Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-18
TENANT MAKES
GOOD; NOW BUYS
After Renting Dig Farm For Twelve
Years. and Operating II on Extsns.
i've Scale, c. n. Hicks Buys Mesksr
Estate Farm-siosest Sale in Years
THURSDAY,

That a farm tenant can make good
by sticking everlastingly to il, has
been demonstrated by Charles H.
Hicks. three miles northeast OF the
city. who, after twelve years occupan-
cy OF the Henry Merrill farm. soon is
to move to a Se0-acre farm he has
bought of the J. +. Meeker estate for
$4,000. Altho the farm he is to oc-
oupy is smaller than the one now op-
Grated, Mr.. Hicks intends TO run il on
the same intensive scale and. within
u few years, II he keeps his health
and has ordinary good luck. will begin
TO see his land being paid for.
Probably no farmer in Iowa ever
has engaged In more diversified farm
Ing than Mr. Hicks. He has not only
termed on big scale along the ordi-
nary prescribed plans, but he has-en-
gagged in the live stock and dairying
industries on gigantic scale. Hicks
Holstein cattle and Polled Angus
steers have been considered worth a
trip into the country Just to see them.
and now that he is going to leave his
present farm he is keeping enough to
stock the new place and still has for
sale AS head OF cattle. horses. hogs.
and sheep. His sale on Thursday of
this week probably will be the biggest
public sale ever attempted in the state
by tenant farmer. There are listed
25S head OF cattle, % head Of horses.
s. head Of sheep, and IS head OF
stock hogs. The cattle include eighty
five head OF dairy animals. mostly
Holsteins. Mr.. Hicks was one of the
Organizers Of the county testing asset
citation, and his mich cows have been
among the high testers in the asso-
citation.
During the years Mr.. Hicks has
been on the Merrill farm his annual
rental on the 7o0 acres has been
$3.50. For many years he has been
without doubt the heaviest cattle feed
er in the county. He has kept as
high as fourteen men on the farm
during the busy seasons. such as corn
planting. and during the seasons Of
1918, had 500 acres In corn alone.
In Hicks cribs now there are close
to $1,000 bushels OF corn for feeding
purposes.
In addition TO the seo-acre farm OF
the Meeker estate. Mr.. Hicks expects
to rent an adjoining ITO acres from
the estate, making him a farm of 430
acres
Probably the finest barn in Iowa
now Is under course OF construction
on the Meeker place. It will be a
modern. three story structure. with
$500 feet OF floor space. AS feet in
length and 30 feet wide. and "a feet
To- the caves. It will have capacity
OF 5000 bushels Of oats 100 tons OF
hay. 100 tons OF straw. and all of the
machinery used on the place. To the
south will be built two-story wing
3ox4o, equipped mainly for calves. The
barn will contain steel stanchions and
steel pens, and will accommodate 100
head OF stock cattle besides all Of the
horses used on the farm. The barn
will cost complete 5000. and people
who have seen the plans declare that
there will be no finer in the state.
Mr.. Hicks undertaking Is a big one
and one that would cause most men
to hesitate. Not so with Hicks. He
has had so much experience already
with big farm that he is not afraid
TO tackle anything In the farm line.