PLAN No. 628. LIKES THE WEST
Here is what he did with $3,000:
“I came to the State of Washington twelve years ago from Central Illinois with about $4,500. I purchased 160 acres at $50 per acre, paying $3,000 down. I bought fourteen head of cows at a cost of $700, sowed most of my land to grass, alfalfa, timothy and clover.
“The first five years I practiced dairying and mixed farming, selling the whole milk, hay, small grain and potatoes. I also have a one-acre orchard, which has produced an average of 200 boxes of apples per year, besides what we used. Four years ago I bought 120 acres more, paying $100 an acre. I now have a farm that is worth $30,000 and feel that I have done very well, but no better than any one else can do who will follow mixed farming and give it careful attention. I believe mixed farming will pay anywhere.”