8 OMAHA DAILY 13EH : ' MONDAY , MAHCH 7. 1802.
FARMING PAYS IN NEBRASKA
Ecsult cf Actual Experience of Pioneer Sot-
tleis as Told by Themselves.
THEY ARE ENERGETIC AND PROSPEROUS
Aim Who Came Hero Poor nnil Have Won
Competency by Their KirorU Htorlca
H'lilcli Uotiftitn the Cnliitnlty
Crank's llonrli.
j Ono of the sot phrases much used by pci-
' elmlstic politicians of late yoari relates to
the Impovlshod condition ot the farmer
especially the western farmer and the utter
Impossibility of his thriving under existing
laws and conditions. It has never occurred
to these jiooplo who shriek so loudly about
tbo oppression of the agricultural class that
the host answer to their extravagant
utterances could bo given by the farmers
themselves. It has como to bo quite the
thing for folks who nro not well Informed to
rotor to the farmer's hand-to-mouth struggle
for existence and to bemoan his sad financial
plight , until many farmers themselves have
been persuaded that they do Indeed suffer
beneath onerous laws and are despoiled of a
prosperity whloh'ls rightly their own. How
very different U the truth 1
No ono will undcrtaico to say that the
farmer has no grievance ) . Tim Ben has too
often pointed out his real wrongs as distin
guished from the Imaginary ones which his
solf-appolntod advocates have multiplied
and magnified until the husbandman of today
is prone to exclaim with the oft-quotod
fanner of Us : "I am escaped by the skin of
my teeth. "
Farming does pay , however , where prop
erly pursued. Let the amount of energy and
business ability necessary to success In any
other pursuit or calling bo brought to bear
upon a farm , and tbo result Is success. This
is not guess work. It is simply a statement
of an established fact. TUG UKK has Inter
viewed hundreds of farmers , all over the
state of Nebraska , and takes pleasure in giv
ing their statements publicity.
BIXTIMN THOUSAND IN IIOIIT YIC.VUS.
Clear 1'rollt of u Hninlltuii County Farmer
Opinion ) ) Founded on l < "iicts.
AuuoitA , Neb. , March 5. In answer to the
inquiry "Does farming In Hamilton county
pay ! " E. E. Mlgholl says : "I have farmed
in Kendall county , Illinois , and in Noaaway
county , Missouri , both extra good farming
countries , but I consider Hamilton county ,
Nebrasxa , equal to either for general farm-
lug purp'oscs. I know that money can bo
mode nero by intelligent aud Judicious man
agement. "
Mr. Mlgholl came to this county from Nod-
away countv , Missouri , in lbi > 3 , bringing with
him a capital of $7,000. Ho invested SI.SOO
In 320 acres of raw land , which he brought
under cultivation and improved. Later be
bought 1GG. acres moro lor whlcn ho paid
1,000. Iraproromo 's , such as buildings ,
fencing , etc. , have cost him alKut $4,000.
Tnat bo Is a good manager Is ovti ant in the
fact that lu the dry season of 1800 ho sold
ever $2,000 worth of cloverBced from his-
farm. In IS'Jl Us crops consisted of 105
ncros ot corn , which yielded (5,000 ( busbols ;
ninety acres oats , which yielded
B.I50 bushels , and ninety ooros tame grass.
His farm of 460 acres , within four miles of
Aurora , is worth $151,000 , whllo In uorsonnl
Uroportv ho possesses fourteen head of
iorsos , 140 head of cattle , fifty hogs , and
Implements , etc. , worth $3,000 , making the
craud total value of tm property (27,000.
Then add to the advance In his land $3,400
the amount of his capital when bo came hero
- $7,000 and the result Is a not profit on his
farming operations for olght years of $10,000.
Chris Krager says : "Yes , 1 guess it pays
as well as anything else. " Mr. Krager came
from Germany in 1871 to Illinois , where ho
farmed three years , coming to Hamilton
county , Nebraska , in 1S74. His worldly
effects then consisted of a team and wagon
upon which ho owed $125. Ho located a
homestead of eighty acres , and later bought
another eighty acres for $1,000 , and also forty
ncros of railroad land , for which ho paid
$200. Mr. Kragor has labored amid very
adverse circumstances bis helpmate having
been an inmate of the insane asylum for a
number of years but his German grit nnd
thrift have enabled him to succeed , notWithstanding -
Withstanding all drawbacks. Ho has
tiow a food farm of 200 acres all under culti
vation. His crops for 1891 were : In corn ,
100 acres , yielding 3,500 bushels : In wheat , 9
acros. yielding ISO bushels ; in oats , 18 acres ,
yielding 720 bushels , and in Ilax , 25 acres ,
yielding 250 bushels , the balance of his land
being In tame grass. His possessions consist
of 200 acres of land worth $5,000 , while his
personal property , above indebtedness , Is
$1,000. Ills gain by tbo advance In land * Is
$3,000 , aud tbo not prollt from his farming is
Can Farm More I.unil With Loss Ltibor.
Mtchaol Llobhart Is enthusiastic , with the
broad based , well founded and serious en
thusiasm of the sturdy "Pennsylvania
Dutchman" that ho Is. Ho declares : "I think
this Is the best farming country I over was
In. I have farmed in Pennsylvania and In
Stevenson county , Illinois , and If a man
wants to farm I don't believe ho can strike a
bettor place than hero. Ho can farm one-
third moro land aura with the same amount
of labor than any place I have over been. I
think farming bore pays well aud bettor
than elsewhere I have boon. "
Mr. Llobhart caroo to this county in 1873
from Stevenson county , Illinois. Ho landed
hero witn a team , cow , wagon , etc. , and $3.50
cash. Ho homostuadod 100 acres of Uncle
Sam's domain , built u sod house , borrowing
$31) ) to buy lumber for the roof , etc. In this
house ho resided with his family for tbroo
years. Today nl' buildings would bo con
sidered an ornament to any farming com
munity. lu addition to his homestead ho
bought eighty acres , paying therefor $000 ,
and has expended $3,000 In Improvements.
His crops for last year were 70 acres in corn ,
yielding GO bushels per aero ; 40 acres in oats ,
yielding 43 bushels per ocro ; 40 acres in
wheat , yielding ISJtf busbols per aero ; 80
acres in tame grass , and 3 acres in orchard ,
yielding 100 bushols. His farm of 240 acres
Is worth $10,000 , and his personal property ,
nbovo all indebtedness , is $4,000 , making a
gross gam of $14,000 , of which tbo Increase
in the value of the land represents $0,400 ,
showing tbo not prollt of bis farming to bo
| 7. ( > 00.
It la significant that In the dry year of 1600
Mr. Llobbart raised 2,354 bushels of corn ,
wheat and oats , and the same season sold
f 1.100 worth of hogs.
"Yes , " said James M. Cbampe , "with the
tame attention as a merchant Is required to
glvo to his business , farming In Hamilton
county will pay well. "
Mr. Chamno came hero from Brown county ,
Illinois , in 1873 , locating a soldier's homestead -
stead of 100 acres. At that time ho was the
owner of a team , wagon and hnrnois aud $50
in cash. Ho has since purchased forty acres
of railroad land for 1240. making a farm of
200 aoros , all fenced aud under cultivation ,
with thirty acres of tame grass. Last year
his farm produced twenty-flvo acres of tlax ,
yielding 325 bushels ; twenty aoros of oats ,
yielding 800 bushels , and 100 aoros of corn ,
yielding 4,500 bushels , ills farm is now
worth $7,000. tbo improvements cost $3,500 ,
the value of his other property over Indebt
edness U $500 , leaving him the neat balance
of $7,500. Of thli the gam on advance in
land is $4,200 , leaving bfs net protit ou farm-
lug $3,740."If
"If 1'roporly Attended To. "
"Farming certainly pays , and pays well
If properly attended to , " says S. I. Benson ,
who came to this county during bis minority ,
in 1873 , with his parents.
Slnco coming of ago Mr. Benson has au-
coinpllsbod good results financially. En
tirely by bii own unaided exertions ho in
1878 bought 100 oorei for wblob bo paid $000 ,
tmd later ho purchased another IGO-tract
for $300 and then after expanding about $500
in improvements ho sold the entire tract for
Ki.OOO. At that tlmo be found his capital
amounted to $0,000 , and spent the next year
In traveling and "feeing the world , " which
cost him $2,000. Having had tils "tour" ho
returned to Hamilton county and resumed
farming , His farm DOW consists of 400 ncros
Of wolllmprovoi land which cost him $7,000
arid which li now worth , at a low estimate.
{ 10,000. Ills personal property , above nit in
debtedness It $2,000 , making a gross profit of
18,000 , Hit gain by Increase m the value of
his land Is 14,100 , so that hU net profit rondo
In fanning Is $ rl 00. I" 1891 ho raised 220
acres of corn , yielding S.OOJ oushcls , and 100
acre * of oat * yielding 3.WO bushels.
Martin Hannwald says : "I think the
ctianco of nuiklng money hero Is ni good , if
not bolter , thun In any farming country I
nave over boon In. "
Mr. Hanawnld was horn and rearol In Now
York. From there ho moved to Michigan
whcro be remained six years and then went
to Texas , where ho engaged In sheep railing.
Ho remained thcro seven yeari , but the
cllmato not ngrcolni ? with his wlta'n health
lie sold out In 1SS3 and came to Nebraska ,
locating on Lincoln crnok In Hamilton county.
Ho brought with him t7,000 In uash. Ills
farm consists of 530 acres , 450 acres of which
are under fence and ninety-five acres In tame
grast. the total cost of which Is $9.500. The
farm Is now worth $10,000. Hit personal
property , above nil Indebtedness. Is $1,000 ,
mining his net assets $20,000. From thU
deduct his capital at starting $7,000 and
bin gross prollt Is shown to bo $13OOJ. Anln
deduct the natural value Incroasn in his land ,
say $ (1.500 ( , and It will bo soon that Mr. liana-
world's return for his seven years' labor In
his county Is no less than $0.500.
"Yes , sir ; there Is no doubt nbout that.
There Is no discount on Hamilton county as
a farming country. " So said U , A. Hlutt ,
who Is ono of tbo very early settlers In this
county , having arrived hero In 1871 , Ho Is a
natlvo of "Ola Kontuck , " emigrating from
there to Illinois , and from the latter state to
Nebraska. When ho landed hero ho had a
team , wagon , etc. , and $100 In cash.
1'rolltn ol n Pioneer.
Ho took a government homestead of 100
acres , which ho afterwards sold for $3,000 ,
Including Improvements. Ho has since pur
chased 210 acres , for which ho paid $ 1,800.
Ho raised last year l > 3 acres of corn , yielding
4,200 bushels ; 20 acres of wheat , 400 bushels ;
> 0 acres of oats , 11,000 bushels , and GO acres of
tame grats. ills farm Is how worth 8,500.
ills personal property , above nil Indebted
ness , is $500. Deduct , say , $100 as the value
of the property brought when ho came hero ,
ind a gross prollt remains of $3,600. The
Increase in the value of his land , loss cost of
Improvements , is $5,500 , leaving as not profit
on his operations 1,100.
B. F. Isaman Is a member of the board of
county commissioners and a first class
farmer , and ho says : "Yes , farming pays
very well If .a man brings to boar the same
Intelligent attention as Is required to make
any other business pay , and sticks to It. "
Mr. Isaman came hero from Iowa in 1S73 ,
bringing with him a team and $300. Ho
bomostoaded ICO acres and has stnco bought
320 acres additional , for wblcb ho paid $0,100 ,
making In all 480 acres , all under wire and
hedge fences. His crop for 1891 consisted of
190 acres of corn , producing 9,500 bushels ;
30 acres of oats , yielding 1,500 bushels ; 15
acres of wheat , harvesting 375 bushels , and
240 acres In tame grass , giving 120 tons of
hay. The farm is worth today $19,000 ; hU
personal property above all indebtedness ,
$3,500 leaving a gross profit of $32,000. His
gain by advance in land , loss $3,500 improve
ments , is $9,500 , snowing his not profit to bo
$12,500.
"Well , I think this Is as good n farming
country as I ever saw , " sold George \V.
Hagoy , "out outsldo of the rise in land I
don't think it pays. " In the conversation
which ensued it developed , however , that
this opinion was not warranted by his own
experience.
Mr. Hagoy's father came to this country in
1873 with a capital ot about $1OJO and
bought 250 acres of laud for which ho paid
about $1,200. In 1878 Mr. Hagoy died , leav
ing a wife and three boys , and that they have
made money faming is readily seen by
perusing the record of the facts. They hold
J10 acres of land worth 10,000 and personal
property amounting to $5,000. Deducting
M,000 , as original capital , loaves a gross
profit of $14,000 , of which the advance in
land may bo put at $0,500 , showing a not
profit from farming of $7,500.
Hotter Thiin Merchandising.
E. i ) . llullng I think farming hern pays
as well as any other legitimate business with
the same dogrco of attention and business
management. Some lines of business may
bo moro profitable , but there will also bo
greater risks 10 run. I think in tbo long run
farming pays bettor than merchandising.
Merchants frequently seem to bo making
lots of money , but the first thing you know
they go sky-high.
Mr. Hullug came to this county in 1872
from Illinois , locating n 100-acro Homestead
and buying 120 acres of railroad land at $5
per acre. On arriving ho had two teams and
about $200 in cash. His 280-acre farm Is all
under foncc , divided into many Holds by
cross fences. Tbo improvements have cost
$3,500. His farm Is worth at present $11,000
and his personal property is $3,000. Mr.
Huling has servoJ several terms as county
commissioner , in which position ho exerted
the same business prudence which ho exor
cises in bis own affairs , and which has en
abled him to _ reach his present comfortable
circumstances , the not prollt ol his farming
oporatloos representing the neat sum of
$ S,000.
J. H. Wilkins said : "Yes , sir , I think it
does pay. I think this I * as good a farming
country as I over saw. " Asked as to his
possessions when ho came hero bo replied :
"A wife and four children. " Mr. Wilklns
came to Hamilton county from Illinois in
1873 , bomostoaded 100 acres and bought
eighty acres for $400 , which is all fenced and
under cultivation , and on which ho has ex
panded $3,000 in improvements. His crop
for 1891 was ot corn , 140 acres , yielding 5,000
busbols : of oats , thirty acres , 900 busbols ;
of ilax , twenty acres , 200 bushels ; of wheat ,
twenty ncros , 300 bushels ; and thirty acres
of tame grass. His farm is now worth
$3,500 , aud ho has personal property amount
ing to $5,000 ; bis grain , by the advance in
land , u $5,000 ; not profit on farming. $3,500.
"I think this Is an extraordinarily good
farming country and there can bo good
profits realized In the business. I think
farming here is ono of the very best lines of
business a man can engage in , aud it is much
safer than many other linos. Of oourso
there are other kinds of business at which
moro money can bo made , but thcro are few
that I would care to trade for. "
T. J. Flss , who thus replied , came to
Hamilton county from Illinois in 1873. Ho
homesteaded 100 acres and bought 100 of
railroad laud at $5 per aero , afterwards
another quarter section for $4,000. Ho has
240 acres under fence , divided into six fields ,
and his Improvements have cost him $1,000.
In 1S91 his farm produced 4,800 bushels of
corn , 4,500 bushels of oats , 425 bushels of
ilax. 300 bushels of wheat , 225 bushels of
apples and 90 acres tumo grass. His posses
sions are now 430 acres of cbolco land , worth
$10.000 and personal property to the amount
of $3,000. deducting his original capital and
his present Indebtedness , $10,000 , loaves a
gross prollt of , of which the value advance
in his laud may bo nut at $7,200 , leaving a
not profit on his farming of $3,800.
An Old-Tlmer'H Testimony.
"Yos , " replied Samuel Gritrsby , "this is as
good a farming country as I bavo over been
in , and I have fanned in Missouri and Illi
nois , both good farming countries. Tbo land ,
works cosier hero than in Illinois , and con
siderable moro land can bo farmed wltb the
same amount of labor. I think fanning here
pay very well. "
Mr. Urlgsby Is ono of the "old-timers" of
this county , having settled bore in 1872. He
"took up" a homestead of 100 acres and
bought eighty acres railroad land at $5.50 per
aero. His ontlro farm is now under fouco
and all in cultivation , with improvements
which cost $3,000. Li lie a largo majority of
the early settlers ho had very little property
when ho came here , his possessions consist
ing of a team and two cows. Tbo products
of his farm for 1891 wore 115 acres of corn ,
yielding 0,750 bushels80acres ; of oats , yield
ing 4,000 bushels ; 5 acres of barley , yield
ing 200 bushels , and 20 acres of tame grass.
Tun present value of bis farm is I'J.GOO ' ; bis
personal property above all indebtedness is
$1,000 ; bis gain by advance in the land is WJ , .
100 , so that his not profit amounts to full
$1,000.
Tobias Voth replied : "Ol yes ; I think
this is a good country to make money farm
ing , It Is a great deal better than the old
co ntrv. " .
Mr. Voth came to Nebraska from South
Knsslo in 1874 , bringing with him about
$500. He lint bought 100 acres of railroad
land , for which ho paid $900 , and afterwards
bought another quarter section * for , $3.500 ,
Ills crop for IbOl was ICO acres of corn , pro
ducing 4,000 bushels ; sixty-five acres of oats ,
yielding 3.000 bushels ; sixteen aoros ol
wheat , giving him 100 bushels , and twenty-
seven acres of barley , harvoiting BOO bushels ,
Ho is now worth ubout $0,000 , of which
$4,000 was made by the Increased value ol
land , leaving him a net profit on farming of
A. W. Phelps thinks " 'armingpays as well
as any other legitimate business. It pays an
well hero as In Illinois. "
Mr. Pbelps came hero In 1870 , his worldly
possessions consisting of three horses , it
wagon , harness , eta His farm now com
prises 400 acres all under cultivation , which
cost him , with improvements , $3,000. In 1S91
10 harvested , corn 155 acres , 0,200 bushels ;
oats , sovrntv-flvo acres , 3,70J bushels : ( lax ,
Iftcoa acres , 150 bushels ; tnmo grass , six *
eon acres , yielding forty-tlvo tons. His
farm Is worth over alt Indebtedness , at n
conservative valuation , $10,500. His personal
property Is $ ) ,500. Ills gain by advance In
and is $5.500 , leaving his not profit ou fartn-
ng as $7,000.
Louis II. Hanson's experience has led him
0 the belief that "this Is n line farming
sountry , and a man can make money In the
mslnois if ho looks after It right. "
Mr. Hanson Is u Dane and came to Amer-
ca about twenty years HBO. Ho farmed In
lllnols ten years and then cam'i to Hamilton
countv with * about $5,000. Ho has purchased
it different tlmo and now owns 400 ncros of
and costing , with Improvements , $9,800 : 210
acres of the 4'JO ' nro unuor fonco. In 18'Jl he
raised 100 acres corn , yielding 7,200 bushels ;
0 acres oats , 2,000 bushels ; 10 acres barley ,
50J bushels ; 20 acres wheat , 5JO bushels ; C5
ncros Ilax , 550 bushels , and 25 acres tame
grtiss yielding 50 tons. The present value of
its fiirm Is $12,0JO and his personal property
.1,000. His gain by advance In land Is some
> i,2 < K ) . so that the clear reward of his labor
can bo put at $7,800.
HOW IT UOKS IN OAOB.
fulfil Dozen of the County's Tnrmorn Toll
How Thcv It'ilBn u Hunk Account.
BKATIIICI : , Nob. , March 0. Few counties
n the state can present a greater number of
hrifty and prosperous farmers than beauti
ful Uago. The county Is ono of the best lo
cated and is perhaps the best all-round agri
cultural county In the stato. Tbo Blue river
ravorsos Its cntlro length , and this is In turn
ed by numerous living streams , many ot
bom rising to the dignity of small rlvors.
rtio soil Is exceptional and every crop In
digenous to the fortieth parallel of latitude
s success fully grown.
That farming pays In Nebraska , and es-
icclally lu Uago county , is demonstrated by
bo largo number of successful and well sat-
sflod farmers found within Its territory.
? HB Biiti roprosontatlvo caught a few of
hem on the wing recently ana evolved the
allowing :
George Krantor Well , I have no good roa-
on to complain about my farming experience
n Nebraska. I came to the state In 1871 , lo-
ating In Clatonia precinct. 1 homoitoadcd
my first quarter , and subscquontly bought
GO acres at $1 per aero , and another 1GO
acres at $0.50 per aero. I now own 403 aorps ,
vhloh I value at (40 per aero. Of this I am
arming 200 acres. Last season I harvested
,000 bushels ot oats , which brought mo 23
cents per bushel Of course I saved out suf
ficient food for my own uso. I put in 180
acres ot corn , which harvested an average
of 50 bushels to the aero. I sold all but 1,000
mshols. which I reserved for feed , at an
average of 29 cents per bushol. There is not
ho slightest question but that farming is n
very profitable business , if proparly man
aged. I do not make a specialty of feeding
oattlo , keeping only enough cows for our
own milk and butter. I have made enough
off my farm to keep mo lu comfort the re
mainder of my days.
A gentleman , who for obvious reasons does
not wish his name given , gives this version
of his oxporlonco : I came to Beatrice May
, 1880. I llred in town four years , then
novod ou a farm. Since that tlmo I have
ieen farming and raising vegetables , etc. ,
and have made money at it , and consider
myself very successful , and thoroughly
satisfied wllb the results. When I arrived
icro I had $7 in cash. I first bought town
> ropcrty , and then sold and wont on the
arm , and now rant 115 acres , ot which sev
enty acres are cultivated. Sevan acres of
oats averaged mo fifty bushels per aero ,
whlcQ I hare kept for food. Fifteen aoros of
corn yielded mo fifty-five bushels per aero , of
vhlch 1 sold 300 bushels at 27 cents per
bushel. The rest I have saved for feed. I
raised also this season 1,200 bushels of sweet
> otatoos , which I have sold at 75 cents per
mshol. Five acres of cabbage netted mo
50 per aero ; f our aoros of Hubbard squashes
50 per aero ; four acres of water and mush-
nolons , $15 per acre ; ono acre of Irish pota
toes netted mo $40 , besides leaving mo an
abundance for seed and for my own uso. I
raised several acres of millet , averaging
three tons 10 the aero , for which I found a
ready sale at $5 per ton. Asldo from all this
had my garaon stuff , such as peas , beans
and the like , tomatoes and other vegetables ,
rom all of which I made a fair profit. 1
consider farming a very profitable business.
At the tlmo I commenced farming 1 was
51,000 m debt. Now I am in a fair way to
redeem myself.
L. E. Donnoy I came to Nebraska from
Illinois in March of 1831. I had a team
worth $150 , ono cow and $25 In money. I
ocated on section 33-5-7 , in Hanover
township , paid 1,000 for 80 acres of laud ,
wont in debt , and In a few years purchased
10 acres moro of land. 1 now have about
.15 acres In cultivation. From 15 acres * ol
oats lust season I averaged 50 bushels to the
aero , which I sold except a small reserve
for feed , at 23 cents per bushel. From 15
acres of wheat I averaged 15 busbols
to tbo aero , which I sold at 70 cents [ er
bushol. I raised 1,500 bushels of corn on 50
acres and sold 700 at an average of 23 cents
per bushol. My land is now worth j40 per
icro. I have also several bead of stock , etc.
1 consider farmlug u success if properly at
tended to , and I have made enough to live ou
and at the same tlmo have paid off much of
the indebtedness on my farm.
Charles Elliott I came hero from ROckford -
ford , III. , in 1'obruary , 1830. 1 brought with
mo $3,000 , and settled on section 12-3-0 , in
lilvorsido township. I bought 100 acres of
land , paying $15 per aero ; tbo land is now
worth $70. My average corn crop was 50
bushels to the aero last year , and I have put
In about SO acres each year. I bad in 30
ncros of oatt lat season that averaged 50
bushels to the aero , which realized mo 25
cents per bushel , I usually feed my grain to
my stoclt. I am now feeding two car loads
of stock cattle and ono car load of hogs. I
most assuredly consider farming a paying
buslnesi when properly attended to. 1 conFider -
Fidor that when a man comes to the country
with $ J,00'J ' and in ton or a dozen years has
$10.000 to bis credit that ho must bo engag
ing in a pretty profitable business , besides
being in a first class country.
Clinton Day i came to Nebraska from
Kentucky In 1880 with about $400 in personal
property , horses , etc. I settled on Tom Zim
merman's farm , some twelve miles northeast
of Boatrlco. I lived tboro until January ,
1890 , when I moved to John \V. Wagner's
farm , on section 22-4-G , In Midland township.
1 raised last your 2,900 bushels of wheat ,
which I sold for an average ol 05 cents per
bushel , I also raised about 100 acres of corn ,
which averaged 55 busbols to the aero , all of
which 1 feed to stock. I also have 35 head
of stock cattle and about 120 hogs. I bavo al
ways lived on a rented farm and can say
that I have done fairly wall * whllo I bavo
boon horo. I have made during the eleven
years I bavo been routing nbout $3,200 aoovo
all expenses and living. I consider farming
a success.
John W. Wagner I came to Nebraska
July 4,1807. from Haclno , Wis. 1 reached
here with $1,300 In cash nnd personal effects ,
located on section 22-4-0 , in Midland town
ship , bought several acres of land , a total of
035 aoros , and paid about $2,000 for U. I
have farmed and' raised cruln and corn , and
fed cattle and boys ; bavo formed from 800
to 500 ucres of land , and always raised big
crops. I value my farm now at not loss than
$4)5,000. ) I consider that farming pays and Is
a success , and that a young man with nn
economical family and an industrious turn ot
mind can now make more money on a farm
than at any other business I know of. '
DoWltt's Bursaparllla cleanses the blood ,
increasostho appetite and tones up the sys
tem. It has bonolltted many people who
have suffered from blood disorders. It will
holpyou.
Dr. Culliraoro , oculist , Boo bulldlnff
WHY BINDINfflWINE IS DEAR
J , 0 , Swan aivos tf lew Pacts That Will
Interest Farmers Generally.
THERE IS A PROFIT IN FLAX AND HEMP
Iloth riliors din HijCftlllMitcil to AdxnntHRO
Some l > 'iirtn n inrdln | ; lll
Twlnn nnd thoifllittilpulittlon of
tlio Mnrlcct A Tow Notes.
J. C. Swan , formerly In business In Omaha ,
but at present working In the Interest of n
fiber association of New York , whoso busi
ness Is tbo locating of fiber mills throughout
the northwest , U In tha city.
Mr. Swan started in the fiber business In
1809 , having built the first mill west of Chicago
cage , and is familiar with the history of the
business through nil its ups and downs , Ho
Is very outspoken In his condemnation ot the
Bryan free binder twtno bill and says that
the whole Idea Is based on misinformation.
"From 1800 to 1872 , " said Mr. Swan , "thoro
was an Increase In the acreage devoted to
the growth of fibre from 50,000 aoros to 450-
000. During this period 200 flax and hemp
mills were put In operation lu the northwest ,
mainly In Ohio , Indiana , Illinois ,
Iowa nnd Wisconsin. In 1800
loss than two-sixteenths of the cotton
crop of the United States was covered with
bagelng made from ( lax fiber grown In the
northwestern states. In 18GU over throo-
fourths of the bagging made was grown , In
this country and every mill was taxed to its
fullest capacity to supply the demand.
Cloned Down the Mills.
"In 1870 the cotton crop was the largest
over known , amounting to nearly 5.000,000
bale * , and It became necessary to place some
largo orders for ] jto bagging , which had to
bo imported , to make up the deficiency lu
the supply of American fiber. It was this
that put It Into the head of politicians to remove -
move tbo duty on ] uto.
"Thoy commenced to agitate the question
In 1871 and In 1372. It culminated In tbo tariff
being taken off jute , and In less than two
years not over six of tbo 200 flax and hemp
mills were running. The mills closed down
by this act of congress have uovor started up
again.
"In 1833 when the change was made from
wlro to cord binder twine American hemp
supplied the ontlro demand and it was on-
tlrely satisfactory. The demand , however ,
increased so rapidly that the National Twmo
Trust Introduced sisal and roanilla and
practically relegated American hemp to the
background , and from that tlmo to tbls tha
growth of Amorlcan hemp ban boon decreas
ing instead of increasing. The disposition of
the trust has been to crowd out everything
of American production.
"It is a well known fact that binder twlno
was sold at a very much reduced figure and
the advocates of free binder twlno claimed
that it was duo to the reduction in the tariff.
It had been the policy of the National Trust
to put up prices unlili binder twlno sold at
from 20 cents to 25 cents per pound. Then
came the howl and throat of a boycot and
manufacturers commenced to make a cheaper
twine from into and at hall the prioo of
sisal.
Mudo War1 Against Juto.
"In 1839 and 1S90 they sold a good deal of
the Jute twlno and the trust saw that some
thing bad got to bodono to crush out the jute
business. In 1891 they reduced the price on
their twine in nil localities where Jute had
gained any foothold. They cut tbo price of
sisal to S@10 cents per pound , and manilla to
12@14 cents , and that forced the jute men to
como down to 5@G cents , which was below
the actual cost of manufacturing. The con
sequence was that tha trust drove the jute
men out and this season not a pound of jute
twine will bo offered.on tbo market. , .
"These are the facts aqdjboy , can i > o very
easily substantiated * . It was duo to the fight
between the jute moa-aud tbo trust that
binder twine sold sovmuch lower , and not to
any action of .congress , as the free binder
twlno men try to prove. >
"In 1872 the flax and hemp industry was
getting onto a self-sustaining footing aud all
the fiber grown in tbls country would have
been used ius'.ead of burnt up. If the con
ditions then existing had boon allowed to re
main the present price of binder twine would
bo from 8 cents to 10 cents per pound , which
would have boon brought about by the com
petition among American manufacturers.
" 1 bellevo that the western farmers are
willing to have a fair tariff on forolgn libors.
Wo would then grow our own fiber and soon
bo able to compete with the world.
"If wo could divert 1,000,000 acres froin
the growing of corn and small grain and uti
lize it for Ilax and hemp it would bo a good
thing for the whole west and would bo ono
stop toward tbo solution of tbo overproduc
tion of grain in this country. "
Ncbra8l < u Factory Hum.
Tbo business men of St. Edwards have
raised a fund to be used in the location of
factories at that point.
Tbo Creston Advertiser of recent date pub
lishes a column interview with President
Page on the homo patronage movement in
Nebraska.
T. F. Hummel of Fremont has applied for
seven booths , 9x14 foot , for Fremont manu
facturers who have agreed to make an exhibit -
hibit at the coming exposition.
The Beatrice Canning factory has already
advance orders lor 20,00o cases of canned
goods for tbo season of 1892. The output for
this yeai will approximate 50,000 cases.
A. H. Dempster , member of the commlttoo
on space for Beatrice , reports that the ma
jority of the manufacturers of that city wilt
take part in the Juuo exposition ai Omaha.
R. M. Uanktn , member of the commlttoo
on space for Kearney , states that bo will lu u
few days bo ublo to report upon the amount
of space that will bo required by the manu
facturers of bis city.
County Commissioner Berlin has written a
letter to the association thanking them for
calling his attention to tbo "proposals for
groceries" for the use of tbo county , in
which Nebraska manufacturers were barred
out.
There appears to bo some misunderstand
ing as to the terms upder which spaca can bo
secured for oxtnblts at tbo manufacturers'
exposition. Any motnbor of the association
Is entitled to space , for which no ubarqa will
bo mado. Tbo exhibitor will bo to the expense
of placing his goods In tbo building and of securing -
curing seine ono to look after thorn. The expense -
penso for power , light , etc , , will fall upon the
association and Coliseum company.
B. W. Iloypolds , president of the Ne
braska Binder Twlno company of Fremont ,
wrltos : "Wo are looking forward with in
terest to the manufacturers' exposition to beheld
hold at Omaha in June , and wo will not only
make a good exhibit ufor ourselves but will
endeavor to have others join us , I think we
can fill ono of the compartments , 0x14 foot ,
if the same can bo spared us. Wo will show
tbo hemp plant from , bood to twine and all
the Intermediate abages. Godfrey & Meals
wish to join the association nnd exhibit a
working model of their pumps , oto. "
"My wlfo finds * Bradyorotino the best
thing she over used for headache , " W. E.
Griffin , Claromont,3S.JI. ,
TALKED TOJEIIE TEACHERS.
Kupt , FUri > iitrIrl ( . > OJtt > r HU Ooworken
YnlimlilnTlioiiifUtfi and niiKKuutloim ,
Superintendent ITUzpatrlck addressed the
teachers of OtimlmitSaiurday at 10 o'clock In
the assembly rooin < 6f the High school. The
attendance was large and u deep Interest in
the address was manifest.
The superintendent staled at the outsat
that he would not attempt to name tbo ad-
PRICE'S
Baking
Powder
Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard ,
drcaa. llo would simply deliver a few ran
dom thoughts that ho Imil iliotntcil
hurriedly mitt loixVu the nmlleuco
to apply a sultiiblo tltlo. The nddrcss
WAS brim full ot suggestions. It was n com
plication of conttiol thoughts , Icnvlnpr the
tiaaroT to follow out the paths Hint ivcro
merely lnJIcittod by the spcultor. Ho spolta
of the largo number ot bills that had been
Introduced.In congress In the interest of cdu-
cntlon , hnd snld thnt the Illiteracy of tlio
countr. as shown by the census , had been
brought to the attention of the public In such
a way ns to bocotno a powerful exposure of
tbo danger that such n condition cnrrloJ
with It.
The spoqkcrsnld that political leaders In
this country and In ttilt tico no lotigor di
rected public sentiment they followed It.
Tbo greatest newspapers of the day had
ceased to claim thnt they moulded public
opinion , they simply represented it , tn other
\vordsthopollc.voftho nation was shaped
and controlled largely bv public scntltnout ,
not by loading statesmen and newspapers.
After1 touching upbn the progress of civili
zation uud the growth of public
sentiment in shaping the policy
of various governments the spcaUor hold that
public sentiment depended upon universal
education nnd thoroloro upon the education
ot the masses rested the progress and the
happluois of the pooplu. Franco and Kng-
Ian a bad already taken warning find today
no nation on earth wai making greater
strides In the direction ot schools for the
masses than England. The English pcoplo
had discovered that they were behind many
other European nations In general education
and an effort had been begun to place tbo
nation In the very fore front In that
res pool. The speaker then touched upon the
effects' , both general and specllio of general
education. Ho pointed out the fact thnt
young pupils were taught a greater variety
of branches now thun formerly because it
had boon found that thousands of pupils loft
sonool at n very early ago and if they did not
rocolvo the rudiments or an education whllo
In school they would probably never bocotno
educated In even the most nucossary
branches. ' The superintendent thought
that the present was an era
of transformation. It was also
tin era of compromise. All toachlng.all school
work had a struggle between the tendency to
too much proscription on the ono hand and
too much spontanioty ou the other. There
had to bo a compromise In these mutters In
order to roach the best results.
In concluding the speaker said that the
country could not progress faster than the
general average ot the pcoplo. If boards of
education grow fastnr than the people , they
are relegated to private 11 to , nnd u
roprosontatlvo board elected which cuts and
slashes until bed rock is reached and
then tbo people are ready for a now start.
"All reform must spring from the pooplo.
Hence the danger in attempting too raaic.il
changes. Any attempt to reform a part of
the eovernmont which docs not take into
consideration ponplo upon whom the struc
ture rests must and will end In failure. "
A friend gave my wlfo a bottle of your
Uradyorotlno when she was suffering in
tensely with sick headache some tlmo ago
and it Is the only thing 1 over know to ro-
licvo her. Macon G. Kills , Molbouru , Fin.
Ills Visit to Grand Inland mill Ills Actlonx
Grossly Mil-represented.
SHELTON , Nob. , March 5. To the Editor of
THE Bun : The articles which have recently
appeared In your paper and others convoy
to the public a false account of the trouolo
between myself and the commandant ot the
Soldiers and Sailors Homo at Grand Island.
My appointment to the position ot adjutant
of the homo by Governor James E. Boyd re
quired that I report for duty on the 1st of
March , which I did. Upon arriving at tbo
homo and making tbo object of my
presence Known to the commandant , I was
much surprised at being refused the position
to which I had been appointed by the pov-
ercor of the state of Nebraska. I was not in
any way under the influence of liquor at the
time , nor was I any way abusive to the com
mandant. These facts can bo proven by
parties who accompanied mo to Grand
Island and were with mo during my
entire stay thoro. I did not , as was
stated in some of tbo papers , take
my son to Grand Island for the pur
pose of making him my bookkeeper.
was accompanied by my son-in-law ,
Will Barney of Callaway Nob. , who bau
boon visiting with myself and family ut
Shelton for a few ilays. My son was not
with mo , nor do I expect to appoint him or
anybody else as my bookkeeper. I fool per
fectly conpotont to keep them myself.
The only difllculty between myself and the
commandant was that ho denied Governor
Boyd's right to maito the appointment of
adjutant , and claimed under the statutes of
Nebraska , he the commandant , was tbo
party to maUo appointments. To this I
gracefully submitted until such time as the
matter could bo placed before Governor
Boyd and by him determined.
In some of the papers it has been charged
that I am unqualified to flll the ofllca , of
course as to this I am not the proper party to
decide , but 1 will say that I I'cld ' a number
of ofllcas in this county and my work was
never complained of so far 'as I know.
I have hold the ofllco of county Judge of
Buffalo county two terms ; also these of
county dark , county commissioner and
county trnasuror. ' Thu whole incident has
boo i used by the papers for but ono object ,
as I bellovo , that of furnishinc a sensational
news Item and for no other. The statement
I have mtiJo I can provo and am prepared to
do so at any timo. P. WAI.SII.
Universal PraUo Menus Merit.
The success of Chamberlain's couah rem
edy In effecting a speedy euro of la grippe ,
colds , croup and whooping cough , has
brouqht It into great demand. Messrs. Pontius
tius & Son of Cameron , O. , say that it has
gained a reputation second to noiio In that
vicinity. James M. Queen of Johnston , W.
Va. , says it is the best ho over used. B. F.
Jones , druggist , SVinona , Miss. , says :
"Chamberlain's cough remedy Is perfectly
rollablo. I have always warranted It and
it never failed to give the most perfect satis
faction. " 50 cent bottles for sale by drug
gists.
A disoiiso , treated tia such untl perma
nently cured. No publicity. No infirm
ary. Homo troiitmunU Harmless nnd
etfectual. Refer by permission to Bur
lington Ilnwkoyo. Send 2c stamp for
pumphlot. Shokoquon Chemical Co , ,
Burlington , In. _
C. W. Hull Co. , coiil. Tel. 420.r
JUS.l'flllt ,
Xottctinffli'c linen nr Ian under this lieadflftii
edits ; enh uJiIKfomtl lint ten ccnti.
BISJJP80N Krctj. , need i'4 yours nmlTiii
bun of Mr. and Mr.J , W. Sliniiaon , ot con-
Biintptlon. Ktuiurul from fumlly rusldonco ,
4.'ltl < . 'HS street , Wu'lnusduy. March U. ul " p.
in. Iiitmiuiit at I'rospect Hill uomotiirv.
MALIGNANT ABSCESS.
/ My little girl Buffered for three yenra
/ from a largo Abscess on her hip , the
I result of a full and dislocation. The
V Abscess won largo , with six openings ,
I \all of vvhlch discharged puss. I was
' induced by friends to give her 8. B. S. ,
1 and by the tlmo the fifth bottle was
finished the Abscess vita entirely heal
ed , aud the child was well and ImppyA
Mrs. J. A. WIEONER , \
SLATINOTON , PA. I
Send for book on the Blood nnd Skin. /
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. , ATLANTA , GA./
J ? > t.lltl.l.-lltli l.filli.
Meyer & Ero. Co. ,
SCIENTIFIC PRACTICAL AND OPTJ.GIHNS
OMAHA ,
Solid Hold Biioctaclvt or Kyr ( Jlntavi from M up.
Huu Btcel Bpec'toclci or KroUla ei from II up.
Ktet U'ettcd free by skilled OpltcUcu.
1'JtEbCmi'l'IONB FIU-EU
of the spring season is always a welcome time
in a large clothing establishment , such as ours1 ,
to every Individual connected with it , from the
heads of the house to the youngest salesman
employed in it ; from the man who buys the
goods to the man who tells you about them in
the papers. After long months of handling
thick , heavy goods in darK and sombre colors ,
to turn to the handsome shades and colors of
spring , is like turning from a dead stump in a
pasture to a fragrant bed of pansies in full
bloom. This spring it's a little "more so" than
usual. Such a radical change in styles has not
been known in years before. Particularly is ,
this true in
MEN'S SUITS.
The shades and colors have never opened up
as handsomely as this spring's productions.
New shades of brown and blue and gray ; toney
tans ; handsome modes , and nobby mixtures in
countless blends. New styles in pin-head
checks and ' 'eighth inch effects. " New plaids
and stripes. No man can tell , and no man can
"imagine when he is told how handsome the
new things are without a look.
Our entire new line of Spring Suits for men
will be ready to inspect any day this week.
Hqmespuns , Cheviots , Wales , Corkscrew , Di
agonals , Worsteds , Cassimeres , Meltons ,
Serges , in Cutaways or Sacks , bound or plain.
Drop in bring your pocketbook not much
money you'll have a new spring suit to wear
next Sunday.
Open Till 8 p. m. Saturdays , 1O p. m.
Our catalogue sent by mail if you spend a 'cent to mail
postal card to. have it sent.
IS CAUSED BY A COLD
which scttlci In nml Inflames the nlr tubes leniltii
to llio IUDKS. It Is tliu bvKlmilng of
Bronchial Consumption
And If neglected lemii to tlmtillaonsD very speedily.
A alinrp , motulllc co ih : itccompnnloi It. Take II In
tlmo and you van certainly euro It with
SCHENCK'S
Whiuli Is Without nn Kqunl for
BRONCHITIS
and for all diseases la.idlne up to and Including
Consumption.
Ir ) , Selieu ek's Now Hook < m Dfscnscs o
the Liinirs , Liver anil Stomach , bhoiilil bo
in every home. Scut free.
Dr. J.H. Schciiek it SoiuriiilnilcIphin.I'n
Healthful , Agreeable , Cleansing.
Cures
Ohappod Hands , Wounds , Burns , Etc.
Removes and Prevents Dandruff.
AMERICAN FAMILY SOAP.
Best for General Household Uso.
TIJE "LAIS' ' mm"
SYRINQE.
TlioOnly Prrfrct VfiKlnal nnd
Hci tut byilnj-'o In
the wnrlcl.
la HID nnlr nyrliiHO ever In
vcntod hy nlilili Miglnul In
joctloiiM ctin ho ndmlntNturud
without lunkliu unit aullliu
UIB UotliliiK or nucoKlliitlnv
tliu ute ot n TOittll. unit
irhlcli ciin alio bo liseil for
rcctiil Injections or Irrlgu-
lluii.
MIKT millHI'.U. 111)1,11 ) nnd
IIA1II ) HHIIIIKH IIKM ,
Hall ordcri lollclted.
The Aloe & Pcnfold Co
lath titWt ,
to I'ohtofftri :
rii > ilduniT ! > ri ! crli > tlntiu
( uri'full ) | > rep rtd ( it luir
| irlo * .
nnnilTlfcANi > Ai.wo i CAI-BULKS r tin.
Illlllll I flbutl and only capnulei prescribed by
UUUU I nrlguar | | , | , yriims | for the tuta ot
( iouorrluB and ill cliitrKi > > from tlio urlnury aricium )
or t cu In O d > . 11.60 per by * . All drujriiUU ,
Stock PecdTH or I'unii MB'I-H Look Here !
To Icaio 3 to 4 year * 21 ciimrmr nectloni , l ) ncrot
cultlrnted , live liouiui , vonil uli-teimnt" , excellent
( reding lUtlun , nt i r llroiid , ll lxr dv , Neb , | un-
eieelled corn Und. Kor i > rllouluri write
tut , u wxtitaox , ut.AVmt , coi , ,
For Consumptives and In
valids must surely be the
most wholesome for those
who use it as a beverage.
PURE
Is the b'et for all purposes , bo-
o.nuso it is positively pure and ma
ture. Ic is oxco jdinarly pleasant to
the tnsto and has a delicious boa *
quot ,
N. B. It doesn't burn nor scald
thb throat or stem toh like inferior
whiskaya. It is recommended by
the best physicians.
Sold only at high olass hotels ,
drucr ojid liquor stores.
DALLEMANU& CO. , CHICAGO.
DR. J. E , Mc&REW ,
THE SPECIALIST ,
PRIVATE DISEASES
AND ALL DISORDERS AND
*
DEBILITIES OF YOUTH AND
MANHOOD , 17 YEARS' EXPERIENCE.
WRITE FOR CIRCULARS.
14TH&FARNAM8TS. , OMAHA , NED.
THE SHORTEST LINE TO
is via the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul R'yi as represented
on this man.
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TCEDAR RAPIDS
'DESBIOINES
Electric Lighted , Steam Heat
ed Vestibuled trains leave
Omaha daily at 6:20 : p. m , , ar
riving at Chicago at 9:30 : a. m.
City Ticket Office : 1501 Far-
nam St. , Omaha.
F. A. NASH , Gen'l Agent *
C. C. LINCOLN , Pass. Agent.
INTEREST PAIDONDEPOSITS \
ATOMAHAlOANSTRUSTCtt
BELCOR.
CAPITAL : E 100.000.00
DIRECTORS ! A UWYMAN-C.W.NASH.
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