The Mankato free press., 1923-06-29
NOTES ABOUT FARMERS AND FARM
CONDITIONS IN BLUE EARTH COUNTY
w. w. BOYINGTON

! until fall when they will move back
to Mankato, where they have house.
Elbe will attend the High school
| there.
We rambled on about a mile IN
north eastwardly direction to the
place of Francis Maloney. Mr.. Ma
we drove in and was glad we called,
so he could renew his subscription
to The Free Press, which he says
he would not be without. He Is
working 240 acres with the assist
ance Of one man, and IL keeps them
hustling, doing the field work, milk
| ing seven cows and attending to
seventy five head OF fall pigs. He
says everything is looking good, hay
rather thin however, but that COM
plaint Is everywhere. Mrs. Maloney
takes care of the 800 spring chickens
that hang around the place.
Mrs. Manglus was the next one
we had chance to talk to. She is a
Of land, rents the rest of her farm.
She has a nice garden and about $50
Rhode Island Red spring chickens
and eight milking cows. Harry e.
Chittenden and wife help her on the
| place.
We stopped next at the house OF
| Lincoln McComb, where was in
vited to dinner and of course did not
decline. Mr.. McComb is farming $50
acres, has about fifty spring pigs and
Mrs. McComb says about IT'S young
chicks, which she looks after. Mr..
McComb is improving his home with
a fine new screened in porch and has
just finished new garage. He says
ho hoe Go
twenty years, which proves his good
| judgement. His two sons Charley and
Walert share the burden Of the farm
work with their father. They are
both fine boys. Walter is, especially
a snappy kid. He is movie fan OF
the first water. He is a great ad-
mirer of Jack Hoxie and when he
gets on the fine pony that he owns,
hear from good source that he tries
to initiate some Of the stunts of his
famous ideal Jack-don't you like
Tom Mix little bit? Between you
and /, Walter this is secret. Tom Is
my favorite; drive down to Mankato
some Monday and see one of his
pictures, you may like him better
than Jack Hoxie-Tom for me any
Mrs. McComb, and same to you Lin
coin for the pleasant half hour, will
see you again.
e. ]. Moore, an old friend and Free
Press reader, was the next victim
of my questions. Moore is good
hard working soul and making a
success of his farm of 160 acres-no
down at the mouth reports from him.
He has about eighty spring pigs
thorough bred Duroc's and expects
about 100 more a little later on. He
has quarter section and Is all
alone, the best corn ! have yet seen,
a great many stalks waist high and
other grain which is looking good.
He is milking eleven cows-Hol-
stein and Jerseys. He has about $50
apple trees, also some cherry trees
and raspberries and gooseberries,
so you see when / say he>is hard
working, ! mean that is what he
amt, nothing else. but"-here is a
good chance for some city chap who
wants to work on the farm, as he is
anxious to get help.
! called TO see A. E. Knewtson
next, Free Press reader for a num-
Der Of years. He renewed his sub
seription when we called. He has
240 acres and has as help his son
and hired man. He mas a dandy
flock Of Rhode Island Red spring
chickens about $50, also so spring
pigs. He is milking nine cows. Well
it didn't rain after all, so ! had a
fairly good day.
will remain around Mapleton and
will write again tomorrow as usual.