People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1893 — SOUTH OF MT. AYR. [ARTICLE]

SOUTH OF MT. AYR.

The farmers’ institute at Brook was a success both in attendance and speakers and papers read. Mr. Thomas E. Bowels, who will be remembered as giving a common sense talk at the farmers’ institute at Rensselaer two years ago, was in attendance. This is the second institute in Newton county this winter. With us they are growing in interest and attendance. Wilson Griggs and Sheldon Smith were elected president and secretary for the ensuing year. Farmers are looking up seed oats. Considerable oats in farmers’ bins yet, also timothy hay. Mr. McCabe is feeding a car load of full blood Hereford cows. If you want to see something fat go and see them. His barn looks more like a fat stock show than an average farmer’s barn. We are now ready for spring and the sowing of oats and Good Friday planting. Lots of wheat and oats coming to market. Oats 29c—aint got cheek to tell the price of wheat. B. F. Roberts is selling some fine nursery stock from as fine a nursery as there is in Michigan. A new livery stable will be built in the spring by R. Chrisler and N. Parks. Adam Seward has, we hear, sold out his harness business to a Mr. Mallett from somewhere south of here. Jessie Brown is back from Dakota. Wayside.