The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-06-12
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market getting about $35 less for her
than she cost him. The other one
ia raising an extra choice litter. There
were nine in the litter but short
time ago one Sof them, male pig,
mysteriously disappeared from the
farm. The litter was sired by Crusad-
er, who was sired by grandmother,
out Of Extra Queen LIST by Extra Long
Price E, litter brother to Eschers'
Standard, the famous 95O-pound sow.
It is claimed that Crusader is one of
the best ever sired by Grandmaster.
Grandmaster was one of the largest
hogs that ever lived and stood at the
head of Fred H. Hassler's herd. Mr..
Staley now has eleven brood sOWs,
seventeen fall pigs and twenty-eight
spring pigs. You will readily see that
he has right now a very good start.
I'll say the farmers are busy boys
right now The excessive rainfall
kept them from cutting the alfalfa
but it did not keep the weeds from
growing in the corn fields. They are
now working early and late in an
effort to kill the weeds which got such
q good start in the corn. While drv.
ing along the MISUNDERSTANDING ridge
last Friday. m forming about $3.50, l no.
ticed farmers at work in every corn
field and alsO saw lunch pals going
out into the. fields. Gee, l wished l
was cultivatfng corn-abOut lunch
time. There will be some replanting
of corn but as whole, the crop pros
poets right now are good. The small
grain, and there is an increased acre
age of it, Is looking very good.
When Judge VIM. I. Steward, dis.
trict Judge OF Hiawatha. Kansas, was
told that quarter section farm near
there was not under cultivation, he
appointed three attorneys to investi-
gate. They verified the report and
also the fact that the farm had not
been worked the year before. The
Judge then instructed the county at
torney to file a petition for a receiver
After the appointment, the receiver
proceed to get the land under cult
walton. In such cases as this, Judge
Steward says, court action is advis-
able, because the country needs the
crops that such land is capable of
producing.
Yes, you're overlooking good bet
II you don't use our classified columns
>to sell or buy what you want.
The Indiana farmers battle hymn of
1918 starts of, IF you can't put gun
ON your shoulder, put silo on your
farm" Indiana is trying to build 49,
900 more silos this year.
5tyT %
The potato crop of Houston and
Wharton s00unties, Texas, has been
saved through the aid of the business
men In local towns. When it was
realized that the potato crop would be
lost unless the farmers received help,
the state extension director, cooper
ating with the farm help specialists Of
the department Of agriculture, OK
planned the situation to the business
men, who closed their offices and
stores, went to the farms and worked
with the potato growers in harvesting
their crop. Such cooperation Is mean
Ing much not only for the increasing
OF the food supply Of the nation but
ia breaking down the barrier that In
many cases existed between town and
country, according to the U. S. depart
ment OF agriculture. Business men
and farmers are working hand in hand
to secure an adequate food supply and
TO further the nations great cause.
Other communities are planning to-
follow the example set in these Texas
counties.
Col. Henry s. Graves, chief Of the
forest service, has written to the Boy
Scouts setting forth the need for the
census tof black walnut trees which
President Wilson has asked the Scouts
to undertake. Four or five propelleors