The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-02

- os LUG last census SHOWS
that over SO per cent OF Iowa farms
are managed by temporary tenants.
& whose tenure is generally one year
and seldom more than i've, thereby
steadily removing plant food from the
SOIL, but returning nothing to it
we attach no blame to the tenant.
He IS part OF condition that has de-
/ yetcpsd naturally during the years of
the settlement OF the state. The own
ers OF the land have been the early
settlers who got the land from the
federal government at nominal prices.
or ny the homestead law that requir-
ed only i've years residence to obtain
I Zee simple. The Iowa settlers were
/ hcmeseekers from states along the
same parallels in the east, or from
northern European countries. These
classes could not have been improv-
ed upon. They were Goafearing, man
loving people. who established the
church. the common school. and the
college. who encouraged all the means
OF right living, good neighborhood and
higher education as far as means
would permit. The generous prairie
sou permitted the education OF the
growing generations in all desirable
4 directions. excepting that which per
I sained to the farm. which. until recent
years. was rot thought OF. The col
lege educated away from the farm.
and the young people left the farms,
leaving to the fathers and mothers.
] when gray hairs and impaired vigor
came, the alternative of selling or
/ renting. Renting was most attractive
in most cases. as land values were
rising. Where selling was resorted
TO, the lands were disposed OF to men
OF means. prosperous merchants,
bankers. and Others seeking invest,
msnts. who rented the farms The
renter worked for a crop or a few
crops, to enable him to secure a home
OF his own farther west IN the new
states or territories. or In recent
years in the Canadian provinces of
the north Iowa has lost $4,000 PEG
pie q year to these provinces fSr sew
eral years past Labor in Iowa has
I become scarcer and dearer The farm
er has been growing crops through
the use of improved machinery. heav-
Ter horses and the splendid work of
the young men who have remained on
he farms. who are the most fntelli-
gent and effective farm help in ths
world. being in many instances the
proiect OF our excellent high schools
and colleges The renter is usually
81 exper. IN handling our improved
machinery. huI he IS generally with
:. out the capital 70 stock the farm he
works with the domestic animals
necessary TO consume the grain he
grows, or the grasses he could grow,
or the folders that go to waste for
want OF consumers.
The tenant in Iowa is not deficient
IN knowledge OF farm managem snt
He lacks capital to bur animals to
consume what he grows, SO as 70
turn 20 account everything that woald
grow stock cattle o. finish them tor
the market. The farm owner may
permit corn fodder to waste IN tbs
field. because he has no rent to pay
or ae mar burn his straw stack to
get rid Of Il The Scotch re1t payer
ean rot afford 10 waste anything that
grcws
Io7a fsads bat a small percent OF
the corn fodder. ard piows unae,
much Of the rest Il is doubtful i.
half the straw upon whtsh grows the
small grain Of Iowa is fed. the
Scoseh farmer winters his young
growing stock On cheap folders s-ch
Is ne Tasse, hy adding some roots
Without grain
n interesting feature OF farming L
each OF the three countries we ars
considering Is the reduction n tbs
area OF their cultivated crops, owin.
10 the scarcity and higher prices o.
farm help. More land in each Of theu
Is turned into gr1ss FOR hsv and graz
Ing With these t~o crops, your
cattle are grown throughout the rear
When the steers nrzt be finished
they Import CIR Indian corn (ns,rel
Or from So1th America OF the Deau
: cSa- provincss, and find Il profitable
The chseSeuzkers feed the rhey Il
pigs and import Indian eorn 10 CON
+. Plste the ration, and en6 Z printable
Ther get profit from CIR co-a. ia
J might De mads by tbs Iowa tarua
wao grows l.
I The sheep & connnn II al n,
, three countries. ard rs meat K COZ
: non sn-ug the people Il is not :,
L generally used On or tables, Tas de
I Rz-Ie1t o. agriculture AZ Wasting
: ,oz has foEzd that ECtto1 IS ra-
{ healshtal meat en1 has publisher
z great EznE TzEs % preparing e. n
: meat prepared for tha E-k=t est
: tLa farmer 20 little IS TIE lamb. 81
. sold Il TIE fan u7asns. = has 1ere
= aes1 fed grain q any kind. zhii
. s1ozld commend Il 10 economists.
e We t15 wages nt farm worss7s :