The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-10

Potatoes were intended to grow in
the ground and any plan or scheme to
grow them in boxes, set one on top OF
another, skyscraper fashion, or in bar
rels on the back porch, Is to be looked
upon with suspicion, warns the truck
crops man of the Iowa agricultural
experiment station. The method may
work, but ought not to be tried unless
there is no other possible way to grow
the potatoes. Reports sent in last
year to the station were to the effect
that men who had tried to grow pOta-
toes in boxes were glad when they
managed to get their seed back. These
various methods Of growing potatoes
without a garden lot are being advo'
Gated and inquiries have been coming
to Ames, asking about them. Better
grow potatoes in the old fashioned
way, is the answer given.
c.. S. Mcdonald moved from the Den.
ison neighborhood this spring to a
farm five and half miles southwest
Of Dow City. located him last Fri.
day, that is l located the farm. Claud
was in town, but did not care for
that, for his little son escorted me
around the farm, and | had the pleas
ure of looking at thirteen head OF
mighty good pure bred Duroc brood
sows and their litters. believe lie has
the best bunch of spring pigs this
year he has ever owned. He is get
ting some nice sized filters, too. Eight
sows narrowed an average of eleven or
better, and the thirteen sows farrow'
cd an average of nine and half. One
sow farrowed twelve and is raising
them all and another narrowed twelve,
but lost two of them. Claud will have
that farm painted red in short time.
Tho greatest event which has hap
pened in Crawford county for many
DAYS was the rain which visited these
parts last Friday night. 1t was an all
night rain and it did, oh so much good.
All vegetation was stimulated and the
wheat and early planted oats, as we'll
as pastures were greatly benefited. 1t
was another CT those million dollar
rains and great is the rejoicing in our
county.
Newark, N. J.-Due to the heavy
traffic on the Lincoln highway in New
Jersey, where the routes used by
government and freight carrying mo-
tor trucks, traffic regulations have been
established upon the recommendation
of Brigadier General William T. Ros'
sell. representing the war department
in the district. Traffic policemen will
patrol the highway.
o.
/, When a soil testing day was held at
acf StNor CT
in Webster county recently, the re-
suits showed that 40 per cent OF the
samples of soil examined were acid.
To remedy this condition limestone
was recommended by the county agent
and as a result Of one days work two
car loads of limestone were ordered.
The continued high prices OF mutton
and lamb have made it desirable that
more sheep be kept on the farms OF
the United States. In many parts OF
the country there are large areas OF
rough land, weedy lots and grown up
fence rows which afford an excellent
opportunity for feeding sheep.
That big field Of all kinds of differ
ent crops is not an attempt to make
landscape crazy patchwork, but mere.
ly the land of farmer who planted
all the different things the newspapers
and bulletins advised him to put in.
Or
VIM. Gierstorf. who is located five
miles southwest OF Scf!eswig, is
building a hay and cattle barn. 1t will
be 48X60.
John Braase has raised part OF his
dwelling and enlarged the same. His
farm is located three and three-fourths
miles southwest of Schleswig.
Mrs. Mary Ahart, OF Mapleton, is
making building improvements on her
farm located six miles east Of Charter
Oak. A hog house is being built.
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It is claimed big meat surplus will
be thrown on the market soon. Good.
The chewing gum supply is now safe.