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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1919
Page
2
July 28 to August 2 forecast for the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys calls for local showers and thunderstorms and cooler highs on Monday and Tuesday with near normal temperatures the rest of the period.
Estimated receipts today include hogs 40000, cattle 27000, sheep 24000 with 2750 holdovers. Early sales steady with later declines 10 to 25 cents. beef steers and stockers show mixed to lower trends, lambs steady to lower. hogs and sows varied by weight range with top prices noted and several price bands across cattle groups.
A Washington county farm bulletin urges crop samples for state fair exhibits including grain corn potatoes and Reythine variety. It explains silo usage hay and livestock dynamics, wool profits distribution by the U S Department of Agriculture, and a campaign to recognize breeders. An Iowa case reports a county agent halting foul seed in Poweshiek preventing 1500 acres of weed seed infested grassland with seed company refunds.
County Farm and Harley Hardin orchards in 76 township will receive a final spray likely Wednesday. Specialists favor Bordeaux mixture over lime sulfur due to high scab levels, noting better fruit and foliage on sprayed trees versus unsprayed checks. Call to inspect trees and join upcoming poultry culling schedule at the Farm Bureau office.
The United States Department of Agriculture announces a nationwide Better Lives Better Stock crusade in cooperation with state agricultural colleges and other agencies. Starting October 1, it seeks to replace scrub animals with pure bred or high grade stock to boost production efficiency across the livestock industry.
Grasshopper outbreak threatens North Dakota wheat crop. Entomologists from the federal Agriculture Department and North Dakota Agricultural College coordinate a poison bait program costing about 200000 dollars. Broadcast using endgate feeders, the effort aims to save the bumper crop and serves as a model for other states with film records for instruction.
The article explains a poultry dip using one ounce of sodium fluoride per gallon water at 70 to 85 degrees. Dipping on clear warm days improves efficiency over dusting. USDA experiments at Dallas show the method as a faster, effective way to control chicken lice and protect flocks.
The piece urges readers to see beauty in common objects and scenes. It argues that daily surroundings can be as rich as distant subjects if one trains the eye to observe artistically.
U S leads global hog population with more than one third of world swine and hogs outnumber cattle or sheep in the United States. Dr J R Mohler of the Bureau of Animal Industry cites pork products as a staple diet and discusses export potential, UK and France markets, and plans to accelerate improvement through pure bred sires and breeder recognition.
English Bros Realty Co offers Central Missouri corn and blue grass land near the Missouri State Fair Grounds with a long grazing season and short feeding season. They advertise a soil map from the Government Soil Survey and note sales approaching half a million dollars to Home people since January 15. Reference from any Sedalia bank.
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