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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1922
Page
19
Plant a small home orchard to yield plums and cherries quickly. Start early, feed trees well, and keep soil cultivated. Use manure or bone meal and nitrate of soda after growth begins. Between trees, vegetables can grow for initial years. Varieties include Fiums-Rea June Abundance and Early Richmond Montmorency Large Black Tartarian.
After weeks of deliberation Rowley Iowa will establish a farmers co operative creamery. At a Wednesday meeting 96 of 107 stockholders attended as articles of incorporation were ratified and officers and a board of directors elected. Rowley lies in a strong dairy area with over 1200 milk cows within six miles.
In 1926 Mia James Patten, wife of a wheat king, donated a goat to Evanston hospital to provide goat milk for patients. The goat was raised by William J Henry, an engineer and milkman, to supply the facility with the nutrient rich milk.
Farm editor notes Mexico's potential to restock with pure bred hogs as the country recovers from decades of upheaval. Texas and National Swine Growers leaders urge U S breeders to ship high quality hogs to Mexico, stressing disease control and enhanced feeding to boost meat production and trade opportunities.
Waterloo backers favor a Rowley plant and officers say construction will begin this spring with operation hoped by fall. Rowley farmers and bankers praise the project as a needed asset to farmers and the town. Directors include William F. Rehberg PL A Kirsch J R Watson Clarence Pleh treasurer.
Estimated cash rents for Iowa farm lands on March 1 1922 show average rent per acre 7.23 dollars down from 10.84 last year. Plow land rent per acre 8 dollars versus 10.71 last year. Average value per acre 180 dollars, down from 232 dollars.
Mr Pinney cites causes behind lower assessments than last year noting weak farm prices a limited land transfer activity and a general move toward normalcy in the market. The report does not detail all reasons for the reductions.
H A Pickering of 214 Seventh Street East proclaims a Rhode Island Red hen as champion mother. The hen hatched in May 192? started flying in October. On Feb 15 she hatched seven chicks, and at five weeks old began laying again while tending her brood.
Decorah March 24 record set by William Foltz with one hundred pigs all farrowed this year. He plans to have them ready for market before most farmers start theirs.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace announces a national pig census to be conducted by rural mail carriers on 14 states including Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, and others. The card asks nine figures per farm and preserves confidentiality. results will gauge swine populations and help stabilize prices.
Twenty five government students from Iowa State College’s noncollegiate agricultural department, despite gunshot and gas injuries, are set to begin farming under a year of government aid. They will lease farms, focus on poultry, beekeeping, orcharding and trucking, with college extension staff supervising and recording progress.
Market notes from New York and Chicago on March 24 show butter receipts and prices across creamery and other grades, with Chicago reports listing butter, eggs, cheese and poultry prices. Liberty bonds prices are included, along with a note about Paris cattle paintings in slaughterhouses by Bonheur.
Wheat prices slipped in early trading as May contracts eased while global demand waned due to banking concerns. Corn followed weaker sentiment with May futures dipping before stabilizing, oats showed thin demand and little pressure, and provisions edged down as hog markets weakened.
Market report shows hogs steady to 50 cents lower with a slow tone across cattle. Entries include 21,000 head, some quality notes, and mixed demand for calves, lambs, and ewes. Prices listed span from around 9.00 to 10.90 for hogs and beef steers, with lambs reaching mid 30s to mid 40s in recent sales.
Sioux City livestock report lists cattle receipts around 1200 with prices for steers yearlings and fat cows between 4.00 and 8.25 per cwt. Hogs receipts near 6000 with steady prices from 9.50 to 9.70. Items include calves feeders stockers and various hog weight classes with mixed quotes.
Cattle receipts around 1 600 with beef cows and feeders steady to lower while steer bids ease. Sheep and lamb markets show gains with lambs strong and top quotes near 16.09, clipped lambs at 13.26 to 14.85. Trade activity centers on bulk ranges and packing grades shifting higher for select cuts.
Copper and tin prices shown with spot and nearby quotes. Copper near 29.24 dollars with unsettled quotes. iron and other metals listed with varying delivery points and prices including antimony at 4.25 dollars.
The Commerce Bulletin notes a modest improvement in wool trading this week with demand for carpet and overcoat wool increasing. New York loans gain favor though a cautious tone remains. call money and mercantile paper show small moves amid steady to firm rates and slow cloth demand. Dairy receipts at Waterloo include milk and cream while Minneapolis reports lower wheat prices.
Reports of potential mergers among Midwest rail firms spurred higher prices on several rails at the opening of the market. Union Pacific and American Sugar led gains while major rails showed irregular moves. call money opened at 4 1/2 percent and trading was mixed across industries.
Black Hawk county junior agricultural judging teams shine at Ames contest opening. Madson won grand sweepstakes grain judging cup. Hudson’s Bakkum team took top corn and second clover. Orange township placed in wheat. North Grast won wheat narrowly. Wapello led oats. Morning Sun led timothy. Contest continues today with final winners to be announced.
A choice selection of young bulls cows and heifers is being offered at private treaty at Farmers' Prices. Farm 2 Tiles southwest of Hudson A D Minish Hudson Lown.
A choice selection of young bulls in red and white is offered at private treaty. Located warm 3 miles west of Waterloo and 2 miles east of Hudson IllinoisLOXYD J LOONAN Waterloo R2.
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