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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
2
Chicago market morning report shows estimated receipts for hogs 22 000 cattle 5 000 sheep 10 000. Prices rise 15 to 25 cents for fat hogs with top at 22 or 22.25. Beef and veal steer ranges and stocker figures listed with diverse weights. No market July 4 or 5.
Furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co. Iowa City. Market figures show oats corn and clover with bid offers and cash movements. Prices listed for July September and December contracts with highs lows and closes.
In Manchester Indiana July 32 Herman Young 21 died by electrocution while helping install a new line for Delaware County Telephone Company near Ryan He was found lying across a high tension wire by Iowa Electric workers no witness to the accident authorities reported the fatal incident promptly
Farmers report spring pigs failing to thrive despite full feed. Vet Dr Stouder visits six farms finding similar symptoms including skin issues, wobbliness, sores, and digestive problems. Advice emphasizes sanitation, clean housing, disinfection, fresh quarters, sanitary water, and laxative feeding. Also includes farm income notes on dairy calves and cattle feeding, with county advertising for registered livestock breeders and livestock shipments.
Jos L Olson near Irwin held a general farm sale disposing of grade Holstein cows. An average of 194 dollars per animal, with a two year old heifer selling for 150 and one cow for 151. Olson milks cows yearly for twenty years. In the past year eleven cows yielded milk and cream 640 dollars, about 70 000 pounds, 365 pounds butter used by family totaling 164 20, 365 gallons whole milk 43 80.
Produce market notes from Washington Iowa state both houses closed for Independence Day. Eggs decline in Chicago and New York markets while poultry remains strong in hot weather. Local prices for cream butter old hens old roosters spring chickens beef hides horse hides rabbits and similar items are listed with varying per pound rates.
Buckwheat can be sown for grain until mid July and matures in 10 to 12 weeks, best in cool weather. July sowings avoid heat that harms flowers. three pecks per acre on corn-prepared land. Buckwheat improves poor soil and fights weeds. Iowa leads hog numbers in 1919 with about 10.9 million hogs, far above Illinois and others. nearly one seventh of the national total.
Through the county farm bureau led by county agent R. T. Lee a Live Stock Breeders' Association is organized with broad membership. BR. F. French of Independence elected president. The group funds $1,000 for county wide advertising and distributes advertising electrotypes to country weeklys on pure bred stock.
Thirty club leaders attended a conference at Town State College under the agricultural extension department. The program covered administrative work and training for production and judging in stock, poultry, corn, and garden. The event ran with the rural life conference and featured a canning demonstration by Wapello county's champion team led by Mrs. G. E. Stephenson of Eddyville Iowa.
The passage explains cows need protein fat and carbohydrates to make milk. Milk composition includes water fat protein sugar and ash derived from food. If the diet lacks these nutrients the cow uses her body reserves, reducing milk quantity or quality. The stingy feeder harms both cow and self.
An ad quotes Mrs. Henry Jewett of Clark Mills New York praising Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for rapid relief from a severe summer complaint. The message urges families to keep the remedy on hand and notes Lemmon's Drug Store as the supplier.
W S Reister and Sons expand service with an uptown egg and cream buying station in the Hotel Colenso block to double capacity. Harold Hays to manage. he comes from a local farm and ice cream plant background. Producers in Washington county invited to call and sell.
The United States Department of Agriculture released four Farmers' Bulletins in the week ended June 14 1919 The Striped Cucumber Beetle and Its Control Bulletin 1038 Rhodes Grass Bulletin 1048 Handling and Loading Southern New Potatoes Bulletin 1050 Copies are available from the Division of Publications Washington D C
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