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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
2
Charles Colmer moved from Madison county nine years ago and farms 130 acres of wheat 100 of rye 41 of oats 35 of corn 6 of cane 35 of potatoes 20 of alfalfa on 880 acres southeast of Hemingford. He keeps 31 cattle 10 other stock and praises the area for profit and a fine garden with strawberries and small fruits.
J. W. Pippitt, who moved from Iowa two years ago, owns 160 acres six miles southwest of Hemingford. His holdings include 25 acres wheat, 40 oats, 10 spelts, 15 corn, and 20 potatoes. He praises the climate and water, predicting continued satisfaction with the move.
E. F. Abley describes moving here thirty years ago with no money and now owns 480 acres while operating 1208. He allocates 90 acres to wheat 30 to oats 80 to corn 60 to alfalfa and 30 to spuds. Abley cites the area as superior to other western U S regions and notes 45 head of cattle from his total 70 purebred stock.
John Hennings and Carl Hennings describe their farms in detail. John owns 160 acres and runs 400, with 65 wheat 30 oats 30 corn 20 spuds 32 alfalfa and 7 cane plus 18 hogs. he touts corn, hogs, alfalfa with winter wheat as optimal. Carl operates 1080 acres with 85 wheat 15 oats 15 millet 20 corn 12 spuds and 60 cattle 15 hogs, praising the area as the best money maker he has seen.
James Ervine, nine years in the area from Ireland, cultivates 320 acres with 35 wheat 50 oats 25 corn 30 apuds 20 alfalfa and keeps four cows 22 horses and 13 hogs. He notes Irish prices: land at 885 dollars per acre pork about 40 dollars per hundred wartime, now 19 per hundred. common farm labor two dollars weekly with board.
Sorensen Brothers own 480 acres of land 11.5 miles southwest of Hemmeford with 28 acres wheat 8 rye 60 oats 70 corn 13 potatoes 60 alfalfa 36 cattle 70 hogs and 12 horses. They moved from Cuming County two years ago praising the county climate and growing conditions for a poor man. They cultivate yellow dent corn maturing well here and display timothy and other forage crops.
Bryan Christensen operates his father’s farm of 480 acres including 110 of wheat 30 of oats 45 of corn 20 of spuds 25 of alfalfa and 23 cattle plus 14 hogs. He says spuds paid well but corn hogs and alfalfa are best long term and calls the area a good place for a poor man to make money.
G A Donner, wonen from Wayne county three years ago, owns 320 acres with 60 acres wheat 50 oats 12 cane 35 corn 35 potatoes, 20 cattle 40 hogs and 9 horses. He touts the area as a better place to get ahead.
H C Hansen claims eighteen hundred eighty acres with holdings of wheat oats corn spuds alfalfa cattle horses hogs and praises local opportunity. William Bauersachs from Illinois owns three hundred twenty acres with wheat oats spuds corn and believes Wayne County offers best money making prospects and better health amid strong water supply.
A survey of settlers from Missouri Illinois Iowa and York County describes land ownership from 160 to 3400 acres with crops including wheat oats corn alfalfa and spuds. They claim cheap land relative to the east and strong earnings from corn hogs cattle and dairy operations.
Lorn Dyer, from Phelps County, owns 640 acres and operates 1620 acres. His holdings include 60 acres of wheat, 50 of oats, 20 of corn, 20 of millet, 18 of alfalfa, 16 of potatoes and 25 of rye. He has 40 head.
Lorn notes the forty head of cattle and twenty horses have failed to thrive. he says the land’s end is near and any place would be better to live, with nothing planted here proving successful.
Calvin Leis, eight years a settler from Case county, owns ninety acres of land with crops including wheat, corn, rye, millet, and alfalfa, plus cattle and hogs. Alvin urges newcomers to claim cheap land here and grow profits. J B Plymate, eleven years from Butler county, holds four hundred eighty acres with wheat, corn, millet, alfalfa, and spuds while praising easy farming and cattle profits. Elza plans stay east of farming and notes better returns with mixed farming and cattle.
J R Gentry arrived two years ago from Lincoln and now farms 2500 acres with 160 acres of wheat and 75 of corn. He notes better roads and marketing are needed but predicts strong growth as soil and climate support diverse crops. R O Grosse moved from Low last fall to manage 1600 acres with 100 acres wheat and 50 alfalfa while milking 12 cows. He argues farming is easier and cheaper here, giving the poor greater opportunity.
Robert Mitchell from Lincoln arrived six years ago and owns four hundred acres valued by him at twenty five dollars per acre four years past. He grows wheat and oats on twenty acres of wheat eleven acres of oats and thirty acres of spuds and maintains fifty acres unspecified.
Robert touts corn and alfalfa as prime, with sixty cattle and thirty head. He claims one can buy and pay for a farm from its proceeds and earn more here than elsewhere. Epuds is praised as the surest crop near markets. H J Rose, from Hebron, oversees 480 acres with mixed crops and 18 cattle, expressing strong satisfaction and preference for the area.
Shirley Mason headlines the tonight’s photoplay Merely Mary Ann a drama showing at local theaters with Mason in the title role and the production billed as a leading entertainment.
A poor maid-of-all-work in a cheap London boarding house falls for a musician who once renounced wealth for art. She learns he would sacrifice fortune for love, while the Saturday bill features Below the Surface a Maine deep sea drama about a diver and his son entangled with a treasure plot ending in tragedy and renewal, followed by Olive Thomas Youthful Folly.
Eva Novak stars as a schoolteacher in a desolate arctic outpost in Wolves of the North. Two men pursue her—one a sensitive youth, the other a rugged rival—leading to a jealous husband’s murderous clash and a dramatic climax.
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