The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-20
THE REVIE WIS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
John H. D. Gray
S* g. Editor
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Live News About Crawford County
7 Farms and Farmers
John II. D! Gray
Editor

.~E0"IOTo ~OOoIy
d Farmers
the part of seedsmen.. Upon receip
of specific information of extortiOnatt
prices being charged for seeds, suct
cases will be Investigated and recon
mendation made for such action as the
conditions require.-D. F. Houston
Secretary Of Agriculture.
am very friendly to the tractor on
ed that they would supplant the
heavy draft horse. Each, in its place,
will do good work. One of the strong
est points l have heard In favor OF
the draft horse, was something like
the following: Il have yet to learn
of case where tractor was sold or
could be sold at the end of even the
first season for two-thirds OF Its first
cost price. Grade draft mares bought
when coming three or four years OF
age, can be used for three years ana
sold for as much, or more than, they
cost, to say nothing Of colts raised tn
the meantime and sold or retained. at
a profit. Good mares replace them.
selves in the hands OF any good farm.
er, by raising colts that excel the
mares themselves; but no brilliant
mechanical genius has yet found a
way to. make tractors produce little
tractorettes that will grow into money
on the farm" visited the farm OF John
Griffin, located about three miles west
Of Dow City,, last week and saw
grand specimen of brood mare. She
will weigh nearly ton and has been
doing her "bit" in the farm work, as
we'll as yearly raising mammoth
colt. There are three of her colts,
large drafty fellows OF workable age,
in the stable, and yearling which
gives promise of developing into a
heavy weight One or two draft
mares will soon produce enough colts
on the farm to furnish oil needed mo-
tive power and more than repay for
their keep In harness work on the
farm at the same time. The demand
for draft horses is greater today than
In any past PERIOD War, city and farm
needs, and export requirements fur
nish the market. Argument to con.
vince an intelligent farmer of the ad-
vantage OF using heavy horses on his
farm Is no longer needed. He knows
It. Draft NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1000 pounds or over, will, If Of reas.
enable age, command from $500 to-
5000 per pair In almost any farm sale.
The broncho typo .l)as passed. but
draft horses, especially brood mares,
are keenly sought after by farmers
In all sections OF this country. Every
good mare. weighing 1900 or over,
should be bred to the best available
draft stallion. A#sood heavy draft
horse, II given proper treatment. will
last from ten to fifteen years and pay
Tor itself many times over on the farm.
The draft horse still occupies the cen.
Ter of the stage and there is no reason
10 believe he will ever cease to be . |
most important factor as motive pow.
Or. At the same time, believe the
tractor has an important place on the
larm. For belt power they are right
On the job. Grain grinding, stlo I'LL
Ing, hay balinE, wood saving and. mum.
erous other tasks on the farm are
grapes for the tractor. They can also
be used as supplementary power In
the fields. especially during the hot
OF July and August, but when
It comes to'a question Of eliminating
the draft horse, NO, never.
During visit with Howard Mcleod,
on his farm six miles northeast Of Ma
nilla, our conversation drifted to how
to get best results, or rather, how best
to improve a herd. Of cattle. He said
1 short time before he invested in his
stock OF Hereford cattle he
talked the matter over. with one Of
the oldest and most successful breed.
ers OF Herefords In America. That
grand old man pointed out the import.
ance of good sire and when Harry
decided to buy he did not look for
'.cheap," but wanted some
thing right OF the top, regardless OF
price. He has tried IL out and has
proven that 1t was right to do so.
That is an old story to the successful
breeder, but there are still some who
are trying to reach the top with q
step ladder. My friend, Fred Hassler,
says: THE herd boar Is half OF the
herd, providing lie Is good One-and
If he is not, he Is all of the herd" It
may seem . lot of money to pay the
price q good sire will bring, but they
are worth to the herd much more than
their first cost 1t was "Cumberland's
Type" the Shorthorn bull, which really
put c. A. Saunders on the map. He
was certainly grand sire, too, being
led into the show ring thirtySix
times and marched out with Just that
many, championship ribbons. Nine
head Of yearlings sired by him. sold
for $4,000. so you see the sire did
mean something. Peter Mouw was the
owner OF Gertsdale Jones, the Poland
China boar which sold last fall for
$1,000: at the Mouw dispersal sale, but
it was this great sire which put the
pep into the sale and made an Offering
of 104 head sell for $32,350. an aver.
age OF over $3OS. And so might 60
on down the line. but lack Of space
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