Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-26
MEN WITH MANY ACRES
FACING CRITICAL SITUATION
Many Farmers Near Clarion Turn Cat
tie and Hogs Into Fields to Harvest
Crop Of Soft corn-Pis Crops Last
Year and This-c. e. Wilson's Rur-
al Observations.

process that was lHcVAtooAS 49,
grain was put into the crib, so It was
left in the field. An unusual feature
commented on everywhere is the fact
that while day or two OF cold weatn-
err freezes the corn into something nkc
condition for husking the first SOFT
day that follows puts 1t back into It's
former state and keeps men on: OF thS
fields in consequence. Possibly two
thirds of the crop here is being crlooed'
the rest being piled up for immediate
use, A good many farmers have turn
ed cattle and hogs into some OF the
fields and these will not be husked at
all.
War too, Is showing its effect on the
situation. On the ]. ]. Bell farm norm
of town there were liz acres OF corn
to be picked, two brothers to do the
work and one of these already gone.
Other similar instances might be men
toned. About seventy men enlisted
from Clarion and good many OF these
were farmer boys. More are expecting
to go with the next call. The old and
oft heard OF statement that war takes
the best is being vindicated in the
vicinity OF Clarion.
OF course the land will be farmed
next year here and everywhere else
thruout the country and crops grown
and harvest fruitful according to the
favorableness OF the season. but It VIII
not all be accomplished in just the
same manner as in other years. A
man who has been working big farm
largely with hired help sees too mucn
risk in renewing his Tease and Will
sell out and quit. He Is only one;
there are others. One well along IN
years finds himself alone on 24o
acre place he has been renting, the
son who has been taking the shoSt end
Of the doubletree having east his lot
tors. What am I gazing to do?" asked
the old man, but II was noticed that he
expressed no regret that the son had
voluntarily entered military SERVES
and it's safe to predict he will man
age somehow" And another thing.
il anybody around on these Wright
county farms feels that the war IL
unjustifed or unnecessary, he 10 keep
Ing the matter so very quiet that the
traveller visiting him never hears any
thing about It. This fact 10 the basis
for the prediction that farming In this
section Of the state will not be allowed
to fall below standard quality even II
a good many soil tillers do 90 to war;
What was probably the biggest load
of hogs ever hauled to Clarion was
taken in by James Buchan last week
This applies to numbers. weight not
being q consideration. There were
forty -one OF the little fellows and they
didn't fill up more than half the bot
tom OF the wagon bed. Their average
weight was little, II any. more than
twenty-five pounds. but the 10 cents
a pound realized for them made 1t
load Of considerable value anyway.
About q year ago the same man
brought to town a load Of hogs that
formed a decided contrast to the one
noted here In that case there were
only FIVE, but they sold for s260-a
high figure up to that time, but q rev
DAYS ago F. J. Ward Of Rockwell SOLD
a SOW on the market for Sss.2S, not
an extra sized animal either. There
may not be any money in hog raising
these times, but it must be admitted
that the animals constitute very con.
venient cribs for grain the raising OF
which does pay and pays big.
An experienced feeder here says
that Wright county has not so many
cattle on feed at the present time as
usual. due to the exceedingly high cost
of feeding cattle in the fall and early
winter. Scarcely any long feeds at all
are contemplated. Those who have
plenty Of corn are preparing to market
the grain as soon as 1t is in the crlps
so that it can be shelled.
Northern Iowas seed corn bill for
the coming season will be nothing
short of enormous. Ole Melhus farms
a half section of land near Clarion.
one day last week he mailed check
for 1913 for corn to plant the hundred
and some acres that he purposes to de-
vote to that crop next year. Twice 20
much per acre for seed as the rent
would have amounted to fifteen years
ago,
The farmer with creditable SEED
corn supply Of his own saving this year
takes q just pride in exhibiting the
same 10 III. visitor. =. = 4cshe- W y hn e
last year farmed q place in one OF the
extreme northern counties OF the state
ana who brought his corn with him
when he came to this county last
spring. selected his seed before ln "a
freeze" and has has q supply OF the
regular old fashioned home grown
article sufficient for his next years
planting. = ,,,,,...
Rowan News Notes.