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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1927
Page
10
Charles Eldridge of Bennington township applies 20 parts of ammonia acid phosphate and potash to corn with a 2-16-2 mix using hill drop planters. He reports 10 more bushels per acre and corn maturing two weeks earlier, plus better oats yields from fertilized ground. Seed corn sells for 3.50 a bushel.
The May 6 report from the Benton county livestock shipping exchange notes a rising shrink in livestock weights as warmer weather nears. Luzerne posted the highest shrink at 2.76 pounds per hundred. Chicago market flows show shrink varies by carrier, with Newhall, Vinton, and Luzerne among top shipments. Costs to Chicago ranged from 55.9 to 67.9 cents per hundredweight, while Shellsburg Cedar Rapids moves yielded 17.9 cents per hundredweight with 64 pounds shrink. Net returns varied, the best month netting $11.14 after expenses. highest Chicago price on two Newhall cars was $10.89 per hundredweight.
Ames Ta May 6 In experiments at Town Agricultural Experiment station the past year in cattle feeding, results announced yesterday show alfalfa hay cannot fully replace corn silage under current prices. Alfalfa-fed steers gained about a tenth of a pound per day more than those fed alfalfa and silage, but the cost of gains was greater where noilage was fed.
Waterlooevening Courier in Waterloo Iowa prints reader questions to the Farm Department with requests for comments and address for communications to the editor. The brief item notes the page fragment and ongoing dialogue on agricultural topics.
Elginia May 6 Schori Brothers share 60 hogs that were intoxicated recently. After turning them into a bottom land pasture the hogs traveled in circles staggering and behaved oddly. Investigation found the pigs digging and eating a root that destroyed their equilibrium. Some hogs were taken back to the yards in a wagon. No deaths reported from the root's effects.
C W Schneer and John Seeger owners of three stallions replace road travel with a new tow motor truck. A long narrow rack carries one stallion with a rear hinged door and ground ramp. A cab feed box aids feeding. Stallion used 15 to 17 miles daily will now travel 35 miles or more per day. The system allows rest breaks and home visits, extending the season and expanding stallion services to Bremer and Black Hawk counties.
May 6 Tama County testing shows top herd average of 13 grade Foolsteins owned by Don Bragonier at 1057 pounds milk and 39.6 butter fat. Other records include Roy E. Perry with 1081 pounds milk and 38.2 fat from 16 grade Holsteins. Perry's individual cow produced 1920 milk and 74.8 fat.
Fayette Pa May 6 The success of individual poultrymen shipping eggs directly to eastern markets raises the idea of a county plan with the 18 co operative creameries to ship eggs for farmers along with butter in refrigerated cars. Mrs James Quinn Jefferson township earned 2 01 above local price shipping two cases or 60 dozen eggs. The same week Herb Yforter Fayette shipped 14 cases and netted at least one dollar per case.
Ryan, Jr. reports C. A. Swindell paid 405 for a seven year old Short horn cow in the Hague and Girton dispersal near Fairfield. W. 8. Robinson & Sons bought a grandson of the cow for 175. Twenty eight lots averaged .70 with a top of 1600 for a herd sire that went to Illinois.
Anamosa Iowa May 6. Nine applicants seek to replace the late W W Strike as county agent for Jones County. Seven finalists were invited to meet the board of directors here tomorrow. It is expected one will be hired at that time.
Black Hawk county 4-H club girls received subject matter training on furnishing a girl's room at the farm bureau, with textiles and color studies, curtain samples, wall hangings, and demonstrations guided by Mrs. Mary K. Moser. The next session is set for May 28 with Miss Florence Fobes. In Benton county, a May 21 rally will feature a special musical program by the state college for the blind, plus a tour of the school and a performance of the play Peter Rabbit.
Ames Iowa May 6 Disastrous results of eating cowbane have recently been reported in Iowa. Cowbane a near relative of poison hemlock has a pungent odor and thickened roots. A boy who ate the root near Tingley was brought to Creston hospital in convulsions and a companion also became ill. Dr L H Pammel Iowa State College identified the sample and warns cowbane is among Iowa’s most poisonous plants.
Ames May 6. Potato specialist L. Fitch of the state college says Iowans bought at least 10,000 carloads of potatoes from other states last winter for about 10,000,000 dollars. He urges homegrown spuds, notes Iowa peat lands total 50,000 acres, and claims peat soil can yield seed and table potatoes rivaling Idaho. He predicts peat land potatoes could dominate local markets with proper methods.
Hampton Iowa May 6. K W Harrison of Hansell reports 161 young pigs from 20 sows averaging eight per sow with the youngest at two weeks old and a litter of 12 the largest. Pigs are Poland China cross. Grundy Center Iowa May 6 Elske Heinrichs known as a fast corn husker also cited for pig farming with 115 spring pigs on his farm. PRODUCE FUTURES Chicago May futures close notes Butter Eggs and Vbggs prices with various June July and November standards listed.
Illinois Senate action to place the board of trade under a special commission weighed on wheat futures. Bearish factors included export demand weakness for North American wheat and rains in the belt. Corn held steadier amid legislative uncertainty while oats dipped and provisions declined on weaker hogs and cotton oil.
Potatoes receipts new and old totaled 830 cars with on track stock. market weak and unsettled due to liberal old stock. Wisconsin bulk round whites at 2.65, new stock slow trading. Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs mostly 3.50. Alabama sacked Bliss Triumphs 3.25 to 3.50. Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs 3.00 to 3.25 with some higher listing.
Wheat receipts totaled 78 cars with prices mostly steady to slightly lower. No. 2 dark around 1.35 to 1.44, No. 3 near 1.31 to 1.43, No. 2 hard about 1.84 to 1.43. No. 2 red around 1.31 to 1.32. Corn showed little change to a small uptick with No. 2 white near 0.81 to 0.84, No. 3 about 0.79 to 0.83, No. 2 yellow around 0.84 to 0.85, No. 3 near 0.83 to 0.86, No. 2 mixed about 0.84, No. 3 around 0.79 to 0.83. Oats declined slightly with No. 2 white around 0.48 to 0.52 and No. 3 near 0.47 to 0.51.
Toledo May 6 report lists Clover cash imported 16.75 domestic 26.50 October 16.50. Timothy old 2.50 new 2.60 May 2.60.
Representative livestock sales in Union Yards Chicago on May 6 featured hogs among other offerings. The report notes ongoing activity in livestock markets with multiple buyers and sellers engaging in swift trading, reflecting a busy midwestern agricultural hub.
Wheat prices ranged with No 1 red at 1.40 to No 4 red at 1.3632 and hard grades around 1.47. Corn values showed No 3 mixed at 75 1 2 cents and No 4 mixed at 74 4 cents, with white and yellow grades varying from 72 to 78 cents. Rye not quoted while barley ranged 76 to 89 cents. Timothy 4.35 to 5.35 dollars. Clover 29.25 to 36.00 dollars. Provisions listed: Lard 12.25, Ribs 13.00, Bellies 12.45.
Chicago May 6 hogs receipts 8,000 left over 11,000 slow early sales average weight 210 pounds down steady with Thursday's average heavier hogs steady to 10c lower than Thursday. Top $10.50 for loads 160-200 lb. bulk 150-290 lb $10.20-10.40. 210-250 lb $10.00-10.30. 260-300 lb $9.70. Sow prices 8.50-8.85. best pigs 10.25. bulk 9.50-10.00. heavy 9.50-10.10. light 10.00-10.50. Packing sows 8.50-10.50. slaughter 9.25-10.25. Cattle receipts 2,000, fairly active, classes steady. no strictly choice steers. part load 12.50. bulk 9.75-11.25. stockers and feeders 8.00-9.75. fat cows 6.50-8.00. bulls 6-7. packers 9.75-12.00. Sheep receipts 5,000, not enough to test value. good California springers 65 lb around 25 higher at 18.00. deck meada 60-65 lb lambs 14.75.
Cattle receipts 11,000 with fed steers and yearlings steady. Calves 1,900. TWOGS 9,500 with undertone weak on light weights but steady on butchers. Sows and pigs 140–210 lb bids around 9.70–10.00, 240–260 lb 9.25–9.50. sheep 700, lambs and spring quality ow es steady.
Foreign exchanges. Pound sterling four dollars eight hundred fifty seven and sixteen ten thousandths. French francs three point nine one five three cents. Belgian francs twelve point eight nine one four cents. Swiss francs nineteen point twenty two and percent cents. Italian lira five point two six four four cents. Swedish krona twenty six point seven five cents. Norwegian krone twenty five point eight two cents. Panish? krona twenty six point six seven cents. German marks an eighty five? cents. Greek drachma one point nine five three four. Spanish peseta seventeen. Dutch florin thirty two point nine eight cents. Chinese taels sixty two point two five cents.
Liverpool cotton market reported fair demand with 8000 bales sold and 4000 bales received. Midlands values ranged from 75 to 19.25 pence for various grades while May futures opened higher. Chicago futures followed with May at 14.5 cents and July 15.84 cents, reflecting a broad uptick across positions.
Minneapolis grain market notes May receipts total 94 cars up from 60 a year prior. No 1 northern wheat trades around $4.87 to $4.92 with related grades and futures on track. Prices listed for No 1 dark northern spring and No 3 hard spring with various quality ranges and delivery months noted.
New York May 6 brokerage loans on the New York stock exchange closed April at 3 541 209 47 million dollars, up 51 428 673 from the prior month. The report notes two members showing the total.
In Minneapolis Minnesota on May 1, Mour shows unchanged shipments at 38,077 barrels with a value of 28,006 dollars. The brief indicates steady movement for flour consignments and references Ivan as a possible shipping entity or ledger entry.
Notice states that on May 63 1927 at 10 am at the Waterloo courthouse the south fifty acres of the northeast quarter and the southeast quarter of section 13 township 87 range 14 and lots in Zollinger and West Park additions to Waterloo will be sold for cash under a special execution. Sheriff H T Wagner records the sale to satisfy the writ with costs. Also notice of proof of will for Hugh W. Taggart filed in Black Hawk County District Court with May 16 1927 set for hearing. clerk J W Thompson notes.
In Vinton on May 6 Robert Thompson led the Benton County Cow Test association with seven purebred Holsteins averaging 41.6 pounds of butterfat and 1,185 pounds of milk. Eleven purebred Jerseys posted the second high herd average of 34.4 pounds of fat and 574 pounds of milk. A grade Jersey owned by Ed Fuehrer of Shellsburg set a 62 pound fat record for an individual. The association overall averaged 24.6 pounds of fat and 601 pounds of milk across 310 cows, 277 milking.
New York markets report creamery butter receipts 15 271 tubs with varied quotes from 44 45c for specials to 26 32c for whites, and groceries like sugar raw 4 77c refined 6 00 6 20c. Chicago data shows butter 13 25 16c, eggs receipts 26 092 cases with firsts 21 4 23c, cheese prices for Twins and Young Americas, poultry prices across turkeys 25c chickens 344 25c roosters 13c geese 16c ducks 25 30c.
Washington D. C. May 6 Feed stuffs prices averaged slightly higher for the week ending May 4 with offerings hardly equal to immediate needs. Higher prices for corn and oats strengthened markets while backward pastures in the northeast boosted demand. Flood conditions in the south destroyed some cottonseed and meal. Alfalfa meal advanced and green meal was in limited supply. Quoted May 4 across several grades and regions with varied prices.
General Manager C A L Hinkle led a Chicago Great Western conference in Oelwein with traffic and operating heads from multiple cities amid rumor discussions. Local notes report dance pavilion addition, alum banquet set for June 3, and new community club directors. Senior band to state contest, indoor baseball planned at Wing's park, tennis court to be built, and health updates on Dr. G E Krider and engineer J Foster.
Corn receipts total 69 cars with steady quotes for No 4 white No 5 yellow No 6 mixed while bids show 65 71c for sample. Oats receipts comprise six cars with a 4c drop and No 2 white at 4814c.
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