The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

IL 900 acres oi land In this vicinity, aud 10 build
mammoth wheat neid, which Is from one 10 Two miles
and over four miles long His experience ~
eagerly sought tor by settlers, and largely owing to
his influence Dickinson IS Already the largest wheat
growing county 10 the State More Than loou,oUo
bushels OF winter wheat viii DO harvested here inns
season. by the provisions oil the herd i,w every
owner Is caly required to herd ms stock SO tba
farming can ba carried IN This section OF the state
without the necessity OF fencing There Is not loot
OF ience on Mr. Henry's tour mile wheat held. The
railroad runs through It's whole extent Riding IN
silver palace cur Que oil the most Impressive sights
that meets tho eye the traveller through this ate
this mammoth heu OF solid miles oil gram SHINING
lie breeze and waving 10 aud iro ike sea OF molten
gold IL Is the largest wheat held east OF the
Rocky Mountains ana outside OF California WIN the
the price OF wheat his year the proceeds
OF these 5000 estimated at sS0,OJO, tho
largest pari OF watch IS profit Mr. Henry mas upon
this place neither farming implements, nor BARNS nor
stock, nor any permanent improvements save sheds
Tor the horses and quarters ior he men employed
during the sowing ana respng seasons All the work,
break OF the ground aud the sowing OF the
seed 10 the reapng OF the crop and the shipping OF Tue
grain Il aono 6y contract Last year the oil the
harvesting gwen 10 one contractor. who employed
sixty men, with 100 horses This year douoie tue
viii De required, Mr. Henry has put IN double
The amount oil gram. BESIDES this field OF wialer wheat
he 100 sprung wheat, 800 IN barley, 800 IN
anu loo III oats-in all 1000 acres
In conversation about the country Mr. Henry said
s.Inose best acquainted with tbc West urc most pow
erluly impressed with It's resources. ride on Tue
railroad gives very limited idea OF our develop
men, ana yet Il ma, DO SAID that have only just
began. Here In Kansas we have many millions VI
oil splendid lands whlCh Sill
broken; climate equal 10 any on the continent Tor
health anu coMfor. coal IN great aoundalce
Nudge, late State aeologlsl, estimating Tue
bitumnous beds which underlic The eastern portion OF
tho 20 600 square miles. each milo being capa.
BILE OF yielding 5000. 900 tons Of coal lumber on all
the stream IN addition me wh,ch The people
have planted millions OF truit and ornamental shade
trees spring every where at depth OF from
len 10 hity ieel valleys OF wonderful erty tom
TO ten miles wide Toe valley OF the Smoky HILL Tor
instance, where We are AZ present. being capable OF
containing Two such a. that Of The Connect cut whlio
hnun elp unlp v
known, which really surpass III every ndurai auvan-
lase Others famous as the Monawk OF New York. There
every nducenopt tor settlers ~ Kansas, where anu
is cheap or may be nad nothing rom The govern
menu Speaking OF results. he said:-"Fake county
that unaur CULTIVATION divide among those engaged
la farming the gross returns VI gram prodacton anu
astounding what an income Is reurned lor elcn n-
d'vduaL Il exceeds anything ! have ever Knowh IA
any other State You viii hud, presume, that on an
average, each head OF family mas LOO acres ~ sran
ln sucn year this tnat would yield hun AZ least
81 900: and beslaes, ne has bis stock, his house. his
his garden, aud all from Investment OF
less than 81 UUO The farmer here gels mucn gross
return per acre as the farmer turther East. where
lana is worth len times the price OF this.
Que crop Kansas WIN enable tue farmer
10 puy tor hs laud aud improvements and somotmes,
al present prices, he would have handsome SUR
plus Another TACT IN uvor Of The Western armer y,
ina, when he comes here he inns churches SCHOOLS,
railroads, danny mails, newspapers aud telexrapns.
Formerly, when lands were cheap 10 limos and Iowa,
there were none Of these iaclltes. and, wncn tney
followed The value OF the lands materially increased
Here We have all these advantages anu lana IL very
cheap"
Mr.. Henry said that some OF tue business men IN
Abilene and other towns along the railroad limo were
puy iny land and farming ON the contract system
he SAME, no sand. vas true Of some niesaents OF
the state. Rev DR.. John Han, oil New York, when
Out here, Two years ago, bought section VI land
6lU aeros--and has now fne crop oil wheat Several
OF the farmers IN THIS portion Of the state have
from 500 TO $500 acres In wheat uono. ''Wn.e
grow any Vi The cereals continued
Mr. henry, And ra'ss me crops Of superior
great staple OF this part OF the country As said,
We have the proper elements Of SOIL anu our Seasons
m .n IA
turty. me only consideration essential 10 success
iui crop vigorous growth IN The lal, aud mat Is
Almost invariably Insured by early SOWING Though
we have but little ram snow winer, the ella Is
intense enough TO xiii the crop by frost or heav-
Ing Proper treatment during Tue month oi March,
wan us dry winds, Will remove tho only peril.
Thousands ot acres now covered with tuxuriant
growth oil winter wheat were wild prairie year ago,
ana this year Tho owners VIII reap pruut of over
one bred per ON loo entire outlay Tor land,
seed aud labor. Here are tue facts detail, verl-
lied by my sxperIcnce:z-rhe land, If not
gwen outright W The Governmc1t can DO purchased
IRON The raliroad company On all average ~
81 or 81 per acre II the owner does not break the
grounu hiinscii have II Done W contract Tor
ST. per acre. and that rst stage OF the work should
be competed ny tue end OF June. The narrowing anu
Tor 81 per acre. the price oil the seed
Zone " the acre) being rop 81 70 III so more
Ihs without any Investment III horses or farming n-
plemenls makes the outlay Tor sesd and labor o., at
most So per acre. Nothing iurtLer need be done I'M
III the o.iowing une or July, when Tue heia ready
for the reaper. he cost OF harvesting the crop,
threshing the grau ANA delivering IL III SACKS to
ready market the railroad itue would not be over
- per are yield Ol twenty bushels 10 the ucre
below average, and 81 Uusnei Is low price Tor
wheat especially tins SEASON. The total cost OF seed and
Ia0os from to amounts to - per acre, wn.lo
the return IL 40 THIS gives clear ~ ont vi $ll per
acre, when more than double The average price Of
Kansas farming lands ~ present ana over 100 per
Inc maj outlay. Thus, you see, the hrst
years crop VIII pay lor tue lana and all the LABOR and
leave udsome surplus IN The pockets vi The farmer
me OF prepar ny TIE ground the second crop
So per and the yieiu Is Almost certain 10
exceed the other. Ii the lunl thus improved should
then be sold would be worth So per acre more than
original cost could give you similar temenis,
ali equaly we'll verified ny my own experience, snow
ins equal pronts III growing cora, barley, oats
rye but winter wheat Is my iavorite cereal and
my specially"
In other counties OF tho State, oven as lar
huuured ana more troui Abilene, thousands oil
Of villa lands are beng Orosen up th,s summer
p eparaoy To plan ing IN the alL Most OF the Kan.
sas settlers living their iand and giving Their ex
elusive attention 10 tneir arns SOW certain portions
dilercut kinds oil gram, Dut the Two special staples
ana these Farmers, especially IN The
secton here The herd law uUes not Apply aud
fencn4 Is required, are IEduging IN many permanent
improvements. "A superior SOFT maSnesiu limestone,
suitaoe ior building purposes, apounds beneath the
luriuee Substantial stone houses and stone fences
IN some localities. Usage orange 10, how
ever, the uvortc lence, and there thousands OF
OF II ar.ady In the STATE IL can be grown thick
and hlgh IN four Seasons ~ toai Gust OF IRON thirty
to lorty cents per there are many excellent
orchards, Principally IN Eastern kansas. Peaches,
piums, grapes ana all the smali fruits are already
thoroughly Introduced, anu the number OF apple and
pear orchards 10 ueug rap Oily Increased AT several
state ana national exnuitons Kansas carried oil the
hIgnest prizes Tor The nuess fruits
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