Higo Brockfelt
In 1900 Higo Brockfelt started a hot house below West Dawson with small capitol and lots of advice to the effect that it would fail.1) In 1901, the Brockfelt farm had about ten acres under cultivation, and in the fall had from twelve to fifteen tons of vegetables for winter sales.2) Brockfelt continued to build and by 1902 had 1,800 sq. ft. in beds under glass. He started somewhat late that season but by April had already placed some of his green stuff on the market. By the last week in April, he had a number of outside beds uncovered to increase his space to about 3,000 sq. ft. He had radishes, lettuce, and onions growing in the spring but planned to raise watermelons, tomatoes, Mexican peppers, and other vegetables supposed to only grow in the south.3)