Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-23
ONLY FEW SCATTERED NERDS
ESCAPE RAvAoEs OF choL-
ERA IN WRIGHT COUNTY.
NOT IN
GENERAL FAVOR NOW
One Owner Lays Blame Of Death Of
Hogs to Uss Of ssrum-othsrs Lose
Hogs Despite Precautionary Meas.
urss-ons Farmer Saves Hogs Thru
Vaccination.
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ton Of a few scattered herds the pig
crop of this section has been de-
stroyed by the ravages of hog cholera
so-called. If the disease afflicted
droves Of the present days die off as
completely as did those earlier in the
season it is safe, to say that not one
pig in fifty will ever attain to mar
ketable age. AS a result Of this there
probably will not be half dozen cars
Of cattle shipped from the local sta
ton this year. possibly not one.
Loss of his hogs, however, will not
opproach calamitous proportions to the
farmer of this vicinity. A splendid
crop of corn Is maturing and high
price for the product is assured. AS
one we'll known farmer remarked,
Every acre of corn in this locality is
good for $50 after awhile" There will
be much more than the unsual amount
Of corn shipped from here because Of
what has happened to the hogs. One
Of the most serious phases of the sit
uation Is the problem Of restocking
the farms next year. 1t requires a
good nerve to pay fancy prices for
hogs to put into the same yards in
which disease existed only a few
months before. It can be predicted
with safety that no mortgages will be
foreclosed or farms lost because Of the
visitation here of the worst epidemic Of
hog cholera that ever ragged in this
part Of the country.
Vaccination as preventative. or
cure, for hog cholera could hardly be
said to be popular in this community.
The few who so treated their hogs
lost them in nearly every case. j. III.
Nichtern began with 10 head in his
yard. Thirty-si hours after ninety OF
them were vaccinated, sixty had died.
The remainder Of his herd which was
not treated is yet alive and apparent
ly well. He is positive that vaccination
not cholera killed his hogs. On the
other hand L. E. Marlin. one Of the
very few farmers in his netghborhood
who saved any Of his animals, vacci-
mated eighty-two head and has fifty
two left with every indication that
disease has subsidized in his herd. AS
fast as his hogs died, he buried them
and placed the refuse where the others
could devour 1t, which they did.
w. H. Mantle has five acre field
of corn near town that Will surely
husk out eighty bushels or more OF
grain per acre. It is standing on
ground that was devoted to sugar beets
last year and altho the corn was not
planted until June 6. it was ready Tor
the first frost that came along. II
one wishes to find record yields OF
corn it is never a bad idea to hunt up
some old farmer who has retired
from a large farm to small tract
near a town. He usually knows now.
A well-known Ellsworth farmer Is
convinced that there are dangers at
tending automobile trips, that are not
generally known. A party OF four were
taking a Land looking spin in Minne-
sofa some time ago when from behinu
a row Of trees at the roadside came
a 20 caliber bullet that passed thru
the hat rim of the Ellsworth man and
into the face of companion. The next
day an investigation brought out the
facts. A couple Of boys were trying
out a new rifle and the party in the
car afforded fine opportunity tor
wing shot.
An interesting experiment in CO.
operative threshing has teen worked
out in a neighborhood near Goldheld.
Nearly ten years ago "the bunch out
east" that is, nine farmers east OF
town. bought machine to thresh their
own grain and one Of the stockholders.
Dan Sherman, was delegated to run
the outfit. Year after year the machine
passed round the circle beginning at
given point and travelling in q certain
direction one year and in the opposite
wav the next. Several nationalities
were represented in. the personnel OF
the owners but it is said there was
never a disagreement of any kind and
the plan worked to perfection. But all
things earthly must end some time.
The nine farmers prospered and also
grew older and older. One or two sold
out and others rented out part OF their
land and took life little easier. Sher-
man finished his twenty-second season
Of threshing and declared that was
enough for him. Only three Of the
original nine acres till farming on the
former scale and the company machine
will perhaps never be operated as such
again but "the bunch out east" made a
success Of the cooperative idea until
prosperity and age 30 altered condi-
lions that the plan was no longer prac-
ticable.
Bert Beck, one Of the rural mail
carriers here. is building a new house.
In making the excavation for his base
ment he came upon things not usually
encountered in such places. For in
stance two separate wells long since
abandoned and filled up. In one of
these there was an eight ounce bottle