Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1912 — From Windy Kansas. [ARTICLE]

From Windy Kansas.

A. M. Clark, writing from Gardner, Kan., in renewing his subscription for The Democrat, says: “We are in fine shape and doing the best we can. I have a fine crop this year, corn plowed over three times and part of it four times. I have 50 acres wheat that is fine: 65 acres oats; 20 acres meadow fescue or English Dlue grass that will make 20* bushels per acre or better. Last year I got §5 per bushel for the seed and a bushel is only 22 lbs. I only look for about half that in price now, but at that it is some “mon.” I have 135 acres of harvest besides 20 acres clover hay. Have a new 8-foot binder and if it is good weather I will soon walk through it. “This is a fine country and everybody is feeling good except the g. o. p. I have done all this work with 4 horses or 2 mules and 2 horses, but they are good otoes. “Everything is high Horses from $175 to $275; cows $65 to $110; mules S2OO to $325; hogs $7.50; corn 90c; oats 60c; butter 25c; eggs 16c. We are milking five cows and taking the cream to the creamery, get 29c for butter fat. “You may fix this up and publish if -you like or read it yourself, and throw it in the waste basket, but send me The Democrat for one more year, as I have a’v.ays noticed that when I was living r he first of the year I was living the last of it. Yours for success,

A. M. CLARK.”