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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1922
Page
2
Market reports show hog receipts about 32 000 with strong early hog prices and cattle and sheep receipts around 24 000 each. Beef cattle and veal prices vary by weight and grade with steady to lower trends and official yesterday totals listed for hogs cattle sheep calves receipts and shipments.
Markets furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co. Burlington Iowa list wheat at 97 cars with a steady tone and corn at 57 percent lower, oats at 228 cars with a lower tone, and various wheat prices for yellow white and hard grades. Estimated livestock for tomorrow includes hogs 23 000 cattle 14 000 and sheep 20 000.
A sequence of sale listings outlines upcoming auctions in Washington and nearby towns. Cattle including Holstein dairy cows and Jersey hogs appear, with dates from October through December. Sellers include J W Henderson, Evert M Hinde Wellmac Poland China hogs, Shaila and Knotek, Mike Trier, Ed Flanders, T C Deal, Welse and Wagner, L B Hanan, Ernest Carlson, Lord & Son, and Albert Taylor. Local venues include West Monroe street and surrounding counties.
Knights of Pythias regular meeting set for Monday night at 7 30. Rosemary club to meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Percy Whisler. Fleur de Lis club to meet with Mrs George Foster Friday afternoon October 13.
Local groups schedule meetings and socials through October 16. Events include church women gatherings, W F M meetings, a fried chicken supper, a Halloween social, and lectures on the Wells Co. plus a pressure cooker demonstration. Officials urge attendance and participation.
Louisa County Farm Bureau directors at their September meeting set a minimum price of 3 cents per bushel and a maximum of 4 cents for corn picking with lodging considered. The note mentions egg laying percentages for several poultry owners and suggests buying cockerels and eggs to improve stock.
The American Farm Bureau Federation plans a united local effort to push Congress to raise the Federal Farm Loan Act limit from 10 000 to 25 000 or remove it entirely. Louisa County Farm Bureau officials endorse the increase and will circulate a petition to gain broad farmer support.
Elm Grove Township residents lead in egg laying with 64.5 and 55.9 percent among Single Comb White Leghorns and Buff Leghorns, while Port Louisa Township's Paul Leahfer posts 38.8 percent in Rose Comb Browns. Heavier breeds see Mrs. C. C. Buffington’s Barred Rocks prominent. The Iowa Farm Bureau and Ames Agricultural Economics Section study cost of production across grain, cattle, hogs, and poultry, with Shelby County highlighted as a livestock hub. The report, covering 1921 to 1922, shows farming and stock raising as financially hazardous, though it provides the first systematic cost study in Iowa backed by actual records.
The readable fragment hints at comparison of backgrounds over time with altered values and conditions. It presents no clear events, people, or places, leaving the core meaning vague and context unclear.
Grundy Center reports from 245 farms across Black Hawk Tama and Grundy counties show an average 1921 loss of 400 dollars per farm based on Farm Bureau records. The best ten farms averaged 70 acres corn 43 small grain 20 hay with 175 total acres and 2288 dollars in labor income after deductions.
Mrs W J Masson and baby Robert visited Keokuk today and will stay until tomorrow evening with her sister Mrs G E Davis. Their daughter Cathrine had been there a week and will return with her. H A V McCaulley and daughters Delia and Stella Smiley departed for Lebanon Kansas en route to New Sharon Iowa. Mrs A E Burham returned to Ottumwa after visiting her mother Mrs David Durst and mother Mrs N J Burham.
William Fox adapts the Lincoln J. Carter melodrama The Fast Mail into a film starring Charles Jones. The Fox Theatre showcases the revived thrill ride tonight and Tuesday with Carter’s old plot and new screen vigor.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith depart for Chicago to visit Miss Mildred and Frances Stewart for a few days, then proceed to Los Angeles California to spend the winter.
The article explains that planets derive their names from mythological gods and goddesses. It notes a tradition linking celestial bodies to deities across cultures, reflecting ancient storytelling in astronomy.
In England several farms focus entirely on breeding butterflies and moths for display and study. The growing industry supports hobbyists and researchers alike, with niche markets in education and conservation.
For the period October 9 to October 14, generally fair and cooler at the start. Temperatures normal or above thereafter across the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys.
Your wool blankets washed and renovated for winter. Send them to the Washington Steam Laundry. Phone 48. 2028.
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