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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1919
Page
2
Des Moines reports the period from September 15 to 20 will see a fair first half with occasional showers in the latter half. Temperatures are expected to be near normal across the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys.
Chicago reports today's receipts hogs 16 000, cattle 21 010, sheep 42 000. Hogs show gains to 25 cents higher than Saturday with top at 18.50. Prime heavy beef steers run strong with beef, yearlings steady, calves steady, and feeding stock slow. Sheep feature few top lambs steady with most bids down about 25 cents.
Brief price notes show Corp 250 cars at tone 4c off Me 3 C 1.83 1.40 oats 225 tone off No 5 W 1 63 64% Clover March 29.55 December Coffee 15.60.
A Dayton era farm sale list shows Duroc Jersey and closing out sales across Iowa from Sept. 16 to Oct. 18 near Eldon Wellston Keota Washington and other towns. The Ames experiment station reports fertilizer tests increasing yields with manure phosphates and lime stone. wheat yields rose from 14.2 to 33.7 bushels per acre, alfalfa and red clover also rose. Dean Curtiss urges cautious investment, land improvement, and debt reduction as prices adjust. Swine Feeders Day on Oct. 29 to present new swine results. A physician testimony extols milk’s value for building health.
Interest centers on the Poland-China sale next week September 25 at the Paul Barn east of town. Prominent consignors include John Wagner W R Gamon F M Smith Sons and J W Sumner all top Poland breeders. County breeders and Drover's Journal note the offering will be among the best with large pigs and top herd stock.
Nearly 500 farmers from over thirty counties attended the first annual farm crops and soils field day at the Ames agricultural experiment station. A group highlighted hands on demonstrations and talks on soil health and crop practices.
The note reports egg markets rising with cooler weather while poultry prices ease due to higher supply. Butter supply is tight because grass shortages cut butter-fat, signaling a potential higher market. producers urged to deliver cream and eggs at ten to capitalize before prices peak.
A speaker extols cow milk as vital and cost effective, arguing it yields rich returns beyond price and is essential for nourishment, citing its role in care at a large hospital serving over a thousand patients.
Farm sales increasingly rely on local newspaper ads rather than posters. An Iowa study notes newspapers reach about 1 500 farm homes per ad, cost 26 cents per inch, and attract broader, timely buyers. Louis fall sale Sept 26 features pedigrees and delivery of two or more head free of charge. Other auctions include J G Alliman Noble with Duroc sale Sept 20 and Milo Shalla Mike Trier sales in late Sept and Oct.
Kalona breeder W. C. Brenneman announces a Duroc fall sale to be held Tuesday the 23rd. This is his second sale with 60 head in the offering including 6 fall boars 4 fall gilts 25 winters and spring boars and 25 gilts. Sires include Elmwood Pathfinder A Perfect Model and Col. Cherry Chief. Brenneman reports a splendid Duroc herd this year and good results from the first sale last year.
Louis Rinner of Noble welcomed his newly purchased Duroe herd boar from Nebraska last week. The seven month old pig named Wilde's Orion weighed 350 pounds at arrival, described as a sizable specimen.
In a market report Mr Alliman boosts his own herd while urging buyers to consider other breeders. He notes strong sales and bidding as exhibitors push livestock value higher.
A LeMars farmer Vincent Lieb aged 24 was killed when his automobile slid into a creek and he could not free himself. The accident occurred near LeMars Iowa on September 15.
A young man left his house in his car to chase cattle in the pasture and was found dead beneath the vehicle in Willow Creek. He had just returned from service in France and is survived by a widowed mother and several brothers and sisters.
A brief want column item hints at local opportunities and listings. It suggests readers check the page for sales, services, and notices and may name a neighborhood or business category without detailing specifics.
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