Wichita eagle., 1888-04-07
MT. HOPE JOTTINGS AND OTHER
FACTS.

To the Editor Of the Eagle:
In my travels for the last week or TIVE
have been thinking of making mention
of what bright prospects we have al
throughout south and southwestern
Kansas for a glorious and bountifu
yield of wheat and oats, and no place
have visited of late that made me fel
so much interested in the growing wheat
crop as while here in the city of Mt
Hope. 1t is one of the most beautiful
sights on earth to one who has any love
for native beauties to stand, as it were
ON the mount in the city of Mt. Hope
and view the many, many beautiful
green fields of wheat which can be seen
in every direction. also had the pleas
ure of visiting one of the finest farms
in Sedgwick county, which belongs to
the Jewell heirs The farm contains one
hundred and sixty acres and lies one and
one-fourth miles from Mt. Hope, and we
can say that the trees, both shade and
fruit trees, shrubbery and small fruit
which We're put out on their farm have
done as well, if not better, than any we
| have ever seen anywhere. Mr.. Jew
ell, the boys father, took great pride
while alive in fixing up his farm, such
as planting hedge, putting out shade
trees, ETC., etc. The farm is cut up into
fields of from twenty to forty acres each
which are elegantly fenced with hedge.
Mr.. f. W. Jewell, the furniture dealer
of Mt. Hope, lives on the old home place
and is regarded as very successful
! farmer, cattle feeder and, in fact, has
this day sold some of as finely fatted
steers as the country affords. And all
that any one has to do to see that Mr..
Jewell understands the furniture busi-
ness is to visit his place in Mt. Hope and
examine, especially see the one article
of which he is making a specialty-sec-
retaries.
1t is truly, indeed. a beautiful sight to
see from twenty to fifty calves on fine
wheat fields, and in many cases farmers
have their young colts on their wheat
the wheat has grown to be SO rank that
it is necessary for it to be grazed to keep
it from growing so high as to fall down.
We would furthermore say that fine
wheat fields and Splendid prospects for
good crops of all kinds is not confined to
Mt Hope and vicinity, but It's ali over
Sedgwick, kingman, Pratt, Harper.
Sumner, and a number of other counties
in this glorious southwestern Kansas,
where cities sink and Hutchinson are
transplanted at Wichita. Oh, for
glorious crop of wheat, oats and corn.
And if we get that every farmer will be
made to rejoice and be glad. for truly
the redeemer hath come.
In our travels here of late the topic of
conversation among farmers, cattle and
hog raisers, is that of the immense
packing house of Mr. Deld's which is /
being built at Wichita lis now that |
the farmers, as well as larger stock /
dealers, realize that they must raise I
more hogs, cattle and sheep than IN I
years of the past, for they viii hereafter |
have home market for everything. II /
the raise a big crop of corn they can feed I
II 10 cattle and hogs and sch 1t all IN a
pile to Jacob Dold Il Sons immense
packing concern at Wichita and 20
home at night and feel as though it was
good to be there Hoping, believing, and
yes L VIII say knowing that Wichita
one year and half from today will be
the best live stock market west of ST.
Louis, l viii close. P. b. D.