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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1922
Page
2
Chicago market notes fat receipts for hogs 45 000 cattle 22 000 and sheep 14 000 with mixed tone. Prices span heavy and light hogs 7 60 8 69, beef cattle up to 13 15, veal calves to 106.00, lambs to 15 60, feeders steady. receipts listed and futures outlook hinted with tone.
Iowa feeders see 50 percent more cattle on feed this fall than a year ago. The Des Moines bulletin, signed by Leslie M. Carl, notes higher monthly shipments from leading stockyards and totals for Jan–Nov 1922 reaching 850,393 feeders, up 93 percent from 1921. Sheep on feed remain similar.
A list of closing out sales and Poland China breed sales with dates and locations around Washington and Crawfordsville. Entries include Roy Schiebel 2% miles SW of Washington closing out Dec 28, J L Sperry 3 miles south closing out Dec 28, Ralph W Moore Crawfordsville closing out Feb 3, John Wagner Washington Poland China Feb 7, S M Pulver Keota Route 4 closing out Feb 26, J C Huston Crawfordsville closing out farm sale Feb 21, dispersal sale Feb 22, R B Custer Washington closing out Feb 27, W O Freeland public sale Ainsworth Jan 10, Roush Crawfordsville closing out Jan 17, Walker Estate sale 4% miles north KE Washington.
Data from correspondents across the feeding sections of the state show approximately sixty one percent of fat cattle marketed from December 1 1921 to December 1 1922 were bought by feeders at midwestern markets while thirty six percent were raised on cornbelt farms and three percent shipped from ranges. News notes about sheep show nine percent more on feed in Iowa as of December 1 with sixty seven percent westerns and eighty four percent albs of the total. boom in sheep feeding anticipated in 1922.
Henry County Farm Bureau advances its annual meeting set for January mid month at the American Legion Hall Mt Pleasant with dinner and officer elections. A. D. Andrews chairs the place committee assisted by Will Kitch and N. D. Moore. J. A. Randall leads the resolution committee with Z. S. Ratliff and Guy Hunting.
Iowa reports 773000 acres sown to winter wheat this fall versus 689000 harvested in 1922. December 1 conditions at 91 percent of normal. Rye sowing 59000 acres. Farm land plow rate estimated at 60 percent. 1922 farm wages show year hired with board 37.00 dollars monthly. without board 48.00. Harvest day wages with board 2.70. without 3.50. Other day labor 2.13 with board. 2.58 without. Firewood per farm 7.5 cords. cord price 5.20. Coal use 6.6 tons. coal price 10.25.
The Christian Science Monitor notes Amen d mountain in Korea as a sacred Buddhist place where priests from China settled centuries ago. BEH Wilson on an Arnold Arboretum expedition found untouched forests with many new tree and flower varieties, enriching American and international knowledge.
Matthews, Marion Kipp, Alfred Keith and F J McCormick sit on auditing and nominating committees led by Ross Wright and Joe Kagar. Each committee will meet before January 1 to finalize arrangements for an annual program in the Auditorium Mt Pleasant featuring seven reels of film about farm folks. The free entertainment starts about 2 15 p m and all are invited.
An Iowa highway bill proposed by State Senator Warren A. Caldwell would raise 2 cents per gallon on gasoline coal oil and motor fuel to fund a primary trunk road system. The plan aims to hard surface up to 3000 miles within twelve years with bond and annual revenue options and a $50 million speed resurfacing vote to be held at the next general election.
A historical quotation notes that a well governed society arises when the people obey magistrates and magistrates enforce the laws, attributed to Solon. The saying emphasizes harmony between citizens and rulers as the mark of good governance.
A fragment from a literary quotation notes beauty endures. the line asserts loveliness increases or fades into nothingness, attributed to Kents.
A reflective note on self improvement asserting that any progress in oneself ensures a better future condition, attributed to Valey. The aphorism emphasizes constant growth as the path to improved outcomes.
Jian, described as a nameless figure, encounters a final stroke of good luck in a day described as a teat day, with a philosophical aside on identity and fortune.
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