Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-08
From GOOdwater.

When | wrote month ago that live
stock OF all kinds would 60 on the
range in good order, l thought, as did
many others, that spring had arrived
and that it would be but few days
until warm showers and higher temper
ature would cause buds and blossoms
to burst forth on every hand. But
alas! winter fingered in the lap OF
Spring" as though he feared he ne'er
would have another opportunity of SO
lingering. In the meantime, farmers
throughout this section of the country
anxiously awaited the actual appear
ance OF the ''coy maiden" No one
was supplied with an abundance of
feed and most all had fed scantily,
hoping to be able to retain a portion
of their feed to "make crop on. "
But, in most cases, nearly all the feed
that was on hand, or that could be
purchased within reasonable dis
lance, was used before it became safe
to turn stock out on the range. Never
before have the meadows and wheat
fields of this locality been pastured so
continuously 80 long. Though many
farmers think that, because meadows
and wheat fields now present thrifty,
green appearance, good crops of hay
and wheat will be harvested this year.
But the writer believes that, in the
majority OF cases, closely pastured
meadows will yield far more weeds
than grass and that wheat fields that
were pastured after the first week in
this month will not yield nearly SO
large quantity or 30 good quality
of wheat as will those fields which
were better treated. The fact that, in
most cases, close, continuous and late
pasturing was necessity, will not add
to the yield of grass nor grain.
There are more poor cattle lin the
"West End" than were ever seen here
before. Only the closest attention
prevented the loss of many head of
cattle from weakness, consequent upon
insufficient nourishment, during the
past month. Happily all the danger
is now over and the late abundant
warm rains have infused hope into
farmers generally that they shall be
blessed with abundant crops this year,
and that vegetation of all kinds will
abound on the range and will well
fatten stock.
Wheat, which, it was feared, was
seriously damaged by the hard freezes
that prevailed during the past winter, is
now growing finely and promise, an
unusually heavy yield, in all fields
that were not pastured too much.
1t is doubtful if five bushels of
peaches will be grown this year within
a radius of five square miles from this
point; but apple trees are heavily
laden with blooms and present beau
tiful appearance.
But little corn was planted here
abouts until the 14th instant. Since
that time corn planting has been in
dustriously pushed and now nearly all
are done planting. Much of the earlier
planted corn is up, as are also oats.
Owing to the high price of seed a very
small average of oats was sown in this
neighborhood.
The following named persons visited
relatives hereabouts during April:
Misses Lucy and Nellie Anderson and
their brother Thomas, of near Mann;
John G. Yount, OF near Ironton.
Mrs. Jas. 0. Scott, wife and daughter,
visited relatives at Flat River recently.
The following named pesons were
here on business during the past month:
Messrs. W. H. Webb of Belleview; and
Joseph Brooks of near Stone Hill.
Albert Nipper went to Sunlight, and
James Payne to lronton, on business
during the past month.
On the 9th inst, a COW belonging to
Jno. Huff was killed by lightning.
Mr.. VIM. Carl has secured the con-
tract for building new school house
in the Robinson District, near Cour-
tois, Washington County.
Winifred Anderson has been en-
ployed to teach the school in this
district.
Much damage was done by forest
fires in this locality recently. Mr..
Jas. o. Scott and others OF this neigh
borhood lost considerable fencing and
some person or persons unknown set
fire to the woods pasture fence on Mr..
w. j. Anderson's farm in Washington
county. Before the fire could be con-
trolled over 200 panels of fence were
burned. K. +.
Anrfl 20 1902