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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

might be swelled by careful selection
from factory workers out of employ
ment to the benef, of both the en-
ploye and the employer. The floating
farm hand is usually poor stick
AT the bottom of the situation is the
fact that Iowa farm hands rarely re-
main farm hands. They graduate into
farmers. Every nelghborhood has its
dozens NJ successful farmers who be-
gun as month hands at $40 month
The best Of the farm help ceases TO be
help and becomes sooner or later help
seekers, and 10 this fact more than any
other may be attributed the scarcity OF
competent help on farms.
Farm work is hard. The hours are
long. the physical strain severe, and
money wages are comparatively small,
to the average youth 1t offers greater
opportunity to acquire competence
than Almost any other field of physical
labor Most men who will learn their
business thoroughly. work faithfully
and save and invest with average
common sense, can own farm. and
farm is competence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Brood Sow. in a sarnyard.

There may be and are some valid
objections to allowing brood sows free
access 70 barnyard. They may be in
this. way and give trouble by running
in at doorways temporarily opened.
They may also root much of the straw
in the yard in search OF grains OF corn
or other grain that may be in the same
and thus keep the yard unfit for cattle
TO lie down in. But the exercise thus
obtained is fine for the sows. At that
season in northern areas they cannot
get it so we'll in any other way. The
aim should be, therefore, to give them
access to the yard and in such a way
that they could be shut away from the
same at will. This would take away
the unpleasant feature arising from
their going in at doorways opening in
to the yard where they might not be
wanted. While they may disturb the
bed on which cattle lie down, in doing
so .hey mix the manure in the yard and
hasten its decay. II brood sows are
following cattle, they must not be al
lowed to live too exclusively on corn
diet. They will get overfat, while the
pigs which they carry will be under
nourished from want of balance in
food. The exercise which they thus
get is good for them. but this exer-
else alone will not suffice to insure
good results in the litters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
A CHAMPION Corn husker.

The Pilot OF DeKalb. H., announces
that ain corn husking contest on Sat
mrtiay, Nov. %. ON Price Bros farm
near Santa Rosa, Charles Brown
iusked 100 bushels and sixty pounds
o. corn. weighed over the scales. Mr..
Brown did not crib rhe corn. but just
stayed in the field and yanked the corn
out OF It's winter coat At livaly rate.
His contestant. Afford Sherard. husked
40 bushels. which is an enviable rec
ord among corn huskers. Our inform
ant says that young Sherard is \ bar
ber and not hardened to the work az
was his competitor or the contest
would have been nearer even. There
was no wager up other than that the
Price brothers. who are wealthy farm
ars and stock dealers. told young
Brown that II he would ilusk more corn
that day than Sherard did they would
add 81 to his wages. which were az
cents per bushel." But the Pilot should
post Itself upon champions. The 100
bushel performance lacks forty bushels
OF championship performance. II
the Pilot wishes to get into CORE
spondence with the ren! champion 1t
should address Charles Rennack at
Shenandoah. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Straight or Archcd Backs in swins

Straiu,,t or Archcd Backs in Swira
tant as 1t is in other lines OF live
stock With reference to this 1t would
be correct to say that where the back
is just right in animals intended for
meat. ordinarily 1t is not likely that
Very much will be wrong. Too little
attention is given to the back In some
of the scale of points for swine. In
some instances they call for a back
straight or slightly arched and In one
or two instances for n back straight
We doubt the propriety of having the
back straight in any class OF swine
even in those breeds which have less
length than others. Ordinarily If a
back is straight when the animals are
Young il Will sink somewhat as they
advance in age. To prevent this the
back should be n little arched. In the
large breeds 1t should be considerably
arched. In fact. the longer the body
the more arched should be the back
to prevent sagging as indicated above.
a brood SOW with sway back would
be possessed OF very Objectionable
form. A sire with the same would pc
even more Objectionable. Too much
attention can not be given TO the de-
yelopment OF the back. The rise from
the polls to withers should be very
gradual, and likewise the descent from
the loin to the tailhead. The back
should also be of an even width a3d
should slope very gradually outward
TO the descent OF the side.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

It Is usually fed TO steers, even tho
swine follow. they viii rot g, all the
corn. They viii only get a part of IL.
More or less of that dropped by the
steers will remain ungrthered. This.
however, Is not the greater item of loss.
There Is a considerable proportion of
the corn so reduced by partial diges-
ton that the swine do not consume.
When that happens 1t must BE- lost.
That this is true viii be apparent when
the vary large amounts OF corn con-
stunned are compared with the amounts
that have sufficed to make good gains.
Good gains llavs been obtained from
steers In a FIVE or six months feeding
test. which did not get more than
eleven pounds OF meal day whereas
in many instances feeders have given
vary much larger quantity. Many
have fed twenty to twenty-e eight
pounds. swine following. Take the
smaller quantity. twenty four pouci DIS;
allow six pounds for the pig. This
means that the steer uses or ought to
Use eighteen rounds. He eats IL. The
pig does not get the eighteen pounds.
The steer does not gain more than the
other steer. Where docs 1t go? 1t is
apparent. therefore. that some other
way of preparing the f:'ad must be
adopted If the steer is to digest IN u
way that will turn it all to good ac-
count. This means that sometime the
cutting box. the grinder and the siio
will exercise much more important.
part in the preparation of corn for
feeding in the future than they have in
the past.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Like Small Hog Houses.

AT a meeting OF Missouri hog iaisers.
Mr.. Schroeder said: I have been using
different kinds of houses for number
of years. but last spring built one
that is different from any that ! have
ever before used. 1t Is six or eight feet
square and has the roof extended each
way. From the ground the distance is
three feet to the caves, and from the
caves Ii Is three feet to the comb of the
house. The house Is sided up with
ship nth. and for the roof 1 use tongue
grooved flooring. fill in with lead or
paint, 50 as to make the house perfectly
tight The window is square and made
in the shape of the gables Of the house.
and is hung on hinges. BY having the
house made perfectly tight find IT
saves a great deal Of work in changing
beds. The bed keeps much dryer In
the tight house. Then l have house
floor. but the floor is separate from, the
house. / make the floor from common
timber, so l can set the house on the
floor. or in warm weather take the floor
out and let the hogs lie on the ground
If I WISH BY making little house
I can carry and set 1t over sow that
has young pigs in any part OF the pas
ture. like II the best OF any house I
have ever used
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
THE PORTO RIcAn DECISION.

The United States supreme court has
decided that the present immigration
laws do not apply to those owning or
owing allegiance to the United States.
In the case of a Porto Rican woman,
who had been detained as an alien at
the port OF New York, by United
States immigration commissioner, the
court unanimously rules that the act
Of 1897, regulating the immigration of
aliens. cannot be held to apply to the
Porto Ricans or other United States
dependencies. The decision applies to
the Philippines as well as to Porto
Rico.
The decision, however. does not deal
with the question of citizenship. The
attorney generals contention that the
test Of the right of entry depended up-
on the citizenship of the person at
tempting to enter this country was not
passed upon by the court. All that
the Porto Ricans or the Fflipinos gain
ed by the. decision Is the right to enter
the United States over the alien law OF
1891. The court leaves it within the
power of congress to deny entrance to
Porto Ricans as Porto Ricans or Fill
pinos as F'ilipinos. and these depend
ences must hold their political privil-
-eges thru the will and courtesy. of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
TOPICS or liz
! TINES = 4 .

-
A few s..ta papers appear 10 take
the talk of relocating the capital seri-
susly. No one ever dreamed OF re.oca-
ton.
1t cos, over $4,000 20 run the city
of Webster City during The last quar-
ter. Decensber's expenses were $685..
while the receipts totaled Sass, leav-
Ing the city on the wrong side of the
ledger for more than $500.
There Is a ghoulishness about a
quarrel over a corpse which attracts
and repels. The Waterloo BARRIERS
union is contemplating starting an I'M
dertaking parlor in opposition to the
local funeral directors. 1t appears
that the BARRIERS claim the right to
shave all corpses and that the under
takers have paid no attention TO the
assumed rights OF the BARRIERS and
have removed whiskers in defiance of
and the BARRIERS union of
Waterloo. Recently a barber was
called to shave a corpse and discovered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
RaTlflcATJon A CERTAINTY.

With the rabidly democratic states
of the south instIuct!ns their senators
to vote for the ratification of the cana.
treaty II Is evident thai canal issue
for use by democrats in the campaign
of 1870, ia a double barreled affair. The
legislature of Mississippi Is considering
a Joint resolution instructing the
United States senators from tina. state
to use their votes and efforts to the
ratification of the canal treaty. This
resolution has already been adopted by
the senate with one opposing vote ana
lis expected to pass the house with
practically no opposition. Louisiana
has already given similar Instructions
10 her senators. Arkansas will follow
suit. When she has followed the ex-
smphs, OF her sister states the two
thirds vote necessary to the ratification
Of the treaty Will be assured.
sixty votes are necessary. There arc
thirty three democrats. fifty-six repub-
l,cans and the senator from Massachu-
sets in the senate. If the fifty-six
republican senators vote as unit four
democratic votes are necessary 10 the
success of the treaty. That there Will
be other democrats to fall in to its as
sistance and ratification is evident from
the tone of the southera press. which
sees the great advantage the canal
would confer upon southern commerce
and the general development of thu
south. The canal will follow the treaty
and in the light OF the general south
e,n sentinen; it is har,l TO sse where
the democratic party is to find CAM
paign ammunition in its ratification.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

ground and soaked at least six hours,
before Il is given TO the pigs. Ii should
always be fed in the form OF very
Trick Stop Skim milk Is preferable to
water for making the slop. especially
for young pigs. once fed n lot of
pigs 8 months old. and they made a
gain CT 2A pounds IA day each on fine
ly-ground barley fed as very thick slop
with liberal quantity of skim milk.
For very young pigs ] prefer to feed
equal parts of shorts and ground bar
ley. and then gradually change 1t to
one-half each of corn and barley for
the last six weeks. when finishing for
market
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
aKNocKING?
dubuque Times.i

Iowa. 50 far from being leader IN
social progress. has even declined IN
many instances to follow the good ex-
amples set by the more progressive
states of the union. 1t has failed NOT
only to enact new laws warranted by
the successful experiences of other
states but has declined to repeal old
ones condemned by its own experience.
Many examples might be cited. bu;
only a few VIII be given. In the first
place we challenge the Ghpital TO point
TO any law originating with Iowa that
sustains its boast of superior intelii-
gence. In the field of legislation i.
has been a mere imitator. Tie record
OF half century may he searched
without finding single instance in
which Iowa has taken the lead in in
stituting a reform OF real Importance.
The solid and conservative position
of the leaders in the legislature has
betrayed sympathy with or fear of pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
FARMERS AND FARM HELP.

Now that the season for active farm
lng operations Is scarcely more than
two months away, the problem OF suit
able farm help Is again confronting the
farmer. Careful farmers are already
swapping up such competent month
hands as they are able to find. but
the supply is short and wages are
likely to remain high. The problem of
STEADY and capable help is "a burning
question upon western farms.
with the cities full of unemployed
men anxious for work. 1t would seem
that the need of the farms might be
supplied from the over-plus OF the
towns. However. this exchange does
rot take place. The city worker stays
IA the city to seek employment and
the farmer goes without the help. The
transfer d harder to make than APP
pears upon The face OF 1t. The farm
hsnd's work Is special work. 1t calls
for training. 1t - not everyone who
can pillow corn, aasy AS 1t seems. City
men, withs.t experieace. are not well
.Nomed good wages by the farmers
4 far hand who must be taugM the
difference between the head stall Of
che harness and its breeding straps
81 not q valuable acquisition to the
farm psces. The good farm hand
knows how to farm. He actually con-
duets the farming operations under the
direction Of the proprietor. His train
Ing Is the basis Of his value to his en-
ployer. The city worker lacks farm
experience and must acquire 1t before
he can ask for farm hands wages.
Gradually the larger Iowa farmers
are falling into the English method of
building comfortable cottages for mar
ried farm hands, and furnishing these,
rent free. The privilege OF keeping
chickens, pig or two and COW. with
the Assignment OF spacious garden
plot. offers the farm hand an oppor-
tunity to raise his own living and save
most OF his wages. These men stay
until they have saved enough to start
farming for themselves" and the
aun1ber OF this class of farm hands
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
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one time, waiting to be called Tor.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

Ths number of hogs In the United
States on January 1. 1908. was 47,0Oo.-
600. The value of the same was
1865, 100000. This may seem like n
large number, but relatively and COM
paratively 1t is nottso. The number Of
hogs in the United States at the pres
ent time Is not more than 1t was good
many years ago. One of the principal
reasons why this industry does not
make greater progress Is found in the
fact tina. hog cholera and other swine
diseases prevail to such great extent.
In this fact the tremendous Importance
of keeping Alis terrible disease at bay
is manifest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
GENERAL EDITORIAL OPINION.

II appears to be fact that Mr.. Ar
mour has accumulated 15.000Oo0 bush
els of wheat. and it is hardly probable
that his purpose is to feed the poor
Providence Journal.
From the comments 1t is Inferred
that New York considers 'Parsifal"
superior to Pete DALEY. but not quite
so good as Willie Coliier.-Chicaso
Tribune.
There was nothing in any of thu
Christmas stockings for 1903 thai
eaualed the s50o,o0o.0O0 for which the
south sold It's cotton cr0p.-Philade!-
phia Record.
The startling news comes that "out OF
1000 oonyicts in the Ohio PenitentIary
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

not one could repeat the Ten Com
mandments.' But, by the way. can YOU
you rattle off the entire ten yourself
without a stumble?-Milwanke Sen
tinel
The laps are presumably siartins
for Maslmpho On General Forrest :
principle of getting thar f,ist with the
inostest men New York World
\ Berlin cable says the Kaiser has
every reason TO hope for peace Eut
does he? New York Telegraph
Ii there is meaner crime than rob
hing the dead the man who lobs thu
lead is quite capable OF committing IL.
Chicago Tribune
II Canada succeeds in buying Green
land her iaitle OF The Lady of tia
SHOWS viii be more firmly secured
than ever.-kansas City Journal.
The Parker boom appears to be I'M
1ersoing a revival. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Fa.al kidney and bladder troubles
can always be prevented by the Use OF
isoiey's Kidney Cure. y. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Compressed Fodder.

A writer for the American Cultiva-
tor speaks we'll of the Jersey red or
duroc as a bacon hog, but thinks on
account OF the ability to stand expos
ure and habits 1t is better suited to
the western farmer. who permits his
hogs to run wild over an extensive
range. than to the farmers who have
limited ranges. and shelter their stock
in bad weather. These hogs are coars-.
err built. thicker bristled and harder
than most of the other improved
breeds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Swine After Cattle.

The pSactioe of allowing swine to
feed after cattle has served an excel
lent purpose in the pas. II has not
only greatly reduced the labor bill in
turning rhe corn crop into money, bu;
it mas also turned tina; portion of the
co.ai eaten by the swins' INTO a higher
money value Notwithstanding when
corn is fed in tho quantities in which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
IOWA oplNloks AND NOTES.

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what Win eal,sihs .i'e i'shs 80 ~,
IRE ana me fisNs lloil poii,iN 'ans ~
peauie i1ls'i.u'ioiis ioi po''''N'i -,
tiie .teutr Napi'.s ''a"e.'e
people OF low q nave - iai my y.
aoiliiies ana LOT 'heii y" - pio'et w.
sheula coHloia" 10 we i'ie,lt''.e
they nave provided ior o'heis.
thinner 10 leslsiatofs 10 ne given 90.
. by the iowa Lite insurance .,iiuei
writers Niue may prove y Cosby on
tof The taxpayers OF lo"n, siiiNe ~
! Club Is seeking fePeai OF the ~" ',iN
in& premium ieeelpts. iie iiiies
iieves 1T should not be repealea' =
yieids the state ABOUT 'iso'V'V
year that Woul' hhNs ne n''a
by some othef methoa II no ioHse
required from the insurance COMPANIES
me dement's OF fepsas Wo"iu s' " Va,
II me eoi''paiies
among Iowa poheS hoiaefs oi'is WY
ihlshe nave piop''''.oi' "0' 'ns w
lesisiatures consinera'loH.
The unhappiness oil 'his WORM my
De 't!icea utie.is ~ 4.,.,,is''' 49, 49,.
moralizes the Newton news. Rishs
is risht ana Mhe'i i''eli uep',is 49,
whether !, De me poiisieinn $50
'i'' -, s,.,,.s,,r. ~, t,,sinas.
men or the piisa's Nl.i1ens. VI,
Hss.s " ms ~ ~ "''s'
y plc 'i'p
On the state mouse hle .t'e wv, |
hePuuiicah ueeii'es '
cheap Statesmen III
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one is SO Dent upon ooi'ie
Tor ms eohs's,ueh's VA. -" .
mat shouid 'h.erss. ',i aie ~ ~.
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cents are co'ice'.su' ~ i,o ~ "
s'a'e VI ioMa '.''''s ~. ~. ear,,,s hn,
men mousse ON one oi gu. D's ,a. ' 80,
u VIII su :, ii'e'
business.
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puohcan mas an eol.o.' 10, =, ~,
horse hoinans ms own ~. -, :" 49,.
affections OF the puo,'c anu ~ ' ne n..i
kets OF the word me s.ouS ~ -,
oune surmses IT rs aoup.less Insp ne,
by the horse, Misliam Mal..n: ~.
nelu ms own oii VIZ aa $50. -, 60 "a
per day.
The Boone Repuniicah mas no lua.,e
with any man over ms pe,'el On l.s
OF thea'er GONG gu. !. eaA
hardly think the Wra,h Oh e'ou Wa
visited upon such an auuie,ce lo' .'is
sake OF showing DiNssiS uiSP's"'N-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Barley for Hogs.
Lewis O'Follow.

After several years experience I am
convinced that for growing pigs be-
0weer the age of . and 6 months, bar
ley is preferable to corn. II only one
thing is fed. But to be able TO feed
barley profitably 1t must be finely
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Domestic IroubIes.

II Is exceptional TO find a family
where there are no domestic ruptures
occasionally, bu; these can be lessened
by having DR.. Kings New Life Pulls
around. Much trouble they save by
their great work In stomach and liver
troubles. They not only rtMeve you.
hut cure. Twenty-Five cents at George
p. Powers drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

The fodder shredder is doing good
work in one respect and that is in re-
ducing the number of shocks OF corn
that stand in the fields all winter. As
the shredder 1usks the corn and shire DIS
1t at the same time. farmers find that
it is more comfortable to haul the fod-
der to the barn than to stand out in the
fields to husk the corn and then waste
the fodder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

Few changes. short session and M
early adjournment should. the New
Sharon Star believes. be recognized
mile stones along the pathway of leg
icinfiya Wisdom.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

AS no one will accuse Senator Hoar
of being n man of less than ordinary
intelligence. the only accusation thct
viii lie against him is that of failure
TO read the newspapers and keep up
a current acquaintance with public
AFFAIRS remarks the Sioux City jour
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08

Noting that .he Cedar Rapids Re-
publican has an editorial about the
horse ..holding his own both In the
affections of the public and in the MAJ
kets of the world, the Sioux City Trt-
bune sur,nises it is doubtless inspired
by the horse, William Martin" that
held his own on the Cedar Rapids city
pay rolls for several months at $40
per day