The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-23
PAYING THEIR DEBTS
Mortgage Releases Yesterday
Amount to S17,770.
FARMERS BUYING LAND
Some of the Men Who Made
Money in Agriculture.

Yesterday the farm mortgage releases
for Sedgw1ck county amounted 70 81. 10.
Besides paying of their debts the farm
e1s Of this county are rapidly investing
their surplus cash in Wichita real estate
Il may be Of some interest to many Of
the Eagles readers 10 learn OF the pros
perity Of some Of Sedgwick county's far
mers. a few OF whom have been inter-
viewed by a reporter for the Eagle One
OF those WHO was seen is J. c. Nash, who
said: u came from Illinois less than
three years ago and purchased FIVE farms
IN Sedgwlck county. This year I nave
harvested Ie5 acres of wheat. On one 80
acres, It has made me So 10 an acre clear.
I raised So acres OF corn and acres Of
kafdr corn that I have taken sixteen big
loads of OF. I raised four acres of rye.
cut three crops Of alfalfa and have The
fourth % cut. I have ten acres OF alfalfa
or wheat Jand that viii cut 100 bshels 10
the acre and . acres OF kaffir corn 70
harvest yet, Of this years crop. I nave
also another Is acres Of corn that will
average - TO 50 bushels TO the acre. and I
want % tell you that my health in Kan
sas has been better than any time n M
life since I was a young man.
Another well known farmer Of Illinois,
who owns TWO farms il Sedgwick county.
and whose name is W. E. Settler. Of Bun
ker Hill. H., was in the city recently on
hisw a. home. He had been out 10 his
farms 10 look after his interests mere and
made the following statement: Il own
two farms IN Sedgwick county Of $50 acres
eact, in Waco township. I have owned
them . years. I live in Illinois, having
other interests there that require my
closer attention. I have been working
my farms on shares, last years crop net
ted me for my share 1.235 bushels Of wheat
alone. being one-third OF a crop Of 3 100
bushels Of wheat raised on 40 acres. Ny
income from my farms are now netting
me . per cent on my investments. Wheat
IN that ne!ghborhood is averaging . bush
e-s 70 the acre. Ny land is not for sale
and I never have wanted TO dispose Of it
and I intend 70 live in Kansas as soon
as I can sell my land back east.
Benjamen Robinson. a well known citi-
zen OF this city. who came 10 Wichita
in 1872 from McDonough county, Illinois.
with $4,000 capital. turned his attention
70 general farming, with no particular
specially. He TOW owns 40; ares Of land
worth $50 an acre, with not dollar Of
Indebtedness. Including other property,
money and assets.
Mr.. Robinson is reputed to be worth
So, 600, on a conservative valuation, all
made by Kansas farming In twenty-five
years Mr.. Robinson says ! nave had no
failure Of crops, and only three years
when crops were short. His average crop
for fifteen years which he has kept a
record OF has been. wheat Il. corn g and
oats 80 bushels 10 the acre.
D. z Breese tells a story that has some
interest in and only goes 10 show what
pluck and energy can do. He came TO
Sedgwick county from DeKalb county, Il
linois, in 1873. having just 800 il his
pocket when he landed in Wichita He
went 10 work at anything that ne could
get 70 do and for some time broke prairie,
afterward buying some land from rail-
road company, on time, for Sl2 al aero.
He has been in SedgWick county ever
since, now owning 1000 acres OF land in
this county for which ne would no- take
so an acre. Since ne came nera he has
purchased the old homestead on vhioh he
was born and raised. back in Illinois.
with money he made IN Kansas. Mr..
Breese has a splendid home in Colwici.
this county. he says ne never raised less
than . bushels of corn 70 the acre. and
this year has considerable that will run
over . bushels and claims 70 have rails
ed corn that has run 80 bushels to the
acre since he has lived in Kansas. IN
1885 he SAYS ne sold 70 600 bushels of corn
- Il Tod 80
he does not owe a dollar in the world
and backs up rs Judgment and confidence 7
in Wichita and Sedgwick county by in /
vestinE his money in this city. He recnt- /
" purchased fine residence on Waco /
avenue for 5000.
Another we'll known farmer, John T /
Giles. came 20 Sedgwick county from 4
Spencer. Indiana. in 1873 with 500 in cash /
and other effects and commenced opera /
tons. buying raw eighty acres the same +
spring. He has made q specially OF farm .
ing and dairying ever since and now owns .
3at acres OF fine land. well improved. with F.
plenty OF cattle. hogs and horses. His .
average corn crop for twenty years was .
81 bushels per acre HIS land IS not for .
sale. re says i pays good interest on 500 F..
an acre He says he has 81 acres OF al 4
falfa, from Nhicn ne Val cut TOUR crops /
and On a part II viii cut the flfch crop
as he has done n years before. In the /
summer OF 1897 he had thirteen acres % /
alfalfa on which he pastured 3 head OF 1
cattle and horses. and 50 hogs. besides
cutting therefrom five loads OF nay.
TIE past two years the crop has aver
aged him $50 an acre. He has six and q
half acres in orchard containing al kinds
Q: fruit. n which he has never had
failure stnce the trees were large enough
q bear The proceeds Of his orchard mas
averaged him $500 a year. Mr.. Giles claims