The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-07-30

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We are glad to be able to report the
condition of Raymond Brown as great
~ iaproviDg, and he is now able to
superintend the work onshis farm, al
though not able to do any heavy work
himself. Readers will remember hav.
ing read of his being in a hospital in
Omaha some time in April. He was
confined in the ST. Joseph hospital for
seven long weeks, during which time
he underwent two very severe opera
tions. And it is entirely due to nerve
that he is alive today and able to tell
about his illness. During his stay at
the hospital all the work of the. farm,
and the caring for the stock, fell
Brown, who worked like a trojan, and
between spells was at her husbands
side. We called at Mr. Browns place
on Friday of last week and; found him
resting in hammock in the shade of
a fine tree. He is occupying his faith
er's farm of 120 acres in section 5,
Boyer township, just north of Dunlap.
This place is one of the best adapted
Tor Mr.. Browns purposes he has been
able to find AS our readers are aware
Mr.. Brown is a breeder and raiser of
Chester White hogs and has some of
the best blood lines of the breed in his
herd. This season, Notwithstanding all
he has gone through, he has been able
to raise 70 head of fine spring pigs, and
they will average $50 pounds at this
no
them being the $1,000 sow Big Nellie
I'd, that he purchased from A. C.
preacher, of Storm Lake. He purclas-
ed this fine sow in February and she
raised him ten splendid pigs. Just this
last week Mr.. Brown refused the pur-
chase price for this animal, Joe Bar.
Der, of Harlan, wishing to buy her. But
she is not for sale at this time. Among
the great boars now on the Brown
place we mention Giant 10. X, who as
q year old weighs 900 pounds. This
hog was sired by Ticota Giant, and was
of Bert Lyman at Bluff Gen.
ter, Neb. White Model is another fine
specimen of the Chester White breed,
as is Model Select, two year old boar
sired by E. A. Victor. Model Select
was first prize winner year ago at
Omaha. Many of Mr.. Browns sows
ire bred to High Booster, the hog that
Mr.. PREACHER claims to have refused
$500 TOR. Then there are some pigs
sired by White Elephant of the An
1erson herd at Alta and damned by a
$500 SOW. Mr. Brown has an ideal hog
house, built of tile. The building is
.0x48 with 16 pens, heated when neces-
'ary, and has plenty Of light and ven
ilatiOn. A cement floor is one of the
modern improvements. At one end
u this hog house is sale pavilion, 4
'uilt circular form, and with capacity !
# 400 people. 1t is SO feet across, and /
16 feet high at the caves It has a
cement fioor and makes an ideal pavil-
on. This building was erected about
year anda half ago, and is of hollow
lie. 1t Is equipped with an elevator
md will hold large amount of feed, Ii
nd for winter feed Mr.. Brown stores J
lot Of ba1ed straw to be used for bed ,
ing. He also has a grinder in this
'uilding and grinds all his feed. A
modern water system with a cistern ,
I 200 barrel capacity furnishes large |,
luantity OF pure water for the place. II
The other buildings on the farm are a IA
arge barn for stock, hay barn, garage,
ribs. quicken house and the like. |,
The home is modern and has furnace |,
md all other necessary equipment. 4
ar. Brown recently disposed of Is head
u cattle at SIS per head and sold 26 l.
read OF calves and stock stuff from
which he realized $4,000. He has just
i0ld his winter wheat that was thresh- \
I'd this last week for sos per bushel,
md he threshed Is bushels per acre.
s.
We greatly enjoyed a visit with our
Did friend, Otto H. Stegemann of sec
ion 20, Otter Creek township, on last
The beautiful shade trees
Ind the fine lawn of the iStegemann
home were much appreciated after a
tide in the hot sun. Mr.. Stegemann
has livedaOn this place ever since 1888, i
Ind he has one OF the best farms in
Otter Creek township. If he cared to
10 SO. heScDuld take $500 per acre for |.
The farm, hut he is not anxious to sell.
He has 2404acres in this farm and also
owns a 120in section %, that he, rents
10 John Mohr In all of Mr.. Siege
mann's ventures he has met with sue
cess, andspow as the years begin to
hang more heavily upon his shoulders
he is ableeto rest for a time each day,
and enjoy the fruits of long labor. His
wife. who was Mime Meyer of near
where Mcketts now stands, has always
been Of much help to him and has par
in all his successes, and also
enjoys the benefits therefrom. They
we're married the 14th Of August, 1889, II
and to this, union there were born two
children. Martha and Marcus. and the
children are still at home. Mr.. Siege
mann. participates in all local affairs Il
If the community and at various times
las held different township offices, the
luties Of which he has always dis
,harged faithfully and we'll, He has |;