Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-06
Plenty Doing on the Average
Farm During the Corn
Picking Season
UP EARLY AND OUT LATE
;. e. Wilson'S Observations on the
Physical Force Necessary to Keep
Things Going In Spite Of lmprov-
cd Machinery - A Rural Route Car
rier lnvents Wind Splitting Vehicle.
'recial to T,mes-nepuol,car.

Special to Times-nepublicaE.
Jewell, Nov. 6.-There arc those who
profess to believe that the farmer, these
days, has an easy time SO far as physi-
cal exertion Is concerned; that he Is
doing about everything by means of
machinery and that he merely directs
forces at his command and has only
to plan tho operations that he once
Those who entertain this idea should
visit the cornflelds, now, and be con-
WINGED that the farmer, notwithstand-
ing the modern conveniences still has
need of strong muscles and capacity for
prolonged physical effort. Long before
daybreak he Is In his barn with Lam
tern milking the cows, feeding and har-
Messing his team and getting every
thing In readiness for an early start to
the field. Sunrise finds him half way
across that field. He knows about how
many inches OF wagon box he can fill
In half day and provides himself with
sufficient capacity to keep him busy
until within few minutes of noon
Then he hurriedly shoyels Off his load
eats his dinner and without further
rest repeats the performance of the
forenoon. working In the field till
darkness overtakes him and again
lighting his lantern finishes with
another hour or two at the chores. 10
still requires muscle to do farm work
especially In corn husking season.
Many farmers In this vicinity say
their corn this season is the best crop
they have raised In ten years, both as
to quality and quantity. Usually at
this time OF the year a man with
a team and wagon can be located from
the road In almost any part OF an Or
binary field. This year, however,
around here one must inquire of some
body that knows, listen for the sound
of the ears striking against the throw
board" or else just hunt TIL he Is found.
Two little fellows drove up to a crib
the other day one Of them declaring
"We've got SO bushels this time," and
the load looked as IL thhe estimate was
none too high In reply to question
as to yield one of them said, Most OF
it is making about 60 bushels, but the
ponds are making rs or 80" That
sounded like q joke, so laughed as
seemed appropriate under the clrcum-
stances, but was later surprised when
the father explained that his land was
tiled and that the low places had really
produced the biggest corn. 1t Will not
do to Judge farmers financial stand
ing by the kind Of outfit he uses In the
cornfleld Old horses, unused during
the balance of the year, old harness
patched UP for the occasion, ancient
wagons, the tires kept In place by
wrapping with wire any way to make
up temporary additional equipment
that will facilitate the work Occa-
sionally .discontented looking indi-
yidual is found lounging around the
house who explains his presence there
by exhibiting a pair of wrists swollen
to about double their normal size. He
worked too fast before he was used
to it and is losing valuable time In
consequence.
y p. 70. Rich who carries the mail on
one of the Dunont rural routes, has
built himself wagon that is perhaps
different from any other man wagon
in use. 1t is queerly constructed at
fair, but is we'll adapted to the pur-
pose 1T serves. The box is almost
three-cornered being but a few inches
wide in front and about four feet at
the back giving it what the designer
designates wind splitting" qualities. A
double glass door on each side, open
ing outward affords the occupant a
view both directly in front and to the
side, enables him to use his whip ON
either horse when occasion requires,
and they are SO hung that while they
will remain closed when desired. no
latch is used so that in case of tip
over no time need be lost in crawling
through the side uppermost. Mr.
Rich insists that this is an important
advantage. He says he has been over
turned six times and had two runa-
ways since he began carrying mail and
that under such circumstances the ex-
it is the very best part of the wagon.
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