The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-01
REVIEWS. SPECIAL.
,fiM NEWS DEPARTMENT
.s.: JOIN, H. D. Gray
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81 Live News About Crawford County Farms
III and Farmers
I0hn H. D. Gray

Angeles papers forgot to mention the
Iowa snOWstOrm.
1.-THE editor Of the Republican sat in
a restaurant in Los Angeles on a De-
cember morning some years ago, quiet
ly eating his breakfast, when sudden
Nv three cooks came out Of the kitch-
en- running like wild and broke through
the crowd for the front door. The en-
tire number OF customers followed
them, some rushing out pellmell, and
others more slowly. When all of us
got to the street those of us not &C.
customed to southern California eli
mate began to ask what the trouble
was all about and we were told there
had been a California earthquake and
that the cooks had rushed out first for
fear the building would fall and burn
them alive in the kitchen.
After the explanation we recalled
having felt a shock on the floor just
before the cooks rushed out Of the
kitchen, but in the excitement of ev'
cry one hurriedly getting out OF the
restaurant we had forgotten the tremb.
ling of the floor. The Los Angeles
papers, following a fixed habit, made
light of the earthquake, being too busy
telling about our awful billiards. back
east" Our earthquake experience was
but one of the many things experienced
in a winter spent in southern Cali
fcrnia among all unusual people and
amid unusual happenings, to quote
tthe native sons out there. , -.
- But say, war pressed reader in
Iowa, did you ever see even one cook
rush madly out Of O kitchen disturb
ing whole restaurant or hotel in
Iowa, because we..had. q blizzard or a
little snow storm here? No. we think
you never saw such a sight-such
l things are left to swell the unusual
happenings of southern California and
her earthquakes. 7s.t:..~ !!
! Poor California! The editor Of the
Republican weeps in sympathy with
its readers. out there who have not yet
acquired what Lowell. terms "the say.
ing grace Of humor."
! Independence .Bulletin,Journal: One
OF the big things to be inaugurated
here through the farm bureau and
home demonstration service is the
community drying plant. The aim is
to secure vacant store building in
this city and fit it up with the required
machinery for drying and canning OF
fruit, vegetables, ETC., during the COM
ing summer. The lack of sugar is a
large item this season and by drying
their fruits the housewives save much
sugar. The plan is to have the COM
munity drying plant 1as place to
which clubs. societies and individuals
may 60 by appointment on certain days
and do all of their drying and canning.
There will be no charge to members
of the home demonstration organiza-
ton. The government will probably
aid in the securing of the plant, but
local means will be required to look
latter the local. expense. The home
demonstration agent will be at the
|plant at intervals to aid in the work,
(which is bound to be of great benefit
to the housewives. The method is
such that one may dry strawberries;
lraspberries and such fruit just as cas-.
lily as other kinds. The community
drying plant is just one feature of the
work of the home demonstration agent
who will be sent here by the govern
ment. by May 1st to remain for three
months. The government pays her
salary and all of the other expenses.
Later in the summer permanent
home demonstration organization will
be perfected here and we have no
doubt the community drying plant and
the other good work of the organiza-
tion will result in giving the organiza-
ton a big membership. The demon
,strator will have her office in the Of
flee of County Agent Lee.
! --O--
! l realize that l might as we'll at
tempt to paint the lily, to improve it's
!beauty, as to try to say anything
which would add luster to the reputa.
tion of w. A. McHenry as breeder
of pure bred livestock For many
years he had national reputation as
His reputation did not stop at our
coast lines either, for the name of Nc
Henry was synonymous in Scotland
for the best in the breed. He bought
only the tops of the breed at home, or
abroad, to put into his great Crawford
county herd. The dispersion CT that
great herd is now history, but his rep
utation in the cattle ling seems to
have overshadowed his activities along
the line of a breeder of swine. He
has a herd of Poland China swine
which gives promise of surprising his
former efforts as breeder of cattle.
/ visited the farm, which is the first
farm along the Lincoln highway west
OF DeniSOn, and the manager of the
big farm, w. T. Moftitt, gave me cor
dial welcome. First Of all l looked
over the great young boar, Gertsdale
McHenry, which was purchased from
Peter Mouw last fall. He cost Mr.. Nc
Henry an even $500, and he is now
about one year old. I saw number
of litters sired by him and believe the
price paid for this sire was very rea-
sonable. Mouw's Jumbo 5th, now
about one and half years Of age, and
purchased at the same time, is another
great boar in the McHenry herd. The
third member of the herd is Jumbo
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
| by local applications. as they cannot reach
| the diseased portion OF the ear. There 10
! only one way to cure Catarrhal deafness,
| and that liz by d constitutional remedy.