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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1916
Page
4
The wheat market remains highly unsettled as war spreads and a rail strike threat looms. Russia’s export potential, estimated at 456 million bushels, could shift European demand if opened. otherwise supplies may tighten and prices stay high to curb exports.
Des Moines marks the start of Iowa Dairy Week, highlighting creameries, dairies, ice cream, cheese, and livestock markets. Prof Mortensen of Ames estimates Iowa last year produced 9,834,005 pounds of creamery butter valued at 26,459,014.60 and 4,000,000 gallons of ice cream worth 2,800,000, while milk for direct use stands at 20,000,000 and farm dairy butter at 23,000,000. The 1915 cheese output was 77,097.73, about one tenth of consumption, with most cheese imported from Wisconsin and New York. The article notes dairying aids soil fertility and cites Denmark as a model, ahead of Iowa’s farmers answering productivity questions. Iowa State Dairy association inaugurates Dairy Week with officers listed.
A cow testing association is organized in Orange Township to improve dairying methods and launch a campaign. The Pioneer Cow Testing association will operate in Waterloo and Cedar Falls with enthusiastic new directors Antone Christiansen W Moss W Miller S L Fomye W O Strannrenther and Cl T eebtet bemer.
A Cedar Falls report discusses a 400 acre Fredsville farm sale and credits Jeppe Slifsgaard and Nels H. Blom with introducing the centrifugal cream separator to America in 1882. It highlights education’s role in farm earnings, citing higher incomes for high school graduates and danish immigrant communities in Black Hawk County.
County agent A. A. Warger praises the three day good seed corn campaign for its strong turnout and practical demonstrations. Farmers received guidance on seed selection and planting timing, with positive early feedback from participants across the county.
Iowa Governor George W. Clarke issued a proclamation designating the first week in October as Seed Corn Week. The annual observance directs farmers to focus on the value of a good corn crop and its importance to the state, with official recognition emphasizing seed quality.
A compact mock dictionary entry defines an amateur as a self-perceived expert who lacks practical skill, calling them a dead game sport in a witty critique of pretentiousness and misplaced confidence.
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