The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-03
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. D. Gray
iEDrTOR
Live News About Crawford County Farms
and Farmers
John .! 4: D; Gray
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dairy COW makes a profit of only $50.
Increase your profits by producing
more eggs. The average farm hen
produces sixty eggs; she should pro-
ttuce one hundred and twenty. Profit
depends on surplus production. Good
housing and proper feeding will ill.,
crease your profit. Handle and mar
ket your eggs better. Market the
kind Of eggs you would want to buy II
you were the consumer Keep the
nests clean, gather the eggs daily,
keep them in a cool, dry place and
market them twice a week. Improve
your flock. Gull out the poor stun
begin now to build better flock and
ultimately keep one breed only. A
hen house is not always a hen home.
The former may be cold. dark and
damp; the latter is always light,
clean, CHEEKY and comfortable. The
poultry house should be convenient.
It should be close to the other build
ings and easy to clean. A low house
is hard to work in; high house Is
hard to keep warm. Have plenty of
light in the house-sunlight is a good
germ destroyer. Leave all or part OF
the south side open to keep the house
dry and we'll ventilated. Allow no
drafts. Keep the house clean and free
from vermin. A good house does not
necessarily need to be an expensive
one. A cheap house, built along the
right lines and kept clean, will serve
just as we'll as an expensive. house.
A number have inquired of me dur.
ing the past week concerning the sale
OF Polled Durham cattle at the Mel
son Bros. farm. four miles northwest
of Dunlap April 9Th. This should be
a good sale. because the Offering is
strictly first class. There are thirty
females and twenty-eight bulls IN the
Offering. Many Of the cows have
calves at side. The COWS are members
of heavy milking strains as we'll as
good beef types. Many of the Offering
will come from the noted herd OF q.
r. Durham & Sons. q. T. Durham
has had more years of experience in
breeding the POlled Durham than
any other man in America now in &C.
tive service The Durham cattle have
made money for their owners and
should do the same for those who buy
them. Lena's Petty a, show COW that
has won many times for Nelson Bros,
goes into this sale, and they have con-
signed many other good ones. l be-
lieve this great opportunity to pur-
chase those dual purpose cattle. You
know the P0l!ed Durhams are Short
horns minus the horns, and much at.
tention has been paid to the milking
qualities of the Durhams, as we'll as
beef, by those who have developed
them.
Max Hoist who is located two and one
half miles east o. AriOn. Is planning
on repaintinG all the buildings on the
farm. He has a nice looking lot OF
brood sows. They are Chester
White-Hampshire cross.
Last week while driving across the
country to Manila saw farmers In
all sorts of work. Just out OF Denison
short distance l saw farmer out
in his corn field husking corn, on a
little farther saw another, blowing
and beyond there saw farmers disking,
seeding wheat and oats, narrowing
and hauling manure. Sort OF Dukes |
mixture, as it were.
Manning Monitor: About hundred |
of the citizens Of Aspinwall and vicini. |
ty met last night in the Aspinwall hall
to take the first steps and get the
sentiment Of the township regarding !
the building of new consolidated
school in the town. The question was /
discussed for and against and soon a
petition will be circulated to see ii
enough signers can be secured to war.
rant an election. The same evening
about sixty of the ladies OF the town
and vicinity gathered at the depot to
organize and lay plans towards con.
serving the food and helping with the
next Liberty Loan drive.
G.. c. Powell has about fifty acres
of spring wheat on his farm three
miles west Of Denison. Mr.. Powell's
fifteen year old son, Charles, has an
eleven month old Angus calf which he
is feeding for the baby beef contest
this year. saw the calf last week
and he is mighty fine calf. The fact
that at the 1917 International the An
gus made such phenomenal sweep
of grand championships over all the
!
knows his business when 1t comes to
picking out a steer for the calf club
entry.
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VIM. Asmus. who is located five
miles north of Arion and five miles
west of Denison. is a strong advocate
Of raising fall pigs. He has followed
this practice for number Of years
and has proven that it is ADVISABLE
to do so. This gives him an extra
crop to turn into money in the summer
time. He now has fifty head of fall
pigs and they are doing their very
best to make hogs of themselves. He
has about 1000 bushels Of 1917 corn
in the cribs and it looks as dry asa
bone, and as If much of it would make
good seed. He will soon have it
tested.
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