The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-10-03
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spring gifts. They are sired by Ions
Model, Giant Defender, Commodore
Wonder and Model illustrator. In al
probability there will not be bette,
chance to buy herd headers, for your
DurOcs this sale season than at this
sale. They possess good length, full
archcd backs. and good feet, if there
is anything else needed they have it
They will grew to be big hogs, az
they come from strain of big boned
and stretchy ancestors. If in the mar
ket for a Duroc boar, I advise you to
attend this sale Of quality stuff.
The wealth is always an interesting
subject and every farmer in a sense
is a gamblcr-he must put his own
energies up against an uncertainty
Statistics tell us that there is more
insanity according to the population
among those inhabitants in rural dis
tricts than even in our cOngcsted cities.
This possibility may be accounted FOR
by the severe struggle that the agri'
culturists has with the weather man.
Great uncertainty always attends the
sowing or planting of the crop because
its growth does not depend simply on
the faithfulncss with which the seeds
are sown and the crop is cultivated,
but also upon atmospheric conditions
over which he practically has no con-
troll. Late springs, with cold storms.
retard his sowing and planting, while
early frOsts come unscasonably to de-
stroy developing crops. This is a
chance he must always take in pro:
ducing fruits Of the soil.
1t is now common sight in Iowa
to sec tractors at work pulling gang
plows, while across the fence in a
pasture are fat horses looking on with
cortented complacency that would
make you laugh.
'Of all that's good, Iowa affords the
very best When mother earth is
clothed i'll early vcrdure OF spring, it
is delightful to, be out Of doors. but
|, i'll the early autumn when the crops
have matured and are ready to be
garnered, and nature has painted the
leaves a golden hue, it is indeed de-
lghtful to be permitted to get out Of
the cities or towns to commune witt,
nature.
The record Poland China sale in
this generation took place September
q. at the farm of Peter Mouw, near
Orange City. Iowa. Peter has lived
to prove to those who ridiculcd his
ideas OF what constituted the practical
money-inaking type OF hogs, that he
" was building on solid rock. He has
lived to set a new record for the breed.
dale Jones brought the astonishing
for average of $3O6.S4 per head. Gerts-
price Of $4,000. The purchaser Of this
noted sire were Vandeventer and L.
Fl. Carter OF Mexico, Mo. A. ID. Sewers
of Bows. Ia, was the runner up on
this hog. his last bid was $500, Nc
Henry of DcnisOn. secured two boars
at this sale. One at $500 and year
ling at $325. The second highest price
paid at this sale was Sl,50O. paid by
Paul Wagner, of Pierce, Nebr,, for 4
son of the $4,000 hog.
Several years ago l assisted c. \.
Oldsen, a young man then, to unloa!
his first shipment of registered Short
Horn cattle, which came from Clin-
ton county breeder. If | remember
rightly, there were six hei!ers in this
shipment. The next year. his father,
John Oldscn, retired and the farm vas
turned over to Carl TO say he has
made good rs a breeder is putting it
mildly. Last week he clO-rd a deal
for twcnty-fOur head of registered
Short Horns which were purchased
from Ed Hoffman, in Ida county. A
number were COWS with calves at foot
and the average price .for the whole
lot was 500. The animals purchased
included. six two-ycar-olds. and five
yearlihg hcifers. Wayeland Stock Farm
is the name Of the Oldsen farm and
think it is Il very nice name because
l named the farm. Before this last
purchase, Mr. Oldsen had sixty head on
the farm and there was not Gull in
the lot. Last fall he imported Inver
ness Hall Malk. from Scotland at a
cost Of 81 900 and this ycarllrS bull
has won this year at both the Iowa
State fair and the Sioux City fair. He
is by Silver Plate on'a Marebold foun
dation. Sultan 3rd, a son of White
Hall Sultan, from Mari Princess
Royal dam is one OF the herd bulls on
this famous farm located about five
and half miles northwest .; Wall
Lake. in Sac county. Carl has had
several safes VII tlIc idTll anu tleN dt-
tract breeders from far and near. He
is yet a young man. in the early thir-
ties, and think he has made a Won
derful record for so young a man. He
is a graduate of the Amcs agricultural
college and has put the knowledge he
gained there into good use.
g.
The right sort of IA county agent is
what his title implics-the trusted
agent friend and counselor of the
farmers with whom lie works. He is
not an outsider with quantities of adj
wise but a sympathetic ..Aelpera 81; hi
own people, learning BY doing. FAlks
in some shi.tless communities are said
to exist by taking in one aanother's
washing. Thrifty communities, with a
county agent leader, become more
thrifty by SHin. to school to each
other and learning the best methods
of all The demonstrations fOstered
by an able county agent lead to COM