The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-10-24
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Now and then see hog and chicken
houses built of hollow tile brick and
have seen one horse and cattle barn
made of that material. Where came
from there are many such buildings
and l am going to expect to see lot
more OF !, them In Crawford county
next summer during my trips around
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The worlds grand champion stallion
Farceur, formerly owned by William
|Crownover, of Hudson, Iowa, will re.
main in Iowa. c. G. Good, owner Of
Oakdale farm, one mile east of Ogden,
purchased this horse last week at
Cedar Falls for $47500. This is claimed
to be the highest price ever paid in
America fov a horse. An Iowa farmer
had that much money not working.
Oh, you Iowa farmer. Already Mr..
Good had at his farm more than a hun.
|dred Belgian horses, among which are
some OF the prize winners of the
country. s,.... s..
A Nebraska gentleman recently
made business trip to Logan and
while there remarked: Il like Nebras'
ka first rate, but it isn't Iowa." Who
ever claimed it was? There is only
one Iowa and the man who moves
from this state, expecting to find an.
other Iowa, is going to have a lot Of
bad dreams and sieepless nights. Safe
ty first. Don't use an article that Is
supposed to be just as good. Iowa Is
the yard stick by which all other
states are compared and measured.
Ever notice the real estate dealers
trying to induce man to give up his
happy home to go elsewhere? He
says "the land is just about as good
as Iowa." You see he is shrewd and
knows that II he can make the farmer
believe that he is getting something
nearly as good as Iowa land that the
farmer will buy. for the farmer knows
there is nothing better than Iowa
land, and, il 1t is nearly as good as
Iowa land It must be extra good.
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l have talked with a number OF
armers in regard to price they expect
to pay for corn husking. Most of
them are aware of the fact that the
price of labor should. and has ad-
vanced They are willing to pay more
this year than in former years. and
regret that about twenty-five per cent
Of their corn is soft so they can't az
ford to pay more. II the corn raised
this year could all be sold at the top
market price 1t would be q different
story, but It can not. In talking of
corn and husking prices this condi.
ton should be taken into considera-
ton. Suppose the prevailing price
for picking corn ia six cents per bush.
ell, what does it mean? There are now
many men who will pick 400 bushels
per day. and some much more. At
100 bushels per day it brings Sc. Add
to that board and lodging, which at the
lowest price possible. is 81 per day,
making 81 per day for picking. On
an average of five days per week pick
ing it figures up t ol14O for four
weeks work. How many men in
either town or country are getting
even 500 per month? Mighty few.
I have taken as a basis q very low
wage which the average picker will
make, the fact is many will make
$50 per month more. always like to
have 1aboring men receive good wages,
for am one of them. There is, how
ever, such thing as Overworking the
bird which lays the golden egg. The
farmer should be willing to pay reas.
enable wages, and the laboring man
should be willing to work for reas.
enable wages. There is another corn
husking time coming, and labor may