Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1914 — George R. Masters Writes From North Platte, Neb. [ARTICLE]

George R. Masters Writes From North Platte, Neb.

North Platte, Neb., Dec. 10, ’l4. Dear Editor: Will write you a few lines to let you and all my friends know how we are getting along. We are all well, and have had good health ever since we have been in the state. We like this country very well. My crop was very good. We had

quite a nice lot of garden vegatables, plenty of feed and pretty well fixed for winter. This is a good farming country. Can raise all kinds of grain including all the different kinds ot grasses; a great place for alfalfa, many fields yielding six tons to the acre. Also a good place for small grain. Wheat does excellent, many fields making 45 bushels to the acre. In many parts of the county one can see wheat as far as the eye can see. It was a grand sight to see last harvest.

Farm help is scarce and wages are high, from $35 to SSO per month. Land is still very low in price. Many good homes yet can be bought for from $4.50 to $lO per acre. Land rents for one-third on the place, pasture all free. There are hundreds of acres here that are laying idle, as good and productive land as there is any place, doing no one any good, that would make good homes for some rentei back there. t We have a good market here at North Platte for everything we raise, better than Omaha or Denver. North Platte is growing rapidly. Now, in regard to the climate, will say it is healthy; being in a semiarid country. We have plenty of rainfall to produce all kinds of crops. Roads are always good. It is pretty windy here in the spring; that is the worst thing to contend with, but it is not as bad as some people think it is. We have had fine weather all fall up until the Tth of this month, when it began snowing and was stormy for three days. There is about six inches of. snow on the ground at present, but it is nice and clear today. This is a good place for a poor man to get along; if he will work and hustle he can soon get a home) Y ould like to hear from all of my old friends. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, I remain, as ever, Yours respectfully,

GEO. R. MASTERS.