The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-03
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growing live stock industry. They
had seen the advertising that Iowa
has been getting ever since the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition at San Fran
cisco, three years ago, and they want
ed to see for themselves just what
Iowa had to offer.
Perry Holden, former Iowan and
now preaching better agriculture
throughout the middle west, was a
member Of the party. H. e. Moss. as
sistant secretary of the Greater Iowa
Association, went along to answer
general questions about the state and
its progress.
The party's first stop in Iowa was
at Mt. Vernon, in Linn county, where
the Shorthorn herds of George Burge,
Bert Neal and l. H. Whitman were
inspected. They then went by automo.
bile to Marion where they looked over
the Shorthorn cattle and Percheron
horses belonging to Howard Vaughan
and were later guests Of Contractor
Ford at luncheon. From there the
party went to the Lefebure farm at
Fairfax and then back to Cedar Rapids
where they inspected the Cherry Com
pany's factory and the Quaker Oats
plant The Commercial club gave a
dinner to the guests in the evening
at which Governor Brough and others
spoke, complimenting Iowa on her con
sistent development of pure bred live
stock. ~ M, . Il. Il l''
b The following day the visitors went
to Waterloo. and were shown the
Guernsey herd Of w. w. Marsh, the
Polled Angus cattle Of Harvey Hess
the Holsteins of Dave Maxwell, and
the Jerseys of Hugh Van Pelt. William
Galloway entertained the party at
luncheon after which they inspected
the plant of the Iowa Dairy Separator
Company.
The following day was spent at
Ames and the visitors went into every
department and made all manner of in
quiries. II can see," said Governor
Brough. that after this trip we are
going home and develop our agricul'
tural college along the lines so sue.
cessfully followed by Iowa."
The last dav the party spent In
Iowa was at Whiting in the western
part of the state where the Cassaday
farm of $500 acres was the particular
subject of inquiry. This is Hereford
community and the visitors, were
greatly impressed with the develop
ment of this breed of cattle, especially
in this section. 84-
y Governor Brough and his, lsllow
travellers commented again and again
upon, the spirit of cooperation shown
throughout the. state, not only as she
tween farmers and town people, but
as between rival breeders of pure bred
stock. %.
II was particularly impressed at Mt
Vernon" said Governor Brough, al
the way the breeders around tina,
town pull together. 1t was raining
so hard that morning that it was
practically impossible for us to visit
except at Mr.. Burgess farm. So whaI
did Mr.. Burge do but telephone the
other Shorthorn breeders in his vicin
ity to bring their best cattle over This
they did-and it taught me lessor
in cooperation ....... ..
Another remarkable observation i!
that we encountered no jealous com
ment on the part of one breeder
against another, or Of one breed
against another. Everybody seemed
to be pulling for Iowa."
I regret to report that Mrs. Jame
Johnson of Mason Grove, is seriousl!
sick. A daughter, Mrs. C. r. Meyer
of Kimball, S. OAK, is assisting il
the care of Mrs. Johnson. This CRANE
old lady is the mother of fifteen chill
dren of whom nine are still living, 81,
boys and three daughters. On June "a
Mrs. Johnson was eighty-three year
old. As approach the sunset Of life
I seem to think much of the past, ant
the sweetest thoughts are those o
mother. and my greatest longing is tt
hear those dear old songs my mothe
sang to me. What wonderful thinl
is mother! To the man who cher
ishes the memory of mother, dealt
seems to lose it's sting, for it brings
us nearer to mother. Mrs. Johnson
father came to Crawford county from
Council Bluffs sixty-seven years agt
and Mason Grove was named in hi
honor Mrs. Johnson has lived OF
the same farm for sixty.seven year,
which believe, breaks all previou!
records in the county. She said re
Gently: boy, there has been man!
changes during the past sixty-seve1
years." agree with her. She says thu
nearest trading point at the time sh'
came to Crawford county was Council
Bluffs and OK teams were used al
power to pull the wagons. Even {
spring seat to place on those oil
lumber wagons would have been {
wonderful Improvement over the oil
board placed upon the springless wa
gon. ST., %s... r. .s f.
I wish to call the farmers attention
to the necessity of supplying thei
needs for thrashing coal right Low
Those who have charge Of the distri
button of coal for the government ar
able to take care Of your needs If yol
do not put off getting your coal unit
thrashing day. There is considerabl
coal in the bins in the various town
and if you will now-today-go t.
town and buy your thrashing coal, tn
bins will again be filled. thus keepin
stock on hand for the community
1t is not so easy to procure coal a
this time as it was a month ago an
every week you delay makes the ques
ton harder to solve. Eventually yo
Twill buy the coal, so why not now?
The canning campaign has now be
gun and will continue for' severa
weeks 1t is DESTROYS to prevent vast
of garden or orchard products. Bette