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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1919
Page
2
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys expect rain Monday night or Tuesday with temperatures above normal, followed by generally fair conditions and near normal temperatures for the remainder of the week.
Estimated receipts today 44,000 hogs and 16,500 cattle with 18,000 sheep. Early trading uneven up to 15 cents, big packers bidding slightly below Saturday. top hogs 20.50, feeders and calves mixed. Cattle prices steady to lower on beef steers and stocker types. lambs slow with bids lower. official Saturday receipts show 8,534 hogs, 893 cattle, 769 calves.
The Farm Department weekly grain letter notes sentiment shift due to country offerings and ongoing Food Control Act effects. It cites May corn liquidation, possible price recessions, and $1.50 country netting level, with futures showing high Chicago quotes for No 3 and No 4 corn. Hog costs climb, meat stocks fall, and ship allocations favor foodstuffs exports as farm wages rise across Midwest states.
Readers responded to a spring wage survey showing single farm laborers in Iowa averaging about 55 dollars monthly with ranges from 40 to 75 dollars. Married workers with housing and meals likely earn around 65 dollars, higher than other Corn Belt states, with Illinois noted.
The annual cattle feeders day at Iowa State College Ames on April 29 1919 will explore profitability of molasses feeding and use of gluten and corn silage in rations. H H Kildee and John M Evward invite farmers feeders and farm paper reps to attend. Experts will demonstrate two year old stores on feed and provide valuations and talks on feeding costs and feed use. Iowa led US land value in 1919 with 169 per acre while Alabama reported the lowest, highlighting rising farm values across regions.
A Sheboygan County dairyman doubled down on quality by using a pure bred bull. Milk output rose from 44 229 pounds to 161 988 pounds after upgrading equipment and crossing with pure bred stock, while another local farmer reduced his herd from scrubs to nine grade cows producing the same daily milk.
Storm Lake Iowa voters approve a new four grade school building in the west part of town by a 437 to 77 margin. The plan includes a cost of 40000 dollars and provision to add a third level later. women voters favored the measure 224 to 20 against.
The article notes turnips are commonly planted in July in the Northern States and in spring across the South for greens and roots. It also explains fall sowing yields winter and early spring greens with 14 inch row spacing in spring and broad casting in fall, citing the United States Department of Agriculture.
In New York a meeting at the Waldorf Astoria plans the formation of a federated button manufacturers association. Members from pearl to cloth buttons seek tariff and tax relief as Japanese imports depress prices and reduce plant operation along the Mississippi valley. Speakers include William B. Wolvert of the FTC, and officials from the Commerce Department and U S Chamber of Commerce.
Dr Cora Huldah Allen of Heron Lake Minnesota recalled as Miss Cora Smeltzer after a year in France with the Red Cross medical staff visits old university friends in Iowa City. She spoke of civilian relief work for Belgians and French and air raid experiences in Paris. She declined heroism but is gratefully remembered by soldiers and civilians alike.
A reflective note urges acting on generous impulses immediately. It cautions that delaying kindness turns effort into a dull chore, robbing both giver and recipient of genuine warmth.
Readers are directed to the want column in the Tile section to locate missing and desired objects. The column lists items sought by shoppers and neighbors, guiding exchanges and tips for finding or trading valuables.
Representative Good of Town, set to chair the next House appropriations committee, forecast a three point eight billion dollar federal outlay for the year ending June 30, 1921. He urged strict economy, warned of large future costs from railroads, merchant marine, war risk, and homesteads for veterans. He estimated war period appropriations at over forty seven billion, with revenue from customs and taxes plus bond issues to cover deficits.
An assistant depot master at Pad dington London logged public questions over a vingte week using a measuring watch. The tally reached 2 158 questions, noting that some inquiries were extremely foolish.
Farmers from Indiana Illinois and Iowa form a large alliance to combat radical ideas gaining foothold in the Mississippi valley. Illinois Agriculture Association reports 25 000 members across sixty counties. Harvey J Sconce of Vermillion county is president with D O Thompson in leadership.
Pigs bred for weight around 200 pounds by Per fect Model line. Materials describe mixed sexes available for sale as mates gifts or bred sows for summer farrow. Prices noted as right for buyers.
Agriculture expert and secretary based in Chicago leads a group seeking to unite farmers for the national weal rather than the farmer class. Similar associations in Indiana and Iowa are expected to cooperate with the Illinois body to federation soon.
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