Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-17
Land speculations in Northwest
Has Unlocked For Result In
Portions Of Iowa
PURCHASERS CAN NOT LET GO
Therefore They Find II NECESSARY to
Occupy Northern Holdings for a
Time-Renters Lacking to Occupy
Iowa Farms in Meantime-Improved
Methods Of Winter Feeding = Will
sons Letter.
Special to Time:s-Republ.can.

shell ROCK, dec. lI.-AccOfulllS W
statements made by one of the promi :
nent rural residents of this locality,
Iowa is about to lose by emigration, a
considerable number of class who
until recently had no idea of leaving
have bought cheap northern and wes-
tern land for speculative purposes dur
ing the past few years, which they are
unable to sell at the prices asked, and
finding it impossible to rent them, are
preparing to occupy the places them
selves for a time, expecting to return
as soon asSthey have found purchaser.
He expects the movement to the north
west to result in scarcity of renters
here that will correspond with the
present scarcity of hired help. Sew
eral farms in this part of the country
are not yet rented for the coming sea-
son altho they are good ones and may
be had ON reasonable terms. This is in
striking contrast with the conditions
of a few years ago, when In order to
rent a place it was necessary for the
would-be tenant to put in his applica-
ton year or two in advance.
AS the cold season of the year APP
proaches many farmers and stock rails
ers are making arrangements for inn
proved methods of watering their stock.
The man who forces his cattle and
horses to drink ice water from an open
tank situated in an exposed place, is
getting to be the exception, and some
of the new devices being employed
involve q considerable outlay. One
of these is to be found on the farm OF
John Hall near the little village, OF
Coster. He has 250-barrel cistern near
his we'll which is located on high
ground. Underneath his hog house he
has made another reservoir nearly as
large as the other and a pipe connects
the two A pump in the hog house
furnishes the means of watering the
swine indoors. Small doors in the
foundation of the building afford OPEN
ings for the cattle and horses to drink
and the water is never too cold, as the
cisterns are both protected by build
ings erected above them.
In talking with men about their re-
cent farm improvements they fire.
quently argue something like this: II
can't afford to do without them. My
neighbor who is equipped with all the
modern needs for carrying ON his bus
mess can farm his land and grow his
stock i'm a cheaper and better manner
than / can do without the same facili-
ties so am really compelled to avail
myself of advantages similar to those
which he enjoys or else cannot COM
pete with him succ essfully.' Exam
pies are occasionally noticed, however
which demonstrate that some carry
this theory toe, far. On one of the But
Ter county mail routes there is a fine
farm of about 800 acres. A mag
mf1cent set of improvements
was placed upon it several years ago
nv a Young man who inherited the land
and borrowed. it is said, $1,000 for the
purpose. Shortly after he assumed
management Of the place dry season
curtailed his crop yields, other misfor-
tunes visited him and now he takes
daily ride past the home he once owned
on a hand car In company with three
or four other men who work ION the
section" If he had been content with
straw covered sheds and the little old
dwelling for few years he would per-
haps own the farm today instead of the
banker who loaned the money for its
Improvement.
Anyone seeking a man who thorough
ly enjoys his work and delights In pro-
gress has only to locate some enthusi-
astic chicken fancier and the search is
ended. Poultry raising up to date is
not so simple an occupation as 1t once
was either. 1t involves much labor and
considerable expense. Charles Hunt,
the farmer chicken man of this COM
munity, is good illustration of his
class. An expert judge is employed to
score his best specimens for him each
wear and his flock of 300 birds is a
yeritable animal flower garden The ex-
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