Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-10
IOWA FARM NEWS AND NOTES

I two dogs he has succeeded In running
down five Of the pests since the begin
ming Of the winter season. The present
bounty on Ave wolves Is 800, but there
are drawbacks in all kinds OF occu-
pations including wolf hunting. For
instance some other fellow may be
much nearer to your dogs at certain
stages of the chase than you are your
self and the man who kills the wof
Is lawfully entitled to the bounty.
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Many men contend that It is no more
| difficult to buy and pay for land IN
Iowa ait the present day high prices
than in the days when farm land was
| bought and sold for one-tenth OF It's
modern day value. This may be true
but what about duplicating the record
of "Charlie" Hoyt who rented Nv
acre timber farm about half cleared up
and valued at some $4,000 in the year
| 1892 or twenty-fiv years ago. He had
hardly moved to the place when the
owner of the land suggested that Hoys
buy it, the rent for the year, which
was to be 500 payable at. the end oil
the season to constitute the first pay
ment, interest at s per cent Inc deal
WAS made and the Hoyts with their
team, of horses one blind and the other
bought ION time" and mighty little
else in the way of farming ontht,
started in to pay for their farm. 1t Is
paid for now and with what was
raised on the place. Leaving out the
items Of increased values, improve
ments, ETC.. can such thing as buy
ing without any advanced payment,
starting in with an tinsignifcant outfit
and paying in full inside Of twenty
five years, or fifty for that matter. he
accomplished in these times? But then
probably very few in these days would
be willing to work and live under con-
ditions that Hoyt did even with the
prospect of an Iowa farm improves
and paid for as an incentive to sacri-
flee and endeavor.
An unsigned check presented to the
banker thru oversight reminded him
Of an unusual occurrence in his bank
ing experience. Some time ago To-
cal professional man RENTED sum
OF about 50 or $40 to an eastern con-
Germ sending his check for that
amount drawn on the Steamboat Rock
bank but minus Z his signature. 1t
reached the local bank several months
after being started on its journey, hav-
ing passed thru a New York institu-
ton and bank in Chicago. The Off
cial recognized the absence of a sig
nature but recognized the handWrit-
ing. He called UP the man who drew
it, stated the facts in the case and
the latter dropped in and signed his
name to the previously worthless
scrap Of paper" c. Z. Wilson.
Many Farmers Will Try Alfalfa.
County Agent W. H. Sawhill, Of Clay
county. was in South Dakota last week
where he obtained quantity OF high
test alfalfa seed for number of farm
ers in Dickinson county and also for
the county agent in Clay county.
Among those who have already en-
gagged alfalfa seed for this year are
Mott Miller, Guy Pangborn, E. w. OIL
son, V. r. Tritle. John Poyzer, William
Cother, E. ]. Schmidt. Fred Jones. DR..
]. Il. Marks, E. NJ. Rex, Roy Hay. o. E.
Reno. I. r Clark, John Amundson and
Frank Hanlon. Mott Miller will pos
sibly plant the largest acreage in the
county having laid plans to put in
about twenty -four acres