The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-26
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Will give thorough trvOut mex
spring, on the general run of farm
work. and il it proves satisfactory
will do most of his farm work hereaf
ter by the tractor route. These trac
tors have given good satista ction in
other localities, and no doubt will dc
all that is claimed of them on MaX's
farm.
It is a mistaken notion that it is
necessary to farm not less than a
quarter section of good old Iowa dirt
to prosper | know of many who are
doing so on eighty and one hundred
and twenty acre tracts For instance
there is William kruse, who is locat
ed In section seven, Denison township
who has waxed fat upon 100 acres
When he purchased the said farm ten
years ago he had an ambition to work
together with good habits and that
was about all He gave his |. o. L.
for it., but today he has well i'm
proved farm with plenty of good build
ings( besides 81 head OF double stand
ard Polled Durham cattle. 55 grade
Duroc spring pigs and plenty OF
horses. He has 40 acres of corn which
don't care right now if it rains or
freezes; 20 acres of oats went thirty
bushels to the acre and his five and
half acres of wheat gave yield oil
20 bushels to the acre. He has nice
flock of chickens, and. of course, he
has plenty of potatoes and other veSe-
tables, and some to spare. lie rides
to town in his automobile and can
look any man ir the face. He prom
Used to pay $50 per acre for the farm
ten years ago. and now has it about
all his very own. No doubt he could
sell it for 5000 per acre if he wanted
to, but don't have to.
Right now there are a few cases Of
hog cholera in Crawford county. AS
soon as sickness appears in the herd
the unaffected hogs should at once be
removed TO clean. disinfected quarters.
preferable without much range, for
by running over pastures they may
come in contact with contagiOn Their
feed should be carefully regulated,
and. if they have previously been on
pasture, should include some green
feed. roots, or an abundance of skim
milk. The quarters i'll which the
sickness first appeared should be thor
oughly cleaned. all bedding and rub
bish burned. Disinfect pens and
sleeping places, using air, slaked lime
on the floors and the carbolic acid So
luton on the walls and ceilings. White
wash everything. If hog dies from
any cause, the carcass should never
be exposed where it may be devoured
by the other hogs or by passing birds
or beasts, but should be burned at
once or buried deeply and the pens
thoroughly disinfected Immediately.
Care must be taken to maintain an
absolute quarantine between the sick
and we'll hogs The same attendant
should not care for both lots unless
he disinfects himself thoroughly after
each visit to the infected hogs. Dogs
should be confined until the disease is
stamped out.
West Side Journal: OF the farmers
throughout this vicinity Hans Wilken
holds the record for shipping hogs.
Last Saturday he loaded and shipped
four car loads and nearly all OF them
were of his own raising.
The Walnut Bureau is authority for
the statement that n. Pritchard & Son.
of near Walnut have sold their prize
eight months old ShOrthorn bull. Dale
Viscount. for $500 to an Alberta. Can
ada, breeder. The calf will be a year
old in January. The calf won first
place in class of eleven junior
calves at the state fair. The Breed
ers' Gazette said of the calf: ut would
be hard to put more weight into so
young bull, and his bullying thighs
bespeak wealth of muscle mixed
with the fat. He is smooth as an esq
and carries a we'll bred head
Long Ridge Stock Farm is located
three miles west of Denison. Geo. Pow
ell proprietor What attracted my
attention more than anything else on
the farm was the two pigs that Vern- ,
on, the twelve-year-old son. is feeding
as his entry to the Iowa Boys and
Girls Pig club. The pigs are two fe-
male spring pigs which the boy start
ed feeding June 9th. | want to say
that the father better look to his
laurels or else the boy will Outrip
him as a feeder of swine. When the
pigs were selected by the boy to feed.
they were eight weeks old and
weighed forty pounds each. They are
making fine gain and will not be ,
disgrace to Crawford county by any |
means. The contest closes October
3lst, and no dOub. there are many 9TH |
or boys. and few girls, who are
competing for the Crawford county |
prize. The winner of each county !
contest secures a free interstate trip, |
including the international Stock |
show at Chicago Last year Charles,
the fifteen year old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Powell. won the Crawford coun-
ty contest on calf feeding and took in
the sights at Chicago as a reward for
doing SO. This pig and calf contest
is great 1t not only teaches the boys
and girls how to feed livestock and
love the dear old farm life. but it also
opens the eyes Of'the fathers to what
can be done along the feeding line. if |
they give the same care and attention |
to details in feeding livestock Mr..
Powell has 80 head of spring pigs on l
the farm, but none of them are in !!
the same class with VernOn's two
pigs. He also has 20 head of grade
Aberdeen Angus cattle. and with the
"A HE assistance Of Epnrpa and Vernon II