Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-16
FARMS NEAR ELLSWORTH AND
JEWELL AMONG BEST IN
IOWA.
NOT MANY FOR SALE;
OCCUPIED eY OWNERS
Highly Improved Farms and Growing
Better BY Drainage Systems-corn
Crop Normal and Fine Homes the
RuIe-Shsep as Weed Eradieators-
c. e. Wilson's Rural observations.
special to Times Republican.

lOWuS OF central iowa are SuITouHueu
by farm land valued at higher price
than are Jewell and Ellsworth. Two
hundred dollars per acre is nothing
uncommon here at the present time
and many Of the farms would be quick
~ taken if offered for sale at much
higher figure. The proportion OF own
ers TO tenants on the land is unusually
large, the places are for The most part
highly improved, the quality OF the soil
is probably unsurpassed any where in
the state and the woods are ruli' OF
Norweg .ans and their descendants, all
good ana sufficient reasons for the prev
alence of valuable farms. Perhaps
the tact that comparatively few of the
places are for sale has d good zeal To
do with estimated valuation but GER
tain it is that when farm here does
change hands it is a. a price that buys
lands near towns several times larger
Than those mentioned.
There Will be about normal crop OF
corn in this vicinity. There was an
average yield OF small grain. About
the only cause for complaint on the
part Of the farmer is the loss by dis
ease of hts hogs or the fear OF the
same because OF its appearance at
some point uncomfortaoly close by.
Very few are vaccinatiug their animals
here, there being general lack Of
faith in the treatment either as cure
or ap preventative Of disease.
VIII Richie, young farmer living
near Ellsworth, has something in his
pasture the like of which IS not found
every day. Ii IS pair of twin colts.
They are months old now. one a sor-
rel. the other BAY both mares am
,he making apparentiy Of fine work
team. one OF them showed strong ten
denotes toward giving Up the struggle
for existence at the outset OF its career
but unusual care on the part oil Inc
owner prevented what usually occures
in such cases and a thrifty pair OF colts
is the reward.
One Of the finest farm dwellings in
Hamilton county is nearing completion
on the Otto SchIafke farm near Jewell.
II is d ten room structure with base
ment under the entire house. The fin
isb &c oa,, helox and hard zine above.
tn. haa,;,g iii, he ,ccannlisbed with
q nor v,ter n,sn1 and the house is
,ri-,,, +o- a1.ctric I,eh, 900 barrel
c;s-.-n u.i,b modern fner will furnish
sof. ws.a, The Scalafse farm is $50
acras !, ex+a,, e,a could ~. sold uer-
ba,s for abn,,r ss5 A0o However. there
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that every farmer possess hii'ish
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Judging ny what thes oio ~ .iis ~
stance thes are 1u4iv auaniieo 10 f'o
land OF weeds and undesirable grass.