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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1922
Page
15
Readers submit inquiries to the Editor of the Farmers Department in the Evening Courier and Reporter Waterloo Iowa. Communications reference a telephone line 33390 for contact and discuss farming topics and local conditions.
Des Moines reports show foreign demand for corn surpassing recent expectations, lifting prices as exports soar. Analysts cite Russia, Germany and other buyers facing shortages, with European needs driving a record or near record year, while domestic factors push values higher.
Crownover sold 28 Belgians to Hazard Stout Purebred Stock Co of Des Moines at about 700 per head. The sale included seven stallions two aged stallions mares and young stock. Farceur sire of renown was bought by Grant Goo Ogden for 47500 helping Crownover’s reputation as a Belgian breeder.
American Packers publish a 12 page illustrated booklet urging wise corn use and meat consumption. It highlights USDA exhibit, endorses Henry C. Wallace, and shows per capita corn and meat figures, feeding methods, and price comparison methods to gauge postwar trends.
The firm plans to move its premier Belgians to a Mitchell farm near Davi ten miles north of Osage for next season. The circuit will feature top shows in the region and a strong lineup of horses likely to contest ribbons.
Des Moines reports total indemnities paid to owners of slaughtered tubercular cattle in Iowa from July 1, 1920, to June 36, 1932, reached 350624.53 dollars. For 1921 22 period expenses and inspectors details are given, with field costs about six percent of appropriation and total receipts 534686.30 dollars. Nine federally funded inspectors plus state and county staff are noted, with funding shared among farm bureau and federal sources.
Fairbank Iowa schedules a three day event February eighth to tenth featuring an upstate corn show and institute. E L Quaite and D D from Tinga dairy experts will lead feeding and management talks with a Farm Bureau speaker to be announced.
The case questions whether butter with 16 percent or more water is adulterated and taxed under the 1902 act and awaits Supreme Court review. Lower courts ordered refunds for tax protests on butter over 18 percent moisture, but not ruling on the regulation's validity. Receipts show Waterloo Co operative Dairy plant: cream 876 pounds milk 21 668 pounds.
Des Moines Iowa November 21 members of the Iowa association will meet for their fifteenth roundly meeting Tuesday and Wednesday December 12 and 13. The organization brings together nearly all fair managers in Iowa with a 100 member base and over 200 expected attendees. The meeting at Motel Savery opens at 9 am with remarks by Estel and includes talks on concessions harness racing rain insurance advance season tickets and district associations.
In Taunton Howley farmers promote a local creamery started August 2 with 91 patrons. By November 1 patronage rose by 36 to indicate strong financial success as the dairy venture covers costs and contributes income.
The management notes the creamery is more productive than others as it expands. In its first three months 474 tubs of butter were produced, averaging over 168 tubs monthly, with butter sold to patrons and local markets. Daily cream collection and churning are increasing, signaling more frequent operations soon.
A Thompson Farm Jersey yearling bull, linked to Sans Alot lineage and sired by Financial Garden Alas, was sold to YD K Powell of Eldorado Kansas. The dam is Golden Lads Moll, and Thomson co operates with Waterloo Jersey Farm. The Sans Alot name origin ties to a breed authority rule. Waterloo sales extend to Minnesota and distant states.
Ervin Warner dies at his Vinton residence late Thursday night aged about 65. He spent most of life in the community, worked a milk route after eight years in town, and he and wife Hobausn Stewart adopted two children. Services held at Presbyterian church led by Rev. Stoiefson. Survived by wife, two adopted children, and kin. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and Knights of Pything Imoge.
A cluttered report notes shifts in grain prices and trading activity, with references to corn and wheat markets, various buyers, and fluctuating values. Mentions of locations, figures, and individuals imply a broad market update amid seasonal or regional trading dynamics.
Peatah Fairlane reports a Methodist service with Rev G G Eaton preaching and a special choir hymn. The community invites attendance as first details note a broad list of local residents, church activities, meetings, and visits with frequent references to Fairbank and nearby towns.
Fragmentary OCR text details a Wednesday event at a dining room in Hoan Sit with references to Mrs. Davie and others. Mentions a Baptist church figure, Tinve i tee, and a weekend plan, but many words are garbled and names uncertain.
Market notes from St Paul, East St Louis, Kansas City, Sioux City report rising hog values and generally steady to higher cattle and sheep receipts. Receipts across major markets include 21,000 hogs at Kansas City and 8,200 cattle at Sioux City with mixed price moves and strong demand noted in several regions.
New York stock activity weakens as potential extra dividends and mixed reports fail to sustain gains. Trading turns cautious with rail and chemical issues driving declines while several blue chips slip to year lows and call money rises broader market softness.
Feoria livestock listings show receipt totals with quoted prices and ranges. Market notes indicate slow, steady receipts and a top price near 143.00 with some packer activity and underweight lots.
New York and Chicago markets show varied readings with eggs butter poultry and grains. The report notes firm creamery receipts and higher poultry prices alongside steady wheat and corn values across multiple cities including Milwaukee Minneapolis and Omaha.
Reading mixed local items records a Dunkerton basketball match at Janesville and ensuing social notes. It mentions community events, revival meetings, travel of residents, and a comment on research that beverage flavors can alter pulse.
An historic market list records various farm goods and livestock with fluctuating prices. Items include milk butter and lard, potatoes oysters beef and pork cuts, hay straw and timothy varieties, geese turkeys and chickens, horse hides sheep pelts and wool. The entry notes prices like 2 26.00 for horses and 3.25 for certain hides, reflecting a broad rural trading day.
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