Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-10

around 5000 an acre. Big demand Tor
farms in spite OF high price.
Butler--I.ands steadily advancing In
price. Crops above average.
Calh0un-Ninety per cent Of corn
CROP Land SITS to 1925 an acre. Two
hundred twenty drainage districts es-
tablished. Great year for hogs.
Cass--Landn selling past thirty days
at prices ranging from $3.50 to 1888 an
acre. Crops good. Lots Of swine on
feed.
Cedar-Best corn crop ever raised.
All crops good. Farmers will have
plenty of money for improvements
Lands selling from s125 to $3.50 an
acre.
Cerro Gordo-Farmers being asked to
raise sugar beets as prospect OF sugar
beet factory being established at Mason
City. Corn crop tine-all grains ABOVE
average. Not many farms being offereo
for sale-those offered being quickly
taken at $125 to $500 an acre.
Clay-.Corn exceptionally good, runs
between forty and seventy five bushels
10 the acre. Prices Of farms advanced
or all lands sold in past year.
Clayton-Not so many hogs on ac-
count of short corn last winter. Lands
Increasing in value. Eighty-five per
cent corn matured
t,linton-Big corn crop. Best hay
CROP county ever raised. Alfalfa soon
will be one Of leading crops OF county.
Produced only half amount Of potatoes
needed for home use. Crop of spring
pigs 10 per cent short, but at present
prices farmers with make big proht on
hogs this year. Lands selling high, up
to 5000 an acre. Renters pay from
$3.50 to $3.50 an acre.
Dickinson-Several hundreds car
leads of tile used in drainage work
this season. Heaviest summer tourist
:. ason ever known at the lakes. Lands
higher. Recent transfer at WV an
acre.
Fayette-Cattle, horses and swine
increasing in numbers. Lands hrm IN
price. 80
Floyd-The tractor companies OF
Charles City running full time. Hart
Parr company working double shllts
On 5000. 900 contract making shells TOT
the British. Lands advanclns-War-
rantea by high price of grain and tarm
products
Greene-More than average hummer
az pigs raised this year. Lands hlgner.
Guthrie-Lands steadily increasing
in prices. Farms well taken care OF
ard crop rotation practiced Prices
ranged from 800 to SO an acre
Hancock-Ninety per cent of corn
escaped frost. More interest IN cactie'
swine and horse raising. Severa' large
drainage contracts about to be let.
Lands raising in value as drainage ne
comes more general Best lands worth
5000 An acre.
Hsrdin-Breeders' association to be
formed TO encourage raising OF better
cattle and horses. Four loot VEN VI
coa1 located near Eldora. Farmers are
improving their lands with view Oh
permanency. Lands advancing.
" Land Values Soaring.
Harrison-Land values are >soarlns.
Several systems of drainage no" oeins
constructed.
Henry-Cattle increased owing 70
high prices. Farmers had decided
1hev could not raise cattle on $500 iano
Int changed their minds when peel
advanced. They Immediately began
owing breeding stock. War demand
has taken all matured horses at soou
prices. Sheep growing increasans.
Lands about the same standard Prices.
Iowa-Excellent year for everythlns.
C,reameries had biggest business ~
history: Many new farm houses anu
farm buildings erected. Lands ad-
.yencing. Sales from s1aOssto $3.50 an
acre. Much OF the land would brlns
the latter price If put on market.
Jefferson-Lands advanced ~ per
cent in last year,
Jones-Lands higher. % per cent
higher than one yearsago
Kossuth LANDS increasing in value.
Range from s75 to $3.50 an acre. Over
1.n a.ainape districts in county. Farm