The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-09-16
Pile Ranch Makes Very
Interesting Dis
play
THE VARIETY
EXCELLENT
Pile Brothers Contribute Good Dis
play Exhibited in The Window. of
Griffith & Baughman This Week

call Tor displays OF farm products Tor
exhibition purposes was Roy Pile Of
the Pile ranch northwest of Liberal.
The assortment is varied enough
to show that none of the different
crops was specialized in and no spec
ial effort made to raise the produce
for exhibition purposes, and is
ample evidence of the productivity
of Seward county soil.
The Pile ranch is a landmark in
the Southwest, and there are few
people who have not at some time
visited the place.
Twenty-eight years ago E. c. Pile
came to Seward county and home
steaded a quarter of land. He came
to stay and when his neighbors lost
their nerve and wished to Ego back
east" he bought their land. He pur-
sued this policy for number of
years, adding to his herds as more
land was accumulated, until he had
deeds to 2720 acres of land adjoin-
ing his homestead.
Here his two sons Frank and Roy
were raised to manhood. They de-
veloped the same staying qualities
as their father, and Mr.. Piles health
f,;IoJ onJ bo boJ 70 ,ot;ra tbo cone
took over his stock and are today in
charge of the business.
At this time 240 acres are devoted
to agriculture and the balance to
live stock, principally Herefords.
Roy Pile, who has active charge
of the business takes great pride in
his pure bred Herefords, and he has
right to be proud of them, for it
is doubtful if there is finer bunch
in the whole country. They are all
Anxiety 4th breeding, the bull Sur
rogate D register No. 707574 head
ing the herd. He is an exceptionally
fine animal of good Hereford type,
low down.
Four pure bred breeding matrons
furnished the nucles for the herd.
This year three calves were raised.
one female and two males, the latter
to be sold in the spring.
The stock cattle are out of pure
bred bulls, the sres being Columbus
and Polled Hereford. 80 head of
breeding cows are kept, the entire
herd amounting to 1870 head.
Besides the cattle the Pile brothers
will have two cars of hogs to mar
ket this year,
The window display, made up
from products of the ranch, is a
nice piece of work. The word "Pile"
has been worked out in small sun
flowers by Mrs. Pile. This occupies
the center of the window, and on
either side are framed group pictures
shodwing the pictures of Frank and
Roy Pile, the ranch house, the live
stock and other scenes on the ranch.
About these the farm products
are arranged in tasty manner.
There are samples of alfalfa, yellow
feterita, Mexican June Corn, Sweet
clover and prairie hay.
Mr.. Pile has 1870 acres of fine hay
land, which this year yielded 100
tons of choice hay. The thirty acres
of alfalfa has been cut three times
and will soon be ready for another
cutting. The first cutting yielded
14O0 pounds to the acre; the second
1900, third 1900 and the fourth is
expected to yield about 900.
A small patch of yellow feterita
was, planted for ensilage and the
sample on display is II feet high.
This was raised from some Govern
ment seed as an experiment and Mr..
Pile says it is the greatest stuff to
Egrow he has ever seen. ,
He also planted as acres of Mex
lean June Corn to be used for en-
silage. A stalk in the window
measures 101a feet. Every stalk
has two ears and some three, and ae-
cording to Mr.. Pile will make Won
derful yield.
Twenty-Five acres of land is de-
voted to sweet clover. The crop has
not been threshed yet, but Mr., Pile
says is will make a good yield Of
seed besides the hay,
1t would be hard matter to con-
vince the Pile family that Seward
county can be excellent as either an
agricultural district or live stock
country. They have prospered here
and know just what can be expected
of the country.
And this not all, Oil prospectors
have visited the ranch lately and 8
deal is pending at this time for the