The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-26
GOOD sTocK PAYS

"A few years ago c. S. Nuke, q
young farmer near Waterloo, moved
to farm near Riceville. He went in
to the livestock business, and about
three years ago laid down cool $10,-
900 for sire for his herd. Most OF
the farmers and stock raisers shook
their heads; they could think Of moth
ing appropriate to say, but privately
they entertained the opinion that
Nuke was crazy. This week in Wa
terlooI the holdings of Nuke and an
other stock raiser from a nearby state
were sold at auction. Mr.. Nuke re-
turned, home with approximately $780,
900 ofsreal money in his jeans. The
inoral!ts obvious.
g H. p. Mesenbrink, of near Dunlap,
was iii iDenison on Thursday, , and ptr-
chased Fordson tractor Of the Den
ison Auto Co., and was to drive the
machine home Saturday. Mr.. Mesen-
brink is working 400 acres Of land and
ngures the tractor is going to be
big and paying investment.
IOWA AS A DAIRY STATE
Iowa is the third dairy state ia the
Union, This Will no doubt be news to
/ great many people who do not think
Of Iowa as dairying state. 1t will be
an easy matter to make Iowa the first
dairying state inythe next few years By;
cooperative methods, according to
dairy experts. GID u tjs ~
Inquiries for approximately 600 head
Of pure bred and grade dairy cattle
valued at $150,000 have been received
during the last thirty days by the Ag-
Ticultural Industries. Bureau OF the
Greater Iowa Association, as q result
OF collective advertising campaign
being conducted by the bureau Of
Iowa's dairy. herds.
Before this advertising campaign
was started, detailed Information was
secured on practically all of the dairy
herds in the state. When these in
quiries are received, the files Of the
bureau are consulted and = the in
uuiries are then passed on to those
breeders who are best able to fill the
order. This promotion work is ex-
banding and extending Iowa's market
for pure bred dairy cattle, and will
encourage the small breederg3ins his
operations, because in conducting this
campaign in collective way, the
bureau renders him service which
1t is almost impossible for him to
render himself by reason of the big
cost Of advertising.
The big problem confronting the
small breeder of pure bred stock is
that Of marketing his surplus; ard il
by promotion work of this kind, his
business can be increased, his ex-
ample furnishes an incentive for
other men to engage in the breeding
OF pure bred livestock.
The Agricultural Industries Bureau
OF the Greater Iowa Association ex-
poets to do the same kind of promo.
ton work for every branch Of the
pure bred livestock industry Of the
state as fast as the information can
be secured and compiled.
s.
We doubt if in all its history CraW-
ford county has passed through such
q siege Of bad roads as during the past
three. or four weeks. OF course since
the rain of last week there are signs
OF betterment, insofar as solidity Of
earth Is apparent. There have been
more cars stuck" than ever before
and even local garages have resorted
to tractors to pull 'em out. 53. s-+get
10 - .- e.. ..s
Fred Arnold, of Washington town
ship, is one of the up-to-date farmers
OF the county and believes in keeping
the soil up to standard. He was In
town Thursday last and took home a
brand new manure spreader bought Of
the Sibbert-Reimers Co. E@E
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& FoRTY.sEvEN sHoRTHoRNs,
$13,3e9 y
Alvin Heller, Of Alexandria, S. d.,
realized $l3,389 form his sale of forty
seven head OF Shorthorn cattle which
was held recently. The sale was at
ended by buyers from several states,
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