Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-24
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EVERY CHANGE.
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snev,ts Aid in Sale Of Farms and
orins Big Returns.
Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield, Jan. 24.-One day last week
farmer living near this town loaded
UP his household effects and hauled
them to a neighboring farm that had
recently been vacated by family NOV
ing to town. This IL the first farm
change Of the season In a neighborfood
where many others will follow between
this time and the first of March.
It might appear to some that many
of these numerous changes are I'M
necessary and losing proposition TO
those concerned, but investigation into
The matter generally discloses good and
man finds that it is going to require
altogether too much of his time to
hitch up each morning and take two
or three little fellows to school a mile
find a farm that some one whose chill
dren have finished the rural school
course no longer cares to remain on;
several young men have bought farms
Of their own and each instance of this
kind means that two farm changes oc-
cur; Jones has q boy large enough to
handle q team this year and he changes
places with Hansen whose acres are
too many Tor him because his son has
married and rented a farm for himself.
Dozens Of reasons for moving. A score
OF farmers may change in single
township and every man OF them better
his condition. It's an expensive and Ia
borious operation this thing Of moving
On the country, but 1t is necessary and
will continue as long as there are farm
ers on farms. It is noticeable that of
all the changes OF the kind in this Sec
ton not more than one or two are
leaving this state. very few the county
and many will remain in the immediate
neighborhood in which they have been
living for the past year or more.
A few months ago a farm was sold
few miles from Sheffield for $3.50 per
acre. OF course. it Is fine farm, but
that was Q very high price for this part
Of the country. There is a splendid
house on the place. however. q big red
barn and other first class farm build
ings. The improvements figured largely
sn the sale Of that farm. There is a
240-acre farm not far from here that
the owner tried to sell at a very reas-
enable price. 1t IL said, and q good
many buyers came, looked the farm
over and went on to look at others
The house on that farm was not first
class and the other buildings were not
second class. Finally the owner put up
"a nice little $500 barn and the tenant
declares that an offer s24 per acre in
ADVANCE OF any previously made has
= zen refused. The little barn did the
+psiness. It used to be said that put
ing improvements on a farm with
.ew OF selling the same at a profit was
- sure road to disappointment, but of
: ate the situation appears to have been
reversed. Farm improvements are at
a premium these days. The straw
rooted shed and two wire fence were
all right when Iowa land sold at $25,
but they don't go in these days Of high
priced Land. lumber and carpenters.
Two unusual features entered into
the construction of the barn above men
toned, one In the floor and the other in
the NOW above. From the studding and
even with the upper floor to the upper
plate that supports the hip roof,
doubled braces OF 2x6s extend and
from these to the lower plates strong
ties are nailed. This prevents the
building from spreading and at the
same time allows . clear hay NOV
space, no other cross ties being neces-
tsary.
A patch Of quack had been worrying
the tenant on the farm for years and
when the barn was built he saw an
opportunity to get even. Some filing
was necessary and about a quarter
acre Of quack grass roots was placed
where the stuff will never plague Tom
German nor any who may succeed him
on that farm in the years to come
Here Is story that was told the
other day by farmer who said 1t
would do no good to publish 1t because
nobody would believe 1t to be true. Sub
seQuent inquiry. however, developed the
fact that nobody could say anything
against the mans reputation for verac-
ity and Is he told It for the truth there
must have been something in 1t. It
,,nows that In some instances there is
IN oney in potatoes" Out in the field
ate day last year a father and son were
fa. work when the boy reminded the
.ther that the latter owed him so
Snts. Tho man tossed a half dollar to
NE boy who allowed the coin to slip
thru his hands to the ground and dis
appear. They searched for it for some
time but to no effect. Last spring po-
tatoes were planted on that part Of the
farm and in the fall the crop was har-
vested and put in the cellar One day
the boys mother was preparing some
OF the tubers for dinner. When she
split an unusually large one open out
rolled the lost half dollar
c. E. WILSON.
HoW's THIS?
We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case Of catarrh that can not