The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-30
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mares ranging Ill age from ytdfllA6s
to ten years, and several Of then
weighing ton and bred to that grea
Percheron stallion Romeo, will alst
act as magnet to draw many buyer:
from far and near. There will be botf
imported and home breds. The i'm
ported mare, Illiade, bred to Romeo
offering She has a yearling filly ii
the sale. Romeo one of the greatest
stations in America, goes in the sale
Ginger, 21O0 FOUNDER, that good grey
Turk, and Winner, as black as jet, are
three other mighty good stations that
go into the sale. Pete has been buy
ing and breeding these heavy draft
horses for at least twenty years, but
has decided to close them all out. II
interested send for catalogue and plan
to attend the$sal -t, .. ...z
That January thaw was not notice
able and indications point to a con.
tinuation of severe winter conditions
over large areas of the country. Feb
ruary can usually be depended upon to
do her worst. -. be-.
The press of the country is directing
attention to the fact that hereafter
farmers must make more general
use of machinery in putting in, Guilt
waiting and harvesting their crops.
Many young men have been called
from the farms to the colors. More
will have to go as the army is enlarged.
Last season agriculturists complained
of a shortage of help. 1t is obvious
that this year the country will need
even larger crops than were grown
last year. The food reserves of the
entire world are being exhausted and
the United States has become the
chief source Of renewing supplies. We
are told that in England, where the
need of additional food supplies was
realized, headlights were put upon farm
tractors and blowing was done by day
and night There may be no necessity
for that in the United States where
smaller percentage of the working
classes will be called to the colors, but
something will have to be done to help
the farmers get the machinery they
need In case that war work inter-
feres with the making Of arming ma
chinery at industrial plants the gov
eminent will be compelled to see to it
that the interests of the country's ag-
riculturists are not neglected.
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School boys, and some of the larger
ones too, will be disappointed to learn
that during 1918 the circus will prob
ably not be in evidence. Transports
ton control seems determined to elm
mate this popular means OF public en-
tertainnent, but possibly some future
plans or agreements may change this
order. e.. 3. a.
Rural New Yorker: Just now there
is rush on the part of farmers to
stock up with sheep and hogs. Sheep
are scarce and hard to buy, and most
farmers have had little or no expe.
rience with them. When hogs are Civ.
EN- fair chance they will pay, and
this year the demand for pork will
be steady and sure. In our own case
the labor question has come to the
point where we must change our plans
and let the hog do some of the wori
formerly done by the hired man. A
number Of fields now in rye and vetcl,
will not be plowed in the spring, but
pigs will be turned in to eat down the
crops and board themselves on the
self feeder plan. On many farms such
q plan will save labor and give fair
lHCOlllc. IL Will De DelLef LOT u ulluule
aged man to work in this way than to
half kill himself with work, and worry
trying to cultivate too much ground.
Another thing. Do not try to feed the
hogs too long after cold weather sets
in. We have found that hog weigh.
ing $50 pounds or little more gives
good profit, when if we try to double
his weight he may eat himself up.
.y
The Crawford County Farm Bureau
last week selected J. s. Quist, of Har.
risOn county as county agent. Mr.. |
Quist is a young man full Of pep"
agreeable and pleasant to meet, and
as soon as preliminary arrangements
can be made he will be travelling high,
wide and handsome. His office will be
located in the court house. Mr.. Quist |
was born farmer and is conversant !
with farm work. He comes to us from
Polk county, where he has been as
sistant to the county agent for the
past while. He was reared near Mis-