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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1930
Page
2
Chicago markets show hogs cattle and sheep with mixed to steady demand and varied top values across weights and grades. Grain futures list several hurdles as gangland violence shocks the city with a Riverside murder using a noose in a Thuggee style method.
Magician John Leonard, under the auspices of the Washington YMCA, will perform at the YMCA auditorium on Wednesday evening July 16 with new and mystifying effects. His acts include The Sympathetic Silks Chinese Paper Mystery The Enchanted Egg The Wishing Table Wha Foo's Mystery Box plus rabbit tricks and crystal gazing. Frea Williams the Hick comedian accompanies with Wise Cracks. their clean fun has drawn many laughs. Tickets are on sale by YMCA members.
Prof H D Munroe outlines methods for creating golden eggs through early hatched pullets kept away from adult flocks to prevent disease. Separate from cockerels, provide ample roost space, avoid crowding, and maintain steady growth with growing mash. Feed grains and mash on range in hoppers, avoid underfeeding, and increase per-hen grain in spring while tapering to September. Address roost mites with regular oiling of roosts every two weeks and maintain high-quality care to replace the old layer stock.
Veterinary practitioners warn young cattle on overflow pastures should be vaccinated against diseases like di leg and hog cholera outbreaks across twelve eastern Iowa localities. The bulletin lists outbreaks by area and stress vaccination as preventive, noting risks from swine necrotic enteritis, mixed infections, and other diseases affecting cattle, swine, poultry, and dogs.
Washington County Farm Bureau notes report a 41% club meeting entertaining a large group with a varied program of songs, movies, and speeches. County representatives Joseph Jones and Donald Pennin attended the 4 H convention at Ames June 16 to 18. A fly control discussion compared home made and commercial sprays, noting quiet cows during milking and potential milk odor if spraying dripped into milk.
County livestock club members include John Wedlen and Harold Gardner among others. The article lists club participants and notes poultry and beef divisions with local farm events and meetings across the region.
Tests in two years at the Torn State college dairy facility found three fly sprays tested on cows. A home made spray cost under one cent per cow, while two commercial products ranged from about two to three cents per cow. None significantly boosted milk output. one spray helped reduce wartime fly damage and avoid further losses.
Washington July 2 The federal farm board urged farmers to hold back the new crop until prices improve. Officials said wheat prices would rise later and that holding grain is a move in the right direction. The board plans supplementary loans to cooperatives totaling about eight percent of current grain value to prevent dumping and price collapse. It indicated no emergency stabilization plan for the moment.
Hog price data from Chicago show May 1930 average at 10.03, edging above April and lagging May 1929. Market notes cite narrower weight-group spreads, pork demand partially tied to seasonal and economic factors, with hog supply projections for May through September indicating small declines and shifts in regional prices and slaughter rates.
Mildred Kuden and families, Mr and Mrs N J Henson, Mr and Mrs H J Myers, Mr and Mrs HP G, and others are listed spending Sundays and Thursday afternoons with relatives in Columbus Junction Washington Kalent and Washington. Activities include suppers and visits with brothers, mothers, and daughters in various homes.
The Black Hawk Social, including Mer Banes, Prody Kosik, Clara Borkoski, Everett Garrett family, Oswalts, Parcell family, and Wanerus, met Friday evening at Brighton. The group planned a picnic for the Fourth of July and enjoyed coffee, ice cream, and cookies during social time.
In Ainsworth the United Presbyterian church reports a banner day with 150 in Sabbath school and full morning worship. Rev H Franklin McAllister, recently starting his pastorate, preached a helpful sermon on Psalm 9:9 with visiting members from the Methodist church attending while Rev Kreymyre is away on vacation.
In Salt Lake City Utah Thornton Cook Haltman head of the American "Mapkers" association told the annual governor conference that tanks were overtaxed. He contrasted this with real estate noting revenue issues and praised the income tax as fair and flexible.
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