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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1919
Page
2
The January 23 meeting in Chicago to set February hog prices has been postponed. It will now occur January 8 in Washington instead of Chicago.
Chicago market updates show hogs in the 16.85 to 17.95 range with top 17.95 and bulk 17.50 to 17.85, cattle mainly steady to 40 cents lower on week comparison, lambs and feeders mixed with yearlings steady. Estimated receipts include 7,000 hogs and 2,000 cattle with 26,424 left over yesterday, plus 6,756 fat cattle receipts and 6,267 lambs.
Close of grain futures report furnished by E W Wagner Company of Iowa City under manager Z z Hunt. Trading line shows prices and market movements for key grains with local brokerage note and telephone contact 726.
Journal lists farm department public sales from Jan 20 to Feb 26 at multiple locations near Wellston Washington Kalona and Columbus Junction with various buyers and sale dates. It also advises on feeding fall pigs with corn self feeders and tankage, noting high corn price and favorable results from Ames experiments and Wallace's Farmer guidance on ice storage and preservation.
D. H. Tipton delivered a full carload of April and May hogs averaging 270 pounds to Durian and O Flaherty last Friday. The shipment was among the heaviest and most uniform seen locally in years. This marks the second carload this season, with another due in two to three weeks. Tipton is highlighted as a successful hog raiser with three carloads raised in a year.
A farmer near Petersburg with 28 acres devoted to pumpkins is said to have made handsome profits from the crop. The note mentions large potential pie yields from the extensive pumpkin patch as reported by the Burlington Hawkeye.
Alex Marbourg has been engaged by Farmers' Unions around Washington to handle stock. He will devote his time to the local Unions. Four car loads of hogs are set for the first shipment on January 19. Telephone Mr Marbourg for further information.
An Iowa correspondent asks for feeding options for sixteen fall pigs after weaning. They list grain costs including oats 60 cents, corn 1 dollar, rye 1.50, old process meal 3.75 per cwt, shorts 2.10, tankage 5.50, and seek guidance on shelled versus ground corn and keeping pigs growing post weaning.
A 1917 Dunkin county effort shows improvement from a weak federation to a county farm bureau with active committees. Between April 8 and September 20, 6,700 hogs on 424 farms were vaccinated, reducing cholera and marking prompt cooperation for farming.
The campaign vaccinated 1,200 hogs on 74 farms and revived operations after outbreaks. Hog cholera, while not eradicated, appears under control and near eradication due to demonstrated vaccine value. The farm bureau and county agents, with federal vets, proved essential to the emergency response.
H J Koesters sold a 120 acre Sioux county farm at 475 per acre. The well improved property reflects rising values, echoing past forecasts that Iowa land would exceed 500 per acre and suggesting further gains ahead.
The Burwood community in Williamson county Tennessee formed an all encompassing group with men and women clubs canning corn and poultry to earn a community charter. When wheat acreage was requested they pledged 50 acres and added 222 more in 10 days. Similar organized communities helped Williamson county pledge 2000 acres beyond the requested 1369.
In Iowa soy beans emerged as a profitable crop with 200 farmers collaborating with the state Ames experiment station. Of these, 135 hogged down the beans, 53 stored them in silos, and 12 fed them to sheep. Most plan to raise beans again next year though Washington county questions exist.
The article discusses ensilage beans with corn, noting that beans ripen early and may shatter. It weighs the benefits of a 3:3 stand and recommends a bean attachment costing about 12 dollars, or mixing in the planter box. It covers effects on corn yields, nitrogen benefits, moisture tradeoffs, and hog feed value with Iowa Station yields from 13 to 21.2 bushels.
Federal Judge Martin J. Wade ordered destruction today of 720 bottles of an alleged hog cholera cure. Fifty cases in the consignment addressed to a drug firm were condemned for lacking any curative qualities.
The undersigned prohibit hunting trapping trespassing and night shooting on their premises. Signatories include Charles Horak Floyd C Letts Judge F D Letts Mrs Richard Hughes and Kolesick Bros with date February 13 and code 86112.
The famous western star Gilbert M. Anderson known as Broncho Billy resumes acting after retirement with new large scale productions. He will appear at the Fox theatre Monday afternoon or night in his first big project Red Blood and Yellow.
Short classifieds note hints at a sought item listed in the want column. It references readers' search for goods or opportunities and encourages checking the column for details. The item or offer is not specified in the fragment, delaying precise identification.
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