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L'-We want a canning" factory, for
Sheridan is a rich agricultural coun-
Jtyf furnishing plenty of raw mate
rial, excellent transportation f acili-
Jties.and competent help.
7 ;We want; a creamery, as this is a
ypical dairy country and our pas-
age crops and native grasses are
unexcelled. Clover and Alfalfa
grow almost like weeds and . are
sold very largely to other states
for seed.
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.The south end of our county is
f (where are located the largest pot-
ashworks in the United States
iFiveSlarge refineries are now com
pletd and-in operation with sev
-eagmore now being built. $15,
000 worth of this valuable
bduct was the output last year, or
70 psr cent of all the potash refined
in the United States.
; : fcaying to the south and east of
jour city are the finest cattle ranch
-es in the state, with large hay val
leys of timothy and clover and also
great valleys of alfalfa.
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To the north we have the great
Pine Ridge Reservation with its
:thousands of acres of fertile val
leys and large fields of good, hard
land, covered with fine wheat and
buffalo grass. It is one of the
greatest cattle and agricultural dis
tricts in the Northwest, with its fine
jnever-f ailing streams, which afford
m abundance of water for more
'than a million head of cattle and
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ihorses.
Gordon is situated in the great-
Jest agricultural district in North
-western Nebraska, and is the
Itlargest potato market in the world,
thousands of acres of them being
planted here every year, which av
erage around 150 bushels per acre.
With its great fields of small
grain, averaging from 30 to 60
bushels to the acre, this is the gar-
den spot of the Great Northwest,
i and also the Garden Spot of Sheri-
lfH&n county, the greatest county in
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Nebraska's Land
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Sheridan County, long known as the home of King
Spud, is fast taking its place as Nebraska's Leading
Agricultural County.
Sheridan County is the Land of Big Things; in
Potato Production;' in Wheat Production; in Cattle Pro
duction; m Hog Production; in the Production of Prof
its, many times greater than can be obtained from an
equal investment in other sections.
. Among its other ' noteworthy productions is this
Modern Department Store, built to Serve the People
of this vast territory in a manner equal to the better
stores of our large cities.
Sheridan .County Lands produce the Profits and
this Modern Department Store serves you as you would
be served. The combination is unbeatable.
Come to Nebraska's Land of Prosperity and Look
us over.
THE FAIR
Gordon Nebraska
Sheridan County
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GOLDEN DOLLARS ARE PILED UP PAST IN SHERIDAN COUNTY HOME OP ALFALFA.
F. C. HILL, President.
I. S. MAGOWAN, Cashier.
GORDON STATE BANK
Capital and Surplus $50,000.00
Deposits, April 1st, 1910, $120,078.28
Deposits, April 1st, 1919, $461,766.45
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GORDON, SHERIDAN COUNTY,
NEBRASKA
R. S. ROSS, Ass't. Cashier.
BLANCH PARKER, Ass't Cashier
A FIVE-FOOT WHEAT FIELD IN SHERIDAN COUNTY.
This Is How One Man Became Rich With Milk Cows in Sheridan
County. , ,
-'I came to Sheridan county eight years ago. In 1911 I batched on, a rented
farm and received $4,000,00 for my part of sales of potatoes from 100 acres.
I owned 80 acres in Cass County which I sold to invest in Sheridan County.' I
now have 640 acres, half of which is in cultivation. I find this an excellent
dairy country and am devoting considerable attention to this line of work. Last
year I sold $1,200.00 worth of butter, $800.00 worth of cattle, $800.00 worth
of potatoes, also a large number of hogs and other products. I have 2,000
bushels of corn, a large quantity of alfalfa, oats and xther materials for feed.
I have 60 hogs, 23 Holstein dairy cows, 14 horses. My place is well improved
and I hav$ a modern dairy barn with space for 24 cows. The barn is equipped
with electric lights, steel stanchions, cement floors and running water modern
in every respect. I have a barn filled with 1,600 bushels of corn, 110 tons of
hay. The property is located 5 miles west of Gordon and I would not sell it for
less than $70.00 an acre. As' to the advantages offered by this country, I do
not believe there is any comparison with the eastern farming country. I find
that practically any crop in this country can be made to return the full cost of
the land every yean I don't know of any other farming locality where thfs can
be done.
"Healthfulness is one of the great inducements of this country. Before
coming to Sheridan County and while working at my trade as a mason, I was
sick and practically unable to work two day3 out of three. This was in central
Nebraska. During the eight years that I have lived in Sheridan County I have
not had a spell of sickness." Statement of Hugh Armstrong.
THE CORN RAISED IN SHERIDAN COUNTY IS SOME
CORN.
From a Section-Hand
To a Capitalist
"I came to Sheridan county
in 1885, with no money and
no farming equipment. I
started work as a day laborer
on the railroad grading work
and a short time later bor
rowed $10.00 to file a pre
emption of 160 acres. I made
a success of farming in Sheri
dan county and now own a to
tal of 3,840,acres; 700 acres,
"of this amount is in cultiva
tion. I have modern improve
ments and value my property
at $100,000.00. The 7(Jo acres
of cultivated land is 5 miles
northwest of Gordon the re
mainder is ranch land located
25 miles south of Gordon.-
"Last year my sales were as
follows: 5,300 bushels of
wheat. 6,500 bushels of oats,
15,000 bushels of potatoes;
live stock sales $3,500.00. I
had left after these sales 240
head of cattle, 84 horses, 75
hogs with ample supply of
corn and hay for feed.
"I don't know of any other
part of the United States
which offers the inducements
that Sheridan county offers to
the man who wants to engage
in general farming or stock
raising, either on a large or
small scale.",
This Boy,
Made
$35,000.00
"I came to Sheridan County
in 1888, when I was 15 years
old.' I worked for wages and
saved my money until I was
able to make my first pur
chase of 160 acres of land 18
years ago. I now own 1,480
acres 300 acres in cultiva
tion. I grow wheat, corn, oats
and alfalfa, which is fed to ray
stock.
"Last year I sold $2,400.00
worth of hogs, $2,000.00
worth of cattle and $700.00
worth of horses and had left
110 hogs, 100 cattle and 32
horses, which I value at about
$11,000.00. My farm is well
improved. I have an eleven
room house with basement,
heating plant, bath room and
all modern equipment. These
improvements I value at about
$7,000.00.
"I would not take less than
$35,000.00 for my farm."
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