Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-03-05

yards and Clyde futile his pu-
pill, won the silver trophy cup
given by the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil, and awarded by the
Ames professors of the Harri-
son county short course at Lo-
gan.
In the mems class the per
cents on live stock and grain
judging are as follows: L E
Dinsmore, 81 9 per cent; w. H.
Jefferson, 90.7; j. F Powers.
80 5; Fred Seabury, 9O4; Lee
Rippey, 90.1.
In the boys class, live stock
and grain judging: Clyde Tut
tile. ST.; Albert Larson, 81 6;
Robert Foutch, SO z; Walter E
Elerbeck, 825; Roy Brownell,
81 a; Ed Myers, 1913; Terry
Grossman, 789
As Mr.. futile and Mr.. Dins-
more won the two silver trophy
cups last year in the live stock
and corn judging contest, the
silver cups will be the property
of the two Reedersmills com
testants.
Mr.. Dinsmore, has been the
teacher at Reedersmill until re-
Gently and Clyde futile was
his pupil Mr.. Dinsmore gave
instructions in live stock ard
grain Judging in his school to
an exceptional fine class, and
the result Of the examination
shows the effect of the instruct
ion and the ability of the in
structor.
Logan, Iowa, Feb. 26 Rails
ing four hundred head of hogs
annually without invasion Of
hog cholera has been the ex-
periences of Fred H. Swan on
the farm east of Missouri Va
lev. Mr.. Swan attributes I'll e
immunity of his herd from
cholera to sanitary conditions,
and tho it has involved the ex.
penditure of funds to erect
suitable hog, barns, pens, drink
ing vessels, and time, and in
wolves no little expense to
maintain sanitary conditions
vet he has had the satisfaction
of escaping the cholera when
his friends and neighbors have
lost heavily and incidentally
Mr.. Swan sold fiftv.five Duroc
JERSEY gifts yesterday, for
1000, sending the same tn
Nebraska, Kansas. Missouri,
Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio. South
Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.
Mr.. Swan does believe in
vaccination, but he is strong on
sanitary conditions Of the barn,
the hog yards, pastures, Sleep
ing quarters for the hogs, and
pure feed and pure water.
H V. Peckenpaugh. former
" on the farm east of Logan,
but now resident of Logan,
and out of farm and hog rails
ing business, is another believer
in sanitary conditions to inn
mune hogs from cholera. Mr..
Peckenpaugh, like Mr.. Swan
has raised several hundred
head of hogs each year, and
ran fifteen consecutive years
without loss by cholera when
his immediate neighbors lost
heavily. The facts are that
MIR. Peckenpaugh lost hogs un-
til he enforced strict sanitary
conditions on his hog farm,
and after that, he was immun-
ed from hog cholera until he
went out of the business.
Logan, Ia, Feb. 26 j. M.
Albertsen, auditor of Harrison
county announced that the
good roads convention or good
r. ads school of instruction will
be held at Logan in the court
house Thursday, March 5. A
special invitation will be ex-
tended to the township trust
ees, road superintendent and
good road boosters to attend.
The township officials invited
will receive So 90 in the event
they attend.
j. w. Holden, state highway
commissioners will be present
and address the convention.
Everything points to a good at
tendance and a good time in
general, az many are seeking
lights on good roads construc-
tion and an opportunity to pay
their respects to the new road
and bridge laws enacted by the
last legislature.