The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17
A VISITORS IMPRESSION OF BEAVER
COUNTY

The following article, written By
Miss Lottie Hester. who recently ar
rived in Beaver county from Kentucky
Tor an extended visit with her unole,
NJ. Hsster5 OF Madison, and which was
published in the May field (Kentucky)
Review, is smother instance OF the fav-
orsble impression which visitors to our
county invariably express. The article
follows:
Madison, Okla, May 81, 1918.
Mr.. Lemon:
Dear Editor-I thought would
write letter to you for publication.
| am away out here in Beaver county
Oklahoma, one thousand and sixteen
miles from home. | am visiting my
uncle, Merimsn Hester.
left May field on Sunday, April 9,
and arrived at Knowles, which is IA
miles from here, on Tuesday. April IL.
My uncle met me with . fine span Of
spirited dspple grays to a double
seated carriage.
This is a beautiful prairie country
Il has no timber except a few scatter
ing trees along the creeks, wild plum
trees and wild grapes in some places
along the creek. These creeks Of run
ming clear water are tributaries to the
two big rivers here, the Beaver and
Kiowa. The people have very large
farms in this country and they are op-
Grated by modern machinery. Great
engines pull plovs across fields ss large
as mile square, some OF these engines
blowing q strip Of land twenty feet
wide each time they cross the field
being capable Of blowing forty to fifty
acres per day. Great fields OF wheat
are harvested in few days by harvest
ing machines called headers. The
crew Of these machines comprise ten
lgood horses and seven men, and are
capable Of harvesting and stacking
forty acres OF wheat per day. In har.
vest times wages are very high. Men
working in harvest receive $3.50 per
My uncle has one hundred acres of
wheat, fifteen OF alfalfa and six Of
soudan grass. He has only seventy
acres for his spring crop, and he says
he is awfully sorry, for it isn't enough
for him and Msncil (his SOM to at
tend. They plant for their spring crop
kafir corn, broom corn. milo maize,
feterita and some Indian corn. My
uncle has a fine orchard, fruit OF such
a variety that it is too numerous to
mention here. They tell me there is
something doing when the broom corn
pulling and the marketing and canning
and drying fruit is on-that time is in
August and September.
This is very healthy country. The
altitude is just high enough and not
too high for perfect health in both man
and stock Of all kind and also poultry
The people here don't think a ten or
iifteen-mile drive and back is any dis
tance The finest roads, very large
fields of wheat and alfalfa make this u
mighty pretty country to look upon.
We can see them driving as far as
the eye can reach. My aunt said
needed glasses, as looking in the dis
lance is straiIing on the eyes, makes
tired feeling Automobiles galore
going in every direction as the roads
are on section lines in this country.
On, say, the people are go nice and
sociable and the jolliest lot OF young
people | ever saw | have been going
to church and Sunday school and young
peoples meetings ever since | came,
and enjoy myself so much.
Please don't put this in your waste
basket, for | don't know when / will
get back to old Kentucky. l am not
at all hOmesick and don't expect to be
very soon. | came out here to stay a
year with my uncle and think now
will We have rural routes and tele-
phones in this country, too. guess
had better ring off.
With regards to all OF my friends,
LoTrIE HESTER.