Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-22
Owners of Large Farms Will
Find Difficulty in Secur-
ing Tenants
HIRED MEN JUMP CONTRACTS
Too Many Leave Their Employers at
Harvest limo When Higher Wages
Arc offered-charIes cheIIinski's
Experience--An Aged Corn Husker
Makes a Record.
special to Times-Republican.

| Special to Times republican.
| Alden. ct. 22.-One day last week a
| big public sale was held on large
stock farm in Wright county, at which
800 head of CATTLE 900 sheep and some
horses were sold. In the bill' announce
ing the sale the owner Of the stock ex.
planned that he had decided to discon-
tinue extensive farming because of the
lscarcity of help. The proprietor of a
640-acre farm a few miles from here
has for some time experienced diff
Guilty in renting it as single farm,
and is moving buildings on the place,
with the intention of dividing it into
two farms. Several other men in this
section who have been operating large
farms in past years declare they will
not try to handle so much land in the
future, and to an observer 1t looks as
tho the hired man, or rather the abb
sence of such an individual, is to be
the chief factor in diminishing the size
OF the present day farms.
Charles Cllellinski has been working
4SO-acre farm in this locality for
the past two years. Last spring he
hired mar for the season for $27 per
month. Everything went well until
harvest began, then the man concluded
that it would be better for him to work
by the day, and repudiated his con-
tract. Mr. Chellinski rolled up his
sleeves and went into q 120-acre field
Of small grain alone. After he had it
cut he put 1t in the shock He helped
everyond thresh Uhat circumstances
would permit, and managed to hire a
few men when his turn came. found
him in a 160-acre field Of corn, which
he declares he will husk alone if his
advertisement in q local paper fails to
bring assistance. No more extensive
farming for him. He has rented an
other place Of 100 acres for next year.
and says that after his experience this
season he thinks he will find time to
work out' some when he has nothing
to do at home. The owner of the farm
he is now on is looking for tenant for
next year, and a half section adjoining
is not yet rented. All the smaller
places for rent were taken long ago.
$50
The other day stopped at farm
house about the middle Of the after
noon. A young man was unloading a
36-inch box of corn into a crib. He
had husked it since noon Of the day in
question. Was working for SIS a
month and a horse kept. has been there
since April 1, and expected to remain
thru the corn husking season. 1t
seemed q. little strange that man
would work like that at month wages,
and asked him how he could afford to
do that way.
ooh, I'm not going out into the field
any more today" said he. II husk two
loads day and quit. One day fin
ished at half past one. What do do
the rest Of the day? Nothing at ALL"
1 went on to the field where his en-
ployer was at work, and when ] re-
turned few minutes later the wagon
was unloaded, the team unhitched and
in the barn, and no hired man was
to be seen. The man for whom he
works is one of those who expect next
year to do their work without outside
assistance.
Here is an early season story Of
corn husking records for the year 1906.
Mr.. A p. Walker, aged rs years, who
is assisting his grandson, had up to
last Friday worked three days. The
first day he brought in So bushels, the
next day A.; on the third he equalled
the first days record, and he insists
that he will average so bushels thruout
the season.
"A favorite theme of the average old
timer is that of the great changes that
nave taken place since he first came to
the community. On one Of the rural
routes from here there lives man who
has indeed witnessed marvellous
changes. HM name is B. F. Brown.
He was born in April, 1914, and there
fore has passed the 92d anniversary of
his birth. He was a young man when
the first white settlement in Iowa was
made. He still takes lively and in
telligent interest in the events of the
day, and an illustration of the prog
ress the world has made during his life
is seen In the fact that the little boy
who did not enjoy the luxury even Of a
tallow candle when learning to read,
now peruses his daily paper in the
electric lighted, modern farm home of
Mr.. A. G.. Wood. with whom he lives.
Last winter he sustained fall which
prevents him from walking far, and the
only complaint he was heard to make
was that he would be obliged to re-
main at home on the day of the coming