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(JOHN O. BAYNE)
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They have thirty acre of wheat, igh
teen of oats, thirty of corn, fifty of
spuds and Fix of alfalfa. Mr. Myers
thinks that spuds are the best crop
here.
Priday morning, as we started went
from Hemingford, the first place we
Hopped was at the home of W. D.
Johnson, one of the old timers here,
Vho has lived in this county thirty
four years and has a very nice home
nd three hundred and twenty acres
t od soil, one mile west of town.
Mr. Johnson tells us that he was one
f the first men to raise spuds in this
country and that he bought the second
fwt&to digger that was purchased in
the county. He tells us that spuds on
old ground is the best crop, but they
lo not do well on new ground, and
that wheat is the thing for new
tround. He also tells us that hogs and
varn and alfalfa are the combination
to make money. Mr. Johnson is send
r his children to school and giving
them as good an education as it is pos
sible and says that is the best that he
n do for them.
of this country. It is all modern ex
cept light He owns six hundred and
forty acres of good land with eighty
acres of wheat, the pure black maca
roni variety, that he tells us is about
as good as can be giown; also forty-
five acres of corn, eighteen acres of
oats, thirty-five of spuds and twenty of
alfalfa. Amos says he would not go
back to Cedar county, where he came
from, for he has the best crop this
year that he ever raised.
Isaac Rickell, just west of Mr. John
tWs, was the next stop. We found
Mr. Rickell away from home, but had
a very nice visit with the wife and
Uughter who lives at home. Mr. Rick
II retired from farming several years
ago, but owns one hundred and sixty
acres of good soil a couple of miles
wast of town and has it all in grass.
While he does no farming he has
tlenty to do, for he is secretary of the
Woodman lodge, also secretary of the
I. O. O. F. and of the Hemingford
Telephone company, and between
times he is fixing wells and windmills.
Mr. Rickell came here from England
-when he was nine years old, his
father being killed about that time.
Merle Price, who is operating the
ight hundred and sixty acres that be
long to his father, was the next man
we met. He and his hired man were
cultivating spuds that looked very
promising. He has as well as one
hundred and twenty acres of wheat,
fifty acres of oats and foity or corn,
There are thirty acres of the spuds,
Merle was born in thin county and is
vfell satisfied to stay here and from
the prospect he has for a big crop of
everything we can see why he is wcu
pleased with the country.
On the next farm west is L. C,
Roberts, who is operating five hundred
and ten acres two and one-half miles
vest of town. This is his third year
from Iowa and he is well pleased with
his move, as he has the best crop this
year that he ever raised here or any
other place. He has a fine stand of
spuds and that is rather uncommon
this year. He has rorty acres or wheat,
one hundred of oats, forty of com and
ne hundred and forty of good spuds.
W. S. Adams lives four and one--hkJf
miles wet of towa.on the Hut
ton & Clark farm. This is the farm
that lost the large bam a few days
go, Mr. Adams tells us that he lost
one wagon, a potato digger, two hun
dred and fifty bushels of oats, about
forty bushels of corn anil a barn full
of hay. He has fifty acres of wheat
thirty of oaU, forty-five of spuds and
twenty of alfalfa.
Luke Thillips was the next in line
west. He is one of the old timers,
coming here in 1886. He owns sixteen
hundred acres of good land and has
about one thousand acres under culti
vation, but rents the most of it out. On
the home farm there are four hundred
and fifty acres of good wheat, thirty
acres of oats, thirty of com and twelve
of spuds, also eighty Acres of alfalfa
and forty horses. Mr. Thillips tells us
that spuds never fail here, but hogs,
corn and alfalfa are the winners. He
is a great advocate of summer fallow
ing, as one always gets big crops that
way, or to rotate with com, spuds and
wheat and this is also a sure winner.
Mr. Phillips has a splendid house built
of cement blocks, two full stories, with
a full basement. In our talk of prices
of land he told us that the land cost
him about one dollar per acre and now
it is close to the hundred mark. Mr.
PhilliDS has taken the Herald ever
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since it was started ana has never let
his subscription lapse. He is the
father of Ova, the airplane man, and
told us that he had driven the ma
chine and liked it.
Stanley Civish came here twenty
nine years ago from Bohemia and owns
six hundred and forty acres of good
soil which lies as fine as one could
wish. He has forty acres of wheat,
thirty of oat ten of rye, twenty of
corn, ten of rpuds and fifteen of cane
and millet. Stanley thinks this is the
best country for a poor man that there
is anywhere.
Otto Fallback, who owns three hun
dred and twenty acres, eight miles
west and one north of town, has sixty
acres of mighty good wheat that he
commenced to harvest Saturday morn
ing. It looked to us that it would
mala thirtv hnahpla twr Hera flltn
has sixty acres of wheat, forty of oats.
fifty of corn, five each or spuds ui;d
alfalfa, thirteen head of cuttle, fiftv
hogs and eight horses.
A. A. Moll came here from Iowa
eleven vears ago and is operating six
hundred and forty acres, with two hun
dred and eighty-five to wheat, twelve
to oats, twenty-five to corn, twenty
five to spuds and fifty to alfalfa. He
has thirteen cattle and Rixty hogs.
Aaron says that his wheat this year
is the best he ever raised any place,
but that he has rather a poor stand
of spuds. He says that nogs, corn
and alfalfa, with dairy cows, any one
can make plenty of money, Mr. Moll
came here for his wife's health and he
tells us that she has greatly improved
in this climate.
time (July 16), and it will make more
than thirty bushels per acre. Mr. Jones
tells us that this is the best crop he
has ever raised any place, and he has
nai experience in rarming in eastern
Nebraska where thev erow nm hir
crops. After inspecting the wheat
neia we were invited to stay for din
ner, nnd on arriving at the house we
Mr. Jones they were harvesting ICO
three years ago, a seven-room bunga
low, and a bom 40x50 feet, built at
the same time. We also found a nice
found a fine, new modern home built
Jones tells us they have organized a
farmers' union at Hemingford that
they call the "Spud Center Corpora
tion." The neighbors of two different
neighborhoods have signed up for two
Avery threshing machine?, as they
C. C. Hucke, just north of the Moll
place, came here thirty-six years ago
and honteaded the place where he
now lives. He ha3 never moved off it.
Now he owns twenty-two hundred and
forty acres of god land and has it
nicely improved. Mr. Hucke never
farmed much till the last few years, as
he always raised cattle. Now that he
has several large boys to help, he is
farming more. He has fifty acres of
wheat, tfcrty of oats, fifty of rye, thirty
of millet, fifty-five of spuds, thirty of
corn, twenty of alfalfa, one hundred
and thirty head of cattle and thirty
horses. ' Mr. Hucke says that the crop
is the best this year that he ever
raised.
Ttnvf Mnrf livpa lust south of the
Phillirw nlure and owns one hundred
and sixty acres for which he paid $15
per acre nve years ago ann nas re
fused $85 for. Bert has fifty acres of
whont nml fniTV-nvA OT SDUdS. and
ays that spuds are the surest crop.
This year nis spucis are a good aver
age crops, but the wheat is far above
ho nvprsipp.
TA, TUt11irko ia farmincr n nui't fit
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his father's home place and lives about
a mile across the pasture. He has
twenty-five acres of wheat, thirty of
outs, lony-nve oi corn, iviiy ui nputin.
twenty acres of beans, ten cattle and
twelve norses. noy says inai spun
are the surest crop and make the best
money and that nis crop inis year is
fun ultni'A avArnirA Via tnlil UK
about putting lime on the seed after
a a f 1 V
belnp: cut. tie cuu mis ior auoui
tuAnt t afwka on1 rrrt a TMif Pft stunrl.
The spuds ho did not lime are not a
good stand and the seed was me same.
On to the west we came to the C.-I-Myers
place of three hundred and
twenty acres. He was cultivating
about as nice spuds as we have toen.
Mr. Myers says that both spuds and
wheat are better than last yeur -in
fact, about as good as is possible to
grow. He and his son farm together,
though they live in separate hoiuts.
Bert V. Miller who is operating the
Melick place one mile north and one
mile west of the city of Hemingford,
came from Jefferson county three
years ago and says that this is the
best crop he ever grew any place. He
was harvesting oats when we called
on him and we think the crop is about
as eood as any we ever saw. He has
one hundred and ten acres of wheat,
tewnty acres of oats, fiften of com
ami forty of very fine spuds. Mr.
Miller tells us that two years ago on
the same land where the big oats grew
he raised seventy bushels of spuds per
acre and last year he grew one hun
forty acres of good land and has it
that this is the best crop so far of the
tniee,
L. H. Jones and sons own three hun
ilrpil nml twpntv acres and are onerat-
ing six hundred and forty, witn two
hundred acres of wheat, thirty of oats,
fifteen of corn, seventy-five of spuds,
sixty of rye, thirty of millet and thir
ty-two of alfalfa. When we called on
dred and seventy-six bushels. He says
acres of the best wheat we ever saw
grown. This was a square quarter sec
tion that was broke last spring and
prepared through the summer and the
seeding commenced about the hfteenth
of August. This is the field of wheat
that was reported in the Omaha Daily
Bee of last Tuesday to have threshed
thirty bushels to the acre. Somebody
will have to guess again, for this
wheat is just being harvested at this
H thp tlin wp ai-rivd nt thp home
of A. H. Bacon it was feeding time
and we were invited to stop and gladly
iid so. we had one or those good old
fashioned dinners that make one wish
to be a farmer. We had a very pleas
ant visit here. When asked how long
he had lived here, he answered, "Long
enouph to like it," and we think he
should from the looks of things around
there. He has one of the good houses
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Ed. Wilkins and daughter, Miss Iva,
and Louie motored to Alliance last
Wednesday afternoon.
A hail and wind storm struck this
vicinity yesterday afternoon. Quite a
bit of damage is reported.
Mr. Liggette was up from the sanfl
hills looking after his grain and found
quite a few repairs off from his binder
missing. -We all hope it may be use
ful to those that took them.
Mr. and Mrs. Feterson of Canton
had a break down near Lore's but got
some repairs and went on rejoicing.
Mrs. E. Essex and children spent
Thursday at the home of Will Essex.
Insurance men were viewing gTainr
fields Monday to see what damage was
done by the nail storm.
F. A. Moore Is improving so he l
able to sit up some. We hope he will
be out in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs( Feyen were out look
ing their grain over last Sunday.
It is claimed for a coffee tree grown
in Kentucky that it gives eff an odor
that will kill a fly, and a number of
people will become convinced at once
that they have tasted of the coffee.
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as the reformers get organized to de
mand longer skirts, fashion arbiters
say skirts will be longer.
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