Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-21
TERRITORY NEAR ERADICATE
NOTABLE FOR SIZE OF AeRl.
CULTURAL HOMES.
MOST OF THEM OCCUPIED
az MEN WHO OWN THEM
Apple Trees Taking Rest After Over
working Last ssason-c. E. Wilson
Finds Contrast Between Farmers
sons-Dissustsd Mail carr,sr-cows
Leave Clover for Stale Corn Fodder.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to imes-Republican.
ERADICATE, May 21.-One who visits
this vicinity for the first time is i'm
pressed by the unusually large size
OF the farms here as compared with
those farther to the east and south
parts of this state They are fine
farms too Deep, rich looking soil,
gently rolling, landscape beautitied
by narrow winding belt of natural
timber indicating the course of the
Des Moines river. which hardly inter-
fetes with cultivation except between
the banks that mark the position Of
the water edges. There is a high per-
ceHtage OF resident ownership on these
farms, large amount, Of livestock is
Crown and finished here and the natur-
al results, fertile farms and prosper
Gus farmers. are everywhere apparent.
Land values are said to range from $75
to 4175 per acre.
An observant resident here gave a
reason the, other day for what is puz-
zlihe many people, viz: Why there are
so few blossoms on the apple trees.
"Apple trees had all they could do to
save their lives last year. said he, and
when fall came they were in no con-
dition for anything more than va
cation which they proceeded to take.
Any of us might have known
had we examined the trees
late in the fall that there
would lie no apples to amount to any
thing this year in those parts of the
country which suffered from drouth
last summer.
A few weeks ago a man was doing
some work out in field alone Oh this
farm He explained that he was load
ed down with work and had no time
to read even his one weekly newspaper,
campaign or no campaign. He had
17-year-old son and if the boy would
only stay at home and work it would
be snap" for both of them, but he
wanted to be out nights and wouldn't
work in daytime. Under such circum-
stances they couldn't live together in
peace and the son was working for
neighbor while the father was
coughing" it out alone and planning
to sell the farm. Then there is the
case of a Bohemian farmer who owns
a 200-acre farm on a Bradgtae mail
route. Came to this country too late
in life to learn to read much English,
but he could work, hence the fine farm.
We might stop with him for dinner.
There was 17-year-old boy there too.
At noon he came In from the field with
a big team of horses, and following
him was younger brother with four
more big drafters. Each Of these young
fellows did a few noon chores and
there was no disagreement or wrang-
ling between them or with their ftaher
about 1t either. The boys talked over
crop prospects and farm work with
the intelligence of people years older.
About o'clock they started out to
work, the younger one advising his
father to go to town some time in the
afternoon on a business errand that
needed attention. When they were
gone the farmer explained the situa-
ton in his own way in substance as
follows: 1--WE are all on terms OF
equality here When the boys want to
go they go. The pocketbook is in
drawer where all the family can get to
it. They don't travel around much and
they don't seem to care much for
spending money. I want to give each
Of them farm when they are 81.
guess we had better take a daily paper,
the boys will read it and we will get
the markets"
Afterward we passed the field where
those boys were at work, the older
planting corn, the younger narrowing.
The latter was riding cart that he
had attached to the harrow and there
were none Of the straight rows made
by the planter wheels visible where he
had been. He wasn't skipping" any to
get thru quicker. Now 1t surely isn't
due to the fact that one Of these men
Is a native born and the other Boz
hemian that such differences exist but
there must be reason somewhere
that a longer observation Of conditions
would disclose.
There is disguised mail carrier
who works on Clear Lake mail route
and all because a young farmer living
along the line proposed to have what
was "his'n." 1t is told that the farmer
made out bill Of what he wanted, so
many stamped envelopes so many post
Eal CdrOS, oEC., Cue, anu ACAS % auSAA 80
In the box to pay for the stuff. 1t
didn't come out quite even and the
carrier gave Uncle Sam the benefit Of
the difference and pushed on down the
road. He hadn't proceeded far, now
ever, when there was telephone call
at the postoffice. A mistake had been
made on the mail route. The carrier
had short changed the farmer to the
extent Of penny and he wanted that
amount left in his mail box next DAY.
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Mr.. s. 8. Deming. a farmer and stock
man living near the town of Rhodes.
recently sold at home two carloads Of
butcher stuff for which he received a
remarkable price. There were twenty
cows and thirty heifers in the lot: For
The real cause