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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
2
Des Moines forecast for Feb 23 to 28 shows unsettled conditions early week with rising temperatures by Monday and normal to above normal later. Snow likely around Friday in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys region.
Hogs receipts today estimated at 43 000 with holdover 31. Cattle receipts about 20 000 and sheep 26 000. Prices show fairly active hog and cattle trading with top hogs around 14.75 and 12.90 to 14.50 for the bulk. Calves, beef steers and butcher cattle range in the 8.50 to 16.25 area, with sheep and lambs showing slower demand and weaker prices. Official Saturday totals list receipts 8 669 hogs 1 402 cattle 4 663 sheep 183 calves with shipments of 2 862 hogs and 2 228 cattle etc.
Des Moines report from Feb 23 notes CC B Heinemann of the National Live Stock Exchange says the public refuses cheap meats and demands tenderloin and expensive steaks. Shortage of cheaper cuts forces retailers to raise prices to cover losses on inexpensive meats. Heinemann spoke during the Corn Belt Meat Producers Association convention in Des Moines.
A fragmented quote from Brookyn Engle misstates sardine sourcing and packing origins. It asserts sardines come from Sardinia and claims high annual value while suggesting misattributed olive packing locations in Mississippi or South Carolina.
Journal's Farm Department schedules multiple public and closing out sales in Washington and nearby areas from Feb 24 to March 10. Included are John May Perry and Park G L Duke Fred Coakley Matt Eassey Ida Koehler Corneal Welch J S Mangold Virgil Turnipseed W F Turnipseed Chas Shalla W M and W R Galloway and O H Davis among others. Also notes a poultrywoman's 1924–25 egg and chick sales and cattle trends in corn belt states with projected shortages by 1926.
R. R. Stewart shipped two trucks of 300 pound hogs to the Chicago market last weekend but found demand slow. Hogs reached yards Monday and sold Friday at 14.05 dollars per hundred, after a gain to cover expenses. Supply tied to New York transport due to snow, while lighter hogs from Ed Kos and C. Patterson sold for 14.40 and 14.50.
A local court records Madge the chicken paying Mrs Mary Pettieger of Major as part of a civil dispute over fowl damages. The case cites poultry ownership and neighborhood property concerns with a pending judgment.
The notice advertises buy prices for geese, guinea fowl, calves, sheep pelts, tallow and beeswax by the pound. It promises high fur values and urges customers to bring raw furs for payment. It also offers to make robes rugs coats and ladies furs to measurements with any lining.
A 16 year old from Oklahoma earned 6060 from selling tomatoes in her garden last season. In a state club supervised by the Department of Agriculture and State College she credits strict guidance and early hot beds for success. She sold 800 pounds at 15 cents a pound and plans college with help from scholarships.
Des Moines, Feb 23. The Corn Belt Meat Producers Association urges Congress to guarantee farmers a 6 percent net return if a rail rate guarantee becomes law, arguing the measure would raise costs and wages. They seek zones with a 5 percent base plus 1 percent for improvements, lasting two years, and oppose rail security guarantees. The group warns of drought risk and broader economic harm.
In Ft. Madison on February 21 the Green Bay bottoms, long resistant to reclamation, yielded to a tractor. The shallow river basin, previously choked with weeds each season, is now accessible as the machine plows through and knocks down the weeds, opening ground for farming.
Ames February 23. Iowa dairymen will hold the two day meeting March 4 and 5 under the Iowa State Dairy Association. Registration Thursday morning, breed sessions at 2pm, separate rooms for each breed, a banquet at 6:30pm, and a college farm visit Friday. J H Cleverly presides with talks by M D Munn and others.
Farmers say clearing the river bottom will improve property with rich loam soil never before used. They estimate land values in the vicinity could rise 10 to 15 percent once tilling becomes possible.
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