Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-04
CORN cRoP AND FRosr
ALMosT sole rHouohT
or NORTHERN IOWA
Special to Times Republican.

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Special to Times Republican.
Northwood. Sept. Ain common
with every other portion Of this state
the principal thing Of interest in an
agricultural sense Ii the outlook for q
corn crop. Field after field is to be
seen that calls up the one single
thought, viz: III frost stays away this
month there Will be plenty Of sound
corn" One farmer said the other day:
There will not be a bushel OF good
souTA corn grown In worth county
this year" But somebody would say
that same thing no matter how hat-.
far'nS the prospects. for universal &C
cord on this subject Il AZ impractical
~ II - on the political or religious Of
any other question. One thing 10 no.
ticeable. In "a half days travel few
fields are passed that look far better
than the others. Good stand, clean
ground, low hanging ears. sure indi-
cations ofa great crop Of Sound corn
with anything at all ordinary IN the
frost line snna che e. e::: 8. e Sc. e:..
and md the exact reasons why these
fields are 30 much better than the 9th
ers for II all wsre a. good the eouaty
would have the bisgest crop on Yeccrd.
Often the passerby can zee no reason
whatever why one field should be 30
promising while smother sdjoining 10
SO greatly inferior. Passing one OF
these fine fields man remarked:
when the owner Of this pl4cs game
here 1t was said he would loxe what
he brought with him ~ haA several
others preceding him. It doesn't look
much like losing does it?' Corn gToUs
ing belongs, evidently in the Category
OF skilled labor and fortunate AZ to
man in these days who thru study OF
practice or natural aptitude or whao.
ever the requirements are has mae
tered the process. HI
Il want to tell you my exparienes
this year In hiring farm help from the
town." said q young farmer, and he
continued, The first young fellow got
went out to NOV the weeds along tho
road, he got foot against the sickle
and IL still going around on q crutch.
Then I tried another one. One day
when We were stacking he announced
his purpose of going TO tho Mason
City fair and sir, he climbed rights
down on the load and went, Left me
in the held alone"
This 10 what Caro- Gerdo county
farmer said the other day on subject
that 10 being talked about q great
deal at the present time; WITH prices
of farm products what they ~ II
looks as tho the farmer ought 10 be
coming money The average farmer
is not doing 50 at all. Do you notice
that when grain and stock are so high
1t ~ when there Is very little. to be
sold? What benefit 10 1t to me that
corn is 10 high IL have none to mar
ket? The diagrams In the agricultural
journals Indicate loss In hog raising
under present conditions. could do
better under the conditions Of years
ago II could bring them back. know
OF five farmers In this neighborhood
who will either voluntarily quit farm
Ing this season or else be closed out
when rent payments become due.
There are always few farmers who
seem to be able to take advantage Of
az they arrive and these
are prospecting now AZ usual. A lot
OF others are going along ct very
ordinary gait, orsless9s 7stsss'. 4
One evidences OF farm prosperity this
year. however, Is indlsputsble. This
town Is located on one Of the principal
automobile routes al the state. run
ming north and south, At this time
the road IL Travelled by hundreds ~
touring cars containing families out
for . vacation trip. They stop ct the
and rooming houses and
az they est or rest they Visit, and they
don't converse long until somebody In
auires "hows the corn In your part OF
the country" Farmers getting away
from the milking and blowing and
stacking and eli the rest OF II for 2 few
days. taking a vacation and spASktng
Of 1t se such. None OF these Will be
ION the county next summer.
The George Mcbride family cane to
Worth county from Illinois seven years
ago and bought q farm which has Just
been sold preparatory to similar vsn
tuss in North Dakota. One aof the
eighties here cost the purchaser $4S
per sore. the other $3.50. There have
Iince been Improvement expenses for
fsnees. ditch tar and thing.
j sepsidsFabls part Of which has re-
turned 10 the ewner ~ ID the cas- With
Ill judicious Investments Of the kind
within Z period Of ssyAa years The
whole place was sold ut tiaS per acre.
Eisht thousand dollars. perhaps. net
tstn in the transaction and one more
'aFmer VINO nasnt Iust muHsy - 'uoi'