The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12
farm news
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half Of them in many cases. may
come down after the war.

half Of them in many cases. may
come down after the war.
At the combination Shorthorr1
stock sale, held at Sioux City last
week. in which there were thirteen
{ consignors from Iowa, Nebraska, South
n Dakota and Minnesota, and 65 head OF
stock offered for sale, COW belonging
S.5t to G. A. .Oldsen Of Wall Lake. brought
the highest price-$555. The average
price OF the ten head of COWS sold by
q him was S2765O, and the average of
s the whole IS head was Sill.
TO the Editor: There have been
some reports reaching the federal Of
8 flee OF the food administration with
Il reference to speculation in seed corn.
They have been informed that in some
sections, farmers and others are pur-
chasing and holding seed corn for
speculation. We have today received
& a ruling from the United States food
administration office at Washington to
the effect that it is unlawful to hold
seed corn for speculation in this man.
83.lier. The government will take action
wherever this ruling is violated.
Farmers may hold products of their
own land without violation, but may
moi buy from others to hold in excess
5of reasonable requirements. Most sim
kscerely, w. Herfen, county agent, Buena
Vista county. IT.
Henry 5Bohrer delivered hogs, to
4 Yorktown Friday and tells an interest
ing hog story. He bought sow which
4 had a litter of eight pigs in the spring
Friday he marketed the eight pigs. av-
4 eraging $50 pounds each. at 16 "a
cents. He also sold the SOW. which
wnighed $50 pounds, at l6 "a cents,
and has a nice litter of fall pigs left.
y that were narrowed by the same SOW.
California peach orchard was
made to yield fruit to the value of
4 $l40 per acre: an Iowa boy raisedyl19
i bushels of field corn on an acre OF
Iowa soil figured at $50 per bushel.
makes a total Of $17S.50 per acre; an
Town hen will show profit OF 81 per
year and therefore, as some figure,
1000 hens will give profit of $1,000.
HItsWill they do it" Ali, there's the
rub. Figures OF that kind are what
get many a man into deep water. The
made to produce more per acre than
the larger acreage, and few hens
will show a better profit, per hen, than
"a large flock Perhaps the answer is,
reduce the acreage and increase the
yield. There are many men operating
large farms today who would really
do better with a smaller acreage, and
tie same with the poultry business.
IA believe 1t more profitable to raise
3aIl the hens that can be we'll taken
car ct han to swell the number and
sbe I'D against all the troubles large
flock is heir to.
Bert Walworth is another farmer
who will move to Denison in the
si,ring. He will have "a public sale on
the farm Friday, December 2Sth. ~
Corn syrup, maple syrup. cane syrup
or i honey can all be used in many
recipes that ordinarily call for sugar
Baking powder breads made OF corn
meal or other coarse ftours instead OF
Dntent, wheat -four is recommended by
the food administration
Oatmeal will make bread, biscuits
OF pudding as we'll as breakfast food.
Wheat must be conserved.
Raisins, dates, figs and popcorn are
\ eaten bv patriots these days instead OF
candy. Sugar must be saved.
sgE#s 900 t-O---+ "
81 Bones, useless scraps OF meat, heart,
liver, sweetbreads can all be used by
\ a careful housewife. Meat must be
4 preserved.
with many women practicing econ
Giny this year in making over last
years hats or even making new ones,
sait us only necessary to consider com
fort and becomingness to do this sue
cessfully, say the millinery instructors
LIN the home economics division at
4 Iowa State college. The great variety
ia3ot STYLES this season affords many
Possibilities OF choice. Since few stiff
hats are worn and soft. shirred and
nleated crowns are used, the home
4 lniliiner does not face the difficulties
in making which appear in the more
tailored effects. Old velvet can be
steamed and brushed old shapes can
Il lie cut down or even the ten cent store
y shape may be used Ii there isn't a
sufficient amount of old material, one
can easily make combination hat OF
l velvet and satin or silk Velvet and
georgette crepe or ribbon may also be
II combined thus using individuality in
@ the choice Of materials and colors.
s{&3 GB5 Bl r3 O.
M Mrs. Peter Kuh. with the aid of her
n husky sons, has been conducting a
farm on the Manning Manila highway
just west of Manning since the death
O OF her husband. She came to the con-
clusion last summer that she would
sell the farm and move to town. The
" farm was sold and she intends to move
to Manning in the spring For several
wears the farm was operated as
dairy, and milk delivered in the town
OF Manning to the many patrons OF the
dairy. Nothing but the best OF dairy
cattle were kept on the farm. To be
more explicit, the cattle are Holsteins,
u a number are registered have seen
the stock several times and know that
il a person is in the market for good