634 YORK COUNTY, NEBRASKA. 



W. C. SMITH, 



WACO, YORK COUNTY. 



Two Good Creeks — Stock — Wheat Raising — Corn — Berk- 

 shires and Poland China — Timber Culture. 



NATURAL ADVANTAGES. 



There are two creeks which run through our county from 

 east to west — Lincoln creek and Beaver creek. On these 

 streams we have four Hour mills. 



STOCK. 



All kinds of stock do well here. We have abundance of 

 pasture lands, and as corn produces in abundance, stock thrives. 



HEALTH. 



Ma"hy invalids come here from the East, and improve rap- 

 idly in health, as we have a pure, dry atmosphere. 



WHEAT RAISING. 



Wheat raising is one of the leading features of Nebraska. 

 I do my plowing iu the Fall for wlicat, at an expense of one 

 dollar per acre. It is a great benefit to the ground to freeze 

 and pulverize it through the Winter, and thus have it fully 

 ready for early seeding in the Spring. I find that Spring 

 Avheat can not be sown too early in tlie Spring. It should be 

 done soon after the middle of February, or as soon as the 

 ground will admit of working. I use the best seed, and clean 

 it well with the fanning mill. 



I so'.y from one to two bushels per acre. Red Chaff and 

 Tea wheat are the old stand-b^s, yet there are many new 

 varieties whicii do well. I use a good broadcast seeder, har- 

 row tlie ground after the seeder, then cross harrov/ the same, 

 which leaves the ground in a good smooth condition for harvest- 

 ing, at an expense of fifty cents per acre. 



Barley and oats do better on Spring plowing and are put 



