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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
2
Chicago market dollar values show mixed cattle hog and sheep quotes with receip ts today. Estimated receipts include cattle 141000 and sheep 22000 with heavy to light weight ranges across classes and a slow market for some categories. Industry prices reflect steady to weak movements and notable quotes for steers heifers cows and veal calves.
A schedule lists multiple farm auctions and hog sales near Washington Iowa with dates from January 20 through February 11. Participants include Stephenson and Shaner Winfield Iowa Duroc Jersey sales and James Helmick Son Columbus Junction Chester White sales, among others.
May revive prankian patron hampton January natural prospects look good for reviving the annual fair in Franklin County under the Agricultural Society. A preliminary meeting at the courthouse drew a larger crowd than expected and support grows for returning first class exhibitions on the grounds. The society owns twenty acres with buildings wells and a track but carries about 5000 debt. stockholders favor presenting the tract to the county to relieve the debt and keep the fair tradition alive.
A brief excerpt notes William Penn praising patience as a virtue in government and its shining value among public leaders.
The piece notes that over 300 distinct items come from petroleum including high explosives medicines dyes and artificial flavorings. It emphasizes the complexity of the modern resource and that understanding it is only just beginning.
A sequence of sale notices lists events across Iowa counties from February 13 to February 24. Buyers will find Duroc Jersey, Spotted Poland China, and registered Percheron horse sales plus closing out livestock auctions at locations including Riverside West Chester Ainsworth Crawfordsville Lone Tree Evergreen Farms Columbus Junction and the Columbus Junction pavilion.
Ernest Carlson announces his 25th annual bred sow sale of Durocs next Wednesday at the East End Garage. His herd, led by Royalpath and Cherry Sensation, features 46 bred sows and gifts all from his own stock, with prices set to attract local breeders. Also covered are January breeding for fall calving, Farmers Week at Ames with multiple breed association meetings, and livestock extension notes urging efficient machinery repairs.
The listing shows beef hides at 2.00 dollars per pound calf hides and horse hides at two dollars each. Also noted are turkeys and geese with per unit pricing and a separate line for pigeons priced at a half price per unit.
Iowa State College urges farmers to obtain needed parts well in advance to ensure tractors and implements are ready when the spring season begins. With repairs scarce at the last minute, securing components early avoids delays and keeps equipment in working order.
Animal husbandry experts at Town State College warn that good floors save hogs from disease. Dry, warm, clean floors from proper drainage and durable materials reduce mud and dampness. Concrete is common but can feel cold. tile and concrete combos offer warmth, dryness, and permanence with fewer downsides.
A fragment notes that information can be obtained by securing bulletin 194 from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station at Ames. The reference implies official guidance or data published by the Ames institution for agricultural readers.
A special short course for amateur beekeepers will be offered during Farmers Week at Iowa State College from January 30 to February 4. State Apiarist B. Paddock arranged expert speakers to cover swarming spring management queen rearing marketing honey and wintering. Instructors include Fred D. Butcher Kansas Frank C. Pellet Illinois A F Bonney Rock Grove and A H Dunn Council Bluffs. Tuition is free and the full program is available by writing Short Course headquarters in Ames.
The first lamb feeding of the season yielded unexpected profits as fat lambs rose from a $9 to $12 basis. Western lambs that fell to $6 to $7 per cwt have returned to $10 to $12.25 per cwt, aided by reduced production and scarce native competition. Packers killed thousands of thin western lambs last fall due to limited purchases and fear of a repeat of prior losses.
Limited mid winter supply keeps lamb prices high as demand remains steady and costs rise. Feeder policy shifts last fall produced many 50 to 55 pound lambs that are now reaching markets slowly, with few lambs fed east of the Missouri River and Colorado feedlots short of normal quota.
The report states that Tacut Peterson Gytlenstam wed a woman via an advertisement. The morning after the ceremony he asks if she has the 20,000 kroner compensation from the ad, then admits spending it all on advertising.
A fragmentary note suggests a pondering on achievement and emotion, mentioning Botland and a sense that great deeds are linked with tears and movement. The text reads as a fragment from a larger reflection.
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