The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29


more closely and more interest talk
en- along that line. and I have quite
n good deal Of experience along that
line, and some { them we're costly
experiences to me. will try and
describe this country in my feeble
way for the benefit of my friends
or whom it may concern. os said
before. l have farmed nearly all my
life; that puts me In mind OF little
story: An old man was brought onto
witness stand to testify, and he
was asked his name and how old
no was. He told his name and said
no was ~ years old. Ho was then
asked what his occupation was and
he told them he was farmer, and
the lawyer asked him how long he
had been farmer: said all his life.
And when he came to DO cross ex-
amined by the other lawyer he said:
"Mr. Brown, l understand you 10
say that you arc 72 years old"
Eyes, sir" answered Mr.. Brown.
And your occupation was n farm
err" eyes, sir" answered the old
man. "And understand you to
say that your occupation was
farmer and you have farmed all
your life?" eyes. SIR answered
Mr., Brown again. snow, Mr.. Brown
you say you arc 70 years old, and
have farmed all your life. Now, /
want you to toll mo what you did
the first two years Of your life in
the line OF farming?" The old man
thought moment and, then tilted
his head to one side and said, "As
near as can recollect, / MIXED and
spread manure" 50 that is what I
did the first two years in the line
OF farming. You will pardon me for
my awkward or rude way Of using
the English language. as / anna far
from being graduate from any coll
lego, as we had too much work to
do in those days when should have
been in school. and my parents could
not spare my help from the farm
and we're not rble TO send me 70
college. So most OF my learning,
what little I have, was gotten in
common school and by actual ex-
perience. have been investigating
this country for the past few years.
starting out in the first place to find
a country that would suit me, with
a view OF locating. travelled in the
Dakotas and Minnesota, some In To-
wa, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma,
and then to tho Panhandle OF Texas
The prairie land Of this Panhandle
country is described in three parts, II
north, south anad middle plains, and
they are divided east and west, or
nearly so, the north plains is that
prairie country that lies north OF the
river and the rough lands
that lie alogu this river. These
rough lands arc called brakes, they
extend back from the river in places
as much as 20 miles, So the Cana
dian and the rough land along II -
what divides the north and middle
plains, and the south plains is that
prairie land thatl ies south Of the
Red river or the creeks taht form the
Red river. These plains as they are
called here are what would be call
he North prairies. These praIrles
ire simply beautiful; they are In
10 rolling, Just enough to drain
nicely. There are numerous little
axes scattered over these praiarles
hat the land drains into, These
axes are more numerous on the
middle plains than they are on the
forth or south plains. The soil is
II q dark chocolate color, very deep
n places you will find it nearly
lack aud underlaid with a clay sub
oil You will also find on the
forth plains some sandy land which
$ mostly underlaid with clay; in
'laces you will find the clay within
TX inches Of the top, and this land