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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1948
Page
7
Livestock markets show hogs down 50 to 75 cents on most under 240 pounds with heavier weights and sows 75 cents to $1 lower. Cattle and calves rise modestly as demand supports higher quotes. steers and heifers show gains in good to prime categories. Sheep receipts small with slaughter classes quoted nominally steady after Monday declines.
A homemade dehydrator heats for economical fruit and vegetable drying while doubling as a room heater. It notes best results from controlled moisture removal, compares sun drying versus dehydrating, and warns about lamp types and water exposure to bulbs.
Market reports list hen categories with varied prices from 27 to 44 cents. Broilers range 39 to 47 cents while roosters fetch around 20 cents. Overall case total 36,772 with market steady and extras and standards quoted in percentages and prices.
The grain board lists July and September futures for wheat, corn and oats with varied percentages. Wheat quotes hover around mid 200s for July and September deliveries while corn and oats show lower ranges, with some inconsistent decimals across the listed months.
In Columbus Junction on May 20 a team of six and seven year old black mares sold for 185 dollars at the Midway Sales company pavilion during a special horse sale where four head were sold. Other items included gray fillies at 150 dollars, an all purpose saddle mare at 160 dollars, a two year old saddle colt at 142.50, and a range of cattle at various prices from 22.50 to 31.20 per hundredweight.
The article notes the United States as the leading cotton producer with major output in 16 states spanning from Virginia to California, forming the cotton belt. It identifies three cotton types American Upland Sea Island and American Egyptian, with Upland accounting for nearly all production.
Improvement in shell texture can be achieved by feeding foods that supply minerals and vitamins needed for shell production. The shell is about 90 percent calcium carbonate, and shell-grit provides calcium carbonate. Vitamin D is required for the body to convert minerals for bone and egg shell formation.
Crowding of turkeys in nests will be reduced with sufficient space and nest numbers. Each nest should measure 18 inches wide by 24 inches high by 28 inches deep. Eggs are often broken and soil others. nests indoors and outdoors help during rapidly changing weather. Photo shows Utah type nest.
Wise Burroughs of the Ohio station says proper nutrition curbs swine diarrhea and scours, a loss source for pork producers. Nursing pigs are susceptible, feeder pigs suffer enteritis, and older animals may scour. Deficiencies in five B vitamins may cause diarrhea.
Sallflower grows well in low rainfall areas with 12 to 15 inches annual precip. It competes minimally with flax in humid regions and performs under dry land for wheat-like yields. Fairfield Sales Company opens a stock sale tonight at 8:00 at Stock Sales Pavilion, 1g mile West of Fairfield Iowa.
The Iowa Farm Bureau begins a large campaign to boost turnout for the June 7 primary. About 20,096 to 25,000 volunteers will hold 90 county meetings in what organizers call the bureau's biggest citizenship project. Awards will go to counties with the highest voter participation. No political affiliations will be urged. the aim is to increase overall turnout to a record.
Des Moines forecast calls for mild temperatures with highs near 74 to 78 and lows around 45 to 50. Western Iowa may receive under a quarter inch of rain over five days while eastern areas see a quarter to half inch, with scattered showers tomorrow night.
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