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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1926
Page
19
Jesup Creamery records show scoring cream for quality over more than a year improved butter quality and raised price by about 1. a quarter per pound, boosting potential annual returns by roughly 25,600 dollars for the plant. Patrons report greater pride and care in handling milk and cream, aided by outreach and storage practices.
Tamara reports May 22 that seven Indian boys and girls at the Sac and Fox reservation west of here received 15 baby chicks and 15 pounds of feed to begin the first poultry club on record for Indians. Traer hatchery donated the chicks. V.5. Filbert, a reader with the department of interior, leads the club in a cooperative effort with Z. R. Mills, the county agent.
Reinbeck Iowa May 22 Special Several million kernels tested at the Peter Nau Schmidt testing station over three months show seed corn germination ranging from under 1 percent to 90 percent. About 1,400 bushels tested and 406 bushels supplied, mostly home grown.
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau members and rural leaders cancel the annual parade for the Waterloo picnic on Thursday June 3. Instead school children will perform stunts at 8:30 a.m. Henry A. Wallace will speak in the afternoon with a rural chorus providing music under Prof Dr Fullerton. A county farm bureau calendar lists meetings in Gilbertville Dunkerton Cedar Falls and other towns with tours and contests through June 23.
Through cooperation of the Iowa State Vegetable Grove association the Iowa extension service and the farm bureau 140 cabbage plants of Hollander Ted Stonehead and Savoy varieties are sent to farmers who notify the extension service Ames Iowa. Fifty cents covers costs. Plants are to test storability leaf color and pest resistance with regulations available to Black Hawk county residents.
Traet Ia May 29 Special J L Gordon Son northwest of Traet have shipped 2 carloads of purebred Hereford cattle to a breeder at Appleton Minn Twenty three cows and one calf were in the shipment valued at approximately 2400
Traer Iowa May 22 Twenty seven head of milk cows sold at auction by Gibson West Liberty at an average of 71 per head. The top price was 122.50.
Readers address the Farm Department in Waterton Iowa expressing questions and comments about agricultural topics. The message mentions contact details for communications and references ongoing community farming concerns.
Piva milk patrons and gix pro ducing cream banned as top scorers at the Waterloo Co operative Dairy scoring by Iowa extension service. S. P. Hoover A. B. Zuck F. Gates Poyner and Glenn Lichty led milk scores while dJessen Christiansen NX.1 Fike H. S. Hoffman J. G. Meb en and G. W. Mess Ber topped cream. Henderson commended improvements and urged cooling milk immediately and keeping it in cool water for the driver, noting an average butterfat price of 46 cents per pound in April.
Manchester Iowa May rogal farm bureau office has hired men from Delaware county farms. Bob Combs county agent says patience is needed as many workers come from anywhere and are unsure of their destination. He notes some good workers but also some not so good and asks not to blame the office.
On May 12 Mark G Thornburg state secretary of agriculture conducted a bearing on compulsory tuberculosis testing. Within 90 days bovine eradication becomes mandatory for every herd in town county. The county is declared an accredited area and Thornburg expects to involve local supervisors this week. A southern part resident favored posting the nearing date within days. County owner interest in the test stands at seventy seven percent for beef cattle herds.
Nevada’s second lethal gas execution, of Stanko Jukich, was called swift and humane by all official observers including San Francisco Presidio army officers. The warden and others praised Jukich’s brave demeanor as he faced death, with his final words to a journalist through the death chamber window.
A farewell courtesy for FL W Richardson physical director of the Y M C A who leaves June 1 to take no similar work at Englewood will be combined with the annual meeting Friday night May 28 in the Y dining room. George K B Pike Dr J Butts and Cecil Janning are the arrangements committee. Capitol closure planned on Memorial Day observance May St. Des Moines May 22 UP reported government buildings to close.
Chicago reports show a 5 cent per bushel margin on May wheat and 66 margin on spread trades between May and July. Prices firmed despite an early setback as unsettled accounts and larger May delivery demand supported the market. Corn and oats moved irregularly with local trading and persistent buying in oats amid price shifts.
Chicago grain and provisions reports show mixed prices for oats and wheat with steady to down movements. Markets in New York and Minneapolis note firmer cotton futures, while Omaha and Providence publish local grain quotes and delivery standings across several grain types.
AP reported Board of Trade cash quotations with prices for No 1 hard near 1.66 and various mixed and yellow potatoes. The rough listing includes No 2 mixed around 73a, No 4 mixed near 68e, and No 2 white and other grades. provisions show tallow and lard values.
Hog prices largely steady with stronger spots noted for lighter and midweight hogs. Cattle receipts around 1,000 with mixed demand. steers and yearlings show light gains, while heifers and feeders remain steady. Sheep receipts near 7,000 with lambs and ewes trading higher on the week.
Kansas City stockyards show receipts of cattle 4307 and hogs 1000 with steady to higher bids on fed steers and yearlings, light calves and grass cattle mixed. Hogs strong at Friday's top, lambs up to 31.00, sheep around 7.75 to 15.75, while regional quotes note Texas grassers and California shorn lambs among the day’s top lots. Paul Livestock listing receipts 67 with steady to higher steer bids and fat cattle near 5.75 to 6.50. hogs and sows similar ranges with packing values around 12.60 to 15.00.
New York May 22 AP heavy trading in railroad shares paralleled gains in motors as earnings boosted confidence. Many automotive issues slipped on profit selling, with Mack Trucks and Stewart Warner down about two points. Armour and other industrials drifted, while blue chips like New York Central showed strength amid mixed price action.
A late May market summary from East St. Louis shows steady cheese and butter receipts with several weight and price figures across dairy and poultry, plus hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices. Notable quotes include hogs around 14.29 to 14.40 per hundredweight, cattle tops near 12.65, and lambs around 16 to 18 dollars per head, with varied weights and quality descriptors throughout.
Stock cattle and calves steady to higher at Sioux City and St Joseph markets. Hogs mostly steady to firm with tops near 14.50 to 14.10 for lighter grades. Lambs and sheep showed varied prices with spring lambs around 15.60 and ewes near 7.75 as receipts ranged 600 to 3,009 head.
In Chicago weekly market notes May 22 AP reports a general price advance in wheat amid expectations of limited domestic supplies. Corn steadies, oats rise on favorable weather, and provisions show high prices seasonally, while traders monitor Washington legislative outcomes and unsettled futures volumes.
Representatives of 11 northern Iowa counties adopted a resolution here noting no emergency exists to justify extra legislature sessions or road legislation costs. They oppose the Iowa Good Roads association plan for 190 million dollars in road bonds and question Gov Hemrich’s three year road program approval.
Governor John Hammitt, with Adj. Gen. Louis G. Lasher, reviewed about 1500 University of Iowa ROTC cadets on Jowes Field during Governors Day exercises. A luncheon preceded the march, and prizes for individual and group drill winners were to be presented by the governor and staff.
Unsteady notes on butter prices show a weekly pattern with only mild changes. Analysts expect prices to hold near current levels until beaver contracts clear, while market chatter centers on storage and futures questions in New York and Chicago.
New York May 82 reports show clearing house, bank, and trust companies for five weeks with excess of 55,683,260 dollars. Receipts and prices for flour and related products vary, with notes on top receipts and cash equivalents. Minneapolis and New York markets list patent and winter straight flour prices, while cotton and other commodities show mixed movement amid broader market changes.
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