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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets report mixed opening with hogs steady to higher on good weight but light hogs slow to move. Cattle and lamb prices show mixed demand with top hogs around 17.60 while steer and heifer prices hold mid ranges and lamb bids soften from Friday levels. Receipts and shipments are tallied for the day with weekend carryover affecting activity.
Furnished by E W Wagner Co Towa City Iowa shows bids for corn oats and vats with opening high low and close figures for January February March May July and cash prices. The report lists car counts and minor price moves across corn oats and related commodities.
A fragmentary summary notes a warming event or opportunity involving a man named in a distant report. Details are unclear and entities are incomplete, but the record references a notable figure and a regional context.
A list of farm sale dates and locations in Iowa towns including Washington Keota Coppock and Kalona. Entries note closing out or public sales for multiple breeders and stock types with Glenn Hayes the first sale on January 24 and 54 Hampshire hogs listed.
Ernest Carlson and Glen Hayes were notified that their purebred hog sales planned for January 18 and 24 in Washington could proceed within city limits. The influenza quarantine restrictions were relaxed enough to allow the events at the Motor Inn, with Board of Health caution on health conditions and precedent.
Mr and Mrs Tom Wallace on the Ainsworth route north east of Washington delivered five gallons of cream to Reister's Saturday bringing $14.14 and tested 52. They churned nine pounds of butter last week for market and used some at home. With five cows they realize from 15.0 to 20.00 weekly from this small herd, which looks like a paving proposition.
The Hampshire Advocate dedicates four pages to a detailed portrait of Glenn Hayes. The feature traces Hayes's career and impact on local affairs, highlighting key milestones, affiliations, and reflections from contemporaries.
Marie Churchill of Washington county, a War Poultry committee member, argues for an early spring hatch citing rapid growth and vigor of early chicks, disease resistance, longer growing season, and higher fall and winter egg prices. She notes early pullets molt and broodiness patterns, aiming for best results.
A call urges establishing an annual Washington County poultry show. The Agriculture Department in Washington endorses educational programs with lectures on early hatching preserving fees culling and the value of standardbred fowls. Local agents leaders and committee members are ready to cooperate with show secretaries.
County reports and Washington county plans aim to boost poultry production with stimulants to raise more and better birds. The Keota Eagle notes the need for improvements across all farm sectors to meet seasonal goals.
A. W. Pringle sold his south side tract and the D. Dill eighty on the west to Mike Trier for 40,000 with possession next fall. The Dill eighty went for 280 per acre and Pringle twenty acres with buildings sold for 18,100, totaling 40,500 or 405 per acre. The Mc Narlen Realty Company coordinated the deal in Keota Eagle.
The Wayland Farmers Elevator shipped two full cars of clover seed this fall totaling a bit over 1500 bushels. They also sold additional seed locally and paid out over 30 million dollars to farmers for clover seed, illustrating strong local business activity.
Art Pringle paid 14 dollars an acre rent for the Dill eighty last season and his accounts show he paid the rent and earned 2400 dollars from his season's work on the eighty. From his statement, we infer he earned it.
Louis Rinner sold a fine herd of milk cows here Wednesday with prices up to 145 dollars. The sale notes strong demand as cream and butter bring 65 cents per pound, and the judge says a good milk cow compares to a quality horse in the sale ring.
The note urges warming slop and providing warm drink for pigs during winter. It emphasizes ample warm feed dry beds and sunshine plus exercise to sustain pigs at full speed through cold days. Fresh water is highlighted as essential.
The bulletin notes pigs drink more when provided warm water and remarks that water is among the cheapest resources. This practical tip highlights feeding efficiency and cost considerations for swine husbandry.
The note calls for farmers and pig club members to markedly raise swine output to supply soldiers and allies with pork. It emphasizes proper housing as a key factor in boosting production during the wartime period.
In this increased production, feed consumption drops and losses from exposure are reduced, especially with early spring litters, according to the Duroc Bulletin.
A dialogue questions whether usefulness ends at forty and notes that retirement depends on circumstances and wealth enabling ongoing activity if enough money is saved.
The Bloomfield Democrat reports a farm near town sold for 145 dollars per acre, the highest price ever paid for a Davis County farm. The article notes the record and questions how high the figure could have been.
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