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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1919
Page
2
Chicago reports estimated arrivals for Hogs at 12 000 with 6 169 holdovers and Cattle at 9 000 while Sheep reach 27 000. Prices vary by weight and grade with top hogs around 20.80 and calves and sheep showing mixed gains and declines across native and western stock.
National League results include Chicago 4 Cincinnati 2 and St. Louis 14 6 1. New York 7 Boston 2 and Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 4. American League saw Detroit 6 1 and Boston 2 4 as Washington and New York 5 Philadelphia 2 also listed.
The Journal's Farm Department highlights a County Home picnic on Wednesday and poultry culling demonstrations led by Bill Lapp from September 4 to 6 in Brighton Wellman and Riverside. It cites higher egg production in culled flocks and a note from J C Cannon about grasshopper control efforts.
Mr Strivings president of the New York State Federation praised Farm Bureau progress comparing New York and Iowa growth. He noted New York has 75 000 members and Iowa soon 100 000 while delegates to Washington helped repeal daylight saving with 189 000 petitions. The visit to Secretary Huston sparked discussions on agricultural issues and consumer costs in clothing.
W S Reister and Sons announce higher prices for butter eggs poultry and cream with current paying rates for various items including hens springs old roosters ducks geese turkeys and hides. Shipping is safer now due to settlement of railroad strikes.
Members of the boys' and girls' clubs organized by the department of agriculture and state colleges are taught by their leaders to regard these obligations as sacred and binding.
Seed corn picking time in Iowa is near with harvest expected between mid September and October 1 depending on local conditions. H. D. Hughes of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station notes favorable growth and abundant high grade seed this year and urges timely picking and careful testing and reselection in spring.
Mike Trier of Keota announces a fall Duroc sale on September 24 at his residence southeast of Keota. The offering includes fifty head of fine Dur locs with 30 boars and 20 gilts. Noted boars sire the stock and Trier recently paid $6,000 for a young boar from the Reed herd. He plans to show Orion Pathfinder at the National Swine Show in Des Moines before adding him to the herd.
Iowa counties publish purebred breeder directories to promote trade, starting with Linn and Crawford counties. These co operative, long lived ads allow breeders to reach buyers, are financed by advertising, and carry accuracy guarantees from local farm bureaus or breeder associations.
Mississippi banks loaned 12 000 to 15 000 last year to boy and girl club members with no bad paper. About 40 000 in loans were used for seed corn livestock and other needs in 1918, all reportedly repaid. Kansas banks lent 75 000 to juvenile clubs with more credit possible.
About 300 dairy and beef herds in Iowa are tested to join the accredited list free of tuberculosis. Kossuth County leads with 62 herds. Calhoun has 17. Accredited status aids shipment, breeding, and milk sales, with government free veterinary testing and shared slaughter salvage payouts if tubercular animals are found.
Chas Johnson Willard and Wal ter Leet Frank Sherbeck John Coakney and Ed Stoutner request that there be no hunting or trespassing on ground owned rented or leased by them, 21-2-3-6-8-30.
Chicago September 2 delegates at the party convention faced a split over dissolving the national Prohibitionist party. Officers threatened action while others deny it, risking a rift as the party aims to preserve its current organization and character.
Geneva dispatch reports heavy cash in Germany with savings banks turning away new deposits except at 2 percent. The government is considering a 450 million mark lottery loan to raise funds, a figure cited by the Stuttgart Neues Tageblatt.
Eleven head of cattle offered including five extra good milch cows, one two year old heifer, and five calves. All grade Shorthorns.
In a bold page mix the edition emphasizes advertisements before news stories as shops push deals and readers skim for discounts. The feature notes local merchants capitalizing on Sunday circulation and readers browsing for specials amid standard briefs.
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