Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-04
Farmers OF Central Iowa Have
Not Abandoned Faith in Pros
poets For Good Crop
TOO EARLY TO BASE ESTIMATES
Exceptional Cases Where Present
Crop of Pigs issAbove the Average
Good Prices for Porkers Assured
for Next winter-A Case of Misap-
piled Philanthropy.
specia, to rimes-Republican.

Rhodes, June 4-The average farmer
of central Iowa is not pessimistic in
regard to the crop outlook at this
date He has sown his oats and seen
a considerable percentage of the seed
fail to grow because Of the lack of
sufficient moisture to sprout them. He
admits that meadows are unusually
short and that pastures as rule are
not supporting the number of cattle
that they usually do by the first of
June That some seed corn which
was perhaps not Of first class quality
when planted has failed to grow. That
corn already above the ground is Of a
crop is as yet very uncertain and that
if cool weather should continue an
other month or two, trouble might re-
suit. But he maintains that the sea-
son is yet early. A few days of sea-
sonable weather will insure fair hay
crop, thicken up the oats, give to
the corn its natural color and afford
ASllSl " lAAS OSieAsSo Pe1SeNhSSs ~
faith of the farmers of this section
in another season Of plenty is still
strong, Notwithstanding the unfavor-
able weather that has thus far pre-
vailed. 1t might be added that this
paragraph was suggested by the con-
versation OF two men in a hotel Of
flee who were explaining to each other
the chronic Kicking" propensities of
the farmer, the language used by each
plainly indicating that his knowledge
Of the subject was very limited, to
say the least.
If hog raisers all over the country
have had an experience this spring
similar to that of those in central
and northern Iowa, hog receipts will
be very light in shipping centers next
winter, for it is doubtful if half the
usual number of spring pigs are be-
ing raised in the territory mentioned.
Those who attempted to raise early
pigs were especially unfortunate. many
who usually succeed well with them
having hardly any this year. A few
notable exceptions are noticed. how
ever. Zone man near here is said, to
possess 140 pigs in fourteen litters.
Every man who has been fortunate in
this important branch of farming be-
iieves that he will receive a high price
for his hogs when the time for mar
keting them arrives; as the supply
promises to be so light.
Not long ago as a: train from the
west pulled into the town of Rhodes,
there alighted from it an understood
boy about Is years of age. He was
hungry, friendless, without sufficient
clothing, and entirely destitute OF
means. HAD just "beaten" his way
from California, having started origi-
nally from no one knows where. A
kind hearted, childless couple living
near town, hearing Of the case, took
him home, fitted him out with suitable
clothing and offered him a home. He
accepted the offer, and few days aft
erward became seriously i'll, a difficult
surgical operation became necessary to
his recovery, and his benefactress
nursed him back to health, her hus-
band paying the doctor bills without
complaint. Shortly after the boy had
regained his usual state Of health, he
was noticed to act strangely, and the
lady, believing that the lad contem-
plated moving on" requested him not
to leave without her knowledge, assur-
ing him that if he were determined to
go, she would provide him with means
to travel in respectable manner to
the placeN he wished to reach. A day
or two later, however, the boy disap-
peared, and soon after reached Chi
cago, where he presented himself at
the home of sister of his Iowa friend,
dirty, ragged and hungry again. Be
friended again, a few days In the Illi-