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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1923
Page
15
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Strawberry Point Iowa September 18 Today is Grape Day at the True farm. Charles H True oversees eight acres of grapes and apples with a neighborly grape sale that brings 7 000 to 16 000 pounds of grapes sold at four cents a pound. The event attracts 110 cars and up to thousands of local buyers. True, 67, describes a simple price aim and careful labor to produce prize fruit. He markets early baskets by price and later through the public sale. He works with a small staff, prunes sprays and selects top varieties suited to northern Iowa.
Boys and girls entering calf clubs in dairy cattle, beef, swine, or other categories can win prizes at the Waterloo junior show tied to the Dairy Cattle Congress. Open classes may let juniors compete for money, with several $5 to $10 cash awards possible, enhancing junior entries amid breeder competition and expenses.
Three Combs Brothers county agents in Delaware Fayette and Clayton train youngsters for the junior dairy judging contest and the Dairy Cattle Congress next Monday. Teams from Delaware Fayette and Clayton counties judged Brown Swish Ayrshires Jerseys and Guernsey Holsteins at Waterloo area farms and prepare for the Syracuse trip with medals and certificates as prizes.
Almost 25000 will be spoils of victors at the Dairy Cattle Congress and International Belgian Horse Show in Waterloo from September 24 to 30. Prizes for various breeds include 2800 for Jersey, 5800 for Belgian breeders, 3100 each for Ayrshire and Brown Swiss, and 5200 for Holstein winnings. About 100 calf club entries share roughly 1500, light harness and saddle horses receive 1500, with 500 in butter and cheese awards plus numerous medals and trophies. Prizes in cattle departments were increased by adding places rather than higher listed amounts.
Winton Iowa September 18 Steps have been taken to organize a larger junior beef club in Benton County next year county agent C C Heezen says calves from shorthorn Hereford and Angus breeds are available at reasonable prices Iris Kingel who looked for prospective calves notes calves eligible must be born between January 1 and September 1 this year and be on feed by November Calves should be halter broken and fed during September and October for early development Kinge and Heezen may recruit more calves and boys county wide with prize opportunities at the Benton County fair and a chance to compete at the Iowa State Fair this year's club did not send calves to Des Moines juniors aged 10 to 19 may join further information is available from Mr Heezen
A group of state entomologists in Ames Indiana urged a uniform Mississippi valley quarantine on alfalfa shipments from infested areas. They called for total curtailment of production in these regions including Utah Colorado Arizona California Idaho and Oregon. Attendees included professors Glenn List Swenk Decker Hargman and McCulloch among others.
A Jersey cow owned by Mrs. W. F. Parrott near Waterloo earned gold and silver medals for high milk and fat production. Viganelal Warder’s Bess produced 10,890 pounds of milk and 708.15 pounds of fat in 365 days, with a 6.46 percent test. Dam and sire lines include Financial Fern Noble and Overlook’s Warder’s Pride, linking to a prominent Parrott herd.
Des Moines reports 21 Iowa counties have joined the county area plan to fight bovine tuberculosis, with 25 to 30 counties expected by month end. State veterinarian Dr. Peter Malcolm notes the plan aims for an early start, aided by a £90,000 first year allocation. Levies of 1 to 3 mills proceed, and counties may opt in next year if they stay out this year. Participating counties include Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Clarke, Clay, Delaware, Green, Guthrie, Hancock, Jackson, Jasper, Kossuth, Osceola, Palo Alto, Shelby, Warren, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, Clinton and Polk.
Septembers moves include Missen Alma sonsen and Florence Eecrustien leaving for Mt Vernon to attend Cornell college this year. Miss Clare Moo departs for Tulea Oklo to take a music director post at a private school. Mrs and Mrs W S Kees Blamington IN visit Rev T S Haverfield family. Laura Rubdlitz a Town State college student at Ames attends the fair in Des Moines handling the college exhibit.
Mrs Addis M Howie a noted dairy specialist from Washington DC will visit Waterloo next week during the Dairy Cattle Congress. She will speak each afternoon in the Jersey tent near the cattle barns and is recognized for advancing dairy practice and extension work with Wisconsin and national groups.
Wheat and corn faced mixed moves as frost damage weighed on corn. December wheat hovered near 1.02 to 1.08 dollars in Chicago with nearby futures modest gains. Cash bids varied, while oats and rye held steady and cash wheat in Winnipes showed firm cash strength.
Sioux City and nearby market notes show receipts near 18 000 hogs and 14 000 sheep with hogs steady to firm and tops around 8.39 per cwt. Cattle receipts roughly 9 000 with mixed demand and prices for steers and heifers. Sheep and lambs show strong values at about 9.0 to 10.0 per cwt amid slow selling dynamics.
The article describes a skittish stock market with focus on low priced oils, noting prices in New York and related sectors. It mentions trading activity, gains in some commodities, and broad market movements including steel, copper, and grain in multiple markets, with various agencies and exchanges cited.
From Omaha Nob Sep 18 hogs mostly steady to strong with 9 to 400 pounders at 7.75, 260 lb average. cattle receipts 16,090 with steers and stockers down 20-26 cents, cows and bulls mixed, top around 9.00 for select cattle. sheep receipts 90,000 with Western lambs around 19.25 to 32.45 and yearlings near 6. - Market notes include feeders and stockers steady, some higher bids for light weight hogs and strong buyers for heavy types remain active.
Extracted notes recount visits and illnesses across families in Rural Iowa. Entries mention Mr Taylor and family at home, Mrs Wylam ill, Marjorie Micheal visiting Plainfield, Mrs Ald Stat reporting GO relatives, Mrs Misiner and Mrs W A Burchmat hosting relatives, five Indies birthday celebration with gifts, A J Hall moving to the French house, Bundy family travels from Cedar Falls, Mrs Hertha Hamilton visiting JT Soules, Mrs Raymond Buel and two children from Kansas City visiting relatives, Ingersoll businessman visiting, Lilllian Strausser to Du Mont, Wanetta and Helen Fill visiting grandparents, and Guy Tillie and Jim Grenne in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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