Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-22
FARMERS NEAR KENsET SEND
ING AWAY FOR CORN THAT
WILL GROW.
PRAIRIE CHICKENS PLENTIFUL
IN VICINITY OF GENEVA
Fsastine on Corn Vet in the Fields
Shortage Of Cattle Confidently Pre-
dicted and Surplus Of Corn Probable
When It is Gathered-wiIson's OBJ
servations.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Kensett, Feb. ga short time ago
a number of farmers in this locality
tested their seed corn. Nearly all of
it was gathered after the first fall
freeze but it was apparently ripe, of
good bright color and looked as tho
it We're good for 95 per cent test
1t was. That is, about 95 per cent failed
to terminate and orders for seed corn
are being rushed to South Dakota,
Minnesota, anywhere for seed that it
Of matured grain within the growing
period Of the coming season. Seed corn
saved before the freeze appears to be
all right and judging by the remarks
of those concerned any freezes that
may occur next fall will not injure seed
corn in this locality as it's selection
will be made in the early days Of
autumn, instead Of during the husking
season.
'I've seen more prairie chickens in
the last thirty-six hours than in the
preceding two years. said an old timer
of Geneva one day last week. Where
they all come from is a mystery, but
they are here. Whatever may be said
against the kind of winter weather
that has prevailed for more than three
months past it must be admitted that
it has been favorable one for prairie
chickens. They can drop down into
most any stalk field and find an abund-
ant meal on short notice. You seem to
have plenty of prairie chickens here"
said to a farmer boy. Eyes," he
promptly answered, land woe to the
man that happens to kill one of them"
But the wild chickens can't eat all
the corn that remains ungathered in
the fields, neither are there enough
cattle and hogs to readily. consume the
surplus and the question is occurring
to those who own it, What will be
done with the stuff?" Just now the
presence Of cattle feeder in a north
ern Iowa neighborhood is to a rural
neighborhood about the same thing
fortunately however, stock feeders are
scarce at the present time and are be-
coming more and more so as they
ship out their product and Temperate
ly ."close their doors" "By the time
grass is here we will be hearing lot
Of talk about a cattle shortage" said
an observant feeder one day last week,
"that will be just as apparent over the
country as the shortage in the hog
supply. Perhaps more so. Farmers
agree that as the snow settles good
deal of the corn not already on the
ground will be pulled down and ma
terially damaged before it can be
husked. One man in Franklin county
has, it is said, offered 10 cents per
bushel for husking, so important, in
his judgment, is the matter of getting
it out as soon as possible.
**S
eyes, I've bought this 1907 said
young farmer of Worth county the
other day, as he tore out a check for
his Times Republican subscription.
Then he grew reminiscent "Remem-
Der when you first met me six years
ago in that field out there? l didn't
have a dollar of my own when 1 or
dered that paper. My brother and
had tried farming together the year
before but the place was wet and we
went broke. Think I got snap here.
First class land, good new leight-room
mouse, line OrCIldtu. vi COuISS IL 1911
all paid for, but I'm not worrying about
that. No possibility Of making any
thing by farming except in the rise of
land? Well I've told you how it is in
my case, I've not had particle of help
either. No, that's my sister in the
house I'm a bachelor"
Not a great many new houses and
barns have been built recently in the
vicinity of Geneva, probably because
there were so many there already; but
one of the finest is the barn put up last
summer by Fred Helms on his High
land Grove Stock Farm" a little way
norti. Of town. 1t has an eight foot
basement, is, 3Sx6O feet in size, capacity
OF twenty COWS, horses, grain, $50
tons of hay It is equipped with two
litter carriers and an unusual feature
is the big door in one end about half
way UP from the basement to the caves.
When .thresning time comes that door
will be opened and Mr.. Helms straw
stack will be under cover instead of
out Gin the weather" The barn cost
a couple Of thousand dollars and is
worth the money.
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