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Mosty Family History
FROM KANSAS TO TEXAS
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27 ... of The Mosty Nursery.
The trees were grown for home planting but there were no trees available then & neighbors began to come in & buy these trees. We of course planted more seed & a variety of nursery stock. Lee & I purchased 29 acres of land in Center Point in 1908 for $2,500.00, all on credit. On Feb. 1st, 1909 I loaded some plows etc. in a wagon, my trunk - a dry goods box which I had made a hinged cover for & put a tray in it. I camped & batched there the rest of the winter & ...
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... into the summer. I laid out about 20 acres & planted a pear orchard. There were no improvements on the place & no water. We leased a 6 acre garden for 2 years. It had a well & pump for irrigation. We used this water to plant & start our nursery. On April 29, 1909 a hail storm struck & cleaned our nursery out; also the pear orchard. This happened again on March 31, 1911 & again on May 19, 1916 & also again in 1917.
