The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-03-03

va Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dobler and little
son, of near Vail, were county seat Wis.,
itOrs on Friday last. Ken was much
pleased with the result of the boys and
girls pig. cipb sale held at Vail last
week and thinks the members of the
club will derive much benefit from their
experience. NJ t.sa.;F1 Stsf t4ssf sts5
N Chas. Speck,s of Goodrich township,
is now busy looking after his early
spring crop of Poland China pigs, and
has at this writing more than as head
narrowed. His herd Of hogs is. doing
well and he thinks he will have some
good ones to show 1lextsspring and fall.
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Under the captionsof fling Around
Florida Ed Howe, writing for the
Country Gentleman, tells Of one
Thomas j. Peters. tomato king of
Florida. Peters has 150O-acre tomato
farm seven miles south of Miami and
during the busy season employs ZOO
men. He owns 100 negro cabins, 20
better houses and two hotels to accom-
a hundred and fourteen mules, eight
tractors and thirteen trucks. When
Peters has good luck he ships as many
as twenty car loads Of tomatoes day
besides canning a good many When
he has bad luck or gets caught by early
frost he loses his seasons work. One
year he lost $4,000. But he keeps rails
ing tomatoes, and has been at it for
the past thirty.one years. Last April
he gave his check for $104. 129.18 for
fertilizer. He also. uses three tons Of
stable manure on each acre Of tomato
land in addition to a tom and "a half Of
high grade fertilizer. i For his last crop
his total fertilizer expense was $125,OOO.
IN the season of 1919 only one car ship
ped netted less than $1,000; the average
vasssl. 500 for first grade.
Lovers of the Chester, White hogs
win again have ap 0pporfunity to- pure
chase some good Mood lines on March;
head mt St0rmI Ike yfteef1s of tho 40.
h61s1 are tried soHis and THE balances
are spring and fall gifts. These are
about the same breeding as those Mr..
COulsOn sold in his February 18th sale.
Among the ssOWs are six thRt were top
priced gifts in. six sales a year ago
when they were purchased. The buyer
will be privileged to purchase some of
the very best of Mr.. Coulson's herd at
this sale: there will be seven or eight
SCws with filters at side, and Mr.. Coul-
son will guarantee safe delivery, on all
of these sows. As a very special at
traction the splendid young boar. J.-L.
w. Giant. a, full brother to the s., 900
DanfOrth,s Giant will also be sold.
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Walter Powley, Of Glidden, a son-in-
law OF Andrew Pearson, was in Denison
ons Saturday End favored this depart
fnent with IA calE Waiter is farming 24O
acres Of land az miles south sof sGlid
den, and is making a pretty fair sue
cess at the game. He uses a Titan 10.
20 tractor. and this year had in IS acres
of corn, and now has in the crib about
.ss91 ID. III also Had liz k5I
acres of oats and As acres of wheat. The
wheat did not turn out well and Walter
lost money. on. it. In stock he keeps 16
bE4oS ~soWdx tnosay Polandt China, and
nib sHulteR aF number of shead of cattle.
among them being four mich cows.
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w. r. Staller, from near Buck Grove.
was in Denison ON Saturday afternoon
transacting business. BILLY now has
his farm pretty ltwell stocked with
Hampshire hogs. a breed that is fast
coming into fIrOminence in the county.
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h w. FL LNeck,i of Washington, town
ship, transacted business in the city
Saturday afternoon. ~
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