The Greeley tribune., 1907-04-18
M0RET0TELL
STORY OF PLATTEVILLE NOT
YET COMPLETE
Another Chapter in History of
Awakening Town and Pros
porous Farm Section in
Weld County

w. N. Perdieu is an enthusiast on
the dry farm proposition as he owns
dry farm Of 16O acres mile and
half southeast of Platteville. He'|
has not missed crop in three years
and last wear had thousand bushels
Of grain Ito the good" He also
grew beets OH five and fourth acres
of N. G. Miller's ranch adjoining,
getting yield of 1875 tons with one
irrigation. Mr.. Perdieu has just
built windmill tank and has water
in the house. He will fill small
reservoir in the yard and 1rrigate
lawn and trees by this means.
The standard of horses in the
Platteyille neighborhood, both draft
and roadster stock, is being gradu
ally improved by the efforts of indi-
viduals and stock companies who are
introducing the best animals that
can be bought into the neighborhood.
In roadster stock the Geo. A..
Hodgson ranch has Mon Premier, a
: magnificent French coach nine. years
old, that has been kept on this
ranch for the past two years. He is
bay with white hind feet, has a
gilt-edge pedigree dating back to
France where his track record was
2:os. Mr.. Hodgson has s4,4oo in
vested in this one animal.
Just recently the Platteviile Hors
Breeders association organized Wttl
eight members and bought an I'm
ported English Shire, tive-year-olc
that is a beauty, investing 50, 400
w. o. Abbott is manager of the
company, making headquarters at
his ranch just mile west. Mr.. Alb,
bott has rented his farm this year tc
T. o. Brown who will have thirty
acres beets, hay land, alfalfa and
oats.
The James Lee ranch, two and a
half miles northwest of Plattteville,
is one of the historic ranches OF this
part of the county. Mr.. Lee settled
here over forty years ago and has 32O
acres here and quarter-section over
northeast in Lee Hollow. The home
place is pretty one with shade trees
in orderly arrangement and yards
kept In good shape. One hundred
and fifty head of cattle are being fed.
John Lee, a son of the original set
tier, is associated with his father in
the management of the ranch.
S. F. Lee, gransdon of James Lee,
has quarter-section of the old
Salomon place in charge. He will
grow beets, potatoes and alfalfa, and
is making a speciality of fine poultry.
A thousand head of turkeys. chic
keps and ducks were raised last year.
He has some White Leghorn poultry
that won some good prizes at the
Denver poultry show. He won first
on White Leghorn chickens and
second on Pekin ducks. He will
probably go into poultry more ex-
clusively next year on a small tract
of land.
Louis E. Snidow, who was fore
man for David Snider for several
wears, Is now in charge of 600 acres
of Mr.. Snider's near town with resi-
dence in town. He will have 100
acres of beets and has contract
with colony of Greeks to care for
them. Two to three hundred acres
of the ranch will be in meadow.
David Snider has some fine beef
cattle at this place which he Is
drawing from for his own use and for
meat shipments to Denver.
John Birkle, living in the south
part of town, has farm across the
road to the west which reminds one
of pioneer days, with its log cabin
and adobe fence in the stock yard.
The location is a fine one with pine
trees and other shade and it is re-
ported Mr.. Birkle Will build here
soon. .
A. Fl. Griffin Is developing good
farm place q mile south since he
came on the place year ago. He
has a good house, water tank and
windmill handy, and has his build
ings located in hollow, almost
hidden from sight by granite walls
cut out in time past by a creek. A
winding gravel road leads to the
buildings below. Mr.. Griffin has