Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-22
EXPERTS ARE NEEDED.
TSioux City Journal

Progressive farmers are not among
those who are protesting against the
the plan. being urged by the national
department OF agriculture. and In sup
port Of which a bill is now pending In
congress. by means Of which the farm
ers in every agriculture county in the
country will have the advantage OF
expert advice in agricultural matters,
a program that in a limited way al
ready has been put In effect with dis
tinct benefit. ~
Considered nationally our agriculture
is not producing the results that are to
be expected, and some comparisons
show that our farming methods are de-
ficient The disadvantage comparison
hardly can be charged to soil condi-
lions, for our land Is virgin compared
to that OF Europe, and our neighbor
Canada IL producing more wheat to the
acre.
The average production Of wheat per
acre in the United States is Is bushels.
whereas Canada produces 20 bushels,
Great Britain 30. France 10 and Ger
many 80. Our average production OF
potatoes per acre is SO bushels. where
as that Of Germany IL 225 bushels.
while Great Britain's average output
is 230 bushels per acre.
Small tracts, intensive culture and
an absolutely essential scientific
knowledge Of farming. together with
strict soil conservation, account for Eu-
rope's better showing in the compari-
son.
THE JAI1B1RD PROBLEM.
[Des Moines Capital
Kansas City has solved the 1ailbird
problem-at least insofar as 1t 10 pos
sible Tor a problem of that sort to be
solved. It Is done by a board OF pub
lie welfare made up Of members ap"
pointed by the mayor and financed by
the city. The solution isn't at all dill"
cult. The most important feature 10
a municipal farm. To this arc sem
fenced city prisoners. The board OF
public welfare conducts the farm stud
les each prisoner and grants him . pa
role II In the boards opinion he ID en-
titled TO It, Four conditions are laid
down a the parole. They are:
He must abstain from intoxicating
liquors.
He must move into desirable neigh.
borhcod if'hs surroundings are bad.
He must get profitable job with
reputable concern.
He must report each week 70 tns
board.
Any violation Of any OF these pro-
visions results in his Immediate return
to the municipal farm.
Statistics show that OF those cared
for since the board was organized only
10 per cent were recommitted, Is per
cent left the city and IS per cent were
restored to useful citizenship. Surely
this il q remarkable showing. But
more than this. men and women who
were on parole earned $2SS.000 in a
single years. The board expends ap-
proximately $500 per month caring for
the families Of men who are kept at tho
municipal farm. This farm itself 10 .
paying proposition. The last report
showed that each man earns 32S on
an average above the cost Of keeping
him.
IN A SALOON TOWN.
Davenport Times.1
Has the police department Of Dav-
export gone to sleep on the job?
One is prompted to ask this ques-
ton because Of the several attacks
that have been made on women at the
doors Of their homes by the so-called
mysterious collector
This series Of crimes appears to
have heen the work Of some demented
man. and yet there has been no arrest
that has solved the mystery.
Il would appear 20 have been tb>