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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1929
Page
2
Market news shows Chicago livestock with hogs at 70 000 head mostly sold to shippers and small packers with prices down 16 to 15 from Saturday top paying 20 for 180 to 200 weight. Cattle in ample supply 23 000 head calves 2000 steers and yearlings bidding 25 to 60 lower early sales of light yearlings 1500 heavies mainly steer cows.
Market opens with steady tone as sheep bids soften and lambs hold. Slaughter classes, cows, bulls, vealers and stockers show broad price ranges from 550 to 1750, with many entries in the 800 to 1500 bracket. Merely good and choice stock drive activity while leaner cuts lag.
A mechanical farm near Ames Iowa run by the agricultural engineering department of Iowa State College shows profitability with minimal horsepower. Over the past year the operation used mostly machinery, demonstrating feasible costs and practical applications for teaching and testing new farm equipment. The project included three and four row planters cultivators a grain combine trial and fall corn harvest timing. Mervine coordinated cost calculations including labor rent interest and overhead.
Market listing for Washington Produce Markets with per dozen and per pound pricing on various poultry items including heavy roosters hoosters and ducks. Mentions limits on certain poultry types and notes no market for black birds or crippled poultry.
A lengthy letter column recalls missed Journal issues due to printing delays, townsfolk awaiting papers in cold weather, and neighborly notes. The piece mentions a Bloomington trip, a fatal accident near Champaign, and local families Quinn and Townsley with memories, letters, and holiday traditions. It also describes Pacific coast visits, weather, and New Year greetings from Long Beach readers.
In January and February multiple public sales are planned near Washington and surrounding towns. The notices include Mrs Ross Crawford in WA Anderson as administrator 412 miles east of Washington and several closing out sales by Knotek Bros, W A Harter, Ra and Charley Robertson Brighton, Mike Trier Keota Town, Clarence Rathmel, Dale M Darbyshire southwest of Havre, and Earnest Carlson northwest of Washington, with dates from January 15 to February 5.
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