Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-09-03
The Country.

While politicians who are laboring with might
and main to "saye the Country" and preserve
the Union" and spectators and stockholders
are looking for the great financial crisis, ana
political economists are studying, how pest "
"deplete the Treasury" we must still turn ~
casionally to see what the farmers, the n'e'i,''"
les, and laborers generally, are actuaiiS u0iis'
and make here and there a note of our oDserVa-
:ions. We have again been into the 'hed IL
try = the great and gel-lorious ked'ntry' as
the ancient and venerable Knickerbocker hath
it, Going out the other day we stopped at the
farm of
ALFRED FOSTER g. son, in Pleasant Prairie,
who have a farm that does ones eye good to
look at. They have $50 acres of capital land,
200 acres of (which are under high state OF Gull
tivation They have cut this harvest % acres
| of wheat, and among their other crops we notice
80 acres of oats g OF corn and of potatoes, the
balance in the usual coarse crops. Their farm
is we'll stocked-l30 French and Spanish merinos
sheep, 20 head of cattle, horses, &c young
and thrifty orchard, of 40 apple trees, besides
any quantity of plums, cherries, &c, furnishes
all the fruit necessary for home consumption
Altogether it is a farm of which any one might
feel proud.
NJ. MARSH, of Bristol has small farm OF ~
acres of as good land as can be found anywhere,
all under complete cultivation. He had this
season 30 acres Of wheat which will average -
to 80 bushels per acre. He too has find bear
ing orchard, and we noticed in his pasture
flock of so merino sheep. He has good build
ings upon his farm, and may well be denomina-
ted a confer able, snug farmer.
LEMUEL BOOTH, of Salem, is among the pio-
neers of this sect on of the country, having set
tied here some IL years since. He has 2lO
acres of land, 8 of which is woodland. $50 acres
are under the plow-7O acres of wheat % of
corn, 5 of Barley, 25 of oats, and % of tame hay
crops all good. His farm is stocked with 9
horses, 40 head of cattle, all of improved breeds
He has large orchard, which last year produc-
ed 100 bushels of choice apples. A large and
commodious barn shows the careful farmer
He intends building an elegant residence this
fall.
II. b. LOCKE, of the town of Bloomfield, Wal
worth adjoining this County, is another of the
early settlers of this part of the State He has 200
acres of as good and productive land as there is
in that Co.--90 acres are under the plow-5O of
which were in wheat, which yielded large crop
of first quality-l5 acres OF oats, Of corn.
Among his stock are IA horses 81 head of sheep,
cross of the French and Spanish Merinos.-
Their clip last spring averaged lbs each, of
first quality of wool. He has large orchard
comprising every variety of fruit among which
we oticed q variety of Plums which measured
81 inches in circumference A large and con-
venient stone dwelling graces his premises.
E. f. MAXON, of the town OF Wheatand, has
a capitol farm OF 100 acres, 80 acres of which are
under the plow. His crops of wheat, corn, oats,
potatoes, &c. all look remarkably we'll Mr.
Maxon is one of theimost successful Horticutur-
lists in he County. He Las some 200 bearing
apple trees of the very choicest varieties, which
will yield this season over 100 bushels of apples
He has nursery of aboutG acres, in which may
be found several varieties of grapes, gooseber-
rles, currants, all kinds of shrubbery, and every
kind OF fruit trees of the best varieties Those
in want of such things will do we'll to bear this
in mind.
VIM WAIT, of Wheatand is one of our extern
siye farmers. He has farm of 45J acres 100
of which are under the pillow. 100 acres are
woodland. His farm is under a good state of
improvement, and is well-stOcked A flock of
800 sheep, of tbe Saxon and merino breeds, 10
horses, OF good stock, and % head of cattle.