The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-09-22
THE FARM NEWS
SPECIAL PAGE DEVOTED TO THE FARMING
5st. INTERESTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY
SIEGNER'S SPOTTED POLAND
CH1NAS

! SIEGNER'S SPOTTED POLAND
CHlNAS
J The Review has Just finished printing
| of a sale catalogue for A. I. Siegner, OF
! Vail. Mr. Siegner will hold a public
sale of Spotted Poland. China hogs at
4 Vail on Monday. October s, at which
time he will offer 80 head of spring
boars and 20 open sows and gifts. In
I, Mr.. Siegner's announcement he says
E;,In presenting the breeders and farm.
ers with a catalogue of my second Spot.
ted Poland China sale, l feel confident
that have catalOgued some of the best
1 individuals that will be offered at auc-
ton this season, and think I have in
! this herd at this time some of the best
herd boars that you will find anywhere.
Gates Leader is a wonderful hog and
breeder, the kind they are all after.
English Wonder is a wonderful breeder
and is the hog that ! gave 81, 900 for at
six months old. Il think | have, some
Ireal herd boars that will look good in
any herd, and the gifts will look good
| in any sale next winter j would like
you to plan to spend the day with me
and inspect my herd whether you buy
or not, for l think you will like the
hogs after you have looked them over"
Mr.. Siegner is now insSiOuX City where
he is showing number of head at the
Interstate fair. 1t will be remembered
that he took a number of good premi-
ums at the Arion fair, and those, who
looked at his hogs at that fair We're
loud in praise of them. The SiegneT
sale will be held at the pavilion in Vail,
and those coming from a distance will
be entertained at the Wallace House.
Lunch will be served by the Ladies'
Guild. The auctioneers for the sale are
Chas. Taylor, Joe Shaver and A.. II.
Linke. Clerk, W. A. Maguire. Terms
rare cash. All the hogs are immune,
having received the double treatment.
land each individual is guaranteed.
The writer was out at Mr.. Siegner's
place on Thursday Of last week and
looked the herd over The three herd
boars are some OF the best of the breed.
Spotted Mammoth I'd is boar 16
months old and weighs 600 pounds. He
was sired by Spotted Mammoth, dam
Spotted Miss. To appreciate this boar
one must see him. English Wonder is
another fine boar. This is the animal
that took 81 900 to buy; he was sired
by Duke of England dam American
Girl. He is the producing kind. An
other boar and one that will be sold, is
Gates Leader, narrowed March, 1916. He
is one Of a litter of 10, was sired by Big
Spot, dam Garrard Fancy 1t is claim
ed by Mr.. Siegner and others that Gates
Leader is one Of the leading boars of
the breed He was first in class at
Omaha in 1917, and sire of junior cham
fpion boar and sire Of young herd which
won second and was one of the best
four boars that won the stock yards
trophy, all at the same fair. No doubt
many lovers of the Spotted Poland
China breed Of hogs will attend the
Siegner sale and purchase stock. See
the ad in another part Of this paper.
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On another page will be found an adj
vertisement for b. w. Hunt in which
he calls attention to his sale of pure
bred Duroc Jersey hogs. The sale will
be held on Monday. September 81. at
Vollersen's barn in Denison, and there
are 40 head of boars, sows and gifts Of
fered. The herd is headed by Grand
Pathfinder by Trailfinder and dam Mar
ions Queen. Grand Pathfinder is
Hunts new herd boar. He is of the
long, high up kind. with a good bone,
and is as smooth as an apple. He is
a real Pathfinder and is going to devel-
op into a large hog. Great King Orion
by Great Orion, dam Lady Top Col, is
two years, and he has proven himself
to be good individual. In making
his announcement Mr.. Hunt says he is
putting into his sale the tops of his
herd, and further says that you will not
find any better sows than he is Offer
ing. There will be 20 head Of fall and
spring boars and 20 head of open sows
and gifts. The females are in excellent
breeding condition. The Offering is sired
by Royal Wonder, Great King Orion,
Long Model. Grand Pathfinder. A Great
Wonder Am and other good boars. Ev-
cry animal is guaranteed as represent
ed in the catalogue, and should they
prove not to be may be returned to Mr..
Hunt, express prepaid, and the purchase
price will be refunded. Auctioneers are
H ID. McMurray and Malone Bros, and
the clerk is the Bank of Denison.
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We call attention of lovers of the
Chester White breed to an advertise
ment of Seth w. johnson, which will
be found in another space of this issue.
Northwood Farm, Mr.. JOhnson's home,
and where he keeps the Chesters, is one
of the fine homes of Sac county, and al
place where everything is kept up inl
ship shape. and in sanitary condition.
Mr.. johnson has been raising Chester
White hogs for some time, and now Of
fers at private treaty some of. the real
good blood of the breed Parties ,desir-
ing to raise Chester Whites can have
their pick from 80 head on the Johnson
farm. These are sired by such boars
Of the Chester breed as Acme Correc-
ton, by Acme King. and Johnson's
ga.,-7g--..sssby Harvey's Cant. They havet
the drcided stretch and length and ex-t
cellent bone Read the adj in another
part of the paper.
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]. X. Bremner. of near Vail, was in
town last Saturday and favored thist
department. with call. When hauling
his, sons pigs to the Arion fair an end. |
gate to the truck was lost. Mr.. Brem-
ner inserted q small want ad in the
Review and offered a small reward tot
the finder. The endgate was found and
Mr.. Bremner was saved the price Of al
new one at a very small expense. Heti
and his son, Irvyn, are much pleased
at the success they merited in winning
at the state fair and also at the Ariont
fair. Irvyn showed the Hampshire pigs