Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-03-06
Ford -.

ente lsipg population OF over Z. 600.
IL. us liviied into fourteen
munici pal townships; each having fuii
boards OF township officers. and complete
township and school organizations.
| TIE Arkansas river flows through the
county from west to east, and the bot
.om lards form one-tenth Of the total
area. The county is well watered by
Five Mile. Mulberry, Kiowa, Saw Log,
Duck, Spring, Crooked and Buckncl
;faehs, besides many other smaller
s,Tetms which have no established
name. Pure water is abundant and
easily obtained, aud entirely free from
alkali.
The assessed valuation for 1889 was:
real estate, So, 100000; personal prop
erty. s20e 600; railroads, $3.50 coo.
The railroads at the county center at
Dodge City, the county seat, and have
100 miles 10 operation and 60 miles
projected. These are the A. T.&S. f.,
she Dodge City, Mantezuma & Trinidad
the OK. & n. (Rock Island) the Oma-
ha, Dodge City d Southern and Wichita
& Western.
Ford county contains 691, 200 acres
of ine rich soil, more than nineteenth
of which is tillable. In 1889, 1000
| farmers cultivated an average of AL
acres with splendid results, summary
of which is as follows.
Winter wheat sown .. GIL acres, No
bushels harvested 1876, value S23,
l9S. Corn planted, 20, 345, acres; bush
els gathered 36G, 2l0; value s91 ,552,
Oats sown g, SOP acres; bushels raised
l63.550; value S37, $50. Rye sown
Al acres; bushels raised 2S. 00G; va
lue 81, S4l. Irish potatoes 553 acres;
bushels raised 60, S36; value S5.169 ac-
res; bushels raised 2,232; value S3.124.
Sorghum HI acres; acres manufactur
ed into syrup l,4l6; gallons syrup
made SO, 1870; value of syrup $50, 64S;
acres iorsge2 2, 3J6; value of farage crop
$50, 030; total value Of crop s73, 67S
Broom corn 284 acres; pounds raised
l70, 400; value 50, 964. Millet 7,135
acres; tons raised II, 270; value $50,
0S0 There are 2,636 horses in the
county vauied at s2lG, $40 423 mules
asses valued at s39, 070. 1892 milch
COWS valued $67,7lG. 6,723 other cat
tie VALUED at 800, So. 2i1 sheep
at 1902. hogs valued at sl1 $50. 1874
6Gl pounds OF butter valued at SIG,
l52 was produced from the milch cows
and also 6,1O5 pounds of cheese valued
at $3.50. In addition to this 81, IA
worth OF milk vas soid. The value o.
poultry and eggs sold amounts to Sc,
The year 1886 was not an average
season for the farmers, and the RECORD
viii be easily doubled for 1880.
The above products were obtained
with but little help from irrigation
which is now, by the perfection of thu
erormous Eureka ditch, and the Soutl
Dodge canal, available for large
number OF acres of rich land, than in an,
other county IN the United States, un
less it be portions Of California.
| The water supply for these canals i
Independent Of the channel fow,-it b,
ing taken from the under-f ow-the be,
instead of the surface of the river.
Ford county has most excellen
schools. Seventy teachers are employ
eli. at all average wages of $40. 90 pc
mcnth.
The progress in this direction j
shown by the fact that thirty good, sub
stamtiai school houses. have been built i,
the last three years.
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Dodge City, the county seat, Is vel
known as an enterprising and import
tant city. 1t is an extensive railroad
center. having two trunk lines to Chi
cago, and another in process of con
structions. 1t is freight and paseen
ger division for both the Santa Fe ant
Rock Island roads, and division of the
| U. S. railway mail service. 1t ha.
many advantages. The fine climat,
makes it sanitariun. Nowhere in the
world does the year bring create
number 9. delightful days.
Water works, supplying pure, spark
ling water in abundance, serve also t,
make beautiful lawns, where flower.
and trees delight the eye. Electri,
lighte make nights like day; fine busin
ess blocks; a magnificent city hall; frs
class opera house; good hotels; neat anc
commodious churches; splendid pub
he school system thoroughly graded;
fine, new college conducted by an able
corps of professors, and many othel
features Of advantages conspire to max,
Dodge City specially at tractive.
Spearville, is an important, ant
thriving city sixteen miles east of Dodge
City on the Santa Fe railroad.
Ford City, 20 miles south east oI
Dodge on the Arkansas river. is one Of
the hourish,ng cities on the line of the
Rock Island and Wichita & Western
railways.
BuckIin at the junction of the
Liberal branch of the Rock Island, is a
prosperous town, surrounded by well
improved farms
Bloom is located on the Rock Island
near the South line of the county, and
offers many advantages to investors.
Wilburn in the south west part Of
she county is a beautiful village with
school and chur h al antages.
Howell on tie santa Re Ey, ten
miles We. : of ? age City. is also one
'f the .oiats wo ID. Of note.
Limitei 81 aee for forbides fuller
eution Il Fore eonatys advantages.
Now i ,ae nve>tors golden opporta
ty. + finest of ne land car uow
be bou as s400 per acre.
This canot long rema;'
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