Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-18
From Mr.. Russell.

Uenulng TO WrlIe you iOr louS tiluo,
but it seems as if every day was my
busy day. The Groundhog has had
his day, and now the Lion and the
Lamb are having their inning Feb
ruary went out with snow storm, but
March came in warm and soon barred
the ground. The Lamb had his way
for two days and then the Lion step
ped in, and has been doing his worst
rain, sleet and snow at the same time.
'tAnd the wind is never weary" How
these days take one back to years
long gone by, and to-day puts me in
mind of hog father used to own.
When fed corn in the ear it would
put each fore foot on an ear, and take
an ear in its mouth; then try to get
more.
I used to begin the New Year by
making good resolutions, and keep
ing diary. Sometimes I would keep
1.-THE diarySf ourse-all the year,
and sometimes not SO long. In look
ing over one'of them find this entry:
"March, Wednesday, 10th, 1885,
Pigeons few by the millions. Went
up town and got some shot, and Will
Delano and I went out, got several
shots and killed one pigeon. Saw one
turkey. Pigeons flying northwest
to right. Cold -freezing.n
Isuppose some of your young read
ers will think am exaggerating when
say millions, but it is fact, as the
told inhabitants" will tell you that,
for days and days, the pigeons flew in
great focks- sometimes obscuring
the sky from the north to the south,
and from east to west as far as the
eye could reach, and the sound of
their wings was like the roar of a
hurricane.
But now they are extinct. Before
leaving the subject wish to remark
that "Will Delano" must have been
fond Of pigeon, for saw this written
in his Hymn book, or his sTune book"
forgot which-when he sang tenor
in the choir:
"When I can shoot my rifle clear, at
pigeons in the sky,
I'll bid farewell to pumpkins dear,
And feast on pigeon pie"
Well, friend William, swhat do you
think of that?"
Since I've begun, must tell an
other one. In one of those books was
a clever drawing of a squirrel sitting
up with its tail curled up over its
back, and underneath was written:
"The squirrel am pretty bird-he
have bushy tail. He stole my Dad
dy's corn, and ate it on rail-"
Remember that? Or maybe it was
Rus Hammond's book. Well, we'll
how we do remember foolish things,
and often let things of importance
slip our memory.
Later Since writing the above the
Lion has been in the lead, and still
going some. AS this is five cold,
windy, stormy days, with but little
prospect of any Improvement.
nave noticed, from time, the state
ment that SO much feed has been
shipped in, and bought by the farm
ers. 1t is just the same here, and the
I. farmers are baling and using their
straws and quite number of silos
have been built, and the owners claim
that they are proving satisfactory,
and are great saver of feed The
Frisco Demonstration Oar was here
about month ago, and the lectures
were we'll attended, and I think, or
know, that we are greatly benefited
by them. Many are preparing to
grow Sudan grass, Soy beans, and
other drought resistants. Specimens
OF Sudan grass were shown, and re-
ports made on it, and it viii grow any
where, but northern grown seed IL
recommended. One specimen was
shown which was planted on July 10th
and pulled on the 1st Of September;
was over four feet tall, and the bundle
OF stalks from one seed was more
than four inches in diameter.
THREE cuttings in one season were
shown and II certainly is worth while
for US to make b trial Of It, FeteFeta
isall that is claimed for it--is drouth
resister, stolls like wheat or rye, and
makes quicker growth than kafr
corn. The grain of each cannot be
told apart. write this because I am
still Interested in "Little old Iron
County" and her people, and I believe