Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-03
Farmers Who Feed Cattle For
the Market Seem to be OPP
posed to More Creameries
SAY GRADE is LOWERING
Argue That Dairy Farmers Pay No At
tention to Improving Stock = One
Instance Illustrating Difference BIZ
tween Good and Bad Farming = c.
e. Wilson's Rural Observations.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Ttmes-RepublcaH.
Goldfield. Sept 3.--The farmer who
feeds a load or two of cattle each year,
depending on local territory for his
feeders, is not enthusing to any great
extent over the idea of establishing
more creanneries or generally patronsz-
ing those already in operation. One man
in this vicinity complained that dairy
ing. which is carried on extensively III
this section, is responsible for very
noticeable deterioration In the qualify
OF cattle that are being grown, max
ing 1t almost impossible to pick up
ANYTHING that will make first class bser
when fed for the market. He declares
that while q man is found, mere ana
there. who is steadily improving the
breeding Of the herd he keeps, yet with
the average dairy farmer II Is any
thing for a fresh COW, that little at
tention Is given the poorly bred CALI,
the pigs getting most of the milk pc
cause they are more profitable than the
young cattle 1t was suggested that
possibly his ideas OF good cattle and
InOSe OF CT6atIeiy pdSic WV S.-f~.
ent and that milking qualities were pc
ing developed in the local herds but ne
denied that such Is the case and IN
sisted that except in scattered m
stances the quality OF cattle in gen erai
here is much below what it was ten
years ago and that If more attention
Is not given to improvement In this
line there will soon be a larger per-
centage Of Scrub cattle in the country
than has been for many years. This IN
substance was his answer to the prt,po-
sition that the creamery is necessarily
a benefit in every Iowa community and
Is deserving Of more liberal patron
age than is accorded it at the present
time.
Last year a man came into this Vi
cinity from Illinois, and rented a farm
that was "all run down. getting 1t at
rather low figure on account OF the
poor condition of the buildings, fences
and fields. But he was good farmer
and at once a change for the better
on that farm began to be apparent. He
bought a manure spreader and cleaned
out the long neglected barnyards and
at the same time started an improve
ment in the condition of the worn out
fields. He repaired the sheds, kept
down the weeds, mended the fences
without charge and then-the owner OF
the land advanced the rent. Next year,
the farmer, Disguised with this treat
nnent, will live on another place. l1av-
ing rented one already in good con-
dition for term of years. It will
doubtless be left in as good shape as 1t
is now when he moves again, while the
chances are at least three to one. that
the other farm will soon be in about
the same condition that 1t was two
years ago. This case is similar to. very
many others that the observer notices
in the course of a years travel stnd It
certainly looks as tho the landowner
gets the worst Of such a deal every
time
The average inhabitant of these parts
can put UP some pretty strong stories
illustrative of the excessive rainfall
and severe storms Of the past season.
For instance, one man tells how three
distinct hail storms, coming from three
different directions. hammered his
crops into the ground during the even
ing of July 8. Residents near Renwick
declare that they found twelve inches
of water in their milk cans. where none
had been the night before. Some men
passing along on a grade in the road
which was covered with water were
SO astonishedl at the remarka bleSsize OF
a fish that floundered across their path
that the creature made it's escape in
the deep water on the other side be-
fore they could compose themselves
sufficiently to make an effort to cap
ture it, and in many other cases; large
fish were found in places admitting no
that they had wriggled their way over
the half submerged farms for several
miles from the nearest permanent
stream. The visitor hearing suca tales
related by people whose veracity is not
to be questioned is surprised to see a
fair prospect, if freezing, weather does
not occur for four weeks yet, fol fair
yield Of corn.
On his big farm north Of town, Mr..
R. T. sollitt has recently erected "a
unique barn. 1t is Of mammoth pro-
portions, being 1oOx64 feet The main
part is twentyfour feet high, and the
peak forty-five feet. It's walls are of
solid concrete. Eight hollow piers Of
the same material extend from the.
ground to the top of the walls and at
ford ventilation by what is tern ed the
King system. Two concrete silos have
been built at one end of the barn, each
with ranacifv NJ 1S0 tons and tho
immense hay NOV will hold 100 tons
of hay. Here within one building will
be stored almost 500 tons of feed for
the fifty cows that will be sanctioned
within it, together with other livestock
that is kept on the place. Another
venture In cement work that MIR. Sol
lit has made is a dipping tank, lin form
and size similar to the steel tanks that
are now manufactured and in general
use by stock raisers.
c. 3. WILSON. :