The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-29

thrifty and fat, and consequently they
would not be subject to thumps. Any
tsolicitor who Is trying to SELL the
farmer any medicine which he claims
will prevent all diseases but tuber
culosis has by that claim fairly earn
ed the right to be kicked off the farm
without any further argument.
Iowa Homestead: 1t is scarcely nee
essary any longer to argue in favor OF
the silo. Where there is enough stock
| on the farm to consume the contents
of silo every year it will be found
| that the investment in silO will be
extraordinarily profitable. This ap.
plies even in ordinary times when the
hay crop is normal, but it will espe-
cially apply this year because the hay
crop will be even lighter than it was
in 1917. Under certain conditions it
is possible to make silo pay for it.
self in one year, this being derived
from conserving and utilizing an i'm
pOrtant part Of the corn crop that or.
dinarily goes to waste.
Six silO demonstrations will be held
in Crawford county, June Gath, 25th
and 26th. The extension department
at Ames is furnishing two men who
will hold three sessions in the twenty
best beef and dairy counties of the
state. ''Silos are signs of livestock
food conservation" says County Agent
Quist, land this year food conserva-
ton of any nature is important" The
Iowa experiment station has proven
in two years of silage feeding, that
more beef can be produced from few
err acres. Note the comparison. (A)
and sc in the crib, made corn and
silage enough to feed Is head Of steers
for 120 days. 1t produced SIS per
cent pounds Of beef where the corn
was full fed along with the silage.
(B) The same acreage of the same
sort of corn divided 3-5 in the silo and
2-5 in the crib fed 81 steers a full
feed silage and a quuartcr feed of corn
for 100 days and produced IS per cent
pounds Of beef. On the basis of more
beef from an acre of corn, at quarter
profit. Indiana is putting on a cam
paign for 10000 silos to be built this
year. Gov. James p. Goodrich, who
is also practical farmer, is behind
the movement in that state. Farmers
of Crawford county who have silos
would not do without them. County
Agent Quist has quest tons every day
concerning the silo. The silo demon
STATIONS will be held on six different
farms over the county. Any one inter-
ested in silcs should attend one Of
these demonstrations. Places where
these demonstrations will be held will
be announced later.
Odebolt Chronicles: County Agent
Maharg, assisted by John Glass, an
expert from the extension department
of Iowa State college at Ames, has
made a survey of the tractors in the
county and on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of last week inspected
thirty-two, a number of which were
laid up for repairs. All but three were
put in condition for immediate use.
There soon will be considerable ad-
dition to the number of available trac-
tors. as fourteen of the new Fordson
tractors are to be received by Low &
Kurtz Auto company next Saturday
for distribution throughout the county.
or these two are to be placed by Ode
bolt dealers, two from Early, two from
Lytton, two from Sac City, two from
Lake View, and four generally over
the county. All but one or two al
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accepted the hospitality of Mr..
and Mrs. M. d. Mahopey just north
Of Kenwood last Thursday noon. Mrs.
Mahoney was trained nurse before
her marriage and was head nurse in
the Cook county hospital at Chicago.
She is talented lady and, regardless
of the fact that she was born in Ger