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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
15
Ada Reed writes to the Editor of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa inviting readers to submit questions and comments to the Farmers Department through the paper and its contact line.
The Pioneer Cow Test association lists Black Hawk County's top milk cow, a seven-year-old Guernsey owned by E. W. West, with 1,451 pounds of milk and 4.1 test, 63.5 pounds butterfat, freshened July 12. August averages across 28 herds show 570 pounds milk and 22.4 pounds fat. The best herd was William Mumpet's eight-grade Holsteins at 588 pounds milk and 34.85 fat. West's herd ranked highly with 10-grade Guernseys averaging 33 pounds milk and 2.42 fat. other top herds include Ww. Miller's 16-grade Holsteins, Ents Farm Co., and Thomas Hansen's purebred Holsteins. About 20 percent of cows are dry. fall freshening urged for higher annual production and potential winter prices.
Syracuse Sept 13 three foreign manufacturers of dairy equipment and supplies will exhibit at the National Dairy Exposition in Syracuse from Oct 7 to 13. Berne Switzerland’s A. Orgenthater & Son will display GE cheese-cloths belts cleaning cloths and milk straining cloths. Aarhus Denmark’s Thomas Sabroe & Co will show the Babroe Compressor and Sabroe Condenser. Berlin Germany’s Paul Funke & Co will present a full line of dairy laboratory supplies.
Jawans and others attending the World Dairy Congress and National Dairy Exposition in Waterloo can secure reduced rail fares. Western routes to Chicago show 80 percent rate cuts, round trip, with further cuts to Washington, Philadelphia, and Syracuse for the event. Details available from the Iowa Creamery Secretaries and the Tama County Farm Bureau announces an November 12 sale of over two thousand Hereford feeder calves and yearlings with auction info via J W Pentry of Toledo.
A Benton County farm tour set for Monday September 24 will visit demonstration plots and agricultural sites across the county. Leading experts from the farm bureau and university will explain soils, fertilizers, hog breeding, alfalfa, soybeans, and orchard practices at multiple stops including Knupp, Kahler, Ricke, and Kahler farms, with a picnic dinner and a final stop at Walter Kailean’s chick hatchery. The tour plans a 9:30 am start and brief stops along a north to south route.
Parkersburg and Washington Township notes detail travel by Eimnett J Wilson and Viggo Nelson to Janesville Wisconsin to see Gupley and Olive Vader visiting Minneapolis. Birthday party for Mrs Milley. weddings, church events, medical visits in Waterloo Cedar Falls and Ames. burial for Richards Spencer. local travel by Gamel and Walker. grain, currency, and stock market briefings.
Receipts around 1,000. mixed tones across cattle and hogs with steady to higher bids. Prices show feeders and sows firm, heavy cows 3.50 to 5.00, lambs around 14.00 with western feeders around 10.00, eastern markets steady to higher, and New York flour prices listed with market notes.
Ames Iowa Sept 13 A conference at Iowa State College will unite state entomologists from 19 Mississippi valley states to discuss preventing import of weevil infested alfalfa hay. Illinois expert Prof PA Glenn and Iowa’s Dr Carl Drake organize with Dr Ray lists attending. Colorado’s Prof George List will provide specimens and share control insights.
Washington Sept 13 United States Department of Agriculture releases department bulletin No 11732 reviewing cereal experiments at the Introduction station China Cal from 1910 to 1921. Findings include wheat barley and oats varietal tests breading and classification, with Hard Federation leading in milling, SBaart valued for leaf volume and White Federation nearly as milling useful. Extensive breeding aims to develop productive disease resistant varieties.
In Fayette Iowa 26 herds with 289 cows were tested in August for the Fayette Cow Test association. Karl Teague of Oal werp led with eight grade Holsteins averaging 30.4 pounds of butterfat and 915 pounds of milk. Lloyd Sprague’s eight grade Holsteins from Randalia were second with 28.3 pounds of fat from 725 pounds of milk. George Simpson of Maynard placed third with seven cows averaging 673 pounds of milk and 25.9 pounds of fat. Fay Thompson of Westgate ranked fourth with 14 grade Holsteins averaging 25 pounds of fat from 6806 pounds of milk. More cows are silage-fed for summer, and TB testing has begun in several herds with interest in expanding testing. Teague owned two of the five top cows, including one that produced 50.4 pounds of butterfat from 1296 pounds of milk.
Des Moines September 13. Livestock valuations fixed by the executive council after a hearing with Iowa Farm Bureau representatives show a total of 213 1987. This reduces assessors returns by 5 820 583. Farm bureau readers estimate the cut saves town stock growers about 34 690. The bureau credits Secretary of Agriculture Cassidy with aiding farmers in holding down taxation. Also notes local notices from Waterloo and other towns about residents and small community events.
Chicago reports hogs mostly lower by tens, cattle up 15 to 25 cents amid varied demand. Milk prices solid, receipts large, with steady to firm bids for steers, heifers, and yearlings. In Omaha, receipts rise as buyers push bids on fat cattle and feeders. veals hold near strong levels amid diverse lot quality.
New York report shows Activa creamery butter rising with 42 430 scores and fresh creamery entries while other dairy lines list firsts and extras. Potatoes and general market notes follow with shipments and regional price weakens as Chicago and Waterloo figures reflect mixed trends.
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