The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-09-05
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. D. Gray
EDITOR
Live News About Crawford County Farms
and Farmers

biz barn he built in 1914. This makes
it possible to water the horses in the
winter time without going out in the
storms. He now has $50 head Of feed
ing cattle.
found II. Fink, of Denison, on his
farm in section fourteen, Goodrich
township, last Friday. His son, e. L.
is farming this farm and the first
thing f. l.. had to tell me was some
thing about that new boy which ar
rived Wednesday night. The cows on
this farm were tested this summer
and it was found that he had two star
boarders who were not missing a meal
or paying a cent. They were costing
him about IS each to adOrn his farm,
Nearly every farmer has this expert,
ence who put their COWS to the test.
Two weeks ago milking machine
was installed and e. l.. said it was
like the Review, once tried it was i'm.
possible to get along without it.
Luther Morgan. of near Schleswig,
has rented a $50 acre farm few miles
west of Ida Grove and will move there
the first of March.
John Krohnke, of near Schleswig,
has sold his 1856 acre farm, known as
the Claus PAIL farm, to Emil kuehl at
$2O5 per acre.
Manning Monitor: r. J. Summerville
| Iii 70 NJ town
a large barn out of hollow tile. The
building is 4Ox70 and the only one OF
its kind in this part Of Iowa.
Paul Schoening. of Buck Grove, has
purchased the j. julius Kuhl 24O acre
farm seven miles southwest OF Man
ming. Consideration was $2l5 per
acre.
There are several farmers who are
looking into the dairy business and
! we believe this county will get into
the business strong within few
years.
"The work for the control of hog
cholera is to be extended on Septem-
Der 1st to include the entire state in
stead of just the twentp-eight cOnn-
ties in which we have been working
during the past year." announces the
Bureau of Animal Industry 1t Is ex-
pected to be able to place fifteen or
twenty inspectors over the state in
such a way that it will be possible to
keep in touch with outbreaks OF chol-
era wherever they may occur and as
sist each community in controlling the
disease and preventing serious losses.
'+ssg 'a 10
| It is considered that one COW rep
resents about ten sheep in food and
care investment. A healthy eve will
give a lamb and sometimes two in
addition to the annual fleece. Care
and attention will bring success to
the sheep industry and Crawford coun-
| ty is we'll adapted to it. Every fat
food animal will command high prices
this fall; sheep on account OF scare
ity and carrying a high priced fleece,
should bring profitable prices.
The extra efforts in raising large
production of potatoes this year has
demonstrated that the blight is an en-
envy that the farmer and gardner Will
have to combat in great earnestness
III coming years. But we have learned
to manage the pestiferOus deVOuring
bug, and the blight can be controlled,
too.
l.. ID. Birkhoefer is young man
residing on his fathers farm two and
a. quarter miles northwest of Dow
City. Five years ago he purchased
two pure bred Hampshire brood sows
paying sos for both. These two brood
animals are now owned by another
and this year both narrowed two good
filters. l mention this to explain why
| am not in favor OF selling young
brood sows that have narrowed one
or two litters and have proven their
worth This young man has found
ready sale for his surplus stock. Last
year he sold five spring boars for $50
each. He now has twenty-five choice
spring boars, twenty spring gifts and
three mighty fine brood sows, besides
the herd boar, which is n classy indi-
vidual. He has gone to the jain herd
near Manila for new blood during the
past years, which is proof that he has
good strain of Hampshires and
advise our readers to look over his
lGEu IL lIllcICSLCu luC
The farmers of Iowa may realize
the snug sum of $l13.O0O.00O if each
farmer will grow just ten acres OF
wheat, according to suggestion made
to the Greater Iowa association by II.
G. Hargrave, president of the Des
MOines Silo & Manufacturing COM
pany. at is not generally known"
says Mr.. Hargrove, but it is. never
theless true that winter wheat can
be successfully raised on nearly ev-
cry farm in Iowa. 1t is also true that
where winter wheat cannot be grown,
spring wheat is sure to be very
successful crop. Many of our farmers
here in Polk county raised spring
wheat this year and are harvesting
it now at the rate Of thirty bushels
to the acre. Buyers are following, the