Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-26
ONCE COMMUNITY IN STATE
WHOSE INHABITANTS 90 NOT
CHANGE LOCATION.
ONE RESULT 70 HIGH
VALUES OF FARM LANDS
Only Farm in One Neishberheed For
Sale 10 Priced at sizes Per Acre
Farmers Inclined to Think Il 10 the
Other Fellows Seed Corn. That 70
sad-WiIson's Observations.
Special to TimesRepublican.

Special to TimesRepublican.
Geneva. March 26.-In remarkable
contrast to the situation In the average
northern Iowa community Is that which
exists in the territory covered by the
two mail routes extending from the
little, town Of Geneva The constant
shifting Of rural population so very
noticeable almost everywhere else in
this part Of the state is a feature that
is here co1sn,cu:'us only by its ahsent,e.
With only an occasional exceptio: the
visitor of a year ago finds the same
people in the same places. Three or
four families from the more distrnt
localities, two or three old farmers,
gone to town to live, very few people
.noved in /: the places of those who
changed, that is ab.rut all that his hap
pened in the way of change in the asst
twelve months in the vicinity Of &C.
neva.
Three days of driving in this locality
and only one instance of a remark con-
corning the pr.ca Of land. Just once
a man said, "Harc is farm that the
owner would sell" It was fine lying
quarter, splendid buildings. bounded
by a new woven wire fence with paint
ed posts every one measuring ut least
six inches at thu Top; fine farm in-
deed. The asking Price? One hundred
and sixty-five dollars per acre, and
pr,ts bly, cheap 1T that figure
The fact Is that to the Observer ;.1e
:e:,n.rs in this community appear &c
&c rank standpatters, almost 20 a man
tho it should be testify explained that
the term is here applied In no political
sense nor in any other except that re-
lating to land ownership. 1t looks as
tho general satisfaction with the pres
ent situation prevails and instead OF
talking about buying and selling farms
there is speculation as to the June hog
market and the probabilities In regard
to seed corn. Summed up in single
sentence it might be stated that very
stable and apparently satisfied rural
population resides on the fertile and
prosperous appearing farms near Ge-
neva.
AS an illustration Of the feeling in
regard to the seed corn situation the
following is typical. Some farmers
sat in barber shop in Eldora last Sat
urday waiting for next" and while
they waited one man said: yes, !.
tested, my seed corn and only about
half Of it grew. I'm going to give it
another trial, one of different kind
tn q few days and expect IS per
cent result. tested in water filed
cups last week but the next time 1t
will be in box OF dirt. The water
test Is a mighty hard one on seed corn
because the average farmer allows the
water to become cold some time dur
ing the thirty six hours that 1t Is In
the cups. known that did. Modern
corn testing devices are all right II
they are faithfully followed. If they
are not they are practically worthless"
There seems to be a general under
standing that there is an Impending
failure Of seed corn and yet 1t Is sell
dom that a man is found who is ready
to admit that his own seed will not
grow. Everybody, however. appears to
advocate the saving Of seed in the
early fall before the hard frosts and
unless much is forgotten next autumn
the bulk Of the seed corn will be gath
cred before anything can happen to
make it's value doubtful.
Gustave Huehn has miniature
200" at his home near Etdora. In
wired Enclosure he has pair Of pet
owls that were captured when they
were youngsters something more than
a year ago. BY reference to an owl
book they have been identified as
Great western Horn Owls" They are
big, thrifty looking fellows. and appear
satisfied with their surroundings.
While on the subject Of owls. Mr.. H.
L. Miller, OF New Providence, has
pair that have come to live in his barn
where, for about three years, they have
made their abode. One Of the birds
possibly bent on vindtcating the wis
dom sometimes attributed to his kind
or else DESTROYS Of making some re-
compense to the owner Of the barn for
"house rent" has taken upon itself
the duty Of informing Miller on future