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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1920
Page
2
The Chicago report lists Nov 26 receipts estimated at 42 000 hogs 19 000 holdovers and 11 000 fed cattle with top hog prices around 10.25 per cwt and most sales near 9.80 to 10.16. Beef figures show various weights with prices from 7.25 to 15.75 for different classes and a steady to higher trend in market activity.
Kalona football club crushed Western Athletic of Davenport 66 to 7 at Kalona. Ivo Grady scored nine touchdowns and kicked seven of nine goals with Fry as a top contributor. Kalona claims the southeastern Iowa semi pro championship after beating Cedar Rapids Muscatine Davenport Sigourney Victor and Sharon.
The journal lists multiple farm sales from November to December at various locations including Ainsworth Washington Titus and West Chester with closing out sales and city property. It notes county agent supervised hog vaccination, pasture establishment, land clearing, stump removal and dynamite purchases facilitating cooperative farming efforts across Houston and surrounding counties.
The list shows prices for butter eggs cream ducks hens springs old roosters turkeys geese and guineas live or dressed with per pound or per item rates. It also lists value assessments for stale cream hides and various small animal skins with units and weight ranges.
The article details how flock condition at mating affects lambing, advising ewes be fleshier before breeding and flushed with rich pasture plus grain. It stresses ram vigor, exercise, and a 1–2 pound daily grain ration with oats bran mix, plus pasture access. The piece notes hog cholera losses dropping in Bullock County.
Practical guide from M. D. Helser of Iowa State College on scalding hogs for winter butchering. Recommends 150 degrees as ideal, use a thermometer if possible, and test water with three finger immersions to ensure correct temp. Coal ashes and additives unnecessary. scald hind foot first, then clean head and feet, scrape hair while warm for easier removal.
The text describes: loose hair removed with hot water to loosen skin, then a staged approach starting at the hind quarters. It warns against attempting the whole hog at once and promotes gradual work, noting easier butchering when done step by step.
Enid Bennett stars as Betty Palmer in The False Road produced by Thomas H. Ince and released by Paramount Artafact. The plot follows a New York crook gang with a backsliding lover who reforms with Bettys help after a bank robbery.
The Moline Plow Co. reports the Moline Universal tractor can pull three 14 inch bottoms in normal ground, or two bottoms in difficult or unfavorable seasons, without changes to its power plant or chassis. The enhancement lies in the plow itself, showcased publicly in demonstrations across the country.
The annual Pilot Reek Plowing Match at Cherokee Iowa on September 9 1920 featured a farmer driven entry that plowed under very dry hard ground with high drawbar pull. The engine showed little labor and wheel slippage remained minimal. Favorable comment followed the satisfactory performance as reported by Chilton Tractor Magazine.
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