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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1926
Page
2
Chicago market data shows hogs steady with top at 13.60 and varied weights traded. cattle receipts around 1,000 with mixed prices from 9.00 down to 11.75 for heavies. sheep receipts 1,000 with lambs and yearlings trading around 12.00 to 14.35 and ewes about 7.10. The week totals note 76,750 cattle across eleven markets and 18,700 sheep, reflecting weaker trends in several classes.
Livestock estimates from Chicago show hogs at 6,000, cattle at 31,000, and sheep at 30,000 for Monday. Next week’s hogs are projected at 125,000.
Chicago market notes show mixed corn grades ranging from No 2 at 78 percent to No 6 at 72 percent. Yellow corn prices span No 2 at 79 percent to No 6 at 73 percent with varieties including white and orange listed and a sample grade between 65 and 70.
The Toledo seed market in Toledo Ohio begins operations with Clover as a key supplier. Local farmers anticipate access to a wider variety of seeds and agricultural products starting this season.
J M Lord and Son will sell their fall Duroc boars and gilts Tuesday September 28 at the farm northeast of Ainsworth Nebraska. The offering features new bloodlines including Electioneer and Super Colon el progeny with strong, well conditioned stock and high demand anticipated despite weather.
Pete Welch held his annual Io land sale Tuesday with a small crowd as threatening weather kept buyers away. The top boar sold for 60 dollars and the top gilt for 42 dollars. The offering was large and in good condition, with some hogs selling above 50 dollars to buyers who value quality. Gilts found strong demand this fall, better than in several years.
A fragment lists seed cash values by month and currency for two categories, marking October, December, February, March, and September figures. Names Timothy and dates appear with old and new amounts, including a £70 reference and multiple monthly sums.
Doctor Crosby grows bored with city life and a passing shipboard flirt. After shore leave he hides inland to find an apple tree and rekindles a romance with childhood friend Alice Gray, realizing true affection blooms away from the sea.
The Washington County Farm Bureau announces apple grading packing demonstrations on September 23 at 1 30 pm in Brookhart Orchard near Washington and September 24 at 1 30 pm at Harley Hardin Orchard near Keota. H E B Nichols from Ames will conduct the demonstrations focusing on picking sorting grading packing in Derrels and proper storage to prevent profit loss from poor handling.
A visitor describes Keota scenes including Owen Cno sen and spouse arriving from Washington and enjoying meals at Gillfea Restaurant with “dollar dinners.” The account mentions local business figures John Redlinger and Emory at Wallace Lumber Yard, a large purebred cattle herd at Mrs Singmaster’s, and a near-miss with a floods scare as loggers travel to a Richland farm.
A British veterinarian reports that puppies raised on a diet including oranges apples and bananas grow larger and healthier than those fed only standard dog foods. He asserts fruit enriched meals enhance development and vitality in early canine growth.
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