The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-01-02

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for himself into something in which
he must start at the bottom and work
| up. He must run the risk of failure
in the beginning, which very often oc-
ours.
| am on the farm now, have grown
up in it's environment and l feel that
shall be happier and more contented
in this field of work than in any other
/ do not expect to begin farming until
have finished an education which
will equip me to cope with the prob
lens of farming which must be solved
by the farmers of the future. Farm.
ing is progressive science which is
alive and growing. l wish to be one
among those who will help to unfold
its magnificent future.
RABBITS FOR MEAT.
happened to see the following,
which was published in the Iowa
Homestead, and decided to publish it
in this department. George Tebbe is
a resident of Crawford county and no
doubt many Of our readers are &C
quainted with him. 1 wish that many
of the Crawford county farmers, and
members of their families, would take
time to write us short articles on time
" subjects for publication. I am sure
they would be of interest to our read
ers and they would assist us greatly
in our work. You know it is no easy
matter to gather articles of news from
the farms during the winter months
If the ladies are successful in get
ting winter eggs would like to know
it. SO would others. We would like to
know just how they go about it to
make winter eggs more plentiful on
the Iowa farms.
There are a lot of other subjects
which would be of great interest right
now
George Tebbe has the following
method of supplying the table with
rabbit for meatless days:
To the Editor: have been reader |
of the Homestead for quite while, |
but I never have seen anything about
AS raise rabbits will write
about them. l built my hutches 3xS
feet, with board roof and chicken wire
floor so they can't dig in. the ground,
and that makes them self cleaning al
so. put chicken wire all around thel
hutch and in winter ! 3, put oilclpth
around it4except on the south ,-side.+-I.|
put a box on both ends of the hutch
for their nest A 3xS hutch is large
enough for two does and their young,
until the young are six to eight weeks |
old, then they should be Weaned !
Rabbits raise young every month in
the year, but it is better for the does
If they have a rest for month or so. !
! have many nice colOred rabbits, |
and it is pretty sight to look at
them. Have sold quite few the past
year. ! think more people should
raise rabbits for food, as a pound of
meat can be produced cheaper with
rabbits than in any other way, be-
cause you can use the cheapest food
known in raising them, such as vege-
tables, grass, hay, etc. They make |
nice pets for children, too. e.
....... George Tebbe.
From where am sitting it looks |
like good vegetable garden will be |
even more popular next summer than /
it was last summer. Much food for
the table may be raised in our own |
gardens, and it looks like a case Of I
taking money from our own purse if |
we do not make an extra effort to raise |
all the vegetables possible. While
DO not want to scare you, yet deem
it right to warn you, that in all prob
ability next year we will feel the |
pinch Of the war more than we have
in the past. believe that more hot
beds will come into use this spring
han we have seen before. in an ef-
,ort to get vegetables as early as pos
sible, thus creating a saving on the /
neat bill. No doubt many Of our read
RS have the impression that am quite
IN eater. because I SO often speak of
eating. TO try to make you think that
S a false impression, and also as sort
# an excuse, ! will quote Pope, the
'oet. He said, I'm quite asham'd-Ij
tbs mighty rude to eat so much-but
Ills so good"
In an attempt to solve the labor
roblem in the state of Maryland and
o insure an increase in the wheat
creage, the state council of defense
as purchased four tractors to be used
II preparing land for wheat by plow
ng, narrowing, etc. Two of these
FACTORS are being used in Kent coun-
y and one each in Cecil and Hartford
ounties. The routing of the tractors
) in the hands of the county agents.
he farmers applications are listed
nd itineraries for the tractors are
made out accordingly. Charges for
he use of the tractors are based on I
he absolute cost of operation. These
harges range from $3.50 to So an acre
Or blowing and so cents an acre for
or disking. The results
cus far have proven entirely satisfac
Dry. Plans are already under way to
ontinue the use of the tractors in the
PREPARATION of land for spring crops.
l addition to meeting an emergency,
le use of the tractors has resulted in.
le purchase of a number of them by
ldividual farmers and groups of
lrmerS. . 80 --, I'D
Years ago, when / was new in the
eWspaper game, it worried me con-
derable whenever l made a mistake
| the newspaper. Those days are !
asst. Now when / pull boner, / Just
mile and sometimes say, that will
i've me something to write about next
eek. This is Just such case. II
aimed last week that J. T. Byrnes n
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