The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-09

price of same. Barley would certainly
be good substitute crop to furnish
| feed for our swine. The county agent
! of Black Hawk county reports about
| So per cent Of enough seed corn tC
| plant the usual acreage. 1t is claimed
| that many ether Iowa counties have a
smaller seed corn supply, some run
ming as low as 10 per cent. We are
face to face with a shortage of good
seed corn, no doubt of it. Mills of Iowa
are being asked not to grind any old
corn into meal for feed, but to save it
for seed. That there is still much
old corn in Iowa that would do for
seed next year is shown by reports
that have been made to the agriculture
al extension department at Iowa State
college by commercial firm. In one
Iowa town 1000 bushels of old corn
was located in an elevator. In another
la banker had stored 1000 bushels, a
farmer 1000 bushels, another farmer
800 bushels, two other farmers 800
bushels each. The seed corn men at
Afles believe that the salvation of next
years corn crop depends upon locating
and saving the old corn that will do
for seed.
While most of our farmers are to be
complimented for taking care of their
machinery, there are still number
too many-who have backed their NOW.
ers, binders, drags, hay rakes, hay
leaders and plows against the south
side of a barbed wire fence, in an ef-
fort to, save them from the winters
billiards. The landscape is decorated
with these evidences of carelessness
and waste. Some of these pieces are
about all in, but much of it could be
made to do good work season or two
more if repairs are made to them. A
writer in one of our exchanges, speak
ing on this subject, has the following
to say: "This machinery should be
repaired at once and at the least cost.
Here are six reasons for doing 1t now
Next season will see great shortage
in farm labor and machinery must take
is place. Labor will be high priced be-
cause it is scarce. When the rush
comes it will be higher in price. Re-
pairs done during the rush will be
correspondingly expensive. II repairs
are put of until the rush, delay in put.
ting in and gathering crops will result
Iron is in tremendous demand for mu-
nitions. In purchasing new machinery
the farmers are buying war materials
at war prices. It is the part Of patriot
ism not to compete with the army and
navy for the iron which they need. In
creas production. save losses and do
your part toward winning the war by
repairing that machinery in the slack
season, thus rendering it valuable for
the coming spring drive. When your
neighbor telephones that About all we
are doing these days is doing the chore
are doing these days is doing the
chores and sitting around the fire. you
can tell him Of one more way to do
his part
What will possibly be the biggest
sale of pure bred draft horses in the
history Of Crawford county will take
place in Denison. February 18th, when
P. j. Eggers will sell 40 head Of pure
bred Percheron and Belgian horses.
In the Offering will be II stations.
ranging in age from yearling to 6
years of age. Also Is mares, rang
ing in age from yearlings to 10 years.
All mares old enough are in foal. No
doubt there will be in town that day