Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
Deems FARM IS
A MODERN PLACE
FORMER RAlLRoADER HAS Elk
cELLENT HOME SHORT DIS
TANcE FROM BURLINGTON.
HAS BEST BUILDINGS
Experts From Ames say Structures
Are Finest Of Kind In the State;
Uses Entire Crop for
Feed.

The lecture at the Deems farm took
the form of an explanation Of the vari.
GUS buildings that were erected there,
as there was very little left to be de-
sired in the respect of outbuildings at
the farm.
The speaker there lauded the condi-
tions at the Deems farm, and ended
by saying that 1t was the best farm
In Iowa as regards the farm buildings,
The Ames man took pictures of the
buildings, and in many places took
notes Of the manner Of construction
Of certain OF the barns and silos.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye in story
treating on the Deems home some
time ago had the following:
J. F. Deems. formerly Of the Bur
lington railroad and now connected
with several big business interests In
New York city, will soon have pro-
badly the most comfortable and at
tractive farm house in Des Moines
county, II not In the state. Some years
ago Mr.. Deems bought the David
Leonard property on the Agency road
about q mile and half west OF Bur
lington, and has been busy improcing
It ever since. The farm covers over
one hundred and eighty acres Of the
best land in the world and practically
every inch Of it Is put to some good
use. At present Mr.. Deems is build
ing a house on the site of the old
Leonard home, which is an ideal loca-
ton as it is surrounded by fine old
trees and is set about one hundred
and fifty feet from the road. With
OTIS red roof showing between the
green branches Of the trees 1t is 60
ing to make beautiful picture. The
house faces south and will have large
porches in front, in back and on the
east side. The porte cochere is on
the west side. Two Of the porches
and the porte cochere open directly
into a living room 26x36 feet. This
room runs the entire width OF the
house and will be finished in oak. The
stairway to the second floor runs from
this room. The dining room and
smoking room are directly back Of the
living room There are six big bed
rooms on the second floor and three
bath rooms. There Is fourth bath
room on the third floor and three bed
rooms. The cellar extends under the
entire house, and is floored with con-
crete.
Water will be supplied to the house
bv a pumping station which is already
Installed, the electric power to come
from Keokuk by way Of West Burling-
ton, The water comes as cold as Ice
from 243 foot well, 200 feet Of which
was drilled through solid rock. To
the rear of the house are the laundry
and a garage capable Of holding three
cars. The, only old building on the
place is the horse barn, which Mr..
Deems intends to replace with new
one soon.
The house will be heated with hot
water with an auxiliary hot air fur
mace for the cool days Of the fall. The
lighting will be done with electricity.
The sewage is disposed of by means
Of septic tank.
Sells No Crops.
Mr., Deems farm buildings are up to
date In every particular and for this
reason his farm has been selected as
one of the eight to be visited by the
agricultural experts from Ames on
May 20. The purpose Of the farm is
q hog raising and every crop raised on
the place is used for feeding. Mr..
Deems does not intend to sell any Of
It although he did last year, because
he had more than the stock could eat.
At present he has forty head Of cattle
there for fattening, which will be sent
to the Chicago market Mr.. Deems
does not raise cattle but buys them for
feeding and shipping The hog pens
and yard are foored with concrete as