The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-29

short articles on farming topics fol
publication.
| | notice the farmers are taking care
Of their straw and they fully know its
value. There will be lots of straw
fed this next winter for the hay crop
is short Several farmers have told
me they have not load of hay on the
farm. | notice the grass along the
road sides have been made into hay
by many Of the farmers.
Purity of thought and the possibili-
ties of right living are nowhere as
available as on the farm. While the
raising of grain and livestock arc i'm
portant, the most important part Of
the farm is the raising of men. Stall
wart, God-fearing men.
On the farm of j. j. Costello. and
farmed by his son, Ray, found
Henry Swartz, of Dcnison doing the
carpenter work on job of remodel
ing the dwelling. This farm is locat-
ed in section thirty-five Stockholm
township.
! saw something on the farm OF
Joseph Obst in section thirty.fve
Stockholm township last week that
was new to me. 1t was the Mulefoot
hogs. He has five brood sows and Il
male pig and has raised forty-fivc
spring pigs. The second litter is now
coming on and is having good filters.
! have not seen a better lot of spring
pigs this summer. They are an even
bunch with not runt in the lot. /
am led to believe, after looking at
the herd, that Mr. Obst is an expert
when it comes to raising hogs. also
saw nine rows of grapes and each
row is LA feet long. The grapes were
there in abundance. Mr.. Obst told
me the grape crop would be very
good.
"a twelve hundred pound steer,
ready for market, contains only about
$50 pounds of actual food says the
University of Minnesota. "The dairy
COW at two years of age begins to
produce and yields thereafter about
900 pounds of edible nutriment in
year, and will continue to produce the
same amount for seven years. That
is, she produces during the produc-
ton period of her life $500 pounds Of
human food, and at the end OF TINT
period her bodysis still available as is
that Of tho steer, although it is not
so delicate 1t takes seventeen steers
to produce the same amount OF hui
man food dairy COW produces dur
ing her lifetime, without including the
body of the cow
Many of the farmers are engaged
in fall blowing. This is as it should
be. Early fall blowing is very bene-
fetal to the soil. 1t prevents loss Of
moisture, it destroys weeds and 1t
enables the farmer to pillow as deeply
as desirable.
Did you ever think that the dairy
business is a cash business? You
can take your little old check to the
stores and it will be accepted as real
clare to goodness money.
For the first time in twenty years
visited the farm of George Gun iii
north Jackson township. found
that many Improvements had been
made since my previous visit. The
first thing which greeted my eyes, as
approached the driveway. was a real
artistic gate and entrance. Large
cement posts and fence of cement
are built at either side of the steel
gate, which add beauty to the en-.
trance 1t is one of the prettiest en-.
frances | have seen on Crawford
county farm. There are large and
well built buildings in abundance. Ev-
cry building is lighted by electricity,
the juice coming from plant on the
farm. A large light is placed out
doors so it furnishes light around the
entrance of all the buildings. When
ground were being prepared for win
ter wheat. Frank Rain is farming this
farm on shares, and as | know him to
be hard working and skilled farmer,
| believe he is making money for both
himself and Mr. Gun, who retired and
is living on easy street in Wall Lake.
Z On the farm owned by Ed Weed. Of
Charter Oak, and DR.. G. Waterhouse.
of Mapleton, which is located in Will
low township and farmed by S. W..
WertZ, saw will soon convert many
of the cottonwood trees, but the lum-
lumber. Part of the lumber will be
used to erect new buildings on the
farm and the remainder will be sold
A walnut grove will also go the way,
IF the cottonwood trees, btu the lum-
Ger will be shipped out OF the county
to manufacturer of furniture. For
several years in Sac county large cot
trees have been cut and the
lumber used in making barns, etc.
This makes very good inside lumber
100, for such buildings. .i.'
l had a very pleasant visit last week
with Thomas Hutchinson
IN his farm in section sixteen Milford
He was repainting the res
dence when l called and ] noticed
hat the residence had been recently
! enjoyed the hospitality OF the w. |
+. Marshall family at the noon hour
asst week, Wednesday,. Mr.. Marshall,
ceiling sorry for the hungry editor
If this department, extended an in