Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-07
MORE CATTLE AND HOGS SHIP
PED FROM MALcoM THAN
FROM ANY r.. POINT.
LAST YEARS RECORD, 400
CARS, TO BE EXCEEDED
Shippers Experiencing Many Hardships
in Caring For Stock as 1t Accumu-
Iates in Yards-Hulk Of Corn in Con-
trail Poweshiek in Cribs Wilson's
Observations.
oecial to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican
Malcom, Dec. 7.-Of the many freight
trains that pass thru this place every
day in the year less than half make
regular stops. A dozen passenger trains
rush past the station every twenty four
hours at a speed rate limited only by
law and a passenger on one of these
trains would naturally conclude that
''e was riding thru a very unimportant
little town; vet the claim is made that
more livestock is marketed each wear
ficm this point than from any other
station on the Rock Island railroad be-
tween the cities Of Davenport and
Council Bluffs. Certain it is that the
'Ssd yards on the splendid farms of
central Poweshiek county are literally
fll!ea up at the present time with steers
and hogs that are being fattened as
rapidly as may be for the market. Last
year it is said that more than 400 cars
OF stock were sent from the station
yards OF Malcom and this year that
number will be greatly increased. Sew
entN car loads of feeders and hogs
nave been shipped to this place with
in the past three months, the cattle
from the Dakotas. the hogs from south
ern Iowa
Those who imagine it to be aspleas-
ant snap to care for all this stuff
during such weather as has prevailed
for the past two weeks, should visit
q few of the places where it is being
dnle and be undeceived Mud, every
where a foot deep in many places, and
men with rubber boots driving faded,
mud despatched teams pulling the
loads of hay and corn that must be
snnnlied at stated intervals whether
! the weather be fair or foul. Old feeders
back as the fall of 1876 to find any,
thing So bad a., t;,e latter part of las.
month and the FIST few days of the
present one have seen.
| Altlo many acres of>corn remained
ungathered at the close of last week,
a large humble, Of men in this locality
fiji shed husking their crop. One incl
dent well illustrates the anxiety of the
farmers here to finish the job before
even worse weather might be eXper-
/ fenced. Last Thursday a prominen Mt
farmer north of town held closing out
sale of unusually good stock. Ordinarily
tie entire population for miles around
iwculd have attended Instead of this
however. some of his neiglrbors living
only a mile or two away remained at
home and in their fields turnout q
! Ia; NY, disagreeable afternoon and only
a few men, except confirmed sale goers
We're in attendance from any consid-
| cradle distance. One can almost tell by
the expression on farmers face al
| shis time whether or not he has "got
IFS corn out.
The farm sale season is on in earn
est now and Notwithstanding the thiI
attendance in Some cases unusually
good prices are being received for the
stuff sold. At one sale near here las
week q driving team brought SAP, an(
4 Il pair of drafters were bid off at this
high figure of $500 Eight horses sucl
i as are usually found OH an ordinar.
farm were disposed of for the sum o
/ $1,620. Grade cows We're sold at 81:
and above. a gang pillow that the far.
used season, sold for several dollar.
more than he paid for it in the spring
1t is a matter of common knowledg;
that farm property can almost invar.
ably be sold for more money at pub
lie, than private sale. Asked why thi
is true a man answered: There arr
two reasons. First, the bidder know
he need not pay cash for his pur
chase, altho this fact doesn't cut 81
much OF a figure as it formerly did
The other reason is that at a sale Their,
are always a few bidders known tt
be men well posted on values. ant
others whose knowledge in this line il
limited and whose judgment is not 81
good The latter bid with the Others
until the limit of value is reached ant
the indiscreet bid that gets the stuff
represents the difference between rea
and selling value. If several of tfes'
'indiscrete' bids are added after tn
wise man is out of the deal as is FIRE
quently the case then somebody ha
paid for something"
l. A popularity in farming operation
noticeable in this locality is that of TIL
i
ing managed by hired men, Their
are ten or dozen of these place
within few miles of this town. TIL
owner of the farm moves to town
leaves the stock and outfit on TIL
place, employs a family to operate
and everything goes on as before Th
wages paid are said to be s35 to 81
per month with the source OF milk an,
butter furnished, together ~i::!: priv
ilege Of raising poultry, etc. The plal
must be mutually advantageous as tn
owner of the farm generally manifest
no disposition to change his method
and the hired man usually soon place
himself in a condition that enables hin
to rent farm and stock 1t himself.
The most convenient arrangement
for unloading corn that have seen i
that adopted by the Graham boys VIII