The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-04-28
VOCATIONALAGR
CULTURAL NOTES
Farmers Of County Within Reacl, O.
Denis0n High School Furnish q u
laboratory Equipment
CLASS MAKES FIELD TRIPS
Trips Made for Purpose Of STUDYING
What is Good i'm Actual
1, Farm Practice 4


+ The farmers OF Crawford county that
are, within easy reach of the Denison
high school class in Vocational IAgri.
culturefurnish a laboratory equipment
that could not be duplicated short OF
millions of dollars. During the pres.
5ent month several field trips have been
made by the class. These trips are
made for the purpose of studying what
is good and what Is not so good in
actual farm practice.
Everywhere that the class has gone,
and the purpose Of the visit made clear
to the farmer visited, the class has
been made welcome and given free rein
to learn all it could. Farmers are
quick to realize the need of thorough
studies of how to feed stock and grow
crops. They are generally willing to
tell why they have failed as well as
how they have won success. In this
way the boys of the class receive much
in school text books.
= Mr.. Willis B. Bender, state director
Of Vocational education for Iowa, was
a visitor at the high school "Wednesday.
April Fl. He was here to inspect the
Vocational Agriculture department Of
the school. We, are glad to report
that he expressed himself as being
very much pleased with the character
Of the work being done here Among
other complimentary things he said
was that the farm feeding records be.
kept and most complete Of all he had
seen in any of the twenty odd schools
Of the state where Vocational Agri-
'caltase la taught. We wish 1t were
bo4sible for more Of our school patrons
to Know pf the work being done here
'fAfGfi< Than fWshtyS; boys who are eth
er now n school here or have been
,.d,iri1g this, school year have expressed
thslr intention q taking vocational
Friday April 81 tie class visited the
C.. II. Richardson, farm soutl, of Vail
and studied the excellent 7; herd of
Herefords owned by Mr., Richardson.
They found the cattle in splendid con-
dition. Clifford's purebred Poland
China sow and litter of six pigs were
showing the effect of good care, feed
and breeding. Clifford purchased the
sow some weeks ago of Sears Nc
Henry. She is a good individual.
Clifford expects to show her and the
pigs at the county fair. The little
ardson added greatly to the trip.
{, At, the Brodersen farm, west of Den
ison, the flock of Shropshire sheep and
the spotted Poland China swine We're
view with pleasure and profit. At the
BrOdersen farm the buildings and yard
are in first class condition. The Bro.
dersens are getting a goodly start in
Spotted Polands and we predict a
great herd q hogy there j IN the not
J y Hs" y Tie 5ohh ", HOIST, 5r..a farm,
was employed we saw the largest crop
OF spring pigs we have seen this yeAr.
There were upwards Of $50 spring pigs
arrived and 2 more to iocome.
Otto was, busily engaged seeding a
good quality of lO3 oats and a mixture.
of red clover and timothy. but took
time to tell us about his work. = This
farm is occupied this year by Mr..
Lentz and is very well fixed for pig,
Two miles south of Kenwood is
stock farm, owned by Mr..
Thomas Michaelsen, father of Leonard
Michaelsen, who il keeping feeding
record Of 140 head of fattening steers.
The steers are doing very well on a
ration of shelled corn, gluten feed and
clover hay. Mr.. Michaelsen is in a
fair way to realize nice profit on
these steers even though most feeders
have fed this year at a loss. Ravens.
wood farm would furnish an ideal set
ting for a famous stock farm and we
hope that some day it will become
noted in that way.
There Is no better farm and stock
country under the shining sun than
right here in Crawford county, and if
the farm boys will strive zealOusly
the time will come when this will be a
noted center of purebred stock raising.
Already several of the boys who have
been taking work in the Vocational
Agriculture are launching out into the
purebredstock business. n Who can
doubt but that among their number
will some day be counted some of the
foremost stockmen of the country?
Surely it is an inspiration to see the
interest in their work being shown by
most of the boys in the Vocational
Agriculture class. Come and ,osee
them at work. fHta af srf. Fnt
x ATTORNEY Leon w Powers is in Car