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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
2
Chicago markets report receipts today around 95 000 with 45 000 cattle and 10 000 sheep. Cattle prices steady to weaker while hogs show fair activity with most lots around 17 dollars and bulk steady to 5 cents under yesterday's averages. Receipts tomorrow projected higher for cattle and hogs with widespread price ranges in light and heavy grades.
Letters from Mrs. Neureuer and Mrs. Gilkeson praise Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for severe croup and persistent coughs in children. They report rapid relief after first doses and recommend the remedy for coughs, colds, and bronchial irritation. Lemmon's Pharmacy, Washington, advertises the product as effective for both children and adults.
The article notes that wealthy Romans under the Caesars used glass panes set in bronze frames, uneven and defective yet seen as luxury. The panes were cast on stone rather than blown, and for public buildings they were set in pierced slabs of marble.
The Journal’s Farm Department shares profitable farming practices from Washington County, including public sale notes and Farmers' Union news. It discusses seed corn testing, smut treatment for wheat and oats, and alfalfa with a nurse crop, inviting questions and shared experiences from local farmers and stock breeders.
Andrew DeBord sold 31 Angus cows with 15 young calves to Alfred Nash after John Cannon failed to close the deal. Nash praises the load as the best he has owned. The piece also explains rag doll seed corn testing, detailing a simple fold and roll method using damp muslin and string for secure testing.
The Farm Bureau plans to clean a car of seed wheat with weed seeds and some cracked kernels before delivery. Price set at 2.50 per bushel, buyers provide sacks, cleaning to remove remaining weed seeds. About 800 bushels locally grown spring wheat also available for seed.
In May 1915 Alm Bay of Withrew Minnesota faced calf losses from contagious abortion. He consulted the county agent who advised shipping old cows for beef and replacing with high grade stock. Bay and agent bought nineteen Holsteins in Wisconsin, tested them at Stillwater, and after a year found three of the nineteen inferior and sold them.
The farmer describes upgrading to sixteen cows after buying a farm. He notes the barn lacks a concrete floor but includes a silo and that the new cows cost about twice the previous stock. Milk yields and a wall chart show earnings surpassing the original cost quickly, with intensified milking for peak production.
Washington high school students join instructor R M Wenquain and principal R G Whitmer to form a calf company. They bought two Angus calves weighing 475 and 525 pounds, with $149 raised from twelve members at $10 each. The group sets nine day feeding turns, keeps exact records, rents a stall, and plans sale by June while studying profits or losses.
The speaker notes the soldier’s role in serving the country and world, stressing it is fundamental to his future safety and prosperity. The statement emphasizes reliability and duty as essential traits in national and global service.
A new wheat strain branded banned by the Kansas Experimental Station yields about 3.6 bushels per acre more than the Turkey variety and yields strong milling and baking results. Head selection guided its development and since 1914 it has been grown on farms statewide. Over 8 000 bushels were distributed for seed last fall and a total yield above 80 000 bushels is anticipated this year for seeding and expanding acreage next fall.
One thousand seed corn tests across Ohio show only 32 percent germination, the worst in nearly 30 years at the Ohio Experimental Station. Gov. Cox, with Fred Croxton and F. B. Pearson, plans a Columbus meeting with county school superintendents to warn farmers and push for quality seed. A food administration survey of hog producers backs the $15.50 per hundred hog price minimum, and a Federal Milk Commission for Ohio will set producer to consumer prices with Croxton as ex-officio member.
Thursday March 21 at 1:30 PM a household goods sale at 415 East Second Street lists dining set, rockers, leather couch, piano, beds, dressers, cabinet, rugs, carpets, stoves including Majestic range and Golden Globe heater, lawn tools, and garden items. Auctioneers F Macon and R Be Dougherty clerk. Harley Cherryholmes signs as seller.
The passage outlines peculiar rules governing how wheat is handled and consumed, placing the farmer at the center of compliance. It notes duties imposed by authorities and the potential consequences for noncompliance, reflecting the era's regulatory mindset on grain.
Local implement dealer B. G. Mason reports strong preparedness for a brisk season. His warehouse and salesroom near the post office are filled with tractors, implements, gas engines, and the large stock includes four Fair-Mor tractors, Hart-Parr engines, and Roderick-Lean disc cultivators. He expects high demand as farmers shift to labor saving machinery amid labor shortages, with shipments arriving this week and next.
At about fifteen months the calf’s first center teeth are replaced by broader teeth. About three months later those new teeth appear. A heifer a year and a half old then has two broad teeth in the middle and three narrow calf teeth.
The article explains how a cow's dentition progresses from birth, noting a single row of front teeth in the lower jaw at an hour old, then growth to four broad and four narrow teeth by age two, increasing to six broad teeth by two and a half, full size at three, and eight broad teeth with a full mouth just before four years, contrasting with horses.
In Madagas car alluvial deposits fossils of ostriches were found. The birds when alive stood about 14 to 16 feet tall according to the fragmentary remains.
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