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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
2
Chicago markets show steady to strong demand across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts and closing bids reflecting higher week ago levels. Prices vary by grade from light to heavy shipping, while cattle and sheep show robust gains and active trading at top end.
The Journal's Farm Department notes John D. Patterson's salted corn stays bright and mold free, while moldy corn worsens with heat. Hogs eat less of salted corn but grow on good dry corn, and Patterson's Yorkshire-type hogs thrive with ample feed.
F Freund near Richmond plans alfalfa on an east pasture that's corn grown last year. Two soil samples show limestone shortfalls but not enough to forgo limestone. applying 2 to 3 tons per acre after seed bed formation should boost yield and stand permanence, with rains carrying the lime down. Extensive tests across Iowa support limestone as beneficial for alfalfa.
Southeast of Richmond the Horesowsky brothers log timber from John Malichky land near Richmond. Milt Wollrab bought the timber to build a new granary and add to his Riverside area farm. The sawyers claim hill oak is harder than bottomland oak.
Chas. Shaila reports losses in his team, losing a mule with lockjaw and a work horse. With two horses out of service the labor force is reduced, leaving five on the gang and two on the manure spreader.
The report notes Freund feeding pigs on tankage while planning to cut down his young orchard due to unreliable sellers and poor value. Nearby orchards have already been removed, but current trees are at good age to top work or graft desired varieties.
H. V. Schnoebelen has 50 acres of small grain and 45 acres of corn. He toils in the cellar cutting seed potatoes signaling early potato planting. He notes three young males as promising potential stock, marking a peak in farm prospects.
W M Kloppfer uses two teams for short work sessions to fit horse power this spring while their colts gain experience. A Kron finished sowing oats on Wednesday and prepared stalks for Friday burn. A corn crib and granary built two years ago has a broken cement floor due to rot and rats, leading to plans to replace with cement floors.
J. G. Love north of Ainsworth shipped two loads of cattle on feed since Oct 5. The 41 head sold in Chicago for 12.85 per head with an average daily gain of about 3.223 pounds. The tractor has plowed 66 acres for corn. John May and his sons Fred and Pat returned from Wisconsin and favor Iowa over their previous location.
Rain wets seed oats and spurs growth while spring wheat is already above ground. Tile drainage resumes after a pause and grass shows rapid growth. Corn fields dry enough to plow, but plowing paused as creeks flow again. Autos off roads this Saturday and pigs are in their pens.
Farmers note a slow rain that wets fields boosting moisture for potatoes onions and pastures. Cattle cows and horses rest and enjoy the softer weather as hens approve the shower and colts shed their shaggy coats. A cheerful mood spreads despite one chronic grumbler.
Wrecking and relief steamers left Vancouver today for the Tees wreck near Vancouver Island after the Canadian Pacific railway steamer Tees sank on a rock. The 679 ton steel passenger ship had run between British Columbia and southeastern Alaska and carried few passengers.
General Pershing sent Brigadier General Lewis to represent the United States at the funeral for four women killed in a Good Friday German bombardment in Paris. Ambassador Sharp and French government departments attended. the victims were Mrs. Mar ie Grinnell, Mrs. Edward H. Landon, Mrs. Landon Speed, and Miss Ruth Landon.
A man who succeeds must be careful whose advice he takes and must have enough enthusiasm to rise above the counsel of those less informed. The Minneapolis Journal remarks on prudent judgment and self assurance guiding achievement.
The War Department announced furloughs for enlisted men to work on farms during the summer to offset farm labor shortages. Furloughs will be short, unpaid with limited pay retained for existing obligations, and can be granted by commanding officers for seeding and harvesting time.
The treasury secretary unveiled the third Liberty loan details: total issue 3 billion dollars, 4 percent interest, dated May 9, 1918, maturing September 15, 1928, with first coupon for 129 days. Interest paid semi annually on March 15 and September 15. Subscriptions to be paid in installments starting 6 April and ending 4 May.
No June installment is required for tax payments due that month. Full payment may be made by May 4, but bonds on subscriptions over $10,000 will not be delivered before May 9. Full payment can be completed on May 9 or any later installment date. Treasury certificates may be used to pay installments including 5 percent, excluding those maturing April 22 and June 26.
A fragment recalls cruel Tudor punishments for criminals including boiling and shaving, contrasting it with modern life and suggesting there are advantages to living in the twentieth century.
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