This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
15
Readers are invited to submit questions or comments to the Editor of the Farm Department at the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the editor via the paper, with contact phone 5198 provided.
Black Hawk county rises in Iowa poultry ranks led by Waterloo Poultry Association backing Dairy Cattle Congress. The show grew from a tent to a new building with expansions planned to host American Poultry Congress, drawing breeders from New York and Indiana while showcasing 12 percent membership and strong local support. The association pushes for adequate facilities as thousands of birds enter, signaling robust growth and industry influence in the state.
Iowa and South Dakota officials will meet in Sioux City next Wednesday to discuss raising Iowa’s quarantine on cattle from South Dakota. Attending are Agriculture Secretary Raymond W. Cassady State Veterinarian Peter Malcolm and President F. K. Eaton from Sioux City Stockyards, with South Dakota Livestock Sanitary Board. The quarantine followed an anthrax outbreak. cattle require federal inspection certificates to enter Iowa. The South Dakota epidemic is reported under control after earlier activity in Ida County Iowa.
Shell Rock Iowa September 14 Frank Hill Duroc breeder on his farm near town returned with his show herd of swine after a circuit including several county fairs in the state. Hill's hogs won numerous prizes and performed better than rivals at some venues. He hopes to exhibit at the Iowa State Fair in the future.
Fertile Poland China sow Jumbo Queen, owned by M. P. Duverson in Ja., produced 4 piglets last Oct, 16 in May, and 10 in June, totaling 30 in three litters. The October litter alone yielded 100 pigs as each of 16 males sired 10 piglets, a record surpassing the dominion guinea pig.
Farmers view a 10-variety soy bean test at M. J. Joyce farm south of Brandon road on Sept 20 at 5 30 pm. Demonstration by county agent and Iowa Extension specialist covers early to late maturities and adaption of varieties and clovers. Discussions focus on planting cultivation harvesting feeding and cost reductions with home grown protein sources.
New Hampton Ia Sept 14 Chickasaw county organized a dairy cattle association. The first complete circuit of members shows Holstein winners with DeWilde 13 purebreds averaging 893.5 pounds milk and 26.5 pounds fat. Others include Johnson brothers 13 cows 440.5 pounds milk 13 fat, Heald’s 17 grade cows 605.7 pounds milk 24.6 fat, Etterlach seven purebreds 725.8 milk 23 fat, Herrick 10 purebreds 600 milk 21 fat. Overall 312 sows averaged 414.5 pounds milk and 16.3 fat. Farmers learn testing helps cull unprofitable cows.
About 50 farmers gathered at Marius Bergstrom home south of Cedar Falls for the Cedar Falls Farm Bureau monthly meeting. Prof C G Swain of Maryville Normal School spoke on Keeping the Boy and Girl on the Farm, outlining current farm challenges and ways to retain youth on farms. Prof G C Prilerton and A A Burger offered remarks during the outdoor program with coffee and sandwiches served.
Independence Iowa September 14. At a regular farmers bureau meeting the board decided to name a group of organizers to Secretary Cassady for a county warehousing board under the state act. The aim is to enable about fifty local farmers to store grain under the act. Independence September 14. A program for Buchanan County Farm Bureau in 1924 will be outlined at a special meeting September 19 with H L Hichling county agent leader of Town Extension service and directors plan to set out the year’s plan.
Iowa Farm Credit plans to finance farmers in building good cattle herds and boosting dairy output. The program buys high grade Holstein and Guernsey cattle, loans on a nine month credit term, with half paid after nine months. First shipment of six carloads will be distributed in six counties, aiding dairying across Iowa.
Oscar Kries, winner of the Bremer calf club contest at the county fair, will get a free trip to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The trip is funded by Chicago & Rock Island railway, with donors extending to juniors meeting club standards across counties.
The report covers Winnipeg wheat hedging activity with prices fluctuating as trends mirrored Chicago quotations. It notes December and May futures movement, forecasts of carload arrivals, frost impacts on corn, and general market direction with prices for No. 2 red wheat and other grain components.
Market reports show steady or higher cattle and hog prices with varied receipts. Kansas and Sioux City notes include steers, heifers, bulls and sows with prices ranging around 4.40 to 11.85 per cwt, plus lamb markets firm, and wildlife and dairy stock mentioned in summaries.
The New York stock market showed slow rallying activity with several industrials advancing on Wednesday while overall volume remained muted. Major leaps were scarce as traders weighed dividend signals and cautious price moves, with energy and chemical sectors drawing attention amid broader market softness.
The Guernsey herd shown at Dubuque county fair took three firsts five seconds two thirds and two fourths. Jefferson county Wis herd competed with Wallis and Cherry's Golden Plume grand champion at Independence and Manchester fairs placed second. A promising heifer owned by J Rider Wallis Dubuque was junior and grand champion female. The champion heifer and Cherry's Golden Plume were entered to compete at Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. The latter animal was bought from W W Marsh in Waterloo. Durango Iowa September execution.
Delaware county flocks post strong showings in state contests with 500 clubs statewide. Greteey ranks ninth and Mrs Bakerville fifteenth in Rhode Island Red small flock divisions. Schiess of Manchester places second with Buff Orpingtons. Schnittjer of Delhi noted as a high producing stock owner.
New York and Chicago markets report mixed produce prices amid wholesale activity. Butter and dairy items show varied quotes with creamery products and milk noted. poultry and meats prices also listed, alongside cattle, hogs, and lambs at St Paul and nearby markets.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.