The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-06

! Inc. OuLDulluluSS are SuulCleuL dIlu
in good size. The horse and COW barn
furnish room for this stock, with hay
above. There is a good hog house and
on the place and there are number OF
fine Duroc swine. A fine Shorthorn
bull was recently purchased. A large
hay barn also furnishes room for the
machinery and young stock. The
pumping station is located to the west
of the house, and the buildings Is of
the same material as the house.
Mrs. Limbrecht raises Buff Cochin
chickens and has more than 200 on the
place at this time. She has the care OF
milk from six cows. = IL
Fred Miller has one Of the best gar
dens imaginable, and he is naturally
very proud of it. In the garden is to
be found vegetables Of all kinds, and
in space one yard square we counted
seven large water1nelons. The musk
melons were doing splendidly and
there were many of thent. Mr.. Miller
| is raising the tobacco to be used on
the place by the inmates, and two large
plants he was permitting to seed for
next season While we, were at the
place he came irf.with market basket
of big ripe tomatoes, and also had pick
ed an arnful OF sweet corn. The old
gentleman was not able to work all Of
the time during the hottest weather,
but he gets out in the early mornings
and cool evenings and works.
The county home is wonderful in
situations and those who partake Of
the home seem satisfied and we'll con-
tented They give the caretakers very
little trouble and seldom have trouble
among thmselves. They all seem to
have much respect for Mr.. and Mrs.
Linn brecht and the children, and we'll
they should, because these people are
kind hearted, and do all they can to
make things pleasant for the inmates.
On one Of the farm pages Of this
weeks Review will befound an adver.
tisement of Fred Fitssimmons, of Sec
ton 6 Hayes township. Mr.. Fitzsirn-
mons calls attention OF our readers to
his herd of Chester White hogs, many
of which are for sale. We had the
pleasure of looking at this herd of
hogs on last Thursday, and the first an
imal that greeted us was the great
700,pound Max 47471. This animal
was purchased of w. E. Gaffey, at
Storm Lake, and he is certainly a fine
hog. Active, with a quiet disposition.
great deep sides, standing high, we'll
arched back, splendid shoulders, and
great hips, and sure footed as; an IN
dian, Max is some hog, and Mr.. Fitz-
simmons is very proud of him, and Of
his get. In the Offering advertised
are number of pigs sired by this fine
animal. Another animal that COM
mand!s attention is Fitzsimmons
5s927, a very popular type of Chester
White, with fine following as his get.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons has eighteen head
Of fall boars sired by Max, and they
will average around 275 pounds at this
time Their dams are Dolly Vail
93202, Montrose Fancy 102154 and
Lady Gold Coin I'd 95796 and a mum.
Der of others of equal note. The boars
are a very smooth lot, and all average
well in size, are thrifty, and will bring
the owner nice bunch of money, and
will prove profitable to the purchaser.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons has in all 80 head OF
these white hogs. The other day he
sold 10 gifts for $3.50 and some last
fall pigs at $1,000. We advise pros
pective purchasers to look at this herd
Of hogs. if something good is wanted.
Mr.. FitZsimmons was in Omaha the
other day and purchased IS head Of
feeders for which he paid $11.75. He
also keeps number of milk COWS and
sells the cream. This year he has in
the usual amount Of crop, and aside
from the wheat the crop is good. He
has 1875 acres in the home place and
his son, Fred Jr., has 80 acres adjoin-
ing the place on the south. Mr.. Fitz-
simmons refused $50 per acre for his
farm within the past week. His son,
Fred 7Jr., was discharged from the
navy last January after service for
some time as "a first-class seaman.
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