The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-03-24
the former poor immigrant boys are

today.
After a short exchange of letters
with the immigration department,
Bolek went with the writer from
Cleveland, Ohio, to Plains, Kan. A
quarter section Of good level land
was selected about mile and half
from town, for which Bolek paid
down $500. The same day two town
lots were bought near place where
new brick public school was under
construction. For these two lots
the first payment was SIC.
Wife and Daughter Arrive.
After barn was built and a we'll
drilled, Mrs. Babicki, with her little
daughter and Paul, arrived FROM
Cleveland and joined Bolek at Plains.
The beginning of their new life in
the new vast plains country was adj
venturops, thrilling and full of I'M
certainty. A tiny house was built
which, with barn and well, cost them
$500. For the remaining $500 four
horses and two walking plows were
purchased.
The first year 80 acres were sown
to wheat and lao acres to milomaize.
Part of the land was rented from
Mr.. John Collingwood, big land
owner at Plains, on crop chares. In
the meantime Mrs. Babicki was do
ing washing and homework for peo-
pie at Plains, where she was making
about $40 per week. Her services
were very much in demand, for she
was an expert in her work.
For the money she earned a COW,
small flock of chickens and two
Poland-China hogs were bought
Milk and eggs helped a great deal
to make their grocery bills smaller
The first year of their new venture
was more than failure-it was
practically a disaster. Unfortunate
ly it happened to be a very dry year
and all crops were lost. The new
settlers were not acquainted with eli
matte conditions of the country. In
the second year Mrs. Babicki had 10
hens and five cows, from which she
had about 81 or regular income ev-
cry week, selling eggs and butter at
Plains.
The second year about $500 was
realize in cash. Living cost practic-
ally nothing. All vegetables, meat,
eggs, butter, etc., were gotten from
the farm.
The third year 400 acres were
sown to wheat and 100 acres to bar
ley, milo maize, kafir, sorghum cane
and Sudan grass, and the harvest was
6,O62 bushels of wheat, LOO BUSH
els of kafir, 1856 bushels of barley
and GO tons of feed and hay.
Have Plenty Of Feed.
Six thousand dollars was realiz-
ed from wheat alone. Barley and all
feedstuff is not sold yet. Bolek and
Paul at present have plenty of feed
to last them for about three years.
Mrs. Babicki, in addition to keep
ing large flock of chickens and at
tending to cows, helps her husband
also in the fields great deal. She
recently said that it is a very COM
mon thing for her to prepare about
sixteen acres of land for wheat in a
day.
The second year new substantial
and spacious living house was built,
a big chicken house and three new
barns. Rows of cottonwood, hon
ey locust, peach, apple and plum
trees were planted, with raspberries
and grapes.
Last fall 700 acres were planted
to wheat. The land was cultivated
thoroughly. Forty-five acres to ka-
fir, milomaize, sorghum cane and Su-
dan grass. If this year should be as
good as the two previous years, Ba-
bicki expects to realize about $14,-
900.
During the second year, in addi-
tion to their purchase, some land was
rented. Three hundred and fifty
acres were sown to wheat and seven
ty acres to milo maize. The year
was better; so was Bolek's farming
experience.
The second year 4,050 bushels of
wheat were harvested and 100 BUSH
els of milo maize. In addition to
that, all vegetables for home use
were raised in small garden. About
harvest time Paul returned from
Cleveland to help Bolek with the
work.
Wheat and milo maize brought
$4,000. Two. thousand dollars was
paid for land and seven new horses;
mostly mares were bought. One
hundred dollars was realized from
hogs.-Globe-D Democrat.