The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-02-29

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Torhs Herald:
AS farmed fifteen and ? hall
years in Kansas. I feel like I am
from Kansas. therefore vas especi-
ally interested in neighbor Eastman's
letter in your issue Of Feb. IS.
I have farmed on Nezperce prai-
RE ten and half years, so feel that
I know something about both states.
would rather farm here than there.
Our soil is richer and newer; very
easy to work and very productive.
We have a good class of citizens
wide awake aud uP-to-date, and a
great many Of US are from Kansas.
We have an average good climate
and lots of it, and are in the garden
spot of the U. s.. think.
But with all this, Kansas is a great
state and is certainly progressive. l
vas there in the central-eastern part
81 years ago, and I admit that the
contrast was great. Here most of
US we're living in shacks or only fair
to good houses. There I found a.
great many extra good farm houses
and barns, and lots of them we're
new. / vas surprised at the i'm
provements made in the S or years
I had been gone, and made me tath-
er discouraged to come back to my
own shack.
We must remember that Kansas
raises more weat than any other
state. It has some so bushel weat
too; is near the top in corn, hogs,
cattle and some other crops. Has
as good a school system as any state.
and is very near the top in newspa-
pers, magazines, ETC., received per
capita. None of our states has a
greater per cent of reading and think
ing men.
I have boosted for Idaho for over
ten years and expect to keep it up.
but that does not prove that other
states are no good.
As for resting our land, I have
seen land improved in Kansas by
cropping every year with clover,
alfalfa, etc, as changes. Our sum
mer following, or resting, here is
very expensive on our high-priced
land, and I wish We could diversity
our crops as they can farther east.
Yet, Idaho for me. I know that
chickens being picked in Kansas by
cyclones is a fact, and I have known
of men there and here being picked
by stock Investments, etc.
I am somewhat surprised to see
friend Eastman's argument against
mail-order houses; yet it is good
But l have had him show
me articles he bought from these
same houses, and tell me what bet
ter quality be got and the big amount
be saved. do not send much 10
cities for goods that 1 can get here, 5
IND do not like TO send at all. To '
,egin with, was raised to believe
n patronizing home industries and c
them up, and I believe in 0
he doctrine and practice yet. But T
I think some of our farmer c
antilles are industries also and that n
ur homes should be built up. {
In belief am a "free trader" u
therefore, do not agree with either of a
he old parties. Yet both parties are U
oming to the belief. Within the u
asst year our president has advocat- II
d and had passed in Congress a free u
rade bill, giving free trade with 81
'anada on some articles. The Dem v
Gratis helped him in this and passed ic
rec trade bills for more articles. If 70
lis theory is good on a few more q
rticles, why not on ALP "
If it is right to have free trade
ith Canada, why not with New York =.
: Denver7 -
In local news items, l see one Of re
II leading merchants is in Chicago
I'd other eastern cities buying stock
II his store here. Who says he
lould be obliged to buy from whole ~
lie houses in Lesiston or Spokone IN
ID build them up7 No one. Our ns