The Lamar register., 1899-02-15
FARMERS OF PRowERs.
From oar trareIIas eorre.ponaen,.l


'SI and settled near Springfield in
Baca county. He came up to this
valley to work on the bitches being
constructed in 80, and began farm
ing in May Valley in '92. Success
has been with him from the start, and
he now owns aud makes his home on
the southwest quarter of 6-22-46.
Last year he raised 1000 bushels of
wheat aud a fair crop of corn and
hay. His place is well improved,
having a neat and cozy fonr-roo
house and fine young orchard. He
expects to increase his orchard this
year by large acreage of the lead
ing fruits, and he has eighty acres
sown to fall wheat Mr.. Lay enjoys
the confidence of the whole people
and is deserving of the position he
holds in the procession to affiuence
and ease.
A visit to the home of Abe Rhodes
enabled us to see the improvements
made the past year, especially the
new story and half dwelling. Abe
puts in the ''crop season" raising
corn aud has been harvesting in the
fall from 5000 to 5000 bushels year
ly. Abe is native of Tennessee
He owns the land on which he is liv-
ing, the southwest quarter OF l-22-
~, has fine herd Of grade Hereford
cattle, and is in every way contented
BY the way, but few of his friends
know that Abe was one OF the few
survivors OF the wreck of the "Sul.
tRna," blown up while transporting
soldiers on the Mississippi in 90. On
that occasion Uncle Abe was able to
show the stuff he is made of by res
cuing from the fire and water mum
ber of those who were saved from
that most memorable and deplorable
disaster OF the civil war.
Frunk Davis has decided to en-
large upon his farming operation in
this section He has built 20x30
stable and expects to build large
dwelling house jnst as soon as the
weather will permit. He was one of
the early settlers of the north side,
having located here in 'SS, and now
owns the east half of section l1-22-
~ and has 2SS shares of water stock.
Frank is largely interested in mining
at Ward. Matters there are very
favorable for him, his property being
"genuine producer" He will give
more attention to farming, however,
than heretofore.
Gottlieb Clock is farming the
southwest quarter of 25-2l-i7 on
shares, but has homestead in east
ern Bent county. He is an energetic
and successful farmer, raising heavy
crops of corn and small grain every
year. which on account of the extra
quality nets him nice profits. He
came to the Arkansas Valley from
Nebraska in '92.
If you delight in seeing mixed
stock and farming drive out to the
Richard Emerson ranch. the east
half of section 34-2l-47. "Dickn
has been very successful in raising
hogs the past four or five years, and
has his fences arranged to keep them
just whsre he wants them. We find
him now with thrifty lot of cattle,
$50 stock sheep, Large ricks of alfalfa,
and is ''now fixed" to consume all
this fine farm can produce by feed
ing to cattle, hogs and sheep every
thing raised. s'Dick" is timer by
trade, but left his avocation for this
farm in 80. He came, as he would
tell you, from ''Virginnie." He has
2l6 shares of Fort Lyon Canal stock
and also has thrifty young orchard
that began fruiting last season. He
will, if not in the lead, be found near
the band wagon and don't you for
get it.
William Mick began farming in
Prowers county in '91, but moved to
central Bent county in '92 farming a
year there; then he tried farm IN
eastern Prowers county one year,
and finally the spirit of rowing car
ried him to old Missouri, where he
remained several years and met with
moor success. He returned to Prov