Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-10
MOST PROFITABLE SEASON IN
HISTORY IN TERRITORY AD-
JAcENr TO SIOUX CITY.
NEIGH BORING STATES
ALSO PROSPEROUS
Despite Shortage Of Moisture Lands
Yield Enormous Crops Of All Kinds
Perfect Yield Of Corn Now Ready
For the Harvesters--F arrers Rails
ing Cattle and Hogs Prosperous.
pecial 10 Time $ Republican.

Special 70 Time Republican
Sioux City. Oct l0.--What is reck-
oned by pioneers OF northwestern Iowa,
southwestern Minnesota South Da,
kota and nor .hern Nebraska as the
best, most profitable crop season OF
the territory. is drawing to close.
Crops of all lirds grown in this terri
tory have boon bumper crops this year
and the farm RS are realizing the best
prices they have ever experienced.
This is true of the stapte crops-corn,
wheat, oats, potatoes and alfalfa.
For more than u year. eighteen
months to be more nearly correct,
there has been a dearth of moisture in
all this territory. The ground froze
I'D dry last fall and the snow fall
during the winter was light. When the
frost went out last spring there were
a few light rains, but not enough to
wet the ground more than Z few
inches deep. However, crops were got
ten into the ground in good shape and,
because of he campaign for the Sc
lection of good seed, termination was
unusually good.
After the crops had been planted
and cultivation had started frequent
light showers came. They came just
frequently ana heavy enough to keep
the crops growing and permit cult
walton at the proper times. Spring
small grains grew samewhat short, but
the heads were long and we'll filed
fnlF Ia
made heavier crops with more rain,
but the quality of that forage could
not have been better, for as a rule 1t
was put into stack and NOV in prime
condition.
Perfect Corn Crop.
The rains came just right for corn
and potaties, tho some damage was
done to these crops in the southern
part of this territory by hot winds and
lack of moisture on two or three days
in August However, the damage was
not extensive, except in the extreme
south In the northern sections there
was no damage from that source, in
fact there was so much moisture al
most all over the state OF South Da-
kota during the month Of August that
some complaint was heard from har-
vesters.
This year the corn has ripened in all
this territory in perfect manner and
already in some sections husking has
started. This is full month earlier
than husking started last year and
the corn is in better condition no"
than it was at any time last winter, IN
fact the quality of the corn crop this
year is the best.
Another source Of great prof,
to the farmers of this territory Is hog
and cattle raising. In this the farmers
have kept abreast of the times and,
despite the fact that prevailing high
prices for live stock and correspond J.
ing high prices for food might be ex-
pected to cause them to sell off theiI
live stock, their herds of both cattle
and hogs are larger than ever before
The stock is healthy and it is note
| worthy that in all this territory not
single neighborhcod or county has ex-
| perienced an epidemic of hog cholera
which in years of the past has fire.
auently denuded whole districts OF III
| hog population.