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Southwestern Nebraska.
RED WILLOW COUNTY-
With Its Fine Laying , Rich , Agricultural Lands- Cheap Homes for All---
At $6.00 to $15.00 an Acre. By ,
S. II. COLVJLX , „ RED WILLOW Co. , NEB.
Tliis county is located la the southwestern
part of the state. In the southern tier , soventj
miles cast of the Colorado lino. Itcrabracc
100,800 acres of as line laying , rich , agricultur
al lands as can be found in the west. The lay
of these lands is largely gently sloping , JUE (
enough to lead the surplus water to the draws ,
These slopes are miles in extent , and no
where on the western prairies can bo found
more beautiful locations for line farms. Large
tracts can be had all smooth , flue land , every
foot tillable. and a rich deep soil. Some ol
these slopes are somewhat cut up by canyons
which give good , natural drainage , and make
ixccllent pasture. Some are quite deep , with
ibrupt sides , which form line natural wind-
ireaks for the protection of utock. These can-
'ons vary in width from five to ten rods , and
ho bottoms are covered with a good coat of
luifalu or blue stem grass.
THE SOIL
is a dark loam 2 to 5 feetdcnp. ' and is capable
of producing large crops. It absorbs me ist-
uro rapidly and retains it near the surface
with remarkable tenacity. There is no gumbo ,
or hard pan. but a porous subsoil , classified
by geologists as "leoss deposit. " and is pro
ductive to a great depth. There ru no ponds
or sloughs , and no rod roots , rock , gravel ,
sand , or anything else in the soil to hinder
farming operations , and any common plow
will scour without trouble. Tho.ie who have
farmed in Iowa it-id here , find this soil the
easiest worked iind most productive they have
ever tilled. Sixty acres of corn can be
grown here with the labor required to raise
forty in Iowa or Illinois.
CHOPS.
The same kind of crops arp grown here Hint
are raised in Iowa. Good farmers mi-si- fifty
to sixty bushels of corn per acre. Wheat -JO
to 40 bushels petacn \ some fields n In tie
more. Rye from :53 to 40 liUahnis per acre ;
jarlei 40 to5U : oms50 to 00. The uro-s pro
ceeds of the crop last . \ < -ar of smut * flelils of
* nail grain on one acre will pu'm - Iho HUH.-S
of land ; and many crops on CM : ter 3 will pay
for 100 seres. Some HeldsciHiiviiied but twice
yielded CO to 70 InHhuIn of oorn per acre
Broom corn. cant- , millet , fl : x. I'liekwheat
and in fact nil kinds of crops arc grown ! : _ ; e
Vegetables are easily raised , attain a large
size , and are ot the best quality. Little ha
yet been done in the xvay ol experimenting
with tame grasses ; some timothy and clove
mve been sown. Alfalfa takes the lead of al
amegrussei It is cut thiee tunes a year am
'ields two tons per aero each cutting
t is Kreatly relished by stock and preferable
o timothy or clover. Fruit trees grow re
narkably well , and some orchards are in bear
ing. Small fruits do well.
W ATE II.
We have what is called "sheet water. " which
is about on a level with the streams , consequently
quently the higher the land the deeper to
water. In the valley water Is obtained at
depth of ten to thirty feet , while on the di
vides at about 80 to 100 feet. Water la clear
fresh and pure , almost as soft as rain water
and the supply inexhaustible. A well twelve
inches in diameter will supply 200 head o :
stock the year round. Wells are either dug
or bored. The cost of boring and curbing ! *
forty cents a foot. A well is preferable to run
ning water , as there is no mud or waste land
THE REPUBLICAN VALLEJT ,
noted throughout the United States for its
beauty , runs through the central part of RED
Wri.l.OW COUNTY , while Beaver Creek val
ley , equally beautiful and fertile , runs
through the southern part. Driftwood , Dry ,
Ash , coon and Red Willow creeks all empty
into the river in the county. Timber grows
along these streams , where wood can be had
for 1 a load , and posts for flve to seven cents
a piece , split in the timber. As winters are
miia and short , it costs but little for fuel.
Ul.TMATB.
The air is pure , light , and free from malaria.
Ko asthma. Ague unknown and no malarial
'discuses of any kind hero. Those suffering
with throat or lung troubles are eatirely
-cured or greatly benefltted by coming here.
-A promi'iL-ut physician , well and favorably
'iiionuin the west , has remarued truthfully ,
- l'.ue climate of southwestern Nebraska will
cure half the diseases humanity is subject to.
exsl of the .Missouri river. " 'ihe summer
bCHboiisure 1 > ug. with nights cool and refresh
ing. Spring o eiiB early , aud a large acreage
is usually sown to wheat in February. For
ten 3 ears post. Wheat has been so'vu m frebru-
Jtry every year but one , ana the giouud in
.good condition tor planting com by the tliai
week in April. Frost holds off lute , and Indian
summer , just the fluest weather itnaKin.iU.e
lor picking corn aud doing up fall work , lasts
troui eight to twelve weeks. The fall being
vJry , cjrn matures and ripens in good ahupe.
-No soft corn here. The winters being mild
-uud short little Iced is required for stock. Fur
ten rears past stock have uoc been fed three
months n year. The prairie is covered princf-
nully with buffalo trrasa. which i-m-ivi on ih , .
ground in the lull , aud furnishes a good
supply of wiutcr pasture , and stocu. feed on U
m the winter. Good beet id taken _ ff ( JUI.HI i
grass until Christmas , and comctiuies in i eu
i-uury. Stock is turneu out 011 the prair.c bj
first of April. The snowlall i3 . , : , seldom
exceeding six inches , > . . d usually tlio ground
u bare and roads do alt the winter. But
few storms hcic. and they are light , and ol
shoit duration ; iherc : : re but fe / da } a out
door labor cannot be perlored com
fortably. The uiilii , dry , shot : . .inters is a
winning pciutiu favor ot : hiaiu
> u aioc-t euuu-
try. Toree ousbels of cu u fed hero will pro
duce more tlesh ttian four fed in the cold ,
dump climate of Iowa or Illinois , where such
sudden aud severe storms occur frequently ,
when all the 'esb producing properties ol the
corn arc tequircd to suppiy heat to tepc ilio
cold. Take the above advantages of this
country in connection with our .m-itp lands
and low taxes , and there Is more profit in
feeding stock here than in Illinois or luivu.
Tula country is noted tor its flue smooth r < nJi.
There bus scarcely oaeu a day m ten
"oars buf "hat a good team could drai > a teen
n or twcue miles to market.
There are eighty-four school districts in the
mnty , wherein school is taught by couipe-
ut teachers , six months euch year. Sunday
boot Is held in nearly all of them , aud in
many preaching services.
There are two railroads in the county. With
the county outofdebt , light taxes , low asseaa-
menta , a county warrant is worth one hun
dred cents on a dollar , cash , every day In tbo
the week. The taxes on a quarter BCfMon are
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MCCOOK , . . - .
la the commercial centre between Hastings.
Nebraska , and Denver , Colorado , a distance of
nearly four hundred miles , and is destined to
become a city of great commercial import
ance. It is pleasantly located on an eminence
overlooking the Republican Valley. Jt is sit
uated midway between Omaha and Denver ,
on the main line of The Great Burlington
Route , who have made this a division point
for terminal service , where f40.000.00 are dis
tributed monthly to the employes of the com
pany. At this point the company have at great
expense erected a fine brick round house and
repair shops , with stalls for thirty engines.
Engines becoming disab'cd ' are brought here
from u distance of over two hundred miles for
their repairs. They have erected a largo two
story depot , a freight house and a fine hotel.
The city enjoys the benefits of a fine system
of water works. It is on the Holly plan , and
there are fifteen miles In operation , costing
about $70.000. The city is well lighted by elec
tricity. The U. S. land olllce for this district
is located here. Thcie are three banks , The
First National , Farmers and Merchants , and
Citizens ; two loan and trust companies. The
McCook Loan und Trust Company , and The
Nebiaska Loan and Hanking Co. ; two whole
sale liquor houses , Patrick Walsh and A. C.
Clyde ; fiowcn & Laycock. have quitea jobbing
trade in uoots and shoes. Among our sub
stantial general stores are C. L. DeGroff & Co.
J. A. Wilcox & Son. Joseph Menard and H.
Lawler ; exclusive dry goods. L. Lowman &
anu j. Albert Wells : exclusive boots and
shoes. IJowen & Luycoekund J. F. Gauschow ;
drugstores. L. W. McConnell & Co. , Albert Mc-
Millen and Gco. M. Chenery ; grocers , C. M.
Noble and M. E. Knipple ; livery stables. Corey
& Maddux and Mxit.li & Clark ; lumber and
coal. W. C. Bullitnl & < ) . and the Uarnett Lum
ber Co. ; jeweloi.o. Fi-jink Ctirrulh & Son and II.
P. Sntton ; book stores. McCook Hook & Slat ion
ery Co. ; meat marU-ts. . ' . T. Hrewcr. F. P.
Wilcox & Co. and f tone & Devitt ; clothing , C.
W.Knightsund the Famous Clothing Co. ; hard
ware. W.C. i.uTo lire tie. S. M.Cochrun & Co.and
T.N.Yonng : Immune. Pade &Son ; cig..r lac
to.-ics. .1. H. Dwyer and Joseph Reizuiifitein ;
saloons. M. Alibutiulcr.A.C.CIj de and P.Walsh ,
S. Strasser , am ! several smaller trades people
with wellkeptsloresUivechurches.threo
news
papers. Tribune. Times-Democrat aud True
Democrat ; three line ward school buildings ;
flve hotels , a one hundred barrel roller mill ,
two elevators managed by Potter & Easter-
day and Doan & Hail who pay the highest
price for grain of any city in the Republican
Valley.
The business men of McCook have earned
forthe city the reputation of being the best
commercial city in Southwestern Nebraska ,
and all kinds of produce and vegetables al
ways bring a good price.
To those seeking homes , we sny in all can
dor. cotn& out and see for yourselves. Our
soil and our climate , our prices and our people
will compare favorably with any portion of
thfc United States , and we cordially invite
comparison. Red Willow county has at least
10,000 population , and within the next five
years more will have at least double that
number.
There are flve towns in the county : McCook ,
Indianola. Bartley , Danbury and Lebanon-
There are ten postofflces within the county
and a number of country stores , thus afford
ing advantages to the farmer that he
not otherwise possess.
FRUITS.
-the soil and climate here are especially
adopted to growing apples , peaches , pears ,
cherries , apricots , strawberries and in hNrt
all kinds of small fruits and berries.
THE SUGAR BEET.
Red Willow county produces the finest sugar
beet in the world , and an analysis by the U.S.
chemist shows a greater percentage of sugar
ot any yet produced in the U. S. . aud a sugar
factory costing at least 51,500,000 is among the
various enterprises which will eventually be
ocated at McCook.
The profit to the farmer is great , as the land
will net him fifteen dollars per acre , after al-
Owing his necessary expenses and a fair com
pensation being counted in for labor.
Come to AlcCook , Red Willow county. She
has the best market.the best opening for busi-
lesspursuits.and farm lands can be bought at
a price that places them within the reach of nil.
ler citizens will be glad to show you the city ;
and agents will show you fine farms without
expense to you. The B. & M. Hotel at the de
pot , the Arlington , Commercial and McEntee ,
urther up town , will take care of you while
here.
NEBRASKA'S PRE-EMINENCE.
It is not too much to say that the geograph-
cal position of Nebraska gives it immense ad-
antages for agricultural purposes over every
ther State and Territory. Lying , as it does ,
etween parallels of latitude within which the
OKN AND WHEAT BELTS OVERLAP EACH OTHER
t possesses in a marked degree the advantages
njoyed by the regions both north and south
fit , without their accompanylngdrawbacks ,
hilo it also , or at least that portion of it with
vhftlPA av > O nrTTT nrknsiAinnrl linn on ffi ntr . 11 IT
ar west to have its winters moderated and
ut short by the Chinook wind , a warm cur-
eist of air blowing eastward from the Pacific
Oceau. mitigating the severity of the cold and
enabling cattle to winter out-of-doors with
comparatively little loss or suffering.
vmong the ad vantages enjoyed by Nebraska
over the r.'glon lying to the south of it , with
the exception of that extreme northern portion
tion ot Kansas which immediately adjoins it ,
are an almost entire freedom both from cy
clones and malaria , and ahigher average yield
per acre of nearly every important crop raised
in the West ; while among those it possesses
over the region lying north of it may be men
tioned the shorter duration of its winters , its
almost entire Immunity from blizzards or ex
tremely low temperatures , and that still more
important matter , the greater length of its
growing season , the period between the last
killing frost in the spring and the first killing
frost in the fall being on an average seven
weeks longer In Central Nebraska than in
Central Dakota , and eight weeks longer than
in Northern Minnesota or Northern Dakota ,
according to the annual reports of the United
States Signal Service.
While the Census of 1880 found Nebraska
standing eighth in the production of corn ,
twelfth in the production of wheat , and fif
teenth in number of cattle , it occupies in 1601
the fourth place among tbo Corn States. It
has passed three of its former rivals in the
production of wheat , and has stepped forward
to the tenth place in the number and value of
its live stock. Since tbo United States Census
of 1880 , the population of Nebraska has in
creased from 453,402 to 1.058,910 ; the number ot
its farmi from 63.387 to 141.107 : the number of
lie ilro stock rrom : : .434&uu to 4,803,448 ; and
their value from $33.410.265 to 286.023.808. Ita
manufactories , which numbered 1.403 in 1881) ) ,
with products valued at $12.0:27.330 : , have in-
creitscd nearly three-fold in number and more
than four-fold in the value of their products'
Its crops of the three principal cereals , which
aggregated in 188U85.8o3.017 bushelsImvotunco
reached 200.000.000 bushels , and the true valu
ation of its rent and i.eisonal property hay
risen from SC. i5.1fiU.000 to at least $ l,50t.000UOU.
Murvcloi.s as is this showing , it is inudo to
stand out in still bolder relief by the Juct Unit
not more than one acre 111 four of tinrmililc
land i > l the ritute has yet been brought ui..er
cullivntion. nor have its various other sonivi" <
of wealth been much more thoroughly proven.
Koine was not built in a day.nor van Ncbm-i it
exceeding in area ilueeol the most prod net i\e
kiii dcnis ot Europe combined England. Itol-
gium and the NPtliuiIuiifl ? attain the magni-
flcent position that awaits her in the hiKier-
hood of Slates , except by the slow di-xclop-
ment of those vast and varied natural rebour
COB uitb which t-he bits been endowed.
Nebraska not only lies within the great corn-
belt of the country a fact which u large pro
portion of intending settlers very properly
regard as of paramount importance but it is
UY ACTUAL DEMONSTRATION the very llnest
portion of that belt. With much of ilscnlti
vnble area as yet unbroken , and with a giera
er diversity ot farming operations than is to
lie found in any other of the newer States 0,1
Territories , it produced in 1883 a corn crop ol
111,217,000 bushels , and under equally favora
ble conditions the season of 181)1 ) has seen even
this immense crop largely exceeded.
A STARTLING COMPARISON.
The significance of these statements is.hoiv-
ever. enormously heightened by three cir
cumstances that cannot be too strongly im
pressed upon the public mind. The first is
that for the last flve years the corn crops of
Nebraska have averaged n larger yield per
acre than those of any otherof thcgrcat corn-
producing States. Second , that they have
averaged a larger number of bushels per cap
ita , either of those employed in raising them
or oi the entire population of the State , than
than those of any other Stale orTerritory.iind
most signilleantof all. that a larger percent
age of the corn product of Nebraska duung
the last live years has been of a merchantable
stnndiud than of thai of even the most favor
r > il of its riirnls ; thn N. tiriiKloi fnrinnr
the highest market price for eighty-three au-i
one-half out of every hundred bushels of cor
ne raises , while the turmer in Illinois or low ) .
for an example , has but sixty-eight bushelsii :
every hundred , of a marketable quality.
These statements are taken , not from any
doubtful source , not even from the usually
somewhat extravagant report of State officials ,
but from the perfectly independent , absolute
ly impartial and thoroughly trustworthy re
ports of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
HOW TO GET TO McCOOK.
.All parties living on line of Chicago , Burl-
puton & Quincy railroad , ( Durlington Route. )
can come toMcL'ook without change of cars.
Those living on the Hock Island territory ,
; the Chicago. Kock Island and Pacific to
' inlia or St. Joseph , then the B. Jc M. to Mc-
ook.
Those living on the line of the Chicago , Mil-
nkce & St. Paul , take that line to Omaha
. the IJ. &M. to McCook.
hose living on the line of the Chicago &
Alton , take that line to Kansas City , and then
the II. & . M. from there to McCook.
Those living on the line of the Chicago &
Northwestern , take ths * ine to Omaha , and
the B. < & . M. to McCook.
Those living on line of Wubash , take that
line to either Omaha or Kansas City , then over
the B. & . M. to McCook.
Be sure your ticket reads MCCOOK , NEB.
and see or write for price list to
S. H. COLVIN ,
' icCOOK , BED WILLOW Co. , NEBR.
WHAT THEY SAY.
WILLIAM WEYGINT ,
One of the four first settlers of Red Willow
county , lias lived in the county 21 years. He
plowed the first furrow in the county. Had
but $5 to start on ; with a good sized family.
He owns G40 acres of fine land near Box Elder
postoflice , about 11 miles north of McCook ,
Neb. Raised 800 bushels of wheat and 1.700
bushels ot corn , last year , This season he has
100 acres in corn ; 75 acres in wheat ; 30 acres
in rye ; 10 acres in oats. His crop is looking
magnificent , and he confidently expects to
harvest a big crop. Hois a staunch admirer
of Nebraska for her soil , climate , farming and
stock raising advantages , which he regards as
unexcelled in this western country.
HENRY GALE ,
One of Red Willow county's prosperous
farmers , arrived hero from Ohio in 1884. He
is the owner of ICO acres of land just six miles
south of McCook , Neb. , which is well stocked
and improved. Ho says that Red Willow
county will do its part for any man who will
do his ; and is not willing to let go of his pres
ent home to hunt a better place , as he thinks
ho would not be able to find one. He says
that farming here is much easier than in Ohio ,
and that he gets as much from $10 per acre
land as he over raised on $75 an acre land in
Ohio. He has 70 acres in crop , this year , and
he prospect is that the same will yield him a
splendid return for his labor.
WILLIAM H. SMITH
Lives 7 miles southeast of McCook , Neb.
Is the owner of ICO acres , well improved and
stocked. Lived in Iowa for years , but prefers
Nebraska , where he gets much better returns
for his work. Don't understand why any per
son stays in Iowa and rents when he can buy
n Red Willow county farm for the amount of
two years' rent in Iowa ; and will not have to
move every year or so. Mr. Smith came here
in 1879 , and his farm and belongings arc now
valued at $3,000. He thinks that any other
farmer can do as well by exercising the same
diligence and econom3 * . He regards this as a
superior farming and stock raising country.
C. P , VILAND.
QUICK. NEB. , May 28th , 1892.
S. H. Colvin , Dear Sir : In answer to your
Inquiry , can say that I have farmed in Fillmore -
more county , Minn. , and in Storey county ,
Iowa , and have now been here eight years ,
and would rather farm here than in any of
the above named places. Last year we raised
as much corn to the acre as they do In Iowa
or Illinois , and as much wheat , rye. oats and
barley to the aero as they do in Minnesota or
Dakota. Garden truck equal to any part east
of here. Some wheat oc my oldest field went
35 bushels to the acre. This year's crops are
about two weeks later than former years , but
the prospect for a big crop was never better.
This locality is settled mostly with Americans
with a German settlement to the west and a
few Norwegian families to the south.
COLBETf P. VILAXD.
HE IS SATISFIED.
John F. Helm Came to Nebraska to
Stay , and lie is Proud to be
Called a Nebraskan ,
And to Claim Red Willow Comity
as His Permanent Home.
i-ROSPEROUS FARMER'S ADVICE.
A modest tribute from u piaetical farmer , a
hl nl agriculturist , is the following liom
John F. Helm ol Iti-d Willow , going to prove
conclusively the t-plcndid possibilities ot Itcd
Willow county soil when tickled and caused
to Hinlc by the energetic husbandman :
IfEi ) Wit.i.ow. NIII. . Dee. 9th. 1801.
S. II. COLVIN. McCook , Nelir. Dear Sir :
Your coi respondents of November 1501 h is re-
eenuu nun comeiiits nuicu you ivibiiinj-
know of my MICCCSS in farming in Nebraska.
1 am proud to say that I live in Nebraska one
of the best states in the Union and in Ited
Willow county one of the hest counties in
the state. I don't wish to boast as to what I
have accomplished , norconcerning my finan
cial standing ; but having no n.ve to grind , no
hobhy to ride. I may safely make a plain state
ment of facts :
I came from Cincinnati. Ohio , to Kearney ,
Hull'alo county. Nebraska , in IST5 , moving on
a rented farm < .n Wood , river. Farmed two
acres of ground with nothing but a hoe and
garden rake. I tried to raise a good garden ,
but tailed the grasshoppers took everything ,
if it was green. Kver > body was discouraged ;
Imt I routed a farm of Ezra lirynnt of I'ougli-
koepsie. N. Y. . he then being a bachelor. He
furnished me a half section of laud , two
teams , chickens , pigs and farming imple
ments ; also feed for the teams. Each was to
furnish half the seed , but when spring came
cm 1 had no money with which to buy my
seed. Through John H , Uoe who was the U.
land agent at Kearney , Jlr. Uryunt loaned in
the money to buy my share of the seed. Mr.
Hoe writing up the mortgage on my part of
thecrop , if there should bu any. and I was to
pay him twenty-live per cent , for the money.
I raised a good crop : Two thousand bushels
of wheat which I sold at 90 cents per bushel.
Itaised ex hundred bushels of barlej ; five
hundred bushels of spring rye ; two thousand
bushels of corn. The next year I raised three
thousand bushels of wheat , selling it at sixty
cents a bushel ; two hundred bushels of corn.
Had bad luck with three car loads of wheat
threshed alter a rain , which heated in tr&usit
and were rejected , only thirty cents a bushel
being allowed me. Well , Mr. Bryant got mar
ried and is now living on the same farm , and
is getting rich.
1 moved to Red Willow county in 1879. tak
ing a homestead at mouth of Red Willow
creek. I came here to stii3I have two hun-
and fifty-six acres of land , running water ,
plenty of timber , bottom land , all level and
well improved and stocked. I have it all
fenced in seven fields in size from from three
to sixty acres in each field ; fifty acres of al
falfa with a six wire hog fence around the
same ; 8 acres of orchard consisting of apple ,
cherry , plum , pears , russiun apricots , crab
apple trees , besides some small fruit. Trees
are all doing well ; raised a few very fine apples
lasiyearand more crab apples than we could
use. In the way of improvement I have on
this land one house one and a half stories
mansions walled up with stone , a kitchen
12xlC feet ; a barn 30x40 feet with a basement
: JOx24 walled up twelve feet with stone , all
frame and shingled , granery and crib one and
a li'ilf stories high and 32x26 feet on the
ground ; a Fairbanks stock scales , self feeder
for cattle , water tanks , windmill , three wells
and force pumps to each mill ; seventy-four
head of cattle , forty fattening steers , seven
ty-nine fattening hogs , eighty-two shoats and
pigs , twenty-four horses in all of which six
are roadsters , seven Percheron Normans , bal
ance common stock ; farming machinery , two
farm wagons , one , spring wagon , road cart >
grain drill , disk barrow , steel harrow , two
wooden frame harrows , a steel binder , two
cultivators , two stirring plows , hay rake ,
lister , potato digger , breaking plow , mowing
machine and other tools , it were too tedious to
mention. Well , this property I dug out of
Nebraska soil , and I started , as you see , with
very little.
I think there is no place like Red Willow
county for a poor man. Now I don't advocate
coming here as I did without anything , for I
might try the same course over again
and fail. I think a man ought to have from
one to two thousand dollars to start witu , and
plenty of pluck and willingness to work. I
have raised good crops right along , except in
1879.1880. and J890 ; but last year I raised good
potatoes , one fourth crop of timothy and
prairie hay and about one thousand bushels
of com. This year Ked Willow county was
awarded the eighth premium at the state fair
on farm products , and would have taken
THE FIRST PREMIUM
U we nau nuti more time in wuicu 10 prepare
our exhibit. It was , too , our first attempt and
we had but four days in which to get the pro
duce in shape. We have splendid crops this
year ; so good in fact that they knock the ca
lamity howlers cold , with their clamors for
aid and nonsense about the state of Nebraska
being bankrupt , and the government going to
hell , etc. Don't you believe it , but vote for
protection and republicanism in 1892 and you
will have no occasion to regret it.
The outlook for the farmer is encouraging
for the next two or three years at least , f rices
are now good for all farm products : Wheat
sixty-three cents per bushel , corn twenty-five
cents , oats twenty-five cents. Think of it !
Wheat this season yielded from fifteen to for
ty-five bushels per acre , rye twenty to forty-
seven , oats thirty to eighty-five , potatoes one
hundred to five hundred. I have been offered
forty cents a bushel for nine hundred bushels
of potatoes in trade at McCook , which 1 raised
on three acres of land. some of the tubers
were eleven inches long. With such prices
and such crop what will become of the mort
gage indebtedness ? Why it will be paid off
with this crop as soon us it can be marketed.
I think now is the time to come to Nebraska
and buy land at ten dollars per acre , and pay
for it with one crop. But you need not come
to buy raiue. for I am satisfied with Nebraska
and I value mine at thirty dollars per acre
and don't want to take that. But there is
land as good as mine which can be bought at
from eight to sixteen dollars per acre in Red
Willow county , which is in the market , and
now is the accepted time to buy it.
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H. COLVIN ,
McCOOK. Red Willow County , NEBRASKA.
No. 4. 3 > 0 acres. 300 acres good farm laud ,
20 acres pasture , 00 acres under cultivation. 8
miles from McCook. 10 acres in trees. Price
No. 17. KiO ucres-$1200. 120 acres fine farm
land , 40 acres fenced in pasture , good well ,
40 acres under cultivation , farm nil fenced. 1
mile from creek with plenty of timber.lt mile
from church and school house , 2miles to grist
mill. 2 miles topostollice. 7 miles to railroad
station.
No. 34. 100 acres at SB per acre. $900,8 miles
from McCook , good well , 135 acres fine farm
land and 25 acres good pasture , 155 acrey under
cultivation , 2 miles from timber.
No. 35. KiO acres 2 miles from railroad sta
tion and 2 miles from creek and timber. ICO
acres fine farm laud at 58 per acre § 1280.00.
150 acres under cultivation , 10 acres in trees.
Good well and some cheap buildings. Easy
payments.
No. SO. 160 acres VA miles from McCook , 150
acres flue farm land and 10 acres fine pasture.
Lots of timber , large sod house , well and
pump. 40 acres pasture. 30 acres under cultiva
tion. Price S1GOO.
No. 39. 80 acres 7 miles from railroad sta
tion. All level land. Price ? 800.
No. 47. 100 acres all nice farm land valley
land , 5 miles from railroad station. Price
siGoo.
No. 48. Price S2.000. 1GO acres 5 miles from
McCook , all fine farm land , 90 acres under
cultivation , good well and fine water , frame
house 14x18 ft. with addition 12x22 ft. , good
stables and sheds , CO acres in pasture fenced ,
level road to town and 2 miles to school house
and church. Time on part.
No. 52. Price 8.000. 3. > C acres of valley
land H miles from McCook. all fenced and ' / <
mile river front. 100 acres under cultivation ,
200 acres of good meadow land.Vi acres or
chard. 3 good wells 20 feet deep , peed wind
mill , 2-story frame barn 20x40 foot , frame
house with G rooms , tame grass meadow , corn
cribs , wagon shed and other buildings a tine
stock farm.
No. GO. 400 acres 7 miles from McCook. ISO .
acres under cultivation all fenced. Frame
house 18x28-1 } * story , frame barn 18x28-2 story ,
well and windmill , 3l/2 acres of orchard and 10
acres of grove. Price ? 5000.
No. Si. Print ! S9."iO. ICO acres 5 miles from
railroad station , 130 acres fine farm land , 30
acres in pasture. 100 acres under cultivation.
No. 6C. 480 acres , 400 acres level in one body ,
250 acres under cultivation , all fenced and
cross fenced , cheap buildings. 12 acres timber
mostly ash , some walnut , 100 apple trees-
Co bearing. 05 bearing peach trees , 2 wells and
windmill , corrals and pasture for hogs 1A
mile to church and school house. Price § 4500.
No. G7. ICO acres 100 acres under cultiva
tion. Price SS per acre.
No. 73. 575 acres at $10 per acre all flue bay
land C miles from two railroad stations , good
5-room frame house , barns , good well and
windmill. All fenced in pasture. Easy terms.
No. 74. C40 acres. 10 miles from railroad ,
SCO acres level upland , 70 acres timber bottom
land. 350 acres in cultivation. 30 acres good
timber , 10 acres timber planted on upland.
Frame house , 5 rooms. 5 wells , one windmill ,
running water the year around , quite a num
ber of stockshods. SOOacras fenced and cross
fenced. Price $13 per acre.
No. 75. 100 acres all fine land 0 miles from
McCook. Price $1500.
No. 78. ICO acres 9 miles from railroad sta
tion , 100 acres fine farm land , 55 acres under
cultivation. Price ? 1200.
No. 79. 80 acres 7 miles from railroad sta
tiou , CO acres farm land. Price SCOO.
No. 85. 160 acres 4 miles from McCook , ICO
acres fine farm land , 18 acres under cultiva
tion. Price § 1800.
No. 87. 160 acres 6 miles from McCook. 130
acres farm land , 3o acres under cultivation.
Price S1GOO.
No. 91. 155 acres nice farm land , 55 acres
under cultivation , 500 walnut trees , house 14x
21 ft. , small sod granary and dugout , small
fruit and cherries. About 6 miles from rail
road station. 16C acres at SO per acre.
No. 93. 160 acres 5 miles from McCook , 148
acres fine farm land and 20 acres fine pasture ,
small house , 25 acres under cultivation. Pi ice
S1200.
No. 9G. 160 acres 10 miles from railroad sta
tion. Price J800.
No. 99. 160 acres fine farm land 3 miles to
good railroad station , some improvements.
Price S1000.
No. 100. ICO acres 9 miles from McCook. 10
acres fine farm land , 40 acres fine pasture ,
cheap improvements , valley land and near
timber. Price ? G per acre.
No. 101. 160 acres 9 miles from McCook. 100
acres fine farm land , 15 acres under cultiva
tion , cheap buildings and improvements.
Price ? G per acre.
No. 102. 160 acres G miles Irom railroad sta
tion , 140 acres fine farm land , 70 acres fenced
in pasture , 70 acres under cultivation , good
cheap buildings , fine well and windmill. This
Is a rare bargain and will be sold for $1200.
No. 103. 80 acres 4 miles from McCook , 75
acres fine level farm land , 50 acres under cul
tivation , good well , cheap buildings , 10 acres
fenced in pasture. Price fSOO. Easy pay
ments.
No. 109. 160 acres. 130 acres fine farm land.
Good house , well and windmill , other build
ings , pasture fenced ; 4Ji miles from McCook.
Price $1400.
No. 110. 520 acres 130 acres under cultiva
tion , 320 acres all fenced. Surface water and
plenty of timber. Frame house 16x28 , sod
house 16x28 board roof , frame barn with room
forG horses , good shed , well and windmill.
7& miles from McCook. Price $5000.
No. 112. ICO acres all plow land 60 broke
out. 5 miles from McCook. Price $1700.
No. 120. 320 acres all fine farm land , ' l'/- miles
south of McCook. Plenty of timber , running , |
water. 100 acres in pasture. 100 acres under JJ |
cultivation. Two good roomy sod houses ,
largo stables , frame granary and several out
buildings. 3 wells 40 feet deep , good wind
mill , good meadow land. On public road and
Yi mile to school house and church. Level
roads to town. Price § 5000.
No. 128. WO acres 9 miles from McCook , 550
acres nice farm land , 90 acres rough , 180 acres
under cultivation. Price § 12 per acre. Small
payment cash , balance in 1G years at G per ct.
No. 129. 160 acres \1A miles from McCook
§ 1200. Good frame house , well with pump ,
60 acres under cultivation , 130 acres line farm
land , 30 acres fine pasture. A flue stock farm.
This joins No. 85.
No. 178. 160 acres , price S1.400. school house
on farm , timber and water , 130 acres fine
farm laud , 70 acres in pasture , good frame
liouse , well and wind mill , henhouse , stabling
etc. , 00 acres under cultivation , 6 miles with
evel read to McCook.
No. 185. ICO acres. 130 acres level land , 30 *
acres fine pasture. G miles to railroad town.
Price $800. Tim1 } to suit purchaser.
No 187. 160 acresl'/ mile to railroad station ,
150 acres level land , 10 acres pasture. Price
$1,300. Terms to suit purchaser.
No. 1SU. ICO acres. 130 acres level farm laud ,
50 acres fine pasture , 1 mile to McCook. CO
acres under cultivation. Fine orchard , good
veil and wind mill , good frame house , five
rooms , frame burn and other improvments.
Price $3,200.
The above list is only a partial one of what I
have on my sale book. If you don't find what
you want in this list write me for others.
These lands can be bought on very easy terms :
f * STlfl tn $ ! ftn rMich nml Mm ft. .
the balance : gome by paying one-tenth ot
purchase price down and one-tenth each year
thereafter. Remember , I show any of these
lauds Free of Charge. Many of these farms
join each other and I can furnish you any
sized farm from forty to two thousand acres.
Should you desire any further information ,
send stamp for reply and a descriptive circu
lar of southwestern Nebraska to
S. H. COLVIN ,
McCOOK ,
Red Willow County , Nebraska.
One block north of Depot , opposite Arllap
ton Hotel.
tn t > 1A Of fftrtVl ttlfc r\nrrn unl
to the reliability and trustworthiness of Mr
Colvin , the reader may refer by permission to
any of the following farmers , at McCook ,
Nebraska :
S. D. McClain , August Droll ,
Mat Droll , J. M. Henderson.
Stephen Belles , J. A. Snydcr.
John Hataeld , S. P. Hart.
James Wright. John Whittaker.
H. H. Mitchell. Thomas Putc.
J. a. Modrell , Lyman Miller ,
Jacob Betz , John Calkins.
M. H. Cole. G. B. Dimmitt.
M. C. Maxwell.V. . A. Phillippi.
And to any McCook business man or banker.
THE McCOOK MARKET.
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Butter. 3 to IfJ
Eggs. . . to2
Potatoes , per bushel 25 to 35
Corn to 33
Oats to *
Wheat 32 to 31
Rye to
Barley to 2S
Flour , per sack 1.10 to IJi
Chickens , per dozen to 33 *
Ducks , per dozen to 3.0 *
Turkeys , per pound to 01
Hogs , per cwt 3.75 to 4".OI
Cattle , cows 1.5d to'3.0 .
Cattle , steers . 3.00"to
t. ;
ItdeB , per pound.tgreen ) '
Hay - . . . . ; 4.00 tb'o.fli
Alfalfa seed , porbustiel. . ' to 7.rf (