Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-04
c, e, WILSON LISTENS TO INTER.
EsriNc DISCUSSION IN HOTEL
WASH ROOM.
PEppLlNc TO CONSUMERS
HAS ITS ADVANTAGES
Farmer Argues That Producer Who
Sells to Consumer is Entitled 20
Long Price and Earns It-Farmer
Handy With Cement Aeeomplishss
Wonders in improving Farm.
Special to Times-Repuhlican.

Special to Times-Repuhlican.
Gait, Nov. A number of men
were in tho wash room of the hotel.
getting ready for dinner. The grain
dealer of the town came in and some
body inquired about the price OF oats.
He said he was paying 80 cents and 4
resident of the town remarked: Yes,
they will sell it to you for IS cents but
il I want to buy a load I must pay
about 45 cents. That's the farmer S
way Of doing business. He always
wants two prices Il he sells to a con-
sum- r or TO another farmer. I've quit
trying to buy anything OF them. They
com plain about the middle man and his
exorbitant profits bu, when I want :,
little grain / go TO the middle man be-
cause I can get it cheaper from him
While this was being said a big. tall
fellow was STOPPING way over in an
attempt to get a glimpse OF his re-
Election in a looking glass as ne combed
his hair. He never finished the ioo.
He Strengthened himself up, turned 70
the other man. told him why the
the farmer acts as he does IN the mat
ter OF dealing with the consumer and
vent in TO dinner. Ne said: I've been
farming until this season and I know
how it goes to sell grain 20 the con-
sumner I bring in a hoad Of corn and
It takes a few minutes TO locate the
place where {. is TO be unloaded. Then
I shovel 1t off, often ;lto Il bin several
feet above the wagon or into place
difficult 70 get at. Then I go to the
house TO settle and the man has gone
down town After find him there IS
more or less conversation on the sub
ioct OF weights and measurements.
Finally I get my money. Now II
haul my grain to the elevator 1t Is
dumped I get my check and go on
about my business 1t is much the
same with other articles. The average
farmer IS wholesaler and selling In
a small way doesn't appeal TO him.
That's why he wants more for his pro-
duce than he can get when he deals
with the middle man
has demonstrated what a man may do
>
and tiling land Several years ago he
built q fine residence OF cement blocks
making the blocks and LAYING then,
himself. Other buildings were added
the latest a machine shed e4x32 feet in
size with solid concrete wall eish:
fee. high and board and shingle roo:
The wall was made IN a form that
was raised as necessary. being held IT
position by creased bolts that Were
removed from the made wall withou,
difficulty. The entire cost for the ma
.srial in the building was only $3.50
winslow has made what is probably
the finest feeding floor for hogs that
is TO be found in this par. OF the coun-
try. L: is "a feet wide and twice as
long. On the north side there is solid
concrete wall about five feet high and II
is enclosed In like manner on the east
end except for an iron gate. On the
west is wide. wooden approach for
the ascent % the hogs from below and
at the side OF this is another opening
| where wagon may be backed ur
| FOR loading or unloading. There IS
sixteen inch fall il the floor so that II
IS completely cleaned by each rain tha'
occurs Hero again the cost was lign'
about $50 for materials.
| Mr.. Vins!ow has done some drainage
work that looks like q drainage dis
trict project rather than private un-
dertakiag. He has put in 10 rods O.
tyerty-four inch cement tile which NJ
made on the farm and laid himself
| Each OF the big pieces required a sacF
! Of cerne nt in its construction. IN
sand and gravel were already on tn
| farm and the tile were made at a!
EXPENSE OF 5000 per thousand feet.
! It was decided this fall that tn
house ought to be painted" and thu
lob was done also with cement. Twt
dollars for paint" enough TO cover {
seven-room house.
Mr. 2. Sere,, a man living In tn
same neighborhood, has worked out
concrete tank idea that is new. II j
built IN slopiny ground and is all be
low the surface except the lower end
Il Is covered with earth and no tanl
heater will pc necessary. AT the uppe
end there are two pipas-one to b.
connec ted with the adjoining mill
! house 70 he used in summer weathe
and the other for direct connection
with the well for winter time. From
the tank to the barn yard farther down
the hill pipes are to be laid for fur
Their extension Of water service.
Mr.. c. ". stouffer, an Illinois farme
VINO is improving a big farm in Frank
lin county near the town of Aredale
was annoyed by rock which ex
TENDED a few inches above the surfac
in the driveway from the road to hi
barn. An attempt was made to al
the boulder out and put 1t wher
wagon wheels wouldn't strike It bu
it was found to be of immense SIZE
1.-The part above ground being but
point. Dynami.ing was out OF tn
question owing to nearness OF tn