Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-17

CFly WnlCn IltV nave accumulated DN
thirteen years Of farming in Kansas aud
which they now own, with the value OF
same Is as follows:
Land, $40 acres at $40 per acre Sl2 800
Horses, 20 head at s75 per head 1850
Steers, SO head, two-year old at
S23 per head ead............... S91
Steers, 80 head one-year-old at
Sl5 per head ........ $40
Cattle, 40 head, mixed lot, at
Sl4 per head. 500
Hogs, 40 head at s6 per head. 240
Pigs, go head, at 81 per head 90
Farm indictments, machinery, 200
sl7,646
To this we add the value OF crops
grown the present year.
Wheat 4, 734 bushels at 20 cents
per bushel .................s .sS, ,55O,5O
Rye, 1,085 bushels at 20 cents
! per bushel ............... 1850
Corn, 2,860 bushels at 30 cents
per Dushel. .....................l l9S. 90
z Total. ................ ..... .S,O ,Oo4. 90
Taking 80 account OF the hay made.
sorghum, millet and potatoes, ETC.,
grown
We have value Of property. .s17, 747. 90
Value Of crops grown this
year. ....".... 5,09400
: Total amount OF property and
J gram. ...;...:... .:........ 22,Sil.OO
Z Deduct total indebtedness. 10000
We have value OF all proper
ty above all indebtedness. .sl9, 741. 90
. Deducting the amount brought 10000
Total amount accumulated In
thirteen years. s............ .SlS,3i 90
{ II anyone says 500 an acre Is too high
v an estimate for the land, ! say IL is not
0 From personal knowledge know that
d lands In that neighborhood with only
J two-thlrds Of the area under cultivation
r have yield sd in rent net revenue for a
term OF years on an average OF per
2 cent per annum on valuation OF S2j per
acre for the entire iarm, the rent being
one-third Of the crop grown.
Any smooth. moderately improved
farms In the Solomon valley, even as far
west as Osborne county and beyond. Is
worth $40 per acre, and in few years
Will sell for that or more. These two
brothers have made IL a rule TO raise on
an average four colts year and there
fore have had four fully matured
horses 10 turn into cash each year Be
sides, they miked COWS and kept ponl-
try sufficient TO pay current expenses OF
family.
Second-A young man came from
Pennsylvania TO Kansas in 1879 with
enough money 10 buy a good team-no
more-fabout s25O) He farmed rented
lands for three years and at the end OF
that time by industry, economy and
! skillful manipulations, he succeeded in
securing an excellent wife, and just a.
i good quarter section OF land. This
I land with the exception Of forty acres
u under cultivation, was unimproved.
4 During the nine wears they lived on
4 that farm (lSs2 to 1891 they have built
\ house which cost 5000, barn and stable
y costing about $500, fenced into conyen-
I lent fields and otherwise improved the
n farm, and in addition have bought and
h paid for another quarter section OF good
e land adjoining theirs.
N The last dollar Of indebtedness on
., this land was paid on last year from
proceeds OF cora crop OF 1889 carried
n over.
j The expenses Of growing the past
nj seasons crop are paid aud they are
}, wholly free from all kinds OF indebted.
n ness. Now they have, therefore, the
K entire proceeds OF the present years
L crops on hands now, which is as fol-
r. lows
4 Wheat, 200 bushels; corn, 1900
bushels; oats, 200 bushels; rye 100 bush
els besides hay and other crops OF rough
(; feed OF which no account Is taken.
An inventory OF the property now
lt owned and paid foc by this prosperous
Z farmer makes the following showing:
Ii Land, 800 acres at 500 per acre So 400
Cattle, rs head at Sl4 per head 224
10 Horses, l3 head at $40 per head O575
Il Hogs, q head at 90 per head l26
" Implements and machinery. 215
u Total value exclusive OF
81 this years crops. .... $1,000
10 Amount and value OF drops the pres
a. ent year:
as Wheat 2,7Oo bushels at 70
N cents .................. s2O25
a Corn, 1000 bushels at 30 cents 45O
d' Oats 200 bushels at p cents. so
= Rye, 100 bushels at 70 cents. 20
?, Total. 49,. ..,..;...:.....2595
Value OF property and this
years crops ........... So 595
- Deduct $3.50 brought. $50
=. Balance. ce............... SsIO,3
- This farmer makes II point TO raise
two col Is a year and has. therefore,, two
!. fully matured horses 10 sell each year.
Cows also are milked and poultry cared
:, for 10 meet current expenses In ad-
dition 70 the above II Is due 10 this in
dustrious family to say that they have
five bright. promising young boys
growing up, aud ono girl just as prom
isiDg.
y sould any one question the truthful
uNNH UI tuL nIONN nlultntHlbf On hDDll~
cation 70 rae shall be giad 10 give
names, addresses, etc. But how did
they do ~
First-They started free OF debt
Second-They avoided debt when
possible.
Third--When debt was incurred in
the purchase OF land or otherwise. II
was not q speculation but a strictly
safe business transaction, as an invest.
mont OF surplus money on hand then.
F0nrth--Thoy never lost their heads /
I during tho boom. They never sought
fof orheld Office OF any kind.
Fifh-Thoy never received a dollar
BY way Of pension from the govern
mcut
IA short ihoy made II b. straight
pure, anadulteratod farming, through
Industry, ooon0mp, level hendedness
aud strictly business methods.
There ara hundreds oi farmers Of hike
ehnIarinf IA every section Of the state,
end ! enkRosi thst every county, give 1
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