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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1925
Page
2
Hog receipts 25 000 uneven prices mostly lower across weights with lightweights and slaughter pigs down 25 to 40 cents. Cattle receipts 11 000 meager supply, fat steers and yearlings firmer with prime yearlings at 16.00. sheep and lambs fairly active with higher asks for desirable kinds. Wheat none with mixed corn bids and other grains listed. lard and veg oil quotes provided.
Clover seed quotes show cash October bid 16.75 and futures as 15.85 for December 15.85 February 16.00 and March 16.85 asked. Timothy seed quotes list cash October and December 3.80 with March 3.95 noted.
Official live stock estimates released from Chicago on October 1 show hogs at 20,000 head, cattle at 4,000 head, and sheep at 12,000 head.
Three year old Charlotte Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Thompson living near Albernette La drowned in a yard tank of water. She wandered away from other children while playing and was found head first in the tank after a twenty minute search by her mother.
Iowa dairy records show 108 cows culled from 16 000 head amid August losses at cream separators 932 cows exceed 40 pounds butterfat and 279 tops 500 pounds. Marshall Grundy led in average butterfat 31 8 from 277 cows while Linn county No 2 and Garnaville follow. The highest producers include Brockmier Schaub Colesburg grade Holstein 76 9 pounds butterfat and 1603 pounds milk. Iowa's butter quality praised with national honors and medals across several classes and associations.
The dairy extension workers at Iowa State College helped creameries improve Iowa cream through cream scoring boosting butter quality. Hawkeye butter fame stems from skilled Iowa butter makers. Higher quality butter raises farmer prices. Iowa manufactures about 150 million pounds yearly and a one cent price increase adds about 1.5 million dollars in revenue.
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