Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-01
CATTLE WILL Be HIGH
Hardin County Livestock Man
Says Feeders Are Unus-
ually Scarce
SAME TRUE IN CASE OF HOGS
Butchers and Packers Have Already
Taken Thousands Of Western Range
Cattle Which Ordinarily Would Be
in Iowa Feed Lots-september
Stalks For cattle-WiIson's Letter.


Stalks For cattle-WIson's Letter.
Special to Times Republican.
Chaplin, Oct. According to the
statement of a heavy dealer in live
stock, who operates in this vicinity,
the farmer and stock raiser need fear
nothing in the way of low prices for
stock during the coming year at least.
range cattle that, in the usual course
of events, would have found their way
into the feed lots of Iowa and Illinois
farmers, owing to their condition this
year, have already been taken by the
packers and butchers, lessening to that
extent the supply of feeders which
have been shown within the last two
weeks to be unusually scarce.
With big corn crop in this section
there will be much smaller number
of cattle fed than there have been in
other recent years The pig crop here
was light one, and many who We're
afraid that the high prices prevailing
earlier in the season would not be
maintained. weaned their pigs as soon
as they could and sold all the old
stock, leaving a small supply of hogs
as we'll as cattle, in the country. AS
conditions here are perhaps fairly rep
resentative Of those over a large part
of the country, it is likely that the
elevator man will determine the price
of this years corn crop largely, while
the feeder will not cut much of a fig
ure.
1t is not often the case in this part
Of the country that a man is enabled to
turn his cattle into a stalk field in the
month Of September. Near Ellsworth
last week. there was noticed field
of about ten acres from which the
corn had been gathered, and the own
er's COWS were getting the benefit of
what was left. Looking at many
fields one would not know that the
first frost of the season had touched
them only a day or two before. This
year. if ever, corn has ripened nat
urally, and there will certainly be no
complaint late on regarding it's feed
ing or keeping qualities.
Two rival candidates for the office
of county supervisor both substantial
farmers, each of Scandinavian de-
scent, live in the same neighborhood
on rural route from their nearest
town. When visited the other day one
of the candidates, the one on the DEM
ocratic ticket, who, altho residing in a
republican district, Is asking for a
second term, was holding down "a seat
on corn binder, out in the middle
of his corn field. AT the same time
his opponent was operating a gang
pillow in his own stubble field. Reply
ing to the suggestion that this was
rather tame campaigning he said that
he had been around looking after his
fences several days and found plow-
ing far more agreeable kind of work.
One old farmer whom he had met in
formed the candidate for political hon
ors that so far as he himself was con-
ce.ned he would much rather go to
Webster City and spend thirty days in
Tile County jail lHdll W SSI Jul anu
ask men to vote for him.
Residents OF one of the townships in
the western part Of Wright county
have recently added something to their
knowledge of school law at a cost of
considerabl expense and inconven-
ience to some of them. In one Of the
rural districts some of the larger chill
dren are said to have returned home
from school on the opening day of the
term with the story that the teacher
refused to teach any branches highar
than the eighth grade, which they had
finished the previous term. The mat
ter was investigated, the county super
intendent was called up by telephone.
and he explained that if provision isl
not made at the township meeting OF
the electors for special teachers
contract, stipulating that the extra
branches be, taught, the teacher can
not be compelled to teach them. Sever
al children of the district are attend
ing school In the nearest town, one
man having bought team for his chill
dren to drive to and from school. 1t
is entirely safe to say that there will
be a special contract drawn for the
teachers of that township next year.
j. NJ Foster. one of the rural carriers
on mail route from Jewell, has
adopted a plan which relieves him of
the expense of maintaining more than
one horse and even that animal has
been enjoying pasture vacation ever
since last spring. and with no prospect
of u return to tot! in the near future.
Mr. Foster is evidently something Of
a horseman. and appears to regard
breaking horses to drive as a SNAP"
All he asks In return for his services
is the use Of the animal for a period
of thirty days, and up to the present
time the supply of unbroken colts
greatly exceeds the carriers demand.
1t is said that nothing from mouse to
a mobile frightens the animal in the
least at the end of the month during
which he makes his daily circuit OF
the mail route
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.
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