Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-08-07
A Week in the Country.

EVerF40HlHr and every member of
his fam Es8ffing the past week was
busily atsRst helping secure the large
crop Of gtaWgrown on their respective
farms. He oats and barley are cut
and mucnyf it in stack and much of
the flax is already cut. The wheat is
all haryeseed, corn is so far advanced
and is Progressing SO rapidly that no
apprehension is felt for its safety.
At the. Aospitable home of S. M.
Webster .the. writer was pleasantly
entertaiasdRy the family who were
enjoying Visit from their daughter
Evelyn, otSAilbank, S. D., and their
daughtef.N Nary Jane.
On thessAfn recently bought from
Geo. Wepeter, the threshing machine
was hunimhe. This is one of the fine
farms and It's purchase gives the Loan
& Truste Company a magnificent
property that is not only productive
but that will advance in price.
What is &4ow as the Woodeoek farm
in HowafasTenter we are told has
been purchased by brother of Mrs.
j. II. Luers. 1t is one Of the best
farms of the county and in an excel
lent neighborhood, with such fine
farms all iabout it as that of A. J.
Cook, j. T.. Davis, the Ole Swenson,
the Chris. Shields and Widow Shields,
and the ]. f. Borthwick farms adj
joining all equally as good, and an
excellent community is assured. Poor
and unproductive farms are not where
enterprising people that make up a
desirable community long remain.
Miss Mary Shea, one of the popular
and successful school teachers of the
county whose residence is in Saratoga
township tells the writer that she has
decided to-gjye up school work.
i Joseph Lawler who is conducting
successfully.a half section of rented
land oughh4uhav the means from its
proceeds f11buy farm of his own.
But prices Hardly warrant the con.
clusion tratie will.
i The WIDOW .Buresh has bought the
Van Horn farm long in controversy
between the heirs, at the price OF
$4,000 for Atae quarter. This gives to
her and son Henry full section of
choice land~,on which they have 90
head of valuable stock some 20 horses
100 hogs aid other domestic animals.
A. J. Butler is farming 24o acres
in the north part of Saratoga and has
the promise of an abundant harvest.
| M. Mech owns full half section of
choice farm land In the southwest
part of Chester township. He has IS
head of cattle, 10 valuable horses with
magnificent crops of hay and grain.
His farm needs big barn for his
produce and his stock.
| Thos. Kelley, one of the practical
and experienced in the business has
commenced running his threshing
machine.
AS the reward of his summers toll,
IG. j. Bouska is securing an ample
harvest from his new farm in Chester.
| G. E. Morey, on the w. w. johnson
farm in Chester, has a fine herd of
Jersey COWS and will during the
winter be milking at least "a of them.
Each one of the II he is now milking
is cream and butter producer of no
mean quality. He met with severe
loss two years ago from cholera among
his hogs, at least $500 worth of hogs,
finely bred, dying. He has again COM
menced breeding Poland Chinas and
though the stock is not large it is a
way up in quality, the very feature he
aims at.
| At the farms of Geo. .. and G. A. L.
LOOMS Is a fine herd of Jersey COWS
and one of the males of the breed at
it's head. On the farm of G. A. L..
LOOMS may also be seen some noted
Belgian horses, mares and colts the
best that money and proper care and
keeping can produce. At the apiary
LOT Mr.. Geo. p. Loomis on the farm adj.
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