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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1940
Page
7
Wallace's Farmer reports there are no true hybrid oats on the seed market and likely never will be. Oats are self pollinated and hybridization would require tedious hand pollination of many kernels over years, yielding only a temporary hybrid vigor and a new nonhybrid strain.
An Indiana farmer reports feeding 200 hens for a week with 151 pounds corn 124 pounds oats and 10.5 pounds balancer costing 6.40 dollars. He produced 70 dozen eggs totaling 7.13 dollars profit, noting grinding costs absent and price tied to production efficiency.
A fragmented list of public sales dates and locations across Washington, Crawfordsville, Wellman, Ainsworth, and surrounding towns. Entries include Carlson & Lowe, Howard McCall, Knotek Bros, Coppock, Robert C Wells & Son, John White, Martin & Gingerich, Walter Duvall, Lawrence Mottet, Lewis Ebner, J C Huston, and John & Adame with February deadlines and precise mile markers from local towns.
Chicago markets show hogs at 18 000 head with slow steady to 10 cent drop top 5 60. Cattle 7 000 and calves 1 200 with steady to higher bids for yearlings and light steers. Sheep 5 000 with fat lambs active and prices up to 9 25 for top offerings. Estimated tomorrow receipts: cattle 5 000 hogs 17 000 sheep 10 000.
Grain table from Chicago showing open high low and close for wheat corn oats and rye across May July and September contracts. Entries include figures like May wheat 97 97% 98 96% and corn May 56% 56% 55% 55% with rye and oats similarly listed.
Chicago cash grain highlights show corn at 58 to 59 with 1 yellow and 2 yellow entries. soybeans at 105 for 3 yellow. oats and white corn variants listed with moisture or protein style figures. Receipts total 129.
Chicago market notes a weak produce sector with 10 424 cases received and category splits for fresh crates. Poultry shows steady demand with 39 trucks received and hens 1614 in stock, others unchanged.
Police Judge Frank Yuse ordered C. L. Atkinson to pay $3 for three horn toot experiments aimed at attracting a friend in Spokane. The judge stressed the act for attention, not a valid excuse.
A 1940 advice letter argues that producers should cut costs of production rather than wages and selling price. By boosting feed efficiency and balancing rations, a farmer in Indiana reportedly produced more eggs and profit, with every 50 cents spent on feed yielding over a dollar in eggs. Frank Priebe urges careful cost analysis and optimization to keep poultry profitable.
Lucille Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Hayes Evans of Dawn Missouri married Edward R Rees son of Mrs Rowland Rees of Columbus Junction Tuesday evening at the Salem Presbyterian church Crawfordsville Rev D C Davies officiated The attendants were Vir Rees and Mrs Henry L Rees with Dorothy Rees present Guests included Rev and Mrs D Davies and Ha Evans The couple will reside on his farm three miles northwest of Crawfordsville
Herbert L. Mason curator at the University of California herbarium reports flowering specimens of the Wolfiella, a tiny aquatic plant, found in San Joaquin valley marshes. The flower is about the size of a pin point.
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