The state herald., 1891-03-20
Mn. EDlrom Taking it for granted

That your invitation TO farmers Is meant
70 reach even harvest COLORADO, pur-
pose IN this letier 10 give your ieauers
a little OF my personal experience III
TINS so-called drouth'slrickeh country
Four years ago next Mafch 4 came
here ana homesteadcda quafter'sectioh
oil prairie aud 1t then seemed 10 me
ana sun seems 10 pe-as INC iasi"s
lhnd as ever saw. III IS tueep, r'ch
SANDY 'oam SOIL ana cap"p'eoi Tro""c-
ing good crops oil corn small gram ana
vegetables II properly laimed' IL Is
true that the past two years have been
exceedingly dry ana l may 'ru'hiui'y
say mat tlifce1lourlhs Oh the FARMERS
oil TINS county ana western Nepsask''
are III destitute co'iui'ioh, causeo ny
Il future IN crops. But believe aiso'
That IL these men haa properly 'li'eu'
they would not now DC Ill want
but would have feapeu Il harvest SUM
Gent TO supply I'LL heeued i"r thoir
families. Inc system oil CULTIVATION
found here when began breaking my
prairie, WAS Swimming process ah"
most farmers here sun persist III loi-
lowing this system. Three years since
l planted field of eighty acres OF COM
mon ground broken the previous year
| plowed w inches ueep, Piaiteu III
check rows. When Flowing th's hc'u
my helg'Dor cauie ny, anu ds ic sup
ped looked ut my plowiils ana eN-
claimed, Friend Wakemah' you are
running your land ana VIII get no corn
what Is the matter: replleu' why
he says, you must not pack-set more
thah one lhch deeper IMAM the hrst
breaking. III you do you VIII turn up
the tough anderson ana the crop VIII
dry out" tod nm was gong I"
pillow deep and run The RISK oil the ialI
ure lie predicted
When my corn was up so tilat co"!d
see tine lows PUT Ill ti'e cui'iVa'or' AZ
this stage my heiShpos CAME ny as"ih'
ana AGAIN warned me t''at Wo'iu fu-
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