Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-24
CROP BEST, BIGGEST
Corn Raised on the High Lands
of Hancock and Wright
Counties Excels
THING AND LAND VALUES
Drainage Responsible for Rapid Ad-
vance in Farm Lands in so-calIed
Wet Counties Of Iowa-A Preacher
HorticuIturist and His Good Work.
Wilson'S Observations.
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Goodell, Nov. 24-The best and big
gest crop of corn that has been grown
in this vicinity in several years was
practically ell husked at the close of
the week just passed In other seas
ons a large number of disappointed
men have complained that their corn
was not so good as they expected 1t to
be, but this time an even greater num-
Der express qualification over larger
yield than they had anticipated. This
is the best crop we have ever had with
out the help of the low places said
one farmer I'm other years of heavy
yields the seasons We're unusually dry
and the low spots produced the best
corn, but this time it is the high ground
that helped us OUT Many of those
who have finished husking have again
turned their attention to the fall plow-
ing and but very little of that work
remains to be done at this time.
Some Of these days some statisti-
clan with taste for calculations in
volving inconceivable numbers, will
give us some figures concerning the
tile industry in this part of the state
It's bitches and ditchers everywhere,
and a statement of the acreage prev
iously allowed to produce nothing eX-
cept reeds and slough grass, but here
after to grow tame grass and grain,
whether the season be wet or dry,
would be surprising even to those con-
versant with what is being done In
this line Men are thing these days
Just as they improve in other respects
better than they start out to do
In many instances old tile that have
heretofore are being taken up and used
bitches are being taken up and used
in feeder" lines, while larger ones
are put in their places. The moment
that farm anywhere in this section
is we'll and completely tiled it is worth
$50 to 500 per acre in the market for
some Illinois man at once declares it
is just as coed in every respect as the
5000 land at home. One old man from
the commonwealth mentioned, while on
a visit to his son who lives on farm
here, looked over the place and re-
marked: This is just the way Illinois
looked many years ago. Irregular
fields and patches of cultivated land
interspersed with ponds and sloughs,
but now the fields are all squared up
and the ponds are gone. In a few
years 1t will be the same way here. "
1t is no wonder thai eastern investors
have been so largely instrumental in
putting up the price Of Iowa land in
the FLAT counties" He has had exper-
fence that taught him something.
While crusades looking to the eradi-
cation of quack grass and other weed
lpests are being inaugurated in northern
Iowa, the encroachments of the cookie
burr ought to receive some considera-
ton. have been in many fields dur
ing the corn husking season about to
close and there are not many farms in
this part of the state, especially those
which are rented for one to three years
at time, that are entirely free from
this most. Objectionable nuisance. Even
the most careful farmer is compelled to
wage an incessant warfare against the
growth that will persist in springing up
annually, the result of the wind blow
ing the seed from other farms and OF
rabbits, dogs and farm animals carry
ing them from place to place in their
hair. The tenant who rents one OF
these infected farms can see no reason
why he should spend days of hard Ia
Dor to rid field Of the weed for his
| successor and he does not usually leave
] a farm in any better shape in this re-