Opening Market Led by Hogs as Cattle and Sheep Show Mixed Demand
Chicago hog market opens with estimated receipts around 48 000 and top hog price near 18 00 as shipping demand broadens. Cattle and veal see steady to strong trends with varying price levels and feeders steady while sheep and lambs post gains and mixed discounts amid ongoing turnover and yesterday's totals.
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Chicago
Ainsworth
M. L. Miller
Here
M.L
M. L
B. M
Jesse Pearson
Farm Department Dates and Public Sales Listed
Journal lists farm department sales from January to February with dates and locations for closing out and public sales. Notable entries include hog shipments by M L Miller and B M Miller to Chicago and a county agent’s assistance story from Ainsworth and Keota.
Close of Gratin Futures Market Report
Grain market brief from EB W Wagner Co and J B Hurt of Iowa City notes the close of grain futures trading with latest prices and market activity.
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Close OF Gratin Futures
EB. W. Wagner & Co
Towa City
Iowa
J. B. Hurt
Sardines Found Along Galician and Andalusian Coasts
Sardines are abundantly found off the Galician, Andalusian and Cantabrian coasts. They vary in length from about 4% to 7% inches and weigh from 24 to 68 grams, with occasional larger specimens reported.
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Galician
Andalusian
Cantabrian
Inventions of the Duplex Telegraph Progress
Inventors from Austria Hanover and Boston contributed to the duplex telegraph. Dr Wilhelm Ginth introduced the system in 1853 enabling two messages on one wire in opposite directions. Carl Fischen refined it in 1854 and Joseph B Stearns perfected it in 1872.
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Wilhelm Ginth
Austria
Carl Fischen
Hanover
Joseph B. Stearns
Boston
Separate Duroc sales set for Trier and Carlson in winter
Ernest Carlson will hold a Duroc sale in Washington on January 18 while Mike Trier sells in Keota on February 4. Trier offers forty bred sows about thirty spring gifts and ten yearlings, mostly bred to Hick Orion King, with some to Top Orion. Carlson’s sale features the yearling boar Top Orion and herd buyers get shipments from a proven Duroc line. Both men have boosted Washington county hog prosperity with premier Duroc bloodlines.
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Mike Trier
Ernest Carlson
Ernest
Washington
Mike
Keota
Trier
Journal
Orion King
Orion
Carlson
Washington County
Washingtons Spanish jacks and a mule breeding legacy
George Washington is described as the first major mule breeder in the United States after the Revolutionary War. A Spanish king supplied two jacks and two jennets, one jack died, the other reached Mount Vernon in December 1785 and later earned Washington $678.64 on a southern mare tour. Royal Gift the jack helped popularize Washingtons mule breeding.
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George Washington
United States
Spain
Washington
Mount Vernon
South
Wallace
Farmer Vaccinates Hog Herd After Cholera Outbreak
In Fremont County Indiana a farmer delayed vaccination after a veterinarian warned of cholera in his hog herd. Twelve hogs died before he changed course, six more died after, but the rest recovered. He now urges neighbors to vaccinate their hogs. Protests against embargo. Cascade January 7. W I Fagan
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Fremont County
Wisconsin counties push pure bred bulls to replace scrub sires
Seven Wisconsin counties plan to emulate Fond du Lac by placing 43 pure bred sires on farms in a month. The drive, started at a December county agents meeting, is led by a steering committee from extension, the State College of Agriculture, stockmen, and farmer officials. Breeders say eliminating scrub and grade sires will improve markets as out of state buyers insist on pure bred stock.
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Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Extension Service
State College of Agriculture
Clegg Brothers Shorthorn Sale Draws Big Crowd
Ainsworth Nebraska January 8 The fifteenth annual Clegg Brothers sale of Shorthorns drew a large turnout from distant breeders. Forty six head sold for over 25000 dollars averaging about 550 dollars per head. Top price was 1675 dollars for a cow with calf. Joe Wolfe of Washington bought a February heifer for 1000 dollars. The sale was heavily advertised in state agricultural papers and the Clegg herd is described as among the best in the state.
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Ainsworth
Clegg Brothers
Clegg Farm
Joe Wolfe
Washington
Clege Brothers
From Dixie to Broadway Dark Town Follies at Graham Theatre
The stage show From Dixie to Broadway also called the Dark Town Follies comes to Graham Theatre next week. A two act eight scene musical comedy features jazz singing dancing and a strong colored cast led by Eddie Greene and Quintard Miller with James Howell Charles Hightower Fanny Wise Ela Gardner and the Four Jazz Girls Billie Young Sweetie May Alto Oates Pleise Johnson plus a chorus of brown skinned beauties noted for speed and class.
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Dixie
Broadway
Darktown
Restless Night Relief Mentioned by Kidney Patient
Sufferers from kidney trouble report backache and rheumatic pains. ER W Kitt of Shorters Alabama credits Foley Kidney Pills for relief after restless nights. Lemmon's Pharmacy advertises the product.
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ER. W. Kitt
Shorters
Foley
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IHE Markets
Journal’s Farm Department
Lewis Evans
F. C. Beatty
Chester White
Frank Kallaus
W. B. Ingham
Titus
Edward Feichtmeir
W. L. Bible
J. M. Lord & Son
Duroes
John Krebs
Riverside
Elmer Swickard
R. F. Smylie
Columbus Junction
Herbert Bosley
Roy Busby
Bertha Meek
Singmaster
County Agent Service
A. C. Cannon
Geo. W. Wells
Mr. Cannon
Cannon
Henry County
Mr. Fish
Mr. Wells
Uent
Farm Bureau
Lee Skahill
Cascade
Milwaukee
Dubuque
John A
W. S. Reister & Sons
Sae Bey
Ige Ioc Ee
Tam
Karle F. Libe
Vhone Krels
Parm Bureau Exchange
Farm Bureau Exchange
Buchanan County
W. I. Fagan
Premier Chief
Top Orion
Washington, Lowa
Clegg
Red
Mutual
HL. Clark
J. C. Beatty
D. F. Macon
Jersey
Madison Co
John Deere
Smith
Tion
Qhickerns Vorteys
Dwcka, Gece & Pigeons
Welf
Sherman Brothers
M. J. Wilkinson
J. D. Duncan
Cotter
DL. Macon
Re, Dougherty
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