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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1929
Page
2
Auction notes list many weight ranges and prices for medium to choice hogs and cattle. Cattle totals include 11,000 head with calves at 2,506. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly good to choice with prices from roughly 1,375 to 1,640 per head and lighter classes down. Cows and bulls range from 825 to about 1,459, with stocker and feeder activity mixed and generally soft.
Chicago cash grain and futures quotes show Wheat Corn Oats and Lard with varied openings highs and closes. Livestock estimates warn of higher cat receipts tomorrow, while feeder lambs and ewes posted steady to firm prices amid steady feeding sale activity.
Washington County Farm Bureau reports show growing participation with 1285 direct contacts in June including 305 callers and 104 farm visits. Cow test results list 25 cows tested with 18 dry, average milk 720 pounds, fat 28.8 pounds. high herds cited at Griffith and Shaffer. Agricultural economics notes corn and oats movement lower than last year amidst rising prewar price context and visible supply shifts. Cold storage tables show beef up 54 percent from last year while butter and eggs vary.
An agricultural note explains using five horses on a six foot grain binder to ease heat stress and improve speed and gait. It details hitching methods, air flow, and practical adjustments for cooler operation, citing Extension Service guidance from Ames Iowa.
The report lists outbreaks across eastern Iowa farms including hog cholera in multiple towns such as Traer Tipton Bennett and others. necrotic enteritis and mixed infections in swine. hemorrhagic septicemia in cattle. blackleg in yearlings. navel ill in colts. typhoid and cholera in poultry. and a note on sweet clover poisoning in cattle. The bulletin mentions a society gathering at V Gaions where Dr. LAW will speak and arrangements for contests and amusements conclude the event.
Fragmentary courtroom rhetoric shows a defense figure flattering the jury and scolding the defendant’s associates. The text hints at a legal plea about trust in criminals and admonitions to jurors. The fragmentary style suggests a dramatic or transcribed moment rather than a full ruling.
Classified plea seeks a small modern house for rent with contact via the Journal. Ad offers rental inquiry and hints at available furniture stock and housewares, referencing a Dick's store and a Walnut Queen Anns suite as examples, with promotional pricing and ice supply remarks.
For sale a new Elgin coaster bicycle seen at Scott Furniture Co Washington Iowa. The poultry coop details cover two section coops about 48 inches by 30 inches by 12 inches high, with guidance for turkeys and geese requiring 15 to 20 inches. Mr Termohlen cites a survey on coop sizing, space per bird, and economic losses from overcrowding. Iowa poultry sales reach about 120 million pounds annually with substantial losses from poor coops. Also notes upcoming meetings and club work dates in July and August.
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