The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-08

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town, for $3.50 an acre.
Farmers of Nebraska and. Iowa have
contributed about 100000 worth O.
hogs: tossthe Red Cross through the
tOmaha market route during the pas
two months and the good work Is still
going on.
Now, when saving farm labor is q
matter of vital national concern, it is
of the utmost importance that the use
of large implements be generally
adopted by those farmers who are still
following the traditional two horse
method on q three horse or five horse
farm. Last year many farmers, speed
ing up their work by more efficient
methods, were able to increase their
crop acreage in the face Of decrease
in help This practice must become
more general, in the opinion OF officials
of the United States department OF
agriculture, If production OF food is
to be increased. Not many years ago
the majority of farmers drove two
horse teams. This practice is still
common in some sections OF the coun.
try, while in others larger machines
and teams Of larger size are used.
creased to the advantage of the farm.
err as well as to the nation seems GER
tain. If such practice, desirable at all
times, is adopted where present con.
liti0ns demand. in all probability It
will become habitual when normal
conditions are restored: .s,-t,,F /.
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Two representatives of the Belgian
Department OF Agriculture, DR.. q. Vah.
derheyden and DR.. G. Holmans, are
now in this country for the purpose
OF visiting the establishments of Bel
gian breeders. Last week they spent
some time at the Iowa Agricultural
college and while there the announce.
ment was made that from the studs
of the United States must come the
foundation stock to be used for breed
ing purposes In the future. These rep
resentatives of a foreign government
stated that the breed was practically
extinct, every animal having been eth
er destroyed or carried off by the Ger:
mans. 1t is believed. however, that
q few pure bred, Belgians have been
taken to'Holland and, fortunately, the
records have been preserved. these
having been taken to France shortly
after the outbreak OF the war. It is
the purpose OF DR.. Vanderheyden and
Dr. Holmans to familiarize themselves
with the source of supply in this
country so that at the end of the war
no time will be lost in rehabilitating
the breed in its native land.
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Many of the followers of the wrest-
ling game may not have taken note
OF the dope, but the fact remains that
most of the champion sgrapplers of
today and also of former decades
sprang from the farm. The city chaps
may excel in numerous branches Of
sport. but in, the hard, rough and
tumble game OF the mat It will have
to be handed to the farmer boys that
they are. the chaps who lug the goods.
The late Frank Gotch, perhaps the
greatest datcll-as-catch-can wrestler
the world ever saw. was an Iowa
farmer boy. Farmer Burns, who ruled
followed the pillow on 4 Scott county
Joe Stecher, Nebraska's en-.
Try Ill Iuc championship ClooS anu
holder of the title until his defeat by
Earl Caddock, sprang from a.Dodge
county farm. Earl Caddock, present
champion, developed his muscles as
e youthful farmer in .Cass county, |
Iowa. There have been exceptions |
to the rule. yet it cannot be gainsaitl |
that large majority Of the real top |
nOtchers in the graphing sport have |
been graduates from the corn row.
The wise writer of Proverbs wrote:
GO to the ant, thou sluggard, and !
learn wisdom" The twentieth cen.
fury war conservatiOnist. advises: BE |
as the squirrel and provide food for |
the winter" in other words, be war |
squirrel this year. The little animals, |
early in the year, take thought of the |
winter, the necessity OF pro.
viding food for that period, and all |
human beings can learn wisdom. fore.
sight and economy from these crea-
lures Industrious habits looking ahead
Tor their own preservation. We must
remember that food is to win the war
and that for all our friends the squir-
rels instructive habits are absolute
ly essential for lis to follow to make
the most OF the present situation In
the worlds food crisis. Children
should be taught the necessity OF war
gardens, householders should see to
t that every perishable product is
or preserved. thus putting to
lirect use every ounce Of food that is
available. Again, referring to. the
words of the Master, learn the lesson
He emphasized: Gather up the frag-
ments that remain, that nothing be
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Fred Lohrmann is remodeling and
charging his residence on his farm
coated five miles north of Aspinwall.
4 basement has been placed under the
main part of the residence and fur
mace will be paced therein. The
was raised sixteen inches
md an addition, 18x2S,' built on the
east side of dwelling. %+. -
A few Crawford county farmers
started to plant corn the latter part
II last week. Others decided to wait
| few days until the soil was warmer,
or fear the seed would not grow in
he cold soil. Farmers have paid