Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-02

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EARN, 0RCHlRDll1GARD[Nj
Seed corn will retain it's vitality al
least twenty-five years, perhaps much
longer.
Thrasling machines have put more
mortgages on the farms than they ever
helped to remove.
Georgia raises more peaches than
any other state and is not through
planting peach trees yet.
There is an authenticated record of
ninety-six sheep being killed by sim
gle lightning stroke in Colorado.
The granger who goes to church in a
rubber tired surrey ought to give ut
least $25 toward the parsons salary.
Toms, spuds, cukes and cants are the
accepted authorizations for tomatoes,
potatoes, cucumbers and cantaloupes.
A lot Of grass fed steers from NoJrth
Dakota averaging 1,66O pounds e:eh
were sold in Chicago last August at
$1O7.9O. per head.
Upon the basis of cord of shellb:lrk
hickory wood being worth Sc as fuel,
the wood of the Lombardy poplar: ID
worth only $40.
We know of one man who by letting
his Wife have all the poultry money re-
ceived NOE fur coat last year as a
Christmas present.
The nut growers Of tire Pacific coast
are to have convention in the near
future. 1t is safe to infer that they
will have cracking good time.
The people of the United States have
In their possession one fourth of all the
gold there is in the world and about
onefourth of all the good things in
the world also.
The average hay crop of the year is
placed by the department of agricul-
ture at 1.45 tons per acre. Oregon
shows up with the largest crop and
Pennsylvania with the smallest.
In Galicia the wage Of the farm la-
borer has been SO reduced that he is
starving to death on pittance Of from
3 to 16 cents day. Men are justified
In fighting before 1t comes anywhere
near this.
A friend writes us that If Canada
thistles are cut each year on the 9th
and 10th of July and the 9Th and 9Th
of August it will finish them up. The
thistles which we have known could
not be disposed of in this manner, not
being subject to the almanac.
Recent tests made by the Iowa ex-
pertinent station on the value OF con-
dimental foods in the fattening Of stock
are adverse to the use of such foods.
Some brands Of prepared food special
ly rich in protein and free from dope
were fed to advantage, however.
We always aim to have our cows
fresh in the month Of September il
possible. This gives them vacation
during the worst Of the season of dry
pastures and flies, while September
and October milk makes the best but
ter and cheese Of the whole year.
The best record made on picking
hops was that Of young lad who
picked 45S pounds in one day, earning
$3.50 by SO doing. The best record on
cornhusling is-but we think we won't
give this, as the boys regard the truth
On cornhusking as little as when they
trade horses.
The state of Colorado has q law
which arbitrarily fixes the value of
stock killed by the railways and which
The roads have to pay when losses oc-
eur. This prevents working or an old
Gamer on the roads for choice regis
tered COW or fifteen dollar cayuse for
l $40 trotter.
A man claims that he has made the
discovery that II grain Of any sort is
soaked and matted and then ground
md fed to stock there is great saw
ng in the amount of grain required to
produce pound of meat. It will be
we'll to await further developments
,lopo this limo