The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-29
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John II. D! Gray
Editor
Live News About Crawford County
Farms and Farmers a

by the use OF the scales and tester). he
can increase the flow Of milk and but
ter fat from the individual. But this
is not the only phase OF the game.
Without the proper feed the best indi-
vidual would be no better than scrub.
Feed balanced ration which is pala-
table and not too expensive or the
profits will be reduced. Alfalfa is the
best of roughage and the cheapest
form of protein. Corn silage made
from mature corn is the best succulent
feed outside of grass--nature's own
feed. The ground feed will depend
on the locality. Care is also very es-
sential. One must cater to the ami
mails wants if he would make her the
most profitable.
VIM. Glau is proprietor Of Sunny
Side farm, located in section six, Den
ison township. Last year he decided
to get into the puro bred Chester
White swine business. He bought a
gilt from John Hoist, one from the
Danforth herd in Buena Vista county
and one from Nebraska breeder at
the Sioux City fair. He also bought
a male pig from the Storm Lake man.
While he has number of spring pigs
they are not in tho best Of condition.
They have been troubled with worms
considerably and his outlook for q
good crop this year is not the best.
Mr.. Glau told me he intended making
a trip to Buena Vista county in an ef-
fort to buy several head Of brood
sows. l noticed he did not have &C.
fr,. r, 10, aud
am afraid that he has also failed to
properly ventilate his hog house and
furnish it with sufficient sunlight.
These three things go with the sue
cessful raising of hogs. He Is fine
young man to visit with and | trust
that he will soon get established in
the pure bred swine business.
made short visit at the farm of
Clarence Bryan, located in section
twenty-five. Paradise township I
found Mr.. Bryan getting ready to
leave when | called. which necessitat-
ed making the visit short. He told
me that his silO blew down two weeks
ago, also that the silO of Thos. Ahart.
who is located southeast of Dow City.
Both were wood silos. MIR. Bryan says
his silo had been built six years and
that broken guy wire caused the
trouble. The sio will be rebuilt.
l found Fred kruse, who is located
in section thirty-three. Hanover town
ship, at the farm of his neiShbOr. Hen
~ Wolf. Mr.. Kruse and his partner,
John Bfelfeldt, were Smelling corn for
Mr.. Wolf, and | was told they expect
ed to shell 1000 bushels Of the 1917
crop. Mr.. kruse said it was the best
grade of last years crop of corn he
had shelled. He also told me that he
expects to build (; horse and COW barn
this year, it will be 40x5O. He reports
40 live spring pigs. While Mr.. Kruse
does not have herd of pure bred cat
tie. like most of our farmers, he always
keeps pure bred male In the herd.
He raises the Hereford cattle and it is
his intentions to soon have a herd of
nothing but white face cattle.
During the past few weeks every
traveller over our county was no
doubt impressed with the fact that
fruit trees we're never more heavily
laden with blossoms than this spring.
Even old trees, apparently beyond the
useful age, have been putting forth an
exuberance of blossoms this year. l
note, however, that rCawford county
has scarcity of bees and process of
fertilization conducted largely by them
may not be sufficient to insure crop.
Careful observers have noticed, how
ever. that the winds have been from
different quarters to carry the pollen
~Iph - Ill lo
If the bees are lacking. Some years
only half Of the branches bear fruit
because the prevailing winds have
pollenized only one side of the tree.
Gardeners from all sections of the
state report serious damage to their
plants from cutwOrms. From now I'M
til June 10th the cutworms will do
great amount of damage unless meas
ures are taken to check them. Plants
growing in drilled rows are hard to
protect from cutWOrms. The soil may
be "wormed' or gone over with hoe
or rake to a depth of five or six inch
es and all worms and other pests that
are unearthed can be destroyed. An.
other method to be used when the
worms are doing considerable injury
is the use of poison bran mash. This
can be made by mixing paris green at
the rate of one part by weight with
i've parts by weight of bran. A table
spoonful of this mixture should be
placed every few inches in the row
during the late afternoon. Poultry
and other pets should be kept away |
rom gardens SO treated. When plants |
are set out one in a hill like cabbage |
n tomatoes. they can be easily pro.
tected by placing around the base OF
each plant a collar about two inches |
high and one and half inches across. |