Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-04-09
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L. 70. wessler Writes the Ledger
in Glowing Terms Of the sun
Flower State

II. IA. White. Editor. Mexico. Mo.
Springfield, Kans., April Q, 1905
lnclosed find money order to renew
my subscription for the Ledger.
Having been here two years l think
l can say a little about the country.
This country Is a large level plain, the
nearest creek or river Is seven miles
from my place, the land Is very fertel,
and is not near as sandy as some
people in Missouri think This country
is rapidly changing from q cattle
country TO a farming country. Two
years ago this spring there we're %
steam plows breaking sod In Meade
and Seward counties at the rate Of
from BOT 40 9 each per day. Winter
wheat is the principle crop, there is
also quite = bit Of spring wheat sown
here.
/ have 9 two good corn crops here
where good farming was done, barley,
oats, cafier.corn and maze have also
been good when sown on well cultlvat-
ed ground. l think this land holds
moisture better then any / ever cult
waited. 1t Is true that it don't rain as
much here as in Missouri, but l think
that most people In Missouri will
agree with me that Missouri often
gets more rain then 1t needs.
Since l have been out here we have
had very little rain In winter and
carly spring, but had enough In the
summer to make good crops. In July
1905, we had over 0 inches rain here
and last year July was also the wetestI
month OF the year. / think the rail-
road and we'll "a q greater drawback
to the early settler here then the rain,
90 miles TO railroad and from It's toll
200 feet to water was quite a PROPOSE
tion in the eighties. l have heard It.
said that some people hawled water
II miles. Most OF the few early set.
tiers that staid here have done we'll.
About all can say about Springfield
10 that IL Is AZ present located on al
200 acre farm near the center oil
Seward county, but Plains which is in
Meade county, is the biggest little
town l aver got acquainted with. II Is
claimed that the freight RECEIPTS are
larger at Plains than any other town
west OF Hutchinson on the Rock Island
railroad. The immigration agent OF
the Rock Island says that there is
over twice as much immigration to
Plains as to any other town on the
line.
Liberal, the county seat Of Seward
county, Ia . hustling little city two
miles from the Beaver county, Okla
homa, line. 1t having q round house Of
the Rock Island. 1t has been but al
short time since the price of land in
Beaver county, Okla and Seward
county, Kans., has been even
ed up, the land being as near alike as
two eggs, yet many men would prefer
paying more for land in Beaver county
farther from town than to buy inI
Seward county. The name OF the state
seemed to make 3 great deal Of differ
ence.
W. FL. s. o. T. Wilson, of New York,
John Collingwood, land company and
John Boughman, each owning about
$4,000 acres Of land in this county,
have and are doing q great deal to
develop this country. Wilson have
brought about 65 families from the
east this spring to farm their land.
They have built from so to so houses
In the past 2 months and they, also
have built a 100. 1000 bu. elevator at
Plains the past winter.
Seward county was one OF three
counties In RAMS, that the govern
ment crop report give the condition
OF wheat at 100 the first OF May 1907.
This county would have had q bumper
wheat crop last year II the late freeze
In May had not damaged it; some late
wheat that the freeze did not hurt
made a. much as q bu. per acre. Most
wheat at the present time looks very
promising.
There will be q large acreage Of corn
planted this. year than ever before.
The price Of land has almost twice
doubled here In the past two and one
half years, some cal Plains has sold
for s26 90 per acre. One Of the finest
things In this country are the roads,
with the exception Of a few days after
. rain. Two common farm horses will
easily pull 90 bu. Of wheat to market.
Wishing the editor and readers Of
the Ledger well, l will close.
L. G. Wessler,
CnriRnfia1A KaAa /