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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1919
Page
2
Market results show hog receipts around 18 900 with gains early and mixed close, top hogs near 19 95. Beef cattle and veal demand steady to firm with prime and choice ranges 16 60 to 20 25, feeders strong, cows and canners mixed in the lower to mid teens. Receipts and shipments for yesterday and today noted across hogs cattle and lambs.
Iowa City notes indicate FE. W. Wagner & Co announces the close of grates futures. The firm lists a 0 heat, manager contact, and a phone number 726 for inquiries.
Opening grain market notes show corn futures for March May and July with small price changes and differing settlement ranges. Oats futures for March May and July also reflect modest gains and near term shifts. Cash corn is quoted at 1.40 to 1.43 and cash oats at 62 to 63 with vehicle notes and car counts listed.
An explosion on the Northwestern at Ontario Iowa involved 14 of 51 oil cars from Casper Wyoming to Bayonne New Jersey. The blast destroyed the farmers grain elevator and two hundred ninety0 bushels of oats and damaged a new office. A Bulgarian man sleeping in the section house was slightly injured. Fires were quelled but more blasts were feared.
Reports from Berne on March 11 describe Moscow under bolsheviks as a brutal regime where prisoners are paraded from prisons and shot for crowd amusement. Violence targets the working class amid widespread outrages noted by visiting travelers.
Public sale listings for March include farms near Ainsworth Washington What Cheer and Columbus Junction with dates March 14 to March 21. Advertisements urge breeders to submit copies to County Agent M H Fedderson and note a directory will go to press by April. Progress in Control of Tuberculosis reports 982 cattle slaughtered in January with 27 461 cattle tested and 1280 reactor cases under the Bureau of Animal Industry and state cooperation.
The Bureau considers renting new office rooms as current space with the County Supervisors is tight. Sites under review include rooms near the F and M Bank, south of Klein Clothing, and spaces in the Commercial Club Building. A committee of R L Livingston W R Brown and F E Palmer leads the inquiry. The County Agent will get extra help for spring Orchard and Poultry work. during rush season extra field workers may spray orchards and spraying materials can be ordered through the Farm Bureau.
A new executive committee was named with members J. M. Maxwell R. L. Livingston D. H. McLaughlin Karl Libe F. Eb. Palmer Floyd Letts and Walter R. Brown. The panel may act for the directors when they cannot meet. Farmers are advised on income tax reports noting fence depreciation and rod counts, with 7 percent depreciation allowed. The Bureau offers assistance on reporting issues.
Washington County breeders pursue available breeding space amid growing interest from local farmers. Farmers union organizers and county officials discuss potential sites and eligibility criteria for breeder facilities. The bid aims to expand local breeding operations while addressing zoning and environmental considerations.
The snippet notes buying commercial chick feeds is easier when keeping only a few chickens, reducing effort versus home mixing.
Ainsworth Residence located south Rock Island depot known as the Charley Olds property. A good lot and 5 room house with cellar, good well and cistern, a good home. Sale is Saturday March 15 at 2 o'clock. Mrs Robt Edmondson D F Macon, Auct.
At a Colenso Hotel gathering of directors the Blue Sky law was reviewed. A plan proposed to have the County Agent prepare a questionnaire for all stock, bond, or land sellers visiting the area. Answers would be filed for farmer reference at the County Agent’s office.
The concern declines to answer the questionnaire and warns inquirers that information is refused. It is believed this will save the community money by preventing bad investments, with a full report expected at the next Farm Bureau meeting.
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