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

some recommend dipping q corn COD
in oil and then giving the ears good.
oiling with it, 4 have seen many hog
oilers that were highly recommended
by farmers. Crude oil sprayed around
in dusty places will also 60 long way
to eliminate the dust coughing Of
hogs. ~~s
Threshing time has arrived again.
If the grain is damp when it is put
in the bin care must be used that it
is not stored in too great quantities
or it will burn and much of its food
value will be lost.
Roy Thompson, son Of Robt. Thomp-
son, Is farming the old home place
three miles north of Manila. He was
clearing the ground last week and
getting ready to build cement feed
ing floor for his hogs. Tie floor will
be 4Ox45 and a self feeder which will
hold a thousand bushels of shelled
corn will be built in the center. If he
and that much corn stored in some
townsSI know it would be necessary
to call5out the soldiers to guard it.
l was disappointed to find Harlow
Chapman away from home when !
called at his farm, three miles south
west of Vail, last week Wednesday.
His young son, William, came to the
rescue and gave me some information
concerning a new silo to be built on
the farm. 1t will be 14X40 and built of
hollow tile brick. I found William an
accommodating and polite young fell
low and wish to publicly thank him
for his kindness. i
A hollow tile brick silo, 1Ox4O is be-
ing built for Howard Mcleod six
miles northeast of Manila. 1t will
receive cement wash on the inside.
He now has herd Of twenty head of
grade Hereford cattle and seems much
interested IN everything pertaining to
farm work.
r. G. Larby, who resides four miles
southwest of Vail reports the sale of
ten head of hogs which averaged 21O
pounds and brought him $306. Early
last spring he purchased four pure
bred Poland China brood sows which
averaged $50 per head. If he cared
to sell them today. they would bring
him more than that amount, on the
market to kill. He intends to develop
q herd of these hogs and, as he seems
to be Interested in the work and a
man of good judgment, l predict that
he will have a worth while herd in a
few years. 's''
When the Flint Brothers took over
the management of the 240 acre farm
one and a half miles north of Manila,
it had been for years stock farm,
and the feeding of cattle had been car
ried on extensively. The boys decid-
ed to take up the dairy business and
they have made a success Of it, too.
They are, now milking twenty-five
cows. A few of then. are pure bred
Holsteins and the remainder are high
DC. A milking machine was install
led last April and | was told they
could not get along without it. 1t is
something great" The milk is sold
and delivered at the Manning cream.
cry and a check for $304.96 was re-
ceived for the June milk The milk
is delivered sweet aud is used in max
ing ice cream. There are two sets OF
buildings on the farm and a silo is
included with each set. One silo is
16x4O and the. other 1Sx4O. Both are
made OF hollow tile, brick and plaster
ed onfthe inside. A garage is now
being sbuilt Of hollow tile brick and
it will be 1Sx24, a portion Of one end
will betused for machine shop, some
thing needed on every farm. There is
now asfour acre field of alfalfa and
eight more will be added. These broth
ers, who are twins, by the way. in
tend to increase there herd to sixty,
all Holstcins They are making much
fine kale on Cornalfa dairy farm and
are greatly pleased with their work
and the profit received from the same.
In closing this article l can not re-
sist the temptation to state what these
slrewd young business men said OF
the Review They both told me they
lad understood the subscription price
was $3.50 a year and could not under
stand how so good newspaper could
be published for less. I admitted it
was worth it, but was willing to &C.
cept $1.5O, which they very quickly
offered as soon as l told them the
price. d. 'i
Four miles northeast of Denison is
located the farm of Richard Lilleholm
and he has as thrifty a bunch of
spring pigs as have seen this sum
mer He is combining the grain feed
to oats and the little red fellows are
doing their best to make hogs of them
selves He has 1000 bushels of old
corn yet on hand. Y
Wouldn't it make you peeved to
drive several miles to look at one OF
the best herds of Aberdeen Angus
cattle in the county and after you ar
rive find the owner of said herd SO
busy he could not spare the time to
show you around? That is just what
happened to me last Friday--there it
goes again, unlucky Friday-when l
drove to Spring Valley stock farm,
three miles east of kiron, and owned
by that good natured John Erne.
About ninety head of these black
beauties are the property Of Mr.. sErne. "
He made his first purchase from the
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