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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1946
Page
5
The article advises immediate action when combs freeze to limit fertility loss. It suggests amputating unfrozen tissue with sharp tools, using ferric chloride as an astringent to stop bleeding, and removing wattles if needed. Dubbing cockerels aged 6 to 12 weeks helps prevent future incidents. Before breeding, verify recovery from winter freezing, and consider culling affected males.
Hogs 4 500 active steady. Barrows and gilts 14.85 ceiling. sows 14.10 ceiling. Cattle 15 000. calves 800. Fed steers and yearlings steady. steers slow. cows 25 cents higher. bulls 10-15 cents up. Top steers 17.75. light yearlings 17.50. heifers 17.35 up to 17.75. Sheep 4 000 slow. western lambs 16.25 ask.
Artificial insemination, proven in livestock, is now applied to bees after federal research pointed the way. The practice will start at experiment stations with specialists to supply improved honeybee stock, aiding population growth while farmers time sprays to avoid decimating bee numbers.
Chicago market report details poultry receipts with prices across multiple categories including broilers fryers rocks leghorn hens old roosters geese ducks and turkeys. Eggs receipts total 50 260 cases with varied prices for No 1 2 standards and current receipts while some lines show unchanged values.
High frequency sterilization is claimed to kill germs in market eggs and improve keeping quality. The method lies between radio and diathermy and also destroys shell bacteria. It slightly stiffens the white so the yolk stands up when fried.
The phrase blood money referred to the money paid by a murderer to the victim’s kin. Colloquially the term is used for a reward given to betray a criminal.
Chicago futures show wheat from 183 to 185 for May July and Sep contracts with varied percentages across months. Corn ranges around 121 percent in May July Sept. Oats trade within 79 to 83 percent across July Sept Dec. Rye around 216 to 219 percent with mixed quotations. Cash grain on March 18 notes no sales for wheat corn oats rye soybeans and barley bids 125 to 1431/2 for barley and 114 to 1241/2 for feed barley.
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