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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1928
Page
10
Secretary Jardine outlines how to handle a near 3 billion bushel 1928 corn crop. He suggests feeding hogs and cattle to absorb surplus, aiming for lighter price disruption and modest gains, with emphasis on hogs and cattle weight increases and efficiency.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts J Edward Tufft and a senator from South Maine recalling youth. The speaker recalls barroom days and law careers, contrasting honest work with political posturing, questioning integrity and motives in public life.
David J. Price of the U S Department of Agriculture told the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies that spontaneous combustion of stored hay, manure, and other farm products causes many barn fires. He urged cure of hay before stacking, prevention of manure piles, and salt dusting to retard fermentation.
Warley Walker reports Marshall county junior farmers earned 2954 in premiums at Des Moines and Marshalltown with 109 ribbons and 1638 cash at the state fair. Hogs and pigs led with 720.60 in money, Herefords and dairy entries adding to a strong showing. A Marshall county boy won the state health contest as the county records a seven time champion group of baby beeves.
Oct 3 Fayette cow testing role shifts to Louis Ranke a Belle Plane graduate from Ames four year animal husbandry program taking over for Arden Reynolds who returns to Ames to finish his dairy studies Reynolds duties with association No 4 vacancies are expected to be filled soon EB G McMillan injured in a car crash resumes work Oct 1 Association year ends in September with a one month relief period planned
Report from Vinton and Retubeck details outbreaks of infectious diseases in livestock across multiple towns including Vinton Montirélio Solow Wat kins and Springville. Authors note hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle and list several affected farms and regions in an unsettled, fragmentary account.
Farmers submit inquiries and rambling notes to the Editor at the Wheatland Evening Courier in Waterloo. Address communications to the Farm Department and provide details for publication.
Chicago reports broad corn buying lifts values despite wheat weakness. Trade leaders see export demand and small corn supplies shaping a lower Nov carry, with stocks down from last year. Wheat climbs on world supply gains. oats and provisions move modestly.
Market quotes for grains and seeds with assorted contract grades and bid levels. Corn mixed and yellow prices shown, oats and rye listed, oats and timothy seed values, barley and cloverseed figures, with corn and wheat futures data from Chicago.
Chicago reports 12,000 hogs and 10,000 cattle receipts with hogs mostly steady to 0.0 higher than Tuesday. Top hogs at 1430 for 190-240 lb weight. cattle yard sees steady to uneven, cattle and calf prices mixed, veal higher, sheep and lambs on lighter demand as weekly arrivals total 43,858 cattle 56,446 hogs 39,397 sheep.
New York stocks swung sharply as pools on stocks balked bears then rebounded with heavy buying. Major issues led by oil and autos surged with Mack Truck and Reo Motors hitting new highs. total volume neared 3.8 million shares as fears of tighter credit faded briefly.
Chicago and Kansas City report varied dairy and poultry prices with receipts and classifications. Butter, eggs, cheese and poultry prices are listed with grade markers and regional quotes, reflecting steady or mixed movements across markets.
Receipts total 16 500 hogs and 6 000 cattle with mixed demand. Hogs show early sales up to 15c higher. butchers and packing stock strong with weights 240 to 380 pounds at about 10.50 to 11.35. Cattle and calves uneven, western steers slow to bid, cows and heifers start steady with some 25c boosts in higher grades. Sheep receipts 2 500, slaughter lambs active, ewes and rams mixed with price ranges from 4.00 to 13.50 for various grades.
New York bond trading showed heaviness with limited gains in the money market. Andes Copper fell while Anaconda faced selling after a small rise as oils and rails also softened with select gains in Shell Union 5s and weak U S government issues.
Des Moines reports Iowa’s corn husking champion will be decided in Montgomery County with Wallaces Farmer sponsoring county contests to select entrants for the Midwest meet in Indiana. Prize money totals $100 for the Iowa winner plus expenses, with other Iowa prizes ranging from $50 to $10, and a November finale date set for public husking contests.
Kansas City market shows hog receipts around 5000 with live prices from 9.90 to 11.00 for 200-250 lb hogs, cattle receipts 7000 with calves slow and classes steady to weak and top steers 12.75 to 17.25 per cwt, sheep receipts 18000 with prices around 12.00 to 13.15 for 92-120 lb lambs and ewes mixed. Sugar futures in New York unchanged at 3.49 cents per lb and refined sugar at 5.35 to 0.0 for fine granulated.
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