The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-13
Farm News
A VISIT TO i. A. TARpY's HOME

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A VISIT TO q. A. TARPY's HOME
After the w. II. Pruter & Sons sale
at West Side last Friday, we took oc
casiOn to drive over to the home of T.
A.Tarpy & Son, and were well repaid
for the time. Both father and son
were In work UP to their Knees and had
q large force OF wOrkmen on, the place.
Z. A.. is building a new home for the
son, and aside from the building force
there was a force of men putting In q
new system of. waterWorks The Tarpy
farm Is IN section IA, West Side town,
ship, and is one of the best stock farms
Of the township. Mr.. Tarpy has lived
on this place for many years, and has
built up O. good reputation as a neigh.
Dor. His son was married some time
ago, and now the father Is building a
new home for him. The new house Is
located just west of the old home. has
Al splendid view of the surrounding
country. and is admirably located as to
convenience to the old place where all
the buildings and stock yards are lOcat.
ed. The structure Is 3Ox30, full base.
ment and two stories high. 1t faces
SOUTH, and across the front will be a
large porch that will afford much com.
fort The house is to be heated will,
a pipeless furnace, will be modern in
every respect, and the first. floor will
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per story four rooms and bath. On
each floor there will be a sufficient num-
her of closets, and the interior finish is
to be OF hardwood. There will be built
in cabinets, colonades, each room is
amply lighted. To the west and under
u good sized porch is the cooling cellar,
and this will be six feet deep. and serve
terial is OF cement blocks, and all of
the material was purchased In Omaha.
The home is, going to be much appre-
ciated by the newly married people,
and the old folks are taking good
deal of comfort in watching the prog.
ress Of the building. 3qs
The Tarpy & Son herd Of Duroc Jer.
sey swine is well known throughout
the east portion of Crawford county,
and in all sections OF this part of the
state. They have sold hogs to differ
ent breeders over Iowa. and have gone
out and purchased the best of the Du.
roc blood. The herd boars now on the
place are splendid examples of good
Judgment, backed by a sufficient
amount Of capital. and good care. Giant
Wonder Lam Junior and Orion Grand
are But fifteen days difference in their
ages. Big Giant I'd is a litter mate to
the 1918 Junior champion boar Of Iowa.
His sire Is Giant lnvinciblc, the Waite.
meyer show boar. The Tarpys have a
large number Of fall and spring pigs.
and will breed in the neighborhood of
40 brood sows this fall. They have
some excellent breeding among their
brood sows. and many are from such
noted sires as Great Orion, Orion Great
Sensation. King Orion Cherry. Col. Sen.
sation, Top Sensation and Iowa Cher.
ry King.
The daughter. Miss Hazel. keeps a
pru.e strain of White Leghorn chickens
and had a few pens at the Iowa state
fair. She won first on pen. first on
cockerels, first on .pullets. Her chick.
ems are the single comb Leghorns.
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Albert Schultz, over in section 90,
Morgan, is feeding two loads of cattle
this season. besides large number of
head of hogs. Most Of the feeders are
Of the white face breedS and they are
in splendid condition at this time. In
one yard we looked at AZ head and they
will average around 100 pounds. Mr..
Schultz has purebred white face bull
that he purchased from VIM. Rohde.
and he is a kind and gentle animal. In
the pasture and yards on the Schultz