Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-25
Many Localities Have Poor Out
look for Corn, According to
Some Farmers
DIVERSIFIED FARMING PAYS
The Benefits of Good creameries De-
monstrated in Increased Income and
Better Farm Land-Profits From
Mich Cows Large Past Year-WiI-
sons Letter.
Special to Tlmes-Republica1s

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closely observing crop conditions in
this state during the present season
can hardly fail to notice that there are
unusual variations in adjoining localt-
ties. In some places wind has flat
tened the corn to the ground, while
fields adjoining remain untouched. One
man reports an average yield of oats
in his neighborhood, while another, a
| few miles away, tells of rust or blight
! in quality with yield in some cases of
only IL or is bushels per acre. If the
compilers Of the state crop report were
| to hear some Of the expressions used
by those living in the less favored
places, regarding the accuracy of crop
reports in general, and that of this
year in particular, they would detect
no indications Of lattery in the opin-
ions expressed.
The beneficient effects of diversified
farming are we'll illustrated in a sec
ton Of country a few miles square,
with point short distance west of
here as a center. A creamery is located
there and whether it is prospecting
because it is cooperative concern
or in spite of that fact, it Is neverthe-
less prosperous, and SO are the major
I ty of it's patrons. About ITO farmers
milking an average of a dozen cows
apiece keep three men busy hauling
cream to the factory and receive be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 per month from
the institution. One Of the patrons
told me that his checks had reached
the hundred dollar mark for two sue
cess!ve months this summer. He milks
is to 20 cows, buys very little feed
and says his returns for the year will
exceed $500. Next year he Intends to
milk 80 cows Another man proposes
to keep 40 mich cows during the COM
ing year. Those living near the plant
haul their own milk, while those who
live at,a distance generally own sep
arators and sell the cream. They are
demonstrating here that a creamery
patron can raise good calves and good
hogs for the young stock is fully up to
the average in quality. Not man OF
them is complaining OF hard times.
which is something that can be said
at present of no communities where the
chief source of income is the market
ing of corn and oats.
ueAs the consumer in town is well
aware, butter fat has commanded
high price during the last twelve
months, and many creameries which
could scarcely be kept running two
years ago are doing good business
now. 1t is no uncommon sight to see
ten or twelve wagons at one time
loaded with milk standing near a coun-
try creamery, the drivers awaiting
their turn to unload Rundown farms
are not seen in places where these
conditions prevail and it seems strange
that a, community of farmers will per-
sist in trying to make money by selling
grain when such object lessons as these
are to be seen by anyone who will
look.
What looks to an outsider like pure
stubbornness is sometimes really the
act of one who has the best Of reasons
for his course. Men who live on rural
mail routes running from towns much
farther away from them than the one
at which they do their trading fire.
quently refuse to become patrons OF
these routes, preferring to go half
mile or more to a box on a route
from their nearest town. One man ex-
planned the other day why he is one
of this class. He said. my mail de-
livery is about like my water supply
in one respect-it sometimes fails me
when most need 1t. During snow
blockades or washouts when the car
rier can't make the trip from his post
office ten miles away, if am particu-
larly anxious for my mail, it is only a