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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
2
June 15 price and receipts overview shows hogs and cattle activity with estimated receipts of 29 000 hogs 11 000 cattle and 15 000 sheep. Market remains steady to strong with top prices listed for various weight classes and sow and pig categories.
Beef prices vary by grade and weight with prime and choice at 9.20 to 10.00 per cwt and common at 7.25 to 9.50. Kutcher Cattle includes heifers bulls and feeders with varied prices. sheep show lambs and yearlings down but breeding ewes up to 11.00. Yesterday’s receipts totaled 25 895 hogs cattle sheep and calves with shipments across all categories.
Iowa National Guard members Quentin Lacy and Joseph Matuszeski of Company L were jailed after a summary court martial for failing to attend drills and insubordination. Lindsey Wilson also received jail time, and Claude Norton was fined $25. Officials warn for tougher penalties on future violations.
County Agent Rollo S Pickford outlines seed certification rules for 1922 and 1921 practices and urges inspections. He warns of barberry rust threats, reports Rock Island Railroad free sand at stockyards, and cites a successful seed corn program in Morning Sun Township. He also notes upcoming Farm Bureau movie showings and a barberry destruction appeal.
Sioux City reports from June 15 cite a film by the Institute of American Meat Packers showing 1921 bruises in beef and pork could have fed the city for seven months. Dr Embree and R W Carter urge handlers to remove hazards in barns and cars, haul slowly, and avoid beating animals to reduce inedible waste.
Quenched steel is steel hardened to extreme degree by plunging red hot metal into cold water, a quenching method used to increase hardness and strength. This rapid cooling alters the steel's microstructure to produce a harder surface and increased brittleness.
The notice lists per pound prices for fresh laid Eves cream heavy hens light hens Leghorn hens Leghorn springs old roosters springs ducks Turnage pigeons beef hides and horse hides from W S Reister and Sons, with varied rates and note of 1922 hatch for some items.
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