The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-15

herd. This young bull IS three years
old and grand specimen OF the
breed. From what Mr.. Hamann said
was lead to believe that he is right
now in the market for more cattle.
but they will have to have plenty of
size and bone if they attract his at
tention. He now has thirty head Of
registered Herefords. Mr.. Hamann is
prsud OF his cattle and is not afraid
to show them, in fact. he requested
me to extend an invitation to all who
are interested in looking over cattle
that are as good as the best, to call
at his farm and look over the herd.
About four years ago, Harry Nc
Leod paid $1.225 for pure-bred Here
ford bull to head his herd. 1t was
bought way below its real worth, too.
His sire sold last year for $1,000
aid half brother on the dam side,
brought $1,000, almost kings ran
som. saw nine, head of mighty good
young bulls in the pasture, which
| are good enough for any mans herd.
In another pasture were thirty head
OF very classy COWS and heifers and
he has several head in the state of
Kansas. Mr. Mcleod has only been
raising these cattle the past three
years and it Is remarkable that one
with so few years experience should
be the owner Of one of the best herds
in the state His success is phenom-
enol, but when we stop to think that
he started off with the best lie could
procure, and has mixed brains with
io vnk MI h,Nt
he has made q success The farm is
located six miles northeast of Man
lila and a silo, built OF hollow tile
brick, in now being built, also barn
36xS0 will >be. erected. -
As travel over the county and see
the magnificent farm buildings and
the fertile fields, am impressed with
the good judgment of those who came
here in an early day and said: This
land shall be my home, these people
my people," This thought presents It.
self: Did the early settlers fully ap-
preciate just how prosperous this sec.
ton would become While am not
as, old as Pyrhagoras, never the less,
came to northwestern Iowa in the
year 1879 and, In small way, know
the thoughts of many of the farmers
who first broke the prairie sod. At
that time land that would now sell for
$3.50 to 5000 per acre, without build
ings, could be purchased for So to So
per acre. When land reached $50 per
acre many thought it was too high,
and the first to pay 500 per acre we're
considered fit subjects for. padded
cells, The men who have been pay
ing the. high prices for land were not
crazy, but were far-seeing business
men. What Of the future? The limit
has not been reached, my country
:men!' In the not distant future land
| now selling for 5000 and $3.50 per acre
| will bring an additional hundred dol.
lars per acre. Oh yes, know many
will call me a dreamer, but I have
lived to see many dreams come true,
right here in good old Iowa. There is
La moral to this story. Get plenty
and hold fast to that which is good.
| The following is a true story that
brings out the fact that Crawford
county land Is growing in value and
the end is not yet. Seven years ago
INK. Johnson purchased q farm three
miles north OF Manila, paying s12s
per acre for the same. Last week lie
was offered Y-55 for the farm but re-
fused it, This issan increase of $110
per acre in seven years which is good
money, even il he had made only a
living during that time, but, of course,
you all know he nd considerably bet.
ter than that On the seventh day OF
August Mr. JohnsonS went into his
corn field and picked roasting ears
for dinner. In the face that some are
scared that we may not have corn