The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-26
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
q. FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John Fl. D. Gray
Editor
Live News About Crawford County
Farms and Farmers
John Fl. D. Gray
Editor
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BUILD A SlLo.

p. 81. BUILD A siLo.
4 Iowa built nearly six thousand silos
in 1917. Not many, If any, other states
equaled that record. AS many more
this year. The silo Is no longer an
pirical stage and become an accepted
part OF the equipment of the progress
sive farmer. The silo eliminates
servation. 1t saves feed and conserves
waste. 1t stands for economy and con-
serves soil fertility. In times when
margins of profit are uncertain it turns
the balance in favor of prosperity.
Every farm in the state devoted
to dairying or to the growing of cattle
and sheep should have a silo. That
will be true in the near future, and
when the day arrives there will be few
silOless farms in Iowa. The important
thing just now, the essential thing If
. silo is to be put up in time for this
years crop, is to place the order early.
Traffic and labor conditions are i'm.
certain. No man can tell what day
or week will develop. The State
Council OF Defense is aiding the silo
building movement and will urge
upon railroad managers the impor-
lance Of prompt deliveries Of material
to be used In sflo building. The coun-
Gil is also In close touch with labor
conditions throughout the state and
may be able to render valuable assist
ance to local boards in distributing
Workers.-Greater Iowa.
RaVmnn6 Nnwonyn &c n1anninr IN
building one Of those popular combi-
nation corn cribs and granaries. 1t
will contain a room for his feed grind
er and gasoline engine. He will also
remodel his residence. l had the
pleasure OF looking over his garden
and found 1t very good one. He has
raised sweet potatoes for several years
and has had them go half bushel to
the hill. Some potatoes is right In
order to lessen danger from fire he
has built small building away from
the other buildings and stores his oil
and gasoline in it. l saw team of
six year old mules that Mr.. Newcom
recently bought. They are a great
span, built like a horse and weigh
SlO0. Mr.. Newcom is located in Sec
ton four, Milford township. also
scclled at his neighbor's, C. w. Smell,
and was told that he intends to build
. machine shed this summer. He has
not had the best of luck with his
spring pigs and am inclined to be-
lieve that he has depended too much
on corn for his brood sows. Nothing
like q mixture of barley and oats for
both the brood sows and little fellows
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II. <H1 Aro ~ ~ kho v,oVlN1o
Of July Is one of the most desirable
fruit trees, say the horticulturists at
Iowa State college. II the pruning is
done later it may induce too much
growth and lead to winter killing. This
pruning is particularly desirable upon
trees which show a tendency to make
Z heavy wood growth and which are
light in fruit bearing. Pruning at this
time. will encourage fruitfulness and
check excessive growth. The pruning
should not be very heavy, as removing
large branches will cause sunscald and
other injuries. The work may best be
Of light thinning out and tipping back
Of the branches. Water sprouts should
be gotten rid of. Wounds made in the
Hrowing season will heal quicker and
II the summer pruning is not made too
heavy 1t will be of great benefit to the
orchard. Ii summer pruning is done,
It should be within few weeks.
Many Iowa farmers have a poor
stand of, corn in their fields, due to
the combination of uncertain seed and
wet weather. This means that the
yield will be curtailed where it was
not possible to replant. Farm crops
men at Iowa State college suggest a
way toimake these fields 100 per cent !
efficient. They point out that by
planting pumpkins In the missing hills
and waste places crop can yet be
raised which will furnish much succu'
lent and palatable feed for cattle and |
hogs. Pumpkins should be planted |
now to- insure their maturity before |
frost. Cattle and hogs relish them !
xreatlyand good supply OF them may
be raised with very little trouble. The
emergencies Of this year demand that
no available land shall 60 to waste and
the planting of pumpkins will utilize
acres that might become "slackers' IN
food production unless use Is made of
the barren spots.
Henry Rasmussen, son of Chas. Ras-
located four miles north of Vail. He
certainly has fine bunch OF cattle.
noticed a number Of them out in q
clover pasture standing in the clover
over knee high and they made a beau
kiful picture. They are Aberdeen An
gus. Mr.. Rasmussen, ST., bred these