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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1922
Page
2
Chicago opening market reports show hog receipts about 25 900 head and cattle about 1 800 with mixed prices across weight classes. Beef and pork values move higher early with light weights and sows priced to buyers while lambs and sheep show generally steady to higher quotes and various feeder and stocker lots listed in nearby Iowa Illinois markets.
A fragment listing February sale dates and sellers for Poland China pigs across various Iowa locations including Washington, Crawfordsville, Keota, Mt. Pleasant and Brighton. Entries mention bidders such as James Helmick Son, Harold Duke, Bessie McCoy executrix, Walter S. Harvey and Osbert Allender & Sons along with sale sites and farm names.
Farm Bureau reports last Thursday and Friday visits by poultry specialist Mr. Warren. Three new poultry record flocks started in Clay township and Franklin township with owners A. W. Woodford EB Woodford C. L. Stannard J N Phillips. Two long kept flocks belong to Oscar George and Mrs A Woodford. Special breeding hens selected for hatching and improved stock plans discussed. December shows profit in some flocks. two township meetings held in Crawford and Marion with Warren speaking on care and management. Will Darbyshire elected Farm Bureau director for Marion township. Call for Mammoth clover seed and other seeds with samples requested.
Journal's Farm Department notes live stock remains the healthiest agriculture branch with hogs cattle and sheep feeding profitable. Markets show strong liquidity improvements despite prior inflation and agitator campaigns. Cattle industry recovers as prices and credit stabilize while grain waits for better demand.
The cattle trade shows rising stocker values while fat steers lag, with a projected shortage of young cattle and breeding stock across the West and Texas. War Finance Corporation funds have halted liquidation, boosting cows and calves. Cows are moving into the Corn Belt pasture market as beef production pivots to cow and yearling business amidst broader shortages and rebuilding challenges.
Disposition to delay purchases until grazing season nears plus need to meet March obligations restrains investment. Ranchers push for immediate delivery cattle and pregnant cows by the Missouri River, while Northwest supplies may tighten. Southwest prices stay firm as pasture demand grows and North stock movements shrink, risking higher prices for fleshy grass steers.
The article urges busy housewives to maintain a scrapbook in the kitchen. It suggests storing receipts, household hints, and miscellaneous information in an orderly, dedicated place to retain useful tips and recipes for easy access.
An actor is likened to a person who can step to the stage side peer into the wings and answer with a remark about a window view, reflecting on the theater world and its waiters.
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