The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-08-05
ALONG RURAL ROUTES
Herald Representative Tells of What
He Sees and Hears.

the writer last week In his travels. In
three adjoining fields laborers were
working. In one field farmer was
blowing corn, In another hay was
being harvested and in the third oats
were being cut. Another notable
thing about the picture, the man plow
ing corn was using the improved rid
| ing pillow, in the nay held the crop
was being loaded with hay loader,
doing away with a great deal of labor,
and the small grain was being cut
with the self binder, which has revo-
lutionized the harvesting of cereals.
And still the farmer has hard time OF
1t. Machinery is doing great things
| for him, and had it no. been for the
implements of the farm many a piece
of ground would be idle. This year
there is demand for labor on the
/ farm, with all the improved machin-
cry The farmers are paying $500
and $2.25 per day and at those wages
men cannot be hired to do the work.
In the hay harvest this year many
of the farmers are providing them
| selves with the hay loader. Those
| who did not have such a machine
have purchased them this year, as they
could not get the labor to handle the
crop otherwise. Only here and there
can be seen farmers putting up their
hay crop by the old method Of raking
and shocking.
Ernie Lyons, the storekeeper at &C.
dar, has purchased new automobile
w. s. Currier accompanied him to
Davenport to help him decide on the
machine wanted. They drove across
country to Cedar.
| ]. l.. Knott, of Cedar, started out
the forepart of this week with his
threshing outfit. He has enough work
to keep him going six or eight weeks
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The house on the w. l.. Garrett
place, occupied by VIM. Steele, has
new roof.
w. l.. Gwinn, Two miles south o.
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interior and exterior have been paint
ed, a new furnace put in, which makes
hot and cold water possible and new
cement porch has been built.
w. A: wilkins has built new
double corn crib on his place ant
put in one thousand tile. He will pu
in new fence and paint the buildings
on the place this fall.
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Sig Allison moved onto he Lew Al
lison place this spring. He formerl.
lived on the Lew Morrow farm.
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Joe Brown, carrier of Route No.
out of Cedar, is taking his fifteeI
day vacation. He is using his tim
in putting up his crop of hay. Thu
sub-carrier is taking the mail.
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Harve Burlington put in tile las
spring and has a carload of tile t.
; put in this fall.
o. w. Baker bought the j. Edgreel
, farm last spring and is farming on tn
place this year. Mr.. B. intends to d
, some thing on the farm this fall.
l.. F. Moore, three miles west @
J Kirkville, has a number OF fine looE
! ing colts on his farm. Mr.. Moore be
lieves that there is more money Il
L OF thnra
raising steers for the market. II
) has Just sold two OF his colts, to b
r delivered when time permits. H
! does not house his colts in the BARI
, but turns them loose in the pastur
Ind let's them rear themselves. fl
horses and can stand work after the
ire trained. He has a number @
hree-year-olds on the place that hav
lot been in the barn a half doZel
lines. Mr.. Moore raises only wor
, | lorses.
George Ward had the thing machin
busy three days on his place las
'pring.
w. ]. Millisack, of Oskaloosa, ha
just returned from a trip out west Hi
wife will stay in Idaho and visit wit
her sister. Mr. Millisack Is helpin
With the work on his farm west o
Kirkville.
Varney Welsch, two miles north O
Kirkville. has improved his farm witt
new combined corn crib and i-nple
ment house. The barn also receive,
new roof. j. w. Thomas did tn
work. ~
Carl Fairchild moved onto the A
bert Fairchild place last fall and 1
busy farming.
M. II, Pickett has built new bar
!0x32 feet, on his farm occupied b
II. c. Wright.
One student of Eureka school, nortl
of Kirkvi'le, graduated on last friday
Thad Picken, son OF M. H. Picken, wa
he lucky one. Theo. shaw was tn
| eacher last term