Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-26
Wonderful Change liz Condi-
tions in Central Iowa in
Past Two Weeks
IMMENSE HAY CROP CERTAIN
One Farmer Who Devotes Energies to
Keeping Land Fertile and Renting 1t
on Shares = Liscomb Resident Who
Has Taken Times Republican for
Fifty Year. - Wilson'S Observations.
ne ,ial to T;mes-I,epublican.


Liscomb, May a6.-The rapid prog
ress that has beer made in farm work
in the two weeks period ending at
this time, is nothing short of Won
derful Two weeks ago but very little
of the seed corn had been planted in
this part of the country. Now there
are fields ready at any time for the
cultivator, or that would me If the
ground were in need of cultivation.
Unusual care was everywhere exercised
in the selection of seed, the weather
has been very favorable for quick
termination with the result that all
most every corn grower knew exactly
what kind of stand he was to have
within three or four days after plant
ing. Only in rare instances has there
been any disappointment in that re-
gard in this vicinity. One man re-
marked that the only danger, so far
as the stand is concerned, is that 1t
will he too thick because many fearing
that their seed might not all grow
made allowance for tina. possibility
by using larger plates than usual and
the seed practically all growing VIII
result in a thicker stand than is de-
sired No complaint is heard anywhere
of soil conditions, the ground pe1ng
neither too wet nor too dry, few weeds
have appeared and with a continuation
of THE thus far favorable conditions
there will be no fear for this years
corn crop in this part of the country.
Pastures, meadows and oatfields are in
equally fine condition. Several large
fields of clover are especially luxur-
liant An abundant hay crop here is
in fact already assured.
NO" said a farmer, the other day,
I'm not in the field today. l ann not
farming my land myself ] get sat
isfactory results in another way. You
notice l keep a good deal of stock on
my place. That. with clover growing,
enables me to look after the fertility
Of my farm to which l devote special
attention. Every acre of my fields is
kept as rich as possible and have
no trouble in renting my land to men
who can see a profit in putting half the
grain they raise in my cribs and gran
aries and giving me all the roughage
besides. 1t pay., them better than to
farm land that is in a lower state of
fertility. under the prevailing aver
age rental terms and you can see what
I get out of that kind of contract"
For how long period Of time has
any man in Marshall county, or any
other county for that matter, been
continued reader of any single news
paper? More than fifty years? If so,
he has equalled the record of Mr. N.
| Ulery, a farmer. living south Of this
town. He has in his possession the
first copy Of what under different
names has developed into the Times
Republican and the paper has been
coming to his home ever since that
period of long ago. Mr.. Ulery came
with his parents to this county IN
1855, and the house in which he has
lived ever since it's erection was built
in 1858. He vigorously maintains that
the little farm on which he lives is the
! finest home on earth for him and de-
clares that only one thing can ever
happen to induce him to leave the
place where he has lived for more than
| half century.
! Speaking Of unique records here is
something for the rural mail carrier
to compare with anything in his own
experience which he considers unusual.
Two routes extend from the town Of
Rhodes in this county. One of them is
25A miles in length, running thru a
section somewhat hilly in places VIM.
Gilman is the carrier. The other Is a
short route, being only 21k miles long,
and about three-fourths OF 1T traverses
succession Of high, steep hills. maxi
ing it one of the hardest in this part
of the state to drive. Leo Perry has
been making the daily trip over IT,.
however, for the past four years. Both
| these men have established a schedule
for each box OH their respective routes
and If railroad companies observed
their own as religiously as do these
carriers theirs, there would be no cause
for complaint of late trains. Patrons
along the lines estimate that five days
in the week, the year round, their mail
is delivered to them within five minutes
| Of a given regular time Mr.. Gilman
has carried mail on his route ever
since it's organization seven years ago.
In the beginning it was thirty miles
long and was not reduced to its pres
| ent length for two years. At the outset
he bought pair of little western pom
les and two years later he invested in
a third horse These three animals are
all he has ever used. They are in first
class condition at this time and ap-
pear good for several years to come.
He never has had shoe put on their
feet. declaring that they are better on
without them The two ponies repre-
sent an original investment OF $50 MT.
Gilman always drives double every
third dag. The daily trip Is made
without stop for feeding. but he gives
them drink, always at the same tank
He's a sociable sort of fellow al home.
but there's NJ use in trying to visit
with him while he's on his run.
c. E WILSON.
Gold in q Well.