Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-13
CROPS N P0N[SR|Ek.
CORN FIELDS oescuRED FROM
VIEW ~ DENSITY or SHOCKS
IN OARS FIELDS.
SOME AVERAGE YIELDS
GATHERED ~ CORRESPONDENT
Numerous Farms Renting For 81 Per
Acre cash-shars Renters Paying
Much Higher Pries-Poiitieal ssnti.
msnt Favorable to RoossvsIt - vii.
sons Rural Observations.

sons Rural Observations.
Special to Times Republican.
Brooklyn, Aug. 13.-Last year this
was one Of Iowa's favored sections SO
far as the corn crop was concerned.
It is said that Poweshiek county farm :
ers marketed more Of that cereal with
in the last twelve months than In any
corresponding time preceding THIS
year the crop will be just as good II
the season is favorable for its matur-
!ty. In regard to small grain 1t may
be said that II the observer will choose
any Of the more level fields, get on
his knees in the road and look across
toward the nearest cornfield beyond,
he will not be able to see a single green
stalk in the distance because his vision
will be obstructed by an apparent solid
wall of oat shocks Little stacking is
ing is only well begun. johnson
acres OF winter wheat that made
Thirty .tuTee DuSHSlS PCA oSA0, SNs'--
Lang threshed some early oats good
enough to make sixty and the late
variety yielded seventy-six; Friend
Kensinger's crop figured up sixty six;
William Dunlap and George De Smidt
each reported seventy and other fields
in the locality are as good. Messrs.
B. Graham, F. I. Kenyon and A. =.
Graham own adjoining ferns north OF
No. iTtN Z,
acre field of timothy from which ne
threshed $50 bushels of seed; Kenyon
had thirty acres and secured like
yield and the last mentioned man had
fifty acres Of about the same quality,
nearly 700 bushels Of seed from only
three adjacent farms. Besides the $3.50
per hundred that this was sold for. the
growers got fair quality of hay. about
one ton per acre, making the timothy
crop a profitable one despite the low
price of seed this year.
A fine big barn has just been fin
ished on the farm Of Mrs. Florence
Smith in Madison township. Here is
an instance Of what determination and
management will accomplish, tho under
Giscouraging circumstances. Nine years
ago the Smith family moved to the
farm and into a little "shanty" until
better house could be built. Before
this was even begun Mr.. Smith died.
leaving a widow and six little chill
dren on the heavily mortgaged farm.
Shortly afterward the seventh child In
the family came into the world. There
was no one left old enough to work
much in the field and the farm was
rented but the Smiths stayed on. the
place They are right there yet ex-
cept the two oldest girls. who now
have homes Of their own. They have
good house to live in and the boys are
able to handle the farm. The cour-
ageous mother started in with the idea
of keeping her children together and
with her in their farm home and she
has accomplished the task thus far.
with the brightest Of prospects for its
completion.
Here is what township committee
man said OF his voting precinct, rural
one in Poweshiek county, the other day.
"Our normal voting strength is about
100 with a republican majority of
like ten. Roosevelt senti-
ment here is so strong that 1t Is doubt
full If Mr.. Taft gets dozen votes in
the township. The president has been
here for the last two years
and never more so than today. The
few who will vote for him will do 50
simply to satisfy their consciences in
the matter of what they consider regu-
larity. While the democrats are gen.
orally satisfied with their candidate.
still know Of several who will vote
this year with the new party. It may
be said that II this township is at all
Of conditions in Iowa
when the votes are counted
this fall 1t will be found that Taft Is
third man in the race"
sss
In the vicinity of Montezuma. it is
said that many farms have already
been rented for next year for as much
as 81 per acre. 4 farmer dealing in
real estate, the authority for the above
insists that this IS by no
means high rent, that the farmer who
has been renting for a share has been
paying from SIS to $1S H. reality for
the past three years and that a 81 farm
Is really cheap. More land has changed
hands in this part OF the county in the |
past few months than In any recent
length of time, it rs said.
One of the highest priced deals was
that Of the Robert A. Saunders eighty |
about six miles southwest Of Monte
yuma, which sold for little more |
than 1892 per acre.
One of the best among the many |
line farm homes OF; Poweshiek county |
Is that of Uncle James McIlrath" near
the little town OF Hartwick. About
sixteen years ago its hospitable owner
bought two rum down eighties lying
IN opposite sides Of the road BY fol-
owing the proper methods Of farming
It is now one Of the most productive
places in the locality. The buildings
are very near the middle OF the farm
tho at the side Of the main road.
Each forty" Of the farm is equipped
With an inside water tank supplied |
rom a big spring back in one Of the
ields. The big house Is modern in the |!
natter of heat. light. water and sewer
md it is the contention Of Uncle
lanes" that q farmer can and should
nave all the comforts and conveniences |
II the city dwellers. Mr.. Mc1lrath has
Ieen his Sylvia Ridge Farm" increase