Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-03-04
NEWS FROM THE PLAINS.
Dry in the Far west, But Everybody
Prosperous and Happy.

Dimmitt, Texas, Feb. % 'OS.
Bryan Eagle.
We are having some dry weather
at present on the plains. This mas
been the dryest winter here. since
1903 That winter we had no snow at
all. nor rains. We have only had TWO
light sprinkles of snow this winter.
Wheat crop prospects very discourag-
ing however. If we make no wheat
our wheat land will be in fine condi-
ton for other grain crops that are
more profitable, and easier 10 pre-
nere for the market. Threshed kanlr
corn and maize are bringing 30 cents
per bushel in Hereford at the Straw
Mill and Elevator without being sack
ed. All YOU have TO do 10 unload Is
10 drive onto a drop door, take out
your end gates and dump the whole
load into bin. We had plenty OF
land in this county last year that
made 40 bushels of Kaffir corn per
acre. which pays for the land at $40,
and some of our land can be bought
vet al $3.50 per acre 10 miles from
Dimmitt and 20 miles from nearest
railroad point which is Tulis, swlsher
county.
People are still moving in very fast.
The Springlake and Dimmitt road as
lust one mile east of our place, and
We counted . wagons loaded with i'm
migrants goods Monday. going 10
Springlake. There have been several
families moved into that community
since Christmas. and Nazarath our
German town is growing by leaps ana
bounds.
Our people do not seem TO be the
| least bit discouraged because II as
dry. They are all too busy, some are
blowing. those who have old land,
others who have lately moved in, are
building houses. barns and fences and
putting down wells, so as 10 be ready
! 10 pillow when il rains. ] know one
man who. began breaking sod about
the 10Th of May last year and ne tod
me he made a ton OF maize TO the
| acre and also made pretty fair corn.
All he did was TO break and plant,
! then gather the crop. nave one
peighbor living one mile south OF me
| on adjoining place 10 mine VINO
bought his land three years ago at -.
/ he has no help except what his wire
helps him and he will sell something
like $500 worth of produce of his
farm and keep plenty TO DO HIM. He
has q nice little bunch OF cattle and
six or eight horses and mules besides
his hogs and chickens 10 iced. ASH
Arch caves about this mans water
melons that grew on sod TWO years
| ago. Now could tell of many others
that made bountiful crops last year
but | don't think il necessary. There
was lots of land last year that made
30 bushels of corn per acre; some
/ men report so bushels, but IS tha'
\ sounds fshy ! shall not tell II tol
truth Yet | do know of two brother
here that sold $500 bushels OF corn
Now as my letter is so long ] vii
not attempt 10 tell what ] did las
wear farming and stockraising. never
theless | have everything on the
ledger. that ! have sold and what i
brought. ! will just say that ! have
sold hogs weighing from 40 TO Az
each al ! cents per pound. | wan
10 congratulate my old friend Mr.. I
, c Num- on securing two sections o
land near Midland. | don't think on
can make a mistake in investing nj
money in land anywhere on tn
plains. | hope when Tom moves on
he will take a spin on the auto TO SCI
ME as | live just one mile west o
the Big Springs, Brownsfeld & Han
ford auto line about miles north o
\ Springlake. ! am very sorry our oil,
chum and West Texas prospector }
H. Mccullough came so near us a
Quanah and then failed TO come AM
n see us.
Mrs. Holland and her boys are CON
.ortably located at Dmmitt now. w
have about FIVE families OF Brazo
1 county people here now that Sc
things quite different 10 what the ger
l tleman from Brazos to Nolan count
saw them. We predict that had n
come to the plains he would hav
: been here yet. as he might have go
ten too poor to get back. We kno'
! Brazos county men not living fiftee
miles from where ne located that ar
doing well, yet everyone does not Sc
things alike and do not blarl
anyone for doing what ne believe
TO be the best thing for him 20 do
Hoping all will excuse me for VIII
ing so long a letter, will close
wishing all my old Brazos count
friends a prosperous year througho'
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