The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-04-24

| Gbiibk SiNiE HERALD, WIS III
tcrcsted in the reading of "a communi-
cation in your paper OF April 10Th from
the pen of Il. $. Stout. suppose the
.e'terof mine you copied from the
New York Witness is the cause that
produced this one, from my friend and
ncighbor Mr.. Stout.
The first part of his letter is devoted
to M extended eulogy of his and my
neighbors. heartily endorse what he
says in regard TO their being good citi-
zPns, kind nciglbors etc. never In
writing or otherwise intimated any
sentiment to the contrary. My state
meat in reference to wliisley drinking
and lounging at stores Mr.. Stout knows,
II lac read my letter, took in the whole
county. So 1t seems to me lie is WAS
ing his powder. Never put on coat
unless IL fits YOU, brother Stout.
But when he makes the assertion
tin, every mnn in these parts Is n thor
oulh farmer. knowing his bushes and
praciieing what he knows when he
makes the statement that there ia no
difference In crops here in Colorado,
whether you plou deep aud cultivate
we'll, or whether lie does the work in II
slips.ad manner. then must say can
mt :,-rec with him
think 1t makes great difference.
Mr.. stout got ten bushels OF wheat per
acre. and says 1t was mere luck. No. |
don't think 50. lie plowed that same
ground the year before with two good
teams on one plow and think he told
me he got his pillow down about one
foot. Now in my opinion that was
where the luck comes in.
1t is true that crops may be destroy
ed by hail II tho land is farmcd ever so
we'll. No man eau help failure OF
that kind. | am DESTROYS to raise the
s,andar! Il farming In this county
and hope no "ne will take ofIense II
plain language is used.
MIR. S;ou, says his opportunities fer
observation have been most excellent:
Says there IL no poor farming In this
ntielib,rhood. disagree again.
am willing 10 acknowledge that have
done some that was very poor. Did
not have any luck. II brother Stout
viii look more carefully, think lie
would See some that lac would call poor.
Why, | can show him fields IN this
nrlghlnrhooi that were diskcd into
small grain last year on ground that
had boon broken several years and had
gone back to u kind Of tough grass. OF
course there WAS no crop raised. The
las, years failure, the man. suppose.
tbitlks was his luck, aud now. BROTH
cr Stout. he Is dlsking the same field
ngnln hoping TO have better luck.
think that his luck viii lie like Simple
simon who tried 10 milk Deacon Jones
geese he dldn't got much milk.
| know there arc men who would
like TO farm better, but their pony
teams cannot do the work. \ pony
plow team Is n perfect nuisance. We
ought NIL " MS 10 get lid Of them MS
soni ns possible, and get horses weigh
Ing ", least Twelve hundred pounds.
Then some of us have made the mis-
take OF getting too much work on our
hands working tree claims when we
should have been In our corn.
don't think that any of us come M
to tho recommend Mr.. stuu, las given
us In hi, letter. There were fields OF
corn here last year planted with from
fo't 10 ten grains Ina Hill, otherwise
tho woil, WAS fairly well done. but Tic
jicld failed 10 produce anything but
fodder. Does friend Stout call that
good immlngY WIN hc say II WIS bad
luthY Every body that knows amy.
Ting hlon, raining corn IN this coun.
iit knows That when more than three
grains nrc put In n I'LL It viii damng,
llc crop. Fodder is very scarce this
rnet year, aud set know OF lcldi
where II wns cut last fall and laid along
Ia little plies, and passed the winter
under tho snow IN The mud. aud came
out ,hi. spring worthless; yet the own.
.r was compelled to scia,ch u ny mud
feed II to his team or lot them go with
oni. Was that lille Ia the line Of
slipfhod hufiness. ~ MAS Il unluokyr