Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-19
MANY FARMERS FROM SOUTHERN
IOWA BUYING FARMS IN NORTH
HALF or STATE.
LAND OWNERS DISPLAYING
TENANTS IN WORTH COUNTY
Difference In Price Of Lands Attractive
MANY Chickens Freeze During
Winter GOOD Farm Hands ciasssd
as Skilled Workman-c. e. Wilson'S
Rural Observations.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Manly. March ia former Powe-
shiek county man came here a short
time ago to take possession Of farm
he had recently purchased. He Is by
no means the only man from that part
Of the state who has answered the call
of local real estate firms, who have
been telling about Worth county farm,
thru the advertising columns Of the
newspapers for some time past. The
$50 to $50 land here looks cheap to
those from places where the price is
twice as high, and a shake up in popu-
lation locally Is the result. It is a safe
prophecy that along about 1880 the
then old settlers of this part Of the
country. will tell the uniformed that
it was back in Taft's administration
that this vicinity acquired its perma-
nency and stability of population, an
immigration for the south having
caused the big rise in land prices that
put a stop to the constant changes
that had been going on for years before.
An Illustration of the rapidity with
which changes have been taking place
here is afforded along a five mile
stretch Of road. north and west of
Manly. Five families are there who
were not there year ago. Four are
men who own their farms, where last
season there were renters or unim-
proved land. On one of these farms. an
a. &c 1oSc
than IS, 900 have been erected by man
who expects to stay there for awhile.
After few more big houses and barns
have been built here this locality will
be one Of the best improved in north
central Iowa.
AS result of the intense and con-
tinued cold of the past winter, very
great number of farmers have suf-
fered more or less loss thru the freezing
Of their chickens. 1t is nothing I'M
common to see the bodies Of two or
three dozen hens that ventured out on
some cold day and instead Of returning
to the proper place sought refuge under
some outbuidling and froze to death
before their absence was noted. If the
actual loss caused in this way could be
known it would be seen to be surprising
ly large.
Judging by the wages that are being
paid these times it will not be long un-
til a good farm hand can be classed as
skilled workman. One young man IN
Franklin county, for example. has been
hired for four months beginning with
the opening of spring work for $40 per
month"; board and washing and a horse
kept. He was offered $3.50 per day
for day work but chose the other be-
cause there was more money In 1t.
Leaning against house one day last
week we saw two pieces Of hard pine
board six inches wide and about eiSh:
feet in length. About a foot OF one
end Of each was turned up slightly and
painted black. a strong strap of
leather was fastened to each board
near the middle. A little way off they
locked like a pair Of mink hides
stretched over frames, but the big
six-foot Scandinavian that came out
of the house wasn't trapper. 1t was
simply a pair of skis. He had made
couple of trips to Hanlontown with
them when the roads were not passable.
Travelled several miles with no dill
f1culty, straight across the country
paying no attention to fences, streams
or anything else. He made them last
fall, soaked the ends to be turned IN
hot water, when they were easily
turned up, fastened them so that they
would remain in that shape for a few
weeks. after which they were ready
for use.
Mr.. B. s. Turner, OF Kensett. has
been conducting n hog raising expert
ment on his farm since about the first
of last October and the thirty lusty
young porkers that he has to show
for his work is proof Of its success.
Every hog raiser knows that the fall
pig venture Is hazardous and when
the animals come thru to the spring
months with smooth hair and straight
backs it is pretty good evidence that
their comfort has been looked after
by an expert in his line. Thirty three
was the number Of pigs Turner began
with: he sold three and has thirty
left, therefore 1t may be seen that none
have died. They have been kept most
Of the winter in a big shed and every
morning they have breakfasted on
slop made Of hot water and shorts.
When supper time came 1t was exactly
like the morning meal. Not grain
II corn, nothing but water and shorts.
They are not fat but they're long and
big boned and everything else neces-
sary to Ego some" when grass and
corn are added to the present ration to
finish them for the June market.
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