The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-11
THE FARM NEWS
scIAL PAGE DEVOTED no THE FARMING
I INTERESTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY

s55 While over in the James Healy terri
tory last week, we took occasion to run
i into his yards and take look. at the
herd OF Polands. The first three hogs
looked at were H.'s Timm, an animal
that will weigh 100 pounds. when in
condition. This animal is one of
Healy's best and has made him a lot
Of money. Many OF the fine shoats run
ming on the farm are sired by this great
hog The animal is as quiet as a kit.
ten, yer is active and right up on his
feet. Col. 4 lsobs is another of Hcaly's
fine boars, and he is a regular race
horse when it comes to action. He
stands well, has fine back and sides,
and is a good breeder. Long Prospect
4 is another good hog, the sire of Ray Nc
Cutcheon's show litter that will be TAX
en- to the state fair. He has the. max
ings Of d splendid hog and sire. Some
of the best Poland China stock in the
country is to be found on the Healy
farm this season among the younger
hogs; there are So spring boars that
will make herd headers for some one,
and We understand these will be offered
for sa lie at private treaty. There are
ITO head in the Healy herd, and they
are being cared for by the sons of Mr..
Healy who are in partnership with the
father this year. Mr.. and Mrs. Healy
now live in Manila, but Mr.. Healy goes
out to the farm most every day and
{ looks the hogs over. The boys have
finished storing 65 tons of alfalfa and
expect to put in some feeders this fall.
They fed As head this spring and ship
ped them out. The boys have in ITO
acres of corn, As acres of oats and some
barley. They keep eight head of work,
horses and haze not become interested
ing 81 tractor tor. ~,
The, first issue of a new publication
to be called the Cooperative Breeders
journal, will be printed September LIST
at Spencer, Iowae This is the stock pa.
per that John II. ID. Gray. formerly of.
the Review force, will be interested in
as aJwriter and fieldman. The company
is incorporated for $4,000 and most of
the stock has been subscribed and paid
for. & A printing plant at Spencer has
been plIrchased1 and new equipment add
ed, and the new venture would seem to
have ample financial support Spencer
Is In al territory or circle having a radi-
us OF 100 miles which takes in many
breeders of pure bred stock. In a let.
ter written by Mr.. Gray to this de-
partment, he says he is now in Spencer
and is assisting in getting ready for
the presses the first issue. The maya
zinenwill be 9x12 inches in size and con-
taint200 pages. 10000 pounds of.paper
will be necessary for the first issue andi
that means S2,160 for paper alone, as
the grade of paper is to be smooth
book The cover will be in two colors
and very attractive.
-IFl-
when is the best time to cut corn
for silage?" That is a question that
comes to the agricultural experiment
station at Ames every year. This is |
the answer that is given Corn is ready
to go into the silo when the kernels are1
hard, when the lower three or four
leaves are brown tas the result of ma. |,
turity and not.of firing), and the husks
are Sbeginning to dry. II cut when
much greener than this, the silage will !
be too acid or sour and unpalatable and
will not keep we'll. If it is much ripper
than indicated. the finely cut corn will !,
not pack satisfactorily and pockets or
spots of moldy silage may result. I'll
corn cannot be cut until it is quite dry,
sufficient water must. be mixed with it
whenp it IS put into the silo to make it
possible Ito pack 1t properly. The 4
amount sof water desirable will vary,
but broadly it may be said that there
is greatef'5 danger of adding too little
water than too much.
fst I'll
Misses Hattie and Grace Voss, of the
August Voss home, near Aspinwall, rel
turned home last week from a trip to
Colorado and Wyoming. While in Wy
Dming they attended the frontier day
celebration at Cheyenne. an event that
Is attended by people from all over the
United States. and the young ladies
had a delightful time. Mrs. Voss ac-
the girls west but returned
nome ia week, previous.
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