Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-04-22

eeSA soAeo 00l0 IN Aet100 county,
Ray H. Cline sold Afty.twe head oi
Aberdeen.Angus cattle for S44,sle, ii
ehe Marion county fair grounds. The
top price Of the sale came whom q
COW with calf at foot sold Tor l4,70o.
This sale was closely followed By
another COW with calf at foot Which
brought $450o. Norty-ons heed q ssas
animals sold brought an average 81
$l0z7 each. Six Head sold tor over
$4,000 each.
Iowa live stock viii 10 prominent
In the exhibits at the Iowa state fair
and exposition this year to DO held
Aug. Is to Sept. 5. Iowa carried o1
72 per cent OF the winnings in the
live stock department at last years.
fair and the success Of the Iowa ex-
hibitors is prompting them to Plan for
big showings this year. OF tts horses
exhibited at the 1919 exposdtion, 6ss
were from Iowa and Iowans won IS
per cent OF all the premiums. In the
cattle department there were 1898
entries Of which y21 were from Iowa
and from which IS per cent Of all
awards were won by Iowans. In the
swine department 0 total Of s.774 en-
tries were enrolled, 3,4e1 being from
this state. Hawkeye farmers won 80
per cent Of all the money in the sheep
department where Iowa was repre-
sented by SIS of the total 7S4 entries
made.
-Four new shipping associations
have been organized in Nahaska
county recently. Taintor, Fremont,
Oskaloosa and Leighton. Agitation
for these associations has been going
on for some time. The success Of
the association at Fosterdale had
much to do with the rapid conclusion
OF the work in these four places. All
four places are ready for business.
Tatntor voted to capitalize at $4,000
and expect to run their shipping as
sociation and elevator together. FIRE.
mont capitalized at $4,000. with .
minimum Of $4,000 to take over q
lumber yard and an elevator. oska-
loosa voted to capitalize ct $4,000.
with minimum OF $1,000, this before
doing business. Leighton capitalized
at $25, 900, with minimum Of $780,
At the latter place sufficient shares
were sold at the meeting to start
business at once.
Iowa farmers are starting the new
farm year with $4,000. 900 more bu-
shells Of corn In the crib than they
had on March Of last year. q total
Of 166 10000 bushels OF corn being
on hand. according to figures issued
recently by the Iowa cooperative
crop reporting service. While 40 per
cent Of the total crop for 1918 Is
still on the farms. only 2s Of the re-
naming SO per cent has been ship
ped from the state. About 50 per
cent Of the oats crop last year. or
nearly 2s.s00.000 bushels less than
last year, are now in the bins. OF
the remaining 81 per cent. shout two
thirds will be shipped out Of the state.
Wheat and barley are not kept over
the winter in large amounts for only
II per cent Of the wheat and 81 per
cent OF the barley is still in the pos.
session of the farmer. About 81 per
cent Of the wheat and 45 per cent Of
the barley will be sold outside Of the
state.
The scarcity Of farm labor which
still seems to be quite general over
the state is perhaps not due 30 much
to a scarcity of men looking for work
as 1t is to the fact that they are
speculating in most cases as to the
most they can get for work from now
until next fall. The farmers have
been somewhat reluctant to hire men
for the season, owing to the fact that
the season this spring will be very
late, and the men who are looking for
work have been continually holding
of in hopes that wages will reach an
even higher mark than they are at
present. The average seems to be
around $500 to $500 psr month.
and considering that the man is get.
ting his living in addition to this
wage, It certainly seems ample pay.
There are no doubt plenty Of men
who are looking for work, As there
are also plenty Of farmers still look
ing for help, but one scarcity itself
seems to be merely matter Of reach.
ing an agreement.
Agriculture and coal mining are the
principal primary Industries OF Iowa,
the ones upon which the economic
life of the state depends. In the
year 1919 Iowa mines produced 1000.
600 tons Of coal worth $21, ,000, 900 at
the mine. During the same period
the farm value of field crops produced
in Iowa was $3.50, 900, 900. Add to this
the value Of dairy products, poultry,
eggs and wool and the total is raised
to S1,150, 100000. This figure does
not include the value Of hogs. cattle,
horses and sheep which on January
I. 1920, was given farm value OF
$3.50, ,7s7. 900. making q grand total Of
farm products produced in ono year
plus live stock on farms January /,
1920. Of $1,7s1.2 .2Sl. 900. The total out.
put Of the mines Of the state repre-
sents less than 2 per cent Of the total.
output Of the farms, not includlnG
horses. cattle, hogs and sheep. At
tention is called to this IN order To-
point out the fact that agriculture d
almost the sole basis Of Iowa's eco
nomic life.
Morningside college OF Sioux City
for fve years winner OF the two.mile
event In the annual Draka palav rar.