The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-16

| It's beautiful little valley running
| down through the southwestern por
ton of Goodrich township, and there
are a number Of pleasant homes tha'
dot the valley. Among these recently
visited, we mention the one OF Eml
Miller, who occupies the Thos. Thorn
son farm, just next to the James keat
ing place: Emil moved to TINS farm
last March, and he likes the place very
much. The land has had good care
and the buildings are all that are need
ca. A new barn was built last year, and
this il of ample size to accommodate q
number OF horses. the milk cows, some
grain and hay. Mr.. Miller keeps six
mich cows and sells the cream, and
Mrs. Miller informed Us that the mon
ey derived from this source amounted
to a considerable, and helped out won.
dcrfully. Mr.. Miller has IS head OF
cattle, 70 head Of spring pigs Of the
Chester White breed. He purchased
his foundation stock from John Hoist
Jf., and has fine start in the swine
raising business. We found Mr. Miller
out in the corn field, and he had Tor
company, one hired man and they were
turning up the weeds in the cornfield
in good shape. Emil said he had been
wanting the Review for some time and
was glad to have a representative nap
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and from now on the paper will go te
his address on route four, Denison.
Mrs. Miller is a daughter of Mr.. Aug.
ust Hamhiln. Of Denison, and she is a
great worker In all, she has 275
Rhode Island chickens, IA ducks and
more dttck eggs under the hens. She
is the mother Of three fine children, and
aside from looking after her household
duties, caring for the children, watch.
ing the cream, and doing many othef
duties about the farm she finds work
ing in splendid garden as restful.
held by Hans " Brodersen at Denison
Saturday afternoon was not very well
attended by men who actually wanted
to buy good cattle and after four or fiye
Of the animals were sold, Mr. Broder-
sen called off the sale. Martin Saggau
purchased a couple of cows, one at $55
and one of $3.50. Arnold Bachman
purchased bull at $50, and there
We're four other young bulls sold AZ
$147.50, 500, S1O2.5O, and 500. Priyil-'
egc was given anyone desiring to pur
chase animals at private sale before
they were takenl back to the farm. Mr.
Broderscn has number of head on the
farm yet. Hans is milking II cows.
and the cream checks are well oven
5000 a month He must have some 40
head altogether He also had very
good success with his spring crop OF
pigs and has 90, from 20 brood sows
of the Spotted Poland China breed.
The head of his hog herd is Leader
King, very good individual purchas
cd from ]. A. Segner, of near Vail, and
for which a good round price was paid.
=. J. Jcpsen is still superintendent al
the Brodersen farm, and he/ has the
help of the Brodersen boys when they
are not in school. Mrs. JeDsen has
raised 800 Buff Orpington chickens this
spring.
Mahoney Brothers, of Kenwood are
.deyoting considerable time to the breed
ing of Pereheron horses, and now have
on the iEplaSe 23 head Of good ones.
They sold five head some time ago
that averaged 1900 pounds. -Four of
these went to Mr.. Langholz at Ute,
and the other was sold locally. A
farm lighting plant has just been in
stalled at this place and all the build
ings now have lights, and are found to
be most convenient. There are $50
acres in the Mahoney farm laying in
sections 16, 0, and II, Paradise. Du
roc hogs are also being given place on
the farm, and there are some fifty
head now.