La Junta tribune., 1916-05-13
DRY LAND BOOMER IN HOOK.
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hurry these up. A new line of rail-
road survey was made near the land
some time ago and further work
abandoned because of railroad con-
ditions. but the people along the pro-
posed route are clamoring for IL to
be built and the company cannot long
put IT off, because every year sees
greater need OF IL. II Is really bet
ter for you TO go back far enough
that a railroad must come to you. un-
less you are about to buy land near
a railroad already built.
This tract has on 1t something like
200 acres that lays good for farm
ing, and the rest OF 1t somewhat roll
ing and has on 1t great deal that
will some day be farmed. but under
present conditions II is mighty good
for pasture. The soil is a vegetable
loan, of n slightly reddish tinge. II
ter rain Just like eastern soil shows
black. and is very fertile and rich in
deed. II holds moisture as well as
any land could possibly do. and does
not crumble easily II is no clay,
but is underlaid with a clay like sub
soil. not stiff and gummy as in the
east
This land ~ covered with short.
thick set buffalo and June grasses
which never grow tall No amount
of water would make It do so. = The
June grass grows from seed each
year, has very short roots and ripens
about the last of June, giving the
land dry appearance though the
soil might be soaked with rain. No
soil raises better corn. milo. feterita,
cane and miilet These crops can al
ways he depended on to furnish the
necessary grain and roughage for
winter This is natural small
grain country. Winter wheat and
rye will make a volunteer crop for
three or four years from one plant
ing. almost as good as the first crop.
never saw country to equal IT,
OF all the crops and grasses alfal-
IA II the greatest IL grows without
irrigation better than any crop. and
makes two or three cuttings. making
a total OF three to five tons pea green
hay. and the last cutting allowed to
seed will give from seven to eleven
bushels of seed per acre and the cost
is nothing. for there Is no irrigation
monkey business. have sixty acres
on just such land that was buffalo
sod year ago. one could pasture
100 hogs on ten acres of II. | keep
fifty hogs on ten acres and you could
hardly tell where they eat. so fast
does il grow and still have TO cut
1t like the rest. Forty acres OF corn
will give at least 900 bushels OF
grain and that will finish off lots of
hogs With ten sows one could east
ly have fifty pigs at spring farrow
and that II one carload. In five
months you could easily have fifty
more. for their period is sixteen
weeks. and that is another carload.
II is easy TO make money II one gets
started right. but its hard II all one
has is labor OF his hands or II the
landlord gets the profit
This SEQ has been laying there for
years as though II might be decided
land and people don't even know
about IL. got IL looking up the
records. ! don't try to get any one
here because | don't want local peo-
pie to know about H. They might
get II away from us. would not
blame them. This tract Il easily
worth see an acre. will price this
to you at $500 and the terms will be
s25 cash with the enclosed applica-
tion, and the balance when you
come. or course cannot go into de-
tails To show you all the items that
enter into this price. But will get
II for you just ms cheaply as for the
best friend ! have In the world. be-
cause Its just a matter OF business
with me. ! cannot get II any cheap
er and come out whole. There was a
time when you might OF got the same
tract for $50 but that was . long
time ago and the country was all
open then. and you did not come.
The land office stands ready to
cancel this old entry on application
for that purpose. but they don't keep
an officer employed TO carry on pro-
ceedings. We must do that our
selves. For doing II they give you
thirty days to come In and take II
AS your own. II Is perfectly legal
and proper for you to want II and for