The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-09
the OTHER SIDE OF IT.
Oklahoma Citizen Replies to Article Pub.
lisbed Ia News Recently.

ocO o. iDptSt III JouL opOi
from a Mrs. Fisher, who is not
satisfied with things out here.
Now, while these may DO worthy
people in their place, they are not
tn, kind who made Pennsylvania
what it is, and who are making
Oklahoma what 1T will be-one of
the richest states in the Union.
They complain OF the wind
that blows enough so that we nev
er have a night that is too hot for
comfort, and seldom a day too
windy for comfort, and always
enough to pump our water for all
purposes from well on good
ground; and we don't have to
farm rough land in order 10 live
by spring. They complain of
scarce water; but I have travelled
this country from the Gulf to
Canada, and have seen not yer
one per cent. of the country but
what water could be found IN
abundance at from 3 to 40 feet;
and 1 have seen people like these
hauling water from ! mile to 5 or
6 mlles-sooner than get down
and dig.
So far as cyclones are concern
ed, think more people die of
consumption every year in Penn
sylvanla, than are killed by cy-
clones in the West 10 ten years
Pennsylvania is a good state to
live 10, but experience IN 10th
places convinces. me that the
West is as good, or better, as a
poor man has retter chance to
own some of 1T. But a "quitter
Is of no use here. They belong
back with their wives People.
Good land there that would brrng
d to 2 tons a year, was worth
$l00 an acre. But think 40 per
cent. OF the land in Kansas and
Oklahoma will bring from 8 to 8
tons OF alfalfa an acre-worth just
as much, or more, tor feed-and
never needs re sowlng,<if proper
ly cared tor, which Is very little
trouble. There are plenty of
Pennsylvanians here, but made
of good stuff. The Indian left as
fine land, but no wells, fences, or
buildings-and these things don'U ,
grow in this climate, and they are
not built in day-and hardly in
one mans lifetime; but l will ven
ture to say that this country has
improved more in the last eight
cen years since the Opening"
than Pennsylvania did in the first
$50 years of her settlement.
have no land to sell, but many
are selling good alfalfa land for
$25 to $35 an acre, hat is worth
$l00-if ever land was worth it.
One neighbor here. this year,
raised $50 tons of hay, and 100
bushels of seed worth $40 hush
ella town off only 25 acres. Last
year there was no seed.
The shrinkage of values they
complain OF, has come, but moth.
Ing like as fierce as they tell 1T.
have been to a dozen sales since
the panic, and prices are nearly
as good as before-except on pigs
and shoats. Wages are the same
and the price of cotton makes the
crop worth from $40 to $50 an
acre.
Now, brother Editor, if / am
not asking for too much space In
your valuable paper would like
your readers to see a paragraph
from "The Farmers Mail an
Breeze" of December 2l, 1907,
published at Topeka, Kansas:
"E. Cassil is another farmer
who has cut five crops of alfalfa
this year. Mr. Cassil lives near
Canton and has 65 acres in this
crop. From the five cuttings he
got 595 tons of hay being about
8 tons from each acre. This hay
Is worth $8 per ton as il stands
or q total of $4,700 for the--iot,
Without joking, this alfalfa plant
ID gong TO put. Kansas clear
above'any othsr state in the Union
In the farming line. Just stop
and figure minute and you Will.
see how 1T IS going TO do it. ("
Kansas, You know Is an adjoin
ing state with soil and climate
conditions much same as ours