The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-30
FARM LIGHTING PLANTS
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| Farmers of Crawford county are rap.
idly cauipping their buildings with clec'
| tricity and one may drive into most
any corner OF the county and find 4
! home thoroughly equipped with cleo.
! trical equipment. And the equipment
as a rule is giving good satisfaction. In
speaking of farm lighting plants and
| their popularity, II. j. Metcalt. writing
! for the Homestead, has the following
| farrner and his light plant. The farmer
| referred to is c. T.. BrOckclsby, of sec
, ton 6, Hayes township:
Mr.. Brocllclsby, of Crawford county,
! is another Iowa farmer who is a thor
| ourI, convert to electrical equipment
on the farm. He bought Il farm light
| ing plant purely as a matter OF good
! business Judgment without realizing
| tta convenience. In other words, he
| figured that it was about time TO get
down to brass Jacks and make things
nav on his farm. He was confronted
! with labor difficulties, but felt that in
| spite of that handicap he wanted to in
crease production and decided that to
| install electrical equipment would hcll
| him Dut the Job across. BY the use of
this plant his two small boys are Cper'
ating an electrically driven mllliinS
| machine, milkiug 10 or II COWS daily.
They also operate cream separator
and other machines without any help
| whatsoever from their father. This
plant also furnishes water for the
house and the livestock.
J Like many present generation farm
crs who have the welfare OF the women
folks at heart, Mr. Brockeisby has
bought Il washing machine, vacuum
| cleaner and other electrically driven
! household convcniences Tor his home,
1,.1, fl,nrnirtrt,oIr - n.
preciates, She now looks forward to
her household work with pleasure be-
cause it is so much easier. After II
vonr's use of the plant OF his farm
Mr.. Brockelsby says: MY plant saves
me the price of i hired man, as II
more than does the work OF Il haHu on
my farm"
ILL.,
In many places over the state volun-
! tecr armies arc being formed among
| farmers, and some unfortunate neigh
Dor is being helped with his farm work.
| Down ut Batavia. thirty one nclShhors
of j. r. Laughlin gathered at his home
! one day last week and ploWcd forty
acres of corn through twice. Mr..
1aughlin had been unable to 10 the
| work on account of the illness ana
death of his daughter. At Washington
band of ncighbors went to the Charles
w. Jackson farm and ploWcd thirty
acres once and Il half times. MIR. ana
! Mrs Jackson had been at Iowa CITY Tor
several days where 4 daughter nus
been lingering between life and death
from an attack of pneumonia. Both OF
these farmers thoroughly appreciated
the kindness of their neiGhbors. =
| III
Entries at the state fair for 1920 eX-
hbition will close on the following
days: Horses, cattle, sheep and goats,
Monday, August 2; agriculture, Mon
day, August 1G. Poultry and rabbits
Wednesday, August Is. Baby health
department, Monday. August 23. Gull
nary, honey and fbces, dairy, hortieul
turc, Horticulture, textile and china
Tuesday, August "A.
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We notice that Fred knop, of Char
ter oak has an ad in the Iowa state
fair premium list, in which he says nc
will have some great herd boars on ,cN
| hibition ut the fair. His herd of Du
rocs is headed by such animals rs Idea
Sensation and Iowa Cherry King, two
very fine individuals. Ef