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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
9
Black Hawk farm women praise this year’s home project work with slip covers linoleum resurfacing and rug rejuvenation among the popular lessons. outsiders note the meticulous county effort, and a Philadelphia visitor comments on the refined homemaking in Cedar Valley county.
New Hampton Iowa September 27 1928 an Iowa State extension pathologist R F Porter reports seed corn that is early selected and rapidly dried shows 5 to 25 percent higher germination and 1 to 7 bushels per acre more yield than late selected seed. He cites mold control and lower moisture as key factors and notes tests will continue in 1929 to prove the method.
Rural school work from Randwark is received at the office of County Superintendent A. Jewett for exhibition at the Dairy Cattle Congress. Additional space has been allotted in the woman’s and children’s building in the ground. Word comes that Franklin county will have a new educational exhibit.
Hawkeye Hampshire swine owner Leo Johnston won $836 in cash premiums this season as his Hawkeye Hampshire herd traveled five weeks across Winneshiek Fayette Clayton Minty fairs and state shows ending with the National Swine Show at Penta. One spring pig earned $135 from show winnings and sale. The Hawkeye herd captured top honors including aged boar and champion paw pig at Indiana and Des Moines events.
A letter to Edjins Park Department in Waterloo via the Waterloo Evening Courier raises questions and comments about municipal services. The communication includes an address and a contact line for further reply.
The Iowa poultry extension report shows 20 167 hens averaged 13.7 eggs in August, up from 12.3 in August 1927. Highest state production was 83.6 percent by 42 Rhode Island Reds owned by Mrs. Herbert Thordsen and Mrs. William Ferrin. top flocks included Mrs. Charles Hanysh and Mrs. H Biedermann with Leghorns.
Toledo September 27 One of the last exhibits in the women’s project department at Waterloo Dairy Congress will feature millinery by farm women of Tama county. Mrs L G Mason Toledo leads the committee. Extension specialist Miss Minnis attends and aids with posters and planning. The Tama home project covers 12 townships with maps organization charts and six lesson exhibit space. New fall and spring hats will be shown along with renovated hats. Mrs Walter Wilson Tracer leads Tama county on the local leaders program and outlines the millinery course and work details.
Twelve men representing Tama county shipping associations gathered in Toledo with Knule Espé of Des Moines, the state shipping secretary, and Iowa State College extension staff. They discussed live stock freight rates, hog grading, market efficiency, auditing, market classes, and local association issues. Participants included leaders from Lincoln, Garwin, Toledo, Tama, and Elberon shipping groups.
Favorable weather aided farmers in this vicinity to finish silo filling quickly. Most silos completed and potato digging underway with reports of extraordinary yields. Stores are paying 35 cents a bushel.
Chickasaw county dairy calf club will send 10 calves to the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo next week. Exhibitors include Oliver Corrigan Erwin Niewechner Henry Kleiss Leonard Kleiss Lloyd Klotz and Howard Whitcomb. A judging team of Corrigan Christensen Whitcomb and Kleiss will compete Monday. A dairy calf joint demonstration team features Niewechner and Klotz.
A poetic farmer moves to a larger world seeking better land and life. He gains a bigger dwelling, town, and fields but longs for the old circles of friends and familiar haunts, finding newer spaces fail to replace former bonds and tunes.
Waverly Sept 27 top price 172.50 paid for a boat at the Edward Thurm Spotted Poland China sale. Thirty boars averaged 53 dollars and ten gilts 42.75. Sale average 51. J L Welch of Letcher SD bought four boars and three gilts, one boar selling for 130 dollars. Rudy Jordan of Chula MO made the high bid on Motor Cop progeny. Total receipts over 2000 dollars.
Van Buren county dairymen plan a dairy tour to Black Hawk county and the Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo for Sept 4 and 5. A special bus charter is arranged by county agent Arthur Secor. The round trip covers 380 miles.
The Chickasaw county contest association held its annual picnic at John Arnalé farm with judging and a milking machine care demonstration by Erwin Nieweéhner and Lloyd Kietz. Amos Peterson won the judging contest and will represent the number two association at Waterloo.
A 160 acre farm owned by G W Krueger of Salem Oregon sold for 100 per acre to Oscar Wendland in Hawkeye Ta The $16000 deal includes a current renter Oscar Bemis and possession on November 1 per terms announced this week.
Bristow Ta September 27 local stock header A Waite received two tailoads of North Dakota cattle for sale to feeders A care load of Guernsey cows and heifers from Wisconsin arrived last week and sold readily St Joseph Livestock St Joseph Mo September 27 hog receipts 6000 slow bids lower top 7 40 for part bonds cattle receipts 2000 calves 400 butcher stock steady to strong bulls and cows cut ters 6509 750 central top 16 00 sheep receipts 8000 slow western lambs 33 50 around steady feeding lambs weak to 12 7 5 0 lower than Thursday
Washington September 27 demand for feedstuffs, except wheat meal feeds, rose slightly weekly ends September 26 while wheat feed marked weak from large offerings and slow demand. Corn by products steady. alfalfa meal up at distributing markets with various regional prices listed for standard bran and other feeds. Potatoes also reported with receipts and shipments and prices by region.
Chicago reports enlarged North American export business and a Liverpool price bulge lifting the wheat market. About 1,000,000 bushels were sold to Europe amid crop-failure rumors in Russia. Corn prices rose then fell as profit-taking and export demand influenced the market. Oats gained slightly, provisions varied, and May wheat hit its highest level yet.
Wheat prices listed for No 2 hard No 3 hare No 3 northern spring and others with values around 1.09 to 1.27. Corn and oats mixed grades shown with several cent figures. Rye timothy and cloverseed quotes included along with lard ribs and provisions markets data.
Chicago reports show hog receipts 25 000 with 12 000 left over as demand narrows. Prices vary from 8.50 to 11.00 for various hog weights while cattle and sheep show softer trade and weaker bidding. Weekly livestock receipts tallied 55 188 cattle and 98 311 sheep with hogs at 76 884. Futures for futures contracts close with modest gains and storage standards at 45 to 45 1/2 cents.
A brisk heat drive in the final trading hours sent prices down across many issues as call money eased. Rail stocks held up while General Motors Montgomery Ward and others fell sharply, with Radio and several copper and auto shares leading the losses. Total volume reached about 3.6 million shares with a mixed closing.
New York notices show butter steady on receipts of 4 817 tubs and cheese steady with 160 825 pounds received. Eggs at nearby markets steady with 15 858 cases. Chicago lists butter receipts 5 508 tubs and cheese prices with multiple grades. Omaha reports wheat and corn price ranges across several grades.
New York reports steady demand in foreign exchanges with quotes for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Norway Sweden Denmark Spain and other nations. Currencies show varied gains and losses across markets including Argentina Brazil Shanghai and Montreal, with several decimals and symbols indicating minor shifts.
The bond market was quiet with mixed price changes and fractional moves. Time money held above 7 percent as funds remained available, copper issues edged up, utilities such as Northwestern Telephone 4s and Ohio River Billands rose, rails were irregular, Italian government issues advanced while industrials declined, and treasury offerings were anticipated as certificates.
Bank debits for the Waterloo area reported by the Black Hawk County Abstract Co show daily totals from Thursday to Wednesday totaling 6 297 813.00 for the two weeks compared with 1936 figures. Instruments recorded include deeds mortgages and chattel mortgages with weekly totals and year over year changes. Number of instruments filed to date reaches 11 426 versus 9 978 last year.
Saint Paul market notes show receipts of cattle hogs calves and sheep with mixed price trends. Hogs mostly lower from Wednesday levels, cattle steady to weak, calves and sheep steady to higher in varied weight ranges. Also reported are cotton futures in Liverpool and grain prices in Minneapolis and Chicago with mixed guidance and regional value shifts.
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