Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-10
The Strawpile
Stretching Wire Fences.


set fence posts early IN the spr."e'
month before the wire Is W @
stretched, The posts thus become
s.,.Iaa and more stable TO the novice
e seems a simpler matter to hasten .h0
stretcher- chain to tree or pos,
yond the corner post SO that II WIZ no'
interfere with the work OF stapi'"s
wire at the corner post.
This is great mistake ioi'
the stretcher is fastened to the corner
post or end support OF ,he
making the final stretch. 1t Will siacken
when the stretcher is remoNea o 80,
raason that the corner post mas nov
been pulled solid against tie prace W."
the stretcher. A street.-the: with iesei
at top and also AT bottom Is " oe
ferred to a single-lever stretcher' since
with this the wire can be proush. ~
proper tension on uneven sfounu'
Staple the wire at every post ou' W..
everv strand. Wire stretched IN NO.
weather will remain tsh'er 'iaA
stretched in winter. rms Is
contraction and expansion ol VIC
,.,. fo, Farm Improvements.
hankers. il has often seemed
ma
az, ideas writes correspondent VI
Middle Wes,aF'arm journal IN 80
oasee they have retarded agricuitui o.
development. / have Known
-e4rsa loans to good farmers, ana upon
- saou-,tv for the purchase of fenc-
to ei,oes. lime. fertilizer and lmpFoVeu
livestock. 1 have known 'hen
,.;ee farmers to stick to wheat Po'a
toes. corn and beans. In 'he SOU "a
advised planters to STICK 10 co''o'
tobacco. nan has
know of a case where man has
borrowed $500 for saloon ncehs., STE.
,,sry little trouble and little security ,,
sasar against Investing 800 IN a
..,..Shred hull calf. Fortunately there
,,Ler. whose advice is better.
:. !. no noted. however, that there
:. much difference in men as 10 'ie
use of money. some men 80, am can
her,er use OF $500 than others c"'
make OF $1,000. =,
certain man has eighty acres OIL
,atr land. He has such improvements
&C no has been able to make. his iahu
cost him $1,000 and Is worm e
noney He wants to fence the en,iie
.,d "a cut II into two fields. ms
,,,,r rive him plenty of pasture anu
ro,.c, the crop upon his tillable lano.
ue has Two cows and wants 70 pus
threa more. He wants part OF car
~ Ground limestone and some Sfoui.i
phosphate rock. He wants =
clover seed and a couple hundred appie
..aas Ne believes in good fences. good
t,I,ape and good stock. He says 'aal
$500 would put his farm upon pss ne
h,.,< firmly believe that Win tiie
,r,,royement. he desires. put upon the
Mace as he would put them theIe' hi'
tar-, yould be worth over $4,000.
| The local banker does not loan
ora,, ,,non farm lands. He lends en-
t,relv upon secured notes and cnat,e'
! mortgages. He loans for short tune
! on,y sixty days being the usual periou'
W., friend. the eighty acre farmer. mas
| GOOD security for $500, and If he cou'a
sat n for the Ave years at per cent
he could put his farm upon paying
basis.
| This is a typical case and a fair one
+, for this farmer is a capable and intelli-
rent man, and he needs the money.
Agsi- ,oday ] was talking with a
,yelI.,o-do farmer who has a large
| rarm and. most of the modern improve
ments. He said. "Of course as TOT
myself. / am past the need OF sucn
loans. but / have seen the time when
such a loan as your friend desires
=! woui,i have been q great advantage 10
me. 1t would have set the date OF my
income from five to ten years aneaa.
| To-day 1 have little money IN ,ne
hank. and wish that some way conio
be arranged that farmers money couio
be loaned to farmers.
! These two cases Illustrate conditions
demands and possibilities.
What the farmer wants, ana "ha'
eventually. he will have, is prompt
loans without any disgrace or empar-
rassment. upon reasonable real estate
security and at reasonable interest.
This he wants, and with payments SC
arranged that he can feel safe IN gong
ahead and improving his farm. Any
system that does not satisfy these de-
mands will not be Of any permanent
benefit. II the farmers but knew the
/ value of their own assets. they woulo
not be long in combining to devise
system that would be safe, stable and
satisfactory.
/ A Card.
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