The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23
A. c. Fling Writes Letter From Flor
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Starke, Fla, Dec. IA, 1920
Truax T. Colcord, Minot, N. p.
Dear Friends:
| am sending you today under sep
arate cover two home papers, with
full write-up Of our great state prison
farm, of which you no doubt have ,ad
but perhaps never saw as full descHip-
ton. AS l have visited this great
farm l can say this writeup is MT
overdrawn.
You all will be pleased to learn that
Mrs. filings health has greatly i'm
proved since coming here, but las:
year had bad Stroke" and have
not been able to do anything since;
just get around the house and take
care of myself.
About all do is to write a lette
of advertisement Gin my crude way)
for hardware firm that was work
ing for before my sickness, each week
for over a year. 1t is my own idea to
get the public to read and look for
ward for next week. Shoot prices at
them each time and it works. Some
times make it continued for two or
three weeks. The editor has to help
me out on spelling, but it helps mel
to pass away the time and it also helps
financially to small extent. 1t has
helped the firm greatly
This country is just now coming in
on big boom. Thousands of cars
are coming into the state, loaded with
people looking for a location out Of
the cold; the climate is fine. Yesterday
the thermometer stood at rs. 1t is not
near as warm here in the summer as
expected, it runs about IS to 80 win
tiers, averages so to rs.
. We get very little frost, then only
one night at a time. Have seen it
dom to 80 two different times in the
last three years but only for one night.
The country is very level; no hills
around here, but several fine lakes.
The land is cut over land, once was
heavy pine. Plenty of timber for
wood still here.
The country around here is like a
frontier, has been for years. Most
farms are small and farmers ard
"skeered" of work, but we have some
good farms that are valued at several
hundred dollars an acre. We do not
raise as much citrus fruit here as
they do farther south but we have
better soil and can grow most every
thing.
Strawberries are the main money
crop, while they grow sweet potatoes
! for market and sugar cane for syrup
} Most every farmer has a patch that
makes several barrels each season
some as many as five to ten acres
Pecan nuts also is a great crop here
Farmers are just waking up to the
possibilities Of this crop. They have
sold for Csc to 40c, according to quail
ity. This year we had very light
crop and most anything brings Soc
l have set out oranges, grapefruit
Japanese persimmons, pears, plums
peaches, grapes, etc. Had some fruit
this year and next year we expect to
have more than we can use. Have a
small patch Of strawberries. Last
year had more than we could use
Wish / could set big shortcake or
your desk. My! but they are fine
Big and luscious, as large as a good
sized plum. Had all we could cal
three times day for four months
don't that make your mouth water
This will be a great country as soor
as we get new blood in here, men thai
will work and have capital to clear W
the land and make improvements.
Well, guess have taken up too
much Of your time already. Just Civ,
our best wishes to your ladies. W.
often think Of them in the Eastern
Star and wish we could drop in one,
more. -
If you can't make out what I hav,
written just dump this in the waste
basket, if you have room.
Best wishes to both of you.
I remain, yours truly, A. C. Fling