Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-27
Not Ali the Returns Are Shown
In the Proceeds From Sale
of Stock
ONE FARMERS NEW METHOD
He Feeds Load of Cattle Every Win
ter Regardless of the Market condi-
tions-Finds Profits in Enriched
FieIds-one Farmers Way Of "Re-
tiring"-Wilson's Letter.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ackley, Nov. Pitt has been said
that men who grow crops OF average
yield receive from their sale a reason
able compensation for the work requir-
ed in their production; those whose
fields fall below the average work FOR
CORRESPONDENCE less financial re-
ward. while 1t is the ones who manage
to grow superior crops, and they only
who receive any profit so far as the
growing Of soil products is concerned,
for their labor.
One of the conditions necessary to
the raising of good crop has received
much attention during recent times,
that Of good seed. Another one, proper
cultivation is made the subject OF dis
cussion in each issue Of every publ
cation devoted to the interests or the
farmer. The character of the season
Of course determines largely the result
Of that seasons work, but the man
who sees what Is being grown on
thousands of different farms during
the course of year is inclined to the
belief that the farmer who exercises
reasonable degree of care with regard
to these essentials and gives special
attention to keeping up the fertility OF
his land is the one VINO gathers the
largest and best crops when harvest
times comes, and II there are TO pc
special trains run to the end that bet
ter crops may be raised, none could be
sent out more profitably than one from
which the gospel of good soil' might
be preached.
One of the common sights each
autumn is that of adjoining fields
separated only by highway or fence
apparently of equal natural product
i've capacity and cultivated with equal
care and intelligence, one yielding a
heavy crop, the other a very light one,
the difference being due entirely to the
attention the respective fields had re-
ceived in the matter of keeping up the
fertility of the soil. In those sections
of the state in which crops were poor
est during recent unfavorable seasons
a few men in each locality had little
occasion for complaint. Their Land
was kept in high state Of fertility and
their crops grew and matured in spite
of excessive moisture, cold nights ana
early frosts, 1t was noticeable this
fall that in places where heavy Wlnds
occurred it was the corn grown on
wornout land that was blown down
worst, "brace roots" in many cases not
having appeared at all.
One man at whose place called the
other day said that for several years
he had made it a practice to feed
load of cattle each winter Il do not
always make direct profit. on them, :
he said, "but there are other things to
consider. My feeding operations en-
able me to cover 80 acres each year
with my manure spreader. My corn
averaged 70 bushels this year and was
nearly as good last year. I feed hogs
with my cattle and they make me
some money. ALI that I raise is fed
upon the place. I have steady en-
ployrnent during the whole year
Everything considered it pays me well
to feed as / do a load Of steers each
winter"
Some wears ago a man who by thrift
and industry had paid for quarter
section Of land he had bought, decided
to sell his farm and retire. He soon
found buyer, made his public sale"
and proceeded to enjoy the fruits o.
half lifetime of hard labor. A visit
by himself and wife to the land OF his
birth was made. BY the time they re-
turned he was convinced that life
without work would be plague rather
than a pleasure. So he bought 40 acres
of unimproved land one mile from
pleasant town, built a comfortable
house, put up small neat out buildings
and again began farming but on
different scale The income derived
from a few acres of corn as good as l
have seen this year, dozen or more
thoroughbred hogs, two or three COWS
and some poultry together with the
interest on his money renders close
economy unnecessary. The work is
easy, there is not much to look after
and altogether it appears to an obser-
yer that r. B. Barnstable of Alden has
adopted an ideal form of retirement.
C. E. WILSON