The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-12
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. D. Gray
Editor
Live News About Crawford County
Farms and Farmers
John II. D. Gray
Editor

Oul VI lllC way ;" HUI lOl III AoS' = AN
very important feature in making {
serviceable curtain front is to stretch
the muslin over frames very tightly
as this adds years to its value anG
wear.
We greatly favor the frames not
made so large, but rather in sections
not over three feet square, for we
can open up half of them admitting
light and air plenty of sunshine and
the remaining half admit of protection
against rough, sweeping winds. we
quite often open them in this manner
in winter leaving every other one
closed to afford semi-prOtectiOn from
cold or blasts.
Before installing these curtain
fronts, we always had trouble with
sweaty walls, damp litter. foul Odors
roup crOupy fowls. and sickness oil
all manner Since installing an entire
curtain front and using it expediently
we hardly know what sick fowl is
and have no dampness to hamper oul
care of the fowls. ,-n -.>
The whole lower front is curtained
in this manner and we always have
plenty of light. airy. dry quarters and
litter in which the fowls revel on
stormy, cold days. The bad arrange
ment of SO many farm poultry houses
is the cause of low production of win
ter eggs, and not SO often the accus
ed breed of fowls and their feed.
Half of the battle of profitable egg
production on the farm is little cares
and commences in taking care Of the
fowls and not so much their ration
to make eggs-G. w. B., Ohio.
| 4 drove out to the farm Of Paul
| Stensen. four and one-half miles
northwest of Denison, to take a look
at his Angora goats. About June ],
he bought $50 goats in Omaha and
brought them to his farm to clean up
| the brush on a twenty acre tract
Of timber land They have certainly
done their work we'll, for every bush
has been devastated of its leaves and
they have also cleaned up the under
brush. When they came to the farm
they averaged eighty pounds IN
weight; but since their arrival they
have increased their weight consid-
erably and now average 100 pounds.
They have not received a thing to
CdL dSluc llUIlt "HdI lHCy AOuhu
this twenty acre lot. A woven wire
fence was placed around the lot, and.
understand, nearly every day one
or two Of the goats get their horns
fastened in the fence and it is ncces-
sary to assist them before they get
their freedom. They are all males.
Y understand that MI, :Stesnse9Q- Ia g
decided to sell the bunch. for they
have completed the task given them.
There is now 149 jn the flock, ono
having passed to his reward. The
Angora goat is often COMPOUNDED with
the Cashmere but in reality is quite
distinct from it. The principal fea-
ture Of this breed. OF which there are
two or three varieties, is the length
and quality of its hair, or fleece.
which has particularly soft and silky
texture, covering the whole body and
great part of the legs with close
matted ringlets. The face has a
sheepish expression. The coat is
composed of two kinds of hair, the
one short and coarse and of the char
acter of hair which lies close to the
skin, the other long and curly and of
the nature of wool. forming the outer
covering. Both are used by the manu-
facturer, but, the exterior portion.
which makes up by far the greater
bulk, is much more valuable. The
process of shearing takes place in
early spring and is conducted with
the utmost care, the average amount
of wool yielded by each animal is
about two pounds. The best quality
comes from castrated males, the fe-
males produce the next best. Angora
Turkey, in Asia, about 200 miles e.
S. E. OF Constantinople, has long been
celebrated for its goats, whose soft
silky hair about eight inches long.
forms the chief article Of export from
the city.
Maplehurst farm located in section
twenty-seven, Goodrich township. is
the property of John +. Woodruff. |
visited this farm last week and saw
much to interest me. TO look at Mr..
Woodruff no one who did not know it
to be fact would believe that he was
compelled, on account OF poor health,
to give up the profession of superin-
tendent of schools in western city
He now looks the perfect man physi-
cally and | doubt if there is a better
built man in the county. He has lived
twenty four hours day the ideal
life that is close to nature, enjoying
the freedom of Gods great outdoors.
His faith in farm life has made him
free from his former physical troubles.
AS you approach Maplehurst farm,
you are led to believe that it is no or
binary farm or man who lives there.
An arch sign has been placed over
the entrance driveway announcing
this is ,Maplehurst farm, and right
off the bat, after seeing that sign, you
expect to see something out of the Or
The farm corEists of 16O
acres and is well taken care of by it's
owner who farms it alone. Right now
work has started on new building
which will be fifty two feet long and
twenty feet wide. 1t will be a COM
bination machine shed, work shop,
and garage. 1t will have a cement
floor and part of the back wall will
be made of the same material. The
contract has been let for another
very useful farm building, it is a
double corn crib and granary. 1t will
be 30X32, thirty feet high and have a
of 5000 bushels Of ear corn