The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-07-08
TELLS THEM HE'S HOTAMYTH
"AUzLAEDERs" CAN'T BEETEV8 r Z.
HALLS eRKAF SUCCESS.
Hall Writes Again as to Description and
Agricultural POssibilfties-oE North
west Kansss-Its Crops As
tonish the world.

R. E. Hall, having enlightened the
ignorant outside world as to the rare
possibilities in agriculture and stock
raising in Sherman county, is receiving
many inquiries about this country. He
has not the time to answer them by let
ter, but writes the following open letter
that all who are interested in Sherman
county or northwest Kansas may read:
Mr.. Editor: One gentleman in Texas
seems to doubt whether the communi-
cation published in your valuable paper,
of June "a, is genuine or not, and that
it might be possible that there is no
such person as myself. II he were to
take time and trouble to investigate, he
would find me reality and very much
alive. I viii try to answer in a general
way the many letters which have re-
ceived, asking for information about
northwest Kansas.
First, in describing this section of
the country 1 will say that Sherman
county, Kansas, is the second county
south of the Nebraska state line, and
one of the most extreme of the sta te,
being bounded on the west by the state
of Colorado The surface is level to
gently rolling except along the streams
where exists little rough land with
some rock But the best land or high
prairie land contains neither sand,
gravel or stone, and is a dark rich loan,
very productive and easily cultivated.
Bottoms along the streams are narrow
and embrace only a small portion of
the productive land.
Speaking of this country as a whole,
alfalfa can be grown very successfully
along the streams as the roots pene-
trate to sheet water moisture, but on
the prairie It cannot be raised with any
great success, the distance to water be-
ing too great, ranging from Us to $50
feet to water. But instead of alfalfa,
sugar cane is grown with good results
for feed, and the climate being dry, in
the fall It cures perfectly and makes a
superior feed for stock OF all kinds, even
hogs eat it with relish. The seed gen
orally brings a good price and yields
from IS to 20 bushels to the acre. Dur
ing the very dry year of 1901, when
crops were a failure in many states,
farmers in northwest Kansas realized
from so to SIS per acre for the seed
alone, besides a fine crop of fodder for
their stock.
Millet and Kafr corn also thrive and
e
generally preferred and rarely fails to
make a fair crop.
Wheat is sown extensively in eastern
part of the county. 1t often makes an
excellent crop. Last year a good many
farmers in northwestern Kansas threshed
from 5000 to 5000 bushels of small
grain.
The yield of wheat sometimes reaches
80 and 40 bushels per acre, but 20 to Is
bushels is counted a good crop. Barley
has made IS bushels to the acre.
There was a considerable amount of
corn grown in the eastern and northern
part of the county last year.
Land is selling for $500 to $1,000 for
a quarter of a section, depending on
the location and Improvements All
prairie land is good ,lnO poor land what
ever. There is much raw land for sale
cheap, and If is well worth the price
asked, for It makes no difference how
raw It is, 1 don't care if It is as raw as a
Columbia river salmon before It is
cooked. There is no natural timber
except little along streams, but there
are a good many planted groves, which
seem to grow nicely when properly
cared for.
There is no first class land to
be homesteaded, but some second and
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Prices on summer dress goods re-