The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

Now doubt you remember of reading
in the Review last summer about r. K.
Robinson selling his quarter section
farm, which is located four miles
northwest of Vail, for $500 per acre.
called at the farm last Saturday
morning and during a little visit with
Mr.. Robinson he told me he had lived
on the farm for over forty years. He
has not fully determined just where he
will locate, but will spend a part OF
next year with his mother, who lives
in California. While on the farm !
had the pleasure of looking over his
live stock and want to say right here
that he has some mighty fine cattle. He
has sixty head of Aberdeen Angus and
twentytfour are pure bred and regis
tered, the remainder are high grades.
He has been breeding these cattle for
several years and when he started he
went to the famous McHenry herd near
Denison and also to the McCOrkindale
herd near Odebolt for his foundation
stock. The mere announcement that
the foundation stock came from these
herds is sufficient evidence for those
who are posted on what's what in the
Angus breed to prove that the Robin
son herd was started on as good a foun-
dalton as could be procured. There
are many noted families represented in
this herd, such as the Queen Mothers,
Pride of Aberdeen, Rothiemay Geor
CINE, Tibbie and Skene Rose. 1t is the
cream of the breed. Lord Premier
stands at the head of the herd. He
came from the McHenry stock. He is
a grand individual and is royalty bred.
He will weigh right now, only in fair
flesh. 1850. Most Of the calves are by
him and each COW for sale Old enough
to breed is bred to him. A young Nc
Corkndale bull is also classy indi-
vidual and gives promise OF develop
ing into something way above the aver:
age AS l looked over the fourteen
head OF yearling pure bred and twenty
seven yearling high grade cattle |
thought what fine place this would
be for some one to buy up bunch OF
them and get started right. There are
nine head of cows from three years
old and up. but not very high up, in
fact, there is not real old critter on
the farm. All of this stuff will be sold
day, January Sth. I also saw several
head of big draft horses that are ex-
ira good and span Of two year old
mules that would be hard to fault. No
doubt that thousand bushels OF good
corn will attract many buyers to the
sale. II you are looking for young
Angus bull, take my advice just Cnce
and attend this sale, for there are five
young bulls old enough for service that
would make valuable addition to
your herd.
H. G. Mack has rented his farm in
section fifteen, Hanover township, and
will move to that $4,000 property he
purchased in Denison. He will have a
sale on the farm December 10Th. 1t is
advertised in the Review this week.
II. J. Minter called on me at the Of
fee last Saturday. He was in town
making arrangements for advertising
his public sale which will be held on
the farm one and half miles east of
Vail, Tuesday. December 18th. Mr..
Minter informed me that he and his
mother expect to move to Denison in
the spring..
The Carroll Times says: Crawford
county is to have county agent to
look after it's agricultural affairs. Al
most all the counties of the state now
have agents, and we hope that Carroll
will soon swing into line, for it has
been demonstrated time and time again
that the agents more. than earn their |
salaries and place the community |