The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-26

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feed II the pigs are bothered will
worms.
The foregoing Is our method o.
feeding pigs for the market and it is 9
good way to feed the stock used FOL
breeding purposes. We do not USE
and do not believe in the use of sell
feeders until the pigs are at least five
months old.
In conclusion want only to empha
size that pork can. and at this time
should be, produced on the grains w
can and do produce on our Wtscon
MINISTER RAISES HOGS.
Spencer News-Herald: Rev. ]. A
Peterson, of Rembrandt, does not con
slider himself much Of farmer, so II
has been said, but don't pass judg
men: until you have read this item.
Last spring, Rev. Peterson, finding
he had about an acre OF land lyine
idle on his property at Rembrandt
purchased three sows for $3.50. and
pastured them on his land This fall
his three sows weighed G15 pounds
and he marketed them for sixteen dol
lars hundred Or $3.50; this made
him small profit over all expenses
but don't overlook this fact, he still
had fifteen pigs left on his acre OF
land weighing on an average Of one
hundred pounds apiece. Last Tuesday
Clark Mccoy, who lives on what Is
known as the Boese farm north OF
Linn Grove. offered Rev. Peterson SIC
each for the pigs. and after duly con
sidering the possible weight, ETC., &C
cepted the proposition.
Rev. Peterson spent $11.00 for four
sacks Of shorts during the season, used
about ten bushels of soft corn and
pastured them for the balance of the
food they needed. The profit made
off the three sOws amounts to over
$4,000. a..
Motto-Buy sows.
Owing to the condition of the roads
an auto ride to the B. A. Samuelson
farm in Wheeler township, Sac coun-
ty, was ANYTHING but pleasant last
week Wednesday. l had promised my.
self visit to that farm and l decided
to 70, mud or no mud. IH,went and
was fully repaid for: my: visit. Ny
first thought, as,I drove. into the farm
yard was, here is the home Of q sue.
c1ssful man. On every. hand are exi.
dences of prosperity and progressive
ness. Large cattle and horse. barns.
the latest type of hog houses, silo. ce.
ment feeding floors. comOdiOus home
and all that 20 with those things are
there to convince visitor that it IS
we'll with the Samuelson family. On
alighting from my mighty I'D touring
o1,n al hn. AnNN ~ th0
dwelling and, in my best manners, in.
quired OF the charming young lady
who came to the door, If Mr.. Samuel
son was at home. Fancy my feeling,
after driving about nineteen miles
through the mud. to find the gentle.
man wanted to interview away from,
home The young lady brushed away
the clouds by explaining in her good
natured way, that Mr.. Samuelson was
delivering hog to the famous Adams
ranch, and could she assist me in To-
eating Joe? answered yes, could
you blame you? 1--WE" found Joe and
found him storehOuse filled with
useful Information concerning the
farm and the live stock thereon. Last
spring Joe was taken in as q partner
and now the firm name is 3. A. Sam
uelson & Son. Don't think that Mr.
Samuelson was born rich or had rich
es thrust upon him, what he has he
has made by industry and business
ability. When he purchased eighty
acres OF the home farm, something
over twenty years ago, all that he
had to pay on 1t was promissOry
note, but like many other successful
men. he did not lay around dreaming
of the riches that might come, but he
took another hitch in his trousers and
went to it. with determination to sue
coed. He has fought good fight and
financial reward is his. but far better
than the financial gain is the good
name and reputation he has built fol
himself. Those who know him long
est sing his praises loudest. The name
Of B. A. Samuelson attached to any
statement is like putting the govern
ment seal upon it. Just about as soon
as he was able to buy hog he bought
q pure bred Duroc and has lived hap
ny ever after. Right now the firm OF
B. A. Samuelson & Son have 300 head
of Durocs on the farm. BY the way
about seven years ago 100 acres OF
more farm land was needed to pro.
vide those big type Durocs sufficient
room to turn around on, aid 1t was pur'
chased. One hundred and sixty head
Of brood sows have been bred for
spring litters which will 60 o long
way to make up that shortage in hogs
we. hear so much about. The hogs on
this farm have the reputation of be.
ing very prolific. AS evidence of that
fact l will tell you that saw one old
girl, six years of age, which farrowed
81 pigs this year, in two filters. and
she is now bred for a spring litter.
Another, q four year old, e9ualled this
record. The entire herd of brood sows
this year each farrowed on an aver.
age eleven pigs. I'll say they are pro.
life. After looking over the herd of
brood sows came to the conclusion
that it was not necessary to see them
all, to determine the quality; when
you see one, you see all, they are a
very even bunch. If there was a poor
individual in the herd Joe succeeded
in keeping 1t out Of sight. had look
at the litter mate brother to the hog
which sold at the recent McAndrew
sale for $1,000. He CO... justs $3.50 In
real clare to goodness money--stase
money don't 80 with Mr.. samuelsoh.