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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1926
Page
14
The Waterloo fair hosts a two day heavy horse pulling contest as part of the Dairy Cattle Congress. Friday features sub 2800 pound teams at 1 pm and Saturday opens to over 2800 pounds with dynamometer tests.
An Ames man, HH A Bittenbender, head of poultry husbandry at Iowa State College, will judge the production class of the sixth National Poultry Congress to be held Sept 27 to Oct 3 in connection with the Dairy Cattle Congress and National Belgian Horse show. Judging is set for Sept 29. Bittenbender will also place eggs in the egg exhibit and give two poultry talks.
Golinvaux Bull wins junior championship at the Missouri fair and repeats the feat at the Iowa State fair in Guernseys. Owner Joe Golinvaux witnessed judging in Des Moines and also took first in the junior yearling bull class with Alyssam's Memento of Highland Place. Additional wins include Marigold's Select of Iowanda as senior bull calf and several grand championships by other breeders.
Questions and comments on farm matters should be sent to the editor at the Waterlooo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be directed to the Marin Department and include a contact phone number.
Entries received for the Dairy Cattle Congress include 24 head of Brown Swiss from Lee's Hill farm Morristown New Jersey owned by Warren Kinney and 18 Holsteins from Rock River farms Byron Illinois owned by Mrs Medill McCormick. Mrs McCormick chairs the Holstein Friesian Breeders Association extension service committee. First calf club entries come from Cedar county.
Mil ford Beeshly of Pierson in Woodbury county won the Iowa Hog Calling Contest at the Iowa State fair with a distinctive whoo oo ee and wiggee finale. C R Drehr and C J Kelsey tied for second, Howard brothers of Ankeny placing fourth and fifth after 25 entrants narrowed to 11 finalists amid a stampede scare in the cattle pavilion.
Elbow club denic at Yotedo Tama and Toledo hosts a 3 fried chicken dinner on Monday September 6 with a chicken calling contest by farm women and a hog calling contest by merchants and farmers. Events include horseshoe games tug of war and a concert by the Tama Toledo band and a speech by Congressman Gilbert N Haugen on Iona's Problem.
County Agent J. L. Uban will oversee a county wide gas attack to eradicate rats and farm rodents next week. Calcium cyanide demonstrations will show methods and timing at multiple township sites from September 7 to September 15, listing organizers and several locations.
Fraer Iowa Sept 4 Special John Cohrt near Dysart loses nearly 30 pigs to hog cholera. He usually vaccinates early but delayed until after weaning. Pigs in a separate pen died rapidly. after vaccinating the remainder few have died. Nashua Iowa Sept 4 Special B J Trudhon Los Angeles sells 100 acre Prudhon farm land near town to Joseph Huffman for 122 per acre.
The Orange Blossom 4 H club will meet on Tuesday afternoon September 7 at 2 o clock near Fanreather's grove. All mothers and daughters interested are urged to attend.
At the Delaware county fair final judging featured junior farmers with beeves and pigs. Angus, Hereford, and Shorthorn prizes went to handlers from Delhi, Masonville, Ryan, and Masonville, with Dale Matesner and Paul Guilger among top awardees. Polands and Spotted Polands dominated adult hogs while dairy cattle saw Halsteins leading.
Chicago traders quoted lower prices as Canada harvest prospects improved and the corn market weakened. September and December wheat hit new season lows while corn and oats showed mixed moves. Openings in corn were met with heavy offerings and weather forecasts for clear skies next week encouraged more selling.
Des Moines reports the annual sale yesterday where junior club members exhibited staby heifers. Dale's Lad, the grand champion, was bought by Shelby county club committee and may be shown at the Interstate fair in Sioux City and the International in Chicago. Harvey C. Larson shown heifer topped the sale at 36 cents. Lloyd Loonan, Waterlo, won the aged bull class prize in Polled Shorthorn and also a blue ribbon on a yearling bull. Loonan’s cow earned a first premium in a mixed class. Waterloo breeders scored several seconds and thirds in Polled Shorthorn. Fred Buskins herd of Cedar Falls appeared in Ayrshire class. Maton of Randalia competed in Brown Swiss. Dr OC FP Osborne of Hampton won grand champion female and junior champion bull in Holstein. PSP Stewart of Maynard won senior prize in the fire class of Tritomia Pistertia Ormsby animals and is tipped as a likely winner at Dairy Cattle Congress.
Blairstown Ta September Henry Schmuecker breeder near here won senior and grand championships in the Angus show at the state fair with the bull Blackcap Bandolier finishing second. A yearling bull Bandolier s Blackcap also won first prize for the Blairstown breeder. Schmuecker also earned a second premium on a female and recognition for herd management.
A revised schedule for the Black Hawk county hog tour sets Monday visits in Cedar Falls and Waterloo with stops at Art Kreger J D Thompson Roy Porter Art Hansen Fred Campbell AT Humphrs Vaughn Craft and E B Lovell in various townships. A state extension specialist will study McLean sanitation methods on the tour.
NY grain and hay markets show mixed tones with wheat and corn firming at times. Kansas City reports receipts and varied bids for No 2 red hard and No 2 white oats, while barley remains dull and hay prices steady across classes.
Ogaiа grаts Omaha reports various grain bids and futures, including No. 7 Hari and No. 3 hard grades, with prices for yellow corn and white oats. St Louis and Toledo market updates follow with wheat, corn, oats quotes, and seasonal price mentions. NY exchanges close on Labor Day with banks open, and a clearing house summary shows reserve changes. NY flour, potatos futures also noted.
The report lists grain and seed prices with sample grades for corn rye barley and timothy seed. Notable entries include No 2 hard wheat at 1.32 and No 4 mixed corn around 0.74 0.75, with provisions and cloverseed values also shown.
In Chicago the Weekly Grain and Provision Review notes Canada’s harvest is about 20 million bushels larger than last year. Wheat values drop about a half cent per bushel from two weeks ago, with new price lows for the season. American farmers have marketed roughly 151 million bushels since July 1, while European demand and U S and Canadian production influence outlooks. Provisions show rising Chicago lard stocks and corn remains pressured by old inventories and recent rains.
New York reports show firm butter receipts at 3,508 tubs and 15,871 cases of eggs with nearby hennery whites and extras, plus pullets and browns prices. Cheese receipts total 98,578 pounds while live poultry prices remain unchanged. market notes cite slow buying and stock movements.
Chicago market report shows hog receipts around 2,000 with top hogs at 14.25, 160 to 210 pounders and 240 to 300 pound butchers at 12 to 14 dollars, packing sows up to 3.25, and slaughter pigs mostly 12 to 13.50. Cattle receipts near 3,000 with fed steers around 9 to 19.50, yearlings to 15.93, heifers up to 10.75, and fat cows 5.25 to 7.00. Sheep receipts 3,000 with fat lambs near 14.25 to 14.80, culls lower, and range feeding lambs 13.75 to 14.50.
Receipts: cattle 300, hogs 600, sheep 190. Cattle steady to mixed with fat cows and cutters around 4.00 to 4.25, top feeders about 7.50, vealers mostly 13.00. Hogs steady to Friday's tone with light receipts, best light weights up to 13.60, typical packing 10.00 to 10.50. Fat lambs 12.50 to 13.50, ewes 9.50, culls steady to weak. Market compared with week ago mixed across categories.
Kansas City reports receipts of cattle 250 with varied prices for steers yearlings and bulls and hogs 1000 with steady to higher bids. Sheep receipts 200 with top ewes and lambs noted. western grass cattle and feeder prices shown. East St Louis and Omaha markets also list hoeing prices and weekly ranges for hogs cattle and sheep.
In Rochford Iowa on Thursday William Holland of Waterloo and Fra Ingram of Greene bought the Ginther farm one mile from town at auction for 163 per acre on a well improved property. In Hudson Virginia 60 acres formerly owned by Ray Wryart sold to A I Stocker for 12000 with plans not to occupy the farm next year.
Barley near Dysart yields reported at over 60 bushels per acre by Wesley Menthaus, with Raub Bros. also producing strong fields. In Treer, J Stocker bought a 60 acre farm at 200 per acre, planning to move by 1926. Sioux City livestock market notes higher hogs and steady cattle with moderate sheep and lamb prices.
Peoria livestock reports show hogs receipts around 1,000 with top prices near 14.10. Cattle receipts indicate strong demand with a top around 14.00. Foreign exchange quotes from New York list several European currencies with varying rates, while Chicago cotton closes with mixed moves and wool prices ease in New York. Minneapolis flour and related grain figures are also noted.
A rusted hollow remnant of the first gasoline driven vehicle, built by Indianapolis blacksmith Charles H. Black, sits abandoned in a local business basement. The piece marks early Indiana efforts in automotive propulsion amid a history of patents, trials, and rival hoosier inventors.
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