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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1919
Page
2
For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, the period December 29 to January 3 inclusive sees generally fair weather with normal temperatures.
Estimated receipts show hogs 62 000 and cattle 28 009 with steady to higher trading. Beef steers and weights vary by size with prices from 8.75 to 20.00 for select cuts. packers steady on heavy sow classes and veal demand appears active. Sheep and feeder items show varied bids. Saturday totals list hogs 8189 receipts and 4558 shipments, cattle 1680 receipts and 500 shipments, sheep 4277 receipts and 126 shipments.
The Journal lists numerous farm department notices of closing out and public sales across Washington County and nearby towns. Dates span December through February with buyers and areas including Wellman Kalona Washington Ainsworth Columbus Junction Havre and Richland among others. Several Duroc Jersey and Duroc hog sales appear, along with Poland China hog and dairy cow sales and spott ed Poland China sales featuring farmers like Mee Laughlin Foss Brockway and Olson.
Prices and quotes show mixed movement with oats and related futures on display. Trading notes mention a torn 320 cars, higher tone, and December notices with prices around 14.46.
A Ky Indiana beekeeper claims success in breeding a race of stingless bees. The cross involves Cyprus drones and collination queens. The new bees reportedly gather more and finer honey than older colonies and show improved disease resistance.
An unclear narrative describes Pat appearing with a noticeable Mark eye in public. A friend greets with hello while Pat mutters confusion about an argument and references Murphy's "apes In ta nocket" in a garbled exchange.
At the D A Peterson sale in Ainsworth on Saturday sows with pigs sold for 112.50 and 130.00 each. Corn brought 1.38 per unit and machinery sold strongly. D F Macon had the gales.
The Poland Journal features a 440 page issue described as the largest live stock magazine, with John Wagner as a major advertiser. His two page bred sow sale is set for the Sanford Livery Barn on Tuesday January 13, reflecting his alignment with top Middle West breeders and high standards.
Iowa entries dominated oats and corn prizes at the Chicago Grain and Hay Show with F. J. Sexauer of Ankeny winning oats sweepstakes and first in white or yellow oats, W. F. Otcheck of Grinnell taking first in other oats class, and Iowa collecting ten oats premiums plus six and seven prizes in white and yellow corn classes respectively. The state earned 262 dollars in corn prizes and one barley award, while hay class wins marked three state victors. The article also notes a shift toward truck transport reducing freight costs and its hoped impact on farmers and consumers.
The U S Young sale on December 24 totaled 5760 dollars and drew a large crowd. Gray mares sold for 267 dollars each with Frank Pearson buying one and taking both. Hogs cattle and hay fetched strong prices. corn sold at 1.41 dollars per bushel and chickens at 15.50 per dozen. Frank Duvall’s Crawfordsville sale on the 26th closed out farm equipment as he plans to move to Washington.
The text discusses fruit transport losses in New York and across industrial centers, emphasizing the need for direct and efficient marketing. It notes the California Fruit Growers' Exchange and the Bureau of Markets' role since its six year start, highlighting a broad movement among farmer cooperatives to solve distribution challenges.
The article cites achievement in paving the way for future organization and notes truck successes that lead to anticipated fulfillment of manufacturers promises. It suggests transportation costs will be materially reduced in a few years due to shipping by truck.
The article describes replacing wool with iron in air filters for compressors and electrical apparatus. It notes long crooked passages trap dust, sharp turns and friction in straight sections aid capture, moisture is reduced, low pressure is needed, and cleaning is effective.
Minute insects hop on surface ice in western national park glaciers. Flea-like shapes, smaller than sand fleas, are joined by countless slender dark brown worms. Rose colored microscopic plants tint the ice where they thrive in vast numbers.
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