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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
2
Chicago market update shows opening slow for hogs with steady early sales and strong weighty butcher hogs demand. Cattle receipts around 30 000 with steady to lower prices for feeders and cows. Lambs opening higher with top quotes around 16 65 for choice and prime and varied feeder prices.
Journal Farm Department notes M L Miller of Ainsworth reports a 12 by 40 silo stored 125 tons of silage from ten acres of corn. He feeds 46 cattle and 153 hogs on silage and hay, estimating labor costs and cash outlay. Miller calls silage essential for farm profitability and argues against not equipping for silage feeding.
A Washington county breeder argues range buyers pay more for steers than for bulls. He notes high bull prices and higher feeder cattle values, urging corn belt farmers to adopt pure bred sires to improve stock and widen local demand, reducing the appeal of scrub bulls to nonwealthy farmers.
More than 80 000 boys and girls participate in pig clubs run by the USDA and state colleges with 71 percent reporting members rearing pure-bred pigs. The clubs in 28 states show pigs gaining about 1.14 pounds daily, surpassing typical farm gains, prompting 40 USDA specialists to support expansion.
Farm leaders urge extensive use of manure amid high fertilizer prices. Keeping livestock sheds well bedded with straw and leaves can boost total manure. Report from the Parm Bureau memo notes this at a Washington County directors' meeting.
An Iowa correspondent cites Wallace’s Farmer while arguing U S cattle figures show a large rise from 66,592,000 on Jan 1 1914 to 66,830,000 on Jan 1 1918. The piece contends no wholesale Britain France Russia Germany slaughter occurred and warns against overestimating shortages while noting market biases.
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