The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-08
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third choice lands among the hills along /
which IS open to homestead /
entry.
Horses sell for from so to SIPS each,
mich COWS sell for from so to so per
head. This is a fine country for poultry. /
One gentleman asks chow about the |
heas In KansasP'' Well, I have seen
them pretty bad in places, especially
where a good many hogs were kept,
but must inform my friend that
have not seen a flea for over three
years, so don't worry about the heas,
for Kansas was never IN It at all when
compared with southern California, for
feas, and there lard sells for 500 and
$500 dollars per acre. Then why worry
about the 6eas? Another inquirer asks
whether OF not the wind blows. Well,
sometimes It blows very hard and other
times not so hard, but don't let the
wind keep you away for ''he that re-
gardeth the wind viii not SOW and he
that sOweth not shall not reap" The
wind pumps the water for our stock,
and also causes It to flow out upon the
land. changing the desert spot into
beautiful oasis Of plenty. Farm crops
are not irrigated. Small fruits invar-
iably do well when tended properly. I
have seen some very fine apples and
peaches grown here. Wild fruits also
grow PrOfusely along the streams. I
have seen wild plums grow almost as
large as peaches and Of excellent favor.
The cost of a good drilled well for
either stock OF irrigation is about so
and pump and windmill from SIS to 500,
flor windmill and dump together,) Sit
depending on the size of wheel and
pump wanted. This is for the deepest
wells, shallow wells cost less. Ny irri-
CATION wells are located on the highest
ground, $50 feet TO water. This county
is especially adopted to the raising Of
horses. There is not one year in ten
but what horses can live through the
winter without one bite of hay or
grain as they paw away the snow and
get the grass, though it is very seldom
that snow falls to a depth of more than
to inches and very often drifts in
piles 50 a portion of grass IS bare.
Cattle must be fed through all storms,
but generally one OF two days at a
time is all that is necessary as the snow
soon melts and disappears. generally
count on feeding none in November
and from three TO FIVE days in Deem
Der, January two to three days, Feb
ruary three to eight days, March and
April three to FIVE days each, but some
times the winters are 50 open and mild
that but very little feed is required.
This is also a splendid sheep raising
country. A man with a flock of 400 or
500 good ewes may become independent
if he only attends to his business. But
don't bring sheep from the east here,
rather start with western ewes and
grade them up with eastern rams.
The main line of the C.R.L&P. rail
road extends through this county.
Trains are run over this road from Chi
cagO II Denver, Colorado Springs, Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
GOodland is a division station and
contains machine shops and employs
a large number of men at good wages,
besides a great many train men re-
side here, such as conductors, engineers,
firemen, brakemen, etc. The company
has a cOmmOdious hotel and other
buildings located here.
The town has a population of 1000
and is what one could call a thrifty
growing town. More than so new resi-
dence and business houses were erected
during the last twelve months.
Some ask, "HOw much land one
should own and how many stock a sec
ton viii keep" It is preferable to own
at least one section, although a great
many own less and do well by leasing
additional land which can be leased
very cheap1y. One section will keep
from IS to 40 head Of grown cattle were
they fed through the winter the same
number Of months It is customary to
feedin the east.
The price of butter fat at creameries
brings from IS to p cents per pound, it
being higher during fall, winter and
spring than during the summer.
A good many ask what they can do
with 81 900 and others with 8, 900 and
8, 900 dollars. cannot advise YOU
what you can do OF how you viii sue
coed here. I can only tell you about
the success Of others, and you know
that where there IS one success, another
is apt to follow I returned here and
began with little over 1000, others
came years ago and staid who only had
a wife and team and have met with
greater success than myself. Some
have become discouraged and gone
away. So viii not advise you. But
Ill., H. L ---------- a.