Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-02

Grsl,ady County Land
Gunner and Tenant
Profit ~ Co-operat;or,
Special to Times Republican.
Albion May 2.-An experiment IN
hog feeding, now being made on 3
Grundy county farm, illustrates the
change that has come along with 9TH,
~ modern farming methods, In the
matter OF handling stock. This Is a
farm In which q landlord and tenant
both have interests. The latter fed up
his share or ! soft corn crop and mar
keted his stock. The landlords corn
was IN crib waiting for warm wealth
er and its certain disastrous effect on
half ripened grain. Now this happens
to be case where landlord and ten
ant possess q realization of the bene-
fetal effects OF co operation and they
proceeded TO co-operate. The tenant
took train for st. Paul and when he
returned he brought with him nearly
200 head Of thin, rangy, hungry.
kqueAling hogs whose bones and hide
averaged "a little less each than hum
dred pounds IN weight. Some of them
came from North Dakota, Poland China
descent probably from stock shipped
"a an emigFant car from Iowa in some
Yoymer year. Others are red haired
and sti,, others white. There are afew
Hampss tres in the lot and number
{ H1rSsrkshires. queer looking long,
Nthted large-headed fellows that Ca
rSaian farmer brought In from across
SIS boundary line; barley-fed and
Total strangers 70 corn. ALI this mix
Blure was thrifty stuff however. and
Rad been in Grundy county only q very
lew days until II was making salts
factory inroads on the contents of the
corn cribs and II everything continues
as 1t has started out the former own
ers Of those lanky porkers would never
recognize them II they happened to
meet In the market for which they are
destined when those corn cribs on the
farms ego dry" It is not likely tha-5
any great amount of money will be
meade In this deal after all expenses
have been paid and 1t Is altogether
probable that reasonable profit, will
he. realized. Commenting on this kind
on business IN experienced and sue,
cessful stock dealing farmer said In
substance. There used to be what
might almost be called something for
nothing lying around over the count
try waiting for the coming Of the
4hrewd stock dealer. All he had to do
yas to find . little ready cash. mount
HIS pony. 30 out and ride back with
abunch Of cattle or hogs that he had
picked up at bargain from somebody
that didn't know the value Of what he
ras letting go or II he did. was COM
PEELED to sell in the only market avail
9ble. Then the very next day. It might
ke this dealer who informed himself
while farmers plowed corn or made
hoy. disposed Of his purchase at q big
profit to somebody who needed it and
klew Of no other source from which IT.
might be- ~. Well that day ~ gone
row. A farmer who doesn't know the
RAlue OF his stuff doesn't stay far
nser long, and the one who falls to get
areasonabie price from ono market
l01rce seeks and finds another The,
G6aler aftf feeder bnss In q rssuiars
merket and PAYS q regular price. II he
mia good feeder or has = faculty TOR
selling stock he makes . reasonable.
y.
day or q year and IL he Is not very
careful he doesn't become wealthy at
all The Old days are over: they went
Nth the coming OF the telephone and
daily paper. It was unfortunate fcr,
the early day stock trafficker Of excep-
ttdnal ability but fine thing for the
average producer for OF course the
other mans winnings were his losses.
aoxr he <srv
cluded, for the man that wants to get
together lot Of stock, is to raise 1t
himself This takes time and patience
ana labor. but it is the, best way be-
cause It's safe and sure.-
So
Emery Holt. OF Albion. lives about
hin mile from the corner where his
mail box is located. This means trav-
cling some 300 miles a year to and
from the box for his daily mail. A man
Near Eldora said he journeys SIS miles
yearly for his mail since the late re-
organization and there are hundreds Of
p3Dple over the country who have
found themselves in the same predica-
ment since those radical changes were
made. Mr.. Holt has found q way to
overcome large part Of his troubles
Of this kind thru the installation OF a
movable box. It is double wire ar
rangement and Is operated by the
crank method. Everything complete
cost him about 81 In cash and the la
boz. OF setting poles, etc. Like any
other kind OF machinery It has to be:
looked after and kept in running order
hut II works very satisfactorily and is
a1obor and time saver without doubt.
fvs-E Nu1Anf of IiscoYnt. has the same