We have lived on this homestead of 160 acres for over twelve years. This 160 acres cost us fourteen dollars for the patent. There is no more government land near here. The climate is soft and somewhat dryer than in Pennsylvania. Not as much snow as there.
Times are quite hard here.
Produce in abundance but very low. Corn from 15 to 20 cents. We have had a very warm and nice winter here until about ten days ago. Since then we had a regular Penn. B. W. Baker, a son of R. D., is our county superintendent and nearest neighbor.