the native grasses from year to
year. Cattle, horses and sheep
have been raised and are still be-,
ing-raised in the same way. The
winters are so mild that there are
but few days in a whole year that
stock cannot secure their own food
from the nutritious, well-cured
grasses.
is a fact will certainly appreciate the
great' advantages there are in raising
hogs in this locality. Another mat
ter of surprise to those unacquainted
with the fact is that hogs may be
raised and raised very quickly on
nothing' but alfalfa. They graze
through the summer and are fed al
falfa hay through the winter.
F Q U L T R Y
The market for poultry hasbeen
exceedingly good. Eggs are rarely
as low as 1 5 cents a dozen and in
winter they are sontetimes as high-as
3 cents a piece. Chickens compare
well in price with eggs and turkeys
bring better prices than they do in
the Mississippi valley.
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Western Nebraska is one' of
the best cattle countries in the
world. The sandhills are dotted
here and there with valleys in
which hay is produced. The hills
furnish pastures for the cattle, this
reducing' the cost of production to
the minimum. The usual estimate
of the most experienced catttlemen
of this section is that it costs about
eight to ten dollars to produce a
three-year-old steer, and many of
them are sold on the fat cattle
market off the range without ever
having- tasted grain.
The prices received for such
cattle are many times the cost of
production.
Compare these facts with the
cost of production and marketable
condition of three-year-old steers
raised on high-priced pasture lands
and consider the nearness to the great Omaha stock market and consider that the
investment in land in this country is only a small per cent of a sufficient amount of
land to produce the same number
of cattle in the central states and
you will be surpised at the great
superiority of Western Nebraska as
a cattle country.
H O -R S E S
Horses can be iaised as cheaply
as cattle. When they are raiaed in
this clear, bracing atmosphere, the
pure air and water develop a hardi
ness and depth of lungs that are ac
quired nowhere else and the animal
will have feet on him that will last
and be sound as long as there is any
horse to stand on them. Three-year-old
horses sell at from $50 to $150
and it does not cost more than $10
to $ 1 5. per head to raise them.
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Western Nebraska has proven
itself well adapted to the raising1 of
sheep. Many large herds are pas
tured on the native grasses. The
very best breeds are kept by the
sheep raisers of this part of the coun
try. The loss by storms is very
small and the raising of lambs has
proven very profitable. Besides the
wool crop here produced is very
heavy.
H O G- S
Western Nebraska is a paradise for hogs. The climate is
such that they enjoy perfect health Hoar cholera is ab
solutely unknown to this region. An eastern man who can satisfy himself that this
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There are in the Alliance Land
District a number of thriving towns,
among' them are Alliance, which is
a very enterprising business town, in
fact the best town in the west half
of the state of Nebraska; Chadron
in the north part of the district;
Crawford in the northwest, Bridge
port, Scottsbluff, Mitchell, and a
number of other scattering towns on
the North Platte river, Sidney in the
southwest part of the district and.,
othpr smaller towns scattered over
the territory. Therek will be others
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.in Western Nebraska.
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Schools
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tern and the thoroughness
of the instruction given
even in the country schools.
There are a number 'of
.high schools that have pre
paratory courses to t h e
State University and a
State Normal School will
be located in Western Ne
braska this year, probablv
at Alliance.
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surprise to the people
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Nearly all the leading denominations of Protestants as well as Catholics are
.well represented in this country. The
towns are wdi supplied with churches
and there are a number of churches
scattered over the countrv that are con-
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Repair Work
Sewing Machines and
Organs.
Have secured the services of a prac
tical mechanic and can guarantee alt
work done by him. Don't trust your
work to travelling repair men. This
man will be here permanently. He
pairs and parts furnished for all ma
chines, Phone 139. Geo. D. Darling.
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A New Thing in Alliance !
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OIL HEATER
l&There is no smoke or odor
The Patent Double-top Wick-tube
and the perfect combustion prevent
it. The cost averages less than one
cent an hour.
XeWv&. Co.
F. J. Brennan
'Phone
No. 5.
Alliance,
Nebraska.