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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1922
Page
11
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor in the Farmers Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications may be addressed to the newspaper office and phone number 1330 provided for contact.
Describes a debate over cooperative grain marketing led by Ed Cunningham of Iowa Farm Bureau. Creditors may delay actions while grain growers seek time to reorganize United States Grain Growers Inc. If creditors sue, the firm faces wind up. Cunningham argues cooperative marketing offers a sound principle and a path to regulate grain flow and reduce producer losses from speculative handling.
Nineteen cows from the Wapsie Association qualified for the upcoming Cattle Show. The report covers Holsteins Guernseys and Ayrshires, detailing milk yield and butterfat production, feed costs, and overall margins.
Waterloo grounds undergo extensive upgrades for the Dairy Cattle Congress. A year of caretaking and repainting has refreshed the hippodrome and barns, with new wiring, expanded box seats, and a leveled arena platform. Two new buildings add a poultry hall and a Methodist dining hall, with plans calling for a cattle barn to improve long-distance exhibit access.
Local notices list revival meetings conducted by a special team starting in Urbana and continuing daily through the 10 day schedule. Names mentioned include Prank Cole, Mr. and Mrs. T. Matwsey, and various residents attending or returning from travels. Community activities include union meetings, church services in Brandon and Waterloo, and visits by residents to relatives and friends.
Community notes list residents visiting relatives and attending events in Minnesota and nearby towns. Entries mention numerous individuals by name, scattered travel to towns like Croyie and Che 4, birthday celebrations, and planned moves or auctions. The item compiles assorted social happenings and personal announcements from the period.
The dairy group notes higher pay for butter from cows Frosted in fall with Houck and Parker earning 2 to 3 cents more per pound. Of 214 cows milking over nine months, 76 were purebreds and 139 grades with Holsteins leading the herd alongside Jerseys Shorthorns Guernseys.
Cedar Falls reports an intended four mile southwest of town site for a new house to replace the burned structure on the Hearst farm. The building will be taller but on the same site with improvements. Local farming notes praise the Hearst stock including purebred shorthorns and Belgian horses with strong conformation and show pedigree.
The article reports hog cholera spreading across the northern region and surrounding territory. It notes significant losses on several farms, with drills on vaccination and feed changes mentioned. counties like Tanesville report unusually high incidence and partial recoveries after treatment.
A large junior calf club rivalry is active as boys and girls from multiple sections bring entries to the Dairy Cattle Congress calf division. Delegations from Dubuque and Linn counties plan to attend with parents in tow. contests include grade cows and dairy calves judged in the hippodrome and a Thursday prize for largest turnout. Milk samples from Waterloo and Des Moines tests are also noted.
Black Hawk County dairy club juniors near final trial for the junior judging team. They will judge Holsteins at the Dairy Cattle Congress and compare Jerseys and other breeds at local farms. County agent A A Burger hopes for bigger clubs next year with Ayrshires and Jerseys as entrants possible.
A meeting of township directors in the Butler County Farm Bureau office on September 23 will set plans for a major membership drive. A. L. Middleton state district director from Eagle Grove will lead the session to aid organization methods. The drive aims to be completed by October 12.
A dense market digest shows New York and Chicago produce pricing with dairy and poultry items. It lists creamery products, butter, eggs, fowl, ducks, turkeys, chickens, and wholesale meat and grain quotes across multiple markets, including Chicago and St Louis, with grain quotes for corn, oats, and wheat and livestock receipts and prices in St Louis Minneapolis Sioux City and Kansas City markets.
Omaha livestock market notes show cattle and hog prices with steers and heifers listed. Reports include weights, feeds, and sale summaries with price ranges and high bids. quality and conditions noted for buyers and sellers.
Foreign exchange prices edged higher in Europe and locally as Middle East tensions eased fears. U S steel and chemical stocks rose while losses appeared in select wines and sugars. Trading remained relatively quiet as investors awaited further cues.
The market opened lower with December at 1.0467 and May at 1.00. A later rally failed to sustain gains as wheat futures edged lower for the session. Corn and oats followed down while barley and other grains held near the day’s limits amid weak provisions and shifting demand signals.
Market notes describe cattle and hog prices with steady to higher tones, steer top at $11.60 in Chicago, feeders and calves varied, futures and herd movements noted. Reports cite Kansas City and otras markets with mixed receipts and several price ranges for different weight classes and animal types.
Notice of two yearling steers missing or found, weight 600 to 700 pounds, contact person H. id. with phone 208-2 for information.
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