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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets report mixed cattle hog prices with estimated receipts of 23 000 hogs and 13 000 cattle and 5 500 pigs. Hogs mostly 10 to 15 lower. beef steers uneven with gains for some classes. sheep and lambs mostly steady to lower. feeds steady to strong.
The 1919 farm labor supply reaches 88 percent of normal, up from 72 percent in 1918, per the U S Department of Agriculture. Improvements vary by region with North Atlantic showing the largest gain and the South Atlantic the least. spraying plans in Bremer county aim to boost orchard yields this season. A new potato seed treatment using formic formalin shortens work and improves disease control for local growers.
Furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co. Iowa City. J. B. Hunt is the manager. Phone 726.
An attorney for the Tribune contends Henry Ford’s libel suit cites a 1916 Chicago Tribune reference calling Ford anarchist. The lawyer argues the term was used not as a political label but to describe views that would undermine government.
Iowa State College extension reports that organizing fifty nine counties into county breeding associations makes purebred stock affordable for small farmers. Combined sales and breeders directories let farmers advertise stock at low cost, showing better profits from good stock and encouraging some farmers to maintain purebred herds and register sires.
Forty six bushels of clover seed were sold to Jasper county farmers at savings of five to four dollars per bushel, and thirty one head of cattle changed hands through four deals. Transactions are handled by the county exchange, issued monthly. Notices from the prior issue are returned to patrons about a week before each new issue, or they will be listed in the next article. A quarter page ad in five county papers prints a summary of the exchange.
A fragmented market column lists pricing for dairy and livestock including butter, hens, turkeys, hides, and rabbits. It notes per pound rates, various animal types, and references a six dollar amount tied to a sale or auction context.
Nic Majares of Fredonia bought the James Bowers farm south of Le Mars for 500 dollars an acre. The eighty acre property is well improved and set a new county record.
The publicity around Richard Fairfax the McCray Hereford sale at $50,000 stirs Holstein supporters to challenge beef men claims. Carnation Pontiac Sylvia Holstein bull calf fetched $106,000 in 1918 at Madison to Carnation Stock Farm. A Waterloo Jersey once owned by Schumaker and Van Pelt reportedly exceeded the Hereford record by $10,000, bought by P. M. Sharples.
In Villisca region between October and April hay and grain shipments totaled 279 carloads worth over 350000 dollars. Hay alone reached about 52000 dollars with 106 cars averaging ten tons each at 22 to 40 dollars per ton. Corn shipments totaled 148 cars averaging 1200 bushels per car with prices from 1.40 to 1.70 per bushel, about 2000 dollars per car, totaling roughly 286000 dollars.
The article explains balanced rations to prevent hen hunger and maintain egg production. It outlines green feeds, oyster shells, grit, and proportioned mash and scratch mixes with meat scraps or milk, plus guidance on year round rations No. 1 to No. 4 and protein limits with cottonseed and linseed meals.
George R. Wales of Vermont has been appointed a member of the United States Civil Service Commission, adding a new figure to the federal oversight body and signaling a shift in administrative appointments.
A lawyer assures the principal heir they can settle the estate in about eight months while the judge observes, noting the heir wonders if they can wait that long for the money. The exchange hints at probate delays and financial tension surrounding the estate.
National League games saw New York tied 2 with Chicago 2 while Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 4 to 3 in a rain affected contest. Philadelphia edged Pittsburgh 3 to 2 and St Louis defeated Boston 4 to 2. American League action had Cleveland 8 over Detroit 6 and a Bt Louis loss to Chicago 2. American Association results included Columbus 6 over Toledo 7, Louisville 3 over Indianapolis 6, St Paul 1 over Milwaukee 2, and Minneapolis 4 over Kansas City 1.
A San Francisco Chronicle note comments on pioneers adopting abbreviations for names and the postal authorities shortening them. The piece highlights endurance of tradition amid changing conventions and the impact on identity.
The piece notes Spain awakening from a literary lull after Cervantes and Lope de Vega, highlighting Palacio Valdés Perez Galdós José de Pereda Juan Valera Echegaray and other notable writers in the latter nineteenth century.
Sydney Bulletin notes a lighthearted exchange between Philanthropic Person asking about striving for a higher life and Mundane Marmaduke replying that they have not moved beyond simple fare like corned beef and beer, leaving champagne and chicken uncertain.
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