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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
2
July 1 market update shows cattle hogs sheep and related items with estimated receipts and price ranges. Beef and veal prices indicated with steady to higher trends and varied weight classifications among buyers and sellers.
Iowa farm property values have more than doubled in the last decade per a summary by the Department of Agriculture and the Census. Land values rose from 62.56 to 199.52 per acre, with total farm land value climbing to over eight and a half billion dollars, a 127 percent increase. Buildings machinery and livestock also showed substantial gains.
The report shows tenancy rising 8 percent in ten years with owner operation down 8.4 percent and manager operation up 29 percent. Tenanted farms number 89 064 now vs 82 115 a decade ago, while mortgaged farms fell from 63 234 to 45 807 in 1920. Women operate farms and farms valued at over 100 million dollars are owned or managed by women. Livestock totals reach 585,889,668 with horses 127,297,261 cattle 259,077,083 hogs 176,264,026 and other stock. Iowa crop values soar from 309,376,240 in 1909 to 890,391,299 in 1919, cereals accounting for most of the 1920 valuation. We will be closed all day the fourth of July. W S Reister & Sons. R L Gibson Produce Co. Reister Cream Station 1712.
County church invites all to Sunday school at 10 a. m. and worship at 11 a. m with Dr. George Minear of Mt. Pleasant preaching. Fourth Quarterly conference Saturday at 8 p. m and midweek prayer meeting and teacher training at 7:39 p. m plus Epworth League at 7:90 p. m.
In England a husband may obtain a judicial separation from a wife for habitual drunkenness, but wives cannot obtain the same protection from husbands who are addicted to drink.
A reader note cites a quotation about gratitude for walking upright from Roston Transerine. The remark praises the value of being a biped and the sufficiency of one foot in the Brave.
The Chicago Livestock Exchange notes ongoing readjustments across cattle hogs and sheep amid an era of deflation and labor strikes. Cattle supply remains ample with heavy carcass demand waning, hogs show price recovery and lard stocks stay high, while sheep demand weakens but breeding stock holds limited appeal. Wool and hides face tariff and demand uncertainties as markets await clearer permanent prospects.
Farm Life advocates steel fence posts as easier to install than digging postholes. They resist rot for a lifetime and reduce lightning danger by grounding the fence, unlike wood posts where voltage can travel along the wire. The method involves driving posts from a wagon alongside the fence line, simplifying work for farmers.
A husband told his wife it was her duty to support the family but the judge intervened, preventing what could have set a poor precedent for husbands. The remark and ruling underscore the court's stance on family duty.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a guest who, after entering a home for a social visit, discovers that intimate friends have invited others to dinner. The youngest daughter, Elizabeth, asks why the guest was not invited, prompting a humorous exchange.
Des Moines reports the 1919 farm labor expenditure for Iowa reached 70 million dollars, with fertilizer costs at about 329 million nationally and 79 million for farm feed in Iowa. The Fourteenth Census shows U S totals rising sharply from 1909, driven by higher wages and cash payments. Expenditures by Iowa and other states are summarized alongside fertilizer and feed data and regional business conditions.
Quote attributes to William Howard Taft praising work as engine of development. Compares “easy” races unfavorably to strong races that must labor to live, arguing effort drives progress and human advancement.
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