Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
.DA|RY|NG IN BUTLER
Creameries Doing a Profitable
Business and Farmers Are
Satisfied
SIX IN RADIUS OF EIGHT MILES
Fall Grading Makes Bad Roads-sup.
ply Tank That is NoveIty-Youth-
full Horse Traders Who Seem to
Prosper-c. E. Wilson'S Weekly Let
ter on Rural Topics.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to TfneS-R publican.
lance of the dairy industry in this part
iof the state is shown in the fact that
there are here six f1ourishing cooper
ative creameries doing business with
in a territory eight miles square
and almost every farmer living in that
territory patronizes one that is near
him. Competition between them is
I friendly yet keen. and there is little
complaint heard about prices paid for
perts in their line and are paid good
salaries one of them received $50
per month, free house rent and the use
| of an acre of ground for garden. An
other one of the concerns practices the
plan of buying stock hogs and feeding
them, allowing it's man half the net
profits for caring for them in addition
to his regular salary. This relieves the
patron of hauling any milk home and
is said to be satisfactory to him so far
as returns are concerned. The assist
ant state dairy commissioner has just
/ been here conducting an inspection of
! the plants and finds conditions all that
could be expected at the creameres
and improving on the farms where
many are providing themselves with
special facilities for getting their milk
ready for the factory without allowing
| 1t to freeze or 10 become contaminated
| by doors or dirt. The average weekly
output of one of these concerns, and
not the largest one either is about sixty
| tubs of butter.
| Those whose work requires contin-
ual driving over country roads have,
about every day during the last two
months, had occasion to wonder why
road builders will persist in grading up
the public highways in the fall season
of the year. For a time after every
rain, horse and buggy go to the bottom
of the new made grade regardless of it's
depth, and at this season Of the year
a hard freeze after a rain means
rough road until spring, when condi-
tons are worse than ever. Possibly
there is a good reason why the WORK
of grading is not done during the early
portion of the season and the road
drag instead of the grader brought in
to use in the fall. and if there is, many
who are compelled to submit to the
conditions brought about by the pres
ent method would like to be enlight-
ened.
Mr.. W. B. Ufford. who lives on an
Aredale mail route has supply tank,
or rather reservoir that is construct
ed after an unusual fashion. It's thick
walls are composed of "nigger heads"
lined with cement. Its bottom is be-
low the surface of the ground and it's
top is above that point. 1t is shingled
with large fiat rock and over all is a
covering of three or four feet of earth,
which is covered with a good blue
grass sod. No tank heater is needed,
for the water is never too cold. Pipes
are laid to several yards and one to
the lawn, and water can be directed
thru any of them by operating some
simple devices attached to the reser-
voir, the advantage in this plan over
the one usually employed being that
the pipes are always empty except
when in use, and consequently do not
freeze in cold weather. Mr.. Ufford's
plan Of running his cream separator is
unique. He has two-dog tread power.
but instead of dogs he uses a couple of
Angora goats. 1t is amusing to see the
animals leap into their places when the
gate OF the power is opened, and plod
along side by side with apparent salts
faction until the milk is separated and
the machine thrown out of gear.
Two very old young people sat at the
breakfast table of a hotel here a few
days ago. They talked while eating, of
things in people in about the same
manner as would be expected of ordin-
airy mortals who had at least reached
middle age. They We're two curly
headed boys of small stature and of
Slim build looking much younger than
the ages they gave, 16 and 10 years,
respectively. They are professional
horse traders and are just finishing a
tour of southern Minnesota and north
ern Iowa. When they arrived at this
place they had four horses which they
put up at the livery barn with as much
care as tho they were very valuable
animals. To a man in the hotel they
stated that they were successful from
a financial standpoint of view and the
roll of bills they drew on when they
settled with the landlord corroborated
the assertion. I'VE average about one
trade a day." said the younger one of
the boys. Yesterday we traded and
got SIS to boot, and every cent of it |
was clear gain. We are going into
winter quarters in a few days." he con-
tinued. "Next spring we intend to |
start out with two running horses and
then somebody will have to look out
or part of their money will get into
our pockets. We know we look youth
full and green, maybe we are he con-
cluded as he winked at his aged |
brother, who sat opposite him at the
table c. e. WILSON,.
Insurance Company Meeting.
Special to Tinnes-Republican.
Logan Dec. 10-The annual meeting
Of the Harrison County tanners Mu-
tHal Fire Insurance association has
been announced to be held here on
Thursday, Dec. Is, at the court house.
Officers for the coming year will be
elected and other important business
transacted Several hundred farmers
who are partners in the concern at
tend these meetings.