The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-03-07

uO uouDt tblslt tuCtO Us tIkOuCS Al A"'S
ing sheep in Taney county; that there
is vet much land that can he bought
ut low prices. and still some govern
ment land i'm the eastern and south
eastern portions of the county that is
suitable for grazing purposes. But
these lands are being rapidly taken
up and there are a number of people
now startiug into sheep raising or
preparing to DO so in the near future.
Correspondent 3 also inquiries re-
garding government land, and (4) If
there is claim in Wilson's locality
that would be worth taking and that
would contain land capable of cul-
tivatiOn. 5. Would there be any
opportunities for employment, such
as work in the mines; or is there
town near where one could get work
part OF the time, if necessary 6. Is
the climate heaIthfui? Crhis cores
pOndent has not been well tor some
time and has been advised to go
south) 7. Could we get home with
little mone.?-have been at great ex-
pense on account OF sickness.
In answering the above, we might
say that any of the government land
in Taney county is or will be well
worth the taking, but whether it
would pay to undertake homestead
ing these lands without having at
least u reasonable amount of ready
money to meet current expenses, is
another question. There are many
things to be taken into consideration
in locating homestead, and one
must be willing to put up with some
iuconvenences if necessary. AS the
government lahds are all taken up
near Forsyth ami The larger towns in
the county, il may be seen that this
correspondents idea of Oh" being
e,upIo, ed in town part of the time
and working on the homestead part
of the time would necessarily involve
| some inconveniences even should he
be successful in obtaining employ
ment. This leads to the answer OF
| question No. 5: As Taney county's
resources are being developed there
| is bound TO be more aud more de-
mand for labor on the farms and in
the mines, as well as for building,
transportation, ETC.; but ia these mat.
ters one must expect to take the
chances of competition as in other
localities. Heretofore Taney county
bas been land where almost every
man has been his own employer
This was made possible by the fact
that nearly everyone was possessed
of real estate Of his own and his time
was taken up in improving it ano
making his living by tilling the soil
The diversity of productions enabled
him 10 have all the comforts of lift
from his own garden, orchard anC
fields, and he did not have to depend
upon being employed for wages t.
enable him TO buy these things from
the markets. AS to the healthrulness
of this region, we believe it ranks
above the average. Of course little
cpidemics OF the grip, etc., strike ns
as everywhere else, but all in all th'
medical doctor does not fluid this
very promising field for operation
Most Of the sickness is due to negiec
of the laws of health, more than 4
any fault Of The climate.
Correspondent = asks, (S) Wha
kind of soil? Is it very stony!
What is the price of sheep, goats
COWS, chick ems. etc? 10. The aimos
phere-is it damp? IL. Do you hav
heavy winds-cy clones
This correspondent is Il poor ma
and does not think he can afford I
. pay the real estate man a fee of 2
cents an acre for locating him. ii
, is not compelled to pay this fee If h
prefers going out, looking over tn
country and locating the land him
| self; but nine times out of ten h
, would find it more economical I
, avail himself of the services OF som