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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts for cattle hogs and sheep detailed with opening strength steady to higher. Top hog price 17.95 with most sales 17.45 to 17.90. cattle and lamb values listed alongside daily receipts yesterday and today and shipments. Market notes show mixed demand and price movement across hogs cattle and sheep sectors.
Grain futures close report issued by E W Wagner and Co Iowa City with B Hunt as manager detailing closing prices and market activity for grains. The notice includes contact information and brokerage line for traders seeking guidance on futures contracts.
Journal lists farm department calendars with multiple auctions and closings across Washington, Ainsworth, Keota, Riverside, Kalona, and surrounding areas. Schedules include Pure Bred Shorthorn, Jersey cows, Duroc hogs, Hampshires, and household goods from January 7 to February 20 with locations near Ainsworth Havre Washington and Columbus Junction.
The herd book shows 31 farmers among 108 House members, 15 farmer-occupations, and 25 lawyers in the House. Senate totals list 17 lawyers, 8 farmers, 6 banker-farmers, 2 publishers, 4 bankers, 2 farmers and stockmen, and 11 other occupations.
Poultry raisers nationwide should prefer standard bred birds to mongrels as they cost about the same to raise and market but yield higher prices per pound. The message promotes the Karly Hatch campaign, describing it as aimed at earlier laying and more profit, with support from the state college of agriculture the U S department of agriculture and local leaders.
Wallace's Farmer reports dealers and farmers should not wait for price drops in farm implements for the 1919 season. Deere & Company notes material costs stay high with no relief until living costs fall. Clover seed production in 1918 was limited to 16 Iowa counties, with high prices and imports from several countries, and risk from disease and hardiness issues.
Charles D. Reed reports in Greater Iowa that Iowa must import clover seed from other regions as prices rise after a 1918 crop shortfall. The piece notes near record winter kill of clover in 1916 17 and widespread loss of young clover in spring 1918 due to drought high winds and low rainfall.
Government reports favor the Fifth Liberty Loan spring issue as a rainy day fund while Victory Year crops add about 17.0 billion dollars to wealth. Major yields include corn 2,582,814,000 bushels and wheat 917,100,000 bushels with substantial values across oats barley rye potatoes hay tobacco cotton apples and more.
Cut out this slip and mail with 5 cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets from Lemmon's Pharmacy advertisement.
Forecast for January 6 to 11 calls for generally fair skies in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with temperatures near seasonal averages. Cold weather expected the first half of the week with warmer temperatures after Tuesday.
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