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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1927
Page
2
Hogs receipts 24,000 with demand for various weight classes. top 8.85 for 210 to 300 lb hogs, sows 7.15 to 7.85, pigs weak. heavyweight to light weights show mixed ranges. Cattle receipts 8,000 with fat steers and cows firm to higher. most fed steers 12.00 to 15.00, highs to 17.00, vealers 11.00 to 12.00, calves 7.00 to 9.50, feeders 7.25 to 11.75.
Chicago grain figures for December 28 show open high low and close data. The brief listing records prices across commodities with no narrative details.
Wheat unavailable. Corn offerings mix several grades with fractions and percentages including 794 to R114 and 77 to 78 percent ranges. Oats list white and mixed grades with percentages around mid fifties.
Adolph Larson of Washington County Iowa explains his approach to profitable hog production after winning Iowa’s champion pork raiser prize. He fed a mix of linseed meal alfalfa and tankage with oats, kept detailed feed records, and achieved about 4.9 cents per pound for feed and around seven cents per pound including labor. He used Spotted Poland China hogs and produced 1,930 pounds of pork per sow over six months across eight sows.
Toledo market notes list Clover and Timothy and Alsike seed prices with cash and imported values across months from December to March. Prices shown include Clover cash 18.50 and 18.54 for February, Timothy cash around 2.02 to 2.17 percent, and Alsike cash 16.20 to 16.60 across months.
The article notes growing farmer adoption of formal farm accounting. It highlights that accurate records aid management and that Iowa State College Extension developed a simple accounting method now used by several farmers.
Local column visits farms near Ainsworth and Washington county, noting road conditions and home improvements. Mentions John J. Simmering on the Everett Stewart farm, Polands fed well, Meshing with community figures like Col Harry Long, Rev Hamilton, and residents moving to Washington. Reports on church attendance, crops, and social exchanges including a year’s Journal subscription.
Tommy explains each family member is an animal with playful nicknames. His mother, sister, aunt, Kate, Uncle Jim, little brother and dad each liken themselves to different creatures, ending with a parental rebuke as the list grows longer.
It rained all night Tuesday and freezing could affect roads. Guy Stansbury feels under weather and records his reading daily. Lester Macon is off duty for a few days. Christmas comes once a year and big feeds aren’t always the best.
Farmers will receive 20 minutes weekly training and January sessions to learn accounting and record keeping. The program aims to help farmers assess income and expenses, identify strengths and leaks, and answer questions about scale, capital use, labor efficiency, and livestock returns.
Prairie Flower volunteers reported about 40 dollars raised at the oyster supper held Tuesday evening, marking a modest community fundraiser success for the group.
Davenport visited Saturday with his parents Mr and Mrs Hugh Hanson. Miss Ava Simpson Miss Bertha Schneider Miss Dorthy Schneider of Hobson Montana Miss Lucile Schneider of Rochester Minn and Gilbert Schneider of Omaha Neb were at the Cornelius Schneider home. James Truxan left for Fresco California after a month at local homes. Mr and Mrs Richard Dautremont and Grace Truxaw of Chicago are visiting the Dautremont and Truxan homes.
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