Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-23
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Goodell. Nov. pa good many of
the farmers feel that the newspaper
reports concerning Iowa's corn crop for
1915 are incorrect, forg citing that such
| reports. CLEANED from grain dealers and
farmers for certain localities can be
counted upon as reliable, if said grain
dealers and farmers tell the newspaper
man the facts. For instance, around
| this town no such failure or tine corn
was ever known. Men who have lived
mere fifty years are authority for the
statement. Many fields around here
| will not be touched. Hundreds of cat
tie and hogs are now gathering this
corn crop. Fortunately there is plen-
ty of stock to do the work, but grain
men say corn will have to be shipped in
to Goodell this year, some after Jan. 1.
A peculiar condition of affairs is that
with this failure" OF the corn crop, the
lumber dealers have had better trade
than usual, the farmers being the Gus
toners. Illustrating how completely
Jack Frost did his deadly work here
on Aug. so, a farmer living in town
tere told the writer, after his tenant
4 had hauled in two loads of corn-the
farm was rented on shares-the farmer
asked the tenant what he would give
for the farmers share of the corn, and
$50 was offered and accepted.
Around Rowan, grain and stock men
say the corn crop is not big enough
to feed the stock on these farms, and
some Of the stock Is being shipped out
for that reason. II will be necessary to
ship in corn to Rowan before next
spring. Yet the business men here are
having a good trade, and the hum of
many automobiles is heard in the land
Fortunately, the majority of the far
mers around here are rich men and
can stand one failure and even joke
about it, but its no joke to the man
paying a cash rent.
New banks are constantly being
added to the business concerns of
these towns. There seems to be in
Iowa a strong demand for money not
withstanding the east has money to
burn One Iowa bank recently got
some money from Chicago because
they were ''all loaned out" and good
customers needed it, It's safe to as
sumo very little Iowa cash will help
carry on the big war in Europe. Show
ing one use for this Iowa money, a
bank in State Center has now loaned
out to farmers $50, 900. to feed stock
not to buy automobiles. And one hears
all along the story that this soft and
worse than soft corn is not doing the
stock any good. OF course it's too
soon to get any facts or figures, but
YOU hear everywhere of hogs squeal-
ing for more thirty minutes after
feeding. In some places farmers are
feeding oats. both soaked and dry and
say hogs are doing well on horse
feed.
The average travelling man is never
happier than when kicking on the
Story City branch train service Now
that the trains are run on fairly good
time and by doubling" he can make
several towns in a day, he doesn't like
1t because for the past four weeks no
smoking car has been run. and no
place to stop for dinner. Those of us
onto the situation can take a lunch
and stand out on the car platform and
smoke till the cold drives US in, but
the down-e chap. making his first
trip in Iowa and making the thru trip
on the Cannon Ball" has several I'M
complimentary remarks 10 make about
western railroads.
Recently "a sale" was held near
Marietta. 1t amounted to $4,000 or
thcrea bouts The banker went out
ito clerk the sale" He took along
several blank printed notes to be all
ready when stuff was sold "on time"
He came back with less than 500 Of
notes. spot cash and good checks being
given for $4,000 worth OF sales.
Now then. here comes a story never
before in print or equalled in fact. An
Iowa farmer living north Of Gearing
has five crops of corn In cribs and will
crib his sixth crop If it turns out good
enough this year. And it's nobodys
business but his own. He owns two
good farms. one clear and he can pay
for the other 220 any day he pleases.
All sorts of stories are told why this
is thus. but he has in cribs the crops
Of 1e1o-11-12-13 and IA. all good corn
save "ratage," which observers say is
quite noticeable Down on the %"
the writer once saw three crops Of
corn and half a mile of corn cribs on
an Iowa farm. but the Gearing farmer
has knocked him out.
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