The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-03
THE REVIE WIS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. d. Gray
- Editor *'"s so
Live News About Crawford County
Farms and Farmers
John II. D. Gray
Editor,

We met man on the street few
mornings ago who is receiving $1.75
a day. This man was raised on a
farm near our city and left it eight
years ago because he felt there was a
larger opportunity in the city for max
ing money and the work would not be
quite so combining and laborious. AT.
ter eight years Of experience in the
city he has come to the conclusion
that there is no opportunity to get
ahead working for wage OF 1915 a
day. He Is going to the farm.
In the course Of the conversation he
said: II wonder how people get along
who are receiving but 1925 a day and
do not own their own homes. own
my own home and find it most diff
cult to support my little family on the
income / am receiving. We are not
wasting any money and are living as
close as anyone ought to live to keep
in good health.
II have been doing some figuring. l
have been comparing myself with one
or two OF the neighbor boys who re.
NAMED on the farm and with some Of
my folks who have been following
farming continuously. and find that
il I had remained on the farm and
had worked as industriously as hive
in the city during the past eight
years, l would have paid FOR so acres
Of land. In other words, would have
been SO situated that would have
little concern about my future OF, about
provisions for old age. l am ON my
way now to make arrangements for
renting this eighty and If can secure
the necessary backing I shall return
to the farm next spring. have had
my experience in working by the day
and know something of the city mans
side Of life, so shall 60 back to the
farm more contented and am sure
that At the end of ten years will be in
better shape for caring for myself
than would be il l should remain and
work at my present income"
"A successful hog raiser in Illinois
in the course Of q long talk says: This
intelligence, foresight, precaution. con-
sistence, economy and common sense
into the feed that goes to our herds.
Don't feed lice and worms. Feed
pork. Keep the pens clean and sani.
tary. keep the hogs healthy. Keep
them growing the maximum pound for
every sack of feed or bucket OF swill
that goes into the trough. We are un.
der a great obligation to supply the
fats and meats for our army and our
allies. Only the persistence and skin
OF breeders OF pork will feed the starv-
ing world. Il believe the American
farmer has heard the call of the ma.
tioi, and will do his duty.
g. 4 H.. 49,
Ida Grove Pioneer: A. E. Flater has
given the name of Beaumont Farm to
his place north Of Arthur, 0nd has had
stationery printed. to help advertise
and identify his place as being one of
the progressive and well kept farms
Of the county. The Pioneer likes to
see the naming of farms making rapid
progress in Ida county. It serves to
rank a farm as being all under re-
corded name. In these days Of auto
mobiles, when one is travelling through
the country. it is pleasure to come to
a well ordered and prosperous farm
and find that 1t bears name of its
own and that of its owner Mr.. Flater
expects to make a specially of breed.
ing Aberdeen Angus cattle, Chester
White hogs and red chickens.
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Iowa has a fuel administrator. The
people are excited in regard to coal.
Conservation Is the theme on every
body's tongue. But here is something
that is overlooked. In Iowa half the
amount Of fuel necessary for the use
Of all except the manufacturing estab-
lishments is going to waste in dead
wood and down" timber. The valley
of all our streams are covered with
trees that have fallen In storms. Ev.
cry standing tree has limbs which
should be cut off. The down" wood
and the dead limbs would furnish the
farm homes Of Iowa with all their fuel
for the present winter.
Farmers north. of Alta are using
subterfuges to get cars for the ship
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