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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets report slow opening with weak demand and mixed prices. Hogs top at 17.95, but bulk sales linger around 17.55 to 17.65. receipts and shipments vary with estimated totals for cattle sheep and hogs noted, while selling pressure and steady to slow activity shape the day.
Grain futures close report provided by BE. W. Wagner & Co. of Iowa City with Bunt serving as manager. Markets showed modest activity as prices moved on speculative demand and physical supply signals.
At Floyd Rapp’s Green Mountain area farm near Marshalltown a pack of dogs killed fifty two sheep and wounded many others under cover of darkness. The animals were found dead or injured with throat slashes and lacerations, with losses estimated between $1,060 and $1,500.
A fragmented list shows paying prices for butter eggs poultry and related goods. Items include cream butter per pound rib cream per dozen and various rabbit pigeon and bird prices plus hides and fowl prices. Some entries appear garbled with odd characters and incomplete values.
Journal’s Farm Department reports the Clegg Brothers Shorthorn sale totaled 25693 dollars with 46 head averaging 561.30 each. Seventeen calves under one year old boosted the figure to perhaps the region’s highest for the year. Linwood Bris of Shorthorn stock sold for 1675 dollars to John Jenkins of Columbus Junction.
Cannon of Washington county announces a general public sale featuring a Duroc bred sow sale on February 11. The auction includes cattle and farm implements with a selected Cannon herd line bred to National King. He built his herd from Herman Pehler’s sow and now promotes stronger breeding foundations for future growth.
P L Nickolaus of Crawfordsville says state tuberculin test laws create shipping hurdles for breeding stock. States including North and South Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota require initial testing and a sixty day retest after arrival. Nickolaus urges clear agreements with buyers about responsibility after the first test. In Weyland Jersey cattle sale, L H Rinner's stock sold at an average of 93.50 on sixteen head with buyers James Baird and D A Peterson among the purchasers.
Ernest Carlson was elected president and M H Fedderson secretary and treasurer of the Washington County Pure-bred Livestock Breeders association at yesterday's city hall meeting called by the retiring president R L Livingston. A Feb 8 meeting will include selecting directors for cattle horses hogs and sheep and discussing a sale pavilion to boost the local livestock industry. Von Fish of Mt Pleasant urged organization to boost the business citing Henry county successes.
Chicago area markets report a drop in cash and futures corn prices driven by anticipated relaxation of grain controls and rumors of Argentine corn imports. May corn closes at 1.85 1 4, down from 1.44 last night as traders weigh war era grain measures. Washington county notes strong pure-bred livestock activity and a Live Stock Breeders association led by Ernest Carlson. Members pay 1.00 to join and gain national exposure through the association directory. Boone county farmers oppose daylight saving, arguing no benefit and little demand for more daylight, predicting the measure may be treated as a war measure and shelved.
Brief notices from Washington County cover personals births and deaths. Communities report social updates and local happenings in concise items.
Local notes report the Stringtown Threshing Co meeting at J H Witting's new residence on Thursday afternoon followed by a New Year’s Day gathering at Eicher church. Several area residents and families were noted visiting, traveling, or transacting business including Graber, Kellerhals, and Roth, with repairs and ice prep mentioned amid harsh January weather and a store fire ruin viewed in Noble.
Threshermen report from 41 of 43 threshers in West Potawatamie County show winter wheat on 3,560 acres averaging 21.9 bushels, spring wheat on 6,450 acres at 18 bushels, oats on 18,670 acres at 28 bushels, barley on 6,772 acres at 20 bushels, rye on 1,235 acres at 15.6 bushels, and spelts on 102 acres at 25.2 bushels.
Farmers are urged to plan summer farm buildings as spring opens after restrictions ended. Iowa State College engineers offer blueprint plans from houses to chicken coops for a few cents and will assist with inquiries and tailored planning to aid employment for returning soldiers.
In Woodland California on January 9 Tilly Alcartra a registered Holstein cow was found to have set a new world record for milk production with an official one year test totaling 33 424 58 pounds The record was confirmed when test results were compiled yesterday.
The Jefferson County farm bureau and county agent showcase a self feeder hog demo. Ten pigs fed skimmed milk and self feeding mix grew to an average 216 pounds each from birth, selling at 18.50 per hundred for a total of 299.60 and a net profit of 199.60.
Fairview residents report mild winter courage with events around town. Will Tellin family visited F J Horn, Ernest Knotek delivered hogs to Washington, and Milt Sojka called on Washington. About 40 attended Farmers Union at the schoolhouse. Various neighbors visited families. mail service faced four-day disruption. several locals were seen at Knotek and Beranek homes. Louis Musil improves from pneumonia. Joe Havel and James Liska noted in Riverside and Iowa City respectively.
Chas. Rowe drove stock raised on his farm to Chicago Monday. Matt McMahon and Clyde Jones battle flu. Will Eckerman delivered corn to Al LeFever early week. Mrs. Jim Herr is poorly. Sympathy pours in for the McDowell family after their son Vernon, 18, died of pneumonia Saturday. Dewey Hanley visited the county seat Tuesday.
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