The largest of these is called the "west table" which lies north of Lisco. This table has just the right soil for corn and potatoes, and in early times, A. B. Allen made it famous for the production of navy beans. Here lies the winter wheat ranch of G. W. Berge; and he and his neighbors will tell you that their lands will produce good crops of grain. Dry land, well, yes, but isn't that better than wet land as long as it will produce the crops.

Another body of good land is Antelope valley which is a few miles northeast of Oshkosh. It' is about the largest dry valley in the county and it has been famous for its big com crops ever since the coming of A. M. Pringle, Casper Zorn, W. W. Fought, John Blausey, and W. C. Plummer, the first homesteaders.

Farther north lie the hills and lakes, the real ranch country. The land now being practically all patented, the larger ranches are being squared up and extended. Many wet valleys have been improved by draining by means of open ditches. Some cattlemen have experimented enough with sweet clover and alfalfa to

make it apparent that within a short time the range steer will have some tame hay to vary the monotony of his diet, and the flavor of his wonderful carcass.

Another innovation is the raising of big gardens by the ranchmen. They have at last decided that the homegrown vegetable is worth while. Many of them now milk a sufficient number of cows to provide themselves and ranch hands with milk and butter. However they are not yet ready to argue that anybody is likely to get rich milking cows.