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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
6
Livestock prices in Chicago show hogs around 5 000 head steady with ranges for No 1 to No 2 and 3 pigs from 15 to 19 per cwt. Cattle demand strong with slaughter steers and heifers rising 25 to 50 and occasional higher, prime and high choice prices listed for various weights up to 1350 lb. Canner and cutter cattle bring 14.75 to 16.50 per cwt.
Iowa farm land values climbed an average 31 dollars per acre or about nine percent in 1967, pushing the statewide average to a record 362 dollars per acre. ISU economist Dr. William G. Murray noted land values are 50 percent above five years earlier, with most gains early in the year based on reports from 620 real estate brokers. Later, lower product prices, higher interest rates, and bad weather cooled the market.
A sequence of farm sale notices dated January lists multiple auctions near Washington Kalona Wayland and Columbus Junction Iowa. The ads specify sale dates January 9 10 12 15 16 23 and 25 with locations ranging from highway junctions to county roads and estate names like Glenn Fuhr Leah Kauffman Harold Walsh Don Radda George Baker Joe Christner Bill Crish and Bill Crish. Regular weekly sales occur Mondays at Wayland and Tuesdays at Washington Wapello Kalona Columbus Junction Ollie and other venues with livestock and specific animal types noted.
Chicago report notes 19 year old Flat Nose will receive $15,000 upon death under a 1960 will, if caretaker William Fields continues to look after him. Fields, 78, marks the cat's birthday with a duck dinner and a dancing toy dog, recalling the rescue that led to the inheritance.
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