The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-04-23
ACHIEVEMENT OF IOWA FARMERS
E. f. TUCKER,

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According to the report of the agri
cultural extension department OF the
Iowa State college Iowa farmers pro
duced more for foodstuffs in 1917 and
1918 covering the period since the
United States entered the war, than
any two years in her history. IN
The report of the two year period
shows that farmers increased
their grain productions 81 per cent
during the period of the war, the
statement being based on a COMPARE
son of5average production Of 1917 and
1918 as compared with average pro-
duction for the ten year period pre-
ceding the war.
The increase in bushels, the report
indicates, amounted to 143,O00,0UO an
nually, or an increase of 100000
bushels a day for each working day
for the crop growing season. The to.
tai increase in grain for the two year
period has been estimated by Director
Bliss to be sufficient to furnish each
man, woman and child in France with
one pound of grain daily for a period
Of one year.
Accomplishment of the Iowa far
mer in producing greatly increased
amount of grain with decreased
labor supply" says the report, twill
stand as one Of the notable achieve
ments of the war; !, This, statement
was made in view of the fact that up
to October, 1918, approximately sc, 900
farmers, or one-third of those between
ages Of 81 and 81 had been called into
military service. I'LL "a n
Not only was the production Sof
grains greatly noticeable during the
two year period, but there was heavy
annual increase in the production Of
livestock. The report shows that from
Jan L. 1917, to Jan. l, 1918, there was
an increase of $4,000 hogs, 10000
cattle and $4,000 sheep. Careful esti-
mates indicate that there was an ad-
ditional large increase in hogs and
cattle since Jan. l, 1918. Poultry pro-
ducts are estimated to have increased
II per cent during the year OF 1918.
After the Review is printed each
week it has long been the habit Of the
writer to take copy Of the paper and
look it over, "size it up" to use print
shop lore. Page after page is thus
gone over, the good qualities and the
imperfections noted. This last week
in looking over the classified columns,
and there were more than four col
umns, we were gratified to note the
number of classified ads coming from
the rural districts. Among those who
advertised were Mrs W. p. Adams, Of
4 the great Adams ranch near, Odebolt;
IL. w. Weberg; Mrs. P. H. Sheridan,
Vail; @. A. Olson, Kiron; c.. W. Mich
olson, SRt. q. Denison; Jas. Rollins,
East boyer; Mrs. G, A. Christensen,
Rt. 6, Denison; Mrs: Richard Baer. Rt
5, Denison 81 p. H. Sheridan, Vail;
John L. Tarpy, West Side; Mrs. Fl.
r. Reimers, Rt. 3, 'Denison; Mrs. B.
Harrington, Vail; Marion Hutchinson,
Milford township; Mrs. E. e. Buff1n-
ton, phone 521k, Denison. These ad,
yertisers must get results, because
we get repeat orders for advertising,
I IA classified ad in the Review is mex
pensive and is always read. 49,,
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Attention was recently called to the
price Of !$5O,08O paid Il. A. ,Penard, OF
washington Springs, S. D., for the
great Hereford bull "Richard Fairfax
-Four years ago Mr.. Penard bought
this bull for $500 as calf. The new
owners live at Candy, Mimi, and the
entire population Of that place turned
out to see the wonderful animal when
he arrived in a special car. Candy
Is now the mecca for the Hereford cat
tie breeders of the entire central sec
ton of the country, and already there
have been more than 100 breeders to
look at Richard Fairfax, the noted
critter
TO HAVE MILK CONTEST -.