The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-09-01
BIG ACREAGE
Winter Wheat Sowing Now
In Full Blast

trict this year. On the contrary,
Seward county will have the larg-
est acreage in its. history and what
is true of Seward county is also
true of Stevens county on the west
and Beaver county, Oklahoma on
the south, which are properly in
the Liberal district. The increas-
ed acreage is largely due to the ef-
forts of that class of farmers who
are we'll fixed financially and have
unlimited faith in the country.
That these men have been success
full in wheat farming is conclusive
evidence that their Judgment is
sound and that they are making a
renewed effort this year is a good
example for others to follow. And,
too, the conditions in this territory
for sowing wheat this fall have
meyer been so good as they are at
the present time. The ground is
thoroughly soaked with moisture
with yet plenty of time to prepare
same for seeding and the only
reason the acreage will not be
doubled this year is the fact that
some of our farmers were unfor-
tunate in failing to raise a crop OF
wheat this year and by reason of
same are not able to buy seed.
This feature is being provided for
to some extend by some OF the
merchants and business men of
Liberal furnishing seed but as yet
large number are still without
seed or the money to buy it with
and unless Liberal comes to the
rescue they will be denied the
prospects of a harvest next year,
a condition the merchants of Lib
eral can i'll afford to have exist, as
many of these farmers are good
citizens and good farmers and it is
a business proposition to assist
them to get on their feet again,
and by so doing, keep them in the
country. The proposition is
squarely up to Liberal and the
only solution is to furnish the
seed and the only way to do it is
for every merchant and business
man to take hold of the proposition
and furnish as much seed as his
means will permit.
From the data so far gathered it
is estimated that there will be more
than 10000 acres sown to wheat
within a radius of seven miles of
Liberal. Following is a partial
list of the farmers who will sow
three hundred acres or more: j. H. |
Cayanaugb, 800 acres; John
iSchmitt, $40 acres; A. P. Haynes,
800 acres; j. M. Piper, 500 acres;
r. Romer, $50 acres; 7. F. Hop
kins, 480 acres; j. l.. Boles, 400
acres; Homer Hanson, 300 acres;
u. D. Gasaway, 300 acres; Bert
Allen. 1926 acres; Cole 6 Edison,
300 acres; Finley 6 Conrad, 300
acres; j, Orth, 400 acres; Chas.
Light, 300 acres; Matkins 500
acres. A complete report is not
yet obtainable but no doubt there
are several other farmers in this
territory in the three hundred
class.
VIM. Hyde, the wheat king of
Seward township, reports that the
ground in his vicinity is in ideal
condition for sowing wheat and
that every acre available north of
the Cimarron will be planted to
wheat this fall. This portion of
the county was hit the hardest this
year, owing to the unusually dry
season but with the present favor
able condition the farmers will
come back strong and endeavor to
take the plums in next years harv-
est. Seward township will have a
number of individual crops that
will exceed 500 acres.
In the Lone Star territory, or
better known as the Hoskinson
neighborhood, the acreage will be
increased. This locality is made