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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1924
Page
7
Bremen juniors held a rally Saturday afternoon in the auditorium gymnasium with the Japa school graduation exercises. About 250 attended a picnic, learned county sanitation duties, and planned future activities. dairy clubs and poultry efforts were announced as upcoming focus areas.
Des Moines May 27 The latest Iowa report by federal agricultural economists analyzes livestock prospects and crop outlook. It notes lambs and wool remain high in price, with potential overproduction later. hog prices show seasonal strength but face downward pressure as hog marketing slows.
Eikader fa May 27 Branat Firothers Garnaville will offer at the fair grounds tomorrow head of choice Shorthorns from several families of purebreds. Four bills among the safe cattle feature Wilde a Brices Augusta heifer sired by Imported Moresby Cumberland Clipper and Ta Village Royalist in calf. Mason Halsey Wil guctianeéer involvement noted.
Letters to the Editor page invites readers to submit questions and commentary to the Farm Department of the Waterson Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa with Photo 5100. The note emphasizes reader engagement and publication of farm related inquiries.
The article by Kirk Tox recounts how Black Hawk County farmers improved poor sand soils by sowing alfalfa with manure and lime, using a nurse crop, careful disking, and periodic cultivation. Yields ranged up to four tons per acre on sandy fields, with high hay values and strong recommendations for soil conditioning and inoculation.
About two dozen healthy boys aged 10 to 18 from the Iowa Children’s Home Society in Des Moines will be available for two to three months in June July and August for farm work in the Towa district and adjoining counties. Miss Pearl Louise Clark district superintendent says the society carefully selects children and recommends them to good families. Farmers needing help with corn plowing haying or lighter tasks may contact Miss Clark for Greater Waterloo association for details and arrangements.
In Winton Iowa on May 27 the Benton-Llan Cow Test association reported top herd production: Matt Birker’s cow yielded 74.1 pounds butterfat and 2 178 pounds milk. Epperson’s Darebred Jersey herd averaged top for eight cows. the 262 cows tested averaged 73 pounds milk and 29.1 pounds butterfat with an average profit per cow of 10.76 dollars for the high herd and 2.27 dollars for the lowest producing herd amid feed costs. New York and Texas market notes follow with domestic prices and commodities.
Weather and market notes report mixed crop prospects in the Southwest with scattered selling by commission houses. Corn and oats show variable demand and prices, with July futures fluctuating and some hedging by shorts. Provisions dip on weaker hog demand as bids firm late yesterday.
Grain and provision prices move through Chicago New York Kansas City and Minneapolis with mixed results. Wheat steady to firm across exchanges with No 2 or No 1 red winter and futures shown. Oats corn and barley show varied bids while seed prices and lard ribs and hog products appear in region listings.
Hog prices ease 5 to 10 cents with heavy hogs and lighter weights showing declines while lighter packers hold near lower bids. Cattle and sheep receipts rise as demand remains uneven with fed steers steady to weak and spring lambs posting gains amid overall firming on some beef and veal lines.
Kansas City report shows cattle mixed with steady to weak demand. beef cows and heifers steady to lower, hogs 10 to 15 cents lower with top around 7.15, calves weak, stockers steady, dairy and stock market notes broad with prices for broadsheets and other markets. Also mentions Texas stockers 6.00 to 7.40, Arizona spring lambs near 15.0, and miscellaneous industrial shares moving on market conditions.
Receipts total about 3,500 head with hogs steady to higher and cattle prices mixed. Packer sows around 50.00, steers steady, yearlings and heifers uneven. Lambs range 16.50 to 18.75 with good spring lambs near 16.00 to 43.60 for clipped lots. Representative sales furnished by Lamson Bros. & Co. May 27 with E A Morey as manager.
New York and Chicago market notes from May 27 report slight price shifts across butter cheese and skim milk products. Butter steady at creamery levels. cheese and skim categories show small moves. foreign exchange rates listed. bonds closing details noted.
New York markets show cotton futures steady with July at 3.89 and October 347.00, copper steady with futures at 14.65 and spot around 4.50, sugar futures near lows, and various grain and livestock notes across Peoria and St Louis. Local price tallies include hogs top at 7.30 and calf tops near 8.46 with moderate receipts, plus Waterloo market quotes for corn oats eggs and cattle.
CATTLE receipts 2 206 weak to slightly lower with long yearlings bid at 10.00. Fat steers 7.50 to 9.00, calves 8.00 to 12.00. HOGS receipts 14, slow. top around 6.85 with most 6.70 6.85. SHEEP receipts weak. lambs 15.40, clipped ewes 3.00 to 5.50. Sioux City report notes 2 500 cattle and 11 000 hogs, markets mostly steady to weak. hogs top 6.90, cows 3.50 to 5.25. Potatoes steady in Chicago with slight declines on new.
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