The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-29
FARM PAPERS

= Crawford county homes that do not
receive some of the good farm publ
cations that are being printed these
days are passing opportunities for an
education which cannot be duplicated
at our schools and colleges for fifty
times the subscription price.
While the county agent is not out
trying to get subscription for farm
papers he feels that his efforts would
be we'll spent by doing some personal
work in getting the reading matter Of
our farm papers studied more thor
oughly. 1t is realized that farmers
have very little time to read. Usually
when they do have time, they are too
tired to read. There are farmers, how
ever. who do read thoroughly several
farm papers every week. These men
are always we'll informed on current
topics, especially farm topics, wheth-
err they be livestock management, soil
fertility or farm organization. They
are as a class the happiest and most
prosperous farmers.
During these times when commits
siOns are meeting in Washington to
straighten out strikes, punish prof.
teers, ETC., and when industries and
commercial organizations are flooding
the country with literature and adver-
Using to create sentiment for or
against pending bills, the farm publ
cations are giving these important mat
ters careful study and unbiased opin-
ions in their editorials and news col
umns. .5 ..r4s. g..
Crawford county no doubt has as
mo 10 e.
az any other county. Few farm homes
however, are overburdened with good
agricultural papers. Each home should
have its reading table with its assert
ment of reading material. Most boys
and girls like to read. They will read
If they have the opportunity. A few
of the farm publications that are
worthy of any farm library are Breed
ers' Gazette, Country Gentleman, Wal
laces' Farmer, Iowa Homestead, Iowa
Farmer and Successful Farming. ct is
taken for granted that the Farm News
Department of the Denison Review and
Denison Bulletin is read in every Craw
ford county home every week.
The Breeders Gazette, published by
the Saunders Publishing Co., of Chi
cago, Is without a doubt the greatest
livestock paper published. 1t contains
articles from all parts of America and
Canada, telling of what is being done
to further the breeders interest. 1t
is primarily breeders paper, yet it
contains every week some lessons of
value for every farmer.
The Country Gentleman, published
by the Curtis Publishing Co., of Phila-
to- co., ,,pvHD tn, so,
form. 1t features facts written as an
interesting story. If more of the
Country Gentleman articles on stock
statesmen, Texas land agents ETC.,
were read there would be less money
leaving Crawford county for some of
the practically worthless stock GER
tificates left here. After one has read
the Country Gentleman he is little
more satisfied that farming can be
made the most satisfactory occupation
there is. The issue of October 25th
has three articles that would appeal
to every Crawford county farmer
Wallaces' Farmer, published at Des
Moines, is consistent in every article
with its motto, Good Farming-Clean
Thinking-Right Living" Each issue
has an article of what good farming
has done for some practical farmer,
or some community. It's editorial pages
deal with problems of the day. The
editorials show where Clear Think
ing is necessary on the part of the
farmer If his business is to be sue
cess. Wallaces' Farmer has every
week department which is an insp-
rational to Right Living" This paper
seems to be a favorite among the
younger. farmers of the county.
No doubt the most widely known
farm paper in Iowa is the Iowa Home
stead, also published at Des Moines.
Practically every Crawford county
farmer is acquainted with the Iowa
Homestead and it's merits. Aside from
its valuable columns, this paper car