Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
REVIVAL OF LAND
~ SALES EXPECTED IN
IOWA DURING 1917.
Special to Times R Republican.

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| Garner, Jan. ia leading real es-
tate dealer talked about the land SELL
Ing situation in this part Of the conn-
try. AS In other sections Of the state
comparatively few farms have changed
hands within the last two years. FIRST
! there was the old excuse "the war,
| which Is supposed to have deferred
some prospective buyers from investing
| because Of the uncertain effect which It
might exert on conditions In this coun-
| try. Then came the near corn crop
| failure of 1915 which decided the ques-
| ton. of buying or renting for a great
many tenant farmers, The better crops
of the past season and the high prices
received for them have. according to
the authority noted, awakened the land
buying purpose In the minds OF many
renters and much more activity Is ex-
pected here In that line in the next
twelve months than has been rnani-
tested in several years past.
Among the few sales that have been
completed since the beginning OF last
year was that of the Hansen farm" /.
a seo-acre well improved place that
changed ownership at a cash figure OF
$40 per acre The "Troeger' quarter
little way southeast from town. with
only fair improvements. sold for $3.50,
we'll improved eighty four miles east
went at $173, a 240 acre tract known
as the "Sehuler farm northwest few
miles, with fair improvements was
bought for s125. and the Walsh farm
ESQ acre place four miles north and
well improved was considered worth
s135 by purchaser. These sales and
few trades are said to constitute the
land movement of the last year in this
community Iowa land at $50 to SIS
sounds ridiculously cheap these days
yet there is said to be such a thing to-
day in Hancock county. Land with a
drainage outlet too but nobody would
care to attempt farming it without a
thing preliminary that would eliminate
any extreme cheapness.
Following is a plan about TO be tried
In this part Of the country with view
of securing to the small town mer-
chant some of the country trade that
has been going to the mail order house
direct. The local merchant is supplied
with 100 large catalogs from big
selling concern These he distributes
to like number, of his customers.
Price lists of regular mail order house
catalogs are duplicated, the goods are
pictured out as in the one the buyer
has been used to consulting. he makes
out his order as usual but instead or
renting to the house direct he takes
the bill to the merchant who orders for
him. Everything is supposed to be
paid Tor with cash and everything is
guaranteed as represented. 1t is
claimed by the promoters of the idea
that it's advantage lies In the conven-
fence to the customer of having a bet
ter place to go to get his goods. less
trouble in RENTING and a more speedy
and convenient method of settling for
unsatisfactory goods. One man. at
least, thinks the plan will fail to full
fill expectations because Of the cash
restriction. Says some merchant will
consent to allowing time and will
soon thereafter be found doing bust
ness in the old way.
Wallace Carr. a local, farmer. known
perhaps, by every man, woman and
child in Garner and It's vicinity, last
year specialized in buckwheat with
astonishing results. He put out four
teen acres Of the stuff and harvested
3ss bushels of grain. 1t didn't take all
summer to accomplish this result
either, the seeding took place July 10
and the crop was cut by Sept. L. The
harvest was accomplished by the self
y. a. -. ,nI
like oats and small crew with q
threshing machine completed the job.
The grinding charges were Is cents per
bushel the Shorts" were bought by
neighboring farmer at $3.50 per hum
dred for the benefit Of his hogs and the
flour found ready sale at 6k cents
pound or ss3S per bushel. There's
money in raising buckwheat or at least
there was in this case.
o. E. Carlson, who lives southwest
from Garner, says that one thirty acre
field OF his corn was good enough to
go sixty five bushels per acre and that
he thought the average in his neigh
borhood was about forty bushels. North
Of town man estimated the average
yield at thirty-five bushels or better.
The same car shortage trouble pre-
walls of course here as in other places.
One farmer got his Smelling crew to-
gether started up and hauled few
loads to the elevator only to be told
that he would have to put the rest Of
the grain In his granary until further
notice. AS grain farming predomin >
ates in this section. the situation Is
annoying to the average man who thus
finds himself unable to realize on his
holdings.
An old farmer. evidently German,
rose from his seat in the car as the
train came to stop at the station. 1t
was Acklay. where there Is always a
considerable discharge of passengers,
and this time the crowd was unusually
large. He had proceeded about half
way to the door when he stopped re-
CARELESS of the delay his action caused,
and finished what he wanted to say to
his fellow passenger; and this IL what
he said: "schtill tell you de hired
man is de boss and de boss Is de hired
man." - C. E. Wilson.
CREAMERY BOOSTS PRICES.
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