Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-28

The Close Of the Season.
The bleak winds from the north
and the crisping of the leaves
indicate that old time has about
finished the farmers year, and
now a reckoning is in order.
The early spring rains made
the sowing and planting a little
late, and spring rain and cold
weather prevented an early
termination Of the seed planted
which made the crop of m4l
grain rather slight, Will. carr
in low ground, is not so good as
could be desired, but taking the
crops, as a whole, it is about an
average one, and the quality a
good average, and with the ad.
vance in price, the value of the
crop of the year, is quite salts.
factory TO the farmers Of ives.
tern Iowa. It's true tha some
few farms. on 10 y lands, found
the grounds rather wet for ear
y planting. but this condition
! may be expected until a system
Of drainage is adopted, which
alone will obviate this misfor-
tune to the farmers crops in the
future.
The amount of hay, both ma
tive and tame, was a very pro-
life one this year, much better
intact than usual. and prices
very good, while fruit, especi-
ally apples, was a most wonder
full crop, both in quantity and
quality, and thousands of bush
els have been shipped to other
states, while large quantities
were lost for want of pickers.
This fact, when taken in to
consideration with the predic-
tion of the early settlers of 10.
wa. who often said: sIowa is a
good state, but never can raise
fruit" This opinion of the ear
" settlers in Iowa has been re
futed by facts, as Iowa stands
in the front ranks of fruit grow
ing States in the American
Union. Peaches, this year, may
be said to be failure in this
section of the State, while the
small fruits are medium.
Potatoes are neither plenty
! or Of good quality this year,
caused, no doubt, by the contin-
ued rains of spring and early
summer, which has caused our
merchants to ship in a large
quantity for local use.
Cattle and hogs never did
better, and with present prices,
are a perfectgold mine on every
we'll regulated farm.
Poultry and diary products,
are in demand, and command
high prices, which is a guaran-
tee of increased production.
Our Lakes are covered with
wild game and the water with
fish, and plenty is here for all.
Land continues to increase in
value and demand, and small
farms are, in many cases, being
added to the larger, the smaller
land-holders selling in hope Of
bettering their condition in the
far west, taking advantage of
cheap land in the Indian Reser-
walton land now being thrown
open to settlement.
We are inclined to think that
any man who is intending to
farm, and owns a farm in Iowa,
though it may be small, is ia
king a great risk in selling it to
60 anywhere. If he has no land
in Iowa, he may do we'll to seek
q home in the west where land
is cheaper, but a farm in Iowa,
cannot be duplicated on earth.
A man here without land NAV
be excused for going west to
grow up with the country.
Iowa is the natural home of
the farmer. Here he can raise
anything, and everything that
can be pre- duced in this latitude,
and alwa' near a good market,
and pleas ant surroundings. 1t
is the home of Church and the
School, the land of prosperity
and happiness, with less labor,
than in anv country yet discov-
cred. Stick to Iowa.
D. M. H.
'.Yield Not to Temptation"
Chicago Record Herald
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