The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-04

I While out in Milford township, we
met James Hill, of Section IS, and we
learned that he is farming 160 acres
! this year. He has in considerable
acreage Of corn and small grain and
has $50 spring shoats. He expects tt
sort out the brood sows and sell them
in the near future and will have two
loads for sale. He has recently erected
a 14x40 hard brick silo and has also
built cement block cattle shed 24x40
Another Improvement on the place to
be noticed was an addition to the al
ready large hog house. Mr.. Hill has
been on this place for the past %
years.
Oscar Yankee and family have been
living over in Milford township since
last March, and the family is occupy.
ing the Glen Hill farm of 100 acres.
They formerly lived south of Vail on
w. A. Macguire's farm. The Hill farm
is more adapted to the wants of the
Yankees and they like the place very
much. The house is one Of eight
rooms, quite modern, and the other
improvements are in keeping with the
house. Mr.. Yankee expects to stay on
this place another year unless it has
been sold within the week. The owner
is asking $500 per acre for the farm.
Mr.. Yankee has just sold II head Of
hogs that averaged 225 pounds and he
has number of head left. The hogs
are of the Chester White breeding,
and the foundation stock came from
the P. Fl. Sheridan herd Of Chesters.
Mrs. Yankee is looking after the milk
from II fine Jersey milk cows and
says the cream checks for the three
weeks ending July oath amounted to
s145.15 cents. She also has 400 pure
Rhode Island Red chickens, 16 geese
and IL ducks. The Yankees are the
parents Of two children, boy and a
girl. Lloydsis nine years of age, owns
Jersey COW and does the milking,
cares for the pigs, and during the hay
ing season drives the hay rake. Marie
is seven years old and is great help
to her mother in doing the housework.
Tom Bennett, of Section II, Milford
township, shipped 43 head of sheep to
Omaha last week, and received a fair
price for them. He sold the clip
through the wool association. The
BENEFITS have a very comfortable
home, we'll improved. There are 1920
acres in the farm. and last fall new
barn was built. The building is 34x36
--12, and,is OF sufficient size to house
a number of head of horses, with the
hay stored above. Mr.. Bennett keeps
the Chester White breed of hogs, but
does not have very many on the farm
at this time. The son. is member Of
the boys and girls pig club, but did
not have good luck with the litter of
Durocs, and has but one pig left. Mrs.
Bennett keeps the Brown Leghorn
chickens and has quite few Of them.
The Benefits have been entertaining
relatives the past week, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shove, of Louisiana being visitors
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Harlow Chapman, of Section II, Mil.
ford township, keeps right on ,improv.
ing his farm. and has recently erected
a cement block hog house and new
machine house, He has one of the
finest little farms in the township, and
it is highly improved. The house is
Of the bungalow type, all screened, the
front and rear porches being of ample
size; the front porch Is furnished with
easy chairs, hammocks and the like.
We were unfortunate in that the folks
were away from home the day we
called, but we took occasion to look at
some of the stock in the yards. Four
big mules, that would weigh better
than 1,4O0 pounds each, were content
to enjoy the shade of the yards. In
hogs Mr.. Chapman keeps the DurocI
breed. and he has some very large
brood sows on hand. The spring pigs
were looking Well, and of good size. !,