The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-17

his week something llkc 0UO eHIlSI-
ed men will begin to; come into Iowa
State college at Ames for special
training along technical jand trade
lines. The college was chosen for this
work, along with number Of other
because of it's unusual IA
cilities for engineering training. OF
the 500 men, 425 are to receive spe-
cial training as auto mechanics. rs as
machinists and so as blacksmiths.
They are picked men, enlisted espe-
cially for this service. The college
will house these men in barracks that
are being prepared under the big con.
crete bleachers on State Field. They
will be fed in the College Inn cafeteria.
They will be at Ames tor a period Of
about two months. at the end of which
time second consignment OF 500
men will De sent to the college. One
instructor is to be provided by the
college for each Is men and the gov
eminent is to furnish one motor truck
or tractor for each Is men. This spe-
cial work is not to interfere with the
regular engineering work of the col
lege.
Food Administrator Hoover says:
"Our sheep have been Diminishing
steadily since the war began. We
produced in 1916 only IS per cent of
the wool that we used. In providing
uniforms for millions and millions of
men the world is using more wool
than ever before in its history. There
is practically famine in wool at the
present time. We have never seen
such price Of wool, as exists today.
There is every reason in outlook and
in profit for the increase Of our sheep.
There is very little possibility OF such
increase on our western ranges for
many reasons There is, however, the
general fact to consider that through
the middle. southern and eastern
states anywhere from three to twenty
could be added to almost every lG0
aero farm"
A friend Of mine says the red chick
en- mites are like the bed bug, and I
believe he knows, for he has had them.
That is, mean. he has had the red
mites in his chicken house. Mites
breed in cracks and crevices of the
hen house, especially where filth ac-
cumulates. II you want to keep the
mites off the chickens, keep the mites
out of the chicken house. Paint the
roosts and dip and spray the interior
of the house. Don't fail to remove the
straw from the nest boxes often and
give the nest boxes spray OF dip,
too. It will be profitable to white
wash the chicken house twice a year.
and paint the nests and roosts once
a month.
The observing traveller in Iowa scan
hardly help being impressed by the
thousands of flocks OF pure bred poul-
try to be seen upon the farms of the
state, A real old fashioned scrub
flock is hard to find, about as numer-
GUS, in fact, as hens teeth. An occa-
sional breeder practices cross breed
ing, but everywhere in the Hawkeye
state the advantages and desirability
of good blood is recognized. Because
of their dual qualities as table fowls
and good layers the Orpington is pop
ular and bred in large numbers. but
the American strains, Rhode Island
Reds, Plymouth Rocks and Wyaadottes
undoubtedly stand highest in favor
with Iowa farmers and stock the farms
OF the state to the extent Of millions.
Dean c. F.. Curtiss of Iowa State
college, strongly advises farmers to
hold on to their livestock and continue
to produce as many hogs and beef cat
tie as in normal times. II believe that
it will be profitable to produce even
more meat" says Dean Curtiss. Ar
gentine, which has been formerly en-
porting more beef than all the other
countries OF the. world, will soon be
shut of because ships cannot be spared
for trade between South America and
Europe. America will be asked to sup
ply this shortage of South American
meat. believe that within year
there will be as big demand for beef
as for wheat and that prices may have
to be fixed to keep them from going
up beyond all reason"
There is no danger of providing too
wide a variety Of feeds for the sheep.
They are great samplers. They pre-
fer to feed leisurely, nibbling a bit OF
this, nipping bite here and there
and taking taste of everything that
grows, weeds, grass and flowers. 1t
is this trait or habit OF life that makes
them so valuable to the husbandman
for cleaning out hedge rows, fence
corners and the many waste places
that would be passed up by horses and
cattle. A farm where sheep have &C.
cess to all parts at some time of the
year soon becomes noticeable for its
lack OF weed growths.
o.
Lake City News: H. =. Staples. a
farmer living about seven miles south
Of this place, when starting out with
q heavy load Of oats few days ago.
failed to notice that his year old son
had climbed on one of the wheels Of
the wagon. AS the horses started the
child was thrown to the ground and
one wheel went over his chest. The
father had the presence of mind to
back his team and release the boy be-
fore the entire weight of the wagon
had passed over him. Five ribs were
broken but it is considered remark
able that he was not even more seri-
ously injured.
Hugo Wenzel who is located one
and a half miles east of Manila has