The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-26

years ago. and What is more they are
destined to 60 higher in the future.
Thi: means that more work must be
put on our land and the products we
produce. Instead of stacking our hay
and straw in the field. for example, it
will be found more profitable to bale
them and get them under shelter as q
few now are doing. 1t is not always
practical to build barns large enough
to house all roughage on the farm in
q loose condition and the gas engine
is ever ready to run the balcr to put
the major portion Of our corn in the
slo and thereby save 35 to 40 per
cent of it's food value heretofore vast
ed in the field From now on we
shall also find it economical to grind
or cut our hay, especially the valu
able alfalfa, which, when cut fine, is
worth almost as much, pound for
pound. as wheat bran. There are per
haps not many farmers who believe
that it will pay to run hay through a
cutting box, but a large percentage
will believe and practice it in the near
future.
A. w. Stegemann intends to build
a 1GX4S addition to his barn on the
farm two miles east of Schleswig. He
has always fed couple of car loads
of steers a year but has just recently
purchased car load lot of steers.
August Simpson, his sister Anna, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Carlson, who re-
side ndar Stratford, visited at the
Stegemann home last week.
John Jurgensen has decided to
place heating plant in his farm
home one and half miles southwest
Of SChleswig. Ele was enlargng the
cellar when | visited him last week
and the dirt removed was being placed
on the driveway entrance to the farm.
The farm is mighty good piece of
to have and to hold. and up
on it is a good place to reside. re-
Gently asked wealthy man, cOnvcrs-
ant with practically all kinds of en-
terprise, what he would do were he
% begin life again, and he replied:
IF | were a young man | would To-
cate on a farm for the happiness and
health OF my family and myself
Many leave the farm in n chase for !
lOllars, but in after years when the |
great lessons of life are learned, one
If which is that money does not al |
ways bring happiness, then the old |
arm home looks good once again. Ir
hese troublous times thrice blessed
IS he who owns his own home, far
from the maddening crowd and there
lwells in peace with his family.
o.
August Jochims has reprinted his
lwelling on the farm two miles south |
If SchlesWig. The body color is gray.
with white. This is very
pretty combination. Last year | saw
he same color scheme used for paint !
ing all Of the buildings on farm and
it seemed to me an Improvement over
the old red used by so many in paint
ing their barns | met Will Neubauer
on the Jochims farm, also a charming
young lady. | have forgotten the
lady's name, but no doubt VIII has
not. Will and August were planning
on two days visit to Ute the latter
part Of last week.
A lady friend gave me the following
recipe for making beet relish. She
has tried it; so have |, and we join
in recommending it to the lady read
ers of this department. 1t is fine with
meats. Here it is: One quart cooked
and chopped beets, one quart chopped
cabbage, one large cup celery, one
half cup horse radish, one cup granu-
lated sugar. one tablespoon salt, one
half teaspoon black pepper, One-half
teaspoon red pepper; cover with vim
egar.
For many years | have tried to have
established in Iowa Corn Day, but
have not succeeded. l have suggest
ed the setting apart of day on which
every family in Iowa prepare and eat
articles OF food made from corn meal.
believe that Corn Day would intro
duce corn meal to many tables where
it is now a stranger. 1t would make
them so chummy that they would
never care to part company If corn