The Ordway new era., 1914-08-07
A Model Farm By
Shrewd Methods

There are no half way measures,
about Colorado.
Given fair chance, she does things
better than anybody else, accomp-
lishes more In given time than any
other locality.
There are tales galore OF men who
have made sudden fortunes in Colo
RADIO, of rapid rises to wealth and af-
fiuence through mining ventures or
fortune speculation.
But the story Of the man who has
risen to independence through years
OF hard work, Of successful methods,
OF shrewd Investment and careful saw.
ing, has nothing spectacular about II
and is. therefore, not SO adaptable to
a glowing headline as that Of the man
who jumps from carpenter to Croesus,
from mucker to millionaire.
And yet the man who achieves lit
tie by little year after year, outnum-
bers, a Thousand fold, the man who
arrives by q single frenzied leap.
The man who makes his farm or
bis bank or his store yield a decent
profit, one day with another, who en-
larges his holdings as he can and be-
comes. BY steady growth, the sub
stantial, middle-aged citizen whose
nxme inspires respect and whose ex.
ample carries weight, IL the mao who
makes up the rank and hle Of Colora-
do business men who figure little 10
the papers but mnch 10 the tax lists,
who furnishes little 10 the way Of sem
satiou, but much iu the way Of pros.
perity.
A CANNY SCOTT.
Such man settled years ago 10 the
far and justly famed Arkansas val
ley.
Mors-shan two decades ago, Will.
lam Auckland bought piece Of land
10 the heart Of the valley. making bis
hrst payment with tho savtugs VI
some ysass OF hard Work-foe be he'd
come 70 this eousts5 snpsS haeasd-
ssd atvins . nortssse fos re te9A Z.
,s.-ls n sellfp1nf4 ~ ~ -
.knuw-sast 'ulvtf Sincf tKsk hsss this
far -seeinv Seotchmau ever morsssssd
bit Of property or asked any ooe 10
70 security for him. However that
may be, the old world methods that
made European countries to blossom
in every 6eld aud hedge.row. were
tfansplanted TO this fertile land and
every foot OF IL was made to produce
and TO keep producing to the limit OF
ability.
Ifs deld was not up to Its fellows.
the reason was sought aud the remedy
applied till every inch Was productive
and profitable.
II crop failed to make . fair re-
turn for the Investment Of time and
money expended It was discarded for
something that would make RU'd." {"
Every Item Ut debit and credit was
religiously kept, the exact cost OF
raising . milch COW or bushel OF
osts was computed and recorded
More. perhaps, than all else. waste
was eliminated. Everything on the
place was made use of and compelled
TO show profit instead of loss.
Useless expense, the little luxuries
dear to the heart OF the ambitious
American and his family, we're not
INDUCED 10 till the income warrant.
ed 1t.
For many years past the Auckland
} farm has been an object lesson Of
thrift aud profit, a beauty spot to
which not only friends and neighbors,
but every one interested 10 the prog
ress orthe state may point with justi.
fable pride as exemplifping the pos
sibilities Of the state and the valley.
Last week. when 1t was my good
fortune to visit 1t, there were 1000
acres OF alfalfa looking like nothing
80 much as great inland Sargossa
sea, as it cleaned green and fruitful
under the morning sun.
Here and there,like immense brown
loaves of bread. compact and SYM
metrical, rose the stacks that marked
the first cutting Of hay-aud the Sec
ond was nearly ready for the harvest.
There is plenty Of water in the val
ley. and this particular farm Is SO
irrigated that every field can be wa.
tered independently Of every other,
hence four crops will be harvested In
addition to some good late pasture
for cattle and hogs.
A little more than I 800 acres com
ures is an alfalfa mill which repre-
sents an investment of nearly, II not
quite 100000.