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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1950
Page
5
Hogs show gains with 11 000 salable and top prices around 16.75 for 180 to 210 lb choice. heavier sows firmer. Sheep and slaughter lambs see higher bids though some categories absent. Cattle and calves active with high demand for mixed steers and heifers 31.50 to 35.00, cows 15.50 to 17.50, bulls slower amid uneven weights and sizes.
Mrs J A Raymond reports Crawfordsville attendees at Joe Kauffman of Fredonia 101st birthday party with family photos and two cakes each with 101 candles. Kauffman, Pennsylvania Dutch descent, lives with grandson Walter. Activities included visits with his children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A 60 by 220 foot double Quonset turkey house on W. E. Wright’s Mitch ell county Iowa farm uses hot water radiant floor heating. Copper tubing in concrete slabs regulates each zone to 50 to 70 degrees in winter, housing about 3500 breeder hens or 20000 poults with three staff.
Farmers can reduce erosion losses by managing water on fields. Soils high in organic matter absorb water faster and store it for crops, while well managed land with soil-building rotations deep-rooted legumes fertilizer and conservation tillage slows runoff. Poorly cared for ground loses soil and nutrients quickly.
S L Vogel of the North Dakota Agricultural Extension Service says front wheel bearings on farm tractors need yearly servicing in dusty conditions. Four bearings cost about 37 dollars each to replace. Lubrication uses two methods with annual wheel removal for cleaning and re packing with reel bearing grease.
Feedlots produced more meat this fall and winter as favorable feeding ratios raised output. H. M. Conway, livestock market analyst, notes near record 1949 corn crop and ample roughage backing a larger supply for consumers in coming months.
Eben Clifford carries a vital dispatch to Albany, evading Indian ambush on Mount Anthony's western shoulder. A river crossing fails, but two soldiers and Gen. Newton appear at the crucial moment, and Eben sinks to rest after the men rescue him from the icy Hoosick.
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