The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-11
WHO WOULDN'N LIVE IN NE
BRASKAY
BRASKA?

20, 1851 will tell you what Nebraska
started from Germany in 1864; landed
10 New York May 10, 1864; went TO Wis.
consin, where had a brother living.
had just ga. debts to pay and an old
mother to support. My father died when
was IL years old. After going to Wis
consin | worked ten years steady at
farming. l saved $3.50. In the year
1874, on August %. 1 married. On Sep.
TENDER | started with my young bride
in prairie schooner on a lumbar wagon
for Nebraska on our honeymoon.
We got to Omaha September 90, 1874.
On October 2 | bought of the Union
Pacific Railroad company 100 acres Of
land on section 8, Richland precinct.
Colfax county, Nebraska. 1paid for 50
acres and 80 acres l bought on ten years
time. The price for this land was So
and stable, bought COW, few chickens,
pig, and we went to house keeping.
We paid caeh for everything until we
raised some o. our new crop; bought
some farming tools and our money was
about all gone.
You must remember in 1874 and 1878
were grasshopper years and we didn't
raise much. Our first harvest in Ne
braska was a bountiful one. We had
good wheat, good oats and splendid
cora. and prices for grain were good.
My wife and bound our grain by hand
and We made money the first year. In
1873 paid for the second 80 acres of
land. After this have never bought
on time, but paid cash as Igo. thought
another forty acres. for which l paid
$3.50 10 1878. We had good crops and
good prices and my wife and l made
money and loaned some money to my
neighbors on interest. In 1884 bought
another eighty acres Of land. for which
paid 81 600 cash. BY this time was
getting some 81 900 out on interest. In
1887 bought another eighty acres OF
land; paid cash for this, 81 900. Bought
a self binder.
BY this time our two older boys were
coming on fast to help US. We kept
few cows, made butter. raised hogs, and
things went on good. God blessed
every thing that my wife and put our
hands to. We had about $4,000 on
interest and we're young and hearty in
1892. At this date bought 200 acres
more Of land; paid 1900 for the same
Also 10 1892 l bought eighty acres Of
land and paid 81 600 for the same. In
1894 we had failure OF crops. In 1895
We bought sixty acres more LAM aud
paid 81 $50 cash for it, In 1898 we
bought 100 acres more land and paid for
it "a 900. and have just signed con-
trcct for forty acres more when party
can give clear .itle TO the land.
In 1882 We built big house. We
have now good improvements on our
first 100 acres OF land; have five tenants
who rent some Of my land. get two.
tifths OF all the crops they raise. ! have
this year $500 bushel. of good oats,
1890 bushels wheat, 500 bushels rye and
5000 bushels OF corn for our 1893 har.
vest. Oats are worth % cents per bu.
: shell. wheat so cents per bushel, I'VE 40
cents per bushel, corn % cents per bu-
shell, butter 90 cents per pound, eggs IS
cents per dozen, hogs S3 per hundred,
live weight. We have twelve horses,
seventy head OF hogs, l6O head of cattle.
Our main farming has been grain rails.
ing. We have now $50 acres OF land
paid for, which at low estimate, $50
nar acre would ha fha anna litfla ann