Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-12

| Finally suitable spraying machine
was obtained from Germany and the
iron sulphate was applied about the
third week III June. when mustard was
In the third leaf and previous to bloom.
and the grain plantlets not yet high
in the blade.
What was the result? The weed
was wilted UP and burnt as If by fire,
The grain blade remained a little
backened but unhurt, for new shoots
came on in fresh growth.
Now in many western states the oat
crop represents a yearly yield to the
farmer of from twenty to thirty mil
lion dollars. Half that destroyed by
mustard represented loss of ten to fiji
teen millions.
THAT amount is practically saved to
the farmers pocket by the discovery OF
the iron sulphate solution. Multiply that
amount by the dozen or more states
that are great oat growers and the Inn
portance Of the discovery can be real
ized.'H
Webster City milkmen are asking 10
cents quart for milk, and getting it,
at this writing. This price Is higher
than in New York city and probably
higher than anywhere in the United
States. This Is in county in Iowa
where green grass grows fully as lux
uriant as any place in the world. The
reason given Is the new tuberculosis
inspection law. The public has yet to
accept this excuse as valid one, for
it is well known that by the dairy
men combining and securing collect
lively the services OF veterinarian
contracts have been made as low as
SO cents per head for inspection. 1t Is
true that such inspection frequently
results in large loss for cows con-
demned for tuberculosis, but 1t seems
hard for the consumer to have to
pay 10 cents quart for milk to re-
coup the datryman that has to kill his
diseased cows. There is growing
sentiment for having the next legis-
lature amend this inspection law and
for the state Of Iowa to pay the dairy
men in part for condemned animals.
Wisconsin and Minnesota have such
laws as has been shown in this col
lmn. While in Webster City was told
there would be several new milk routes
In town in the near future, one man
now Offering to start a route at 5
cents a quart during the summer
months.
If there was in operation all over
Iowa wireless delivery system in con-
nection with wireless telephones and
telegraphs, how cheaply we could live!
In some towns the market men are
selling the best cuts of beef Tor 20
cents per pound, but thirty miles away
could buy the best steak for 12h
cents a pound. Butter in some Of the
larger towns is sold for Is cents per
pound, and In little burg not twenty
miles away the people pay 81 cents
a pound. Eggs were sold in Cedar
Rapids at 25 cents a dozen the day
the brakeman on the C., r. /. & p. took
some home from Wellsburg at IA cents
a dozen. Turkeys sold in Marshalltown
last Thanksgiving at cents pound
higher than in Baxter. Potatoes are
now retailing in some towns at 81 per
bushel, and in other places farmers
are peddlinly them from door to door
at 40 cents per bushel. These latter
figures are last weeks quotations.
Some years ago was in Mason City
and found one day potatoes selling for
25 cents per- bushel, and apples for 81 |
a bushel THE next morning in Abba,
down on the Co." found grocers re-
failing apples at 25 cents per bushe', |
and plenty. while potatoes were 81, and |