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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1926
Page
2
Chicago traders received 9000 hogs and 3000 cattle with mixed activity. Desirable hogs gained 10 to 25 cents. top hogs at 13.90 and light loads around 13.85. Cattle mostly steady with steers and yearlings near 9.00 to 11.85. fat stock and bulls steady. Sheep offerings of 14000 bit firmer in fat lambs with natives 13.00 to 13.25 and feeding lambs around 12.25 to 13.00.
Chicago officials release official livestock estimates for tomorrow showing 4,000 cattle and 4,000 sheep with an additional note of 1,000 head in reserve. The figures reflect market expectations.
Chicago cash grain figures for corn show mixed offerings across grades with No 2 yellow at 80 to 80144 cents, No 3 at 79 to 7914, and arc values for white and yellow varieties. Sample grades range 63 to 72 with other grades posted in the 70s.
Toledo Ohio October 1 Clover reed cash imported nineteen dollars domestic value uncertain in this fragment describing seed market activity and prices with unclear scope and missing details.
A garbled OCR record shows a sequence of monetary values and month references. The text includes Timothy seed cash ald 2.70 and several prices such as 2.90 3.00 and 38.15 with month tags like October December February and March. No coherent event is described.
A two year vocational agriculture short course begins this fall at Iowa State College Ames. The program blends practical agriculture with liberal and science studies to give farm boys a broad outlook and solid grounding in agricultural science.
Frank Wood and neighbors share farm updates in Ainsworth. Mentions include Hereford cattle at Edmondson's, a 330 acre Sherm farm, 64 head cattle and many hogs, 2000 bu corn at Crawfordsville area, Rhode Island chickens, and Journal delivery to local residents like J W Edmondson, Mert Hawkins, and Bob Duncan.
Henry county youths in Mount Pleasant begin calf selection for the 1927 baby beef clubs with over twenty calves chosen for show and feed. Statewide, seed corn selection and early frost warnings push farmers to act, while 10-19 year olds enroll Sept 1 to Dec 1 with calves dropped between Feb 1 and Oct 1.
Calves from Angus, Shorthorn, and Hereford breeds must be weighed and on feed by January 1. Description, age, and first weight of calves must be filed with the county agent by February 1.
Oratorio refers to a sacred musical composition drawn from scripture. The term likely comes from performances in an oratory or private chapel. Earliest oratorio attributed to about 1550 by St Philip Neri.
Internal quarrels weakened the Inca empire allowing Spanish forces to seize power early in the 1500s as factions fractured and opened the way for conquest by outsiders.
The National Council of Catholic Women reports a membership exceeding forty thousand, asserting it is the world’s largest organized body of women. The group emphasizes unity, service, and advocacy across parishes and dioceses.
Sept 29 Knetek Bros Keota River side. Oct 2 Forest Embree Keota. Hampshire sale Oct b Allen Walker Yarmouth Poland Chinas. Oct 5 Stout Bros 7 12 mi SE Apple sale. Oct 13 Wagner Gamon & Sons Big type polands. Oct 14 Howsare Hawthorne Closing out sale Crawfordsville. Oct 15 Robt G Sheetz Keota Poland Chinas. Oct 25 H E Busby Washington Poland Chinas. Sept 80 Mike Trier Keota Duroe Jersey Delbert Darnell 6 Mi N W of Washington Apple sale soon.
Prices for butter from Washington markets show 40 cents per pound while eggs and poultry vary by weight. Fresh laid eggs per dozen, hens by weight class, and Muscovy ducks with other waterfowl priced per pound. Horse and calf hides priced per each and per pound respectively. No market for sick or crippled poultry.
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