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

THE FARMER
All honor to the American farmer.
He has stood next to the American
soldier in delivering the goods The
more we see of the conduct, of men
in the other industries the better we
approve of the American farmer. The
war torn world asked for bread and
he gave it wheat in prodigious meas
ure; it asked for meat and he multi
piled his flocks and herds. When
peace came and production was called
for to repair the waste OF war he pro-
duced increasingly and set an example
Of we'll doing that If, men in all in
dustries had followed, reconstruction
would have brought far less social
unrest. Happily he has reaped ma
terial reward, largely through the
operation OF natural law without h ag-
Cling or profiteering.7 He has given
real service, and the calm thought
and sturdy character on the farms are
having steadyfng influence on the
passing Of the ship Of state through
troubled waters.-Sibley Tribune.
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Just next to the Hugh Mccullough
place lives the father, J. F.. McCul-
Tough, and he owns a fine 800 acres.
The place is equipped with all neces-
sary improvements, including a good
house, large barn, machine house,
stock sheds and granaries.a A new &C.
nent feeding floor will be built yet
this fall. Mr.. Mccullough has been
unable to get man with a cement
machine to do the work, so he pur-
chased machine of his own and will
do the work with the assistance Of
his helpers He has just filled 200
ton tile silo, and the day we called was
hauling in hay and building up IA good
stack near the silO. "A. II. tSfeger, a
son-in-law, was helping at this work.
And like the son-inlaw, Mr.. McCul-
l0uEh raises Spotted Poland China
hogs and has 80 head on the farm. He
also has 40 head of cattle which he
will fatten. While he keeps six head
81 work horses, he also has a large
Case tractor and an auto truck, and
these two machines save horse flesh
and considerable feed. Mr.. McCul-
Tough has lived long time on his
present farm and is considered one
OF the most substantial farmers and
stock raisers of his community.
We had pleasant visit with Robert
Maxwell, up in section 10, Jackson
township, the other day. Robert has
purchased a farm near Denison and
will get possession March next. The
truth is, Robert purchased the c. D.
Miller farm in East Boyer of j. H.
Hayes and got bargain, and no one
knows it any better than Robert HIM
self. He is rather anxious for March
first to roll around so that he can
move to the new farm. He has lived
on sthe present place in Jackson for
the past seven years, and has done
pretty we'll sthere,e but he believes he
will do better on a place, of his own.
The day we were at his place he and
his. son were cutting up a load of corn
for the cattle. He has two. loads of
good cattle he has been feeding for
tie, mast six weeks, and is running
1G6 head OF hogs, the most of which
are Poland China. Robert has in ITO
acres Of corn, and the most Of 1t will
average better than go bushels. On
this place we found 16 head of horses,
Including one team of mule colts.
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H. S. Fain, of Emmetsburg, has just
completed $4,000 hog house on his
place, the like of which is not to be
found in all Iowa. The new building
is heated by steam, is electric lighted,
and is arranged with ventilating sys-
TEN that completely changes the air
in the house every seven minutes. The
steam pipes are all imbedded in &C.
ment under the floors, which are OF
wood construction, and movable for
cleaning and for sanitary purposes.
Every pen in the building has its au-
tomato water fountain and ventilat-
ing pipes. The skylights are so ar
ranged that they can be closed and
opened handily from the runway. At
one end Of the building is a room fitted
up for the convenience of the care
taker and one may sleep in this and
always be on the job at narrowing
time. Pf 'as's" d.
War has broken out among the own
ers, of the Economy Hog and Cattle
Powder company down at Shenandoah.
H. Eschied has started suit against
J.6J. Doty and his associates in the
Economy company, alleging that they
have been paying themselves outrag-
eusly excessive salaries in order to
absorb the income Of the company,
and to avoid paying dividends on stock
not owned by themselves. Eischied
says that Doty has been paying him
self $4,000 a year salary, while Fred
Nye has been drawing $525 per month,
and C. q. Parker receives $4,000
year. -'''' 7
John Kiely's Aberdeen Angus sale
down at Toledo last week set new
price on cattle for Tama county. The
sale totaled $4,000 with an average
of $2,068, the top ten animals averag-
ing $4y19O. The highest price paid for
an individual was $500.
1LeMars will have one of the finest
sale pavilions in the state if present
plans are carried out. Construction
work has already commenced and the