The Lamar register., 1899-02-08
FARMERS OF PRowERs.
From our .ravellns eorre.poaaent.l

the northwest quarter of section %
2l-46. He has been manager of the
j. A. Collins ranch for the past three
years. This year he will farm his
own place, and the experience he has
had and industry shown will insure
him success.
Bob Evans lives on what is
known rs the Hester farm. He came
here year ago after having worked
many months on the supply bitches
and storage system. Bob raised
big crop OF corn and hay last year,
and disposed OF all of it to the Riley
Brothers. We hope he will decide
to remain with us aud become a per
manent resident.
T. J. Martin is now living on the
southwest quarter of section 27-2l-
40, and is making success OF farm
ing. He raised 30 bushels OF corn
per acre last year, and averaged ~
bushels OF wheat on go acres. He
now has 40 acres sown to wheat.
Tom came to the Arkansas valley in
'S7 from his native state, Iowa, and
has proven himself a thorough prac-
teal farmer.
John Garvin has been managing
or farming one or more of the j. h.
Mullen farms for the past six years.
Alfalfa, cattle and hog raising are
the main industries on these ranches,
aud be has proven himself eminently
fitted for the responsible position.
He sold five carloads of cattle and
four of hogs last year. He recently
purchased the northwest quarter OF
27 -2l-i6, the farm recently occupied
by +. H. Rosacrans, and contemplates
making many valuable improvements
on this fine property during the com
ing year, and will make it his per
manent home. He is wintering over
800 head Of cattle and has 120 acres
sown to wheat. John came from
Iowa in 'S5 and engaged in real es-
tate and as ''locator" during Lamar's
boom days. About the only thing to
trouble his conscience Of the past in
this county is that he acted one spring
as tree agent" 1t is due him to say
that the stock proved true to name
and gave phenomenal yield of fruit
last year. 1t might have been"
worse.
Z. b. Leatherman and George
Leasure, comprising the firm OF
Leatherman & Leasure, have head
quarters on the southwest quarter OF
33-2l-46. This farm is principally
in alfalfa pastures and meadow, but
also contains small orchard of a
choice selection OF fruit trees, which
have been bearing heavily for a num-
ber OF years They have several
quarters of land leased that are
planted to various grain crops, ami
as both are practical and Industrious
farmers they are raising big crops and
making it pay. Last year they had
400 acres in wheat and the yield av-
eraged 35 bushels per acre, and their
acreage in oats was also large with a
big average yield. They expect to
harvest 600 acres of wheat the com
ing season, which was sown last fall.
They came to this locality from
Hoosierdoom in 'S7.
On visit to G. w. Burke's place
/ found he had made a number of
improvements in '9S, a half story
added to his house being one of them.
The sickness of his two children was
the only thing to mar a very prosper
Gus year. He is greatly attached to
Colorado and thinks it is THE state,
but then his Judgment may be biased
as he was never outside of it. He
came from Boulder in 80 and is To-
Gated in section 24-22-46. He has
we'll improved place, thrifty
young orchard of four years growth,
and sixty head of cattle. He takes
his supply of irrigation water from
the well known Amity canal.
John Idler is the owner of 160
acres in sections 30 and 81 in 21-46.
He purchased this fine farm from d.
E Cooper one year ago, and owns
l44 shares of Fort Lyon canal stock
to water it. The principal crop he
raisa5 Inst yaar yas corn which mazda