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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets show hogs unevenly steady to 50c lower with top at 21.00 and heavy weights at 18.35 to 20.75. Cattle receipts 3,000 with beef steers off 50c to 1.50, calves up 1, stockers and feeders light, sheep higher across native lambs and yearlings up to 1.50. Official yesterday shows hogs 19,118 received, cattle 6,757 received, sheep 10,710 received.
Iowa City report shows corn futures rising modestly with December and May contracts posting small gains while oats hold near prior levels. Cash market activity notes 65 cars of No 2 yellow corn and 175 cars of oats, with prices steady or up slightly. Clover futures trade at October 30.10, December 28.95, March 29.25.
National and American league results show Brooklyn and Chicago among winners with mixed scores, and a note in the American Association lists several city matchups. The item closes with news that James J. Van Alein plans to leave the United States in autumn from Wakehurst villa, citing loss of personal liberty.
The Journal reports multiple methods to kill Canada thistles, favoring August mowing and burning followed by deep plowing to weaken roots. It cautions about buckhorn intrusion and urges readers to discuss with neighbors and share eradication experiences with fellow farmers.
Monday August 25 Farm Bureau day at the State Fair includes a 9:00 a.m. report by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, 9:45 a.m. address on Business Principles in Agriculture by J. F. Deems, 10:45 a.m. talk on Organized Agriculture by J. L. Strivings, a 1:30 p.m. round table discussion, with Farm Bureau headquarters at the Agricultural Building. Register for a badge and camp grounds reservations through county agents.
John Maxwell and W G Roberts announce an end gate limestone and rock phosphate distributor at Crawfordsville. They invite interested visitors to see the machine at work once it is oiled and ready.
The note indicates more limestone will be available soon and interested parties should contact the Farm Bureau office for details.
County residents report various noxious weeds under the state weed law. The Farm Bureau clarifies it does not enforce the law but supports weed eradication to benefit farmers and the wider community, noting the value of removing Canadian thistles and avoiding blame on farmers.
Phone 116 Mutual 12 W. S. Reister & Sons advertises butter eggs poultry and cream as shipments falter due to railroad strikes and government actions. It notes fluctuating day to day prices and outlines current paying rates for bees hens springs roosters ducks geese turkeys and cream while warning markets close on hides.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment station notes the Columbus raspberry is ideal for home use, yielding about twice as much as other varieties and resisting crown gall and thracnose. It mirrors black caps in production but fails commercially due to softness at ripeness and inconsistent pigmentation, though flavor remains strong.
The article notes a rise in farm youth engagement through agricultural clubs supervised by the Department of Agriculture and state colleges, with Oklahoma club boys accumulating thrift stamps bonds and war securities totaling $247,186.06 across about 15,000 members. It also covers Chicago live stock market shifts with higher early prices followed by declines amid large runs, weak demand for heavy cattle, and a generally lower week for stockers and feeders.
A club member mated 15 White Leghorn hens to a standard male, yielding 1108 eggs in four months with 41 chicks hatched from 50 incubated. Six cockerels sold for 3.60, 30 chicks on hand, eggs for hatching earned 30.50, market eggs 20.07, total income 54.80, feed cost 21.40, net 33.40. This reflects rising poultry profits as farm activity expands.
Agricultural engineers at Iowa State College estimate at least 5000 additional silos will be filled in Iowa over two years. Farm owners increasingly view silos as essential for efficient farming and profitable livestock feeding. Filling will start soon with debate on exact corn timing.
Encourage a fall home garden with lettuce radishes turnips and beets. Prepare a tidy patch, sow Hanson lettuce White Icicle radishes White Chinese winter radishes, and Blood Turnip beets. Plant in rows 12 inches apart, shallow ½ inch for lettuce radishes, ¾ inch for beets. Replant two weeks later for continuous harvest. Keep soil fine and weed free and water if dry.
Muncie, August 16 reports loud calls from Indiana lake anglers for an official probe into the bait trade. Prices for live worms rose from 15 to 35 cents per hundred with a later 5 cent jump, while crickets jumped to 10 cents per dozen. Dealers cite higher costs and profits, and fishermen claim the increased price does not improve catches.
Spencer reports R T Colter cleared more than 104 thousand dollars after selling 1 571 48 acres in Clay county and completing a three property sale near Spencer. The final figures show a total purchase 353 588 and sale 457 647 75 resulting in a net gain of 104 115 75 for Colter with holdings across Iowa Oklahoma Texas Montana and Alberta, Canada.
Crawfordsville August 15 local notes report Mr and Mrs F J Maxwell and daughter Alice along with Henderson and Miss Mary McCall attending the Junction chautauqua last night. S P Gordon traveled to Washington to visit friends for several days. Mrs Will Anwyl and son Lyle visited North Liberty at Rev W H Dillion's home. Mrs T W Rickey departed for St Paul Minnesota to visit daughter Mrs S J Cocklin.
Chicago August 16. Grand jury returns a true bill against George Stauber for starting the riot by throwing a stone that felled Eugene Williams a Negro boy from a raft at Thirty Ninth Street bathing beach Williams drowned Stauber is charged with manslaughter and is held on bond of 10009
Maj. Gen. Sir Philip Nash is considered for the head of Britain's traffic department. He was singled out by Sir Douglas Haig for efficient and courageous transportation work in the recent campaigns.
Lexington Kentucky August 15 more than two hundred million pounds of whisky in barrels will disappear in sixteen years from evaporation and leakage according to an estimate by revenue officials.
Washington reports General Palmer told the cultural committee that it will prosecute all dealers and sellers charging above set prices by price committees in counties and across the federation as fair and just.
About 200 Yaqui Indians marauded a Guaymas suburb on the western coast of Mexico, killing a child, according to travelers arriving from Guaymas. The Aug 15 report cites Nogales, Arizona dispatches on the attack.
English Bros Realty Co of Sedalia Missouri advertises Central Missouri corn and blue grass land and dairy farms near the state fairgrounds. They boast nearly $500 000 in land sales since January 15 and invite inquiries referencing any local bank or banker.
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