Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-26
Prices Paid at Sales Show Autos
Have Not supplanted
Farm Horse
A couNTRYmAN's WORKSHOP
One Farmer Has Built Him commo-
dious Engine HSuse and Placed
Therein His Grinding Machines
Cream separators Need Clean Quar-
ter.--Wiison's Observations.
Special to Times-Republican.

Alexander, Jan. 26.-About fourteen
years ago a farmer near here decided
that he had more horses than We're
necessary for his use and so disposed Of
a 6-year- old, receiving some $50 for the
animal. He considered himself for
tunate in being able to realize that
amount of money on the sale. as the
horse was inclined to be balky at times
and possessed other traits that We're
undesirable from the owners point of
view. Years went by and this horse,
like many others. figured in several
bought by a farmer who last week held
n public sale preparatory to retire
ment from active farm work. The first
named farmer attended the sale. He saw
his filly of former days led into the
ring and heard the bidding commence
II did not require much work on the
auctioneer's part to obtain an offer
far in excess of what had been re-
garded as plenty when the mare was In
her prime. But he wasn't satisfied
yet, and within a few minutes the bids
were up in the nineties. when at last
a man quietly said "one hundred" and
the horse was declared sold. One hun
dred dollars for a 2O-year-old horse,
paid by man who expects to use the
animal in farm work enough to make
the investment good.
A. 10 1a11 how
Gently the same auctioneer received
$3.50 for a 16-year-old horse and yet
professional buyers can not understand
why their offers are not accepted when
they assure the owners that prices are
way down from those of last year
Where Is the man who said that the
auto and steam or engine would grad
ually displace the horse?
j. c. Arends. young farmer OF this
community, has what he believes is
the largest horse of It's age in this
part Of the state. 1t is a registered
Percheron, was years old July 26, last,
and weighed few days ago. 2,115
pounds.
Noticing at the r. J. Mccormick
home on Latimer mail route a small
building thru an opening in the side
Of which there protruded a part Of
some machinery, asked: What have
You in there?" ooh, I've a good deal
in there was the reply. I'VE will go
in and see, if you are interested" 1t
14x2O feet in size, with cemeted floor.
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gasoline engine. A two-hole corn
shelter stood in the center. An open
ing on one side permitted the shovel
ing into the building of a load of corn
and thru another on the opposite side
the cob carrier extended A pit about
sixteen inches in depth serves as a
receptacle for the shelled corn. and
in 1t is placed an elevator that carries
the grain to a grinder in another part
of the building A big bone cutter oc-
cupies another corner and just outside
the house is a pump. Next spring an
addition to the building is to be built
and then the engine will be assigned
the added work of running cream sep
arator, churn and washing machine.
Said one of the German farmers of
this locality the other day, "There
ought to be law prohibiting the
placing of cream separators in barns.
Everyone knows that milk absorbs
taints and odors very readily and
1t is impossible to keep the separator
room free from these when located in
the barn. Some have Atheir separators
in their cellars This is almost as Dad.
Odors from decayed vegetables and
fruits sauer kraut and the like don't
improve dairy products a bit 1t is 70
our own financial interests If regard