Farmers Unions Plan Cooperative Wheat Sales Across Three States
Farmers unions in Oregon Idaho and Washington vote to cooperate in selling all wheat under union control. A tentative plan for a Willing association is debated and a five member per state committee is to be appointed to finalize adoption by the three states. Inland Empire hog sales show big profits with two examples, one a Duroc Jersey sow near Johnson Whitman County yielding over 1000 from litter and sons, the other 65 hogs sold by Ward Gano and Idaho buyers. Market notes from Portland show corn bids at 11. andtad, mill feed at 44.05, barley up to 71 73.50 74 and oats rise to 58.60 61 62.
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Spokane
Swales
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Ward Gano
Lathh County
Gano
Portland Exchange
Washington Farmers Launch Reform Legislation in 1920
The state federation of farm organizations plans a 1920 campaign to secure a market system giving farmers a say in wheat pricing, ensure fair returns to producers, and stable consumer prices, while stopping grain gambling and speculation.
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Washington Fermers
Lretslation
State Federation of Farm Organization
Hogs, cattle and sheep at Portland market quotes
Hogs were driven and higher in North Portland with early tops up to 15.75. Cattle market steady and sheep steady with a 25 cent advance in some sheep sales. Lambs, yearlings and wethers held firm while prices for stockers, feeders and heavy valley lambs varied across the day.
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North Portland Iloga
North Portland
North Portland Yardén
Siuaidon
Flanders mud found useful as shelter material
In Belgium mud, once a bane to armies, has become a vital shelter resource for refugees amid ruined villages. At Dirmude a small stone and mud building stands with improvised roof, where basic living spaces are carved from the material and local labor continues as winter nears.
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United Presse
Douglas
Helium
Flanders
Belgium
Dirmude
Hatthefielda
Ely
Public ruin and relief efforts across the city
The text describes damage to public wildings and a room holding coal supplies, cloth, shores, blankets, and other American supplied articles. The mayor, called the bullet man, splits time between public affairs, coal distribution, and distributing relief, even laying bricks in mud for winter shelter as townsfolk imitate him.
Gulf Stream Shifts Ten Miles Closer to Coast Damaging Cotton
Abbeville La Dec 18 The Gulf Stream is believed to have moved about ten miles nearer the American coast over the past year damaging the cotton crop. Vallee a leading planter in the area notes the change and its impact on local agriculture.
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Abbeville
I Vallee
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