Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-04-23

consisted OF everything IN the vogetl
Bile line, such as potatoes, cabbage
beets. turnips, lettuce, radishes, ca
rots. onions and celery; also sma
fruits OF all kinds. We would send
load to market every morning durin
the season and made good profits fror
= the place. My husband way a pilo
and received good pay, but, like al
| hazardous work. 1t had its objections
A Il is now twelve years since com
pany wanted our little garden for al
{, industrial plant and we decided to sci
and come to Texas on account of m,
, husbands health. We came to Temple
, about year later. We bought thii
/, farm of 800 acres at So per acre. W.
: thought that the price was almost Ike
, finding the farm, it seemed so cheal
to us, but we soon found that we only
/, had the foundation for farm. 1t had
been 'cottoned to the limit.
1--WE began to feed all the cattle
that we could get, and soon had O
very good start on barnyard fertilizer
We set out a few peach trees and a
few grapevines. We were told that
the peaches would never fruit, but we
had worked too long on the sandy soil
Iof the Great Lake region to believe
that this soil was not adapted to fruits
of any kind, If properly cultivated,
Our trees were fertilized and we also
lput about a half bushel of old bones
into the roots of each tree when we
planted it. We planted all the truck
we could fertilize each year and began
to market it in Temple. In four years
from the time we arrived here we had
one hunderd acres under good produc-
ton. We had five hundred peach trees
out. one hundred of which began to
bear. The fourth year we were on the
place we sold over $4,000 worth of but
ter, eggs, hogs and garden truck in
Temple, besides having good living
for ourselves. That winter my hus-
band took pneumonia and as his lungs
weer not strong medical skill was not
equal to the task, and he left us, my
self and my boys, respectively nine,
seven and five years old.
Il realized that my responsibility to
those boys could only be met by the
best effort could make, God being
my guide. OF course, am a practical
farmer. My father is one OF the largest
fruit growers in Michigan. | received
my training in the best school, and
every girl of the university had to do
a certain amount of homework one
week, garden work the next week, and
sewing the following week. This con-
tinuous round fits a girl for life, be
her lot cast where 1t may, and ] want
to say that were my boys girls
should have them trained, after | let |
them go from my own training, just
as | was trained. AS my children are |
all boys, they will be trained for the
farm and upon the very best scientific |
systems. The farm is the palace OF
God on earth, the most healthful, in
dependent life that can be enjoyed
Il was. of course, staggered at my |
condition, but began my work with
The raising OF garden |
truck and producing OF butter and |
eggs for market had grown to such |
III extent that bought an automobile |
lor this marketing two years ago. This
very much expedited the work, as
where one team used to be kept Off
he farm all day. We now have one
thousand bearing peach trees, twenty
larry cows, one hundred laying hens,
'esides a large number of hogs and
neat cattle. We raise all the feed we
yer use on the farm and have home
annery where we put up vegetables
o last us the year round.
"Of course, we had to prepare for
irrigation. We have two wells and
wo very large windmills. We also
ave two gasoline engines, as there
re times when we have no wind for
week. Our elevated tanks hold
5000 gallons of water and there has
ever been time that we did not
ave plenty OF water for the fruits and
ruck.
yes. we love the farm and its
'ork. but | do not understand why
ur neighbors can be content with
heir hum.drum method OF existence
hen they could have the best the
md could produce. OF course, thou
ands OF acres have been planted to
caches since our success was appar-
Mt, but unless peaches are cared for
hey will not do their best"
After the gentlemen in the party
ad strolled among the trees, gardens,
overs. poultry yards and lawn, they
'ised their hats, took their cars. and
Il expressed the same thought: The