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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1925
Page
7
Iowa State College announces a three day soil classification course for land appraisers, bankers, and land banks to improve accuracy in valuing farm land. The program April 21 to 23 covers soil history, types, data, and management, with a 32 registration fee and limited enrollment.
Berlin reports Gerhard Osthaus a Westphalian farmer has built a special plow with elastic claw like teeth that uproot and loosen soil in one pass. The method creates one bed that preserves humidity and can be planted immediately. He claims yields improve with grain heads twice normal length and about 160 kernels per head, estimating 2000 kernels per seed planted.
Farm editor notes report on seed corn tests for 1924. H J Haven of Shell Rock reports testing 300 ears, four kernels per ear indicating strong results, with 200 ears not tested. The message urges reporters to submit seed tests to gauge expected corn year outcomes.
Eldora March 23 Two hundred eighty five cows in Hardin County Cow Test association averaged 7882 pounds of milk and 11.9 pounds of butter fat last year, records show. The group has reorganized for work this year as members expect better results with summer pasture and feed.
Readers are invited to mail questions and comments to the Editor, Farm Department, Waterloo Evening Courant, Waterloo, Iowa. Address communications to editor at the given phone number for verified correspondence.
Rep. Dickinson urges unification of all farm organizations and cooperatives into a single national body and similar consolidation of agricultural bureaus. He criticizes the president's commission, promotes export policy discussion, and cites support from Wallaces' Farmer.
The February Black Hawk county flock report shows 2,469 hens laying 21,866 eggs, an average 27.3 percent production, with feed costs $341.24 and egg receipts $568.24 totaling $715.89. Six flocks exceeded 20 percent production led by D. S. Brough Waterloo and HHL Snavely Waterloo with egg totals and costs listed.
The Waterlow Co-operative Dairy will keep bottling milk for retail trade under the proposed new association. Some believe the plant would stop retail bottling, but Twin City Milk Producers association of Minnesota uses all its plant equipment for retail sales and could switch to that field quickly.
The First Street Rainbow club plans a meeting at Mrs. Norma Diggons home on Thursday April 1 46 at 2 p m. A March 19 gathering at Mrs L 2D Brown included 11 members and 12 visitors with a luncheon served. Green and white decorations reflect the club theme.
Iver Fogdall of Black Hawk Township delivered 22 September pigs to the Hudson market, averaging 221 pounds each. He received 13.60 dollars per hundred, with a total check of about 1,004 dollars, one of the largest issued at the Hudson market in weeks.
Reported changes show Wheat prices down by 4.107 million while Com. rises by 887.0 billion and Mate. drops 2.428 million. Thve falls 296 thousand. Harley up 41 thousand.
Toledo Iowa March 23. T V Gunder, a Duroc Jersey swine breeder, reports 90 strong pigs farrowed from 11 sows eight of which are gilts between February 26 and March 17.
Tuberculosis eradication in Black Hawk county ends by order of the state department of agriculture. D. C. G. C. Stong, county veterinarian, is transferred to Kossuth county. Testing will be at owners’ expense moving forward, and further testing hinges on possible reinstatement of a field veterinarian.
Results from 1 800 ears show germination ranging from 40 to 9 percent across white and yellow corn. Averages: 6.6 percent strong, 5 percent weak, 8.16 percent dead. County agent H E Schroeder notes many farmers overestimate the 7.0 percent strong threshold and urges precise counts per ear to judge seed quality.
Washington March 23 The hay market fell short of demand as farmers pressed surplus inferior hay on markets. Receipts were ample and top grades sold slowly while mid to low grades moved with difficulty. Prices declined on several items with regional variations and a slow shipping trade to the south and southeast.
Wheat prices rose in Chicago as US visible supply dropped 4,007,000 bushels boosting May to 1.71 and July near 1.48. fall in Atlantic shipments to Europe and rains in Texas pressured July and September. Corn and oats edged lower with weak demand and selling pressure. Provisions lacked buyer support.
Kansas City livestock report shows hogs slow and uneven with receipts around 52 000 and cattle 26 000. Slaughter hogs range 12.60 to 14.50 with some heavy weights lower, while cattle steady to higher on fed steers and yearlings. sheep receipts 13 000 with prices around 16.25 to 16.50 for fat lambs and steady sheeplike stocks.
Stocks opened with heavy selling pushing many names lower led by Baldwin and United States Steel while others recovered slightly after early losses. Foreign exchange remained steady as traders watched further corrections after a prior rally.
New York reports steady butter and higher creamery values with fresh extras and firsts priced around 47 to 50 cents per pound. Chicago auction totals show 10 125 tubs butter creamery extras at 48 to 40 cents and packing stock at 22 2 cents. Poultry prices shift with broilers and turkeys up or down. eggs remain largely unchanged across markets with variations in packing and firsts.
CATTLE receipts 3,500 fairly active. killers strong up to 25 cents higher. stockers strong. fat steers and yearlings 7.50 to 12.00. bulk cows 9.00 to 10.00. veals 4.00 to 10.00. feeders 6.50 to 7.50. stock yearlings wind calves. HOGS receipts 10,000 very slow. top 13.85. lights 12.50 to 13.50. butcher 13.50 to 13.85. mixed 13.45 to 13.00. sows 10.00 to 11.00. SHEEP receipts that day. lambs 16.25. ewes 9.75.
Greene residents and relatives gathered as C Lawn and niece Ethel Fisher planned a visit, Lucile Buisner, a Taylor University student, spent the weekend with her parents, and other locals including Miss Elsie Anderson and Bert Pooley joined relatives in Des Moines, Waterloo, and Chicago for spring activities.
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