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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts and yesterday's leftovers outline brisk cattle and hog activity. Hogs rose 25 to 40 cents from yesterday's average with tops near 18.95, while cattle showed gains in select grades and feeders, with calves up to 75 cents higher against week-ago values.
Grain futures closing figures from EB Wagner & Co of Iowa City show March Clover at 24.75 with manager B Hunt noting market activity. Local ticker lists prices and firm contact.
The Black Death or bubonic plague swept across Asia and Europe between 1884 and 1951, killing millions. It has recurred sporadically since, though with less severity in modern times.
Commander Jen N Towers chosen by naval officials for a ferry flight stage. The giant N C1 aircraft stationed at Rockaway Revel station will undertake the trip.
March 10 Chas Shalla stock sale near Washington March 11 W A Phillips public sale March 12 Tom O Flaherty stock sale March 14 Jeffrey Wallace Clegg Bros joint Shorthorn Sale March 15 N J Ralston Riverside implement stock sale March 18 John S Black public sale near Washington plus a humorous note about Duroc pigs and a wife at home culminating in a $250 sale price.
James Baird specialized in Jerseys and recently bought a Missouri dairy herd of proven milkers. He sold eleven cows in total, including two last Thursday at $200 each, with one going to Keota and the other to Mr. Statler on Route 5, Washington. The market favors producing Jerseys while grade stock remains unsold.
The fixed price action for hogs has not broken the market. Instead, traders report a strengthening trend since the ruling took effect and expect no sharp decline for some time. High winter prices caused large runs, affecting current hog supply, with supply and demand likely to keep good prices for weeks.
Brother Whetstine wins bragging rights in a catalog sale by purchasing a Duroc boar for 250 dollars. The seller Bob Smylie features a litter from one of his prized sows. The buyer jokes with his wife about the tenth pig while Farmer Ed Shellabarger reports four new piglets born to his Duroc sow.
A historical price column lists per unit rates for eggs butter roosters hens and various fowl along with beef hides calf hides sheep pelts and other farm goods. includes per pound and per item prices for bees wax tallow and pigeon and guinea stock with notes on quality and age where applicable.
Iowa State College dairy extension experts advise fall and early winter freshening for cows to maximize winter milk and profits. Spring freshening leads to summer drought effects, early winter dryness, and reduced production. Benefits include better winter butter prices, steadier farm labor, and improved calf outcomes. A Virginia girl earns 398 dollars from nine hatchings to join a poultry club backed by USDA and the state college.
Camp Grant in Illinois closes its thousand acre farm after War Department order. The site, which employed fifty soldiers, had 94 acres of wheat sown and 1448 acres plowed for spring planting with plans to double the acreage this year.
A 1919 farming note urges early spring top-dressing with ammonia rich fertilizer to improve wheat stands. It explains tillering increases heads and estimates gains of four to six bushels, potentially up to ten under ideal conditions, with illustration from Delaware experiment work.
City residents were urged last year to dedicate spare time to growing vegetables on small plots to aid overseas shipments. The program yielded 80 satisfactory results and many converts now treasure home gardens. City dwellers discovered fresh produce and a new connection with nature, promising to continue gardening as spring nears.
Des Moines reports a Boone farmer, W. A. Leats, was held up at gunpoint by a large Black woman who robbed him of 65 dollars in cash a watch and a 200 dollar check. The incident occurred in Des Moines on March 8.
Jefferson County welcomes T. M. Dean as the new county agent succeeding H. C. Ferguson who resigns to return to farming. Dean, formerly of Decatur County, recently discharged from the U S Army, is from Holden Missouri and will start duties at once aiding farmers with income tax forms and other tasks.
Boston speech by Dr. John W. Kenney urges caution in kissing. He says brunettes are safer than blondes for health and that many people, men and women, contract pyorrhea from kissing if teeth and gums are not in good condition.
Detroit March 8 Officials close to Ford Motor Company said they had no knowledge of Henry Ford planning to form a new corporation to build a lower priced car. Henry Ford had resigned as president January 1 and was succeeded by his son Edsel Ford.
A brief, cryptic line noting self awareness and a reference to Cervantes. The fragment hints at introspection and literary allusion without a clear narrative or context.
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