The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-10
THE REVIE WIS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John II. d. Grey
Editor
Live News About Crawford County
Farms and Farmers

Ida County Pioneer: Much stock
has died in Ida county and neighbour
! ing counties during the past week be-
cause OF having eaten mOldy corn, and
if farmers do not exercise great care
much damage will be done in the next
, thirty days. Many cribs contain pock-
cts of white mold. The corn is not
decOnposins, but the ears OF corn are
becoming coated with a white vege-
table fungi which tends to preserve
them. However, when such fungi is
taken into the stomach it creates toxic
poisoning which is followed by serious
results, and often death; especially
with horses. Such corn should be TAX
ell into the sunlight and left there I'M
til the mold disappears and the corn
becomes perfectly dry. 1t may then
be fed to cattle and hogs. The warm
aud dry weather OF the past three
weeks has in the main been beneficial
for the corn OF Ida county, so say
several of our prominent farmers.
Corn that was full OF moisture gather
ed from the air during the damp, cool
weather Of last fail, and frozen hard
during the winter is now drying out
in much better shape than was be-
lcvcd possible at first. In view of the
deplorable condition Of the corn when
the winter freeZe-uD came, the large
ness OF the proportion that is still tit
to feed since the arrival of warm
weather is gratifying.
The poet tells US that "One touch Of
nature makes the whole world kim" J
might also say that one hour of full
Col IL; ,oly oil
Most of our dislikes, chickering's and
aniNosities arise from the fact that
We are strangers to each other. Get
acquainted with your neighbOr. you
might like him. Racial artipathies,
religious prejudiccs, political animosi-
ties in most cases arise from miSun-
dcrstandings, lack of acquaintance
ship and an imDu tation Of motives
Folks are very different after adj and
when their inner spirit is revealed in
fellowship they recognize, as in no
other way, how near together they
are. The farmers clubs are most
helpful III any community to develop
the spirit of charity, love Of brother
hood and desire for common welfare.
IF cur county agent will devote share
OF his time to organizing clubs among
our Craw fOru county farmers, | will
consider his time as well spent as it
has been of late in the important labor
of stimulating an interest in the mat
ter Of testing the seed corn. How
about it. Bro. Quist?
William Hiiker, IT.. q Young farmer
residing four miles southwest OF Ida
Grove, last week hauled 1920 worth
OF pop corn into Ida Grove for ship
ment to Hubbard having been pur-
chased by grain dealer of that town.
This was part Of his 1917 crop. The
loads averaged him $210 and the price
paid was $50 per 100 pounds. He is
reported to still have several tons Of
corn. Some are born rich and others
raise pop corn in Sac and Ida coun-
ties.
The rising cost Of grain feed emnha
sized the need Of better pastures for
cattle Improvement Of pastures is
the most ready and economical means
Of increasing animal products without
actually increasing the grain feed It
is also a means toward saving labor,
for good pasture is vertisble self
feeder.
Fred VOss. who is ated six and
half miles northwest Of Denison. tells
me- he will have enc Of those indispen-
sibla farm buildings built this simmer
1t Will be 2Gx35 and will be ready for
this seq sons crop of small grain and
corn 4 machine shed 14x35 will be
built along one side Of the building.