The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-17

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oat fields and as soon as the grain is
cut the hogs will go to that rape like
| lean sow to slop. Last fall hay
and cattle barn was built. The part
devoted to hay is 20x32 and the cat
| tie barn past is 18x32. Mrs. keims
has found time to care for large
garden, along with her household
duties. I want to say in passing That
Il have not seen woman Stacker on
the farms. The shortage OF farm Ia
bor has multiplied her duties, but she
has buckled into it without whim,
per. The Keims farm is located about
seven miles north of Vail.
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In section thirty-three. Washington
township, is. located mighty good
bunch of double standard Polled Dur
ham cattle, the property of c. F..
Chase. He now has twenty cows.
nine bulls of serviceable age and
ten calves. He has recently sold a
number of young stuff for prices rang
Ing from 5000, $500 and $3.50. At the
head of his herd is that good two
|year.old bull White Wallflower He
lis a highly bred Scotch bull and last
March weighed 1900 The flies have
been giving him no rest of late and
he has been reduced in weight some
on that account, but he is growing
and developing into good individual.
Mr.. Chase sold him early in the spring
but was glad to get him back, alter
he saw a number Of his get, even II II
did cost him a premium to get MN
back. Last spring Mr.. Chase bought
nine head of yearling brood sows
from the Paulson herd near Council
Bluffs which cost him over a thous'
and dollars. He has some very prom
Using young stuff which he Is planning
on taking to the Arion fair. You EEL
lows had better not leave those bet
ter ones at home" for C. F. will be
there strong and you will need your
very choicest to show against MS
string. ..'.
Iowa has a law which says that all
owners or occupants OF land shaI cut
or burn or otherwise destroy all noA'
ious weeds in time to prevent them
from blooming or coming to maturity.
Noxious weeds include the following:
Ouack grass, Canada thistle, cookie
burr. wild mustard, sour dock, smooth
dock. buckhorn, wild parsnip, horse
nettle, velvet weed, shoe fly. wild car
rot and Russian thistle. All OF these'
with the exception of horse nettle, vel
vat weed, shoe fly and wild carrot
exist in considerable numbers IN TINS
county. A very important part OF the
law is that in, case the owner or DC
cupant fails to destroy these Weeds'
the board of trustees, upon complaint
shall cause the same to be done, tne
expense Of the operation to be charged
against the land owner. Any Town
ship road officer or trustee VINO 1alis
to perform the duties incumbent upon
him is subject to a fine OF 800. me
fight against bad weeds is an all year
lob, but right now Is probably the
most important time to make start.
The county agent will be glad at any
time to. give aid in getting rld OF
these pests.
Gerritt Wander Brink, living south
Of Boyden, has purchased the 237 acre
farm Of N. R. Barendregt, west OF
Sheldon, for $305 an acre, the total
consideration being more than $72,-
1000. This is the highest price ever
paid for a considerable acreage near
Sheldon. The land purchased is, of
necessity a stock farm, as the Floyd
l. river traverses it from north to south.
The same land was bought by Mr..
Barendregt from D. H. Brinkman
eighteen months ago for $65 an acre
less than the present purchase price.
Mr.. Barendregt's profit, therefore, was
| SIS, 4O5. Mr.. Brinkman bought the
same land. without buildings, from
Jerry Hartenboker seventeen years
ago for $42 an acre. Mr.. Wander
Brink, the purchaser, sold his own
farm of 100 acres near Boyden, for
$500 an acre.
Dunlap Reporter: A splendidly plan
ned picnic was arranged for Dun
hams grove the fourth, but owing to
the threatening weather they accepted
the offered hospitality of Art Dun
ham and spread their tables in the
spacious yard near the house. Later
they were like the fairy story Of the
"Arab and his camel" glad to get IN
1.-THE house out Of the bad weather.
Again the Dunhams were ready and
spacious house furnished ample
room for the entire party of merry
makers. They were Rev. A. L. Cook
| and wife, z. r. Durham and wife, John
HUE, wife and sister, Mrs. Miller Of
Polo, ILL.,, Dave Rogers and family. h.
wv. Robertson and family, Chas. Ran.
nels and family and Art Durham and
family. No wonder they report such
a good time.
Emil J. Wiese, who is located two
miles south of Buck Grove, has had
gratifying results with rape pasture
as feed for his hogs. Last week he
turned them into small patch Of
rape after they had been for some
time in dry lot. He noticed the first
day great saving in corn for they
did not eat much more than half as
much corn as they had been eating
when in the dry lot and some of the
pigs now pass it up entirely. wish
every farmer who has not alfalfa pas.
ture for his swine had a field of rape
to turn them into. Emil has about
as thrifty bunch Of yearling gifts as
l have seen. They are high grade
Hampshire. notice he is feeding his
spring pigs oats. and says he does not
like to feed the little fellows much