The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-04
THE FARM NEWS
SPECIAL PAGE DEVOTED TO THE FARMING
INTERESTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY

nSS WHen ne meets fellow who tells
him that his dope" is really appre
ciated and read with interest. Thai
the paper he is working for is one OF
the best county seat papers in the
state that if he was not paid so far
ahead, he would take delight in paying
another year. We found such sub
1 scriber in the person of Peter Brock.
zen. who lives on the Otto Wilen farm
IA West Side township. He said all of
the above things-that the paper was
even better than he expected it would
pc when he commenced taking it; that
ne and his family read with interest
the dope" to be found on the Farm
{ news pages, and he was really glad to
meet the writer. Mr.. Brocksen is
working the 271 acres in the Wilken
farm, and is also renting some other
land. He has in 100 acres Of corn,
and SO acres of small grain, keeps
mixed hogs, but expects to start in the
pure Poland China breed next season.
He has 80 head of hogs at present. He
mad just sold As head that averaged
2O8 pounds, and for which he re-
ce1ved $3.50 per hundred. There
were 30 head Of cattle on the farm at
the time of our visit. Mr.. Brocksen
rs q member Of company owning a
threshing outfit and his company ex-
pected to get started threshing this
week. They have Wood Brothers
separator, and this is operated with a
Fordson tractor. Mr.. Brocksen ex-
poets to buy one of these tractors for
his own use this next spring Mr.. and
MRS. BrOcksen have been married for
four years. Mrs. Brocksen Is a Ra.
cine, Wis, girl and never lived on
farm until she came to Crawford coun.
ty as the wife of Mr.. Brocksen. She
likes farm life very much, however,
and on Friday last was entertaining
Mrs. Hans Wilken and Mrs Hank
Wilken at five o'clock tea. A new
addition has just been made to the
Br0cksen house, an enclosed porch
having been added, and 1t was on this
fine porch that the ladies were being,
entertained A new cellar was also
added. Mr.. Brocksen has on the place
eight head Of work horses and a sad.
die horse.
The G. H. White 4oO-acre farm in
section "a, Stockholm, is known for
miles around as a great stock farm. s.
place where hundreds of hogs and cat
tie have found homes, and, where
many heads Of pure-bred swine now
live. The farm is being operated by
the son, A. c. White, and he has proven
q great lover of the Poland China
breed, and has sold hogs in most every
township Of the county. Whites
Great Senator, the herd boar, sired by
Giant Senator. and dam, Black Beauty,
was purchased from C. H. Porter, of
Eagle Grove, and as two year old
weighs better than 600 pounds in his
everyday working clothes. AnotherI
good boar on the White farm is King
l., purchased from C. M. Petersen at
Dunlap, and still another is d Long
Prospect boar from the Harry West
herd of P0lands. Mr.. White has ar
present 80 head of brood sows, many
OF them being King j. blood, and he
has l35 spring shoats. Many Of the
March farrow will weigh 165 pounds,
and there are few February pigs
that will tip the scales at 200. Mr..
White Is hog breeder Of ability, and
nnds ready sale for all his stock.
Watch these columns for an announce /,
ment later on. In cattle Mr.. White
has 100 head Of Shorthorns, and 30l
head OF these he will feed out this fall.
A part OF his farm is being rented out
this season and A. c. received a part
OF the crop. He has in himself rs |
acres OF corn and 40 acres of oats. He
Is milking five head of cows, and gen.
orally keeps man or two around to
help with the work He is expecting
brother-in-law, Mr.. L. F. Arnold, of !
Omaha, to come on the place next
spring and assist with the work. Mrs.
White is daughter Of Mike Schlecta,
OF Vail. She delights in caring for
chickens and has ESQ White Plymouth
Rocks.
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Frank Pacholke is one of the many
farmers OF West Side township and
vicinity who claims that c. w. Payne