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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets open with receipts totaling hogs 24,285 cattle 13,172 sheep 230,668 calves 3,065. Prices range with hogs steady to higher and cattle, calves and lambs showing varied gains and declines across weights and classes. Shipping totals indicate significant movement of hogs and cattle.
Article notes steps toward forming a national federation of state farm bureaus with Iowa and New York leading efforts. A national convention is planned in Chicago during the AS and E S meetings in November to finalize arrangements for a permanent body. It highlights home demonstration efforts and a Talladega Alabama example of an economical, well designed farm home built with farm lumber and government backing.
Furnished by E W Wagner and Company Iowa City manager B Hunt reports corn opening results with Oct Dec May highs lows and closes. The report lists oats futures and cash market tone for corn and oats with No 3 grade prices and percentage movements. Additional notes include clover March December and coffee prices showing market activity.
Romans introduce wheat to Britain after conquering Gaul. Britons adopt wheat then Saxons continue. medieval bread uses coarser grain flour. The passage notes ads contain more information.
Charley Brown announces sales tomorrow beginning at 1 PM at the Court House. Matt White offers household goods at 2:30 PM. City Feed Yard sells 75 head of breeding ewes and 7 full blood Duree Jersey hogs. McFarland team wagon harness and woodwork along with 2 horses and additional items are listed.
An Iowa farmer H. B. Myers of Henry county preserves a threshing machine originally bought in 1892 and later owned by Myers since 1899. Used 28 seasons, it has threshed over a million bushels of grain, and remains in good condition under continual oiling repair and shelter.
Professor J B Davidson of Iowa State College agriculture engineering announces a tractor service station to maintain detailed performance records for about a dozen tractors in use at Ames. Arthur Bockwoldt, a college graduate, will head the service department and supervise care of college owned tractors.
Market note from Mutual 12 W S Reister and Sons lists current prices for butter and cream per pound, eggs per dozen, poultry and hides. Eggs are not expected to gain value this winter and sellers are urged to ship regularly to avoid spoilage. Poultry prices show a downturn, with listed per pound rates for chicken and turkey. The notice also warns that the hide market has fallen sharply, with top prices paid upon delivery.
In Iowa City the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority breaks Pan-Hellenic rushing rules by resigning to pursue freshmen directly. The Pan-Hellenic committee faces a stalled university verdict on whether the Kappas remain in good standing, amid campus tension and long meetings as the issue waits official action.
The Farmers Union will hold a meeting at the Lincoln school house four miles north of Washington on Monday evening October 6 at 8 o'clock prompt to decide an elevator proposition. All stockholders and Farmers Union members are requested to be present by order of committee.
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