The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-14

onstrate that nothing better Is offered
yh-tn the We'll. tank or pouos We woula
advise our ranch friends while they are
very cecitably spending large sums sof
pec4greed stock 10 improve their vast
herds. 90 spend more money So Giggiug
wells. buying wlndmills. gasoline engines
aud other meter power, building tanks.
ponds, etc. Tor without plenty OF pure
water stock cannot thrive.
IL may be interesting - recount dis
astrous &rnughts of former years. a.
though June. July. August and September
cf ltn showed a Jess percentage q raIn
precipitation in the state of Nisspuri
than ipr twenty wears past, as taken trous
The weather baTcsu station OF Kansas
cay. June Was 80 per cent. July ts ger
cent August o. per cent ard Srpt~nfErr
IS per cent below the normal rain urecips
taIion. june ard July Of 1889 were al an.i
4 per cent respectively below normal
conditions. but We're followed in A0Eus<
by excessive rainfall. and little above
t.le normal conditions So september.
which saved tn a very great Gcgrve crops
ANA grass. The same months ln l.o2 and
isc5 were similar 20 conditions this yCsr.
with the difference. however that cur
ranchmen and our farmers Mere not as
we'll Ubie TO weather con6it tiSns as at the
present time. Many lessons from such
bitter experiences uf the past have been
taught. many are yet 70 be learned. bat
the one gTeat lesson liuQht 20 the five
stock world during drought wears IS that
ol iuGustry, fraE4lstN aslu rcenoays Aa
are taught not 20 dispose OF surulus grain
ard has until Wei assured of tle sue
durins the iabe times that come sfth sIl
seasons we should prepare for Tich efuer-
senetes nt eiESlnE PLENTY of soils, hulld-
ing ample tanks. pnuds. etc lf this aad
neeu Done certain sections of urighhoriug
states woHlJ uot today be hauing water
eiEht and ter miles for stock and home
purposes. To anhetautIate this. we know
rf one et the finest hr@esiiug farms in tna
K fIf f..rf
.s upon every hamd-aud iu the short
snace - fifteen miles hundreds ~ teams
may be encountered on tAe country roads
hauling water fH that Farm
Fis Bl hl wind that Blows nufeGy
good. and IL seems % me the one great
lesson taught Hy drought experiences Is
fhe laW ~ compensation PROS ideuce
Orders all things wisely. however ml1h
We nav discredis the statement and
while we grow dependent and discour-
aH e when fHf nor NtFFa hfGTn eur corn
the sigor frosa the srass and
cro0e tafr rstna revive our falling rossr-
age. ard ife take on au added brightness
bF comps rtsan Tast felds of wheat
afford rich gastuFagu for agr catgc. scar
city - feed makes higher prices for wkat
stock We have % market. and ia THE ard
other waTs tna general average fg struck
Another aFeaf iesscn VAS taught ua
when God selected The United States q
America AZ hls choicest Eant~n spot ard
pfactai ever lt the STARE ard stripes He
and The home or the brave favored rs.
fien in whom j am ueu riea sed Aa hs
has from the beginning applied the Fp8
~ afficfisu tu hlF hfat lowed De seade the
drought. bgt ou each hot blast that bloas
across fhe parr1ed and reiinN fhias
comes fae ucsga ae. Do r0tfr Part Hnn i
viii provide Missouri aH1 the states
eist ~ fhe siisesezlrpl. taking couFaR-
moved ~. ffnce corners. gathered ev~Fy
sprg'vs biade - ETass and piled together
the w.fhered corn. kausaa Nebraska eua
o<iaheua wcnt - sg@IaE fhelF nsift0aa
70 acres - wheat. trusting fns Lord feF
wsst frpm Nontaus - IS na.toz-s4id
s4nd youF bNnarr cattle - ua f0r Na
teFe nnIlf1ifFf acres - FsEh roau-faffs
s@e We sent them thousands Eh~
great eEoa.sa 20 cafffe next turned -
tai3fado stHa ATFatia sef te u~st where
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