The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-04-09
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factory this season, with 125 pigs. and
MIR. Deter has four loads OF cattle
that WIFI be ready for May or June
market. He. also has two loads Of
hogs. OF course Mrs. Deiter's one
hobby is chickens and she had a fine
| flock of Buff Ofpingtons and had on
lly recently purchased Queen, incu-
bator Of 275 egg capacity. M .,r5
! Harry Bailey, of Redfeld, s. D., who
was called to Denison last week be-
cause OF the death of his mother, fav-
tored this department with a, call while
I'm the city. He and his brother-in-law
fare working a large acreage of land
near Redfeld: part. OF which joins
the incorporation. They use nothing
but big machinery on. this land. A
tractor, and big plows, extra large
seeders, drags and cultivatOrs, all
pulled by the tractor. They also own
their own threshing outfit, and do all
their own threshing. At present they
are running quite a number of cattle.
and have in the neighborhoOd of 100
young pigs. 1t is the intention to stock
the farm with pure bred swine this
fall. We are glad to note that Harry
is prospecting; he IS a straight and
upright young man, and deserves q
great deal of credit. ii!
O., gt&I.i sl III - as< ~
Pat Finerane is now living in sec
ton 70, Milford township, and Shas
planted 80 acres of oats, and will have
close to, 80 acresi jim corn this year He
informed us when, we called that he
had bad luck with his brood Slows,
they caught the flu during the winter.
and he lost the pig crop. He has 40
head of cattle. and. says he hasn't AIRY
kick coming the way the. world is
using him.
In conversation with man who
has made quite success in trucking
he said: "Do not make raised bed
on which to plant, nor hill up much
earth along the rows In cultivating.
Raised areas lose water, not only be-
cause it flows away, but also because
they are exposed to the drying action
of the air. Sweet potatoes, however,
are usually planted on a low, broad
ridge to insure good bed of loose
earth in which their roots may de-
velop Irish potatoes, too, are COM
monty hilled up in cultivation, but the
killing should be very slight in reg
ions and on soils where some drought
issto be expected" ,s5 .. 4,
VA eopd Review subscriber when We
met on our trim was, John Bunker who
operates an so acre farm IN Milford,
tpYnship. on the line between Milfordj
|SndgWest Side town ships. We caught
Mr.. Bunker out In the pasture where
he WAS. rounding up A bunch of: fine:
hogs. His sister, Miss Anna, has
been down helping Mrs. w. G. Bart
lett also sister, in getting ready
for the sale that was held Wednesday
last, and proved a success. We Incl
|dentally heard the. CLERK, Of this sale
SAY THAT yone 4of the best dinners ne
ever ate was at this sale. $50
UNPRECEDENTED ROAD BUILDING
Road building authorities are pre-.
dieting that 1919, 1870 and 1871 VIII
prove Ethe, greatest Sin the cduntryss
history III the matter Of road c0nstruc.
ton. III view Of the unprec edensed
appropriations Of funds for federal
aid for. road projects and the activi-
| ties of the states in extending their
road building programs the prediction
appears to be fully justified.
| The division of Public Works and
Construction Developments of the
United States Department Of Labor is
authority for the statement that there
has been a revision and enlargement
OF road building plans in almost every
state in the union since the signing
|of the armistice This is due not only
to the pressing need for road construc
ltion, which has been suspended during
the war, except where construction
was essential to military activities
hut also to the obvious desirabi1ity
and prudence Of. getting public works
under way 50 there may be such de
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