The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-14
THOS. L. ROSS.
RANCHES.
ONE OF THE FINEST STOCK
RANCH les

ONE OF THE FINEST STOCK
In southeastern Kansas in a well settled
county of 10000 people Always raises
acres. lying in two bodies about three
miles apart within 5 or miles OF the
county seat: 1 $50 acres comprising the
home farm. lies on both sides of a small
river ueVer-failiug- $50 acres of bottom
land under cultivation $50 acres of tim
Der along the river The balance is good
slope land and contains the improvements
and some pasture There are three large
barns hog tight corral two good houses
all practically new and cost over ZOO
This place is fully equipped TO handle any
kind Of stock Fences are all in good re-
acres lie from TO / miles south and are
divided into three pastures: affords graz
ing for from I-SO0 10 2-e00 head of cattle:
no lack of water 90 per cent OF this land
IS tilla bic. strong limestone land, 200 acres
now under cultivate While there is
abundance of live water. the owner has
erected three WindmillS in order that the
cattle will not be worried in having TO go
too far for water Small house, and this
can add from S,Oo0 10 10 600 acres more of
good land and good pasture at So per acre
A Greenwood county firm of cattIemeu
recently purchased s91e0O worth of feed
ers- Another western Kansas man re-
Gently sold $4,000 worth of steers. In one
issue of a Kansas weekly recently the no
tees of sales. mostly among the farmers
of the vicinity, footed up $4,000 Another
country paper recently mentioned the case
OF an old farmer coming 70 town with a
string of wagons loaded with wheat He
took home $500 the proceeds of the
sale If Spain could have the proceeds
of the sale of Kansas butter and eggs
for one year she would not be under the
necessity of pauhandHng the nations of
the earth for money with which to buv
a warship or two This is the way the
farmers of Kansas get their money.
ONE OF THE FINEST RANCHES
In Barber county. 4 go acres. miles from
good town on Atchison. Topeka & Santa
creek that runs through the ranch. never
a a q < in n
> pastures. all well supplied with water
Home ranch we'll improved: a fair 4 room
house. granaries- seIf-feeders and cattle
ments for Tinrerfng 90 had Of eratrIe-
50 acres bottom under cultivation. spIen-
grass for WINES and siImmsr S gSti11ee
e. - 81. - 20 "a - : = -
can run il desired. balance cash Title
perfect Possession given any time Such
lifetime Can add leo acres smooth
prairie if desired at s. per acre
NO BETTER FARM AND RANCH
In the UnitedStates,2 hours drive from To-
peka. consisting of 2, SEQ acres of Kaw bot
tom land. under cuItIvatton,au under good
fence and Subd1vtded- hedge and post and
wire finely improved; corn crop last year.
100 900 bushels. besides oats. miIIet and al
falfa; ? 100 acres of fine upland pasture
and meadow. all under good barbed wire
and cedar post fences Whole farm is
spIendfdly watered- Fine residence. large
barn. sheds. feed lots. orchard. tenement
road and station. large warehouse at sta
ton holds 5O.0oO bushels grain: this on
north side of the river Rock Island rail-
way on south side with depot and sta ton
4 million bushels of corn could be bought
any year from adjoining farmers 1t is
conceded to be one of the richest valleys
in the United States and never fails to
raise crops 1t must be seen to be ap-
preciated- There is a snug little fortune
every year in this place II properly man
aged 1t can't be beat anywhere II
will be sold for less than its worth
go ACRE RANCH
No. 3-This is first class ranch property.
20 acres in cultivation. balance in pasture.
and meadow. two streams OF living water
large room house , barns. scales corn
cribs granarieS. cattle sheds Corrals for
hogs and cattle. everything in first class
shape good orchards, plenty of shade.
only three-4uarterS of a mile 10 station.
good water. windmill, tanks. etc Price
$1,000 Reno county average wheat and
cat crop for 1885, 11o.