Barber County Kansas

Medicine Lodge Cresset, March 2, 1900.

J.P. Hall

J.P. Hall's Ranch

This excellent ranch is located on Little Mule Creek, 12 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge. It comprises about 4,000 acres. The summer pasture of 3,200 acres is two miles from the farm. A 320 acres pasture, separate from the big pasture, with 100 acres of alfalfa, furnishes fine winter feeding. The ranch is supplied with water by Mule Creek, three windmills and ten soft water springs. Mule Creek has running water the year round.

There are two dwelling houses on the ranch, and barns and corrals especially arranged for hauling horses and cattle. The ranch accommodates from 500 to 600 cattle. Mr. Hall has the ranch in a high state of improvement and his cattle are among the choice herds of the county.

Thanks to Ellen (Knowles) Bisson for finding, transcribing and contributing the above Medicine Lodge Cresset article to this web site!

It is one of a series of articles published together on 2 March 1900 under the title of Barber County Profiles: Men Who Have Taken a Prominent Part in Developing the Stock Industry in Barber County.

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