The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-08
EARN NEWS
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and his, work is worth while. why not
Crawford county? Surely you are in
terested in making the soil produce
| all possible and do not want it even
thought that you are less progressive
than any county which has an, agent.
Two miles northeast of the Review
office is located Spring Valley dairy
farm. l called there last Saturday at
ternoon and found the proprietor, c.
H., Hansen, unloading material for a
silps A large addition has just been
made to the COW barn. It will house
more than forty head. He, is now milk,
ing forty and milking machine does
the work. The machine was installed
year ago and gives entire satisfac-
ton. The other night he wanted to
come to town to attend Il show and no.
iced what time it was just before lie
started milking and when finished
looked again. 1t had taken just fifty
tive minutes to milk forty COWS with
the machine and Mr.. Hansen and q
helper to operate the machine. :.
dropped into the building where the
milk bottles are washed and it was
proven to my entire satisfaction that
they are handled in q sanitary manner
and thoroughly steriliZed. Mr.. Hansen
operates two milk wagons which sup
ply milk to many OF the town people.
Charley Schives, VINO lives one and
a half miles northeast of Denison. Is
building large tank house on his
farm. 1t is 14xl4, twenty-six feet
high and is being as we'll built as a
modern dwelling. Water IS piped
-distance Of ~ feet to the1tank. The
tank is Sxl2 and will hold about 10000
gallons of water. There is plenty of
,room beneath the tank, or the first
story ii YOU please. for a we'll arrang-.
ed room for the cream Separator, etc.
The wafer will be piped to all parts
of his large and cOmmodiOus residence.
Contractor Emil .Jepsen is building
new residence for Hans Christensen on
his farm three miles northeast of
DenisOn. The building will be 2SX2S,
Two stories high with basement under
the entire house. It will be modern
and l hope Mr.. Christensen will live
many years to enjoy it. u.s..
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Lift Saturday -afternoon when l
drove onto the farm of Hans Thies |
found him just finishing cutting his
oats. AS he was busy did not take
much OF his time, but during our
short visit was impressed with his
gsod fellowship and hope to get bet;
ter acquainted with him. He informed
me that he contenplates building
large horse and cattle harm.
C.. C. Houlihan has chicken house
on his farm, four miles west Of. Dem
ison, which will be that last word in
such building when completed.
There is an opening Of twelve; feet
widesin a scratching pen..} l6xl6, which
faces the south ldtng doors, which
slide EOnSa track are provided to- closes
the building during stormy days, If
so desired. A roosting, room is locat-
cd on the west side Of the scratching
Den. ! noticed steel nest boxes have
been placed on the side wall, which
are easy to clean and greatly lessons
the trouble eansed by lice and mites
Mr. Houlilian informed me that he
recently inserted an advertisement in
this newspaper, only two weeks, which
disposed Of all his surplus stock. Each
and every one who purchased, stock
informed him they had seen the ad in
he Review. Moral: Advertise in the
Review, it gets results. .s...
J. II. Kral a we'll known farmer
from the vicinity OF Vail, purchased
4SO acre farm about four miles north.
west OF Storm Lake. paying 1920 per
acre for the same. He will erect a,
modern home on the place when he
gets possession next March.
o. - -
Louis bundle an old resident OF
north Jackson township, is very
sick man. A stroke OF paralysis last
Friday left him paralyzed on the left
side. o. .. -rt.
The Cherokee. Times tells of the
sale OF farm of 100 acres one and
half miles from Sioux Center for $64,-
900, Or $500 per acre. The buildings
on the tract are said to be worth only
about $4,000. II land is worth that
much near Sioux Center it is worth
one hundred dollars more in this colln-
ty, and this is no joke either. e.. .
At sale OF Duroc hogs near Mel
bourne last week forty head averaged
1927 per head. The animals catalog-
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