Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-07
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son, breaks al! records in the acrea ge
OF cut up corn. and the number Of
silos that have been filled. In several
instances owners OF Iowa farms have
told the writer that renters are asking
for silos. which has the tendency to-
ward heart failure on the part of said
owners. From Roland and Story City
comes a general report that corn is
yielding much more than early esti-
mates. Several cases are reported
sixty to seventy bushels to the acre.
Late potatoes every where bring the
same encouraging returns. One hears
of green i. e. unripe stock and the ex-
PLANTATION is much of the growth was
thirty days later than usual.
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The crop Of edible nuts this year in
Iowa is immense. Ed Taplin. of Mon
tour. one of the big buyers Of hickory
nuts, has already purchased over 300
bushels. Black walEuts are so plenti-
full there is no demand for them. Even
the small boy and the squirrels give
them the go by. Butte-nuts are not
quite as good a Yield, and hazel nuts
are ceasing almost to be marketed.
The reason for the failure Of the hazel
nut crop Is that hazel brush is now
nearly all grubbed out and of the Iowa
farms.
In Allison the writer tried to get a
photograph to make a cut OF the trim
med trees II the court house yards.
These spruce. pine and evergreen
trees were set ont some thirty years
ago. and every year have been trim
med sugar loaf style. They are now six
to eight feet high and probably nothing
In the country excels them in number,
style and beauty. And the Butler
county officials also furnish the pub
lie with as an attractive show OF flow
ers in the season as can be found in
any park in Iowa. All this costs the
taxpayers SO small an amount to the
Individual as hardly to be expressed In
the fraction Of cent. Yet we have
ninety other court house yards in
Iowa where no flowers are even seen
and fifty court house yards where the
grass is cut when it will make hay.
and twenty court house yards that are
a disgrace to the whole county and es-
recially to the officials elect.
The same depiorable condition Is to
be seen in nine tenths OF the school
yards in Iowa. Such q thing as plant
ed flowers seem 10 be considered as
unworthy of the attention Of school
boards and teachers. In nearly all cases
the whole yard is given over to the
children for play grounds and lawn
of green. Tell-trimmed grass is the
exception. Minnesota is far ahead OF
us in this respect. At White Bear
Lake big brick school house Is en-
closed with an ornamental iron fence
ard nthis a red Towering bean
grows luxuriantly. Numerous flower
beds receive attention from the board
the teachers and the pupils. Even
the children act as special police te
prevent vandals from injuring the
plants or picking the flowers without
permission. Perhaps there is nothing
in all this, but some Of us think an un-
kept, dirty, CRASHES country schoo
house yard with it's accompanying
small buildings is far from educating
the children to love the beautiful. We
get the reputation Of the wild and
woody west" from our lack Of care OF
these public buildings.
IN nevada, sdOHS pIOIilOiSioA
town, one Of the citizens explained why
all of the drinking cups on the public
wells have holes punched In the bottom
of the cups. II said explanation was
given it would be considered a slam
on the town. The correct thing is t
| drive six-penny nail five times thru
the botto moi the tin cup to preven'
people from stealing them No, sir. ASH
Billy Payne why the Nevada drinking
| CUPS have FIVE holes In them.
The Chicago Great Western railroad
under present management is dom!
many things the public appreciate. On
is to place in their depots printed
notice week ahead that ON a certain
date there Will be change in the TIM
tables Of passenger trains. Many rail-
roads just change the time Of runninl
trains when they get good ready
The indignant left over travelling pup
lie finds 1t out two or three days ate
when the local paper prints 1t as
news item. (,
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