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
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price for the home product was that
] they were not sure these beans would
keep like the imported ones. But
even at $3.50 a bushel that is an in
come of $24O an acre. The beans were
threshed with an old fashioned fail
owned by Mr.. Wf!helms grandfather.
Mr. Hoover, food administrator, has
issued a definite statement concern
ing the price of the 1918 wheat crop.
Mr. Hoover settles any doubt which
had been raised, by the following
statement: "A minimum guarantee
for wheat of 81 bushel is assured
for the 1918 crop; but this guarantee
does not apply to the 1917 crop. In
addition, the president may, during
the period Of the war, determine what
shall be suitable guarantee for the
price of wheat in order to stimulate
production. The import Of this is
that the government would have to
support wheat at that price, should
an unusually big world crop tend to
force it down. This guarantees the
farmer fair price for his wheat in
the face Of unforeseen price depress-
ing emergencies" The committee
appointed to fix the price at which
the government would buy the 1917
wheat crop, made its report, and fixed
a price of $3.50 a bushel for No. l
northern wheat at primary markets.
For some little time there was a dis
agreement in the committee. The rep
resentatives of the farmers insisted
upon a price of $3.50 and the repre-
sentatives of capital and labor stuck
for q price of $l.S4. The price fixed,
therefore, represents compromise.
The prices for other grades OF wheat
will OF course be adjusted to this
price. Some who have made esti-
mates figure that the price for the
lowest grades at primary markets will
be $40, while No. l dark hard winter
wheat and also dark northern spring
will sell for about 1924. or course.
the price the farmer will. receive will
be less than the price at the primary
markets by the amount of the freight
and the cost of handling.
hrge increas4s in the value OF
brick and tile made in the United
States in 1916 are reported to the
United States Geological Survey, De-
partment Of the Interior. The total
output amounted to $l59,042,S49, an
increase of $33.24S,005. or more than
26 per cent over the figures for 1915.
The value of every variety of product
classified by the Geographical Sur
yey except two was increased. Com
mon brick, the product OF greatest
value the output of which has been
declining in recent years, showed a
large increase in both quantity and
value. There were 1894, ZOE, 900 brick
reported for 1916 valued at $49.357..
All. or $66S per thousand. al in.
crease in quantity of SAB 103, 900 brick
and in value of $7,212.l19, OF II per
cent.
Charter Oak Times: Men are haul
ing cement for the building of new
bridge over the Soldier Immediately
west Of Charter Oak, to take the place
OF the old Red bridge that has done
duty so many years. The new struc
ture is to be a pony truss on con
crete support. and will be plenty large
to carry away the flood waters. II
was the flood waters that made the
new bridge necessary. not the traffic
or the condition of the old structure
The Schroeder farm in section thir
ty.fiye Otter Creek township. is the
scene of many building improvements
this fall. II. B., son of the owner OF
the farm, is farming the land. A new
machine shed 20X32 is just about com
Melted, an addition, 12x14, is being
made to the chicken house, which vii
make the chicken house 12x2S. The
old cattle shed and the granary have
also been reshingled. Two pure bred
Poland China sires were purchased
last week by Mr.. Schroeder from 6
Correctionville breeder Of this breed
of swine, Prom what II. Il. said
was led to believe that in the future
there will be no more crossing Of diff
ferent breeds of swine on the farm Sc
long as he is in the saddle.
During a treffic storm August 4th
the barn on the farm of II. p. Jen
sen was struck by lightning and soor
burned to the ground. At the same
time the large cattle shed was blown
down. A new barn is now being built
which is 34X3G, with 1S-foOt posts. The
cattle shed is also being rebuilt ant
when completed it will be 2SXG4
This farm is located in section three
Goodrich township, and farmed by Il
II. Jensen, son of the owner.
O.
Z The sale of the Weed & Wilson
farm, located three and one-half mile:
south of Charter Oak, was not vel
attend. Perhaps not more than III
ty men were present. Owing to the
fact that the Crawford county fail
was being held the same day. Wednes
day, September 5th, might have hat
something to do with the small at
tendance Malone Bros. presided a:
auctioneers and they certainly work
ed hard and hung on long to give ev
erybody chance to bid who wanted
to. After Tom had praised the low;
farm lands in general. and Crawford
county in particular, the first bid was
received, which was 1920. 1t did no.
take more than one hour to get thai
bid raised to $i57.50, and was sold to
r. r. Weed for that price. Don't lei
anyone fool themselves in the belief
that tho farm did not sell. There iS