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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1923
Page
15
A brief communication directed to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Includes a contact phone 6100 for follow up on the farmers questions and commentary.
Exhibitors and visitors at the Dairy Cattle Congress will attend seven banquets during the week to celebrate, renew ties, and conduct dual-DCEL matters. The schedule includes a collegiate judging contest at Hotel Russell Lamson, Jersey breeders banquet, Iowa dairy breakfast, and Holstein and other breed gatherings with addresses by leaders and a calf club emphasis for youngsters.
The Dairy Congress and International Belgian Horse show reintroduce the Herdsman Contest to reward neatness, sanitation, and herd care. Judges will inspect barns twice daily. top handler wins a gold headed cane and the sweepstakes prize is a gold watch for best overall show record.
Farmers in Volga and Mendon townships Mayten county attended fruit spraying demonstrations led by Prop. Halland from Amas. Trials at T. J. Kruse farm and A. Z. Riley home assessed saravine effects. Ninety percent of sprayed apples were clean and suitable for storage. unsprayed fruit were often warm or scabby and unsuitable. Many farmers conclude spraying is essential for apples. Mt Katmai, Alaska, noted as the largest erupting volcano.
Admission costs for the Dairy Cattle Congress and International Belgian Horse show remain unchanged from 13 years ago. The management will collect the same tolls at gates, with a complete price list showing general admission, children, horsed carriage, express baggage, and reserved seating options unchanged.
In BlIader Iowa farmers teamed with the farm bureau and state extension service to test soy bean varieties for hog feed and hay. Ito San Manchu Black Eyebrow Early Brown Pekin Midwest Wilson and Columbia shone in silage and hay tests. Local co operators A Benson Hale Corlett W C Monluy report soy beans deliver protein value and cost savings, with tests focusing on planting methods and best varieties in Clayton County.
Two information bureaus are prepared to aid visitors during the Dairy Cattle Congress and International Belgian Horse Show. One will be in the annex to the main exhibition hall under Y W C A direction with Western Union telegraphic service. the other at the Y M C A building on Bridge Street under S A Cohagan.
Marshalltown Iowa September 22 Marshall County Shorthorn Breeders association held its annual sale. Previous sales reached 10000 to 12000 dollars while yesterday's total was 3570. Impassable roads due to rain kept buyers away. Average price per head was 35 dollars. W E McLeland served as clerk and leads a Farmers' group opposing bond sales for paving Lincoln highway and releasing read money for gravel work on other primary roads.
Iowa dairy leaders back a plan for a national milk or dairy week to be arranged at the National Dairy Exposition in early October. The aim is to engage civic groups, connect producers and consumers, and educate mothers about dairy foods for children's growth, while discussing industry betterment and improved public service locally.
In Strawberry Point on September 22 the farm bureau of Clayton County and the state Board of Animal Health jointly hosted a tuberculosis exhibit at a fair. Specimens of infected swine and cattle were shown to illustrate the disease, with veterinarians available to answer questions for the public.
A letter from the Dairy Cattle Congress notes James Dunlop of Edinburgh Scotland will attend Waterloo's annual exposition with West and Pacific coast delegates from Washington D C. He is a leading Ayrshire breeder and Border Leicester sheep producer. Dunlop helped organize Scotland's first cooperative creamery and pioneered milk record keeping and Weep milking Ayrshire development. He has held various agricultural posts and served on commissions to Denmark Ireland and Canada.
Ames Iowa Sept 22 A demonstration of clover growth in acid soil at Iowa State experimental farm draws wide interest. Development of the variety aids farmers with land too acidic for timely limestone, offering potential for extensive cultivation in the state.
Los Angeles on September 22 a woman drug fiend, crazed by dope, hacked and slashed the nude body of cabaret girl Ethel Cass. Police and coroner verdict call homicide, not self harm. Husband J W Cass suspects rival lovers or a secret drug ring. Evidence cited includes bloody handprints and a towel with matching marks.
Veterans from across the nation may return to Des Moines for the 1926 encampment as they favor central locations. The appeal centers on travel ease for aging members and Des Moines’ accessibility, with Milwaukee hosting this year proving influential. Dr. B. R. Chase notes widespread questions about Des Moines hosting again, hinting at a 1926 bid.
Cedar Rapids Iowa September 22 I wanted clothes like other women wear the remark accompanies a case of theft or deception linked to a Wheatland woman seeking finery in a city forge.
Unusual activity in the corn market with September and May futures near a new high, lifting wheat slightly. Broad price movements echo frost and rain damage reports across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and surrounding areas while cash prices in Chicago, New York, and Minneapolis show mixed strength.
Peoria announces naturalization day for the coming Wednesday with local officials stating that applicants will undergo examination with MoH Strickler in charge. The notice outlines the government-backed process and invites those seeking information to interview at the designated time.
Opening drift shows industrial leaders including Studebaker and Amorient Car dot lines inching higher. Cosden opens at 14 on a 1.40 share, while overall market movement remains unsettled amid limited volume and scattered gains.
Market survey notes bulls in down markets with pan out of grain and provisions. It reports price moves in wheat corn and oats, effects of Canadian and Argentine activity on prices, and a mixed bag of commodities including barley sugar butter and pork. The piece lists numerous company and commodity names, including American Tobacco General Electric and Reading, along with farm staples and stock quotes.
Market brief from Waterloo and Sioux City reports cattle prices with fat steers and yearlings down about 30 cents, fat cows and heifers lower, stock cattle easing while feeder cows steady. Receipts show 3,500 head and hogs 66 percent, with pricing and movement across the region.
Grain and livestock market items from Peoria and New York reflect hog corn usage, wool, and domestic scoured bass prices. Rail schedules, sugar futures, and dairy receipts accompany broader market chatter from Sept. 22 with rail lines listing arrivals and departures.
Receipts near 4,000 hogs and 6,000 sheep. hogs steady with about 10 cents lower on the week, cattle down around 50 cents. Weights, packs, and prices vary by grade with bulk hogs around 7.50 to 8.70, sows, feeders, and bulls showing mixed movement. Lambs mostly firmer with lighter lambs to 15.00. Overall market activity described as uneven with many moving lower in several classes.
Waukon Iowa Sept 22 Henry J Lehn a farmer was sentenced to an indeterminate term in state prison after conviction on a statutory charge. A trial in another case involving the same charge against L L Utts a former minister is scheduled to begin next.
New York markets show butter higher and creamery exports firm with tubs at 2.50 and 2.60 dollars, milk with Wisconsin whole and skim prices noted plus fresh ex tras. Chicago offers butter at 2.30 to 2.40 with eggs and poultry prices mixed, turkeys around 20 cents per pound and chickens around 15 cents, dairy and dairy product notes across both cities.
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