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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1925
Page
2
Chicago receipts show hogs steady to higher with top 12.05 and weights 140 to 170 lb at 10.60 to 11.40. Cattle receipts 7,000 with fed steers and yearlings up around 25c. Sheep receipts 14,000 with fat lambs steady and feeding lambs active near 17.00 to 17.25.
Chicago reports tomorrow's livestock estimates with hogs at 40 000 head, cattle 10 000 head, and sheep 17 000 head as initial figures for traders and markets.
The report notes the United States has the most doctors with roughly one physician per 24 persons, while England has about one per 1.087 persons and Central Europe ranges from one per 2 000 to 2 500 people.
Wheat and corn futures show multiple grades quoted at varying levels in Chicago. Oats, rye, barley, timothy seed and clover seed prices also listed, with lard, ribs and bellies closing values reported.
Price list from Washington markets shows per pound rates for butter, fresh eggs, hens of various weights, springs, ducks, geese, swans, beef hides, and horse hides. No market for cull sick poultry. Units vary by weight and animal type.
Trading data lists opening high low and close percentages and dollar values for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies across May July and Sept contracts. The figures show varying gains and losses with several prices around one dollar and change per unit.
A missionary introduced the large peanut to China from the United States 35 years ago. Since then production has risen yearly and now contributes millions of dollars annually to China’s foreign commerce.
A series of sale notices lists events from Feb 27 at R L Smylie Farm near Columbus Junction, Feb 28 stock yard at Noble, la Community Sale, and Mar 2 George Limerman closing out sale located 5 miles south of Washington.
Washington County Farm Bureau notes differences in seed corn yields among strains and the importance of breeding for high yield. It cites a 28 bushel per acre gap between top and bottom types, highlights Walden Dent from Reid’s Yellow Dent, and urges investing in superior seed. Fertilizer tests show phosphate effects on oats and corn, with rock phosphate offering economics, and stresses crop rotation and proper nutrient management. Also warns clover seed checks reveal noxious weeds in some samples and advises avoiding weed contamination.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that if every suburban lot owner builds a home, the next generation will seek city solitude, signaling a shift in housing and lifestyle preferences and potential impacts on urban demand.
The piece frames money as a battleground between the individual and environment. It argues savings and wise investments empower a person to shape the financial future of their family through prudent choices and long term planning.
Anne Carlisle, a noted English artist of the Charles II reign, gained acclaim for her copies of eminent fiction masters and for her life portraits. She died about 1680.
The text notes that Old Nick's Copper Nickel comes from ore miners called Old Nick's Copper because it resembled copper ore yet produced no copper. It mentions nickel was first obtained in Germany around 1780s.
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