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do not have this fever in the fall or winter, only in the intense 

 hot weather, and you do not have that difficulty to contend with. 

 I merely wish to make this statement. 



I would like to answer any questions about our county here 

 or anything of that kind. 



By the President. In regard to soil here, you spoke of using 

 a fertilizer, and when ground was prepared could grow clover. 

 What do you mean by that ? 



A : — We have a light soil here and all of our timber soil and 

 where the land is on the water courses it will surely produce 

 clover, but some of our prairie land will not produce it without 

 using cow peas, only in certain seasons. When the seasons are 

 good it will produce clover. We have found by using the cow 

 peas and following with wheat and clover we are pretty sure to 

 get good clover. I have some clover, 80 acres, $11 an acre. 



O: — Can you raise alfalfa? 



A : — They are trying that in the country and have two or 

 three men that have sowed alfalfa and had quite a good stand. 

 They imported some Kansas seed. In one instance I know of they 

 scattered 100 pounds to the acre, and at the Farmers' Institute 

 some alfalfa specimens were taken that were good. We ought to 

 have and use alfalfa and probably will. We are now in the dairy 

 business and buying and selling different things, and as fast as 

 we can get at it we will. 



Q : — What can you buy good land for ? 



A : — $30 to $50 an acre, and I am ready to sell you a farm 

 whenever you want it, and I am not in the real estate business 

 either. I don't want to get rid of what I have, for you couldn't 

 buy it. 



Mr. Hostetter : — Whe"e did your dairy men get your cows ? 



A : — From everywhere. We started in to get them and they 

 went all over the southern part of the state and bought some cows 

 in St. Louis at the stockyards and brought them out, and bought 

 them in the southern part of the state and in the eastern portion 

 and some in the northern part of the county and anywhere where 

 we can get them. Some farmers are raising their heifer calves 



