The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-13
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS. DEPARTMENT
John IL D. Gray
IEDlTOR
~ Live News About Crawford County Farms
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I0h,, II. D. GRAY

help with the work. Give them seeds
and plot of ground to plant, hoe and
do as they like with. Ask their adj
vice, get their ideas on things, praise
their work when done we'll. Let them
care for their own things, teach them
how, but let them do it in their own
way as long as it is good way even
il it is not your way. Talk and plan
with them. Let them feel that they
are important and help and that they
are doing something worth while.
They will take pride in their work
and interest in the farm. Let them
have a nice, we'll lighted room, fix it
comfortable, but plan so they can take
their chums up there when they want
to. Take them with you to the city
when young, tell them about it, but do
not make them think it nicer than the
farm. Make them proud Of the farm
and home by being proud of it your.
self. Make it interesting and l think
they will stay and be happy"
Everybody is interested in the
greatest possible farm production this
season and the state department of az.
riculture urges all local newspapers to
call attention of farmers to the neces-
sity Of looking over their machinery at
once. Those who are engaged with
farm work realize how many delays
are experienced in securing the neces.
sary parts and in making repairs later
in the season. Sometimes April offers
many opportunities for early blowing
and oat seeding, therefore this month
should be given over to preliminary
work SO that progress may not be hin.
dercd. There never was time when
a farmer who has help sufficient could
make more money from what his land
yields than at the present. Every pos.
sible advantage should be taken of the
situation as patriotic measure, as
we'll as for profit.
49,
Sixteen counties out of the first 4S
reporting do not have enough seed
corn for their usual acreage, accord
ing to reports made to p. c. Taft Of
Ames, chairman OF the state seed
stocks committee. They are short
about $4,000 bushels. To Offset this,
total of 125, 226, or about five times as
much as the shortage, of 1916 corn is
still available in cribs in these 16 coun.
ties, and some Of the 1917 crop will
prove available ON test. The 16 coun.
ties reporting a shortage are Hardin,
Black Hawk, Bucna Vista, Clayton, Blu.
chanan, Warren, Keokuk, Marshall,
Boone, Winnehago, Calhoun, Franklin.
Ida, Madison, Kossuth and Palo Alto.
Among the counties most in need Of
seed are Black Hawk, Kossuth and
Hardin. -.
Mr.. Wise Farmer is seeing to Il
these days that all Of his edged I'M:
PIGMENTS for spring and summer work
are sharpencd or repOinted. This work
takes time and the village blacksmith
has plenty of it right now. Next
month, when work opens up, he will
be busy with the work OF the fellows
who did not have foresight enough to
get their tools ready in advance. It's
a good time, too, to overhaul the corn
planter that did not drop satisfactorily
last spring and to get the plates cali
brated. The tractor needs to be over
hauled. The bearings on the reaper
should be cleaned and oiled and oil
holes that have become plugged with
grease and dust should be opened up.
A list of worn out or broken parts
should be made and orders sent in at
once. a." "4,
O.
Farmers who are contemplating
planting or replacing fruit trees should
exercise much discrimination in their
selection. Not alone the selection OF
varieties, many of which are not fitted
for this section, but in indiscriminatc
buying. In buying trees buy from
dependable nursery. A tree is an al.
most permanent matter upon your
land. Its wrong selection encumbers
the property yet you feel unwilling to
remove it. 1t pays to give the most
careful selection to whatever you in.
tend 10 set out.
.a>..r, Il - fa' f.g;:-.s3.
A farmer who has cement floor in
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