The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-07-09
E. F.#ruckER,

The wheat crop situation in soutl
eastern Crawford Is very serious, an
the chances for q crop are very r
mote. The rainy weather 3ollowe
~. three or four days of extremel
hot weather, Is said to- be the caus
for the damage. In addition Ito tn
so-talled sun scald or cooking of tn
wheat, during the milk stage of tn
Kernels there has been considerabl
damage done by insects and f1ngu
diseases. Several fields have ;boel
found wherein, the joint worm ha
done its damage. An egg was laid Il
the top Joint and the little worn
which Matched from the same out o
( the inside stem of the wheat. Thi
caused blight. There is also som,
trouble being caused by the Hessiai
~ Many farmers say they will no
get enough wheat to pay them for the
/ seed used in the spring. while other!
are going to NOW the crop and get
little feed in this way.
VIM Swiesow, who lives on the All
tust Nehls farm about AZ miles
Northwest of Manila, has G2 head Of
very fine Chester White hogs this
season, and they seem to be doing
we'll. He is also running IA head Of
cattle. He has lived on the Nshls
farm for about 20 years, renting i
from Mr.. Nehls for a low rental, and
III becasue$ he knows how to farm
md Is, taking excellent care Of the
place. This year he has in 80 acres
q corn, 40 acres Of oats and 4 acres
s0f wheat. H a 6 II II
Ben Bidlack and oldest son, Harold,
Ire working the farm in section 2,
Nishnabotny township, and they have
xome very fine looking crops They
have been on this place Some, 20 years,
h And u couple of years ago Mr. Bidlack
buitl new house for his son, Harlod.
The house is only q short distance
From the fathers house, and is 18x2S
With b wing on the east. The house
y full two stories, and Is q very COM
Portable home. Harold married a
daughter OF VIM Thompson, aud she
81 very helpful companion. The
gidlacks have 80 head Of pige and IA
brood sows. These sows are Of the
Duroc breed and CROSSED with Pol
and China, the foundation stock be.
{ ing purchased from j. H. Healy and
Art Barrow. The herd was very
j thrifty lot OF hogs. Mrs. Harold Bid
lack keeps about 200 chickens, and
| Has the care OF considerable milk.
dan Scanlon, who formerly lived
near Val, now occupies the farm
/ Known as tile Homer Baker place,
four miles northwest of Manila. He
purchased the place for $40 per- acre
end Or course could double his mon-i
ey now IL he cared to- sell. He has a,
xery,fne 160 acres, and 1T Is we'll inn.
/ proved. When he purchased the
KlNce the buildings were all in good.
shape ana the only addition he has,
Had to make was chicken house.s
Mfs. Scanlon likes chickens and ems,
Joys the work Of caring for them, and
this season has 200 Rhode island
Reds. Mr.. Scanlon is a stockman,,
ana. has As head OF feeders now run
ming on grass and they will be ready
tSr3 the fall market He also has u.s.
Head of hogs that are ready for the
market right now. Quite recently he
i Hold 80 head that averaged around
100 pounds and received a little bet,
Or than SO per hundred for them.
This year he has in crop 40 acres OF
corn, 80 acres Of wheat, 16 acres of
oats and Is acres of barley. The
/ wheat crop, up until week ago, gave
avery promise Of being bumper crop,
bit the hot weather Of last week has
Injured 1t very much. The Scanlon's
have lived on their present farm Tor
two years. They have three boys and
one girl, and the, boys will soon be
large enough to handle teams, then
Ar. 'Scanlon will not worry over the
Help problem. a..
One of the newer families to move
to Crawford county and purchase a
farm we found to be Mr. and Mrs.
Nate Webster, formerly ofasShelby
county. down, near Defiance. About n
Year agos ebster purchased the
no acre farm OF Earnest Nissen, u
niles east Of Manila, and this year
the father and son, Walter, are work.
iGg the place The Websters have a
ihost desirable farm, well i.nrsov"d
With substantial house, large horse
Ind cattle barn, large doiiple d
CRIB and granary, with cement foun-
datiOn and elevator, well lighted and
Ventilated hog. house, chicken house
ind number Of smaller buildings.
The buildings are surrounded with a
Ane grove. Mrs: Webster is cnri"g
TOR the milk from six cows, and up
until The extremely hot weather was
getting q flve-gallon can OF cream. per
week. Mr.. Webster has 70 head of
spring pigs, and 81 head of fattening
hogs. All are, OF $the Duroc Jersey
breed. He had just stored away 35
lpads- of fine hay, the crop from 10
acres.s In crop he is raising corn. bar
ley and oats. The family like the new
Home very much, and like many OF
the owners of good farms in that
detghborhood, refuse to set a price,
On the land; They expected ia spend
the 4th down at Defiance, visiting
among old neighbors.E n # 4
W }z33at5,
Peter Garstens, Of section 10, Iowa
township. i Us adding quite a large addi-
ton to hib already conmod iouss house,
end on Thursday when we called the,
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