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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1922
Page
11
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor Farmers Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications addressed to the paper include a phone contact 3330 for replies.
Chester White swine breeders in Black Hawk and nearby counties held a booster meeting in Waterloo to form a county wide Chester White sow and litter club. The group, numbering about 500 pure Chester Whites, elected officers led by J B Tracy as president and planned a county sales effort. Directors include A Cannon, W Nordman, A Magee and others with future meetings to finalize a cooperative program.
A Tama county farmer, M. Dawson, promotes sweet clover as a soil builder and pasture plant. He says it enriches ground, tolerates poor soils, reduces erosion, fixes nitrogen, and can yield higher profits when sown with winter grain or oats. He urges careful seeding and rotation to boost yields and soil humus.
Hudson youths capture top state high school judging titles at State College contest held over Thursday and Friday. Hollis leads with 2105 points in individual grain judging, ahead of Wayne Strayer and Barker Massey. Palmer and Hudson team wins include first in grain judging and second in livestock, with Porter claiming individual all around championships.
Early risers report a farmer near Cedar Falls and Waverly plowing with a team and walking plow. He worked the field before noon and, upon return late afternoon, observers found notable progress already made.
Local fair records show entries across multiple divisions including beef cattle horses hogs poultry and dairy cattle. Notable exhibitors include Lyle Porter Donald Watts Jordan Palmer Hollis Clarence Samuelson Tim Smith Brookhart Everett Lee Morning Sun Virgil Haugen Harold Klingaman Bernis Kingsbury Loran Thorngren Boxholm and Leren Thorngren.
Washington township farmers engage in a discussion on a refined egg marketing system. Miss E S Hudson will host a special egg marketing session at Floyd George’s home tomorrow evening. Will H Maust president of Orange township egg marketing association will explain its operation and serve as a model for the Washington plan.
Audubon county breeder Simon Foley boasts prolific sows with 64 pigs from three sows. In Mahaska, B L Thatcher notes seven sows increasing the herd by 96 with litters up to 16. L. M. Lady reports 22 pigs from one Chester White sow, plus multiple large litters. Clem Gude recalls a Nebraska trip showing a sow that birthed 44 pigs and the community plans to exhibit them at the state fair.
A 1920s animal breeding entry details a purebred Poland China sow owned by Guy Runnells of Oglatosa Iowa, with litters totaling 12 and later 39 pigs in 1921. The text also covers butter scoring start times, medal awards, prize offers by G WV Pennington, and a banquet with judges Harry Forrester and W Stephenson.
A garbled Ames report cites a campaign claiming a rat killing formula will “knock ’em dead.” The Kansas City grain market lists wheat prices while Minneapolis notes car receipts. References to Pied Pipers and rural sales hint at a satirical or sensational piece within a broader ag news page.
Market wrap recounts mixed livestock trades from Chicago to St. Louis and Sioux City with steer and hog prices tumbling or steady. Highlights include top hogs around 10.45, cattle receipts and varying bids, and regional notes on feed lots and lambs. Also notes wool, grain, and mercantile prices in brief.
New York March 27 Mexican Petroleum led the session as heavy trading drove declines of about 2.44 points. Rumors of possible export tax changes and farmer Contemphitos influenced the market alongside mixed moves in steel, machinery, and other leading stocks. Foreign exchange and call money markets showed firm conditions, with irregular closes in several sectors and broad declines in junior issues and specialties.
New York March 27 Bradstreet s food index, based on wholesale prices to grocers, drops slightly from prior week. Of six commodities quoted, 13 advanced, 16 declined, 62 unchanged. notable movements include flour and sugar mixed, while pork, copper, and tin show gains amid varied staple costs. The week ending March 24, 1921, records a 4.2 percent rise from last year despite the weekly dip.
Wheat futures rose amid reports of damage to winter wheat in the southwest and talk of large liberal shipments to defer, with May and July prices up after initial declines. Corn and oats slipped while the market stabilized on the smaller visible supply. hogs weaker pressured some grain prices. Chicago cash quotes showed varied grain prices with mixed protein and seed values.
Sumner Iowa on April 12 will host the fourth butter scoring contest with dairy officials and dairymen from northeastern Iowa. The Sumner Community Club will organize a lively program with speakers and entertainment as dairymen, creamery officials, and butter makers participate, reflecting strong local cooperation to support the dairy industry.
A 1240 pound China barrow from Warren County Ohio, born here as the breed’s birthplace, died last autumn before the planned trip to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The mounted hide will go on display for exhibition.
Butter receipts rise as creamery extras hover around 38c while firsts linger near 34c. Eggs show strong receipts at 26,293 cases with miscelaneous and ordinary firsts around 21c. Poultry markets steady with turkeys 25c and chickens 25c, ducks 30c, live roasters 19c.
New York copper and metal prices listed with spot and nearby bids for copper zinc tin and antimony. Local items note a teaching vacancy at Geneseo and a Holstein cattle sale in Waterloo with attendees from Cedar Falls and nearby. Several social and business mentions cover school mural position, a prize sale, and residents traveling or visiting relatives.
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