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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1921

Page

2

Daily Market Hogs and Cattle Report from CHICASO

Estimated receipts today total 25 000 hogs and 19 000 lambs with heavy packing sows and veal calves listed and prices ranging from 4.00 to 9.75 for various weights. Cattle shows beef steers priced up to 9.25 per hundredweight with cows and stockers also quoted. lambs and ewes mixed with values from 3.00 to 16.00 depending on grade. Official yesterday figures document receipts and shipments across hogs cattle and sheep.

Lambe Holt Dee Chicago

EXPLOSIVES FOR FARMERS DISTRIBUTED BY GOVERNMENT

Government to distribute 12,000,000 pounds of picric acid to farmers for agricultural use after war end. The arsenal held 26,000,000 pounds of TNT, later allocated to rail, roads, and Indian reservations. no accidents reported in transport.

Bureau of Mines Sparta Wis Wingate N. M Bureau of Public Roads Department, of Agriculture Alaska National Park T N. T War Department

Kansas Cattle and Hog Shipping Tips from Journal Farm Dept

Charles McKinetry received two more car loads of cattle from western Kansas bringing the count to ten cars about 450 head. 288 head come from the Z-6 Ranch, formerly Albert McKinstry’s property. Most cattle are Herefords with reds and blacks making up the rest. McKinstry plans to sell locally. For hogs in hot weather, ship slowly with ample drinking water and no feeding before shipping. Bed bedding well with sand and water, avoid cinders or straw, consider placing two cakes in a car, and avoid overloading to save money by using 15 000 pounds in a 36 foot car rather than 17 000.

Kansas Charles McKinetry Albert McKinstry McKinstry Animal Husbandry

Certification for Oat Seed Aims at Pure Strains in Iowa

Iowa farmers can obtain certified oat seed through the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association and the Ames station. Certification requires strict purity, no foreign seeds, and absence of quack grass and other pests. Sample inspection occurs after threshing, with rules covering rye spacing and post 1921 seed sources.

J. L. Robinson Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association Towa Agricultural Experiment Station Ames

Crawfordsville Chautauqua Opens June 29 to July 2

Local items note visitors Mr and Mrs Allen DeLong and daughter Adine of Illinois, Grace Fletcher and Marie Rose and Mary Manners in Washington yesterday. Street paving completed easing dust. Chautauqua program runs Wednesday to Saturday with acts Scott Tobias Company Peppy Rah Rah Serenaders Glee Club and Saint Cecilia Orchestra plus Frank S Tucker lecture among others.

Crawfordsville Allen DeLong Adine Ilinois P. L Glee Club Scott-Tobias Company

Dream of execution foretells romance and trade fortune

Dreaming of witnessing an execution signals success in love with a fickle sweetheart, while seeing one or more men executed indicates great success in trade.

Iowa Still Leads in Yield of Grain

Washington June 22 Iowa continues to hold first rank among grain producing states per preliminary census bureau figures. The report notes Iowa’s top totals in corn and wheat for 1919, with Illinois second in corn and Kansas leading in wheat.

Iowa Washington Census Bureau Department of Commerce Hawkeye United States Bureau Nebraska Indiana

Presbyterian women run Sunset Park playground event

The Presbyterian women supervised yesterday at Sunset Park and served luncheon to 102 children on the grounds. Helpers included Mrs. C. W. Stewart as general supervisor and Mrs. A. R. Oates Mrs. Manton Hebner Mrs. Fred Neiawanger and Misses Esther Welch Isabelle Lemmon Helen Florence Cunningham and Frances Stewart.

Sunset Park C. W. Stewart A. R. Oates Manton Hebner Fred Neiawanger Esther Welch Isabelle Lemmon Helen Florence Cunningham Frances Stewart

City installs red signal light at square corner

The city sets up a red light atop a post on the northwest corner of the square. It will signal local police who may be urgently wanted at city hall or on nearby business streets within sight of the light.

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