The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-24
THE REVIE WIS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
'.s John II. D. Gray
Editor
Live News About Crawford County
Farms and Farmers

| Frank Mitchell has for several years
been building up herd of pure bred
Shorthorn cattle on the farm located
in section four, Hayes township, four
miles southeast CT Vail. He has not
employed a brass band or a press
agent to get his wares before the pub
llic, but nevertheless, he has today
the makings of what will very soon be
recognized as one of the best herds in
northwestern Iowa, and that is saying
much for the herd. He has twenty
head of breeding age, besides lot of
young stuff. Frank, like every other
man who expects to get anywhere in
the pure bred business, attaches great
importance to the sire. In keeping
with this spirit, he bought last spring
a young bull from the good herd of
e. B. Thomas of Audubon. The ami
NAL is now about thirteen months old
and gives promise of living up to the
reputation of the family for having
both size and quality. When he was
twelve months old he weighed just
1850 pounds. He was sired by Gain
ford Monarch, the beautiful, and is a
half brother of Bapton Gainford, the
Oldsen bull ] spoke of two weeks ago.
His granddad was champion of Can
ada, and noted for his sire as we'll as
quality. The Mitchell bull has been
given the name of Gainford's Best
and he certainly looks the part. He
is beautiful red, with only one white
spot on him, but so small that it would
be almost impossible to see it, unless
looking for it. Frank bought Non.
pareil and also a Bridesmaid COW this
summer to add to the herd of already
good females. When l called at the
farm it was nearly the noon hour and,
while | was anxious to get to town,
did not pass up an invitation to re-
main for dinner. The man who tipped
! it off to me last spring to never pass
up such an invitation at the Mitchell
home, certainly knew his business.
He will receive my everlasting bless
| ing.
Gus Martin, of Ute, reports another
years success in the production of
clover seed for the market, stating
that his crop this year will net him
$40 per acre. He says that the crop
does best on rolling land and that it
excels all other legumes in restoring
land and adding to its fertility. He
has just finished harvesting his vel
! low sweet clover seed. 1t yielded
about twelve bushels to the acre, now
selling at $500 a bushel. He also
has a field of white sweet. clover, .thir-
ty-five acres, which is now in blossom
and makes an unusually attractive
picture. 1t stands about six feet high
and is so thick that one can hardly
walk through it.
DR.. l.. M. Coon brought to this Of
flee this week a cluster of wheat that
line. Think of siXty-one stalks from
one kernel of wheat, can you beat it?
Many of the heads measure five inch
es. 1t was grown on one of the doc
tors farms in this county. 1t is the
improved Parkov wheat 1t looked
like it had been pretty we'll winter
killed this spring, but nevertheless, it
lis expected to yield from twenty-five
to thirty bushels to the acre, DR.. Coon
tells me. With wheat selling for
more than two dollars per bushel it
will be very profitable crop.
o.
John Schurkey, living four miles
north of Deloit, reports little rust in
his wheat, and so does one of his
|neighbors. He will have bumper
crop, however. He has fifteen acres
of il and his oats are also good. He
built garage, 10x1S, this summer and
wants to build a barn this fall if he
can get to it. "''
The interstate fair grand champion
[Shorthorn bull, Fair Sultan, has been
sold by E. J. Thompson & Son, of
Hurley, S. D., to Bellows Bros, of
Maryville, Mo. He sold for SIT 1900.
He is now two years old and weighs
better than 1900.