Cheyenne record., 1915-04-08
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Now for q few, words shout trees, I
have in the last few months mentioned
in these coiamns abeat some trees
free to the farmers of Cheyenne coun-
ty The Farmers Educational and
Co-Operative Union OF America, Is a
strictly Farmers Organization, organ-
lied in tiirts-two states, with total
of three million members, and Color
ado has membership of over eight
thousand.
Arapahoe Local No. $50 of this
Union with q membership of over q
hundred of our progressive farmers
started movement several months
ago to the end that Cheyenne county
be furnished sevt nty-five thousand
trees by the state. AS the secretary
of this union have followed the mat
ter. from one point to another, until
our efforts were at last successful, in
so much as we shall receive twenty
Fl Te thousand trees of the following
varieties, cottonwood, elm. ash, black
and honey locust, all seedlings of one
years growth, which will of course be
small, but it is the very best size for
our uses, and with proper care Will be
Il slightly, beneficial and much needed
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A written contract as to the care and
culture of the trees will be eXacted
from every one who receives any num-
ber of them. Any school district, for
the beautifying of school grounds may
order the number they will properly
sign for, and while proper care during
the vacation period would entail a
small expense on such districts as stake
advantage of this opportunity, l be-
lieve the the effect would justify such
expense as would be necessary.
Church organizations, cemetery as
sociations or Individual residents may
place their orders at once if you care
for them. Owing to the inattention
given my letters by some of the Com
mercial clubs of the county, which
were written for the purpose of divi-
ding these trees over the county to be
more available to parties wishing
them, with this article place the matter
right up to the farmers themselves.
The trees will be hauled by the I'm
ion Pacific r. r. free of all charges,
and will be billed to me at Arapahoe,
reaching here about April 3rd.
AS l mentioned above about ''gar-
den or an acre or so under irrig alton
/ wish to mention of a demonstration
recently Witnessed in the Pell Teed
farm, near Weskan, one of the most
practical pumping devices have ever
saw, which is known as he Gard Ro-
tary Pumping Jack. This Jack only
necessitates equipping the well with IL
''l'' and has divergence of only one
inch from direct perpendicular pull
at any time during the stroke. On Mr.
Teed's well which is hundred and
thirty feet deep with five inch steel
easing tnblar cylinder equipment, this
jack with the use of an engine was
pumping seventy-flve gallons per min
ute and will be usedto irrigatea grove
of fruit trees and n couple of acres of
alfalfa. The Gard Rotary Jack is
made in several sizes, ranging from Il
six inch stroke, and will be placed on
the market in this county soon. Any
hardware merchant, J. a. Shriver, of
the Cheyenne County State Bank, w
S. Beckmeyer, of Springfield, Ills, or
myself will all be glad to tell those in
terested, more of this contrivance.
Yours Very Truly.
% L. l.. HOWARD.