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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1922
Page
19
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterlon Iowa. Communications may be addressed by mail or phone at $330.
The longtime Cedar township farmer J C Girsch recalls buying his 160 acre tract near Gilbertville for 33 dollars an acre about 35 years ago from the Golinvaux family. He notes how wheat and hog farming have evolved with better equipment and breeds while the farm bureau provides greater gains and future prospects despite higher costs. He reflects on childhood labor, changing values, and the rise of modern farming practices while praising the farm bureau as essential to farmers’ profits and progress.
Poultrymen at Anna State College warn growers about chick mortality. Moldy feed and spoiled water, dusty litter, and sanitation gaps threaten young flocks. They urge careful mold inspection, clean water, and fresh feed daily to prevent disease, with veterinary diagnosis for baffling cases.
In Briatten Iowa on May 12 two women boast the community’s largest chick flocks. Mrs Will Weibke raises 1000 chicks while Mrs Henry Bachman claims 00. Mrs Henry Weibke has 200 Rhode Island White chicks and Mrs Lewis Ansell reports a large Rhode Island Reds group.
A report notes sick chickens delivered to Ames face widespread white diarrhea across sections. The illness complicates efforts to free a poultry flock once infection takes hold.
Ames Iowa May 12 farmers in the corn belt are urged to breed more mares and raise colts to avert a coming horse shortage. Iowa State College experts warn that wartime sales and tractor power reduced horse numbers. They advise breeding several mares yearly and keeping extra colts, with emphasis on purebred stallions to avoid scrub horses.
Northeastern Iowa crops show small grains greatly benefited while comm planting lags in parts of the territory. Weather was clear and warm with light showers, soil moisture from one to three inches. Hay and pastures are good, corn planting nearing completion with about 40 percent sown by mid May, expected to finish near the usual date.
Iowa Dairy Cattle club officers and directors meet in Waterloo to plan National Jersey Week June 4 to 10. They will run extensive promotions including milk campaigns, window displays, milk bars, meetings, picnics, and newspaper ads to raise Jersey interest. A state essay contest with 500 prize money will be held, and plans to boost Jersey milk sales across Iowa are underway with a membership drive and federal publicity efforts.
May 11 and 12 at the school auditorium feature the senior class program with Mrs. G B Miller and others attending. The junior program is scheduled for May 11 and 12 with Mrs S M Arehaties and Mrs Stuart Hamer as delegates to a state Sunday school event in Osar Rapids. Mr and Mrs G W Meneer attended on Wednesday. The community council held a meeting Tuesday evening.
Sam Kennedy, a Cerro Gordo County farmer and truck gardener near Clear Lake, paid about $1000 an acre for a 40 acre field and now irrigates 70 acres of onions plus 40 acres of cabbage and 40 acres of potatoes. He uses an overhead irrigation system learned from Professor Fitch’s Muscatine Island project and plans to acquire additional land at around $1000 an acre.
Freeman notices from Fredericksburg Iowa recount the funeral at ML EL church for Martin Glilach drowned Friday. Relatives from out of town include Mrs Eliza Gitsch Lew Gits eh and family and others. Additional items mention road work on a new Alling station and a sheriff primary bid by J A Upham.
Two Republican United States Senate hopefuls Gly Brookhart and Leslie H B Francis visit Waterloo Saturday. Brookhart will speak at K P Hall at 3 p m. Francis travels from Dubuque via Manchester and Independence with possible street appearance and plans to remain in Waterloo through Sunday.
A county wide Mayday rural school picnic and athletic events are set for tomorrow at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds. County Superintendent H. G C. Moeller has arranged a parade of banners from each school and a picnic dinner, with events in the afternoon and a predicted large turnout if weather cooperates.
Indianapolis reports show bootleg liquor rising to 12.50 a gallon after enforcement raids disrupted supply. Meantime flour futures in Minneapolis and precious metals in New York reflect broader market tensions as authorities curb illicit production.
Local items note a Young People’s society postponing a Waverly trip, visits by residents Bernices Rickert and Slathes Mayralla, and a two week stay with Peter Mavretis. Water loo Retail Merchants dine, typhoid fever case, divorce action by Oliver Monshaw, a car theft report in Marshalltown, and a Mississippi Valley League meeting delays. City officials watch tractor demonstrations and perform apparel and insurance ads.
Dalton Georgia May 12. A farmer EB Babb of Mill Creek valley reports a nervy theft ending with the thief returning the horse and harness to the barn and leaving the buggy down the road after using it to cart away meat and sorghum. Babb retains the buggy with minor provisions lost. Boston Massachusetts May 12. The Commercial Bulletin notes Wool prices steady to slightly up with improved demand for worsted and wovens but mills face strikes and rising costs. New York metals and finance reports show copper futures firm and lead steady while call money eases slightly.
Chicago and regional grain markets showed mixed signals with price swings in wheat and corn amid uncertain demand. Reports from Buffalo and Kansas City noted late-day fluctuations as buyers paused and sellers adjusted offers.
New York and Chicago produce market notes list wholesale prices for dairy and produce items. Butter cheese poultry and eggs show varying quotes, with milk and grain prices, and regional delivery terms included amid scattered figures.
Miss Lena Schuver a Waterloo maid was arraigned on a charge of stealing a dress valued at 49.50 from the Falan-Pleming store. The hearing was continued to tomorrow at 10 am and she was remanded to a police matron in default of 600 bond. Ralph Davis the city detective arrested her at the Central passenger station after a package left there contained the dress identified as from the store.
Livestock market report shows hogs steady to 10 cents lower and beef steers steady. Prices indicate mixed demand with top steer quotes near 8 dollars and hogs around 10 to 13 dollars per hundredweight, buyers cautious and packers active. Cattle receipts listed with general steady tone, vealers firm, sows steady, and lamb values fluctuating slightly.
The Sioux City market reports include cattle prices by class with fat cattle, yearlings, and calves ranging from 6.00 to 8.75. Hog receipts are listed at about 6,000 with prices around 10.00 to 10.75 for butcher and mixed lots. Omaha listings show steady tones, 6,600 beef cattle receipts, and California spring lambs noted among other categories.
Market notes from St. Joseph Missouri and Peoria Illinois show receipts around 12 hogs at St. Joseph with prices steady to higher with top bulk around 10.40 to 10.60. cows and bulls steady and calves lower. Peoria reports moderate to light demand with prices for hogs and vealers described as lower. porkers and packers paying around 9.75 to 10.00. New York flour prices show spring patent and winter patents described with various values.
The opening feature of the New York stock market centers on steel stocks. Bethlehem Steel and Lackawanna Steel merger prospects dominate activity with Lackawanna at 7 1 4 and 60 40 shares trading amid brisk early gains and losses. Major issues like General Electric and U.S. Steel show varied moves as the market reacts to merger news and the announced 4½ percent money-rate.
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