The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-22

I he saw 1t, but lost out, so decided to
visit a while longer. The youngest
of the three boys hal q team of Shet-
land ponies hitched up and he told me
that he did considerable work with
them around the farm. He seemed
proud OF them. and lie had right
to be, for they are beauties and very
quiet. This farm is located four miles
northwest Of Vail
| have circulated around the coun-
ty now about four weeks and have
been bitten by dog o, ly once. Prompt
measures were taken to cleanse the
dogs mouth, SO no serious results are
expected. He is resting easy at last
reports. Too much cure can not be
taken, for there are so many agents
and editors at large who wash person
and clothes occasionally. that 1t is adj
visablc to practice safety first and
wash faithful old Sleeps mouth with
an antiseptic solution as soon as he
has removed his teeth from the
scrawny strangers calves w.
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l found r. Mickey stacking grain
on the farm of Louis Wit, southeast
Of Denison last week. A. Mickey, a
neighbor, was also htlping Mr.. Witt.
They reported the crickets We're cut
ting the bands on the grain. Several
others have reported the same, but
the wheat bundles seem to have snf-
fered worse. Mr.. Witt planned last
yearly. Last year he built a garage
and this year he will build modern
home for his chickens. 1t will be I'm
"a. ... ~
C. e. Brockelsby is building a silo
on his farm two milee south OF Vail
1t will be 14x35 anG built Of hollow
tile brick. He is also planning on
building a large barn. A, new chic
ken house attracted lily attention and
when l looked it over found it to be
quite different than many have
seen. The building is 12X32. with
plenty of windows along the south
side. On the north the nest boxes
project on the outside and a. hinged
cover permits taking the cover from
the nests without entering the b lid
ing. The roosts are placed on the
level You know chickens resemble
the human family, they want to get
to the top, but there is not always
room at the top. The placing of the
roosts on the level eliminates this
crowding. The roosts are placed on
frame and the frame is hinged to
the side wall so the roosts and frame
may be raised and the droppings re-
moved. +, II the roosts were not round.
but flat and about three inches wide,
so the chickens could rest their feet
without gripping the roosts with their
claws, it would improve this otherwise
model chicken house -.
The Ida Grove Pioneer says A. A.
Rauch has continued his studies Of the
benefits and effects OF deep corn plow-
ing and cultivating and announces
them to the Pioneer. a. the same, time
asking his fellow farmers, who take
an interest in the problems of farm
life, to make their own investigations
and see. whether they can verify the
results that he has obtained or wheth-
er things turn out differently. In
the meantime, Mr.. kauch maintains
that deep blowing for corn, followed
by deep cultivation the. first and sec
ond times, will avoid damage from
the destructive corn root louise, where
it would otherwise occur in corn that
is planted a second and third sea-
son upon the same ground. J his is &C
complished largely by disturbing the