The Greeley tribune., 1907-04-25
ABOUT TOWN
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he Owns 4SO acres Vi liliS iiuioi"'
Lee Hollow country. Some OF TINS
Mr.. Webber bought with what was
on the place, stock and all. he
considers this country giltedged foI
Investment, claiming the returns sc
good for the money outlay. Water
tax HIS been very smal! item on
this place. B. f. Pumphrey farms
the north quarter section which Is
we'll improved and in good hands this
year for making money, He has Of
acres of wheat and oats, 25 acres OF
alfalfa, Is acres Of beets and some
tomatoes. This ranch is but half
mile south of Gilcrest.
A. w. and j. l.. Campbell are
farming eighty acres OF Mr.. Webber's
ten acres of which is in beets, three
In tomatoes and one and one.half in
cucumbers. Oats have been put In
on this eighty also.
Kennick brothers and Joe Irving
farm the middle ranch owned by Mr..
Webber. This is known as the
Wright ranch, having two hundred
and forty acres, with residence site
of trees and with beautiful lake
near the house. Grain and beets
are being raised and general farming
exemplifed in this case.
The Ed Jones ranch is one Of the
places that has been developed into
high grade farm by gradual improve
ment. Good buildings are on the
place. The rich, sandy loan pre-
valent in this draw prod last year
on one three-acre tract 600 sacks OF
potatoes. This ranch possesses some
of the finest colts in the country.
Barthold Kern is one of the set
tiers WHO has been located here for
many years. He and his sons farm
100 acres. Wheat, oats and barley
are grown this year, and fifteen acres
of beets will be handled.
These are just some suggestions Of
the rich soil. fine stock and pleasant
homes in Lee Hollow, of which we
will tell you more at another time.
r E. McClave, over on the Lup.
ton road, is manager of the fine Nc
Clave ranch OF 320 acres. Mr.. Nc
Clave's farming operations this year
really covers 4s0 acres. The elder
McClave, ] S., settled in this neigh
borhood twenty-three years ago, but
is now a resident. of Denver, and the
son takes his place on the home
place. Diversified farming is carried
on. Beets are raised, among other
crops, the Japs doing the work Of car
ing for them during the growing
season. Sheep and other stock are
raised on the place. Fifty acres Of
beets will be grown here. This
ranch is trying a new plan in sheep
raising, namely, to take the ewes
and care for them during the winter,
lambing in March, possibly Febru.
ary. and thus getting lamb of good
weight on the market about August,
two months ahead Of the range lamb
and after the winter lambs are al
out of the coolers. II the August
market doesn't prove good, then th'
stock is in good shape to hold over
A partnership arrangement in thu
sheep business is carried on with tn,
Phillips ranch, over by Fort Lupton
1000 head Of sheep having beeI
cared for during the past winter.
j. W. Ferguson is the occupant o
the tenant house on the Ira Williams
ranch. Mr.. Williams has moderl
farm residence with attractive line:
In architecture, and with convent
ences that are certainly worth mucl
to any home. He has an air pressur
water system with tank in base
ment, and automatic shut-off that
is a marvel. The pump will b.
operated by wind mill, and whei
the tank is full tine pressure regu
lates a throw-off that relieves th'
owner from any personal supervision
An occasional stroke or two tt
supply the proper amount Of air IL
the tank is practically all the mar
power needed. For residence need.
and fire protection the system is un
surpassed. The University of Ne
braska uses the same plan. Mr.. VIII
liams was mining engineer and in
stalled the plant himself.
V. B. Kelsey, over west Of Platte
willie, has been in the state between
his present home and Denver since
1853, and claims to be the youngest
old settler anywhere around. He has
been on his farm since 1868. Mr.
Kelsey recalls the murder of Frank
Whitcomb by the Indians on tl,is
tract of ground in 1868. The Indians
had stolen a horse at Riley's Island,
over to the west, and Whitcomb had
followed them through rank growth
of weeds then on the place. The
latter was unfortunate enough to