The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-23
WONDERFUL NEBRASKA errors.
Hich ln Spite of Himself-Nev
PrOdiHni Sons.
From the New York Sun.


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IRON the New YORK sun.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept l1.--Wesern railroad
n,anaiyers arc v,restlire- onco moro viii,
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't9 N'" ''V'i''' ~ eN''''a 'i0us" N"'9 "
move the big corn crops ana the cattle
from the Western ranges All the granger
roads added IaryeYv ia their srutnrnnpt
du,in,. ,be summer in anticinatton of ,bc
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( now fot instance the burlington mas
from 900 10 1900 cars OF stock from the
Northwest contracted for, but finds IL im-
possible 10 fulhll the contract on time.
The corn crop has been damaged recent
~ because of too warm weather and a
consequent forcing Of the ripcning process
Nevertheless, Il IS going to be immense.
and the Old estimate of 800 100000 bushels
Is shaded only Httlc Although the wheat
Yield ia Nebraska was lessened this year
il and all other crops were good, and the
farmers have more money than ever 10
spend. Lately the fan army worm has
made Its appearance In Southeastern Ne
brasKa, and has caused some uneasIness.
! This species of army worm breeds twice
| q year, and IS curious menace 10 alfalfa,
clover and garden products, but does not
attack cora.
oblHt Ofltl anu interesting fNpfttN ilOtt III
OF farmers who have made money in spite
of themselves. During the hard times sstv-
eral years ago q fai mer living few miles
north Of Miller Buffalo county, became
discouraged by repeated crop failures and
a hand-to-mouth existence. He had a $3.50
mortgage on his farm, and although the
mortgage was willing to extend 1t, the
farmer grew weary OF trying TO keep The
interest from mounting up. He hal a
brother in Missouri and thinking 10 better
himself he abandoned the farm and moved
away. The last straw that broke down his
courage was the apparent failure OF an
eighty-acre stand of wheat After his de-
parture there was better growing weather
and, the wheat began TO head out. The
crob was a light one and none of his few
neighbors thought n worth harvesting
The seed fell O the ground and when the
fail rains came took root and sprang up
The next spring an honest nelghbor OF his
wrote TO him that he had better come up
and harvest his wheat. He wrote back 10
ask what the man meant. The nelghbur
replied by telling him lust what mad %.
Cured. Tho farmer came back IN post
haste. harvested his crop, and after mar
keting H. had money enough to pay OFF bis
mortgage and a good surplus. He is now
back on the old farm and swears he Will
Say there
IIp near Anselmo. IN Custer county. an
old farmer and his two sons had acquired
1T their farming Melted them money but
they were unable to pay Off their mort
cages Of about third the talue of their
farms, although establishing a sinking
FUND for that purpose. before the drought
came on. The crop failure of one year
and partial failures of two other seasons
discouraged the two sons and they deed
ed their interest 10 the old man and pulled
out for the land OF the big red apple"
as Arkansas, then being doomed, was
named The old man held on although
he came very near being compelled 10
leave The mortgages did not want the
land and did not push foreclosure when
their debt fell due. In 1897 the Cd man
changed of from corn to wheat. and got
a bumper crop. with which he paid of the
mortgages Last year was another good
year with him, and with the aid of some
money borrowed OF local bankers as work
ing capital. he cleared up several thous-
and dollars on his years work Mean
while the boys had been having hard luck
and hearing OF good times in Nebraska
wrote to the old man last spring II he
would hire them as farm hands IN thew
came He babe them come and they are
now back. The old man has now retired,