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

structure will be so feet in diameter,
walls IS feet high. The grounds pur-
chased include a good dwelling and
barn 40x90, which will be remodeled
into a show barn for cattle and hogs.
The company is capitalized at $4,000
with shares at 500 each.
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=. Land down in Mills county is still
booming, according to latest reports.
Two farms sold during the week one
100 acres sold for 1886 per acre and
lone of 300 acres sold for 1925 per acre.
The last named farm is 80 years old.
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The home OF Joe Dozart, in section
II jackson township is really one Of
the show places Of that township. Mr..
Dozart has lived on this place for the
past 80 years. and has made real
home Of it. The buildings are many
and all are in good state Of preserva-
, ton. The farm comprises 240 acres,
and is certainly a fine stock and agri
cultural farm. One Of the newest i'm
provements to have been made by Mr..
Dozart is the putting on Of a new
Single roof on a large granary. In
the feed yards were number of long
feed boxes, and these were we'll filled
with corn Mr.. Dozart had in quite
a large acreage OF corn this year, and
has cut to fodder some Is acres. He
has 86 head OF steers and ITS fall pigs,
SO spring pigs and 60 brood sows. In
looking at the surroundings near the
house, one is impressed by the large
number of fine, stately ornament
shade trees, and the large amount Of
shrubbery. The Dozarts have a large
number Of butternut trees on the
place, but they did not bear we'll this
year. Miss Anna Schupiter, of Cedar
Rapids, Is expected at the Dozart
home this week for an extended visit.
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Everybody UP around Boyer is a'c-
quainted with Christ Nissen. He is
one OF the jolly, well met fellows of
his neighborhood. We had a good Wis.,
it with him over in Boyer on Thursday
last. He had just completed a fine
new cave on his farm. And judging
from the dimensions it must be some
cave. The size is Sx14x12, and is &C.
mented throughout. Has ventilator,
and in case of a storm the entire fam
lily can go down and spend the night
Christ told us that he had been keep
ing red hogs for many years, and that
they were the only kind for him. He
purchased a Pathfinder from Carsten
Christensen some time since and the
animal as yearling will weigh close
to 800 pounds. Christ says he's reg
ular elephant. He recently sold 16
head of cattle OF John Frederichsen,
and has 40 head left on the place. HS.
VIM. Lindberg, of near Kiron, ex-
poets to retire from the. farm soon
and will move to kiron where he has
purchased the Mississippi ele-
Ivator. He will also make specially
Of buying popcorn, and this in itself
means considerable. He will turn the
old home 4 place over to his son,
Charles, and son-in-law, Elwood Lar
son, and they will buy the stock now
on the place, which includes As head
of Polled Durham roam cattle and
number of hogs, and the work horses
on the farm. William purchased about
a year ago the Kropf farm over east
|of his place, and this he will rent to
another son, Floyd, and another SON
in-law, Elmer Mauritz. He recently
sold 81 head of feeding shoats for
$500 per hundred
South Dakota land is producing
some good crops this year as is evil
denced from the yield of flax on the
farms of Henry Brown and John E.
Jochims, who are farming up near
Scotland. They threshed their flax
last week and the yield proved way
beyond their expectations. The for
mer realized GO bushels from 70 acres
and the latter $50 bushels from 50
acres. The flax was sold to the Farm
ers Grain & Stock Co., at $50 per
bushel, and the total crop from both
fields amounted to over $4,000. Mr..
Jochims has also been dealing in hogs |
up there and he recently sold six fall