The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-16

chIckeD Win dumpl1ngS and hot bis
cults served TO us. He confessed to
jaded appetite for two days after
that meal.
In the afternoon we made an IN
vestlgation of the Tule Lake area.
and here we were really surprised.
On former visit four years ago the
margin OF the lake was close to the
townsite Of MalIn. and only narrow
strip OF land was under cultivation.
A colony OF Bohemians from Illinois
and Ohio who had purchased private
lands were just getting settled. and
some OF them had met with difficult
hes and hardships. There were
many complaints and the outlook
seemed anything but bright.
On our last trip the lake had re-
ceded for more than mile. and the
exposed land clear to the margin OF
the water was In crops of wheat,
oats. and barley. II was incredible
that this great area of waving grain.
some of It chin high to a G-foot man,
was under water less than year
ago. We walked through field after
field OF barley and wheat which
would delight the heart OF any far
mer in the middle west. and were
told that this land had never been
plowed--the seed was simply disked
in. and as the ground was still moist
from the receding lake, no irriga-
ton was necessary the first year. AS
O demonstration Of the value of Tule
Lake lands when reclaimed. nothing
could be more. convincing than these
fine crops. As one bohemian aptly
put it--.when Uncle Sam opens these
lands to entry he will be presenting
entrymen with land worth $50 an
acre raw. The ptople of the klam-
ath country are extremely anxious
to have the first unit opened In the
fall. Many Bohemians have written
to their friends In the east. and the
prospects are that there will be eager
competition for these farms. The
present settlers in the Malin district
are prospering and contented. They
are eager for railway. and have Of
fered to grade road for several
miles free of charge to connect
with klamath Falls.
We visited the Olene. Miller Hill,
Spring Lake. and several other dis
tricts. and found promising stands
OF grain, large areas Of alfalfa ready
for second cutting, and numbers OF
excellent dairy cows. sheep, and pigs.
klamath also raises great many
horses. and the war has tilted prices
so that horsemen have prospered.
While this is essentially a grain
and stock country. there are indiyid-
uals here who have wrought wonders
ON small farms intensively cultivated.
"Few Acres" the little 30-acre ranch
of Elmer Applegate. Is an illustration
of what scientific and industrious
farmer can accomplish on this prof.
ect. Applegate had notion that he
could make success OF farming on
a small ranch, but he was alone In
that opinion. Old timers said II
couldn't be done. He selected 80
acre tract near town, and 1t was not
particularly choice land at that 1t
was badly seeped and getting worse,
He put In his own drains and went to
work. Later the big government
drain began to pull down the water
land tighten his work. Applegate
made strong fight and won. Surely
there ia no prettier ranch on the
project than Few Acres. The COM
modious bungalow Is backed BY one
OF the great hills which skirt the val
ley. 1t IL shaded by trees. and its
curving driveway lined by beautiful