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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1922
Page
9
Reader communications to the Editor Farm Department Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo, Iowa. Address letters to Phons 3330 for publication and response.
A July September campaign led by Iowa State College extension service and county agents targets Canadian thistle. Experts R. H. Porter and M. A. Houser outline how the perennial weed spreads by deep rootstocks and seeds, and prescribe methods to weaken and remove roots through plowing, smother crops, and regular surface cultivation to protect farmers statewide.
Washington DC September 11 The US Department of Agriculture unveiled tentative hay grades to standardize quality. Timothy clover and mixed grasses are classified into three groups based on color maturity and surface condition with studies from key producing regions and the Alexandria Virginia lab guiding the system.
Iowa survey results from 23 counties show only 12 percent of 16 000 004 surveyed acres are neutral or nonacid. The report details lime requirements by acre, along with four year clover corn trials on high and low acidity soils and the resulting yield gains.
The excerpt outlines hay grading systems for timothy and clover. It lists six grades for timothy and mixed grasses, with designations such as thole and sample, and notes separate grades for clover and mixed hay. It emphasizes foreign material limits and grade variations across classes.
Jesup Creamery reports July butter production of 109,748.5 pounds with 37,998.55 dollars paid to farmers in checks. Whole milk delivered totaled 139,863 pounds plus cream. butterfat paid 38 cents per pound. A list of 282 checks includes Wil Thompson and Jay Laird among top earners. New creamery building should be ready by about October 15.
Ames I a Sept 1 A one day publicity share course for country correspondents county agents home demonstration agents and others interested will soon be started in the various counties of Iowa designed to help gather agricultural news for Iowa daily and weekly press Local editors and authorities on newspaper making will assist More than 60 counties have asked for these schools Projects are being distributed to newspapers and county agents.
Urbana reports that the Center Point Gospel group begins a series of meetings at the Methodist Episcopal church next Monday with daily sessions at 7 p.m. Sunday service at Primer church is 2 30 p.m with preaching at 4 30. Local residents Wesley Casper and Epworth guests Helen Beler visit, while Al Guanhaya and families travel from Des Moines and central Iowans attend fairs and social visits. Homer Edgerton injures shoulder moving a motor from a railway track.
Charles City Iowa September 11 The Floyd County Farm Bureau annual picnic at Wildwood Park drew about 2000 people. The event featured a horse shoe tournament and sports in the morning and a varied program in the afternoon led by Loren Inman with music by Tom Weatherwax and the Charles City male quartet. Mrs Blisworth Richardson spoke on farm organization and cooperation emphasizing that farming must be efficiently organized and driven by farmers themselves.
Walhalla North Dakota September 3 To the Faliter: report on Pembina county farm acreage and potato yields. Last year over 500 carloads shipped with storage and seed stock. This year more than 260 acres and multiple crops, with prospects for wheat and rye, but drought reduced potato yields and rent pressures loom. SAM BODELL
W.T. Caldwell, 27, Lovansport Indiana, held in the county jail on a carrying weapons charge after a disturbance at the Owen Bach hotel. Police say Caldwell fired at least one shot, threatened violence, and hid a revolver under a bathtub. Oscar Ford, a separate suspect, was placed before a Brand jury for breaking and entering with bail set at 500 dollars. Authorities question questionable prescriptions reported on two whisky bottles found with Caldwell.
A Waterloo caravan of 150 volunteers from Rotary Lions and Kiwanis will tour towns within 100 miles to spotlight the Dairy Cattle Congress and International Belgian Horse Show September 25 to October 1. Ads in major dairy publications have boosted Waterloo exposure, with an estimated $2.6 million in equivalent value per year and $147.7 million over 12 years.
Kiester urged Rotary club to push civic beauty and betterment projects. He cited riverbank neglect near Fourth and Fifth streets, irregular river walls, and called for cross club committees with Kiwanis and Lions to develop ideas for improvements and report to the council.
Germantown Cricket Club Philadelphia Pa September 1 James Q Anerson member of the Australian Davis Cup team advanced to the third round of the national tennis championship by defeating Lucien Williams Yale 6-4 6-8 6-4. Gerald L Watterson Australian champion defeated two rivals in straight sets while Graham proved a tougher foe than Williams. Speed flashes and sharp rallies highlighted the matches as Anerson and Watterson moved toward the final rounds.
London Sept 9 Sir Malcolm Morris, noted physician, says many young women eat too little due to table pleasures and frugality. He cites nervous illnesses in women in business as linked to chronic mal nutrition from underfeeding. Letters to papers debate whether daily nibblings and candies offset small meals.
Market notes show mixed opening values for grains with corn and oats holding near previous levels. Prices for soybeans drifted lower as futures reacted to weather and harvest expectations.
Market notes from New York and Chicago on Sept 11 cover butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry trends. Records show steady butter receipts and varied prices, with creamery and firsts listed. eggs and cheese include standard and miscellaneous items with regional figures. Also includes foreign exchange quotes for several countries and metals prices across the session.
The Waterloo Ministers Association hosted a farewell luncheon for Rev Daniel J. Gretzinger at the Y M C A building before his move to a pastorate in Davenport Iowa. Twenty one members attended the business session prior to lunch and plans were made for the Sunday school parade. SILVER. New York. Sept. 11 Foreten bar silver 63 3/4 ac Mexican dollars 3 per kc.
Markets report a decline in steer prices while hogs remain steady. Livestock figures from Kansas City and wholesale auctions show mixed results across cattle and hog categories with several price points noted for various weight classes and regional bids.
Receipts and price trends vary by market with hogs steady to unsettled and cattle and sheep showing mixed moves. Omaha shows steady cattle with top beves around 16.46, sheep rising to 12.90, and hogs near 6.65 to 7.25. St Paul notes slower calf and feeder demand, buyers cautious on cows and heifers.
A garbled OCR snippet lists varied items including livestock gear and wares with inconsistent spellings. The readable fragments mention traders and locations in a jumble, offering little coherent detail beyond product types and possible vendors.
The opening of Julus's stock market shows extensive buying of equipment shares lifting many issues to year highs in the first half hour. Strong gains are seen in Atlantic Coast Line and others while General Asphalt and several firms slip, reflecting mixed demand and early price volatility.
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