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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
2
Opening market in Chicago shows hogs and cattle at steady to slow movement. Estimated receipts for hogs 60,000 with 75,913 carryover. cattle 14,000. sheep 15,000. Early sales steady, quality fair, top hogs around 17.65, feeders steady, calves strong, lambs mixed with feeding demand. Receipts and shipments listed for yesterday.
A terse aphorism notes that youth trusts events as random while an elder sees outcomes as natural results. It attributes understanding to experience and parental insight conveyed by E. W. Howe.
W S Reister and Sons offer to place farm produce on the best U S market for a 5 percent commission. They advertise handling hides furs pelts wool honey tallow beeswax timothy and clover hay straw nuts rabbits poultry feathers and more. Prices on poultry eggs and cream remain unchanged quotes dated December 17.
Public sales listed for December through February at multiple Iowa locations with buyers including C E Wolcott Blaine Emry A J Meacham J A Longer Harvey Hoyle Edward Feichtmeir W L Bible Ernest Carlson Glenn Hayes Shaver Fry Mike Trier J M Lord Son John Krebs Elmer Swickard R F Smylie and others. Article discusses brood sow care during pregnancy and notes the 1919 pork production goal, and praises the extension service led by H M Fedderson detailing its growth from 2,149 to 6,216 extension workers and its Smith-Lever funded structure and county agent role.
The text explains the U S agricultural extension service expanded during wartime to support food production. It notes its education role and its broader leadership function, acting as a general staff for American agriculture and linking the Department of Agriculture with state agricultural colleges to reach farms nationwide.
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