The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28

the Young females will be in calf to
lCnmberlin's Type. They were sired
by Fleetwood Sultan and this should
be very attractive mating.
August has treated Iowa to spell
of weather and series OF screening
winds that could hardly have been
hotter if they had come from hades
itself. The southwest quarter OF the
state has suffered most. Not In the
memory of the oldest inhabitant has
Iowa been seered by such blistering,
whitening blasts Just how great the
damage to the brightest prospects eV-
err spread before the eyes OF corn
growers no man can say to certain
|ty. But it is enough. 1t has been
most unusual experience for Iowa.
There were days when dWeller from
the red-hot lizard pastures OF Arl-
iona would have felt perfectly at
home. 1t isn't worth while to attempt
explanations of weather vagaries. We
will leave that to the weather man
which reminds us that we have new
man in charge of the weather bureau
service in Iowa in place OF DR.. Geo.
M. Chapel, who measured the winds
and registered temperatures for near
ly thirty years.-Greater Iowa. n
l certainly had bunch of callers
at the office last Saturday. | am al
ways pleased to have them call, too.
|G. 3. McAndrews and son were two
of our callers. They called to make
arrangements for printing of their cat
alogue for their annual Duroc Jersey
boar sale at Vail, October 18th. The
name McAndrews is synonymous with
the de luxe quality of Durocs. This
year they will drive into the ring the
very best bunch Of bOars they have
ever sold, and that Is saying consid-
cradle. When write this have not
forgotten that wonderful Offering last
year and the record price received
for them.
Charley Speck and Ernest Poleske
were callers at my Office last Satur-
day. They called to make arrange
ments for the printing of the cata-
logue for their sale. On Saturday,
October 10Th, these gentlemen will
sell in Denison forty head OF big type
Poland China boars. Ten head will
be fall and thirty spring pigs. saw
the two herds short time ago and
they certainly have fine bunch. They
asked us to state that they would sell
no boars at private sale, but would
pick from the very top of their herds
the offering they will sell at public
sale.
Nothing has occurred in recent
years to cement the friendship OF the
town and country people more than
the action of the Shock" troops from
the various towns of the county in
helping the farmers to shock their
grain 1t is very practical demon
tration. of the fact that people in
town have a genuine interest in see
ing the farmers get their grain out
OF the way of the weather. Any
charge that was made was turned in
to the Red Cross. The town people
were not gamers in any form except
to see the farmers able to care for
their crops. Favors beget favors.
Friendship makes friendship. II the
town people are genuinely interested
in the welfare of the farmers and
SNOW II ny IdTu ldUOT, Ll0lEdTlucES are
sure to remember 1T when the town
people need friends. 4 1t is an excel.
lent condition-w each element is
anxious to help the other. Humboldt
Republican.
The county agent informs the Her
aid that one hundred and thirty farm
ers are at work in Page county find
ing out how many acres az wheat will
be planted this fall In their 5respec-
tive school districts. This govern
ment's asking of $4,000 acres Of win
ter wheat for Page county means that
every quarter section must have at
least twenty-five acres OF winter
wheat. The co-operators in charge Of
the school districts are listing all the
excess seed wheat, as we'll as finding
out who will need seed. These men
are urging early preparation Of the
seed bed. The seed bed for winter
wheat cannot be too good.-State
Line Herald.