Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-21
AGENT FoR LATEST FARM EQUIP
mENT FREQUENTLY sEEN IN
NORTH IOWA.
FARMERS MORE FAVORABLE
TO DAIRviNo INDUSTRY
Gospel Preached 1y Amss College Ex.
psrts Having its Effect Near Kama.
wha-Bad Roads in Flat Counties An
Argument For Road orainass-WiI.
sons Observations.
Special to rimes-Republican.

farm buildings stand this year on a
place near here occupied by q tenant
and owned by man living somewhere
in illinois. EYES," said the man who
lives there, Il have got about all ]
ought to have except silo. There are
two instances in this neighborhood
where such a thing has been done and
the demand for them on the part OF the
renter will become more and more In
sistent until the desired end Is accomp-
lished. We have reached the point
here where something must be done to
put these farms back to their old-time
producing capacity and people are COM
Ing to believe that the mich COW Is the
best solution Of the problem"
A great deal of this kind Of talk Is
being heard these days In places where
grain raising has heretofore been the
principal reliance of the farmer. Every
man in the whole country around here
is quoting the arguments Of the special
dairy train speakers. They evidently al
most to a man attended those meetings
and fully agree with the orators who
urged that more attention be given to
the production Of dairy products and
less to that Of grain for the eastern
markets. When liveryman is seen
driving a stranger thru the country
these days said stranger is just as apt
to be-. a silo salesman as an insurance
agent. an oil man. horse buyer. or any
thing else.
This locality may possess some Of
49, ho and
as good livestock as can be found any
where, but If ever up to this time at
least Kanawha man has been known
to boast about good roads he must have
been talking about the highways OF
some other region. The level character
of the country here. the Irresistible
tendency Of the soil in muddy times
to adhere to the wheels Of moving We
hicles until lump Weighing about 800
pounds has accumulated, then to drop
of and freeze into a thing that the
driver must next day dodge or break
mis- buggy, the comparative newness OF
the country, imperfect road making
methods. possibly a combination Of all
these has produced q condition that
makes it impossible for the early spring
traveller here to forget his experiences
in travelling thru the country. One
farmer commenting on the situation
said: zone thing we as road makers
ought to learn from ourselves as far
mers. We found that we could not
keep our farms in any decent kind Of
condition except during occasional In
tervals until we tiled them out. Since
then they have been as good as the
best. We must do the same thing with
our roads. What Is the use Of trying
to build passable grades thru miles Of
country where water foot in depth
stands in the places excavated to obtain
earth for the grade? There ought to
be a regular road drainage tax" he
continued. "for the purpose OF furnish
ing funds to tile out the roads. All our
labor and expense will be half wasted
in this part Of the country until this
thing is DONE"
Included in the enumeration Of mis-
cellaneous property to be sold at clos
ing out public sale noticed on a sale bill
the other day were two items that up
to a very recent time have not had
place on the announcement. It Is not
unlikely that they will soon become as
common in some parts Of the country
as the statement Of SO many head Of
horses and so many tons OF hay. They
were, "one share farmers elevator
stock and five shares cooperative
creamery"
In a northern Iowa town a farmer
and his family have moved into tempo
rary quarters until such time as a
suitable farm can be rented and an
other farming outfit assembled. Ten or
eleven years ago they came to Iowa
from one Of the eastern states. Thru
out all those years there was q longing
to go back to the old home to live and
about year ago they made sale and
pulled out" Their next few months
Of experience was like that Of thous-
ands Of others when placed under SINH
lar circumstances. Many Of the old
associates were no longer there and as
ISOLATION with those who were left did
not seem to produce the effects Of for
mer days. Prevailing methods Of farm
ing seemed crude and rather out Of
date too. At last family counsel was
held to decide what should be done.
Another move was suggested. Dakota
was mentioned. Then the wife and
mother settled the matter. I'VE will
go right back to Iowa." she declared.