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

Every hog buyer or farmer having
pigs for sale should get in touch will
the county agent. The world is short
of fat. 1t is our patriotic duty to see
that no hogs go to market in a lean
condition. Patriotism demands thai
an animal intended for slaughter
should carry the greatest amount OF
meat possible.
1t has been generally recognized
that testing seed corn is profitable
farm practice, but this year it will be
an essential prerequisite (say, that's
a good word) to good corn crop in
many sections of the state. 1t will be
we'll to make test of the seed wheth-
er it was gathered from this years
supply of soft ears or from last years
crop. Unless it has been carefully
stored, this years corn, with its high
moisture content, which makes it sus'
ceptible to injury from freezing and
heating, is apt to be low in germina-
ton power. A fact to keep in mind
when buying seed corn is to secure a
variety that will do we'll in ones own
community.
Say, young man, did you hear the
story of John C, who resides ON
a farm near Sac City? You did not?
Well, here it is: John waited long
time before he decided to get married.
The lady of his choice was an old
schoolmate left behind, when he came
to this land of the free and brave. He
travelled around for nearly year in
Europe before he located her, but sad
to say, she had been married for sew
eral years to another Soon after, this
poor John read the story of the man
who had Travelled over the world in
search Of diamonds, but all to no
avail. Disappointed and weary, he re-
turned to+his home, where he found
diamonds had been growing in his
own back yard, while he had been alb
sent in foreign lands. John quickly
grasped the moral Of the story and
proclaimed, me for home, sweet
home" His pleasure was shortlived,
for, sad to tell, he soon learned that
the ninety and nine maidens fair he
had left behind, while looking for the
one that was lost to him. had been
married during his absence; Poor
John! Another similar story runs like
this: When certain little miss came
into this world she was given the
name of a flower, and that day the
flowers became more beautiful. She
grew into beautiful young woman
hood and a certain young man Toasted
for year or two upon her loneliness,
then another stepped in and took her
to his home to make his life worth the
living. These stories have a moral,
young man, get busy. ~
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A hog at Iowa State college, eating
SHIELDED corn, meat meal tankage and
middlings, plus all the buttermilk it
wanted, drank 80 pounds of butter
milk q day, ate less than one-half as
much of 81 corn, one-third as much of
$50 tankage, only two-thirds as much
of $50 middlings and reached a weight
of 296 pounds 62 days before hog in
another pen that did not have butter
milk g.. ...,
The weather Thursday morning of
last week was the coolest we have had
was reported by several That after
noon drove over to the farm of Fred
Kahl, which is located about two
miles southeast of Deloit, in search of
news item. l was rewarded by find
ing Mr.. Kahl at work on an addition
he is making to his hog house. The
addition will be 16x20. He has found
from experience that it pays to have
the proper ventilation and sufficient
sunlight in the hog house, especially
at narrowing time. He has experienced
trouble from moisture gathering on
the walls and ceiling and then drop
ping onto the bedding, making it al
most impossible to keep a dry place
for the young pigs to lay on. He has
decided TODD away with that trouble
in the future and believes he will
solve the problem by ventilation and
sunlight. He now has los head of
pure bred Duroc swine, but has never