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. Delaware, Ia., June 8—Maria Lub bin,’ farmer living two miles north of here, has been a tenant on the same farm, for more than 40 years. ‘In ‘the fall of 1887 Mr. Lubbin and ‘his mother moved on one of the Willam “Henry Long farms. Mr. Long furnished his tenant 20 milk ‘cows and four broad sows. Mr. Lub bin furnished four sows, a team, wagon and walking plow for which he went into debt. In two years Mr. Lubbin paid Mr. Long for half the cows and rented the farm on equal shares. . On, this 200-acre farm awo- Story house, 36x64 cow barn, 30x36 horse bart, 24532 hoghouse, two ‘24x 32 double corncribs, a single corn crib, two Qx12 thicken houses, a large granary, machine shed and other smaller buildings have been built. At present Mr. Lubbin has 0 cattle, 20 sows. 100 young pigs, eight horses, and a tractor. Mrs. Lubbin attends to the poul try. About 200 hens are kept each year. The four Lubbin children who have married and begun farming were helped by their parents to get a start. The three oldest boys still are at home. During the 20 years Mr. Lubbin has had but three landlords, Mr. Long died 22 years ago and the farm , passed to his son, Alvah Long, Man chester. Three years ago he died and the farm passed to his son, Irve ing Long, an attorney at Manches ter. Mr. Lubbin says it doesn't pay to be moving often. A few years ago he contemplated buying a farm but decided it would be more to his advantage to remain where he is and continue to add to his bank ac count.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Fri, Jun 08, 1928
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