The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-18
PROSPERITY on THE FARM.
Instances % the Rise 10 wealth ef zoe
settlers In Nebraska.


: McCooK, Neb., Aug. i7.-Thirteen years
ago a young mar came to this county from
Ohio. He had money enough TO rent a
farm and buy a team and n few COWS. but
no more. Last week his father came out to
ST. him. The father had read In the news
papers about the drought In Southwestern
Nebraska and a. his son had never given
any further information about his Affairs
In his letters han to say a he was getting
along fairly well. he had started out with
the purpo-e. as he afterward explained. OF
taking the boy back to 'God's country. =,
He found the young man farming a iuh
section, go acres. upon which he had eighty
seven head OF cattle and 30 hogs. And he
owned Il all and wed not n dollar. The
old gentleman had ab-o brou xht some apples
from his Ohio home for the delectstion OF his
grandchildren. He found them scorned
by the youngsters, who brought him instead
better fruit than he had in hs eastern home.
Before the old man started back home he
learned a few things about this hard lot
Of a Western farmer.
Next east from the young mems farm
was q man IN reached Red Willow county
In 1854. lie had no team and less than $50 In
cash. For two years he lived In a dug-out.
and used small boxes for chairs and n big one
for a table. When he moved his family In
he had TO borrow money TO get provisions.
He now owns sDo acres and has a big herd
OF tllIIf anu ~ Hf iVAT bN ~ a.h'A ~
So. 900
-four miles farther east was a man who
had come In 1880, will $500 In money
He bought 40 Acres ~ land, 300 OF which
were under cultivation. h crop on
this and In 1901 paid for the $40 acres. ana
rave him a surplus Of SOS. He now lives
al the county seat and has a son and q
dauRhter ut the state University at lincoln
In 1897 he let a quarter section OF his
plac. 70 a cousin. The latter sowed seventy
acres TO wheat and raised ASS bushels
With his share Of the crop he bought me
100 acres on the west side ana IN to-uay
worth IS 900 clear.
Two days after hs arrived the Ohioan
met a man who had lived herr Just three
year. He rented a big farm In 1895 and
rot i,s25 bushels Of wheat as his share
The next year he got ! ,e32 bushels on the
he bought an improved quarter Tor cash
and had 500 left.
An s0o-acre farm was owned, the Ohioan
discovered, by n man Of A.. On the farm
wer. 600 head Of cattle. several hundred
hogs and 70 horses. on this mans birth
day. in March, 1870. his father gave him
a.. because the boy said he wanted 20 pay
the presumption fee on a quarter section.
He built a shack on the farm, put his money
In calves and now lends money To his tanker
Twenty-Five years ago another maj came
TO Indianola with n yoke 81 steers hitched
TO an old wagon. He had a bunch 81 young
heifers and less than $40 In money To-
day he owns 200 acres, with 1000 cattle
and horses, and has a big balance In the
bank.
All around thc-e are men who came
here fifteen or twenty years ago, some with
cash and some Without any. To-day
they are worth from $50. 900 TO $1,000.
They live In fine houses and send heir
children to Lipooln 20 secure an up-to-
date eduSstica.
A numtsr who came hero with money
and others who came without ~ have
failed and gone away. They would have
failed at any other business. Those who
have succeeded did ~ because they exer.
ci-ed thrift. worked hard and invested
their savings wisely. Al 20 and Is they
find themselves prepared TO take life COM
parat.vely easy.
Corn is an almost complete failure: moth
ing hut nubbins. but wheat was an excel
lent crop, and at o. GENTS. which II Is likely
20 reach. will almost rccoup tho loss OF corn
Alfalfa made only thr>e crops this year,
but eight acres will keep twenty-five head
OF cattle all season. There are o0.Oo acre.
Of bottom land In the county. and half OF
this IL in alfalfa.