The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-02-20
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. D. Gray :.a '..' 80.
iEDTOR
Live News About Crawford County Farms
and Farmers
John H. d. Gray
iEDlTOR

"a 8A1S4o
full as the killing of fresh mich cows
for beef; and we are appealing to the
farmers from patriotic standpoint
not to sell these hens while laying free
ly. Every hen which Is sold before
the first Of May represents food loss
to the nation of about thirty eggs.' In
order to save this number of eggs this
year the department have asked the
farmers not to sell their hens and in.
sist that dealers shall not buy them.
| Odebolt News: Whenever l rido by
a pasture that is alive with weeds it
comes to my mind that, in most cases,
| 1t is overstocked. OF course, we t0wl,
fellows have to be careful about ask.
ing questions-and one day in the sum.
mer time, was eating dinner with a
farmer up near the north county line,
who has an uncommonly good dinner
also a pas ture. Not weed of any
description could you see In 1.-THE
pasture, Across the road lay 20.
acre pasture that you could hardly
find any grass in at all. So, after fin
ishing our dinner got my friend in.
terested in keeping a poor cigar 60
ing, and asked him what caused SO
many weeds to grow III more than half
tho pastures in Sac county. well"
he said, "ih the spring months, gener.
ally, up to July list, the average farm
er has in his pasture stock enough
sometimes too much - when the
drouth, which usually comes in July,
August and sometimes September,
strikes a man with all the stock In his
pasture can grow feed for with an
abundance of rain. The pasture, as
we'll as the stock, is up against it and
when cattle have to dig for feed you
will surely see weeds the next year.
You cannot make cattle eat pasture
land into the ground very long before
you'll have a fine large weed patch"
/ The following recipe for making war
bread was given me by a lady friend:
One cup rolled oats or oatmeal, three
cups boiling water, salt to taste, let
cook at least 20 minutes, when luke.
warm add half cake yeast previously
moistened in half cup Of water, one cup.
syrup mot N. o., stir in enough Of
any kind OF -four wished to handle on
board. Mold as for white bread, put
at once in baking pans and let rise till
morning or 10 to IL hours in warm
place. If corn meal is used, scald with
hot water or milk before using as this
requires more cooking"
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McAndrews Bros, Of Vail, are adj
vertising a choice Offering of Duroc
bred sows; 4S head of them. Sale will
take place in town of Vail, Thursday,
February 2Sth. Here is the last chance
this season to buy sows bred to King
Orion Cherry, Jacks Cherry Orion and
Grand Wonder 18th. The two FIRST
named bOars are now well known to
the Duroc Jersey world, but the last
named Is not so we'll known. He is
grand specimen of the breed, howev-
er. He is son of the champion Great
Wonder and came from the Waltemey-
err herd. The biggest boar Of the breed
is son of Great Wonder. In the Of
fering will be sows the get of such
noted sires as King Orion Cherry, King
the Col, Educator and Critics Wonder.
McAndrews Bros. are extending spe-
cial invitation to their numerous farm
err friends to be present at this sale
and hope they will be there, for
want most of this offering to remain
right here to assist in improving our
swine. A good bunch of sows are SELL
ing, so be with the boys on sale day.
Arthur r. Mallory is breeder Of
pure bred DurOc swine and his farm
is located near Hampton. He recently
received an order for a male and two
females from his herd to be shipped to
Donoso Foster, leading stock breed
CIR of McIlipilla, Chile The animals
were shipped by express to New York
City and from there were taken IN
charge by an importing company. 1t
is stated that these were the first hogs
Of that breed ever sent to Chile. al
though the same purchaser has inl-
ported swine Of other breeds.
H. J. Schmadke was caller at the
Review Office last Saturday and met
him for the first time. He owns 400
acres of mighty good farm land located
about One-half mile south of Schleswig
He tells me that he has twenty acres
in winter wheat and it seems to be
coming fine and dandy. He purchased
a tractor last fall and figures that it
will help considerable in the farm
work this season. With the assistance
Of his son Mr.. Schmadke intends to i
farm the 400 acres. 1t won't give him
much time for fishing ii he does. |
Miss Neal S. Knowles, home demon |
stration agent leader of, Ames, gave a |
very interesting talk at farmers in
,titute in eastern Iowa last week. Her
subject was Food Preparation in War
Time" She said that today the wo-
nan says she has to- learn to cook all |
over again and the husband to learn |
% eat all over again and we are glad |
If it, especially when the idea of the |
lag is to be seen somewhere. 1t
means only making use of the old meth
IDS Of our grandparents and great
we must readjust our
habits and methods. How can we
ave meat? BY raising more chickens
o serve on meatless days; can chick
IN, plain, cut in pieces for cooking and
'tewing with or without other foods,
'reamed on toast. Can pork and beef.
Home economics students can do it so
t will keep. We must use more spar.
ngly. France can't fight if they feel
hat their families are suffering. How
an we keep in good physical condi.
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