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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1929
Page
2
Hog totals reach 19000 with two thousand directs as buyers take light and medium hogs. Cattle and calves 6500 head with grain fed steers in strong demand and softer activity for others. Sheep 18000 with active trade and lambs steady, prices listed across weight ranges and grades.
Chicago reports livestock estimates with hogs around 10 000 and sheep near 16 000. The figures indicate market receipts expected for the next day trading session.
Joe Gingerich near Kalona grows mint on 12 acres with Spearmint and peppermint. He harvests two crops yearly, uses sheep to weed, and reports about 150 dollars per acre in returns. The article also covers cow testing in Washington and Johnson counties with gains in butterfat and milk production, plus a note on the 4-H Club Livestock Show on August 21 in Washington.
Cash and futures data show wheat and corn moves with varied bids. Grain quotes include Mar and Dec contracts, spot prices, and range shifts across wheat oats rye and barley.
Overview of seed market items listing clover and timothy seed prices. Old and new crop notes include figures for Clover 1600 October 1475 and 1275, Timothy 250 235, Alsike 1130 1150 and 175, with mixed old and new designations.
Knotek Brothers sent a show pig to Silverton Oregon for Mr Doerfler after a prior winner from their herd carried Pacific coast championships. Additional shipments went to State Agricultural College Trenton New Jersey and Town State Agricultural College Ames. The Knoteks run Fahrey Stilts blood line and ship widely across the U S and abroad.
August u Martin Whittaker and D OH Cherryholmes of Crawfordsville traveled to Omaha where the broadcast reported corn crop prospects. Government figures indicate corn crop declines varying by region from 6 to 20 percent this year. Ralph Dougherty and Joe Link visited Iowa City and Jesse Marr. L D Robinson plans to return home. Ray Boyer family of Beards Town Tennessee visit relatives in area. Jim Red boasts of a store and jokes about Bill Gibson and Mr Gibson enjoys the tales.
Several hundred orders of French fries flood local vendor stalls as a popular new fry style draws crowds. Shoppers report crispy bites and bold seasonings driving weekend crowds and social media chatter.
Mixed local chatter notes a closing out sale of household goods from the late Land Lem on East Washington street with sale details to appear in the Journal. Harold Anderson’s machine threshes 11 acres of oats at Madison Orrs, 42 bushels per hour 1 hour 20 minutes. New York state paid $744,529,906 in income taxes, up $98,000,000 from 1928, about 32 percent of U S total.
A Canadian lumber article urges brotherhood among woods and men. It praises forests where neighbor trees catch storms and help each other, and extends the idea to people, noting acts of neighborly aid in a Mexico Missouri community. Tom Ford returns to town seeking medical care for a foot injury, and Ed Libe with neighbors thresh Madison Orr’s grain.
Reports from Texas describe a spike in urban employment as many displaced Black farm laborers seek work in cities. An applicant at Eagle Laundry laments lack of experience with laundered eagle images. Local notes mention Geo Stapp, Melo Laseky Ainsworth, and Louis Herman with onion harvests and community greetings.
A collage of ad copy and anecdotes promotes the McCormick-Deering Manure Spreader. The copy touts ease of loading, spreading efficiency, and farm utility while noting local display and seller enthusiasm. Patients and doctors appear in humorous lines to fill the page with rural goods lore.
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