Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-29
Unusual Harmony Prevails Be
tween Town and Country In
Wright County
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE HELD
Desire on Part of Farmers
to Improve Not Only Method of Far
ming. But Mode of Livins-Great
Deal of Thing to Be Done in Spring
Wilson'S Rural Letter.
Special to Times Republican.

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Clarion. Feb 29.-Last week two
days session of the Wright County
Farmers Institute was held at this
place. The attendance was good
great interest was taken in the pro-
gram and the general verdict is that
the affair was a decided success.
There Is a noticeable desire among
the rural people here for Improvement
in their methods of farming. and mod.
of living. AS was stated at tine In
sttute" by one of the county super
visors. they have seen the value OF
their land double during the last few
years and they must contrive to double
production In consequence.
Another thing which the writer has
noticed here is the spirit of co-opera-
ton between citizens of the town AMI
country. The county seat is the pride
of THE country people.who take the live
Hest interest In Its future prospects.
and the town people are ready to 10
their part as was evidenced at the in
sutute, one of the leading spirits be-
ing the county superintendent. There
seem TO be no factions, Norweg!ans,
Germans and native born" pulling to-
lgether. and politics is almost ignored.
the above mentioned superintendent
being q democrat elected In county
which Is three fourths republican.
This Is one OF the fiat counties of
Iowa, and the past two wet seasons
have financially crippled many of the
farmers, but the discouraged man Of
last fail has disappeared and with a
perseverance which deserves success
he Is making ready for another trial.
During the winter hundreds OF loads
OF tile have been hauled out and
stacked" on the farms ready to be
laid when the ground thaws out in
the spring The demand for the tile
| is much greater than the supply. one
dealer saying that he is six months be-
hind with his orders. When n carload
of tile arrives 1t disappears in much
the same manner that a carload of coal
does in tines of fuel famine. Many
are replacing small tile which was
| put IN during former years, with that
of q larger size. One frequently hears
the statement made that the stimula-
ton given TO thing by the wet years.
will soon ulore than compensate for the
losses occasioned by them.
| Many OF the farms of this vicinity
which have been rented for cash here
,ofore. are being rented this year for
n share of the grain. A considerable
number of farms are as yet unrented.
Pointing TO farm which was rather
low and flat the writer said to a
neighboring farmer: What will thai
farm rent for?" The answer was:
Almost anything you'd offer" The
next question was: What could 1t De
bought for?" The reply was: Not q
cent less than s65 per acre."
A Belmond rural subscriber told the
writer the following:
Several years ago was engaged in
| a job of road work at n railroad cross
Ii ing some distance from my home. I
worked alone, taking my MONDAY meal
at the roadside.
"A few days previous to this time the
right -of-w way had been burned over 20
prevent sparks from starting prairie
| fire. which. at that time, would have
been disastrous occurrence.
II had unhitched and fed my team
and was eating my dinner when W as
amazed to see flame shoot up from
| the ground few feet from where
sat and quickly consumed a bunch of
tall grass.
II managed to put out the fire, then
began n search for the origin Of it.
which proved to be a peat bog which
had been sinouldering since the day
of the fire along the railroad. I was
known to be smoker and had my
pipe with me that day. If hadn't put
out that fire before 1t got beyond con-
L troll would always have been thought
the cause of 1t. No, sir, don't be-
lieve in convicting man of . crime
on circumstantial evidence"
c. r. WILSON.