Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-12

per. Counties that have more than
100000 worth of cattle each are
Adair, Benton, Cedar, Crawford, Clin-
ton. Jones, Jasper, Johnson, Linn,
Pottawattamie, Plymouth and Tama:
Mules Mules ...,.,..,........ 2,sss' e7s Esq
Sheep ................... 14s a 12Ss sss
SWINE .".............". A,S1S,228 20.362, 668
GGorses ....'..'........... 6o,26i, ~ 6lSs2, S0
The goat industry seems to be on
the decline and 1t Is estimated that
not more than 10000 have been re-
ported for assessment.
Opposition to Drainage Plans.
1t is likely that considerable oppos.-
ton will develop against the drainage
Of several lakes in the state under the
new drainage law. The high water of
recent years has made fine bodies Of
water out Of what have hitherto been
only swamps and sloughs. The people
in the neighborhood>o of these lakes OBJ
tect to having them removed by
drainage. Some of them are located
In Winnebago, Humboldt, Pocahon-
tas and Calhoun counties. Attorney
General Mullan is Of the opinion that
where 1t can be shown that they are
of permanent character and used by
the people as lakes, with clearly de.
fined borders and deep water, it will
not be lawful to drain them. In some
cases 1t Is proposed to divert the wa.
ter that supplies these lakes so as to
convert the land thus drained into
farms. It is estimated that Rice lake,
In Wtnnebago county, will make 1900
acres OF good farming land. Con.
corning this, Attorney General Mullan
In recent opinion said: at is the
policy Of the state to preserve all the
meandered lakes within the state
which are, in fact, lakes, and not
swamps, and think the state au-
thorities will oppose the draining Of
Rice lake in your county, and will
take whatever steps are necessary to
prevent the same from. being drained
either by the county or by any private
individuals"
Doubt Regarding Appropriation.
It is somewhat doubtful IL the $2O,.
900 additional appropriation made by
the last legislature to carry on the
work Of the Iowa commission at the
BIT. Louis exposition can be secured.
Attorney General Mullan has held
that none Of this money can be drawn
until all of the sl25.0Oo appropriated
by the previous legislature has been
expended. The commission has not
decided what 1t will do The $125, 200
had been apportioned among the sew.
eral departments making the exhibits,
and for other purposes, and now It
will have to be redistributed in order
to enable the commission to spend It
all, SO as to be entitled to draw the
100000 additional. Some of this money
is very much needed, especially In the
departments Of horticulture, live stock
and agriculture, but the commission
would have to spend more than 1t de-
sires of some Of the other funds In
order to secure the appropriations for
the purposes mentioned. The COM
mission will soon have meeting and
determine what to do. Some of the
members desire TO practice economy
by turning back into the state treas
ury as much money as possible out
Of the appropriation.
Stock Feeders Alarmed.
Live stock feeders in Iowa are be-
coming alarmed at the prolongation
of the meat strike. The packing
houses are buying now and prices
have not been greatly depressed, but
1t is feared that this may not CON-
tinue, and 1t is not considered good
market to go in on. The price Of
corn for feed is high and feeders stand
chance Of losing heavily II they are
obliged to carry cattle any great
length Of time II the packers losses
are charged up to the consumers, in
creasing the price Of beef and pork,
there is bound to be decrease In the
consumption, from which the pro-
ducers would suffer. The Iowa corn
belt producers tried to intervene In
the strike in Chicago, but they re-
ceived scant attention, as both sides
were not ready to listen to compro-
mise.
Fish Being Distributed.
The United States bureau of fisher
les is now making Its regular distribu-
ton of game fish throughout the
state. The small fry come from the
government hatchery at Bellevue,
Jackson coutny, and are mostly black
bass The government, as well as
the state fish and game warden, draws
upon the bayous Of the Mississippi
river for large numbers, millions, In
fact, Of game fish that have been
stranded there. The fish go up dur
ing high water to spawn, and when
the river goes down they are caught
In these little sloughs. Many of these
dry up in the summer, so the fish
would die If not taken out They
are caught with seines and transferred
in tanks in cars to various streams
and lakes, there to furnish food and
sport for the people.
Effort to Establish Brewery.
A strong effort will be made to Sc.
cure consent to establish brewery in
Des Moines. With 100 saloons in the
city, 1t is argued that there should be
no reasonable objection to the manu-
facture by home industry of an article
that Is permitted to be sold SO freely.
The opponents Of the proposition, on
the other hand, say that brewery Is
stimulus to the liquor traffic and
that 1t makes more saloons and a
great effort to sell its product. The
@AzufacsAts q bear aut alcohol ahsl