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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1923
Page
15
Erezing Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa invites readers to send questions and comments to the Farm Department. Address communications to the editor with the postal listing Pucns 3330.
Fordson Farmers program on motorized farming amid snowbound districts showcased light economical tractors and farm machinery advances. W.W. Warsaw illustrated Ford tractor history, with talks on plows and soil conservation by O. A. Repass's team. A prize radio set sparked interest as meetings continue in nearby towns.
Dinsdale Iowa March 1 A hog cholera vaccination school opens Tuesday March 20 and 21 at the consolidated school. Dr J Craft of Des Moines will conduct the instruction on serum and virus usage followed by examination. A $5 fee applies. Registration closes on the first day. Owners breeders from adjoining counties may attend with county agents approval.
Greene, Ja., March 16. Tom Albrecht operates 17 incubators with 540 egg capacity each, aiming to hatch chicks rapidly. Twelve units finish by March 23, with the rest due March 29. Total capacity reaches 9,180 eggs. The project supports his rural mail carrier duties after ranking high in the in service exam.
Sam Catlin credits weekly surface cultivation with stronger potato growth. He uses a four shovel cultivator in May to shape ridges but levels rows to improve moisture distribution and weed control. He avoids hoes, keeps tubers near the soil surface, and reports only two poor crops due to dry weather, with Carmen potatoes earning prizes at regional fairs.
Despite bad weather 61 purebred Holsteins sold at Dairy Cattle Congress in Darrn Iowa averaging 233.70 with bulls at 261 and 54 females averaging 330. Top cow Lady Butter Maid Colantha brought 450, while 12 head above 300 and four above 406 highlighted a sale seen as Iowa Holstein history and a sign prices in purebred dairy cattle are rising. Key buyers included A A Burger Cedar Falls I J Rompfl Marion and others from Hardin County Contest Association bidding aggressively.
The Waterloo association managed the sale with consigners including Paul Stawara Maynard Lowann farms Davenport Pairburn Wood Fon ia Le Grande Gleim Arlington Dickman Schrank Sumner Mary T Ford Son Riceville Gleim Webster City L E Fergu son Laurens O L Hamer Waterloo Henderson Hicckson Rand al C G J Hamer Waterloo Keller Hadley Mason City Fred R Ross Oelwein Charles Smith Tri POH Mary T Ford & Son held the largest number of items.
Four Tama County townships Grant Perry Spring Creek and Lincoln will hold monthly assemblies next week at 8 p.m. Meetings will feature health talks by county nurse Miss Tabor and livestock topics with Dr J S Craft and James Pendry. Widespread plans aim to boost women’s Farm Bureau roles and a countywide nutrition project.
Grundy Center Iowa March 16 When R H H Porter Iowa Extension service Ames examined and tested 100 ears of seed corn from seven good corn growers of Grundy county last month he found an average of 14 5 per cent of them were diseased The corn had been selected for planting and had been given care preparatory to that use Yet 14 5 ears from each 160 were unfit for seed on account of disease It has been agreed here that certainly it would pay to ear test seed corn of the county if the samples Mr Porter used can be regarded as representative of all that cared for seed Samples will be pranted at the county farm this season to try out the yielding power There will be 10 of the best ears and the same number of the poorest of each man s corn
Fidora ta March 16. A poultry club for boys and girls aged 10 to 15 is being organized by the four-township nat itute to involve juniors in poultry raising activities this year in Hardin County.
Representatives from Bidora Jackson Clay and Pleasant townships met to draw up rules and appoint leaders to enroll youths and kickstart programs. Unlug Mbp members led by Sedcert and Crawford, with Huehn Hunt and Kutfman as township reps, will organize poultry breeders to help prepare for the 1928 show. A meeting on Saturday, March 7, will set the institute program.
Wardin County Holstein Breeders association holds its annual meeting in Jown Pards on March 21 with a program including a telegram, dairy motion pictures, a short dairy judging course, a luncheon with Iowa Falls Community club, and talks on branding and herd management by top speakers. A business meeting follows to organize a Holstein heifer club.
A long list of birth notices from Waterloo area shows multiple births with parents’ names and addresses, dated mainly February and March. Notable entries include Levers Kobart I and Ad Ruth Marian, Clyde Hard, Jack Ehsworth, and Willian Carl, with diverse households across Waterloo and surrounding towns. The report notes parents’ ages and that all infants are believed to be living.
Market report notes abrupt shifts in wheat and corn futures as LIVERPOOL influences spill over to Chicago and U.S. markets. May and July contracts moved from early gains to mixed closes amid export data, with prices fluctuating and closing near session highs.
Readers report a surge in hog prices by 10 to 15 cents as cattle trade remained active. The market bulletin notes strong demand for 260 pound hogs, steady feeder cattle bids, and varied prices across livestock categories with notable activity in boxed beef and packer interest. Multiple figures reflect price ranges and weights, highlighting a robust market day for hogs, cattle, and feeders.
A fragmented list shows cattle and calf bids with varying prices. Buyers and sellers note ranges for cows bulls and stockers, including bending meat and packing stock values. Trade activity appears steady with several consignments and receipts reported.
Fragmented notes from a St Louis market report show receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with mixed prices. Hogs selling around 7.40 to 8.55 per hundredweight. cattle listings include 210 to 250 pounds. lamb values noted with several price points. Market activity appears steady with several lots described and feeder weights referenced.
Sioux City stockyards report receipts totaling about 1 200 hogs and 3 000 lambs with fat cows and heifers trading around 5.00 to 7.76 per cwt while hogs show 3.10 to 7.50 and lambs reaching up to 24.35 per head. Slaughter kategorized by classes shows mixed demand and notable price ranges across hogs, feeders, and lambs.
New York and Chicago markets report varied produce prices. Butter and eggs show mixed movement with creamery butter extras around 49e in Chicago, while New York lists several price points for creamery and standards. Poultry and fowl prices appear mixed, with changes noted by region and product.
In Jesup on March 16 mirrored by a busy civic segment Oliver was re-elected as school board president. Gates Tinglness College student Le lingroving won high honors in speed and accuracy typewriting. A Saint Patrick’s program at Jesup Consolidated School featured Irish songs and debates, while a rabbit hunt count in Salt Lake City and Ogden drew national attention.
Readlyn residents attend Mrs. Kirtheft's funeral in Tripoly Puceay and celebrate a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Mentions of local visits, a Cedar Falls banquet, funerals in Waterloo and Dear Creek, a hospital operation, christening, birthdays, and farm market price quotes appear alongside scattered local tidbits and ads.
Otterville and Independence area residents are noted in a roundup of moves and visits. Anna Casey returns to teaching after a Texas trip. families travel to Keokuk and Waterloo. Caldwell and others remain ill or visit relatives. Local farm work and minor moves fill the week alongside brief social mentions and a reference to a 1890 invention.
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