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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1919
Page
2
The Des Moines forecast for December 22 to 27 calls for generally dry conditions with some snow possible on Wednesday. Temperatures remain mild early in the period and turn noticeably colder toward the end of the week across the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
Chicago December 22 market report shows hogs receipts at 58,000 with supplies and weights varying. Cattle receipts tallied around 16,000 with steady to big price moves and beef steers at 18.75 to 20.00 for prime heavy weights. Calves, sheep, and lambs also listed with multiple weight classes and price ranges. Official Saturday totals report hogs 16,298 receipts with 15,493 shipments, cattle 2,235 receipts, sheep 390, calves 382.
Grain futures prices for December May July show slight gains and declines with opening highs and lows listed. Cash market activity notes 240 cars for tone and some price offsets, plus specific bids for corn oats cl over and coffee quotes.
Exchange urges presenting goodness attractively to entice others to accept it. It warns against clumsy delivery that provokes rejection and emphasizes beauty in virtue to win wider appeal.
Journal's Farm Department lists Dec to Feb closing out sales and public sales across Washington, Ainsworth, Wellman, Crawfordsville, Richmond, Havre, and surrounding areas. Entries name sellers such as Jim Morrow, Will Swailes, A. L. Young, F J Duvall, D A Peterson, Mrs Harry Krebs, Peter and Howard Witting, J M Lord & Son, Russell & Mae McLaughlin, Thos Thompson, Bert Booth, E L Stover, J H Krause, C T Olson, Mrs Blecha & Son, Art Long, John Wagner, Roy Wagner, J E Wright, J G Love, Joe McGraw, Chris Horning, Mike Trier, Ernest Carlson, Howard Ayers, Geo Wiegman, Wallace Savage, W H Snyder, J K Helmick & Son, Shalla & Cannon, F M Forner, Otto Hanson, Mart Crandall, J M Lord & Son, H M Stewart, B J Paul, Davis & Roberts, J A Koehler, Geo F Foster, Franz Landau, J H Genkinger, Glenn G Hayes, W H Hunt & Son, Charles Hodges, Wm Burton, Chas Hoxworth, R A Warner, Charles Cranston, R H Fetters, Jake Ramsey, Jackson and Rathmel, Lloyd Kennedy, John May, Lewis Duke, Matt Essley, Washington County Dukoc, I K Beal, all with farm sales or hog sow and breeding sales.
W. J. Todd assumes the role immediately, taking over duties from the departing colleague. The transition has been completed and he is on the job today.
C L Fitch of Iowa State College reports vigorous healthy potatoes in 1919 while weak seed yielded as low as 60 bushels per acre and strong seed topped 200 bushels. Certified disease free seed performed best and poor seed proved costly. Due to heat and drought most 1919 crops will be poor seed for 1920. The college plans to distribute about 150 pound lots of northern certified seed at cost for 1920 plantings for 1921 harvest.
The writer warns that mild winters threaten ice shortages and urges farmers to secure ice for summer use. He notes methods like storing ice with straw and chaff and stresses the duty to maintain an available ice supply despite building limits.
The article advises thinning flocks to reduce winter feed costs as poultry food prices rise. It notes the need to separate unproductive hens, possibly using leg bands, since aging is hard to tell now but crucial for future management. It also mentions an ice famine demonstrated last season as a serious matter.
M Brinning reports a well attended sale last Friday with final receipts about $600 above expectations. Most items sold well though a binder brought only about half its worth.
Alex Marbourg, who has represented local farmers in shipping interests since last January, has resigned from his position, effective immediately. The departure affects ongoing efforts to coordinate grain and produce shipments for the community.
Farmers may construct rustic dairy storage with rough boards and straw, forming walls like corn cribs and using ice from local sources. A cooperative approach to hauling ice could create profitable, shared storage capacity, while emphasizing the need for transparent cooling. The piece notes last summer’s hardship and losses to dairymen.
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