The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-24
SAYS SHERMAN A GREAT PLACE
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succeeded in laying by several hundred
dollars, after which we returned to
northwest Kansas, to Rawlins county
Upon our arrival 1 bought one quarter
section of land and one team and a few
cows. After the third year 1 put down
well and pump for irrigation purposes
and began gardening. I sold all my
cows except two mich cows and bought
500 worth of young eve sheep, and my
little children tended them. At the end
the origiona1 flock, counting out what
ones 1 had lost during that time,
brought me 1878 and my garden truck
business netted me a nice little sum
every year. On two acres of irrigated
land sold from $500 to $500 worth. of
truck each year.
To give an idea of the yield on one
sixth of an acre of onions from seed I
harvested lis bushels of large red Weth-
er6eld onions which were exceptionally
fine, and they netted me an average of
81 per bushel, which made Sis for this
small piece of ground, or at the rate of
500 per acre. On $50 hills of dwarf
tomatoes, or One-eighth acre, 1 harvest
ed 100 bushels of very fine tomatoes,
which netted me nearly 81 per bushel.
On One-tenth of an acre of early cab
bage sold $50 worth of cabbage. Ny
melons and cantalouPes and other vege-
tables also were very fine and yielded
me a good profit.
At the end of seven years 1 owned
500 acres of well improved land, all
fenced, a young orchard and numerous
other Improvements, beside thirty head
| of cattle ten head of hogs. poultry etc.
Having travelled the country for miles
south and west in search Of sales for nv
vegetables, I became impressed with
the beautiful prairies fisherman county
and decided to sell out my belongings
in Rawlins county and remove to Sher-
man county, where 1 purchased 1,12O
Ocres of fine land near the city of Good
land. In addition to the 1,I20 acres
purchased I have other lands leased
upon which 1 pasture fifty head of
cattle of my own and others; which 1
took to pasture by the month.
My land is all fenced and has good
Improvements, four and one-half acres
under irrigation, from which I am now
selling vegetables
Now the I,12O acres of land with $1,000
worth improvements and fifty head of
cattle is the result of only eight years of
constant labor, besides caring for a
family of small children, who now num-
Der seven. The question arises, could 1
have accomplished this in any other
country on earth? think not
As to healthfulness of the climate, we
have not had a doctor during the eight
years; the children are all robust and
healthy and never have had maleria and
ague. Such diseases are practically IN
known here.
1 am only one among many who have
met with success in this country. There
are a great many who are prospecting
here, there are many who came to this
country without anything. who now
own large tracts of land and from 100
to zoo head OF cattle.
There are creamery stations located
all over the country from which a great
many farmers realize from $50 to 500
per month from the sale of their cream,
besides raising their calves on the sepa-
rated milk
Our winters are open so that we can
Craze on the rich cured grass almost
every day during the winter season.
have seen stock come through the win
ter in fine condition without a mOuthful
Of grain or hay
Our people are a plain generous
hearted people; good schools and
churches prevail and morals and poll
tics are IN a healthy condition. There
IS not a PauPer IN the county and taxes
are all paid up.
Our water supply IS the finest on
earth This whole country IS underlaid
with a great subterTanean Ocean-un-
affected by droutns; we are always sure
Of an ample supply of stock water or
for irrigating also, clear and sparkling
and healthful as the river Of life which
flowed through the Garden Of Eden.
Besides all The above advantages We
have the finest roads IN the world; sew
entY-fve miles is a moderate days drive
with a light rig. We have no sand to
drift and but little mud No woodticks
to bite rs and but few mosquitoes to
worry MS. No hot nights IN which to
toss upon our beds, gasping for breath
few cloudy dismal days; sunshine most
every day IN the year.
Now Mr. Editor, we would advise
anyone IN the east who Is thinking Of
going 20 Canada to settle to first come
and look at this country, where long ex- /
cessive winters are unknown, where
cyclones and foods come not, where
health IS the common everyday BIN of
fare; the stock farmers paradise, where I
business Of all kinds thrive and every |
one IS happy
7 an sincerely yours for northwestern /
Kansas r. E Hall.