Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-24
LUxURiANr PASTURES OF ocTO-
Der FOUND DECIDEDLY
DECEPTIVE.
cows GO DRY AND LOSE
WEIGHT UNLESS FED
Many Methods Of Preserving Seed
Corn - Lightning Plays Peculiar
Prank-Prairie Chicken Ado pts Flock
Of 6arnyard Fowls-WiIsons Rural
Observations.
Special TO Times Republican.
Observations,

Special 10 Times Republican.
Iowa Falls oct. ai-Not in many
years has the present luxuriance Of
pastures in this part of the state been
surpassed during the month Of Octo-
Der, The green hills and valleys looh
lands hich were bare and brown in
midsummer are at this time covered
with green growth anywhere from
two inches 10 foot in height and they
appear 10 &c at their best four months
later than is usually the case Stock
men. however. declare that ",hinss are
not what they seem down N the old
pas-lres-that The grass is wasily and
contains little nutr!uec, paryrnen
complain that their COWS nave gone
dr. in pastures with grass reaching 10
their knees, while other ON ners have
been feeding their COWS without in
terruption a.! the fall 1t is simply lha
old story Of crop growing out Of
the proper season. II is never like
the one that grows and natures in a
normal manner.
into the different methods OF saving
seed corn. One man has large part
Of his windmill tower covered with the
big yellow ears. Gets il up where the
air can work on il Tried that plan
last fall and it all grew in the spring.
Another farmer buries his corn in his
oats bin. Best method he can tInd me
oats absorb the moisture from the ear
OF corn and the dried out grain grows
next spring if there was ever any grow
to ii. This man says, however. Don't
lay the corn on the top Of the oats nor
hang it in the granary above oats. for
il You DO its q soner' sure" other
men have different methods. Most of
the mist be good for there's a good
stand al corn in this part o. the coun-
try and many farmers are reporting
afty. sixty and even eighty bushels per
acre from those portions Of the fields
which they have husked
Lightning played an unusual prank
a few days ago on the farm OF G. II.
Bryant. south Of town. There is a large
barn on the place with a cupola in the
center of the roof. The building is
rodded, a point being placed at each
end OF the roof and third above the
cupola. The bolt struck the middle
rod. shattered the globe on that point
and evidently followed the rod to the
ground at one corner Of the barn.
About four feet from this spot, how
ever. there is. or rather vas. a small
window in the basement of the building
in compartment of which a bunch
~ col CO r,-Ss ha
storm was in progress. The window
was demolished and most Of the frame
torn out one Of the calves was killed.
The owner Of the barn would like very
much 70 know why the rod while evil
IDENTIFY able 10 conduct the destructive
current to the earth. failed to get it
grounded before it could take a part
ing shot al the window and the calf.
About month ago a member Of the
A. P. Hillhouse family was surprised
to notice prairie chicken strutting
around among the domes1icated mem
bers of the poultry yard feeling APP
parentlv as much st home as tho he
had been Matched and reared on the
farm. The next day he vas there
again, and the next. He IS there Vet
and exhibits not the slightest intention
Of leaving. He disappears in the eve
ming 20 some unknown roosting place
but each morning he is back. He is
becoming tame TOO. more than tame
belligerent even. on one occasion he
actually tried to take a piece out OF
the overalls Eillhocse was wearing and
the members of the family are Won
der!ng what the bold intruder pro-
poses to do next. They have had him
photogra phed and he bids fair to be-
come one Of the most famous prairie
chickens in Iowa
A man we'll past the four score mark
in age was in q corner Of a corn field
on his farm husking corn. A half ill :
ed basket was set in the center of a
space in which he was Ia work. The old
gentleman explained that the expected