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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
2
The report shows estimated hog receipts of 34 000 with yesterday’s leftovers 2 025 and cattle 17 000 and sheep 12 000. Last report lists hog receipts of 37 000 with prices mostly lower and top hogs at 16 80. Cattle sales mix with calves strong, cows and bulls lower, sheep steady to strong with prime at 17 50 to 17 85. Receipts and shipments for yesterday include hogs 33 592 and cattle 14 504 with shipments 1 576 and 4 520 respectively.
The article explains the old moon in the young moon phenomenon seen in the western sky at new moon. Earthlight reflected from the Earth makes the dim moon visible when sunlight does not fully illuminate it.
The guide notes cut timing as shoots appear at the base and blossoms show. It describes first crop readiness, variation in alfalfa hay quality under good and poor weather, and storage conditions with sap and moisture. It warns that dew and rain reduce storage quality and that turning hay at noon improves barnability if wind and sun are favorable.
The United States loses millions yearly from improper egg handling. About one third of this loss comes from fertile eggs that are only partially hatched after being warmed for incubation. The remedy is to separate hens from males after the hatching season.
Washington county has heavy rainfall with rivers out of banks. Middle River in Warren county runs a straightened 25 mile course, reducing bends from about 50 miles of snakes. It stayed within its banks though it neared full capacity. Land acquisition for the new river bed cost about $16 per acre.
Clarence Ousley Assistant Secretary of Agriculture states women can perform certain minor farm tasks but men with farm experience in towns and cities should be released to substitute and supply farmers needs with minimal demand for women on farms except for lighter work.
It cannot compel a dairyman to dispose of poor cows he keeps nor force feeding or economical herd management. It cannot require disposal of scrub bulls or mandate legume planting or silo building. It will not compel but will encourage economical herd and farm improvements.
Prof A T Erwin of Iowa State College told the state board of control heads and superintendents in Des Moines that sorghum syrup offers a practical solution to the sugar shortage. He noted sorghum outperforms sugar beet syrup and cane molasses in palatability and quality and cited Amber and Orange varieties, 100 to 120 days to maturity, with yields of 100 to 150 gallons per acre.
The first draft included 76 545 aliens and many noncitizens from Germany Austria Bulgar Turks and others serving alongside citizens. Among 2.5 million examined 730 000 were rejected for physical unfitness while 1 770 000 were accepted. eyesight and teeth led causes of rejection.
The brief OCR reads as a local newspaper front with no clear event details. It mentions Washington County and the Evening Journal but lacks specific names, places, dates, or outcomes to summarize a distinct story.
Washington reports the Anzac soldier poet Signaller Tom Skeyhill who had been blind since December 1916 at Gallipoli regained sight during osteopathic treatment in a Washington hospital. He describes flashes of light and recalls the 1916 Gallipoli charge that left him blind. He now aims to lecture and join the fight again with Allied forces.
If you seek hail insurance for field crops call E. R. Harvey, Washington agent for the Agricultural Insurance Company. It is Iowa’s only stock company devoted to hail insurance. Methods differ, plans are satisfactory, and large business guarantees fair treatment. No prorated losses, no assessments, everything definite.
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