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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1922
Page
4
Readers may address inquiries and remarks to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa Phone 3330. Messages welcomed from farm families and agrarian readers seeking information or engaging in agricultural discussion through the paper.
Washington Township Farm Bureau heard B G Kill of the Iowa Farm Credit corporation urge strong farmer co operation to secure workable financing. He touted low interest, stock-based loans, lasting shares, and broad state adoption, with talks by county agent A A Burger and praise for officers.
Cedar Falls report on American Shorthorn Breeders' association charts shows cross breeding with purebred sires at Sun-a-Bar farms Grain Valley Missouri nine years under W. R. Nelson plan to demonstrate gains in meat quality size and maturity. Demonstration Oct 10 drew 8000 attendees from multiple states. J L Termey underscores bloodlines boosting price and marketability while noting broader economic cautions and agricultural resilience.
The event closed as hostesses served light refreshments, and discussion of the financing project stretched on much longer after Kill's talk.
Des Moines reports rising carload shipments of vegetables and fruits from Iowa farms to markets outside the state despite freight embargoes. For the week ending Dec 1, 55 carloads of onions left town, reaching 666 carloads for the season. cabbage 9 cars, sweet and white potatoes 3 cars, apples begin to move with 39 cars shipped Oct 1–7.
The Commercial club at a recent meeting offered special premiums to junior clubs in the county with assurances prizes will be worthwhile. The slogan Find the Boys and Girls guides the effort. A large premium list is in preparation and eligible youths will be called upon through the Tama County Farm Bureau office at Toledo. Entries must be made in the county club as well. Location will determine premium eligibility. Chicago, Oct 20. Colder weather boosts wholesale druggist and textile trades with steady to higher prices. Buyers arrive in market in larger numbers, footprints of last year show similar patterns for the week ending October.
Butter and eggs prices move in mixed directions as receipts rise in New York and Chicago markets. Butter surges on strong creamery stocks while eggs and poultry show varied gains and steady inventories. Clearing house totals indicate robust financial flows across exchanges.
Wheat prices showed some revival after opening with early selling. December futures slipped then firmed, while May and other grains edged higher on limited selling. Chicago cash quotes reflect mixed results across wheat, corn, and oats, with broader commodity tone uncertain and prices fluctuating through the day.
Market notes show wheat at 176% and No 2 red and white oats varied. Beef receipts slow with 7,400 head killed. western lambs steady with prices around 13 dollars. Feeder cattle mixed, bulk packing rates cited, and overall activity described as slow-to-mixed.
A condensed Waterloo market summary shows cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs trading with steadier bids and notable activity. Prices for hogs hover around 8.00, cattle and calves steady, while sheep and lambs fetch various regional quotes. multiple locations such as Milwaukee and Minneapolis appear in the outline.
Independance, Oct. 26. Tom Wisen of Liemer township pursues soil enhancement via green manure, straw spreading, and on farm feeding. He runs a small dairy herd, grows alfalfa and soon sweet clover, advocates limestone use, and promotes soil humus to retain plant nutrients.
Osage Iowa Oct 20 Interest in harrying has sparked a push to restart the cowtest association halted during the war County agent E Tracy says testing can be obtained at a reasonable cost and, with renewed dairying and influx of dairy cattle, the move could supply proven dairy stock to local farms A meeting is planned soon to discuss reorganizing and feasibility
Chicago market reports hog receipts around 18,000 with steady to firm prices for 160 to 200 pound hogs and butchers. Cattle, sheep and veal also seen largely steady with calf and veal demand steady, while fat lambs and feeder hogs show cautious trading amid fluctuating bids. Sioux City market notes similar steady trends across cattle and hogs with mixed buying and stable to firm values.
New York trading opened with broad recovery from yesterday's dip as oil shares led gains and Mexican Petroleum jumped over 6 percent. Major names like Standard Oil of New Jersey and United States Steel rose amid improving sentiment, while silver and bond figures showed varied activity and money market rates edged higher.
Livestock market notes from East St Louis include steady cattle prices across classes with yearlings around 12.05 and light calves near 9.50. Hog offerings total 10,000 with 200 pound averages near 60, pigs around 99.2 for 100 to 150 pounds, and sows steady at 8.66. Sheep show fat lambs and ewes trading around 8.00 to 9.00 with broader cull prices.
Readable cattle and sheep listings show prices for steers cows bulls and feeders. Notable figures include 2005 sale receipts around 4.06 for hogs and lambs. Montana welhers and bulk fall ewes cited with prices near 9.00.
A busy bulletin lists dairy products from Waterloo Co operative Dairy Company including cream and milk weights and prices. It also reports irregular foreign exchange rates with demand notes for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Sweden Spain and Brazil and mentions an Argentina Brazil exchange rate figure.
Telegraph briefs summarize stock dividends, divorces, court rulings, stays of execution, population notes, and church leadership. It notes Americas Machine & Foundry stock dividend, Cor Lilley’s marriages, Nora Bayes divorce case, Ralph DePairow stay, population shifts near Fort Wayne, barge service delays, a large estate claim, church association leadership, and Admiral Schroeder’s death.
No-To-Bac promises to curb tobacco cravings by placing tar in the mouth to curb desire. The ad asserts the habit can be broken completely, with benefits to mind and body and finances. A money-back guarantee is offered if it fails to deter tobacco use.
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