The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-07

years. / heard a farmer remark
the other day that he had cleared
$500 outside of all expenses,
from his crops this year off three
eighties. " Another farmer
near here, made $1,000 IN three
months feeding sheep; that Is,
counting all expenses except his
own labor. He bought the sheep
in New Mexico, and shipped them
home and fattened them for Kan
sas city markets. or course, he
will not always do this well; but
he can easily make good interest
on his Investments.
When | first came to Kansas, |
found it difficult TO accustom my
self to the level plalns-they
seemed so silent and lonely, but
| have conquered that feeling.
The prairles have taken on diff
ferent appearance. When deck
ed in royal vesture of dark
green, 1t looks like a vast garden
with It's teeming wheat fields or
cornfelds cleaning under It's
brilliant sun; or, showing it's soft
i
tlnts under the glorious moon.
light. Here and there a golden
sunflower showing its face above
the hedgerows; long days with
out a cloud in the blue depth of
heaven, and cool nights bringing
refreshing sleep-are only some
of the natural beauties that peo.
pie hardly seem to notice. One
thing compensating in the Kan.
sas climate when the weather is
intensely hot during the mld.sum.
mer days, is the cool nights which
never fail us. No one ever suf.
fers with heat in the night time
through the hottie Il weather
When winter comes and covers
the earth with the dazzling robe
of snow, the plains present a
most beautiful asi ect. The roll
ing prairie shows up best then.
Vhe hills epresent the waves of
great white sea, sparkling with
millions of jewels under the daz-
zling sunlight.
To the north of G.y schoolhouse
is low range of bluffs, which
are used as pasture lands. All
pasture land is unbroken prairie,
and the native grass is the prln-
cipal food for cattle and horses in
the grass season.
Wheat averages from % to IS
bushels per acre in a good season
IN this (JewelD county, and alfal.
ia is the principal hay crop.
Many Of the farmers pasture the
wheat in the fall after 1T is high
enough. This does not hurt the
next springs crop, Many think
it does the wheat good to pasture
it.
There is one thing that Kansas
will never be able t. do, and that
is to raise fruit with the flavor
Pennsylvania fruit has. 1t lacks
the lusciousness of eastern fruit.
Some believe the cause of this is
that Kansas flult natures too
soon.
During this tall and winter we
have had delightful weather. We
have had one snow of about four
inches, but 1t only lay on the
ground few days. We have
plenty of time yet for winter, and
| expect we will have a clustering
time when 1t does come.
Kansss smiles under her years
of prosperity, and don't believe
you will find a jolller or better
class of people than the average
Kansan. They are good natnred
and IN for good time in this
world.
Kansas has always reminded
me of big, overgrown, homely
baby with a sweet disposition.
You must get acquainted with II
before you can see lts good quail
lties.
NORA X. STEVENS.
Jewell City, Kas.
January II, 1907.
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Farmers Institute.
Those interested ia agriculture
ara cordially invltad IN attand tho