The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-24


ment Of agriculture, says county
Agent Quist, and farmers Of Crawford
county are planting good acreage
Spring wheat is good crop and early
this year. Dry weather is hurting
much Of the clover planted in the
small grain. This will leave large
7 acreage Of stubble which will be avail
bile for winter wheat.
What moisture is in the stubble
4 fields should be conserved by good
single or double disking, They
should then be plowed as soon as pos
stble. Shallow early blowing is bet,
ter for winter wheat than late deep
blowing.
Good seed is essential for good
crop. The past two years have been
uniavorable for winter wheat making
Il good seed scarce.
The county agent says there is
enough good winter wheat in the coun-
I " for big acreage if it is properly
distributed.
Winter wheat is paying crop.
Frank Simon, of Vail, threshed field
0f is acres for Joe Rundlett last
Thursday which made better than 80
bushels per acre. 1t is good bright
Wheat which tested 81 pounds to the
buShel. ..l
Ida Grove Pioneer: Ida county farm
an are warned to be on the outlook
Tor the appearance of strange hogs in
their herds and If any such appear, to
have them instantly quarantined,
especially II they appear sick. Al
ready In one herd in Ida county a
strange pig was found, which was
ktck, and which Immediately infected
three other pigs and caused their
deaths, presumably from cholera. The
goodlawn stock farm of northeast OF
sGaIya was the victim of this practice,
hut luckily, everything has now been
Gst to rights and no further danger is
ro6sible. Several weeks ago, Mr..
uayis discovered two strange pigs in
III hog lot one morning. He has on
II pure bred Poland Chinas on his
mace and SO had no difficulty in rec
dmixing a red hog and Hampshire
that had been dropped among his herd
the ni9ht before. Mr.. Davis remem-
H9rs that the night previous to this
tkere was q good deal of hog hauling
INST his place and it would have been
a easy matter for some one to have
d1posited sick hogs while this hauling
~ going on. The two hogs left at
AZ Davis place were only a few weeks
The red hog was already SICK
IA soon Infected winter pig and
fhfee spring pigs. All five hogs soon
died. The Hampshire was immedi-
AtAly quarantined and vaccinated and
developed no sickness. The disease
dld not spread further, as all the 9TH
~ pigs and older animals in the Davis
6Sfd had been thoroughly vaccinated
6Ad were cholera immune. Those that
toCk sick had not yet been vaccinated.
There Is now absolutely no disease in
the herd, as every animal is now i'm
mune.
When I drove onto the farm of VIM.
IWoldt, which is located in section
sixteen, Hayes township, I found Mr..
HWoldt Just returning from the pas.
ture with a number of weeds he had
rulled. The name of the weed was
Unknown ito him. Upon investigation
q found It to be Buffalo Bur. The
Buffalo Bur is rather widely distribut.
"a In the state, but not as common
u the Russian thistle. Inasmuch as
tl,is weed Is an annual, it can be easily
disseminated by cutting off the young
HiantS below the ground, and this
6hould be done before the pods are
4prmed. M II plants are older they
should be cut off and burned. The
weed occurred originally west OF the
lflssouri sriyer and was the original
h06t plant of the potato beetle. 1t is
woody when old, somewhat horny or
sYoIlowish; eight inches to two feet
iigh. covered with copious stellate pu-
beecence; branches and main stem,
vixen 1t begins to branch, covered
WITH sharp yellow prickles; leaves
aomewhat melonlike; fruit a ber-
Nv hut enclosed by the close fit
N or prickly calyx which has sug-
9eated the common name, buffalo bur.
\ The food administration has re-
duestad that plans be made to follow
the food regulations for meals during
threshing as we do every day in our
own homes. Suggestions are that the
men eat breakfast and supper at home,
fhGreby saving waste of food by ex
VrOxA1 dIAOA C1Au AAASA VIVA ava
TIE women who have already prepar-
"a dinner for number of men and
Who will possibly have just as many
u prepare for on the following day. In
feSard to the menu, other meat than
kS6f should be served, as we are try
me- to conserve beef; plenty OF po'
fStoes and garden products should be
aeed: the bread should be wheatless
b6f breads which may be baked the
4 ~ before and used to slice cold; su.
~ Tor tea or coffee should be passed
11 Ia hotels and restaurants, the wait
zoas putting in. one. teaspoon if any is
dSSired; dessert should be simple and
contain little sugar or wheat. Former
III cake and pie have been used but
n seems wiser to use fruit or in case
rs ID used make a one crust wheatless
III from rasins or filling needing lit
M sugar.
SsE3 sssis9s 1 20
I'LL the Polled Durham herd of cat
III on the H. w. Meyers farm, seven
mics southeast of Denison, is cow
,fth some record as a. producer OF
twin calves. She is now thirteen years
old' and this year gave birth to twins.
aha has. raised four pairs of twins
SV6d her mother also produced twins.
<Sisss. - = 8a.~rs dou0hforS had twin calves