Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-09-26

would hold her own in any fat stock
show" She has never had a drop of
milk since she was four months old
and has never had mouthful of grain.
A gentleman who saw her made the
remark, He bet that heifer had eaten
her head off with grain," but would
hardly believe she had never had any
grain.
This is great country for growing
all kinds of vegetables and We are
certainly enjoying our garden. The
flavor of the green peas is especially
fine. Last season Mrs. G. canned lot
of them, and we have enjoyed them up
to the fresh crop.
am sorry l did not have time this
past season to attend to transplanting
trees, but will keep the land had pre-
pared worked up for next seasons
planting. l received number of small
trees lash and maple) from the Gov
eminent Experimental Farm at Indian
Head. l put them around the edge of
the garden and they are doing fine. /
also received quite lot of other seeds,
oats, wheat, potatoes and rhubarb
roots which were acceptable.
1t is useless for US to bother with
garden flowers as wild ones grow in
profusion. We are located near a fine
creek, the water of which is soft and
fine for bathing and washing. We have
a we'll of water near the house, 80
feet deep and 81 feet of water all the
time. though 1t is harder than the
creek water.
Land which could be bought for five
dollars per acre three years ago is
now worth $14 per acre and steadily
advancing each year.
All kinds of improvements are going
on. Steam plows and large threshing
outfits are already in. Roads are be.
ing graded, bridges being built across
rivers and creeks. Last year 1 took
my family, also wagon, across the Sas
katchewan river in a row boat, swan
my team across and now the contract
has been let for 100000 bridge at that
place.
The c. N. R. have run their final
survey from Battleford to Calgary
running west about one mile north Of
US. The C. P. R. have run a survey
which runs northwest passes about 500
feet from the northeast corner of oul
farm. The country will soon be GOV
cred with a net work of railroads ant
it will keep them busy hauling the out
put of grain. 1t is certainly encourag
ing to US settlers.
Two years ago, Harry, my son, an(
1 as you know unloaded our car a
Saskatoon and drove 100 miles to ou1
: claim. Last fall we had only Is mile!
to haul our wheat to railroad and a.
you see, the prospects are we will have
railroad at our very door and tow
nearby. This district can support
good town and it will be well patron
lied.
Harry arrived home at IL p. m. las
night after going fourteen miles t
blacksmith shop to get plowshare
beat out. The shop was full of worl
and it was eight p. m. when Harry lef
for home and parties still in line t
have work done. We will need store
nearer and good mechanics.
We are all enjoying the best G
health which is a great blessing
When we left Chicago over year ag
my youngest sons -four years of age
health was so poor that l almost de
SPARED of raising him, but he is Gel
tainly a hearty, healthy little fello7
now. The pure fresh air .-as done hiI
worlds of good.
So to sum up the whole. VIII
should we not be glad we made tn
break? A good farm, stock increasin:
health and an Independent life. Wha
more can we expect?
Did we have tc make an effort? Yo
can bet we did and hustle, too. Shout
you pass this way with your shotgu
this fall, we should be pleased to Il
you shoot prairie chickens off OF
grain stocks.
Respectfully yours,
, CHAS. #. GERTS AND FAMILY.