The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
GULL POULTRY in

with a view OF eliminating the poor lay
ers, says II. A. Bittenbender head OF
the poultry work at Iowa State college
After July ! many hens that laid
/. well in spring and early summer go or
aavacation," says Nj. Bittenbender. n A
few Of them will come back and pro
duce reasonably well in the fall
months. Most of them will stay on va
cation through, summer and fall. lay a
feWeggs before cold weather sets in and
then quit laying until spring. These
birds should be culled from the flock in
july, August or September"
ttsAs.Fa rule ~ says. Mr.. Bittenbender
the earliest moulter, that is, the bird
that goes into "a complete early mott
is Improbable and should be put ON
the. market.s,s,t ~ b
There are three types Of culls to look
for.E 60
II. The hen that loafs around during
the spring. laying only a few eggs
This Bird is almost always reasonably
fat and in good condition because she
spends more time keeping herself look
ing well than filing the egg basket. II
Of fa yellow leg variety herishanks and
beak will be yellow and the pelvic bone
we'll covered with meat. If the yellow
color.in shanks, beaksand eye ring has
not faded, it is sure that she has not
laid enough eggs to pay for her keep
and Is not likely totsdo any better later
on.
2. The back-heavy, over-fat. broken
down, 4baggy hens. They are best Gull
ed in the early part of the summer
They may have done quite well in lay
ing, but the chances are that the sum.
mers heat will break them down. Most
of these hens are older than yearlings
and should be culled because of age
alone.5tss = r,sss3.s .s
3. The hen that shows signs Of
physical weakness. She has "a long
narrow head, lacking depth from top
to base of beak, and with small, elon.
gated nostrils. Her beak will be long
straight and pointed and her eyes. dull
and smken. The face ana comb will
often be pale. and, the comb undevelopt
ed. The body will be narrow, especial.
" through the back and lacking in
depth and her breast undeveloped anf
sharp. Her legs will be long and silt.
like, Or bending at the hooks, giving
a squatting appearance. Toes will be
long and nails sharp. Her lack of vigor
will he shown by dull eyes and restless
appearance. She will be inactive and
her feathers rough.
One of the progressive and successful
farmers and stock-raisers of East Boy
er township a man who represents the
best interests of the community in
which he resides, a man who by enter
prise and thrift has acquired 400 acres
of some of the best land in the town.
ship is A. C. Lochmiller, of section q
East Boyer. ''Walnut Grove Farm, A
c.. sLochmiller, PROP is registered
with the county auditor, and derives
its name because of the splendid wal
nut grove that furnishes ample. shade
forsthe large fine house owned by Mr.
LOchmiller. !. is delightful drive
from the ridge road to Manila down
through the winding valley by the Bert
Hester farm, the VIM. Mundt farm,
now owned by. Frank! 'Comsteck and
then up by Walnut Grove Farm, One,s
attention is attracted by the stately
walnut trees that stand majesticaliy
in the well kept front lawn of the
Lochmiler home. Under these trees
the family spend many delightful aft.
ernOons and evenings. The home was
built in 1906, and has been kept in thu
very best of condition. Each year fresh
paint is added and the entire place has
the appearance of having recently been,
built up. The house is 32x37 feet, with
1Sf foot posts, has a fine and complete
basement, heated B.s furnace, has a gas
lighting plant. and tas arrangement of
the rooms is such that space and con-.
venience predominate. Mrs. Loeb,
miller is daughter of w. III. Schnei.
der. and she became Mrs. Lochmiller
"a years ago. They have family OF
five children, and Mr.. Lochmiller does
not depend upon hired help at all. The
boys have everything they wish and
are, content to remain under the par.
entail roof, and assist with the work OF
the farm. Mrs. Lochmiller takes con-
siderable pride in a chicken house re-
Gently built by Mr.. Lochmiller. This
hnilCling is 20x4S and is modernly equip
ped. There is 4 scratching room, two
roOsting rooms, hatchery, brooder, FEED
store room, curtains for the windows
that keep out the hot rays of sun. anG
a cement floor is easily cleaned. Mrs.
I4ochniiller has a large number of chick
ems and the son, Emil, who occupies
the east S0.acrcs, keeps 400 for him
self. Mr.. LochmiHer has lived most
all his; life on this place, and the most
Of the buildings were built with his
own hands. There; are horse barns ]
cattle barns. hog houses. cattle sheds
machine sheds, tool houses separa
tor house, garage and numerous small,
ery buildings. The yards are well fenc,
cd, and the entire place kept cleared upi
in good shape, On 2the place are 1876
head Of Shorthorn cattle. and load
Of feeders This load consists of 80
head, and Mr.. Eochmiller is just wait
ing fora car in which to ship them yto
Chicago. Ordinarily he ships-to Oma
Ina, but this shipment will go to Chi
cago. The cattle were all of his own
rfising, and were the incest bunch OF
fat stock we have looked at this sea
son. All were of uniform color, the
lighter and younger, stock weighing
around nine hundred pounds, and tho
cows Weighing as high as 1000. Mr..
Lochmiller figures the cattle n part
his crop as he raised, the corn, and alst
the cattle. These cattle are of the
Polled ShorthornN breed. A. c. is very
careful in the selection OF his founSla
tion stock; he likes uniformity in colo.
and size, and always culls anything no
to- his. liking. These cattle have tn,
range Of fine pasture and the advan |
tage 81 fine never.failing never-frec2
inc spkjng Of cool water that is pipct
into aTdrinking trough. He caters tc
the red hog, and hns rs spring pigs.