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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1918
Page
2
Estimated cattle receipts 17 000 cattle and 35 000 sheep. Market opening slow, steady to lower with top hog price 19.95 and various hog classifications listed. Receipts today 22 000 hogs, yesterday 2 496 left over. cattle and lambs show mixed gains and declines across stock categories with large totals.
Grain futures values are provided by FE Warner & Co of Iowa City with L B Hunt as manager. The notice lists closing figures for agricultural commodities as of October 1 1918.
Turner Grain Co and manager W M Hewitt report cash close prices for futures notes in St Louis. No 1 red wheat 2.24 No 2 red 2.22 No 2 yellow corn 1.50 No 3 yellow 1.44 1.45 No 5 yellow 1.30 No 6 yellow 1.17 1.20 No 3 white 1.65 1.70 No 4 white 1.50 No 6 white 1.25 Stand oats 72 No 3 white 71 71 No 2 oats .70 No 3 oats 69.
The wood used by engravers is said to be the most expensive in the world. Imported boxwood from Turkey commands four to ten cents per square inch for post grade. A wagonload would cost thousands, and a string of beads would be a costly piece of jewelry.
Dialogue snippet shows a couple adjusting proximity to music. She invites closer while acknowledging hearing issues. he initially objects then agrees to move closer as they continue conversation. The exchange highlights misaligned perception and urge to connect through sound.
Harve and Lloyd Humston cleared weeds from the potato patch signaling imminent cellar storage. J. N. Nicholson burned weeds off the potatoes and plans to dig soon. Paul Gass rented the Dusenbery place, moved in, attended sale day, and purchased part of the feed and some machinery.
Auction prices for hay hens pullets and a Red Cross quilt are reported along with notes on corn wheat and hogs. A Farmers Union convention is set for October 5 at Woodman Hall Washington with William Sutherland as president and B Rabenold as secretary treasurer.
Farmers and woodland owners are asked to supply cordwood to conserve coal and ease railway strain this coming winter. Wood can substitute for coal for heat, with one cord of seasoned wood equaling about one ton of average coal. a table shows consumer prices for cordwood as coal equivalents. Methods for making cordwood are described, including cutting to four foot lengths and splitting, then stacking in a standard cord.
US Department of Agriculture specialists say replacing coal with wood is largely practicable across Maine to Missouri. In these 17 states about 26 million people burn roughly 18 million tons of coal yearly. substituting wood for one quarter of farm use and one tenth of village use could save nearly 3 million tons or 65,000 to 70,000 cars.
The article compares wood as a cheap convenient fuel for churches cottages and seasonal buildings noting its suitability for intermittent high volume heat. It states a cord of hard hardwoods roughly equals a ton of anthracite coal and that soft maples and softer woods require more cordage to match the coal’s energy.
The article explains wood has 70 percent solid timber and 30 percent air. It describes two cutting methods for stove wood and estimates storage, seasonal drying times, and prices per cord or run for various species, noting October November harvest aids late winter burning and potential profits this year.
With winter prices shown, thinning forests near good markets become practical. Woodland owners can obtain guidance from their State forester, county agent, State agricultural college, or the U S Forest Service in Washington D C.
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