested in a year by the US virological study.
Washington March 14 report states 26 counties across four states have been redesignated as modified accredited for bovine tuberculosis. The program aims to reward farmers for eradication efforts, allowing certain counties with minimal reactors to gain benefits while quarantines protect regions with any infected cattle. The accelerated redesignation reflects strong industry support and a push toward nationwide herd cleanliness within three years, with retesting rules clarified for counties approaching thresholds.
Hardin County farmers submitted seed for a corn disease test. Germination showed 43.7 percent of ears unfit for planting. Mold found in kernels, diplodia, causes death of germ or weakened plants. Mold persists on kernels or old stalks as infection sources for future crops.
Late summer humidity and high temps caused fungus rotting of corn ears. In 1923 Iowa test plots across eight counties showed dry rot affecting a large share, with some moldy ears hidden. Hardin tests appeared clean, while Grundy and Machin had ears failing to germinate, costing farmers about $23 per ear under market prices. A simple germination test reveals dead ears.
Strassburg residents fear a further French exchange downturn and rush to buy fixed value goods. Germans cross the Rhine freely during holidays, while French authorities tighten controls to curb franc outflows. Analysts note French staples hold value as franc weakens and dollar demand rises amid global currency shifts.
Fort Madison Ta March 11 A new high inmate count was recorded at the Town State prison reaching 586. the prior July total was 824.
New York and Chicago market notes show butter and cheese prices across creameries and state lines. Butter receipts mixed with extras, with creamery butter higher. cheese steady with state whole milk and skim specials. poultry dressed and live varieties listed. Peoria reports hogs and cattle with price ranges and wholesale levels.
The morning trading in Chicago and New York wheat futures showed early losses on bearish stock data, with prices dipping on May and July contracts. A late recovery followed as unfavorable crop reports and corn strength offered support. gains were slim as oats and other grains moved in sympathy. Cash quotes and regional grain notes reflected mixed demand and sparse receipts, with corn and oats sharing the limited uptick and wheat sealing a unsettled close.
Receipts show hogs down 5 to 10 cents with steady demand for heavy weights and heavy slaughter pigs around 4 to 6 dollars lower than last. Cattle receipts near 11 000 with steady to higher packer interest on heavier steers and strong feeder demand. Sheep receipts about 16 000 with fat slaughter lambs about steady to slightly higher and fat ewes around 10 to 11 dollars per head.
Cattle receipts mix of steady to lower with better grades holding. Calves and heifers mixed, weaker to lower, commercial cows and bulls steady to lower. Hogs active with gains up to 10 cents, several weight classes ranged from 6.00 to 7.40 per cwt. Lambs and sheep mostly steady to lower with top lamb bids around 15.85 and light bids softer.
Wall Street edged lower on wide selling with American Sugar Refining plunging to a new 1924 low while gains appeared in Davison Chemical United Drygoods and Standard Oil of California. General Electric buoyant. Norfolk & Western led railroad advances. foreign exchange opened firmer and industrials rallied later. Sioux City livestock and Waterloo market notes follow with cattle hogs and lambs echoed in St Louis and New York trading.
Omaha market reports show hog receipts at 23 000 with prices from 6 50 to 7 76 for various weights and quality. Cattle receipts 16 600 with slow demand and top steers around 11 00 while cows and heifers steady. Sheep receipts 14 000 with slow bidding and lamb sales near 18 55 to 15 50. South St Paul reports cattle slow and calves steady with hogs 16 000 slow to higher and sows around 6 00.
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