Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-17
TIDE TURNS .ONANARD
LnANv FARMERa RETURNING FROM
= NORTHWEST AFTER TRYING
: NEWER COUNTRY.
=
MANY HAVE DONE WELL;
CAN DO BETTER HERE
Ten Families in One Party Have Re.
turned or Are Going to Return From
oakotas-Nsxt Federal Count Nay
Tell . Different stery-c. z. Wilson's
Rural Observations.

Rural Observations.
Special to Times Republican,:
Garner, Jan. 17.-About three years
ago a special emigrant train carried
ten Cedar county, Iowa. families and
their farming outfits to promising
point in one of the Dakotas. Three OF
those families are at the present time
ouartered in a northern Iowa town
awaiting tho arrival of March !, when
they will take possession Of the farms
which they will occupy during the COM
ing year. Three more OF those ten FAM
lilies returned to this state last year
and the two remaining are hoping to
sell their places this year. If they do,
it will be but a very short time after
the sales are effected until the last Of
the "deserters'' has returned. II this
same thing is general the next state
census will tell different story about
Iowa from that revealed by the federal
enumeration OF 1910.
Eyes" said one OF the temporary
town jewellers. I'VE came back. We
northwest and nearly all OF us bought
farms, paying $40 to $50 per acre for
them. We improved them somewhat
and every one that sold out did so at
a profit. We are not coming back pau
pers, in fact most of US are better off
financially than when we left this state.
Had we staid here from the beginning
we would have been still better of. We
bought out Iowa people In Dakota and
We sold to Iowa people. When we had
been there but a short time an old Nor
wegian lady came to visit us. She told
US that it was Impossible to get ac-
quainted with Iowa people. they chang
ed around so. So far as crops are con-
cerned. we didn't do very well until
last year. We decided to leave while we
could"
It Is noticeable to one driving over
the country In northern Iowa counties
these days that there Is a greatly in
creased number Of newcomers from the
northwest w<o were old-time residents
Of this state. Just why they generally
select different location from the or
iginal one when they do come back is
hard thing to explain. Iowa ought to
be glad to receive them again for they
average right up to those among whom
Many Of them have only good words
for the country they recently left but
give as the reason for leaving. 1--WE can
do better here"
An io enterprising Hancock county
farmer discovered some patches OF
quack grass on his farm. He went aft
err the pest with tar paper and killed
out the quacis. Then he figured on the
expense Of Kidding land Of quack grass
by this method and arrived at the con-
clusion that 1t would cost 5000 per acre.
He wanted information concerning 9TH
err methods Of procedure and while at
the state fair last fall was told that
by signing a request in certain book
that was kept in a certain building on
the grounds. bulletins issued by the
state relating to this and other sub
jects. would be sent him regularly. He
signed but no bulletins were ever re-
ceived. Then he concluded to write for
them ana obtaining the necessary adj
dress. ne wrote. Instead Of receiving
bulletins he was favored by long list
Of questions and blanks for transmit
ting various kinds Of Information to
the authorities from which they were
sent. It - unnecessary perhaps. to add
that the farper gave up in. disgust.
The subject Of state bulletins doesn't
interest him any more.
Henry Dusenberg local dairyman.
farmer and nurseryman, has silo on
his farm near Garner. He milks sixteen
cows. In the month Of November they
Melted him $131. During December he
sold $50 worth Of milk. He fed one
COW six weeks for the market. She was
given eilage and but three bushels Of
corn turnout the whole period. yet the
gain In flesh amounted to the sum OF
SIS. Another one was fed two months
eating silage and six bushels Of corn
and was sold at profit of SIS, accord.
ing to the record kept by the owner.
who regards his silo as one Of the most
important institutions on his farm.
sss
Here Is the plan adopted by farm
er to enable him to break habit that
threatened serious results. The partic-
ulasS were furnished by q neiEhbor of
one Of the principals and without a
doubt the story Is true. During the lat
ter hours Of a little spree the farmer
sought out man with whom he was
intimate and proposed that they draw
up contract according to the provis-
ions Of which neither was to drink a
drop 81 liquor for period Of one year.
The 6rst to violate the agreement was
to pay 500 to the other. The man to
whom the proposition was made being
almost total abstainer readily agreed
ana day was appointed to call on a
certain business man to write the con-
tract. When the time arrived both men
were on the spot and the originator Of
thA idea surprised the other by pro-
n0DInR hn {voo 70 A1yo
years ana to increase the amount Of
the penalty to $500. The change was
Satisfactory to No. 2 and the agree
HoW's THIS?
We OTTER one hundred dollars reward
for any case Of catarrh that can not