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FROM A MI8SOURI GIRL.I will try and writt a few lines to the Live Stock World. I am 13 years old, and live on a farm of 125 acres. I' go to school most every day. I live about three-quarters of a mile from school. We have eight more days of school. Our teacher’s name is Mr. O. J, Rhoads. He is a fine teacher. I a«n in the seventh grade. There are St scholars enrolled.Papa has 20 head of yearling calves. They are black Polled Angus breed. He has 7 head of horses, 5 milk cows and 17 head of hogs.We have about 200 clilckens. They are Rhode Island Reds. We like them very well. Papa built a barn last fall. It is 40x42 feet and will hold 30 tons of loose hay. We got a new iron bed not long ago for the house.Yours truly,; CORAL GRIM SHAW*?'Callao, Mo. wAN IOWA 8CHOOL GIRL.m. My name la Elisabeth. I am 11 years old. I live north of ValL Papa and my brothers farm 220 acres.Wo have about 20 cattle, 9 horses and 40 pigs. Wo feed the cattle corn and bay. In the summer we leave them run over the pastures, but in the winter we keep them In line about a half a aille from our school* The boys and girl* .go out skating sometimes, but mostly wo play in the school room. In the summer We hunt flowers and playout doors. Our teacher’s name is Mis# Iflut Powers. Xll the scholars like Hit real well.Tours truly,LIZZIE WELSH.▼all, In., R l.LOT8 OF AUTOMOBILES*We have taken the Chicago LiveStobk World for six years and think It a very valuable farm paper. 1 live on h farm of 367 acres flvo miles south-lived on a farm. I am 13 years old-I have been so busy going to school I had not seen the offer to the girls and hoys until today. 1 have a mile and a half to go to school. There are 13 scholars in our school. We have had lots 6f snow this year, so it makes coasting good. We are going to ship two carloads of cattle in the spring.We have 12 milch cows and 14 head of horses. We usually raise between 6,000 and 7,000 bu corn, 3,500 bu of oats and some hay. We had 25 acres of flax last yqar. Our farm is well tiled. We have good gravel roads in this locality. We have a large barn, double corn crib, machine shed, hog house, cattle shed, hen house, auto shed and a 30-horse power auto. Wo went to Indiana last summer In It There are many automobiles in this, neighborhood. We go to church In our auto every Sunday In the summer. Wo had a well dug lait fall. There aro three wells on our farm now. Wo havo a large house, and an organ and I havo taken some music lessons. Wo havo some apple and cherrie trees, soma grapes, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries. Wo planted some shade trees flast lt;falL I remain,CLEETA INGRAM, -Sioux Rapids, la.AN INDIANA TEN-YEAR OLD.* • »I am 10 yMr» old.of about 18QWe havo livid hero about three Wo havo about 22 big cattle,apiece, andy^rs old. I live on a ferns ill aoros near VYankfoabout 24 head of sheep end 8 ►vs of hops. We have is. They are aboi i seating you tHl»eat boy in thethem taken lUt summer. I have atreat drovp of how We havo tripletold.plotuis. picture is mecalves. They are about 7 monthsseating you tMeir piotuip. The rest boy in the picture is me. Wolittle Shetland horses. I gotHis name is___to Bitch him to. drive him near!sooid pans has fny for Qhrlytma*. I have a baggyhktdh him up and evsfy day. . Healways I weighs about 146 lbs. 1 am going to
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Chicago Livestock World
Chicago, Illinois, US
Mon, Apr 01, 1912
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